Transport

   
 

 

Description

Rating (If Applicable)

Availability/ Retail Cost

Legality

System Notes

Bicycle, Generic

Peddle power. With the state of the streets in New Rome (not to mention Old Rome, the quickest way to get about is by bike. Affords little protection from angry pedestrians though.

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0/€100

U

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Bus Ride

Going somewhere in NRC ?, take the bus. Jump on, pay the fare, get off again. Fine as long as you aren’t going too far and don’t want to sit down. Slow too, you’ve seen rush hour traffic, right ?

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€0.50 per stop

U

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Motorcycle, Generic

Economical, practical transport whilst still retaining your self respect. 500cc engine with a top speed of around 130mph.

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0/€1500

U

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Motor Scooter, Generic

125cc engine in a variety of hideous colour schemes. Much favoured by teenagers and commuters.

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0/€1000

U

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Car, Generic Four-Wheel Drive

Basic sports-utility vehicle that could be used off road at a push. Little resemblence to it’s far superior ancestor, the Jeep.

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0/€20000

U

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Car, Generic Economy

Tiny, two seater car with a top speed of 75mph. The very basis of automobile technology, yet sold worldwide by the million.

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0/€12500

U

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Car, Generic Saloon

The ubiquitous family saloon. Versions made by at least a dozen different manufacturers that all look identical. Visit a mall in the suburbs of any major city anywhere in the world, and the parking lot will be full of these.

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0/€15000

U

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Car, Generic Sports

For the corp who wants to be different, but not too different. This is exactly the same as the SaloonCarTM but in a two-door coupe version with more plastic bodywork and sports graphics.

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0/€20000

U

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Car Rental

One days hire of a basic saloon car from a reputable car hire agency.

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0/€100 per day

€250 Deposit

U

To hire a car, a valid SIN card must be produced. The card WILL be checked against the European Citizen Database for credit rating and criminal record.

Fuel per Litre (Aviation Fuel)

Used to fuel aircraft, helicopters and AV’s. Priced per litre, and available from all airfields and some service stations.

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1/€20 per litre

U

A SIN card is usually required to obtain aviation fuel. The amount bought is logged on your SIN record.

Fuel per Litre (Synthesised Petroleum)

Supplementing the dwindling fossil fuel supply, most vehicles use synthesised petroleum derived from a combination of fossil petrol and vegetable oil extracts. Available at all service stations. Priced per litre.

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0/€10 per litre

U

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Limousine Rental (Including Driver)

Arrive in style, show up your ex-wife’s new boyfriend or just impress the ladies. Look like a millionaire or rockstar in a hired limo.

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1/€50 per hour

€1000 deposit

U

To hire a car, a valid SIN card must be produced. The card WILL be checked against the European Citizen Database for credit rating and criminal record.

Parking Fine

Parked outside city hall or next to a fire hydrant ?, naughty boy. Pay the fine or they impound your car.

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0/€100

U

Parking offences are logged onto your SIN card. If you don’t have a SIN card and get a fine, you also get a SIN ID.

Parking Fine Towaway Fee

Not paid the parking fine ?. It’s the impound yard for Mr Benz then.

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0/€200 + €40 per day impound fee

U

Parking, Secure Supervised

CCTV cameras and armed security guards. Not infallible, but reasonably priced and with a fair chance of your car still being there when you get back.

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0/€12 per hour

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Parking, Unsupervised

Public multi storey above- or below-ground parking lot. No cameras, no security staff, just a machine to give you a ticket and take your money when you leave. If you don’t like you car, leave it here.

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0/€8 per hour

U

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Taxi, Aerocab

Take a cab and skip the traffic. AV cabs get you there much quicker.

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0/€15 + €10 per kilometre

U

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Taxi, Armoured Landcab

A standard cab, but with armour plating and bullet resistant windows. The drivers are usually better drivers and have guns too !.

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0/€10 + €6 per kilometre

U

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Taxi, Landcab

Gets you from A to B. Dirty and smelly, but still better than the bus.

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0/€5 + €3 per kilometre

U

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Train Ride, MagLev

Fast, smooth and rides above the city on a magnetic induction monorail. Commuter bliss.

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€3 per station

U

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Train Ride, Subway

Dirty, smelly and underground – but on the plus side, it is cheap. You have no idea who or what is living in those tunnels, and the crime rate is approximately double that on the surface trains. Take your chances.

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€0.75 per station

U

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Train Ride, Surface Train

From Central NRC Station out to all of Italy. The alternative is domestic chartered air flights, and you can’t afford to fly.

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€2 per station (NRC Metro District)

€10 per station

(Outside NRC)

U

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Travel Pass

All day travel on public transport in the NRC metropolitan center. Bus or train.

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€15

 

Covers all travel on bus or train for a 24 hour period within the New Rome City metropolitan area.