What the "Frequency" in train fever means

Dozer — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:08:47 +0000

So I am raising my finger and tell you: “Son, for the better in your life, get this right once and for all: The frequency is not the travel time. It is the frequency of how often a vehicel stops at a station on a line on average. Though I give you, that the game designers tried hard to confuse you. Because a frequency is measured in times per timeperiod. And if they wanted to display it correctly they would have to display

Frequency = 1/20min

Understand and remember this always, so no funny man will be able to laugh at you and then, when the two of you have an argument, will be able to tell you that you were wrong.”

Seriously, I estimate 2/3 rds of everyone who talks about game mechanics and this value that is displayed, has it wrong. Frequency is something far different than travel time. Why would travel time change if you add or remove vehicles to/from a line. Also if you calculate several things using this value, it only adds up, if it is treated as actual frequency

x times per y minutes

x times per y seconds

(x, in this case being always 1).

So if the “Frequency” displays “14min” then what this actually means is:

once per 14 minutes

1/14 minutes

On average, every 14 minutes a vehicle stops at a station of this line.

average interval – Train Fever

What the "Frequency" in train fever means