Why did they use vertical trade lanes?

[Groshyr]

Thoughts on this? Your theories and other stuff?

[Lord Caedus]

Are you looking at this from a gameplay perspective or from a lore perspective?

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[Groshyr]

Lore perspective

[Redcroft]

So that it do not takes to much space between station's ? And there is also the traffic jam!

[Lord Caedus]

I imagine from a construction perspective it would be easier to allign the lanes for a distant target if they're oriented vertically, no need to adjust for left/right offset. Aternatively because it makes for easier traffic flow at the enterance/exit points. Ships don't have to avoid turning into each other when you have a multi-lane interchange if your lanes are vertically alligned, they can simply move out of the way of the exit and can shift up or down if they need to without adding extra distance onto their flight path.

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[sindroms]

I imagine that vertical manouvering would be easier to do and would allow certain sections of the traffic to have an ''incoming'' height and an ''outgoing'' height for all ships to remain in.

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[Lord Caedus]

Oh also I forgot to mention that if we follow the same logic used for aircraft, if you have an issue with your ship and fall out of the trade lane, you can't accidentally drift into oncoming traffic as long as the pilot only turns left or right. Same reason that when aircraft are in danger of a potential collision, they all only turn the same direction horizontally without pitching up or down.

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[Arbs]

Thoughts on this? Your theories and other stuff?

they couldnt come to an agreement whether to go british or normal

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[Stoner_Steve]

I think trade lanes started out as a single gate that would be used one way for a period of time (like the Suez canal) then switch the alternate direction for a similar time period. Before a companion gate was installed allowing two way travel without holding periods

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[Australopithecus]

... oncoming traffic as long as the pilot only turns left or right. ...

Right - outgoing, Left - incoming. So wherever you want to reach, take the right side or forward (and right section of the lane)
The conjunction situation, where you have to cross, remains a mystery to this day.
... There're a few modern theories about traffic without traffic lights and such. Just check it out.
Not sure tho, its not German.
(To my French brothers, just joking.)

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