City busses in the Upland metaverse are an integral part of its transportation network. Public transportation is an important factor of any major city, and the same is true in the metaverse. Owning busses and having them located in a specific neighborhood will increase your transportation score which affects your residents score. Its not just about the vehicle themselves, but the transportation infrastructure is also an integral part of building an attractive neighborhood and city.
Things like bus stops and bus terminals enhance the neighborhood and by building these structures you create easy access for the virtual Uppies to smoothly travel in that neighborhood. This affects where these Uppies will choose to live and thus your influence score.
In addition to busses adding to your transportation score, busses can be used in racing and they have the ability to have interior 3D designs. This opens up opportunities for 3D designers to create ornaments as NFTs for busses.
Busses bring along boost structures and network effects – 2 important mechanics to consider as you begin to develop your neighborhood. These mechanics add a new layer of strategy to collaboration with you neighbors when designing and building your neighborhood to make it attractable for Uppies.
With regards to boost structures, a bus parking terminal will provide you a boost when you have busses parked at the same property as the terminal. A terminal without busses does not provide any advantage, but when coupled with busses, you obtain a boost to your transportation score.
With regards to network effect structures, owning bus stops will provide you with a boost to your transportation core when strategically built as a network of bus stops within a neighborhood. A stand alone bus stop service structure provides you with one public service unit. Uppies want to feel connected and the residents score algorithm will favor neighborhoods that have transportation infrastructure that is able to connect the Uppies.
Busses are sold in special Upland store sales. You can buy them on the secondary market at vehicle showroom metaventures.