Next game world starts at 05.03.2010

[Sami]

As the preparations for the next version of AirwaySim game engine (1.2) are still going on and the current game worlds are soon starting to come to an end there is a need to set up one more game world with the current version status before moving on to the next development version.

The next full game world will begin this Friday, March 5th at approximately 17.00 UTC. The game world will be called Euro Challenge 2 and it is somewhat similar to the soon-ending EU game world.

The EU Challenge #2 world will have a time frame in the early 2000s with only European airports included. There are also other restrictions like all larger aircraft being disabled / hidden, and basing at the largest airports (like LHR) will be disabled.

[Talentz]

Mmm... sounds fun. I like the last part alot.


Talentz

[Maarten Otto]

Thank you, Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,Thank you....

@Talentz...

Restrictions can be pushed even further like a 100 plane limit. But I am pleased Sami took over the "no big airport basing" idea. I'm sure this will be a big challenge to those regulars at AMS, LHR, FRA etc. 

[d2031k]

The EU Challenge #2 world will have a time frame in the early 2000s with only European airports included. There are also other restrictions like all larger aircraft being disabled / hidden, and basing at the largest airports (like LHR) will be disabled.

Will this mean that all 'Large' category 5 airports will be banned?  Will it be just categories 1-4 of airport or is it just the biggest of hubs that will be excluded?  Just so I can do some route research etc   Thanks.

[NorgeFly]

...and basing at the largest airports (like LHR) will be disabled.

Sami, will it only be the very largest airports (LHR, FRA, CDG, AMS etc) that are disabled or all category 5 airports?

Many of the category 5 airports are not in the same league.

EDIT: Daveos just beat me to it

[Sami]

Large AIRCRAFT are disabled. And BASING to large airports too, but flying to them is allowed.

[Maarten Otto]

I suggested to Sami to dissable basing in the top 20 airports. If only Cat 4 is allowed it will probably be to hard for many players I guess. 

[Sami]

I will hand-pick the airports that are not allowed for home bases .. won't be that many I guess.

[NorgeFly]

I suggested to Sami to dissable basing in the top 20 airports. If only Cat 4 is allowed it will probably be to hard for many players I guess.  

I think the top 20 would be too many, maybe the top ten would be a much better idea...

LHR
CDG
FRA
MAD
AMS
FCO
MUC
LGW
BCN
ORY

[swiftus27]

Then again, how much domestic travel comes out of the LARGEST airports?  Much of what comes out of some of them is long long haul international.

[oggie84]

I think the top 20 would be too many, maybe the top ten would be a much better idea...

LHR
CDG
FRA
MAD
AMS
FCO
MUC
LGW
BCN
ORY

+1

[castelino009]

So this means you gonna give us more traffic on other routes    especially regional/commuter and category 1/2/3 

Me being cheeky here

VJC

[Talentz]

ZRH was not hard to make a top 5 airline out of...


Still though, it doesn't matter to me which way the rules swing 


Talentz

[gorillaunit]

17.00 UTC = 9.00 pacific standard time, right ?

[Jake43]

17.00 UTC = 9.00 pacific standard time, right ?

Yup.

[theguv316]

sould it not have started yet

[NorgeFly]

Yeah seems to be running late, Sami is not even online at the moment...

[theguv316]

thats ok i thought it was just me

[Sami]

Yep, sorry for the delay, was occupied elsewhere. Will start it in about 10 minutes.

[cutchie]

Yep, sorry for the delay, was occupied elsewhere. Will start it in about 10 minutes.

On your marks!