V1.2 dual hubs negative effects

[d2031k]

so, how will the dual hub rule work?

Is it 2 hubs, limited to your country?

Sami said 'There is no need to speculate on that. It will be done like it's done in reality.

Bases are allowed at home country. Or at the common economic area (EU) after it has introduced an openskies system. If you choose Singapore as your base, then you just fly out from Singapore - simple.

There are also other openskies areas than just EU but I have not yet investigated what freedoms of air they include (I did see them somewhere but failed to bookmark the site or the page at one of my books...)' in this thread

I'd imagine that is partly why the country dynamics have been chnaged and were part of the previews.  This will allow things like the EU to grow, as new member states join over time.  I wonder if this means that you'll be able add hubs elsewhere in the EU, if you're based in a country that joins the EU mid-game

[EYguy]

I think that Sami will let people open new hubs only in their home country... If you're based in Hong Kong, it's your fault!

[ICEcoldair881]

what Sami set it as is that you can set up hubs in your base country for somewhat cheap, but you can also set up a hub at a smaller airport in a neighboring country, although it will cost you an arm and a leg. If you're based in a single-city-country, like Singapore or Hong Kong, you obviously cannot use that feature for your own country, but you can use a SMALL airport in a neighboring country (I don't think that Hong Kong and Macau will be allowed as the demand would be too much).

That's what I remember seeing, although I could be COMPLETELY wrong about all of that, but that's my story and i'm sticking with it.

ICEcold

[LOT767]

Oh great, this just means that the people that get an early start will be able to completly dominate 2 airports instead of just one. And you think slots are a problem now.......

[auerbacs]

All of these questions explain why a lot of us are so excited to see how the beta works. I'm sure a lot of what you mentioned above will happen, and they'll probably be some other unexpected outcomes also. Sami, I want to either be in that beta or to have a very full report of how it went! Anyway that you could make it open to the public so that we could browse around to see what's going on without joining it? Because I think a lot of us would like to see how it plays. And if we don't get to see it, the beta players will have a very real advantage in the first normal game by knowing how it plays. Not that that matter that much... But surely you can open it up, no?

Thanks,
Auerbacs

[auerbacs]

In fact, is there no way to open all games to spectators. I wouldn't mind having a peak in Modern Times but I can't because I only play the Jet Age? Would that be hard to set up?

[type45]

the Jet Age is still using V1.11 engine......

[knutm1980]

It's a feature I would like to. Joining games becomes a leap of faith and hope you can find a decent airport with good amount of slots left.

[auerbacs]

I know that all games are still using the old version. I just think in general it would be nice to be able to peek in games in which you're not involved and look around. As knutm said, it also helps to know if a certain airport you enjoy playing is open without having to pay the 5 credits starting fee to find out.

[type45]

you means a quick search on airport data even you are not in the world? That look nice or maybe this can be displayed as a page telling others which airport are based with airlines and how many airlines based there