Game world with fake aircraft

[simonfs]

Hey all!

Just spitballin' an idea I had.

What about building a Gameworld with fake and random aircraft to more accurately simulate the challenges a real airline CEO would go through?

That would mean that instead of waiting for aircraft X to be launched in the span of 1970-1975 and pretty much plan your fleet structure from 1950 all the way to 2035, you would need to consider the aircrafts available right now and guess what aircraft that might be available in the future. Perhaps with some "press releases" from the fake manufacturers in the game to either guide us to what they are up to or throw us off the scent with some scam idea that they might have.

I'm guessing this is a huge job for Sami and probably unfeasible but I just wanted to lift the idea and see what you guys think?

//Simon

[Mr.HP]

I would suggest instead of "fake", make the specs of aircraft randomized a bit. Like the A321s and B737s can get a bit more fuel consuming (up to +20% for example, of course the newer version B737- 800 will be better than B737-400), less range, etc; and other less desired aircraft get better specs. It would make players hesitate to order hundred of aircraft when they are launched, because it might not be the best aircraft. And that would make players change strategy, make it more excited