The testing of the latest game engine of AirwaySim is progressing nicely and the new system is soon ready for public launch. The next full game world, featuring the new v.1.2 game engine, will start tomorrow Friday 16th April, at approximately 19.00 UTC.
The game world will start in mid-1980s and includes the whole world.
Several game worlds have come to an end recently or within the next few days but we shall only open a single new game world at the moment since it is needed to balance the game worlds a bit so that they all do not start and/or end at the same time. So the next game world after this one opening tomorrow will open probably in 2-4 weeks from today (but will be of course separately announced).
a little question......is that a long world like TMT1?
From 1980- ???
Quote from: MunMaRu on April 15, 2010, 04:32:34 PM
From 1980- ???
mid-80's... so probably 1985ish I would think
Damn, I have no credits to start and can't get any till at least Sunday!
Maybe some begging is in order ;)
Quote from: type45 on April 15, 2010, 01:18:50 PM
is that a long world like TMT1?
Yes, approx. same or a bit less.
will the other games switch over to 1.2?
Will the game after this one be a modern one?
Quote from: mikk_13 on April 15, 2010, 07:54:52 PM
will the other games switch over to 1.2?
I highly doubt that the games currently running now will switch to 1.2 but I could be wrong.
currently running games are using the old engine.
What will be the time frame(yrs) for the next game world after this?
(for those who want to save credits)
That is not decided / thought yet..
I'm pretty sure that changing a gameworld from 1.1 to 1.2 is impossible. So no, they'll just stay 1.1.
This is good news. Can't wait to try it out! =)
Hate to sound like a total dimwit but what does 1900 UTC translate to in BST? Is it 1800, 1900 or 2000. I always get confused with BST.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=time+zone+converter
;D
Ah, the public mockery of LMGTFY! ;D
Thanks
Nice, talk about a last min change Sami. 2x used planes per day with limit growth by well.. 33% :P
Finally, though, F/C is directly tied to CI!! Plus the new CI value change? The first year of an airline will be a tough one! I expect this game to be much more difficult then in past games 8)
- Talentz
Quote from: Talentz on April 16, 2010, 06:16:33 PM
Nice, talk about a last min change Sami. 2x used planes per day with limit growth by well.. 33% :P
Finally, though, F/C is directly tied to CI!! Plus the new CI value change? The first year of an airline will be a tough one! I expect this game to be much more difficult in past games 8)
- Talentz
Good moves to control things. I can't usually get more than 2 planes anyway though so not a huge deal, but perhaps a necessary step. Now if only we can remove those aircraft limits at hubs ;D
Hi!
When this new game exactly starts?
I think that 1900Z has gone already..
Tuure
Actually it is in aprox. 22 minutes...
;)
Denis
Quote from: Talentz on April 16, 2010, 06:16:33 PM
Nice, talk about a last min change Sami. 2x used planes per day with limit growth by well.. 33% :P
Finally, though, F/C is directly tied to CI!! Plus the new CI value change? The first year of an airline will be a tough one! I expect this game to be much more difficult then in past games 8)
- Talentz
2x used planes/day is a nice change I think. You don't have to worry or be pressured to do more than what you need to do which makes things alot more interesting. But perhaps 2x used planes/day on all aircraft sizes is a bit unbalanced seeing as how the production slots for very large aircraft sizes has been adjusted.
1900Z will be in 13 minutes...
No, its not 1900gmt
Im excited! Less than 15 minutes to go PDT! :)
I am excited as well. Looking forward to what change in comportement the additional base feature will have on the main hubs.
Denis
Oh yeah, the subforums are up already!!!
Denis
is it gonna be today!?!? :-\
Yes. 5 minutes and counting!
btw, is the secondary base limit in place, 50 aircraft for non primary base?
I recall it being 70...
- Talentz
Ah okay. The 2x used plane/day change that was made, is it per real day or per game day?, there's a big difference if you know what I mean :)
Quote from: Dookz on April 16, 2010, 10:59:08 PM
Ah okay. The 2x used plane/day change that was made, is it per real day or per game day?, there's a big difference if you know what I mean :)
I think (and hope) it is per game day. With two planes per real day, it would be impossible to play a normal game :S
of course it is per game day.
By the way, whose idea was it to change the day length to 35 minutes? 30 minutes is a nice even number to do time conversions and this now unnecessarily slows down the game.
500 airlines, with multiple bases...
This is going to be a bloodbath! :P
Quote from: Cameron1991 on April 17, 2010, 03:45:14 AM
500 airlines, with multiple bases...
This is going to be a bloodbath! :P
I can feel it already after having a look on those major airports ;)
CPH have 6 airlines based, this is gonna be crazy...
Already full. Will MT3 open soon ? ??? It's not very exciting to start a 50 or 60% used game with v1.1...
Speaking of already full... I am very happy to see we broke the record for "most people" online. New record is now north of 300! Up from around 250 two months ago!!
I can recall times early last year when the most online hovered between 120-130 players!! In a year, we just about doubled! Woot!!
Congrats and keep up the good work Sam Sam!
Talentz
With reference to two of the newest tweaks:
- Is the used aircraft still refreshed as it was previously or has it been changed to 100% random now?
- Will short haul night flights be feasibile at all or have we just got to experiment and see? ;D
Oh and the update the global aircraft stats is excellent. Very interesting reading.
but it is not funny if 500 airlines run at the same time :P
competition can be fun just only when you can bit others......and I'm not sure this time for me ;)
(although my base is big enough to hold me and my competitors)
Quote from: Daveos on April 17, 2010, 02:15:05 PM
- Is the used aircraft still refreshed as it was previously or has it been changed to 100% random now?
- Will short haul night flights be feasibile at all or have we just got to experiment and see?
- Used market will have some changes soon, it's not done yet.
- If it's an overnight flight that departs for example 22.00 and arrives 07.00 it shouldn't be too bad. But "nobody" wants to arrive at 03.00 somewhere...
Quote from: sami on April 17, 2010, 03:22:36 PM
- If it's an overnight flight that departs for example 22.00 and arrives 07.00 it shouldn't be too bad. But "nobody" wants to arrive at 03.00 somewhere...
I thought that the standard "rule" was no movements between 2300 and 0500. Conversely to what you said, "nobody" wants to board an aircraft at 0200 either.
Any more idea about when another world will be opened? I missed out on the new 1.2 world as it was very early in the morning here when it opened :(
Quote from: PAFC2004 on April 20, 2010, 07:51:05 AM
Any more idea about when another world will be opened? I missed out on the new 1.2 world as it was very early in the morning here when it opened :(
Keep checking during the day. I am sure a spot in the existing game will open. Growth is slower in this game so there is still plenty of opportunity to join and do well