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The Airline Generations (https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=356#game356) game world is now open, welcome!
This is one of our three concurrent epic-length airline sim scenarios, starting in the 1950s and running all the way into year 2035. An ultimate challenge for virtual airline managers!
This game world follows the standard settings for long AirwaySim games:
- Time span: 1955 - 2035, at 30 minutes per game day.
- Normal difficulty level / Epic length scenario.
- All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
- The overall play duration of this game is about 1.5 years.
Game play related settings specific for this scenario:
- All players who finished the previous scenario with the same name (ended recently) can join this new game with a 5 Credit discount (saving the initial joining fee)!
- Please remember that this game follows the standard and real-world setup for the economy and political rules. The expansion outside your own HQ country does not become available until the 1990s and onwards.
- The initial aircraft selection is very comprehensive, and there are many options to choose from in different aircraft size classes in both new and used aircraft. Majority of the used aircraft are "good" models such as Convair 240s or Douglas DC-6s, but you can still also find many of the wartime surplus DC-3s in the mix too if you're looking for a cheaper aircraft to start with. The modern jets are just about to enter service and those will be initially only available from the manufacturers as new aircraft.
- Despite of the good used aircraft selection, the total number of available aircraft is lower than in a standard setup. New aircraft will be the main choice after the first days. And with them you might see long waiting lists - this is part of the game. Acting as an aircraft broker might be an interesting idea too.
- The amount of airport slots is higher compared to the History & Future game world, but still major airports might be eventually out of capacity.
- The initial cost of airport slots is higher than previously to slow down the initial rush to grow.
If it has been a while since you started at early stages in a major AirwaySim game, here are a few reminders and tips:
- The game clock is paused for the first day and will start moving after 24 hrs.
- The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day (but you can only make two orders for aircraft during the first day).
- There is a good supply of used aircraft available to begin with, but the used aircraft market will soon become limited and the popular aircraft types are sold/leased very quickly. Take care when picking the aircraft you plan to use and plan to order aircraft directly from the manufacturers.
- New aircraft ordering will be available after the time starts to move (= from day 2 of the simulation), but it is of course always recommended to lease several used aircraft to begin with.
- Be patient with the route sales figures since your Route Image grows slowly. Do not spend all your cash on planes at once, remember to leave a good reserve. It takes time to gain profits and there might be unexpected early problems..
- Some popular airports will for sure become limited on airport slots soon. This is normal and you should use larger aircraft or other airports in that case. Please remember that slots are only available when the airport infrastructure expands.
- The passenger demand will grow steadily during the course of the game, and is rather low at the very beginning.
- Consider joining an alliance from early stages of the game, they are great resources for improving your game play (tips and help from fellow players).
Welcome onboard the virtual airline world at AirwaySim and good luck!
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