I've created an XML file of Air Antwerp, which I acknowledge is still a very young airline. Wasn't sure if everything was implemented correctly though and didn't know how to get the logo to appear. I've added the logo as an attachment. One with and one without transparency
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<airline>
<profile name="Air Antwerp" iata="WP" logo="WP2" color="Red" area="112" CEO=" Johan Maerten"
mentality="Moderate" market="Regional" preferedairport="ANR">
<narrative
narrative="Air Antwerp is a Belgian regional airline operating out of Antwerp International Airport. It was founded in 2019 and is a join venture between KLM and CityJet. It consists of many former employees of the defunct VLM Airlines" />
</profile>
<info real="True" from="2019" to="2199"></info>
<prefereds aircrafts="Fokker 50"></prefereds>
<routes>
<route destination1="ANR" destination2="LCY"/>
</routes>
<startdata>
<airliners>
<airliner type="Fokker 50" early="0" late="4"></airliner>
</airliners>
</startdata>
</airline>
I believe that the Kertajati International Airport is missing, having looked for it in the game files. It's a relatively new airport, but for completeness, I thought I'd bring this to your attention. Along with this, the new Yogyakarta International Airport is missing as well. It's been constructed to replace the relatively small airport (JOG) that is there for all commercial traffic.
Kertajati International Airport
ICAO: WICA
IATA: KJT
City Name: Majalengka
Yogyakarta International Airport
ICAO: WAHI
IATA: YIA
City Name: Yogyakarta
I just recently discovered the Airline Project after looking for exactly what this game is going to be. Having played Airline Empires with my friends, I've always looked to build my own empire of airlines with more depth and real airlines in a single-player game mode. I love the work the devs are doing and I'm excited to see how the game progresses.
I'm also an Aerospace Engineering student at TU Delft, so my passion for aviation is pretty clear. I have some coding experience with Python and JavaScript if that's of any use. I've also got experience with graphic design in case that could come in handy (Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator). If at any point the developers (or anyone else) would like to reach out to me, I'll be more than happy to engage in some discussion. I am more than eager to help in any way I can as the whole concept is something I've thought of for a while and would love to see become as polished as other games like Football Manager or Motorsport Manager.
I discovered that during the creation of a custom airline the game freezes, then crashes when I change the start year of the airline from the default year.
So I recently tried to run several games, with about twenty airlines from across the United States, starting in 2000.
The first time, I activated startdata. Delta and Southwest (which have start data) built their networks but their passenger numbers didn't grow after that. All of the other airlines either didn't grow, or activated routes with no fill on it and grew incredibly slowly.
Without startdata, none of the airlines established more than 2 routes within 2 years and had no fill on their routes. I ran a route and it worked just fine, but the competitor airlines still didn't work. Even when I bought their stock to give them more money, they didn't begin routes. I'm just wondering if something is up with the AI, since I ran the same game on 2.12, and the airlines activated routes from the beginning.
This has happened every time I've tried to load a saved game:
Save loads with no issues, can unpause the game fine.
If I try to either save it again, view the route map, or practically any other action, the entire game just closes. No errors, no "not responding," the window just closes itself and nothing else further occurs.
I loaded a saved game and when the game reached 1 January of the sixth year of operations I received thousands of messages stating that airports across the world were closed or closing. My hub in Singapore was closed and transferred to Mardin in Turkey and the date would not advance.
I used a factory delivered Boeing 737-300 on DFW-ATL route pair flying 3 times a day 7 days a week and the condition of the aircraft was down to 50% after 2 years. At this rate I will need to replace the aircraft every 4 years. Not very realistic performance.
Been reading the forums lately and I have to admit, I was drawn by Tjoeker's friendliness to everyone, regardless of what their thread was about. I even feel guilty not donating anything to the team - but don't worry, I will definitely do so soon!
So to the main point of this thread:
I have read up on the tutorial as well as the many threads that supposedly teaches people how to use DB Browser for SQLite in order to access and modify the database to our hearts' content but the resources I came across really didn't address my needs.
I decided to try modifying the database by starting out with the Airbus A330-200ST Beluga XL, which I renamed to Airbus A330-743L Beluga XL. I also changed its properties such as fuel, range, etc... but I believe these have nothing to do with the issue I am experiencing at the moment.
The issue I am experiencing has to do with the airliner graphics. I noticed in the tutorial and in many threads, it is emphasized for one to always name something the same as the graphic's name. However, this clearly did not apply in this case as the graphic's name was A330 BELUGA.png and not Airbus A330-200ST Beluga XL.png as expected from the naming convention emphasis.
In game, the airliner graphic did not show up when I clicked on the Info button of the Airbus A330-743L Beluga XL. I tried finding the reference point for the name and airliner image but to no avail.
Hopefully someone can help me with this and maybe one day someone can also do a comprehensive tutorial on editing things to our hearts' content because the threads I've come across were mostly for airlines and airports, but none for airliners apart from one thread about manufacturers.