08-07-2017, 08:29 AM
I just can't tell you how exited I am! This is definitely a dream coming true.
I'm wondering what sources you're using, and where you get all the data from. I remember that wikipedia has a lot, but definitely not all the details. Also not all dates are correct if you compare wikipedia and other sources. (though most of the time all sources say a slightly different date)
About the war, I think it could be done at a later stage. To be honest, I think that the war(s) are a totally different project. There are so many ideas popping up now I think about it.
I'm wondering which airports are included. Because I thought that to keep it realistic, it could be an idea to release it per region. So first all the major airports in europe, and then gradually expanding it. The reason for this is that the airplanes couldn't fly that far, so having historic airports all over the place wouldn't be so much fun i guess.
Let's go nuts here for a moment. Why don't we implement a historic mode to the game? That way you can only play with airports that are historically correct, and all other airports are kept out. And since it's much harder to make a decent profit back then, and the game in general will be harder to play. Because of this, I think that releasing a mode with only 90 airports should be fun/challanging enough for the time being, and then it could be gradually extended. (so there would be a normal mode, with all airports; and a historic mode with only historically accurate data)
That brings me to another idea. Stopover flights. This is definitely something that should be implemented when we are working in the early ages. This chart shows all the stops for KLM's Amsterdam - Batavia flight back then. This takes a huge amount of planning and I'm not sure if the route scheduler can handle this kind of complexity, but it's definitely something to consider.
I believe all the data i mentioned previously is in the game. Only berlin tempelhof i'm not sure off. But I have all the data on my pc so that should not be a problem.
I guess that it's clear that I would love to help you with the task! Just contact me so we can get started
Cheers,
Nick
I'm wondering what sources you're using, and where you get all the data from. I remember that wikipedia has a lot, but definitely not all the details. Also not all dates are correct if you compare wikipedia and other sources. (though most of the time all sources say a slightly different date)
About the war, I think it could be done at a later stage. To be honest, I think that the war(s) are a totally different project. There are so many ideas popping up now I think about it.
- By implementing a lot of restrictions
- after WW2 there is a huge load of c-54's available
- passenger demands are low
- cargo demand to west Berlin is sky rocketing (this would make a awesome scenario)
- Trying to set up temporary routes from different countries if your country is occupied (klm for example started to fly routes from england)
- etc. There are so much ideas to think about
I'm wondering which airports are included. Because I thought that to keep it realistic, it could be an idea to release it per region. So first all the major airports in europe, and then gradually expanding it. The reason for this is that the airplanes couldn't fly that far, so having historic airports all over the place wouldn't be so much fun i guess.
Let's go nuts here for a moment. Why don't we implement a historic mode to the game? That way you can only play with airports that are historically correct, and all other airports are kept out. And since it's much harder to make a decent profit back then, and the game in general will be harder to play. Because of this, I think that releasing a mode with only 90 airports should be fun/challanging enough for the time being, and then it could be gradually extended. (so there would be a normal mode, with all airports; and a historic mode with only historically accurate data)
That brings me to another idea. Stopover flights. This is definitely something that should be implemented when we are working in the early ages. This chart shows all the stops for KLM's Amsterdam - Batavia flight back then. This takes a huge amount of planning and I'm not sure if the route scheduler can handle this kind of complexity, but it's definitely something to consider.
I believe all the data i mentioned previously is in the game. Only berlin tempelhof i'm not sure off. But I have all the data on my pc so that should not be a problem.
I guess that it's clear that I would love to help you with the task! Just contact me so we can get started
Cheers,
Nick