Bancruptcy question

dktc · **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2007, 05:45:40 am

Quote from: "Air Elbonia"

ignore dex, he's just being scary. the randomness is at present not tied to any regular cycle.

Nah... the randomness is exactly what I am trying to illustrate here. Who knows? Stephen might click on the button on the 24th or he might do it half an hour later on the 1st because we keep chatting with him on gtalk :wink:

pseudoswede · **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2007, 06:33:23 am

Once you automate the script, I'd like to recommend that it runs at a random time every game month. That way, we don't have the gate renting frenzy at the month change.

StephenM · **Reply #17 on:** December 12, 2007, 09:11:15 am

The script has not been run regularly enough (Bankruptcy for less than €0 value) because it is still being tested.

Gustavo · **Reply #18 on:** December 12, 2007, 02:59:27 pm

Again, I insist: that's not fair. If I earn money enough to pay my dues and, in the end of the month, I still have cash, I'm not a banckruptcy case.

Besides, if it was going to work this way, then it should be working this way since the beginning of the game. I, for example, started to play like this, the game accepted. if the game accepted, I, obviously thought that it would always accept. Everybody would. If this bankruptcy system is about to change, it shouldn't even get started. it should start the way it was supposed to be. Negative companies in the beginning of the month, but profitable in the end of it, should go bankrupty in the fist month game. Changing it now means changing the rules after the start. Again: not fair.

Jps · **Reply #19 on:** December 12, 2007, 03:01:24 pm

Say that again? The first day was more terrible... only one plane you could have. 500.000 cash... dc-3 for leasing on market for half value (2.400.000)

At least they made profit

dktc · **Reply #20 on:** December 12, 2007, 03:09:27 pm

Quote from: "Gustavo"

Again, I insist: that's not fair. If I earn money enough to pay my dues and, in the end of the month, I still have cash, I'm not a banckruptcy case.

Besides, if it was going to work this way, then it would be working this way since the beginning of the game. I, for example, started to play like this, the game accepted. if the game accepted, I, obviously thought that it would always accept. Everybody would. If this bankruptcy system is about to change, it shouldn't even get started. it should start the way it was supposed to be. Negative companies in the beginning of the month, but profitable in the end of it, should go bankrupty in the fist month game. Changing it now means changing the rules after the start. Again: not fair.

I would say fair. In real life, you get bankrupt if you can't hand out cash. You don't even have to be in negative networth to get sued and the assets auctioned off. So, it is more than fair to bankrupt airlines with negative networth. That just isn't how businesses work. :wink:

Think about it though; if you stop leasing new planes, you would no longer get into negative in a few game months (if your airline is as "profitable" as you claim it to be) :wink:

Jps · **Reply #21 on:** December 13, 2007, 08:46:55 am

I remember putting 70 DC-3's at 1.800.000... Got all leased within an hour...