What year do you want the next round to be?

Pacific · **on:** December 17, 2007, 07:22:56 pm

With the game being pretty gridlocked right now, I am already thinking of the next reset which seems to be ages away.

But anyway, if the game were to reset a week, what era would you want the next round to start?

Off the top of my head, typical aircraft available are:

1930s:
Regionals: Ford Trimotor
Longhaul: The Pan Am Clippers?

1960s:
Regionals: Comet/727/Tu134/BAC1-11
Longhauls: B707/DC-8/VC-10/IL-62
Max Range: VC-10, 5,850miles/9,360km

1970s:
Regionals: DC-9/B737/Fokker
Longhauls: B747/DC-10/L-1011
Max Range: 747SP 6,650nm/7,650miles/12,325km

MrOrange · **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2007, 07:24:52 pm

I started in the 1970's, IIRC, so I'd love to see the 1960's. Going back to 1930 would only give us the same problems we have now: Lots of short routes because planes can't fly as far, causing massive flooding of gates/airports/routes etc.

Hampo · **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2007, 07:28:35 pm

60's all the way!

Pilgrim · **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2007, 07:53:06 pm

this round ends 1960... so 1960!

60s are cool anyways, long haul with 707/720, DC8, CV880/990, VC10... and not a widebody to be seen (the 747 entered service in 1970 really...). Plus all the new short-medium haul jets: BAC-111, Caravelle, DC-9, 727, 737, F.28, Tu-124/134... nummy! :wink:

NIKO · **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:06:48 pm

I would rather start in the 30's and finish in the 21st century, would be awsome and airlines would have a good history but since we are half way threw the 50's i would say the 60's aswel.

MrOrange · **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:07:55 pm

Until we have multiworlds out, we'll probably reset every 10 years, so there's no way yet (!) you can run a game from 1930 all the way to 2009.

Pacific · **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:16:38 pm

AirlineMogul became unplayable for most after 3 or 4 game years due to overexpansion. Large airlines become impossible to administer while the small airlines take the brunt of €1 price wars and the general lack of gates in the market. Competition is realistic but excessive competition reduces the "playability" of the game.

NIKO · **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:16:56 pm

1930-2009 would be awsome!!!! Wonder how long that would take?, Still i would be up for it

MrOrange · **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:20:04 pm

960 days.

Pacific · **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:21:33 pm

It's amusing surfing OpenTTD servers online, and how the insanely long rounds have the maximum company count allowed, but no one running them.

NIKO · **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:30:44 pm

960 days!!!

That is trulley amaizing

saves us starting up again

i vote for 1930's-2009!!!!! all the way

MrOrange · **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:39:32 pm

You can't until multiworlds are working OK, and even then I'm not sure it will work instantly.

Air Elbonia · **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2007, 09:57:50 pm

Quote from: "MrOrange"

Until we have multiworlds out, we'll probably reset every 10 years, so there's no way yet (!) you can run a game from 1930 all the way to 2009.

This next reset will be a 5 year round, and hopefully the economy will have been tamed enough [though i somewhat doubt it will] that it won't get unplayable quite as fast

Oh and for the people excited for the thought of 1930-2009... technically we have aircraft in the database from 1920-2009 [however the last 2 years would be cut off due to the lack of fuel data for them at the moment]. It would take 1,068 days to complete, or 2.92 years.

MrOrange · **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2007, 10:04:49 pm

By the time we reach 2009 in-game, the data will be available I guess

NIKO · **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2007, 10:05:27 pm

I have what i call an aircraft bible

sure it has fuel data would be willing to help on that tho.