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Lawrencelot

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Upgrades and tech
« on: July 08, 2018, 04:03:37 am »
Any ideas for airplane upgrades, technologies or new airplanes in the future? I'd love to see one company focus on small planes flying absurdly long distances after a while, while the other has solar-powered airplanes for the environmentally-conscious passengers or something. This would all be really long term of course.

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Re: Upgrades and tech
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2018, 09:39:15 am »
oooo that sounds like an interesting idea~~~

Perhaps airline that funds that research could have exclusive right to use the airplane for X number of years.

Though need to be very careful with the balance, the range limit right now provides some strategic gameplay - for example in order to fly to the smaller airports in Hawaii, you would have to go through honolulu airport (as other airports are too small for large jet, but only large jet has enough range to reach hawaii) So it creates a "gateway" affect for honolulu airport, but having small planes that fly far might change that


I will still add that to my wish list though as it sounds like a nice "end-game" idea, so keep them coming :D

One idea that i implemented long ago but haven't pushed out/fully implemented is a "city project" idea (expand airport/enhance city population and boosts - vacation hub/business hub etc)

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Re: Upgrades and tech
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2018, 01:51:51 pm »
I'd like to suggest a sort of extension of this, what equipment is fitted in the plane. IFE systems could boost service level and things such as a glass cockpit could improve flight efficiency.

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Re: Upgrades and tech
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2018, 01:14:14 am »
Adding to the list of "research unlockables" a mileage program would be cool, maybe as a type of marketing expense.

Maybe there could be research categories with their own trees

Marketing                      |              Technology             |            Business

Ads                                       Equipment/models/etc             Other ways to improve service quality
Rewards Program                 ways to reduce fuel usage          bookkeeping (like that bank history screen i suggested)
Business contracts                                                               shuttles/trains/etc stuff you were talking about