Hi all!
I have been working hard on making the game mobile friendly recently and that will still be an ongoing thing for awhile.
However, I would also like to start the planning for v1.2 as desktop users deserve to get updates too!
Similar to v1.1, v1.2 will contain major gameplay changes but will NOT trigger a game reset. It will likely include goals that are originally slated for v2.0 but can be implemented (and nice to have) without a world wipe
Take note that all these items are under consideration and are subjected to changesMore airplane models/airplane seriesI have been reluctant to add more airplane models into the current game world as:
1. more airplane model probably does not add any value in terms of gameplay atm
2. The airplane model listing is not optimized for more models - the list will get too long.
Therefore we will address these 2 issues and so we can add more airplane models and make it more fun to manage and strategize!
1. Airplanes will now be grouped under "series". Variations of a model will be grouped under the same series - for example :
-B777 series : 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-200LR, 777-300, 777-300ER
2. Airplane model limit will be replaced by airplane series limit. Therefore even if you own 5 different models within the series, it's still count as 1
3. Airplane maintenance will now start with a BASE cost (likely to be higher than the current cost, such that this change is MEANINGFUL), and a discount will be applied if:
a. The airline uses LESS airplane series than the allowed limit. The bigger the difference, the greater the discount (this encourages airline to specialize and pick their favorite)
b. The airplane's home base is on the same CONTINENT as the manufacturer
4. Rework the existing UI flow to accommodate
a. The airplane screen will have 2 lists,
i. the first will be all the models that your airline own
ii. the 2nd will be the all the models grouped by the series, by default all collapsed to only show the series. Clicking on the series will expand all the variations within that series. Click on the sort column will sort items within the series. There will be an icon to disable/enable grouping (expand everything) and then u can sort all airplanes like you can currently
b. The plan route flow, the airplane model selection, it will show the series, after it's selected, it will show the variations within that series
Country BlocCurrently the country relationship matrix is kinda a empty (most of them are 0), while we will still keep the current values, we can fill up the matrix better by the introduction of country bloc
All the existing country can at MOST be in one bloc (or not in one at all), bloc and bloc will have mutual relationship. If the existing mutual relationship is 0 (undefined), then the relationship will be replaced with bloc.
The blocs will be (tentatively):
USMCA
EU (with UK still part of it)
Eastern bloc
ASEAN
Mercosur
OPEC
AFTZ
Oceanic countries
Some major country/region that is not in any bloc will get a country <-> bloc relationship such as Japan, South Korea etc
Dynamic events/airport charmThe goal is to NOT affect too much of the existing gameplay, yet give active players some minor edge
Dynamic events will basically apply airport charms to certain airport/country for X amount of time:
1. Olympics - The airport will receive +50 tourist charm for a year. This will only apply to size 4+ airports
2. World Expo - The airport will receive +30 business and +20 tourist charm for a year. This will only apply to size 4+ airport
3. Tourism bloom - The whole country's size 4+ airport get +X tourist charm for a year. The amount is based on the matching airports. The less the qualifying airports, the bigger the value (probably 50 divided by matching airports - min as 1)
4. Business bloom - The whole country's size 4+ airport get +X business charm for a year. The amount is based on the matching airports. The less the qualifying airports, the bigger the value (probably 50 divided by matching airports - min as 1)
The log system will be improved to show the world events
KK...this is just a quick draft. Thoughts, comments, concerns?