shammack Posted June 8, 2011 Anybody playing Cities in Motion? I got it during a Steam sale a couple of weeks ago, and it seems like the kind of thing that would be relevant to the interests of some people here. You manage the public transportation systems (including buses, trams, metros, ferries, and helicopters) for several different cities at various points in time. The population is made up of a handful of types of people who each have their own homes and destinations, and you try to make your transit system more efficient for them than driving their own cars (you don't have any direct control over car traffic, but you have to take it into account so your buses and trams don't end up in traffic jams). You also manage salaries and vehicle inventory, take out loans, buy advertising, etc. It's not as complicated as something like SimCity in terms of things you have to manage, but the simulation is pretty deep, you can give your lines amusing names, and it's relaxing to watch your vehicles make their rounds (until you notice a stop that has a hundred unhappy people waiting at it). There's a campaign, a sandbox mode, and a map editor. If you're into that sort of thing, I highly recommend it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 8, 2011 My interest, she is awoke. I will buy this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 8, 2011 No must not even try this, TTD wasted too many days of my lives Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted June 8, 2011 Therapeutic Targets Database? True Time Delay? Turtle Turtle Duck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 8, 2011 omfg.... .... really!? You don't know Transport Tycoon Deluxe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 8, 2011 Transport Tycoon Deluxe, now OpenTTD, is one of the best ever games. Sid Meier is king. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted June 8, 2011 Turtle Turtle Duck? This needs to be a real game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 8, 2011 It looks really good, but the interface is god-awful terrible. It's not just badly thought out or implemented, or ugly, or impractical – it's practically unusable. Trying to build tracks or metro stations feels like manually defragmenting a hard disk. There's just red splotches everywhere and I move the mouse around until something is green and then I click. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted June 9, 2011 Transport Tycoon Deluxe, now OpenTTD, is one of the best ever games. Sid Meier is king. What? Transport Tycoon and TTD were master Chris Sawyer's games, not El Sid's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 9, 2011 I think you're confusing Transport Tycoon with Theme Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 9, 2011 I think you're confusing Transport Tycoon with Theme Park. No. You're thinking of Peter Molyneux's Rollercoaster Tycoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orv Posted June 9, 2011 No. You're thinking of Peter Molyneux's Rollercoaster Tycoon. Don't you dare profane RCT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted June 9, 2011 No... Chris Sawyer made Sim Theme Hospital Tycoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a purple future Posted June 10, 2011 Tycoon Game Tycoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orv Posted June 10, 2011 Tycoon Game Tycoon Otherwise listed under Synonyms for Chris Sawer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted June 10, 2011 Game Tycoon Gold Theme Game Blum? EDIT: I'm so sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SiN Posted June 12, 2011 Railroad Tycoon = Sid Meier Transport Tycoon = Chris Sawyer Sad about Sawyer basically bowing out of game development after Locomotion. I wiki him every so often hoping to find out what he's working on, but there's nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 12, 2011 (edited) Railroad Tycoon = Sid MeierTransport Tycoon = Chris Sawyer Sad about Sawyer basically bowing out of game development after Locomotion. I wiki him every so often hoping to find out what he's working on, but there's nothing. I think this thread has already firmly established that Chris Sawyer developed Theme Park, Sid Meier developed Transport Tycoon, and Peter Molyneux made Rollercoaster Tycoon. Thanks for trying, though The question remains as to who is developing Cities in Motion. I searched on Googles and I think it's this guy: Edited June 12, 2011 by ThunderPeel2001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted June 12, 2011 Fun fact: Lord British spawned from one of Warren Spector's Robot Wars bot prototypes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted June 12, 2011 You're thinking of Will Wright: Ok, so it's not him with his battlebots robot, but I couldn't find any pictures of the two of them together, only photos of Wright and photos that said "this is Wright's robot"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 13, 2011 Anyway. I forgot to mention I played it some more, starting on the campaign, and things are starting to make more sense. Definitely unpolished, but there's also something there I can't wait to get back to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted June 14, 2011 Anyway.I forgot to mention I played it some more, starting on the campaign, and things are starting to make more sense. Definitely unpolished, but there's also something there I can't wait to get back to. What does this have to do with Will Wright? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted June 14, 2011 What does this have to do with Will Wright? Well, he did work on this game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wubbles Posted June 14, 2011 Personally, I prefer Zoo Tycoon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted June 14, 2011 Theme Hospital is the wickest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
