14-06-2004 05:15									#1
	Locomotion AkA Transport Tycoon 2? Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

July 2004 issue of Computer Games reports that Locomotion by Chris Sawyer which is his newest version of Transport Tycoon will be release in the Fall of 2004. The publisher is Atari. You will find the story on page 43.

There are two pictures of the game and the story said there will be 40 scenarios and seven AI opponents. Also the story said there will be hundred and hundred of vehicles on screen at once. Start of the game year will be 1920.

The graphics in the picture look like SC 3 quality. So they may not be today graphics but still look really nice.

	14-06-2004 07:19									#2
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar Atari? You mean Infogrames, right?

If Liz can be married 7 to 10 time, can't they change their name every month or two?

	14-06-2004 07:21									#3
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I would be worried of buying any atari product upon release, even with sawyer's name attached. Sid's name certainly didn't help...

	14-06-2004 07:24									#4
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quote: Originally posted by asleepathewheel I would be worried of buying any atari product upon release, even with sawyer's name attached. Sid's name certainly didn't help...

If they leave him alone and let him do his job, we will have a great game. When he work for Sid and Co. at MicroProse his game required very few patches.

	14-06-2004 08:06									#5
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Any one know if he's going to be using the same god damn ****ing disk button like he has since he did his own version of Elite?

	14-06-2004 09:43									#6
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http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy...ws_6092788.html

Gamespot article POSTED: 04/02/04 02:05PM wtf?

Expected 9.9.04 sooo Spring 2006 probably

	14-06-2004 09:48									#7
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From the pictures they have:
I see double-tracks in a single tile; lightrails placed on streets; potentially easier placement of rails through a city without razing everything in sight; new architectural style

Can't wait to see more...

	14-06-2004 12:26									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Apocalypse Any one know if he's going to be using the same god damn ****ing disk button like he has since he did his own version of Elite?

Atari.

	14-06-2004 13:39									#9
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Can someone post a picture of this "god damn ****ing disk button" that I might loathe its existance as well?

	14-06-2004 15:23									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Joseph The graphics in the picture look like SC 3 quality. So they may not be today graphics but still look really nice.

SC3? SimCity 3?
Those graphics looks like RCT to me...


I like the fact that the graphics are not up-to-date, since this means they probably spent more time on the gameplay

Can't say that I expect much about this game anyway, since I've never played Transport Tycoon

	14-06-2004 16:14									#11
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quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs Can someone post a picture of this "god damn ****ing disk button" that I might loathe its existance as well?

Just look in the screenshots for TT2.


I believe he is talking about the icon in the top left, second in.

	14-06-2004 16:16									#12
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quote: Originally posted by DRoseDARs From the pictures they have: I see double-tracks in a single tile; lightrails placed on streets; potentially easier placement of rails through a city without razing everything in sight; new architectural style Can't wait to see more...

There also seems to be street cars that use rail built into the street.

	14-06-2004 18:43									#13
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The graphics look poor at this stage but then again they could easily be placeholders. I also hope the finished article doesn't have runways ending next to tall buildings. I still want to buy it though, provided there is a straightforward open mode where you build across a big map against the competition. Smaller scenario challenges are fine for a while but they make it much harder to play again after a reinstsall if you have to go through the first fifteen you already did before getting something new.

	14-06-2004 18:50									#14
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Well there are usually ways to extract the data needed to import your saved profile or mission history after the reinstall.

	14-06-2004 18:59									#15
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I don't tend to keep old save files for years just in case I play a game again. If it gets taken off the HDD, I erase everything.

	14-06-2004 19:21									#16
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What's a few MB against the agony of having to replay stuff you don't want to? I keep saves for all games I haven't finished.

	14-06-2004 19:43									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Grumbold I still want to buy it though, provided there is a straightforward open mode where you build across a big map against the competition.

It wouldn't by Transport Tycoon if this it didn't have this.

	14-06-2004 21:00									#18
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quote: The graphics in the picture look like SC 3 quality. So they may not be today graphics but still look really nice.

Hmm... to me the graphics looked Sim City 2 quality... I don't think that the game will sell very well.

Transport Tycoon was a good game for a time, but it quicly grew repetitive...

thankfully, however, there were many options for winning.

An expanded stock market like Railroad Tycoon II would be a good addition, however

	14-06-2004 21:45									#19
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike What's a few MB against the agony of having to replay stuff you don't want to? I keep saves for all games I haven't finished.

When the HDD is full and its delete a game or delete the 'old saves and patches' folder it is an easy decision to make.

Just recently I had to reinstall from scratch and that cleared loads of miscellaneous junk out of all the buried folders. Now I have more space for games, some old saves that have potential reuse may last a while, but not indefinitely. Okay, perhaps this is just a sign that a new and bigger HDD should be next on my shopping list

	14-06-2004 22:02									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Grumbold Okay, perhaps this is just a sign that a new and bigger HDD should be next on my shopping list

You took the words right out of my mouth.

	15-06-2004 03:11									#21
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You should have just burned the saves onto a CD

	15-06-2004 04:28									#22
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Or you can just download save games / 'unlocking' cracks.


But I agree that the system used in RCT was a tad annoying... although it did make playing through the first time more enjoyable, I think.

	15-06-2004 06:51									#23
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quote: But I agree that the system used in RCT was a tad annoying... although it did make playing through the first time more enjoyable, I think.

You know... I only ever beat one RCT scenario- they were far too hard.

I just downloaded the cracks and played on the mega-design-your-own-park with unlimited cash.

that's honestly all I wanted to do.

	15-06-2004 07:35									#24
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud You know... I only ever beat one RCT scenario- they were far too hard. I just downloaded the cracks and played on the mega-design-your-own-park with unlimited cash. that's honestly all I wanted to do.

all those mega-park scenarios where flat terrain, though. Nothing interesting at all.


That's what made RTC more fun the first time through, unlocking the maps and finding out what sort of new terrain or gimmick the next ones have. Although I did really hate a few of them and got stuck near the end without wanting to finish anymore.

	15-06-2004 14:08									#25
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I just found a scenario designer so I could make my own free-play map, with lots of different terrain

	15-06-2004 20:05									#26
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud You should have just burned the saves onto a CD

I'm always out of writable disks when I need one. Organised? Not me

	15-06-2004 22:39									#27
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quote: all those mega-park scenarios where flat terrain, though. Nothing interesting at all.

You can build up the terrain- that's what I did. I certainly had enough capital

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another note: I actually had the best RCT site on the internet for a time:

RCT United... with THE biggest list of RCT Ideas on the net! and some amazing parks... and anything else a RCT player could EVER want!

http://home.att.net/~tivoligardens/index.html

now of course, it's in about 3 different HTML design styles, but that's more laziness than anything else (and RCT wouldn't run on my new XP so I had to give it up )

	17-06-2004 01:26									#28
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latest update from almost 2 years ago. Sweet.

This is way cool. I only hope that the AI won't be an embarassement.

	17-06-2004 01:29									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Azazel latest update from almost 2 years ago. Sweet.

It even has a "Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ideas" section.

	17-06-2004 04:06									#30
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quote: latest update from almost 2 years ago. Sweet.

thanks I'm glad you enjoy it