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AirportSim
- S_Bear 3y agoI would love an updated version of Aerobiz Supersonic. That game was incredible, but every other airport/airline sim doesn't scratch the itch for me.
- PreInternet01 3y agoAh, yes, this seems to be an excellent example of "someone caring very much about things I don't care about at all" Still wish everyone involved the best of luck! Licensed vehicle models, upcoming DLC, hope it all works out!
- m463 3y agoI'm sort of reminded of the VR job simulator. (I can job!) To someone, all this is job description stuff. But to others this is super fascinating. I've met lots of train people who would do train stuff for free just for fun.
- Aeolun 3y ago> I've met lots of train people who would do train stuff for free just for fun. This shouldn’t surprise me –I do a lot of programming for fun– but it still does somehow.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoProgramming is a creative activity though. What are these? > Welcoming passengers, offloading baggage, refuelling large aircraft, pushing aircraft back for departure and a further array of exciting tasks await you. Exciting tasks.
- lmm 3y agoIt's just the fulfiling part of the job, without any of the bullshit. It may not be "creative" or "exciting", but it's satisfying.
- mrcsno 3y agoEuro Truck Simulator was the game that this finally click for me. I think under all different game mechanics -- games like OpenTTD, Factorio, RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress, Farming Simulator, Euro Truck Simulator, Minecraft, Civilization etc -- all scratch the same itch of being able to set uour own goals and work towards them through an evolving but intuitive gameplay loop.
- matheusmoreira 3y agoI think I'll never understand. I see all that stuff as the bullshit I don't want to deal with and flying the plane as the actual exciting task.
- slipperlobster 3y agoSome people just like working down task lists. Some people just like a peek behind the curtain of big operations (like an airport, farm, etc). Not every game is meant for everyone :)
- 2f0ja 3y agoI really like games like this. Can't explain why. You just kind of do little jobs and feel like you're accomplishing something. Farming Simulator is my favorite: there are lots of different tasks you can do, lots of ways you can go about doing them, etc. And I learned quite a bit about agriculture along the way. This game scratches the same itch, it's given me just a tiny understanding of how hard all the ground crews work to turn planes around at the airport. It does not have as much depth as FS and it's hard to play single player (you can't really parallel process anything) but with the right crew it would be fun co-op. I'm excited to watch this game continue to develop.
- givemeethekeys 3y agoI wonder if it lets us simulate the baggage handlers; X-ray the bags.. find the wall-mounted sexessories.. open the bag / misplace luggage, etc. Crazy feature request: It would be awesome if MS Flight Simulator let players fly to player controlled airports - maybe players can reclaim an abandoned airport. Or even go to airports where players must communicate with each other to coordinate landing / take-off.
- ChicagoBoy11 3y agoI can see it being do-able with some kind of VATSIM-like integration, where you would just need to get the live plane movement data across, and then use that as the AirportSim plane traffic...
- JCharante 3y agoIt’s not on MS flight sim but on another flight sim there are RP servers where people role play as ATC and pilots
- EGG_CREAM 3y agoThat's actually across multiple Sims, including MSFS, using VATSim
- themoonisachees 3y agoThe line where people stop simulating and start roleplaying is realy blurry. Clearly the people taking flight sims seriously enough to be using VATsim actually desire a higher-fidelity simulation experience that includes having to talk to an ATC.
- deelowe 3y agoCheck out airforceproud95 on YouTube .
- Cthulhu_ 3y agohttps://www.airportscannergame.com/ https://www.airportscannergame.com/ There's also Papers, Please, which is great and depressing, lol
- oellegaard 3y agoToo bad it’s windows only
- manchmalscott 3y agoworks just fine with proton
- trollied 3y agoI'd like an Apple Silicon version.
- forward1 3y agoIf it's Steam Deck certified, it will run on Linux. No Windows needed these days, except for mostly FPS anti-cheat spyware.
- ceejayoz 3y agoI wish someone'd make a good SimCity-style airport/airline simulator. There've been a few attempts, including one looking a bit like Prison Architect, but none that have been super compelling to me.
- SteveNuts 3y agoI really liked this when I was a kid, it looks like it may be available to download https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Tycoon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Tycoon It was a _little_ buggy and felt like some feature's were about 80%, but overall pretty fun.
- barbazoo 3y agoI enjoyed https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/SimAirport/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/SimAirport/ when it came out.
- resolutebat 3y agoSimAirport is the least bad one I've found, but still not great, both UI and graphics are kinda janky. https://www.simairport.com/ https://www.simairport.com/
- op00to 3y agoAerobiz?
- perfect-blue 3y agoI have really enjoyed AirportCEO on steam. I would check it out, might be exactly what you’re looking for. Another option would be to get the mods for MS Flight Simulator that allow you to create an airline and make money and grow your business, etc.
- ThunderSizzle 3y agoAirport CEO is good because there's nothing better in the space. I do feel the space is wide open in transit based games. Transport Fever, for example, leaves a lot to be desired while still being awesome too.
- rob74 3y agoI had to squint a bit to decipher the writing on this airplane https://airportsim.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1016.png https://airportsim.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1016.png, but it seems to be "Luftwaffles" - a nice mix between Luftwaffe (the German Air Force, which however doesn't operate any A320s AFAIK) and Lufthansa (which seems to have inspired the livery of the plane - Lufthansa also has a circle on the deep blue tail fin, but it contains a crane instead of waffles).
- lainga 3y agoAlso appeared in Breaking Bad as one of Pollos Hermanos' sister brands!
- coolspot 3y agoLuftwaffe operates A320s as medevac - https://defencehub.live/threads/germany-rolls-out-first-a320-series-liaison-aircraft.9499/ https://defencehub.live/threads/germany-rolls-out-first-a320...
- NittLion78 3y agoIt's also a class Onion article: https://www.theonion.com/german-luftwaffle-chain-offers-waffles-overwhelming-ai-1819567962 https://www.theonion.com/german-luftwaffle-chain-offers-waff...
- krebby 3y agoAnd a great Hipster Hitler T-shirt http://hipsterhitler.com/comics/19_eastern_front.jpg http://hipsterhitler.com/comics/19_eastern_front.jpg
- thatwasunusual 3y agoRelated: https://i.imgur.com/3Qa1Y5o.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/3Qa1Y5o.jpeg
- ramesh31 3y agoThanks for setting off the Airline Tycoon theme music that has lived rent free in my head for 20 years now.
- brk 3y agoShitty dark pattern on the cookie pop-up. Close tab, ignore.
- Daviey 3y agoBest Chrome add on: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/ https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/
- OscarDC 3y ago> sometimes it will accept all [...] cookie categories That's a shame, I like the idea of explicitly indicating that I don't want anything more than what's necessary (or at least not indicating that I don't care about them).
- notpushkin 3y agoConsent-O-Matic lets you choose categories to allow: https://consentomatic.au.dk/ https://consentomatic.au.dk/
- Beijinger 3y agoWell, you really don't care since you have temporary containers on your news browser installed.
- Daviey 3y agoFrom a technical perspective, if you actually care about cookies, then blame your client for not maintaining your privacy, because that is where your real complaint is.. Not with the site.
- wongarsu 3y agoThe client has a hard time telling useful and tracking cookies apart. The popups do a good job at this, since they don't affect cookies that provide actual functionality. I just don't like having to navigate them.
- manchmalscott 3y agooh snap, it's out? I played the demo a while ago, I hope they've ironed out some of the jank lmao
- slipperlobster 3y agoI downloaded the demo, and it seems to just be two different tutorials - chocks and cones (handling an existing parked plane at a gate) as well as GPU (ground power unit, also on a parked plane). Really didn't get a good feel for the game, which is a shame because I usually really love these mundane simulators.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoDoes it accurately reproduce what happens when a passenger refuses to sit down before the scheduled pushback at JFK on a Friday at 5:30PM?
- Daviey 3y agoI'm more concerned if someone starts having a meltdown that another passenger is "not real" and off-boards.
- 2f0ja 3y agoUnruly passengers are the least of your worries in this game. If you can manage to get the plane fueled, boarded, and the bags in the hold on time you are are an airport god lol.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoThe passenger who wouldn’t sit was on my flight home to LA. The flight attendant asked him to sit or we would miss our pushback deadline. He took his sweet time and finally sat. After like two minutes he’s getting this attitude like why aren’t we moving. The flight attendant comes on the intercom and says there will be a delay until the tower clears us for pushback. 90 minutes later we are pushed back. Apparently in that scenario, your plane goes to the end of the line. So every other jet that was fueled up and loaded went before us.
- Silent6361 3y agoWorking cyber at an airline, this kind of game would drive me fuckin nuts. This is where all the OT and aircraft cyber ops are, the worst shit.
- justapassenger 3y agoIs it just me, who spent few minutes on the website try to understand what you can actually do in the game? They make it super clear on steam - ground handler, but on the website - I keep on reading about weather.
- charles_f 3y agoYes, the website is going out of its way to explain that it's very realistic and based on people who know, but doesn't want to tell you what the game actually does. I came thinking this was an airport ticoon, and leave with the impression that it's a series of minigames themes around airports
- seism 3y agoDo they have regulation and management of air space in the game? The whole aspect of 3D terrain management would appeal to me.
- itsZero 3y agoSomething like this? https://www.technobrain.com/atc4_g/ https://www.technobrain.com/atc4_g/
- benniomars 3y agoI'm not ever buying anything on Steam ever again. Not after they started deleting games of my machine. I feel like someone came into my house and robbed me.
- Meekro 3y agoI feel like this needs more information. Please don't assume we all know which incident you're talking about.
- itishappy 3y agoI'm betting it's their recent CS2 rollout, where instead of adding it as a new listing they released it as an update to CS:Go. This meant the next time you logged in, it downloaded the new game and removed the old. The goal was to funnel people over to the new game. Upsides: CS2 should immediately have the full player base. Downsides: CS:Go is no longer available. CS2 is not a drop-in replacement, it has higher system requirements and no longer supports Mac. No opportunity for CS:Go to live on through custom servers. It's definately an odd situation, but it's very much not the norm. Steam tends to be ridiculously good at leaving your library intact. I still play Rocket League through steam even though it's been Epic exclusive (and free) for years. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_noteworthy_games_delisted_from_Steam https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_noteworthy_games_d... https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_delisted_from_Steam https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_delisted_fro...
- cmeacham98 3y agoIf we're talking about CS:GO, it is still available as a "beta" for CS2 - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369 https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-63... That said, Valve isn't running any servers for the game anymore, so matchmaking will no longer work. But you can relatively easily download the game and play on community/private servers.
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- rubberband 3y agoApparently I'm Forbidden (403) from airports... :(
- Scene_Cast2 3y agoThere's also this one. It's in VR, but I've read that it has fairly limited content. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088630/Airport_Ground_Handling_Simulator_VR/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088630/Airport_Ground_Ha...
- jacobsenscott 3y agoIs the goal is to sell this as a training tool to airlines? Otherwise wha?
- Fomite 3y agoThere is a whole genre of games my wife lovingly refers to as "job games". They have devoted, albeit niche, followings.
- PeterStuer 3y agoIt's not a job if you can turn it on or off at any time you like with zero consequences though.
- omnibrain 3y agoBy this definition some playstyles of EVE Online definitely count as a job. :D
- smcleod 3y agoWindows only!
- moomoo11 3y agoAwesome. I love sims like this. On a cringe note based on hype cycles from couple years ago.. Imagine a future where nobody has to work. Instead people get so bored they will log in to play simulators where they can farm, be ATC or ground crew, drive trucks. Get paid in crypto that you can spend to support creators and have cool swag. Find your purpose!
- iAMkenough 3y agoBlaze your glory! Work after work for cool crypto swag might sound appealing to some, but I'd just be crashing fueling trucks into airplanes and tipping cows over all night.
- macguillicuddy 3y agoIt reminds me of that bit in Back To The Future 3 where someone in the 1800s is astonished that people run for fun in the future.
- NooneAtAll3 3y agoOh god, I remember watching NerdCubed play this at various years ...the game was not good
- throwaway290 3y agoAny chance of integrating with Vatsim ATC & therefore X-plane?