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Wow this really feels like roller coaster tycoon!!! (I can see lots of people refer to this to their favorite sim game though) Great work!

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andruc 11mo ago
Funny, my mind went to OpenTTD
- mig39 11mo ago
  Both Rollercoaster Tycoon and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (which lives on in openTTD) are by the same author, and use the same engine :-)
  - lawlessone 11mo ago
    Chris Sawyer, he made them with a tiny magnet that he used to write the games directly to a hard drive.
    - brendoelfrendo 11mo ago
      I once heard he tickled a butterfly in Brazil to cause a cloud in the UK that diverted a cosmic ray onto his hard drive in the exact right spot to flip the required bit.
- hulium 11mo ago
  The biome button graphics are taken from the OpenTTD main menu.
Igrom 11mo ago
For me, "Briefing" from Ace Combat 2 played back in my head straight away. https://youtu.be/5uPVGs7bq3s?t=8 https://youtu.be/5uPVGs7bq3s?t=8
devmor 11mo ago
Reminded me quite a bit of Populous[1] as well. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game)
- elyobo 11mo ago
  Came to say this!
worldai 11mo ago
This is exactly what I thought of
yreg 11mo ago
I really miss these building games that used an isometric grid. RC Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon, Sim City, TTD, … Yes, it's less realistic, but it is so pleasant to work with. Everything you build aligns perfectly and if you want, you can neatly fill the entire map. In comparison, (even with many mods) my Cities Skylines or Planet Coaster creations never look quite right. Building the roads and paths is always awkward and frustrating. (I've commented this before.)
- accrual 11mo ago
  Starcraft and The Sims 1 as well! Games that would let one rotate the isometric view once blew my mind, it was like going from 2D to 3D.
- qingcharles 11mo ago
  As someone who wrote one of those 2D-ish isometric games in the 90s, it was hell. All the problems with trying to render the tiles properly and figure out what tile the user was clicking on when some tiles are semi-transparent etc. The artists need medals though for creating amazing levels with tiny palettes of pieces to work from. We made it especially hard on ourselves by having 3D characters interact with the 2D tiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOYps_3eM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOYps_3eM0 I absolutely adore the look of isometric, though.
lawlessone 11mo ago
I like it's also really 3d, while looking like older 2.5d games.

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andruc 11mo ago

Funny, my mind went to OpenTTD

mig39 11mo ago
Both Rollercoaster Tycoon and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (which lives on in openTTD) are by the same author, and use the same engine :-)
- lawlessone 11mo ago
  Chris Sawyer, he made them with a tiny magnet that he used to write the games directly to a hard drive.
  - brendoelfrendo 11mo ago
    I once heard he tickled a butterfly in Brazil to cause a cloud in the UK that diverted a cosmic ray onto his hard drive in the exact right spot to flip the required bit.
hulium 11mo ago
The biome button graphics are taken from the OpenTTD main menu.

Igrom 11mo ago

For me, "Briefing" from Ace Combat 2 played back in my head straight away. https://youtu.be/5uPVGs7bq3s?t=8 https://youtu.be/5uPVGs7bq3s?t=8

devmor 11mo ago

Reminded me quite a bit of Populous[1] as well. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous_(video_game)

elyobo 11mo ago
Came to say this!

worldai 11mo ago

This is exactly what I thought of

yreg 11mo ago

I really miss these building games that used an isometric grid. RC Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon, Sim City, TTD, … Yes, it's less realistic, but it is so pleasant to work with. Everything you build aligns perfectly and if you want, you can neatly fill the entire map. In comparison, (even with many mods) my Cities Skylines or Planet Coaster creations never look quite right. Building the roads and paths is always awkward and frustrating. (I've commented this before.)

accrual 11mo ago
Starcraft and The Sims 1 as well! Games that would let one rotate the isometric view once blew my mind, it was like going from 2D to 3D.
qingcharles 11mo ago
As someone who wrote one of those 2D-ish isometric games in the 90s, it was hell. All the problems with trying to render the tiles properly and figure out what tile the user was clicking on when some tiles are semi-transparent etc. The artists need medals though for creating amazing levels with tiny palettes of pieces to work from. We made it especially hard on ourselves by having 3D characters interact with the 2D tiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOYps_3eM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOYps_3eM0 I absolutely adore the look of isometric, though.

lawlessone 11mo ago

I like it's also really 3d, while looking like older 2.5d games.