[HN Gopher] AirportSim
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AirportSim
Author : skibz
Score : 109 points
Date : 2023-10-26 14:47 UTC (8 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (airportsim.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (airportsim.com)
| PreInternet01 wrote:
| Ah, 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 wrote:
| I'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 wrote:
| > 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.
| givemeethekeys wrote:
| I 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 wrote:
| I 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 wrote:
| It'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 wrote:
| That's actually across multiple Sims, including MSFS, using
| VATSim
| Cthulhu_ wrote:
| https://www.airportscannergame.com/
|
| There's also Papers, Please, which is great and depressing, lol
| oellegaard wrote:
| Too bad it's windows only
| manchmalscott wrote:
| works just fine with proton
| trollied wrote:
| I'd like an Apple Silicon version.
| ceejayoz wrote:
| I 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 wrote:
| I really liked this when I was a kid, it looks like it may be
| available to download
|
| 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 wrote:
| I enjoyed https://store.steampowered.com/app/598330/SimAirport/
| when it came out.
| resolutebat wrote:
| SimAirport is the least bad one I've found, but still not
| great, both UI and graphics are kinda janky.
|
| https://www.simairport.com/
| op00to wrote:
| Aerobiz?
| perfect-blue wrote:
| I 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.
| rob74 wrote:
| I had to squint a bit to decipher the writing on this airplane
| 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 wrote:
| Also appeared in Breaking Bad as one of Pollos Hermanos' sister
| brands!
| coolspot wrote:
| Luftwaffe operates A320s as medevac -
| https://defencehub.live/threads/germany-rolls-out-first-a320...
| NittLion78 wrote:
| It's also a class Onion article:
|
| https://www.theonion.com/german-luftwaffle-chain-offers-waff...
| ramesh31 wrote:
| Thanks for setting off the Airline Tycoon theme music that has
| lived rent free in my head for 20 years now.
| brk wrote:
| Shitty dark pattern on the cookie pop-up. Close tab, ignore.
| Daviey wrote:
| Best Chrome add on: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/
| OscarDC wrote:
| > 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 wrote:
| Consent-O-Matic lets you choose categories to allow:
| https://consentomatic.au.dk/
| Beijinger wrote:
| Well, you really don't care since you have temporary
| containers on your news browser installed.
| Daviey wrote:
| From 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 wrote:
| The 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 wrote:
| oh snap, it's out?
|
| I played the demo a while ago, I hope they've ironed out some of
| the jank lmao
| slipperlobster wrote:
| I 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 wrote:
| Does 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 wrote:
| I'm more concerned if someone starts having a meltdown that
| another passenger is "not real" and off-boards.
| Silent6361 wrote:
| Working 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 wrote:
| Is 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 wrote:
| Yes, 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 wrote:
| Do they have regulation and management of air space in the game?
| The whole aspect of 3D terrain management would appeal to me.
| benniomars wrote:
| I'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 wrote:
| I feel like this needs more information. Please don't assume we
| all know which incident you're talking about.
| itishappy wrote:
| I'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_d.
| ..
|
| https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_delisted_fro.
| ..
| cmeacham98 wrote:
| If we're talking about CS:GO, it is still available as a
| "beta" for CS2 - https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view
| /73EF-08A3-0935-63...
|
| 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.
| I_Am_Nous wrote:
| A recent possibility could be Valve releasing Counter Strike
| 2 by replacing Counter Strike: Global Offensive entirely.
| _Technically_ you can still play CS:GO by selecting the
| version in the Betas drop down (for now at least) but there
| are plenty of people who purchased CS:GO years ago before it
| was free and are upset because their "paid" game was
| replaced by a "free" game.
| rubberband wrote:
| Apparently I'm Forbidden (403) from airports... :(
| Scene_Cast2 wrote:
| There'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_Ha...
| jacobsenscott wrote:
| Is the goal is to sell this as a training tool to airlines?
| Otherwise wha?
| smcleod wrote:
| Windows only!
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