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General discussion (archive)Gem Promo: Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion(39 posts)(39 posts)
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Posted July 14, 2014
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now!*

Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion, a multi-layered transportation infrastructure sim described by the developer as the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon Deluxe, is available 75% off on GOG.com. That's only $1.49 for the next 24 hours!

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/chris_sawyers_locomotion][/url]From a small entrepreneur with 2 bus stops and a rusty old bus, become the biggest tycoon of all time and connect the whole world with your spiderweb of transportation routes in Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion. Build railroads, trams, trucking lines, airplanes, ships and buses and manage your company from the early 1900’s to long past 2100 like an immortal economic entity would do. The game is played in a 2D isometric view and features beautifully-drawn historic and futuristic styles, with colorful and high resolution textures. Choose from over 40 pre-designed scenarios (including those based on real countries f.ex. USA, UK or Canada) and five difficulty settings to accommodate any playing style. This game is a special treat for vehicle enthusiasts: with lots of classic automobiles and trains, and Chris Sawyer’s insightful look on the future of transport past the year 2000!

Anyone who played with model train sets growing up will get a kick out of Chris Sawyer’s Locomotion, for only $1.49 today, on GOG.com! The Gem Promo 75% off discount lasts until Tuesday, July 15, at 9:59AM GMT.

*Sorry! It had to be done. We sincerely apologize to everyone who's got the song stuck in their head now.
Posted July 14, 2014
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gandalf.nho: I guess the main problem with Locomotion, at least for me, is lack of a sandbox mode, which was my favorite option to play TTD
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mistermumbles: It may not have a true sandbox mode, but certain scenarios do feature randomly generated landscapes. While those may be few, the scenario editor itself allows you to create your own easy or challenging conditions that you may desire, at the same time giving you the option to establish variable parameters for how the terrain/towns/industry should be set up by the game.

i'd say it boasts a fair amount of replayability
If I remember right is necessary to deterrmine a objetive in those maps, no? In TTD was possible to play without the necessity to complete objectives (I normally even disabled AI adversaries to create a tranquil scenery to play in my own pace)
Posted July 14, 2014
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mistermumbles: It may not have a true sandbox mode, but certain scenarios do feature randomly generated landscapes. While those may be few, the scenario editor itself allows you to create your own easy or challenging conditions that you may desire, at the same time giving you the option to establish variable parameters for how the terrain/towns/industry should be set up by the game.

i'd say it boasts a fair amount of replayability
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gandalf.nho: If I remember right is necessary to deterrmine a objetive in those maps, no? In TTD was possible to play without the necessity to complete objectives (I normally even disabled AI adversaries to create a tranquil scenery to play in my own pace)
I double-checked just now. Yes, there may be an objective to be reached, but as said it can be set so low (and without time limit or what have you) that those end up being fairly trivial. Also competing companies can be set to zero. All in all, I don't see how you shouldn't be able to play at your own pace then.
Posted July 14, 2014
Glancing at the screenshots it looks a lot like SimCity 2000, only that this game looks a little cleaner.

I might pick it up, who knows maybe my dad would like it, he heavily enjoyed a-train and similar games...
Posted July 14, 2014
Chris Sawyer....... Who was that game designer that did Balance of Power? Chris something, right? I loved that game. Not here I see, off to the wish list!
Posted July 14, 2014
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rtcvb32: ...maybe my dad would like it, he heavily enjoyed a-train and similar games...
The A-Train franchise is still going. ;)
Posted July 14, 2014
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rtcvb32: ...maybe my dad would like it, he heavily enjoyed a-train and similar games...
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mistermumbles: The A-Train franchise is still going. ;)
Can't tell if that's a good thing or not...
Posted July 14, 2014
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mistermumbles: The A-Train franchise is still going. ;)
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rtcvb32: Can't tell if that's a good thing or not...
*shrug* Me neither. I just was surprised seeing that on Steam around the time of its release.
Posted July 15, 2014
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rtcvb32: Can't tell if that's a good thing or not...
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mistermumbles: *shrug* Me neither. I just was surprised seeing that on Steam around the time of its release.
I can't recall, wasn't Maxis one of the big companies that did heavy DRM?
Posted July 15, 2014
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mistermumbles: The A-Train franchise is still going. ;)
Link to Steam *sigh*. It might as well NOT be.
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