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"Chris Sawyer's Locomotion..."

I'm not sure if anybodies every played Transport Tycoon before? but it would appear Christopher is re-releasing this game, with a vast amount of upgrades.

Basically, on Transport Tycoon, you are in a pre-created world (there is the option to make your own map) and you create transport. You can't design the vehicals (but when you see the shots, you'll see why this doesn't matter), but you create a track layout and basically do stuff to earn money. For example, you could build a passenger train from one town to another, or you could build a vehical road from the coal mine, to the electricty station and earn money that way. It's a really fun, great game that'll have you hooked for hours.

Anyway, I'm not sure if Locomotion is the same, however judging from these screenshots (I've included them below) I'm pretty sure it's just Transport Tycoon updated.

There is no information about the game yet, however there are 5 screen shots. I for one will be getting this game, as you cannot play the original on Windows XP.

By the way, if you've never played this before, another games created by Chris Sawyer is Rollercoaster Tycoon (All 3 games + add-on packs).

Here are some screenshots from Locomotion:
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_005.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_004.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_003.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_002.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_001.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/locomotion_050304_000.jpg

Also, judging by those screenshots the following changes have been made from Transport Tycoon:

- Much more detail on buildings/objects.
- Ability to create bus stops on streets, rather than a large bus station.
- Trams.
- Realistic airports.
- Graphical passengers at stations.
- Companies are ranked.

When a train reaches a red signal, it stops for around 10 seconds before turning around and heading back. Is there any way I can change it so that the train remains at the signal until it goes green? I hate it when a signal is just about to change, when the train turns around and heads back to it's previous station.

As long as you have a monthly profit, like good routes and not too much loan interest it's easy. Extra loan lets you build more profitable businesses.

And how exactly is that meant to help?

I also finally discovered the way to win; take an extra 100,000 loan at the start..

Azul wrote:
> Ok, ok. I'm slowly getting it. So, what does the bus shelter do?

Get vandalised by naughty boys and pregnant girls.

Whitestripes DX wrote:
> I've done all of easy now except for the transport 50,000 tonnes of
> oil one. How the hell do you do that?

I did it but it was really boring, I'd leave it.

Wish you could change the town names, don't see why not. You used to be able to.

Azul wrote:
> So, what does the bus shelter do?

What the **** do you think it does?

I've done all of easy now except for the transport 50,000 tonnes of oil one. How the hell do you do that?

Sssssshhhhhhh

Ok, ok. I'm slowly getting it. So, what does the bus shelter do?