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Op Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:24:08 +0100 schreef Tony Polson:

> Afoklala <afoklala@afokla.la> wrote:
> 
>>Op Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:51:18 +0100 schreef Tony Polson:
>>
>>> "Carlos Correia" <cak@oninet.pt> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>Another feature i always asked myself why C. Sawyer
>>>>did not introduce was a kind of "map rotation", like
>>>>"Sim City 2000" (i think). The game has a N-S / W-E,
>>>>being the lower right corner the SE. Is it possible to
>>>>introduce any option that makes the map rotate, alowing
>>>>the view of the map for the 4 corners? I believe it is (even if
>>>>it gives a lot of work...). 
>>> 
>>> This feature is available in Roller Coaster Tycoon and in Locomotion.
>>
>>But not in TTD. And that's what we're talking about here.
> 
> True.  But Roller Coaster Tycoon was a development of TTD from the
> same author - Chris Sawyer - 

No it isn't. RCT is about rollercoasters, and TTD is about transportation.

> and Locomotion is a further development
> of them both.  I am sure it would not be beyond the wit of man to add
> the rotation feature to TTD - the only questions are 

Chris Sawyer has stated on many occasions that TTD (or any other game of 
is) was not to be changed. "If you don't like it, don't buy it" or words to 
that effect. In fact, RCT has a feature that tries to determine whether 
patches have been applied to savegames you try to load into it, and if it 
finds one, it refuses all further activity. Not only with the said 
savegame, the whole game stops functioning.

> (1) who would do it? 

There's a whole team of enthusiasts improving TTD on an almost daily basis. 
If what you're talking about is feasible, pretty soon they'll have done it. 
Visit www.ttdpatch.net.