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Started by Edward Bernard
Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00
Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Edward Bernard
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00
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Has anyone ever noticed that when heliports become available, and you start to use the heliport, your helicopters never get serviced in a hanger in their life, and reliability drops down to 0% This only crossed my mind a couple of days ago. This was the first time I'd got the heliports - I'd only bought the game a few days ago in Electronics Boutique for a tenner - so I only noticed it when I was having to replace an old helicopter, which is a pain, as I had to give the helicopter an order to go to the airport so I could send it to the hangar. I think Chris Sawyer had forgotten about this when he created this game. The heliports should be a few squares bigger to incorporate a hangar. I also hate the way companies are getting away cheaply and giving you the game manual on the disk. I would much rather read a nice big manual, instead of having to go and switch the computer on so I can read the manual. I always like to make sure I've read a manual inside out before I play, but now I have only read a few lines. It's an outrage!!!! Good luck to everyone in the contest: these are (as of 12-08-99) Eddie of Anywhere in the World Inc. Mr. XL of XL Lines Peet of Global Transport Corporation Kit of AnkitPayal Movers and Shakers Shatter of Shatter Transport Systems Eraser of Schoolbus Transport Co. Scott Williams of ThunderValley Transport (Shatter's brother) and Chris Locke - who I presume is in it - of Unnamed (as he hasn't filled out an entry yet) May the best Tycoon win! Eddie
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Chris locke
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 00:00
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>and Chris Locke - who I presume is in it You presume correct. Unfortunately, I also seem to be the only one who doesn't have the damn scenario (its on my work server - currently in bits) so I haven't started playing yet.
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Brian.... Brian Ronald
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 00:00
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In article <7p71so$nk8$1...@news4.svr.pol.co.uk>, "Edward Bernard" <edw...@ebernard.swinternet.co.uk> writes: > Has anyone ever noticed that when heliports become available, and you start > to use the heliport, your helicopters never get serviced in a hanger in > their life, and reliability drops down to 0% Bummer, I know > This only crossed my mind a couple of days ago. This was the first time I'd > got the heliports - I'd only bought the game a few days ago in Electronics > Boutique for a tenner - so I only noticed it when I was having to replace an > old helicopter, which is a pain, as I had to give the helicopter an order to > go to the airport so I could send it to the hangar. I think Chris Sawyer had > forgotten about this when he created this game. The heliports should be a > few squares bigger to incorporate a hangar. I get around this - I use helicopter routes that go from an airport (often one of the old, small ones) to an inner city heliport. My biggest gripe about helicopters is that you can't use them after a certain time. The ones you have access to become out of date, and are withdrawn from the market, and a replacement is never designed.
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: upl... Dan Ros
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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In <fr2cp7...@bronald.unisonfree.net>, Brian....@unforgettable.com (Brian Ronald) wrote... > >My biggest gripe about helicopters is that you can't use them after a certain >time. The ones you have access to become out of date, and are withdrawn from >the market, and a replacement is never designed. Well, cant you just buy up helicopters early on and stash them somewhere? :) -- http://www.uplink.freeuk.com - ICQ: 15212336 I leave you with today's subliminal message:
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Chris locke
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:00
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>cant you just buy up helicopters early on and stash them somewhere? :) I do - and them call them Airwolf 1, Airwolf 2, Airwolf3 ..... .... I really must get out more.
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Marius Huse Jacobsen
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
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>Well, cant you just buy up helicopters early on and stash them >somewhere? :) "Helicopter 1 urgently needs replacement"
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: chunky
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00
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Yeah, but the message itself doesn't mean the chopper stops flying. I often have an old SH30 or similar running a shuttle that isn't worth upgrading until well after the monorail comes along. You get 'XXX...needs replacing" messages all the time, but I've learned to ignore them. cheers... chunky Marius Huse Jacobsen wrote in message ... > >>Well, cant you just buy up helicopters early on and stash them >>somewhere? :) > > >"Helicopter 1 urgently needs replacement"
Re: Heliports, helicopters and the like
Author: Chris locke
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00
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>You get 'XXX...needs replacing" messages all the time, but I've >learned to ignore them. Until they plop into the sea. Glug glug glug. Oh well. Get the oil tankers to drag it out.
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