Another disaster idea

[Hadez]

What about terrorism in game? Terrorists should hijack an airplane and crash it somewhere (to company HQ or some tall buildings...

Edit: changed one wrong verb

[pmjordan]

Terrorists should rape an airplane and crash it somewhere

Uh, you mean hijack, not rape, right?

~phil

[Hadez]

Of course, note I'm 15.
And what do you think about this idea?

[pmjordan]

Of course, note I'm 15.

No worries, I do realise that English isn't your native language - it isn't mine either, although I do now speak more English than German. It just created a funny image in my mind. Yes, I am a sick, sick man.

And what do you think about this idea?

I don't know. The whole ethical 'baggage' associated with it is going to offend some people. Also, it won't actually do that much in the game. You rebuild the plane and maybe the building and that's basically it. Some people might even call that downplaying the role of Terrorism and whatnot.

I think such a politically sensitive feature would only have any justification if it truly added to the game, which I can't convience myself it does. Have a UFO crash into the building or something instead.

~phil

[Hadez]

It was intended to bring an actual fact to the game.
Btw what image did it create in your mind ?

[Born Acorn]

Youve got a sick taste.


The worst Terrorist act in years, and you want to make it happen in a game.

[Alltaken]

not to get into a big debate that would be pointless LOL.

but two things.

A) i personally don't think the attack was the worst thing in many years, i can think of much worse

B) however i agree it SHOULD NOT be put into a game, as it is insensitive . just as there should be No games with invasion of iraq, nazi death camps, or gauntanimo bay prisoner toture missions.

there is respectibility to making things realistic, and there is respectibility to choosing a line that you don't cross. IMO one of them is respecting the dead.


Alltaken

[bociusz]

The idea is good! I think it could be some more disaster: sandstorm and avalanche. That types deletes some squares. For example your tracks...

[Hadez]

And what about floods ? (just kidding)

[Virtuall1024]

huh... not enough terrorists in a real life?
But idea is cool

[bociusz]

Flooding? Sounds cool, but I think it's hard to done because you have to increase the water on the whole map

[Hadez]

I was kidding .
To Born Acorn: This game is about real world, isn't it? What do (for a poor example) Zeppelins do in the game? Trains are crashing? Concordes crashing? This is about real world.

[Alltaken]

well i don't see terrorists as an issue. but having a recreation of the "exact events" of a real terrorist attack is a bit silly.

hijacking and exploding planes, sure, hijacking planes which resutls in airports being shut down for periods of a few days, sure, but flying planes into buildings is pretty much a one event thing based in real life.

terrorist attacks like bombings of buildings perhaps, but they are common.

Alltaken

[Hadez]

I wanted new disasters because some people play on Hard difficulty and they want the game to be even harder. And terrorism isn't as new as you think.

[Alltaken]

no, but the particular example you used can be nothing more than "9-11"

flying planes into stuff has never been done before.

Alltaken

[Born Acorn]

I was kidding .
To Born Acorn: This game is about real world, isn't it? What do (for a poor example) Zeppelins do in the game? Trains are crashing? Concordes crashing? This is about real world.

Peoples Parents, sisters, brothers, Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts died in the WTC attacks, they could play this game. Do you know how much they would be offended?

The game was made before concorde crashed at france. Also made so long after the Hidenburg explosion that nobody cares. But recent events, its just sick.

[TKOC]

New disaster : A war
A war will create an economic recession the time of the conflict (for 5 or 6 years for exemple), and the explosion of many units or tracks at random time (sabotage).
But this disaster don't have to be frequent, only one or two times in a game.

[lucaspiller]

I had an idea for a spinoff of OpenTTD:

OpenDestruction
Make war, not rails.

Basically you build tanks and destroy the AIs trains and stuff. I suppose you could also build up your own rail network to transport stuff and get materials to the factories.

[mike[F]]

I wanted new disasters because some people play on Hard difficulty and they want the game to be even harder. And terrorism isn't as new as you think.

Hmm, personally I find the disasters to be annoying, but they don't really make the game harder. I always turn them off because they're just niggling annoyances rather than something that actually affects the gameplay dynamic and makes it harder.

[Hadez]

Peoples Parents, sisters, brothers, Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts died in the WTC attacks, they could play this game. Do you know how much they would be offended?

The game was made before concorde crashed at france. Also made so long after the Hidenburg explosion that nobody cares. But recent events, its just sick.

I'm very sorry for that. Who wants, just speak about another disasters.