Expansion pack

wozzar · Post by **wozzar** » 16 Oct 2004 22:49

How long do you think it will be before an Expansion pack comes out. That is if CS can be bothered to do one.

GoneWacko · Post by **GoneWacko** » 16 Oct 2004 23:09

3 months

I'm not sure how well Locomotion sold though. Doesn't seem like it's a smash hit. There's not even been an article about it in my gaming magazine.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 16 Oct 2004 23:23

According to play.com its been in the top ten for a while.

103er-Fan · Post by **103er-Fan** » 17 Oct 2004 00:18

Problem is that most magazines are graphic blinded, games without good looking graphics aren't really worth a look for them. Unfortunatly that is the case for locomotion.

Vimp · Post by **Vimp** » 17 Oct 2004 01:00

I would say more like 6 months before an expansion. After all it wouldn't be logical from a marketing point of view to release an expansion any sooner then that after the release of a game even if the expansion is ready long before that.

spaceman-spiff · Post by **spaceman-spiff** » 17 Oct 2004 02:48

103er-Fan wrote:Problem is that most magazines are graphic blinded, games without good looking graphics aren't really worth a look for them. Unfortunatly that is the case for locomotion.

This is all so true, Doom3 is out and in a few days HL2, Locomotion is just not made for these times
All these lomo bashers want is 3d and direct x450 graphics with multiplayer camping madness

Pinkyoz · Post by **Pinkyoz** » 17 Oct 2004 02:54

Vimp wrote:I would say more like 6 months before an expansion. After all it wouldn't be logical from a marketing point of view to release an expansion any sooner then that after the release of a game even if the expansion is ready long before that.

Yeah, 6-9 months sounds right, remembering of course that an expansion rides solely on CS prodcuing one. Sales will be the key, but If CS has preplanned at least 1 expansion it may not matter.

I really think that a good expansion could get this game a good rating from reviewers, start to answer some of the community requests and improve the game overall.

PinkyOz

Splat! · Post by **Splat!** » 17 Oct 2004 03:21

Transport Giant got news of an expansion like a month after the game was released. That game needed help...

Stylpe · Post by **Stylpe** » 17 Oct 2004 05:03

Maybe we'll get a Locomotion Deluxe

Lightglobe · Post by **Lightglobe** » 17 Oct 2004 06:39

spaceman-spiff wrote: with multiplayer camping madness

I actually laughed out loud at that comment spiff.

Seriously though, of course CS will do a expansion. And if he doesn't do it, he/Atari will get someone else to do it. Just look at both RCT games.

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 17 Oct 2004 06:41

Like frontier?
I think CS is planning an Austraillan expansion

Villem · Post by **Villem** » 17 Oct 2004 07:41

well yes there is the climate in normal Loco, but i doubt he'd keep it to Australia, i think his planning to add many more trains for USA climate, it feels highly incomplete..

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 17 Oct 2004 09:01

We need more US steamers

GoneWacko · Post by **GoneWacko** » 17 Oct 2004 09:04

We need more trains from other countries than the UK and US...

Lightglobe · Post by **Lightglobe** » 17 Oct 2004 09:13

singaporekid_92 wrote:We need more US steamers

You reckon you could go one post where you don't ask for more steamers/express your opinion on steamers/say steamers at all?

I mean, it seems everytime I read a post from you it's about steamers. It just starts getting on your nerves after a while.

Born Acorn · Post by **Born Acorn** » 17 Oct 2004 10:07

GoneWacko wrote:We need more trains from other countries than the UK and US...

Transport Giant has trains from all over except the UK.

fsdave · Post by **fsdave** » 17 Oct 2004 18:17

103er-Fan wrote:Problem is that most magazines are graphic blinded, games without good looking graphics aren't really worth a look for them. Unfortunatly that is the case for locomotion.

Then you read the wrong magazines

Read Edge and PC Gamer. They will tell you when a game sucks, because it does. Theyll tell you when a games great, because it is. They wont tell you a game sucks because the graphics are crap. I mean PC Gamer still believe Xcom Terror from the Deep is a good game

( UK version of PC Gamer, no idea about foreign ones )

Royal Bavarian · Post by **Royal Bavarian** » 17 Oct 2004 19:12

We don't need an expansion!!!

We need someone to fix the flaws of Locomotion, so we can play the game to begin with!

Like a brand new AI. And signals that kinda like, work.

wozzar · Post by **wozzar** » 17 Oct 2004 21:22

Royal Bavarian wrote:We don't need an expansion!!!

We need someone to fix the flaws of Locomotion, so we can play the game to begin with!

Like a brand new AI. And signals that kinda like, work. :roll:

And ships that dont spin around.

DarkMatter · Post by **DarkMatter** » 17 Oct 2004 22:11

fsdave wrote:
103er-Fan wrote:Problem is that most magazines are graphic blinded, games without good looking graphics aren't really worth a look for them. Unfortunatly that is the case for locomotion.
Then you read the wrong magazines

Read Edge and PC Gamer. They will tell you when a game sucks, because it does. Theyll tell you when a games great, because it is. They wont tell you a game sucks because the graphics are crap. I mean PC Gamer still believe Xcom Terror from the Deep is a good game

( UK version of PC Gamer, no idea about foreign ones )

The US version is pretty spot-on as well. Only gaming print mag that I read.

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