#31 – After 3.4.0 and 3.4.1

[CJ_RVWilliams]

Thank you for the Dev Blog. This one feel a little light on the details though so its really hard to be excited about these features.. Is there anything else that can be shared about the airport equipment overhaul and alliances?

@kubasan

Our goal is to introduce as many new handling situations and operational variants as possible and to give turnaround operations real strategic depth.

Here’s my concern with this:

The last changes to the airport equipment system were the additions of the ambulift and maintenance vehicle. While these are nice to have, I’ll be honest that I’ve never really noticed these being added to the game. I sink some Wollars in and then they become ignorable thanks to the tower manager.

I really hope that we don’t see these features go the same way. While automation is great for grinding, it really reduces the value of new features and content when it makes them not noticeable.

@kubasan

The development of the Alliance system is directly tied to this feature and both systems are planned to be released together.

Is there anything new other than what’s been posted in Dev Blog 20 and 25?

@kubasan

We’ve been working hard on the Alliances system, but it’s proven to be more complex than expected. We’re still exploring the best way to implement this feature so that it provides maximum value to our community.

I very much appreciate that this feature is complex and will require some flexibility, but with no further details over the last 2 years, what is the current state of what we can expect to receive?

Thanks for the updates, and I really hope to see more details soon, especially about features that improve the gameplay… the planes and airports will always be appreciated, but at this point my desire is really for improvements to the gameplay more than just another airport or just another plane.