SimAirport launched about 130 days ago, roughly 4 months, and we hope you agree with us that the game has come an incredible distance in just that short amount of time. We originally released a roadmap a bit after release, and since then we’ve been able to cross off the majority of the items listed; it’s now time to give you a glimpse into the future, and to share with you what our plans are for the coming patches.
Much more is planned and we definitely do not intend to slow down anytime soon -- in fact we’re really just now hitting our stride, there’s a whole lot more coming.
We’ve been clear about our goal since day one -- creating the best management-style tycoon game possible -- we’ve been active within the community and we cannot thank you enough for being there with us every step of the way, helping us strive towards achieving the stated goal.
Creating the Updated Roadmap
We asked you, the community, to voice your opinions and provide your feedback via the SimAirport survey a while back. The results, and the turnout, were overwhelmingly helpful for us and the end result is that your collective desires are directly incorporated in our future plans, the culmination of which is this updated SimAirport Roadmap. The survey was a critical piece of the puzzle for us and has been instrumental in helping to craft this updated Roadmap -- we plan to continue updating the Roadmap every few months and we intend to continue to survey the community to help us ensure that we stay in tune with you, the players, and what you want to see in SimAirport’s future.
What Does it Cover? When will we see these things?!
Our tentative goal is to have everything below completed by the end of 2017! As most of you know, we like to release early & often -- we won’t be tackling the following items in any specific order, but we will be working on them all, and we will do our best to get them out to you as quickly as we can, on time, and without major bugs.
Game development is full of unknowns, and we can’t promise this all in 2017 for certain -- but we CAN promise that we’ll do everything we can to deliver it this year. This list is not all-encompassing either; there are times when we may deviate to address a specific issue or game mechanic, jump on a new idea, or decide not to pursue a feature. These changes typically come from your feedback, but in general we’ll strive to complete the roadmap during the remainder of 2017 -- and then we’ll probably be about ready to release another roadmap update! :-)
Thank You!
We look forward to continuing to work with you as the game blossoms into an even more engaging, fun, and challenging experience over the coming months and years.
SimAirport Roadmap - Remainder of 2017
Performance
- More passengers, at better frame rates
- Improved Multi-Core CPU Utilization
- No construction slowdowns
- No UI slowdowns
Systems
- Multiple Floors. The big one! We’re doing it!
- Smarter Paths; Moving walkways, staff doors, 1-ways, better paths
- Maintenance & Repair; runway surface types, object & vehicle fatigue
- Staff Intelligence; Scheduling, AI, Assignments, and Prioritization
- Fuel Utilities Network; fuel pipelines, refueling trucks
- Upgraded ‘Information’ System; public address system & impacts
Player Experience
- UI Improvements, more in-game alerts & guidance
- Game Localization, Translations
- Linux support
- Audio updates & immersion improvements
Early 2018 -- Major Planned Features
- Events & Challenges: security checks, threats; weather impacts; go-arounds, incidents, and emergencies
- Gameplay Progression Assessment & Re-Balance
- Airlines that require services, offices, lounges
- Making First Class mean something, require things, have impact
- And More... this is merely a sampling of the what's on our radar!