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[daffyflyer]

The supply chain is not really designed in detail yet, as we haven't put much into the business side of things as yet, but it will be simulated to at least some extent and you will need to spend time and money shipping cars to different places.

The sales model is fairly complex (in the background, to the player its not too complex but it is deep) buyers have complicated tastes, and there are a LOT of different buyers "Hot Hatch Buyer" "Van Buyer" "Luxury Performance Sedan Buyer" etc (about 50 of those I think it is), building cars to suit a specific sort of buyer will be important.


You can make sub brands and this could be quite important, as everything you do will effect your reputation, If you make cheap and boring cars (like toyota) your reputation as a luxury company will be diminished and you might want to start a luxury sub-brand (like lexus)

[LoSboccacc]

ok, I'm sold 

forced induction, obviously. I don't see why anyone would want the other one, how can I have my own veyron without the w16?

holding breath for a demo

[daffyflyer]

ok, I'm sold 

forced induction, obviously. I don't see why anyone would want the other one, how can I have my own veyron without the w16?

holding breath for a demo

Nah, thats a V16 we've got - no W engines yet

[daffyflyer]

holding breath for a demo

I collapsed a good few weeks back from holding my breath.
*collapses*

Lets just say at this point if you stopped eating until the demo came out you'd probably be still alive, but rather thin...

[Sowelu]

That's the most awesome time estimate I've ever seen.

[daffyflyer]

To narrow it down somewhat, if you stopped drinking water, you'd probably be dead... 

[aaron32]

Around, Ehh, 2-3 Days then, Maybe? 
Also, I'm wondering, Since I can't find anything, Can I somehow get weekly betas or something, If I preorder? Thanks.

[daffyflyer]

Around, Ehh, 2-3 Days then, Maybe? 
Also, I'm wondering, Since I can't find anything, Can I somehow get weekly betas or something, If I preorder? Thanks.

Narp, the beta testers are selected by us, for actual beta testing, but you WILL get extra demo content if you preorder, as in you'll get all the new content as we make it

[Goron]

So between 5 days an a month?

[EuchreJack]

Actually, one can survive from 3-7 days without water, so the time estimate is probably a little more than a week, at minimum.

You can go a month without food and live, so the maximum is probably around a month.

I'd guess they're planning a release for March 15th.

[aaron32]

Around, Ehh, 2-3 Days then, Maybe? 
Also, I'm wondering, Since I can't find anything, Can I somehow get weekly betas or something, If I preorder? Thanks.

Narp, the beta testers are selected by us, for actual beta testing, but you WILL get extra demo content if you preorder, as in you'll get all the new content as we make it

Hmm, In that case, I'll think about buying it, I really like this thing you are doing, So, Keep on going, I love the stuff so far. 

[daffyflyer]

That's the most awesome time estimate I've ever seen.

So tempted to post it as the official release date, as its about the amount of accuracy with which we can estimate it right now

[LoSboccacc]

Nah, thats a V16 we've got - no W engines yet

that will do. so long as I can put 8 turbochargers on it and be even more derpier than a veyron.

[Sowelu]

Yeah, a big important part of making a simulation is allowing the player to go BEYOND THE IMPOSSIBLE.  I remember being really pissed off at Democracy because it had all these wonderful sliders...and they all stopped at remotely reasonable values.  The only thing stopping me from doing batshit insane things that don't work, should be my own common sense and bottom line.  If it's physically possible to build, let me build it and fail.

[LoSboccacc]

well, the demo video where they broke the engine seemed on the right track. also I've noticed that every trial added upon the 'hours' parameter so failure is modelled within the game rules, and I guess it's pretty much ok.

just let's see if we can go crazy with stuff, because there are some really weird engines out there, like the alfa montreal that squeezed eight cilinders in a 2.6L engine or the alfa gt which has a 3.2L v6 that somehow manages to have just 230bhp, like 100 less than the similarly sized v6 of the bmw M3, while consuming more fuel.

and then you have all those strange cars from the ariel atom to the massive jaguars, ferrari which made a point of being naturally aspirated til the end and mini hatches with huges turboes.

how in hell they managed to make street legal a fiat 500 with 150bhp??