Posts Tagged ‘Stapleton’

AirlineSim launches 8th game world “Stapleton”

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

This is an official press release intended for immediate release. If you are a press outlet and require additional information, please contact media@simulogics.net.

It has been almost ten years since the AirlineSim project started. Two years have flown by since the launch of the first international server and just a few weeks have passed since the International and German communities were merged to become one. Now, the online airline management game AirlineSim has reached another milestone: The eighth game world – named “Stapleton” after the former airport of Denver – will go live on the 13th of July. It will be able to accommodate another 1200 players, along with their airlines and imaginations!

In aviation, the digit “8” has become a symbol: Recently developed aircraft, such as the Boeing 787, 747-8 or the Airbus A380 all carry this number in their names. And it plays a special role for AirlineSim as well: Being the first one to be launched after the merger of the communities, the eighth game world will also be the first one to be available for both the International and the German community at the same time.

In this context, the annual AirlineSim Convention will take place in Frankfurt, August 20th to 21st. Apart from the community meeting, discussions at the round table with the developers and presentations from the AirlineSim universe, the team will provide a sneak preview on upcoming developments and the next major version 1.6. This release will implement many radical changes which will further enhance long-term motivation on each and every server.
Moreover, the social part of the convention – an established “routine” among participants – is not to be missed, whether it’s the giant “Schnitzel” (escalope) dinner or the adept discussions unfolding as the typical german cider is served as the grand finale of the evening.

Update 1.5.2 and news round-up

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Today, both Nicosia and Croydon received updates to 1.5.2. This is the same patch-level Tempelhof had at launch. As such, please find all changes and updates in the respective announcement.

Besides this, we’d like to use this opportunity to point your attention towards some topics that might have been neglected due to the release of 1.5 and the launch of Tempelhof.

Upcoming development

After the development of 1.5, which lasted about one year, we are now shifting to a lower gear for a few weeks to gain some fresh energy for AirlineSim and other projects. But don’t worry: After this vacation we will work towards reaching our old update schedule. This is: One maintenance release each month containing bugfixes and minor features and improvements.

Concerning the longer term goals for AirlineSim we are still evaluating the various possible and wished-for features we got on our list. For now, what AS 1.6 might look like and when it will be released is completely up in the air though.

AirlineSim Holiday Event 2010

It’s almost become a tradition already: After our previous christmas events in Vienna and Dresden, this year we will meet in Nuremberg. The event is a non-aviation, family-friendly meet-up that takes place in a beautiful city with a traditional christmas market. This year’s date is Saturday, the 18th of December.

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AirlineSim on Twitter and Facebook

For those who missed it so far: AirlineSim and simulogics are present on both Facebook and Twitter. We use these channels to release tiny updates and bits of information that do not warrant an own entry on the portal or in the forums. You can follow the Twitter streams without having an account yourself by using the Twitter website or and RSS reader. These are our profiles:

Don’t forget: Every now and then we publish voucher codes for free credits on these profiles!

Beta test for 1.5 has started

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

We proudly announce the launch of the release 1.5 public beta-test! All data from existing game world nicosia have been converted to this new server and release. This means – if you already have an account and airline on nicosia, you will find your airline on the test-server too.

Your way to the public beta-test: http://stapleton.airlinesim.aero

And of course some faq regarding the beta-test:

1.) How long is the public beta-test intended to last?
We’re planing a beta-test period of three weeks. Due to maybe found errors or problems it might be shorter or even longer.

2.) Is there any tutorial for the new release?

No, not at the moment.All wiki-pages are still based on the 1.3 release. But we’re working on it!

3.) Why can’t I find my fleet, flights etc.?
There is no difference between holdings and enterprises anymore. Therefor your current company selection might be the former holding, where is no airline business. Simply change the company/enterprise on the header bar.

4.) Why are all booked flights (flight instances) deleted?
Due to the conversion of the release 1.3 data to 1.5 all booked flights have to be cancelled. The system is now starting like the flights would have been all new. This is also necessary for the new flight rating system.

5.) Does the system books passengers and freight like in release 1.3?
No, the flight-rating system is completely new. Therefor you should avoid to high prices and reduce them to a “normal” scale. Flights with 200% prices might not be booked.

6.) May I delete a former holding?
Every company/enterprise – also the former holding may be deleted. But by deleting an enterprise you may also delete subsidiaries where this enterprise is a major stakeholder.

7.) Do I have to pay for the beta test?
No – the public beta test doesn’t cost you any credits. But you have to register an account and your account mustn’t have a negative credit balance.

8.) Where to report bugs or errors?
Like any error or bug – simply send us an e-mail to support@airlinesim.aero – please don’t forget to mention the server (Stapleton) and enterprise.

9.) Is there any “known-bugs” overview?
Not at the moment. But we will provide one.

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