Poll: Simutrans challenge features

[vilvoh]

As we all have checked that the Rogaland Challenge is a success,  I'm trying to gather a team in order to revive an old Simutrans community challenge called SimuMagnate (that's all I can say, If you search a bit in the archive, you'll figure out more)..but first of all, I would like your opinion about what's the main feature that defines a good challenge.

P.S: In case you vote for "Some of the previous" option, you must point out which ones.

[Severous]

Hi

I voted some of the previous:
- Set of criteria to determine winner. That's the purpose of a challenge. Jury there in case of need.
- Support timeline (although not essential if we stipulate only certain vehicles be used as part of the challenge)
- Story & map adds atmosphere but not as important as the map/vehicles fitting a well crafted set of criteria

I would also add..
- encouragement to foreign speaking players to join in.  More the merrier.
- regular progress summaries based on information posted on the forum
- a set of 'fair play' rules. Outlaw the worst exploits...or put limits on them.

[Isaac Eiland-Hall]

Encouragement for the international community to join in is particularly good -- we'd need multilingual volunteers to translate things to go between the communities...

If this idea takes off, it might be helpful to have a board for it - if only to make it truly international (and then the rules would be "speak your native language, and if you can, provide translations in whichever other languages you speak" -- but screenshots would be the base form of communication

Collaboration across the barriers of language? Sounds awesome.

[Matthi205]

The thing in creating a challenge for different paksets is a good idea,but it's (sadly) unmakeable.The map would always be different in some way.

[vilvoh]

Well, the sense of that would be to create a different map for each pakset but based on similar goals, as you pointed out.

[Severous]

For an interesting challenge I would download the relevant pak set. 

A scenario based on PAK128britian might be a good idea for a September challenge for instance. Gives time for the set to be released and bugs ironed out...and for us to have another challenge done and dusted during August.

[Matthi205]

A scenario based on PAK128britian might be a good idea for a September challenge for instance. Gives time for the set to be released and bugs ironed out...and for us to have another challenge done and dusted during August.

Starting year?Pak128Britain contains a MASS of vehicles.

[jamespetts]

For the initial release, I suggest a starting year of no earlier than 1830. The set is eventually planned to support a starting year of 1750, but that will require canal barges, which have not been done yet.

[Matthi205]

Better would be exactly the year on which bus depots become available.

[hApo]

I think 1930 will be a good startyear for standard pak128.

[Matthi205]

depends heavily on the challenge.1950 is the best medium starting year for pak 128,1980 for pak64 and 1940 for pak.german.