Hi all
I have played a game called WWIIonline for 2 years now.
WWIIonline is a "battlefield simulator" so far stretched over Europe, with realistic equipment .
At this time around 10000 players are on during the weekend so it's a fairly large undertakingThey have recently sent signals that they intend to implement player driven trains for their upcoming supply and logistical infrastructure (an online train simulator in a full WWII living world)For the most part this simulation will be transport of supplies, vehicles and troops to locations determined by the high command.
You will get a mission and have a purpose to get the goods thereThe supplies you bring up to the front/airbases/naval bases (yes there will be merchant ships connecting different places in the world bringing in supply, also trucks) will be used by other players and will most likely be sorely needed for the "war effort"I am not certain what level of simulation it will have, but so far their equipment simulations are the best around.
I would expect the first pass on trains to be something in between Trainz and MSTS.You will also most likely be able to have FLAK wagons attached to the train
Since this is a living world you might actually be attacked by a flight of Stukas (all crewed by other people)
I don't know how far away this is in time, (a year or perhaps two?) but we are gathering info on common rolling stock in the 40s and sending it their way.
go here for the original thread on their forums
Would such a simulation be interresting to the train simmers?
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