Introduction to the different game worlds
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| - | + | Airline Empires has been continuously developed and modified since 2004. This section describes the game worlds playable in Airline Empires. | |
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| - | * | + | == Current Worlds == |
| - | * | + | There are typically three kinds of game worlds running at any time: Open, Realistic, and Special. These worlds are accessible once logged in to your forum account.[http://www.airlineempires.org/index.php?app=ae] |
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| + | '''Open Worlds''' | ||
| + | * Open worlds are defined by worlds that start with the letter 'O' (e.g., O1, O2, O3). | ||
| + | * There are no restrictions or political boundaries limiting where an airline can fly--i.e., airlines can fly any city-pair in the world as well as open a hub and build terminals at any airport in the world. | ||
| + | * Each airline can lease up to 40% of all gates at an airport, or 75% if it's a hub. | ||
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| + | '''Realistic Worlds''' | ||
| + | * Realistic worlds are defined by worlds that start with the letter 'R' (e.g., R1, R2, R3). | ||
| + | * Airlines can only open hubs and terminals in the country they start operations in; airlines that start operations in an European Union nation can build terminals at any airport located within the European Union. | ||
| + | * Airlines cannot operate routes in which the departure and arrival airport is outside their home country; this restriction is lifted for those that operate in an European Union nation after the round has reach the year 2000. | ||
| + | * Airlines may further be restricted to flying to certain countries due to political restrictions. ([[List of all political restrictions]]) | ||
| + | * Each airline is limited to leasing 10 gates at an airport (or 25 if it's a hub). Further expansion requires building a terminal. | ||
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| + | '''Special/Theme World''' | ||
| + | * Special/theme worlds are defined by worlds that start with the letter 'S' (e.g., S1, S2, S3). | ||
| + | * Special/theme worlds operate with a special restriction such as a hub limit, using propeller planes only, high employee salaries, etc. | ||
| + | * For additional information about special/theme world currently in progress, consult the Announcements forum. [http://www.airline-empires.com/index.php?/forum/6-announcements/] | ||
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| + | == Legacy (Unsupported) Worlds == | ||
| + | These worlds are still open to cater to players who enjoy the old style of gameplay. | ||
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| + | * '''SIM3 (AE Classic)''' [http://aeclassic.simulationcloud.net/login.html] | ||
| + | **This game is based on the second version of Airline Empires. Compared to the current worlds listed above, SIM3 is relatively simple: there is no first or business class service, no aircraft leasing, and no historical chronological progression (years are numbered from 1 to 10). SIM3 contains modern aircraft and intense competition. Each round lasts 10 years, and competition is generally heavy. | ||
| + | **SIM3 does not support single sign-on using one's forum account. Players need to create a separate account in the game in order to play. | ||
| + | [[Image:Sim3_routes.png|thumb|200px|right|Routes list in SIM3]] | ||
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| + | * '''SIM1 (AE Original)''' [http://sim.airlineempires.net/login.html] | ||
| + | **This is the original, first version of Airline Empires. | ||
| + | **SIM1 generally covers an earlier time period (between 1946 and the 70's). | ||
| + | [[Image:Sim1_rankings.png|thumb|200px|right|Rankings page in SIM1]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: AE3.1_Help]] | ||
