MandelSoft wrote:
There is one problem that will make Utrecht hard to realise: thight space. This played a bit of a role with Antwerpen, but with Utrecht, this problem is more severe. We still haven't really got a solid plan for Utrecht, so we focus on other projects where we do have a more concrete plan (France, Iceland, the ARP). And those projects are progressing quite well.
So Utrecht is actually planned on a longer term. Don't expect it to be ready soon...
Funnily enough, I remember advocating the creating of Utrecht back in the day... and it would be really cool! But if it really is more of a long-term plan and space will be super-tight, I'm wondering if it would make more sense to build Eindhoven instead? It honestly seems to be a more realistic option than Utrecht, with the scale of the game... it's far enough away from all three of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp. And the south of the Netherlands is quite poorly represented... that country road is the approximate path of the E34, so maybe if some re-working happened down there, Eindhoven could be made to fit. Utrecht could still be a scenery city... and I would also support the creation of either Arnhem or Nijmegen, which could tie in with a rebuild of the Ruhr area (I presume that's part of the ARP plan). And who knows, maybe Nico's dream of Apeldoorn would work too! I believe there IS enough space... just look at Denmark.
Purno wrote:
Keep in mind that we, developers, are looking forward to a release as much as everybody else. All the countless hours of work are only well spent once people are driving on these parts of the map. We will never purposedly delay new content unless we feel it's necessary for whatever reason that may, or may not be in our control.
Additionally, all of us have a real life too. And sometimes, showing updates here on these forums does not have the desired effect
Agreed, you guys have to take a lot of (mildly offensive word beginning with C, not sure if it's acceptable to use it here) that you don't need or deserve. I try to keep my contributions to the discussion constructive and relevant, and to make suggestions that are realistic. It's not only pointless to keep asking about when it will be released... but it's also a waste of your time to have to reply to silly questions like that. I'm amazed how many people don't understand that
I'm in no hurry myself... very soon I will have some real-life commitments of my own that will stop me from playing the game for 2-3 months. So I can wait, and just enjoy the next version if it's out by then
Right now I'm hoping for some ARP progress, more French expansion, and most of all some Italian expansion
