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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Cars: - 1970 Holden LC Torana GTR V8
- 1994 HSV ClubSport
-2007 HSV GTS
Introductions
Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:19 am
Re: Introductions
Name: Alex
Occupation: Student
Location: Staten Island, NY, USA
Interests: Computers, Aviation, Cars, Video Games, Skateboarding, Photography (a little)
Vehicles Currently Owned: Does a bike count haha
Dream Garage Vehicles: McLaren F1, Koenigsegg CCX, Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, Nissan GT-R, Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghini Reventon, Porsche Carrera GT, Audi R8....this goes on.
How did you find us? Google!
About:
I was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Staten Island when I was about 5. I am currently trying to survive high school and trying to survive living here too.
Been interested and loved cars since I was about 5 or 6. I got interested in aviation when I was 12 and I think that got me out of cars a bit. But now I love both. I've had (and still do) almost every racing game possible for the consoles I had And I love tycoon games. I always play Forza Motorsport 3 on my 360. I remember when I was younger, I use to be able to name almost every car on the streets Had too many Matchbox and Hot Wheels haha and was obsessed with Nascar. I am also a computer whiz.
When I look at concept cars by a car company, I just think like how would it be like to design your own cars, sell them, and run your own car company. Finally found Automation and I was excited I was just in time for the beta! This really looks and sounds like an outstanding game!
I'm looking forward to this game!
Occupation: Student
Location: Staten Island, NY, USA
Interests: Computers, Aviation, Cars, Video Games, Skateboarding, Photography (a little)
Vehicles Currently Owned: Does a bike count haha
Dream Garage Vehicles: McLaren F1, Koenigsegg CCX, Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, Nissan GT-R, Ferrari Enzo, Lamborghini Reventon, Porsche Carrera GT, Audi R8....this goes on.
How did you find us? Google!
About:
I was born in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Staten Island when I was about 5. I am currently trying to survive high school and trying to survive living here too.
Been interested and loved cars since I was about 5 or 6. I got interested in aviation when I was 12 and I think that got me out of cars a bit. But now I love both. I've had (and still do) almost every racing game possible for the consoles I had
And I love tycoon games. I always play Forza Motorsport 3 on my 360. I remember when I was younger, I use to be able to name almost every car on the streets Had too many Matchbox and Hot Wheels haha and was obsessed with Nascar. I am also a computer whiz.When I look at concept cars by a car company, I just think like how would it be like to design your own cars, sell them, and run your own car company. Finally found Automation and I was excited I was just in time for the beta! This really looks and sounds like an outstanding game!
I'm looking forward to this game!
Gold Supporter
Posts: 285
Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:57 am
Location: nottingham,england,uk
Cars: subaru legacy spec b
Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:23 pm
Re: Introductions
Hello all
Name: Khai (that's all you need for now)
Occupation: Second time around - Student
Location: Washington State, USA
Interests: Hardware, networking, digital forensics, live steam, sailing the world
Vehicles Currently Owned: '68 vw bug, '89 chevy lumina, '06 chrysler sebring
Dream Garage Vehicles: Nothing I can afford, I'll make do with what I can
How did you find us? "Related" link from wikipedia, from the Car Tycoon segment
About: I spent my formative years helping my dad work on cars. Beating body panels back into shape, rebuilding engines, painting, and generally reaching what he couldn't (children have smaller hands, you know) get to. I moved on, but the smell of welding is still in my nose, paint thinner runs in my veins and I still hear the tap of a body hammer.
Name: Khai (that's all you need for now)
Occupation: Second time around - Student
Location: Washington State, USA
Interests: Hardware, networking, digital forensics, live steam, sailing the world
Vehicles Currently Owned: '68 vw bug, '89 chevy lumina, '06 chrysler sebring
Dream Garage Vehicles: Nothing I can afford, I'll make do with what I can
How did you find us? "Related" link from wikipedia, from the Car Tycoon segment
About: I spent my formative years helping my dad work on cars. Beating body panels back into shape, rebuilding engines, painting, and generally reaching what he couldn't (children have smaller hands, you know) get to. I moved on, but the smell of welding is still in my nose, paint thinner runs in my veins and I still hear the tap of a body hammer.
Naturally Aspirated
Posts: 13
Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:42 am
Cars: 2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso
(not a Bugatti, but I love it)
Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:28 am
Re: Introductions
Name: Elliott "Jigsaw" Bristow
Occupation: Web Developer (owner of www.jigsawspain.com)
Location: UK born and bred, Currently living in Costa Blance, Spain
Interests: Games (particularly management sims), Programming (HTML, PHP, MYSQL), Graphic Design (Fireworks, Illustrator)
Vehicles Currently Owned: 2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso HDi Desire 2.0 (I'm a family guy now... it's not the Smart Roadster I user to have)
Dream Garage Vehicles: Bugatti Veyron
Previous Vehicles of Interest: Lexus IS220/250d, Smart Roadster, Audi R8
How did you find us?: wikipedia, while searching to find a new patch to ease my Detroit craving that has been aching for so many years.
About:
Male, 28 (at time of post), moved from UK to Spain in September 2010 so that my wife could be nearer to her mum, who has lived here for 4 years.
Used to own my own accountancy firm, which I sold in Feb 2010 to get involved in my real dream-career, web and graphic design/development. I single-handedly built www.locallizard.co.uk, which I am still hold a 15% interest in, but now I have moved to Spain I am working on building my own web design business from home.
I don't have a huge interest in cars, but I do have a huge interest in games and game development. I am an avid supporter of independent developers (introversion being my clear favourite, to date), and am often hunting down IGN award finalists to see what they are developing. I would love to be a part of the development of something that is starting (comparatively) small and see it grow.
My field of expertise that I can offer to game developers is:
> (Excessive, according to my wife) interest in games
> 20 years 'gameplay' experience (If my Atari ST could see me now)
> Excellent grasp of the English language, ideal for proofreading and typo spotting
> The brain of a programmer
> Meticulous eye for detail when it comes to graphical styling
> I work from home and am ALWAYS sitting in front of a PC
> I WANT to help
Occupation: Web Developer (owner of www.jigsawspain.com)
Location: UK born and bred, Currently living in Costa Blance, Spain
Interests: Games (particularly management sims), Programming (HTML, PHP, MYSQL), Graphic Design (Fireworks, Illustrator)
Vehicles Currently Owned: 2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso HDi Desire 2.0 (I'm a family guy now... it's not the Smart Roadster I user to have)
Dream Garage Vehicles: Bugatti Veyron
Previous Vehicles of Interest: Lexus IS220/250d, Smart Roadster, Audi R8
How did you find us?: wikipedia, while searching to find a new patch to ease my Detroit craving that has been aching for so many years.
About:
Male, 28 (at time of post), moved from UK to Spain in September 2010 so that my wife could be nearer to her mum, who has lived here for 4 years.
Used to own my own accountancy firm, which I sold in Feb 2010 to get involved in my real dream-career, web and graphic design/development. I single-handedly built www.locallizard.co.uk, which I am still hold a 15% interest in, but now I have moved to Spain I am working on building my own web design business from home.
I don't have a huge interest in cars, but I do have a huge interest in games and game development. I am an avid supporter of independent developers (introversion being my clear favourite, to date), and am often hunting down IGN award finalists to see what they are developing. I would love to be a part of the development of something that is starting (comparatively) small and see it grow.
My field of expertise that I can offer to game developers is:
> (Excessive, according to my wife) interest in games
> 20 years 'gameplay' experience (If my Atari ST could see me now)
> Excellent grasp of the English language, ideal for proofreading and typo spotting
> The brain of a programmer
> Meticulous eye for detail when it comes to graphical styling
> I work from home and am ALWAYS sitting in front of a PC
> I WANT to help
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"Note that it is your responsibility to die() if necessary"
http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php
"Note that it is your responsibility to die() if necessary"
http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php
Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:44 am
Re: Introductions
not being a car nerd somehow reduces the parts u could work on, the accounting points more or less into a single field
nonetheless, welcome to you and the others who joined since my last post here
PS: no im not a dev, just a tester
nonetheless, welcome to you and the others who joined since my last post here
PS: no im not a dev, just a tester
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Excellent! Now we can attack in ALL directions.
Excellent! Now we can attack in ALL directions.
Turbocharged
Posts: 347
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:41 am
Location: Birdland
Cars: 1986 Ford F-250 Diesel, 1971 Datsun 240Z, 2002 Saab 9-3 SE
Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:54 am
Re: Introductions
Deus ex Machina wrote:not being a car nerd somehow reduces the parts u could work on, the accounting points more or less into a single field
nonetheless, welcome to you and the others who joined since my last post here
PS: no im not a dev, just a tester
On the other hand, it would be nice to have more Beta testers that know less about cars and engines since they will be able to give a less biased opinion about the difficulty of designing an engine, or the helpfulness of the descriptions of parts.
Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:52 pm
Re: Introductions
Welcome, and send through a Beta application - Drake is right, at some-point we will need people with less knowledge of cars to help us make it more user friendly for people who aren't complete car nerds 
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Naturally Aspirated
Posts: 13
Joined: Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:42 am
Cars: 2005 Citroen Xsara Picasso
(not a Bugatti, but I love it)
Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:18 am
Re: Introductions
My beta application is already in. I have basic knowledge of cars, and I used to play Detroit and Car Tycoon so I know how these kind of games have worked previously. I also know it's not easy to get the balance right between technical and useable!
I would love to help direct the game to a more 'general interest' audience rather than just petrol heads.
I would love to help direct the game to a more 'general interest' audience rather than just petrol heads.
From the online PHP manual:
"Note that it is your responsibility to die() if necessary"
http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php
"Note that it is your responsibility to die() if necessary"
http://php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php
Official Tester
Posts: 3
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:49 pm
Location: Alberta, Canada
Cars: 2001 Ford Ranger
2004 Evo VIII
Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:23 pm
Re: Introductions
Name: Aaron
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Alberta, Canada
Interests: Things with moving parts, and gaming.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 2001 Ford Ranger (ext cab, step side), and a 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1966 Corvette Stingray, 2011 BMW F10 M5, 2002 Toyota Supra
How did you find us? http://www.indiedb.com - Was just searching for simulator games, and I seen this one, and almost fainted with excitement.
About: I took some courses in mechanical engineering with hopes to start my own R&D company with plans to work on electric cars (turn them from shitty prius to things that go 220mph), and other transport systems.
Dreaming about driving proffessionally in the World Rally Championship some day.
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Alberta, Canada
Interests: Things with moving parts, and gaming.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 2001 Ford Ranger (ext cab, step side), and a 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1966 Corvette Stingray, 2011 BMW F10 M5, 2002 Toyota Supra
How did you find us? http://www.indiedb.com - Was just searching for simulator games, and I seen this one, and almost fainted with excitement.
About: I took some courses in mechanical engineering with hopes to start my own R&D company with plans to work on electric cars (turn them from shitty prius to things that go 220mph), and other transport systems.
Dreaming about driving proffessionally in the World Rally Championship some day.
All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:00 pm
Re: Introductions
Welcome Aaron
We all like you because you got an EVO
We all like you because you got an EVO
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Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:23 am
Re: Introductions
Name: Erik Brendel
Occupation: none
Location: the Netherlands
Interests: Almost everything that has todo with cars, 3d modelling, games, modding games and travelling.
Vehicles Currently Owned: Honda Civic EG Esi (see further details at my ride) and a Opel Vectra as a daily
Dream Garage Vehicles: Honda NSX, Honda Civic EG ....no realy, as i was young i always loved the general look of the hatchback and always kept that feeling , Nissan Skyline R32 GTR and the Koenigsegg CCXR (the hellish sounds this car produces
)
Previous Vehicles of Interest: Golf 4 1.8 turbo(great low-end torque for a petrol engine and enough power) , Audi Coupe 2.3 (5 cylinder sound is so nice)
How did you find us? searching wikipedia for Detroit like games.... and there is was at the bottem of the page.
About:
Always had an interest in cars because my grandfather apparently gave me matchbox vehicle toys and i still have all of them (3 boxes full). When i was older i always wanted toy cars, also drew cars in the classroom (and not paying attention to the lessons
)
After i got my licence, well.... then it became a little bit more expensive...
A few years ago i bought a house (with a garage, Very important) together with my girlfriend.
I also "draw" vehicles in 3d studio max as a hoby and some of my freetime (which is alot as i'm now without a job) goes to playing (mostly) racing games and tinkering in programs like engine analyzer.
The rest goes to my girlfriend and seeing the world (havent been out of europe though )
Occupation: none
Location: the Netherlands
Interests: Almost everything that has todo with cars, 3d modelling, games, modding games and travelling.
Vehicles Currently Owned: Honda Civic EG Esi (see further details at my ride) and a Opel Vectra as a daily
Dream Garage Vehicles: Honda NSX, Honda Civic EG ....no realy, as i was young i always loved the general look of the hatchback and always kept that feeling , Nissan Skyline R32 GTR and the Koenigsegg CCXR (the hellish sounds this car produces
)Previous Vehicles of Interest: Golf 4 1.8 turbo(great low-end torque for a petrol engine and enough power) , Audi Coupe 2.3 (5 cylinder sound is so nice)
How did you find us? searching wikipedia for Detroit like games.... and there is was at the bottem of the page.
About:
Always had an interest in cars because my grandfather apparently gave me matchbox vehicle toys and i still have all of them (3 boxes full). When i was older i always wanted toy cars, also drew cars in the classroom (and not paying attention to the lessons
)After i got my licence, well.... then it became a little bit more expensive...
A few years ago i bought a house (with a garage, Very important) together with my girlfriend.
I also "draw" vehicles in 3d studio max as a hoby and some of my freetime (which is alot as i'm now without a job) goes to playing (mostly) racing games and tinkering in programs like engine analyzer.
The rest goes to my girlfriend and seeing the world (havent been out of europe though
)
Turbocharged
Posts: 62
Joined: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:48 am
Location: Oude Pekela, The Netherlands
Cars: 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV6
2002 Fiat Stilo Abarth
Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:41 am
Re: Introductions
Hoi Erik, welkom op het forum. 
Whoops....i still forgot to introduce myself, so here it goes:
Name: Arjan Kuiper.
Occupation: Gardener, and occasional nutjob.
Location: Oude Pekela, The Netherlands.
Interests: Cars, computers, gaming, etc.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 and a 2002 Fiat Stilo Abarth.
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (already own it heheh), 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth, 1973 Lancia Stratos, 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II.
I'd better stop there, or else the list would go on and on without an end.
How did you find us? By searching the net for tycoon games with a car theme.
About: Since i was a kid, i was already interested in everything that was on wheels.
So the basics were already there to become a fulltime car enthusiast, which i still am till this very day.
Err...if you people want to know more, just ask.
Whoops....i still forgot to introduce myself, so here it goes:
Name: Arjan Kuiper.
Occupation: Gardener, and occasional nutjob.
Location: Oude Pekela, The Netherlands.
Interests: Cars, computers, gaming, etc.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 and a 2002 Fiat Stilo Abarth.
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (already own it heheh), 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth, 1973 Lancia Stratos, 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II.
I'd better stop there, or else the list would go on and on without an end.
How did you find us? By searching the net for tycoon games with a car theme.
About: Since i was a kid, i was already interested in everything that was on wheels.
So the basics were already there to become a fulltime car enthusiast, which i still am till this very day.
Err...if you people want to know more, just ask.
Posts: 1
Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:04 pm
Cars: 2002 IS300 5-Speed
1998 Audi A6
1993 BMW 325is (Race Prep)
1991 Mitsu 3000GT VR4 (#5)
1987 Toyota Celica
Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:21 pm
Re: Introductions
Name: Jeff
Occupation: Teacher; Autism Spectrum Disorders and ABA
Location: Richmond, VA (USA)
Interests: Working with kids, cars & racing, animals and home improvement
Vehicles Currently Owned: IS300, 3000GT VR4, 325is, Celica, A6
Dream Garage Vehicles: Porsche 928 GT4, Mazzy Quattroporte (yes I know they're bloated!), Alfa RZ
Previous Vehicles of Interest: I don't let my cars go that easily... the Celica was my first car!
How did you find us? Wikipedia
About:
Currently working on repairing the A6's transmission (what a headache and expensive on my salary). I used to race Formula for Jim Russel in Mont Tremblant, Quebec --- anyone ever been to that track? Nothing short of spectacular.
I'm online more than I would like, but this is where is get both my car and gaming fixes do I can't really blame myself too much!
Occupation: Teacher; Autism Spectrum Disorders and ABA
Location: Richmond, VA (USA)
Interests: Working with kids, cars & racing, animals and home improvement
Vehicles Currently Owned: IS300, 3000GT VR4, 325is, Celica, A6
Dream Garage Vehicles: Porsche 928 GT4, Mazzy Quattroporte (yes I know they're bloated!), Alfa RZ
Previous Vehicles of Interest: I don't let my cars go that easily... the Celica was my first car!
How did you find us? Wikipedia
About:
Currently working on repairing the A6's transmission (what a headache and expensive on my salary). I used to race Formula for Jim Russel in Mont Tremblant, Quebec --- anyone ever been to that track? Nothing short of spectacular.
I'm online more than I would like, but this is where is get both my car and gaming fixes do I can't really blame myself too much!
Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:34 pm
Re: Introductions
wow thats quite a stable you got their Xysche,
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