Cardesign and Management Games - Gear City/Cars Incorporated

[ohm1996]

Hello

The Cars Incorporated is a car business management game (this is an alternative for Automation, but suitable for entry-level PCs)

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A Car that I Design in the Game

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(relocated from New Game: Cars Incorporated.)

[ohm1996]

Anyone had played Detroit (1994, DOS/Amiga), Motor City/Oldtimer (1994, DOS) or Car Tycoon (2001, Windows)?. These games are a predecessor of Automation/GearCity/Cars Incorporated.

[Killrob]

Of course we have that's how most people find Automation in the first place, remembering the classics (mostly Detroit).

[WildKarrde]

I've tried all the car tycoon games from Car Tycoon back. Automation is the first and only game I've tried that holds a candle to Detroit. That's why I bought the $35 package after only about an hour in the demo. I could have been totally sucker punched by this game and lost my money, but I'm profusely glad that my faith in the development team and their concept has been proving well deserved up to this point.

That said, I'm gonna give GearCity a try just for nostalgia's sake, but seems like it might be more hassle than it's worth. My eggs are staying in this basket for the final product.

[ohm1996]

Sorry for double post about contribution on Cars Incorporated, because I need to update a contribution status.

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[Kubastach]

Automation indeed is on a way higher level already. You have a gameflow that makes sense and is intuitive. I felt quite helpless in the game, best example of it is from Kubastach.
You make a gearbox and a engine but it almost never fits because of the weird process and lack of information.
Cars Inc is a bit easier to understand and less overloaded. Good for a quick game, but atm it lacks of long time motivation.
Automation gives you in this state a really big game depth already, while still being somewhat easy and intuitve. I just hope that Caswal, Robert and Andrew develop and make a really great Tycoon Mode, but with the german standards and precision of Robert it should be no Problem to make it great.

Oh i know now what was problem with gearbox. i made transverse engine, but not transverse gearbox. Of course this option was hidden somewhere deep in creating menu.

[Breno]

PS: I found that the GearCity game is very bureaucratic and difficult. But very well built.
PS2: Cars Incorporated - I did not like.

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This is not a game! But you can have fun!