______ NEW YEAR! (I'll fill the blank in when i've decided on the appropriate word/phrase to insert)
Now that the pleasantries are out of the way, I can start the year off with a vent/rant.
I was of the opinion for months that the boards were "dead". The few people I converse with were of similar opinion (I won't name names...not because it's beneath me...it's just I honestly can't remember "who said what" so it's best to not ASSuME) I'm going to at this time say I don't believe the boards are "dead" they have just mutated (a striking word i know but, i can't agree with using the words "evolved" or "progressed"...as those words are usually associated with "positive change"...while the word "mutated" could go either "positive" or "negative" depending on one's perception)
Mutated...yep...they boards have mutated, once a land rampant with fucktards and morons hell bent on causing drama on and the destruction of the "delicate" boards.(hahahhaa...yes laugh with me, even if you don't remember the boards of yore...please fucking laugh, it may well be the only joke today) Dozens of "knee-highers" and "nay-sayers" chiming in and stirring up trouble with their petty fucking bullshit about the seemingly important issues regarding a "grassroots" facebook game. These "people" with their false sense of entitlement brought about an unavoidable but necessary presence in the forum...no i won't say "me"...i was always there, I'll simply say "the Law"
Woah- Before i get lost down "memory lane" I'll continue, The douchebags are gone, drama levels are at an all time low, I've been monitoring the boards for months...and not a "peep" from the "peanut gallery" has been published on the boards...Which like i said before lead myself and others to believe that the boards are dead, but fuck you/me they aren't...the boards are still infected with stupidity. Tens of people are prescribing knowledge to the masses and the more they give the more is expected! It's not like before fellow old timers...it's far fucking worse FAR WORSE! "but Blackflight why is it worse?" Because there is MORE documented readily available knowledge NOW then ever before, and yet here the learned players are silver spoons in hand gladly serving these pip squeak pukes any and everything they want...and WHY? fucking boredom! OH SHUT THE HELL UP, you damn well know it's boredom, wait...it could be pity...don't want to limit the possibilities that there is just one reason why so many informed players feel the need to share regurgitated information with the lazy stupid ingrates that are fully capable of creating an entirely new thread and are more than willing to sit and wait for someone to drop by their little topic and spit into their mouths the answer they seek, or worse yet...becoming immediately impatient and creating a duplicate thread in a different category (or more) and become instantaneously irritated/frustrated that an answer has not materialized. I wish i had example player names for you...but i don't, the "memorable annoyances" of AM no longer exist, they've been hunted to extinction...OR they've evolved. Either way this is me announcing/proclaiming my observation of "new surroundings" the game has changed people...but the rules remain the same.
The Rules
1) Have Fun
2) Punish the stupid with extreme and unrelenting verbal prejudice
3) Repeat as desired
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Saturday, July 2, 2011
The Fast Track Guide 2.0
First I'd like to say that I did not originally intend on posting my guide here...but due to the boards not liking "quotation marks" and other grammatical symbols...taking them out would just further complicate the format.
The Disclaimer:
The following body of information is a compiled list of suggestions organized in a logical progressive format. Most of the suggestions will have explanation as to either how to accomplish or why it’s suggested it be accomplished…or most likely both. The following is by no means a declaration of the “correct” way to play, as there is no “wrong” way to play this game. Please READ this guide before posing questions as to “why” or “how” otherwise the following is all for not. The aircraft suggested here are the best choices when used as instructed. If you decide to deviate from the instructions…then your results may vary. However, should you choose to follow this guide as it’s written, then prepare to have a large amount in your fake bank account. This guide is written for the player that desires to earn a LOT of money in very little time. If realism is what you’re after…you’re playing the wrong game, if you’re wanting to play with “realistic tendencies” then you’re reading the wrong guide. The purpose of this guide is to not suggest that you the player are incapable of playing without it…no truth of the matter is one doesn’t even need a brain to play this game, not that you don’t have a brain…you do, I mean you’re actually READING a thread…that means you DO have a brain and you’re not afraid to use it. OK that all said let’s begin.
Usage Tip: using the “find” function for the browser you’re using (cntrl+F for firefox) you can type in a word to find on the page…so if you think you know what you’re looking for…just search for it and save yourself the scrolling, because if you read the last guide and thought it was long…this one’s going to be longer.
This guide assumes that the player has not yet created their first route.
Step 1:
Before you fly or buy anything we first need to ensure that you don’t have a hub. Hubs prohibit you from making the most money possible, if you didn’t set a hub yet…great keep it that way, but if you did…it’s ok we can fix it.
Click
“Overview” -> “Profile”
On the “Profile” page in the center of the page there is a dropdown box, if it’s blank…leave it that way, if it’s not select the dropdown box and scroll up until you see the selection at the top of the list that reads “Select Hub” highlighting that selection click the blue button below it that reads “use as hub”
Congratulations! Please try not to contract an injury as you pat yourself on the back.
OK now it’s time for the first and most important decision you will make regarding this game (except when to quit…I’m still deciding on that one myself)
The question is this:
“How often per day do you intend to be available to play this game?”
The answer is crucial as it determines your playstyle and thus how to best follow the rest of this guide. Generic and vague answers will not do. Do not say to yourself “well pretty often” or “mmm when I can” no those answers do not quantify your available times. Answers with numbers in them, or a SHORT range of numbers (not between 1 and 100…but more like between 3 and 6 however “2 and 10” is about as long as the range needs to be per day) Why is this important? Glad you asked. (oh you didn’t…you mean you already understand why this is such an important piece of information to decide on at the beginning? Awesome go ahead and go on to the next step as I’m going to be here for just a moment)
The reason this is important is because, if you were to answer with “between 1 and 3 times per day” as the amount of times you’re willing to log in…that’s fine, I will advise you accordingly, although if you were to answer with “5-10+” that’s equally acceptable and will advise you in an equally effective though different manner. If you’re going to decide that you’ll decide later (hah read that out loud “decide that you’ll decide” that’s funny…SHUT UP it’s funny) well then you’re just going to waste your time fake money and effort. Why? Simple really…your availability sets your pace in this game, further it’s the one variable that helps shape not only the type of aircraft in your fleet but also the quantity. Yes people, one more little bit of strategy to make this game even MORE profitable with even LESS effort, IF you’re able to decide on how often you can log in to click.
OK I’m going to take this opportunity to create to general groups of players, now pay attention to this because if you don’t understand this then the rest of the guide won’t make nearly as much sense
The first group are the “casual players” which I consider to be those that log in to launch 4 times a day or less (if it’s zero…honestly you’re not casual you quit)
The second group are the “frequent flyers” which I consider to be those that log in to launch…wait for it…wait for it…MORE than 4 times a day.
Step 2
Before you buy you must sell. Odd I know but it’s true. In the previous iteration of this guide the suggestion was to only sell your starting aircraft if you were a “frequent flyer” well…things change. Even if you intend on flying just once a day…sell the 737 that you start with (you’ll never own one if you’re following this guide)
How do you sell this aircraft? Great question, rather than say “go search the boards” the answer is as follows
Click
“Fleet”
Listed here are your aircraft types followed by other erroneous information, but there are two buttons to the right one lists “buy” and the other is “show”
Click
“Show”
On this page the details of the 737 are listed. To the right there is a photograph representing this aircraft model (it may or may not be accurate…it doesn’t matter if it is or isn’t, no one cares) immediately below this photograph is a button that reads “sell” (if this button is NOT visible, do not panic…it simply means that you created a route and launched your aircraft. Which means you will need to wait for it to land before you can sell it.)
Click
“sell”
The aircraft will sell and the funds will be deposited into your account. (Alternatively I feel I should explain the “sell all” button that is at the top of the page. This button means exactly what it says…”sell all” all meaning “every” or “without exception” if the aircraft is on the ground…and you click that button…you just sold it…sort of. When you click that button, a dialogue box pops up asking for you to confirm your selection, if you ever click this button and it does not appear…try scrolling up and down…because it’s there I assure you. If you actually want to sell EVERY aircraft of that model that is n the ground…then confirm your selection…if you don’t then obviously you need to cancel your selection)
Step 3
The Time to Buy is NOW
So you’ve got more money now from selling that 737, great. Now it’s time to spend MOST of the money.
Click
“Fleet”
Click
“Aircraft Market”
When this page loads along the center are the page numbers for the Aircraft Catalog
Click
“7" (Top of page 8 if you have Cargo already)
In the middle of page 7 is the aircraft you’re going to purchase 4 of...it's named "Dassault Mercure" known commonly as "DM"
Click
“Purchase”
When the details page loads in the bottom right there is a drop down box;
Click
“4”
Immediately below that is a blank field for you to assign a registration number…this number means nothing to the game or to the players, no one can see what it is, you can type any 6 characters in there that you like. However, you need to know that as you progress in this game you will very soon be purchasing aircraft in “bulk” (10 at a time) and while you can buy them one by one assigning cute little numbers that you can only see if you go looking for them…fine. My advice? Type in the letters “DM” and
Click
“Buy Aircraft”
The system will purchase 4 of these and auto-assign progressive numbers following the letters “DM” (more on why this is helpful later)
So you have 4 aircraft instantly awaiting routes right? Awesome let’s move on
Step 4
No where to go but UP (literally)
Click
“Flight”
Click
“Find Route”
This loads a screen that allows you to query the route creation database for a list of routes sorted by either “demand” or “distance”
There are 4 fields…ignore the first 2 (ok fine if you want to go play with them do so, but they only inhibit your earning ability)
“Max Distance”
In this field you want to enter
“1700”
Why 1700? Well that’s the maximum allowable distance the aircraft you purchased is able to travel. Where did I get this number? Well it’s listed on the details page from the Aircraft Catalog.
“List by”
Leave this as “demand”
Click
“Search”
When the page refreshes you’re given a list of routes listing origin/destination distance and demand (for both pax and cargo) and then a button that says “create”
Scroll up and down on this list looking for a number that’s as close to the max range of the aircraft in this case “1700” AND has a high “pax demand” (there is nothing below 60% and nothing higher than 99%) These are generated at random…and are different each time. A tip at this point would be to locate anything within 100KM of your max range which in this case anything “1600” or greater is a good route and anything “80%” or greater in demand is acceptable (honestly any demand is fine as it fluctuates but you want the most money…so 80% should be your lowest) If nothing suits you…click the “search” button again and a new list will generate.
Once you’ve located a route that fits the criteria you decide
Click
“Create”
Doing so will cause a dialog box to appear (notice your list is still accessible…remember this) The dialog will prompt you to select an aircraft from a dropdown box
Click
“Create Pax Route”
The Aircraft Selection Dialog fades out and a “new route” dialog replaces it Listed is your departure in one box and your destination in another
Click
“Next”
If you didn’t click “next” and you clicked “suggest by…” then just click the x on the dialog box and re click the original route you wanted from the list that’s still active (told you to remember this…but don’t forget it’s going to come in handy even if you didn’t screw up)
So you clicked next…that box is now replaced with a “Route Confirmation” dialog
Here you can see the details of the route and the first time you’re seeing the ticket price (how are ticket prices calculated? Distance divided by 2) You also see the airport fees and taxes incurred (get over it…they’re not that much) You can view the individual route by clicking “show map” you can click “change route” (don’t do this…ever) or you can
Click
“Create Route”
Now that box will change to a box that reads something like “your route’s been created” but if you’re fairly quick you can select a second route from your “find route” query and repeat the process a 2nd time. Doing so will save you a bit on the repetitiveness of “find route” for every single aircraft. Half actually…and while half of four doesn’t seem like much, half of 50 does to me. Either way do this until you’re left with no more aircraft to assign routes to.
Step 5
Inform the Public
You should now be staring at the “flight page” as once you successfully create a route you’re automatically redirected here.
Click
“Advertising”
Here you’re able to select the type of advertising…the length the advertising campaign will run…and for what routes. By default you’re selecting for all routes..but you’re welcome to pick and choose.
Scroll to the bottom and select the last option, it’s the most expensive one. (The most expensive one augments your demand percentage by up to 20% This is why I said choosing a route with a demand percentage of 80% was ok because the advertising will boost it’s demand to offset the difference from 99%...please remember I said “up to” meaning it can be less than 20%.) Now select the number of days you’d like to buy for. I suggest finding the sticky topic on the days and times for advertising being it’s lowest. Early on this is important...but in a couple of days it wont matter what the price of it is. If you’re lucky enough to have advertising at it’s lowest great buy for a full 7 days…if not…calculate out how many days it is until that low day…and do it for one day prior.
(So if advertising will be at it’s lowest in 4 days from today, buy 3 days. Why one day less? Because this advertising will expire at a specific time…and rather than chance this ad campaign still being active when the new price is lower…it’s best to fly a few times without it while waiting to capitalize on the low price.)
On a side note…it’s best to do advertising for all routes at once. As your routes grow…use the number of days to help synchronize the expiration dates of your old routes and new routes for example
The 4 routes you have bought for today…if you buy more aircraft tomorrow…buy one day less of advertising than you did today…and the day after buy 2 days less, this way all of your advertising beginning and ending at the same time
OK so…you selected the most expensive option…and then you chose the appropriate length of time
Click
“Calculate Price”
This screen will show you the total amount you’re paying, for how long the ads will run, how many routes are being advertised for. If this information is correct (and if it isn’t you only have yourself to blame)
Click
“Confirm Advertising”
The screen refreshes notifying you at the top that your advertising was purchased.
Congratulations! You’re fast becoming an allstar mouse clicker
Step 6
Feed ‘em or F#*@ ‘em
Catering…I’m sure you saw the tab for it. So the question is…do you cater or not? Only one option is beneficial, and it’s just BARELY worth it. At this stage…with 4 routes, no it’s a complete and total waste of money. Later I will make my suggestions regarding catering, but not now it’s too soon.
Step 7
Ready to Go?
OK so let’s review…you sold a plane and bought some new ones, you set some routes, you bought some advertising, hopefully you skipped catering for now…OK it’s time to make some money
Click
“Flight”
Before you are now 4 routes awaiting clearance to takeoff, each route should have a leading “orange box” this “orange box” indicates the route has an active advertising campaign…so obviously when this box is not present that means…Exactly, that the advertising for that route expired…OR you have created new routes that have not yet had advertising purchased for them.
You notice the button at the far right that is labeled “Start Flight” this allows you to launch each flight individually. Alternatively there is a button near the bottom that is labeled “Start Routes” This button allows you to launch up to 10 routes at a time with each click (meaning if you have 20 flights you click it twice and you’ve launched all of your routes.)
Clicking “Start Flight” will raise your reputation up by 0.5 points each click…while clicking “Start Routes” will only raise your reputation by 0.1 The higher your reputation…the more people naturally are willing to fly with you (but you’re advertising so reputation will come on it’s own)
Click
“Start Routes”
You’ll be clicking this button a lot…and you’ll be seeing the screen that is now in front of you an equal number of times.
This screen shows you the routes that were launched, the number of passengers on each flight the number of incidents (mechanical) that occurred during the flight, and the expenses for each.
The important information is summarized at the bottom, the bottom line number is the net total you profited after the launch, this amount is transferred automatically to your bank account.
I would suggest keeping a log of this bottom number to track your progression, the link at the bottom of this guide is to a spreadsheet documenting some interesting particulars regarding the effectiveness of the DM.
So that’s it…you’re done…for at least 1.9 hours, and that’s when you’ll click that “start routes” button again…and again and again.
So that’s the jist of how to play…but the age old question of “What Now?” is always asked. Well to answer that question I’m going to move on to my next section
Things to Buy and Not Buy
Buy Aircraft (yeah it’s something people have trouble doing…but I explained it…and regardless of what aircraft you wish to purchase the process is the same)
Buy Fuel – Buy a lot, buy low, so you can fly high. You can never buy too much fuel (the game wont let you…if you don’t have room in your tank or you don’t have enough money the transaction obviously doesn’t happen) There is a fuel guide with times as to when the best time to buy fuel is, read it, because maximizing your profit involves spending as little as possible. Also I’m going to take this time to inform everyone reading of the “age old myth” that fuel consumption matters...not in this game. If you choose to make fuel consumption a variable in your aircraft choices...fine but you’re only cheating yourself out of money. Following this guide after a week, you can afford to purchase fuel at any price and in nearly any “usable” amount... because if you’re actually keeping 5% of every launch then that 5% is huge after a week...you may choose to instead invest it in aircraft and “risk” not having a large reserve...and i say usable because you may decide against filling your tank all at once to avoid a stock price drop.
Do not spend all of your money. You spend MOST of it…but not ALL of it. If you keep 5% from each launch that will be more than enough to pay for the fuel you need, along with covering the expenses of daily maintenance and salary, as well as repairs, catering, and advertising.
If you don’t know what to buy…buy fuel
Catering...I said I’d go over this in detail later...well check the time...it’s later
First if you’re flying frequently you can do this with less than the suggested amount...but you could possibly be wasting some money...but if you don’t care then neither do i.
First 50 Routes...if you’re flying 50 routes with the Dessault Mercure buy the minimum amount of the highest tier of catering (25000 meals) that’s if you’re launching 3-4 times a day...if you’re launching more than that...you can buy more meals (how to figure meals: 50 DMs x 150 passengers = 7500 x 4 trips a day = 30,000 people) Although this is a fair time to tell you...you will not sell a meal to everyone on the aircraft...in AM Land...the meals are sold separately and not included in the ticket price.
The catering ratio on the Catering Screen...does not indicate how many people will buy a meal (for instance: the ratio for the top tier is 9/10...this is it’s ratio for it’s rating for those that bought one...meaning 9 out of 10 that bought one enjoyed it) the ratio for meals on a plane is roughly 60%. That being the case you can see why i say to only buy the minimum because best case scenario for 30000 people flying that’s offered a meal only 18000 are likely to buy LIKELY people...that doesn’t mean it’s for certain...but 18000 is fine since you only bought 25000. I suggest only the top tier because it’s the only option that’s been confirmed that catering is a minor variable with the formula for pax point awarding...i say minor because if there there isn’t a discernible difference in my testing of catering or not...i and many others will earn pax points regardless of catering or not...so that means you will too...does that cover catering? do you need to walk through how to buy catering? no...you’re smart.
Staffing and Morale
This page you should check at least once a day. Your staff are never happy for long, their morale is always on a slow decline. To counter balance this you’re given two options: 1) offer a raise 2) hire additional staff. If you offer raises 10x to each staff type you’re awarded an achievement...also offering a raise will raise the morale percentage up about 6 percentage points, and a raise the salary up 5%...which doesn’t sound like a lot.
As an example my current pilot salary is 700...5% of 700 is 35 dollars. so now every pilot will make 735 dollars i have 3,108 pilots
735 x 3,108 = 2,284,380 a day
conversely
I could choose instead to hire one additional pilot, doing this will raise the morale percentage roughly 3 percentage points. Following is the math on how much money you save by not offering ONE pay raise but instead hiring ONE employee
700 x 3,108 = 2,175,600 a day
2,175,600 + 700 = 2,176,300
2,284,380 - 2,176,300 = 108,080
You can see how after 10 raises this would be rather expensive, it may not seem so in the beginning, and it’s not. however there are some things to consider if you want the salary achievements.
You could get them early...this will impede your overall growth as you will be spending money normally used for aircraft purchases to strategically get the achievements. This is far less expensive than doing it in the “end game”
Although, when you’re making billions a day it wont matter, but doing so then will impede your daily income if you plan to save up to make a run at the leaderboards.
Either way you will have to deal with a strike...and if by now you think you’ve seen a few annoying features regarding this game and the mechanics of it...strikes take the cake (if there were a cake to take)
It’s important to note that when/if you decide to go for the salary achievements. Even after you’ve got them and want to return your staff salary back to the lowest possible. The only way to do this is with pax points. The game prohibits you the player from returning your staff salary back to default, you can get close...but you’ll pay a hefty amount to do so
Strikes - Strikes occur if the morale in any staff category drops to 50% or below. Your company is slapped with a daily fine for your staff for being on strike...those on strike are still paid though...wait it gets better...you’re forced to hire temporary staff and pay them as well...but wait...wait there’s more...this is the best...your aircraft can’t be launched because of the strike. Yes i know...WTF right? You’re forced to pay a fine the salary of those on strike...as well as people to do the jobs for those on strike...and you still cant generate income. Overcoming strikes is expensive but it’s a relative amount, though the ability to deal with them is easier once you’ve got a few hundred billion in the bank.
The morale percentages have colors assigned to certain performance indicators...when your staff are completely happy...the number is green (above 80%) when they’re content the number is orange (51% - 80%) and the number is red for 2 different reasons...when the number increases or decreases...and the number is red with an asterisk ( * ) when you have a strike. So it’s entirely possible for you to have a 99% morale that’s in red...why? because if you hire someone or give a raise the number changes...it’s important to know this so that you don’t believe the red number is a “bad thing” and go crazy with raises and hirings to combat a strike that you don’t have...thus costing you money you may not have or want to spend.
Some are of the opinion or belief that if you keep your staff morale at 100% you stand the chance of receiving more pax points. This is wrong. As long as your staff morale is listed in green (above 80%) your staff is operating at peak performance...81% and 100% are equal in terms of effectiveness regarding pax point awarding.
Thoughts on Maintenance
Maintenance…you pay it everyday…you don’t have a choice. This expense covers “tire rotations and oil changes” it does not cover “incidents” or “c checks” these both cost in addition to maintenance, you’re a long way from needing a c check, but an incident could happen the next launch. What is an incident you ask? It’s when something breaks. How do you fix it you ask?
Me? I personally don’t I leave it broken. *gasp* yeah I know…it’s shameful, but it’s a game not real life and I don’t care if that toilet seat stays broken or if that tire stays flat…the customers still pay and the plane still flies. (as of this writing)
incidents hurt your rep – true…they hurt it once…they don’t keep hurting it and thus reducing your rep to zero…once your rep takes a hit for an incident on a route…your rep is able to recover, further once an aircraft has one incident…it can not have a second (meaning once the tire goes flat nothing else will occur for that aircraft as long as the tire remains flat) If you want to fix it fine…proceed to the maintenance tab.
C checks…what’s a c check? In real life? Honestly I have no idea, but I’m told it’s where the aircraft is completely taken apart by veteran mechanics and then they test the new guys on putting it all back together, I could be wrong. But in the game it’s where when an aircraft that is approaching 400 flight hours is highlighted in red on the flight screen. This slight change in color of text causes severe panic in the game community. I picture grown men crying at the keyboard wondering what they could have done to deserve this. You need to remain calm…it means nothing, while you could follow the game’s suggestions of paying for a C Check (prices vary but it’s going to cost you about what that aircraft makes in a day) and not only lose the money that it costs to perform a c check but also take that aircraft out of rotation of earning MORE money (c checks last anywhere from a couple of hours to nearly a day) The important thing to remember…C checks are optional. The aircraft does not in anyway become any less reliable than it was its first flight. Aircraft do not age, they do not wear out. They maintain their exact level of efficiency from the day you buy it until the day you sell it.
What happens if you skip your c checks?
The short answer…nothing
The long answer:
Nothing for quite sometime…it’s possible to incur what’s known in the game as a “severe incident” this entails you the player being slapped with a “huge” fine (huge is relative as it’s based on a few things such as your estimated daily income and your current company worth) These ground all planes of a particular model until the fine is paid. Your chances of incurring a “severe incident” are equal whether you do your c checks or you do not.
Will my plane crash?
The short answer: no
The long answer: not because you skipped a c check, the chances of your aircraft crashing are nearly a million to one…every time you launch. No literally it’s like a million to one. Since this game began there have been 17 crashes (as of this writing), total…and the last not being since 2009 (as of this writing)
I believe c checks are part of the game to add some bit of challenge…the challenge being that it’s taking money out of your pocket rather than being just another way of putting more in…but that’s just my thought I could be totally off base, however I can tell you that I’ve not done my c checks in years, and wont until evidence can convince me otherwise.
The Flight Plan
OK so you launched your four aircraft and made a net profit of about 400k (yeah I round…mostly down because it’s safer)
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An25Hd71LLCNdEREOWxuQ3BhLXVweDZaOFpBQXZLMmc&hl=en_US
The above takes you to two spreadsheets that will show you how I made use of the Dessault Mercure and ONLY the Dessault Mercure, to which I am basing my suggestions on.
The Table is for 9 days of flying where in I’m able to generate over 257 million and I only needed to spend 135 million to get it. This experiment tracks the date time and quantity that I purchased DMs how much they cost…and how much I was left with after the cost. From the difference You’re able to see how many more DMs I can purchase. This was all done with the income from the now 151 DMs I have flying. I should note that I started my experiment with 10 Dessaults and not 4, so once you acquire 10…this will all be accurate and true.
Google Docs is an amazing thing to make use of if you find yourself at more than one computer/internet device. Tracking your route earnings and having it add them up and divide by the price of one DM easily calculates exactly how many you should buy…realizing that any remainder is not spent but saved
Example…after you’ve set up your formulas the result indicates you can buy 3.61 DMs…buy 3 subtract the cost of those 3 from your starting total…and track that as the difference remaining…this is kept aside to go toward the expenses in the game that are deducted daily (at different times depending on your timezone)
Some Earning Statements
These are conservative figures…why? Well because everyone likes to argue with “best possible scenario” my last guide did it…and while it was all true…it isn’t actually attainable so here we go
The Dessault Mercure is capable of traveling 1700KM carrying 150 passengers. We know the formula for ticket pricing is distance / 2 which means the max ticket price is $850 and 850 x 150 = 127,500 this is the maximum amount you may earn from a single trip of a single Dessault…but wait…there are fees for each trip and taxes too…so the best possible net is around 108,000 per trip. This is not what I’m going to show in the following…while this is all possible and doable multiple times…I’ll show you the average instead
All trip calculations are based on a distance of 1600 KM carrying 130 passengers and airport fees of 20,500 (none are this high for this aircraft)
1600 / 2 is 800
$800 x 130 = $104,000 – $20,500 = $83,500 per trip
$83,500 x 4 aircraft= $334,000
$334,000 x N = Daily Profit (N is the number of times you launch…every 2 hours max possible is 12…6 for a frequent flyer 3 for a casual player
$334,000 x 6 = $200,400 OR $334,000 x 3 = 100,200 (both of these numbers are exceedingly low)
How many DMs should you buy? My old number was 50, but that was based on a max route limit of 400…that number is now 600 (free…100 more for pax points) so now my new number is 150.
150 aircraft x $85,500 per trip x 6 trips = $76,950,000 net daily profit
It’s important to remember...6 trips is half of the possible amount...which means this number has the ability to be QUITE a bit larger...if we do the math...it’s about double...but even flying just 8 times a day is a substantial increase
If you’re a frequent flyer an even better number would be 250 to 300, but some people get bored buying the same aircraft over and over…they want to buy a different one.
Fine
Then go buy the DC-10-10 (it’s on page 11)
Use the “find route” method, plug in the max range of the DC 10 10 (6,436KM)
They’re 6.96 million a piece…oh wait that’s right you’re pulling in over 77 million at that number you can buy, assuming you keep your DMs flying the same number of times per day, is 11…but let’s just say you decide to buy 10 per day
1 DC 10-10 on a 6300 KM route carrying 230 passengers less $127,000 in fees is $597,500
You can fly this route at a max of 3 times a day…so we’ll figure twice a day
1 DC 10-10 twice a day is $1,195,000
Remember this is on top of the 77+ million you’re already earning from your DMs (assuming you’re launching them as you have been…and why wouldn’t you…that money is allowing you to buy 10 DC 1010s a day…every day)
But like I said you could buy 10 your first day…so
10 DC 10-10s twice a day is $11,950,000
So…let’s review 77+ million a day allows you the player to then add another 11.9million to your daily earnings
Which means the next day it’s not 77million it’s 88.9 million
So the next day you buy 10 more DC 10-10s
Which takes your DC 1010 daily earnings from 11.9 to 23.9 in one day…oh wait plus 77 million which is 100.9 million per day
On the second day you purchase 10 DC 10 10s
Continue this until you’ve purchased 150
At 150 DC 10-10s flown twice a day is $358,500,000 + 77 million = 435,500,000
So 150 DC 10-10s 150 DMs…you’re half way to your route limit
It’s important to note that if you fly just the DC 1010s 3 times a day that adds an additonal 179,250,000...and if you’re still flying your DMs as you should...you’re already logging in anyway so you may as well click that launch button 15 more times.
Earning 435m a day…you’re in a position to buy 10 IL-96-400s per day with plenty of money still left over for anything else you need/want
The IL 96-400 (on page 10)
Is a 40 million dollar aircraft that flies at twice a day has a range of 10,000 (yes exactly 10,000) and has a maximum passenger capacity of 436
10,000 / 2 = 5000 ticket price x 436 is 2,180,000 but fees are now about 220k which would be 1.96m
So let’s figure 1,700,000 per trip
1 IL 96-400 flown twice a day earns 3,400,000 (it’s closer to four but we’ve been conservative all this time why stop?)
You bought 10
10 x 3,400,000 is 34,000,000 per day added to the 435m that you already make which is 469 million per day
Day 2 you buy 10 more
That 34m addition grows to 68 million 68 million + 435 million is 503 million
Day 3 you buy 10 more
Now you’ve added 102million to the 435 which is now 537 million
Day 4 you buy 10 more
136 million added to 435 is now 571 million
Buy 200 of these total
200 IL 96-400s x 1,700,000 x 2 = 680,000,000…added to 435 million is 1,115,000,000 per day
Now go buy a concorde and get it out of your system…oh what’s that? You’re not ready to waste your money yet?
So now you’re a billionaire…what’s left? Oh right…another 100 routes to fill.
The A380-800 (on page 1)
With a max range of 20,000 (don’t use this number, unless you only want to launch once a day, instead use 10,000 just as you did with the IL)
And a maximum passenger capacity of 644, as of this writing this is the largest passenger aircraft in the game.
How many do you need to purchase? Technically? 600
Although at 1 billion+ a day you can only buy about 6…so buy 5
1 a380 at 5000 per ticket will net about 3 million per flight at twice a day…that’s 6 million
(and you wonder why people want this aircraft so bad early on? You just spent 215 million to earn 6…in case you didn’t realize that’s HORRIBLE)
5 a380s each at 3m a trip at 2 trips a day is 30,000,000 per day
On day 2 you buy another 5
And so on. Now when you buy your 100th a380 and have set your 600th route…you’re going to start the sell off
My first suggestion is to only sell as many as you plan to purchase…this way you’re able to maintain a full 600 routes at nearly all times, which means you’re selling at a 1 for 1 ratio…doing this keeps your stock from dipping.
Speaking of Stock...don’t worry about selling/buying it. Why? When you buy stock, it’s money you could have used to purchase fuel aircraft advertising or even catering...yes catering is immediately beneficial to your game’s progress than stock. Also when other’s buy your stock...you do not get the money they spent. You’re not supposed to, yes that’s how it’s intended to be, no it won’t change...ever. I could go into why but the point is moot...because it’s just not going to happen. Further, your stock price is directly impacted by the purchases you make...it rises with the purchase of aircraft, as well as when money is deposited but it drops with everything else...staff salary, maintenance, c checks if you do them, advertising purchases, catering purchases, and fuel purchases. You can counter act these with timing your “negative” purchases by making them prior to launching or prior to making aircraft purchases. (if i said this already somewhere whatever...i read through the 18 pages and couldn’t find it...yeah 18 pages)
OK so you’ve sold off every aircraft that isn’t an a380 and you’re now flying 600 a380s twice a day...if you’ve yet to calculate how much that is per day. Here it is
1 a380 with 630 passengers at 5000 a ticket - 220,000 in fees/taxes is 2,930,000
2,930,000 x 2 is 5,860,000 per day
5,860,000 x 600 is 3,516,000,000
billion folks...billion
you wanted to be a billionaire? so freaking bad? to buy all of those things you never had? fine...go for it
go buy a Concorde
go buy a 747...the cheapest one
go buy 200 Tupolevs...the cheapest one
go buy 200 Boeings...the cheapest one
go set a hub and reroute 200 of your aircraft from that hub
go buy 100,000 shares of stock or more to earn both stock achievements
go buy 30,000 catering meals if you haven’t already
go upload a logo
It's important to note that the above list will award you achievements
OK I think that’s it...if you’re asking about cargo...when it drops from beta i will be making a short (hahahaha...sorry it’s a little joke) guide regarding it...along with 200 routes as suggestions (yeah i researched 400...just as preparation) If i left something out...i’ll write an addition...but whatever i left out honestly is probably already on the boards. Keep in mind that this isn’t the ONLY way to play, but it’s the fastest...hence the title. If this guide offends you...that wasn’t the intention, but let me take this opportunity to say that you’re far too sensitive and i would advise you to stay off of the boards. If you’ve made it this far thank you for reading, and if you read the last guide, i’d really enjoy your thoughts on how this one compares. Below are a few things people i know are going to ask about
The removal of the 787-8 as a suggestion...i ran the numbers and factored in the overall time and investment it takes to build a fleet of 100+...and the money just wasn’t worth it. the speed of progression actually slows down when using this aircraft
The removal of the IL-86 as a suggestion...this aircraft was always the “weakest link” basing buying decisions strictly on “purchase price” it makes sense as it’s an 11 million dollar aircraft (much like the 787-8 being a 20 million dollar aircraft) but needing to fly it 5 times a day goes against the desire to make more money in less trips...flying it 4 times a day makes it ineffective compare to if you’re flying the DMs 4 times a day and the DC 1010s twice a day...this creates one more “schedule” to syncronize.
No 747s...nope
As always if you have a question...you can post it here, and i’ll answer it (even if someone else already has) or you can drop me an in game mail. Word of caution...read the guide first, if you ask a question that is clearly answered in this guide the response you receive from me may have nothing to do with your question.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Black Flight
Credit to Luzon Pacific and Whiteman for the correct page numbers for the aircraft catalog
The Disclaimer:
The following body of information is a compiled list of suggestions organized in a logical progressive format. Most of the suggestions will have explanation as to either how to accomplish or why it’s suggested it be accomplished…or most likely both. The following is by no means a declaration of the “correct” way to play, as there is no “wrong” way to play this game. Please READ this guide before posing questions as to “why” or “how” otherwise the following is all for not. The aircraft suggested here are the best choices when used as instructed. If you decide to deviate from the instructions…then your results may vary. However, should you choose to follow this guide as it’s written, then prepare to have a large amount in your fake bank account. This guide is written for the player that desires to earn a LOT of money in very little time. If realism is what you’re after…you’re playing the wrong game, if you’re wanting to play with “realistic tendencies” then you’re reading the wrong guide. The purpose of this guide is to not suggest that you the player are incapable of playing without it…no truth of the matter is one doesn’t even need a brain to play this game, not that you don’t have a brain…you do, I mean you’re actually READING a thread…that means you DO have a brain and you’re not afraid to use it. OK that all said let’s begin.
Usage Tip: using the “find” function for the browser you’re using (cntrl+F for firefox) you can type in a word to find on the page…so if you think you know what you’re looking for…just search for it and save yourself the scrolling, because if you read the last guide and thought it was long…this one’s going to be longer.
This guide assumes that the player has not yet created their first route.
Step 1:
Before you fly or buy anything we first need to ensure that you don’t have a hub. Hubs prohibit you from making the most money possible, if you didn’t set a hub yet…great keep it that way, but if you did…it’s ok we can fix it.
Click
“Overview” -> “Profile”
On the “Profile” page in the center of the page there is a dropdown box, if it’s blank…leave it that way, if it’s not select the dropdown box and scroll up until you see the selection at the top of the list that reads “Select Hub” highlighting that selection click the blue button below it that reads “use as hub”
Congratulations! Please try not to contract an injury as you pat yourself on the back.
OK now it’s time for the first and most important decision you will make regarding this game (except when to quit…I’m still deciding on that one myself)
The question is this:
“How often per day do you intend to be available to play this game?”
The answer is crucial as it determines your playstyle and thus how to best follow the rest of this guide. Generic and vague answers will not do. Do not say to yourself “well pretty often” or “mmm when I can” no those answers do not quantify your available times. Answers with numbers in them, or a SHORT range of numbers (not between 1 and 100…but more like between 3 and 6 however “2 and 10” is about as long as the range needs to be per day) Why is this important? Glad you asked. (oh you didn’t…you mean you already understand why this is such an important piece of information to decide on at the beginning? Awesome go ahead and go on to the next step as I’m going to be here for just a moment)
The reason this is important is because, if you were to answer with “between 1 and 3 times per day” as the amount of times you’re willing to log in…that’s fine, I will advise you accordingly, although if you were to answer with “5-10+” that’s equally acceptable and will advise you in an equally effective though different manner. If you’re going to decide that you’ll decide later (hah read that out loud “decide that you’ll decide” that’s funny…SHUT UP it’s funny) well then you’re just going to waste your time fake money and effort. Why? Simple really…your availability sets your pace in this game, further it’s the one variable that helps shape not only the type of aircraft in your fleet but also the quantity. Yes people, one more little bit of strategy to make this game even MORE profitable with even LESS effort, IF you’re able to decide on how often you can log in to click.
OK I’m going to take this opportunity to create to general groups of players, now pay attention to this because if you don’t understand this then the rest of the guide won’t make nearly as much sense
The first group are the “casual players” which I consider to be those that log in to launch 4 times a day or less (if it’s zero…honestly you’re not casual you quit)
The second group are the “frequent flyers” which I consider to be those that log in to launch…wait for it…wait for it…MORE than 4 times a day.
Step 2
Before you buy you must sell. Odd I know but it’s true. In the previous iteration of this guide the suggestion was to only sell your starting aircraft if you were a “frequent flyer” well…things change. Even if you intend on flying just once a day…sell the 737 that you start with (you’ll never own one if you’re following this guide)
How do you sell this aircraft? Great question, rather than say “go search the boards” the answer is as follows
Click
“Fleet”
Listed here are your aircraft types followed by other erroneous information, but there are two buttons to the right one lists “buy” and the other is “show”
Click
“Show”
On this page the details of the 737 are listed. To the right there is a photograph representing this aircraft model (it may or may not be accurate…it doesn’t matter if it is or isn’t, no one cares) immediately below this photograph is a button that reads “sell” (if this button is NOT visible, do not panic…it simply means that you created a route and launched your aircraft. Which means you will need to wait for it to land before you can sell it.)
Click
“sell”
The aircraft will sell and the funds will be deposited into your account. (Alternatively I feel I should explain the “sell all” button that is at the top of the page. This button means exactly what it says…”sell all” all meaning “every” or “without exception” if the aircraft is on the ground…and you click that button…you just sold it…sort of. When you click that button, a dialogue box pops up asking for you to confirm your selection, if you ever click this button and it does not appear…try scrolling up and down…because it’s there I assure you. If you actually want to sell EVERY aircraft of that model that is n the ground…then confirm your selection…if you don’t then obviously you need to cancel your selection)
Step 3
The Time to Buy is NOW
So you’ve got more money now from selling that 737, great. Now it’s time to spend MOST of the money.
Click
“Fleet”
Click
“Aircraft Market”
When this page loads along the center are the page numbers for the Aircraft Catalog
Click
“7" (Top of page 8 if you have Cargo already)
In the middle of page 7 is the aircraft you’re going to purchase 4 of...it's named "Dassault Mercure" known commonly as "DM"
Click
“Purchase”
When the details page loads in the bottom right there is a drop down box;
Click
“4”
Immediately below that is a blank field for you to assign a registration number…this number means nothing to the game or to the players, no one can see what it is, you can type any 6 characters in there that you like. However, you need to know that as you progress in this game you will very soon be purchasing aircraft in “bulk” (10 at a time) and while you can buy them one by one assigning cute little numbers that you can only see if you go looking for them…fine. My advice? Type in the letters “DM” and
Click
“Buy Aircraft”
The system will purchase 4 of these and auto-assign progressive numbers following the letters “DM” (more on why this is helpful later)
So you have 4 aircraft instantly awaiting routes right? Awesome let’s move on
Step 4
No where to go but UP (literally)
Click
“Flight”
Click
“Find Route”
This loads a screen that allows you to query the route creation database for a list of routes sorted by either “demand” or “distance”
There are 4 fields…ignore the first 2 (ok fine if you want to go play with them do so, but they only inhibit your earning ability)
“Max Distance”
In this field you want to enter
“1700”
Why 1700? Well that’s the maximum allowable distance the aircraft you purchased is able to travel. Where did I get this number? Well it’s listed on the details page from the Aircraft Catalog.
“List by”
Leave this as “demand”
Click
“Search”
When the page refreshes you’re given a list of routes listing origin/destination distance and demand (for both pax and cargo) and then a button that says “create”
Scroll up and down on this list looking for a number that’s as close to the max range of the aircraft in this case “1700” AND has a high “pax demand” (there is nothing below 60% and nothing higher than 99%) These are generated at random…and are different each time. A tip at this point would be to locate anything within 100KM of your max range which in this case anything “1600” or greater is a good route and anything “80%” or greater in demand is acceptable (honestly any demand is fine as it fluctuates but you want the most money…so 80% should be your lowest) If nothing suits you…click the “search” button again and a new list will generate.
Once you’ve located a route that fits the criteria you decide
Click
“Create”
Doing so will cause a dialog box to appear (notice your list is still accessible…remember this) The dialog will prompt you to select an aircraft from a dropdown box
Click
“Create Pax Route”
The Aircraft Selection Dialog fades out and a “new route” dialog replaces it Listed is your departure in one box and your destination in another
Click
“Next”
If you didn’t click “next” and you clicked “suggest by…” then just click the x on the dialog box and re click the original route you wanted from the list that’s still active (told you to remember this…but don’t forget it’s going to come in handy even if you didn’t screw up)
So you clicked next…that box is now replaced with a “Route Confirmation” dialog
Here you can see the details of the route and the first time you’re seeing the ticket price (how are ticket prices calculated? Distance divided by 2) You also see the airport fees and taxes incurred (get over it…they’re not that much) You can view the individual route by clicking “show map” you can click “change route” (don’t do this…ever) or you can
Click
“Create Route”
Now that box will change to a box that reads something like “your route’s been created” but if you’re fairly quick you can select a second route from your “find route” query and repeat the process a 2nd time. Doing so will save you a bit on the repetitiveness of “find route” for every single aircraft. Half actually…and while half of four doesn’t seem like much, half of 50 does to me. Either way do this until you’re left with no more aircraft to assign routes to.
Step 5
Inform the Public
You should now be staring at the “flight page” as once you successfully create a route you’re automatically redirected here.
Click
“Advertising”
Here you’re able to select the type of advertising…the length the advertising campaign will run…and for what routes. By default you’re selecting for all routes..but you’re welcome to pick and choose.
Scroll to the bottom and select the last option, it’s the most expensive one. (The most expensive one augments your demand percentage by up to 20% This is why I said choosing a route with a demand percentage of 80% was ok because the advertising will boost it’s demand to offset the difference from 99%...please remember I said “up to” meaning it can be less than 20%.) Now select the number of days you’d like to buy for. I suggest finding the sticky topic on the days and times for advertising being it’s lowest. Early on this is important...but in a couple of days it wont matter what the price of it is. If you’re lucky enough to have advertising at it’s lowest great buy for a full 7 days…if not…calculate out how many days it is until that low day…and do it for one day prior.
(So if advertising will be at it’s lowest in 4 days from today, buy 3 days. Why one day less? Because this advertising will expire at a specific time…and rather than chance this ad campaign still being active when the new price is lower…it’s best to fly a few times without it while waiting to capitalize on the low price.)
On a side note…it’s best to do advertising for all routes at once. As your routes grow…use the number of days to help synchronize the expiration dates of your old routes and new routes for example
The 4 routes you have bought for today…if you buy more aircraft tomorrow…buy one day less of advertising than you did today…and the day after buy 2 days less, this way all of your advertising beginning and ending at the same time
OK so…you selected the most expensive option…and then you chose the appropriate length of time
Click
“Calculate Price”
This screen will show you the total amount you’re paying, for how long the ads will run, how many routes are being advertised for. If this information is correct (and if it isn’t you only have yourself to blame)
Click
“Confirm Advertising”
The screen refreshes notifying you at the top that your advertising was purchased.
Congratulations! You’re fast becoming an allstar mouse clicker
Step 6
Feed ‘em or F#*@ ‘em
Catering…I’m sure you saw the tab for it. So the question is…do you cater or not? Only one option is beneficial, and it’s just BARELY worth it. At this stage…with 4 routes, no it’s a complete and total waste of money. Later I will make my suggestions regarding catering, but not now it’s too soon.
Step 7
Ready to Go?
OK so let’s review…you sold a plane and bought some new ones, you set some routes, you bought some advertising, hopefully you skipped catering for now…OK it’s time to make some money
Click
“Flight”
Before you are now 4 routes awaiting clearance to takeoff, each route should have a leading “orange box” this “orange box” indicates the route has an active advertising campaign…so obviously when this box is not present that means…Exactly, that the advertising for that route expired…OR you have created new routes that have not yet had advertising purchased for them.
You notice the button at the far right that is labeled “Start Flight” this allows you to launch each flight individually. Alternatively there is a button near the bottom that is labeled “Start Routes” This button allows you to launch up to 10 routes at a time with each click (meaning if you have 20 flights you click it twice and you’ve launched all of your routes.)
Clicking “Start Flight” will raise your reputation up by 0.5 points each click…while clicking “Start Routes” will only raise your reputation by 0.1 The higher your reputation…the more people naturally are willing to fly with you (but you’re advertising so reputation will come on it’s own)
Click
“Start Routes”
You’ll be clicking this button a lot…and you’ll be seeing the screen that is now in front of you an equal number of times.
This screen shows you the routes that were launched, the number of passengers on each flight the number of incidents (mechanical) that occurred during the flight, and the expenses for each.
The important information is summarized at the bottom, the bottom line number is the net total you profited after the launch, this amount is transferred automatically to your bank account.
I would suggest keeping a log of this bottom number to track your progression, the link at the bottom of this guide is to a spreadsheet documenting some interesting particulars regarding the effectiveness of the DM.
So that’s it…you’re done…for at least 1.9 hours, and that’s when you’ll click that “start routes” button again…and again and again.
So that’s the jist of how to play…but the age old question of “What Now?” is always asked. Well to answer that question I’m going to move on to my next section
Things to Buy and Not Buy
Buy Aircraft (yeah it’s something people have trouble doing…but I explained it…and regardless of what aircraft you wish to purchase the process is the same)
Buy Fuel – Buy a lot, buy low, so you can fly high. You can never buy too much fuel (the game wont let you…if you don’t have room in your tank or you don’t have enough money the transaction obviously doesn’t happen) There is a fuel guide with times as to when the best time to buy fuel is, read it, because maximizing your profit involves spending as little as possible. Also I’m going to take this time to inform everyone reading of the “age old myth” that fuel consumption matters...not in this game. If you choose to make fuel consumption a variable in your aircraft choices...fine but you’re only cheating yourself out of money. Following this guide after a week, you can afford to purchase fuel at any price and in nearly any “usable” amount... because if you’re actually keeping 5% of every launch then that 5% is huge after a week...you may choose to instead invest it in aircraft and “risk” not having a large reserve...and i say usable because you may decide against filling your tank all at once to avoid a stock price drop.
Do not spend all of your money. You spend MOST of it…but not ALL of it. If you keep 5% from each launch that will be more than enough to pay for the fuel you need, along with covering the expenses of daily maintenance and salary, as well as repairs, catering, and advertising.
If you don’t know what to buy…buy fuel
Catering...I said I’d go over this in detail later...well check the time...it’s later
First if you’re flying frequently you can do this with less than the suggested amount...but you could possibly be wasting some money...but if you don’t care then neither do i.
First 50 Routes...if you’re flying 50 routes with the Dessault Mercure buy the minimum amount of the highest tier of catering (25000 meals) that’s if you’re launching 3-4 times a day...if you’re launching more than that...you can buy more meals (how to figure meals: 50 DMs x 150 passengers = 7500 x 4 trips a day = 30,000 people) Although this is a fair time to tell you...you will not sell a meal to everyone on the aircraft...in AM Land...the meals are sold separately and not included in the ticket price.
The catering ratio on the Catering Screen...does not indicate how many people will buy a meal (for instance: the ratio for the top tier is 9/10...this is it’s ratio for it’s rating for those that bought one...meaning 9 out of 10 that bought one enjoyed it) the ratio for meals on a plane is roughly 60%. That being the case you can see why i say to only buy the minimum because best case scenario for 30000 people flying that’s offered a meal only 18000 are likely to buy LIKELY people...that doesn’t mean it’s for certain...but 18000 is fine since you only bought 25000. I suggest only the top tier because it’s the only option that’s been confirmed that catering is a minor variable with the formula for pax point awarding...i say minor because if there there isn’t a discernible difference in my testing of catering or not...i and many others will earn pax points regardless of catering or not...so that means you will too...does that cover catering? do you need to walk through how to buy catering? no...you’re smart.
Staffing and Morale
This page you should check at least once a day. Your staff are never happy for long, their morale is always on a slow decline. To counter balance this you’re given two options: 1) offer a raise 2) hire additional staff. If you offer raises 10x to each staff type you’re awarded an achievement...also offering a raise will raise the morale percentage up about 6 percentage points, and a raise the salary up 5%...which doesn’t sound like a lot.
As an example my current pilot salary is 700...5% of 700 is 35 dollars. so now every pilot will make 735 dollars i have 3,108 pilots
735 x 3,108 = 2,284,380 a day
conversely
I could choose instead to hire one additional pilot, doing this will raise the morale percentage roughly 3 percentage points. Following is the math on how much money you save by not offering ONE pay raise but instead hiring ONE employee
700 x 3,108 = 2,175,600 a day
2,175,600 + 700 = 2,176,300
2,284,380 - 2,176,300 = 108,080
You can see how after 10 raises this would be rather expensive, it may not seem so in the beginning, and it’s not. however there are some things to consider if you want the salary achievements.
You could get them early...this will impede your overall growth as you will be spending money normally used for aircraft purchases to strategically get the achievements. This is far less expensive than doing it in the “end game”
Although, when you’re making billions a day it wont matter, but doing so then will impede your daily income if you plan to save up to make a run at the leaderboards.
Either way you will have to deal with a strike...and if by now you think you’ve seen a few annoying features regarding this game and the mechanics of it...strikes take the cake (if there were a cake to take)
It’s important to note that when/if you decide to go for the salary achievements. Even after you’ve got them and want to return your staff salary back to the lowest possible. The only way to do this is with pax points. The game prohibits you the player from returning your staff salary back to default, you can get close...but you’ll pay a hefty amount to do so
Strikes - Strikes occur if the morale in any staff category drops to 50% or below. Your company is slapped with a daily fine for your staff for being on strike...those on strike are still paid though...wait it gets better...you’re forced to hire temporary staff and pay them as well...but wait...wait there’s more...this is the best...your aircraft can’t be launched because of the strike. Yes i know...WTF right? You’re forced to pay a fine the salary of those on strike...as well as people to do the jobs for those on strike...and you still cant generate income. Overcoming strikes is expensive but it’s a relative amount, though the ability to deal with them is easier once you’ve got a few hundred billion in the bank.
The morale percentages have colors assigned to certain performance indicators...when your staff are completely happy...the number is green (above 80%) when they’re content the number is orange (51% - 80%) and the number is red for 2 different reasons...when the number increases or decreases...and the number is red with an asterisk ( * ) when you have a strike. So it’s entirely possible for you to have a 99% morale that’s in red...why? because if you hire someone or give a raise the number changes...it’s important to know this so that you don’t believe the red number is a “bad thing” and go crazy with raises and hirings to combat a strike that you don’t have...thus costing you money you may not have or want to spend.
Some are of the opinion or belief that if you keep your staff morale at 100% you stand the chance of receiving more pax points. This is wrong. As long as your staff morale is listed in green (above 80%) your staff is operating at peak performance...81% and 100% are equal in terms of effectiveness regarding pax point awarding.
Thoughts on Maintenance
Maintenance…you pay it everyday…you don’t have a choice. This expense covers “tire rotations and oil changes” it does not cover “incidents” or “c checks” these both cost in addition to maintenance, you’re a long way from needing a c check, but an incident could happen the next launch. What is an incident you ask? It’s when something breaks. How do you fix it you ask?
Me? I personally don’t I leave it broken. *gasp* yeah I know…it’s shameful, but it’s a game not real life and I don’t care if that toilet seat stays broken or if that tire stays flat…the customers still pay and the plane still flies. (as of this writing)
incidents hurt your rep – true…they hurt it once…they don’t keep hurting it and thus reducing your rep to zero…once your rep takes a hit for an incident on a route…your rep is able to recover, further once an aircraft has one incident…it can not have a second (meaning once the tire goes flat nothing else will occur for that aircraft as long as the tire remains flat) If you want to fix it fine…proceed to the maintenance tab.
C checks…what’s a c check? In real life? Honestly I have no idea, but I’m told it’s where the aircraft is completely taken apart by veteran mechanics and then they test the new guys on putting it all back together, I could be wrong. But in the game it’s where when an aircraft that is approaching 400 flight hours is highlighted in red on the flight screen. This slight change in color of text causes severe panic in the game community. I picture grown men crying at the keyboard wondering what they could have done to deserve this. You need to remain calm…it means nothing, while you could follow the game’s suggestions of paying for a C Check (prices vary but it’s going to cost you about what that aircraft makes in a day) and not only lose the money that it costs to perform a c check but also take that aircraft out of rotation of earning MORE money (c checks last anywhere from a couple of hours to nearly a day) The important thing to remember…C checks are optional. The aircraft does not in anyway become any less reliable than it was its first flight. Aircraft do not age, they do not wear out. They maintain their exact level of efficiency from the day you buy it until the day you sell it.
What happens if you skip your c checks?
The short answer…nothing
The long answer:
Nothing for quite sometime…it’s possible to incur what’s known in the game as a “severe incident” this entails you the player being slapped with a “huge” fine (huge is relative as it’s based on a few things such as your estimated daily income and your current company worth) These ground all planes of a particular model until the fine is paid. Your chances of incurring a “severe incident” are equal whether you do your c checks or you do not.
Will my plane crash?
The short answer: no
The long answer: not because you skipped a c check, the chances of your aircraft crashing are nearly a million to one…every time you launch. No literally it’s like a million to one. Since this game began there have been 17 crashes (as of this writing), total…and the last not being since 2009 (as of this writing)
I believe c checks are part of the game to add some bit of challenge…the challenge being that it’s taking money out of your pocket rather than being just another way of putting more in…but that’s just my thought I could be totally off base, however I can tell you that I’ve not done my c checks in years, and wont until evidence can convince me otherwise.
The Flight Plan
OK so you launched your four aircraft and made a net profit of about 400k (yeah I round…mostly down because it’s safer)
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An25Hd71LLCNdEREOWxuQ3BhLXVweDZaOFpBQXZLMmc&hl=en_US
The above takes you to two spreadsheets that will show you how I made use of the Dessault Mercure and ONLY the Dessault Mercure, to which I am basing my suggestions on.
The Table is for 9 days of flying where in I’m able to generate over 257 million and I only needed to spend 135 million to get it. This experiment tracks the date time and quantity that I purchased DMs how much they cost…and how much I was left with after the cost. From the difference You’re able to see how many more DMs I can purchase. This was all done with the income from the now 151 DMs I have flying. I should note that I started my experiment with 10 Dessaults and not 4, so once you acquire 10…this will all be accurate and true.
Google Docs is an amazing thing to make use of if you find yourself at more than one computer/internet device. Tracking your route earnings and having it add them up and divide by the price of one DM easily calculates exactly how many you should buy…realizing that any remainder is not spent but saved
Example…after you’ve set up your formulas the result indicates you can buy 3.61 DMs…buy 3 subtract the cost of those 3 from your starting total…and track that as the difference remaining…this is kept aside to go toward the expenses in the game that are deducted daily (at different times depending on your timezone)
Some Earning Statements
These are conservative figures…why? Well because everyone likes to argue with “best possible scenario” my last guide did it…and while it was all true…it isn’t actually attainable so here we go
The Dessault Mercure is capable of traveling 1700KM carrying 150 passengers. We know the formula for ticket pricing is distance / 2 which means the max ticket price is $850 and 850 x 150 = 127,500 this is the maximum amount you may earn from a single trip of a single Dessault…but wait…there are fees for each trip and taxes too…so the best possible net is around 108,000 per trip. This is not what I’m going to show in the following…while this is all possible and doable multiple times…I’ll show you the average instead
All trip calculations are based on a distance of 1600 KM carrying 130 passengers and airport fees of 20,500 (none are this high for this aircraft)
1600 / 2 is 800
$800 x 130 = $104,000 – $20,500 = $83,500 per trip
$83,500 x 4 aircraft= $334,000
$334,000 x N = Daily Profit (N is the number of times you launch…every 2 hours max possible is 12…6 for a frequent flyer 3 for a casual player
$334,000 x 6 = $200,400 OR $334,000 x 3 = 100,200 (both of these numbers are exceedingly low)
How many DMs should you buy? My old number was 50, but that was based on a max route limit of 400…that number is now 600 (free…100 more for pax points) so now my new number is 150.
150 aircraft x $85,500 per trip x 6 trips = $76,950,000 net daily profit
It’s important to remember...6 trips is half of the possible amount...which means this number has the ability to be QUITE a bit larger...if we do the math...it’s about double...but even flying just 8 times a day is a substantial increase
If you’re a frequent flyer an even better number would be 250 to 300, but some people get bored buying the same aircraft over and over…they want to buy a different one.
Fine
Then go buy the DC-10-10 (it’s on page 11)
Use the “find route” method, plug in the max range of the DC 10 10 (6,436KM)
They’re 6.96 million a piece…oh wait that’s right you’re pulling in over 77 million at that number you can buy, assuming you keep your DMs flying the same number of times per day, is 11…but let’s just say you decide to buy 10 per day
1 DC 10-10 on a 6300 KM route carrying 230 passengers less $127,000 in fees is $597,500
You can fly this route at a max of 3 times a day…so we’ll figure twice a day
1 DC 10-10 twice a day is $1,195,000
Remember this is on top of the 77+ million you’re already earning from your DMs (assuming you’re launching them as you have been…and why wouldn’t you…that money is allowing you to buy 10 DC 1010s a day…every day)
But like I said you could buy 10 your first day…so
10 DC 10-10s twice a day is $11,950,000
So…let’s review 77+ million a day allows you the player to then add another 11.9million to your daily earnings
Which means the next day it’s not 77million it’s 88.9 million
So the next day you buy 10 more DC 10-10s
Which takes your DC 1010 daily earnings from 11.9 to 23.9 in one day…oh wait plus 77 million which is 100.9 million per day
On the second day you purchase 10 DC 10 10s
Continue this until you’ve purchased 150
At 150 DC 10-10s flown twice a day is $358,500,000 + 77 million = 435,500,000
So 150 DC 10-10s 150 DMs…you’re half way to your route limit
It’s important to note that if you fly just the DC 1010s 3 times a day that adds an additonal 179,250,000...and if you’re still flying your DMs as you should...you’re already logging in anyway so you may as well click that launch button 15 more times.
Earning 435m a day…you’re in a position to buy 10 IL-96-400s per day with plenty of money still left over for anything else you need/want
The IL 96-400 (on page 10)
Is a 40 million dollar aircraft that flies at twice a day has a range of 10,000 (yes exactly 10,000) and has a maximum passenger capacity of 436
10,000 / 2 = 5000 ticket price x 436 is 2,180,000 but fees are now about 220k which would be 1.96m
So let’s figure 1,700,000 per trip
1 IL 96-400 flown twice a day earns 3,400,000 (it’s closer to four but we’ve been conservative all this time why stop?)
You bought 10
10 x 3,400,000 is 34,000,000 per day added to the 435m that you already make which is 469 million per day
Day 2 you buy 10 more
That 34m addition grows to 68 million 68 million + 435 million is 503 million
Day 3 you buy 10 more
Now you’ve added 102million to the 435 which is now 537 million
Day 4 you buy 10 more
136 million added to 435 is now 571 million
Buy 200 of these total
200 IL 96-400s x 1,700,000 x 2 = 680,000,000…added to 435 million is 1,115,000,000 per day
Now go buy a concorde and get it out of your system…oh what’s that? You’re not ready to waste your money yet?
So now you’re a billionaire…what’s left? Oh right…another 100 routes to fill.
The A380-800 (on page 1)
With a max range of 20,000 (don’t use this number, unless you only want to launch once a day, instead use 10,000 just as you did with the IL)
And a maximum passenger capacity of 644, as of this writing this is the largest passenger aircraft in the game.
How many do you need to purchase? Technically? 600
Although at 1 billion+ a day you can only buy about 6…so buy 5
1 a380 at 5000 per ticket will net about 3 million per flight at twice a day…that’s 6 million
(and you wonder why people want this aircraft so bad early on? You just spent 215 million to earn 6…in case you didn’t realize that’s HORRIBLE)
5 a380s each at 3m a trip at 2 trips a day is 30,000,000 per day
On day 2 you buy another 5
And so on. Now when you buy your 100th a380 and have set your 600th route…you’re going to start the sell off
My first suggestion is to only sell as many as you plan to purchase…this way you’re able to maintain a full 600 routes at nearly all times, which means you’re selling at a 1 for 1 ratio…doing this keeps your stock from dipping.
Speaking of Stock...don’t worry about selling/buying it. Why? When you buy stock, it’s money you could have used to purchase fuel aircraft advertising or even catering...yes catering is immediately beneficial to your game’s progress than stock. Also when other’s buy your stock...you do not get the money they spent. You’re not supposed to, yes that’s how it’s intended to be, no it won’t change...ever. I could go into why but the point is moot...because it’s just not going to happen. Further, your stock price is directly impacted by the purchases you make...it rises with the purchase of aircraft, as well as when money is deposited but it drops with everything else...staff salary, maintenance, c checks if you do them, advertising purchases, catering purchases, and fuel purchases. You can counter act these with timing your “negative” purchases by making them prior to launching or prior to making aircraft purchases. (if i said this already somewhere whatever...i read through the 18 pages and couldn’t find it...yeah 18 pages)
OK so you’ve sold off every aircraft that isn’t an a380 and you’re now flying 600 a380s twice a day...if you’ve yet to calculate how much that is per day. Here it is
1 a380 with 630 passengers at 5000 a ticket - 220,000 in fees/taxes is 2,930,000
2,930,000 x 2 is 5,860,000 per day
5,860,000 x 600 is 3,516,000,000
billion folks...billion
you wanted to be a billionaire? so freaking bad? to buy all of those things you never had? fine...go for it
go buy a Concorde
go buy a 747...the cheapest one
go buy 200 Tupolevs...the cheapest one
go buy 200 Boeings...the cheapest one
go set a hub and reroute 200 of your aircraft from that hub
go buy 100,000 shares of stock or more to earn both stock achievements
go buy 30,000 catering meals if you haven’t already
go upload a logo
It's important to note that the above list will award you achievements
OK I think that’s it...if you’re asking about cargo...when it drops from beta i will be making a short (hahahaha...sorry it’s a little joke) guide regarding it...along with 200 routes as suggestions (yeah i researched 400...just as preparation) If i left something out...i’ll write an addition...but whatever i left out honestly is probably already on the boards. Keep in mind that this isn’t the ONLY way to play, but it’s the fastest...hence the title. If this guide offends you...that wasn’t the intention, but let me take this opportunity to say that you’re far too sensitive and i would advise you to stay off of the boards. If you’ve made it this far thank you for reading, and if you read the last guide, i’d really enjoy your thoughts on how this one compares. Below are a few things people i know are going to ask about
The removal of the 787-8 as a suggestion...i ran the numbers and factored in the overall time and investment it takes to build a fleet of 100+...and the money just wasn’t worth it. the speed of progression actually slows down when using this aircraft
The removal of the IL-86 as a suggestion...this aircraft was always the “weakest link” basing buying decisions strictly on “purchase price” it makes sense as it’s an 11 million dollar aircraft (much like the 787-8 being a 20 million dollar aircraft) but needing to fly it 5 times a day goes against the desire to make more money in less trips...flying it 4 times a day makes it ineffective compare to if you’re flying the DMs 4 times a day and the DC 1010s twice a day...this creates one more “schedule” to syncronize.
No 747s...nope
As always if you have a question...you can post it here, and i’ll answer it (even if someone else already has) or you can drop me an in game mail. Word of caution...read the guide first, if you ask a question that is clearly answered in this guide the response you receive from me may have nothing to do with your question.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Black Flight
Credit to Luzon Pacific and Whiteman for the correct page numbers for the aircraft catalog
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The FAQs The Whole FAQs and Nothing But the FAQs
The 25 most idiotic questions for Airline Manager. Yes I know there is an official FAQ, and yes I know there is a "people's FAQ" that answers these questions, however, the answers I gave for the forum version were done with a great deal of restraint. The answers given offered some degree of information that can be construed as "helpful". The following are the same EXACT questions...with the answers that I would actually want to give...i would think these answers are ones that anyone would want to give...but won't, they'd only be removed by the "board janitors" which is fine...the existence of moderation on the forum is the entire reason for this blog's existence...and i'm ok with that...because what goes up here...can not be deleted.
To the reader:
The following is a list of stupid fucking questions, actual questions that have been asked on the boards...these questions may have been re-worded so that they made actual fucking sense...but the message is the same. This list is written in honor of all of the people that "troll" the boards wanting to help someone that's worth helping. This list is meant to entertain...do not under any circumstances attempt the solutions offered. The answers contained are in no way supposed to assist anyone with the progression of their game in Airline Manager...that being said...should you actually attempt any of the following...you're a fucking moron.
On to the questions:
Q1: "How can I get more pax points?"
A1: What kind of a fucking question is this? you can EARN them or you can BUY them. you can EARN them simply by playing this game...nothing more. There isn't a certain aircraft or a certain route...there isn't a certain time or certain hub...it's fucking random...PAX POINTS are not required to play this game...they are bait to take your fucking money and feed the developer...you want a business jet...the dev wants pizza...you want an extra 100 routes...the dev wants cable TV...it's give and take...you give your money to the dev and he takes it. The idea is that you BUY them...but if you want to be a cheapskate fucktard and get something for nothing...you won't be getting the "something" very fast.
Q2: "Can we make/form alliances?"
A2: What? you mean like "make teams?" are you incapable of attaining success on your own? or do you feel that you're "dev's gift to the AM community" and have some "secret strategy" to "win" this game that you feel makes you a desirable teammate? Just like in grade school...no one wants to be your friend...no one wants you on their team...you're not wanted...it's not that no one likes you...it's just everyone hates you...period There's no reason to have teams because no one actually needs help playing this game...anything you can do I can do...and probably better and faster. This game can not be won...so there is no competition, there isn't one possible reason why alliances make any fucking sense in a game that has no competition. Shut up no there isn't a reason...not one.
Q3: "My aircraft and route is listed in "RED" what do i do now?"
A3: A route/aircraft shown in "RED" indicates an overbooked flight...this represents a surge in demand that you should counterbalance by adding a second aircraft to that route. If you already have 3 red routes between Points A and B...you then need to create another route in the opposite direction "B to A" when you have 6 total flights between two points you need to upgrade the aircraft. once you have 6 a380s between two points that route is maxed out.
Q4: "How many stocks can i buy/sell?"
A4:I have no idea...but why the FUCK do i care what stocks you buy or sell...you've got a shit company that isn't worth the daily paper and you're of the idea that it's time for you to waste money on buying stock? is this "hedge fund manager?" and you can not sell your own stock...people can only choose to buy it. You're able to sell stock you've already purchased...so if you're asking how much stock can you sell...well let's see motherfucker...how much stock do you own? oh really that much eh? well i suppose i will allow you to sell half that much today...no no...one third. In two days time you may sell a bit more...but not too much, as you've shown that you have zero ability to manage and thus make your own decisions i will be the one to tell you what to do and when to do it...and well i guess i may as well tell you HOW to do it too...ready for your bottle? need your nose wiped? why don't i chew your food for you and spit it down your fucking throat you MINDLESS FUCKING BITCH.
Q5: "What is AM Trusted?"
A5: You want free fuel, free pax points, free aircraft, unlimited routes and money? Do you want the undying devotion of your staff to work for free and always be happy? would you like your routes to automatically launch on their own? do you want to have stock tips for company's on the rise? what about a 2nd hub? cake? ice cream? a new car? fresh bread? a puppy? do you want a MOTHER FUCKING PUPPY? well go get am trusted and see how much of the above you're rewarded with.
Q6: "Can one player give/loan money to another?"
A6: So...are you the one that can't properly manage money or is it the "i have a friend" excuse...where you refer to yourself as a "friend" to avoid the most naive of people from discovering that you're actually referring to yourself. You start off in this game with money and a free aircraft...the odds are in YOUR favor to increase that amount...you however fail to do so and rather than understand why you fail...you want someone to 'bail you out" you must have graduated from the "american school of business management" you run your company into the ground...and then you panhandle looking for freebies...oh wait you are gracious enough to offer to take a "loan" like you've got the fucking credibility to secure a loan...only a complete and total moron would give/loan you money...but you're in luck there are plenty of those here...the only problem is THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FUCKING MONEY EITHER! so NO thankfully it is impossible for one player to give away money...the dev despises the enabling of idiots.
Q7: "Can I sell/give/trade fuel?"
A7:WHAT? do you have "magic fuel" ? is your fuel in anyway superior to the fuel offered by the market? are you going to sell your fuel at a discount? Are you just so wealthy that you're looking for an odd and creative outlet to blow your millions? You're probably the same type that believes this game needs to be more realistic...well in this aspect...by NOT allowing players to give away fuel is an attempt at being just that.
Q8: "Can I trade aircraft with my friend?"
A8: Who the fuck wants your leftovers? I mean honestly trading your "used up" aircraft to your friend because why...he's got a new aircraft he just bought that for whatever reason you can't just go and buy yourself? did they put a global game limit on the amount of 747s that can be out at any one time? I didn't think so, there couldn't possibly be a logical reason why this even resembles a good idea...anything one player has another player is capable of getting at one point. I guess you also want to be able to trade fuel and make alliances too right fuckface? yeah i thought so.
Q9: "How can I start all my flights at once?"
A9: Why? What's your hurry? what life do you have to get back to? You're playing a fucking game that by it's very design is supposed to "kill time" Why stop at launching all at once...why not just have the game play itself and you can check in from time to time to see how things are...yeah that's a great idea. So is smacking you in the face but just like the "launch all flights" button...it won't fucking happen, ever
Q10: "What aircraft should I buy?"
A10: Do you really need another one? i mean you started with one what could you possibly need another aircraft for? Oh...i see you already have a fleet of 213 aircraft...how did you ever decide before? or did you post this question 212 previous times...you lazy fucking asshole...can't you decide to do anything for yourself? tell me...do you decide to wipe your ass after you shit? or do you ask everyone around you what to do next. If you've already bought an aircraft before...then you should already know HOW to reach a decision on what to buy next, if you've never bought an aircraft before...then it's obvious you've yet to attain enough experience in this game to properly handle this type of a decision...so it's best to wait until you fully understand.
Q11: "I just bought ___ and the money is gone but i don't have ___ give me a refund"
A11: Do you have the original copy of your receipt? After every purchase an ingame email is sent to your inbox detailing your order. If you don't at least have your order number then you're just Shit out of Fucking Luck...it's best not to pay for aircraft with a suitcase full of cash...you should look into aircraft leasing or a finance plan.
Q12: "I have the max of 10 aircraft/routes what do i do now?"
A12: Nothing dumbfuck... Game Over...you beat the game...you just won the internet. Now go back to watching the world pass you by.
Q13: "Can aircraft crash"
A13: yep...and they can take off...land...stop...taxi...turn...bank...roll...loop...flip...and in some cases float...but most cases sink.
Q14: "I have one less route than i do aircraft where did it go?"
A14: Never heard of vacation? Maybe it's lost...have you tried to radio the cockpit? did it make an unscheduled stop? are you sure you actually even have a missing route? go look out the window...is it still sitting at the gate? did you launch it...are you sure you launched it...go check...now check again. close the game...spin in your chair 6 times and log back in...
Q15: "Why isn't cargo free?"
A15: Any reason given to explain why...would not be sufficient. You're the type that has a "false sense of entitlement" everything should not only be "instantaneous" but it should also be "without cost" you have no concern for anyone or anything except yourself. Further...just so you know, you are not owed any actual explanation...yeah i know it's such a foreign concept to you...but it's true...though you feel as though an explanation is owed to you...it's one of just so many issues that you're gravely mistaken about. In plain English...fuck you...fuck your feelings...you mean nothing to no one...your agreement with cargo being a "pay for option" is not required nor desired. No one cares that YOU think it should be free...the "powers that be" obviously thought otherwise.
Q16: "Changing/adding ______ would make this game more realistic you should do this to make it better"
A16: does this game no longer entertain you as it is? then quit...no one's forcing you to play and i honestly don't believe anyone expects you to play in spite of your disdain for the game in it's current form...you're under no contractual obligation to continue your efforts and you're free to stop playing at anytime...i stopped months ago and i'm still breathing and still quite happy...maybe quitting would do you some good...allow you to know that the world outside your grandma's basement exists. Although maybe you should instead build your own "realistic" airline game and see just how many people like your vision of what "fun" is.
Q17: " I created a 10km route, why does it take an HOUR?"
A17: How long are you expecting it to take? if you think you can fly that route faster than fire your fucking pilots and do it your damn self...you know the saying "if you want something done right..." What i find even more disturbing than the flight time...is that you've got the availability to launch flights so frequently...that an "hour" long route takes up too much time...that's scary...i actually pity you...no that's a lie, i have no pity for the stupid.
Q18: "my staff are earning ____ which is so unrealistic fix this please to make it affordable"
A18:good for them...they work for a company that has a "pushover" for a boss...they "whine" for a bit and you give in...but rather than read the boards on how to deal with staff...you thought you could fix it yourself...assuming you're right is a dangerous decision. Now you're paying the price for your assumption (literally) don't you feel stupid...all of this could have been avoided if you'd just done a little light reading...or at least planned ahead, the game obviously has you out of your depth...if you thought this would be "hard like farmville" you're sadly mistaken. But cheer up there are 9 year olds that are playing this game superbly.
Q19a/b: "How do i add a stop to a route?" "where is the "auto launch" button?"
A19 a/b: put simply...you don't add a stop...no one in AM likes them, the international coalition for commercial airlines agreed that all flights would be "nonstop" perhaps if you'd attended a meeting you could have voted otherwise. The "auto launch" button it's located on the "fuck you" tab which is on the settings page under "advanced" this is also where you set your price for fuel and tickets, where you schedule the times you want to buy advertising automatically...oh wait...like you...i was dreaming none of that shit exists...this is a game designed for interaction...not delegation and automation.
Q20: "my favorite aircraft that my dad flies isn't listed how can this be added so he'll be proud of me?"
A20: We are well aware of your sentimental ties to said aircraft...and due to this strong emotional bond we intentionally omitted said aircraft from the catalog. We enjoy keeping that which you desire most from ever being attained and will periodically dangle the possibility of it being added, however please know that the moment you quit the game this aircraft will be made available at no cost, further this aircraft will come without any instrumentation or engines and be impossible to assign to any route. This aircraft will offer shelter to hundreds of birds and rodents, and will be a monument to the short comings in aviation history. Thank you for your interest in this aircraft and we look forward to inviting the homeless from around the world to come and not only explore but also defecate in the hull.
Q21a/b: "Why do all routes cross the Atlantic...that's not realistic!" and "this city is listed but in the wrong place...please move it"
A21a/b: Simply to beg the question "why" you see there was an awesom 3D interactive map that uses google earth as it's base...aircraft icons with their routes were superimposed on this awesome map and moved in real time...further there was a "game map" that showed the routes and aircraft of every player in the game...zooming in close enough allowed you the player to see inside the window at the various passengers. Each aircraft was expertly recreated in wonderful 3d high definition. AM Trusted players were able to assume command of any aircraft at any point and actually FLY! however, after careful consideration the developer thought it would be better to simply use a still image with white lines for the routes and round dots for the aircraft...no one needs all that fancy shit...this is an airline MANAGER game and in REAL LIFE airline managers can't do all of the above...they have a simple little 2d map with lines and dots...and are not concerned with seeing anything in 3d or real time.
Q22: "How do i do a c check"
A22: Before doing a "c check" the airline manager must first approve the "a and b" checks as well...then you click on the maintenance tab and click on the wrench icon as fast as you can before time expires, doing so you earn a pax point bonus and free beer...letting time expire you lose the aircraft and your entire maintenance department is executed. thankfully c checks are optional and can be avoided
Q23: "Which engine should I choose?"
A23: You don't choose the fucking engine...the engine chooses you.
Q24: "Which jet is the business jet? I bought them all and still no achievement!"
A24: The achievement is awarded to those that are nominated for it...you can go buy a business jet, but that doesn't mean you get the achievement. The biz jet achievement is a status symbol held by those only in the highest regard...it's an elite group of players that have displayed some unique characteristic and are rewarded with this most coveted badge. Not just anyone with enough pax points can get the achievement...the achievement has absolutely nothing to do with the purchase of an aircraft from the pax bonus page...none
Q25: "Should I start over?"
A25:Oh ye of little faith...asking this question is just begging for an answer to the affirmative. But i answer "no" you shouldn't...you should just fucking quit...spare the community the embarrassment of repeating failure and go back to cafe world. so just stop playing...don't restart...don't continue...don't believe you can do better the next time around. Stop while you're behind...restarting will not get you out of the hole of despair you're currently in.
Bonus Questions
The following questions have been asked...but since there was not possible way to answer them with anything helpful i held them for use on the blog rather than try and "pussyfoot" around on the boards.
Tea Party Airlines asked
"What is TOS...and why was my last fucking post deleted?"
TOS...the acronym used more often on the boards than "LOL" means "Terms of Service" this is the long list of "no nos" that has been created by the developer as the "law of the land" their enforcement is the unfortunate job of the moderators...Interpretation of this "do not do list" is key to the continuation of my fun on the boards. As long as i'm able to successfully understand the intent and meaning of this list...i will continue to avoid violation of the ToS...some people are not able to properly comprehend the meanings...and inject their bias opinion of them...well as much as WKA "blesses their little cotton socks" these fucks don't have a prayer...they lose everytime...either to me...or to the "post removal" button.
Burrows and EasyBitch asked
"Why is BFA so horrible/mean...is it because i'm new here?
Being new has nothing to do with it...there are plenty of new players that any of my interaction with them could not be interpreted as "mean/horrible" pang is one of them that i'm aware that still plays...there are others vadoy, tell, others (you know who you are) as with many things in this game and life defining "mean" or "horrible" is relative...i personally do not believe i've ever been mean in my entire time on this board...i also believe that there isn't a person out there that just read that statement believes it either. On the boards i say things nearly exactly how i think them...although i do have to be a bit creative when "things heat up" but the message conveyed is clear...i have always believed in "effective communication" making clear concise points is paramount. However all of that said, there are players that are "new" that make it rather easy for me to make targets out of...it's no secret that i "hunt stupid" and while i can not eradicate the idiots from the world...i will make all efforts to do so from this game (the endless battle that keeps me here :P )
Finally the "fuel" comment...it's not a question that pops up...no it's a "statement of abundant obviousness"
the "fuel is ___ buy it now"
authoring posts such as this...is not only unnecessary but annoying. There is not one player in this game that isn't able to know the EXACT price of fuel at any given moment at just the click of a mouse...none...and most every player has the ability to "predict" when fuel will be a certain price...the mystery of this game is GONE...and has been for a long time. Every possible exploit/strategy/hint has been given...the wealth of knowledge has been dispensed and is "on tap" for anyone looking to "fill a glass" but making a post about the current price of fuel is only relevant for ONE HOUR...ONE...that's it! It in no way is any measure of contribution to the cause of "helping others" anyone who relies on others to post the current price of fuel should be taken out back and fucking shot...no...ammunition is expensive...strangled...yes...no...better yet they should be forced to strangle themselves (it has yet to be proven that "stupidity" isn't contagious) I'm not entirely sure why these posts continue but i'm certain that it's the reason why we have 3 moderators...it has to be the most deleted post.
So that's it that's the fucking FAQs
To the reader:
The following is a list of stupid fucking questions, actual questions that have been asked on the boards...these questions may have been re-worded so that they made actual fucking sense...but the message is the same. This list is written in honor of all of the people that "troll" the boards wanting to help someone that's worth helping. This list is meant to entertain...do not under any circumstances attempt the solutions offered. The answers contained are in no way supposed to assist anyone with the progression of their game in Airline Manager...that being said...should you actually attempt any of the following...you're a fucking moron.
On to the questions:
Q1: "How can I get more pax points?"
A1: What kind of a fucking question is this? you can EARN them or you can BUY them. you can EARN them simply by playing this game...nothing more. There isn't a certain aircraft or a certain route...there isn't a certain time or certain hub...it's fucking random...PAX POINTS are not required to play this game...they are bait to take your fucking money and feed the developer...you want a business jet...the dev wants pizza...you want an extra 100 routes...the dev wants cable TV...it's give and take...you give your money to the dev and he takes it. The idea is that you BUY them...but if you want to be a cheapskate fucktard and get something for nothing...you won't be getting the "something" very fast.
Q2: "Can we make/form alliances?"
A2: What? you mean like "make teams?" are you incapable of attaining success on your own? or do you feel that you're "dev's gift to the AM community" and have some "secret strategy" to "win" this game that you feel makes you a desirable teammate? Just like in grade school...no one wants to be your friend...no one wants you on their team...you're not wanted...it's not that no one likes you...it's just everyone hates you...period There's no reason to have teams because no one actually needs help playing this game...anything you can do I can do...and probably better and faster. This game can not be won...so there is no competition, there isn't one possible reason why alliances make any fucking sense in a game that has no competition. Shut up no there isn't a reason...not one.
Q3: "My aircraft and route is listed in "RED" what do i do now?"
A3: A route/aircraft shown in "RED" indicates an overbooked flight...this represents a surge in demand that you should counterbalance by adding a second aircraft to that route. If you already have 3 red routes between Points A and B...you then need to create another route in the opposite direction "B to A" when you have 6 total flights between two points you need to upgrade the aircraft. once you have 6 a380s between two points that route is maxed out.
Q4: "How many stocks can i buy/sell?"
A4:I have no idea...but why the FUCK do i care what stocks you buy or sell...you've got a shit company that isn't worth the daily paper and you're of the idea that it's time for you to waste money on buying stock? is this "hedge fund manager?" and you can not sell your own stock...people can only choose to buy it. You're able to sell stock you've already purchased...so if you're asking how much stock can you sell...well let's see motherfucker...how much stock do you own? oh really that much eh? well i suppose i will allow you to sell half that much today...no no...one third. In two days time you may sell a bit more...but not too much, as you've shown that you have zero ability to manage and thus make your own decisions i will be the one to tell you what to do and when to do it...and well i guess i may as well tell you HOW to do it too...ready for your bottle? need your nose wiped? why don't i chew your food for you and spit it down your fucking throat you MINDLESS FUCKING BITCH.
Q5: "What is AM Trusted?"
A5: You want free fuel, free pax points, free aircraft, unlimited routes and money? Do you want the undying devotion of your staff to work for free and always be happy? would you like your routes to automatically launch on their own? do you want to have stock tips for company's on the rise? what about a 2nd hub? cake? ice cream? a new car? fresh bread? a puppy? do you want a MOTHER FUCKING PUPPY? well go get am trusted and see how much of the above you're rewarded with.
Q6: "Can one player give/loan money to another?"
A6: So...are you the one that can't properly manage money or is it the "i have a friend" excuse...where you refer to yourself as a "friend" to avoid the most naive of people from discovering that you're actually referring to yourself. You start off in this game with money and a free aircraft...the odds are in YOUR favor to increase that amount...you however fail to do so and rather than understand why you fail...you want someone to 'bail you out" you must have graduated from the "american school of business management" you run your company into the ground...and then you panhandle looking for freebies...oh wait you are gracious enough to offer to take a "loan" like you've got the fucking credibility to secure a loan...only a complete and total moron would give/loan you money...but you're in luck there are plenty of those here...the only problem is THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FUCKING MONEY EITHER! so NO thankfully it is impossible for one player to give away money...the dev despises the enabling of idiots.
Q7: "Can I sell/give/trade fuel?"
A7:WHAT? do you have "magic fuel" ? is your fuel in anyway superior to the fuel offered by the market? are you going to sell your fuel at a discount? Are you just so wealthy that you're looking for an odd and creative outlet to blow your millions? You're probably the same type that believes this game needs to be more realistic...well in this aspect...by NOT allowing players to give away fuel is an attempt at being just that.
Q8: "Can I trade aircraft with my friend?"
A8: Who the fuck wants your leftovers? I mean honestly trading your "used up" aircraft to your friend because why...he's got a new aircraft he just bought that for whatever reason you can't just go and buy yourself? did they put a global game limit on the amount of 747s that can be out at any one time? I didn't think so, there couldn't possibly be a logical reason why this even resembles a good idea...anything one player has another player is capable of getting at one point. I guess you also want to be able to trade fuel and make alliances too right fuckface? yeah i thought so.
Q9: "How can I start all my flights at once?"
A9: Why? What's your hurry? what life do you have to get back to? You're playing a fucking game that by it's very design is supposed to "kill time" Why stop at launching all at once...why not just have the game play itself and you can check in from time to time to see how things are...yeah that's a great idea. So is smacking you in the face but just like the "launch all flights" button...it won't fucking happen, ever
Q10: "What aircraft should I buy?"
A10: Do you really need another one? i mean you started with one what could you possibly need another aircraft for? Oh...i see you already have a fleet of 213 aircraft...how did you ever decide before? or did you post this question 212 previous times...you lazy fucking asshole...can't you decide to do anything for yourself? tell me...do you decide to wipe your ass after you shit? or do you ask everyone around you what to do next. If you've already bought an aircraft before...then you should already know HOW to reach a decision on what to buy next, if you've never bought an aircraft before...then it's obvious you've yet to attain enough experience in this game to properly handle this type of a decision...so it's best to wait until you fully understand.
Q11: "I just bought ___ and the money is gone but i don't have ___ give me a refund"
A11: Do you have the original copy of your receipt? After every purchase an ingame email is sent to your inbox detailing your order. If you don't at least have your order number then you're just Shit out of Fucking Luck...it's best not to pay for aircraft with a suitcase full of cash...you should look into aircraft leasing or a finance plan.
Q12: "I have the max of 10 aircraft/routes what do i do now?"
A12: Nothing dumbfuck... Game Over...you beat the game...you just won the internet. Now go back to watching the world pass you by.
Q13: "Can aircraft crash"
A13: yep...and they can take off...land...stop...taxi...turn...bank...roll...loop...flip...and in some cases float...but most cases sink.
Q14: "I have one less route than i do aircraft where did it go?"
A14: Never heard of vacation? Maybe it's lost...have you tried to radio the cockpit? did it make an unscheduled stop? are you sure you actually even have a missing route? go look out the window...is it still sitting at the gate? did you launch it...are you sure you launched it...go check...now check again. close the game...spin in your chair 6 times and log back in...
Q15: "Why isn't cargo free?"
A15: Any reason given to explain why...would not be sufficient. You're the type that has a "false sense of entitlement" everything should not only be "instantaneous" but it should also be "without cost" you have no concern for anyone or anything except yourself. Further...just so you know, you are not owed any actual explanation...yeah i know it's such a foreign concept to you...but it's true...though you feel as though an explanation is owed to you...it's one of just so many issues that you're gravely mistaken about. In plain English...fuck you...fuck your feelings...you mean nothing to no one...your agreement with cargo being a "pay for option" is not required nor desired. No one cares that YOU think it should be free...the "powers that be" obviously thought otherwise.
Q16: "Changing/adding ______ would make this game more realistic you should do this to make it better"
A16: does this game no longer entertain you as it is? then quit...no one's forcing you to play and i honestly don't believe anyone expects you to play in spite of your disdain for the game in it's current form...you're under no contractual obligation to continue your efforts and you're free to stop playing at anytime...i stopped months ago and i'm still breathing and still quite happy...maybe quitting would do you some good...allow you to know that the world outside your grandma's basement exists. Although maybe you should instead build your own "realistic" airline game and see just how many people like your vision of what "fun" is.
Q17: " I created a 10km route, why does it take an HOUR?"
A17: How long are you expecting it to take? if you think you can fly that route faster than fire your fucking pilots and do it your damn self...you know the saying "if you want something done right..." What i find even more disturbing than the flight time...is that you've got the availability to launch flights so frequently...that an "hour" long route takes up too much time...that's scary...i actually pity you...no that's a lie, i have no pity for the stupid.
Q18: "my staff are earning ____ which is so unrealistic fix this please to make it affordable"
A18:good for them...they work for a company that has a "pushover" for a boss...they "whine" for a bit and you give in...but rather than read the boards on how to deal with staff...you thought you could fix it yourself...assuming you're right is a dangerous decision. Now you're paying the price for your assumption (literally) don't you feel stupid...all of this could have been avoided if you'd just done a little light reading...or at least planned ahead, the game obviously has you out of your depth...if you thought this would be "hard like farmville" you're sadly mistaken. But cheer up there are 9 year olds that are playing this game superbly.
Q19a/b: "How do i add a stop to a route?" "where is the "auto launch" button?"
A19 a/b: put simply...you don't add a stop...no one in AM likes them, the international coalition for commercial airlines agreed that all flights would be "nonstop" perhaps if you'd attended a meeting you could have voted otherwise. The "auto launch" button it's located on the "fuck you" tab which is on the settings page under "advanced" this is also where you set your price for fuel and tickets, where you schedule the times you want to buy advertising automatically...oh wait...like you...i was dreaming none of that shit exists...this is a game designed for interaction...not delegation and automation.
Q20: "my favorite aircraft that my dad flies isn't listed how can this be added so he'll be proud of me?"
A20: We are well aware of your sentimental ties to said aircraft...and due to this strong emotional bond we intentionally omitted said aircraft from the catalog. We enjoy keeping that which you desire most from ever being attained and will periodically dangle the possibility of it being added, however please know that the moment you quit the game this aircraft will be made available at no cost, further this aircraft will come without any instrumentation or engines and be impossible to assign to any route. This aircraft will offer shelter to hundreds of birds and rodents, and will be a monument to the short comings in aviation history. Thank you for your interest in this aircraft and we look forward to inviting the homeless from around the world to come and not only explore but also defecate in the hull.
Q21a/b: "Why do all routes cross the Atlantic...that's not realistic!" and "this city is listed but in the wrong place...please move it"
A21a/b: Simply to beg the question "why" you see there was an awesom 3D interactive map that uses google earth as it's base...aircraft icons with their routes were superimposed on this awesome map and moved in real time...further there was a "game map" that showed the routes and aircraft of every player in the game...zooming in close enough allowed you the player to see inside the window at the various passengers. Each aircraft was expertly recreated in wonderful 3d high definition. AM Trusted players were able to assume command of any aircraft at any point and actually FLY! however, after careful consideration the developer thought it would be better to simply use a still image with white lines for the routes and round dots for the aircraft...no one needs all that fancy shit...this is an airline MANAGER game and in REAL LIFE airline managers can't do all of the above...they have a simple little 2d map with lines and dots...and are not concerned with seeing anything in 3d or real time.
Q22: "How do i do a c check"
A22: Before doing a "c check" the airline manager must first approve the "a and b" checks as well...then you click on the maintenance tab and click on the wrench icon as fast as you can before time expires, doing so you earn a pax point bonus and free beer...letting time expire you lose the aircraft and your entire maintenance department is executed. thankfully c checks are optional and can be avoided
Q23: "Which engine should I choose?"
A23: You don't choose the fucking engine...the engine chooses you.
Q24: "Which jet is the business jet? I bought them all and still no achievement!"
A24: The achievement is awarded to those that are nominated for it...you can go buy a business jet, but that doesn't mean you get the achievement. The biz jet achievement is a status symbol held by those only in the highest regard...it's an elite group of players that have displayed some unique characteristic and are rewarded with this most coveted badge. Not just anyone with enough pax points can get the achievement...the achievement has absolutely nothing to do with the purchase of an aircraft from the pax bonus page...none
Q25: "Should I start over?"
A25:Oh ye of little faith...asking this question is just begging for an answer to the affirmative. But i answer "no" you shouldn't...you should just fucking quit...spare the community the embarrassment of repeating failure and go back to cafe world. so just stop playing...don't restart...don't continue...don't believe you can do better the next time around. Stop while you're behind...restarting will not get you out of the hole of despair you're currently in.
Bonus Questions
The following questions have been asked...but since there was not possible way to answer them with anything helpful i held them for use on the blog rather than try and "pussyfoot" around on the boards.
Tea Party Airlines asked
"What is TOS...and why was my last fucking post deleted?"
TOS...the acronym used more often on the boards than "LOL" means "Terms of Service" this is the long list of "no nos" that has been created by the developer as the "law of the land" their enforcement is the unfortunate job of the moderators...Interpretation of this "do not do list" is key to the continuation of my fun on the boards. As long as i'm able to successfully understand the intent and meaning of this list...i will continue to avoid violation of the ToS...some people are not able to properly comprehend the meanings...and inject their bias opinion of them...well as much as WKA "blesses their little cotton socks" these fucks don't have a prayer...they lose everytime...either to me...or to the "post removal" button.
Burrows and EasyBitch asked
"Why is BFA so horrible/mean...is it because i'm new here?
Being new has nothing to do with it...there are plenty of new players that any of my interaction with them could not be interpreted as "mean/horrible" pang is one of them that i'm aware that still plays...there are others vadoy, tell, others (you know who you are) as with many things in this game and life defining "mean" or "horrible" is relative...i personally do not believe i've ever been mean in my entire time on this board...i also believe that there isn't a person out there that just read that statement believes it either. On the boards i say things nearly exactly how i think them...although i do have to be a bit creative when "things heat up" but the message conveyed is clear...i have always believed in "effective communication" making clear concise points is paramount. However all of that said, there are players that are "new" that make it rather easy for me to make targets out of...it's no secret that i "hunt stupid" and while i can not eradicate the idiots from the world...i will make all efforts to do so from this game (the endless battle that keeps me here :P )
Finally the "fuel" comment...it's not a question that pops up...no it's a "statement of abundant obviousness"
the "fuel is ___ buy it now"
authoring posts such as this...is not only unnecessary but annoying. There is not one player in this game that isn't able to know the EXACT price of fuel at any given moment at just the click of a mouse...none...and most every player has the ability to "predict" when fuel will be a certain price...the mystery of this game is GONE...and has been for a long time. Every possible exploit/strategy/hint has been given...the wealth of knowledge has been dispensed and is "on tap" for anyone looking to "fill a glass" but making a post about the current price of fuel is only relevant for ONE HOUR...ONE...that's it! It in no way is any measure of contribution to the cause of "helping others" anyone who relies on others to post the current price of fuel should be taken out back and fucking shot...no...ammunition is expensive...strangled...yes...no...better yet they should be forced to strangle themselves (it has yet to be proven that "stupidity" isn't contagious) I'm not entirely sure why these posts continue but i'm certain that it's the reason why we have 3 moderators...it has to be the most deleted post.
So that's it that's the fucking FAQs
Sunday, June 5, 2011
The Laugh
A weekend at work...why i have to be here to "watch" server upgrade progress...i ask myself that question...the only answer i can give while remaining completely honest is "to maintain the appearance of dedication" anyway...that being said i give you the Sunday Special Report
I've titled this "the laugh" because let's face it...if we didn't laugh at this shit we would sure as hell be crying...it's pathetic, is there a word that conveys a more severe definition of "pathetic". I don't know...i suppose that, like so many other things, is subjective.
Follow along because i'm about to just ramble, and i have no idea exactly how many (if any) points i will make...i'm going to estimate one...with an accuracy of +/- 1.
NEW PLAYERS...where in the fuck are they coming from? is Sig advertising somewhere? did he buy a national campaign of billboards and newspapers? New players...i have a love/hate for them, i mean i'm glad they're here, i just hate that they forgot their fucking brain or their ability to read and comprehend. However, the audacity of some of these new players is really rather refreshing, though it's short lived. I suppose i can't expect the stamina of morons from the days of old, proof that the golden age of AM has passed....however hopeful i am that another should dawn before my passing, rest assured i'm not holding my breath.
3 twig airlines...or some such bullshit name. Quite the demanding little fuck...on day 2 of his airline managing career the little bitch proposes a "free cargo option" really dumbfuck? you want free cargo? what a selfish request...not giving one fucking thought as to why it's a "pay for " option in the first fucking place? Next time you're in need of some petrol why not roll up and say to the attendant "yeah i'd like the free fuel option" or call your mobile phone provider and ask to switch to the "free usage option" afterall mum says you're special...you should be treated as such...you bloody fucking punk pussy bitch ass prick. You have no clue and why should you...you've lived a sheltered life in the cellar for the past 37 years. You act as if you're owed something...everything really. Understand it's not that i don't like you, i just hate everything you stand for...if you stand for anything more than laziness and stupidity I would be utterly amazed and yet completely disappointed that you have failed up unto this point to reveal those additional pillars of character...because as i've said you've only shown two...and they're both crumbling. You then created an additional thread soliciting your "art skills" (great a fucking artTEEST) by offering to create a logo for anyone...where this selfless offer came from i have no idea...oh wait...yeah i do, you're under the deluded notion that you're capable of creating a logo that is actually worth giving to someone else...save it kid, go back to making greeting cards and refrigerator art with your crayons and construction paper...i'm sure mommy still enjoys them (she's lying of course)
Polypropylene or whatever...you're player #12,447 to request a larger map...why you need a larger map i've yet to figure out...do you enjoy the virtual sense of pride and false sense of accomplishment you glean by looking at your route map with all of those little white lines going to and fro? you fucking must...I was the only person that actually offered a solution to your "problem" and you tell me that it wouldn't help? and you're basing this on your firm grasp of proportion and ratio right? first of all let me say this..."fuck you" i'd repeat it...but suffice to say i'll just say you need to read it again...slowly and with conviction. Your response was lacking in both relevance and entertainment...i mean honestly did you believe what you posted or was it the "best you could do" well sir if that's your best...consider this your notice that there is ample room for improvement.
Salad Airline
Some have surmised that you're not new to the game...as if to suggest you've been on the boards before, confirm? or deny? either way it doesn't matter. Your "legitimate" question regarding the addition of more useless aircraft has effectively been answered many times before, perhaps not about the specific aircraft, but enough have requested similarly pointless aircraft that you should have been able to gather that...it's not going to happen. Though i do remember the "vomit commit" being requested before...not that i care to know what the fuck that is...i can't see it being added since it will add nothing new to the game. Your belief that your question was legitimate is noted...however i feel as though it's my duty to inform you that your question was ignored because it was stupid...not ignored by me...ignoring someone is rude, and i may be a lot of things, but i'm not rude. You were given more attention than i feel most believe you deserved...and it was free, far more than the "2 cents worth" you've received in your life...in fact i'd say the financial worth of that attention is damn near a dollar...a whole dollar...i'll specify and say a Canadian dollar. We could speculate on why various aircraft are in the game...and others aren't however it really comes down to one person deciding what should and should not exist in the AM world...and that person isn't you...or me for that matter. I suppose you'll just have to deal with this game's short comings when it comes to the meager offerings of the current aircraft model catalog.
Burrows...what started off as opposites...is growing to be more in likeness...your spot in the darkside is safe and you start on Monday as it's newest member...welcome to team "WINNING"
OK i think that's the end of the ramble...if you're laughing that's "awesome" but if you're crying that's "even better" because either way you paid attention...of which there is no better currency.
I've titled this "the laugh" because let's face it...if we didn't laugh at this shit we would sure as hell be crying...it's pathetic, is there a word that conveys a more severe definition of "pathetic". I don't know...i suppose that, like so many other things, is subjective.
Follow along because i'm about to just ramble, and i have no idea exactly how many (if any) points i will make...i'm going to estimate one...with an accuracy of +/- 1.
NEW PLAYERS...where in the fuck are they coming from? is Sig advertising somewhere? did he buy a national campaign of billboards and newspapers? New players...i have a love/hate for them, i mean i'm glad they're here, i just hate that they forgot their fucking brain or their ability to read and comprehend. However, the audacity of some of these new players is really rather refreshing, though it's short lived. I suppose i can't expect the stamina of morons from the days of old, proof that the golden age of AM has passed....however hopeful i am that another should dawn before my passing, rest assured i'm not holding my breath.
3 twig airlines...or some such bullshit name. Quite the demanding little fuck...on day 2 of his airline managing career the little bitch proposes a "free cargo option" really dumbfuck? you want free cargo? what a selfish request...not giving one fucking thought as to why it's a "pay for " option in the first fucking place? Next time you're in need of some petrol why not roll up and say to the attendant "yeah i'd like the free fuel option" or call your mobile phone provider and ask to switch to the "free usage option" afterall mum says you're special...you should be treated as such...you bloody fucking punk pussy bitch ass prick. You have no clue and why should you...you've lived a sheltered life in the cellar for the past 37 years. You act as if you're owed something...everything really. Understand it's not that i don't like you, i just hate everything you stand for...if you stand for anything more than laziness and stupidity I would be utterly amazed and yet completely disappointed that you have failed up unto this point to reveal those additional pillars of character...because as i've said you've only shown two...and they're both crumbling. You then created an additional thread soliciting your "art skills" (great a fucking artTEEST) by offering to create a logo for anyone...where this selfless offer came from i have no idea...oh wait...yeah i do, you're under the deluded notion that you're capable of creating a logo that is actually worth giving to someone else...save it kid, go back to making greeting cards and refrigerator art with your crayons and construction paper...i'm sure mommy still enjoys them (she's lying of course)
Polypropylene or whatever...you're player #12,447 to request a larger map...why you need a larger map i've yet to figure out...do you enjoy the virtual sense of pride and false sense of accomplishment you glean by looking at your route map with all of those little white lines going to and fro? you fucking must...I was the only person that actually offered a solution to your "problem" and you tell me that it wouldn't help? and you're basing this on your firm grasp of proportion and ratio right? first of all let me say this..."fuck you" i'd repeat it...but suffice to say i'll just say you need to read it again...slowly and with conviction. Your response was lacking in both relevance and entertainment...i mean honestly did you believe what you posted or was it the "best you could do" well sir if that's your best...consider this your notice that there is ample room for improvement.
Salad Airline
Some have surmised that you're not new to the game...as if to suggest you've been on the boards before, confirm? or deny? either way it doesn't matter. Your "legitimate" question regarding the addition of more useless aircraft has effectively been answered many times before, perhaps not about the specific aircraft, but enough have requested similarly pointless aircraft that you should have been able to gather that...it's not going to happen. Though i do remember the "vomit commit" being requested before...not that i care to know what the fuck that is...i can't see it being added since it will add nothing new to the game. Your belief that your question was legitimate is noted...however i feel as though it's my duty to inform you that your question was ignored because it was stupid...not ignored by me...ignoring someone is rude, and i may be a lot of things, but i'm not rude. You were given more attention than i feel most believe you deserved...and it was free, far more than the "2 cents worth" you've received in your life...in fact i'd say the financial worth of that attention is damn near a dollar...a whole dollar...i'll specify and say a Canadian dollar. We could speculate on why various aircraft are in the game...and others aren't however it really comes down to one person deciding what should and should not exist in the AM world...and that person isn't you...or me for that matter. I suppose you'll just have to deal with this game's short comings when it comes to the meager offerings of the current aircraft model catalog.
Burrows...what started off as opposites...is growing to be more in likeness...your spot in the darkside is safe and you start on Monday as it's newest member...welcome to team "WINNING"
OK i think that's the end of the ramble...if you're laughing that's "awesome" but if you're crying that's "even better" because either way you paid attention...of which there is no better currency.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wipe Out!
The following is in reference to this thread
http://apps.facebook.com/airline_manager/show_post.php?topicid=15793
OK so i had to pop over here because I had an epiphany about the boards. The boards (all of them not just those of AM but for the sake of relevance i will keep focus on them) the boards are an ass...not a donkey mule etc...but an actual sphincter. and from that sphincter flows a river of shit...in the form of...c'mon see the connection...if board is to anus then shit is to...POSTS yes you win...two gold stars...so you have this anus with shit coming out of it...and at times...there's a lot of posting/shitting going on. You could say the AM boards suffers from IBS...there's just so much shit and it's caused by so many things/players and it just won't stop! now most people with high functioning brains knows that after you shit you wipe...well we as am players do not possess the ability to wipe our own shit...we can't be trusted...if we all had that ability there would be a veritable shit storm of wiping and the boards would be wiped from existence...knowing this the dev created the first wiper...he saw this and it was good...for those that need a history lesson i was the first wiper...but wiper isn't a proper title...so we'll go with Moderator Alpha...anyway...back then there was a lot of shit...a lot of shit about a lot of different shit...mostly about that business jet shit...but anyway...tensions were running high i was being chastised for being involved in the stirring up of shit...claims of not being impartial...not from players mind you...so rather than fight the battle that was no longer fun i said "fuck it" (hah! found that ewe...i knew it was around here somewhere) and i stepped down as the wiper of the boards...a month or so goes by...
and two new wipers are created
Moderators Beta and Gamma (is gamma next i can't remember maybe iota...whatever you get the gist)
and the dev saw this and it was good...wonderful...two people two different timezones...to patrol enforce and encourage compliance from a board community that...for lack of a better word was dying. Shit happens ebb and flow right? so now there are two wipers wiping shit from the boards...only this time with a bit more finesse and accuracy...being able to remove specific posts...rather than obliterate entire topics...and the dev saw this and it was good.
a few weeks later...for whatever fucked up reason (man these ewes are falling from the sky) a third shit wiper is created...why? who knows...can't be work load...shit's not work...it's stressing...it's annoying...it's dirty (hey it's shit what do you expect) but for whatever reason 3 wipers for one ass is deemed required...Hopefully we can tag them as "moderator omega" because i swear if someone pops up and says "hey i'm the secret mod" i'm going to shit enough bricks to build a fucking house. they won't be the 3 ass wipers and nose blowers anymore...we can call them the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse because that will be the end of the boards. but no to all you fucks who aren't a fan of me...i still wouldn't quit i'll be here even then to reign down hell on the heads of the stupid lazy e-tards who have the nerve to spew the shit that has to be wiped...which reminds me i have a point...and now it's time to make it sharp.
xjet's thread was deleted...boo hoo fucking HOO...so the shit was wiped...so fucking what...there was nothing of merit or note that could even be moderately construed as helpful informative or entertaining. Which by the way each thread should contain at least 1 of those three characteristics...if you can't help...inform...if you can't help or inform...entertain...and if you can't do any of the 3 stick to responding not authoring. Just because everyone CAN make their own thread does NOT mean they should...think of creating a post like cutting your own hair...yes you COULD take scissors to your skull...but you could also lose an eye and/or an ear and let's be honest for just one fucking moment with some of the people that post on the boards...they stand an equal chance of losing either as they do of succeeding at a hairdo restyle.
Why should anyone extend their "understanding" of oh he's a kid...so...a kid walks into a bar/strip club/ or other adult establishment and everyone should put their drinks down...put their shirts on...and turn the music down? REALLY? oh hell no fuck you. You know i forget who did it but someone did a study on how many kids 10 and under in the US alone have facebook accounts? ILLEGAL facebook accounts? over 5 million! and that's just 10 and under that's not even counting the 11 and 12 year olds which i would gather would be an additional 1-3 million...nor is that counting the rest of the world...so fucking double it...11 million kids illegally on facebook...and do you know why they aren't allowed on facebook? because of me...i am the driving influence..ok not ME personally but those of similar ideals/beliefs/behavior. So these snot nosed little kids who wanna play a "big boy" game should know why it's a "big boy" game in the first place...me and not because of the foul language...i and others have proven all too well that i don't need my "four lettered friends" to make a point, or to take said point and shove it up the ass or down the throat of anyone that i deem fit for the receiving of said point. However, those little words are fun to use and make it so i don't have to use 8 words to make the same impact as just the one. however the combination of those 8 words and 1 4 letter word does make for a rather spectacular response.
The directive stands:
Stupid fucking topics will be met with extreme prejudice. Your age and life experience is completely and totally irrelevant. You don't like it? I don't have any fucks to give. Do i actively hunt for topics to respond to...absolutely...and the season is open on fucktards that type without using their brain. I hate stupid people, hate is a strong word...but if you can think of one stronger that embodies the true meaning of hate...i'd love to hear from you...i've been needing a better word that fully encompasses my feeling.
Sincerely with all my Love,
Black Flight
Director of Special Attention
http://apps.facebook.com/airline_manager/show_post.php?topicid=15793
OK so i had to pop over here because I had an epiphany about the boards. The boards (all of them not just those of AM but for the sake of relevance i will keep focus on them) the boards are an ass...not a donkey mule etc...but an actual sphincter. and from that sphincter flows a river of shit...in the form of...c'mon see the connection...if board is to anus then shit is to...POSTS yes you win...two gold stars...so you have this anus with shit coming out of it...and at times...there's a lot of posting/shitting going on. You could say the AM boards suffers from IBS...there's just so much shit and it's caused by so many things/players and it just won't stop! now most people with high functioning brains knows that after you shit you wipe...well we as am players do not possess the ability to wipe our own shit...we can't be trusted...if we all had that ability there would be a veritable shit storm of wiping and the boards would be wiped from existence...knowing this the dev created the first wiper...he saw this and it was good...for those that need a history lesson i was the first wiper...but wiper isn't a proper title...so we'll go with Moderator Alpha...anyway...back then there was a lot of shit...a lot of shit about a lot of different shit...mostly about that business jet shit...but anyway...tensions were running high i was being chastised for being involved in the stirring up of shit...claims of not being impartial...not from players mind you...so rather than fight the battle that was no longer fun i said "fuck it" (hah! found that ewe...i knew it was around here somewhere) and i stepped down as the wiper of the boards...a month or so goes by...
and two new wipers are created
Moderators Beta and Gamma (is gamma next i can't remember maybe iota...whatever you get the gist)
and the dev saw this and it was good...wonderful...two people two different timezones...to patrol enforce and encourage compliance from a board community that...for lack of a better word was dying. Shit happens ebb and flow right? so now there are two wipers wiping shit from the boards...only this time with a bit more finesse and accuracy...being able to remove specific posts...rather than obliterate entire topics...and the dev saw this and it was good.
a few weeks later...for whatever fucked up reason (man these ewes are falling from the sky) a third shit wiper is created...why? who knows...can't be work load...shit's not work...it's stressing...it's annoying...it's dirty (hey it's shit what do you expect) but for whatever reason 3 wipers for one ass is deemed required...Hopefully we can tag them as "moderator omega" because i swear if someone pops up and says "hey i'm the secret mod" i'm going to shit enough bricks to build a fucking house. they won't be the 3 ass wipers and nose blowers anymore...we can call them the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse because that will be the end of the boards. but no to all you fucks who aren't a fan of me...i still wouldn't quit i'll be here even then to reign down hell on the heads of the stupid lazy e-tards who have the nerve to spew the shit that has to be wiped...which reminds me i have a point...and now it's time to make it sharp.
xjet's thread was deleted...boo hoo fucking HOO...so the shit was wiped...so fucking what...there was nothing of merit or note that could even be moderately construed as helpful informative or entertaining. Which by the way each thread should contain at least 1 of those three characteristics...if you can't help...inform...if you can't help or inform...entertain...and if you can't do any of the 3 stick to responding not authoring. Just because everyone CAN make their own thread does NOT mean they should...think of creating a post like cutting your own hair...yes you COULD take scissors to your skull...but you could also lose an eye and/or an ear and let's be honest for just one fucking moment with some of the people that post on the boards...they stand an equal chance of losing either as they do of succeeding at a hairdo restyle.
Why should anyone extend their "understanding" of oh he's a kid...so...a kid walks into a bar/strip club/ or other adult establishment and everyone should put their drinks down...put their shirts on...and turn the music down? REALLY? oh hell no fuck you. You know i forget who did it but someone did a study on how many kids 10 and under in the US alone have facebook accounts? ILLEGAL facebook accounts? over 5 million! and that's just 10 and under that's not even counting the 11 and 12 year olds which i would gather would be an additional 1-3 million...nor is that counting the rest of the world...so fucking double it...11 million kids illegally on facebook...and do you know why they aren't allowed on facebook? because of me...i am the driving influence..ok not ME personally but those of similar ideals/beliefs/behavior. So these snot nosed little kids who wanna play a "big boy" game should know why it's a "big boy" game in the first place...me and not because of the foul language...i and others have proven all too well that i don't need my "four lettered friends" to make a point, or to take said point and shove it up the ass or down the throat of anyone that i deem fit for the receiving of said point. However, those little words are fun to use and make it so i don't have to use 8 words to make the same impact as just the one. however the combination of those 8 words and 1 4 letter word does make for a rather spectacular response.
The directive stands:
Stupid fucking topics will be met with extreme prejudice. Your age and life experience is completely and totally irrelevant. You don't like it? I don't have any fucks to give. Do i actively hunt for topics to respond to...absolutely...and the season is open on fucktards that type without using their brain. I hate stupid people, hate is a strong word...but if you can think of one stronger that embodies the true meaning of hate...i'd love to hear from you...i've been needing a better word that fully encompasses my feeling.
Sincerely with all my Love,
Black Flight
Director of Special Attention
Thursday, May 5, 2011
!! HACK ATTACK !!
If you're just joining us here is the link to the thread with which the following pertains to:
http://apps.facebook.com/airline_manager/show_post.php?topicid=15700
Yet another faceless victim of an account hacker...really? that's the best excuse for being a "keyboard retard" you can come up with? Why would anyone care enough about you and your public internet image to spend the 5 minutes it takes to hack a facebook account? Hmm I know i use this phrase a lot but it seems to be applicable to nearly every single half witted twit that's allowed un-monitored internet access...oh the phrase? "delusions of grandeur" This egg head pretender may actually believe that he's worth ruining...and to take it a step further actually believes that the "internet reputation" one builds is actually worth something...fuck you no it's not. No one in your reality cares what others online think of you...it's not on any school entrance questionnaire, it's not on your next final exam...it's not going to be asked of you during the interview of your first second or 37th job interview...it doesn't matter. You should have really put that "big brain" of yours to work and thought of a better more plausible reason that you decided to spill your life all over the web, that isn't the way you garnish positive attention...it is however an awesome way of making a complete and total fool fo yourself.
Another amusing act on your part...is that you sent a private message to Chad (pang) and while i'm not able to know at what time you sent it...it at least after my first post...and probably after my second.
In the above screenshot is your exact message to pangloss...in that message note where you claim you hadn't been on facebook or AM since 8pm the previous day...which according to the timeline means your account was hacked sometime after 8pm on the 4th (3rd for me) the hacker then waited about 10 hours to then make their way to the am forums and start spewing a load of hilarious nonsense?...and then 6 hours later you some how managed to "re hack" your own account and send Chad a message that your account was hacked? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? you expect everyone including myself to honestly believe that you allowed your account to be hacked (i thought you were smarter than that) and then you're smart enough to hack back your own account? sorry sport you're not that good...you couldn't hack your way out of a cafeteria serving penne ala arabiatta with a titanium tray (don't strain yourself kid you're not supposed to grasp that one)
First of all people who hack accounts do it for the glory of announcing the defeat of the one that was hacked...it's very public and it's very obvious...targets of account hacks are rarely if ever able to get their accounts back usually those accounts are locked and banned. AM accounts worth hacking...none, however if you were to make a list of the most likely targets...authority figures are always the first on the list...at least they would be for me.
so first would be the account "developer"
then "administrator"
then the board mods
then you've got to categorize the seasoned players...which that would be an order of preference decided by the one doing the...wait...i should clarify something accounts aren't HACKED that's a misnomer...accounts are cracked by crackers...not hackers. but that's another subject
anyway point being...you would NEVER appear on any list of any cracker at all unless that cracker happens to be a girlfriend/ex girlfriend and even still like i said you wouldn't get your account back.
moving on further down the message you talk about how you have 3 misspellings and yada yada and how this and that isn't true and how this game doesn't prepare you for the business world...but what i found most annoying
was this quote from you
"P.S. tell BFA I like his approach, maybe i should change the name to eMolution..."
you like my approach? well consider this shit on final...i don't care that you like anything about me or otherwise...your approval and agreement with how i do anything is completely and totally irrelevant...you're a piss poor bitch ass bastard...and it's obvious the only male influence you've ever had in your life is limited to that of your mother's "female friend" It's quite clear that early in your life journey when you came to that proverbial "fork in the road" you chose the "psycopath" which makes you crazy...your actions make you stupid and as clearly evident in your response to the amount of focus that you've been given while on my stage...you're INCAPABLE of dealing with the stresses of reality and you shrink away inside and re-imagine yourself as someone different...you have no actual problems in your REAL life...and out of sheer boredom you decide to imagine you have actual hardship...however the depth of life experience can be measured in millimeters so you're not equipped to understand how those issues you pretend to have should actually impact you. so you fake it...much like the babysitter does everytime you two "cuddle" after your bath.
I caution you to quit the game or at least posting on the boards...though I emplore you to stay...i've been bored for so long and i just know that if you stick around i could easily have a week of fun. But you wont none of you ever have the stamina to last...dellu did...but he and his friends died in the lunchroom slaughter in the summer of 2010...but you won't stay...right now it's may and if you make it to july i'd be so surprised, filled with joy and oh so happy.
I'm curious emo gamer, at what point did you realize you fucked up and decided to stage your own account being cracked? I assume that you realized your error...because you were quite active on your thread until i gave you my "10 cents" (my 2 cents was free) you made just one more post and then nothing...guess your account was cracked again...are you famous in real life? I don't think justin bieber's facebook has been stolen this much...you must be zuckerberg's bastard child...which would explain quite a bit.
Thank you all for reading...i do hope you had as much fun reading as i did writing...but as i always say "when the momentum stops it's time to click "post" " (ok i don't always say that...but i have said it at least once before just then)
Black Flight
That Guy
http://apps.facebook.com/airline_manager/show_post.php?topicid=15700
Yet another faceless victim of an account hacker...really? that's the best excuse for being a "keyboard retard" you can come up with? Why would anyone care enough about you and your public internet image to spend the 5 minutes it takes to hack a facebook account? Hmm I know i use this phrase a lot but it seems to be applicable to nearly every single half witted twit that's allowed un-monitored internet access...oh the phrase? "delusions of grandeur" This egg head pretender may actually believe that he's worth ruining...and to take it a step further actually believes that the "internet reputation" one builds is actually worth something...fuck you no it's not. No one in your reality cares what others online think of you...it's not on any school entrance questionnaire, it's not on your next final exam...it's not going to be asked of you during the interview of your first second or 37th job interview...it doesn't matter. You should have really put that "big brain" of yours to work and thought of a better more plausible reason that you decided to spill your life all over the web, that isn't the way you garnish positive attention...it is however an awesome way of making a complete and total fool fo yourself.
Another amusing act on your part...is that you sent a private message to Chad (pang) and while i'm not able to know at what time you sent it...it at least after my first post...and probably after my second.
In the above screenshot is your exact message to pangloss...in that message note where you claim you hadn't been on facebook or AM since 8pm the previous day...which according to the timeline means your account was hacked sometime after 8pm on the 4th (3rd for me) the hacker then waited about 10 hours to then make their way to the am forums and start spewing a load of hilarious nonsense?...and then 6 hours later you some how managed to "re hack" your own account and send Chad a message that your account was hacked? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? you expect everyone including myself to honestly believe that you allowed your account to be hacked (i thought you were smarter than that) and then you're smart enough to hack back your own account? sorry sport you're not that good...you couldn't hack your way out of a cafeteria serving penne ala arabiatta with a titanium tray (don't strain yourself kid you're not supposed to grasp that one)
First of all people who hack accounts do it for the glory of announcing the defeat of the one that was hacked...it's very public and it's very obvious...targets of account hacks are rarely if ever able to get their accounts back usually those accounts are locked and banned. AM accounts worth hacking...none, however if you were to make a list of the most likely targets...authority figures are always the first on the list...at least they would be for me.
so first would be the account "developer"
then "administrator"
then the board mods
then you've got to categorize the seasoned players...which that would be an order of preference decided by the one doing the...wait...i should clarify something accounts aren't HACKED that's a misnomer...accounts are cracked by crackers...not hackers. but that's another subject
anyway point being...you would NEVER appear on any list of any cracker at all unless that cracker happens to be a girlfriend/ex girlfriend and even still like i said you wouldn't get your account back.
moving on further down the message you talk about how you have 3 misspellings and yada yada and how this and that isn't true and how this game doesn't prepare you for the business world...but what i found most annoying
was this quote from you
"P.S. tell BFA I like his approach, maybe i should change the name to eMolution..."
you like my approach? well consider this shit on final...i don't care that you like anything about me or otherwise...your approval and agreement with how i do anything is completely and totally irrelevant...you're a piss poor bitch ass bastard...and it's obvious the only male influence you've ever had in your life is limited to that of your mother's "female friend" It's quite clear that early in your life journey when you came to that proverbial "fork in the road" you chose the "psycopath" which makes you crazy...your actions make you stupid and as clearly evident in your response to the amount of focus that you've been given while on my stage...you're INCAPABLE of dealing with the stresses of reality and you shrink away inside and re-imagine yourself as someone different...you have no actual problems in your REAL life...and out of sheer boredom you decide to imagine you have actual hardship...however the depth of life experience can be measured in millimeters so you're not equipped to understand how those issues you pretend to have should actually impact you. so you fake it...much like the babysitter does everytime you two "cuddle" after your bath.
I caution you to quit the game or at least posting on the boards...though I emplore you to stay...i've been bored for so long and i just know that if you stick around i could easily have a week of fun. But you wont none of you ever have the stamina to last...dellu did...but he and his friends died in the lunchroom slaughter in the summer of 2010...but you won't stay...right now it's may and if you make it to july i'd be so surprised, filled with joy and oh so happy.
I'm curious emo gamer, at what point did you realize you fucked up and decided to stage your own account being cracked? I assume that you realized your error...because you were quite active on your thread until i gave you my "10 cents" (my 2 cents was free) you made just one more post and then nothing...guess your account was cracked again...are you famous in real life? I don't think justin bieber's facebook has been stolen this much...you must be zuckerberg's bastard child...which would explain quite a bit.
Thank you all for reading...i do hope you had as much fun reading as i did writing...but as i always say "when the momentum stops it's time to click "post" " (ok i don't always say that...but i have said it at least once before just then)
Black Flight
That Guy
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