Okay, I pretty much agree with all the comments here. When I created the routes system I didn't think it would be much of an issue, but it's true that once your airline grows and especially if you have international routes it can be difficult to keep up with everything. But hey that's why we beta test.
Delays are something that I intend to add eventually. Also once we get more players, things like competition and price wars could come into effect. Even if routes are automatic there is still some management required to keep your airline operating smoothly and efficiently. That will only be increased as more features are added to the game.
I'll see if I can get the system changed to automatically fly routes. The way I'm thinking of doing this is checking every 30 minutes for routes that can be flown. Essentially it'd be like someone is attempting to push the "fly route" button every 30 minutes. I might need to change a few things though. For example what if two routes are assigned to the same aircraft, and the first route ends at 14:00 and the second route starts at 14:20? The second route will never fly. Issues like that are what I need to iron out. (edit - although that could be fixed by allowing multiple routes to be assigned at once... probably need to do that first)
Delays are something that I intend to add eventually. Also once we get more players, things like competition and price wars could come into effect. Even if routes are automatic there is still some management required to keep your airline operating smoothly and efficiently. That will only be increased as more features are added to the game.
I'll see if I can get the system changed to automatically fly routes. The way I'm thinking of doing this is checking every 30 minutes for routes that can be flown. Essentially it'd be like someone is attempting to push the "fly route" button every 30 minutes. I might need to change a few things though. For example what if two routes are assigned to the same aircraft, and the first route ends at 14:00 and the second route starts at 14:20? The second route will never fly. Issues like that are what I need to iron out. (edit - although that could be fixed by allowing multiple routes to be assigned at once... probably need to do that first)
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