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Simutrans 25th Anniversary #1: A look back at our shared history.

Hajo's first Simutrans sketch. At the top-right, a date can be read: 30-06-1997. Today, 25 years ago. Simutrans started 25 years ago. Not yet as bits and bytes, but in the mind of a man: Hansjrg Malthaner (known by the Simutrans community as "Hajo"). Today, Simutrans is still alive, not only as bits and bytes in the thousands of computers (and now smartphones) that run Simutrans, but also in the hearts of many talented programmers, excellent artists, amazing modders and dedicated players. To everyone of you: Thank you! Simutrans has gone very far, and it will go even further, thanks to everyone who believes in the Simutrans project. Let's take some time to congratulate ourselves and celebrate this milestone!
But first things first...

A little bit of history

Hajo started Simutrans alone in mid-1997. It was not until early 1999 that the first public beta was released. Simutrans started gaining some interest, and the first contributors, as the precursor of our current forum was created in the early 2000's to accommodate a growing community. Hajo kept developing Simutrans until he retired from development because of personal reasons in 2005. Since then, Markus Pristovsek "prissi" takes care of Simutrans, but not alone. In 2007, Simutrans became open source. This move ensured the long term survival of Simutrans and attracted many contributors. Simutrans stayed on good track after that and would eventually come to other platforms such as Linux distributions, Steam, or more recently, Android. Meanwhile, as Simutrans matured, other projects were born from it with the intention to innovate even further like jamespetts' Simutrans Extended or himeshi's OTRP. But enough of reading about history. Reading about history is boring. So why don't you instead see it?

The Simutrans Interactive Timeline

For the first event of this anniversary, here is an exciting idea: Let's build a Simutrans Timeline of events. Surely a project as old as Simutrans has a lot of history to tell! So let's tell it, graphically. The very good news is that we already have built the foundations of this timeline, and it is interactive!

See it right now at simutrans.github.io. You can look more closely an also filter by event type. Here is a closer look at the last two years.

I have added the events that came to my mind, but there are many things missing, and I don't know everything about Simutrans. Help us get a complete view of Simutrans history by adding missing events to the repository at GitHub. Missing releases, the date a contributor joined, or important events such as the forum migration. Every help is welcome!

The Simutrans 25th Anniversary

That's not all we have prepared for this anniversary, but that's all for today. In the upcoming weeks, you will see more posts to celebrate the anniversary. Join us in two weeks from now for an exclusive interview with the Man Who Started It All: Hansjrg Malthaner (Hajo). If you want to know about the rest of the events: I am not telling you yet!

2022-06-30 - A look back at our shared history. The Simutrans Timeline.
2022-07-15 - An interview with Hansjrg Malthaner, the Founding Father.
2022-07-30 - ???
2022-08-15 - ???
2022-08-30 - ???
2022-09-15 - ???
2022-09-30 - ???
2022-10-15 - ???
From 2022-10-30 to 2022-12-31 - ???

Happy Simutransing!

[ 2022-06-30 18:35:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Simutrans
The Simutrans Team

Developer

Open Source Publishing

Publisher

2016-05-24

Release

Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer

Multiple Choices

Graphics Packages (Paksets)
In Simutrans you have multiple choices from the beginning to the end. Even before starting the game you have lots of graphics packages to choose from, every pakset giving you a different experience and play style.
Vehicles and Cargo
The success of your company will depend on good planning, and we give you the tools for it. Simutrans can have buses, trucks, trains, trams, ships, airplanes, monorails, maglevs and any other vehicle that goes through air, land or water. Choose them wisely and transport the immense variety of cargo each pakset has to offer, from passengers and mail to raw materials and consumer products.

Dynamic and Intelligent

Cargo has Destinations
Simutrans citizens and products don't simply jump in your vehicles and go to wherever you send them. They actually have individual destinations: people want to check out attractions, go shopping, or visit friends. Products also have their destinations - factories have contracts with each other and they won't sell or buy from anyone else. If you don't give them the possibility to go where they want, they simply won't use your transport company.
Complete the Chain
Transporting products not only gives you money, but makes the economy roll. As you transport products between factories, they start producing and selling. Every factory receiving the materials it needs starts producing new goods letting you connect more and more factories across the region.
Influencing Cities
Your transportation affects city growth. Every unit of anything you transport will affect the nearby cities making them grow and prosper. Sometimes cities will create new attractions and places of interest, which attract a lot more passengers. Or maybe your service may attract new industries, that give you even more opportunities. But not everything you do leads to good things - as cities grow more cars are on the roads, and you will end up trying to deal with the traffic. What you do shapes the future.

Control and Customize

Configure All or Nothing
Simutrans has a lot of configurations that you can customize. If you're not a customization freak, don't worry, generally with a few options Simutrans will fit your play style. But if you are, you'll enjoy all the options and ways to change the game.
Build Your World
When you create a new game, don't expect it to be a fixed world. You can shape the world to suit your needs, build roads, factories, houses, and buildings, raise and lower the terrain, create rivers, lakes, and seas, or beautify the world by planting trees.

How You Play

Multiplayer
Tired of playing alone? Simutrans lets you play multiplayer. You can join a public server and compete and collaborate with people all around the world. You can also play with your friends creating a private online or LAN server.
Hardcore or Casual?
You can challenge yourself in a normal game, trying to make your company successful and rich. Or you can just relax and have some fun playing with no hurry or money, just for your enjoyment and the satisfaction of transporting everything.

Cost

This game will be Free on Steam.

Languages

Simutrans offers a range of languages, translated on a volunteer basis. Languages will be listed on the steam page when they reach at least 80% translation of Base Texts, and 65% translation of pak128.

History of Simutrans

Simutrans is an Open Source game developed under the Artistic License.
This game was originally developed by Hansjörg Malthaner from 1997 till 2004, before being handed over the 'The Simutrans Team' in 2005. Since the beginning it has been upgraded and updated.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 20.04 or later
Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processorMemory: 512 MB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play
Memory: 512 MB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play
Storage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 20.04 or later
Processor: 1 Ghz or faster processorMemory: 2048 MB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play
Memory: 2048 MB RAMStorage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play
Storage: 500 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Broadband internet connection required for network play

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