What I was thinking was that if someone makes a custom asset they should (IMO) be able to distribute it how they want to. If they effectively have to give control of their custom asset to Steam before anyone can use it, I would be looking sideways at that. This really shouldn't be a problem in practice, since offhand I can't see how it would even be possible to make and test custom assets without this degree of freedom.
I have just read your blog over at your main site. It's funny how people these days think a few paragraphs is long. Pity the poor sods if they ever have to read a book.
Anyway, I notice you are making a big deal out of bridges, tunnels and undo. Personally I wouldn't have thought these were worth mentioning. I would assume they would naturally be in the game, as they have been in RT3 since it was released. Same goes for track laying not being restricted to a grid or to fixed angles. Again, RT3 has always had this anyway. You seem to be using RT2 as your baseline standard rather than (the far more advanced, but still really old) RT3. I'm not sure if anyone here is at all interested in RT2. People here will be comparing your game to RT3.
I think this would be a mistake, as the self-moving cargo adds realism IMO.Thanks for asking. So we are looking at imitating RT2's industry tree style. So we aren't likely to use self-moving cargo.
This sounds intriguing, but I'm not sure what it means.That said, I'm wanting to add some better cause and effect for industry, having to use "pump priming" to industries to get them to reach full potential instead of just on/off.
I agree with this. IMO the stock market side of the game should be at least as sophisticated as RT3, although for custom scenario purposes it would probably be a good idea to still allow disabling the stock market.I'm still up in the air on the stock market and hope to make that an active discussion with players. I've gone back and forth on them so often I feel like a wiper blade. I like them and I don't just like lots of players. If feels like so many people said things like "It was nice that I could turn stocks off." That never feels right.