Today two new maps created by Alan Robinson were added to the Simutrans Maps website. They represent the New Zealand North Island in two formats: 512×832 and 2048×3328. The required water levels are -2 and -8. The huge one is currently the largest Simutrans map available through the website.
As Alan will tell you the maps are based on DTED level 0 data from data.geocomm.com
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Mar 5
Facebook by Ruben F. Castro
Firstly, we have recently created a Facebook Simutrans fan site, that contains several screenshots and the official logo too. Now you can list Simutrans under your games in your facebook profile and colaborate with images, comments or videos in the wall.
On the other hand, some time ago several people already created a Facebook Simutrans fan group. There are no admins in the group and it’s not very crowded indeed but we expect to boost it with the new fan site. Anyway, the group has 168 members, so it’s growing slow but sure.
We hope you to join us in Facebook in order to promote the game and reach to more potential players.
Here comes a new edition of SMSC. The subject of this month is Day and Night.
Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 1024 x 768 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is March 17th. The voting begins on March 18th.
The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.
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A new version v0.5.7 of the Simutrans Building Editor, TileCutter, is now available.
This new version provides many tweaks and optimisations, especially for non-Windows platform support and much better handling of configuration/log file storage with platform-specific locations used.
You can download it here. More details at the International Simutrans Forum.
The 2011 February edition of the Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest has finished. Congratulations to all people who took part in it.
A new version 0.5.6 of the Simutrans Building Editor, TileCutter, is now available.
This new version provides a command Line interface for scripting, the ability to disable .dat file output and the basic documentation is now available on website, via Online Help.
You can download it here and you have more details at the International Simutrans Forum.
Exactly 1 year ago, February 20, 2010, our community adopted new forum rules and guidelines. Almost all well developed communities over the Internet create their own rules. We are not different.
These guidelines are here to facilitate the smooth operation of the forum and to protect the community as well as their activities and works. Make sure you have read them. These are not, for the most part, hard and fast rules; in fact, they can help you to better enjoy your stay here.
If you don’t know our community rules and guidelines, you can read them below:
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Our forum is down at the moment. It’s going to be solved. Sit tight.
If you want, you can use our Simutrans Chat channel.
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The forum is up.
Feb 15
This is the first version incorporating multiplayer and tons of bugfixes and improvements. Due to network mode, the development team had to have this long break. The next releases will come more frequently.
Some changes and new additions have been included like the default savegame format (now bzip2), skins and interface, timeline for headquarters, new features related with winter graphics and drag-and-drop bridges. The main feature added is the multiplayer mode.
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Here comes a new edition of SMSC. The subject of this month is Disastrous traffic jams.
Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 800 x 600 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is February 16th. The voting begins on February 17th.
The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.
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