1. Gameplay

2. Development

3. Reception

4. References

5. External links

Chris Sawyer's Locomotion is a video game by independent game developer Chris Sawyer Productions from 2004. According to Sawyer, it is the "spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon".

Gameplay

The game allows the player to use railroads, trams, trucking lines, buses, airplanes and ships to earn money in a transport company between the years 1900 to 2100. It contains over 40 pre-designed scenarios and a scenario editor, and can also be played in multiplayer mode with another human-controlled competitor. The game is played in an 2D isometric view like the other games by Chris Sawyer, particularly RollerCoaster Tycoon, which uses the engine that was originally developed for Transport Tycoon.^[3]

Early on in the development of Chris Sawyer's Locomotion some Japanese vehicles and buildings were created but were never actually used in the published game. One of these vehicles was the Shinkansen 0 Series, which you can now download at Chrissawyersgames.com. These Japanese assets were likely switched out for the Swiss ones.

The Class 656 locomotive in the Swiss game mode is actually not a Swiss loco. It instead originates from Italy.

The scenarios have five difficulty levels: Beginner, Easy, Medium, Challenging and Expert. Different objectives are available, some require the player to finish on a certain position in the company ranking list while others require the transportation of a specific amount of cargo. In some cases these objectives have additional limits, such as that the player must finish within a certain time limit. While many of the scenarios are fictional, some are based on real-world countries such as the United States, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

In recent years, several add-ons have been created for the game, including hundreds of trains, trucks, airplanes and other vehicles. Some people have used special programs to convert Microsoft Train Simulator rolling stock for use in Locomotion.One of the most biggest sites to use the MSTS2Loco method is Walter1940.

Development

Locomotion was developed by game developer Chris Sawyer as "spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon". The game was published and released by Atari in the U.S. on September 7, 2004 and a few days later in the rest of the world.

In 2013 an iOS version of Transport Tycoon was released that uses the graphics from Locomotion.^[4]

On March 17 2015, the game was re-released through digital distribution on Steam and gog.com.

In January 2018, an open-source project, based on OpenRCT2 engine known as OpenLoco, was launched to enhance the gameplay of Locomotion, including fixing bugs, translating to more languages and allowing the game to run natively on macOS and Linux. In order to create an accurate clone, the incrementally reverse engineered Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 engine was used. OpenLoco features reduced limitations compared to the original, i.e disabling vehicle breakdowns, unlocked building options or using custom resolutions.

Reception

Reviews of the game were generally not favorable, with many noting that the game's user interface and AI were both poor in comparison to the original Transport Tycoon.

References

External links

• Chris Sawyer official website
• [https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/chris-sawyers-locomotion Locomotion] at MobyGames
• [https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenLoco Repository of OpenLoco] at GitHub

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