Q&A: Auran CEO Tony Hilliam on Gamespot

[axe1970]

I know there is no "General Trainz" Forum now, so I thought I would post this here.

Q&A: Auran CEO Tony Hilliam
Australian developer speaks about working with independent publisher Gamecock, creating Battlestar Galactica for Xbox Live Arcade, and more.


I thought this might be of interest to some people here.

Regards

 

[Alan_Yeomans]

and might i add how very exciting it is to watch these 2 amazing titles 'come to life'.

 

[amigacooke]

Auran follows the money and starts developing for consoles. Can't blame them really. Trainz Classic on XBox 360 anybody?

Good to see Trainz is at least mentioned though having the future described as "Trainz Classics, which is some new routes using the Trainz 2006 engine" is less than inspiring to me.

 

[Callum027]

Cool. Can't wait to see the new Trainz although I have the same opinion as amigacooke of Trainz Classics.

 

[Smileyman]

Auran CEO Tony Hilliam:

"Community is the key to online games success. So we're really going to be ramping up that side--community support will be the biggest growth area of our business now."

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[teddytoot]

TH: Our little Trainz projects go from strength to strength. We started that in 2000, and we're up to our fifth edition of that now. We have 250,000 members registered on our online Web site. We're doing a number of spin-off projects from that--we have three different releases coming out this year.

My italics. To me that puts Trainz and its future to Auran as a commercial company into perspective.

 

[ZapperJet]

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My thoughts exactly...

Cheers,
John

 

[nebaru]

The end of Trainz?

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[backyard]

...no lost love hear...

patience...

Definitely, changes have been made, for the whole community to enjoy, endure, whatever...

And...so...let's realize that what we had has not left. We still have the best train-sim going.

And no one can speak for Auran Pty. Ltd.

You don't have a clue as to the future of the Trainz title. Allowing the provider to work as they will, you may be surprised at what can happen.

I so am into digital elevation mapping, of major US routes, in TRS2004, I don't have time to run Trainz!

I'm directing my fears toward coping the North American DEM's, before Homeland Security shuts down the availability.

 

[paulzmay]

Nothing wrong with squeezing the old lemon...if you're also thinking about next year's crop...

Paul

 

[Alan_Yeomans]

hot off the programmers pc today.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6374/screen343in5.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen289qt1.jpg

 

[nikos1]

Are those smaller grid squares i see in the second pic!

 

[ldowns]

Whoooaaaaa! Nice pics (especially the first one).

But...

But...

But...

I don't see any trains in the first one. Please don't tell us that those are bus drivers along the left hand side....



Lamont

 

[JCitron]

Cool pictures, Alan. I like the new driver interface with the little sliders at the bottom for controls.

John

 

[Magicland]

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Gee, remember when? Heck, I'd be happy with an officially supported export module designed for a professional 3d program that's actually been available THIS century!

 

[Magicland]

hot off the programmers pc today.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6374/screen343in5.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen289qt1.jpg

I hope the programmer doesn't forget some means of powering that train. I don't see any 3rd rails...

It'd be pretty boring if it just sat there all day.

 

[amigacooke]

Thanks for the pics Alan.

It's a shame though that info on the next Trainz products seems to only become available when rumbles of discontent start to surface.

 

[amigacooke]

My italics. To me that puts Trainz and its future to Auran as a commercial company into perspective.

That could be Tony being a little playful?

 

[Callum027]

Nice alan. But I don't notice any difference from 06 in the first pic. It's just Modula City.

 

[AHSAN]

hot off the programmers pc today.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6374/screen343in5.jpg

http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screen289qt1.jpg

ahh Alan

Trainz Classics nice, lets hope Greg Lane buy's one of the shelf I was hoping to see a picture of any changes in surveyor.

It says in Tony Hilliams Q & A interview on gamespot that Trainz Classics, which is some new routes using the Trainz 2006 engine, 2006 Engine? I thought the new version had an updated code?

Ahsan