Online Trucking?

[Wyld45]

               Another little side-dish I dabble with,even though its not done as well as it could have
            been,is "18 wheels of steel". Mainly "American Long Haul". Because of so many online-
            community games nowdays,I thought it might be a pretty attractive idea.

                 Started writing down the title and formula,I call it "Interstate USA". Without making
            it too complicated, but yet entertaining, basically a "Social-Transportation-Career"
            online game. 

           1. Begin your career with "X" amount of money and simple local delivery jobs,working
             your way up to the big trucks and your own company.(You would have to make "X"
             amount before starting your own, along with having at least "X" people sign up to
             join your company.(Like a "Guild" or "Squad".)

           2. You can also have a career playing as a patrolman,where you would interact
             with player and non-player characters.
           
           3. Use your money to buy Trucks,trailers and even civilian vehicles. "Radio-Channel" community
             keeps you in loop with friends and other players.

           4. Social gathering places such as truck-stops where you can use your personalized
             "Driver-Character" that you can fully customize at the start of the game.

                    Even had a list of truck model-names such as; Porterbuild,Kenway,Mark,
              Ottocab,Wright and Freightlane.

                Thats just a start, but big question is, would this be popular enough, or could
             it be interesting enough to be an online game?

                                             

[avionix]

Here's your theme song when the game loads.   

"Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck.
You got a copy on me, Pigpen? C'mon."
"Ah, yeah, ten-four, Pigpen, for sure, for sure.
By golly, it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon."
"Yeah, that's a big ten-four there, Pigpen.
Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy.
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy."

Can I be a "bear in the woods."   

Seriously though it sounds like it could be fun. 

[Wyld45]

Here's your theme song when the game loads.   

"Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck.
You got a copy on me, Pigpen? C'mon."
"Ah, yeah, ten-four, Pigpen, for sure, for sure.
By golly, it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon."
"Yeah, that's a big ten-four there, Pigpen.
Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy.
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy."

Can I be a "bear in the woods."   

                     

Seriously though it sounds like it could be fun. 

   Heh-Hehhh! Would you believe that was the very FIRST "45" lp I ever bought?!

[Hornet33]

Do you get bonus points for crushing little cars? I'd think a Prius should be worth at least 5000 perkies

[sluggish]

             

                Thats just a start, but big question is, would this be popular enough, or could
             it be interesting enough to be an online game?

                                             (Image removed from quote.)

That all depends.  Will their be hookers at the truck stops?

[lowZX14]

Put in the hookers and I'll buy it 

[crockett]

lol somehow I dunno if playing a game about being stuck in traffic would be fun. That is unless you could crush the cars.  

[avionix]

Put in the hookers and I'll buy it

Lot lizards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fulmar]

I may make a spin-off game to yours.  It's called "Waiting in line at the DMV."  The title explains it all.

[Ripsnort]

Ahhh, the Meth freaks that stay up days on end would LOVE that game!

[Wyld45]

lol somehow I dunno if playing a game about being stuck in traffic would be fun. That is unless you could crush the cars.  

                        That was the one aggro about "18 WoS", but "American Long-Haul" had
                     alot of "Alt" lanes or sometimes big enough shoulders to get around it.

                           I USA could be deployed with "player" lanes so computer-gen. traffic
                      wouldnt interfere too much with players. Most players like to "Go-Go-Go",
                      so I dont think player traffic would be too much of a heartache. 

[lowZX14]

Be sure to put a disclaimer in about watching out for us motorcycle riders.

[john9001]

another level grinding game, oh boy.

[Fulmar]

Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge comes to mind...

[Nefarious]

There is a market for every game.

Unfortunately, truckers are on the road a lot and it would probably be hard to have an online persona that was supposed to do the same thing a real trucker does.

That being said... It might make more sense to have a Trucker Sim that would be at management level. For example, One would have a fleet of trucks, and you must maintain that fleet and get new customers and such.

Think of it like Roller Coaster Tycoon for Truckers, Truckin' Tycoon. lol.