[color=Red][/color]Ok guys now I know some of you have to be designers out there but this is my plan. I think me and someone else should get together and design some real life like firetrucks and emergentcy vehicles . I have recently spoken to Microsoft about this idea and he saisd that if i can prove in any way that it would be a seller to have a firetreuck simulator out then they would do it . I would be willing to help you guys with whatever you want if ytou could do this  . The firetrucks would havre to be lifelike and all abd if anyone is intrested please contact me I think it would be a great idea !!!

It's an interesting concept - to a certain extent, a similar game was put out by the same folks that made the SimCity (I think) series, and it revolved around EMTs....

The problem with a "Fire Truck" sim is not so much the modelling of the trucks but what to do with it.  The question is - "Will a Fire Department Simulation Sell" ???

I think there's a hardcore of gamers that would take on the challenge - of which driving the truck(s) is the "easy" part.  Make driving the truck the key part of a simulation and it's another "racing" game....  But an  interesting.... one to say the least.

1. Realistic performance on the trucks - (Do the engines/pumpers/ladder trucks, emergency trucks handle that differently?  You'd have different sizes for diffferent environments.

2. "Full realism action"  Not all trucks have automatic transmissions, simulate loss of air brakes, etc. etc.

3. You come across a sudden detour in the road....

4.  Urban/Suburban/Rural/ Forest  Scenarios (take your Hummer fire fighter into the forest.....)

The missions are scored by how fast you can get to the randomly generated address...   

Make an open architecture so you can have add-on vehicles and scenery ...

Now - where can you get decent scale drawings of the fire fighting equipment?

Definitely - "baby steps"  start with a good model of a fire truck, then gauge the response.... add another... then....

I think the "market" for "heavy metal"  is there - Secretly there are a heck of a lot of folks that would like to drive a fire truck ..

Now - can you point to some site that would have at least a side , front and back views that could be used?




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Gotta admit this is kinda a cool idea! I can totally see driving that thing around the tarmac, if only you would get the occasional AI wreckage you could actually use it.

I love driving in the sim, have most of the vehicles available and with active camera you can almost simulate going to your aircraft.

The water effects are there, just need to firetruck model and some configuring of the effect file, and you are in business!

By the way I think felix is the one that said they had a game out that had firetrucks in it or sometrhing or they doid i dont remeber but felix if you remeber that games name or if anyone knows whyere i could get a game like that let me know that would help me somewhat also but yea just let know
Chad Klein

THe American laFrance site has some interesting documentation - especially useable drawings of the cabs.

A credible model is feasible.  Properly, such a vehicle has more bits and pieces to model than an airplane model - all those gauges, lights, valve covers, ladders, hoses, .... I don't think a textured block for the folded hoses would be accepatable - except as a low res LOD model...

8) Well I dunno un;less you guys have asny ideas i think i am going to put this firetruck project on hold lol but if you have ideas yea i would love to hear them i need to concentrate on aircraft i think but o well i would like to know where i could get vehicle addons for flight sim though i have no clue i have seen people with vehicles in the game but i dont know so i am off this topic but talk to you guys later peacee