I really like this, but it's almost impossible with the keyboard. Don't have a 360 controller to test with. I managed to land on Westminster once but proceeded to murder every passenger on my way to the other end.
The original lunch-time banter that inspired the details of this game definitely featured: "And you're continuously murdering everyone because the controls are so bad." Although pretty funny at the time, and perhaps funny in the game, I agree that it's not exactly
fun. I'm going to have to put some thought into how to capture that same unwieldily feeling, but make it more approachable. Suggestions super-welcome.
[...snip...] One note: on non-us keyboards, beside the 'l' key there isn't the ':' key.
Right, good to know. Maybe it should be QWERT and YUIOP or something.... Or something totally different if the control scheme changes. It was also mentioned that the bottom three or four thrust levels are pretty useless.
I managed to pick up a load of passengers, but didn't get anywhere with them alive, and ran out of fuel. AH WELL. On a keyboard. Was pretty neat, but yeah I didn't get a hang of the controls.
I'll have to make something happen when you run out of fuel... Or maybe not. Right now you just lose thrust capability, and you just have to restart manually. (Maybe fuel shouldn't really be a gameplay feature -- that gauge could just tick down reeeaaally slowly, and at zero, get refuelled.)
Also, increpare, I really like your stuff! Your development cycle inspired this very project, in part. Thanks!