All aboard!

I came across an interesting game today that reminds me of similar games that I enjoyed playing years ago, such as Transport Tycoon and Simcity. The game is called SimuTrans. They have just come out with version 1.0 this week and it looks like it's ready for prime time. It's a game that allows you to build a transportation network and move industrial goods which will allow raw materials to be used to produce other raw materials. All these goods need to be kept moving otherwise your town will not have cars to drive, for example, or gas to power them.

Downloads are available from the sourceforge site, but if you're not sure which files to grab or in what order to download them, just head over to the Ubuntu Packages site and do a search for simutrans using Intrepid as the distribution. You will find 4 deb files that you can download and install. Install the pak64 and data files before the main program and start building your empire. It couldn't get any easier.