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In the water board's premises over from my office window they have been building a who-knows-what for weeks now. There's a dumper and a digger and they seem to have much more fun than me.
there are train sims and boat sims, surely there should be a digger sim? It digs and lifts and breaks and carries
and it seems like the best job in the world. It's even bloody sunny out!
Diggerland
http://www.goliathr...100&cat1=44&cat2=30
This place is superfantastic! Drive all sorts of diggers all day - no age restriction! [wagster, May 09 2008]
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I seem to recall the Sims had a demolition animation. But yeah, good idea! |
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Rather than just a digger, why not go all out?
Have the sim able to run everything from project design (be it a tower block, industrial construction, whatever) to planning, excavation, building, welding, cranes, plumbing and electrical, the works!
It might get more people a better understanding of the construction the see (or don't see, because of fences and stuff) all around them. |
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Probably there is some digger training software available that can help us on our way. How does one become a digger driver? |
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by driving a digger... it is great fun actually though I imagine less so in the city where you have to worry about nearby buildings falling on you if you make a mistake. |
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Love it, I'd buy it.
My friend used to try to get her son to play with "smarter" toys and then found out what a crane operator makes and went and bought him a 4' tall RC sky crane. |
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How much does a crane operator get paid? |
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I had this idea on a drive today. |
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I think this would be quite successful given that games about
the fascinations of little boys (guns, airplanes, etc.) are
always popular. |
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Caterpillar could supply all the 3D files necessary to play with
their catalogue, and we could really exploit cutting edge
physics engines. |
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How sim do you want to be? How about project management, negotiations with subcontractors and suppliers, budget wrangling, architect vs client, weather delays, strikes, and so forth? |
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Nah, bugger that. Let's just drive a big JCB around and dig holes. [+] |
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