Development Update #1

I'm a lifelong aviation geek, flight simmer, and gamer who's always wanted to play a true pilot career game - not just flying planes, but living the pilot life. Seniority bidding, making gate times, managing stress, building your reputation from regional FO to mainline captain. A real portal to portal experience with procedures and decisions presented through engaging gameplay, not study-level simulation.

That game didn't exist. So I'm building it.

Pilot Tycoon is already flying. The core game features a complex schedule bidding system, flight phases with dynamic events, quick-time emergencies, procedurally generated terrain and cityscapes, a level and stat system, 16 unlockable special abilities across four skill trees, living airports with NPC passengers, dynamic airfield AI traffic, 3 different aircraft, housing, hotel rooms, purchasable items, financial progression systems, and much more!

Just a few of the things currently under development:

• Checkrides that can end your career - Performance evaluations with real stakes

• Weather that ruins your month - Storms causing bumpy landings and cascading delays/cancellations

• Deadheading - Easiest money you’ll ever make

• Rest day activities - What you do between trips matters

• Crew voices - Hear your crew react to your decisions in real-time, from praise for smooth landings to passive-aggressive comments when you're running late.

• AI NPCs working the ramp - Watch ground crews service your aircraft and others, bringing the tarmac to life

• Fatigue System - Out too late? Fatigue will impact stress and your capabilities.

The goal? Create the pilot career game we've all been waiting for - where becoming a captain means more than just accumulating flight hours.

What pilot career details would make this YOUR dream aviation game?

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