A short description from the creator behind the project;
OpenTTD is an open source clone of Transport Tycoon Deluxe, a game that is focused on transportation. This suggested project goes significantly beyond this. The concept would give the player more responsibility in the management of industries and other businesses that are included in the GDP computation. In this scenario, transportation would simply become just another industry to be managed. The player would be in charge of a conglomerate. The idea is to implement a more realistic economical framework based on real data and on the current OTTD platform. We will simulate a NEW WORLD already built (like CINDINI maps) with realistic data (based on the economy of the US) from 1990 to 2010. The name of the project could be "OpenGDP - A global economy game implemented as an add-on to the OpenTTD platform".
I have already setup the mechanism. We just need artists to create new buildings, and devs to implement the mechanism.This project is still at the idea stage and whether or not it's going to be further developed is yet to be determined. For us to widen the views and in the end get a better foundation on which to make a final decision as far as this specific project concerns, we are inviting up to 5 members to participate in a Reference Group, allowing full access to the Management Tycoon area for its duration.
If you are interested to participate in this Reference Group, please send me a pm. We especially encourage OpentTTD devs. to join...