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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: luckee on July 13, 2002, 05:26:15 PM
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WHile it\'s for the pc and there still isnt a SC3K for ps2 yet..I still think it\'s great. I\'ve always been a sucker for SimCity!!
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is that really 3d?
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Who builds a metropolis right next to a damned volcano? Gawd, the idiocy!
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Originally posted by Blade
Who builds a metropolis right next to a damned volcano? Gawd, the idiocy!
Lowers head
I do...:(
I\'m going to need to upgrade for this one!! LOoks good...
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yes!!!!!11 finally a proper simcity and none of that vacation/hotdate shit!! :bounce:.
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I wonder how the gameplay will be updated..
looks purty tho\'
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looking at pic 2 from the top bob, it appears that some gameplay has changed..
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Originally posted by Tyrant_246
yes!!!!!11 finally a proper simcity and none of that vacation/hotdate shit!! :bounce:.
Huh?
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Originally posted by Sonic2K2
Huh?
well sonic 2002, i dont know why i should explain my previous post but i will anyway, here goes.
over the past 1 or 2 years Maxis(EA) [developers of sim city] have not released a proper simcity game their last being "simcity3000 UL" which was released back in may 2000, and from that time onwards Maxis haved not released another simcity game all they did was release crappy games like "the Sims"(was released before SC3000UL), hot date expansion pack, the sims-house party expansion, the sims-livin large, and most recently the sims-vacation.
all these games were what i think crap, so now u understand why i\'m so happy about SC4 being released.now if u still havent got what i said in the previous post, then i\'m sorry yer an ass, and i dont think its possible to explain it any better.
:)
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What Tyrant_246 is refering to are The Sims expansion packs. A game that has 4 expansion packs, and soon 5 (The Sims Unleased. Now The Sims have pets to play with). Unlike The Sims, this is Simcity 4 (a sequel, not an add-on to say, Simcity 3000).
Anyways, looks awsome. :) And yes, there are some gameplay changes. One, when fighting fires, you no longer have those poles that are supposed to represent fire fighters to fight fires. Now, fire trucks have to get from the fire station, to the fire. So, bad traffic, fire trucks be delayed into getting the fire. Same with police cars.
With the new night and day setting will also adds some things into the game. Like the idea of rush hour. During the day, cars go to work, at night, cars go home. So, could help you determine the control of the traffic lights, where the mass transit stops should go, and where housing should best be. Also, at night crime is supposed to go up as well.
Building, land value, etc. now come after the people. Instead of the other way around. Makes it a little more realistic.
Also, buildings will decay if abandoned. So, the same building will look different depending on the situation. Previously, abandoned buildings were replaced with an abandoned tile.
Some disasters now can be semi-controled by the player. Like moving the tornado. Of coarse, even then, it can\'t be completely controled.
Now that the game is now set into a more national level. In other words, the cities on a given land now have to compete for resources.
Oh, and you can also BE the other cities in the land. So, while one city (lets say your first city) is full of factories where people work, you can start another city (lets say, your second) and have this city mostly residential. Back to that day and night thing, you can see traffic entering the city full of factories, and at night, all leave that city to go home. How they are going to make this work (being able to play both cities, espeically when concerning time) I don\'t know. But all I know, you can now have mulitiple cities.
And here at the official website, you can see how terrain building will be like. Really cool. http://simcity.ea.com/simcity4/index.html :D
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OMFG I\'ve always been a SimCity maniac... a good one too. This will only bring me closer to complete control of the universe... oh excuse me...
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Looks very very nice indeed! Too bad I\'m not gonna be able to run it: :evil:
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Looks great, but it doesn\'t look like you can come down to street level still. They all look like they are from the same angle.
I wish they could do something like Warcraft has done where you can come right down to ground level.
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they finally brought the series to 3d. I remember reading the creators wanted to make Sim City 3000 in full 3d but the decided against it because at the time most people didn\'t have the necessary pc power to fully appreciate it but on where 1Ghz is the norm there was nothing holding them back.:smokin:
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Ummmmmmmmmmm...while the game is in 3d (at least the models are), the game still has fixed cameras similar to the ones in SC3000. So, no street level view.
All well, still a great looking game.
Other cool things I hear about the game...now, streets and pipes could be automated by the computer. Now, you could turn the automation off, but it is there if you want.
Day and Night is done in real time. The Sims addition, only limited to 5, and all they do is give you what they feel in the neigborhood they live in.
As for the other cities in a given area, well, if you are in one city, as time goes by, the other cities times are also going by. So, my assumption is, either you won\'t be able to control the other cities :(, or you can work with them, but the cities you are not working on, will be neglicted for a given time unless they are automated (like streets and so forth).
Oh, and one last thing, now food needs to come from somewhere, in order to feed your sims (farming communities, marinas, and so forth). More realism. :D
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Are there any plans for a PS2 release?
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Ah.. I just started playing SimCity 3000. (I had it from before)
My town.. As you can see I have a slight money problem ;) (Ive invested in microwave engery instead of nuclear)
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Yeah, it says on their website ps2 as well.
There really doesn\'t seem like much advancement though besides better graphics. There website has some good details.
No release date though. ANyone know the date?
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Well, if you have read my post, there are a lot of advancements in terms of gameplay. ;) Also, there are now different modes to play in. God mode (control land, disasters), Sims mode (see how well the sims are doing in the city), and of coarse, city building mode.
Although I\'m not sure about that PS2 version thing. The only Sim game that I know that is coming to the PS2 is The Sims. Not Simcity.