[PC] SimCity (2013)

[CrimsonGhost56]

 

 

[jms493]

God damn this game is addicting. I basically mad a grid city and it is an easy way to make money. I am going big on education as I am already ready to build a University. I forgot about that heroes and villains pack. I built that 40K mansion oor that hero dude. I have like over 200K in funds but I am moving kind of slowly and being careful with the spending. I was up to 10K an hour but then started spending. One thing I learned is dont be afraid to bulldoze and redesign areas, since you a are limited in space you cant just keep expanding out but you can expand up.

Anyway I am sure this is a game that will go on for years.

 

[Swarley]

Hit a wall at 21k people, down to 17.5k now. Hmm.

 

[JeremyHight]

I was up to 170K people, got a little hairy when a meteor strike hit. I want to play in a region with you guys, but it seems close to impossible with the servers as is.

 

[Chrispy]

I'm having no problems working on my area in the vsn region

 

[killgod]

I was up to 170K people, got a little hairy when a meteor strike hit. I want to play in a region with you guys, but it seems close to impossible with the servers as is.

How much further did you think you could get once at 170K?

Did you think 200K was do-able? 300K?

 

[JeremyHight]

How much further did you think you could get once at 170K?

Did you think 200K was do-able? 300K?

Definitely. I was at 100k when the meteor shower hit and it caused all sorts of problems. The biggest issue that happens is when you grow, you need exponentially more electricity, sewage, water, etc. A department of utilities is a must.

 

[killgod]

Cool to hear. I got my first attempt up to about 20K people, but I can definitely forsee the challenge rising once you start to get denser and grow vertically. Perhaps I've underestimated the challenge ahead, I hope so.

Will get into the VSN region tonight and claim my plot.

 

[JeremyHight]

BTW, some people are bashing the size of the cities and I can say, it is the sole reason this game is a challenge and that is a good thing. When you are growing huge and you need sewage, power, water, more industry, specialization in general, all the space you have becomes a precious commodity. If the maps were huge, it would be no problem to play this game and grow. Instead, you have to rely on your region to provide help, use your space wisely, and plan far ahead. Overall, its a much more challenging experience because of the size of the map.

 

[killgod]

BTW, some people are bashing the size of the cities and I can say, it is the sole reason this game is a challenge and that is a good thing. When you are growing huge and you need sewage, power, water, more industry, specialization in general, all the space you have becomes a precious commodity. If the maps were huge, it would be no problem to play this game and grow. Instead, you have to rely on your region to provide help, use your space wisely, and plan far ahead. Overall, its a much more challenging experience because of the size of the map.

I'm seeing that a bit myself, but I do wish there were larger options available still. I don't think you'd lose challenge, perhaps gain it, if it was a 3x3 or 4x4km map. More to manage, more chaos.

I also don't like the square nature of the border, they should align with the terrain better IMO.

 

[Chrispy]

I like the small maps for right now, just waiting for money to buy things is the hardest part.

Can't stop playing this game, played it for 6 hours straight last night :fap:

 

[FirstTimer]

Definitely. I was at 100k when the meteor shower hit and it caused all sorts of problems. The biggest issue that happens is when you grow, you need exponentially more electricity, sewage, water, etc. A department of utilities is a must.

Read one article and it sound like 300k is about as big as they could Get it. Some website arstechnica.

 

[Hitman]

Anybody know if I can buy another copy of this with my Origin account for the gf? I want to use that $20 credit for her copy.

 

[Maynard]

i have not been able to enjoy this game. the last 2 nights i played i got maybe an hour before a server crash. last night i couldnt even get offline to play. thats really fucking lame too. servers go down and you cant even play offline.

plus the game is a bit quirky with where buildings can go in relation to roads and borders. so trying to map out a grid is a little tricky.

 

[bucky]

Lost my two cities from server crashing. This is why I don't like online only games. But, being a first time Sim City person, the game does look fun.

 

[Garrett67]

i have not been able to enjoy this game. the last 2 nights i played i got maybe an hour before a server crash. last night i couldnt even get offline to play. thats really fucking lame too. servers go down and you cant even play offline.

plus the game is a bit quirky with where buildings can go in relation to roads and borders. so trying to map out a grid is a little tricky.

I'm starting to not like this game. The inability to play offline is stupid.

And I also don't understand how I can fast forward time or pause it when in our region. I can't wrap my brain around that.

 

[TeflonDonny]

They fucked this launch up bad

 

[jms493]

I will log in on Friday and try it...I probably lost my city I created on VSN last nite....booo!

 

[jms493]

I mean it is essentially a MMO type of game and launch. Nobody can launch these games with out problems...its incredible. Diablo and Sim City...borked at launch.

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

steam trying to capitalize on people irked by the simcity launch lol