Sim City 4000

08-22-2002, 11:02 PM

Gee, isn't this not surprising. Well once again, I stumbled upon the new and Better Sim City, this time, i have the URL. http://simcity.ea.com/simcity4/

This is 50x better than the last. Kick@$$ graphics that'll blow you away. New disasters including volcanos. And they've made the game a lot easier for players. This is a copy of part of the interview that explains the easier gameplay.

If your city isn't developing, there's often not a clear clue as to why. This time around things have been made a bit more clear and, for those who need it, there are even a few shortcuts to ease the burden of creating a city.

One way the game eases the burden is by providing automated infrastructure. Previous SimCity games have forced the player to plot their own streets, power lines, water pipes, and subways. This time around, if you want to do away with all that, you can let the game handle those tasks for you. Anal-types (like myself) will be glad to know that this automatic infrastructure is completely optional; if you dig placing roads and power lines yourself, go nuts.

As you place your various civic buildings, you'll see a ring indicating their area of effect as well as the areas covered by all existing buildings. This is useful for making sure you keep the coverage from your hospitals, schools, and emergency services in the areas where it's needed most. You can also change the overall funding level for any branch of your city services as well as setting the separate funding levels for individual buildings. This means that you can tailor and fine-tune the separate neighborhoods based on their particular problems -- poor education, high crime, low income, etc.

But raising the police funding level isn't necessarily the answer to crime. "Crime isn't simply about putting the police station down and suppressing crime in a certain place," says Sean. "Crime is generated from poor, less educated areas. Those areas create crime and you'll see those crimes in the city -- something like a car getting stolen. But like in every city, those don't necessarily happen in places where the crime is being created." Criminals are bred in neighborhoods, but the opportunities for criminal activity might be more profitable elsewhere. You'll see criminals go to other, more affluent areas to steal cars, for instance.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/364/364750p1.html for the whole interview

08-22-2002, 11:04 PM

You can also import your Sims from the game The Sims, and they tell you how the city is running, is it good, bad, high crime. For those of us who don't have the Sims, they made custome Sims for us to place in the city.

johnny · 08-24-2002, 01:24 AM

Sounds challenging, can't wait.

Sir Goulum · 08-30-2002, 02:53 PM

1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

johnny · 08-31-2002, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

Are the other versions available on the Mac ?

Sir Goulum · 08-31-2002, 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

Are the other versions available on the Mac ?[/QUOTE]Definatly. I'm a big fan of Sim City 2000 [img]smile.gif[/img] . Sim City 3000 I have yet to get, but seeing as I'm getting a PC in about 2 months, why bother getting it for my mac

johnny · 09-01-2002, 08:48 AM

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:

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Originally posted by johnny:

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

Are the other versions available on the Mac ?[/QUOTE]Definatly. I'm a big fan of Sim City 2000 [img]smile.gif[/img] . Sim City 3000 I have yet to get, but seeing as I'm getting a PC in about 2 months, why bother getting it for my mac [/QUOTE]Why did you ask then ?

Sir Goulum · 09-02-2002, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:

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Originally posted by Sir Goulum:

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Originally posted by johnny:

quote:
Originally posted by Sir Goulum:
1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

Are the other versions available on the Mac ?[/QUOTE]Definatly. I'm a big fan of Sim City 2000 [img]smile.gif[/img] . Sim City 3000 I have yet to get, but seeing as I'm getting a PC in about 2 months, why bother getting it for my mac [/QUOTE]Why did you ask then ?[/QUOTE]Because, then my brother could play it....I'm trying to be nice to him

08-24-2002, 01:24 AM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Sounds challenging, can't wait. __________________

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08-22-2002, 11:02 PM	#1
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	Gee, isn't this not surprising. Well once again, I stumbled upon the new and Better Sim City, this time, i have the URL. http://simcity.ea.com/simcity4/ This is 50x better than the last. Kick@$$ graphics that'll blow you away. New disasters including volcanos. And they've made the game a lot easier for players. This is a copy of part of the interview that explains the easier gameplay. If your city isn't developing, there's often not a clear clue as to why. This time around things have been made a bit more clear and, for those who need it, there are even a few shortcuts to ease the burden of creating a city. One way the game eases the burden is by providing automated infrastructure. Previous SimCity games have forced the player to plot their own streets, power lines, water pipes, and subways. This time around, if you want to do away with all that, you can let the game handle those tasks for you. Anal-types (like myself) will be glad to know that this automatic infrastructure is completely optional; if you dig placing roads and power lines yourself, go nuts. As you place your various civic buildings, you'll see a ring indicating their area of effect as well as the areas covered by all existing buildings. This is useful for making sure you keep the coverage from your hospitals, schools, and emergency services in the areas where it's needed most. You can also change the overall funding level for any branch of your city services as well as setting the separate funding levels for individual buildings. This means that you can tailor and fine-tune the separate neighborhoods based on their particular problems -- poor education, high crime, low income, etc. But raising the police funding level isn't necessarily the answer to crime. "Crime isn't simply about putting the police station down and suppressing crime in a certain place," says Sean. "Crime is generated from poor, less educated areas. Those areas create crime and you'll see those crimes in the city -- something like a car getting stolen. But like in every city, those don't necessarily happen in places where the crime is being created." Criminals are bred in neighborhoods, but the opportunities for criminal activity might be more profitable elsewhere. You'll see criminals go to other, more affluent areas to steal cars, for instance. http://pc.ign.com/articles/364/364750p1.html for the whole interview

08-22-2002, 11:04 PM	#2
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	You can also import your Sims from the game The Sims, and they tell you how the city is running, is it good, bad, high crime. For those of us who don't have the Sims, they made custome Sims for us to place in the city.

08-30-2002, 02:53 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	1 question....will it eventually come out for mac?

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