Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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Gonna try this when I get back home:
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Cities: Skylines |OT| Not Related to Cities XL.
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While striking at first, the more I look at it the more I don't like it...
Look at how far away the homeowners have to park away from homes. What a drag to have to walk so far each time. Would make groceries a real bitch.
Not to mention the really poor use of land area.
flipswitch
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So wait, you enter your home through your backyard? ( or is that the front yard)
I don't have huge problems with the road building tool, but I quickly felt that it could be improved. Making it easier to make parallel roads ( mostly if curved ), maybe a circle tool, small things like that could really make my life easier.
My city is at 80k now and my CPU (i5 4670k) is at about 85% load. Still have quite a bit of space to expand as well. Yeah, I don't think I'll be needing that 25 squares mod.
I mostly agree with this, the only thing I wouldn't mind is better music. I mean, it's fine as it is, but a great soundtrack can really make a city builder a lot better still.
I mostly agree with this, the only thing I wouldn't mind is better music. I mean, it's fine as it is, but a great soundtrack can really make a city builder a lot better still.
set music to silence, load simcity 3k/sim city 2013 music. we in there
seriously this music is... eh.
...hell maybe i should load tropico music
seriously though how 2 deal with the education problem? I don't want my industry to melt because my citizens be too smart. Or is it just a problem of having too many high-school ed jobs available?
seriously this music is... eh.
...hell maybe i should load tropico music
seriously though how 2 deal with the education problem? I don't want my industry to melt because my citizens be too smart. Or is it just a problem of having too many high-school ed jobs available?
Cute Dragon Here
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I've always thought that for a game to really feel right, you not only have to take care of the major elements (like the simulation) - you also need to take care of all the small things that may get in the way of fully enjoying the experience. It's less "satisfying zoning sounds" and more "lack of feedback" - all the actions I do in the game felt really empty.
Right now, I really can't recommend the game on its own merits due to some nagging problems with the experience.
I still stand firmly that the road tools are a major issue because it hinders pre-planning by a lot, really.
What education problem? Overeducated citizens working somewhere hasn't led to any huge issues for me. Like you can see in a screenshot I posted earlier, I have tons of university educated folks working unskilled jobs in industry
I have faced with the same problem and removed all my industry and build offices everywhere to fix is. But it doesn't feel right.
I want to try and build a city without any education. Have some tried?
Cute Dragon Here
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Sounds like me. It takes learning from your past mistakes to try to get anywhere.
(I wish there was an option to hide population milestones...it just pops up.)
Conkerkid11
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Lol
One thing I want to try and I know it won't work is to just not build commercial. Just industry and residential. A true authoritarian communist paradise.
Cute Dragon Here
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Small things count when it piles up.
FloatingDivider
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So guys I cracked and bought this game on steam. Install worked fine but I'm kind of confused by the fact that steam is popping up a cd-key to enter. I've launched the game and browsed through all of the options and can't find a location to enter it?
Some games do that, just ignore it.
Cute Dragon Here
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I think the key can be used for Paradox account registration if you want to do that.
I tried that but it only seemed to snap it as certain angles. I think i might need a mouse to play this game, i'm finding it difficult with just a trackpad.
Also, can keyboard shortcuts be modified? It currently uses WASD to move but i'd like to use the arrow keys.
It's a PC game, of course they can. Just open the options!
FloatingDivider
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I didn't see any cd-key option in there when I made my account via the ingame menu. So I guess I'll just follow toma's advice
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That's what I'm doing for now. Unless someone knows where to enter this product code.
I only had a brief look but couldn't see it, i could be blind. Only going to be able to play it properly tonight.
I haven't even started my city yet, kept trying to create the perfect intersection with the highway!
The only thing you need the CD for is to register for a Paradox account AFAIK.
It's not really that - I've been obsessing over small details like putting decorations along paths, elevated path systems, etc whilst the game is on it's slowest speed. It's very calming although at this rate it will be a while before I come close to filling 9 tiles, let alone 25.
I think when he said "try right clicking" he meant for you to try holding the RMB down, rather than single click. Hold right mouse and swing left and right to finely rotate the rotatables.
Options > Gameplay > Keymapping for changing your buttons.
I have one of those MMO mice with the 12 thumb buttons. I am loving having immediate access to roads, zoning, demolish tool, road up, road down, etc. as well as, for example, being able to quickly select roads twice (go to, then exit) to close down any current UI mode.
Cute Dragon Here
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I like how you can dig up corpses from cemeteries, burn them, and then reuse the space for another corpse =P
The main problem I have with the game right now are low capacities, especially for trash. it's something I hope they balance so I don't have to have multiple dumps for a small town.
The main problem I have with the game right now are low capacities, especially for trash. it's something I hope they balance so I don't have to have multiple dumps for a small town.
Cute Dragon Here
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I've always wondered why the capacities for power, water, sewage, and trash are as tiny as they are right now...
Or should it be how the consumption of buildings with regard to the above feels higher than expected? Either way, these are probably due for retuning.
How is this for absolute beginners? The more I see of the game the more interested I am. I haven't any experience with city builders though. Is it fairly friendly to idiots like me?
Amazing quote when taken out of context.
Amazing quote when taken out of context.
FloatingDivider
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Checked the account creation screen there is no option to enter a cd key. I've since checked some more and it would seem the CD-Key is there to register for their technical support forums which seems sort of obtuse but I'm fairly sure that's the answer.
Ugh, 6 hours in one day. And I just spent the last two perfecting a bus system... in a town of 6000 people.
I've spent a bit of time following people and cars around, and there are little details. Like how vehicles rock forward when they brake too fast, or slow down for turns. If someone drives around a corner at speed, you'll see body roll, especially in larger vehicles. It's nice coming from SimCity where they were essentially on rails at a constant speed.
I've spent a bit of time following people and cars around, and there are little details. Like how vehicles rock forward when they brake too fast, or slow down for turns. If someone drives around a corner at speed, you'll see body roll, especially in larger vehicles. It's nice coming from SimCity where they were essentially on rails at a constant speed.
I would guess it's for gameplay balance, but it's not really realistic. I also don't find babysitting capacities that fun either. Luckily it should be easy to adjust.
Succinct Verbosity
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This game seems a lot easier than Sim City 4, not that I mind that.
CarbonFire
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Ah good, finally getting my city working well and......what the hell 3:15AM???
Ugh this game is too good. Damn you Colossal Order!
Ugh this game is too good. Damn you Colossal Order!
Great Job CO
Interceptor
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They need to patch the sirens. I can't zoom in without hearing sirens.
Cute Dragon Here
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Mmm hmm. Hopefully via a patch. Right now, apparently one single coal power plant isn't even enough to power a whole 2x2km city grid...the starting size, even at 100% low density. It took me about three to four of them.
Baconsaurus Rex
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Wish it was easier to build roads in perfectly straight lines. Some kind of grid tool would be very helpful. Maybe another day my dull modernist utopia.
1375 items in the steam workshop and it keeps rising. Mostly buildings or intersections only thus far.
I'm having a hard time keeping up with subscribing to all the awesome stuff. Looking forward to be playing again tonight as I have a better idea what to do now after making my first city.
Oh, highly recommend that you get one of the auto-save mods until they patch that functionality in.
I'm having a hard time keeping up with subscribing to all the awesome stuff. Looking forward to be playing again tonight as I have a better idea what to do now after making my first city.
Oh, highly recommend that you get one of the auto-save mods until they patch that functionality in.
Yer this is really annoying, a lot of the time it looks perfect but when you zone it you realize you have a sliver of unusable space in the middle
Got home very late last night, downloaded from Steam, tinkered with a few setups.
OK here's the instant win for this game: by the time it usually takes me to build a complete working city in SimCity 2013 - i.e. fill an entire map, I had filled just one corner of one plot in Skylines.
OK here's the instant win for this game: by the time it usually takes me to build a complete working city in SimCity 2013 - i.e. fill an entire map, I had filled just one corner of one plot in Skylines.
I kind of wish the game would have SimCity's square/rectangle road drawing tool though. Any mods for that one?
Yer this is really annoying, a lot of the time it looks perfect but when you zone it you realize you have a sliver of unusable space in the middle
That's often because of the terrain, not the grid!
Cute Dragon Here
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Grid tools are nice to have. How about circles? Or maybe even additional road guides...
Hopefully they get patched in, but I'll take a mod, too.
(Maybe even a SHIFT modifier for 45-degree lines and perfect curves...)
When you say 'feel right', it seems like you just mean 'feels like SimCity'. I'm not saying this game is perfect by any means but to say you cant recommend it because of things like less satisfying zoning sounds seems a bit absurd to me.
Anyways, I'm having a really great time. Still just got a fairly humble little town right now.
Cute Dragon Here
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It compounds. Every time I play the game it kept feeling like something's missing to me.
Anyways, I'm having a really great time. Still just got a fairly humble little town right now.
Maybe I should try experimenting with curved roads, once I figure out how not to cause the curve tool to mess up my layout. Or intent. Any tips?
The_Decryptor
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I've only played for about an hour, but I'm enjoying it so far. Most annoying problem I've found is that the UI isn't designed for 4K screens, and is blurry.
It's also exceedingly easy to lay down the wrong road type and have to scrap it and start over, I'd love the ability to change from one way to two way roads, and even flip the direction of roads without having to re-draw them.
It's also exceedingly easy to lay down the wrong road type and have to scrap it and start over, I'd love the ability to change from one way to two way roads, and even flip the direction of roads without having to re-draw them.
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