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107k people in my city

Survived a zombie attack and an earthquake......but that forced me to bulldoze some smaller buildings which were immediately replaced by higher density structures


I need my neighbours to buy my oil

Your neighbours can't buy your resources, you have to manually gift it to them... At least that's how I think it works.

Alternatively, build a trade depot and sell Oil to the global market.

 

[BigJonsson]

Your neighbours can't buy your resources, you have to manually gift it to them... At least that's how I think it works.

Alternatively, build a trade depot and sell Oil to the global market.

Yea, trade depot, thats what I meant but no one on the global market seemed to be buying? Or do I have to turn something on to do that?

 

[evilhomer]

Yea, trade depot, thats what I meant but no one on the global market seemed to be buying? Or do I have to turn something on to do that?

You have to set them to export. I think use locally may be the default. Also beware that the trucks can get stuck in traffic coming in and out of your city.

 

[BigJonsson]

You have to set them to export. I think use locally may be the default. Also beware that the trucks can get stuck in traffic coming in and out of your city.

I'm also going to be screwed traffic wise since you can't upgrade streets to avenues, bulldozing and rebuilding might kill my city lol


Ferry is an option, just need to figure out where to put it

 

[TheGreyHulk]

it took forever, but i finally got a good 1-2 hours in. i swear it was just 10:30pm

so far, the game is pretty sweet once you actually get to play. checked out the gaf region on NA East 1 and sent a PM to get my invite for my reserved spot on metalmurphy's list. cant wait to join. you guys seem so far ahead!!

my rage is gone and now i can rest!

 

[yogloo]

I know this game is good when I can't stop clicking and I kept thinking 1 more hour in sim time.

 

[Metalmurphy]

How are the servers this morning?

 

[yogloo]

I was unable to get into US servers earlier today. In the meantime, I'm spending time on west euro server.

 

[CzarTim]

I think the issue for me is less the city size and more that it seems impossible to make a self-sufficient city. A lot of that comes from the fact that the cities are so small though, since every city works building comes at the sacrifice of valuable real estate. It's nice that you can upgrade buildings, but it doesn't cut it. I had a recycling center and a garbage dump, both with the max number of trucks, and yet there was still large portions of my 250k pop city not being covered, so I had to plop yet another one down. What's the implication here? I need a neighboring city that focuses on waste to help me out? That's fine for a solo region, but in a multiplayer set-up, who wants to be the guy who says "No, you guys build a cool city. I'll clean up your shit"?

If these buildings, fully upgraded, scaled with a high pop city, the size issue would be irreverent. Instead I am consistently pushed up against a wall where the only clear solution is to make another city. And since what the other cities need only surfaces if you specifically go look at them, the inter-connectivity that they are forcing is ambiguous and annoying.

edit: here's a shot

 

[yogloo]

I'm actually planning to build a support city on gaf region. I am thinking about focusing on power, factories, thrash, water and all sort of support units that I can sell to other gaffers. I wonder how that will work out.

 

[$h@d0w]

Tommy Refenes (meat boy):

@TommyRefenes: The first cracker that can enable SimCity Offline play will get a $100 donation from me. Get to it internets!

 

[Mr. Luchador]

So are EU servers basically becoming US Overflow servers at this point?

 

[Nlroh]

Seems like the solution for the water problem is to place a pump near a sewage treatment plant.

 

[ekim]

The same OPTIONS for regions, yes, but if I create a region on NA EAST 1, only people that are also on NA EAST 1 can join it, where it's stored.

I'm pretty sure Burgess invited me from another server than the one I used and I was able to join the game.

 

[Ceebs]

Welp, refund grated. It only took 3 hours of waiting in a queue. (about how long it took to unlock after midnight last night >_>)

I wasted enough of my time on this game already and only got to play for maybe an hour.

 

[gofreak]

So are EU servers basically becoming US Overflow servers at this point?

This better be sorted out by Friday :/

 

[Hasney]

So are EU servers basically becoming US Overflow servers at this point?

It looks like it. Hopefully they get some more up prior to Friday, otherwise it will be the same situation all over again.

 

[Robin64]

So are EU servers basically becoming US Overflow servers at this point?

Which bodes well for when the game comes out in Europe on the 8th.

 

[Deaf Spacker]

This has probably been asked and answered but is there no pre-loading in the EU?

 

[Pandemic]

Games set for release in a few hours for Australia, the Oceanic servers better not be full too!

 

[ekim]

This has probably been asked and answered but is there no pre-loading in the EU?

Nope. But the download is small nonetheless

 

[Deaf Spacker]

Nope. But the download is small nonetheless

Ok thanks, how small is small?

 

[awanderingsoul]

I may have missed it but is there going to be a UK/EU GAF region setup, getting the game on Friday and while I haven't played a Sim City since 2000 i'm looking forward to getting stuck in!

 

[Hasney]

Ok thanks, how small is small?

Just over 200mb for the installer through Origin, then about 4gb when it downloads the real game through it's own software.

Which probably means it won't be auto-updated through Origin either, which is a pain.

I may have missed it but is there going to be a UK/EU GAF region setup, getting the game on Friday and while I haven't played a Sim City since 2000 i'm looking forward to getting stuck in!

I was wondering the same thing. I actually have Friday off for unrelated reasons, so if my key comes through tomorrow/early Friday, I'll see if I can get something set up unless no-one trusts a junior.

If it unlocks at midnight Thursday, then someone else can do it because I am out with a friend that night and I may be in no condition to do anything.

 

[gamma]

Ok thanks, how small is small?

Around 4 gigs for me

 

[wenis]

I'm actually planning to build a support city on gaf region. I am thinking about focusing on power, factories, thrash, water and all sort of support units that I can sell to other gaffers. I wonder how that will work out.

Use your resource citiy income to build a strictly resudental/commercial structure using landmarks as income to become ultimate winner and controller of everything.

 

[awanderingsoul]

Just over 200mb for the installer through Origin, then about 4gb when it downloads the real game through it's own software.

Which probably means it won't be auto-updated through Origin either, which is a pain.



I was wondering the same thing. I actually have Friday off for unrelated reasons, so if my key comes through tomorrow/early Friday, I'll see if I can get something set up unless no-one trusts a junior.

If it unlocks at midnight Thursday, then someone else can do it because I am out with a friend that night and I may be in no condition to do anything.

I've ordered the ltd edition from Amazon so I should get it on Friday then other than a couple of plans i'm going to be spending all weekend on either that or Tomb Raider.

 

[drizzle]

Seems like the solution for the water problem is to place a pump near a sewage treatment plant.

Yup. Sewage Treatment turn sewage into water and dumps it into the ground. The pump takes that water out of the ground and gives it back to the city. Closed loop.

Who would've tough that natural resources would be a problem in this game, and finding renewable sources would be the solution?

 

[Neuromancer]

Is it working yet?

 

[Definity]

Is it working yet?

Came in here to ask the same thing. I know it was a mess last night and most of my friends just started hitting the Europe servers (which is going to be a whole other issue come the 8th).

 

[Jrmint]

Anyone still unable to download the game from Origin in NA?

 

[Neuromancer]

Ok so I'm on (north America east 2) but my friend still doesn't show up on my friends list. Assy but at least I can play the game now.

 

[Hasney]

Yup. Sewage Treatment turn sewage into water and dumps it into the ground. The pump takes that water out of the ground and gives it back to the city. Closed loop.

Who would've tough that natural resources would be a problem in this game, and finding renewable sources would be the solution?

Sounds like it's made by hippies. Hopefully I can have a tyre burning yard and just get the wind to blow to other regions.

Ok so I'm on (north America east 2) but my friend still doesn't show up on my friends list. Assy but at least I can play the game now.

From what I'm reading, you both have to be online at the exact same time the friend invite is sent and send it through SimCity, not Origin. I'm sure that's just a glitch though, otherwise it would be moronic.

 

[froliq]

Is it working yet?

Haven't had issues at all from launch till now on the non-NA servers and also NA servers have been fine for me, since I'm from Europe and played when people should be asleep.

 

[codhand]

Sorry if redundant

How do I select server? It asked me once now when the US servers were slammed--had to select Europe--and now I can't find the option.

How do I change my Sim City avatar from the question-mark-face? I have changed it in Origin, but it didn't transfer to Sim City.

 

[KKRT00]

Welp, refund grated. It only took 3 hours of waiting in a queue. (about how long it took to unlock after midnight last night >_>)

I wasted enough of my time on this game already and only got to play for maybe an hour.

You refunded SimCity game after playing it for only 1 hour, what?

 

[Hasney]

You refunded SimCity game after playing it for only 1 hour, what?

Because it took a lot longer than an hour with trying to play it, it seems.

I don't blame him. Get full money back and wait a while, then go and get it down the line when it's a lot more stable and can save some money. It's win-win.

 

[TheLegendary]

Was ready to give up last night, couldn't get in till 11 est. So frustrating. Finally got in and forgot all of the issues and played the game until 3 am. Game is fun.

 

[Toma]

Because it took a lot longer than an hour with trying to play it, it seems.

I don't blame him. Get full money back and wait a while, then go and get it down the line when it's a lot more stable and can save some money. It's win-win.

How can you refund something that you activated on Origin? He still owns the game, doesnt he? Not that I mind fucking over EA.

 

[Bumhead]

Has anyone bought this at retail? Does the game require you to actually load up and run Origin or does it just need your log in details?

For some bizzare reason which I can't diagnose Origin refuses to load on my PC. Just get the spinning loading icon when I attempt to open it then nada. I was going to buy the physical version of the game if it circumvents this. I'm assuming it doesn't though.

I'd hate to spend what is probably going to end up being £40 on the boxed version of this, find I can't play it because Origin doesn't work and have no way of returning it.

 

[flashburn2012]

Well I'm in love with this game. But can whoever it is who has the city next to me in delta 3 please kindly tell you citizens to STOP VISITING! Their grid locking my city. Heh

lol, that's me (You can see who is next to you in region view). What do you expect, my city is an irradiated mess right now.

 

[Neuromancer]

Sounds like it's made by hippies. Hopefully I can have a tyre burning yard and just get the wind to blow to other regions.



From what I'm reading, you both have to be online at the exact same time the friend invite is sent and send it through SimCity, not Origin. I'm sure that's just a glitch though, otherwise it would be moronic.

But we're already friends in Origin, shouldn't he just show up?

Anyway I tried searching for his name while we were both online in SimCity and had no luck. That was last night though.

 

[storybook77]

Hopefully the server issue gets sorted out. We should probably hold off on our GAF regions until it does. I had to get on a different server to play last night.

 

[flashburn2012]

Any idea how long radiation takes to dissipate? I'm tempted to just let my city run in the background all day if that's what it takes. Of course my water supply is polluted now because of it too.

 

[DrFunk]

Has anyone bought this at retail? Does the game require you to actually load up and run Origin or does it just need your log in details?

For some bizzare reason which I can't diagnose Origin refuses to load on my PC. Just get the spinning loading icon when I attempt to open it then nada. I was going to buy the physical version of the game if it circumvents this. I'm assuming it doesn't though.

I'd hate to spend what is probably going to end up being £40 on the boxed version of this, find I can't play it because Origin doesn't work and have no way of returning it.

I got the physical version. When installing, it asked for my Origin details, as well as updating itself.

 

[Stormwatch]

There is a comedy of errors that led to the almost absolute destruction of my first city in SimCity yesterday. I didn't realize that the water pumps could pretty much pump the ground dry in the area they are placed. So, I had a huge city based around oil drilling and ore mining. I placed the water pumps far away from all these activities so the water wouldn't get polluted. Once the ground dried up the city ran out of water. With no water the businesses couldn't run and generate income, so the city started to go bankrupt. I had to shut off services like the schools temporarily so I could afford to place new water pumps. While the schools were shut off the citizens got dumber and didn't have the skill levels to work at the high tech jobs in the city...namely the nuclear power plant. So, the power plant was no longer safe and had a meltdown making half the city radioactive. This created a lot of destroyed buildings and polluted the water system. As any good horror fan will tell you, this led to a zombie apocalypse and the zombies burned down the other half of the city. Wow...

 

[Hasney]

How can you refund something that you activated on Origin? He still owns the game, doesnt he? Not that I mind fucking over EA.

I think EA has a way to revoke games on Origin if they really want to.

 

[Revengeance]

There is a comedy of errors that led to the almost absolute destruction of my first city in SimCity yesterday. I didn't realize that the water pumps could pretty much pump the ground dry in the area they are placed. So, I had a huge city based around oil drilling and ore mining. I placed the water pumps far away from all these activities so the water wouldn't get polluted. Once the ground dried up the city ran out of water. With no water the businesses couldn't run and generate income, so the city started to go bankrupt. I had to shut off services like the schools temporarily so I could afford to place new water pumps. While the schools were shut off the citizens got dumber and didn't have the skill levels to work at the high tech jobs in the city...namely the nuclear power plant. So, the power plant was no longer safe and had a meltdown making half the city radioactive. This created a lot of destroyed buildings and polluted the water system. As any good horror fan will tell you, this led to a zombie apocalypse and the zombies burned down the other half of the city. Wow...

That's pretty incredible, talk about a failure cascade.

I've been having a wierd origin problem: literally every 2 minutes I get booted from the game to the desktop, with Origin displaying the 'another user using this account' error. It's driving me crazy, any known fixes?

 

[r3n4ud]

There is a comedy of errors that led to the almost absolute destruction of my first city in SimCity yesterday. I didn't realize that the water pumps could pretty much pump the ground dry in the area they are placed. So, I had a huge city based around oil drilling and ore mining. I placed the water pumps far away from all these activities so the water wouldn't get polluted. Once the ground dried up the city ran out of water. With no water the businesses couldn't run and generate income, so the city started to go bankrupt. I had to shut off services like the schools temporarily so I could afford to place new water pumps. While the schools were shut off the citizens got dumber and didn't have the skill levels to work at the high tech jobs in the city...namely the nuclear power plant. So, the power plant was no longer safe and had a meltdown making half the city radioactive. This created a lot of destroyed buildings and polluted the water system. As any good horror fan will tell you, this led to a zombie apocalypse and the zombies burned down the other half of the city. Wow...

Lol...I love cause and effect things like this in games!

 

[smr00]

Can we get a refund if we bought the physical version? Or are we double fucked?