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SimCity |OT| It's not the simulation or city that matter, it's <parameter: string>
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stufte
Member
Thanks so much!
You're Welcome!
Played in the first beta - maybe I got a random invite back?
Dork Knight
Member
Keys were sent out to Origin pre-orders and select folks from past registrations.
LyleLanley
Banned
Do all Origin pre-orders get a code? I preordered the game but I didn't get anything.
Burgess_101
Member
Think ill give up on getting a beta key for tonigh its 3am heret, I already had one scare with my Ethernet port not working but I managed to fix it so Ill think ill watch a stream.
Metalmurphy if I could reserve the Wessex Bend spot that would be awesome
Have fun for however long you guys have left!
Metalmurphy if I could reserve the Wessex Bend spot that would be awesome
Have fun for however long you guys have left!
Ya I'm pretty much giving up as well unless a GAFer comes through.
The dudes on Reddit are grabbing keys posted literally 2 seconds after.
storybook77
Member
One of those keys was posted on twitter about 2 minutes earlier, so it was just a shitty troll on reddit.
I just hit 100k, but my city is very poorly laid out. Power plant in the middle of the city LolI just had a zombie outbreak RAVAGE my population overnight, went from like 20k down to 6k, fml
Dork Knight
Member
I just had a zombie outbreak RAVAGE my population overnight, went from like 20k down to 6k, fml
Oh yeah -- a zombie outbreak will wipe out your city FAST!
Are you trading with any neighboring cities?
storybook77
Member
Check your PM
:*(
Dork Knight
Member
Doh! Nevermind
SaberVulcan
Member
Saw this thread, got excited, launched my Amazon pre-order copy... nope. Came back, saw Origin only. Oh well.
Well I think I am done for the night. This was my first time ever playing a SimCity game, and man was it difficult. My city holds up, but it is nothing to brag about. The cities name is Trial and Error for a reason.
Overall, I had a lot of fun! There will be a learning curve, but once I get the hang of it, the game will truly shine. The only problem I was having was my GPU usage. I could not for the life of me get it over 70%. Anyone have a solution?
Overall, I had a lot of fun! There will be a learning curve, but once I get the hang of it, the game will truly shine. The only problem I was having was my GPU usage. I could not for the life of me get it over 70%. Anyone have a solution?
Dork Knight
Member
Well I think I am done for the night. This was my first time ever playing a SimCity game, and man was it difficult. My city holds up, but it is nothing to brag about. The cities name is Trial and Error for a reason.
Overall, I had a lot of fun! There will be a learning curve, but once I get the hang of it, the game will truly shine. The only problem I was having was my GPU usage. I could not for the life of me get it over 70%. Anyone have a solution?
Did you try multi-city play (trading between two cities)? That really helps get one of your cities started quick as you can one share resources to speed things up.
Yea, I was playing with Smiley and FearMyWrench. We shared ambulances, but other than that I never really got to mess with it. So many different options that I wanted to try out, but I will just have to wait for the full version to do it.
Dork Knight
Member
Sharing water/power/sewage/garbage works the best because you don't have to worry about building those in your main city. For power, sewage, and garbage, it also saves a lot of space and eliminates a lot of pollution.
Yeah, once the actual game comes out, I'll have to plan more properly... I'm at 35k, but have a nice little high-tech city with university going on... but I'm struggling with all the utilities
I cant wait to see what everyone's first dumpy, polluted mess of a city will look like. I'm talkin sewage drainage in the middle of the city, 3 coal power plants just to power all the massive oil drilling and refining maybe even an entire row of garbage dumps filled to the brim, burning trash with every available module.
Dork Knight
Member
Yeah, once the actual game comes out, I'll have to plan more properly... I'm at 35k, but have a nice little high-tech city with university going on... but I'm struggling with all the utilities
Yeah, that's why multi-city trading is so vital. If you set things up right, you can build a city that doesn't have to worry about any utilities. Pretty sweet! And for the city providing everything, you can make a nice chunk of change.
Totally! I love seeing how people build their first cities. Always interesting to me and I've been seeing this for a while now.
I'm going all out deliberately creating a city that is agonizing to live in. I'm thinking a winding spiral road layout with residential on the outer edge and commercial in the middle. Wanna go to the shops? Have fun with the 4 hour drive suckers!
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
127k people... things be getting crowded
Check your PM
Omg!!~! <3
misterhektik
Banned
"It ain't easy bein' greasy" - 50 Cent
I'm having the same problems, but on top of all that, I'm flat broke. I raised taxes and everyone moved out. Couldn't keep up with all the fires/trash/sewage/debt. This is how abandoned cities happen.
Seriously need to work out sharing of services across the region before starting up a server. It's too overwhelming, at least in the beginning, to try and take care of everything on your own.
On a positive note, I didn't see any lag at all. Game played great, I just suck at it.
I wish they had a digital discount
I have no need for the discs.First World Problems I guess
I wish they had a digital discount
First World Problems I guess
will it come with an origin code to unlock on your origin account? (like steamworks?)
I wish they had a digital discount
First World Problems I guess
I can't remember the last time I purchased a physical copy of a PC game but the $20 makes it tempting.
I have it preordered there and got nothing as well.
You would think they would send them out to the people who already gave them money.
I would imagine, as you need origin to run the game, and its always online.
But then I would have to wait for the mailman
RedWaltz79
Neo Member
I wish they had a digital discount
First World Problems I guess
If you use the code: CAGROCKS on Amazon.com, it will give you 25% off the purchase of PC Digital Download games, including SimCity -- that equals $15.00 off. That is almost as good as the $20.00 deal.
Anyone have an extra Beta code?
Dork Knight
Member
Yep -- we're closing down soon. If anyone out there is still playing, make the most of it!
Dork Knight
Member
Did you try multi-city play out? When you have multiple cities working together, it's pretty satisfying. Also keep in mind there's a variety of different regions/cities to choose from, so each one offers an unique challenge. So, in essence, it's less about endless, monotonous sprawl, and more about strategically utilizing the space given to make the best (or worst) city possible.
If you use the code: CAGROCKS on Amazon.com, it will give you 25% off the purchase of PC Digital Download games, including SimCity -- that equals $15.00 off. That is almost as good as the $20.00 deal.
Anyone have an extra Beta code?
Got it! Thanks man.
A little hesitant since I havent gotten on a beta but I am sure its good