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SimCity |OT| It's not the simulation or city that matter, it's <parameter: string>
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exmachina64
Banned
I let it run though a day and night cycle. Other vehicles seemed to work.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Trying out a new strategy: Seems like instead of an incinerator it's better to just make a bunch of dump lots and then destroy them in edit mode when they get full. Sure it converts into ground pollution, which converts into air pollution over time, but it's a lot less air pollution than the incinerator.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Changes to traffic lights in 2.0
Unless they let a lot more cars through, then this isn't going to help traffic since no traffic lights are usually better than not due to light timing not being able to respond to unequal traffic volumes on each street.
Unless they let a lot more cars through, then this isn't going to help traffic since no traffic lights are usually better than not due to light timing not being able to respond to unequal traffic volumes on each street.
yes, extremely bad. Decided to try it out again... don't know what i expected.
jamesinclair
Banned
That reads like an update to an alpha build.
"the feature will now work instead of not do anything at all"
exmachina64
Banned
Signs point to no.
Monado Blade
Member
Every time I see this thread bumped I hope there will be news about the patch being released.
Still hoping I guess.
Still hoping I guess.
Xcell Miguel
Gold Member
Yep, it's back on all servers since last week I think.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
And THIS is why I'm not buying Simcity 5 until they patch in an offline mode. Simply put, I just don't trust EA that much. They've done too many dick moves like this.
Didn't Peter Moore just make a statement a few days ago alluding to EA changes about this very sort of thing? LOL
Metalmurphy
Member
Isn't SimCity Social a facebook game?
Deaf Spacker
Memb
Yes it is, some users are outraged.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
So...to get the tourist attraction DLC that we saw earlier, we have to....purchase Oral B products. Is this real life?
https://help.ea.com/article/simcity-attractions-set-faq
Why offer Sims Social cash if that game is gonna be dead in 2 months?
http://crest.ea.com/
Ahahahahahahhaahaa......
https://help.ea.com/article/simcity-attractions-set-faq
Why offer Sims Social cash if that game is gonna be dead in 2 months?
http://crest.ea.com/
Ahahahahahahhaahaa......
What are the sweepstakes prizes? Prizes include:
1 Grand Prize (HDTV, HD gaming console, and $160 in EA Cash Cards)
Tablet Computer (Qty. 4)
$60 in EA Cash Cards (Qty. 50)
What games and content are included? Each code can be redeemed for one of the following three items:
SimCity PC - Road Attractions Set. The set includes 5 tourist hot spots that will not only make your Sims happy, but will also bring in more tourists. Limit 1 per person. PC only. Requires ownership of the SimCity PC game.
The Sims Social - 35 SimCash. SimCash offer expires on June 13, 2013.
Origin - $5 off coupon with $40 min purchase on EA games.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Testing out some other strategies for high populations that isn't all "lol residential only".
700k population, no mass transit.
Main points:
Main blocks divided up with avenues. Side streets along those avenues laid out in a way so that the shortest path to get anywhere is usually the avenue and not the side street. Keeps more people on the avenue and less people on the side street. Zoned commercial and residential on the side streets.
Side streets connect to avenues with medium density roads only to eliminate traffic lights and keep traffic flowing on the avenue. Connecting roads can be temporarily upgraded to high density to upgrade buildings, but I put them back to medium density after they are done.
Low wealth only.
At first I tried to balance out the employment only: 2 high density commercial for every 3 residential (600 jobs, 600 workers). It worked out okayish, but I always seemed to have that "feeling happy leaving city" thing which is annoying. I posted about it about a page or two back. It tends to happen if you have too much unsold goods. There are too many shopper agents leaving the commercial buildings and not enough residential sinks, so they default to leaving the city or something. Kinda stupid but whatever.
So then I tried to balance out the unsold goods: 1 high density commercial for every 2 residential. It seemed to work out better for traffic since over the course of the day there are more calls for shoppers than workers. However, this lead to a lot of unemployed people, so I added 4 high density factories to make up the difference in jobs. Each low wealth high density factory provides 1400 low wealth jobs.
This seemed to work better to reduce traffic.
All the utilities are in the middle. Bulldoze the landfills and replop instead of incinerators. 3 recycling centers to avoid the recycling bug.
High schools also help since the buses pick up the students and you don't have any student drivers.
All bus stops on the avenues and not on the side streets. The students will eventually walk to the avenues to wait at the stops. The range is longer than the green color overlay (unless it's reeaaallly fucking far away). Multiple stops on each corner since the max each stop holds is 60 students, and if a stop is maxed out, students won't exit their buildings anymore.
Close up:
If there's only one bus stop for 3 residential apartments, the rate of student dissipation is low. Each apartment holds 100 students, so it'll go like... apartment releases 60 students, students wait at stop, no more students get released because bus stop is full, bus picks up students, bus stop is empty, buildings release more students.
This takes too long. Just have 3 bus stops waiting on the avenue, and those three apartment buildings can unload 180 students at a time.
700k population, no mass transit.
Main points:
Main blocks divided up with avenues. Side streets along those avenues laid out in a way so that the shortest path to get anywhere is usually the avenue and not the side street. Keeps more people on the avenue and less people on the side street. Zoned commercial and residential on the side streets.
Side streets connect to avenues with medium density roads only to eliminate traffic lights and keep traffic flowing on the avenue. Connecting roads can be temporarily upgraded to high density to upgrade buildings, but I put them back to medium density after they are done.
Low wealth only.
At first I tried to balance out the employment only: 2 high density commercial for every 3 residential (600 jobs, 600 workers). It worked out okayish, but I always seemed to have that "feeling happy leaving city" thing which is annoying. I posted about it about a page or two back. It tends to happen if you have too much unsold goods. There are too many shopper agents leaving the commercial buildings and not enough residential sinks, so they default to leaving the city or something. Kinda stupid but whatever.
So then I tried to balance out the unsold goods: 1 high density commercial for every 2 residential. It seemed to work out better for traffic since over the course of the day there are more calls for shoppers than workers. However, this lead to a lot of unemployed people, so I added 4 high density factories to make up the difference in jobs. Each low wealth high density factory provides 1400 low wealth jobs.
This seemed to work better to reduce traffic.
All the utilities are in the middle. Bulldoze the landfills and replop instead of incinerators. 3 recycling centers to avoid the recycling bug.
High schools also help since the buses pick up the students and you don't have any student drivers.
All bus stops on the avenues and not on the side streets. The students will eventually walk to the avenues to wait at the stops. The range is longer than the green color overlay (unless it's reeaaallly fucking far away). Multiple stops on each corner since the max each stop holds is 60 students, and if a stop is maxed out, students won't exit their buildings anymore.
Close up:
If there's only one bus stop for 3 residential apartments, the rate of student dissipation is low. Each apartment holds 100 students, so it'll go like... apartment releases 60 students, students wait at stop, no more students get released because bus stop is full, bus picks up students, bus stop is empty, buildings release more students.
This takes too long. Just have 3 bus stops waiting on the avenue, and those three apartment buildings can unload 180 students at a time.
Dead Prince
Banned
So...to get the tourist attraction DLC that we saw earlier, we have to....purchase Oral B products. Is this real life?
https://help.ea.com/article/simcity-attractions-set-faq
Why offer Sims Social cash if that game is gonna be dead in 2 months?
http://crest.ea.com/
Ahahahahahahhaahaa......
it's so a subtle Paid DLC.
It says the promotion is only for the US, but I am assuming that means the products that have the codes on them are only sold in the US.
So does anyone think it would be possible if I bought one of these products I could give the code to one of my friends who plays the game in Canada?
So does anyone think it would be possible if I bought one of these products I could give the code to one of my friends who plays the game in Canada?
Monado Blade
Member
It's been dead for me for several weeks now. I got hit by the recycling center bug and that was the final straw for me.
Now I'm just waiting for the patch but to be honest, I don't think I would even be moved to play again once it up. Feels like it'll be too little, too late now
Now I'm just waiting for the patch but to be honest, I don't think I would even be moved to play again once it up. Feels like it'll be too little, too late now
mastershake
Member
It's amazing how fast this thread died 
Still no word on when the "magic" patch is going to hit?
Still no word on when the "magic" patch is going to hit?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
It's amazing how fast this thread died
Still no word on when the "magic" patch is going to hit?
The word has been "soon" for...quite a while now.
Xcell Miguel
Gold Member
Update 2.0 will be out on Monday 22th, full changelog :
So 1 PM PST means 8 PM UTC (9PM in London, 10PM in Paris).
So 1 PM PST means 8 PM UTC (9PM in London, 10PM in Paris).
They're probably just being careful. This patch may need a few emergency patches following it, something is bound to break, so dropping it on Monday would be better than just before the weekend.
Their lead online dev just resigned btw. I don't know if that's going to negatively affect the game, but it's probably not ideal.
ambientmystic
Member
Woah, doesn't this warrant a new thread? Sounds like a pretty big deal to me if it's related to the whole SimCity mess.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Who knows. It's plausible, but judging from his other tweets, I don't think he's open to talking about it.
https://twitter.com/derricks/status/324523902422364160
You NEED to do a Reddit AMA. Pretty please?
Ha, except that with my NDA it would have to be an AMAA, with the "almost" being the one thing people care about!
When does it expire?
I don't actually know, but I'm pretty sure it covers any non-public knowledge of EA's doings for a long time.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Hmm. Here's hoping...
Smiles and Cries
Member
OSX yet?
June 11 iirc
I redownloaded the game last night to my new PC in preparation. I really hope things go well with the addition of this patch.
As a sidenote, I went to Walmart yesterday and didn't see any of the Crest/OralB products you are supposed to buy to get the DLC. Is that not active yet or is the store near me just behind the times? Anyone seen any in stores yet?
EdwardTivrusky
Member
It worked with the Taco Bell Space Shuttle for Star Trek Online. There were a couple of great geezers on the forum buying the drinks and sending out the codes. I think one bloke had to stop because he had an 8ft tower of cups or close to that anyway. It was crazy.
I'd assume this is the same but i wouldn't like to bet my Origin account on it until someone else does. Just in case
exmachina64
Banned
Now if only Lucy Bradshaw would resign.
Honestly she deserves to be fired. The way she handled this whole situation (at least in terms of the public eye) was disgraceful, and she was the main person spewing lies.
BigJonsson
Member
2.0 today, servers going down at 4EST
I'd be up for starting a new region afterwards, see if things work more properly this time
I'd be up for starting a new region afterwards, see if things work more properly this time
I'm up for a new region.
I would also be up for a new region after the servers are up and running.
Me too. Provided the servers don't die.
Albino_Samurai
Member
WTF? Game just booted by itself!
Should i be worried?
Should i be worried?
It sensed your cpu was overloaded and opened sim city to do some complex server side actions to help.
exmachina64
Banned
Malware confirmed.
