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[Rentahamster]

I'm not even getting into this creating resources thing. Alloy? How the hell do you even do that? Do I need a market thing?

You need to refine the ore that you mine.

 

[goldsoundz]

+1 here who still hasn't gotten their GMG key from a pre-order I did in 2012.

It's kind of crummy, but GMG has always done that with key releases.

 

[drizzle]

You need to refine the ore that you mine.

What? I don't even know how to do that..

 

[Smiley90]

I'm not even getting into this creating resources thing. Alloy? How the hell do you even do that? Do I need a market thing?

You need to refine the ore that you mine.

Or you buy it from the global market (need to check the box, I'm not sure if you also need a trade depot, but I think you might)

 

[drizzle]

Is there any way to see what your region has when it comes to resources AFTER you selected the area you wanted to make your city?

I don't rememeber what my city had.

 

[Addnan]

I check the key section on GMG every few minutes. :/

Their key distribution has been kinda odd for me lately, I didn't even receive an email for Crysis 3, it was just showed in my keys section.

 

[Burgess_101]

Installed it but it wouldnt work having to download again -.-

 

[Unhandled Exception]

goddamnit i want to play this

 

[EagleBurnn]

Does anyone know when it will be available to download on Origin?

 

[RoKKeR]

Alright, just purchased it through Gamestop's PC download service. Annoyed I can't pre-load.

 

[jetsetmario]

So... I have not played a PC game in well over ten years and am functionally illiterate when it comes to pc specs. SimCity has always been my weak point and I would love to get into it tomorrow.

My current laptop:
AMD Dual Core A6-4400 APU
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
8GB DDR3 RAM

PC-GAF, will it run?

Thanks!!!

 

[Dead Prince]

Does anyone know when it will be available to download on Origin?

NA gets early access at 9pm PST/12am est/11pm cst

 

[gamma]

What? I don't even know how to do that..

Dude just play the game instead of asking a dozen questions every other minute. Just enjoy it and figure it out.

 

[Lonestar]

any water-related power creation? Like Dams? Having a river going through my plot, makes me hope so.

 

[drizzle]

Dude just play the game instead of asking a dozen questions every other minute. Just enjoy it and figure it out.

I am playing the game, that's why I'm asking.

 

[gamma]

I am playing the game, that's why I'm asking.

If you were playing the game you wouldn't be alt-tabbing to gaf all the time.

 

[G.Newell]

ive managed to buy it and get a key but im trying that vpn method and its still not working. even if i set it to Singapore it still says i have to wait till the 8th. Any idea's?

 

[drizzle]

If you were playing the game you wouldn't be alt-tabbing to gaf all the time.

Right now I'm not, I'm watching the GiantBomb stream. Sorry if I wanted to provide some screenshots and conversation for the people that couldn't unlock it earlier, I guess?

 

[ekim]

I know they increase the value of a place, but they increase density as well? That I didn't know.

You have to increase street density!

 

[Raide]

Are they planing any season stuff? Would be cool to see it during winter.

 

[Jay Shadow]

I check the key section on GMG every few minutes. :/

Their key distribution has been kinda odd for me lately, I didn't even receive an email for Crysis 3, it was just showed in my keys section.

Yeah, that really threw me off with Crysis 3. I just happened to look at the keys page the day before and it was already sitting there. That's the only time I didn't get an e-mail first though.

 

[Rentahamster]

Is there any way to see what your region has when it comes to resources AFTER you selected the area you wanted to make your city?

I don't rememeber what my city had.

There are data layers for resources like water, oil, coal, and ore.

If your city doesn't have the ones you're looking for, make a trade depot that has access to the rest of the globe and import.

Or, build resource gathering operations in a neighboring city and import locally.

 

[Definity]

This should be required to watch before playing the game. Beautiful planning and layout of roads and RCI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLNpoDN1_Q



*Not my video

 

[Smiley90]

Roads, Happiness (esp taxes, but also parks) and access to Shopping are the big factors, IMHO.

Right now I'm not, I'm watching the GiantBomb stream. Sorry if I wanted to provide some screenshots and conversation for the people that couldn't unlock it earlier, I guess?

I for one have no problem with people asking questions see above my answer to the density question, in the Beta, I felt taxes were by far the biggest thing (aside from streets of course) to increase/decrease density, esp if for some reason you don't want to increase land value (eg. For the kind of industry you're running)

 

[Jenga]

if i like farmville will i like this?

 

[Burgess_101]

ive managed to buy it and get a key but im trying that vpn method and its still not working. even if i set it to Singapore it still says i have to wait till the 8th. Any idea's?

Try Malaysia instead of Singapore.

 

[EagleBurnn]

NA gets early access at 9pm PST/12am est/11pm cst

Is this normal for Origin titles?

 

[Raven77]

if i like farmville will i like this?

Its the same thing except Farmville is free and has better graphics.

 

[Smiley90]

Its the same thing except Farmville is free and has better graphics.

That is some low-level trolling

 

[FaintDeftone]

I wish I could get a good deal on this. I want it but I don't want to spend $60 on it.

 

[Raven77]

That is some low-level trolling

Its called a joke, lighten up Francis...


Pretty sure the OP was joking as well. Geez.

 

[Rentahamster]

Its the same thing except Farmville is free and has better graphics.

It's hardly "the same thing".

edit: ok nevermind then

 

[antonz]

lol zombie apocalypse on giant bomb

 

[Smiley90]

Its called a joke, lighten up Francis...


Pretty sure the OP was joking as well. Geez.

not so sure the OP was joking though

 

[outlawedprod]

This should be required to watch before playing the game. Beautiful planning and layout of roads and RCI.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLNpoDN1_Q
*Not my video

How's this for planning?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJQTc-TqpU

 

[ElectricBlue187]

After reading ars technica's scathing "impressions" it sounds like this is one to skip. Sim City 4 Deluxe forever I guess :/

 

[M.W.]

Majiinfreddy is streaming his city: http://www.twitch.tv/majiinfreddy

 

[Smiley90]

After reading ars technica's scathing "impressions" it sounds like this is one to skip. Sim City 4 Deluxe forever I guess :/

Why don't you read any other reviews, except the one single bad one? E.g. Read Kotaku, Penny-Arcade, polygon etc. 1 is a fairly small sample size.

 

[Ceebs]

Hurry up Origin and add my CD key.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Why don't you read any other reviews, except the one single bad one? E.g. Read Kotaku, Penny-Arcade, polygon etc. 1 is a fairly small sample size.

I've been watching all the videos as they are released and while the road construction stuff looks incredible everything I've heard about the macro simulation parts of the game so far is really depressing.

 

[Raven77]

not so sure the OP was joking though

HA!, wow well, I guess maybe not but...dang.

 

[Raticus79]

This should be required to watch before playing the game. Beautiful planning and layout of roads and RCI.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLNpoDN1_Q



*Not my video

Thanks for the link - I was wondering how laying out cul-de-sacs would work.

Wonder if we have enough Diablo people here to get a Sanctuary region going?

 

[drizzle]

i wonder if Twitch will complain if I stream Sim City before it's officially out... hmm..

 

[Smiley90]

I've been watching all the videos as they are released and while the road construction stuff looks incredible everything I've heard about the macro simulation parts of the game so far is really depressing.

Mhmmm really? Weird, everything I've read and played was applauding the Glassbox engine, with most of the complaints going towards city size, which is atm restricted by glassbox's hardware demands. I LOVE the new simulation engine... So many nicely presented data layers... So much "sense" with how citizens and everything behaves.

 

[Definity]

Thanks for the link - I was wondering how laying out cul-de-sacs would work.

Wonder if we have enough Diablo people here to get a Sanctuary region going?

I'm up for it. Will be online later tonight and most of the day tomorrow.

 

[exmachina64]

So... I have not played a PC game in well over ten years and am functionally illiterate when it comes to pc specs. SimCity has always been my weak point and I would love to get into it tomorrow.

My current laptop:
AMD Dual Core A6-4400 APU
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
8GB DDR3 RAM

PC-GAF, will it run?

Thanks!!!

It should. What's your screen resolution, 1336x768?

 

[RoKKeR]

Why don't you read any other reviews, except the one single bad one? E.g. Read Kotaku, Penny-Arcade, polygon etc. 1 is a fairly small sample size.

The Kotaku review really emphasized the "you won't have fun on your own" which was sort of, depressing. Is there truth to this?

 

[drizzle]

oopsie, not working

 

[thelurkinghorror]

With this and 4 installed on my pc i'm in a city builders heaven!

 

[Smiley90]

The Kotaku review really emphasized the "you won't have fun on your own" which was sort of, depressing. Is there truth to this?

I'd more say "you won't have as much fun with just a single city". The game is really meant to be played with multiple cities, but whether you or someone else plays those other cities is really up to you. Kotaku-guy only played a single city, so I assumed that's what he meant too, he never tried playing multiple cities himself