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[Rentahamster]

No they don't But they last quite a while, you'll eventually have to re-place everything though or someone else in the region needs to start tapping into their water reserves!

Water gets replenished by rain, but you will use it all up if you consume water faster than it rains.

Is it possible to have a city provide industrial for another city in a region? I see how it will let you do it for resources, but it looks like no matter what I'm stuck with having a ton of pollution spewing factories and stuff?

Yes, it works like SimCity 4 in that regard. However, unlike SC4, pollution from one city can blow into another. Be mindful of the wind direction.

 

[RoKKeR]

Stupid question: I'm home for break and my brother and I want to start our own region making seperate cities. Would we be able to play on the same PC managing our own cities at separate times? Or would one of the cities constantly be neglected while one of us is on?

 

[LyleLanley]

Damn, so I may not be able to get started with this game until Thursday.

 

[Ceebs]

should never have watched the GB quick look. hype killer. hope this isn't a regret with me going back to SC 4! .____.

Eh, it did not really bug me that much as I saw lots of things in the video I would have been improving on with the cities he had built.

 

[Rentahamster]

Stupid question: I'm home for break and my brother and I want to start our own region making seperate cities. Would we be able to play on the same PC managing our own cities at separate times? Or would one of the cities constantly be neglected while one of us is on?

Using the same account, right? Yeah that's possible.

It works the same way that multi city play worked in SC4. When you exit a city. that city's status is "frozen" in time, and it'll continue functioning and providing services or whatever to everyone else, the same as it was at that moment.

 

[eroots]

But.. eventually everyone will run out of water...

So that's it for that region?

that can't be right? ....right? If every city always runs out of water, the region will only last so long... it has to replenish with rainfall or something... or have your sims take buckets to the river..

 

[SRTtoZ]

Do we have anyone creating Discovery Delta 3? Let me know.

 

[mavs]

that can't be right? ....right? If every city always runs out of water, the region will only last so long... it has to replenish with rainfall or something... or have your sims take buckets to the river..

 

[drizzle]

For those that want to play and didn't get into the Neogaf regions, I have a 16 player region going with only 4 cities in it.

Add me on Steam: Origin

 

[Spl1nter]

Funny bug. Set up a log ride for my sims.

 

[flashburn2012]

Yes, it works like SimCity 4 in that regard. However, unlike SC4, pollution from one city can blow into another. Be mindful of the wind direction.

Is there some trick to getting my Sims from one city to go work industrial in another? Do they have to be adjacent cities?

 

[FearMyWrench]

Funny bug. Set up a log ride for my sims.

Niiice. Do you get to see cars actually go through it?

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Funny bug. Set up a log ride for my sims.

Those driveways are a little rough

 

[flashburn2012]

Do we have anyone creating Discovery Delta 3? Let me know.

I was going to, but I'm going to be going to bed soon, so I wouldn't be able to invite anyone until tomorrow. I'm guessing there will be someone playing right at midnight that would be a better candidate.

 

[eneko]

Do we have anyone creating Discovery Delta 3? Let me know.

I don't think we do.

 

[N-Bomb]

No they don't But they last quite a while, you'll eventually have to re-place everything though or someone else in the region needs to start tapping into their water reserves!

And no desalinization plants?!

 

[Dead Prince]

that can't be right? ....right? If every city always runs out of water, the region will only last so long... it has to replenish with rainfall or something... or have your sims take buckets to the river..

my city is near a water source. hopefully they take that into consideration. if i could i would price gouge everyone in my region.

 

[AppleMIX]

so its like 30 minutes until it unlocks right?

 

[Spl1nter]

Niiice. Do you get to see cars actually go through it?

yep

 

[ndawgdrake]

Ah too bad Amazon DD won't release our CD Keys till midnight PST. Origin preorders get to preload starting at 9pm.

 

[Rubixcuba]

Can't start til Thursday due to lame Australian release date and physical copy of the game, my jealously is immense for everyone already/soon to be playing.

Is someone in charge of Discovery Delta #2 as well?

 

[Burgess_101]

More screenshots to keep you salivating.

 

[StUnNeR H2K]

so its like 30 minutes until it unlocks right?

We hope.

Also anyone know if you can change city specialization? Or is it set forever once you choose?

 

[ndawgdrake]

More screenshots to keep you salivating.



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Keep 'em coming!

 

[Smiley90]

We hope.

Also anyone know if you can change city specialization? Or is it set forever once you choose?

You can even do multiple specializations at once! It's not set at all

 

[Rentahamster]

that can't be right? ....right? If every city always runs out of water, the region will only last so long... it has to replenish with rainfall or something... or have your sims take buckets to the river..

The water table does replenish via rainfall.

You can also reclaim water from sewage via the waste treatment plant, so theoretically if one city processes the shit from its 3 neighbors, it might be able to use that shit water for its own use.

Is there some trick to getting my Sims from one city to go work industrial in another? Do they have to be adjacent cities?

The just have to be connected somehow. The most obvious is by highway, but there are other connections like railroad, and water (ferry).

They don't have to be adjacent.

 

[Burgess_101]

I was wondering how do you make bridges?

 

[flashburn2012]

The just have to be connected somehow. The most obvious is by highway, but there are other connections like railroad, and water (ferry).

They don't have to be adjacent.

Hmm, for some reason even though I'm connected by highway, all my Sims in my new region were bitching about needing industrial, yet my other city had a lot of extra industrial.

 

[evilhomer]

Can't start til Thursday due to lame Australian release date and physical copy of the game, my jealously is immense for everyone already/soon to be playing.

Is someone in charge of Discovery Delta #2 as well?

Nobody has volunteered to set it up yet. Might as well be whoever can get it loaded first since I think we have a few who will be around tonight. (I may have to wait til midnight :/)

 

[SRTtoZ]

I was going to, but I'm going to be going to bed soon, so I wouldn't be able to invite anyone until tomorrow. I'm guessing there will be someone playing right at midnight that would be a better candidate.

I'll try but it all depends on how fast I can DL it. Hopefully my Key releases at midnight (on Origin) so I can start Dling and hopefully at my max connection of 5-6mb/s

 

[Smiley90]

Hmm, for some reason even though I'm connected by highway, all my Sims in my new region were bitching about needing industrial, yet my other city had a lot of extra industrial.

Is the highway entrance/exit in one of the cities under heavy traffic?

 

[Rentahamster]

Hmm, for some reason even though I'm connected by highway, all my Sims in my new region were bitching about needing industrial, yet my other city had a lot of extra industrial.

I had RCI demand sharing lag in the beta, it could possibly still be present.

Altermnatively, perhaps your sims are having a hard time commuting? Or the freight from the other city has a hard time being delivered to your commercial zones?

 

[Phreaker]

How does this work on Origin exactly? Will the game in my library suddenly no longer say "THIS GAME IS UNRELEASED" and give me an option to install it?

 

[BigJonsson]

You can even do multiple specializations at once! It's not set at all

Glad you don't have to sim the Connected league tonight?


24 minutes!

 

[evilhomer]

I was wondering how do you make bridges?

From what I've seen just drag road across water, though the start and end points should be a bit behind the shoreline otherwise it may not work too well.

 

[SRTtoZ]

How does this work on Origin exactly? Will the game in my library suddenly no longer say "THIS GAME IS UNRELEASED" and give me an option to install it?

It should say that at 12am EST. Lets hope anyway...

 

[Burgess_101]

From what I've seen just drag road across water, though the start and end points should be a bit behind the shoreline otherwise it may not work too well.

Okay well ill give it a go...

 

[StUnNeR H2K]

You can even do multiple specializations at once! It's not set at all

Snap!

 

[Raitosaito]

If any of you want the game for $50 pm mez

edit: it's gone..

 

[Rentahamster]

Snap!

Think long and hard about which specialties would have good synergy together.

 

[Smiley90]

Glad you don't have to sim the Connected league tonight?


24 minutes!

So happy.

(although I could just do both at the same time )

 

[B-Dex]

that can't be right? ....right? If every city always runs out of water, the region will only last so long... it has to replenish with rainfall or something... or have your sims take buckets to the river..

Putting a water pumping station by a water source like the ocean/river will never run out of water according to a dev during the be a mayor stream today.

 

[SRTtoZ]

So while we're waiting, whats everyone's plan? I'm going to TRY to build some sort of Casino city with some high wealth housing. Again, thats what I want to do, no idea if it will actually work out that way.

 

[Monado Blade]

Those driveways are a little rough

It's a crazy sim world.

 

[eroots]

how long is the download once you get the client going? Same as beta maybe?

 

[JambiBum]

Does anyone know how the 20 off a purchase of 30 or more works? And can it work towards another copy of SC?

 

[SRTtoZ]

how long is the download once you get the client going? Same as beta maybe?

I think its around 10gb. Someone said you download a little from Origin then the rest from Maxis but I'm not sure how reliable that is.

Does anyone know how the 20 off a purchase of 30 or more works? And can it work towards another copy of SC?

I believe it doesn't work on BRAND NEW games but it did work on Dead Space 3 for me. I ended up getting DS3 for 22 bux, not bad considering I wanted it.

 

[Fixed1979]

So while we're waiting, whats everyone's plan? I'm going to TRY to build some sort of Casino city with some high wealth housing. Again, thats what I want to do, no idea if it will actually work out that way.

Planning on draining every last drop of oil from the Earth.

Does anyone know how the 20 off a purchase of 30 or more works? And can it work towards another copy of SC?

Expires on March 18th and applies only to a select list of titles (none of which are SC, not counting SC4 and SCS)

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en.../categoryID=62261000&childCategoryID=62261000

 

[Smiley90]

Snap!

Planning on draining every last drop of oil from the Earth.

...does your city even have oil?

 

[Gaming Truth]

OK added everyone from VW3. I didn't add gaming truth because there is confusion about his OriginID.

Sorry, was confused about Origin (and how you have to install it and all) until just now. I think the confusion stems from my Origin account existing only for Mass Effect 2/360 and never having logged into it via the client.

I'll find my way to you guys soon. =)