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More CitiesXL Keys Available as Summer Beta Madness Continues

by Nick Breckon, Jul 08, 2009 1:47am PDT

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I feel badly, because I got a key the first go-round and this game just sucks. The GUI looks slapped together, it's unresponsive, it's slow, the update process is horrible (especially for Vista/7 users), and the controls misinterpret "please move slowly" with "I WANT TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET NOW KTHXBAI!!!"

Jul 08, 2009 8:54am PDT

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I feel badly, because I got a key the first go-round and this game just sucks. The GUI looks slapped toge... : Rooster Cockburn
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  Does anyone agree with this? : JohnnyRey
  - Not really. It isn't perfect, but my initial impression, after a few hours, is that it has potential. I w... : emazingek

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Sorry guys, we're having a minor problem with the automatic distribution system right now. Stand by!

Jul 07, 2009 6:47pm PDT

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Sorry guys, we're having a minor problem with the automatic distribution system right now. Stand by! : Nick Breckon
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- Thanks! I thought I arrived late AGAIN! : mathieumg
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  Excellent. Thanks for the tip, Nick Breckon : famine101
  - They are gone already? : Magus_X
- Any ETA Nick? : mathieumg
- does this mean we'll have to download again or do we just have to wait and see if we get one? : Korban
- Eyes.. closing.. can't.. stay.. awake.. to.. wait! : temporalillusion
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  This is me and my luck... arrived late for all other key giveaways but I was right on time for this one a... : mathieumg
  - Worked for me just now. : GodZilly
  - Got my key after all, thanks! : mathieumg
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  I got an empty email, I'm guessing the content was entirely stripped by our spam filter or it was empty t... : Mysig
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    Starting a new download fixed it...woop! : Mysig
    - same here, first try got an empty mail, second try new download, got the key looking forward to this. : Vicomt
    - THANK YOU!! Confirmed to work, just restarted download and got a key almost straight away! :D : dpno1
- been downloading for about 20mins, still no sign of a key, i do hope that when the system is fixed i get ... : dpno1
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  I have fully downloaded it, and have not recieved any email. : Paccali
  - shackmsg'd you : Maarten Goldstein
  - me too. did i miss out? : Korban
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  Downloading - received my key by email before I even managed to start the download! : vorm
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    :( still waiting... : punchdog
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      you should go back to the server selection page, and check the text there to make sure its going to the r... : Maarten Goldstein
      
      I just did like Maarten said and went back to the download page. I had an email listed that has not exis... : mrmaster2
- I've downloaded it all and have no key =( : JohnnyRey
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  Anyone have problems downloading? I've downloaded 4 times now, different shack servers, different browse... : temporalillusion
  - I'm in the same boat. I have a key but don't know where to get a non-corrupt file. : Amadan

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Did I miss out on this again? *sigh*

Jul 08, 2009 1:49pm PDT

Did I miss out on this again? *sigh* : Draco

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Should I be getting this key almost immediately? The email address it displayed is correct, and my d/l is about half finished. Should I just try d/ling again?

Jul 08, 2009 8:06am PDT

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Should I be getting this key almost immediately? The email address it displayed is correct, and my d/l i... : deadhorse
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I dont understand this game

Jul 08, 2009 8:10am PDT

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  Me neither. How is this fun for the player? : gydot
  - It isn't. IT ISN'T! : Rooster Cockburn
- City building? : deadhorse
- Sim City. MMO. : pillzer

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wow, there's a reason that this is a BETA....it's sluggish on my system (C2Duo3.0G, 2Gig, GTX285, 1920x1200) the planet that i was on already hit the city cap, so you can't make more cities yourself, only look at others. i uninstalled it after about 10 minutes. there's an additional download about 200MB after this one...of course, after 2.5G, another 200MB is nothing. (at least it was fast)

if you're just casually curious about this game but not a hardcore city planning type guy, please skip it or wait until the finished version.

Jul 08, 2009 11:21am PDT

wow, there's a reason that this is a BETA....it's sluggish on my system (C2Duo3.0G, 2Gig, GTX285, 1920x12... : hlkjdsg

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My virus scanner indicated the DL as a virus.

Jul 08, 2009 6:30am PDT

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My virus scanner indicated the DL as a virus. : EyeOWah
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- Guess you should burn your computer with white phosphorus. Just to be safe. : Seannao
- Installed the game and my virus scanner found some tracking cookies and something else. It seemed to clea... : mrazzino

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Just an FYI.. most shackers are on the Hyperion Server.

Jul 08, 2009 7:21am PDT

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Just an FYI.. most shackers are on the Hyperion Server. : Shadowdane
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- Thanks for the heads up. I just got my key. : Amadan

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Is this game multiplayer?

Jul 07, 2009 6:28pm PDT

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Is this game multiplayer? : famine101
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  It's a city-building MMO. : Shadsy
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    Osnap. I'm excited now. I'm really curious to see how they pull it off. : famine101
    - Pretty easily, actually. Your city consumes and produces resources of various types. Whenever you have a ... : Seannao
- Pretty sure it has a single player too. Its supposed to be the spiritual successor to SimCity 4, since EA... : Warbird12345

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Got my key and downloading too. I will be honest though, I was really looking forward to this game (as being a simcity freak) but was dissapointed to hear it went to a mmo. Yes, I know there is an off-line mode, but you will not get to experience all the bells and whistles if you played online.

Why does everything have to be an mmo?

Jul 08, 2009 7:23am PDT

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Got my key and downloading too. I will be honest though, I was really looking forward to this game (as b... : jrbstereo
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  Okay. Noob Question. Why doesn't DaP with Fileshack anymore? My terrible At&t Uverse often disconnect... : jrbstereo
  - Nevermind. I am not a mercury member. Curse you At&t! : jrbstereo

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W00t! Looking forward to trying this out

Jul 08, 2009 6:55am PDT

W00t! Looking forward to trying this out : astonish

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Sweet, downloaded.

Jul 08, 2009 6:40am PDT

Sweet, downloaded. : Arcanum

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By: mrazzino x Show Full Post

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woot got a key. downloading now :) thanks shack!

Jul 08, 2009 6:10am PDT

woot got a key. downloading now :) thanks shack! : mrazzino

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Thanks a million:)

Jul 08, 2009 4:48am PDT

Thanks a million:) : Zidz

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I wanted a key for that other dota game. :(

Jul 08, 2009 4:33am PDT

I wanted a key for that other dota game. :( : Johnnsen

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Is mass transit a focus in this game? I want to lay down some light rail God damn it.

Jul 07, 2009 6:37pm PDT

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Is mass transit a focus in this game? I want to lay down some light rail God damn it. : Spok
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- no trains, or light rail yet... :( : VencieraX

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sweeet! Thanks for thinking of us poor Euros this time :)

Jul 08, 2009 2:34am PDT

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sweeet! Thanks for thinking of us poor Euros this time :) : moshman
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- and I got my key. awesome! : moshman

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Just started downloading and got my key already XD

(the email with the key did end up in my junk folder though)

Jul 08, 2009 2:10am PDT

Just started downloading and got my key already XD (the email with the key did end up in my junk folde... : human_error

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I'm guessing that given the insiginficant number of comments left here I am not too late, However, I did not receive a key.

Should I not end up with one, I have a Heroes of Newerth beta key if someone would like to swap.

Jul 07, 2009 6:41pm PDT

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I'm guessing that given the insiginficant number of comments left here I am not too late, However, I did ... : emazingek
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  yea i downloaded it too on my comp and i have no key. : fanadorf
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    How are you getting it to download. I can't get it to even start downloading, because it says the file i... : Paccali
    - I'm in the same boat as Fanadorf -- downloaded the zip but have no key. I think he, like me, saw the art... : Sparks88
    - Yeah, we started the download before they took the file away, presumably to fix the problems with the aut... : emazingek

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downloading now. hopefully i get a key

Jul 07, 2009 6:38pm PDT

downloading now. hopefully i get a key : Korban

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By: famine101 x Show Full Post

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Also, I'm not sure what email account I used to sign up to shacknews back when I signed up. I changed it to my new one, but I haven't received a key yet. Can I get it shackmessage'd or something?

Jul 07, 2009 6:34pm PDT

Also, I'm not sure what email account I used to sign up to shacknews back when I signed up. I changed it ... : famine101

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