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Steve Watts posted a new article,
Why you'll 'never lose' in SimCity
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SimCity lead designer Stone Librande explains why you can be down in SimCity, but never truly out.
Dec 13, 2012 8:15am PST
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Steve Watts posted a new article,
Why you'll 'never lose' in SimCity
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SimCity lead designer Stone Librande explains why you can be down in SimCity, but never truly out.
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I still don't know what to think about this version....
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soundcreepy
I'm trying to keep an open mind, but I just don't see it being as immense as SimCity 4.
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Mr. Goodwrench
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I remember having to really work to get my ass fired in the SNES Sim City games, so this doesn't seem tha...
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CampKusoge
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I was about to post the same thing; I can only recall "losing" in Sim City 2000 when things were so damn ...
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ConfusedUs
This is the way I remember things, the city would just go to shit if you mismanaged. People would move o...
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classicfork
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I would think that this is the same design since the previous SimCity. You can never truly lose and the g...
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p34nk
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SimCity 4 is still incredible. Just check out some of the insane mods and modpacks available for it at th...
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Mr. Goodwrench
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Does it work on Windows 7? I seem to recall not being able to make it work in Vista.
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Vincent Grayson
Yes, SC4 and Anno series works fine on WIndows 7. If you are planning to play the older Anno (Anno 170...
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p34nk
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horrible horrible performance in higher resolutions, poor support for widescreen, artifacts above 1280x10...
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imperator
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That's absolutely incorrect. Works fine for me at 1920x1200 res. You do need to play it in Windowed mode ...
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Mr. Goodwrench
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don't try forcing* AA or AF sorry
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Mr. Goodwrench
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dont think i've forced it , i do run 2560x1600 but i had no luck in 1920x1200 either.
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imperator
eh 1600x1200 even i dont see no options for 1920x1200.
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imperator
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Really, everything you posted here was just outright wrong.
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Mr. Goodwrench
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i dunno certainly doesnt work here, havent tried windowed mode though
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imperator
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nor can i find any options for it
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imperator
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do it by adding the -w argument to the shortcut. Mine looks like this;
"G:\Games\SimCity 4\Apps\SimCit
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Mr. Goodwrench
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Or you can do it in the config files too, but I find this method easier and it ensures it's forced on eac...
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Mr. Goodwrench
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This would have been a more useful post than saying i was outright wrong :p It's not like widescreen work...
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imperator
Works in 1920x1200 windowed but no higher :/
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imperator
It is an old game though, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a limit on how hight you can set the resolu...
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Mr. Goodwrench
Works fine, just set processor affinity to one core to avoid crashes. The game doesn't play nice with mul...
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Mr. Goodwrench
I concur and I owned both of their SC4 add on packs (SImtropolis) and still playing the game from time to...
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p34nk
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tell that to detroit
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]pm[chem
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homeboyJim
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homeboyJim
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lol. when i read the OP i instantly thought of Camden, NJ.
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dirge23
haha. i saw a concert in camden. Biggest piece of shit city I've ever been to. I thought maybe I was j...
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UberKalden
Interesting. I'm not sure that "you can beg for money" really qualifies as "never losing", but otherwise...
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Arcanum
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I don't think it really matters, but it does seem silly that you can have a single dude in a single house...
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Zek
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Some people simply WILL NOT LEAVE. There's still people living in Centralia, PA, which was condemned b...
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ConfusedUs
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Best part of centralia is that the fire has been burning for
50
years, but people are like "lol, it'll al...
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daVinci1980
I haven't read the wiki page on it in a while, but isn't it projected to burn for another couple of
hundr
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ConfusedUs
Haha, holy fuck.
..as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. .. ..The underg
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bundy
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huh, so does this mean that there will not be a money cheat? I used money cheats in previous games to s...
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Modulus
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trainers will be out soon enough
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vassili_zaitsev
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Don't bet on it, this game is online-only like MMO. Your best bet for 'cheat' will be to activate disa...
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p34nk
whoa, online only? i didn't realize that
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vassili_zaitsev
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its not online only. The DRM requires a connection, but the game isn't online MMO style only.
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UberKalden
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I thought is was? Because you are meant to be able to see your friends cities in game as well.
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Sublym3
you can set your session to private. Although, if every game still contributes to some kind of leaderb...
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UberKalden
Should add an 'Ironman' type mode like XCom where you can lose.
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RichieIncognito
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I'm curious as to if the multiplay city thing will be able to be controlled such that I only have friends...
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wfalcon
You can make an invite-only region, or public, or even solo.
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tharger
It's the American way!
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Mad Brahmin Disease