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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Why you'll 'never lose' in SimCity.

    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.

    SimCity lead designer Stone Librande explains why you can be down in SimCity, but never truly out. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I still don't know what to think about this version.... : soundcreepy
      • I'm trying to keep an open mind, but I just don't see it being as immense as SimCity 4. : 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... : 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 ... : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
        • This is the way I remember things, the city would just go to shit if you mismanaged. People would move o... : 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... : 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... : 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. : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
          • Yes, SC4 and Anno series works fine on WIndows 7. If you are planning to play the older Anno (Anno 170... : p34nk
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            horrible horrible performance in higher resolutions, poor support for widescreen, artifacts above 1280x10... : imperatorThis person is cool!
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              That's absolutely incorrect. Works fine for me at 1920x1200 res. You do need to play it in Windowed mode ... : Mr. Goodwrench
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                don't try forcing* AA or AF sorry : Mr. Goodwrench
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                  dont think i've forced it , i do run 2560x1600 but i had no luck in 1920x1200 either. : imperatorThis person is cool!
                  • eh 1600x1200 even i dont see no options for 1920x1200. : imperatorThis person is cool!
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              Really, everything you posted here was just outright wrong. : Mr. Goodwrench
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                i dunno certainly doesnt work here, havent tried windowed mode though : imperatorThis person is cool!
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                  nor can i find any options for it : imperatorThis person is cool!
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                    do it by adding the -w argument to the shortcut. Mine looks like this; "G:\Games\SimCity 4\Apps\SimCit : 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... : 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... : imperatorThis person is cool!
                        • Works in 1920x1200 windowed but no higher :/ : imperatorThis person is cool!
                        • It is an old game though, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a limit on how hight you can set the resolu... : Mr. Goodwrench
          • Works fine, just set processor affinity to one core to avoid crashes. The game doesn't play nice with mul... : Mr. Goodwrench
        • I concur and I owned both of their SC4 add on packs (SImtropolis) and still playing the game from time to... : p34nk
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      tell that to detroit : ]pm[chemThis person is cool!
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        lol. when i read the OP i instantly thought of Camden, NJ. : dirge23
        • haha. i saw a concert in camden. Biggest piece of shit city I've ever been to. I thought maybe I was j... : UberKalden
    • Interesting. I'm not sure that "you can beg for money" really qualifies as "never losing", but otherwise... : ArcanumThis person is cool!
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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... : ZekThis person is cool!
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        Some people simply WILL NOT LEAVE. There's still people living in Centralia, PA, which was condemned b... : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
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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... : 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 : ConfusedUsThis person is cool!
        • Haha, holy fuck. ..as a result of a mine fire burning beneath the borough since 1962. .. ..The underg : bundyThis person is cool!
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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... : ModulusThis person is cool!
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        trainers will be out soon enough : vassili_zaitsevThis person is cool!
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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... : p34nk
          • whoa, online only? i didn't realize that : vassili_zaitsevThis person is cool!
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            its not online only. The DRM requires a connection, but the game isn't online MMO style only. : 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. : Sublym3
              • you can set your session to private. Although, if every game still contributes to some kind of leaderb... : UberKalden
    • Should add an 'Ironman' type mode like XCom where you can lose. : 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... : wfalcon
      • You can make an invite-only region, or public, or even solo. : thargerThis person is cool!
    • It's the American way! : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!