Sim City 4 - I'm hooked

[maximus]

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I'm new to the series & I am completely hooked on this sim! Wow, what detail man. I went out and purchased both Sim City 4 and the expansion pack Rush Hour. Anyone here have some good fan sites for downloads/mods/ & add-ons? Thanks.

Also, any ideas about how big you can actually build a city would be helpful as well. What I mean by that is I noticed that you are given a "small" square at a time out of a huge "block" of land. Then you build. But as you expand (population burst) you can go into further territory, however, can you move beyond that "huge block" of land that you originally see before choosing your smaller area?

Thanks.

[WrongWay]

I was really down on this game when I got it, as your Neighbors our gone. I thought it really sucked that once again in the gamming communtiy the word multi-player means terrible AI. This comming around the same time I bought another kick-Ass simulation Series game Railroad Tycoon 3 that just totally bombed for me. Who knows maybe I missed something with SimCity 4, might have to give it another try.

Both these games are very pretty, but seem to lack a competitive AI. You know a computer opponent that challenges you. Anyway that is my opinion on both games. God I hate MP games that I just want to play solo.

[Neon_Chaos]

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I'm new to the series & I am completely hooked on this sim! Wow, what detail man. I went out and purchased both Sim City 4 and the expansion pack Rush Hour. Anyone here have some good fan sites for downloads/mods/ & add-ons? Thanks.

Also, any ideas about how big you can actually build a city would be helpful as well. What I mean by that is I noticed that you are given a "small" square at a time out of a huge "block" of land. Then you build. But as you expand (population burst) you can go into further territory, however, can you move beyond that "huge block" of land that you originally see before choosing your smaller area?

Thanks.
Yes you can. After building your first city, exit the game, and continue building other cities. of course, the inter-developmental relationship between cities is at best minimal (at the lower city-levels). It'll come to point in time where you'll just be developing strictly residential cities, surrounded by strictly industrial cities.

[maximus]

Yes you can. After building your first city, exit the game, and continue building other cities. of course, the inter-developmental relationship between cities is at best minimal (at the lower city-levels). It'll come to point in time where you'll just be developing strictly residential cities, surrounded by strictly industrial cities.


OK, thanks Neon_Chaos. Thats still sounds pretty fun but I guess could get boring after a while - unless I guess I keep it interesting somehow. I bet the natrual disasters make it a bit more interesting. :D


edit: I am think about downloading some maps sych as New Yourk and then when completing my long hall of development there then getting more neighboring cites to build in.

[Warhammer]

Ahhh SimCity.... I still remember my college days when my roomie spent something like four days making a HUGE metropolis in SimCity2000. Then, while he was at class, I loaded the city and destroyed it (but I did not save it). It was great fun, I left the rioters rioting, the spaceships blowing stuff up, it was great fun. Then when he got back, he immediately saved the city... Then he blamed me for it. :rolleyes:

[Vince]

SimCity 2000 was by far the best in the series. Leaps and bounds.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

SimCity 2000 was by far the best in the series. Leaps and bounds.
I like it because of its simplicity and that made the game addictive. I wonder whatever happened to Will Wright. I think his innovativeness has been missing from the past few EA/MAXIS titles.

[Coffee Warlord]

I like it because of its simplicity and that made the game addictive. I wonder whatever happened to Will Wright. I think his innovativeness has been missing from the past few EA/MAXIS titles.

I'm just itching to see what Spore turns out to be.

The sheer scope of it looks amazing. I just really hope it doesn't turn into another Black and White.

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

I'm just itching to see what Spore turns out to be.

The sheer scope of it looks amazing. I just really hope it doesn't turn into another Black and White.
Sadly it probably will. :(

[Draft Dodger]

SimCity 2000 was by far the best in the series. Leaps and bounds.

I agree.
just can't get into SC4, nor can I really pigeonhole WHY

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

That reason I dont like SC4 is its a major graphics and resource HOG. and it just gets a little complicated for me.

[Coffee Warlord]

Sadly it probably will. :(

I still retain faith in Wil Wright, though. Much more than Peter Molyneaux.

[Capital]

I tried to pick up the expansion yesterday (this thread and one other started to get me thinking about playing this game) but I couldn't find it anywhere. It's like this stand alone expansion has been pulled from the shelves.

I had bought the original a while ago but never really played it all that much.

[WrongWay]

I don't think you will be able to find anything but the "Deluxe" edition out there right now. Between 29.99 and 19.99

[Capital]

I did see the deluxe edition for $29.99. For that price for a game a actually put a way about a year ago, I think I'll pass. Thanks for the post.

[WrongWay]

I did see the deluxe edition for $29.99. For that price for a game a actually put a way about a year ago, I think I'll pass. Thanks for the post.
My advice would be ebay then.

[Greyroofoo]

I could never really get into the Sim City games. I always preferred Impressions City Building games(Ceaser, Pharoah, Zues, Rise of the Middle Kingdom).

[sterlingice]

Every time I fly in an airplane I just have a crazy urge to play SimCity. Hopefully they'll release a version for the Nintendo DS that takes advantage of the stylus because the old GBA version just doesn't sound like the controls work so well.

SI

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

I could never really get into the Sim City games. I always preferred Impressions City Building games(Ceaser, Pharoah, Zues, Rise of the Middle Kingdom).
Caesar II was the best IMHO.

[Capital]

Caesar II was the best IMHO.
Good call...this was one of the first games I bought for a PC and enjoyed it immensely.

[Critch]

I'm just itching to see what Spore turns out to be.

The sheer scope of it looks amazing. I just really hope it doesn't turn into another Black and White.

First I'd heard of Spore, looks like it could be great. I'll be adding that to my list of games to look out for (a list that's shorter than it's been for a long time).

Only a year to wait :)

[CHEMICAL SOLDIER]

Good call...this was one of the first games I bought for a PC and enjoyed it immensely.
I loved the table top type battles except when the enemy had 4 elephants, then I didnt like it as much. :( For it's time the cinematics were awesome and the provincial view was also pretty well done.

[RebelMan]

:eek:
I'm new to the series & I am completely hooked on this sim! Wow, what detail man. I went out and purchased both Sim City 4 and the expansion pack Rush Hour. Anyone here have some good fan sites for downloads/mods/ & add-ons? Thanks.

Thanks.

There's Simtropolis. Simtropolis is probably the best source, IMO, for Sim City 4 mods, cities, maps and other add-ons:
http://www.simtropolis.com/

I like to load up SC4 when I have free time. Before I had to reformat my computer, I built one hell of a nice looking region. Oh well. Gosh, gotta remember that USB flash drive next time.