SimCity V (2013) - screens/artwork and information

domthecondom · 3 Apr 2013 at 12:08

Starting a new Region with my mate from work today on Euro West 4.

Ph33r-conDOM on origin add me up if you wane invite

drumunsta · 3 Apr 2013 at 12:18

i am wanting to build a casieno based cirty any advice on how to make it get money haha i have 3 low wealth ones and a slick on and tht is failing lol and i wouldnt mind seing some screen shots of people citues

Vore · 3 Apr 2013 at 13:36

Tempted to buy it, I assume the stability/load issues with the servers are now a thing of the past?

CaptainRAVE · 3 Apr 2013 at 13:41

Have they increased the city size yet?

Was the DLC an April fools or serious?

Defiant306 · 3 Apr 2013 at 13:53

I've stopped playing it, doesn't seem to be anything else to do. running 3 of 4 plots in +10 mil a month and do a works...
Cities are running fine in traffic most of the time after over running them with trains, buses and coaches.

I'm bored now. :/

Adisan · 3 Apr 2013 at 20:56

anyone else getting the error message:
Login is closed at this time. Please check back soon?

PMKeates · 3 Apr 2013 at 21:07

Defiant306 said:
I've stopped playing it, doesn't seem to be anything else to do. running 3 of 4 plots in +10 mil a month and do a works...
Cities are running fine in traffic most of the time after over running them with trains, buses and coaches.

I'm bored now. :/

You could play the game without just building TVs? Try playing a tourism city, or a good-old-fashioned RCI city, rather than a production city. They are more fun as the fundamentals aren't broken (i.e. the global market).

Schizophonic · 3 Apr 2013 at 21:45

Adisan said:
anyone else getting the error message:
Login is closed at this time. Please check back soon?

Yeah I'm getting this error.

abnewton · 5 Apr 2013 at 16:02

I heard this mentioned on a thread elsewhere so thought I'd quickly test it myself (done on the test server so I could use cheetah).

0% tax
100% residential

no power
no water
no police
no fire department
no sewage disposal
no parks
no rubbish dump
no hospital

Result:

Currently around 1.6m population
(approval rating fluctuates up to 80+%)
no crime
no fires
no deaths or sickness

http://i.imgur.com/Do6h7lW.jpg?1

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On Holiday · 5 Apr 2013 at 16:07

My recently created city has now dropped into the Rollback loop bug. Cba playing until they've done at least another couple of patches.

LateX'Dog · 6 Apr 2013 at 09:12

Is there anywhere to buy this cheap? I flat out refuse to pay the astronomical sum for this game.

PMKeates · 6 Apr 2013 at 10:45

abnewton said:
I heard this mentioned on a thread elsewhere so thought I'd quickly test it myself (done on the test server so I could use cheetah).

0% tax
100% residential

no power
no water
no police
no fire department
no sewage disposal
no parks
no rubbish dump
no hospital

Result:

Currently around 1.6m population
(approval rating fluctuates up to 80+%)
no crime
no fires
no deaths or sickness

Lucifurr · 6 Apr 2013 at 10:48

Well there is some new DLC out. Yes you can have product placement in the game in the form of the Nissan Leaf

metamorphpwner · 6 Apr 2013 at 12:29

Anyone got a good guide for a tourist town? I've got $5m to start it with and have department of utilities and tourism, soon will have transport aswell.
I've got one casino in my mining town that's making $13k/hr so is doing ok, but I want a tourist town and just can't seem to make it work.

PMKeates · 6 Apr 2013 at 12:46

metamorphpwner said:
Anyone got a good guide for a tourist town? I've got $5m to start it with and have department of utilities and tourism, soon will have transport aswell.
I've got one casino in my mining town that's making $13k/hr so is doing ok, but I want a tourist town and just can't seem to make it work.

I find tourism fairly straightforward; build attractions, make sure you have good transport links (ideally mass, as your city will get flooded otherwise), place the attractions in high foot-fall areas and away you go!

Glaucus · 6 Apr 2013 at 13:41

That is advertising I don't mind at all, it first very well into the game. In fact I think using real world stuff, improves stuff a lot.

abnewton · 6 Apr 2013 at 14:22

PMKeates said:
I'm trying the same thing for the lulz, but I appear to be producing garbage - any ideas how to stop it, or will they just never fail despite it piling up?

Yep still make loads of garbage, though strangely not much sewage. Makes no difference, and no illness or deaths.

To those interested it appears cheetah speed is back on all servers.

Mp4 · 9 Apr 2013 at 19:37

Been play this again today and have been kicked a few times

and half my city rolled back .....booo!!

VidX · 9 Apr 2013 at 19:42

Yeah, EA really killed the concept, and the fact they were caught out in a lie about the always-on was the last nail in the coffin for most people.

I gave up playing the game and my refund is being processed by Origin based on false advertising and incorrect support information.

sniffy · 9 Apr 2013 at 19:51

Vore said:
Tempted to buy it, I assume the stability/load issues with the servers are now a thing of the past?

No. I recommend you don't buy it.