SimCity V (2013) - screens/artwork and information

thingemajib said:
Oh dear, if true this does not bode well for bigger cities. Cities XL got and still to this day gets a major backlash from only using one core, I would have thought they would have avoided this but it would seem EA have done it again...
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Coding to take advantage of multiple cores is quite tricky, and with a simulation it increases quite a bit. I can imagine them moving to take advantage of multiple cores at a later date.

https://pay.reddit.com/r/SimCity/comments/17iof0/simcity_will_run_on_one_thread_for_the_game_loop/
 
thingemajib said:
Oh dear, if true this does not bode well for bigger cities. Cities XL got and still to this day gets a major backlash from only using one core, I would have thought they would have avoided this but it would seem EA have done it again...
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Unless performance is badly effected is it really a problem?
 
Stelly said:
The game is launched on the 5th of March, I cant wait... after playing the beta I have to say that I love it! SimCity is one of those games that should be used to show why PC gaming is fantastic :)

Stelly
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awesome, so why are most game retailers sending out info that its 8th?
 
Like others in this thread, i have mixed feelings about the game from what i have seen.

My favourite Simcity was 3 (3000). Didnt like 4 at all, i didnt get why you had to have interconnected regions. Whats the point if you cant create a self sustaining city in a city building game?

I hope the scale of this one doesnt mean it 'tops out' early and leaves you bored after a few weeks..
 
Freddie1980 said:
Unless performance is badly effected is it really a problem?
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This is my worry and why I specifically mentioned bigger cities. In XL it would run fine upto the 1 mil-ish population (border between large town/small city) then performance would start to tank. In the simcity beta performance was pretty good but its not like we could build a thriving metropolis in an hour. See where i'm going with this?

Never mind the fact its 2013 and the days of single core machines (hell, even single core phones) are as good as dead...
 
Release date(s) Windows

JP March 7, 2013[5]
NA March 5, 2013[6]
EU March 7/8, 2013[6]
AUS March 7, 2013

Taken from wiki, maybe that's why people or suppliers are mixed up about rleease dates, it's different days per country.
 
*Rich* said:
Release date(s) Windows

JP March 7, 2013[5]
NA March 5, 2013[6]
EU March 7/8, 2013[6]
AUS March 7, 2013

Taken from wiki, maybe that's why people or suppliers are mixed up about rleease dates, it's different days per country.
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I really dont understand why it is always a friday in the EU, surely with digital distribution we can all have it on the 5th :(
 
*Rich* said:
Release date(s) Windows

JP March 7, 2013[5]
NA March 5, 2013[6]
EU March 7/8, 2013[6]
AUS March 7, 2013

Taken from wiki, maybe that's why people or suppliers are mixed up about rleease dates, it's different days per country.
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I have been trying to address this for ages, most people still tell me its out in the UK on the 5th - its not. it sucks.
 
pauLAW said:
I have been trying to address this for ages, most people still tell me its out in the UK on the 5th - its not. it sucks.
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In the latest issue (April) of Custom PC magazine there is a two page advert for SimCity which says "Available March 8th"... so there you have it!

That is not to say of course that some on-line 'etailers' may well ship it out a day or two early, so as to ensure that their customers will receive it on the actual release day.
 
When this was first announced with the always DRM I was dead agasint it, but the more I watch on YouTube of it the more I want it lol.

But still not sure about the always on DRM, just can't help thinking if the servers get DDoS, or swamped etc will not be able to play like Ubi had.

But still want it lol
 
Nikumba said:
When this was first announced with the always DRM I was dead agasint it, but the more I watch on YouTube of it the more I want it lol.

But still not sure about the always on DRM, just can't help thinking if the servers get DDoS, or swamped etc will not be able to play like Ubi had.

But still want it lol
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You're not alone at all, infact I think a lot of people are in the same position. I'm going to wait and see, I'll see how many people are still playing it in 6 months time and maybe pick it up on sale.

Edit: I should say I was in the previous beta and the game is fun. For an hour at least!
 
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