SimCity 4

salty mud · Mar 04, 2007, 02:04 PM

Anyone here have this game? I've been reading some reviews on IGN and it looks really good. I really like God games and I want to make a big city.

Is it worth £15?

Synsensa · Mar 04, 2007, 02:42 PM

Yes, it is.

Macmatt · Mar 04, 2007, 03:00 PM

Another yes from me

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kittenOFchaos · Mar 05, 2007, 10:39 AM

Yes, there are also alot of cool modifications for the game.

Kozmos · Mar 05, 2007, 11:06 AM

It's a decent time waster.

Perfection · Mar 05, 2007, 10:37 PM

Yes, but make sure you get SimCity 2000 as well so you can join MountCFC.

taillesskangaru · Mar 05, 2007, 10:43 PM

I got annoyed with it since no matter how hard I try I never got a city to grow over 1,200 people. It's somewhere at the bottom of my drawer now.

SuperBeaverInc. · Mar 06, 2007, 12:12 AM

I have it, but I have yet to spend enough time on a single city to get it to be a massive city with skyscrapers and such.

Chukchi Husky · Mar 06, 2007, 05:41 AM

I have it, but it runs slowly on my computer.

Perfection · Mar 08, 2007, 01:16 AM

Yeah, it's a resource hog

Kozmos · Mar 08, 2007, 06:24 AM

Since when is SC4 considered a recourse hog?

Perfection · Mar 08, 2007, 03:20 PM

Since it first was released.

Kozmos · Mar 08, 2007, 04:11 PM

No, SC and BF games are recourse hogs. SC4 ran just fine back then even.

croxis · Mar 09, 2007, 11:33 PM

SC4 uses a lot of cpu and ram over graphics power. Make sure you get the delux edition with the rush hour expansion. Head over to simtropolis to get, at least, the network addon mod. Copious ammounts of other things to get there too.

Stargate · Apr 29, 2007, 06:41 AM

SimCity4 is a great game and i got the Rush Hour expansion pack..
This game indeed need a lot of ram and graphic card power to make it smooth to play.
i have some question about the game:
1. how to get the historic train station, Area51 which can get UFO! (full list with hidden special)
2. is it a way to add new type of road systems and buildings like:
...roundabout ( i try to build myself but cannot make 4 roads connect)
...roundabout with brige or two brige.
...three road with one on land and two brige above it
...sky railway connect land railway (not underground)
...two road for single way road.
...only bus road (like brazil and indonesia)
...human brige for crossing highway road
...two way road sky brige (cheaper cost)
...office and home combine bulidings (hybrid buldings systems)
...small water treatment plant
3. any expansian pack or mod can make this happen

Chandrasekhar · Apr 30, 2007, 04:19 PM

Great game once you get the hang of it.

Most important advice: don't just develop one city. Keep on making more as your core cities grow bigger, and have them rely on each other. It'll make it a lot easier, and later cities will grow very quickly.

carmen510 · Apr 30, 2007, 05:33 PM

The main problem with population is you need water and mid-density zones after you hit 1,200 to have the population grow more. Don't start high density until 20,000 pop.

I have a cheat for Simcity 4.

Press Crtl, Shift, and z in that order while holding down. Theres a little box on the top left corner. Type you don't deserve it

You'll get all rewards, including power plants and business deals.

kittenOFchaos · May 01, 2007, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargate

2. is there a way to add new type of road systems and buildings like:
...roundabout .

Um, well roundabouts I think come with the NAM modification from www.simtropolis.com

Cheezy the Wiz · May 02, 2007, 07:41 PM

I have Sim City 4. It is very fun, but I agonize over getting my population to stay above 30,000. How I'm supposed to hit 100K is beyond me.

jimbob27 · May 03, 2007, 01:20 PM

Yeah, sim city 4 is much harder than the previous games. One of the main keys to getting large populations is to make sure that you have lots of decent neigbouring cities. If the city seems to grind to a halt, build a large and dirty industrial town in the plot next door. Develop that for a couple of hours, then switch back to your main city. As long as all the main needs like power and water and in place, and there is decent intercity transport, you should get a large population explosion in the original region, because they'll take jobs in the next city.

Mar 04, 2007, 02:04 PM	#1
salty mud HOLY DOOLEY! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: England Posts: 4,065 Images: 2	SimCity 4 Anyone here have this game? I've been reading some reviews on IGN and it looks really good. I really like God games and I want to make a big city. Is it worth £15?

Mar 04, 2007, 03:00 PM	#3
Macmatt Modder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GREAT BRITAIN Posts: 204	Another yes from me . __________________ This post may be Overly British. Americans may not understand humour, only humor. Economic Left/Right: -3.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.13

Mar 05, 2007, 10:39 AM	#4
kittenOFchaos Deity Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Gidea Park, Essex, England Posts: 6,703	Yes, there are also alot of cool modifications for the game. __________________ I play under the name DeviousDevil, but I've retired from Civ. I was a member of GOD, twice CCC champions and formerly the best Civ4 Clan in the World and also played with KC, MUD and A. I am a former KAC Tournament Champion The honeymoon period for Civ V is over I'm back to playing Alpha Centauri

Mar 05, 2007, 11:06 AM	#5
Kozmos Hunter Seeker Algorithm Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Datalinks Posts: 11,101	It's a decent time waster. __________________ "If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it." -- Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", Datalinks

Mar 05, 2007, 10:37 PM	#6
Perfection The Great Head. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 45,346 Images: 30	Yes, but make sure you get SimCity 2000 as well so you can join MountCFC. __________________ MORTALS: KNEEL BEFORE THE HEAD! Bask in its awesome might and wisdom. ~ Make your area in MountCFC - My Sim City 2000 Cities! - Don't like me? Ignore me! - Watch me KO creationism DO YOU LIKE FUN? JOIN FIFTYCHAT - The origin of Giant Death Robots

Mar 04, 2007, 02:42 PM	#2
Synsensa Deity Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,486	Yes, it is.

Mar 05, 2007, 10:43 PM	#7
taillesskangaru Just a passenger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 16,172	I got annoyed with it since no matter how hard I try I never got a city to grow over 1,200 people. It's somewhere at the bottom of my drawer now. __________________ Gonna burn your name right across the sky, so I'll never forget what the feeling's like. IALS - DRAW Your Own Story - Civ3Earth - Mongols - Cure Cancer - deviantART - Iron and Blood 4 - Flankcaster Ponies - #nes "I love making up quotes." - Alexander The Great "I don't think Hitler would be very concerned with following the Constitution" - Zack

Mar 06, 2007, 12:12 AM	#8
SuperBeaverInc. Live Slow, Die Whenever Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 14,598 Images: 6	I have it, but I have yet to spend enough time on a single city to get it to be a massive city with skyscrapers and such. __________________ Six Seasons and a Movie

Mar 06, 2007, 05:41 AM	#9
Chukchi Husky Lone Wolf Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bath, England Posts: 6,043	I have it, but it runs slowly on my computer. __________________ I beg for my tummy to be scratched...

Mar 08, 2007, 01:16 AM	#10
Perfection The Great Head. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 45,346 Images: 30	Yeah, it's a resource hog __________________ MORTALS: KNEEL BEFORE THE HEAD! Bask in its awesome might and wisdom. ~ Make your area in MountCFC - My Sim City 2000 Cities! - Don't like me? Ignore me! - Watch me KO creationism DO YOU LIKE FUN? JOIN FIFTYCHAT - The origin of Giant Death Robots

Mar 08, 2007, 06:24 AM	#11
Kozmos Hunter Seeker Algorithm Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Datalinks Posts: 11,101	Since when is SC4 considered a recourse hog? __________________ "If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it." -- Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", Datalinks

Mar 08, 2007, 03:20 PM	#12
Perfection The Great Head. Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salisbury Plain Posts: 45,346 Images: 30	Since it first was released. __________________ MORTALS: KNEEL BEFORE THE HEAD! Bask in its awesome might and wisdom. ~ Make your area in MountCFC - My Sim City 2000 Cities! - Don't like me? Ignore me! - Watch me KO creationism DO YOU LIKE FUN? JOIN FIFTYCHAT - The origin of Giant Death Robots

Mar 08, 2007, 04:11 PM	#13
Kozmos Hunter Seeker Algorithm Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Datalinks Posts: 11,101	No, SC and BF games are recourse hogs. SC4 ran just fine back then even. __________________ "If I determine the enemy's disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it." -- Sun Tzu, "The Art of War", Datalinks

Mar 09, 2007, 11:33 PM	#14
croxis Chat room op Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Portland, OR, US Posts: 3,251	SC4 uses a lot of cpu and ram over graphics power. Make sure you get the delux edition with the rush hour expansion. Head over to simtropolis to get, at least, the network addon mod. Copious ammounts of other things to get there too. __________________ - David, Proud to be saving the world since 1984 Economic Left/Right: -8.00 Social Libertarian/Authortarian: -8.72 Official #civfanatics chatroom - where we chat about anything but! CivFanatics Minecraft Server!

Apr 29, 2007, 06:41 AM	#15
Stargate Space Time Keeper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Multiverse Posts: 103	SimCity4 is a great game and i got the Rush Hour expansion pack.. This game indeed need a lot of ram and graphic card power to make it smooth to play. i have some question about the game: 1. how to get the historic train station, Area51 which can get UFO! (full list with hidden special) 2. is it a way to add new type of road systems and buildings like: ...roundabout ( i try to build myself but cannot make 4 roads connect) ...roundabout with brige or two brige. ...three road with one on land and two brige above it ...sky railway connect land railway (not underground) ...two road for single way road. ...only bus road (like brazil and indonesia) ...human brige for crossing highway road ...two way road sky brige (cheaper cost) ...office and home combine bulidings (hybrid buldings systems) ...small water treatment plant 3. any expansian pack or mod can make this happen

Apr 30, 2007, 04:19 PM	#16
Chandrasekhar Determined Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,122	Great game once you get the hang of it. Most important advice: don't just develop one city. Keep on making more as your core cities grow bigger, and have them rely on each other. It'll make it a lot easier, and later cities will grow very quickly. __________________ Mind Archmage in NotW XXVIII.

Apr 30, 2007, 05:33 PM	#17
carmen510 Deity Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NESing Forums Posts: 7,853	The main problem with population is you need water and mid-density zones after you hit 1,200 to have the population grow more. Don't start high density until 20,000 pop. I have a cheat for Simcity 4. Press Crtl, Shift, and z in that order while holding down. Theres a little box on the top left corner. Type you don't deserve it You'll get all rewards, including power plants and business deals. __________________ Background to Kaiserreich Thread CarmenNES04: Seeds of the Earth Working on a new project

May 02, 2007, 07:41 PM	#19
Cheezy the Wiz The Red Carnot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: O'Connell Street Posts: 22,408	I have Sim City 4. It is very fun, but I agonize over getting my population to stay above 30,000. How I'm supposed to hit 100K is beyond me. __________________ "The great only appear great because we are on our knees: Let us rise!" - Big Jim Larkin "Philosophy was for them more important than opportunism, and so they achieved in the end philosophy rather than opportunity." - Thurmon Arnold (-8.75,-5.15) Ask a Red IV The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

May 03, 2007, 01:20 PM	#20
jimbob27 Emperor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 1,430	Yeah, sim city 4 is much harder than the previous games. One of the main keys to getting large populations is to make sure that you have lots of decent neigbouring cities. If the city seems to grind to a halt, build a large and dirty industrial town in the plot next door. Develop that for a couple of hours, then switch back to your main city. As long as all the main needs like power and water and in place, and there is decent intercity transport, you should get a large population explosion in the original region, because they'll take jobs in the next city.

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