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[PTTG??]

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE URBAN PLANNING INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC OF YOUR CITY
That is pretty much the destroyer of the vast majority of cities in play right now...

You mean "Make one squiggly line?" Because apparently one-road cities seem to work surprisingly well.

[DoomOnion]

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE URBAN PLANNING INVOLVED IN THE TRAFFIC OF YOUR CITY
That is pretty much the destroyer of the vast majority of cities in play right now...

You mean "Make one squiggly line?" Because apparently one-road cities seem to work surprisingly well.

Until you reach population of 100k, and everything will clog around your shopping district. Have fun with cars not moving at all for 3 days straight.

[Kanil]

That makes sense. Entire service industries can pop up around tending to the people in their cars stuck in their traffic jams, adding to the value of your commercial district!

[da_nang]

That makes sense. Entire service industries can pop up around tending to the people in their cars stuck in their traffic jams, adding to the value of your commercial district!

Sounds familiar.

[Calech]

Sooo...

Spoiler: On disasters (click to show/hide)

Anyone had any disasters, or have any advice on dealing with them?

Just had a giant fire-breathing lizard rampage across town. Whilst the thought bubbles that pop up during this event are hilarious, the fact that it destroyed about half a million Simoleans worth of useful investment - including the Recycling Centre that has been providing the bulk of my income - is less so, particularly since I'm not aware of any way to actually stop the thing before it reaches its intended target. At least in Dwarf Fortress you can throw everyone at the deadly fire-breathing Forgotten Beast and have a non-zero chance of defeating it...

Obviously if the trigger condition is the same as the unlock condition, then it's avoidable - sort of. It would be nice to have had at least a token resistance from the emergency services, though.

[Knave]

Anyone in the Bay12 region able to drop me (jazzy_blur) an invite?

[Silent_Thunder]

Might get around to buying this once I get some money. Actually by the time I finally do my damn taxes and get the refund, the servers should be sufficently un-melty.

[lordcooper]

Looks like EA is giving everybody who bought SimCity a free game of their choice on March 18th.

http://www.simcity.com/en_US/blog/article/a-simcity-update-and-something-for-your-trouble

Where do they mention choice?

[forsaken1111]

Looks like EA is giving everybody who bought SimCity a free game of their choice on March 18th.

http://www.simcity.com/en_US/blog/article/a-simcity-update-and-something-for-your-trouble

Where do they mention choice?

Nowhere. That is called selective reading.

[Graknorke]

I just had the best idea guys. EA sells a DRM for half the price of Simcity that allows you to run the game locally.
Sales of it are as high as sales of the game. Sales of the game increase. Everyone is happy apart from being suckered out of another £30 but it's not like that can be helped.

[Tobel]

I'm having a bitch of a time with road design. Can anyone post a few images of a successful city they have created or found? I'm just looking for new ideas. I feel like I get bogged down and don't think outside the box.

[lordcooper]

I'm having a bitch of a time with road design. Can anyone post a few images of a successful city they have created or found? I'm just looking for new ideas. I feel like I get bogged down and don't think outside the box.

All traffic takes the route that is the shortest physical distance, without regard for any other factor such as road type or congestion.  Evidence.

[Neonivek]

I'm having a bitch of a time with road design. Can anyone post a few images of a successful city they have created or found? I'm just looking for new ideas. I feel like I get bogged down and don't think outside the box.

All traffic takes the route that is the shortest physical distance, without regard for any other factor such as road type or congestion.  Evidence.

Oddly enough the general oppinion is that this game is unfinished.

[draconisokami8504]

I'm having a bitch of a time with road design. Can anyone post a few images of a successful city they have created or found? I'm just looking for new ideas. I feel like I get bogged down and don't think outside the box.

All traffic takes the route that is the shortest physical distance, without regard for any other factor such as road type or congestion.  Evidence.

Oddly enough the general oppinion is that this game is unfinished.

D'oh! Wasn't there a mod for SC4 to fix that? They couldn't get it right again? Wow, oh well. I've read a few places that EA will allow mods on SC5. Who knows. But knowing EA's love of DLC, they may release a DLC called "Traffic Add-on" which will add a few more skins for vehicles and some 'random' traffic fixes. I love the game so far though but still just saying.

[hemmingjay]

Sooo...

Spoiler: On disasters (click to show/hide)

Anyone had any disasters, or have any advice on dealing with them?

Just had a giant fire-breathing lizard rampage across town. Whilst the thought bubbles that pop up during this event are hilarious, the fact that it destroyed about half a million Simoleans worth of useful investment - including the Recycling Centre that has been providing the bulk of my income - is less so, particularly since I'm not aware of any way to actually stop the thing before it reaches its intended target. At least in Dwarf Fortress you can throw everyone at the deadly fire-breathing Forgotten Beast and have a non-zero chance of defeating it...

Obviously if the trigger condition is the same as the unlock condition, then it's avoidable - sort of. It would be nice to have had at least a token resistance from the emergency services, though.

That disaster, like all the others, just runs it's course. It's what makes the late game a challenge. That particular one is popular if you have already had meltdowns.