Author Topic: Simcity 4 (Read 214755 times)

monmarfori · « **on:** June 02, 2009, 03:26:17 PM »

Another game i like

MonkeyDLuffy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2009, 04:25:21 PM »

Yeah, I like it. I played it a long time ago. Too bad I can't play it anymore! Because My brother change the cp.

hbmp88 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2009, 06:45:24 PM »

I have that. I made a city that is huge, has a high tech industrial area, skyscraper apartments, huge malls, small skyscrapers for office development, etc. As you can see I have played this game for a long time. At first its really hard to figure out. But after a while you can become a genius. The only major thing I haven't acquired yet is the space station. About everything else I've been able to build. If you need any advice you can just ask. I usually do something simple at first then accumulate money. Then I make a huge risky development, and if that succeeds then I turn out with a full map and then upgrade from there. Don't try to start out with high density housing until almost all of the map is filled in. If you do they will most likely go unoccupied within a few years since the land value is too low.

The only problem I really have with development is keeping down pollution. But what I usually do (only possible after connecting about three successful dirty industry cities) is raise taxes on dirty industry to an unacceptable rate and lower taxes on both manufacturing and high tech (with high tech the lowest) and then build a high density plot of industry land and wait for it to fill out. Be sure to connect it with water! And a good industry will develop. After the demand for high tech has increased, delete some of the manufacturing buildings and wait a few years. You can now place houses and commerce next to it without them getting to unhappy

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monmarfori · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2009, 06:51:53 PM »

i have deluxe edition of simcity 4

hbmp88 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2009, 06:56:04 PM »

Do you mean rush hour?

monmarfori · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2009, 07:00:25 PM »

i mean that is deluxe and rush hour.

Bla · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2009, 10:31:05 PM »

I've also played SimCity alot!

Now it doesn't work on my normal computer anymore, but I can play it on my laptop... Which now is my "SimCity 4-computer".

I only play that on it... I love it. And yes, I also use your industry strategy,hbmp88.

I both have the Deluxe Edition and Rush Hour. I like terraforming my own regions... In the start at least.

But connecting cities and giving them my own name is also funny.

When it worked on my desktop I built a single city (not a region) that had more than 1 million inhabitants. That's my record.

SuperNova · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2009, 04:58:50 AM »

Quote from: monmarfori on June 02, 2009, 06:51:53 PM

i have deluxe edition of simcity 4

OMG! me to! and i got SimMars 2.0

hbmp88 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2009, 07:53:02 PM »

Quote from: Bla on June 02, 2009, 10:31:05 PM

... I love it. And yes, I also use your industry strategy,hbmp88.

So how did it turn out? I can get huge map filling cities that way, and virtually no pollution.

Bla · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2009, 10:11:45 PM »

I often get problems with the traffic pollution. Traffic is my weak point. Usually I make rails, then bus stops and metro, but it doesn't help much. In the end I need to upgrade the boulevards to highways, and sometimes completely change my road structure, but I got a new tactic some time ago when I looked at the real maps of my own city:

If you build like this:

=============== Big road (boulevard/highway)
| | | | |
..|.. ..|.. ..|.. ..|.. ..|.. (dots = small roads)
| | | | | (lines = normal roads)
..|.. ..|.. ..|.. ..|.. ..|..

Then the main stream of traffic doesn't use the small roads to get through the city, but instead the highways and boulevards.

It's very effective, but hard to change if you build tall buildings so the small roads get too much traffic.

monmarfori · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2009, 10:40:40 PM »

my problem is the high traffic.

hbmp88 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2009, 08:41:32 PM »

So you use freeways, underground subways, and airports for traffic between cities. Check to see where the traffic comes from and where it goes. If it comes from another city make an airport in a lot of cities or connect all of them with freeways. If that is too much money then connect them all with subways or E-trains

hbmp88 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 04, 2009, 08:43:42 PM »

You know that boulevards can connect directly into freeways right?

Bla · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2009, 12:05:12 AM »

Of course.

I love making a city where the boulevards change into highways and they turn around the buildings. It looks so beautiful. And then with ramps all over the place, roads under it, and then make them change to ground level so the roads can go over them.

monmarfori · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2009, 06:08:56 AM »

You can use cheat engine to add more money like 3 billion and some. never need to cheat weaknesspays.
Example: Money: 154,442 then search for 154442. and Build somthing you want. then your money is 75,243
search for 75243. click then enter any number. like 1 billion

Cheat engine can be downloaded here: http://www.cheatengine.org

hbmp88 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 06, 2009, 09:05:46 PM »

I like to learn how to get huge cities first then cheat for money when the waiting gets boring later.

Chaotic Cow · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2009, 06:58:05 PM »

I kind of wish I still had SC4 but now I'm addicted to The Sims 3.

Naru523 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2009, 08:08:29 PM »

Same.

FGFG · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2009, 04:28:15 AM »

same lol

Chaotic Cow · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2009, 01:41:47 PM »

Though I'm not saying I don't play US, anymore. =P

hbmp88 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 08, 2009, 06:15:14 PM »

I have been wanting to get the Sims 3 ever since Christmas! Yet my parents still wont let me get it

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SuperNova · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:16:20 AM »

i got the sims 3
and Simcity 4
and Zoo Tycoon 2
Spore
Civilization IV
Rollercoaster 3
Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox DS
Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition

that are my fav games

hbmp88 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:12:56 PM »

OOOOOOOOOO

Those are the best. I have all of them except (obviously including sims 3 as stated above) ?US DS? Civilization IV and Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition.

FGFG · « **Reply #23 on:** June 16, 2009, 04:36:00 AM »

Can you enlighten us about this:

Quote from: SuperBova on June 15, 2009, 08:16:20 AM

Universe Sandbox DS

Bla · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2009, 05:44:31 AM »

Wow, I've got almost the same!

i got the sims 3 - I'm considering getting it, but not yet sure if I should get it.
and Simcity 4 - Yes.
and Zoo Tycoon 2 - No, but I got RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

Spore - Yes.
Civilization IV - I got Civilization III, and have considered getting IV, but don't think I will.
Rollercoaster 3 - Yes.
Universe Sandbox - Yes.
Universe Sandbox DS - I would get it if I could.
Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition - Yes.

Some other games I got:

EVE Online, World of Warcraft, Warcraft III, Age of Empires I, II and III, The Sims 2, SimCity 3000, TrackMania, SimCity Societies... Plus many more, but these are the ones I've enjoyed the most.

SuperNova · « **Reply #25 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:20:46 AM »

Quote from: FGFG on June 16, 2009, 04:36:00 AM

Can you enlighten us about this:

Quote from: SuperBova on June 15, 2009, 08:16:20 AM
Universe Sandbox DS

thats my project i'm working on

http://universesandbox.com/forum/index.php/topic,345.0.html
read more here

PS: TOP SECRET

atomic7732 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 23, 2009, 10:22:10 AM »

Quote from: SuperBova on June 15, 2009, 08:16:20 AM

i got the sims 3
and Simcity 4
and Zoo Tycoon 2
Spore
Civilization IV
Rollercoaster 3
Universe Sandbox
Universe Sandbox DS
Galactic Civilizations 2: Ultimate Edition

that are my fav games

You're 12, and you made a DS game? Are you sure? And how?

hbmp88 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 26, 2009, 03:22:42 PM »

Just got the Sims 3 I installed it but the disk won't read now! Anybody have this problem? It says something like disc authentification could not be found...

Bla · « **Reply #28 on:** June 27, 2009, 12:57:19 AM »

Hbmp88, try their official forums here:
Link

hbmp88 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 27, 2009, 02:21:12 PM »

I already did. They had absolutely nothing on it.