Sim City 4 has been released!

[Ethan]

Open your eyes ;-)


- Create and control the most life-like metropolis you can imagine
- Take your Sims from "The Sims" into your SimCity
- Dispatch police cruisers to fight crime, send out the Mayor's limo to quell a rioting mob, or cap an erupting volcano threatening your citizens
- Form mountains, carve valleys, plant forests, raise oceans, and more
- From mellow traffic flow to commuter hell, noontime crowds to nighttime calm, partygoers to troublemakers, the movement in your city is ever-changing and unpredictable
- complete 3d graphics, rotatable, zoomable
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[CatScam]

If you’re talking about AOD’s release, it’s nuked (beta).
You’ll have to wait tell next week for the final.

[jorre]

the screens look nice though... getting the final as it comes out... used to play sim city 2000 a loooooooong time ago

[Tornado]

mmm yes I too am looking forward to this

[Ethan]

Originally posted by CatScam
If you’re talking about AOD’s release, it’s nuked (beta).
You’ll have to wait tell next week for the final.


damit! :mad:

[kgrandpa]

The screens look nice, but it'll amost certainly use the "Fisher-Price" kiddie-style interface like SimCity 3000/The Sims. Thats a major turn off for me. Probably one of the reasons I don't like Windows XP.

I preferred the toolbars in SimCity 2000. I'm all for functionality in game interfaces, not for pretty looks.

[EviDenCe]

Cheat you right ... it is Nuked...
Let's wait another week

[Luzipher]

hey, kgrandpa, you opened my eyes ... I loved SC2000, and I really couldn't wait to play 3000, but it was just not like 2000 and I never did a big city in it. I never knew why, but now I think it was the interface ...
I visited the SC4 website as soon as I saw it was released (although nuked - didn't know for what reason) and I fear it has the same interface as 3000 ...

Whatever, I still hope I like it :) At least I like WinXP (but for it's stability, not interface :) just a single bluescreen in 1 year)

Greetings,
Luzipher.

[coil]

looking forward to this :)

ps..kgrandpa, you can change the winxp layout to 'classic view'..
i too hate the kiddy style

[kgrandpa]

coil: Yeah, I know about the classic style in WinXP but then I refuse to use it on principle of it being virtually no different to 2000 :D

And there are plenty of other things in XP that have been "kiddified", like making network connections and stuff. Dumbing things down too much makes things more likely to go wrong if you are used to doing it another way.

[psychoace]

why not get stylexp and download visual styles from www.deviantart.com

[EwarWoo]

Not very often I get games these days but think i'll be getting that :D

[kgrandpa]

psychoace: I'm a functional sort of guy, I don't like having fancy skins on anything. I try and avoid skins like the plague. The only exception is Winamp and thats because I think the default skin looks fugly :D

[Zinc]

I'm really looking forward to this. It looks like lots of work have been put in it.

[EviDenCe]

The oad version is a beta ... it's why it's nuked
If you check the nfo the release date is 10/2002

Cya Ev.

[Kicker]

Wow.... a new Sim City eh? THat should be pretty fun. Still remember playing the first one for hours on a super nintendo.

[javac]

The final version is out by deviance.

[Magic]

well spotted... now if only i can find it... :D

[Ethan]

if anybody having a link ... PLEASE PM :)

[Magic]

Originally posted by Ethan
if anybody having a link ... PLEASE PM :)

no requesting :D

[Dustcounter]

Yeh it's out now... 2 Cd's and if you are one of those who do Filenexus you know where to go :)

[Luzipher]

hmmm, as stated in the other thread about SC4 there are some problems with the deviance rls ... but they seem to be fixable.

[GamerZ]

looking forward to playing it. Hope i can get my copy of it soon

[shogun__99]

This game is alot better than the 2000 version which is the last version i played. It automaically places roads when you designate an area for commercial, industry ect. The trainer from deviance also helps with the fun factor, u can never have too much money:)

[Ethan]

anybody saw the TRANSPORTATION BONUS CD yet?

[kgrandpa]

It automatically places roads? Aww shucks, thats half the fun! Getting up the transport department's nose by showering the city with useless roads! :)

[EviDenCe]

Seems to be out, but I haven't seen them yet:

2003-01-11 SimCity 4 Transportation Addon GIMPSRUS
2003-01-11 SimCity 4 English *PROPER* GIMPSRUS
(source NFORCE.NL)

[EviDenCe]

It seems the GIMPSRUS release (Addon) was nuked:

************************************************** *****************************
Sim City 4 Transportation Addon *REAL*
************************************************** *****************************
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type.................: Game Addon
Platform.............: Win32
Part Size............: 2,494,464 bytes
Number of Parts......: 1
Compression Format...: RAR
Image Format.........: .iso
This bonus Transportation CD features modes of travel that bring a
touch of history to your SimCity 4 creations. Plus, you also
receive an exclusive Air Force Base Game Reward, featuring new
military aircraft, air shows, and more.
Paddle-Wheel Steamer
Launch this classic vessel on your SimCity 4 waterways.
Vintage Cars
Add some early automotive style to your city streets.
Bi-plane
Bring your skies to life with the sound of propeller-driven aircraft.
Steam Engine
Turn any railroad into a historic monument.
Air Force Base Game Reward
Featuring new military aircraft that fly in formation.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Release Notes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
seems as though the gimpsrus release was a dupe of the second cd of their
proper. this is the addon. props to gimpsrus though.

[Renfield]

Thanks for the clarification EviDenCe, there is all sorts of commotion about that bonus cd. I thought its crazy, since when is an addon for old trains and paddle wheels and stuff for a simcity game worth a whole cd???