It's Rush Hour in SimCity

[Lemmy]

Hmm, i saw it in the store today, 27 euro...but that's only the expansion...
Didn't see it packaged with the full game yet..oh well, i can wait another few weeks.

[MattH]

Come on, is it any good?
I'm getting it tommorow when the new circulars (don't you love that word?) come out.

[MattH]

Well, it's great

I just wonder why on earth it tries to connect to the internet when I start AND exit .

[alva]

Looking for patches?

[Jonny]

Originally posted by MattH
Well, it's great

Well, that's good to know.

My copy should be showing up any time now.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by MattH
Come on, is it any good?

I gave it:

Transport options: 9/10
U-Drive-It: 3/10
TileSet: 7/10
Bridges: 9/10
Disasters: 1/10
Personalize: 6/10
My Sims: 5/10
Overall: 8/10

On a scale from 1 - 10 (10 being the highest)

[vovan]

So, how much replayability do you figure it adds to the game? I think you remember when we gave up on that "multiplayer" game we had going... I haven't really played since then. You figure the expansion adds enough new stuff to be worth the money?

(Yes, I know, it's sort of a very subjective question, but I am still not sure whether to buy this expansion or not. )

[alva]

Havn't got it yet, but the new overlays do seem to be very handy.
Not enough in itself to buy it but combined with the new tilesets and staying in the patch loop, I guess you almost have too.

There does seem to be a big bug in the pathfinding regarding intercity commuting.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by vovansim
So, how much replayability do you figure it adds to the game?

I was still playing SC4 until a few weeks before the release of RH. For me, there's only one game that beats SC4 in replayability (Worms)... but I guess that's just me

[MattH]

After playing it for about a week, there are some definite issues (some are non-rush hour):
Mechanics:
-The game will randomly freeze and/or quit to the desktop in the style of Morrowind (but not as frequently)
-You cannot name your saves.
-The game will not autosave.

Gameplay:
-Subway/train station usage statistics are misleading
-Parking garages draw almost no patrons (even when placed acording to manual)


Driving:
-Freeway onramps will suck you in. Sometimes you cannot aviod them.
-Some missions will randomly end when you go on/over mass transportation, like overpass onramps or the freeway.
-Unless you drive at the closest zoom, cars will randomly appear in your path giving you no time to avoid them.
-It's hard to tell how hard you're flying (a transparent pole going to the ground would help)
-The green circle representing the space directly under you dissapears in urban environments.
-Even when you drive fast, the bad guys/cops will still stop you.

(more as they come up)

[alva]

-The game will randomly freeze and/or quit to the desktop in the style of Morrowind (but not as frequently)

Are you using leapard (sp?) speed (fastest setting) ?
This is due to some kind of memory overflow problem. the game has too many calculations going and can't keep and basically giving up in the end.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by MattH
-You cannot name your saves.

The save is named after what your city is called...

Originally posted by MattH
-The game will not autosave.

I love this

[MattH]

Originally posted by ADG
The save is named after what your city is called...

I liked making different versions of my city, in case something went wrong in the layout/budget/planning.

I love this

Do you want that feature or like the fact that it has been left out?

I do play on the fastest setting... it takes way to long for zones to develop without it. And the effects of changes made in slowest mode are minimal. Whenever I'm in the green, I go as fast as possible .

[Adagio]

Originally posted by MattH
Do you want that feature or like the fact that it has been left out?

I like the fact it's not in the game... I have a game where there's no way to turn off autosave... I played the game twice or so...

[MattH]

Well, you're not forced to use the autosaved games