SimCity 4

[Adagio]

I just downloaded the new fansite pack. The only difference is, there's 1 wallpaper included, a wallpaper not avaliable through normal download at the official site, so to use that wallpaper, you have to download the fansite kit... but it's a real nice wallpaper (It's not like the other two wallpapers avaliable)

[candybo]

Just say no to arcologies!!

[XarXo]

Originally posted by ADG


I don't think so, and I don't hope so... I never liked them...

The problem with arcologies is that they were pretty cheap and small in land size (as I remember, a Zoo ned more terrain!!).

Also, a great thing could be small police, fire, school and hospital (just a first aid office?) for small neighborhoods. I always diliked this "metropolitan-size police station" with 8 floors.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by XarXo
The problem with arcologies is that they were pretty cheap and small in land size (as I remember, a Zoo ned more terrain!!).

That's right... as soon as you could afford one arco, you'd soon have enough money to build arco's all around the city...

Originally posted by XarXo
Also, a great thing could be small police, fire, school and hospital (just a first aid office?) for small neighborhoods. I always diliked this "metropolitan-size police station" with 8 floors.

You're not the only one who didn't like those... Maybe they could have an possibility for those schools, departments, etc to grow in size, depending on how many people lives in the neighborhood...

[Eli]

Arcologies were great!

That's right... as soon as you could afford one arco, you'd soon have enough money to build arco's all around the city...

Yes, it was a problem, but by doubling or tripling their cost it can be easily solved.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Eli
Yes, it was a problem, but by doubling or tripling their cost it can be easily solved.

...and make them use more space. One arco, was the size of a normal skyscraber (is that word?), while there were room for 65,000 people...

[candybo]

I thought the whole concept was cheap, and kind of cheesy. Arcologies kind of turned it into an "endgame" situation, just trying to manage the massive pollution (sound familiar?). For me it detracted from the concept of SC being a "software toy". It always signalled the end of an organic city. Think you for your time.

[tniem]

Originally posted by ADG
...and make them use more space. One arco, was the size of a normal skyscraber (is that word?), while there were room for 65,000 people...

The word is skyscraper.

[Adagio]

Originally posted by candybo
I thought the whole concept was cheap, and kind of cheesy. Arcologies kind of turned it into an "endgame" situation, just trying to manage the massive pollution (sound familiar?).

Yeah, that's how I feel about it. If they include arcos, they should be huge, and real expensive (And huge means, at least 10x10, but preferly bigger)

[Adagio]

Feel free to click this link, if you want to read more articles about the game (From the official site)

[Eli]

Great articles.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, I'm glad archologies won't be in it. I thought they just made the whole game wierd.

[vovan]

Very nice articles.

I don't like the looks of the advisors too much, but hey, I hope I won't be seeing too much of them

Now, the architecture article is real nice.

[Jmaster]

I don't believe I have ever heard arcologies advertised in SC. Were they some kind of half-hidden easter egg, meant for a suprise?

I think arcos are a nifty add-on that looks nice. It's hard to implement a city within a city. They would have to be huge and expensive.

The only arco-like project I've heard about is the Biosphere Project.

[War4ever]

i want this game, looks like fun