haha i'm totally shit so i'll probably play with that for a bit
thank you
gonna preorder when I get home!
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haha i'm totally shit so i'll probably play with that for a bit
thank you
gonna preorder when I get home!
fluffydelusions
Member
You can use all 25 grid spaces if you want...
And if your CPU can handle it ;P
There's no multiplayer of any kind right? Lirik said he thought that there was some co op stuff but the steam page doesn't mention anything about it so I'm assuming he's wrong. I have a lot of steam money saved and nothing to really spend it on so I'm thinking about picking this up.
Oh, how's that work exactly?
motorised mallard
Member
Someone will mod it.
So like I'm watching Liriki's stream right now, is he only using 1 tile right now?
Brutal.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
It may be brutal, but I still think it should absolutely be the OT.
Quill's tutorial videos are great! The road tutorial really showcases just how much variety and power we'll have building roads, I think it might even be better than Simcity 2013's road tools were. And the Map Editor tutorial, WOAH! That map editor is fantastic! And you can even export graymaps from it too! CO has just created the best map editor for Simcity 4 while also making the editor for their own game, LOL. That editor truly impressed me.
Watching Escapist's stream right now, yeah this game is just fine. Going to eat my supper while I take it all in....
Legato.Reborn-
Member
You guys were complaining about Quill but damn, Lirik is awful at this.
He's bought.. 2 more? But not really doing anything with them
He's bought.. 2 more? But not really doing anything with them
Fair. Make it so.
Eraser_Arcade
Member
Does anyone know how long the GMG VIP deal will last?
Conkerkid11
Member
Great looking game. Pre-ordered whatever the bigger better version was.
CarbonFire
Member
And only 3 of the possible 9 tiles.
This game has the opposite problem as Sim City, where they underrepresent the population for the size of the city instead of overinflating the numbers. This helps them more accurately simulate the movement of the agents vs SimCity's asinine "everyone picks a new job every day" system and transit systems that hold no set routes.
Along with the lower numbers, Skyline's simulation is also helped by the fact that it isn't forced into a rigid day-night cycle. I haven't seen too many people complaining that the days move fast than the people do, but I'm sure some people will once they realize what's going on.
Legato.Reborn-
Member
Never thought of that, I wonder if the modders can throw in Day/Night without hurting performance too much. (maybe slow down the simulation?)
Yeah, no day/night cycle and no rush hour style traffic. I think that is fine in a larger city simulation game like this. Dealing with traffic to that level of detail is better left to games like Cities in Motion.
Day/night will almost certainly get added in a DLC but only as an aesthetic thing.
Day/night will almost certainly get added in a DLC but only as an aesthetic thing.
Colossal Order's CEO said the lack of a day/cycle was a design decision because of that issue. She said if there is enough feed back, they may add day/night, but it would most likely be purely aesthetic. Personally, I hope they add weather. Make players deal with weather related problems, like snow fucking up transportation, floods, rising sea levels, droughts, wild fires, ect.
CarbonFire
Member
The Escapist guy just stated that he has almost the same rig as the recommended system requirements at his house (i5, GTX 660), and he can run it on essentially high or max without any framerate issues (50,000 person city). Supposedly Colossal Order has well-optimized this build of Unity for their purposes.
Of course we won't know for sure how the system holds up under real serious load until someone builds a 1,000,000 citizen, 9 tile city. Remember, this will be much more reliant on a good CPU, as you can always drop down the graphics, but it's very hard to dumb down the simulation without breaking it (and turning it into Sim City 5
)SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Those are in Simcity 4 as mods. They were a bitch to implement, but that is, of course, becuase the simcity 4 NAM mod is really tricky to use. I suppose implementing it in Skylines would be much easier.
Mad Season
Banned
looked great
CarbonFire
Member
Weather would be good, it could slow down traffic or reduce happiness if it lasts long enough. Droughts and wildefires I suppose could also work....just reduce the water level coming into the zone (and water table), and adapt the current fire mechanic to work on open tiles that the player owns.
As for the day night cycle, I wonder how fast they could reasonably run the simulation if they were to simulate everything in real-time? Right now it looks like each person's "day" last about 1.5-2 weeks of simulation time, so compressing that down to real-time might make progress in the city a very slow and arduous process. It would be pretty though.
The Escapist guy just stated that he has almost the same rig as the recommended system requirements at his house (i5, GTX 660), and he can run it on essentially high or max without any framerate issues (50,000 person city). Supposedly Colossal Order has well-optimized this build of Unity for their purposes.
Of course we won't know for sure how the system holds up under real serious load until someone builds a 1,000,000 citizen, 9 tile city. Remember, this will be much more reliant on a good CPU, as you can always drop down the graphics, but it's very hard to dumb down the simulation without breaking it (and turning it into Sim City 5
Do you have a link for his stream? I can't find it anywhere.
I would bet money if there is a day/night cycle, it will not effect the simulation at all. Calling it a cycle might be a stretch, as I wouldn't be surprised if you could toggle the time of day to your liking. Perhaps you can define how long your days and nights last.
CarbonFire
Member
I think they went down for the day. Their twitch channel can be found here:
www.twitch.tv/escapistmagazine
The video archive of their most recent Skylines broadcast should be here:
http://www.twitch.tv/escapistmagazine/v/3857886
This city ended at 65,000 occupants in a mostly filled 3-tile space.
Eraser_Arcade
Member
I didn't think I would let the hype get to me, but I went ahead and pre-order the game. It has been a long time since I played a game like this one, so I can't wait.
I still remember being all excited for Simcity 5 (it was one of the many reasons why I wanted to build a gaming PC), until the last several months of it's release date, where I realized it was not the game I wanted to play.
I still remember being all excited for Simcity 5 (it was one of the many reasons why I wanted to build a gaming PC), until the last several months of it's release date, where I realized it was not the game I wanted to play.
I'm streaming now. If you laughed at the issues Quill was having, you're going to die laughing at how much I fuck this up:
http://www.twitch.tv/ingamechat
http://www.twitch.tv/ingamechat
I dont think anyone can be worst.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
WELP, I watched most of Quill's videos, a little of Arumba's vids, and glanced at a few streams, and I'M SOLD. Just bought Cities Skylines at GMG for $21. I broke my rule, I pre-ordered, and I'm super dandy fine with that based on what I've seen. If I could play it now I'd be calling in sick tomorrow.
I have no idea if it's going to surpass and replace Simcity 4 for me, but it looks like it's got a great shot, and it's certainly going to be worth $21 to explore the chance of it. This game has me literally giddy with excitement. That map editor alone will be worth it for me, as if the game loses my interest I can always use the damn map editor to make great maps for good old Simcity 4 anyway, LOL!!!!
One more week now....
I have no idea if it's going to surpass and replace Simcity 4 for me, but it looks like it's got a great shot, and it's certainly going to be worth $21 to explore the chance of it. This game has me literally giddy with excitement. That map editor alone will be worth it for me, as if the game loses my interest I can always use the damn map editor to make great maps for good old Simcity 4 anyway, LOL!!!!
One more week now....
This please.
NobleXenon
Member
I remember over a decade ago looking forward to SC4. In one week, I'll actually play it's spiritual successor.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Sweet I'll check it out.
It's definitely a very safe pre order. Super cheap and we have already seen a ton of gameplay out in the wild. Very excited for this game!
wit3tyg3r
Member
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Stream looked amazing, definitely think I'm gonna grab this. And Hotline 2 same day, wow.
Thank you!