01-17-2013, 08:00 PM
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#301
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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With the beta announcement coming tomorrow I encourage everyone interested to sign up at http://www.simcity.com/en_US/beta/info
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01-17-2013, 08:06 PM
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#302
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
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Signed up today.
About 1/4 the way through the application, I realized I had already filled it out a while back. Maybe 2 sign-ups get me in early.
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01-17-2013, 08:24 PM
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#303
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Franchise Player
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Signed up now as well, too bad I don't have a computer to play the game. Guess I'll be buying a new PC tomorrow if I somehow get selected.
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
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01-17-2013, 10:31 PM
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#304
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Calgary
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I signed up a while back and have already pre-ordered as well.
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01-17-2013, 11:07 PM
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#305
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I am really hoping they bring back ports, loved building my industrial sector around them.
I cant see how they cant have subways.
I am sure there will be a "Rush Hour" upgrade released 18 months after - I hope I have the will power to wait until it comes out
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Ports paired with industry was always huge revenue and packed areas.
I haven't played Sim city in a long time, but I loved in the second one where the government would lease a military base in the middle of your city. If you were a city on the water it would be navy and you would get destroyers coming into port. Or air force and you would get aircraft taking off and landing.
They always stole from your power grid and water lines.
If you had natural disasters on you'd see a lot of UFO attacks.
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01-18-2013, 07:13 AM
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#306
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Moscow
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
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Cool model of downtown Edmonton.
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01-18-2013, 09:37 AM
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#307
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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Evidently, it's a time limited beta which cuts out after an hour. Kind of lame if you ask me.
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01-18-2013, 09:51 AM
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#308
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Franchise Player
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Can you put that massive pic in spoilers makarov?
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01-18-2013, 10:11 AM
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#309
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Moscow
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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
Can you put that massive pic in spoilers makarov?
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No need to hide your shame, Edmontonian. We all know its true.
[All kidding aside, good suggestion. Sorry about that. Done.]
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"Life of Russian hockey veterans is very hard," said Soviet hockey star Sergei Makarov. "Most of them don't have enough to eat these days. These old players are Russian legends."
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01-18-2013, 10:44 AM
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#310
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by cDnStealth
Evidently, it's a time limited beta which cuts out after an hour. Kind of lame if you ask me.
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You can re-play it as many times as you want though, easy way to limit exposure to content to a small amount.
Unfortunately I'm away for work all next week and will only have my laptop, so I won't be able to participate in the beta even if I get selected. 
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01-18-2013, 11:11 AM
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#311
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl
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It allows them to focus on the early game, rather than have the majority of testing being people trying to build massive things.
Once things are worked out there, I have no doubt they will open that window.
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01-18-2013, 11:43 AM
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#312
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Heh, I would have tested that theory by digging out one of the memory hex editors to see if I could figure out where the time limit was stored.. or failing that where the money was stored. Would have tested to see if they're going to prevent cheating too (which would suck).
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Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
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01-18-2013, 11:50 AM
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Originally Posted by photon
Heh, I would have tested that theory by digging out one of the memory hex editors to see if I could figure out where the time limit was stored.. or failing that where the money was stored. Would have tested to see if they're going to prevent cheating too (which would suck).
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ah, i fondly remember the days of the original SimCity and infinite money cheat. start on the biggest plot available, make a ring of industrial around the entire perimeter, a ring of commercial inside that, then tons of residential in the middle. seemed the only way to get a truly massive city
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01-18-2013, 02:27 PM
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#314
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Yeah. The first beta run is Jan. 25-28 and the beta is closed. Time per play session is limited to one hour. You can repeat that as many times as you like if you are selected. You will find out by Jan. 25 if you have been selected.
Beta is PC only, English only.
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Last edited by Nehkara; 01-18-2013 at 02:51 PM.
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01-18-2013, 03:09 PM
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#315
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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MaxisGuillaume Guillaume Pierre 16m
My stadium is hosting a sports event tonight – might be too much for my bus system!
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01-18-2013, 03:11 PM
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#316
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ocean showing the creation of a switchback road down a cliff.
And another of switchbacks:
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Last edited by Nehkara; 01-18-2013 at 03:48 PM.
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01-18-2013, 04:44 PM
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#317
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Medium wealth, we'll educated Sims may decide to put solar panels on the roof of their home:
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Last edited by Nehkara; 01-18-2013 at 04:46 PM.
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01-18-2013, 07:01 PM
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#318
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Last edited by Nehkara; 01-18-2013 at 07:04 PM.
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01-18-2013, 08:22 PM
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#319
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
Ocean posts some images of an abandoned city:
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Giant throwing rocks? Decaying buildings won't get holes like that. They should hire visual artists that have an architecture background.
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01-18-2013, 09:26 PM
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#320
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Giant throwing rocks? Decaying buildings won't get holes like that. They should hire visual artists that have an architecture background.
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