JoeNapalm wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 09:16:
FOR ALL SIMS
1. GOTO HOUSE
2. IF HOUSECAPACITY = FULL
THEN HOUSE = HOUSE + 1
3. GOTO 1

InBlack wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:38:
31 posts in and no one has mentioned the "artificially inflated" population figure???

mazling wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:43:
"OH! Let's just go back to the old sim games..."
Why nobody has yet mentioned Sid Meier's SimGolf is beyond me!

yonder wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:40:
Getting the rights *FROM* EA is a positive step for nearly any game. I applaud that.

El Pit wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 09:37:
EA: See - it REALLY is in the game.
We just hid it!

Quboid wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:18:
If there was ever a time for the SimCity 4 community to put all their petty territorial bullshit to one side and work together to make a community patch, it's now.

There's masses of great SC4 content out there but it's all separated and all over the place and much of it is probably hosted on MegaUpload and other dead servers. Last time I looked, everyone was much more interested in being top dog of the SC4 community than actually making the SC4 community pleasant.

They could make a minimal patch with the traffic fix (Network Addon, I think) and other balance tweaks, and then another huge patch with extra stuff: more roads; buildings; landmarks.

If only. That's the story of SimCity right now. If only.

wtf_man wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 09:41:
It would seem easier to buy Sim City 4 Deluxe on Steam and add the widescreen parameters: Widescreen Settings

Cutter wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 17:14:
So yeah, there's art going both ways. I don't have a problem with stylized art in general but these models with huge upper bodies and teeny tiny legs just look cartoonishly absurd. It looks like a game for tweens, not adults.

Shineyguy wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 15:35:

Creston wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 11:31:
Normally I'd say "Meh", but the last time I said that (for ME3), it actually came with really awesome MP, so we'll see.

Creston

I don't know, Mass Effect 3's multiplayer is very basic. It's just a wave generator kill all the enemies thing.

Cutter wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 15:17:
Look at the art for SR through the source books and such.

eRe4s3r wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 15:02:
heh.. if you followed Shadow Run a bit you'd know that this style is actually the Shadow Run style...

OpticNerve wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 02:32:
A youtube video example of the broken and lazily programmed traffic AI system. It also shows the glaring issue with how the simple Sims AI is causing big traffic jams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDeSRdHvefw&feature=youtu.be

OpticNerve wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 07:10:
The AI doing it's magic.

Verno wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:05:
Now they build them for the next fiscal quarter and could care less about customer service.

EA knows it can reach a certain volume of consumer through marketing and can ignore the rest.

mag wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 14:07:
If Netflix were one millionth as capable as that article says, it would be able to recommend a show to me I'd actually enjoy. Its recommendation algorithm is absolutely terrible and has an abysmal success rate for me.

Cutter wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 13:40:
Well, SRR has already let down a ton of people with the silly, cartoon styled NPCs.

Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 01:35:

Paranoid Jack wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 01:10:
Not sure I am ready to get as cynical as Cutter but I am nearing the end of my pledges for sure. I am hoping to see more soon from what I have spent already.

Just from what I've seen of Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun Returns so far, I think I'm going to get more than my money's worth in games this year. I'm fairly choosey about the games I back, and so far things are looking very good!

Paranoid Jack wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 02:20:

nin wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 01:21:
Have all of these charges hit your checking/credit account?

Nope, sorry, I edited the earlier follow up post. Thankfully they were all on the Amazon side only. I'm thinking they are posting duplicates though I can't remember changing my pledge three times for Eternity or twice for Numenera. Changed my browser settings to block auto log in. Only thing I can figure is when I looked at specific tiers early on the browser kept cookies because I know I didn't pledge multiple times. Either way I'm glad I spotted that now I know to keep an eye on Amazons site.


edit: Has anyone else here changed their pledges and/or seen multiple postings of bills on Amazon?

Beamer wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 11:47:
I can't say I agree with Netflix' decision to launch House of Cards all at once (again, it comes down to time, plus part of the fun of a TV show is discussing it the next day. Knowing that, by the time I get to watch HoC, it's old news and no one wants to discuss is a bit sad. I see good and bad to the decision), I can say that guaranteeding a full season (did they really say 2?) is something I wholly applaud.

Quboid wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 11:25:
I absolutely agree. EA tried to shaft us but royally fucked it up and it's hilariously bad PR.

It's just on that one point about how 'EA lied about the city simulation being server side' I don't agree. I don't think EA have ever claimed this and I don't see why they would - but then, EA's actions don't always make sense!