Screenshots (Pre-Release)

[nashville nelson 51]

here are some Screenshots...

www.simcity.cn/thread-60208-1-11.html

www.simcity.cn/thread-60461-1-11.html

[tnpf 5]

uhhh, the infill plaza decorations are terrible.

[Rallo00 0]

Image dimensions must remain within 800x600

[manuelandrei 0]

Can someone please tell me how I can embed images in the post from Picasa like the post above?

[Livin in Sim 83]

Hi, manuelandrei,

Go to the photosharing site and copy the link to your picture.  Open the ST reply window and click on the taskbar icon that has a mountain and a sun, to the left of the Imageshack frog, top right.  Paste the picture link into the blank URL box.  If your picture is larger than 800x600, you will need to resize, which you can do to the left in the window.  Click OK, and your pic should show up in your message window.  That should do it.

Enjoy the forums.

--Liv

[manuelandrei 0]

Thanks Liv,

I was using the wrong URL to embed.

This is my latest creation in the demo. City called Aurelia.

[manuelandrei 0]

[citiesxlfan42 27]

I see so many nice all directional roads, but only square lots. Makes a very jagged finish. I hope they got Kodak's permission... Anyway, it looks kinda nice, but kinda basic. I might be persuaded to buy this if I keep seeing pics like this. Keep it up!

[derwilly 17]

Originally posted by: citiesxlfan42

 I hope they got Kodak's permission... quote>

hehe of course they got Kodak's permission... and money!

that's called in-game advertising and companies pay top dollar to advertise themselves within videogames

[manuelandrei 0]

Images taken with High graphic quality and 8x FSAA

For high res images (1920x1200) visit the gallery: picasaweb.google.com/manuel.andrei/CitiesXLDemo

[830point35 8]

I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still stunningly beautiful.

[DARKO 3]

The problems lie in some fundamental gameplay elements.

1. Curved roads are waay to angular and jagged. They need to be smoothed out.

2. Lots sizes in this game limit the whole scope of the game in such a way it's not even funny. It makes the game feel very stale and limits the realness of building your own hometown.

3. Textures could be better to be honest up close. Terrain is boring as hell. There just needs to be more little details here and there. The streets and buildings lack something. They just feel like cardboard cutouts in a way.

4. Not having mass transit kills.

5. Having half a game for a 40 dollar or more price point is disheartening. This type of genre should always be solo first.

6. Just alot of annoying little things from the trade/building prices..etc.

This is not a horrible game, but it needs some major help in the above mentioned to truly take off. From playing just 5 mins of Tropico 3 it reminded me of some things xl is missing. It's the little creative micro management things, the full of life little detail down to cracks in the roads an dinteresting sounds. I understand it would be hard to have textures combined with the type of depth xl offers compared to Tropico, but still the textures just looks so plain and boring compared to a game like Tropico. it just feels like a slightly better graphical update from city life at this point and I think this is what many others are feeling.

[parrotti 11]

Im totaly agree with that.

I have play citylife for a while.

And the only diffrents i see is that the game hase more buildings too built and mass transite and it hase more color.

I think they use as basic citylife to start with.

I think that xl is an upgrad of city life, i see some similiar things thats compare to citylife.

ps(sorry for my bad englishand thats my problem)

[8elhaj 0]

I think the graphics are fine, the problem is as DARKO said it needs to be smoothed and the graphic bugs taken care off.

Also, more traffic and street options are needed. Mass transit is a let down for now cause i still didnt see anything from it.

[GlobexCo 33]

Originally posted by: 830point35

I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still damn stunningly beautiful.quote>

I think you don't understand negative comments because here you can see only screenshots. Well, someone have already decided to leave the game and others still post comments on the official site and it seems that nobody from MC listen to those comments.

At the moment there's only one explanation for these bad comments: the game isn't ready to be sold. MC spent a lot of time in graphics (good think) but now there's no time to add new features in the game and these features will be available only with a subscription at the PO.

[gabry85 2]

Originally posted by: GlobexCo

Originally posted by: 830point35

I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still damn stunningly beautiful.quote>

I think you don't understand negative comments because here you can see only screenshots.quote>

Heh. Deja vu?

[Rallo00 0]

Found a cool perspective for screenshots, zoom all the way in and move into a building, the camera will shoot to the top/roof of the building and you can look around as if you were on top of the skyscraper looking around. Probably not new but I like it.

[Resized images to 800x600 - abcvs]

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Hi guys!

These are great screen shots and do keep them coming!

However please remember that the maximum size of posted images on ST is 800x600 pixels.

17.  Image Size. The maximum size for images is 800 x 600 pixels horizontally or 600 x 800 pixels vertically. Stacked images or mosaics are permitted. It is preferred that images are posted in .JPEG format.  Please be courteous with file size.quote>

Ciao!

 

[citiesxlfan42 27]

QUOTED BY 830point35: I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still stunningly beautiful.

Monte Cristo, like GlobexCo said, spent too much time and too much money on the graphics. Then the time comes to add features and OH NO!!!, they stuff everything into thier lousy PO, all because they spent all of thier money. They needed to do that to make a little moola. And now that people hear that they have to spend 72 stinkin' USD a year for this, no one is gonna buy it.

BTW, I'm from Wisconsin. Ignore all slang for words.

Edited for derogatory bashing, and quoted swearing.

--Liv

CXL Forums Moderator

[morriswalters 16]

Originally posted by: citiesxlfan42

QUOTED BY 830point35: I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still stunningly beautiful.

Monte Cristo, like GlobexCo said, spent too much time and too much money on the graphics. Then the time comes to add features and OH NO!!!, they stuff everything into thier lousy PO, all because they spent all of thier money. They needed to do that to make a little moola. And now that people hear that they have to spend 72 stinkin' USD a year for this, no one is gonna buy it.

BTW, I'm from Wisconsin. Ignore all slang for words.quote>

I bought it, so you need to change that to "no on" to one.

Edited for quoted derogatory bashing, and quoted swearing.

--Liv

CXL Forums Moderator

[manuelandrei 0]

Originally posted by: morriswalters

Originally posted by: citiesxlfan42

QUOTED BY 830point35: I dont really understand the negative comments about this game. I do recognize some obvious visual flaws, but this is still stunningly beautiful.

Monte Cristo, like GlobexCo said, spent too much time and too much money on the graphics. Then the time comes to add features and OH NO!!!, they stuff everything into thier lousy PO, all because they spent all of thier money. They needed to do that to make a little moola. And now that people hear that they have to spend 72 stinkin' USD a year for this, no one is gonna buy it.

BTW, I'm from Wisconsin. Ignore all slang for words.quote>

I bought it, so you need to change that to "no on" to one.

quote>

Make that 4. I bought it and so did two of my colegues.

Unfortunately my demo days are out so I can't post any new screenshots. See ya guys in retail! Whoa!!!! :-)

[Please do not use the moderators coloured text - abcvs]

[darkknight49 0]

this game looks awesome. I Hope the reviews are good.

[koolkalang 2]

I really want this game, regardless of what people say.

If this a mere 10% of the game, then it's gonna be all okay.

And I REALLY want to see what people come up with for city journals for this game.

[Androv 6]

No city building game is ever going to be 'perfect' out of the box, but some of those screenshots look really nice

Hoping to pick this up next week....

[mgom 0]

I would like to see one with Stop Lights,one with Commercial like Places to Eat,Retail,one with Off and On Ramps if possible.

[citiesxlfan42 27]

I'm sorry for my derogatory bashing earlier... I feel bad...

Anyway, I saw the new video, and there may be a glimmer of hope for it still. Maybe I'll buy it...

Again, sorry! 

[autumnsolace 0]

the screenshots - always tempting. but i am not going to be a guinea pig to a buggy game on launch. here's to hoping MC keeps on their promise to continue with honest development

[sparky66 0]

i keep seeing screenshots with tightly curved suspension bridges. does MC realise that this is impossable in real live?

[manuelandrei 0]

Just a little reminder that this is a SCREENSHOTS thread. You either post a screenshot or post a comment about one.

Visit the following gallery for all the Cities XL Maps: picasaweb.google.com/manuel.andrei/CitiesXLMaps

Curtesy of www.citiesxs.de

Some of my favorites:

The Great Lake

The Two Sisters

The Icy Montains

The Grand Canyon

[JollyBobber 0]

Originally posted by: manuelandrei

Where is my post?

quote>

Right above this one Sometimes, mine take a while to show up, too. But, about the pics, I love them! Looks like there won't be an issue with this aspect of the game.