My hope for the evolution of SC13

[VeritaScientia 150]

This thought had been percolating for a couple weeks, but it finally just came together after reading a post by OccramSeattle

To me, Maxis's Sim titles have always been about learning (with the exception of Streets of SimCity, which was a pure exercise in mayhem). I remember playing SimSafari, as basic as the game was, it still taught me stuff about the environment and the ecology of Africa. SimCopter taught me my first lessons about prioritizing that I actually cared about learning, since they were taught in a sort of fun way. SimCity was my first experience with budgeting, can't grow a city without making sure you've got the money.

That all being said, what I'd love to see is using the base SimCity game as a platform in which to build other games that can work alongside SimCity. Got a snowcapped mountain in the region? A SimResort user could create a ski resort on the mountain, which then creates demand for housing in a nearby SimCity, creating a demand for more jobs in that city as current shops reach full capacity. If the SimResort becomes popular, they may need a souvenir shop, which would then be stocked by the factories in a different part of the region and then shipped to the resort via a port city at the base of the mountain. Get enough demand for tourists and a SimAirport player could be lured into developing an airport to serve the two cities and the resort. There could be a SimFarm game designed around agriculture, like Farmville but realistic, in that you're feeding into an actual economic engine.

Creating a simulated world like this could actually serve as a valuable tool for researchers in many fields, the first of which are economists. We could take a candidate's tax plan, and with enough variables, determine whether or not a fiscal policy would work as advertised.

[-JD- 41]

I do actually love this idea. I don't think they will make completely separate games however, rather expansion packs similar the The Sims series.

[Ocram's Razr 964]

Thank you. I should quote a response by Guillame that responded to my questions on the SimCity Forum. I asked since there are restaurants and burger factories, would factories consume and produce different resources or do sims eat sci-fi food that is "made, not grown" from industrial products.

I hope a farming expansion pack similar to a SimFarm 2 using GlassBox on the online SimCity World gets released. I hope we can build HeadQuarters/Semi-Arcologies for SimCity in SimTower 2.

Have a nice day!

--Ocram

[MarjaSpaceOddity 14]

I hope a farming expansion pack similar to a SimFarm 2 using GlassBox on the online SimCity World gets released. I hope we can build HeadQuarters/Semi-Arcologies for SimCity in SimTower 2.

I really like your idea to add farms to fill up the spaces between cities and great works. And Arcologies are actually confirmed to be in the game!

[baertooth 330]

This was hinted at for Simcity 4 and was the partial concept of GEMS in Simcity Societies. In fact one of the first GEMs that was planned I believe was a Ski resort GEM.

Definitely something I would buy. Always wanted a train/bus game, a fire-fighter/rescue game, a SimTower plugin, SimZoo, SimAmusementPark, SimHarbor, SimIsland, blah blah blah... that all plugged into the same region. That would be mind bending.

[kwetzel345 101]

baertooth, not to be picky, but GEMS are in Cites xl, not societies. Just thought I would info you of that.

[nukeu123 307]

for a long time i remember that maxis refered to there games as "softwere toys" and not games.will wright in the Simcity 2000 Special edition interview stated.... a toy is used to assist early learning for a child.i dont remember the exact quote because i have not played my original copy in years now

BTW i do remember that one of Maxis's goals were to have the ability to create content in Game A and use it in Game B... somewhat like you said above

[VeritaScientia 150]

Thank you. I should quote a response by Guillame that responded to my questions on the SimCity Forum. I asked since there are restaurants and burger factories, would factories consume and produce different resources or do sims eat sci-fi food that is "made, not grown" from industrial products.

I hope a farming expansion pack similar to a SimFarm 2 using GlassBox on the online SimCity World gets released. I hope we can build HeadQuarters/Semi-Arcologies for SimCity in SimTower 2.

Have a nice day!

--Ocram

If there's no agriculture, we'll know where Sims go when they die........Simlent Green