Introduce Yourself Here!

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

Thanks!  I still consider SC4 to be the high point of city builders.  *must resist rant about the current state of the franchise*

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

Hiya, @alvinofdiaspar. Welcome to Simtropolis.

That name sounds so familiar. Like a character in either an Issac Asimov or Arthur C Clarke book. I can't quite remember which author nor the book title, but the city was like a huge arcology type building and every twenty or thirty thousand years or so someone would get curious about what was outside and the Keeper of the Records would find instructions to let them know about secret doors and tunnels or something. (If I'm remembering it right at all.)

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

Not bad @CorinaMarie!  City and the Stars - by Arthur C. Clarke.

[CaptCity 4,789]

13 minutes ago, alvinofdiaspar said:

Not bad @CorinaMarie!  City and the Stars - by Arthur C. Clarke.

One of the best by one of the best... Sorry, just had to plug Sir Arthur...  

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

It seems that my new PC isn't playing nice with SC4 (Steam version) - time to troubleshoot.

[Cyclone Boom 16,938]

2 minutes ago, alvinofdiaspar said:

It seems that my new PC isn't playing nice with SC4 (Steam version) - time to troubleshoot.

If you'd like, feel free to open a new topic in the Bugs & Tech forum and the techy experts will be happy to help.

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

Thanks @Cyclone Boom!  Problem resolved - just some quirks around running hardware almost 2 decades since release date.

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

On 8/8/2021 at 4:19 PM, CaptCity said:

One of the best by one of the best... Sorry, just had to plug Sir Arthur...  

Indeed.

I've read several of his books and I remember Rendezvous with Rama and The Fountains of Paradise being particular favs of mine. Anyhow, I checked my bookshelf and found my version is Against the Fall of Night. It's a reprint of the original and contains these statements:

"PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Against the Fall of Night is a novelty even in the novel field of science-fiction publishing. Published in 1953 by Gnome Press, it earned critical acclaim and reader popularity. Then in 1956, Mr. Clarke published a completely rewritten version under the title of The City and the Stars, exercising his author's privilege to have "second thoughts" about his work. There has been no general agreement on which is the better book. Pyramid is proud to present the author's original inspiration in the form in which it first appeared."

So, I've just finished re-reading this one and I've really enjoyed it. (I could dig thru my boxes of books and see if I might have the later revised one too.)

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

14 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

Indeed.

I've read several of his books and I remember Rendezvous with Rama and The Fountains of Paradise being particular favs of mine. Anyhow, I checked my bookshelf and found my version is Against the Fall of Night. It's a reprint of the original and contains these statements:

"PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Against the Fall of Night is a novelty even in the novel field of science-fiction publishing. Published in 1953 by Gnome Press, it earned critical acclaim and reader popularity. Then in 1956, Mr. Clarke published a completely rewritten version under the title of The City and the Stars, exercising his author's privilege to have "second thoughts" about his work. There has been no general agreement on which is the better book. Pyramid is proud to present the author's original inspiration in the form in which it first appeared."

So, I've just finished re-reading this one and I've really enjoyed it. (I could dig thru my boxes of books and see if I might have the later revised one too.)

I have both versions, but I prefer City and the Stars more - find it a bit more polished.  His short stories of course shines (The Star, History Lesson, Rescue Party); The Songs of the Distant Earth is also great.

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

2 minutes ago, alvinofdiaspar said:

History Lesson

Oh, yes! Isn't that the one with the only surviving record of humanity being a movie reel? (I won't say of what as you'll know and I won't spoil it for others.)

 

3 minutes ago, alvinofdiaspar said:

The Songs of the Distant Earth is also great.

That title is very familiar, but I don't remember the plot atm. (I could Google it tho.)

[alvinofdiaspar 26]

56 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

Oh, yes! Isn't that the one with the only surviving record of humanity being a movie reel? (I won't say of what as you'll know and I won't spoil it for others.)

That title is very familiar, but I don't remember the plot atm. (I could Google it tho.)

Yes, that's the one!  Songs is one of his late works - probably my personal fav. beyond my namesake story.  There is even an album by Mike Oldfield inspired by it.

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

2 minutes ago, alvinofdiaspar said:

Mike Oldfield

That's the Tubular Bells guy!

[aurelize 13]

Hello! My name is Aury and I am new here in the forum (I guess you can already tell). I've only started playing SimCity 4 a few days ago, and I hope I'll improve in the game and find some good discussions here. 

I am 21 years old and from Malaysia, and I like time-management games. I am also an avid fan of Sims 3. Nice to meet y'all. 

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

5 hours ago, aurelize said:

Hello!

Hiya!

Welcome to Simtropolis, Aury.

[Cyclone Boom 16,938]

9 hours ago, aurelize said:

Hello! My name is Aury and I am new here in the forum (I guess you can already tell). I've only started playing SimCity 4 a few days ago, and I hope I'll improve in the game and find some good discussions here.

Hi Aury and welcome to Simtropolis!

You've made an excellent choice, and this is a wonderful community of many mayors from around the world. There is so much to learn and discover, since SC4 is more than just a game after all, but a creative canvas that collectively combines problem solving with imaginative potential. We hope you enjoy the forums too.

[aurelize 13]

4 hours ago, CorinaMarie said:

Welcome to Simtropolis, Aury.

Thank you Cori! I'm happy to be a part of the forum. 

8 minutes ago, Cyclone Boom said:

but a creative canvas that collectively combines problem solving with imaginative potential.

Ahhhhh, I can't agree more. I was looking for a game that'd satisfy my need to organise and budget balancing, and then I realised SC4 is more than just that, I could see small people living in my city and get shouted at by advisors , it's a longgggg learning curve that I am willing to put up with. Games like these literally help my day-to-day life as a person. 

Thanks for the welcome! 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

On 8/22/2021 at 11:27 AM, aurelize said:

Hello! My name is Aury and I am new here in the forum (I guess you can already tell). I've only started playing SimCity 4 a few days ago, and I hope I'll improve in the game and find some good discussions here. 

I am 21 years old and from Malaysia, and I like time-management games. I am also an avid fan of Sims 3. Nice to meet y'all. 

Hello and Welcome!

[City_Slider 2,716]

Am 22.8.2021 um 17:27 sagte Aurelize:

Hallo! Mein Name ist Aury und ich bin neu hier im Forum

Hallo @aurelisieren,

das ist nicht nur ein "Forum", das ist eine Familie ;-)

"Hallo" an unsere Familie und fühlen Sie sich willkommen. Schreien Sie weg, wenn noch Fragen offen sind. Wir helfen Ihnen gerne bei Problemen jeglicher Art weiter.

Viele Grüße, der verrückte Deutsche Oliver

  Edited August 31, 2021 by City_Slider  
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[SebasL 5]

Hello, I'm SebasL (Neku Sebas on Discord), Brazilian, middle twenties and since i was 8 i love city/base building games.
My first game was Empire Earth, and my first SimCity was SimCity 3000 in the Super Nintendo.
Fan of SC4 for quite while and just this week i began to dip into the mods.

  Edited August 30, 2021 by SebasL  
i began o dip = i began to

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

Hiya, @SebasL. Welcome to Simtropolis.

[Cyclone Boom 16,938]

Hi @SebasL and welcome to Simtropolis!

Sounds great on your return to city-building again, and we're happy to help if you've any questions about anything SC4 related. We hope you enjoy it here too.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

12 hours ago, SebasL said:

Hello, I'm SebasL (Neku Sebas on Discord), Brazilian, middle twenties and since i was 8 i love city/base building games.
My first game was Empire Earth, and my first SimCity was SimCity 3000 in the Super Nintendo.
Fan of SC4 for quite while and just this week i began to dip into the mods.

Hello and Welcome!

[City_Slider 2,716]

Hola @SebasL

Welcome to our Family. Have a good Time in here and may the SimCity God be always with you. 

*wisper* it´s a good Idea to check this out: https://community.simtropolis.com/omnibus/

Thats a pretty nice Start-Point. And again,

Welcome, Oliver

[Cautionary Tale 5]

Just stopping by to say hello. I've really gotten into city builders lately and love to mod whatever games I can.

Thank you for providing all of the awesome goodies and the tutorials for people like me who couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag!     

[Cyclone Boom 16,938]

Hi @Cautionary Tale and welcome to Simtropolis!

For all things city building, you've sure come to a great place. We hope you enjoy the site for inspiration with however you wish to embark on your mayoral adventures. There is so much which can be achieved with a blank creative canvas, and indeed the modding side exceedingly extends the many imaginative possibilities.

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

Hiya, @Cautionary Tale. Welcome to Simtropolis.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

7 hours ago, Cautionary Tale said:

Just stopping by to say hello. I've really gotten into city builders lately and love to mod whatever games I can.

Thank you for providing all of the awesome goodies and the tutorials for people like me who couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag!     

Welcome to the forum. Free wet paper bags available!

[Spudweiser 5]

Hi folks. It's been a long time since I played SC4, but I'm back after a decade+ of not playing. With a little help, I have NAM and the SC4 Launcher installed and did some tweaks to have the game run natively in 2560x1440. Now, to play!

If anyone has suggestions for a nice region with varied terrain (fictional is more than fine, I'm not interested yet in trying to recreate any real cities), or has suggestions for good building packs, that would be great. I can tell it's possible to download buildings (lots?) individually, but surely in the time this game has been out, there are packs of related/themed buildings to try out.

In any case, happy to be here folks!

[CorinaMarie 29,621]

Hiya, @Spudweiser. Welcome to Simtropolis.

I noticed you are already viewing Indiana Joe's Ultimate Plugins topic and that's a very good place to start.

[Cyclone Boom 16,938]

Hi @Spudweiser and welcome to Simtropolis!

While not a buildings pack per se, there is so much choice with custom content which allows for so much freedom of choice. Feel free to post inside of Indiana Joe's thread (or any other you find) if you'd like any specific ideas of certain styles. Many folks here are so knowledgeable about buildings and themes.

We hope you enjoy the site and returning to SC4 again.