UrbanSprawl

this is a nice looking well-planned ghetto.

Businesses were dying in this part of town so the highlighted area has been bulldozed and redeveloped into residential. This is the same area after it's been redeveloped. To make room for new high density office development this neighborhood near downtown was demolished. New residential for these people was built in the Southside or Southbank City. This is West Downtown after renewal. New offices in West Downtown This is a rich neighborhood in the Northside and the towers in the background is Uptown. This is near the city limits between Centerville and Tucumcari This is the skyline of Centerville from Highway 199

The region continues to grow so a new town is being planned for development in Centerville County. The area's location near several freeways makes it a good area for development.

Street level view of Highway 78 that cuts right through the middle of Centerville View of the city from a rooftop in the Far Westside which is the part of Centerville west of 78. Industry in the area is located in the suburbs. Heavy industry and manufacturing is in Southbank City. High tech is mostly in Round Grove with more being developed in the outer suburbs. Southbank City is the most dreary part of Metro Centerville. All the dumps, junkyards and heavy industry is located here. Residential in Southbank City. The majority of the residents in Southbank City are poor because the area is polluted. This one is the Highland City Business Park which is a new development. Street level view on Highland City Hwy which is the main thoroughfare thorough this town. Overhead view of new subdivisions in Highland City The suburbs have expanded into Lake County which includes the city of Woodhaven and the town of Lakeside. These towns developed after Hwy 199 was extended further west. Downtown Centerville at night. The Town of Artesia where there are still farms.

Traffic off the East Bridge (Hwy 878). Traffic here is bad. This bridge may get replaced soon. Map of inner city Centerville The western portion of the city is poor while the notherrn and southern area range from middle class to upper middle class and the Eastside is where the elites live. High rise housing projects in the near west side. This area is a prime spot for redevelopment for more office space and higher end housing as it is adjacent to Downtown. Television Center Park right outside of the Fuji Television Company HQ in the Near West Side Street scene from a more typical neighborhood in the Near West Side

View of the skyline from Round Grove park. This is an older suburb. A residental street in Sun Valley. This is a newer and higher end suburb in the northeast

Centerville is a well developed region of over 2.1 million Sky view of the region from Artesia. This is a semi-rural area that might not be that way much longer. South Walnut Street in Downtown Here is the town of Silver Valley when it was first developed. This is the same suburb as it stands now which is approaching buildout

Originally posted by: hasan200 Hi everyone. Just a quick question, is there a way in Cities XL or a tool to expand regions before I start to build the city on??? I mean when I used to play Simcity 4 Deluxe Edition, I figured out a way to expand my region, and I used to make as big as I want, and after that I start to build my city. so if you guys know any tool or a way, please post your ideas. Thanksquote> There are no regions in Cities XL.

Monte Cristo never had the resources to complete this game. They thought the Planet Offer would give them enough money and time to finish the game, and they were wrong. The "new" game (if MC doesn't go bankrupt) will most likely be a more complete version of Cities XL. They need to release the tools and information on how to add buildings and modify the game.

This is a random city I've been working on. This city has over 1 million population. Downtown View of city from outside the loop. suburbs newer areas

Wow, I am so surprised Cities XL flopped after only 3 months because of low PO subscriptions. We tried to warn them. Now, maybe we'll actually get at least half of what they promised in the Cities Unlimited days. Or maybe I'm being too optimistic.

I played the beta and I have the retail version. I still find myself playing SC4 and not even wanting to load XL. The MMO planet offer ruined what could have been a good game. I wish they would go back and make Cities UNLIMITED.

Originally posted by: Khanon < Snip >quote> MC should try finishing the game before asking for monthly subscriptions. CXL is just as much, if not more, about the aesthetics and artistic creativity of its players than the core mechanics of the game.quote> I find this to be the opposite. The whole game is dependent on various resources. It plays more like an RTS except you aren't fighting. If you don't have the perfect map with enough of the right resources you can forget about building anything more than a small town in single player mode. Trading with Omni is too expensive. You're always worrying about your resources instead of how your city looks.

Cities XL is not good. Gameplay experience is worse than City Life. It's apparent that developers live in their own little world. Why are food and oil city managed resources in the first place? Businesses import those themselves. It's strike 2 for Monte Cristo. If they want people to pay monthly for this game needs it needs to exceed functionality of SC4 Rush Hour. Just adding a chat box and trading a resource trading isn't enough. There's only one size of lots, no ambient sounds, no regions, no ability to edit maps or create new ones, no sandbox mode, no trains, no subways, no buses. Freeways are hard to build. That's not going to cut it. If you want to try this game wait until it hits the $5 rack.

Originally posted by: TekindusT Unfortunately, that's the reason for Simcity Societies...quote> Societies went to the junk bin quickly compared with SC4. You'd think EA would learn their lesson and make a real SC5.