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I wasn't really making a request. I was just seeing if anyone was up for the challenge of making a Lexington avenue jewel.

Anyone brave enough to try this building? 450 Lexington Avenue

So I'm trying to fix the buildings I want to use in Simcity so that the nightlights work. However, after extensive searching, the links I found no longer lead to functioning pages. Is there any place where I can find instructions on how to convert these buildings?

(About the topic, not each other please) "However, if the product does indeed NOT perform according to the advertised functions, then please gather sufficient evidence in various forms to present to us, in order to prove your case. " That's why I posted here. I wanted to see what the consensus was on the game's advertised functions and its actual performance. Instead, I received responses from non-lawyers/law students, telling me the legitimacy of my case. For instance, you raise the distinction between banking software and games. That's not really a distinction that influences the validity of my claim; rather, it influences possible damages (which is a determination that the jury makes), or whether there will be monetary damages at all (instead of, say, specific performance, which I think is a more desirable remedy). You speak as if I'm fighting against massive corporations as a disgruntled consumer, but that's really not the case. I just think that many people in this community were shafted by not receiving a product they expected and paid for. That the claim is unlikely to yield little monetary value is (a) insignificant and (b) untrue when you calculate total damages in the aggregate (since I intend for this to be a class-action claims). It's with these types of cases that class action doctrine is intended to deal. It empowers consumers to file a suit for something of relatively insignificant monetary value to THEM, but in the aggregate means a lot to the company being sued. You'd think that the #1 law school in the nation would provide me with the legal education I needed for these things. What I came here for was to assess whether the game is performing within its parameters. You might argue that a game is not meant to function properly six years down the line. Games don't degrade over time. The only variable is the advancement of hardware and software, rendering the game unsupportable. But in that event, I bet you hard cash that if I brought you a Mac the game was "supposed" to function on, with the right operating system installed, we would still be getting bad performance, night-light bugs, the avenue/highway bug that was fixed in the P.C. version, etc. By the way, I *did* speak to my professor; his only warning was with respect to the arbitration provision I adumbrated above. It's a standard component of adhesion contracts (like the ones we entered into when we purchased and installed the game). (Watch the language please)

The basis of a lawsuit would be this, Breach of contract. On Aspyr's website and in the product, Simcity 4 is advertised as being able to perform certain functions. Those functions don't really work optimally, or at all in some instances, rendering the product distinct from the one you expected to have when you paid 49.95. What would the remedy be? It depends. We probably wouldn't get specific performance in terms of Aspyr fixing the game (though that might be a better option). What we could get, though, is expectation damages, which would comprise the monetary value of the difference between the product we should have had and the one we actually received. Since these damages are difficult to quantify, maybe specific performance would be better. It depends on the Uniform Commercial Code. (About the topic, not each other) EDIT: I think it's pretty hilarious that, as consumers, you are willing to be so dominated by corporate identities. It's always been known that in our mass-consumerist society, the buyer is almost always in a worse bargaining position, making them susceptible to unfair contract terms and abuse. The fact that consumers are willing to acquiesce to this abuse just tells these companies that what they're doing is right. (there is also an edit function, so please do not double post)

Contracts that waive all liability usually don't hold water, and I doubt EAGames used such terms in their contract. I was warned by a classmate, though, that there might be an arbitration agreement that I entered into by virtue of playing the game. I'm not sure whether that can be overturned, but in that event, class action ain't happening. Originally posted by: DuskTrooper Umm, isn't there a legal waiver you automatically agree to when installing any software or whatever? Whatever, I say go ahead with your lawsuit. Keep us updated with your progress. Yeah.... quote>

Originally posted by: lgbrave4life Originally posted by: nspeds Originally posted by: lgbrave4life I mean if it really bothers you that much not having night lights, you know there are special patches you can download to get night lights don't ya... Just look it up in the ST forums from when people have had the same problems in the past. Several people have givin guides and walkthroughs on how to find them and download them. That's how I found the patches.quote> This doesn't make sense. As far as I know, and have researched, there is some work that needs to be done on each individual building. That's time consuming. quote> Well I don't know what else to tell ya, that wasn't the deal with me though. When I downloaded the 2 patches, it worked for every building all at once. I didn't have to work on or do anything to any building. quote> Could you please link me to the two patches? I somehow can't seem to find them.

Originally posted by: lgbrave4life Originally posted by: nspeds Originally posted by: lgbrave4life I mean if it really bothers you that much not having night lights, you know there are special patches you can download to get night lights don't ya... Just look it up in the ST forums from when people have had the same problems in the past. Several people have givin guides and walkthroughs on how to find them and download them. That's how I found the patches.quote> This doesn't make sense. As far as I know, and have researched, there is some work that needs to be done on each individual building. That's time consuming. quote> Well I don't know what else to tell ya, that wasn't the deal with me though. When I downloaded the 2 patches, it worked for every building all at once. I didn't have to work on or do anything to any building. quote> Could you please link me to the two patches? I somehow can't seem to find them.

Originally posted by: lgbrave4life I mean if it really bothers you that much not having night lights, you know there are special patches you can download to get night lights don't ya... Just look it up in the ST forums from when people have had the same problems in the past. Several people have givin guides and walkthroughs on how to find them and download them. That's how I found the patches.quote> This doesn't make sense. As far as I know, and have researched, there is some work that needs to be done on each individual building. That's time consuming.

Whoops. Yeah, we *just* started joinder in CivPro. We should be doing class action next. Sorry, we Yalies tend to do things differently.

Aspyr is already on the ropes because it's easier for developers to port games in-house (i.e., Cyder with EA, etc.).

Shouldn't lighting work out of the box? And performance isn't just fine. After all the patches, my Intel iMac runs the game poorly, and there are many other threads about this on the forum. I'm not sure how you can't sue Aspyr for these problems. They made a product, the product doesn't perform per specification, therefore, we should get our money back. There is an implied warranty at play here. Really, this is law school stuff you wouldn't understand.

Hi everyone, I'm a law student, and I'm thinking of launching a class action suit against Aspyr. Namely, several key features in the game simply are not functioning (hello? night lights for BAT buildings?), and performance is terrible... even on top of the line Macs. Some of you may think that this is pointless, but I feel that this could give Aspyr the kick in the pants they need to work with their customers a little more. Tell me your thoughts.

What's the status of the Emirates Towers? By the way, you've done wonderful job on them, however, shouldn't they be taller? I heard they were the tallest buildings in Europe and the Middle East.

You guys will be even more amazed when you actually go inside the rooms. The view is incredible!