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Sitting in front of a computer for hours at a time building virtual cities doesn't seem that logical either. This is a mod for the love of the game, picking up the concept of SimMars after Maxis dropped it.

Date: 1/29/2005 7:16:38 PM Author: canadianhockeyfreak Also, does anyone know how to screen capture so I could showcase them (It takes forever to render). Thanksquote> You need to open the scrren you with to capture, press Print Screen, open a program that handles image files, create a new document, and paste.

Only about 4 days until this month is over

It's very nice, but a little dark.. I probably couldn't see it at night with my crappy monitor. And a big ol' satelite dish somewhere on the lot could be for transmission to satelites and from there to other locations on Mars or even Earth. Just an idea

Took you long enough vid... ryanb, does that make you the oldest active member?

Can anyone get this man a b33r smiley? Congrats on being one ancient user.

Having a stalker at one point in your life is a healthy way to learn self defence

I have succumbed Another late night chat party.

I have no idea why I havent posted in this thread yet...

Date: 1/8/2005 8:54:31 AM Author: organicsabre Will the sim mars project be on a mars that has an atmosphere or one where bio domes are required, as this does determine the type of structures you would require for a trnasport system.quote> The mod is based on the bare surface of Mars, so each building contains it's own atmosphere. It does not take place within a giant air filled dome. Mars does have a graviy of 0.38 (earth is ) this is taken from a website on mars. Having a lower gravity this means that materials are lighter including the objects being used or shall we say run along them. This means that we can have less bulky structures, including bridges, say cut the thickness of some mebers down by half. This also allows you to be more adventurous with building shapes and form.quote> Yep, go nuts. Just don't try to kill the BATters with some massively detailed sketches. A personal transport system would be a good idea. Feed roads with automatic 4 seater electronic mag lev style vehicles with special stops that the vehicle can move sideways to outside buildings. each building has a call point to summon a vehicle, and you can have sevice roads linked to Highway style main routes. All this computer controlled so it prevents accidents. I did see earlier in this CJ some cars similar to what I described but for a monorial, I'll try and sketch up some ideas if I have time.quote> Good ideas, there might be some issues with implementation though... Maglevs for longdistance. In some areas yopu can have a shopping area with the above call system for vehicles and have it covered with a small bi-dome with moving walkways to trasnsport the shoppers between the different shops.quote> I don't believe we have much in terms of working transit systems yet, so sketches are welcome. I hope that answered your questions, and welcome aboard!

Th model isn't bad, but the blue glass needs to be changed, it needs to reflect a martian sky and not an earth one. Otherwise,

Shiny is good.... The things I do when I'm bored

ravage386 I also noticed that there is already a SIMTROPOLIS clan, can I get in?

I hear 50 pages of spam.

How did I miss this thread for so long?O_o I've been here for 468 days; I joined 5/27/2003 9:04:21 PM

Tropod, you will be missed

I'm back. All is well, all our prayers paid off and Charley veered away from my house. I think I will post something in the hurricane thread, maybe some pics too...

I will be gone until further notice. The entire Tampa Bay area is being evacuated. Power will be shut off at 12 EST tonight. Category 3 winds are going to push a 14 foot storm surge onto the island I live on, probably leaving my house flooded by several feet of water. I dont know whether or not my computer will survive.... for all I know my house could be gone when return.... so I may or may not be back over the next few days. I hope everything turns out alright. Wish me luck.

Transport space shuttles?O_o

I got a mental image of some spires with wires trailing from them in the wind.

I see everyone talking about new, powerful, clean technologies, but I havent really seen anyone talking about the need for dirty power. In my opinion, there needs to be some sort of counterpart to coal: cheap, but with a big drawback.