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The Capital of the World!
Altauria replied to spacenuteskimo's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
Originally posted by: ILL Tonkso The Big 3 world class Unis. Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge. Only one of them is in Boston :squote> Sorry, I should've expressed my meaning of the Boston 'area' with MIT, Tufts, etc. etc. (Harvard being in both Cambridge and Boston) The concentration in the metro area is higher than other cities I've noticed. I've seen many lists that place MIT above both Oxford and Cambridge as well. Ironically published by a Brittish college. -
The Capital of the World!
Altauria replied to spacenuteskimo's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning
I wouldn't have voted for Chicago even if it were on there, but how could you not include it, but include Toronto....or Auckland? Most of those cities aren't even "Alpha Class". My vote goes to NYC, but only because I haven't been to London. And Il Tonkso, I think they meant in population, not area for size comparisons. Perhaps I should vote for Boston, being that it's the educational Mecca of the world.....having the most concentration of world-class universities. -
I think much of it is about balancing their commutes. As a rule, if I remember correctly (game mechanics program rule, not guideline) sims don't like to 'walk' more than 8 tiles to almost any destination. That being said, your bus/train stations/subway stations should be placed accordingly. You have to think about density and how many cars you want to clog up the streets. If you don't want many auto traffic, you must build many stations of multiple transit options - like NY/London/Chicago. If you want a more auto oriented city, like LA, make sure you have ample avenues and roads to counter train stations that are placed much further apart. Take this with a grain of salt, (because it's a game, not real life) but try and think of your transit system like it is in real life - it will give you the big picture and answer many questions. Use real cities as models.
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Date: 2/6/2006 12:43:01 AM Author: dave601 I would say that SimCity 4 is arguably unplayable without it. It makes the game far more realistic than it previously was. I would highly recommend it. quote> I would like to continue that argument and say that SimCity 4 is now unplayable without Simtropolis. Yes,that sounds pathetic and cliche', but oh well. I don't want to criticize Maxis too much because, after all, they developed the game to begin with. However, they must begin to realize that not all cities look like L.A.
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newyorkrunaway1s Quick Scale Guide
Altauria replied to newyorkrunaway1's topic in Mapping Community Room
man, you just made my life a lot easier, thanks! -
