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  1. Maybe they can fix that when they give us one way roads in update 9?
  2. I can confirm that the option for disabling disasters is not staying active after game shutdown. I tried it 3 times yesterday and upon start up, it was unchecked. Each time I checked the option, I also changed other options, all of which remained active. Would be interested to find out if this is Mac specific or if it is happening on PC's as well.
  3. I running on a Mac John - I'll check it out next time I'm in game. I forgot they gave us an option to turn off the disasters...
  4. I downloaded and started playing around with the COT expansion this past weekend. I spent most of my time just playing around with different aspects of how the expansion works. I started to notice a problem that appeared in every city I started after adding COT, an unusually high amount of abandoned buildings with the reason, "couldn't find parks or shopping". In almost every case, the building in question was very close to either or both and in some cases, right next door to a park or a shop. Wondering if anyone else has noticed this?

  5. Don't know what to do.

    dhoppeii replied to iamgoodatsimcity's topic in SimCity (2013) General Discussion

    Yeah, that is odd. In cities where I've had casinos, the income/hr will sometimes drop to the negative after midnight until the tourists start coming in again. Thought that might be the case here.

  6. Don't know what to do.

    dhoppeii replied to iamgoodatsimcity's topic in SimCity (2013) General Discussion

    Do you have one or more Casinos in your city?
  7. Hey John - I sent you a friend request in Origin yesterday evening. Not sure if you saw it or not. Is your city in a private region?
  8. I wonder what would happen if tried starting a new city in the same region as the one you're having an issue with?

  9. Which Services Can I Off-Load?

    dhoppeii replied to Gregg247's topic in SimCity (2013) Showcase

    With regard to the sewage issue Robotica, my understanding is that the sewage will take the path of least resistance much the way traffic will behave. In the case where I have placed either two sewage dumps or two treatment centers, I have found that placing them on opposite ends of the tile work the best. Your road layout will also play a big part in how your sewage is routed.
  10. I've recently started playing SC 2013 and while it hasn't affected my gamelplay, I am continually receiving an error that states I've been "disconnected from the server; check interenet connection" followed by a message stating "connected to server" In an hour worth of gameplay, this may happen 15 - 20 times. Please note that I have searched here as well as the EA forums and found only a few references to this issue. The only known resolution noted so far has been to try a different router......really? I am also playing on a MacBook Pro, which runs the game beautifully. My guess was that I needed to open some ports on my router, but the game info insists that it uses the same ports as my internet browser. ....So, I humbly come before the ST community, fully confident that someone way smarter than me can shed some light on this annoying problem!
  11. I haven't noticed this glitch at all D, but I really haven't looked for it nor have I had any issues with trash. I'll see if I can't replicate it at some point today. I am playing on a MacBook Pro so maybe issue is isolated to PC? <EDIT> Update: I started a new city today D and waiting until the residents started screaming for trash pickup. I added the dump around 11pm and watched as the trucks went out on the town finishing all of the pickup by about 4am. They returned to the garage to await the start of the next shift at 6am. Once the city grew to a population of 30k, I returned to watch the trash pickup. I started watching around 4am and like clockwork, the trucks left the garage at 6am. BTW, I am only running 2 trucks at this point. The trucks returned to the garage several times during the shift to unload and continued to pick up until all of the days trash had been collected. The shift ended around 2am. The only trahs not collected was from one abandoned building. Hope the info helps my friend. </EDIT>

  12. BTT: Time Machine - currently patrolling 2007

    dhoppeii replied to Benedict's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Wow....like a trip down memory lane. 2005 & 2006 were great years for CJ's!

  13. Version 1.0

    12,188 Downloads

    The Gated Community Toolkit by RJM Designs is a simple yet functional group of lots to give you the freedom to create a secure area for your higher wealth Sims. This follow-up to the popular DHGated Entrance includes a transit enabled entrance lot, complete with a custom overlay texture as well as a custom path so that the in game vehicles move around the gate house. The toolkit also includes 8 connector pieces, found in the parks menu, to provide your Sims with the total gated community experience. The set includes: Gated Community Entrance Gated Community_01: Straight walkway with fence and with benches Gated Community_02: Straight walkway with fence and without benches Gated Community_03: Corner walkway with fence and without benches Gated Community_04: Corner walkway with fence and with benches Gated Community_05: Straight walkway without fence and without benches Gated Community_06: Corner walkway without fence and without benches Gated Community_07: Inner corner walkway without fence and with benches Gated Community_08: Straight walkway with fence and without trees All lots include a park and landmark effect to encourage residential and commercial development. All pertinent stats are included in the readme. Dependencies BSC MEGA Props Gascooker Vol01 CSX MEGA Props - Vol03 BSC Textures Vol 01 A special thank you goes out to Darmok for testing and suggestions to improve the set. Watch for future add-ons to this toolkit. Remember to visit the RJM Design BATs thread to see what other BATs are upcoming for release. Also, for any problems, bugs or general questions with this or other BATs by RJM Design please visit the thread. -CB Edit: Added dependency links and fixed description formatting.

  14. Happy New Year - Teaser

    dhoppeii commented on Nardo69's City Journal Entry in Urland - a (mostly) rural coastline

    No doubt.....I also remember back in the day when they said stuff like that couldn't be done!
  15. Yes, unfortunately lost and I no longer have the files on my computer.  We've done several upgrades since then. The important thing is that Phat's list is finally showing you the love you deserve!

  16. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Now I've seen everything.......I can't believe this thing is still up here Not sure if you've been online lately - but I had to stop by and check in on my favorite CJ of all time!

  17. Emerald Falls created by jacqulina

    dhoppeii replied to jacqulina's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Hey Jacky - Glad to see you're still doing the beautiful landscaping and terraforming work I remember from many years ago!

  18. Sterling & Lake Champlain Region

    dhoppeii replied to PhilsCafe's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Hey Phil - Long time my friend. I've just been poking around ST and checking up on old friends. Glad to see you're still in the CJ business and that you and Nardo are keeping the Rural CJ alive and kicking!

  19. Happy New Year - Teaser

    dhoppeii commented on Nardo69's City Journal Entry in Urland - a (mostly) rural coastline

    I may have to reinstall the game now ;) It's great to see what the modders have done over the past few years.....I really like that wide sweeping rail corner.

  20. Xbox Live Problems

    dhoppeii replied to Explodingsims's topic in Gaming Talk

    This has been a wide spread problem at Xbox Live. They are aware of the problem and working on it......very slowly. My son has been trying to recover his gamertag from a different console for 2 days now and it won't allow it to happen. I have contacted M$ looking for some kind of credit for the down time. There are several topics over at the Xbox.com forums. Good Luck

  21. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Hey John! Thought I'd pop in so everyone didn't think I fell off the face of the planet. I still pop in from time to time and check up on AVR! As always, your mastery of the game continues to amaze and thrill the masses. Hope the guitar playing is going well. I'm still waiting for you to pop into the Michigan and jam with the band! Best to the family!

  22. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    John my friend! I hope this note finds you and the family doing well. I really enjoyed the tribute to my own little place in this virtual world. Your command of the game never ceases to amaze me. I do find time now and then to stop by and at least keep up with what is happening here in AV although work and music take up most of my time now. Family is doing well and the band is booking well into '07 already. I just want to know when I get to see or hear some of your guitar work? I gave you a link to my video after all Take Care my friend!

  23. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    John, my friend! Brilliant as always. I did catch the Honor you bestowed upon my family a few pages back. Everything is looking very good. You really seem to have the whole farming thing down. Keep on rocking. I sure do miss my family here at Simtrop, but I guess that is life sometimes........If any of you want to catch up on where I have been as of late, follow either of these two links --> Here or Here . Take Care my friend.

  24. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    John my friend, brilliant as ever. Looks like I stopped by at the right time....and got see some tech shots. You know they're my favorite. I really like what you are doing with the rural highway set. I also see that you have been playing guitar.....are you ready to make the drive and sit in on a few tunes with Exit Reality?

  25. Anduin Valley Revisited

    dhoppeii replied to Darmok's topic in SC4 City Journals

    Hey John, great couple of updates there my friend. I really liked the neighborhood planning you did in this past update, which turned out looking great. Now if you could only take some comedy lessons from SA, this CJ would be top notch.....
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