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  1. SimCity - Memes / Jokes

    anonymous1234 replied to TowerDude's topic in General Off-Topic

    There are some (I don't know if they were uploaded before)

  2. UI Blue Skin

    anonymous1234 reviewed hugues aroux's file in Graphical Mods

    It's perfect. It makes the game more modern-looking and it's so easy to install.

  3. Show us What you're Working On

    anonymous1234 replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    It would be very nice. Beautiful but also funny, because developing a city on these grounds would be difficult so it's like a challenge... But I can't even create a decent-looking mountain with the God tool inside the game, imagine if I had to use an advanced software. I leave it to the experts and limit myself to drive the mayor's limo and throw money out of the window. Off-topic: Did you had architecture courses on your school? OMG now I feel ridiculous with my macaroni necklaces and the ugly toilet paper dolls.

  4. Is it possible to play The Sims 1 without a disc (legit)?

    anonymous1234 replied to anonymous1234's topic in Gaming Talk

    Hi, thanks again. I don't know what to do, sincerely. I can't access my XP key. The computer went total black screen (it still has power and the vents spin so I don't know what happens) and the key in the sticker outside isn't working, I tried (the computer had installed a different one, because it was upgraded from xp home to xp professional using a new key). So, what are the biggest consequences if I try the secrdrv.sys thing and it goes bad? Irreversible damage or only medium to small fixable issues? I'm afraid of this kind of things, sorry. And sorry too for asking a lot. I'm not used to do these things. I'm mostly a console player. But when I played in my old computer it was only to buy a disc, insert it and play. In the new laptop I only bought some Steam games (including sc4) which is also easy, but I've never made something like the things that we are talking about now.

  5. Is it possible to play The Sims 1 without a disc (legit)?

    anonymous1234 replied to anonymous1234's topic in Gaming Talk

    Yes, my new laptop runs Windows 11. There's one thing that I don't know if I'm understanding well. A friend of mine has got a PC with Windows 7 and disk drive. So if I borrow his computer, make the ISO and then put it on a pendrive in my computer, that would work or it's going to have that protection too? And of course as both you and I previously said, piracy is not an option. Not only because it's illegal nature, but also because it is unsafe, they're packed with viruses... (Now I feel bad for neglecting my Windows XP computer. I promise, it's not gonna happen again.) Anyway, thanks for helping me!

  6. 25 Years of Maxis - A Tribute Video

    anonymous1234 replied to CapTon's topic in Gaming Talk

    You know a game it's gonna be good when it starts like that!
  7. ¡Holaaa! En primer lugar: sé como preguntar en el resto del foro, pero me apetecía escribir un poquito en español.😉 La cosa es que tal y como pone en el título a veces el juego se me cierra solo. No es algo que me pase demasiado a menudo, no me impide jugar. Lo que pasa es que a veces estoy construyendo o así y se me cierra sin haber guardado, entonces pues fastidia un poco. ¿Tiene fácil arreglo o lo dejo estar? Es la primera vez que escribo aquí en el club, lo siento por aparecer con esto y no con algo interesante. Intentaré proveer contenido de calidad en un futuro, garantizado😅😅
  8. ¡Pues muchas gracias! Lo miraré

  9. Show us your Accomplishment!!

    anonymous1234 replied to clistalfowl's topic in SC4 Showcase

    I've maxed out my Mayor's index for the first time My secret? Ignore these llamas!!

  10. Show us your Downtown!

    anonymous1234 replied to Hordijk's topic in SC4 Showcase

    There are some pics of my city

  11. Show us your City's Details/Close-ups!

    anonymous1234 replied to SpecialEddie's topic in SC4 Showcase

    I'm sharing with you what I consider the "core" of my city - Because I named the city Libertad (freedom), I decided to create it around the Statue of Freedom.

  12. Today I've reached a personal milestone that I had! I played SimCity Classic! Now I only need to play both 3000 & Societies so I can say that I played them all. And I promise you that someday I will do it.

    I'm sharing a screenshot

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    1. Cyclone Boom

      Cyclone Boom

      Very cool! *:thumb:

      I like the idea of your "SimCity Challenge" for playing all games in the series at least once. I've only played SC4 (and SC3000 briefly) myself, but someday I can imagine it'd be fun to give the others a try as well.

      If you're looking for SC3000 sometime, a recommended retailer is GOG which has the game as a digital download purchase. Sometimes GOG runs 75% off sales which are an ideal time to get the best deal. Then it's worth using the offline installer to install the game standalone, so then it doesn't need the GOG Galaxy client (which is like a games manager and totally optional).

      (Some admin posted a video about that here.)

      The good news is games from GOG are DRM free, which saves all the other hassle with CDs and working around SafeDisc, etc. *;)

    2. anonymous1234

      anonymous1234

      Hi @Cyclone Boom. Yes, it's like the "The evolution of..." Youtube videos but better, because you're the one playing and having fun.

      SimCity Classic it's so hard for me, just the opposite of what I thought minutes before playing it for the first time. The first thing that I've noticed when I started playing was that the game started in the 1400s and there was some help text displayed on the screen... but it was literally written in 1400s English. I'm not joking. I couldn't find the power plant so I got mad and purchased the castle that you can see on the screenshot. I wasted like the 90% of my budget in that and I didn't play again. But I don't regret trying it, it's a part of videogames history so it's cool even if it's not that good compared with nowadays games. Fun fact: I don't know if you noticed, but the famous RCI was actually called CRI on this game. They changed it in 2000 and it lasted since then.

       

      SimCity 2000 it's way better. Unlike it's predecessor, it's still playable on a regular basis nowadays. It's basic but unlike in Classic you can actually draw zoning instead of putting square tiles and you can select between 2 grades of density. It has got some inconsistences but it's fully understandable. The music and sound effects are actually superb. My favourites are the song that appears when the year ends and you check the budget and the sound effect of the electricity.

      About SC3000: It's great to know where to buy it, so thank you. I will wait for Christmas so I have something to write down in my Three Kings letter. 

      My favourite is SC4 and my least favourite is SimCity 2013. I have to play the hated Societies to see if I change my opinion about SC2013, but I think it's not gonna work. 

    3. Cyclone Boom

      Cyclone Boom

      That's interesting @Cortana, and I didn't know that how RCI used to be called CRI previously. (Cool fact!)

      The good thing is from trying the older games, it provides a broader perspective of the SimCity series as a whole. In this way, I imagine it gives you even more appreciation for the latter games. When I tried SC3000 years ago, I picked it up from a games store after already playing SC4 for years. Immediately I found it hard to get into, because I had an expectation it'd be similar to SC4, when it was quite different from the strategy side (and I lacked the patience back then to figure it out). I think I might've appreciated SC3000 more had I got into it upon release, and played the games in order. I do hope you enjoy it anyway, and it helps to see the positives and appreciate each in their own right.

      SimCity Classic must've been revolutionary when released, and it laid foundations for what developed. It'll be interesting to see whether you find SC3000 more enjoyable than SC2000 was. I've not tried Societies or SimCity 2013 personally, as I was put off from what was said about those games. I think Societies is similar to The Sims series in some ways, but not too sure. It certainly isn't SimCity as we know it anyway.

      The music side I agree is an integral part of what makes video games more memorable. There's a topic here with a collection of the tracks from the various games. The cool part is the music can fit well shared between any of the SimCity games.

      I suppose one way is to see each game in the series as a stepping stone, although some stones are larger and more precious than others. If you'd like, you're more welcome to post in the forums or a CJ to document any of your experiences. *:)

  13. Hola, antes de nada, ¡muchas gracias! No, no tenía ese plugin instalado, de hecho, respondiendo a una de tus preguntas más abajo no tengo ninguno, tenía pensado descargar algunos pero todavía no lo he hecho. Sobre lo que me dices de si el juego se cierra cuando estoy en una ciudad muy grande, pues no hay ningún patrón realmente. Es decir, no, no se me cierra necesariamente al estar en una ciudad grande, ni al estar mucho tiempo jugando, al modificar las regiones etc... Yo realmente diría que es algo aleatorio en ese sentido. Y mi ordenador, es bastante nuevo, todavía no llega a los dos años y tiene 16gb de ram, un SSD y un Ryzen 5, lo único que no tiene es tarjeta gráfica dedicada, pero vamos, que en comparación con los ordenadores de la época del juego es muy potente. Así que probaré a ver qué tal con eso que me recomendaste. Muchas gracias. Pd: y no escribes nada mal en español😉

  14. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    anonymous1234 replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Oh wow! They're beautiful, thank you 🥰😍

  15. What music genre you hate the most and why?

    anonymous1234 replied to MisterBlueStar4's topic in General Off-Topic

    Hi! Our vacation isn't tomorrow, it is the 1st of November "Día de Todos los Santos" (All Saints Day). Tomorrow we still have to work, go to school and all those things. And now, although it's not traditional some people do here the Trick or Treat thing. I don't, I carve the pumpkins (that's traditional), and I put myself maybe a wig and some makeup but nothing else. Halloween started to be a thing here recently. In my region we always have had Samaín (originally written as Samhain). It is a Celtic tradition, and we are descendants of them so we still do it. But in other parts of Spain where they're descendants of another culture, they don't have it. And again, good music!

  16. Simtropolis Error 520: Help Diagnosing

    anonymous1234 replied to Cyclone Boom's topic in Simtropolis Related

    It happened to me right now... there's a screenshot I'm signed in now as you can see. You can see also the RAY ID down below in the screenshot.

  17. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    anonymous1234 replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Here are a few of them, all yours🤣🤣

  18. The worst building in the world

    anonymous1234 replied to tcx's topic in Architecture & Urban Planning

    I'm bringing up this one. I think no one posted it (atleast I didn't saw it) and I think it deserves to be mentioned because it clearly surpasses the line of ugliness City Hall (Vigo) Well, this side with all the nature is even acceptable (it's still so ugly) But look at the other side🤯 On the other hand, inside is somewhat acceptable (Photos from Google Maps contributors)

  19. What music genre you hate the most and why?

    anonymous1234 replied to MisterBlueStar4's topic in General Off-Topic

    This time I knew your song before.😅 And I always liked it... And yes, just like you I try to listen different things. I have a box with different CDs. In that box I have Bonnie Tyler, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Nino Bravo (I don't know if you know him), Christina Aguilera, Tckaikovski, Santana, Maroon 5 along with many others, all together in the same box... I never use them now but I like to "take care" of the box equally. I have it in my room and sometimes I clean it and check all the discs that are inside. So yes I agree that is good to listen to different things.

  20. What Music are you listening to right now?--The Second Verse

    anonymous1234 replied to Livin in Sim's topic in General Off-Topic

    I'm now listening to this https://youtu.be/Tx9zMFodNtA?si=BlTDbzZR973I72uL

  21. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    anonymous1234 replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    You live in Galicia? Me too! I also support the creation of the map of Vigo (Well, I guess we're gonna need a lot of money so we can feed @thecitiescenter with percebes and all of that 😅🤣) Boas tardes!
  22. It would be great if they made a new SimCity. I don't want to accept that SimCity 2013 is the end of the saga. 😥

  23. Cities Skylines 2 Out Now!

    anonymous1234 replied to Ulisse Wolf's topic in Cities: Skylines General Discussion

    I agree with you that the genre peaked 20 years ago. Out of all games of this category that I tried, SC4 remains my favourite. SimCity (2013) was such a sad ending to one of the greatest sagas of all times, atleast for me. It truly had its great things but overall I think it was a failure. Then came Cities Skylines and well, it isn't a bad game, but I think it lacks some, "soul". It's very serious. SimCity had it's sense of humor, the funny comments and everything. When someone that's not much into this type of games asks me what to buy, I always make a question to them before suggesting (well I make more, but this is one of the most important): Would you prefer to be a mayor or an urban planner? Because that's how I see it, SimCity's more focused on the management aspects and Cities Skylines on the building, landscaping etc. On the gray looking of CS I agree too. I like more color. This year's being terrible in computer games performance. I mean, they're selling very good games poorly executed. That's why I'm mostly a Playstation player, it's cheapest than a good computer and atleast it guarantees you that the game's gonna work. But I think this genre of "Sim" games is wayyy better on the computer, because you need to select a lot of options and it's done better with the mouse than with the controller. I also hate when a multi-million company release a game with a important bunch of errors made by their paid developers and they pretend to fix them with the unpaid labor of the modders. I think they exploit the fanatism of some of their players to be cheap and work less. But even with this, I can sort of be empathetic with companies in some aspects. Yeah they got roasted by the fans for releasing the game with such a bad performance rate. But look how Rockstar's also being roasted by GTA fans because of the time they're taking until releasing GTA 6. And the same happens with the graphics thing. If they release a game with high-end graphics the ones who can't execute the game because of that will be complaining. If they release a game with poorer graphics then people's gonna complain because they downgraded the graphics or didn't improved them in years... I mean, I understand that it is hard. Sorry for the long text🙏

  24. What music genre you hate the most and why?

    anonymous1234 replied to MisterBlueStar4's topic in General Off-Topic

    I've never heard the songs you posted but they're great too! , I like them. I like electronic music so I don't have problems with some type of sounds, but it's understandable that if you don't, you find them strange, annoying or something else. As we say here "para gustos, colores", meaning that there are things for every taste, every preference and it's respectable to choose one or another.

  25. Cities Skylines 2 Out Now!

    anonymous1234 replied to Ulisse Wolf's topic in Cities: Skylines General Discussion

    Well I'd love to play it, but I think I can't... my computer doesn't have dedicated graphics, it has got a processor with integrated ones so I think that it wont work.
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