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Basic Information for New Members of Simtropolis *(UNDER CONSTRUCTION) ST 7.0 (May 2014) This information is set to accompany "For the Eager, Yet Overwhelmed Newcomer" thread. Send us a Private Message if you have any further questions... We have all experienced it; there is nothing to worry about. Your questions about various matters regarding the game and this fabulous community are all waiting somewhere. There is no need to be anxious or frustrated; you will get the hand of things after a while. Perhaps you become a member that will dedicate some of his time to help other members get going! Either way, you must first pass the beginning. Therefore, for new members that are experiencing difficulties, this thread has been created to satisfy most of your needs and requests, whether they are simple questions about where and how to more suitable information about rather complicated and advanced instructions. Here, we do not provide answers to your questions, we only give you the source of the answer. You will have to walk that door alone; the Source will give you all the requested answers ahead. By clicking on the following links, you will be redirected to places that you have requested. In simple terms, this a normal map about the game and the community. SIMCITY (2013) 1) The official site of SimCity (2013). It is an amazing site with lots of tutorials, tips and tricks as well as EA's official blog about latest updates and expansion packs. http://simcity.com 2) The Official SimCity (2013) Blog. Here, you can see the latest developments from Maxis about SimCity (2013). http://www.simcity.com/en_US/blog 3) Here is a simple FAQ of that site: http://www.simcity.com/en_US/faq 4) Here is the Game Manual: http://www.simcity.com/en_US/manual 5) For those people who want to know the status of the Online Servers, please visit here: http://www.simcity.com/en_US/server-status SIMCITY 4 === Next Category: Simtropolis 7) The simtropolis community includes various features, like forums, a downloading page, etc. Firstly, we introduce you to the Forum: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/ A good place to start out for help is the forum your in now! And better yet, take a look at "Welcome New Comers" A very helpful post for getting off of the ground. Important: Remember that each forum page has a few threads that contain explanation about that particular forum you were redirected. In simple words, guides about each place in the forums are "pinned", and they are first in each page(looking red, with a pin) The simtropolis famous chatroom, where any questions may possibly be immediately answered! Please behave... https://www.simtropolis.com/chat/index.cfm 9) The tutorial section, Omnibus, includes simple and amazing steps about the gameplay and other procedures, like guides and rules; everything is extremely easy to read: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/index.cfm?FTVAR_SUBCAT=137&nocookies=y&subcatname=SimCity%204%20Omnibus 11) This is the master of simtropolis; the Simtropolis Exchange is the place you will find anything to "update" your game. Something like cheats but not exactly. Those downloads are there to raise the quality and realism of your city. Type in the search what you need and you will see miracles appear in front of you. Thank all those designers for making everything; they are simple people like you and me. Be careful: Downloads are either for SimCity 4 Vanilla, simple in one word, and either for Rush Hour. Just watch out for that special icon that indicates compatibility. Otherwise, if you have Deluxe, there is nothing to worry about. Lastly: Those downloads, some of them at least, around the millions inside, have dependencies. If a specific download has then the author and designer will give you the link or/and source of that dependancy. Always read the texts for every download; it is extremely advisable. Otherwise, there will be something done wrong and you will have tricky problems, that will only cause frustration. This isn't a code red; just a tip for you in order to enjoy your game better. https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=1 12) This isn't the STEX, this is the page that has modds and other downloads that improve the quality and realism of your game not directly; there are maps and tools included as well. https://www.simtropolis.com/modding/index.cfm?page=1&view=all 13) For any questions at all, please send me a Private Message. If you don't know how to do that, leave a reply here with your question. I am sure i haven't covered everything. Therefore i will try to constantly update this thread, in order to satisfy the game's needs. *UPDATED TO ST 7.0 STANDARDS BY TONRAQ* NOT Ready for use....

Originally posted by: Evil Weasel Simair: Trust me, I'm lazy. I come into and out of this game and this site. My cj's have never lastest long, though I hope this one will be the apex of my evolution of realistic ugliness (if not...bleh...). quote> Aahh, you just mirrored myself there. Don't worry mate. Cheer up and sleep tight with the thought of another day tomorrow. Who knows.

Your terraforming is simply awesome there my friend. I'd put more trees to beautify the already beautiful. Keep up!

We'd certainly love to see more of this soon.... It vividly reminds me of sc3

Suck kind of Cjs make lazy people like me want to play again. Awesome pics Weasel, great planning. All I can say is that it's pretty damn realistic

Hey folks, I am probably back... A lot of change has happened since my last visit it seems *looks around like a bumpkin*.... Anyway, I used to be a CJ critic, just wondering if I could continue doing that...?

i thought i should drop bye and say a small hi before logging off again so here I am... anyway, i still haven't got time but i will try to find it. great reviews, i read some and i have to say that ginger is simply awesome, keep it up! cya soon, hopefully...

excellent review there; anyway, i just popped to see things for a while

patriots_1228, could you please note after my name that i am NOT ACTIVE? I can't make CJ reviews for this time, i am busy with other matters. I warned you about this in my PM, although it's your choice to take me off that list or not. Anyhow, i would like to remain a CJ critic because i will return someday and dedicate sometime to ST. Cya around all(i am still here for a couple of days)

Excellent work Twiggy, keep it up

Sorry for the douple post but it seems really weird...do you notice anything...bending in my review?

ohh well; nevermind. Thanks; i am glad you like my review

LOL, that made me laugh! Thank you giorgos69. bakercity, anytime, good luck with your CJ!

80-90! Ohh my....we really need to update the table of contents, don't you think?

wonderful work; great review!

City Journal Review Region of Baker by bakercity This is a wonderful rural Cj, quite enjoyable but actually, really hard to follow. Along the 10 pages, you will see a fascinating display of graphical small towns and realistic farmlands spreading across the pictures. The theme is always sweet towns surrounded by breathtaking farmlands. The use of trees and custom content is almost excellent, adding a great sense of detail and realism. Bakercity puts a lot of effort to his region, although the drawbacks seem to seriously affect Region of Baker. First of all, in the first pages, the viewer can see the phenomenon of badly posted updates(mixed explanations and pictures/wide posts), which apparently, do not appeal to the eye, giving the CJ a first bad impression. Furthermore, bakercity's pictures, although great in quality, seem to lose the ture content of a city picture most of the times. Therefore, the viewer cannot enjoy the true work of the author. Plus, sometimes, pictures in the closest zoom appear, giving the feeling of deep dissapointment. Finally, according from his pictures, his towns and the whole landscape seem extremely ackward, although his work in total is truly amazing. Honestly? Negatives and positives seem to balance along the way, making the CJ worth visiting; plus, leaving a sweet comment with true words. Bakercity just needs to improve on a few negatives although, no one is perfect. Signed, Sim_Air

Shingure, no problem; anytime my friend. One year? Really? This is interesting; i wonder how many reviews are located here...21 pages ain't little

Nah, don't explain yourself, it's cool, no problem. By the way, it's exception no? nvm lol

Thanks, i am glad you like it.

I don't want to be nasty but aren't we supposed NOT to post requests here? Nothing personal of course to anyone, i am just wondering. Anyway, i have two reviews to finish but haven't seen them at all; i have been busy lately, with holidays actually, but nevermind.

City Journal Review Bayhill by Shingure No.2 This is the second review of Bayhill. Shingure decided to update things after advancing 3 more pages, since the first review. Therefore having a quick read of the first review would be really informative before reading the following, which might surprise anyone. Bayhill 1st Review Apparently, sadly actually, Shingure's pictures show oddly slopped cities, although the use of trees and skill, as well as ideas, show delightful results, which sometimes seem ackward and frustrating to look at(the cities). Nevertheless, after a few updates, Shingure finally decides to present his expert skills. The viewer may now enjoy extremely realistic cities, which show fantastic development, from wonderfully taken pictures. Next updates are full of great content, from the use of trees, custom content, new features like newspapers and statistics, wonderful development, animated pictures and many more, however there are frequent and unpleasant 'bumps' in the middle. In the end, after a storyline with an earthquake disaster(!), the viewer can grab pop corn and sit in front of his screen and watch a story of political mystery, while enjoying spectacular pictures with great content. Honestly? This is a great City Journal, although the negatives indeed "out weight" the positives although again, this phenomenon appears only in the beginning, whereas in the end, Bayhill seems completely transformed. Perhaps Shingure should use the sloppes for parks and trees but this is not a need. Bayhill is a good read in the last pages, although taking a look in the previous ones will not hurt anybody. Be a good mayor and comment on Bayhill; Shingure needs your support, our support. Signed, Sim_Air

Great review Shingure! Big and with much detail...lol, you are nervous? anyway, keep it up By the way, thanks BlondeTwiggy; glad you like it

It seems a bit quite here lately...anyway; patriots_1228, please help me find the review of Bayhill, i can't seem to locate it in the lists... or the critic that wrote the review can give me a hand here, if possible.... EDIT: i admit i was bored....anyway, i found it, forget this message

City Journal Review Ratislava by penguin007 This is one of the unique City Journals ever to be found in Simtropolis. Perhaps the pictures may not be the reason of success of this incredible CJ, but the layout and the whole idea, which motivates penguin007 to keep updating, are indeed the marvellous pieces of this fascinating journal, which is definitely worth visiting. The beginning is apparently dissapointing, as you will notice, with little use of custom content, trees and even ideas. Basically, farms, which by the way are standard maxis, can be found all over the place. Penguin007 puts a lot of effort in order to give detail to his small towns and farmlands, with sometimes positive results, although not too bright. Further on, we see smooth development and sudden mid and high rises. The sense of realism appears on most pictures, where the use of trees, parks, custom content and such, are on the increase. Suddenly, somewhere inside the pages, Ratislava has an atmosphere of detail and perfection, while development comes along nicely. Finally, in the middle of the journal, penguin007 steps on a higher level. He becomes an expert who finally uses the advantages of custom content and maxis itself, with spectacular results. Penguin007's pictures are nicely taken(this phenomenon begins to appear after the middle of the City Journal, where they no longer have the menu and UDI icons on them), although sometimes reaching the extreme or appearing a bit messy, missing the true content of a picture. That's why we see a few special pictures along the way, however, penguin007 shows excellent improvement while we are reaching the end of Ratislava. We also can finally see excellent development and astonishing detail, while the idea of the realism remains. In conclusion, Ratislava finally looks like an expert's work. Honestly? This is a wonderful City Journal by an amazing author. It has some drawbacks, like a random presentation(no plot, no nothing, just pictures with a small explanation on top), where you lose the sense of where and what, as well as some mistakes in pictures, but in conclusion, it is definitely a wonderful read, well, rather visit because it is based on pictures. Unfortunately, it becomes enjoyable after the middle, which is the sixth or maybe the fifth page. Penguin007 is your friend, wish him luck for his new ideas by making a comment! Signed, Sim_Air

hmm...lol, not crap as usual ? penguin007, thank you; i am sure you will; good luck!