Cities: Skylines

03-07-15, 02:15 AM

Hey Subsim,
I know a lot of you are old SimCity fans and I bet most of you are just as disappointed about that terribad mess EA presented us than I am.

Now, in case you haven't heard, there is a new game being released on March 10th, that basically takes Sim City... and fixes it while adding lots of awesome stuff.

Steam store page
Official home page

From what I have seen and heard so far, it IS living up to the hype and I have yet to read a negative review and can't wait for release!

Oberon · 03-07-15, 04:22 AM

I'm definitely looking at this one with a great deal of interest.

Betonov · 03-07-15, 05:01 AM

Same here. Although I'll wait for some patches and a DLC or two and the buy it in a bundle during a sale.

Paradox makes great games (publishes in this case), but they have a bug problem that always plagues them at launch. A DLC later it's the sweet mana from heaven and a deathtrap for the private life

Sailor Steve · 03-07-15, 09:05 AM

Looks intriguing.

Arclight · 03-10-15, 09:31 AM

Can pick it up for some 20,- for the normal version, 27,- on the deluxe: http://www.greenmangaming.com/

First time using thatt retailer for me, but from what I can find it's not some scam or such. After creating an account it will show under the "VIP" section. Some rather nice deals in there at that.

Rather looking forward to this one. Tried CitiesXL at some point... Rather disapointing. Wouldn't touch SimCity 2013 with a 10ft pole.

Been watching a lot of streams and whatnot on this one. Hard to say how it really holds up in the long run, but it seems pretty competent.

CCIP · 03-10-15, 10:05 AM

I was about to post asking whether anyone had any impressions

Very curious, but I've always been a little wary of the Cities games due to mixed feedback I heard about both performance and gameplay

Dowly · 03-12-15, 08:25 AM

My two small towns Foggy Park and Florence.

Arclight · 03-12-15, 08:52 AM

Went pretty "blocky" in terms of building style. Post some screenies when they let me out of here. Just got up to 7k people, sprinkled some offices around and can finally begin burning of garbage in the incinerators.

Somebody decided turning off a PC while updating was a good idea. You know, when the text on the screen says "do not turn of your PC"... Windows is going all NOPE! so it might be a while.

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Right, so;

City with industrial district across the highway. Farming district off across the river.

New incinerators working away the thrash that had been stockpiling before, contributing a bit of energy generation to the oil burning plant in the process.

Mess of an overpass. Don't really have the tools or resources to do it proper at the start, but it's doing the job so far.

String of offices sandwiched between the main artories in and out of the city, flanked by commercial zones and residential beyond.

After it bends around the hospital the commercial zoning ends, giving way for more residential. Once the commercial stuff starts upgrading you really don't need to zone a lot of it.

Lionclaw · 03-12-15, 10:49 AM

Overview of the city.

City entry - Before.

City entry - Now

Oil industry closest to the camera, mining industry visible above the village, and the main city top left.

Betonov · 03-12-15, 01:08 PM

Labrador city

I'm still using too much grid, but I hate if there are empty green spaces between towers (give us a pavement brush)

Like every fat city, this one also has a clogged artery

And the line between the ''old village'' and downtown

Dowly · 03-13-15, 10:10 AM

So, what is everyone's verdict?

I'll give it a solid 9/10 for the release version.

I dont want to go in any great or lesser details as to why, because it would be just rehashing what the older Sim City games did.
Basically, it takes the older SC games and updates them to 2015. There are some changes, but I have not yet come upon one that wasnt a good one.

Now, the things I would like to see added/improved:
-Day/Night toggle: I want to see what my city looks like at night.
-Tunnels: I don't think its possible to build tunnels through mountains?
-Fixed Anti-Aliasing: Not sure if this is an issue with unity, but they need to fix that.
-Separate views for all the transportation modes: Seeing your metro tunnels when planning bus routes is kinda distracting.
-Remove Film grain: Just, remove it.
-Option to build two-way highways: The current system is a bit messy, and a nightmare for a perfectionist like me.

I think that's about it.

Oh right, Colossal Order is a finnish game dev. Further proof of our awesomeness. SUCK IT SWEDEN!

03-07-15, 02:15 AM	#1
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Cities: Skylines Hey Subsim, I know a lot of you are old SimCity fans and I bet most of you are just as disappointed about that terribad mess EA presented us than I am. Now, in case you haven't heard, there is a new game being released on March 10th, that basically takes Sim City... and fixes it while adding lots of awesome stuff. Steam store page Official home page From what I have seen and heard so far, it IS living up to the hype and I have yet to read a negative review and can't wait for release!

03-07-15, 09:05 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Looks intriguing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-10-15, 09:31 AM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Can pick it up for some 20,- for the normal version, 27,- on the deluxe: http://www.greenmangaming.com/ First time using thatt retailer for me, but from what I can find it's not some scam or such. After creating an account it will show under the "VIP" section. Some rather nice deals in there at that. Rather looking forward to this one. Tried CitiesXL at some point... Rather disapointing. Wouldn't touch SimCity 2013 with a 10ft pole. Been watching a lot of streams and whatnot on this one. Hard to say how it really holds up in the long run, but it seems pretty competent. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

03-10-15, 10:05 AM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I was about to post asking whether anyone had any impressions Very curious, but I've always been a little wary of the Cities games due to mixed feedback I heard about both performance and gameplay __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-12-15, 08:52 AM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Went pretty "blocky" in terms of building style. Post some screenies when they let me out of here. Just got up to 7k people, sprinkled some offices around and can finally begin burning of garbage in the incinerators. Somebody decided turning off a PC while updating was a good idea. You know, when the text on the screen says "do not turn of your PC"... Windows is going all NOPE! so it might be a while. - Right, so; City with industrial district across the highway. Farming district off across the river. New incinerators working away the thrash that had been stockpiling before, contributing a bit of energy generation to the oil burning plant in the process. Mess of an overpass. Don't really have the tools or resources to do it proper at the start, but it's doing the job so far. String of offices sandwiched between the main artories in and out of the city, flanked by commercial zones and residential beyond. After it bends around the hospital the commercial zoning ends, giving way for more residential. Once the commercial stuff starts upgrading you really don't need to zone a lot of it. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 03-12-15 at 10:59 AM.

03-07-15, 04:22 AM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'm definitely looking at this one with a great deal of interest.

03-07-15, 05:01 AM	#3
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Same here. Although I'll wait for some patches and a DLC or two and the buy it in a bundle during a sale. Paradox makes great games (publishes in this case), but they have a bug problem that always plagues them at launch. A DLC later it's the sweet mana from heaven and a deathtrap for the private life

03-12-15, 08:25 AM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My two small towns Foggy Park and Florence.

03-12-15, 10:49 AM	#9
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Overview of the city. City entry - Before. City entry - Now Oil industry closest to the camera, mining industry visible above the village, and the main city top left. Last edited by Lionclaw; 03-12-15 at 01:45 PM.

03-12-15, 01:08 PM	#10
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Labrador city I'm still using too much grid, but I hate if there are empty green spaces between towers (give us a pavement brush) Like every fat city, this one also has a clogged artery And the line between the ''old village'' and downtown

03-13-15, 10:10 AM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	So, what is everyone's verdict? I'll give it a solid 9/10 for the release version. I dont want to go in any great or lesser details as to why, because it would be just rehashing what the older Sim City games did. Basically, it takes the older SC games and updates them to 2015. There are some changes, but I have not yet come upon one that wasnt a good one. Now, the things I would like to see added/improved: -Day/Night toggle: I want to see what my city looks like at night. -Tunnels: I don't think its possible to build tunnels through mountains? -Fixed Anti-Aliasing: Not sure if this is an issue with unity, but they need to fix that. -Separate views for all the transportation modes: Seeing your metro tunnels when planning bus routes is kinda distracting. -Remove Film grain: Just, remove it. -Option to build two-way highways: The current system is a bit messy, and a nightmare for a perfectionist like me. I think that's about it. Oh right, Colossal Order is a finnish game dev. Further proof of our awesomeness. SUCK IT SWEDEN!