master2k27 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 CITIES XL™ is the next-generation in city-building games, allowing gamers to develop cities on realistic 3D maps using an incredible collection of unique structures. Would-be Mayors are challenged to create the right combinations of social services, leisure activities, special events and job opportunities within their cities in order to feed, employ and entertain their citizens.Realism will be pushed to the limit with cities that are bigger, more realistic and more sophisticated than ever before. The game’s optional online features and services will let gamers create interconnected cities on virtual and persistent planets. By combining a fantastic single-player game with the social and multiplayer aspects of an MMO, CITIES XL™ will shape the future of the genre by offering more variety, bigger cities and multiple gameplay layers. Key features of CITIES XL™ include: Hundreds of buildings and monuments based on American and European-influenced architectural styles Extra large and incredibly detailed 3D maps feature a variety of terrains: mountains, hills, canyons, beaches and islands, all set in different climates from tropical to desert, Mediterranean to temperate. Topography and terrain affect resource availability and city design Sophisticated transport system: players can define the number and uses of traffic lanes; while using bridges and tunnels to expand the size of their cities Realistic representation of the population. Citizens have a profile consisting of age, education and wealth. These profiles will affect what types of services and entertainment the player must make available to the city's inhabitants. Self-sufficient global economy, balanced by price fluctuations and citizen demands throughout the game world On going content production allowing player to regularly upgrade their game. GEMs (Gameplay Extension Modules) allow players to switch their mayor position for CEO seats, from car dealerships to ski resorts, players will find a wide variety of businesses available to them. Fantastic high-end graphics engine provides near photo-realistic quality visuals Developed by the team that created the popular City Life series Planet offer allow users to : Create interconnected cities on persistents planet, populate a world Trade with each others in a global economy and specialize their cities Visit each other creation, customize their avatar, chat, create their blog and social network Participate in events and competitions ___________ I got the beta and i think is better then Sim city 4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fagutish Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I would of tried but I was late to the beta code game last month and was utterly frustrated by Simtropolis' find the code deal. Mostly cause I was late and all the obvious ones were found. If user invites ever start put me on that list. Alot of people are hoping this will replace their worn out Simcity 4 disks. Also aren't you under NDA if you're a beta tester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_onion Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'll get it when it comes out on october 8th. It looks like a BIG step up for sim city 4. which it obviously should as it's about a million years newer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deactivated01032015 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 It definitely looks promising judging by the first screenshots. Besides, good city simulations are quite rare these days (SimCity 4 was probably the last good one) and any new announcement is appreciated. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) Some screens from the beta http://beta.citiesxl.com/share/stories/Eve...ny-hyperion.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LeisR5sOjWg/SoDexdxU....jpg?imgmax=720 http://lh3.ggpht.com/_LeisR5sOjWg/SoDeun8s....jpg?imgmax=720 http://img197.imageshack.us/i/1blcash.png/ http://img5.imageshack.us/i/bigestcity.png/ http://img23.imageshack.us/i/bigestcity2.png/ http://img32.imageshack.us/i/number1cash.png/ http://img23.imageshack.us/i/number1pop.png/ im number 1 btw :p there is a few silly problems like 3 small airports are cheeper and better then 1 large airport. Edited August 11, 2009 by master2k27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 any cities xl beta members here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 So is this better then Sim City? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 As a fan of SimCity i'm looking forward to this. It'll be nice to see a new city simulator. And hopefully CitiesXL is good and sells well because it might finally give EA/Maxis a kick up the backside and make them work on a proper sequel to SimCity 4. master2k27 can you tell me if it includes managing utilities like garbage, water and power? I haven't heard too much about these aspects and it wouldn't really be a proper simulator without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 What about public transportation? Many simulators seem to forget about this and having a major city with roads only is just plain boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) There are utlilties for garbage and power. but water and fuel there will be maps witch will have more fuel then water, so you need to trade with other users. there is public trasnportation but that's not been put in the game i will tell you when its in the game. you can edit how many lines are per road 2 up 3 down ect. there will also be weathers, businesses which you can control and improve like a ski resort and beach. on and about my NDA im only saying stuff which has all ready been said by MC. Edited August 11, 2009 by master2k27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'm a little peeved. I signed up for beta on day one, and they didn't send me an invite. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I'm a little peeved.I signed up for beta on day one, and they didn't send me an invite. :/ they giving them out all the time keep checking. and i can say the beta has lots of problems like 3GB memory usage and 100% on 1 and onley core. but there will be multi core soon, how many we don't know more then 2 please :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I don't like the way they're marketing it as something for MMO users and giving betas to MMO sites. I just want to play it offline on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deactivated01032015 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It also has a SP mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fagutish Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 This game looks absolutely gorgeous. Obviously gameplay is a huge deal for simcity veterans. The fuel concept seems interesting, needs more detail. How the mmo features are implemented and priced will make or break it for me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 you need fuel to use in heavy and manufactureing indersty. they wont make as much money and demand will be much lower if there have no fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm in the beta, and I'm loving it :) I love the idea of curved roads and have made a couple of cities now where its one big circle spread out around the city hall. With concentric rings of roads with houses in the middle. Looks very cool. I'm just having trouble getting the money balance right so I can keep growing. It's tricky. It also has a SP mode. The final game will do, the beta doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 it is tricky you could trade to omiecrop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fagutish Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What about zoning? Are there density restrictions? Are there new types of zones? And you're cities are huge. I assume this game is easier than SC4 in creating sprawling metropolis' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLC Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It looks pretty damn good! Think I would need a pretty high spec pc to play it though. Which isn't going to happen any time soon :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master2k27 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 What about zoning? Are there density restrictions? Are there new types of zones? And you're cities are huge. I assume this game is easier than SC4 in creating sprawling metropolis' there is diffrent types of zones. 1 2 3 4 (wealth) low med high (zone) Heavy indersty, manfaturing, high tech (low med high) 4 types of farms. retail (low med high) and office (low med high) hotels zones and business hotel zones. 50% of them have super size type there is low detail mode on that game where cars are gray blocks and trees are pixlated blocks. Forgive my spelling :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fagutish Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Interesting. So it won't be exactly like SimCity 4 where you plop down RCI (residential, commercial, industrial) and let the simulator handle the rest. I'm sort of queasy about extreme zone micromanagement but I'm willing to give this a shot. What are your specs and hows your fps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Nice I do hope for a decent building game, because societies was CR4P i still play sc4 from time to time, anyway to get in the beta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom1981 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I am reportingth topic .You are under an NDA and are not allowed to be talking about it. I am reporting this to the citiesxl dev team and the neowin staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deactivated01032015 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Those informations that he is "givin out" are basically already known - read wiki entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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