montie
11-01-2003, 11:04
The long wait for the upcoming SimCity 4 is coming to an end. On January the 14th this long wait will be over, with electronic arts releasing thier best version yet.
SimCity 4 implements a trimetric orthographic view completely via 3D operations. There are no sprites in SimCity 4; anything that looks like a sprite (e.g. dispatch icons) is actually a 3D polygon that is made to look like a sprite. Thus making each individual building look "realistic".
Some of the props include the animated stoplight and railroad crossing arms. You can follow any vehicle as it moves about your town, stopping in its tracks as stoplights turn from green to red. Watch as cars line up bumper to bumper as blinking crossing arms come down when freight trains pass by. There is almost a surreal feeling when watching these normal everyday activities that prove to be very satisfying.
The Sims is the ultimate game when it comes to personalization. With SimCity 4, you can now move your Sim into your SimCity - to report back to you the various things going on in their particular neighborhood. But while they are in your city, you must give up direct control over them, so you can only influence your Sim as mayor.
These and many other improvements have been made over the old SC3K and the game looks amazing in every detail.
Info about the improvements can be found at <a href="http://simcity.ea.com" target="_blank">simcity.ea.com</a>
SimCity 4 implements a trimetric orthographic view completely via 3D operations. There are no sprites in SimCity 4; anything that looks like a sprite (e.g. dispatch icons) is actually a 3D polygon that is made to look like a sprite. Thus making each individual building look "realistic".
Some of the props include the animated stoplight and railroad crossing arms. You can follow any vehicle as it moves about your town, stopping in its tracks as stoplights turn from green to red. Watch as cars line up bumper to bumper as blinking crossing arms come down when freight trains pass by. There is almost a surreal feeling when watching these normal everyday activities that prove to be very satisfying.
The Sims is the ultimate game when it comes to personalization. With SimCity 4, you can now move your Sim into your SimCity - to report back to you the various things going on in their particular neighborhood. But while they are in your city, you must give up direct control over them, so you can only influence your Sim as mayor.
These and many other improvements have been made over the old SC3K and the game looks amazing in every detail.
Info about the improvements can be found at <a href="http://simcity.ea.com" target="_blank">simcity.ea.com</a>