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SimCity Patch 3 up...

Monday, November 24, 2003

Just in time for Thanksgiving SimCity's patch no. 3 is ready for SimCity Rush Hour and Deluxe players. You can pick up the 16.7mb update over at SimCity.com. Below are the release notes from the update page:

-Thanks to Kevin Stange for the update details!

Performance Improvements

Adjusted foam spray effect for firefighters fighting toxic spills.

Addressed issues related to U-Drive it mode while volcano disaster is active.

Fix for random issues that may arise when dragging a diagonal power line across zones in specific manner that creates a connected orphan pole in a segment.

Renderer updates to avoid memory corruption when model instance has an invalid position.

Updates to paths to improve clipper that was transforming stop points into single-point paths.

Video card improvements for the following:
Intel i830/845/865: Fixed graphics rules to allow hardware and to disable color cursor.

Addressed issues related to burning tree stump.

Fix for airplane sometimes taxiing above the airfield.

Implemented safety code for query.

Fix for relatively obscure problems that occur when moving vans are created on a tile with a complex paths.

Implemented a general-purpose fix for any remaining yet-to-be-discovered cases of a bad orientation vector.

Fix for issue where networks loaded from a saved city would not properly re-initialize their connection bitmap.

Updated Localized strings.

Updates for My Sim messaging. The issues would arise when moving a My Sim out of a city at just the right time.

Fix for reported location of sky diving mission.

Fix for query incorrectly reporting trip length after abandonment.

Fix for incorrectly reported commute time during inter-city travel.

Path fixes for various networks and intersections.

Texture fixes for several one-way/avenue intersections.

Fix for several network intersection resolves.

Improved usage of parking lots and transit stations.

Improved synching of foundation vs. building height.

Improved variety of industry building development.

Fix for intercity commute where bus traffic was periodically being treated as car traffic.

Fix for being able to drop highway ramps over buildings.

Adjusted toll booth capacities for 2-tile wide toll booths.

Fix for prevention of pedestrians from using neighbor connections.

Fix for elevated train volume not being reported in the traffic volume graph.

Fix for commercial traffic and road noise map calculations to accommodate multi-tile morning and evening commutes.

Added left turn lanes to avenue/highway overpass onramps.

Fix for priorities of props and textures in lot templates used in city detail.

Fix for variety of path bugs related to roads, rails, highways, avenues and elevated rail.

Tensions between Aspyr and Maxis...

Monday, November 24, 2003

Anyone who has bought a copy of SimCity 4 for Mac or The Sims for Mac undoubtedly knows that Aspyr has been rather lean on supplying on content for the two games, instead trying to get Maxis to complete their part of the deal by allowing Mac users to get content from SimCity.com and TheSims.com. However, Mac users have yet to get a chance to download from SimCity.com and TheSims.com even though many of the downloads are backwardly compatible with Macs. Aspyr has tried to explain this in their tech support area for TheSims Superstar saying "Maxis/EA have been contacted about the possibility of extending access to Mac users, but have not been cooperative about making the necessary changes." Whether or not Maxis will resolve the problem is yet to be seen, and hopefully this won't hinder a Mac port of The Sims 2.

The Sims 2 Newsletter...

Monday, November 10, 2003

You can now sign up for The Sims 2 Newsletter which like the other past Maxis newsletters is sure to keep us all updated on the latest news about The Sims 2. Anyone under 18 will need to submit their parent/guardians address as well.

New SimGlobal Staff Member

Monday, November 10, 2003

SimGlobal, after searching for a new staff member for a few weeks, is proud to announce the addition of Andro to our staff. Andro is a SimCity 3000/4 expert, coming up with many theories and ideas about gamplay for the SC3000.com knowledge base. Andro has been added as a Moderator to the forums, and will likely be showing his first signs of life at SimGlobal within the next few days. Welcome aboard, Andro! If you still want to apply for positions at SimGlobal, feel free to send us your resume.

SimCity 4 Update in the works...

Saturday, November 8, 2003

An announcement on the SimCity.com BBS has indicated that a new SimCity 4 "update" is on the way. There is no indication when the update is coming out or what exactly "update" means, however most are expecting this to be Patch 3. Whether or not this update is just for SimCity 4 Rush Hour or for both SimCity 4 and Rush Hour has also been kept under wraps, so make sure to check the SimCity BBS periodically for update news.

Latest The Sims 2 Chat Transcript Up...

Saturday, November 8, 2003

You can find to latest The Sims 2 chat transcripts up at TheSims2.com. The details from this chat throw in quite a few more answers from the game but leave us asking some still, like the existence of basements.

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