guys we should have a simcity 2000 tourney!!!

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we have people try to make most amazing city on a common landform in some time period and then have celebrity judges examine each city

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 06:31 (eighteen years ago)

I only play to unleash monsters on my fucking whiny taxpayers.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 22 January 2007 06:47 (eighteen years ago)

fun!

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 08:23 (eighteen years ago)

can we cheat?

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 08:23 (eighteen years ago)

i want in. why is this not ILG thrd?

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 10:31 (eighteen years ago)

ps maybe i could be celeb judge instead

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 10:33 (eighteen years ago)

we could mail the .sc2 files 2 u

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 16:29 (eighteen years ago)

wow, i am celebrity!

i'll see if sc2k will install without computer exploduf and get back 2 u.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:18 (eighteen years ago)

to clarify: last time i installed sc2k (about 1999-2000), my old CRT monitor started smoking like crazy and died. i'm pretty sure this was a coincidence, though.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:21 (eighteen years ago)

jon, where can i download a version to run on mac?

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:38 (eighteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/SimCity-Indigo.gif

MOST ADVANCED VERSION EVER

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

andrew, dunno try abandonware site

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

http://mac.the-underdogs.info/

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

ok, maybe this can be a joint noise dude / ILG / project... I'll run it on my blog.

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:56 (eighteen years ago)

1) people generate .sc2 landforms & submit them
2) people vote on them from screenshots
3) .sc2 file is distributed
4) 1 week
5) finished sc2 files mailed in
6) judging

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 18:57 (eighteen years ago)

will a noize dude play SPORE?

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:08 (eighteen years ago)

i regret claiming celebrityhood now, i'd much rather plai than judge.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:09 (eighteen years ago)

mac version http://mac.softpedia.com/progDownload/SimCity-Download-11246.html

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)

that underdogs.info seemed broken

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)

clearly I should judge, as monsters are an integral part of the game.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

do you think we'll need prizes in different categories?

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:12 (eighteen years ago)

there should be a best-overall and then maybe superlatives like "MOST SQUISHY" or something.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)

prize will be knowing you are the most capable sim city loser of them all.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)

eveyone should win just like the superbowl

― jhoshea (scoopsnoodle), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:15 (eighteen years ago)

maybe the judging panel could pretend to be various historical figures and be like "THIS WOULD BE RALPH NADER'S FAVORITE"

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:16 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.kkenglish.com.tw/db/images/Props/Award/Participation%20Award.jpg

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:16 (eighteen years ago)

Hitler's favorite would have lots of lebensraum.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:17 (eighteen years ago)

I feel guilty for being so excited about this.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

MOST ARCOLOGIES

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Simcity2000_Arcology.jpg

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

maybe everyone who plays can vote? i think that is a good rule

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:19 (eighteen years ago)

if it is that way we should have really fun categories.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:20 (eighteen years ago)

let's list historical figures to award prizes for:

- BUCKMINSTER FULLER (acrologies = key)
- HITLER (autobahns = key; low crime = key)
- mussolini (GOOD TRAIN SYSTEM)
- Pierre Charles L'Enfant (most straight streets not running on grid, also FREESMASONRY)

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:21 (eighteen years ago)

also for Hitler make sure yr low-income neighborhoods are blocked in.

- GODZILLA (key = most buildings on fire)

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:25 (eighteen years ago)

can we do this with civilization next???

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

fuller would not like the arcologies because of they bring too much crime. the biggest arco needs like 3 police stations just for itself.

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

where is JBR??? isn't she urban planning major????

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

she's off figuring out how to make manhattan "squishy"

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

MORE IRRIGATION.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

shit guys i am fucked, i need 4mb RAM!!!!

http://www.kittenrecords.co.uk/slypics/OHNOES.jpg

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

not that i just feverishly installed it like an excited child.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

it is a funny idea, but i doubt Historical Figures awards would end up making much sense re: finished cities unless you were trying to achieve a specific one.

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:35 (eighteen years ago)

never let making sense get in the way of a funny idea.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:36 (eighteen years ago)

should probably come up with the categories during the judging

― friday on the porch (lfam), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:40 (eighteen years ago)

The Facts of Water in SC2000:

-Having water in a city DOES NOT actually affect the growth of that city. (This has been tested)
-However, ratings can drop and those water shortage messages are annoying.
-You can get around the water issue by using a "Phantom Pump" which does not provide water but does get around the water shortage messages.

1. Place a pump in your city in the center of a 3x3 tile area but do not connect it to the water system.
2. Make sure the pump is powered, but do not place the plant directly next to it.
3. The water shortage messages should go away, though your city does not receive water.

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:52 (eighteen years ago)

i am so into this once i get computer working :(

― be home by 11 (orion), Monday, 22 January 2007 19:55 (eighteen years ago)

it'll be at least a week

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 20:36 (eighteen years ago)

How can I say no to this!

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 22 January 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)

i wish all sim cities had arcologies.

― Dxy (Danny), Monday, 22 January 2007 22:27 (eighteen years ago)

when will nyc get an acrology???

― UART variations (ex machina), Monday, 22 January 2007 22:28 (eighteen years ago)

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ok, what plaforms do we have working?

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 01:38 (eighteen years ago)

What was the word that made the dude moan "Ah can't get enouuuugh!"

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 06:01 (eighteen years ago)

I have it working on XP, using ... um, some kind of DOS emulator, I'm sorry I'll have to check when I get home :| Don't laugh at me.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 06:02 (eighteen years ago)

I'm running sc2kNE on XP w/no probs (except my 2mb RAM)

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 08:51 (eighteen years ago)

I'd love to join this! Have to see if I can get it to run first. How do we check if someone has cheated or not (Sorry if question is really thick!)?

― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 12:32 (eighteen years ago)

The hono(u)r system?

― jimn (jimnaseum), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 12:41 (eighteen years ago)

os x 10.4.8 running in classic

― friday on the porch (lfam), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 19:20 (eighteen years ago)

Yea, it runs great in classic. Now can someone post a solution for people w/o classic?

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

I advise you guys to start practicing; I'm not as good as I thought!

― UART variations (ex machina), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

yeah, i'm gonna need practice -- not having Classic is a huge pain :(

jon, i think M4rc D0ughty might want to get in on this?? maybe i can enlist his help to get SC2K running

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

Practice, yes indeed. My first game after installing was fucking shameful. I ended up taking out 3 bonds (fortunately all at 5%), but even after spending all the cash, I still wasn't making a profit. Then my power plant exploded.

New game is working out quite well, but I remember being way better at this when I was like 12 or some shit.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 22:28 (eighteen years ago)

I think it was easier when I was 12 because you could play on a level city and not have to deal with the additional cost overheads associated with building on uneven ground (terrain mods, additional infrastructure to bypass stuff). I have no problem making enough to repay the bonds from power plant construction, but it totally cripples my profitability and its usually 2000 or so before I make enough dough to start expanding as rapidly as I can. I forget if SC2K lets you sell power, but if it does it makes the nuke plant a really great option.

Also, playing with disasters on = sucks with low lying land! I had two power plants next to each other and the fucking hurricane got 2 in one shot! That really put me in the hole.

― Jon@catwon (catwon), Thursday, 25 January 2007 01:47 (eighteen years ago)

This all sounds so depressingly familiar :)

― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Thursday, 25 January 2007 13:02 (eighteen years ago)

Planning without disasters on = NOT COOL, EXCEPT FOR LEARNING+EXPERIMENTS
PLAYING ON FLAT LANDFORM = NOT COOL, as above

― UART variations (ex machina), Thursday, 25 January 2007 17:22 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2007/01/25/h-103_66139_sim0001.jpg.jpg
▲全国を巡るのはこのクルマ。選挙演説と間違わないように！

― kingfish moose tracks (kingfish 2.0), Monday, 29 January 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)

hydroelectric power is the way to go because the plants last forever. you more than make up the cost of laying the water and the lost tax revenue from the land.

― friday on the porch (lfam), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 03:22 (eighteen years ago)

So will we be allowed to touch/terraform the layout provided at all? ie if it is a funky big bunch of hills and water, can we make more laeks and things?

― Trayce (trayce), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 04:33 (eighteen years ago)

too drunk 2 know

― UART variations (ex machina), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 08:04 (eighteen years ago)

one month passes...

ANY NEWS?

― ian, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:46 (eighteen years ago)

BACKBURNER

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

yeah wha happen

― river wolf, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:47 (eighteen years ago)

ANY NEWS?

ian on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:46 PM (2 minutes ago)

How can I trust a man who cannot get up before 1:30 with the lives of thousands of Sims?

yeah wha happen

Dudes this is on the back burner as I have a show soon. If you guys have suggestions as to what to do with regard to running the tourney, they'd be appreciated and would get some momentum going.

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:50 (eighteen years ago)

how can i trust a man who can't drink past 11pm?

― ian, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:52 (eighteen years ago)

oh snapz

― river wolf, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:54 (eighteen years ago)

I was drinking till 5 the night before!

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

― g-kit, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

Well, all we really need to do is set up winning conditions, a system for submitting screencaps of city stats, and a judge(s), right?

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 13:27 (eighteen years ago)

, a system for submitting screencaps of city stats

Is there a compelling reason NOT to just send in the .sc2?

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:17 (eighteen years ago)

No, I just didn't know about it, lmao.

Did we ever work out the Mac issue?

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)

no.

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)

Mac issue = people with PPC but no Classic

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:20 (eighteen years ago)

I thought a Classic emulator came standard???

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:22 (eighteen years ago)

1) Not an emulator
2) If you reinstall its easy to forget to install classic
3) Intel macs don't have it

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:26 (eighteen years ago)

lol news to me. I can't play either then. ;_;

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:27 (eighteen years ago)

See, you're supposed to make sure of this before we start!

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:28 (eighteen years ago)

And there are "other solutions" for Intel Macs

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:29 (eighteen years ago)

I was always planning on volunteering to judge anyway, I spend too much time on video games already. :/

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:29 (eighteen years ago)

mac ppl could probably buy a PC that runs SC2k for about $5, then bin it once the tourney is over.

― g-kit, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

maybe we should just have a suicide pact?

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

― jessie monster, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

you're just saying that to make me feel better

― g-kit, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:38 (eighteen years ago)

Maybe ILX should

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 18:31 (eighteen years ago)

if only for the "zomg internet CULTISTS commit mass suicide!!! bizarre obsession with Nicky Wire in banana suit discovered!!!" headlines.

― jessie monster, Thursday, 15 March 2007 16:26 (eighteen years ago)

who knows how 2 shot sc2k in win xp

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Thursday, 22 March 2007 03:17 (eighteen years ago)

I have it running in winXP... I forget what the emulator is off the top of my head tho I will check when get home.

― Trayce, Thursday, 22 March 2007 03:50 (eighteen years ago)

six months pass...

GUYS SRSLY

― Abbott, Saturday, 29 September 2007 02:16 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah hay whatevs happened to this!!?

― Trayce, Saturday, 29 September 2007 04:03 (eighteen years ago)

You know; living somewhere that keeps you busy

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Saturday, 29 September 2007 06:13 (eighteen years ago)

new york city has so much to offer!

― river wolf, Saturday, 29 September 2007 14:53 (eighteen years ago)

;_;

― g-kit, Saturday, 29 September 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)

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