Gamespot says it's got the official SCS movie

[simdude]

Gamespot has something up for download and it says it's the official SimCity Societies movie.

Has anyone seen it? Anthing new in it?


http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/simcitysocieties/download_ini.html?sid=6179877&id=6179877&mode=all

[King Faticus]

it's only going to take.. .ten hours... to download lmao:eek:

correction.. five hours :rolleyes:

[gem1n100]

Here is the link to watch it online instead of having to download it.....

http://www.gamespot.com/video/939939/6179877/simcity-societies-official-movie-3

[ManagerJosh]

It's a producer video :)

[Tinkerbell]

Thank you, Simdude!

It has the older pre-Leipzig interface, but has a LOT of good gameplay examples that probably won't change too much.

SCS is gonna have a bunch of micromanagement if we want it. How we are gonna remember all these things?

Remember when the SC4 fans claimed that TM was dumbing down the game? :rolleyes:

I've only seen a little & am already overwhelmed. :D

[Aushun]

Wow, just saw it now. (thank you Simdude! :D) Probably the best and most informative video on the game I've seen so far. It's basically Rachel Bernstein (the Lead Producer) doing a small walkthrough of a corporate area, showing how each building relates to each other, and how the efficiency of buildings can be improved through building placement and other adjustments. For me it just showed how there's a considerable amount of strategy in the game. And this is just for one societal value, lol "imagine the possibilites!"

Btw, Gamespot downloads are hideously slow, I think they restrict bandwidth for non-paying members. Best to simply watch it online. :)

[ManagerJosh]

I used a program like Flashget and pulled the H.264 Quicktime video at about 200-400Kb

[King Faticus]

I just finished downloading the hi-rez version and it is exactly the same as the much MUCH quicker link... with the hours it was taking I kinda hoped it would have something extra lmao

[Azeem]

The video doesn't really tell us any more than what's already been told, except that buildings have much more particular effects on their immediate surroundings. Definitely a plus here, considering that certain special buildings in previous SimCities simply had subtler effects. Look like there's a bit of tourism in SCS too. :)

[deathtopumpkins]

I haven't gotten to watch it yet, anyone want to sum it up for me?

[Tinkerbell]

I haven't gotten to watch it yet, anyone want to sum it up for me?

Video is mainly how to make a Prosperity Societal Value downtown area & shows the bonus & walker spawning for each building.

District Courthouse ~ Increases simolean output of surrounding buildings by 10%. Targeted ability of boosting output of one building. Good building to build downtown workplaces around.

Focus Test Lab ~ Makes corporate buildings throughout city produce higher workers output of simoleans by 1000 & prosperity societal energy.

Board of Directors ~ Spawns Managers (either Tycoons or tourists). Tycoons make workers unhappy. When tycoon visits a workplace, it increases worker output of simoleans.

PR Firm ~ spawns Managers

Law Office ~ spawns managers

International Stock Exchange ~ Increases chances Managers will be tycoons. Only one building allowed in each city.

Megacorp Office ~ Lion? Shirt Day (garbled guess). Workers find work more fun for a day.

Corporate One ~ Produces security professionals ~ special sims that guard corporate buildings.

[Azeem]

It's "Hawaiian Shirt Day." Basically a parody of those cheesy office theme days. ;) It makes workers happier to work for a while, kinda like the edicts in Tropico or CotN.

In a nutshell, each building has its own particular effect.

[Tinkerbell]

Hawaiian Shirt Day ~ of course!

lol ~ I replayed that section 10 times & still couldn't figure it out. :D

[deathtopumpkins]

Thanks Tinkerbell.
So we know who the special sims buildings can spawn are now.
Do it didn't talk about any of the other societal values?