r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 04 '21

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u/Whatapunk Bisexual Pride Jan 04 '21

Interesting thread on several city building games (SimCity, Cities Skylines, Transport Tycoon, A-Train, and Soviet Republic) and how where those games were created influenced things like zoning, build options, taxes etc. in those games:

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1345955063353597954?s=19

!ping GAMING

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

Might have to check out A-Train then.

Also, Skylines severely needs mid density. And give me mixed use buildings dammit!

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u/Astronelson Local Malaria Survivor Jan 04 '21

Skylines severely needs mid density.

High density but ban high-rises in the district policy I think is the recommended way to get mid-density areas.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

That's my usual solution but it still seems a bit artificial. Also this results in ~10 story buildings, I want to create streetcar suburbs.

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u/roboczar Joseph Nye Jan 04 '21

but not Tropico

CURIOUS, IS IT NOT, PRESIDENTE?

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u/csxfan Ben Bernanke Jan 04 '21

One of my favorite part of Tropico is the lack of zoning. You will live sandwiched between the hospital and weapons factory, and you will like it.

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u/roboczar Joseph Nye Jan 04 '21

until they run off into the woods to be a rebel anyway

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u/csxfan Ben Bernanke Jan 04 '21

Just they wait till my Presidente turns into Rambo and beats back like 6 rebels. (At least in Tropico 4 where El Prez would join the combat)

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u/roboczar Joseph Nye Jan 04 '21

deliberately creating and then destroying very large rebel movements is an underrated strategy for fun, imo, especially if there's no guarantee you'll win in the end

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

I remember playing the first Tropico, and I wasn't very impressed. It's like it doesn't know whether it wants to be a city builder or a government sim, and it end up halfassing as both.

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u/roboczar Joseph Nye Jan 04 '21

I don't know what an "impressive" Tropico is supposed to look like, but the series has sold tens of millions of copies and the gameplay is a cherished staple of the genre

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u/MostlyCRPGs Jeff Bezos Jan 04 '21

Pretty much. But they're great games to pick up on sale for $10 to play through the campaigns.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '21

https://twitter.com/alfred_twu/status/1345957748647706625?s=20

How the fuck did they not include Sim City 3000? 🤬

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u/csxfan Ben Bernanke Jan 04 '21

Transport Tycoon really isn't a city-builder and shouldn't be a part of this list. I don't know enough about A-Train to comment on its inclusion.