Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
http://www.simcity.com/free-trial
edit: (According to the FAQ http://help.ea.com/en/article/simcity-free-trial-faq/ this is a 4 hour limited trial. Meh. I'm not sure if it's replayable or not like the beta)
Heads up, in addition to the free Wing Commander 3 deal on Origin, EA is also offering SimCity up for a limited free trial.
If you're one of those people who said you wouldn't try out SimCity unless it was free, well, now's your chance.
A lot has changed since the incredibly fucked up launch last year. We can now play offline, and thanks to the modding community, we have larger plot sizes (sort of). It's still probably not worth 20 bucks to a lot of people, but for free you might as well give it a chance. Unless you have some sort of principled boycott against EA.
Installing mods is as simple as unzipping files and then placing them in your SimCityData folder.
"What mods do I get?"
The most important ones at this moment would probably be: Project Akar (UI enhancement to accommodate all the mods), UDoN (one way streets), Project Orion (extended boundries). For those wanting to start out modding gradually, I'd suggest going with only Akar and UDoN first, since the Orion extended boundaries mod is a little confusing at first. What's nice about this combo is that you can still meddle around with building outside of the city boundaries, but you are limited to roads only. This is a powerful tool that can allow you to incorporate one way streets into the layout. For example, you can make a one way outflow street that goes out of the city boundary and directly connects back to the region to help with all those annoying tourists who want to leave, bypassing your city's main streets and alleviating traffic.
Otherwise, you can just install a modpack like this one: http://skyestorme.com/skyepack-mod-pack/ (please read the directions).
The official site for hosting mods is Simtropolis, and you can't download anything if you don't sign up. http://www.simtropolis.com/
UDoN (one way streets mod): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29585-offline-only-mod-“unidirectional-networks-udon”/
Akar (UI enhancement): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29715-project-akar-ui-enhancement/
Orion (bigger cities): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29650-project-orion-3k-extended-boundary/
Here is a listing of some mod reviews: http://skyestorme.com/simcity-mods/ Note that it's a little old, and many of these are incorporated into other mod packs now.
Here is a nice, recent video of how to install the latest mods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfKuuRFV1kU
A mod pack in one easy (aside from one necessary file) pack. It has everything you need and more: http://skyestorme.com/skyepack-mod-pack/
edit: (According to the FAQ http://help.ea.com/en/article/simcity-free-trial-faq/ this is a 4 hour limited trial. Meh. I'm not sure if it's replayable or not like the beta)
Heads up, in addition to the free Wing Commander 3 deal on Origin, EA is also offering SimCity up for a limited free trial.
If you're one of those people who said you wouldn't try out SimCity unless it was free, well, now's your chance.
A lot has changed since the incredibly fucked up launch last year. We can now play offline, and thanks to the modding community, we have larger plot sizes (sort of). It's still probably not worth 20 bucks to a lot of people, but for free you might as well give it a chance. Unless you have some sort of principled boycott against EA.
Installing mods is as simple as unzipping files and then placing them in your SimCityData folder.
"What mods do I get?"
The most important ones at this moment would probably be: Project Akar (UI enhancement to accommodate all the mods), UDoN (one way streets), Project Orion (extended boundries). For those wanting to start out modding gradually, I'd suggest going with only Akar and UDoN first, since the Orion extended boundaries mod is a little confusing at first. What's nice about this combo is that you can still meddle around with building outside of the city boundaries, but you are limited to roads only. This is a powerful tool that can allow you to incorporate one way streets into the layout. For example, you can make a one way outflow street that goes out of the city boundary and directly connects back to the region to help with all those annoying tourists who want to leave, bypassing your city's main streets and alleviating traffic.
Otherwise, you can just install a modpack like this one: http://skyestorme.com/skyepack-mod-pack/ (please read the directions).
The official site for hosting mods is Simtropolis, and you can't download anything if you don't sign up. http://www.simtropolis.com/
UDoN (one way streets mod): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29585-offline-only-mod-“unidirectional-networks-udon”/
Akar (UI enhancement): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29715-project-akar-ui-enhancement/
Orion (bigger cities): http://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/29650-project-orion-3k-extended-boundary/
Here is a listing of some mod reviews: http://skyestorme.com/simcity-mods/ Note that it's a little old, and many of these are incorporated into other mod packs now.
Here is a nice, recent video of how to install the latest mods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfKuuRFV1kU
A mod pack in one easy (aside from one necessary file) pack. It has everything you need and more: http://skyestorme.com/skyepack-mod-pack/
