14 DAY TRIAL // SimCity is still a very divisive game and the development team at Maxis is trying to get some goodwill from the player community by offering some hints that are aimed both at newcomers and at the veterans of the series.
Brian Bartram, one of the designers who created SimCity, explains why it’s important to click the Information buttons on the interface, how alerts work and how players can quickly find out how happy various citizen categories are.
The entire blog post is worth reading, although there’s no groundbreaking information about SimCity to be learned.
Maxis is currently working on improving core game features and they are also adding more free content in partnership with toothpaste and car companies.
SimCity had big problems on launch, but the servers are now stable and cheetah speed has been added back.