IGN described the game as having "pushed the genre in the right direction" with its "friendlier learning curve" compared to the SimCity series. Cities XL 2011 Ĭities XL received average reviews. Monte Cristo shut down in May 2010 following poor sales of Cities XL. The company had stated that the community was not to worry, as they have "saved all of the good posts", and would continue to maintain a presence on websites such as Simtropolis. Prior to the game's release, both the blog and user forum were closed and removed from public view. ĭuring the development of Cities XL, Monte Cristo maintained a developer blog and internet forums on their main website. The limited edition contained extra content including additional landmarks, additional maps, and a poster. Two different versions of the game were released, a standard edition and a limited edition. The game was released on Octoin Oceania and in Europe, and on Octoin North America. On Apit was announced that Cities Unlimited official game title would be Cities XL. However, it was later revealed in a community website interview that it would not be called City Life 2, and was initially named Cities Unlimited to avoid confusion. In June 2007, a screenshot of a new city building game from Monte Cristo was posted in Philippe Da Silva's personal blog. The player may not have all the graphic options fully turned on but still get better quality visuals than City Life.
Monte Cristo has made a 3D engine that allows lower-range PCs to run the game. A pre-released screen shot of an Aspen map confirmed that Cities XL would include snowy landscapes. In an interview on SeptemPhilippe Da Silva announced that Cities XL would include a large variety of maps and landscapes, which would allow players a greater depth with the types of cities they wanted to create. In addition, middleware like SpeedTree has also been used for in-game afforestation. Instead of creating new tools, Monte Cristo relies on existing third-party tools like EarthSculptor, World Machine and GeoControl to generate unique realistic terrain before importing it into their terrain-editing software.
The terrain is composed of height maps, textures and a normal map. It was planned that when a player was managing a GEM the main city simulation was stopped, but successful management of GEMs could help enhance a city. For example, in a ski resort GEM, it would have been possible to add ski lifts, restaurants, shelters, and ski-trails. Gameplay Extension Modules Īn unimplemented feature known as Gameplay Extension Modules (GEMs), also referred to as Game Enhancement Modules, were features, such as a ski resort or a beach, that would have been implemented into a city and managed in extra detail by the player. An add-on introducing buses to the game was released in December 2009. Other transport options that were planned to be included in the game were airports, trains, ferries and subways. Bridges and tunnels are also part of the simulator. Transport Ĭities XL allows players to create a road network of a variety of road types at many different angles and curvatures.
A Mass Placement Tool has been announced in previews allowing players to select tags that define what categories of buildings they want to see created when outlining an area of lots. Players can also plop building lots individually. To create building lots, players can zone an area of the map in which, upon confirmation, individual building lots will be created by the game. The social class chosen for a lot will not be modified by the simulation. Before designating building lots, players are required to select which class of residents may live there. Residential lots are furthermore distinguished by four social classes: unskilled workers, skilled workers, executives, and elites. The game offers the designation of three types of building lots: residential, commercial and industrial, each of which can have a different density.
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A patch was released on the same day allowing players to use buses in single-player mode, as they had previously only been available in multiplayer mode. On JanuMonte Cristo announced due to a low subscription rate they would be closing the multiplayer online service, and they did so on March 8, 2010. As a member of a planet, players were able to build their cities in a virtual world populated by other subscribers, trade resources such as electricity with other players, work together to create structures such as the Eiffel Tower, and visit other cities as an avatar and host events. Gameplay Beginnings as MMO Ĭities XL allowed players an option to play on a persistent online virtual community known as a planet which required a monthly subscription fee.
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