========= F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S ========= SimCity 2000 FAQ Part 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have access to the World-Wide Web, see the latest HTML Translation and Update of this document by Michael Hanson: URL = http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~hanson/simcity_2000.faq.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... Miscellaneous ... 1.1 Q: I'm having trouble installing SC2K. A: See Appendix 4 and 5 in the fourth part of this file. 1.2 Q: Where's the SimCity2000 ftp site? A: ftp.andyspc.rh.uchicago.edu in /pub/sc2k. Logon as anonup with password 'upload' in order to upload. 1.3 Q: How do I get on the Sim mailing list? A: There is a digest and non-digest version of the mailing list. For the digest, send email to: majordomo@cisco.com with the following line in the body of the message: subscribe simlist-digest 1.4 A: For the non-digest, use the following line subscribe simlist 1.5 Q: Does Maxis have an E-Mail address? A: You can reach e-mail technical support at support@maxis.com 1.6 Q: Is there anybody from Maxis on the net? A: Yes - Chris Weiss, cweiss@netcom.com 1.7 Q: Where can I get a demo of SimCity2000? A: Anonymous ftp to "ftp.netcom.com/pub/maxis" Look in the /pub/maxis directory. SC2KDEMO.ZIP is a slide show for IBM. SC2KDEMO.SEA is a slide show for Mac. 1.8 Q: How do I log on to the Maxis BBS? A: The phone number is (510) 254-3869. (8-N-1) 1.9 Q: What's a good price for SimCity2000? A: Well, I paid $38.88 (with CUE discount) at Egghead. 1.10 Q: Can I upgrade from the old Sim City? A: No, I don't think so. SC2K is, pretty much, a totally different product. Your old cities can be converted by loading them into SC2K. 1.11 Q: (MAC) Can I run SC2K on my black and white mac? A: No. SC2K is specifically designed to run in 256-colors. 1.12 Q: What newsgroups talk about SimCity2000? comp.sys.mac.games, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc, and comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic 1.13 Q: Is there an upper limit on population? A: Unknown on IBM. Mac (v1.0) limited to around 9.1 million. Mac(v1.1) Unknown. 1.14 Q: Are there any books out about SimCity2000? A: Well, I asked Nick Dargahi about his upcoming book: "Here's the latest scoop. I am a coauthor of the SimCity Power, Politics, and Planning book that Prima Publishing is releasing next month, the other author is Michael Bremer who, as you know, wrote the manual that comes with the software. Our book includes information that isn't available anywhere else, since we had direct access to the programmers and staff at Maxis. Our book also includes color pictures of interesting cities, including a city which has the world population record for a SimCity of 9.3 million people. Other topics include: The most comprehensive information resource guide for all tools, buildings and object types in SimCity. The Making of SimCity 2000: Interviews with the designers, and background information on how SimCity 2000 came into being. Greater detail on how the simulation works. How to beat the scenarios: tested methods to win each scenario. Tips & Tricks Chapter: Includes how to hex edit your city files to add more money or create new scenarios of your own design. All Easter Eggs are mentioned. The Economic model. Managing your money, and employing different economic strategies. Plus an appendix that teaches you how to install the DOS version of SimCity 2000 so that it will run under Windows 3.1 (as a DOS application) or under OS/2." Nick is also the author of SimCity Strategies and Secrets and A-Train - The Official Strategy Guide. Johnny L. Wilson is working on The Sim City 2000 Planning Commisioners Handbook, probably to be published by McGraw Hill. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have access to the World-Wide Web, see the latest HTML Translation and Update of this document by Michael Hanson: URL = http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~hanson/simcity_2000.faq.html