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Contents.New features Mayor Mode When starting a new city, there are three different difficulty levels, each with a different amount of starting money, as opposed to the single amount in the original SimCity 4. New regions are also included, such as and.Tutorials Instead of a single, Rush Hour includes five separate tutorials in order to help players learn the controls for the game. It includes a 'Getting Started' tutorial that tells the player the basic zoning and construction tools, a 'Terraforming' tutorial that instructs the player on the use of the terraforming tools in god mode, a 'Making Money' tutorial that helps players learn how to manage their budget, a 'Big City' tutorial that shows how to improve the desirability and land value in a large city, and finally a 'Rush Hour' tutorial that shows the player how to use all the new tools that were added with the expansion pack.U-Drive-It. A steam train being driven by the player using U-Drive-It.U-Drive-It is a new add-on to Rush Hour, a mode where players can take control of cars, planes, boats and many other forms of transportation and drive them around the city. There are two modes of driving: Scenario Mode, where the player has a limited amount of time to complete a mission and win money or prizes, or Free Drive, that allows the player to drive freely.If the vehicle sustains excessive damage (either by crashing into other vehicles or traversing into water), it will burst into flames and subsequently explode.
This is shown by a colored diamond above the vehicle, in-game called a 'plumbob' (much like the ones in ) which can turn from green to red to represent the vehicle's current state.Some vehicles have certain individual features, such as a on police cars or the capacity to damage sections of the city with munitions from vehicles such as tanks, helicopters and jets. Also, some boats may cast fish nets or tug other boats to safety.has related U-Drive-It to, and indicated the feature including an enhanced physics model partially based on that of. However, while Streets of SimCity and SimCopter can alternate between a first- and third-person view, U-Drive-It is restricted to third-person.Roads and highways. A screenshot showing some examples of new features in SimCity 4: Rush Hour.The newest addition to the section are. One-way roads are the same size as normal roads only they stretch into one direction, while avenues are 4-lane (2 lanes per direction) roads the same size as highways, with some shrubbery in the center strip (defined by the wealth of buildings on the road). Avenues have a lower capacity than highways, but are more easily accessible and allow buildings to be placed adjacent to them. Avenues could be made in SimCity 4's predecessor, SimCity 3000, by building two roads parallel to each other, however they are not present in the original SimCity 4.The ground was also a new addition, which is cheaper but more obtrusive than elevated highways, but still carries the same capacity and can connect to roads in the same way.
The for highways was also introduced.Another addition is a toll booth which can be placed on roads, highways, or avenues in order to get money. However they can worsen traffic congestion and lower the player's mayor rating.Public transportation Major changes to the section were made. The, a fast moving above-ground railway, was introduced for areas. Unlike its similar partner, the above-ground (Elevated Rail), the monorail is much more modern-looking and faster, and also can be built over ground level roads, highways, avenues, streets and railways, much like an elevated highway. The is cheaper than the monorail and can connect to the city's subway system.The public was also introduced, which can be placed next to stations and bus stops to create a ' system.Water transport The system was introduced as the only change to the water transport section. The ferry system came in two types: Passenger, for people only, and Car and Passenger, for both.
The ferries allow sections of a city that are separated by water to be connected without incurring the cost of constructing a bridge or tunnel.Route query. The Rush Hour route query tool shows how Sims travel to, from, and across a building or road.Another new feature in Rush Hour is the route query; with it, it is possible to check the routes the Sims use to get to their jobs, allowing the player to see directly where the Sims need to go and how they do it. It also enables players to examine the number of cars that travel on each road in order to determine which roads are the most congested. In this way, the player can find out where to place public transport stations strategically.Disasters Two new disasters are included in the pack, UFO attack and Autosaurus Wrecks. The UFO attack summons a mother ship which fires a destructive blast and spawns smaller ships.
Autosaurus Wrecks is a robotic monster made of road vehicles, which bears similarities to. Autosaurus will go on a rampage, and eventually explode.Music Composers, and conductor worked with the seventy-piece Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra to record five songs for the soundtrack in. The remainder of the soundtrack was composed by Martin, as well as, Walt Szalva, and Edwin Dolinski. Freely hosts the soundtrack for download.Reception.
Simcity 4 Rush Hour Update
Cover of SimCity 4: Rush HourSimCity 4: Rush Hour is an for. It includes features, old and new, most of which are transportation related. These include avenues, and more. Rush Hour also includes a new tool (Route Query) which traces the routes sims take to their destinations, and the type of transportation they use.In addition, several mods for SimCity 4, including the (NAM), will only work with Rush Hour.
Rush Hour is also included in the of SimCity 4 and The SimCity Box.Game changes Transportation changes. One-way Roads: Are the same size as normal roads but only allow traffics in one direction. Avenue: Are dual carriageway roads with the same size as highways, and bushes and shrubs in the center.
The only way pedestrians could cross is when a road/street/one-way or avenue crosses it at an intersection. Ground Highway: Are much cheaper than elevated highways and have the same capacity as the elevated highway. But is difficult to connect with roads, avenues, and one-way roads. Elevated Highway: More expensive than ground highways but a relief for traffic and sometimes an eyesore.
Elevated Rail: Cheaper than subways to set up, though more expensive to run, the Elevated Rail connects to your subway network, but has the drawback that it disturbs surface infrastructure during construction (whereas subways can be built under houses, etc. Toll Booth: Generates revenue from roads, avenues and highways. They also cause traffic delays and obviously only work when cars pass by. Monorail: Works the same way as an elevated railway, which can pass over ground level road and rails; but are much faster and modern-looking than elevated railways. Elevated to Subway: Connects elevated railways to subways. Ferry: Can carry passengers on the water.
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They can be two types, passenger or passenger and cars.Other changes. Route Query: Provides information as to where and how sims get to work and home. Difficulty Levels: On the original, it was near impossible to get a sustainable city as running costs, i.e. For infrastructure like roads and for civic services, outweigh tax revenue. In Rush Hour, 3 difficulty levels were introduced, with the hardest identical to SimCity 4, and the easier levels having greatly amplified tax income.
Toll booths were also introduced to raise money.: An add-on which allows players to control cars, airplanes, boats, and other vehicles. Some vehicles contain special features such as the police car which has a siren. There are two modes of driving, Free and Mission mode. In Free mode gets to drive where-ever you want, while during a mission you must complete certain objectives within a certain time limit. A vehicle receives damage if it crashes into other vehicles, or is driven into water/land, and will eventually burst into flames and explode. The color diamond above a vehicle will change from green to red, depending on the current state.: A new disaster which causes a large UFO ship to appear which flies around firing lasers.
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It can also spawning three more 'baby' UFOs which will fire lasers of their own.: Also a new disaster which causes nearby cars to stick together and form a monster which will then proceed to cause damage to the city.There are also some new music tracks added to the game, all composed.