Simgolf demo is out

kolpo · November 15, 2001, 06:50

http://www.spelletjesgarnaal.be/demos/index.html#20164

MarkG · November 15, 2001, 07:21

also
http://simgolf.ea.com/downloads

Jeje2 · November 15, 2001, 07:51

Just downloaded&installed it and...

It's lacking a "Boss"-screen, this is very bad
You get a couple of comersial screens at exist
First two second impression is that grafically looks somewhat like Civ3

So don't bother, you just get into trouble. Trust me on this one...

MarkG · November 15, 2001, 08:00

downloaded it, havent started it yet, i need the urge to post this form the readme

Quote:

7. Credits

@Firaxis

DESIGN
Sid Meier

PROGRAMMING
Sid Meier
Jacob Solomon

Zealot · November 15, 2001, 11:56

I just downloaded the demo file from ea, and my OS doesn't recognize the file type. It asks me to select what should it Open with...!

Could anyone give me some help, please?

Edit: My OS is Windows 2000, version 5.00.2195

TCO · November 15, 2001, 16:21

The game looks way too much like a God game. I don't like the straight lines (obvious diamond shaped hexes).

d_dudy · November 15, 2001, 18:13

i wonder why this gets a public demo and civ 3 didn't?

Jeje2 · November 16, 2001, 01:43

First I have none or very little experience with Sim-games from earlier.
(Played something called simCity ages ago for a short while IIRC…)
And by the looks of it, this Sim-genree isn't my cup of tea.

The demo in itself looks graphically OK to me, except the very harsh limit of whats course and whats not. Your border ends in nothingness. (Just like the Disney-movie "Never ending story") How much more fun wouldn't it be to see your area…

Also the sounds, people saying this and that, are quite entertaining. (But for how long?)

During my play had to fire a couple of golfers, when they were trying to catch a ball outside the area and thus locking the fairway. (Only way I managed to solve this "bug") Also their balls kept on rolling over my screen in a slow motion. (Also a bug?)

Very good is the ability to rotate your map (course), and also there was three levels on zoom.

In conclusion I can say that I liked the demo - It was a nice piece of work and sure was helpful to me. Now I'm sure that I wouldn't find SimGolf entertaining for me after a short while.

Adagio · November 17, 2001, 08:45

After playing a couple of games I have come to the conclusion:
-The game still have many bugs. Sometimes after finnishing a tournament the game kinda stops. This means I just finnished my last hole (all other players have finnished) then everything seems dead. 2 players are still on the map (the other 4 players had left) and just stands around. Officially the tournament is still going so I can't get any visitors and I can't get the money I won, this means the money just goes down into the red

-Really annoying I have to quit the game just to start a new one

-The graphics is ok

-The "create player" seems almost useless. I can't see any difference on the different heads (when playing)

-The game gives me the fealing golf is a gay sport. Reason, I only see guys fall in love with guys (Pretty much all the time) and girls fall in love with girls (extremely rare, seen that one once). This is concluded when looking at the names or what they say

-Demo only allows resolution on 640x480

-Demo only allows 3 holes (4 holes would have been much more interesting to get the hang of the playability of the game)

-All in all. The game looks ok, but nothing I would waste any money on

Adagio · November 17, 2001, 17:24

I just had a look in some of the files and found a jackal.txt the first thing I've noticed after opening the files was the headline: Sid Meier's ALPHA CENTAURI and it mentions something about multiplayer and such...what the h*** does that have to do with Simgolf???

MarkG · November 18, 2001, 06:57

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Originally posted by ADG
-Demo only allows resolution on 640x480

for some strange reason we 800x600 screens

http://apolyton.net/misc/images/view...mo-success.jpg

MarkG · November 18, 2001, 06:59

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Originally posted by ADG
I just had a look in some of the files and found a jackal.txt

it's just a text file related to the development libraries that firaxis uses in it's games.....

Adagio · November 18, 2001, 08:58

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Originally posted by MarkG
for some strange reason we 800x600 screens

http://apolyton.net/misc/images/view...mo-success.jpg

Hmmm...could be it was 800x600, but that is still too low, since I uses 1280x1024 in most other games + desktop

Jalle · November 18, 2001, 11:00

Is there some SM Sim Golf fansites or forums? Give me the links if there is, thanks.

deanco · November 18, 2001, 15:23

I downloaded the demo, and since then I've played nothing but this game. I can't stop playing it.

It. Is. Killer. Sid's done it again. Shades of Railroad Tycoon.

Download it, install it, play it. I'm going out on a limb here, and predicting SimGolf as Sleeper of the Year for 2002.

The 3 hole demo limit is almost painful. I want to make an 18 hole course so bad I can taste it.

Quick Review : Roller Coaster Tycoon, but golf. The difference is, the club members will come back again and again, and get better at golf with time. So a guy who hates Hole #3 his first time playing it may change his mind once he's played it a few times, or practiced at the putting greens and driving range. So it's much more complex than 'young people like scary rides, while old people like slow ones'. It's dynamic, it changes over time. Your course must be accesible to newbies, yet challenging for your club members.

In true Sid style, you just need to put down a tee, and a green, and you're off. You learn the rest as you play.

Get it, get it, get it. You don't need to know anything about golf. If you've watched it on TV for an hour, you know everything you need to have fun. So have fun.

DeanCo--

Jalle · November 18, 2001, 17:52

I totally agree with deanco, i can´t play any other games this rocks! I wan´t also make 18 holes and buy new courses from Florida etc. But is there possibility to save your golf courses so that you can built it again afterwards, i know you can play tournaments afterwards, but when you finish it, game quits to desktop.

Jalle · November 18, 2001, 17:53

This game should have own section here other games

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John-SJ · November 19, 2001, 10:25

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Originally posted by Zealot
I just downloaded the demo file from ea, and my OS doesn't recognize the file type. It asks me to select what should it Open with...!

Could anyone give me some help, please?

Edit: My OS is Windows 2000, version 5.00.2195

I'm not sure why this happens, but for some reason the demo downloads with the name Sid Meiers SimGold DEMO, but it's an exe file. I just renamed the file and added ".exe" to the end and it worked fine.

John-SJ

Zopperoni · November 19, 2001, 11:02

Yes...just put .exe behind it...maybe select "All files" too...and it should do the trick...

As for the game...it's quite entertaining...quite a dynamic game...I just can't find the soda vendor...

deanco · November 19, 2001, 12:55

Hiring people is done under the 'people' button. Once you're on the right screen, click the thumbs up button to get a list of people you can hire.

Has anyone bought the airstrip yet? Gotten their fun factor up to 300? Me, I can get it up to around 210 or so.

I'm also starting to use a single strip of fairway in many cases, it seems to be more effective in providing a challenge, even though it looks less good when you zoom out.

Raising and lowering land is a very powerful tool. One tiny click can completely change how the hole plays. And it's great for elevated tees and greens as well.

How about it, Mr. Moderator? Can SimGolf get it's own forum?

DeanCo--

DinoDoc · November 19, 2001, 16:57

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Originally posted by deanco
How about it, Mr. Moderator? Can SimGolf get it's own forum?

In case you haven't noticed, this is a Civilization game site, not a Sid one. I'd rather see a HOMM forum than see that abomination yin26 inflicted upon us given its own forum.

deanco · November 20, 2001, 05:58

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Originally posted by DinoDoc

In case you haven't noticed, this is a Civilization game site, not a Sid one. I'd rather see a HOMM forum than see that abomination yin26 inflicted upon us given its own forum.

In case you haven't noticed, this is the internet, not some private club where you can fire off snobby, snide remarks to anyone who hasn't hung out here enough to have a 'king' next to their name. Yes, it's a Civ forum. I noticed. So what?? I see lots of other games that have their own forums here. Did you ever hear of "expanding the site's focus"? Or does 'thinking outside the box' signal the downfall of the Apolyton boards as we know them?

I suggest taking a walk, or seeing a movie for a change. Sheesh.

DeanCo--

Adagio · November 20, 2001, 10:20

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Originally posted by deanco
How about it, Mr. Moderator? Can SimGolf get it's own forum?

I don't see why not. ok, I proberly wont be hanging around that forum much, but I can't see how it can hurt

Jalle · November 21, 2001, 08:50

Yea, own forum to SimGolf

. BTW can you put fountains in the demo? And can you save your GolfClub so that you can afterwards build it again, i know that you can play tournaments afterwards.

Urban Ranger · November 22, 2001, 03:07

The game will get its own forum if there's sufficient interest.

But lets not get insulting here, it is indeed a privately owned website, and our ability to post messages is a previlege, not a right.

Zealot · November 22, 2001, 05:46

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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
But lets not get insulting here, it is indeed a privately owned website, and our ability to post messages is a previlege, not a right.

UR for President!!!! Yeeeeaaaah!

Edit: He-hey! Cool! I've made it to royalty (Prince)!

Kevin Ar18 · November 30, 2001, 21:18

I really enjoyed the demo as well. Man, was I disappointed to hit the 3 hole limit -- I was really having fun. Definitely makes me want to go out and get the game. I think I'll probably get Sim Golf instead of Civ 3 if I ever do get anything.

Zopperoni · November 30, 2001, 21:27

I love this game already. Only it gets a little boring playing only three holes

Anyone else who always makes at least one island green?

Zealot · November 30, 2001, 21:38

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Originally posted by John-SJ
I'm not sure why this happens, but for some reason the demo downloads with the name Sid Meiers SimGold DEMO, but it's an exe file. I just renamed the file and added ".exe" to the end and it worked fine.

Could you believe that I only found out your hint now?

Thak you very much John! I already had given up on trying!