If I were to program it, I would still use a square matrix data structure in memory, but each cell would allow you to position a building or road at an arbitrary angle, and would only contain a pointer to an object with an arbitrary polygonal footprint indicating whether the polygon was partially or wholly placed on that cell. The old SimCity games used a grid because of memory resources: each tile could only be set to one of 256 values, and each of those 256 values needed to be mapped to a specific tile graphic.īut on modern computers memory resources are almost a non-issue, so the grid must exist, but only to guide the structure of the city. Personally, I like isometric graphics more than 3D, but I like the idea of being able to load a city map (one that I have built) in a 3D game like SimCopter or TheSims.Īlthough I grew up playing SimCity 2000, and that one is just my favorite as far looks and sound, and the simulation itself, I too would go with SimCity 3000 as my ideal game.Īlso, I have always wanted the idea to draw straight-line roads between arbitrary points on the map with out it having to follow the grid, so that I can mark off arbitrary polygonal districts. "Ghost" objects (roads, zones, buildings), allowing you to build sections of a city without committing it to the map until you are ready to do so.
Being able to measure distances and draw your own guide lines on the map."Democratic" elements where Sims suggest how to build the city and fill out the map, which you can pass, amend, or veto.
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