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From: bt422@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Michael Neame)
Subject: Re: Town Simulation
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Strider (psr@acsu.buffalo.edu) writes:
> I suppose you guys have already checked out SimTown by Maxis?
SimTown is a *DUMBED-DOWN* version of SimCity. The idea I'm tossing around
here is a very detailed version of a city, ie PERSON BY PERSON. No
faceless "sims" here, each person will be an individual with a job,
family, problems, skills,etc. Hopefully everything will emerge from a
basic set of rules, but we'll see. SimTown is DEFINITELY not it.

-Mike N.


