Even though the option says to "build all styles at once", the game does not do that, rather, it rotates every game year, which is as frequent as it can occur. SimCity Societies is a city-building simulation video game developed by Tilted Mill Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, and is part of the SimCity series.The gameplay is significantly different from previous SimCity titles, with a greater focus on social development.Some buildings, such as the Cute House make an appearance in multiple tilesets, under different names and textures.If a player does not wish for this to happen, the player can set the number of years to zero, or choose the "build all styles at once" option, which will make the game rotate between chosen tilesets every year, the most frequent a rotation can occur. Depending on the number of years choosen, the game will automatically switch between the sets in chronological order. This tool lets the player build an ultra-modern metropolis, a 20th century city, or a mix, and it is because of this tool that diverse cities are generated.Īlthough the player are able to choose only one building set, if more than one is selected, then there is a function that allows you to set the number of in game years before the game switches to another tileset. The purpose of the tilesets are to allow the player to control what kind of buildings grow in their city, and it allows them to plan out the city. Conversely, brick and stone buildings will only appear with the Chicago and New York tilesets, and will not be found in the modern building sets. The buildings that lie in each set reflect the era of the tileset names, for example, glass and steel offices will not appear in the 1890 Chicago tileset (as that was not the common architectural design of the era), but will appear in the modern tilesets, like 1990 Houston and Euro-Contemporary. These categories are called building sets (or tilesets). Create unique masterpieces for your metropolis Read more. In SimCity 4, it is found under a separate panel which controls the building sets that appear in the game.Īll buildings in the game are categorized into different styles Chicago 1890, New York 1940, Houston 1990, and Euro-Contemporary. Select hundreds of buildings from SimCity 3000 and all-new Asian and European buildings.
#SIMCITY 3000 CUSTOM BUILDINGS ZIP FILE#
zip file to the following directory: C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 3000 Unlimited\Apps\Plugins\ To view an item click the icon. To use the Landmarks just open and extract the contents of the. All buildings in the database have been converted to Landmarks and are in zip archives. A neighborhood with mixed architectural designs.īuilding sets or tilesets refer to a function that is available in SimCity 4. The database contains most of the buildings, along with some custom paints, details and props I've made for Sim City 3000.