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Rasah Tigereye
"Buckaneer American"
Join date: 30 Nov 2003
Posts: 783
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06-13-2006 11:35
From: Sophos Casanova prims are no problem.. id say lower prim limites on city sims.. so even with full sim there wont be lagg.
My largest building covers 800 sq m and has 2 stories.. yet only 100 prims. I'd like to see something in the range of 10 stories being possible, like the metropolises you find all over Yerp and in some parts of USA. But I guess we'll have to wait for better physics engines and more processing power for that to happen.
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Hunter Parks
Mr. Morgan
Join date: 16 Sep 2004
Posts: 53
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06-13-2006 12:54
From: Lewis Nerd Unfortunately my "popularity" on these forums is the wrong type to get anyone to actually want to do anything and work with me.
Poppycock Lewis, Although we don't always agree, I've read your posts and can see that your coming from the same place most of us are. Forums are for debates, and yeah I suppose sometimes they get a little emotional and wreckless, we all are guilty of that sometimes. I certainly don't judge a persons character from their posts here and I hope people don't judge mine. I'll work with you anyday friend! -Hunter
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Elliott Letlow
Registered User
Join date: 13 Jun 2006
Posts: 1
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06-13-2006 14:09
From: Rasah Tigereye I fear that happening on its own will never happen as long as land is in an unlimited supply. If the amount of land was limited, more people would end up having to bunch op together, and with its prices going up, people would have to buy small plots and build up-up-up. Then again, USA has large cties despite the crapload of empty land, so I don't know. Anyone out there actually studied the social demographics of city-making? I'd have to guess that it is the god of career that has drawn most american city-dwellers to their skyscraper-rich 'communities'. Of course, this is also the reason for the suburban sprawl phenom as well. So, I think you have made a reasonable point when you finger the issue of limitless land. I think you also must finger the issue of instant travel as well as no seemingly overwhelming need for the selfish pursuit of career. So, I would say that Rasah is correct in responding that 'urban' areas will not happen of a need. SL is far too much like the Hell painted in C.S. Lewis' 'The Great Divorce', granting its residents anything they want upon merely thinking it. Thus, I submit that, granting SL its nature, we would never see an urban cityscape happen. Rather, just as in the 'The Great Divorce', I think we can expect a grass-fire-like sprawl that leaves behind largely-abandoned, structural garbage. Thus, forming some kind of group or movement to make this happen would be the only way. Unfortunately, continuing 'The Great Divorce' parallel, getting a worthwhile number of people working together for very long seems to be extremely difficult in SL. |