Instead of an obvious alarm or problem signalment like a todo list item, I would prefer something more subtle, like for example little sparks coming out from your cables. The more sparks, the closer you are to the blackout. Except you cant see your cables a less in utility mode. I guess when laying...

How can you say Cities XL is not a tycoon game, then you say SimCity is a tycoon game?? They are very similar, and if anything, Cities XL has a more advanced international trading and cash system in it. :lol: :roll: To me, a tycoon game, is any sort of construction type game, or business game involv...

Heres the link, Prison Architect came in position #2. Love this game, but not sure if Cities XL should be lagging that much behind this game!

http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/149 ... games/p/2/

Multiwinia? One might argue that Multiwinia is the exception that proves the rule. xander Well exceptions that prove the rule, is a stupid saying made by people, who contradict their own comments. And as for comparing it to their past games, this I feel is going to be the most successful of their p...

+1 I just ran into power trouble and forgot about my power station and also didn't know that you only can build a certain amount of capacitors near your power supply :D You can build a second powerstation, with second circuit, as some reason you can not parrelel your electrical supplies in this game.

I am not sure if they have thought this far a head. But if they are going to make a sequel that would be fantastic, I would love to see an Airport Architect. It would use very similar things, such as contraband searching. Would be a great engine for an airport game, and since Airport Inc, which was ...

I was thinking of a way, to improve upon other games ideas for Staff Rooms. If you wanted to make it really cool, you could make officers cheaper, but you have two 12 hour shifts. Then on the map, you could build a hall of residence, for officers, where they sleep and spend their down time. This cou...

I was on 98% power ususage, by the looks of the bar, could hardly see the green, didnt notice for a long time, because it was right up in the corner of the screen. Can we have an alarm, or a warning on the todo list when you have less then 20% or 10% electrical power please. Thanks. :D Also, a diffe...

Guys, guys, I just come back from being at sea for a couple of months, downloaded Alpha 13, started a new prison, like I do with each build, to test it completely. And well, started normal, but then go prison built, and decided it was a good time to improve my perimeter for those supposed tunnels, a...

I am pretty sure it is to do with the game design, not peoples computers, it shouldn't lag so much, just due to amount of jobs qued up, and the way the game engine organises them. For example there is a lot more calculations on some other RTS games, and not normally a problem. Another weird example,...

Better suggestion in other thread for resupplying places like kitchens, is to have trolleys, that carry more goods in one go, only using up one kitchen staff.

But its part of being an architect locating your important facilities near the entrance too.

Nice idea.

Yeah I'm getting a bit annoyed when workers are off constructing a new room or doing an area of new flooring, and I suddenly have about five or six trucks of prisoners/sheet metal/kitchen food, all turn up and placed at the bottom of their work list, waiting for the workers to finish their other job...

Sweet prison, Darwinia style!

Your workshops outside, that has to be a fire hazard! Hehehehe! How many cells is that?

+1 but I do remember the devs saying they had some ideas for more prison worker ideas anyway including a mail sorting room.