Sim Games

[Sean Doherty]

I'm doing some R&D into some some of the indie sim games like Virtual Villager. What other Sim games would you recommend?

[Christian]

You should go to abandonware sites and search for what you want there, youll learn a lot from the old ones... oh and try to check some board games too, you can learn lots from them too.

[RinkuHero]

Depends on what you're simming. Will Wright's games are important, but Sid Meier and Chris Crawford also made some very good sim-style games early on.

But more important is to learn everything about what you intend to simulate; if you're going to make a, say, gulag sim, research the gulags.

[mot]

"They came from Hollywood" is not out yet but there are pretty interesting things on their website - a development diary and some interviews.

http://www.theycamefromhollywood.com/

[stanchat]

I recently found this book and it details how to program a Sim-City type game. This source code with this book is for VB6 but a lot of the theory and concepts can be applied to any language. It goes step-by-step building a simulation game of a shopping mall.


http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Programming-Visual-DirectX-CD-ROM/dp/0789725924

[mooktown]

"They came from Hollywood" is not out yet [/url]

tcfh does look great but... 6 years in the making! :eek: thats dedication for you!

a shining example to other indies as to why you shouldnt attempt a game thats going to take up a tenth of your life? (unless you want to of course)