Simcity Code Released Under GPL

Dark Star · 14-01-2008, 10:26 PM

Don Hopkins has released the original SimCity source code under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The source code contains no references to the original SimCity game, as it will be renamed to Micropolis. This was the original working title, and some work had to be done to the code so that the open source version will not use copyrighted elements.

The original system got modified, featuring a new splash screen, removal of the plane crash disaster as a result of the event that took place on September 11, 2001, etc. The initial release is the Linux version based on Tcl/Tk, adapted for the OLPC.

The "MicropolisCore" project includes the latest Micropolis (SimCity) source code, cleaned up and recast into C++ classes and integrated into Python using the SWIG interface generator tool. A Cairo-based TileEngine and a cellular automata machine CellEngine were included, so the tile engine can display cellular automata cells, as well as SimCity or other simulation game tiles.

SimCity was created before 1983, so Don Hopkins had a lot of work to do with cleaning the code up – ANSIfying and reformatting it, optimizing and bullet-proofing it – and he did a good job. This game has been a model used for urban planning, thanks to the complex business rules, ecosystem modeling, social dependencies and some other interesting aspects.

Releasing Micropolis under the GPL license could make developers invest their time and coding skills in it, to replace the very old graphics with new ones, to rewrite the graphic routines with modern code, etc.

Source and Download : SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin... - Fear and Loathing

praka123 · 15-01-2008, 02:29 AM

gr8!let more games too be here to be open

x3060 · 17-01-2008, 06:57 AM

i wonder if we can get simsity 3000 and simcity 4 to play in linux...

Dark Star · 17-01-2008, 08:53 AM

^^ Just wait like Open Arena we are going to get new stunning games

Rahim · 23-01-2008, 08:19 PM

I downloaded this deb from getdeb.net but when i run the game it runs in way higher than my default 1024x768 resolution and 1/4 of the game window is out of sync with my monitor. This problem was reported in UF but no solution right at this moment.
Anybody here had the same problem?

**MetalheadGautham** · 23-01-2008, 09:19 PM

we already got lincity, so its a waste that simsity instead of The Sims was released under GPL.

Rahim · 23-01-2008, 09:26 PM

Ya Lincity is great.
Are they similar, apart from the obvious CIty Buliding games?Which one is more deep?

**MetalheadGautham** · 23-01-2008, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rahimveron

Ya Lincity is great.
Are they similar, apart from the obvious CIty Buliding games?Which one is more deep?

never played simcity, but I guess its in legue with lincity, but Lincity-NG will be much better.

Faun · 23-01-2008, 11:43 PM

time to see the new borns =D

14-01-2008, 10:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dark Star Wise Old Owl Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: /dev/hd0 Posts: 1,487	Simcity Code Released Under GPL Don Hopkins has released the original SimCity source code under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The source code contains no references to the original SimCity game, as it will be renamed to Micropolis. This was the original working title, and some work had to be done to the code so that the open source version will not use copyrighted elements. The original system got modified, featuring a new splash screen, removal of the plane crash disaster as a result of the event that took place on September 11, 2001, etc. The initial release is the Linux version based on Tcl/Tk, adapted for the OLPC. The "MicropolisCore" project includes the latest Micropolis (SimCity) source code, cleaned up and recast into C++ classes and integrated into Python using the SWIG interface generator tool. A Cairo-based TileEngine and a cellular automata machine CellEngine were included, so the tile engine can display cellular automata cells, as well as SimCity or other simulation game tiles. SimCity was created before 1983, so Don Hopkins had a lot of work to do with cleaning the code up – ANSIfying and reformatting it, optimizing and bullet-proofing it – and he did a good job. This game has been a model used for urban planning, thanks to the complex business rules, ecosystem modeling, social dependencies and some other interesting aspects. Releasing Micropolis under the GPL license could make developers invest their time and coding skills in it, to replace the very old graphics with new ones, to rewrite the graphic routines with modern code, etc. Source and Download : SimCity Source Code Released to the Wild! Let the ports begin... - Fear and Loathing __________________ Me Myself and My Tux Blog :- http://tuxenclave.wordpress.com/

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Rahim Married! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,515	Re: Simcity Code Released Under GPL Ya Lincity is great. Are they similar, apart from the obvious CIty Buliding games?Which one is more deep? __________________ \|\| GNU/Linux User \|\| PCLOS KDE 4.6 \|\| 17" DELL Studio \|\| topdocumentaryfilms.com

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