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KatieK on Dec 17, 2007

(whack b)

OK, I clicked the link....

tamashii on Dec 17, 2007

sorry - just noticed i had a typo in the tag.

robbyrice on Dec 17, 2007

I've gone.

MrDee on Dec 17, 2007

That's me, the one house out in the country. (I like it quiet)

dyar on Dec 17, 2007

Population 12 and already an Office Building.

debbye on Dec 17, 2007

How do i set up housekeeping?

tamashii on Dec 17, 2007

the good news is - you really don't have to do anything.

putting the link (and the various future links) onto your blog/website/etc. will help grow the city (again, all links add to the population).

I am also under the impression that tomorrow is a new day for everyone - so you can click on the link again and it will count!

gswd on Dec 17, 2007

Population 25 on my visit.

MrDee on Dec 17, 2007

Ii could be wrong - but I visited with IE and Firefox and the number went up by one.
It could be a fluke.

tamashii on Dec 17, 2007

actually, MrDee, you must have hit it on their day update. It is now the "18th" according to them and i visited all my created cities to bump them by one.

Tamashii, Jealousy and IconBuffet .

kitt on Dec 17, 2007

population 36 on my visit

sloan on Dec 17, 2007

I'm not smart enough...:(

anti on Dec 17, 2007

@sloan, I felt that way too, but your contribution is simply to show up. By landing on the page you add an occupant.

Right???

anti on Dec 17, 2007

I broke it.

mysql.c(438) : Failed to connect to mysql server : Too many connections

elnitido52 on Dec 17, 2007

I arrr... #43...

sloan on Dec 17, 2007

sweet, anti, you are the official quality control tester

JSun on Dec 17, 2007

Population 50 :)

axl163 on Dec 17, 2007

Darn..i missed by one =)

Population: 51

tamashii on Dec 17, 2007

Updated the link.

Clicking on the link will now add industry to the City of IconBuffet. If you have been there today, simply wait 24 hours from now to add to the growth of the city.

tamashii on Dec 18, 2007

Do visit, won't you.

soprano on Dec 18, 2007

52

Grusella on Dec 18, 2007

Done!

maryct on Dec 18, 2007

I just moved in, thanks for the hot real estate tip, tamashii.

Conoly on Dec 18, 2007

Yeah! I did it too!

Tau on Dec 18, 2007

Yet another icon idiot clicking in.

dyar on Dec 18, 2007

Looks like a bunch of factories have opened but the population hasn't increased. Isn't there going to be unemployment soon if the population doesn't increase?

tamashii on Dec 18, 2007

that's weird... i was under the impression that each link added to the population regardless. So, for Industry, clicking on the industry version of the link would increase the population by one and industry by one.

I'll change the link back, cuz I think we have enough industry at the moment.

@dyar: actually, if you have a ton of jobs but not a lot of people to fill them, then you don't exactly have unemployment.

Coyote on Dec 18, 2007

Population: 60

JSun on Dec 18, 2007

Population 71. Doing well it seems :)

supertux on Dec 18, 2007

0 Pollution. Al Gore would be proud :)

dyar on Dec 18, 2007

Looks like they put a factory next to the Chicken Ranch.

jameshilton on Dec 18, 2007

I dont understand what to do!?

btw, ive never played sims!

jmnovak on Dec 18, 2007

@jameshilton: apparently, just visit the links (one link, once a day, I believe). Then you can scroll around and admire the city.

What are the thresholds for the other links to become active?

jameshilton on Dec 18, 2007

Not the most action packed city then!

MrDee on Dec 18, 2007

Currently we are Ideal for our population - so MORE POPULATION needed.

Unemployment 0% - if more you need industry
Transports 100% - if less you need transport
Criminality 0% - if more you need security
Pollution 0% - if more you need environment

I am not sure what the increase business thing is for.

MrDee on Dec 18, 2007

We have 100 population! we can now add a /tra transport link

tamashii on Dec 18, 2007

Added Transit link.

We're doing great folks!

merenwen on Dec 19, 2007

This is a great idea! I added the link to my favs :)

VINZ on Dec 19, 2007

héhé fun! it's a french studio who made this site. in the french version there is 2 sites : one to buildhttp://miniville.fr/ and the other one to nuke a city http://www.antiville.fr/

marcelofigueroa on Dec 19, 2007

We need to improve transportation!

Transports: 96%

I think that Transportation should be bolded now :op

Marcelo.

marcelofigueroa on Dec 19, 2007

Transports: 93%!

Steax on Dec 19, 2007

It's at 91% now. We need action!

tamashii on Dec 19, 2007

Transportation is taken care of. Population remains the focus.

kralyx on Dec 19, 2007

So I am pop 133. Can somebody explains to me? All I have to do is click the link? Then what? Thanks!

soprano on Dec 19, 2007

pop 139

soprano on Dec 19, 2007

You can see the current stats without affecting anything by going to http://iconbuffet.myminicity.com/xml.

MrDee on Dec 19, 2007

ahh the XML file - very good, just what i was looking for.

PanamaPat on Dec 19, 2007

I did my part. #148

PanamaPat on Dec 19, 2007

I did my part. #148

PanamaPat on Dec 19, 2007

I did my part. #148

PanamaPat on Dec 19, 2007

I did my part. #148

soprano on Dec 19, 2007

How many people do we need before boosting population?

soprano on Dec 19, 2007

*boosting security

tamashii on Dec 19, 2007

Well - I am not really sure. I want to say the thresholds are 50, 100, 250, 500, 1000 to open all 6.

soprano on Dec 20, 2007

196

rossanyl on Dec 20, 2007

oh-ho, 7% unemployment. That's the first time there is unemployment in our city... Mayor Tamashii, what will you do ? :)

soprano on Dec 20, 2007

That means we need to increase industry, I think.

dyar on Dec 20, 2007

@rossanyl: There was 1% unemployment earlier today. I fixed it by adding to the industry. If we don't add industry people will start leaving IconBuffet City and go look for jobs elsewhere.

rossanyl on Dec 20, 2007

@dyar - I see!
I don't know at what point all these industries will create polution. Interesting to follow the development.

tamashii on Dec 20, 2007

Unemployment fixed.

@rossanyl :: at the population threshold that unlocks the Environment link; that is when we are likely to see the pollution from traffic and industry take affect.

MrDee on Dec 20, 2007

we are over 200 now - with perfect stats, good for us.

BTW the MyMiniCity day is based on Paris, France time.
when you post a message there take notice of the time stamp. your day might cross over two days there (thus you get two days for the price of one.)

tamashii on Dec 20, 2007

^you’re still having to wait 24 hours after that second click, however, so you aren’t really getting 2 for 1.

MrDee on Dec 20, 2007

If i log on before noon Monday-Friday
and then after noon on Friday i get 6 clicks in 5 days
(I dis-connect in the weekends)

soprano on Dec 20, 2007

Dang, my added person (205 now) made unemployment go up a percent.

louiemctool on Dec 20, 2007

i added industry. should help!

:)

jmnovak on Dec 20, 2007

If you really want two for the price of one, connect once from work and once from home... :-p

soprano on Dec 20, 2007

Or 11 for the price of one, connect on all of the computers in the lab. :)

jmnovak on Dec 20, 2007

Only if all the computers are on separate public IPs... I suspect it's using IP addresses as the check, using different computers from behind my home NAT didn't work. Yes, I checked. :-p

soprano on Dec 20, 2007

Yeah, that's it, though. They are. :)

(I personally boosted the population from 183 to 191 today.)

MrDee on Dec 20, 2007

you stud

tamashii on Dec 20, 2007

well… somebody is using proxies… not that there's anything against the "rules" with that, but it kinda takes the fun out of it.

I'm guessing the Security link is unlocked at 300 population.

soprano on Dec 21, 2007

Nope, no proxies. Actual different computers. :)

aaroncampbell on Dec 21, 2007

soprano: I think he means whoever took it from 191 to 300+ in a couple hours, while keeping the stats perfect.

soprano on Dec 21, 2007

Ah… gotcha!

Winnopeg on Dec 21, 2007

#400. :)

Winnopeg on Dec 22, 2007

Two hours later it's at 484. Right...

dyar on Dec 22, 2007

We have a hill now, you have to use the blue button and scroll to the East.

soprano on Dec 22, 2007

Looks like someone is cheating. (Or, we just got about 200 new users in one day.)

dyar on Dec 22, 2007

What are we going to do with all this income? May I suggest a party.

tamashii on Dec 23, 2007

Because of the rapid growth, our city is quite poor in appearance. There are cities with barely half our population and they have skyscrapers. I can only attribute it to the fact that they aren't having hundreds move in within a mere couple of days. I don't know the specifics on the game's mechanics, but something is amiss. IconBuffet is one huge piece of sprawl.

I will focus on the infrastructure, rather than add to the population. I think that is the best way to improve the look of our fine town.

dyar on Dec 23, 2007

I think we have quite a lot of large buildings for having only 558 peeps. There are numerous burbs around and some good farmland SE of the city.

aaroncampbell on Dec 23, 2007

Maybe the fancy stuff just comes with time? If not, what do you think gives you want you want? More industry? Better Environment? Better Security? Or would that come once you unlock the ability to increase Business?

It seems like the stats are perfect (0%, 100%, 0%, 0%), what more can you ask for?

tamashii on Dec 23, 2007

Well - as I understand it, the site isn't that old at all (like maybe a month… two tops).

The city I am talking about (egotown) had a ratio of like 3:1 for pop:ind (they hadn't even unlocked transportation yet before getting the skyscraper). Now, of course, their pop has shot up to over 400 and their transport and security are suffering for it.

I think that while our stuff is balanced (and that is incredible, considering), I wonder how much of the fast-pop-growth is affecting the aesthetic of our town.

Overall - I am impressed and pleased with us making it in the Top 100 and see nothing but good things for the City of IconBuffet. I’d really like to see what determines the increase in unemployment, crime and pollution and the decrease in transportation.

dyar on Dec 23, 2007

Each town appears different. egotown seems to be more concentrated in the center of the town. But they do have a lake, we don't.

soprano on Dec 25, 2007

Oh no! We have only 99% transportation…

kralyx on Dec 26, 2007

Bump

soprano on Dec 26, 2007

Did my part today. :P

dyar on Dec 27, 2007

If you haven't clicked today, click on Security (Protect Icon Buffet) link at the top.

rajr19 on Dec 27, 2007

did my share

gswd on Dec 27, 2007

anyone know what the "nextnuke" in the xml feed refers to?

dyar on Dec 28, 2007

no, but it's always 1

aaroncampbell on Dec 28, 2007

I don't know either, but it sounds ominous.

dyar on Dec 28, 2007

we've dropped in the overall rankings

Steax on Dec 30, 2007

nextnuke probably refers to a long-lost use in its sister game where we nuke cities.

Am I the only one who's browser (and computer) slow down dramatically every time the flash loads up? It chows down on my ram and makes it very very slow.

soprano on Dec 30, 2007

We need to improve transportation, peoples.

dyar on Dec 30, 2007

^ I clicked transport, up to 99% now

louiemctool on Dec 30, 2007

@steax: um, i haven't experienced that issue, no...

i'll see if i can find anyone else having the same issue with flash.

:D

soprano on Dec 30, 2007

Yay, back to perfect stats.

louiemctool on Dec 30, 2007

:D

iqon on Dec 30, 2007

@Steax - Firefox locks up for 30-60 seconds when I click the "play" button for the main Flash. I cannot switch tabs while the data is loading. Even when the tab switches FFox unresponsive (can't scroll or enter text in a textbox). Once the statusline shows myminicity is finished loading data everything returns to normal.

louiemctool on Dec 30, 2007

um...

i think the record's stuck...

:p

soprano on Dec 30, 2007

The record?

louiemctool on Dec 30, 2007

haha

:)

Steax on Dec 30, 2007

@iqon: Quite the same, I think. Firefox becomes totally unresponsive... I think for the next times I visit I'll turn flash off. Nobody else got this?

tamashii on Dec 30, 2007

I completely don't know what you guys are on about – this doesn't mean you're wrong, just that I can't seem to duplicate anything remotely similar to your problems.

I am also using Firefox and I can switch between tabs, scroll and switch between apps all while it is loading the city. Even the little Flash banners advertising the other games run smoothly while the city loads. All this on a iMac 800MHz PowerPC G4 with 512MB of RAM.

soprano on Dec 31, 2007

I don't have any problems in Safari or Firefox (new iMac, Mac OS 10.5.1, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM).

aaroncampbell on Dec 31, 2007

I don't have any problems in FF, Safari, or Opera, and I tried it on Kubuntu and Win XP

Betty on Dec 31, 2007

heading to our town to watch the ball drop!

annikalee on Dec 31, 2007

just checked the city. unemployment was at 1%

robbyrice on Jan 01, 2008

first comment of the New Year :o).

JBVisions on Jan 01, 2008

I had a problem with it the other day when I tried to post a message on there. First one went in fine but when I tried to post another one, the layout changed and it kept telling me I needed the latest Flash, which I have.

Reloaded the page and it was OK again.

robbyrice on Jan 01, 2008

weird

aaroncampbell on Jan 02, 2008

There is another little mountain to the west. Still no lakes or anything though.

dyar on Jan 02, 2008

We need Industry and Transportation Clicks.

And, we keep dropping in the rankings.

soprano on Jan 02, 2008

I wonder why we keep dropping… do other towns just have more visitors?

kralyx on Jan 02, 2008

inhabitant 777!

MrDee on Jan 02, 2008

2 mountains - Mount Brian and Mount Brian?

annikalee on Jan 03, 2008

we have 1% on unemployment and on criminality

gswd on Jan 03, 2008

796 1 criminality, 1 pollution, and 100% transportation.

KAHRules on Jan 03, 2008

#799 in population

dyar on Jan 03, 2008

anyone know what population we need to activate the increase business link.

louiemctool on Jan 03, 2008

i'm guessing 1000, but i don't know that they actually say so anywhere...

:p

MrDee on Jan 03, 2008

all was perfect - so i moved in and criminality went up. I am starting to get paranoid about the profiling techniques of the local fuzz.

gswd on Jan 03, 2008

@MrDee - well, maybe if your weren't a Cylon, then maybe people wouldn't be so worried when you drive down the street. :)

MrDee on Jan 03, 2008

Who said i was a cylon?
K.I.T.T was in law ENFORCEMENT battling against evil. ;)

annikalee on Jan 04, 2008

it almost seems that the bigger we get the more problems we get

dyar on Jan 04, 2008

Dunno who DAILY BUFFET is but his post on 12/30 Icon Buffet Grows to Requiring 2-For-1 to See Enhancements seems to make sense. It seems like we have to make 2 non-population clicks for every population click to avoid going into the hole on the other areas.

jmnovak on Jan 04, 2008

Yowch, population boom... we need some more industry, security and environment!

dyar on Jan 05, 2008

We are way out of sorts. Need clicks for everything but Populate.

louiemctool on Jan 05, 2008

Stat: Pop: 861, U: 1, T: 98, C: 2, P:2

:)

opello on Jan 05, 2008

Stat: Pop: 862, U: 1, T: 97, C: 1, P: 0

That's kind of a neat idea.

dyar on Jan 06, 2008

Stat: Pop 870, U:0, T:100, C:0, P:0

MrDee on Jan 06, 2008

A government of the people, for the people. What a novel idea. looks like it is working. (now we just need to invade someone)

opello on Jan 07, 2008

Stat: Pop: 878, U: 0, T: 100, C: 0, P: 1
Must be that new factory ... :)
(and I think my work IP added another person to the population ... but he's clearly just a commuter ... adding pollution and draining resources, heh).

annikalee on Jan 07, 2008

Stat: Pop: 879, U: 0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

louiemctool on Jan 07, 2008

Stat: Pop: 889, U: 1, T: 100, C:1, P:0

:(

we need more police, and more industry.

dyar on Jan 07, 2008

Here's what happens when you don't keep up with the city.

soprano on Jan 07, 2008

Thank goodness that isn't happening to us. Yet.

myrheille on Jan 07, 2008

Yay, this is the first time in quite a while that all stats were perfect so I could just increase pop :D

louiemctool on Jan 08, 2008

i think we need to hit the mark that gives us the ability to "Increase Business". THEN we shall be #1!!!!!

:D

soprano on Jan 08, 2008

I'm guessing that we need 1000 people for business.

myrheille on Jan 08, 2008

I can't wait! :D

dyar on Jan 08, 2008

Yep, at 1,000 the Business Link becomes active

iqon on Jan 08, 2008

ARRRR, should me monkey be click'n Population or Industry???

louiemctool on Jan 08, 2008

click the XML first, which will tell you what the current stats are. then he can click accordingly...

:)

iqon on Jan 08, 2008

Aye 'nd if'n thar be zero U,C,P?

MrDee on Jan 08, 2008

GO To Stats

if U > 0 : ind
if tra < 100 : tra
if C > 0 : sec
if P > 0 : env

else Population

when population > 100 we will review.
:D

Betty on Jan 09, 2008

hugely helpful post, MrDee!

MrDee on Jan 09, 2008

Why thank you

louiemctool on Jan 09, 2008

stat: P: 930, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

dyar on Jan 09, 2008

I say we need some business in town. All we have is factories and they're not contracting out for web site design.

If you were going to open a new business in town what would it be?

supertux on Jan 09, 2008

Like I said before, Pizzeria :)

louiemctool on Jan 09, 2008

stat: P: 936, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

soprano on Jan 10, 2008

u:1

supertux on Jan 10, 2008

stat: P: 953, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

jjmcgaffey on Jan 10, 2008

Oh, we've got another seacoast hill (upper left)! Neat!
Pop: 954

louiemctool on Jan 11, 2008

stat: P: 962, U:1, T: 100, C:0, P:0

marcelofigueroa on Jan 11, 2008

We've got a Skyscraper!!

dyar on Jan 11, 2008

new hill, go North. Still no Lakes.

dustybunny on Jan 11, 2008

Population - 977
Unemployment - 1 %
Transport - 99 %
Criminality - 1 %
Pollution - 0 %

gougy on Jan 11, 2008

one industry from me :)

bjendrick on Jan 11, 2008

Getting VERY close to 1000.

louiemctool on Jan 12, 2008

stat: pop:988, U:1, T: 99, C:1, P:0

dyar on Jan 12, 2008

Where is Mayor tamashii?

7 away from opening the Business Link.

louiemctool on Jan 12, 2008

stat: pop:997, U:1, T: 100, C:0, P:0

:D

dyar on Jan 12, 2008

Pop 1,000 reached Business Link Active now.

dyar on Jan 12, 2008

I just opened a Starbucks at the corner of 3rd and Main. Stop in Sunday for a Free Java Chip Frappuccino

dyar on Jan 13, 2008

OMG:

13 January: A fire has devastated 11 hectares of forest. Police search for the arsonist.

louiemctool on Jan 13, 2008

btw: we need parks!! beautify IB!

:p

MrDee on Jan 13, 2008

GO To Stats

if U > 0 : ind
if tra < 100 : tra
if C > 0 : sec
if P > 0 : env

else Population OR Business
you choose

:D

Winnopeg on Jan 13, 2008

Unemployment 1 %
Transport 100 %
Criminality 1 %
Pollution 3 %

:(

tamashii on Jan 13, 2008

Sorry folks. I haven’t been around since the 3rd as I was slumming it in Barbados and hitting some of the other islands for the last 10 days.

Back to business (as it were). I’ll update the main post to include the Commercial upgrade.

MrDee on Jan 14, 2008

Any chance you could include the guidance I keep posting?
Thanks.

tamashii on Jan 14, 2008

^The what?

I already have the XML linked with a call to action for people to look at that first to see what needs improvement; followed by the appropriate links to improve said needs. My main post hasn't changed since Industry was an option to click through (with the exception of adding the new improvement links, of course).

MrDee on Jan 14, 2008

It is just a tweak on your header.
letting people know what order we want improvements (this way you do not need to keep changing the most important link)

if U > 0 ... etc.
some say they have found it useful.

tamashii on Jan 14, 2008

Why is that the order? Why is Transportation more critical than Commercial? The reason they are ordered as they are on the site is because that is the order they are opened for clicking.

Going by your listing (pseudo-coding?) it would seem that as long as Unemployment is more than 0% none of the other links should be considered; regardless their own percentages.

If you have actually figured out what effects what improvement/feature of the city, then I would be grateful to hear it.

I will remove the "bolding" reference of "currently needed click" as I haven't actually kept up with that at all (primarily because the city fluctuates too much for that to be a realistic possibility).

louiemctool on Jan 14, 2008

well, there are some stats listed below the 6 categories. i don't know what the significance is, but i try to add to the lowest one, ceteris paribus...

:)

louiemctool on Jan 14, 2008

stat: pop:1036, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

MrDee on Jan 14, 2008

@tamashii - I have no magic answers.
the guide I provided was just that - a GUIDE, an approximation of my thought process when i go to the stats page.

It is provided so that people with only a passing interest can feel they are contributing and not just adding to population (and thus possibly adding to crime / pollution)

This is your city and your thread. If you do not wish to implement this idea I will still be happy to support this city. (it does look pretty and is very well supported)

tamashii on Jan 15, 2008

all i'm sayin' is that your idea was already there in the original post and has been since Industry opened up and we found the XML page.

I'm confused (a usual occurrence)… Nothing in your listing/“guide” is different from the link options I'd already provided. Mine just spells it out using words with more letters.

As stated earlier (4 posts up), I've removed the "we need this" paragraph bit with the bolding and what have you. I stopped editing the main post after Transportation opened and therefore didn't keep up with the bold thing. This makes the original post more like your "guide", I'spose…

It's actually not my city. There isn't any ownership of the cities, really. I just happened to be the guy who created it on the site and then told all you addicts where to find the rehab center.

btw: with the exception of one or two headlines, I have been posting as DAILY BUFFET. Anyone can post as DB if you have a clever bit of news you want to share. Feel free.

LeMaire on Jan 15, 2008

Here's a link that handles these things through a script. So you can just use this link to let people generate whatever your city needs most. Simply substitute vaudrevange by your city's name and you're all set.
Of course I'd be happy if you'd click it once for me... ;) If you leave the name of your city in my messages, I'll visit you back.

http://lightning.generator.free.fr/linkmyminicity.php?town=vaudrevange

tamashii on Jan 15, 2008

OMG WOW! First: Thank you LeMaire, I will be adding that link for IB in the original post. Very clever!

Second: You’ll notice that just under our city sign is a new addition. In France there's an ongoing competition, which is called “Villes et Villages Fleuris” [Towns and Villages in Bloom] and eminent communities are awarded the title, which means they can place the 'Ville Fleurie' or 'Village Fleuri' panel on their outskirts.

I could be wrong, but I believe the number of flowers on the sign designate how often the village has won the award.

aaroncampbell on Jan 15, 2008

Tamashii: I think that what MrDee was trying to do was tell people HOW to read the XML file that you point them to. It seems simple enough, but some people freak out a little when they start seeing < and >.

aaroncampbell on Jan 15, 2008

I had a script that I was using too...I went ahead and put it on my site.
You can Enter a MyMiniCity city and then get the stats and a recommended link, or choose to automate the process, and it will automatically forward you to the best option.

Alternatively, you can use a link like: http://xavisys.com/iconbuffet/my-mini-city/?cityname=iconbuffet To get the stats and a recommended link (replace iconbuffet with your city name)
Lastly, you could simply bookmark this link: http://xavisys.com/iconbuffet/my-mini-city/?automate&cityname=iconbuffet which will automatically place your vote where it's most needed

MrDee on Jan 16, 2008

Hey cool - are you able to tell how it chooses between business and population?

aaroncampbell on Jan 16, 2008

On mine, it's random. I'm actually wondering if I should weight the population some, or if 50-50 is a good balance. I'm honestly not that sure what business does for us.

tamashii on Jan 16, 2008

I suspect Business increases our Revenues (the money the city generates) and allows for a healthier city. Perhaps if there is a high ratio of money to the other features, those other features do more.

Like, all the Police (Security) are equipped with stun guns and other technologically advanced means for crime suppression. Or our existing roads are widened and public transportation is improved. I really don't know.

Ultimately, it makes for a richer city and more money means more opportunity. Streets are shinier and neighbors are friendlier.

MrDee on Jan 16, 2008

looking at our current ranking page

there is a city above us with lower revenue.
therefore ranking appears to be population only.

rossanyl on Jan 17, 2008

stat: pop:1187, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0
our ranking is stuck around 77 for a long while even if our population increase quite a lot...

dyar on Jan 19, 2008

stat: pop:1213, U:1, T: 99, C:0, P:0

iqon on Jan 19, 2008

Me and me monkey is doin' our part by visiting the cities (and leaving a comment) that visit IBville. Me figures if trade gets established then thar be some ripe trade routes fer pirates to plunder. ARRRR minicity Iconbuffet be needin' more security.

louiemctool on Jan 19, 2008

:)

Winnopeg on Jan 19, 2008

Down to a rank of 81...

louiemctool on Jan 20, 2008

stat: pop:1232, U:1, T: 99, C:1, P:0

louiemctool on Jan 21, 2008

stat: pop:1242, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

:)

iqon on Jan 21, 2008

Has anyone else noticed comments disappearing from the MyMiniCity pages? I post a comment in the "News Bulletin", can see it but its gone the next day. Some of my comments stick and others vanish.

louiemctool on Jan 21, 2008

yeah, i've seen that.

oh well.

:)

louiemctool on Jan 22, 2008

stat: pop:1273, U:0, T: 99, C:0, P:0

louiemctool on Jan 23, 2008

stat: pop:1291, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

:)

kralyx on Jan 24, 2008

Bump!

Winnopeg on Jan 24, 2008

1% pollution :(

bkendall on Jan 24, 2008

fixed the pollution

rossanyl on Jan 24, 2008

stat: pop:1306, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

misterhaan on Jan 26, 2008

now ranked 90

nickpixel on Jan 27, 2008

Ranking 92
Population 1337 :)

Need inhabitants. Bump!

myrheille on Jan 27, 2008

I don't understand why our rank is always going down :(

louiemctool on Jan 27, 2008

jealousy, plain an' simple. we rock too much, so they bump us down...

:p

tamashii on Jan 27, 2008

the other cities have a higher population. Apparently, the other percentages relating to your city (Unemployment, Traffic, Crime, etc) have nothing to do with your actual ranking – which makes no sense to me at all.

myrheille on Jan 28, 2008

Well, at least our city is healthy!! Mayor, you have your priorities right ;)

nickpixel on Jan 28, 2008

Bump. Need population clicks.

louiemctool on Jan 28, 2008

stat: pop:1362, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:1

damn strip mall i built is polluting. stupid contractor must think painting the bricks counts as "green" development....

:p

nickpixel on Jan 29, 2008

We keep moving between 98 and 99 (playing leap-frog with Kaymart). I took it upon myself to play the role of Chamber of Commerce and posted a link on a popular blog advertising the city (or village) of IB. Hopefully it will lead to a population boom. Bump!

nickpixel on Jan 29, 2008

We need industry and transport! Bump!

dustybunny on Jan 30, 2008

Population - 1406
Unemployment - 2 %
Transport - 98 %
Criminality - 2 %
Pollution - 2 %

nickpixel on Jan 31, 2008

New construction downtown.

dyar on Jan 31, 2008

Finally we have a Lake

iqon on Jan 31, 2008

if'n me monkey counted correctly IBcity occupies a 27x27 grid. Newly founded villages only get a 6x6 grid

misterhaan on Feb 02, 2008

we are steadily dropping in rank — need more people to click the links!

nickpixel on Feb 03, 2008

O% unemployment, so why are people leaving to look for jobs?

misterhaan on Feb 04, 2008

they must want different jobs

nickpixel on Feb 07, 2008

Population: 1500

nickpixel on Feb 10, 2008

We still need industry or transport!

:)

louiemctool on Feb 16, 2008

:)

dyar on Feb 18, 2008

Wow, this has dropped to page 4

jjmcgaffey on Feb 18, 2008

So, just short of transport right now. Pop 1606.

louiemctool on Feb 18, 2008

need transport. everything else is GO!

:)

nickpixel on Feb 19, 2008

A new skyscraper is up!

nickpixel on Feb 25, 2008

A new apartment building is up!

louiemctool on Feb 25, 2008

need more police! iqon's monkey must be loose again...

:)

iqon on Feb 25, 2008

ARRRRRRR, me monkey watched King Kong and now me monkey be abusin' steroids. A monkey with 'roid rage not be pleasant.

kralyx on Feb 27, 2008

ok! police on the way!

nickpixel on Mar 01, 2008

6 more inhabitants to get to 1700. Need Transport.

louiemctool on Mar 01, 2008

1698.

need Industry

:)

nickpixel on Mar 18, 2008

17 days and 74 inhabitants since the last bump.

iqon on Mar 18, 2008

'bout 15 of those new inhabitants where Shanghied from others cities by me and me monkey

Winnopeg on May 18, 2008

Bump? :)

dyar on May 18, 2008

We've really dropped in the rankings since the last time I looked.

nickpixel on May 19, 2008

Approaching 2K!

nickpixel on Jun 05, 2008

Almost there!

MrDee on Jun 05, 2008

we are perfect again - just need 6 more inhabitants to reach 2K

louiemctool on Jun 06, 2008

need: Business or Industry!

:)

nickpixel on Jun 06, 2008

2K achieved! Need Transport.

MrDee on Jun 26, 2008

bump

louiemctool on Jul 02, 2008

Need security!

Rank #333...

:)

MrDee on Jul 02, 2008

need more people to visit...

louiemctool on Jul 02, 2008

stat: pop:2071, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0

:)

B3llit0 on Jul 03, 2008

We've surpassed vital-city now; we've been right behind them for a long time.

nickpixel on Jul 07, 2008

Construction of the Tamashii Tower is now complete. Pretty soon, the city of IconBuffet will have a skyline.

nickpixel on Aug 14, 2008

iqon's monkey may have gotten hold of some matches. A fire has devastated 11 hectares of forest. Police search for the arsonist. We need to increase environment now!

Betty on Aug 15, 2008

I forgot about this. thanks for the bump.

nickpixel on Aug 15, 2008

We have recovered from the fire bump.

louiemctool on Aug 15, 2008

need security.

:)

B3llit0 on Aug 15, 2008

I did environment today.

louiemctool on Aug 28, 2008

stat: P: 2228, U:0, T: 100, C:0, P:0