Re: RE: I'm going to get insulted for this...
redsMULLT1 said:
Ok.. seriously Si... whats the secret with this game... I still suck at it... I always run the city into the ground and get all in debt. Help... :tard
It's all about moderation and a balancing act. R vs C vs I. Residential, Commercial, Industrial.
Most small cities starting out want a lot of R and a lot of I. Build it up, keeping the I a safe distance from the R. Residential zones like high property values, Industrial doesn't.
Once you get safe and start making money year by year... do odd things here and there and zone more of what the demand is for. After that you should start to put some money in the bank. I usually net about 100-150k before I start to go crazy.
I ALWAYS start off in the distance with Light Residential and work towards my downtown area. That way I have time and money to build it how I want it to be built.
If you start to see your city go downhill you need to do three things that always turn it around.
1. Build more police stations. They wanna be safe.
2. build more schools, build a college or two, libraries and a few museums. Smart sims = good aura = more demand for R, C and I.
3. Build ass loads of parks near residential areas.
When I build my cities I start off by blocking an area of 190x190. That's four 4x4 blocks if you go in perfect squares. (tire recycling will drop that to 171x171.) That way I have straight arterial roads all throughout the city.
Industrial will start to whine about connections - build railroads. They will use those railroads like there is absolutely no tomorrow. 90% of the time my railroads are "congested".
