Someone teach me how to play Sim City 4.......

MtX · 01-20-2003, 09:05 AM

I just got the game and I'm frustrated at it already.. Just spent 4 hours+ messing around and learning how to play and im stuck already.. How do you get a decent city starting, with a good income and increase in population???

I need a solid build order that I can use.. I know mine sucks, thats why I cant do anything in the game....First, I build a power plant, second I build roads around it, third I build low residential houses in the roads, then I put water pipes, and electricity all over the place, then I put a school, library, fire department, police department... Then I put commercial and industrial, after 1 hour of game play, the number of people in my city is still 20-30... Perhaps someone who is good at this game can help me!!!

John81 · 01-20-2003, 08:01 PM

heres some starting tips:
- build slowly!
- Build low-density commercial and residential zones, and medium density industrial zones.
- Micromanage the funding for the services (school, police, etc.) you do provide.
- your power plant probably produces more then you need, lower the funding to match your needs. Although remember, lower funding will cause your plants to decay more rapidly.
- Raise taxes to 8 or 9 percent in the very beginning to give your incoming money a boost.
- Focus on residential and industrial at first, once your city has grown a bit, then add commercial zones.
- Expand slowly as your budget starts to show a profit. But don't spend too much!

MtX · 01-21-2003, 12:08 PM

can you give me a more specific build order.. i think ive basically done all of that but thers no progress in the city!!!!!!!!!!

GerkSide · 01-21-2003, 06:35 PM

INDUSTRIAL FIRST , AND A LOT OF IT - THEN HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL- DO ALL THE UTILITY'S GRADUALLY.

MtX · 01-22-2003, 09:10 AM

OK I GOT A DECENT START.. BUT I THINK MY GAME IS MESSED UP.. MY HEALTH AND EDUCATION ADVISORS KEEPS TELLING ME TO LOWER THE FUNDS, SO I LISTEN TO THEM AND DO IT.. THEN WHEN I CHECK THE DATA GRAPHS, AND I CLICK ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION, EVERYTHING IS RED.. ALL THE BUILDINGS HAVE LOW HEALTH AND LOW EQ.. WHAT THE HECK.. I HAVE 2 HOSPITALS AND 2 SCHOOLS AND 2 LIBRARIES, WHY IS IT SO GAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Ecniv · 01-22-2003, 01:02 PM

WHY DO PEOPLE TYPE IN ALL CAPS???

MtX · 01-23-2003, 03:17 PM

HEHEHEHE

b.dave · 01-28-2003, 02:59 AM

i want the game but dont really want to pay for it, irc here i come, lol, oh by the way is it one or two disk i dont know

GerkSide · 01-29-2003, 04:58 PM

2 disk .iso, i would recommend KaZaA, over IRC,

01-20-2003, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
MtX Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 18	Someone teach me how to play Sim City 4....... I just got the game and I'm frustrated at it already.. Just spent 4 hours+ messing around and learning how to play and im stuck already.. How do you get a decent city starting, with a good income and increase in population??? I need a solid build order that I can use.. I know mine sucks, thats why I cant do anything in the game....First, I build a power plant, second I build roads around it, third I build low residential houses in the roads, then I put water pipes, and electricity all over the place, then I put a school, library, fire department, police department... Then I put commercial and industrial, after 1 hour of game play, the number of people in my city is still 20-30... Perhaps someone who is good at this game can help me!!!

01-21-2003, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
GerkSide True Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 123	INDUSTRIAL FIRST , AND A LOT OF IT - THEN HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL- DO ALL THE UTILITY'S GRADUALLY. __________________ AMD K7 1GHZ 256MB PC-133 Windoze XP Pro (stolen) 40GB Maxtor HD Nvidia TNT2 32MB Afreey CD-ROM 56x Acer CD-RW 24x10x40

01-22-2003, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ecniv ¤ Broadband Specialist ¤ Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,769	WHY DO PEOPLE TYPE IN ALL CAPS??? __________________ \"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I\'m not sure about the former.\"- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

01-28-2003, 02:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
b.dave Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 89	i want the game but dont really want to pay for it, irc here i come, lol, oh by the way is it one or two disk i dont know __________________

01-29-2003, 04:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
GerkSide True Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 123	2 disk .iso, i would recommend KaZaA, over IRC, __________________ AMD K7 1GHZ 256MB PC-133 Windoze XP Pro (stolen) 40GB Maxtor HD Nvidia TNT2 32MB Afreey CD-ROM 56x Acer CD-RW 24x10x40

01-20-2003, 08:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
John81 Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 24	heres some starting tips: - build slowly! - Build low-density commercial and residential zones, and medium density industrial zones. - Micromanage the funding for the services (school, police, etc.) you do provide. - your power plant probably produces more then you need, lower the funding to match your needs. Although remember, lower funding will cause your plants to decay more rapidly. - Raise taxes to 8 or 9 percent in the very beginning to give your incoming money a boost. - Focus on residential and industrial at first, once your city has grown a bit, then add commercial zones. - Expand slowly as your budget starts to show a profit. But don't spend too much!

01-21-2003, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
MtX Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 18	can you give me a more specific build order.. i think ive basically done all of that but thers no progress in the city!!!!!!!!!!

01-22-2003, 09:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
MtX Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 18	OK I GOT A DECENT START.. BUT I THINK MY GAME IS MESSED UP.. MY HEALTH AND EDUCATION ADVISORS KEEPS TELLING ME TO LOWER THE FUNDS, SO I LISTEN TO THEM AND DO IT.. THEN WHEN I CHECK THE DATA GRAPHS, AND I CLICK ON HEALTH AND EDUCATION, EVERYTHING IS RED.. ALL THE BUILDINGS HAVE LOW HEALTH AND LOW EQ.. WHAT THE HECK.. I HAVE 2 HOSPITALS AND 2 SCHOOLS AND 2 LIBRARIES, WHY IS IT SO GAY!!!!!!!!!!!

01-23-2003, 03:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
MtX Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 18	HEHEHEHE

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