LOL ! just played it again ytd.. my city was losing $ then i did $ cheat lol.. i only have one city that is successful so far..earning like 2k,3k per month.. how do u guys normal play it? I usually start off by powering the whole city up..i use windmill as power gens. for water i use water tower..as the needs increase, 10water tower=1water pump..when i have 10 WT, i will demolish them and build a water pump..
When I used to play the game, I would start off very slowly. Windmills and WTs to start are usually good. I usually start with lots of light industrial zones and a sizeable chunk of light residential along one side. Usually that can start making some decent money quick. Then when all the areas are full, I build some light commercial and some more residential near the residential area. Next I surround the city core with more farmland and then get a school. But it's been a while since I've played Sim City 4. Sim City on the iPhone is very similar and I play it on the way to school sometimes. Now I've got a hankering to play me some sim city.
great ! i shall try that tonight..but how do u solve the pollution problems? i usually don't build industrials as they contributes too much to pollutions..
erm..sorry..what do u mean? do u mean plant lots of trees and build the industrial and residential areas far frm each other? if it is really far (for example one end to the other), commute will become a problem..
Sorry for my bad english^^ I mean, in the industrial area and around this area to plant trees. The industry should always be away from the residential area. The commute you can improve with railroad, subway and bus routes. Therefore, I recommend the addon Rush Hour to use. The wid it simplifies everything and offers more opportunities
yeah..i think i have the add on for my sim city 4..not really sure..but so far my subway is successful only in one city..i think i have to build the residential area then build their workplace then i muz find out how do they go to work..it seems kind of difficult to plan the transport for the city..
So difficult is it is not ^ ^ Another possibility yet to build a transport connection to the neighboring cities. the inhabitants go there to find work
haha yeah i was thinking about that, building a entire city filled with industry then build a city next to it and send all my citizens there to work..LOL !
This is also a good trick for the full garbage from the city get rid of the actively played. It costs a little money but that's it ^ ^
This game really isn't fun with cheats >,>. As many have already said, start out slowly, with low concentration of everything. You do need to make sure everything is powered/watered, but make industrial plants far away from residential and commercial zones. My main advice though, is TAKE OUT LOANS! If you keep up the good work, you will reach a point where with legal gambling and parking fees, you'll break even. You'll eventually be offered to build a prison base, in return for a good amount of money every month. Just stick with it
nah..its challenging to play it w/o cheats..i just checked the city that i build that was earning $$..it is actually earning like 5k-7k per month..i remember i didn't build any industrial plants in the beginning..n i don't take out loans..the prison don't earn u much actually..i have like 1M+++in the city now..and the year is like 2400+? or 2300+? lol..