Simcity 4.

The_YongGrand · 13th Nov 2005, 12:36 PM

SimCity 4.

I couldn't even master it until now.

It's so difficult.

I don't know WHERE to start, even I'm provided with ALL these hints and tips.

In the game, should I start the whole city with industrial and residential first?

Or should I make all of 'em in the same city?

And my city have problems with the commuting.

It seems that these Sim-people can complain about long-commuting times when THEY have all the bus stops, railroads, and highways?

Isn't there a procedure in playing the game? I appriciate it very much for all the advise and the tips. Heh heh...

zy · 13th Nov 2005, 01:45 PM

i have no idea.. it takes loads of patience to play it..
they is no fast way out

aKho · 13th Nov 2005, 02:40 PM

yea.. i find it scary. so i don't play it.

PowerSlide · 14th Nov 2005, 01:14 AM

for the same reason i quit tis game

siddiq · 14th Nov 2005, 11:37 AM

a couple of good replies. use cheat

cheat also i quit. so hard tis game

wilfred · 14th Nov 2005, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

SimCity 4.

I couldn't even master it until now.

It's so difficult.

I don't know WHERE to start, even I'm provided with ALL these hints and tips.

In the game, should I start the whole city with industrial and residential first?

Or should I make all of 'em in the same city?

And my city have problems with the commuting.

It seems that these Sim-people can complain about long-commuting times when THEY have all the bus stops, railroads, and highways?

Isn't there a procedure in playing the game? I appriciate it very much for all the advise and the tips. Heh heh...

I used to play it... and now that you mentioned it... i might just install it again and have a go if i ever get the time....

anyways, to solve the commute problems, i remember reading somewhere that you can't segregate the zones by too much.. would you travel an hour just to get to work?

i remmeber reading it somewhere. have fun.

sherwin · 14th Nov 2005, 01:14 PM

Do you have Rush Hour? If you dont, be sure it get it as it significantly improves the transportation network for your sims and commute times

Initially when you start of with an empty region, your first city should have dirty industry & farms together with low wealth residents and some commercial zones.. dont bother placing schools, hospitals, etc. yet.
Then the neighbour city to your first city can get a MUCH better start.. (more wealthy citizens)

Have highways connecting neighbouring cities, and avenues as the main "backbones" throughout the city/housing areas

Place bus stops at the busy intersections (the Traffic network query tool comes handy here)

HTH!

sherwin · 14th Nov 2005, 01:21 PM

The game is very flexible that you can decide to have a city entirely having industries, while the city next to it - residential & commercial. Or Commercial & Industy, or all 3.

When you are first starting out its a bit tough to get the first few cities growing, but once you have about 4-5 cities interconnected, building a new city next to it is easy as you can share/buy power/water/garbage, and there is the "spillover" effect from other cities, meaning people will move in quickly, and city growth is much faster.

If you fancy having those high-density mega skyscrapers, its gonna take a while until you start seeing them. Those only appear with the region population of about 1mil

zy · 14th Nov 2005, 02:08 PM

sher win .. the simcity expert

Adrian Wong · 15th Nov 2005, 02:15 AM

Wow.. There should be a guide on this.

13th Nov 2005, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,283 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	Simcity 4. SimCity 4. I couldn't even master it until now. It's so difficult. I don't know WHERE to start, even I'm provided with ALL these hints and tips. In the game, should I start the whole city with industrial and residential first? Or should I make all of 'em in the same city? And my city have problems with the commuting. It seems that these Sim-people can complain about long-commuting times when THEY have all the bus stops, railroads, and highways? Isn't there a procedure in playing the game? I appriciate it very much for all the advise and the tips. Heh heh...

13th Nov 2005, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,837 Reputation: 1998 Rep Power: 37	i have no idea.. it takes loads of patience to play it.. they is no fast way out __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

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siddiq Hold me back! I can't stop posting!!! Join Date: 16 Jun 2003 Location: Kuching, Sarawak , Malaysia Posts: 5,899 Reputation: 460 Rep Power: 15	a couple of good replies. use cheat cheat also i quit. so hard tis game __________________ JOIN ARP WHATPULSE TEAM!

14th Nov 2005, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
zy Dead Join Date: 16 Dec 2002 Location: Penang,Malaysia - Buffalo,New York Posts: 12,837 Reputation: 1998 Rep Power: 37	sher win .. the simcity expert __________________ current: P4-3.2\|P4P800-Deluxe\|512x4-DDR\|NV6600 WD2500KS\|WD5000AAKS\|AD-7191A\|1860NX\|Z2300\|MP470 home (malaysia): P4C-2.6@3.1-StockHSF\|AI7\|256x2-BT-D43\|512x2-DT-D43\|A9600XT-VIVO WD1200JB\|2xWD2500KS\|DRU-800A\|DVD-E616P\|LTR-52327S\|152x\|V.S.4121\|iP1500 laptop: M1210\|T7200\|2GBDDR667\|160GB5K160\|GO7400

14th Nov 2005, 01:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
PowerSlide Super Active Join Date: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Penang, Malaysia Posts: 1,401 Reputation: 871 Rep Power: 14	for the same reason i quit tis game

14th Nov 2005, 01:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
sherwin I'm a regular Join Date: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Penang <> KL Posts: 290 Reputation: 2011 Rep Power: 26	Do you have Rush Hour? If you dont, be sure it get it as it significantly improves the transportation network for your sims and commute times Initially when you start of with an empty region, your first city should have dirty industry & farms together with low wealth residents and some commercial zones.. dont bother placing schools, hospitals, etc. yet. Then the neighbour city to your first city can get a MUCH better start.. (more wealthy citizens) Have highways connecting neighbouring cities, and avenues as the main "backbones" throughout the city/housing areas Place bus stops at the busy intersections (the Traffic network query tool comes handy here) HTH!

14th Nov 2005, 01:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
sherwin I'm a regular Join Date: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Penang <> KL Posts: 290 Reputation: 2011 Rep Power: 26	The game is very flexible that you can decide to have a city entirely having industries, while the city next to it - residential & commercial. Or Commercial & Industy, or all 3. When you are first starting out its a bit tough to get the first few cities growing, but once you have about 4-5 cities interconnected, building a new city next to it is easy as you can share/buy power/water/garbage, and there is the "spillover" effect from other cities, meaning people will move in quickly, and city growth is much faster. If you fancy having those high-density mega skyscrapers, its gonna take a while until you start seeing them. Those only appear with the region population of about 1mil

15th Nov 2005, 02:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
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