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B.Diker · 02-20-2003, 04:17 PM

Hello Dudes,

been playing the SC4 for 2 days but it is really hard to learn.
they give 100,000$ to start which is never enough to built a city..

any player here ? give me some tips

SpaceAce · 02-20-2003, 04:26 PM

I play and turning a profit is a bitch. Build a LOT of low-density residential to start along with a little bit of low-density commercial. Leave some open space for building high density residential later. Build a power plant and your schools and everything and be sure to _turn down their funding_. They won't need all that money when your city is first starting. Build a bunch of medium-density industrial way off to the side of your residential and a bunch of agricultural off in another direction.

Don't let the game auto-build roads for your residential, either. Lay out 4x4 blocks and fill them in manually.

Also, I think your cities trade with each other so it might be a good idea to build several cities around each other and build them up together.

SpaceAce

B.Diker · 02-20-2003, 04:32 PM

the first thing i do is locating the life places , industry and other place(s)
then i buy some power plants , water things , hospitals etc etc
nearly all needed things and then i am out of money
my record is 16000 people ;)

it's a hard game..

salsbury · 02-20-2003, 04:36 PM

start with a small zone, too. you can pretty much zone the whole place (low/med) with the cash you have. i can turn a profit in 2 years, police, fire, hospital, schools and all.

however, my city doesn't seem to be growing beyond 5000.

oh yea, the reason i suggest a small zone is that you won't have to worry so much about expanding all the time - there's a built-in limit. it's a good start, that's all. then when you build your next city, build it next door, and connect the two and start neighbor deals.

Zorgman · 02-20-2003, 04:37 PM

Diker, would you say it's harder then Sim City 3000?

B.Diker · 02-20-2003, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zorgman
Diker, would you say it's harder then Sim City 3000?

i never played SC3

Jamdin · 02-20-2003, 08:20 PM

SC4 is much harder than SC3 but I gave up after two weeks of play. I got tired of not making any money & I've tried some of the tips listed in this thread.

02-20-2003, 04:17 PM	#1
B.Diker Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,286	Sim City 4 - Strange and weird Hello Dudes, been playing the SC4 for 2 days but it is really hard to learn. they give 100,000$ to start which is never enough to built a city.. any player here ? give me some tips

02-20-2003, 04:36 PM	#4
salsbury Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,070	start with a small zone, too. you can pretty much zone the whole place (low/med) with the cash you have. i can turn a profit in 2 years, police, fire, hospital, schools and all. however, my city doesn't seem to be growing beyond 5000. oh yea, the reason i suggest a small zone is that you won't have to worry so much about expanding all the time - there's a built-in limit. it's a good start, that's all. then when you build your next city, build it next door, and connect the two and start neighbor deals. __________________ Last edited by salsbury; 02-20-2003 at 04:41 PM..

02-20-2003, 04:37 PM	#5
Zorgman Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 6,103	Diker, would you say it's harder then Sim City 3000? __________________ ---

02-20-2003, 04:26 PM	#2
SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	I play and turning a profit is a bitch. Build a LOT of low-density residential to start along with a little bit of low-density commercial. Leave some open space for building high density residential later. Build a power plant and your schools and everything and be sure to _turn down their funding_. They won't need all that money when your city is first starting. Build a bunch of medium-density industrial way off to the side of your residential and a bunch of agricultural off in another direction. Don't let the game auto-build roads for your residential, either. Lay out 4x4 blocks and fill them in manually. Also, I think your cities trade with each other so it might be a good idea to build several cities around each other and build them up together. SpaceAce

02-20-2003, 04:32 PM	#3
B.Diker Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,286	the first thing i do is locating the life places , industry and other place(s) then i buy some power plants , water things , hospitals etc etc nearly all needed things and then i am out of money my record is 16000 people ;) it's a hard game..

02-20-2003, 08:20 PM	#7
Jamdin Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 3,560	SC4 is much harder than SC3 but I gave up after two weeks of play. I got tired of not making any money & I've tried some of the tips listed in this thread.