Of course, all this costs money, and the only place to get it is via the annual rates demand. Police stations are a good idea, and if you are lanning for a Pudding Lane then a few fire departments might go down well too. As the city grows, so will other factors, like pollution, crime and traffic density. The challenge therefore is not merely to provide a certain amount of accommodation for each of the city's functions but to use a piece of land for the purpose for which it is most suited.įurthermore, each zoning decision you take will effect the suitability of neighbouring property for a particular task, due to reasons of traffic, pollution nd land value. If you zone a residential region in the middle of an industrial wasteland, don't expect many people to go and live there. It is important to note that you do not actually build on any of the zoned regions, your population does.

The initial considerations are for power, transport and zoning regions for industry, commerce and residents. Growth of the city will critically depend on how high you set the tax rate and how much valuable land you cultivate for the populace. In fact, the early decisions are far more important than those taken later on. Nuclear, while more expensive, is a lot cleaner unless, of course, you have a meltdown.Īlready you are making decisions which will effect the structure of the city to come. Along with this decision comes your first quandary - coal or nuclear?Ī coal power station is considerably cheaper, but causes more environmental damage, and pollution is one of the factors that affects population growth. The first thing to do is build a power station - man cannot live by candle alone.

You are in a position of great social responsibility. Remember, the social make-up of the town depends on these early stages - one wrong plan and it could be Milton Keynes for thousands of innocents. How the New Town development proceeds from here is up to you. Sim City will terraform a suitable landscape for you and set the clock back to the year 1900. Well, maybe a bit of it is, but there are some pretty tough decisions to be made too, like what areas of natural beauty to destroy and industrialise, how high to set the rates, building roads to combat traffic congestion and building expensive residential areas for incredible rich people - like mayors - to live in. BEING a mayor isn't, as is widely held, all about dressing up in silly frocks and leading a procession once a year.

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