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SimCity4Tips

PreparationandFacilitationTips ReadthemanualforSimCity4.DotheTutorials.ReadtheSimCity4Guide. LearntheHotKeys. GoogleSimCity4formoreFAQs,tipsandtrickstogetideasonhowtorunyourcity. (Remember:Donotusethecheats,justthetipsandformulas) Readtherubricandplanaccordingly. Askstudentstolookupthezoningmapofthecitytheyliveintolearnaboutzoning codesandseetherealthing.Forexample: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/zoning/ Suggesttotheteam(s)tothinkcarefullyaboutnamingtheircity.Nameitsomething cleverbutnottoogoofy.Thenamemayinfluencethejudgeseventhoughit shouldnt. CopytheBenchmarkFormonpage19oftheEducatorsManualandhavestudents checkontheirvitalsattheendofeverydesignsession. Endeachdesignsessionwithasharesession.Tipsaboutmakingthecitygrow,etc. Encouragekidstotakecityhometoworkonit. TimeManagement TherearethreespeedsofthesimulationinSimCity,butyoucant(orshouldnt) keepthesimulationconstantlyrunning.Whenyouaremakingmajorinfrastructure changes,stopthesimulationandrestart.Inparticular,besuretostopwhenyouare replacingpowerplants,waterpumpsandroads.Therunstoprunmethodofplaying thegameisrecommended. Gettingto150yearstakestimethisisnotanovernightassignment.Herearesome estimateswhenyouarerunningthesimulationcontinuously: Slowspeedtakesabout1213minutestoprogressoneyear.30hoursto150. Mediumspeedtakesabout67minutestogetoneyear.15hoursto150. Fastspeedtakesabout1.5minutestogetoneyear.4hoursto150. Seewhatdoesntworkandstartover.Minimumof40hoursplaytimefora successfulcity. Letyourcitycook,putitonfastforwardandwatch,especiallyfordisasters,this gamedoesnothaveanoffswitchfordisastersandtheypausethecitysoitcannot develop. Save,Save,Save Abackupcityortwomightalsobeniceintheeventofacatastrophic,natural, calamitysuchasafiledeletion.

GamePlayStrategies General PayattentiontoyouradvisorsandMayorPanel. Donttakeoutloans(notrecommendedbutstillapossibleremedy) Watcheverything;donotworkonasinglepartatatime. Thequerytoolisyourfriend!Useittoadjustutilitiesbychangingindividualfunding ofschools,hospitalsetc.soyougetthecoverageyouwantmostefficiently. Turnoffyoururgentmessages,therearesomanynonimportantonesthattheyget inthewayofdevelopingyourcity.Whennecessaryyoucangotothemessagebar andreadthemwhenyouhavetime. Dontbuildeverythingatonce. Budget&PropertyValues Watchyourmoney,especiallyatthebeginning.Spendingtoomuchmoneyisvery easytodoinSimCity4. Propertynearestschools,museums,parksandwaterwithslightlyslopinghillswill havethehighestvalue.Youcancreatemuseumparksbyplacingamuseumwith parkssurroundingitgreatlyboostinglandvalue.(Onlydothisifyoucanaffordit!) GrowingaCity ThreestrategiestostartthegameStartsmallStartsmallStartsmall
Buildslowlyandkeepyourcashflowpositive

AftereachsessionofplayingthegamecopytheCityfolderintoasafeplacelikea flashdrive.ThisistoensurethattheCityissavedfromaccidentalerasure.Many schoolstendtocleanouttheMyDocumentsfolder. AtthebeginningofeachsessioncopytheCityfolderbackintotheregionfolder. Ifyoureacharoughspotandyourcitysinksyoucanexitwithoutsavingandrevert tothepreviouspoint.Alsolearntosavemultiplecopiesindifferentplaces,itisa painbutwellworththeeffort.

WithSimCity4,youcannotcreateasinglecity,thegamewasdesignedtodevelop anentireregionsoothercitiesareneededtobalancelanddemand. TwoWaysCitiesGrow 1.Fromsmalltobigorganicallywithoutoverallplanning(andtheoccasional fire).ThinkLondonEngland 2.Fromsmalltobigwithcitywidegeneralizedplans.ThinkCanberra,Australia BuildSimCity4thesameway: o Startyourcitywithapurposeandbuildyourcitywiththatinmind(Railor roadjunctionsaremostpopularinSC4.)

Pollution Dontputawatersourcenexttoapollutionsource Power PlacePowerplantsinthemapcornerstominimizepollution Beverycarefulwiththenuclearplants,radiationdoesnotdisappearinanyrealistic amountoftime,oratleastitwasthereforthe1000yearsthatweplayedthegame. Services(Schools,Medical,Libraries) Addschoolsassoonasyoucanaffordto.Keeptheschoolsbudgetonlyatthe demandlevel.SamewithMedicalCenters. WatchyourzonesofcoverageforSchools,MedicalandLibrariessothecirclecover residentialareas,dontoverlapanddonotcovercommercialandindustrialareas. Planaccordingly. Youcanenterintoneighbordealsbetweencitiesforimport/exportofgarbage, power,andwater.Thesecanhelpyourcitygrowandcanbeasourceofincome(for example,aneighborcitypaysyoutotakecareoftheirgarbagewhenyouhaveextra capacity).However,whenjudgingthecity,theneighbordealsdontsurvivethecity importprocessthatthejudgeshavetousetoopenthecity.So,thekidsshouldbe awareiftheyforinstanceexportalloftheirgarbagetoaneighbor(mypersonal preferenceforkeepingpollutionlowinmycity),thejudgeswontbeabletoconfirm thiswhentheycheckforsufficientgarbagecapacity(oneoftherubriccriteria).Orif theyimportalltheirpowerfromaneighborthejudgeswillhaveahardtime

o Orstartaseedtown.Startatowninacornerofthemapforwhichtheonly purposeistogenerateSimoleonssoyoucanbuildyourGrandDesign.Dont worryaboutthehighcrimeandpoorschoolssolongasthemoneyjustkeeps rollingin.Youcancomebacklaterandfixit. o Orstartconvergingtowns Startawholebunchofsmalltownsscatteredalloverthemap. Labelthemdifferentnames. Watchthemgrowtogetherwhilestillhavingtheirseparatenames. Knowanycitieslikethat? Experiment.Donotattempttomakeyourcityperfectrightfromthestartorfit theFutureCityRubric.Trydifferentapproachesfirst. Whathelpswithairpollution? Whathelpswithwaterpollution? Whyismybudgetsohigh? Whyisthetrafficsoooooobad?

confirmingsufficientgenerationcapacity.IguesswhatImsayingisdontdoa 100%importorexportneighbordeal. Dontprovidemorepolice,schools,etc.thanrequired. Whenyoudobuildtheschools,etc.,clickontheschoolsanddroptheirbudgetuntil itsjustenough. Transportation UseBusStopstokeeptrafficdown.Simswillwalk8squarestoabusstopsokeep them16squaresapart. Startroadsinacorner(Preference,notmandatory) Trafficisthemostdifficultpartofgettingyourcityuptopar.Usetheroutequery tooltofindplacesthatusemanycarsandplacebusstops,highways,etc.nearthere. (Alsobulldozethehighwayconnectionsatthestartofthegameastheyarecosting you12Simoleonspermonth!) Terrain Buildprettyterrain Richpeoplelikewaterandelevatedlandsowhenyouarebuildingyourterrainkeep thatinmind. Keepprettyflatgeography(Goodfortransportation,badforlandvalue) Trees Usetreesandparkstobufferindustrialpollutionfromresidentialareas.Plantlotsof treesduringtheterraformingphase.Theyarefreeatthispoint,buttheycost moneylateron. Zoning Whencreatingresidentialandcommercialzones,thearrowsmustpointtothe roads.UsetheAltandShiftkeys.Buildtheroadsfirst. Startwithlowerdensityontheoutside(Preference,notmandatory) Industrialontheoutskirts

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