regions

[RadicalRick]

Hi got simcity4 for xmas and I really need some help please. I read in the book and online that you can create a residential citys in one region and a industrial citys in the next, close by. I did this but can't seem to get my sims to commute between the two even though I have a good road, bus & railway connections between the two. My industrial city dosn't grow because of a lack of labour and my residental city stagnates because of unemployment. Are sims a lot like some humans I know, too lazy to travel for a job? Please can someone tell me what I am doing wrong so I can get these lazy sods back to work and build an empire>>
many thanks rad.

[BirdofPrey]

what u need to do is build up one city 1st, of all types, and then start by building a communter town, and slowly phase out the resedential in the 1st. But still look at the RCD indicator, as the new city may still require industrial zones. Also good transport links dont mean the sims will travel, they have to have some reason to travel, ie what they want so check your giving them what they want there.

[SlyDave]

I'll post a huge indeepth tutorial on how to get started and get a Res City, Com City and Ind City going..

But its 3:33am, and I'm coughing and sneezing, so it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

I hate being ill, It's all the post tBG Stress I got... :rolleyes:

[putty_thing]

oh no! not more simcity stuff! :p

[Drazhar]

Was gonna get that game for a while...but it sounds like waaay to much hassel. Gimme a big gun and stuff to blow up anyday :)

[BirdofPrey]

HEATENS ITS A GREAT GAME

/me foams at the mouth!

[RadicalRick]

what u need to do is build up one city 1st, of all types, and then start by building a communter town, and slowly phase out the resedential in the 1st. But still look at the RCD indicator, as the new city may still require industrial zones. Also good transport links dont mean the sims will travel, they have to have some reason to travel, ie what they want so check your giving them what they want there.


Thanks mate for all your tips, finding it hard to get much help online so I will try what you suggested. best regards from Rad in australia

[BirdofPrey]

what the hell, aus, did u just google us or something? If so google really loves us!

[Jynx]

Hey Rad, would be interested how you found our site? Was it a spelling mistake again?

[tuBBymAN]

hehe taking advice from a load of people who are only found by a search engine coz we can't spell!!!
from Drazhar
Was gonna get that game for a while...but it sounds like waaay to much hassel. Gimme a big gun and stuff to blow up anyday
then play call of duty or generals :D

[RadicalRick]

Hey Rad, would be interested how you found our site? Was it a spelling mistake again?

Hi General, no spellin misake... I was searching the net for some help about simcity4 and this site name popped up in google. Glad it did, I finally got some good responses to my questions. regards rad.

[SlyDave]

:) Must say I was impressived with that so tested it out, and we are up there on google when searching for Sim City 4 related things..

God knows how though...

Right weekend over, and I've finialy got sometimes to do a nice little write up, expect something in the next copule of days. I'll probaly do it in steps or something, hell I dunno. I'm just gonna play :D

[SlyDave]

Here you go, part one. http://www.thebiggame.org/forum/showthread.php?t=120

Bare in my its a tad image heavy... If you are on 56k it wont like you :)

Rad if you ARE on 56k let me know and I'll make the images smaller :)