How to Win at SimCity

Always begin by building a power plant., Bring power lines a good distance from the power plant. , Add in some roads, creating a good infrastructure with boxes that you can zone in later. , Zone in these boxes., Make a landfill. , Add in one school...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Always begin by building a power plant.

    Always have more Residential and Industrial zones than Commercial zones. ,, Throw in a jail because if the police have no place to put criminals, they will be forced to let them go. , Then connect pipes to them and build an efficient water system with pipes all around the town. , Raise the funding for all departments and raise the taxes to 8%. (Sims actually like this tax at first.

    As your city grows, the tax rate they are happy with becomes ridiculously small.) ,
  2. Step 2: Bring power lines a good distance from the power plant.

  3. Step 3: Add in some roads

  4. Step 4: creating a good infrastructure with boxes that you can zone in later.

  5. Step 5: Zone in these boxes.

  6. Step 6: Make a landfill.

  7. Step 7: Add in one school

  8. Step 8: a college

  9. Step 9: a police station

  10. Step 10: and a fire station.

  11. Step 11: Put water towers and pumping stations around your town.

  12. Step 12: Open up your budget.

  13. Step 13: Once all this is completed

  14. Step 14: press the green triangle and you are off!

Detailed Guide

Always have more Residential and Industrial zones than Commercial zones. ,, Throw in a jail because if the police have no place to put criminals, they will be forced to let them go. , Then connect pipes to them and build an efficient water system with pipes all around the town. , Raise the funding for all departments and raise the taxes to 8%. (Sims actually like this tax at first.

As your city grows, the tax rate they are happy with becomes ridiculously small.) ,

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