16vmarc

How do i make a profit?! Every year I seem to be losing money!!

User 1421

Masssssssssive expansion.

Start a city , build a powerplant ( coal ) build large zones with just road networks , and the odd police/fire dept.

Fill zones nearest the powerplant with industry , outer areas a small commerce , outer still a large residential.

Build very few water pumps , you want them working around 85-90% capacity.

Sit back and watch the simoleans roll in.

Build the amenities once you have filled the map.

Geezer

What about residential areas?

Geezer

User 1421

Ahem.

16vmarc

Cheers ill give it a try!!!

16vmarc

Lasted 48 yrs then aliens invaded

scottywrx

can't get it to work on XP ....... tried every patch under the sun .... shame..... when it first came out I was addicted to it ...

Turn off disasters !!!!.... unless u like them

Tips I follow ..
Water ... Electric ....... keep close eye on them .... monitor on a regular basis .. dont build residential near industrial ... separate with Commercial .... dense commercial near industrial follow out by light commercial then residential ... Formula seemed to work for me .. oh how I miss it ..

zedx19

Quality game, what they said though, just don't build owt that pollutes near the city, make sure you've got all the neccesary emergency services and enough scattered about the city, have the landfill site miles away, make sure you've got decent water and electricty lines/pipes! Mmmmmmmm, might go have a quick blast now lol

16vmarc

I either lose money or get invaded. Im trying to build it like a grid but not doing very well!!!