Newby needs help - industry issues

[Deano_185 0]

Hi to all. Firstly im aware the search button is my friend, believe me I have searched, read FAQ's and guides, you name it, but im stuck on this one. Two questions mainly regarding industry, well I-HT. Firstly I cant quite get my head around the whole IHT thing, but I believe one problem I might have is zoning. I get how the whole desireability works, but when im zoning industrial i do not have a "high density" button. I have Agriculture, low and medium desnsity, no high density industrial. I've been reading alot about SC4 (im using deluxe version btw) online, now i have double checked and i dont have a high density button for industrial but im positive i've heard or read people saying they are zoning high density industrial areas. is my game bugged or something or whats the deal? should i have a high density industrial button?

Secondly, as I said I cant get my head around how to make IHT.  I know i need low pollution, highly educated sims, high desireability in the areas i want it, aswell as demand for it. but what kind of zoning do i need (do i need high density industrial...does that eve exist) or medium etc....and how do i sort of make it come to life? IHT is really not happneing for me.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes time to reply.

Mike

[masochist 111]

Hey, Mike!  Welcome to Simtropolis !

LOL...you have high-density industry, trust me !  I know because there's absolutely no such thing as Low-Density Industry; there's only Agriculture, Medium-Density, and High-Density. That's it..."Agriculture" would be your low-density, I suppose.

Concerning your second question, you're right, you need all that other stuff first.  Then, once you have it, you can zone either Medium or High-Density (doesn't matter).  The only thing that'll be different about the two is the number of jobs each creates and the size of the lots each type can have (obviously, High-Density will be greater in both respects).  You just have to zone, and then wait a while, and sooner or later they'll start appearing.

[Deano_185 0]

Hey Maso...thanks for the reply. Cant believe I was that slack to miss read it like that. I checked straight away and there High Density Industry was staring me in the face! I guess now i'll boost up my education funding, get my health levels up to scratch to pull in the right sims, bump up DI taxes and lower HTI, hopefully it'll get the ball rolling.

thx again, Mike

[Spinmaster 75]

One thing about IHT vs high-density though... there are no IHT buildings that require high-density zoning. Not in-game anyway, but I don't recall seeing any custom ones that require high-density, either. So if your goal is IHT, and you're not planning to step the zones through high-density dirty and manufacturing (which do include some high-density buildings), you can save a chunk of money by just zoning medium-density.

[Sim_Air 2]

Hey, first of all, welcome to Simtropolis!

Now, since you have read all thee FAQ's, guides, etc., you are probably a good mayor. Once you are confident with the gameplay, you can start a simple City Journal and we will all have the chance to admire your building skills(yes i am a CJ maniac).

What i would like to add here, regarding your 2nd question, is that you can adjust taxes so that the demand will rise faster(for I-HT). Also, you can activate a few ordinances; that should help a bit. Maybe you know all this so, i apologise for pretending the expert here lol. Anyway, take care and good luck with your cities!

[Deano_185 0]

Originally posted by: Sim_Air Hey, first of all, welcome to Simtropolis!

Now, since you have read all thee FAQ's, guides, etc., you are probably a good mayor. Once you are confident with the gameplay, you can start a simple City Journal and we will all have the chance to admire your building skills(yes i am a CJ maniac).quote>

Firstly, thanks to all for the replies. Its kind of funny, i've only been playing SC4 for a few days now. When I started out I was thinking oh my god this is so hard, how can it even be possible to make money, why doesn't this work etc etc. After a solid hour of reading FAQ's and guides from all the knowledgable members, loading up my map and making some minor adjustments, next thing I know my population is soaring, im clearing $15,000 a month in income (without being a tightass on spending), everything just came together. So thanks to all those people who took the time to do that. I've got a screenshot of my first real city here - https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Deano_185/AUS.jpg - 

still a work in progress of course. And the many mistakes im making is helping me learn, must have restarted this map at least 5 times  

Thanks for the advice on zoning. Especially the tip on only needing to zone medium density to get IHT. Big money saver that one! Im also curious to find out exactly what this city journal is? However as soon as im done posting here I plan to search it up, so i'll probably know before anyone can reply to tell me

Well SC4 is really drawing me in so i expect to get to know a few of you a bit better over the coming months. For a small bit about me - name's Mike, im in my low 20's, work full time in sales working towards I.T, living in Melbourne Australia. Great lover of PC games, F1 racing and all the rest of it. Take it easy and thx again

Mike 

 

[Sim_Air 2]

Come in chat then; we will meet you much better