Urgent help needed!!

[gitography 0]

Hi Guys,

I've been playing the game for over 4 years!! I LOVE it, BUT every time I'm way ahead into the game, like over 100,000 people(currently at 310,000) on my city I'd get messages like the one I got today! "Game Over; The city treasury is so low that you have been removed from Office! As you flee from town you decide to try an easier job." I noticed that it always happens, when the Minister of Education asked for more funding for schools, which by the way, my education system is most of the time over budget.

I can't thinking of what could be the reason for this.... you don't think is because I'm using the "BSC Ultimate Budget Tool Suburbs Bank" do you?

At this point, I don't know what to do, if I start up the game again, would I be able to fix the problem or am I too late and I would have to start my city from zero? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here is the snap shoot I took from my screen:

[Zelgadis 638]

It appears that you are $1.2 billion in debt. How on earth did you get that deep into the hole?

ISF

[His Divine Hand 244]

His monthly expense is 1,266,756,591. . . with 310,539 population bringing in 98,399 simoleons. . . I think you made a banking error. . . Here, can you show us your detailed budget screen gitography?

[gitography 0]

Thanks guys for the responses, let me explain a little more in depth. When I get the red notice box from the Minister of Education suddenly in the game, I usually just click on the highlighted word; I believe is Funding boost? (not sure) and then that takes me to my budget screen, I usually just move the little indicator towards the right side, to elevated the budget for the education, but if I do a little it automatically goes up to ten of thousands of dollars, then I tried to fixed by moving it back to where it was and that is when the budget goes 'crazy' to the point, where they through me out of office!! Okay here are the two screen captures I did. Please notice that the budget for education is currently at $17,000+, income set at somewhere in the $110,000 and the cash balance at $8M

[gabry85 2]

The only reason coming up to my mind is that you probably built too many schools, which can be even empty. I never set my fundings in that window: try funding individual schools (query tool) and bulldoze the ones which drain your funds. Empty schools are usually located in old neighborhoods (see Population Age on Data View).

This can be a possible solution, but there's something else I want to ask you.

Your budget shows you didn't build any school at all, but they're hogging your money altogether. I didn't download the BSC Ultimate Budget Tool Suburbs Bank, but I think there are more school across your region and reported by this mod. If that is the case, try what I told you earlier.

If none of our suggestions will work and you don't want to obliterate your city, then I recommend you some cheats. You can download some super cash BATs here on the STEX.

Hope this will work, good luck!

[gitography 0]

Oh wow, I just noticed that detail! I can see that none of the schools, or police station or medical buildings are shown in this box?! Now I'm a little worried. Now if I destroy each school/police/medical like you suggested, (I guess you only mentioned the schools) then what do I do exactly? Should I just build a new one in the same spot or just focus on the areas where there is need for let say, a school? Thanks for the help.

[gitography 0]

Originally posted by: gabry85 The only reason coming up to my mind is that you probably built too many schools, which can be even empty. I never set my fundings in that window: try funding individual schools (query tool) and bulldoze the ones which drain your funds. Empty schools are usually located in old neighborhoods (see Population Age on Data View).

This can be a possible solution, but there's something else I want to ask you.

Your budget shows you didn't build any school at all, but they're hogging your money altogether. I didn't download the BSC Ultimate Budget Tool Suburbs Bank, but I think there are more school across your region and reported by this mod. If that is the case, try what I told you earlier.

If none of our suggestions will work and you don't want to obliterate your city, then I recommend you some cheats. You can download some super cash BATs here on the STEX.

Hope this will work, good luck! quote>

Guess what?!!! I think it worked!!! I did exactly what you told me. I deleted/demolished the extra high schools/medical buildings/ police stations and now the game is back to normal! Thanks!

Now a new question has come up! If you don't mind. or anyone else too; So what does exactly means when you query your city and you see that are areas where the population looks like in need of a medical center(RED zoned) but still the next big hospital complex is covering that specific area? The same with the police coverage area. I have a main police office in the core of downtown which is big enough to cover pretty much the whole city, would there be any crimes still? Even though, the police is big enough to cover all the downtown area, or would I need to build more police stations in the same area, to 'help' them out?! Thanks!

[gabry85 2]

The query tool (marked as "?") allows you to fund that specific civic building according to your neighborhood needs. You'll find two sliders (radius and units), like the ones in the budget, but limited to each building. It's a good micromanagement way to save money. Example, your school has 60 students and 2 teachers: cut funds for that school to fit their numbers (have you ever seen a school with 4 classes and 120 overpaid teachers??? ) .

As for the "red-zoned areas", I'll take you're talking about your health/education efficiency in your city neighborhoods. They can be red for 2 reasons:

#1. There's no hospital/school in the neighborhood: so you need to build one there

#2. Fundings are insufficient, so you need to raise them (query tool)

Your police station are important to keep your crime rate low, but you can't wipe it out completely, which is realistic if you ask me.

[gitography 0]

Oh ok, good then. I did notice that when I demolished the unnecessary buildings the whole city kind of slowed down a bit. I'm sure it just adjusting, right? I also noticed something else, I find a little annoying that I have buildings that are the same right next to each other, is there a way to tell your city planner not to allow that? I think I've downloaded plenty of buildings and stuff to have a nice variety here and there. Thanks a lot!!!