Buildings and Lot Sizes Question

[Moneywell 0]

Hello everyone,

I believe this is my first post maybe not . I can't remember, I  created this account awhile ago and never really logged on. My experiences with SC4 created frustration that discouraged me from playing it and only now am I returning to it. After years of being idle, Cities XL reminded me of SC4 and got me back in the mood (mind you I probably wont purchase that game) of city planning and I searched on youtube for a SC4 tutorial so I could finally get gigantic commercial skyscrapers (

). If you have any suggest or disagree with him please share. Anyways, I'm following his advice but I had some questions I believe would be best suited for a site such as this.

My first question is how many tiles do the largest commercial buildings take up--4x4,5x5,6x6? The reason I'm asking is because I  don't want bus stops and parks to take up valuable area that could potentially develop into the best of the best. My second question is if anyone knows if there is a list of all the building in SC4 accompanied by picture and tiles sizes. Thanks.

Moneywell

[bigthing 35]

Well this is your first post Welcome to the Simtropolis forums!!

Well, i believe that it is a good idea to zone 4x4, as this is the most common size. Although it is a good idea to zone a varying size all over the city, just for more variaty.

For the bus stop problem you could try some RTMT (road top mass transit) These lots can be plopped onto a road surface and act as a bus stop/subway/both.

There is one drawback, if it is in front of a zone then it will display the "no car zot". A way to combat this is to zone at least 2 tiles across so one is facing the regular road.

For these just search "RTMT" on the STEX

Enjoy!!!

[Moneywell 0]

Originally posted by: bigthing

Well this is your first post Welcome to the Simtropolis forums!!

Well, i believe that it is a good idea to zone 4x4, as this is the most common size. Although it is a good idea to zone a varying size all over the city, just for more variaty.

For the bus stop problem you could try some RTMT (road top mass transit) These lots can be plopped onto a road surface and act as a bus stop/subway/both.

There is one drawback, if it is in front of a zone then it will display the "no car zot". A way to combat this is to zone at least 2 tiles across so one is facing the regular road.

For these just search "RTMT" on the STEX

Enjoy!!!quote>

Yea, I just realized it was my first post after I posted it and it said "1" nexts to Posts . So even though 4x4 is most common are there commercial office buildings that  take up more space then that?

[jmusacha 2]

A variety of commercial high density "skyscrapers" (Cahalane Audio, etc) are in 4x4.  There is a shopping mall of some sort that grows in 6x6.

[Tysons4 68]

i build 6x5 and 6x6 if there is a 10x10 square road... gives me a nice couple of malls and some highrise commerce around it... i zone all different size zones all over my city.... i think it's lame to have everything the same size...