Snow/weather are services?

[mastorofpuppetz 199]

In the region say, parts further up north do we get snow and have to pay for snow clearing services? I would love this added realsim.

[CXLMachine 17]

no snow

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Some areas will get rain and rain will refill the water tables but snow will not be in the base game of SimCity 2013. Snow was not in the base game of the Sims 2 or Sims 3 but were added in expansion packs. It is entirely possible that winter weather will be added in an expansion pack.

--Ocram

[mastorofpuppetz 199]

Thanks, didn't think so but was hoping to build an Arctic metropolis lol.

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

You mean an arctic small town. That is only 2 kilometers across.

It's weird to me that they included rain but got rid of snow (which was actually included in SC4 as an easter egg). Although I guess it would be a lot of extra work to make snow-covered building/tree effects.

[semo 14]

Some areas will get rain and rain will refill the water tables but snow will not be in the base game of SimCity 2013. Snow was not in the base game of the Sims 2 or Sims 3 but were added in expansion packs. It is entirely possible that winter weather will be added in an expansion pack.

--Ocram

It's good to know that the water system is theoretically, indefinitely sustainable. But I wonder how long it would take to use through an area's non-renewable resources like coal and oil. I'll definitely be relying on wind power for as long as I can.

[SirChick 184]

You mean an arctic small town. That is only 2 kilometers across.

It's weird to me that they included rain but got rid of snow (which was actually included in SC4 as an easter egg). Although I guess it would be a lot of extra work to make snow-covered building/tree effects.

Rain makes sense for the water table, snow i can't really see what it could do other than eye candy.... id rather they spend time on things more important than eye candy for now.

[Hoipus 292]

Snow could increase power consumption during winter months due to heating costs. In summer the same could go for cooling costs, with spring and autumn being seasons in which less electricity is being used. During summer more water could be used as people use more of it. If there were a region with less rainfall playing in between seasons could become a very strategic affair.

[Urban Cartographer 601]

There should be an option to select region based on climate. For example, temperate regions have four seasons. Tropical regions have a wet season and a dry season. Desert regions would not have much precipitation. Arctic regions would require buildings on stilts (due to permafrost).