Expanding my City - always causing negative's

[nankura 0]

hey guys

 

Alright basically, i can get my industrial in a small sqaure, power, get my farms off in the distance. i get police services, residential, and everything gets up and running smoothly whenever i begin a game/new map, and im in the positive money gain

 

But whenever i expand, i always somehow making to many shops, to much industrial that doesnt get jobs, to much residential, i just struggle to find a balance and keep gaining money

[Cefien 361]

I think you should first learn the very basic of developing city in SimCity that many players "forget" to learn. Read this thread.

You'll learn many things about balancing a city there before deciding to further expand your cities.

[SimRico 968]

When i start out small. I zone the ind, some commercial close by the small residential areas so there wont be long distance driving and no need for transit systems yet and let the demand dictate how i expanded.  I managed to stay in budget for many years as long as i zwas patient with fhe progress.... (that was severL cities ago).

 

I am going to go back and read the referenced article in the post above mine too.  Im sure it contains some excellent points.

[Bdub01 201]

Expand your cities slowly and always watch the RCI meter!!! Don't rush and as Mr. Moose would tell ya play on turtle speed use cheetah sparingly. As for the rhino speed I have never used it. Anyway other little things don't put police down till your city gets larger same with fire stations. Also your school need to be set at only however many students you have. One thing I also do if simoleans are scare cut your city beautification in half and always allow gambling even in your cites with no res in them!!!

[Bdub01 201]

I think you should first learn the very basic of developing city in SimCity that many players "forget" to learn. Read this thread.

You'll learn many things about balancing a city there before deciding to further expand your cities.

I just clicked on the thread and it just sent me to the home page

[Cefien 361]

That's odd, i just clicked it, and the link is fine. Anyway, you can go straight to the Omnibus thread, particularly to the topic about demand and desirability, that's where the link i took.

[Ro-Bo 183]

I suggest to concentrate on growing the developed area first until you have enough income balance to support the services (education,police,power ect.) for the planned expansion.

[SimRico 968]

and to go with all of the above comments, i would not tear the city down....you are right now getting into the fun part of youf game and strategy. just like a real city municipality, as newly elected mayor, take what has been passed onward to you and "turn that city around, show them you can do the job so you get re elected next term! you can DO it