Too big too quick?

[OJS MediaWorks 0]

In my eyes my city is getting too big too quick, unable to cover areas with services properly, unorganised, feeling rushed.... How can I calm this down any hints or tips,

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[YilmasRegin 7]

Ehm, stop zoning more stuff perhaps ? And instead work on the budget/infrastructure...

[OJS MediaWorks 0]

How do u. Mean budget and infrastructure, I never get how to handle this bit..

[mastorofpuppetz 199]

In my eyes my city is getting too big too quick, unable to cover areas with services properly, unorganised, feeling rushed.... How can I calm this down any hints or tips,

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LMAo r u serious isn't it obvious? Take your time do not zone so fast build up your existing stuff first. 

[OJS MediaWorks 0]

Thanks for the lmao, you still have to repsond to demand don't you? Ind/com/res

[YilmasRegin 7]

How do u. Mean budget and infrastructure, I never get how to handle this bit..

 

Will Wright said it the best:

"I like it a lot," Will tells us. "It’s interesting, in some sense it reminds me of the

post-economic crash. It’s not about making your city big, it’s about

making them not poor."

source

 

Utilize the datamaps (which you can find at the bottom right corner). Those maps can show you what you are missing to get things up and going...

[OJS MediaWorks 0]

Thank you very much..

[mazeroni 3]

Key factors to consider:

 

Ignore the guides yelling at you to 'build X.' Before zoning more consider your land value, high land value means denser buildings such as small or large apartments or later skyscrapers. In my main city, before I had 25% of the map covered I had my fist residential skyscrapers already sprouting up. At that point all I had was a small school and fire station. a trash dump, and little else. If you click on your sims or building they will tell you what they want. Give them the bare minimum and wait to see what happens. Consider lowering taxes and offsetting that with a specialization like oil which will make you a lot of money. I had R$$ & R$$$ set to like 3% at that point and I went from 20K people to 75K almost overnight.

 

In that same city industrial and demand is sky high, but they say there aren't enough workers so they end up abandoning buildings. Don't just go off of the demand graphic, it will lead you astray. 

[OJS MediaWorks 0]

Key factors to consider:

 

Ignore the guides yelling at you to 'build X.' Before zoning more consider your land value, high land value means denser buildings such as small or large apartments or later skyscrapers. In my main city, before I had 25% of the map covered I had my fist residential skyscrapers already sprouting up. At that point all I had was a small school and fire station. a trash dump, and little else. If you click on your sims or building they will tell you what they want. Give them the bare minimum and wait to see what happens. Consider lowering taxes and offsetting that with a specialization like oil which will make you a lot of money. I had R$$ & R$$$ set to like 3% at that point and I went from 20K people to 75K almost overnight.

 

In that same city industrial and demand is sky high, but they say there aren't enough workers so they end up abandoning buildings. Don't just go off of the demand graphic, it will lead you astray. 

Thank you that's been a great help, I shall look forward to going back on sims tomorrow evening,

One more think, is industrial best keep away from everything so it doesn't lower land value?

[Sunfighter 186]

The only way to manage growth is road density, yet with traffic being as horrid as it is, most people op for heavy density streets right away. This causes a chain reaction since building size is based on happyness. This takes a while to build up, but once it does the city starts a rapid pop up which throws peoples services for a loop. The only way to stop this is to IGNORE the traffic problems and upgrade the roads when you feel you are ready.