Tutorial on Drilling for Oil SimCity 1080P

[DinosGG 42]

Hi everyone I'm DinosGG and this is my third series on the specializations in Sim City, this time I focus on drilling for oil!  Oil has a few big advantages because you can start earning money really fast, there isn't as much build up time as electronics.  

Part 1:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW97wos4xxY

The full playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW97wos4xxY&list=PL52nb8KiT9mYtluyFKSnmila6IyEslLn0&index=1

In my first video I get all the ground work laid out for my city and what my plan is going to be and get my first oil well up and cranking out oil!  The city builds up pretty fast it's a great starter city if you're new to the game!  Don't forget if you like this video to subscribe on youtube.com/DinosGG where I have a tutorial on Electronics as well as on Gambling (both are before patch 2.0) and you can check out the livestream twitch.tv/DinosGG for live content!

Thanks for watching and enjoy! 

[DinosGG 42]

DinosGG here again and part 2 is all done, this one will be split into two separate videos due to comcast.

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wChancO6BHs

Part 2-1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfIBe1cnEDU

In these videos I get a bit of education down to help out with my sims getting sick and lighting themselves on fire.  Later on I get the petroleum HQ plopped so I can start making refineries to bring in some real cash.  

Don't forget if you're looking for more tutorials to check out my electronics series, I go through step by step the setup process involved and we end up making a ton of money there too!  

Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more episodes!

-DinosGG
youtube.com/DinosGG
twitch.tv/DinosGG

[CornishSC 1]

gonna watch these in a bit dude your last series was great

 

i started a new region post patch and did oil but found it too easy, had 5 refineries running pretty fast and 140k pop easy peasy, shame id like more of a challenge in the game i havnt played it for a week now, il wait and see if next patch improves it, prefer to watch than play so keep the vids coming im still subscribed on youtube

[DinosGG 42]

Oil certainly seems a lot easier than other cities the cost is so cheap to get them running and the hourly is basically nothing.  More videos coming soon glad you've enjoyed watching!  

[DinosGG 42]

Hey everybody DinosGG here and this is part 3 on my series on how to build a drilling city!  We're getting close to the end Oil is a great starting point for a new city it will earn you a ton of money really quickly!

Part 3:

The full playlist:

In part 3 I start moving onto the refinery to make me money.  A key thing about the Refinery is the difference between plastic and fuel.  1.2 units of oil ($9000 per shipping unit) make 2.4 units of plastic ($21000 per shipping unit), where fuel is made by 2.4 units of oil gets converted into 2.4 units of fuel (36000? per shipping unit).  So basically plastic earns you $42000 for the same amount of oil, it's much more economical to make and export plastic since the global market still isn't enabled.  

If you had fun watching don't forget to subscribe and check out my other video tutorials on Electronics and Casinos!  

-DinosGG
twitch.tv/DinosGG
youtube.com/DinosGG

[Cityfern 5]

A key thing about the Refinery is the difference between plastic and fuel. 1.2 units of oil ($9000 per shipping unit) make 2.4 units of plastic ($21000 per shipping unit), where fuel is made by 2.4 units of oil gets converted into 2.4 units of fuel (36000? per shipping unit). So basically plastic earns you $42000 for the same amount of oil, it's much more economical to make and export plastic since the global market still isn't enabled.

-DinosGG

twitch.tv/DinosGG

youtube.com/DinosGG

The other factor to consider is the frequency of arrival of the global market trucks. They only come so often to collect cargo and deliver money. So, if you are trading a more expensive commodity, like fuel, you get more money quicker, but will run out of oil quicker.

[DinosGG 42]

Yes but considering the boats can take 20,000 units and come twice a day, unless you've got so much manufacturing that you're making more than 50 shipping units a day (counting 50 since there are trucks too) it shouldn't be a factor. 

[DinosGG 42]

Hi everyone DinosGG and I've got the final part for oil all finished!

Part 4:

Part 4 is basically just the closing for the series, I've got all the ground work set to make as much money as I feel like making!  I go over some of the trading numbers and do a small bit of optimization on my Oil Fields.  There was a comment I was getting a lot on youtube and apparently you don't have to place the oil well main building on top of oil, it's just the pumpjacks that need to be on top of Oil, I wish I had known this before I started, great find from the viewers!  

If you've had fun watching this series don't forget to subscribe and check out my other tutorials, I have a video series on Electronics as well as Casinos (prepatch 2.0).  I make millions with electronics and.. well... scrape by with Casinos lol.  

Electronics:

Casinos:

Thanks again everyone and enjoy!

DinosGG
youtube.com/dinosGG
twitch.tv/DinosGG