Lost in the forums and looking for a one-stop shop to get a better handle on SimCity 4?
My tutorial is designed for beginner players or long-term players who want to brush up on game mechanics or who have maybe never understood certain aspects of the game. SimCity 4 is one of the most comprehensive city sims ever created, and there are as many ways to play this game as there are players. My Guide to SimCity 4 is certainly not the only way to play, but it documents in detail many of the tips and tricks I've picked up over the years on forums, wikis and by experimenting.
This guide doesn't focus on aesthetic design of cities--it's not a power-gaming or min-max approach to the game either (ie. how to build a city of 10 million is an hour). It aims to illustrate a few of the central concepts and mechanics of the game which can be applied in different ways to a growing city. All you'll need is a copy of SimCity 4 Deluxe and a recent version of the Network Addon Mod to follow along. Each episode includes timestamps in the video description.
There are four episodes in the series:
1) Basic Concepts, Zoning and Utilities for Your First City
2) Desirability Factors and Public Services
3) Transportation
4) Introduction to Regional Play
Feel free to ask questions in the YouTube comments area. I'm thinking about doing a video where I answer user questions soon!
I'd also love to hear comments/suggestions, etc here on Simtropolis.
Happy city-building!
-Rob
EDIT: My latest video on essential mods provides you with a list of mods, tools and bugfixes designed to make the game more stable and fix glaring functional issues.
Check it out!
Added 2020-08-11:
Finally got around to my NAM 37 install/upgrade guide!