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I would like to know what the heck this post is supposed to be about?

Thank you Livin, and all for your help. My farms are doing really well. I have one large tile going now that is filled with rolling hills of farmland surrounding a city center on lowlands around a giant fish shaped lake.

Its March 31st in Duluth, Minnesota and its a blizzard!!

For breakfast, cold medicine For Lunch, Open Faced Hot Turkey sandwich For Dinner, Sesame Chicken and Egg rolls For a dessert before bed, cold medicine

Another question is do Farms grow? You see, Ive just recently started to play around with Farming communities and I love how they look, but do the the farms grow from just that little barn "Pumpkin Acres", I usually will put a 1X1 low residential right by the barn, to make it look like a family actually lives there. Is this a bad Idea? Does it deter the farm from expanding?

Originally posted by: Livin in Sim So there is a small health boost as long as you pair it with a clinic--looks like about 3 years extra in lifespan, and getting there a bit quicker as well. This has been an informative thread--thanks to all for your input. My personal opinion on the role of farms is that the eye candy is worth the effort because of the boost to realism, especially in region view. When I see a map filled in with nicely integrated and variegated farms, I can't help bit think, "Wow..." Then again, I'm one of those odd ones that will drive through farm country, avoiding the freeways and cities. Enjoy the game. --Liv PS--Oh, one of my favorites ways to fall asleep is planning my SC4 layout--I have some great ideas then. Whether I remember them the next day is another matter. quote> Livin, I have a small number of city tiles with nice rolling hills of farmland, and being a Wisconsin native, respect your decision to take backroads to your destinations. Oh, and yes, I have fallen asleep many nights contemplating mapping layouts. It drives me crazy sometimes.

Can someone please redirect me to an Omnibus page, or some other link that tells me all the information about Farms. I finally started a real farm communtiy. Im just curious what good farms are.

What do you mean by Road Top mass Transit? I am so sick of having to break up city blocks with bus stops!

I just want to get it straight. Are Pedmalls the same thing as open paved area? Where are Pedmalls in the tool bar?

When it turns grey and dilapidated, are there still people using it? This is strange, and I would like to know an answer since I think Ive been having the same problems with Car/Passenger Ferry Stations.

I was always hesitant to use those, but now that I know that, I have ideas on how to utilize them. Thanks Tungston!!

I just play the game. The mystery is what is fun.

Not sure what you mean by "possibilities?" If someone could elaborate, that would be cool!

15 of both Elementary and High Schools? Thats 30 schools!! What is your population? This seems excessive. Sounds like a bug to me.

This is good to know! I hate the seaports in the game. My ships always dissappear right away and I like using freight trains a whole lot more. Thanks for the info. Great link to a great thread as well.

Lightz, You can also control the size of a lot by holding down the CTRL button and dragging to the desired size.

Look for the airport upgrade message in the advisor news ticker. Then click on it and it will allow you to upgrade. I dont know if you can upgrade any other way.

Archangelmichael Thanks Pal

Well, last night I place a bunch of medium industry in my R$ city and they all filled up quickly. It seems that medium industry is a good balance for the poor sims. Farms take up way too much space for minimal jobs so I opted to leave them out. I might incorporate some C$ in the future, we will see how it goes.

At first I hated the in game tools, but now since ive put in hours of practice, i am quite good at it. I like the amount of control it gives me. Even when in Mayor Mode, if you hold down CTRL, SHIFT, ALT and press the GOD MODE button you can use them cost free.

Thanks Livin, I knew that they could work anywhere, but what do you put in the city tile itself? Medium Industry? Farms? Or do you just have the R$ commute to other city tiles.

Here is a pic of me being the moderator at a work debate. Not the best picture, but it was the only one I have at work. LOL!!

What kind of jobs do you give the R$ in your R$ city?

How much of the rail stations (freight and passenger) does the tracks need to cover for the station to work properly?

So, what does the station need to face, the road or railway? I mean, which does the arrow have to be lined up with?