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Nice summary! And those two maps of your cities are very impressive I'm essentially (about to be) new to city-building/transport gaming, strongly considering TpF. See my post on that here: I'm wondering if you (or anyone can) further explain this and/or point me towards where I can find out more about these: I mean, I know what mods are, and I think I know where to find them (Steam?). Maybe a few simple examples of why & how, so I can better understand. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the helpful reply. I will check into the T-Fever games... Forgive my ignorance, but what is mean by this? This certainly sounds cool re Tropico & I wish other games incorporated it: Does that ^^^ mean that while the buildings & vehicles would look like early 20th century, the game engine would still "think" that it is in modern times? Again, forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean?

Hello. New member & first-time poster... I haven't played a city-building game since the original SimCity was all the rage. Ya, the original. So ya... A Long Time Ago. I'd like to try one that can start in the 19th century or early 20th, and have some sort of evolutionary aspect to it. Like moving through the industrial revolutions, through the WW eras, into the 50's & 60's & beyond, and that has era-appropriate homes, businesses & other buildings, transportation, etc. If such a thing exists, I'd hope that I can make the settings easy and the funding plentiful so I can essentially ignore the political and budgetary aspects, and basically concentrate on zoning, placing transportation and key buildings, and high-level planning, having an effect & large influence on the evolution of the city, but not micro-managing it. (No interest in wildly futuristic stuff, major disasters, paranormal activity.) Presiding over the city layout and how it evolves over time is of primary importance. Graphics are important, but they don't have to be the absolute cutting edge, so a somewhat older game could be in play... This all may be asking too much, but I'm wondering what is out there that might come closest, as a starting point. Note that while I've done some searching & investigating both here on Simtropolis and elsewhere, it's difficult to find specific answers (for instance, a few games can start in the some of the eras I'm looking for, but I can't find info on how they evolve and for how long, or if they're essentially just stuck in that era). And determining what - that was posted years ago - is still relevant. So that's why I'm posting here now Thanks in advance.