Start using public transportation as soon as possible, and try to keep the lines simple.

The main purpose of public transportation is to reduce traffic by offering your citizens an alternative to driving, and is essential for creating an effective city.

Electricity has an area of influence where it carries from one building to another, so power lines are only needed to carry electricity between longer distances.

If the body of water provided has no current, it's recommended to use water towers on non-polluted ground.

Always have your water pumping station upstream of your drain pipe with a comfortable distance apart, otherwise you will pollute the drinking water and poison your citizens.

Once you unlock taxes, you can set the rates to 11-12% without making citizens and businesses unhappy.

You get a money bonus when you reach population milestones.

It is recommended to pause the simulation until you have all necessary infrastructure laid down, so the upkeep costs do not redundantly drain your small treasury before citizens move in.

You should build a grid-like road structure in busy city centers.īasic services and early budget management Having blocks of road rectangles can help services and people move around extremely quickly. This is helpful with drawing precise curves such as building custom roundabouts.

The blue line perpendicular to road direction while drawing denotes a measurement of 10 units, and it becomes visible at 5 units out.

You can build bridges and tunnels by adjusting the road's elevation with Page Up and Page Down keys.

You can bulldoze the two lane road piece and get a partial refund.

Building a short segment of two lane road anywhere within city limits unlocks more roads, such as a one way road which is useful with the highway stubs you're provided at the start.

2 Basic services and early budget management.

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