"It is very important to have a blue print of your city before you even
start building it. If your imaginary city takes up a large area with separated &
segmented zones, you want to make sure they are zoned based on your
infrastructure needs spanning the entire map (not other way around).
Build a small city to power up your monthly income and start constructing your
infrastructure based on your blue print. You'll immediately notice that the
small city you initially built will not be able to fund such an extensive
infrastructure, let alone be the roads spanning across the map. Build small
sections at a time but make sure the best measures are taken. Take excessive
measures to cut down your monthly expense. Try the following:
--In your expense chart ----
1. Decrease city beautification funding to 0. Use *lots* of trees instead. I
pave the grass first, then the trees. The grass will look dried up in the
beginning, but you can always increase the funding later.
2. Make sure all the government bodies are not over funded.
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Key points in making great city
Understand how to provide a zone with all possible infrastructure connectivity,
and nature. The network structure is your backbone of the economy, while nature
supresses undesirable pollutions and other factors. Constanly track your sim's
activities by quarying your infrastructures." - saitomedia
"In the beginning of the game build a hospital. Reason:
1. serve more patients with less funding than a clinic 2. don't have to give it
very much ambulance funding 3. provides jobs for the rich
You will have less expenses, satisfied citizens, and boost your economy slightly
by making jobs for the high-wealth residential. Plus, when middle and high
wealth commercial see the rich have moved in, they will move in. When the rich
see more jobs, more of them will move in. At one point, high-tech will see rich
demanding jobs and they will also move in. Note: Make sure you provide water for
rich people and bussiness to move in, but only do this when you see demand for
them!" - Najup
