/vr/ - Retro Games

Forcing myself to play the series in order. At 2k on hard difficulty right now. So boring I had put it on hold. Just painting zones and build roads, staring at drab buildings and brown dirt. I can't wait to get to 3k. It's what I grew up with, and its music and palette are amazing.
>>6302042
More space between roads provides room for parks and green space, improving the surrounding land value.
>>6302130
Zone a lot, and make sure they are close and well connected. Commute distance is awfully short in 2k. Pay attention to land values and opportunity cost. Land value can have an order of magnitude difference in the property tax you get. Provide amenities (monthly cost) only to improve land value.
Take out loans as necessary. Keep a close eye on the interest rate. Refinance your loans when it's 1%.
>>6307561
>then let it run for a couple hundred or so years while you build up your cash reserves
Common casual move. You can take out loans instead. You just have to make sure that your return on investment is greater than the interest on the loan. Some people fill out the entire tile by 1920s.
>>6307661
In Simcity 4, filling in the entire tile with farmland and low density residential zones is an easy way to make a lot of money. You did have neighbour connections for farm exports, right? Did you add schools and stuff? Farmers aren't supposed to go to college.