The dossier also talked of "Rewards and Opportunities", which was more intriguing, but less detail was given, just the suggestion that they were more effective - and potentially more lucrative - than the papier mache landmarks on offer. Only they would not be functional in any meaningful way, they'd just "look good". Apparently there was a catalogue of landmarks from around the world, and, if I should so desire, the replica of my choice could erected free-of-charge in the city. Parks and Recreational Facilities (zoos, marinas, etc.) If it was either Coal or Oil and nothing else, I had to make the best of my options. No treatment plants? This seemed like all turn-of-the-century stuff. Come to think of it, the dossier talked of other technologies that "in the future". I wonder why I didn't have access to more modern choices, like Solar and Nuclear, it seemed very odd to me. Apparently one of the first choices I had to make was between Coal and Oil. Garbage Facilities (none to begin with, but incinerators and recycling plants become available later on.)Īh yes, power plants. Water Facilities (including pumps, towers, and later on treatment plants and desalination.) Water Pipes (which are laid underground) Power Plants (these start with two choices, Coal and Oil, but new options open up in time.) Used to connected rail networks to the underground. Sub/Rail interchanges (available at the same time as Subways. Subways (become available pretty early on, about 1920) Bus Stops (become available before too long) Highways (become available in 1950 - includes options for onramps and such.) Transportation options are limited to begin with, but more become available as time passes. Airports (greyed out at this juncture, they don't become available until about 1930.) Seaports (do you like ships? do you like teamsters?) Fortunately there are ways around having to have large rubbish tips, though not without cost.) Landfill (smelly, and a pain in the arse to live with. Industrial (small factories, middle-sized factories, BIG factories.) Commercial (ditto - from strip malls to massive office skyscrapers) Residential (in three densities, from standalone houses to huge apartment blocks) Bulldoze (a very useful, if destructive, tool in the Mayor's armoury.) Apply Surface Water (good for aesthetics, not so good for drinking water.) Plant Trees (we'll be doing quite a bit of this, for reasons that will become obvious) Information Screens (such as the Budget, Ordinances, Maps and Graphs) Emergency (sound Emergency siren, dispatch of Police and Fire Brigades, and also. Civic Buildings (Everything from Schools and Hospitals to Reward buildings and landmarks) Transportation (Road and Rail, basically) This is the column of buttons at the right edge of the screen. Getting back to the documents, at least it was clear I would have access to a variety of basic facilities straight away as I needed them. I had to put the enormity of the task out of my head and focus on the small details, at least to begin with. And yet I was the one charged with the mission. Simple stuff, but stuff that seemed it would take a whole engineering corp to pull off. Other services would also be required in the first few months, but the priority was to have people move in and get jobs so they could start paying taxes.
Lay out residential and industrial zones.Įven this seemed like a logistical nightmare! I really was supposed to start from scratch. One of the documents outlined what I'd be able to do in the first days of the job. It was near midnight before I could settle into bed, but I was all keyed up, and decided I might as well open up the dossier. Phillipa said that I'd get dirty, so I picked out most of my clothes for wearing outdoors, but I did pack my other, less expensive suit and one set of office clothes, just in case I had to entertain dignitaries at some point. All the others I think are in that download.I had no idea of what to pack, but I could do little but assume that I'd get a chance to move my belongings later.
It was the first landmark download removed, and that was because of copyright reasons. Just quickly looking through the included landmarks, there is one missing, but I think that one is possibly the hardest to find. What makes any search harder is that SimCity 3000 and SimCity 3000 Unlimited had different downloads that didn't work on the other. ChukchiHusky: I've been looking for these landmark downloads for years.