‘ Now, look over your map and select and appropriate region. ‘ Then name your city, select the start date and difficulty levels – you will probably want to select ‘Easy’ if you are a beginner. How do I start a new city in SimCity 2000?įirst, launch SimCity 2000 and click ‘Start New City. The city-building game is currently available completely free of charge through EA’s Origin digital store, thought it’s not clear how long the deal will be on, so you’ll probably want to grab it soon. Good news - you can grab the classic SimCity 2000 for free right now to make up for it.

Keep your roads to a minimum-build 3 tiles out both sides.

Start building from as close to the center of the city as possible.

Use the water tool and place a few hydroelectric plants.

Drop funding on everything to 15% except transportation.

Here are my tips for keeping a positive cash flow when you first start out.

THIRD: Build a mix of Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Zones not more than 3 blocks from a road.

SECOND: Build Roads (not rails) (A grid pattern works very well.).Make enough of these tile until the water shortage is resolved. To take care of that water shortage problem, make one tile of water and 1-6 water pumps around it in the area where the water shortage is. How to fix water shortage in SimCity 2000? This can be right next to a river or lake or you can use the tree/water icon to place water at 1,2,3 or 4 tiles surrounding the pump. One way to increase the output of each pump is to place it next to a source of fresh water. How do you get arcology in SimCity 2000?.How do I start a new city in SimCity 2000?.How to fix water shortage in SimCity 2000?.

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