SimCity 4 Deluxe Tutorial

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Tutorial Outline1. Getting Started2. Using SimCity 4 Deluxe Tutorial3. Building Regions4. Develop Your Strategy5. Create Your City

• Understanding the Toolbars6. Mayor Mode

• SIMS7. Using Graphs and Data8. Scoresheet Updates9. Resources

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SimCity 4 DeluxeGetting Started

• Load the software

• 20 character code location (PC Version only)

• Files will automatically be stored in you’re “My Document” File

Code on the top back of

the User Manual

• Utilize Your Resources (click the links below)

– Teacher Handbook Section B

– SimiCity 4 Deluxe Tutorial Video

– SimiCity4 Deluxe Screen Shots

SimCity 4 DeluxeGetting Started

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Tutorial Regions

• Take a Tour of the Five Tutorial Regions– Use the Tutorial to

Learn How to Build Your Cities:

• Terrain• Streets and Highways• Power Stations• Water Supplies• And Other Facilities

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Create Your Own Region

• A collection of cities that can work together – you can have a suburban (city), a shopping city, or an industrial city

• For the first year we recommend that you build a medium city. A small city may not grow fast enough, while a large city may be to much.

• You can Plug Cities into a predefined Region

• NOTE: Reconciling the edges between cities can destroy parts of your city. When joining cities make sure that terrain is similar.

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OR Select a Starter Region

• Choose from pre-built Cities and Terrains from different times and areas of the world

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SimCity 4 Deluxe Strategy

– THINK LOCALLY– More refined desirability

factors guide the game.– Encourage a focus on

individual Sims point of view in your city

– Encourage the Mayor to understand the interaction effects of neighboring cities on your city through the “Region View”

– The budget is more sensitive and remember that everything has a cost

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SimCity 4 Deluxe Creating Your City

USE THIS MODE TO:

• Sculpt mountains, gouge valleys, level terrain, and seed forests to lay the groundwork for your creation.

• Create rivers and coastlines.

• Populate your terrain with animals that graze and roam … and sometimes stampede into your city!

Use This Mode to

Terraform Your City

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SimCity 4 Deluxe Creating Your City

USE THE MAYOR MODE TO:

• Use for building Infrastructure

• Landscaping Tools will help develop your Terrain

• Designate Different zones in your city – Residential, Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial

• Build Highways, Roads, Railways and Airports using the Transportation tools

Usethe

Mayor Mode

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Mayor Mode• Create, build and run the most

realistic city you can imagine. • Connect your metropolis with

other cities you've created to form a massive region of SimCities, each sharing and competing for resources.

• Deploy police cruisers and fire trucks to the scene--you’re up close and part of the action as they deal with fires, striking mobs, crime, and more.

Courtesy simcity.ea.com website

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Confused about the Toolbars andHow To Best Use Them?

Click Here

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SIM Mode• Place your Sims in your

city--they'll give you valuable feedback.

• Follow your Sims to work and home.

• Experience life in the big city, from mellow traffic to major traffic jams, noontime crowds to nighttime calm.

• Please Note: SIM MODE is not important to Future City competition outcomes. Nor is SC4 Rush Hour

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Good Button/Bad ButtonGood Button: The Query Button helps you and allows you to find out critical information about your City and its Sims. This button allows you to be Proactive not Reactive.

WARNING!!!

BAD BUTTONS: These buttons represent disaster and will destroy ALL YOUR HARD WORK… NEVER PRESS!!!!

Graphs and Data Views

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Your Graph and Data Buttons

Graphs and Data Views• Graphs give detailed information

on different aspects of life in your city

• Query tool identifies all buildings and landmarks

• Data views are available for all major infrastructure systems (Color Coded)

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Graphs and Data Views Cont.

• City Opinion polls help with major Sim Concerns

• Advisors give critical information about your City

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Graphs and Data Views Cont.

• Get detailed budget informationto keep track of City expenses

• Take out loans, increase taxes or create deals to increase revenue streams

Budget Information Examples

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Updates to Score Sheets

Score Sheets and Scoring System

• 80 point Computer City Design score sheet(Handbook page A33)

• 80 point Rubric score guide (Handbook page A35)

• 20 point Computer City Design score sheet(Handbook page A31)

• Map Inventory report (Handbook page A39)

• Revised Questions:– City Time Span (Question 1)

• Changing from 2150 to 150 due to SimCity 4– Tax Rates (Question 4)

• 8% Maximum for all levels and have them list the maximum tax rate– Pollution (Question 9)

• Focusing on Water Pollution, deleting question related to Air• Using Color Coded system of Pollution Data View

• New Questions:– (Question 7) Are the Sims happy with your performance as

Mayor of your City– (Question 10) Do you have connections to two or more

neighboring cities in your region?

Updates to 20 PointSelf Score Sheet

Update on 80 Point Score Sheet

• Using Color Coded Scoring System– Property Values– Police and Fire Coverage– Garbage / Recycling– Pollution– Transportation

Volume / Congestion

Update on 80Point Score Sheet (Cont.)

• High Tech Factories will have new buildings• Energy, Item 3 Air pollution removed.• Garbage handling will be adjusted to use count of

recycling centers / landfills / Waste to Energy facilities / Neighbor deals

• Agricultural Areas do not automatically develop into factories, will have to be rezoned.

• Transportation System has several new options– Subway (Underground, Monorail and Elevated) and

Buses– Freight Train and Truck

Update to 80 Point Score Sheet (Cont.)

• Recreation Facilities (lot more options)– Playgrounds, Plazas, Flower Gardens, Community

Gardens, Baseball Diamond, Soccer Field, Basketball Court, Tennis Court, Skate Park

– Can not count acreage, will need to look at counting number of facilities

– Stadiums – earned rewards– Special Attractions – have costs in SimCity 4

Update to 80 Point Score Sheet (Cont.)

• City Layout– SimCity 4 Deluxe allows for terraforming for free

before you start playing city; once you go into Mayor Mode, terraforming costs money

– Layout options are more robust; airports and seaports are now locations versus zones

– Query tool now allows you to query locations and you can also query route usage of your transportation system

CONCLUSION

• Observe Interrelationship Between:– Demographics– Economics– City Planning– Engineering

Good Luck and Enjoy Creating Your Future City

• EA Website

• Sample Simcity 4 Region

• SimCity 4 Strategy Guide– Physical Book

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Additional Resources on SimCity 4(Click the Links Below)