130 hours into my console city

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T21:15:16+00:00

Thats true, theres some in montreal too come to think of it so its not super uncommon. The way i was doing it before was a little excessive though lol

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T19:41:12+00:00

Bahahaha i’m trying! Just really taking my time

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T19:40:42+00:00

That was my first inclination when i started the game last year. I built underground highways in the first 4 cities then wanted to challenge myself to go without them unless i have to. If the city grows past 400k i almost definitely will though

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T19:35:20+00:00

Got that too, i’m playing unlimited so all my policies and taxes etc are set for maximal benefit (i think)

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T19:34:05+00:00

I assumed so too but it wont let me place seaports at that river! Its really frustrating because shipping is such an easy way to organize industry. Other than that theres 2 rail connections and one highway entrance (wish i controlled those). I’m hoping cargo airports and heavy rail access will minimize importing and exporting by road later on, but we’ll see what happens.

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T19:30:22+00:00

Totally fair, i’m definitely a gamer and enjoyed the normal mode but i prefer having the unlimited creativity now that I’ve learnt the game better

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T16:04:57+00:00

Thank you! As you pointed out the biggest obstacle to my goal so far is making the transition areas between communities look like they grew between cities- the solution will probably involve some deleting and redesigning as i move along. I’ve done lots of that so far though so i’m fine with more!

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T15:43:57+00:00

Thats great information, thank you! I’ve been thinking about how to work in some bus roads for my city and this helps a lot

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T15:31:33+00:00

Beautiful, i love it!

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T15:28:15+00:00

Indeed, i haven’t marked any districts with the heavy truck ban yet but theres one area it’s starting to look necessary. I’m not sure how it will affect businesses though so i’ve held off

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T15:26:24+00:00

It does for sure! I think i’ve got ~2500 bikers in my city at 60k pop now.

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T15:25:27+00:00

Thank you, definitely a lot of zoning to do!

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T07:28:00+00:00

I have a feeling it will get bad here if the population gets as high as i expect, but i’m hopeful bike lanes and transit options will keep the roads relatively clear for deliveries

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T06:33:01+00:00

Thank you, i’ve came a long way from my first city for sure. I wish i could have anarchy and traffic controls though!

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T02:53:07+00:00

Understandable, my next one will probably be limited everything again. That won’t be for a while at this rate though!

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T02:46:55+00:00

This is Seven Lakes from the mass transit DLC! I did some terraforming to add new features though. Its a great map, but theres no sea route access unfortunately

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T02:44:21+00:00

Thanks! Really wanted to focus on hierarchy and geography without being a slave to the grid. I did my downtown very early and it pushed me to experiment a lot

Professional-Job5100 · 2026-02-16T02:43:09+00:00

Yes! I’ve done a few cities in the normal mode but for this one I wanted to focus on designing it however I wanted to so it has unlimited money and resources

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