RCI demands

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

For whatever reason, not long after I start a game. The RCIs will all bottom out and then nothing will grow. I've had several very successful Agro towns netting huge money but can't seem to get passed that. Someone help me please?

[Nadlug]

Are you placing cap relief structures? Parks, Plazas, airports, seaports, Rewards, and landmarks?

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

Negative, how do I tell what the current caps are?

[Nadlug]

As far as i know there is no way to tell other than a lack of demand. Such as insufficent workforce with no residential demand.

The game is about more than roads rails and red green and yellow squares. Gota give em lots of stuff on top of Water and eletricity.

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

So I need to put up a park every time I build a Res, or a Port of sorts when I build Ins and Coms

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

Also noticed if you build something big, like a port right away the game auto tanks and you can't do anything. What the ♥♥♥♥ did steam do to this game? The CD version never did this crap.

[Cahos Rahne Veloza]

You can use this fantastic mod to view your city's current caps:

http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1831

There was another smaller mod you could use, however I forgot its name so I couldn't find it for you. Basically that other mod upgrades the building stats panel (that small information viewer that tells you the specific stats of a building you click on) enabling it to show you your city's caps without the need for the census building.

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

Thanks bud! I just loaded a game and the RCI crashed after just 3 houses.

[Nadlug]

Originally posted by DirtyVaderDaddy:

Also noticed if you build something big, like a port right away the game auto tanks and you can't do anything. What the ♥♥♥♥ did steam do to this game? The CD version never did this crap.

Runs fine for me, your probably ran the CD version on older hardware that the game was optimized for.

This guide...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=279736936

Has pretty much everything you need to know to get the game to run better on a modern computer.

Originally posted by DirtyVaderDaddy:

So I need to put up a park every time I build a Res, or a Port of sorts when I build Ins and Coms

Not at a 1 to 1 ratio. Usualy you either go with what the zones need to develope into what you want in terms of weath level, or whatever your budjet can support.

In my downtown commercial office area's damn near every street has something, either a plaza Functional landmark (mod stuff) or transit (officies LOVE mass tranzit stations)

Heres a screenshot of what one looks like currently...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=548327092

Hers the same area using the zone data view...

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=548327098

Any unzoned space is some sort of plaza park or landmark structure, the towers that are still visible are also Landmarks.

Residential seems to be less demanding.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=548327105

Give a neighborhood a central mass tranzit connection and some buss stops to get to and from it plus a park or two and they seem to be happy.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=548327116

Ports dont really do much in my expierence and ant really worth it. Generally as your residental and commercial population rises so will your demand for industry

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

Thanks for the attempt bud, but I'm not having hardware issues. The game runs great on graphics and such. As the topic states, the problem is the RCI system not working. But reading through the other topics it seems like about 2/3rds everyone who's on the game has random RCI crashes and the only answer is to save often or just ignore Simcity all together.

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

Well that or download a mod to fix the mess steam made of it.

[Nadlug]

Didnt say any of that was for Demand issues, only performance optimization. I thoguht thats what you were talking about when you said the game tanked.

How exactly is one thread 2/3rds of the steam community having a similar problem?

[DirtyVaderDaddy]

So you're just a troll, got it, go away.

[Nadlug]

Well that was abrupt and out of the blue. Im only trying to help.

[Cahos Rahne Veloza]

RCI demmand in SC4 is tied to your regional population. If you want your RCI demmand to remain constantly in the green, you'll need to play with multiple neighbor connected cities across your entire region. And just having built several cities is not enough, you have to constantly switch between all of them to get the simulation catch up to your entire regional stats.

Let's say you spent fifty in game years building up city number one. When you start up city number two (and every other succeeding cities) you'll have to make sure you also spend fifty in game years there too. But it's not enough to just waste time while you keep the new city tile open. You'll need to develop those new city tiles as well.

[minecraftia]

If anyone has not said this(i didin't take the time to go thru comments)placing FD,PD,and clinics boost demand.