People are really unhappy, and I can't figure out why

[XenonPCs]

I have been unable to fix this problem, and the only thing I can think of is the traffic, but they just recently got unhappy

[Nite69]

be sure that all services are within range of the zones on well layed out roads, and add parks to increase the land value

[Saber Kitsune]

Clicking on the building should tell you why they're not happy.

[MarkJohnson]

Originally posted by Saber Kitsune:

Clicking on the building should tell you why they're not happy.

+1

The game tells you what's wrong. Also, check Chirpy messages for extra info.

If you bulldozed ploppable buildings recently, that is probably why. They usually provide a lot of happiness.

[AngryCats]

I've found that if everything else is ok (enough city services with good coverage and spread out + electricity, water, etc) then fixing red traffic areas makes a HUGE difference. I've seen a dropping population and income suddenly backflip and go green when I fixed even one or 2 red areas.

But follow the above posts as well. Sometimes something that was ok before has slipped back into a bad state and needs to be improved again.

[nodurne]

You are at the beginning? Make sure you have incomming Autobahn connection!

[Haystack]

Screw people if they are unhappy. The same road that brought them in can take them out again. All they ever do is complain and create garbage.

Screw the people, Screw their buildings and screw the "rules of the game". Game runs just fine without them.

[MarkJohnson]

Originally posted by XenonPCs:

I have been unable to fix this problem, and the only thing I can think of is the traffic, but they just recently got unhappy

Traffic can sometimes cause this issue. It's hard to say without a saved game or at least some screenshots.

But I find that services make cims happy. So, add services you don't have in the unhappy areas, and it should slowly make them happier.

This can happen seemingly suddenly when you are building in other areas of your city, When you come back to the older unhappy districts, the cims are usually unhappy, as the services have become overloaded.

Your services don't grow with your leveling buildings, so you may need to add more services to the area. as a level 1 buildings need less services than a level 5 building. So as your city matures, you may need go back and add more services again, and again.

Also, you can click on your problematic building and hover over the details and it will tell you what may be causing the issue(s).

[Katie]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.