noise level

[jamie]

how does one get that down as my latest play it was at 55% thats kinda high any way to get that down?

[~That Goddamn Trans Rights Panda]

what noise level? you mean certain different sounds in game? use ambient noise tuner

otherwise.. volume button on your speakers?

[jamie]

no the city has noise level that people in the city complaine about the city bing nosie has nothing to do with volume level or music but most high ways and roads make nosie and some building do to is there anyway to get it down like putting in trees to lower the nosie

[grapplehoeker]

Use your noise overlay to see where the noise is being generated. Several types of buildings and services generate noise pollution. Heavy traffic will also create noise pollution. In each case there will be a radius of effect.
Try to keep your residential zoning clear of the worst of these as excessive noise will cause sickness due to noise pollution. You can reduce traffic noise somewhat within residential zones by upgrading your roads to tree lined roads. Otherwise, simply be aware of structures that create noise and don't place them in residential areas.
So, for example, Commercial zone is a noise polluter. Don't zone commercial adjacent to residential. Try to create some distance or even use a buffer zone of offices between them. Offices create no noise and nor do they require noisy delivery vehicles.
Speaking of which, as part of your road management, always try to ensure that deliveries from either the outside or from your own industry are not routed through any residential zones.
Hope that helps ;)

[jamie]

thanks putting in trees would that help with lowering the level of noise thank you i just got the games yesterday so any other things i can do that would make the city work well roads seem to get to full when they come in to the city any way to make roads less full

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by jamie:

thanks putting in trees would that help with lowering the level of noise thank you i just got the games yesterday so any other things i can do that would make the city work well roads seem to get to full when they come in to the city any way to make roads less full

Only tree lined roads have a noise reducing effect. Planting trees are just cosmetic.
There are plenty of good guides for traffic management and road planning in the workshop.

[~That Goddamn Trans Rights Panda]

oh noise pollution, duh me. don't build residential too close to really busy main streets and if you really must, then upgrade road to either grass or trees

[Beth2020]

Since you just started in September, and it's only just November, you might not have noticed yet that in the drop-down menu (in the upper left corner of the screen) there is an icon for almost everything.....one of the icons is for noise pollution (looks like a set of head-phones). Click that and it will turn all the noisy areas on your map different shades of red. That helps you decide where the noisiest areas are so you can fix-em.

Even though they cost more, I usually start my city out right away with the larger roads that are three lanes each direction....trust me, you'll be trying to upgrade to them later so city service vehicles can get where they need to on time, and if you don't already have em in, you'll have to bulldoze out a lot of your city to get them in there. Best to just do it up front. Just a suggestion.

:^)
Hope this helped.

[Beth2020]

PS to Grapplehouker......thanks for the comment on Office Bldgs not taking deliveries.

That's the answer I was searching for when I found this discussion. I actually sat there and watched my 14 office buildings for over an hour, waiting to find out which industry delivered to them and finally decided to check Workshop to see if anyone knew.

I should've known you'd have the answer.
:^)
Thanks again.

[Verullus Forgefire]

Originally posted by HGscMENTOR:

Since you just started in September, and it's only just November, you might not have noticed yet that in the drop-down menu (in the upper left corner of the screen) there is an icon for almost everything.....one of the icons is for noise pollution (looks like a set of head-phones). Click that and it will turn all the noisy areas on your map different shades of red. That helps you decide where the noisiest areas are so you can fix-em.

Even though they cost more, I usually start my city out right away with the larger roads that are three lanes each direction....trust me, you'll be trying to upgrade to them later so city service vehicles can get where they need to on time, and if you don't already have em in, you'll have to bulldoze out a lot of your city to get them in there. Best to just do it up front. Just a suggestion.

:^)
Hope this helped.

Try and take a peak at year the last post has been posted. This thread is over a year old. 😉

[allenaltland]

actually planting trees does help lower noise pollution

[kristofburger]

Originally posted by allenaltland:

actually planting trees does help lower noise pollution

Colossal Order have denied this.