Paradox... fix the damn issue with mass genocide

[Yoloswag]

I need help, my citizens keep dying in huge waves. My city is large and I would say has decent traffic(occasional conga lines at highway ramps). So far I had about 100,000 citizens, but they all died and my population shot down to 40,000. It was great, I had 20,000 income at 1% low residential tax and the rest 10%. Now I'm -100,000 income and 100,000,000 in debt. Bailouts don't put a dent in my metropolis.

I thought I was too big to fail...

Paradox please fix this issue. It's simply not fun to have all your citizens die every 30 freaking minutes especially when you have almost no demand for people to move in. I can't even play this game anymore. If almost all of my citizens are gonna have go to, at least create the demand for more to come in. Everything is stagnant.

No, I checked. There are no mods that fix this issue without making the game easy. This is an issue with the base game and the demand needs to be adjusted and fixed. I shouldn't have bought this game.

Here is the picture of my beloved city. I don't want to give it up.
http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/35241878921796927/C3B8130FC9BB4624B890D37AEDD4EF60F192A6CA/
http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/35241878921916450/E6B20BC0A954E8B2B44B9C4295F25F1F97D35D20/
http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/35241878921916036/9AC0684546F238E118F5A174A74E12ED313B0A91/

[Dexter]

Автор сообщения: paulcjennings

I just watched my thriving city of 150K become the poster child for Stephen King's sequel, The Stand 2. This massive flu epidemic issue must be addressed.

Is it a 'disease' or just a lot of people dying of old age at the same time?

I built a bunch of monuments which put health at 99% and increased properly values so I gained like 30k population overnight and the game has sort of gone off the rails. RCI is all over the map, unemployment hit 44% at one point, and I can't zone fast enough to fill all the jobs.

[James Lister]

maybe it happens to those who pirate the game and then post on these forums who knows... try buying the game first and try again.

[-M-DevilsDealer]

Never had this issue, but have a mod that should stop it from happening. Lesson is, if there is a bug-look for a mod that fixes it. Almost always there is already one

[Turrican]

My whole commercial sectro died...down 90%, which is really ahrd on my citys budget.
It started with them complaining not having any goods to sell and the factories complaining to not have anyone to buy. Even though i have an excellent infrastructure and not really any traffic issues. I think the people dying and commercial sector shrinking is connected to some bug in the game. Its frustrating though.

[Caustic_Drool]

Sound pollution seems to kill people in mass from my experience...I tend to build all industrial/commercial zones away from residential. Seems that also they become less happy if you decide to stop building new zones lol I am working on my 100,000+ population city with no mass deaths. Trying to unlock all the monuments, a bit tedious.

[Yoloswag]

I'm going to try and address the issue with the fools who whole-heartedly believe I pirated a copy of this game,

I did not pirate this game. It is a retail copy that I paid for in full. Do not assume stuff you know nothing of and/or know nothing about. Stop attacking me like wolves, get off your high horse and realize this is a universal problem with all copies of the game. As you know by now, the situation has been resolved if you've been following this thread, minus the illegitimate claims stating that I have stolen from Colossal Order. I'll be on my merry way now. I'll leave this thread for anyone who's had my same problems as I believe this thread really aided me in rebuilding my city. It can do the same for another one of the community members.

I don't like insulting people, but I've had enough with the accusations.

Now can we behave like we're older than 14 and get back to the discussion at hand? Thank you.

[T8R]

Автор сообщения: Yoloswag

Автор сообщения: fidelio

did you buy the game on steam?

Yes I have a legitimate copy of the game. Paid $30 in full plus New York State tax. Yes I did purchase it on steam.

Автор сообщения: Stalker1o2

Yolosawg you are a pirate

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198189700110/games/?tab=all

Автор сообщения: Yoloswag

I'm going to try and address the issue with the fools who whole-heartedly believe I pirated a copy of this game,

I did not pirate this game. It is a retail copy that I paid for in full. Do not assume stuff you know nothing of and/or know nothing about. Stop attacking me like wolves, get off your high horse and realize this is a universal problem with all copies of the game.

I don't like insulting people, but I've had enough with the accusations.

Now can we behave like we're older than 14 and get back to the discussion at hand? Thank you.

[Yoloswag]

https://youtu.be/4VP5uPXm8Ws
Good, you know how to use the copy and paste function of Steam.

[T8R]

Автор сообщения: Yoloswag

https://youtu.be/4VP5uPXm8Ws
Good, you know how to use the copy and paste function of Steam.

You claimed to have purchased the game on steam, he pointed out you don't have it on steam. Then you claim to have purchased with retail.

Thank you for posting your theme song.

[Greygor]

Автор сообщения: Yoloswag

https://youtu.be/4VP5uPXm8Ws
Good, you know how to use the copy and paste function of Steam.

I've not actually commented on yourself and ownership.

I only say it is suspicious when everybody who owns it here has a symbol to say so and you don't.

But I don't know for sure.

[fidelio]

"Paradox and CO have opted to use Steam because it makes distributing patches, updates, and new content so much easier. Plus the Steam Workshop (and the content distribution there) is a vital part of the game."

"...it is our decision to use Steam for installation of Cities: Skylines."

the above was posted by a paradox employee.
everything regarding retail boxed copies also says steam is required.

[BonPadre]

Автор сообщения: A51AN3L1TE

Sound pollution seems to kill people in mass from my experience...I tend to build all industrial/commercial zones away from residential. Seems that also they become less happy if you decide to stop building new zones lol I am working on my 100,000+ population city with no mass deaths. Trying to unlock all the monuments, a bit tedious.

And that's why I asked politely to shhfiftyfive, why he had so many sick people, because again not having the issue in first place is the best way to solve it.
Also then when I read

Автор сообщения: paulcjennings

I just watched my thriving city of 150K become the poster child for Stephen King's sequel, The Stand 2. This massive flu epidemic issue must be addressed.

I have to understand if it is by a design problem or if because of a mod for water treatement or an other mod that those sick wawes happen.
Could you have started to use a mod/asset recently that you added in your city recently that could cause that problem ?

The fact that I don't have one yet means either that I have been lucky up to now (which does not help solve any issue if there is one), or if that there are mods/assets that are yet unknown at creating mass problems, because using a very close to vanillia game for me I haven't witnessed one yet.

So again, telling that you have mass ill people, fine, but what is the illness ? that may help detect what's creating it. A forgotten water tower somewhere in middle of map is so easely done as well, even for the one that know how to play the game. we all have our moments...
Because for now my benchmark is 86 ill peaople on a +100k city

[Acriflex]

Has anyone played Banished?

It plays exactly like that, as in you build too quickly, and they move in, those people you had a massive influx of, will die all at same time later on.

Just because you have demand, does not mean you build it fast and quick. Plan, place and be patient.

In Banished, if you build too quick, the same happens. I have even tried this in Skylines, and exactly the same happens.

For example, if you have an influx of 20k, expect at some point they will die, together because they do not have age in the game, like age 71 or 34. Only sections saying child, adult and senior, etc.

I build in stages. At beginning, build two blocks for Residential, then they will want commerce and industry.

And just because it has demand, after those put in place, does not mean build straight away. If you look at the data maps for adult and senior and where everyone is, you will find that next stage that is going to die, before it happens.

[gnosticone]

Автор сообщения: Yoloswag

Автор сообщения: fidelio

did you buy the game on steam?

Yes I have a legitimate copy of the game. Paid $30 in full plus New York State tax. Yes I did purchase it on steam.

Hahaha this just made me laugh!!!! Damn that stupid high sales tax! I feel your pain, its happeneing to me too and my population is only at 20K. And all of my deaths happend in my High Density Consumer Area's too. One minute I expanding my newest suburb next I look at my shopping district and there are 100+ dead people for HOURS!

[Amanoo]

From my understanding, it's because citizens have a certain life expectancy that they'll usually reach, but not go beyond. If you build a large city block in one go, the citizens living there will all go around the same time.