Those bloody power lines....

[marshtackie364]

Dear developers (and/or moders): could you please create the ability to put power lines UNDERGROUND??? This is a major frustration, at least for me, and not how the real world of electrical power connections work (except perhaps for places like Antarctica :) )

[pavidum]

There is an asset called power relays, a small power transmitter. It helps alot and is barely visible.

[JB_24]

well im my city there is powerlines everywhere (maybe cuz I live so close to a powerplant) XD so I don't mind them, but Dave is right tho :3

[[at] ajyto]

umm.. what? how much you put the powerline? give us screenshot pls.

I do put SINGLE powerline to a SINGLE sector, then when the sector is developed all electrified just fine. Sometimes i do put powerline as "decorations"

[Phoenix C64]

powerlines in real life are only undergound when in city. the game functions like that, power spreads to the next building

IRL high voltage towers are still needed to actually connect the city to a powerplant, and here it's exactly the same

[Monkeysaur]

They work great, just connect them as you need to, don't worry about what they look like.

Eventually you will build over them, they will disappear and you won't need them anymore anyway since your city spreads the power itself.

That's how it goes for me anyway.

[Nellvan]

Op must live in a different real world than I do. Cross-country lines are always overground, even inside a city area you'll find some, if it's a bigger city.

[H.E. Pennypacker]

If you zone your city right and plan ahead power lines should never have to take up space. Just have the line run along the edge of an outside road, then delete them one by one as your city expands.

[grapplehoeker]

@OP this should ease your frustration ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=434128379

[marshtackie364]

Many thanks to y'all; my mistake was when I built my industrial area so far from the others I had to run a power line out to it and just assumed I had to keep adding power towers. And grapplehoeker, thanks for putting me on to the underground powerline asset, I missed that one. Happy continued gaming, all.