When are new stores created / built in the cities

[Sn!ck[CH]]

I checked the FAQ and forum, used google but couldn't find what I was looking for.

What do I have to achieve in the game, that a city is building new stores? At the moment most stores only take raw material (market and hardware store). I have two cities that are growing fast, and my influence is 50+.

Does this also have to do with the AI settings (if the AI is present or not)? Thank you very much

[Alex, Master Penguin]

Towns place new stores at intervals of population. The bigger they are, the more shops. You can help with population by selling stuff. Towns trade amongst themselves, so turning AI off, slows growth

[Machete91]

Help the town grow by supplying the stores with what they need. Thats basically the only way to help it grow big, and then as it grows bigger more shops will come.

[Sn!ck[CH]]

thank you for your fast reply. Is there somewhere a list, how big a city must be to create new shops?

[Alex, Master Penguin]

Originally posted by Sn!ckCH:

thank you for your fast reply. Is there somewhere a list, how big a city must be to create new shops?

Every 100k, roughly