Municipal Code & Resident Handbook

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Guides to how the city works, and every building, road, rule and number in the game. Search for anything, or pick a topic. The same pages open inside the game: press F1.

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Taken straight from the game itself, so the numbers are the game’s own.

Roads, signs and parkingEvery road type, traffic sign and garage, with prices, and how roads wear out and are repaired.88 entriesZoning and lotsZones, densities, lot sizes and the industries that move in.27 entriesPower, water and sewersWhat each plant makes and what it costs to run.10 entriesSchools and campusSchools, the college, the university and its campus buildings.24 entriesPolice, fire, health and deathStations, the jail and the prison, hospitals and funeral services: reach, staff and vehicles.38 entriesPublic works, housing, mail and phonesGarbage trucks, ploughs and tow trucks, the roads and parks departments, homelessness, shelters and city housing, the post, phones and the internet.20 entriesBusinesses, stores and estatesThe businesses residents want nearby: eateries, childcare, stores, and grand houses.51 entriesAttractions and parksWhat brings visitors, the parks and plants people like, and how parks are kept up.236 entriesFarms and resourcesFarms, fields, mines, timber, quarries, oil and the refinery.23 entriesTransportBus stops, stations and airports.10 entriesDistricts and policiesThe districts the game makes, drawing your own, and every district policy with its cost.17 entriesRoad rules and finesEvery rule the police enforce and its usual fine.13 entriesHappinessEverything that raises or lowers a resident's happiness, in points.90 entriesMoney and the budgetTaxes, charges, loans and debt, and where the money goes.19 entriesDifficulty and Easy modeThe standard rules, and what Easy mode changes.3 entriesGrowth and move-insHow people move in, what keeps them away, and when denser buildings arrive.4 entriesHealth, illness and deathHow illness spreads, hospitals and beds, outbreaks, flu shots, old age, every cause of death, hearses and cemeteries.11 entriesFiresFire engines, how fires spread, casualties, and fires from homeless camps.5 entriesCrime and policeBreak-ins, police staffing and hiring officers.4 entriesWeather and disastersThe Force of Nature pack: weather, high winds, storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, power cuts, repairs and getting ready.9 entries

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702 reference entries. New to the game? Start with How it works.

The reference pages are made from the game's own data, version 1.10.11. Numbers can change between versions.