General City Arrangement.

[NavyBosun]

So with all the extra time I have, I am curious about the arrangements of your cities. Some are grouped nice and neat. Others are seemingly unorganized. I'm looking for opinions s of how to arrange thing. I'd also like pros and cons of each. I'm currently keeping things grouped together. But some of my city is a mess and I want to reorganize it. Thank you in advance for your opinions and insights.
VR/ Bosun

 

[DXB]

Nice topic to talk about

i split the passenger and coins into separate areas so it’s easier to collect
next to this, the city should look like a city and therefore streets should streets and not just pieces of tarmac. I know this is not the most ideal for coins per square, but I think a city should look nice.
next to this, I usually dont group all the same buildings together; the city should have a somewhat natural look

on the powerplant and launching side, I don’t have a lot of space at the moment so maximizing what I have is the most important there. I do cluster the launching pads tGoethe’s as it is then easier to collect parts for other players

 

[Cosmic Blue]

there is a thread that discuss that topic already.

Just do a search for it.

 

[kelvint23]

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[LX Air - Teresa]

Nice topic to talk about

i split the passenger and coins into separate areas so it’s easier to collect
next to this, the city should look like a city and therefore streets should streets and not just pieces of tarmac. I know this is not the most ideal for coins per square, but I think a city should look nice.
next to this, I usually dont group all the same buildings together; the city should have a somewhat natural look

on the powerplant and launching side, I don’t have a lot of space at the moment so maximizing what I have is the most important there. I do cluster the launching pads tGoethe’s as it is then easier to collect parts for other players

That’s why AC is so awesome - there are countless ways of playing it .
I don’t care much about how my city looks, I only want to take the most out of it. And that means, to me, using the minimum road requirements and a more clustered design. Land is absurdly expensive.
I would love to have a nice looking city if expansions were almost for free. Unfortunately they aren’t.

 

[BrentCrude]

For me it's maximizing my booster buildings effect on my coin and passenger producing buildings. 2nd objective is minimizing roads used.

 

[pete blake]

@NavyBosun

No harm in starting your own thread if you want. Fresh input from new contributors rather than stale rehash always welcome.

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[kelvint23]

I agree with @AMSfuture a city must look like one. So mine always has roads connected to each other, I also have a CBD area with all the skyscrapers surrounding the City Hall which is fronted by a big park where I plan to place a huge monument and lots of trees. The suburban area is where the houses and villas are

 

[NavyBosun]

I like a fresh look and read some from the older thread. I also thought it would be a good topic since many currently have a little extra time. I try to keep a neat city, but also use my booster buildings. Sometimes it just doesnt go together. On the tarmac side, I kind of cluster things together. Thanks for all the input. I hope to gather more info and learn more of what might be best for me.

 

[crescent moon (RIP)]

I like a fresh look and read some from the older thread. I also thought it would be a good topic since many currently have a little extra time. I try to keep a neat city, but also use my booster buildings. Sometimes it just doesnt go together. On the tarmac side, I kind of cluster things together. Thanks for all the input. I hope to gather more info and learn more of what might be best for me.

I agree. My citiy is mainly divided between production, commercial and residential, but there are a fair number of passenger boosters that produce coins, and they are scattered throughout my residential side. And now that land costs 180 greens (90 on sale), you will rarely find a complete road, with spaces made for more passenger boosters and visa centers. And, of course, I have my little section by my planetariums, etc. for event buildings for neighbors to visit.

 

[Teboho]

At some point my city had connected toads and at that time it made no sense to have pieces of road unconnected, then..., then..., then, I reached a bottleneck when land became expensive (1 plot = 40 AC cash on sale). I had to rethink my strategy and accept that I don't need connected roads. But all I need is better placement and better use of my space (the other day I made over 1.2 mil coins in 1hr from building collection only).

 

[Dan]

..... (the other day I made over 1.2 mil coins in 1hr from building collection only).

Was that straight up or with inconvertable coin and golden toad? Or some other combination?

 

[Teboho]

Was that straight up or with inconvertable coin and golden toad? Or some other combination?

Pot of gold + inconvertible coin + golden toad.

 

[Dan]

Pot of gold + inconvertible coin + golden toad.

I waiting for a few more buildings before i burn through that combination too.

 

[BPauley2]

I am incorporating parks (9 or 12 spaces and planting trees and adding ponds. I realize it takes up space but looks better, in my opinion