
Individual buildings panels (Open when you click any building) - all the specific information for the building is found here, and again there are colored dots to help you see a problem immediately. Control Panels (Left upper part of the interface) - here you have the Budget, Population, Resource and Public Transport panels, and clicking on the buttons will call out a window with detailed information about these things. It's simple: Green is Great, Red is Danger. General satisfaction buttons (Upper right corner of the interface), whose color will immediately tell you if there's something wrong with something.
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Well, this is not a Sandbox designer program, where you could do everything you want - this is a game, and as such gives you challenges to overcome! The game gives you plenty of warning when something is wrong, and it also provides you with all necessary informational tools to find out what exactly is wrong, and how to fix it. Many people just buzz around, clicking on blue buttons, plopping down stuff, admiring their stuff, and then start complaining that their cities don't work and whine that the game is impossible. Second, READ THE IN-GAME INFORMATION! Pay attention to the messages displayed in the main menu Interface. They are by no means complete, or detailed, but they will greatly help you to understand and visualize the basics, especially when combined with your acquaintance with this guide.

You should check them out after you're finished with this guide.īefore we start, I'd like to emphasize first the benefit of going through the Tutorials, included in the game. There are some general game-play concept articles that I would recommend: Transportation, Game economics, Resources and Citizens.

If you require more in-depth information about the game, you can find it in the numerous other articles in the Wiki. I assume that people reading this are playing the game for the first time, so I will try to keep my explanations as simple as possible (though necessarily not that detailed). 8 Thank you for reading the Beginner's Guide.3.3.3 Toggle Individual buildings/zoning.
