Above 9%, investors lose interest. Below 5%, the city grows fast but the treasury runs thin.

Zone it, connect it with roads, power it. The green, blue and yellow bars on the RCI meter show which zones are in demand.

Drag

Draws roads, power lines and zones; the bulldozer and terrain tools select an area

Right / middle click

Pans the map (on touch: the Hand tool or two fingers)

Wheel, + −

Zooms in and out

Q, E

Rotates the view 90°

Arrows, WASD

Pan the map

Space, 1 2 3

Pause, choose speed

Esc

Cancels a drag, closes windows

Power flows from plants through roads, zones and buildings. Run power lines across empty land. A zone needs a road within 3 tiles to develop.