Do you think you have what it takes to build and run your own city? If you want to download a good simulation and strategy game for free for your cell phone and dream of becoming the mayor of a large city, SimCity BuildIt is the game you were looking for. Maxis’ city building franchise comes to Android, bringing all the challenging fun of the classic Sim City to the screen of your cell phone… And all this completely free!
As in any city simulator, to succeed in our adventure we will need to manage our city, create its infrastructure and turn it into the best place to live. We know that the task is not easy and keeping the inhabitants happy is not simple. That’s why we at Softonic have created a definitive guide of tips and tricks for SimCity BuildIt. We hope you find it helpful! Select shortcode
1. Get money easily
To succeed in SimCity BuildIt you will need to manage your city’s economy. But to do this, you will first need to amass a considerable fortune. Fortunately, there are many ways in which you can easily get money. At first glance, the easiest way to make a lot of simoleons is to upgrade all the residential areas of the city. However, this is not always a good idea, especially if you have just started your game.
The best way to get money in SimCity BuildIt is to create industrial zones. The more factories you have, the more raw materials you can get to build houses and get items to increase your profits. Another very effective trick is to make parks to attract more citizens to your city.
2. Opt for renewable energy
A fundamental requirement for your city to come to life is that it has a source of energy with which to bring electricity to homes, factories and businesses. There are different types of energy available to you, but it is recommended that you always opt for renewable energy (wind farms and solar panels). These energy sources may not be the most attractive at first in terms of cost or performance, but in the long run they are the ones that will give you the most benefits.
Keep in mind that a key factor to succeed in SimCity BuildIt is to keep the inhabitants of your city happy. Keeping the pollution of their environment to a minimum will ensure happy faces and profits for many years to come.
3. Keep all factories away from residential areas
Closely linked to the previous point is to build your factories far from the residential areas of your city. To get materials, it is essential to have a factory and even opt for renewable energy, when you start your adventure in SimCity BuildIt you will not have unlocked an alternative that reduces pollution. It is therefore important that all these factories are located far away from the houses of the inhabitants of your city.
4. Daily use of the Central Repository
During your gameplay in SimCity BuildIt you will have the opportunity to meet the mayor of the neighboring city. You will be able to visit his city and there you will find the Central Depot. This large player community marketplace is a great place to buy cheap items and then sell them for more. It is also a perfect place to get rid of all the surplus in your city and get a lot of simoleons in return.
5. Build items that take time to complete before closing the game
Unfortunately, we all have obligations in our day-to-day lives and can’t spend all the time we have playing the game. Maximize your SimCity BuildIt experience by building elements and buildings that take a long time to complete before closing the game. This way, by the time they get a break and you get back to being the virtual mayor, you will have already built them.
6. Focus on education
Once your city starts to come to life, you will unlock the possibility to customize it through specializations. Among all the options offered to you (parks, leisure, transportation, etc.) we recommend that you first focus on education. This will attract more inhabitants to your city and with them, more money. Once you have built all the educational buildings, we recommend that you choose the transport specialization.
7. Don’t Forget Freight Shipments
As you play SimCity BuildIt, you will unlock cargo shipments. These are a great way to earn money quickly and very easily. Simply complete requests from ships or cargo planes by giving them the materials they request. In no time you will amass a small fortune that you can invest in improving your city.
8. Repairing the roads
To keep your city’s traffic stable and also keep your city’s inhabitants happy, it is imperative that you keep an eye on your roads. Once you see that they are yellow, do not wait any longer and execute their maintenance. Think that if you wait until the traffic overflows or they are orange, you will have to invest much more in them.
9. Save money for better buildings
As in any city simulator, it is tempting to take all our savings and start building like there is no tomorrow. However, this is not a good strategy if you want your city to be one of the most popular in SimCity BuildIt. As far as possible, save as much as you can to improve your city’s facilities. This is the only way to get, for example, large hospitals that attract more inhabitants and also increase their level of happiness.
10. Visit neighboring cities to get gifts
One of the key factors in SimCity BuildIt is that, unlike other installments of the saga, it is an online game with a large community of players. Thus, you won’t be alone in the world of the city hall, and at any moment you’ll be able to visit the cities of other friends or players. Every time you visit one of these cities you will receive a different gift. These can be really useful but if not, you can sell them in the Central Depot, thus getting cash simoleons.
11. Sell your products in batches
As you may have already discovered, the Central Depot is one of the key elements to make money in SimCity BuildIt. Learn how to make the most of this option by creating batches of products, but be careful, they are not all the same. If you are going to sell products such as donuts or hats, make sure that these go in small batches. On the other hand, if you choose to sell building materials, they should go in large packages.
12. Prioritize the happiness of your inhabitants
See that smiley face in the upper left corner of your screen? That is the happiness of the inhabitants of your city and as you can imagine, a happy population is a much more profitable population. If the population of your city is happy with your work as mayor, you will get them to pay much more taxes and with that, you will get more simoleons to invest in the city.
How can you make the inhabitants of your city always happy? Very simple:
- Build factories far away from residential areas.
- Add a police force and make sure the streets are safe.
- Build parks and leisure areas
- Create a public health network
- Add a fire department
- Avoid traffic jams and improve local roads
Manage your city easily with these tricks
As you can see, earning more money in SimCity BuildIt is really easy if you follow our cheats guide. With them you will be able to see your city grow and in no time you will become the best mayor this game has ever seen. Did you like what you have read? Don’t forget to share it with your friends on social networks!
