Guide:City Specializations
In SimCity, cities can be specialized to serve specific purposes.
Cities can not only specialize into any of the big businesses but also create their own roles in the region and the global economy.
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Big Businesses
- Main article: Big Businesses
Each city can specialize in one or more big businesses.
- Big businesses are pre-determined by Maxis.
The player becomes not only a mayor but also a business mogul.
There are five big businesses in the game: metals, petroleum, electronics, trade, and gambling.
- Each big business has its own global leaderboard.
- The player's rank is determined by the amount of profit from that business in the past 12 months.
Metals
- Main article: Metals
Metals require to be extracted from the ground and processed into more valuable resources.
- Make sure to inspect the region to find where the coal, ore, and oil deposits are before you claim your city.
As the player advance his or her Metals business, the player can dig up larger quantities of coal and ore.
- More money can be made if the player builds a smelting plant to convert the minerals into metals and alloy.
Petroleum
- Main article: Petroleum
Petroleum requires to be extracted from the ground and processed into more valuable resources.
A refinery can be built to convert petroleum into fuel and plastic.
Electronics
Electronics can be manufactured from metal, alloys and plastic.
The player create microprocessors, TVs, and computers from basic resources.
Electronics manufacturing has high profit margin but requires substantial investment in education and transportation infrastructure.
Trade
Trade is about buying and selling resources on the Global Market.
- Buy low, sell high is the main principle.
The key to trade is to import resources when their prices are low and export resources when their prices are high.
A city specialized in trade will have many trucks, freight trains, and cargo ships moving goods into and out of the city.
Gambling
Gambling specialization focuses on the tourists instead of the market.
Gambling city aims to attract as many tourists as possible.
- It requires the construction of airports, docks for cruise ships, train stations, and buses to bring the tourists in.
- It also requires the construction of casinos, hotels and other entertainment options to keep the tourists.
Other Specializations
Education
Some advanced industries, businesses and structures require educated citizens as workers.
Schools and Colleges are two types of educational ploppables
Culture
- Main article: Culture
Culture specialization focuses on attracting and keeping tourists.
- It is similar to Gambling specialization and can be paired with it.
There are 2 types of culture buildings, Standards and Wonders.
Wonders are further divided into two additional types, Venues and Attracters.
- Only 3 Wonders can be built in a city.
Power
Garbage
A garbage city also known as recycling city takes waste from other cities in the region for a fee and recyles the wastse to regenerate plastic, metal and alloys.