Big Businesses

Each city can specialize in one or more big businesses.

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.

The player's rank is determined by the amount of profit from that business in the past 12 months.

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 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 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.