SimCity 13 (how to play SimCity 5) SERIES | BasementLetsPlay

[@TrippaMazing87]

Almost two years late, but I love this series, thanks for making it!

[@maichu6584]

Man I really have missed this kinda content. Thank you for making this channel!

[@BasementLetsPlay]

Glad you enjoy it! I enjoy making this kind of content, so it's win-win :)

[@jasonlewis6389]

I feel the same! THANK YOU

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@AmeliaPond.]

Loving you guys are going back to the older type of video content. I really enjoy this type of video.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

It's really encouraging hearing you and others say things like this. :) Ameliatopia may or may not make her triumphant debut somewhere around, oh, episode 5 or so!

[@AmeliaPond.]

@@BasementLetsPlay that’s great I have seen a lot of people liking the series and there have been a lot of encouraging comments supporting the content being put out😊. And you can really tell that you enjoy this game and that helps. Looking forward to Ameliatopia or Pondville ooo or maybe Hidden Pond Ville, just thought of that last one😅. But I’ll leave the decision in your capable hands☺️ Until next video😉

[@JBMorris9]

I wish City Skylines would copy this game’s building modular system and granular control over certain things.

[@curleypubes3672]

Agreed. That's something that skylines could copy from this

[@tezy0193]

And i wish cities skylines would stop these god damn annoying death waves that make absolutely no sense

[@bruteabaga]

"maybe you should be a park " is such a good burn

[@BasementLetsPlay]

I showed them!

[@stevenegray]

Awesome, just awesome. I own SC3 and had it on my laptop that I put in the closet a decade or so ago. I attempted to put on my pc now with windows10 but that didn't work out. I buy the new (to me) SimCity5 basic with one extension. At 60 yrs old I was absolutely lost in the game. I would always start out like a champ but then self destruct. Your tutorial has done everything for me in seeing how this version of the game is played. Much much different than the older ones with the same general concepts. I like the new version so far. (since I found you guys anyways.) I just bought this game a week ago.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

I'm so glad you found this helpful! Enjoy the game; I have put dozens of hours into it.

[@grapeyf6503]

I LOVE this series so far.

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@jamesburrelljr.8561]

Bring the series back. The game is still good

[@BasementLetsPlay]

10 year anniversary of the game is March. I'm thinking about it!

[@brianzyla8986]

Thankyou been years. keep it up. Hope some will revamp, redo the game, by adding more. Later

[@evanjones3815]

Although I’m late, absolutely love the series. Tried to somewhat replicate this first city to get me start. Making 20k an hour with good utilities but poor safety services and bad traffic congestion. Hopefully that’s fine just to get some money for the other cities to come :)

[@BasementLetsPlay]

20k / hour will get you some nice startup capital for the next city, even if things do eventually fall apart in your first one. :)

[@Parkerr1387]

This was fun to watch all your content is great

[@BasementLetsPlay]

Thank you! :)

[@Parkerr1387]

@@BasementLetsPlay no problem bud's

[@georgiarosesmith994]

Loving the play throughs! Onto episode 3 now :)

[@DM-bm1vg]

Same (:

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@dionelr]

The sped up music when you’re doing time lapses is hilarious. I don’t know why, but they are making me laugh.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

I meant to turn off the game's music for the time lapse - oops!

[@dionelr]

@@BasementLetsPlay I got a chuckle out of it. I say, keep it in. It'll be a running joke.

[@AshesDashes777]

Very tempted to get this game, but I don't want it to take up all of my time lol Also, Ashton Woods? It would keep the "Woods" aspect, which I think is important for the first city because it has a lot of trees in general.

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@RacleandRaHill]

this game was so good i wish maxis invested in fixing some of the pain points

[@curleypubes3672]

Great video. Extremely entertaining. Keep it going

[@mikeoconnor6410]

K.C O'Connor' Lois O'Connor' wants to help the city

[@jrdavis9578]

The regional concept in SimCity is a new one to me. How did you decide "Oil is next?" Oh and I have ordered a copy of this game and should get it in around a week or so. Thanks for the inspiration to get back into this franchise.

[@The8asement]

Enjoy the game! SimCity has several regions with varying amounts of cities. 16 is the max. Some regions have as little as 2 or 3 cities. The cities in the region can work together. If one city has too few factories and some sims that live there can't find work, they can drive to the next city if it has available jobs. So you can create some inter-dependent systems, which is fun. You can also send goods and utilities to other cities, and work together to send resources to "great works" sites where you can build big projects. I highly recommend two sites for SimCity: www.simcityplanningguide.com/search/label/Blog (show all of the regions, all of the cities within the regions, and the natural resources underground, and much more) www.parsimonious.org/simcity5/index.html (many great articles on how the various mechanics within the games work) I decided that I wanted to do oil in city two because oil can be sold for money, used in oil power plants, and refined into fuel or plastic. Plastic will be important to us down the line in this region. :)

[@riveralec8838]

@Wilson Onyx yea, I've been watching on kaldroStream for years myself =)

[@johnnythe3rd182]

My Main fun in this game is the Logistics. Get me enough people, get that recycling going, build up to get the Electronics going. Put that Trade Port to business 👍

[@Scizor-Squad]

I didn't realize how much I'd love watching this 💞 this is great 👏

[@BasementLetsPlay]

This kind of game isn't for everyone, but the people who like it tend to really enjoy it.

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@AmeliaPond.]

This is soo much fun. Wish this was available on the switch. 😄

[@The8asement]

Wouldn't that be cool? Some games' controls are hard to translate away from a mouse though, so I'm not sure how well that would work. I wished that SimCity would come to Wii U (and later Switch) as it's almost the only game that forces me to use a PC, but now that The Basement has a good rig that I can use, I find myself back into this game, playing Minecraft on Windows 10, and dabbling in some indy games on Steam.

[@jps080576]

One of the only things I miss is the modular adding to buildings.

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@bradleylombardi5929]

the whole series masterpiece

[@alexgorrod]

Date Night #2, watching with the wife as we wind down from a busy day. 8:00 -- Or maybe the trailer should just be left alone, those poor people just want their land. Next thing you know they will buy a whole bunch of balloons and fly away; 48:50 -- Lacey said, "Leaving them high and dry."

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@ChiPandaAndKeegan]

Name a city Sleepy Chi (like Sleepy Hollow) or something to do with sleeping cuz this series makes me wanna nap. I mean that a good way. It's very relaxing 😆

[@BasementLetsPlay]

How about Napping Panda ?

[@ChiPandaAndKeegan]

@@BasementLetsPlay Sure! 😴😴

[@lsg3cko]

This makes me want to play again.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

I know, right? This is a game I keep coming back to after 12-18 month breaks in between bouts of playing.

[@lsg3cko]

Last time I played a version of this, I enabled disasters and sent Godzilla in a few times 🤣🤣

[@The8asement]

@@lsg3cko people love the disasters! :) ha ha ha

[@grapeyf6503]

I hope the Gordons survived... “Grapey Woods”..... 🤔🙃

[@DM-bm1vg]

Same!

[@C.A._Old]

Game never get old.

[@mikeoconnor6410]

Wow so cool

[@thechivalrouszechreeder]

Yay more sim city

[@CcCroWw]

I like this! Other videos I find of games it’s to much cursing, but it seems like you don’t curse, or keep it to a minimum.

[@Scizor-Squad]

I'd live there!

[@DM-bm1vg]

Gordon residents still around

[@mikeoconnor6410]

Mayer's st called Oh the white house

[@JessyU13]

Is it recommended not to mix wealth classes in the same city? Does that make things more difficult to manage things?

[@emir-qs4qd]

watching on 2024❤❤

[@abbzzy8912]

btw whts the role of dezoning in the density??

[@stevenortiz24]

Where can I get this version of Sim City? Is this only for PC?

[@Sam-qq6hb]

here we go again

[@mewtube2671]

I have to wonder, are there apartments in this game? When I look I'm just seeing houses is why I wonder

[@BasementLetsPlay]

There are apartments and skyscrapers later :)

[@Darkstarfire87]

Hi, how come you de-zoned one side of the street before you upgraded to medium density? I'm new to this game haha great content :)

[@packardcaribien]

The medium and high density buildings have twice the depth dimension as the low density buildings. Two suburban houses backed up against each other is only enough space for one apartment building.

[@mikeoconnor6410]

Sealy king city

[@Svesh_Victoryan]

Tell me please. Is it possible to support the city only on the population with high incomes (§§§) in the game?

[@BasementLetsPlay]

It may be possible, but I've never tried that and wouldn't be interested in trying to make a city like that. Could be a fun challenge for you, though!

[@mikeoconnor6410]

King sealy city

[@AzureAlliance31]

3:13 This road doesn't need to bend around for the water pumping station; give the sewage plant one treatment tank module on the east side, then the water pumping station can go on the same street as the sewage treatment plant on the east of the sewage treatment plant. 3:44 No reason to care about pink land value. 4:29 This is the pattern; it'll be fine. 6:15 Finished already? Is City Hall all you hope to accomplish here? There's so much more that can be done on a flat plot like this. 8:54 Further punishment for a lack of cross-streets. The game does this with long turn lanes, even though multiple lanes can be used to make the same turn. You've got to have cross-streets for this reason. 10:40 In the end, they must all be upgraded. The density freeze is good since this pattern will not survive high density. 13:40 Instant punish for the circuitous road connecting the water pumping station. RIP 16:45 The way to check is to try to fit a Tall Tree Row on the spot of the building. 19:43 The problem with this is you still lost the space where the road used to be. The only solution is to draw it without that space. 20:08 Hazmat trucks are needed at high density industrial. 22:44 Not with this pattern, but a flat plot like this could certainly reach 75k. 24:36 Roads along the edge generally need upgrades less, but with $1.8M you can afford almost anything. 25:44 Spreadsheet looks good, but it only counts if the traffic allows. 27:24 That's never a good idea. The more ways people can get around, the less people are dependent on any one intersection. 28:38 Finance should be the first department ever built. Never having it has slowed this city significantly. 31:40 Without a University with School of Engineering, industry can't survive at high density. 36:08 I like these edits. 38:20 Since you're starting to make Tier 2 services, the Tier 1 services aren't needed. 39:26 What I did in my games was draw a dirt road behind the hospital to fit the modules that require roads. 42:43 It also allows $100k bonds, which are a big deal early on. 45:11 Yes, you really do fly to City Hall every morning once it's built. 48:19 Approval rating goes up as buildings max out happiness & stay that way; ideally, you do it at low density with a density freeze to drive it up fast. 49:20 Basically, the two departments that only Gambling cities care about. 50:46 It's a good city, but I wouldn't want to be your neighbor. Those high school buses will ruin neighbors' education. This plot could've been so much more, but a maxed out Mayor's Mansion is a nice consolation prize.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

Here are my responses, if you're interested. No need to respond to this, but feel free if you want. Thanks again for all of the great feedback. 3:13 "This road doesn't need to bend around for the water pumping station; give the sewage plant one treatment tank module on the east side, then the water pumping station can go on the same street as the sewage treatment plant on the east of the sewage treatment plant." BASEMENT: I have read that the main buildings need to be as close to each other as possible, and because they're oriented opposite of each other, they need to go on different streets to get them the way you want them. I'll keep your method in mind in the future, though. 3:44 "No reason to care about pink land value." BASEMENT: Yeah, I deleted that extra park pretty quick. I like reducing pink land value for my own satisfaction, but it's good to know that the sims don't actually care about pink. 4:29 "This is the pattern; it'll be fine." BASEMENT: LOL, silly game. 6:15 "Finished already? Is City Hall all you hope to accomplish here? There's so much more that can be done on a flat plot like this." BASEMENT: I have a tentative plan to return to this city as the final thing in this series. Once all 16 cities are completed, I'll return to city 1 and make it better. I might not do that, though. Part of that plan was to upgrade services to Tier 2 at that time, but I ended up doing that already. 8:54 "Further punishment for a lack of cross-streets. The game does this with long turn lanes, even though multiple lanes can be used to make the same turn. You've got to have cross-streets for this reason." BASEMENT: This crossstreet advice you've been making is definitely going to influence my strategy in future cities. 10:40 "In the end, they must all be upgraded. The density freeze is good since this pattern will not survive high density." BASEMENT: Most end up upgraded, and as you later saw, cross streets were added. The city sustains at 95k. 13:40 "Instant punish for the circuitous road connecting the water pumping station. RIP" BASEMENT: LOL - DANG it. Oh well. Live and learn. 16:45 "The way to check is to try to fit a Tall Tree Row on the spot of the building." BASEMENT: Yup. I use that trick often. 19:43 "The problem with this is you still lost the space where the road used to be. The only solution is to draw it without that space." BASEMENT: I don't mind the little gap. I picture living in one of those apartments and having a friend in an apartment building across that space - our back yards touch and we could play back there. Enough room to run around, play tag, build a fort, etc. 20:08 "Hazmat trucks are needed at high density industrial." BASEMENT: I've read high density, and I've read high-tech. I believe IGN claims high-tech are susceptible to hazmat fires. Is it just high-density? 22:44 "Not with this pattern, but a flat plot like this could certainly reach 75k." BASEMENT: Mwa ha ha! You'll see! 24:36 "Roads along the edge generally need upgrades less, but with $1.8M you can afford almost anything." BASEMENT: Another reason why the finance-first strategy doesn't compel me. It must've driven you nuts that I waited until the 4th module for finance - sorry! :) 25:44 "Spreadsheet looks good, but it only counts if the traffic allows." BASEMENT: Crossing my fingers there, it seems. 27:24 "That's never a good idea. The more ways people can get around, the less people are dependent on any one intersection." BASEMENT: I was wondering - it felt like it might be a bad idea. I think I never ended up trying it. 28:38 "Finance should be the first department ever built. Never having it has slowed this city significantly." BASEMENT: You may very well be right. This pace felt about right to me, but maybe that's because I'm used to slow progress because I don't take advantage of early 100k bonds. 31:40 "Without a University with School of Engineering, industry can't survive at high density." BASEMENT: That's good to know. In earlier years I've done high-density residential and commercial with medium density industrial, which means more of the map had to be industrial. 36:08 "I like these edits." BASEMENT: Crossstreets! :) 38:20 "Since you're starting to make Tier 2 services, the Tier 1 services aren't needed." BASEMENT: I don't like bulldozing Tier 1 clinics and police stations though, as that puts sick/injured sims on the street as well as criminals. I suppose one needs to bite that bullet at some point though, unless they want to spend money on unnecessary services. 39:26 "What I did in my games was draw a dirt road behind the hospital to fit the modules that require roads." BASEMENT: That's a good idea. I'll need to keep that in mind in future cities. 42:43 "It also allows $100k bonds, which are a big deal early on." BASEMENT: As we've discussed. :) 45:11 "Yes, you really do fly to City Hall every morning once it's built." BASEMENT: That's AMAZING. Especially if the Mayor's Mansion is right next to City Hall! Ha ha ha! 48:19 "Approval rating goes up as buildings max out happiness & stay that way; ideally, you do it at low density with a density freeze to drive it up fast." BASEMENT: Ah, I'll need to try this trick someday. 49:20 "Basically, the two departments that only Gambling cities care about." BASEMENT: I want to try gambling at some point in this series, but I'm a bit nervous about it. I've only tried adding a few casinos a couple of times many years ago, and it didn't go very well. I'll need a lot of police before I give it a try, I think. 50:46 "It's a good city, but I wouldn't want to be your neighbor. Those high school buses will ruin neighbors' education. This plot could've been so much more, but a maxed out Mayor's Mansion is a nice consolation prize." BASEMENT: Thanks for the kind words at the end here. I'm definitely going to get rid of those high schools (and the bus stops) pronto and hope the damage to the region is mitigated. Next city isn't connected by highway, but city #3 is and it's my university city. I think this city's high school may have stolen some of my students and slowed my research projects, but I did much of that off-camera, so not too big a deal for viewers.

[@AzureAlliance31]

@@BasementLetsPlay 3:13 Not exactly. Sewage water table respawn emanates from the center of the Sewage Treatment Plant, but water pumping station modules pump water back up based on the location of the individual modules. Ideally, the Sewage Treatment Plant would be surrounded by a snake-like pattern of modules from the water pumping station. This isn't always possible, though, and so long as the water table is dark blue, recharge will spread toward the lighter shades on the water map. 19:43 Just one empty gap doesn't matter. But repeat that mistake across an entire grid on a city, and it adds up to a lost row of buildings or another road. 20:08 IGN is wrong. High density industry has hazmat fires. Tech level is irrelevant to hazmat fire. 25:44 With a good zoning pattern, you don't need crossed fingers. Just cross-streets. 45:11 The City Hall must also build a landing pad for the flight to happen. 48:19 Except you maxed out your Mayor's Mansion in the next video, so you did. Nice job.

[@BasementLetsPlay]

VERY interesting about the sewage and water plants. I never knew that. Hmm. Nice pun about crossed fingers and streets. :D re: the landing pad on city hall - aren't municipal airports bad (stealing sims from cities)? do I need to do the airport Great Work to unlock this, then?

[@AzureAlliance31]

@@BasementLetsPlay Students don't fly on municipal airports. It's the easily avoided module on the Airship Hangar that would leave a city vulnerable. Simcopter 1 is for the mayor and no one else.

[@abbzzy8912]

if u guys r still reading comments udk wht u have done guys this game ws hella irritating to play but u guys made it so simple to me clearing all my doubts whilw i enjoy the video thnku so much guys well im a creator too so its a thanku to a creator from a creator i hope u dont mind visiting my channel once nd im from india btw'❤❤

[@dylanperez8591]

Hello how i get this game App please thankyou

[@joshbolam]

hi

[@mrt8944]

SimCity or Caesar???

[@mikeoconnor6410]

O'Connor's

[@OmegaDooufs]

You sound tiered petter 😴😴

[@BasementLetsPlay]

I record early in the morning :)