Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!grian!alex From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Spoilers (SimCity) Message-ID: <1989Dec6.091928.19874@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us> Date: 6 Dec 89 09:19:28 GMT References: Organization: College Park Software, Altadena, CA Lines: 51 mr2t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Tod Rose) writes: *FOLLOW-UP SPOILER FOLLOWS* >In SimCity, color version (I suppose it also works in b&w): Running out >of money? Hold down the shift key and type the word "FUND" -- you will >instantly be $10,000 richer. Warning: this can increase your chances of >having an earthquake. Actually, you can do it two times in a row; if you do it three, you WILL get an earthquake. However--if you do it first, before you've started your city... Another hack, well, finesse: don't build a fire station until you really need it. Saves many bucks. And remember that demand takes a while to satiate; building 7 blocks of commercial flats in a jiffy will likely depress the price of real estate... I know one lady who got four churches in a row--being a practicing Catholic, she left 'em. Another guy in her office bulldozed three, and saw housing demand go down as they were turned into "practical" buildings... Remember, guys, it's only a game! Now, if I can just figure out how to get it working on my Spectre 128 GCR... Alex