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SIMTOWN FAQ FOR PC
BY: GaminGGuY
E-MAIL: BaxterBrandoBoy@aol.com
LATEST UPDATE: 4-20/21-01
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=Table of Contents=

1. Copyright/Legal Notice
2. Updates and Revisions
3. The FAQ
4. More Modes
5. Thanks

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1. Copyright/Legal Notice

You may not use this FAQ anywhere else but www.gamefaqs.com and all the sites
I gave permission to without e-mailing me first. My e-mail address is given
above. After you e-mail me, you must waitfor a response from me telling me
you may use it.

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2. Updates and Revisions


1.2 (4-20/21-01)-Mostly updating to tell you I'm not dead. Added "quick hint".

1.1 (4-18-01)-Did a spell check. Added disaster info.

1.0 (4-17-01)-Did the foundation of the FAQ, but more coming later.

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3. The FAQ

Object of Simtown: To create a prosperous town with a big population.

To start the game, click on Create a new town and pick a difficulty level.


To build things like buildings and roads, click on the top five things in the
tool bar.

Now you must remember that everything in Simtown is based around little
squares.

In the terrain bar (the icon with the picture of the road) you can build all
of these:

Road
640 gallons of water
Builds a 8x8 piece of road on the land. If you build two that touch they will
automatically connect.

Bike Path
40 gallons of water
Builds a 2x2 piece of a bike path on the land. As with the road, if you build
two that touch, they will connect.

Large Pond
540 gallons of water
Builds a 9x6 lake. This can hardly be called large if it is only the size of
a block of road!?

Grass
10 gallons of water
A little patch of grass that covers one square. To add a lot of these at
once, just hold shift before you click, and then move the mouse out to
create a large area covered in grass.

Cherry Tree
40 gallons of water
A cherry tree that covers a 2x2 square on the land.

Walnut Tree
40 gallons of water
A walnut tree that covers a 2x2 square on the land.

Pine Tree
40 gallons of water
A pine tree that covers a 2x2 square on the land.

Yucca Plant
10 gallons of water
A tiny plant that covers one square.

Dancer Statue
10 gallons of water
A statue of a dancer that covers one square.

Sun Statue
10 gallons of water
A statue of a sun that covers one square.

Skateboard Ramp
40 gallons of water
A skateboard ramp that covers a 2x2 square.

Brick Path
40 gallons of water
A 2x2 square brick path.

Small Pond
240 gallons of water
A small pond that covers a 4x6 rectangle.

Sandbox
240 gallons of water
A sandbox that covers a 4x6 rectangle.

Rocket Bush
40 gallons of water
A bush shaped like a rocket that covers a 2x2 square.

Octopus Bush
40 gallons of water
A bush shaped like a octopus that covers a 2x2 square.

Camel Bush
40 gallons of water
A bush shaped like a camel that covers a 2x2 square.

Wasp Bush
40 gallons of water
A bush shaped like a wasp that covers a 2x2 square.

Blue Flowers
10 gallons of water
A patch of blue flowers that covers one square.

Red Flowers
10 gallons of water
A patch of red flowers that covers one square.

Vegetable Garden
160 gallons of water
A 4x4 square vegetable garden.

That is all the terrain.



Next are the houses. Every time you build a house it adds to your
population. Here are the houses, their shapes, and their
contribution to the population.

In the houses icon you will find these houses:

Adobe House
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water
A house in the shape of a 6x9 rectangle. It adds 2 people to your
population.

Log Cabin
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water
A house in the shape of a 6x9 rectangle. It adds 2 people to your
population.

Ranch House
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water
A house in the shape of a 6x9 rectangle. It adds 2 people to your
population.

Apartment
40 trees, 2500 gallons of water
An apartment in the shape of a 9x12 rectangle. It adds 4 people
to your population.

Victorian House
40 trees, 2500 gallons of water
A victorian house in the shape of a 9x12 rectangle. It adds 4
people to your population.

Cottage
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water
A 7x10 rectangle house that increases the population by 3.

Tudor House
40 trees, 2500 gallons of water
A large 9x12 house that houses 4 people.

Grass Shack
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water
This 7x10 rectangle house adds 3 people to your population.

Duplex
40 trees, 2500 gallons of water
This 9x11 rectangle house adds 4 to your population.

Japanese House
20 trees. 1600 gallons of water
This 7x10 rectangle house houses 3 people.

Mobile Home
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water
This 6x9 rectangle house adds 2 to the population.

Haunted House
40 trees, 2500 gallons of water
This 9x12 rectangle house adds 4 to the population.

Castle
30 trees, 2100 gallons of water
This intresting 9x10 rectangle house adds 4 to the
population.

Futuristic House
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water
This cool 7x10 rectangle house is the home of 3 people.

That's all the houses.


Next are the businesses.

Hardware Store
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water

Pizza Parlor
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water

Clothing Store
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water

Chinese Restaurant
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water

Grocery Store
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water

Burger Joint
20 trees, 1600 gallons of water

Ice Cream Parlor
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water

Toy Factory
30 trees, 2100 gallons of water

Pet Store
20 trees, 1200 gallons of water

Office Building