Purchasing tiles north of your start tile gives you rich forest and oil reserves for your industrial areas or specialized industry. You can access the external ship route through the river. The ship connection on this map goes up into the river delta, allowing you to build a harbor even on the starting tile (with many more possible locations if you purchase the tile below or to the left of the start). Tip #2: You can access the ship connection from the river deltaĮven if you don’t want to expand all the way to the peninsula, you can still make use of the ship connection and build a harbor. Using the south of the map for tourism, with a harbor and airport near unique buildings and parks.

The southern peninsula (and island, if you expand even further south) and its lovely beach has plenty of potential for a tourist destination.īuild a harbor and place your unique buildings there to draw in lots of tourists without causing too much traffic in the rest of your city. Here are some ideas for making a great city on Diamond Coast: Tip #1: Use the southern portion for tourism

Oil is available immediately north of the starting tile, while ore can be found in the east and west.īecause of the natural resources, and the location of the highway and railway outside connections, the northern portion of the map is a great place for your specialized industry zones (base game) and industry areas (Industries DLC).You’ll find abundant forest resources on the starting tile as well as the ones north and south of it.Natural Resourcesĭiamond Coast has an abundance of forest, oil, and ore, but hardly any fertile land for farming. The highway and railway connections north of the starting tile. You’ll be able to access the rail after expanding two tiles north of the starting tile. This map has all four external connections present (highway, railway, sea, and air), which is great especially if you want to build a city with lots of tourism. There is enough strong wind for your starting wind turbines, especially near the water. Your starting tile is mostly land, although there is water in the bottom left corner for your starting town’s water source. On either side of the starting tile you’ll find some mountains that you can build nature reserves on, and little towns at the foot of. The middle of the map has plenty of buildable space, flanked by the river delta and some mountains. The middle of the map gives you a large flat area for most of your zoning.

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