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When starting a new city inCities: Skylines 2,you’ll encounter numerous crucial features that demand management and an understanding of their functions. Among these features, you will have two essential ones that work side by side, forming a balance of needs and income for your city. They are imports and exports.
Efficiently managing imports and exports necessitates a clear understanding of these elements (extra points if you know how they work in real life). In this guide, we will thoroughly explore each detail, providing the knowledge you need to comprehensively grasp the entire concept of imports and exports in your city to keep a good balance. Find some useful tips below.
Imports And Exports
As you begin, you’ll notice the game mirrors reality, and thedeficitand surplusin the context of your city’s economy aretranslated into imports and exports.
Effectively managing these aspects allows your city to generateincome from the surplus or address deficits by importing necessary goods. Balancing imports and exports becomes a crucial strategy for the economic well-being of your city.
Exporting and importing occur automatically once you establish connections to the outside.
How To Import And Export
When starting a new map, it’s important toestablishoutside connections for exporting and importing, and there are various types available for consideration.
Imports And Exports Outside Connection Types
To efficiently import and export all goods and services, there are several types that you must utilize.
you’re able to begin with the outside connections you already have and then gradually expand your connections as you progress.
How To Create A New Connection
As you choose a new map, you’ll have access to certain outside connections on some maps, which can include roads, train tracks, and electricity connections.
To access outside connections, you typically need toreach the roads or train tracks linked to them. For instance, if there are train tracks connected to the outside, you canexpand towards them by purchasing additional map tiles.
After setting up railways and reaching those tracks, you mustestablish a Cargo Train Terminal. Easily connect it using theCargo Railway Route Toolto the outside connections at the map’s edge.
If there are no existing outside connections, or you need to create new ones, your first step is to reach the map edge. You can do this bypurchasing new map tiles until you reach the edge. By creatingroads, train tracks, or water pipes along these routesto the map edge, you can establish new outside connections for your city.
Imports And Exports Management
When it comes to managing imports and exports, this is a crucial aspect to keep in mind, allowing you toaddress deficits effectivelyandmake the most of your city’s resources.
In the city economy, you can open theeconomy panel. From there, access theproduction sectionto see the types of materials you import and export. Clicking oneach item reveals its source and usage.
If you lack industrial facilities, you’ll probably end up exporting raw materials instead of benefiting from processing them. Therefore, it’s essential tofocus on developing your industrial sector to fully capitalizeon the potential of source materials.
Additionally, in theeconomy panel, you can explore water and electricity imports and exports. Navigate to theservices sectionand click on each to gain insights into their specific import and export details.
The production panel enables you to examine deficits and surpluses, helping you manage them effectively. You canaddress deficits by establishing internal sources of materialsand capitalizing on raw materials to prevent them from being exported in their original state.
