ITown
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I figured since there are so many different one lane and two lane buildings to choose from (for housing, production, and happiness) it was about time to do a complete analytical examination of the buildings, using PME roads and boulevards as the basis for comparison. Beginning with the Future, I used solar walkways/roadways instead.
Please note, my rankings are a general guideline for optimizing your city's production. The rankings ignore things like aesthetics and town layout. You can find my rankings/summary HERE.
Example: I rank garages above appliance factories, but of course if you've got a 4x5 sitting there, it's better to build an appliance factory (which uses up the full 4x5) rather than a garage (which uses up 4x4, and only leaves room for a line of decorations).
Cultural Buildings: The Candidates
One Lane
Two Lane
(premium buildings to come later)
The easiest way for me to perform the comparison is to turn each cultural building that uses a 1-lane road into the equivalent of a 2-lane road by adding a second row of the 1-lane road.
For each building, I will include the happiness value and space consumed for both directions (if the building isn't symmetrical).
Publishing House
City Park
Roller Derby Rink
Golf Course
Floating Market
Zen Garden
Surveillance Nexus
Algae Airship
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Electrical Plant
Drive-In Theater
American Diner
Zoo
Public Pool
Shopping Mall
Concept Vehicle Fair
Tower Club
Weather Control Station
Eco Park
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Premium Cultural Buildings
Circus
Natural History Museum
Zeppelin
Amusement Park
Music Festival
Casino
Hologram Arena
Concert Hall
Please note, my rankings are a general guideline for optimizing your city's production. The rankings ignore things like aesthetics and town layout. You can find my rankings/summary HERE.
Example: I rank garages above appliance factories, but of course if you've got a 4x5 sitting there, it's better to build an appliance factory (which uses up the full 4x5) rather than a garage (which uses up 4x4, and only leaves room for a line of decorations).
Cultural Buildings: The Candidates
One Lane
- Publishing House
- City Park
- Roller Derby Rink
- Golf Course
- Floating Market
- Zen Garden
- Surveillance Nexus
- Algae Airship
Two Lane
- Electricity Plant
- Drive-in Theater
- American Diner
- Zoo
- Public Pool
- Shopping Mall
- Concept Vehicle Fair
- Tower Club
- Weather Control Station
- Eco Park
(premium buildings to come later)
The easiest way for me to perform the comparison is to turn each cultural building that uses a 1-lane road into the equivalent of a 2-lane road by adding a second row of the 1-lane road.
For each building, I will include the happiness value and space consumed for both directions (if the building isn't symmetrical).
Publishing House
Dimensions: 4x3,
1030, Cost: 240k coins & supplies, Cost/happiness = 233
If road runs along the long side, new dimensions (including roads) are 4x4. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 4x3.5.
Happiness gained from walkways: 45x4/2 = 90
Total Happiness: 1120
Happiness/tile: 1120/14 = 80
If road runs along the short side, new dimensions (including roads) are 4x5. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 3x4.5.
Happiness gained from walkways: 45x3/2 = 67.5
Total Happiness: 1097.5
Happiness/tile: 1097.5/13.5 = 81.3
If road runs along the long side, new dimensions (including roads) are 4x4. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 4x3.5.
Happiness gained from walkways: 45x4/2 = 90
Total Happiness: 1120
Happiness/tile: 1120/14 = 80
If road runs along the short side, new dimensions (including roads) are 4x5. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 3x4.5.
Happiness gained from walkways: 45x3/2 = 67.5
Total Happiness: 1097.5
Happiness/tile: 1097.5/13.5 = 81.3
City Park
Dimensions: 5x6,
2850, Cost: 717k, Cost/happiness = 252
With walkways: 5.5x6:
Total Happiness: 2985 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 2985/33 = 90.45
With walkways: 5x6.5:
Total Happiness: 2962.5 (+112.5 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 91.15
With walkways: 5.5x6:
Total Happiness: 2985 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 2985/33 = 90.45
With walkways: 5x6.5:
Total Happiness: 2962.5 (+112.5 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 91.15
Roller Derby Rink
Dimensions: 5x4,
1910, Cost: 280k, Cost/happiness = 147
With walkways: 5x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2022.5 (+112.5 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 89.9
With walkways: 5.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2000 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 2000/22 = 90.9
With walkways: 5x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2022.5 (+112.5 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 89.9
With walkways: 5.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2000 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 2000/22 = 90.9
Golf Course
Dimensions: 6x4,
2600, Cost: 935k, Cost/happiness: 360
With walkways: 6x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2735 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 101.29
With walkways: 6.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2690 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 103.46
With walkways: 6x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2735 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 101.29
With walkways: 6.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2690 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 103.46
Floating Market
Dimensions: 6x4,
2760, Cost: 893k coins+supplies, Cost/happiness: 324
With walkways: 6x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2895 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 107.22
With walkways: 6.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2850 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 109.62
With walkways: 6x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2895 (+135 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 107.22
With walkways: 6.5x4:
Total Happiness: 2850 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 109.62
Zen Garden
Dimensions: 4x2,
1030, Cost: 332k, Cost/happiness: 322
With walkways: 4x2.5:
Total Happiness: 1120 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 112
With walkways: 4.5x2:
Total Happiness: 1075 (+45 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 119.44
With walkways: 4x2.5:
Total Happiness: 1120 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 112
With walkways: 4.5x2:
Total Happiness: 1075 (+45 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 119.44
Surveillance Nexus
Dimensions: 4x4,
2000, Cost: 201k, Cost/happiness: 100.5
With walkways: 4x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2090 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 116.11
With walkways: 4x4.5:
Total Happiness: 2090 (+90 walkway)
Happiness/tile: 116.11
Algae Airship
Dimensions: 3x3,
1350, Cost: 205k, Cost/happiness: 151.9
With walkways: 3x3.5:
Happiness gained from walkways: 135
Total Happiness: 1485
Happiness/tile: 135
With walkways: 3x3.5:
Happiness gained from walkways: 135
Total Happiness: 1485
Happiness/tile: 135
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Electrical Plant
Dimensions: 5x5,
2620, Cost: 659k coins+supplies, Cost/happiness: 252
Since a 2 lane road runs along the side, new dimensions (including road) are 7x5. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 6x5.
Happiness gained from boulevards: 20x2.5 / 2 = 25. Cost of walkways: 37500x2.5/2 = 46875 coins+supplies
Total Happiness: 2645
Happiness/tile: 2645/30 = 88.167
Since a 2 lane road runs along the side, new dimensions (including road) are 7x5. However, since half the road is presumably used by another building, we will treat it as a 6x5.
Happiness gained from boulevards: 20x2.5 / 2 = 25. Cost of walkways: 37500x2.5/2 = 46875 coins+supplies
Total Happiness: 2645
Happiness/tile: 2645/30 = 88.167
Drive-In Theater
Dimensions: 6x4,
2800, Cost: 778k, Cost/happiness: 278
With Boulevards: 6x5
Total Happiness: 2830 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 94.33
With Boulevards: 7x4
Total Happiness: 2820 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 100.71
With Boulevards: 6x5
Total Happiness: 2830 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 94.33
With Boulevards: 7x4
Total Happiness: 2820 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 100.71
American Diner
Dimensions: 3x4,
1300, Cost: 273k, Cost/happiness: 210
With Boulevards: 4x4
Total Happiness: 1320 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 82.50
With Boulevards: 3x5
Total Happiness: 1315 (+15 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 87.67
With Boulevards: 4x4
Total Happiness: 1320 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 82.50
With Boulevards: 3x5
Total Happiness: 1315 (+15 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 87.67
Zoo
Dimensions: 5x6,
3510, Cost: 852k, Cost/happiness: 245
With Boulevards: 6x6
Total Happiness: 3540 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 98.33
With Boulevards: 5x7
Total Happiness: 3535 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 101
With Boulevards: 6x6
Total Happiness: 3540 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 98.33
With Boulevards: 5x7
Total Happiness: 3535 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 101
Public Pool
Dimensions: 5x4,
2500, Cost: 780k, Cost/happiness: 312
With Boulevards: 5x5
Total Happiness: 2525 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 101
With Boulevards: 6x4
Total Happiness: 2370 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 105
With Boulevards: 5x5
Total Happiness: 2525 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 101
With Boulevards: 6x4
Total Happiness: 2370 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 105
Shopping Mall
Dimensions: 5x5,
3650, Cost: 929k, Cost/happiness: 255
With Boulevards: 5x6
Total Happiness: 3675 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 122.50
With Boulevards: 5x6
Total Happiness: 3675 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 122.50
Concept Vehicle Fair
Dimensions: 6x4,
3900, Cost: 995k, Cost/happiness: 255
With Boulevards: 6x5
Total Happiness: 3930 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 131
With Boulevards: 7x4
Total Happiness: 3920 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 140
With Boulevards: 6x5
Total Happiness: 3930 (+30 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 131
With Boulevards: 7x4
Total Happiness: 3920 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 140
Tower Club
Dimensions: 5x4,
3000, Cost: 900k, Cost/happiness: 300
With Boulevards: 5x5
Total Happiness: 3025 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 121
With Boulevards: 6x4
Total Happiness: 3020 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 125.9
With Boulevards: 5x5
Total Happiness: 3025 (+25 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 121
With Boulevards: 6x4
Total Happiness: 3020 (+20 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 125.9
Weather Control Station
Dimensions: 3x4,
2300, Cost: 998k, Cost/happiness: 434
With Boulevards: 4x4
Total Happiness: 2340 (+40 roadway)
Happiness/tile: 146.25
With Boulevards: 3x5
Total Happiness: 2330 (+30 roadway)
Happiness/tile: 155.3
With Boulevards: 4x4
Total Happiness: 2340 (+40 roadway)
Happiness/tile: 146.25
With Boulevards: 3x5
Total Happiness: 2330 (+30 roadway)
Happiness/tile: 155.3
Eco Park
Dimensions: 6x5,
7000, Cost: 1055k, Cost/happiness: 150.7
With Boulevards: 6x6
Total Happiness: 7060 (+60 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 196.1
With Boulevards: 7x5
Total Happiness: 7050 (+50 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 201.4
With Boulevards: 6x6
Total Happiness: 7060 (+60 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 196.1
With Boulevards: 7x5
Total Happiness: 7050 (+50 blvds)
Happiness/tile: 201.4
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Premium Cultural Buildings
Circus
Dimensions: 5x5, Happiness: 2800, Cost: 500 diamonds, Happiness/diamond = 5.6
With Walkways: 5.5x5
Happiness gained from walkways: 112.5.
Total Happiness: 2912.5
Happiness/tile: 106
With Walkways: 5.5x5
Happiness gained from walkways: 112.5.
Total Happiness: 2912.5
Happiness/tile: 106
Natural History Museum
Dimensions: 6x4, Happiness: 3230, Cost: 500 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 6.46
With Walkways: 6x4.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 135.
Total Happiness: 3365
Happiness/tile: 125
With Walkways: 6.5x4
Happiness gained from walkways: 90
Total Happiness: 3320
Happiness/tile: 128
With Walkways: 6x4.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 135.
Total Happiness: 3365
Happiness/tile: 125
With Walkways: 6.5x4
Happiness gained from walkways: 90
Total Happiness: 3320
Happiness/tile: 128
Zeppelin
Dimensions: 3x6, Happiness: 2730, Cost: 600 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 4.55
With Walkways: 3.5x6
Happiness gained from walkways: 135.
Total Happiness: 2865
Happiness/tile: 136
With Walkways: 3x6.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 67.5
Total Happiness: 2797.5
Happiness/tile: 143
With Walkways: 3.5x6
Happiness gained from walkways: 135.
Total Happiness: 2865
Happiness/tile: 136
With Walkways: 3x6.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 67.5
Total Happiness: 2797.5
Happiness/tile: 143
Amusement Park
Dimensions: 8x4, Happiness: 5200, Cost: 900 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 5.78
With Boulevards: 8x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 40.
Total Happiness: 5240
Happiness/tile: 131
With Walkways: 9x4
Happiness gained from walkways: 20
Total Happiness: 5220
Happiness/tile: 145
With Boulevards: 8x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 40.
Total Happiness: 5240
Happiness/tile: 131
With Walkways: 9x4
Happiness gained from walkways: 20
Total Happiness: 5220
Happiness/tile: 145
Music Festival
Dimensions: 5x5, Happiness: 4550, Cost: 750 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 6.07
With Boulevards: 6x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 25.
Total Happiness: 4575
Happiness/tile: 152.5
With Boulevards: 6x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 25.
Total Happiness: 4575
Happiness/tile: 152.5
Casino
Dimensions: 4x4, Happiness: 3470, Cost: 500 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 6.94
With Boulevards: 4x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 20.
Total Happiness: 3490
Happiness/tile: 174.5
With Boulevards: 4x5
Happiness gained from boulevards: 20.
Total Happiness: 3490
Happiness/tile: 174.5
Hologram Arena
Dimensions: 5x5, Happiness: 6370, Cost: 800 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 7.96
With Boulevards: 5x5.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 112.5
Total Happiness: 6482.5
Happiness/tile: 235.7
With Boulevards: 5x5.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 112.5
Total Happiness: 6482.5
Happiness/tile: 235.7
Concert Hall
Dimensions: 4x4, Happiness: 5860, Cost: 600 diamonds, Happiness/Diamond: 9.77
With Boulevards: 4x4.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 180.
Total Happiness: 6040
Happiness/tile: 335.6
With Boulevards: 4x4.5
Happiness gained from walkways: 180.
Total Happiness: 6040
Happiness/tile: 335.6
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