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Armpit

4 (13.8%)

Phobos / Deimos

12 (41.4%)

Undercity / Overcity

6 (20.7%)

Midgar

6 (20.7%)

Other (specify)

1 (3.4%)

Total Members Voted: 29

[Taricus]

As the head of the education department, our public schools should be BETTER than the private sector's, atleast in Phobos anyway.

[NRDL]

Yes, Deimos ( the trashy one ) should have a large military "force".  Lots of police, too.  Can't have hooligans running wild. 

[LostCosmonaut]

They will be, trust me. Full funding, multiple museums and libraries, etc.

I will be putting a missile base and such in Deimos, not the least for the reason that !!fun!! happens when missiles detonate midair and rain shrapnel all over the industrial sector.

I'm planning on exporting all of Phobo's trash to Deimos. If that doesn't work, we'll either need a dump or some waste to energy incinerators (which are heavily polluting).

In Deimos, I plan on having the bare minimum of public services possible. The only reason I have any so far is because otherwise the city would have burned down. Although I could always go for having an obscenely oppressive and omnipresent police force (pepper spray for everyone!).

[dragonshardz]

You do know that you can rename the cities, right?

CTRL+Z or X, then type in "whereareyoufrom [name] to change the city's name. However, make sure that you change the names in such a way that neither one ever has the same name as the other.

[MaximumZero]

Maybe it's a ruse, like Iceland/Greenland?

[EuchreJack]

Dibs on Minister of Public Relations!

My first goal is to heavily promote knowledge of Phobos, and keep Deimos secret.

I may start a rumor that Deimos is only inhabited by paroled sex offenders, just in case anyone finds out how much of a hellhole it is.

I may also start a rumor that Phobos selects its populations by a combination of lottery and positive citizenship attributes.

So the rumor is that only good people live in Phobos, and only bad people live in Deimos.

I'd like to point out that the reality is that the real difference between the populations is eco-social status.

[LostCosmonaut]

Chapter Two: Love and Rockets

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Phobos continues to grow nicely. A high school, library, and museum have been added, as well as a full fledged hospital. In addition, the water towers have been replaced with a single pumping station, which has been placed adjacent to the gas power plant on the mainland. A deal has also been signed with Deimos, whereby we give them all our trash for a small amount of money. Definitely worth it to keep this place clean. Some land has also been zoned for high tech industry, but nobody has moved in yet.

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A recreational beach area has also been designated, with a nice view of the power plant and some high tension lines.

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Of course, if you're not happy with that sort of thing, you could always drive over to the beach in Deimos. Try not to get too much oil on yourself, and avoid the paroled[ paranoid sex offenders.

You will also notice the new waste incineration facility. That had to be built since Deimos decided to take in the entire region's trash. Luckily, the city nets over 2,800 cash money dollars a month out of the deal.

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SimNation has decided to build a new missile testing facility. Based on the genius advice of defense secretary mcclay, it has been placed directly in the center of the Deimos residential district. What could possibly go wrong.

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A view of the picturesque Deimos skyline. Fun fact: both air and water pollution levels in Deimos are over 1600 on whatever scale Sim City uses.



Population in Phobos after 15 years of runtime is about 5,000 or so. We're down to about $1000 in the bank, and are barely managing to balance the budget. Luckily though, our mayor rating is at about 75, and all of the indicators are pretty much fully green.
However, in Deimos, where they don't worry about things like "schools", "police", or "healthcare", they're gaining over $3000 a month. This has been used to fund extensions of the highway and rail networks, in addition to construction of another coal fired plant. An unfortunate side effect is our mayor rating of about 5, and completely red indications on everything except traffic levels.

[EuchreJack]

However, in Deimos, where they don't worry about things like "schools", "police", or "healthcare", they're gaining over $3000 a month. This has been used to fund extensions of the highway and rail networks, in addition to construction of another coal fired plant. An unfortunate side effect is our mayor rating of about 5, and completely red indications on everything except traffic levels.

At least the road to hell is fast!

[Max White]

Would Prospit Phobos save money by shutting down it's water and electric supplies, in favour of outsourcing these to Derse Deimos?

[LostCosmonaut]

However, in Deimos, where they don't worry about things like "schools", "police", or "healthcare", they're gaining over $3000 a month. This has been used to fund extensions of the highway and rail networks, in addition to construction of another coal fired plant. An unfortunate side effect is our mayor rating of about 5, and completely red indications on everything except traffic levels.

At least the road to hell is fast!

Probably because nobody can afford to buy a car.

I might outsource electricity generation at some point. Water could be done in-game, but I won't for RP reasons. I seriously doubt anyone would voluntarily drink Deimo's water.

[Guardian G.I.]

At this rate, our utopia is going straight to bankruptcy. Austerity measures are needed. Just like in the EU, we need to cut funding to schools and hospitals, to maximise efficiency, or close them if no one uses them. Ders...Deimos will provide jobs for Prosp..Phobos citizens (the factories need executives and managers), until we get the conditions for the high tech industry.

[Max White]

Taking into account the size of the population, cutting hospital spending might help, assuming we have not yet met capacity.
Otherwise I would look towards the fire department for future cuts. Schools will also need some cost cutting done, just ensure we have enough teachers to match our needs.
Public transport could also take a hit and survive, I'm sure traffic congestion is not that bad yet.

[EuchreJack]

I'd suggest having Phobos sell water to Deimos, as the Deimos water is likely undrinkable.  The scarcity of water is a common wasteland theme, and Phobos could probably make a pretty penny exporting their water to other cities, ala the Hub in Fallout.

[Guardian G.I.]

In order to raise cash flow, the industrial and residential zones in Deimos should be expanded, so new workers can arrive and new factories can open

[andrea]

as head of the department of environment, I have something to say.

now, bus stops are good enough but later we will need more advanced public transport. I suggest allocating space for such new solutions early, when all you will have to demolish is, at most, a tiny house.

also, when you expand the city again, you should leave some space for parks. while the budget is tight, we must think of the future of the city, and that future is green! a few more parks here and there will also raise property value, which will help the city.

regarding our industrial region, it is being overrun by trash! we must do something for our precious environment! for example, a new waste incineration plant.