A new water pumping station far from everything makes the hearses disappear — the deaths in the seaside district were a water problem. Then Takaoka gets a passenger harbour next to its new beach downtown, placed so swimmers stay safe, linked to a new train hub, a bus line and taxis. The crowds at the ship terminal are far bigger than expected.
What happens in this episode
Episode 11 of Takaoka starts where episode 10 left off: a brand-new district with a huge death toll that was now spreading to downtown. Traffic didn’t explain it, the water supply numbers looked fine, and the pollution maps showed nothing obvious.
How it was built
A water pump that changed everything
I didn’t really expect it to help, but I built a new water pumping station far away from everything, so it wouldn’t cause noise either. A little later the hearses had disappeared. The deaths were a water problem: polluted drinking water reaching the new district. The bigger question of where all that pollution came from became the thread of the following episodes.
A passenger harbour by the beach
Next to the industrial harbour there was space, and the new beach downtown with its high-rises needed a way off the island. The road and rail network is rebuilt and landscaped first, then a classic passenger harbour goes in, placed so the ships don’t interfere with the beach and people can still swim safely. Three more tiles smooth the transition between the harbour and the district.
The ship line opened, and the crowds were amazing: far more people at the terminal than I expected for a city of this size. A new train hub, a bus line, a small bus station and taxis connect it.
China pack towers
This was the first time I used the newly released China pack buildings, mixed with Japanese and North American skyscrapers. I liked them a lot. Some narrow roads still fit between the blocks.
Things that didn’t work
I wanted a car shipping yard next to the cargo terminal with a train line through it, but car decals vanished after a short time, so that had to wait. Another bus depot went into the industrial district. Move It wouldn’t work on that building, so it stayed as placed.
More elementary schools
Demand for elementary schools stayed ridiculously high. The Chinese elementary schools seem to hold the most students, and a city elementary school replaced an older building. Water and sewage were now being exported, power was fine, and I started wondering whether some industrial areas should go to stop people getting sick. That idea grew over the next episodes.
Video chapters
- 00:00The death toll and a new water pump
- 04:16Planning the passenger harbour
- 14:21Ship line opens — the hearses are gone
- 19:03China pack towers and huge crowds
- 28:27Vanishing car decals, bus depots
- 33:25Even more elementary schools
- 38:28Recap: harbour, train hub, buses
Clicking a chapter starts the video above at that point.
FAQ
How did you fix the citizens dying in Takaoka?
I built a new water pumping station far away from everything else. The hearses disappeared soon after, so the deaths came from polluted drinking water reaching the new district.
Where should a passenger harbour go?
Next to a dense area with good transit — here the new beach downtown — but placed so ships don't interfere with the swimming beach. Link it to a train station, a bus line and taxis.
Which elementary school holds the most students?
In my experience the Chinese elementary schools from the China pack hold the most, and the city elementary school is bigger still once upgraded.