Making an attempt to resolve Cities: Skylines 2’s ‘Not Sufficient Prospects’ difficulty? This icon pops up over industrial zones once in a while in your metropolis, and it may be slightly complicated—particularly since it could coincide with a rising demand for extra industrial zones. How can your metropolis be demanding extra industrial buildings if the present ones are telling you there’s ‘not sufficient prospects’ to function?
You might even see the ‘not sufficient prospects’ icon often over a single enterprise right here and there, or you might even see them over whole stretches of business buildings protecting a number of metropolis blocks. Here is what we learn about the reason for the message, and some completely different options you’ll be able to strive.
The industrial demand meter is deceptive
The meters that present the demand for residential and industrial zones look the identical, however do not deal with them the identical means. When you see the inexperienced bar displaying a excessive demand for housing, be happy to zone an enormous new neighborhood spanning a number of metropolis blocks. However whenever you see the blue bar displaying the demand for industrial zones, solely zone sufficient area for a handful of buildings at a time. Let every small industrial zone develop for some time and see if it satisfies the demand whereas discovering sufficient prospects earlier than you construct extra.
And, as we’ll see additional down the web page, when demand for industrial zones goes up, that does not imply it goes up simply wherever.
De-zone some current industrial areas
When you’re seeing enormous chunks of companies displaying there’s ‘not sufficient prospects,’ rezone about 25% of them for different functions (or just de-zone them). It feels bizarre to take away companies when the industrial demand meter is rising, however ignore the demand for a bit. Closing some companies will assist the others keep afloat, and you may in all probability see the icons disappearing with out seeing an enormous leap in demand.
Select the fitting space for industrial zones
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Look rigorously on the overlay earlier than you zone. It does not simply present you industrial suitability by displaying roads as vibrant inexperienced, it additionally exhibits you your present buyer base in darkish inexperienced on the terrain . Ignore the sunshine inexperienced roads (you’ll be able to even disable them within the overlay if it helps), and deal with the darkish inexperienced areas, which could be a little laborious to see. Once more, do not construct a large industrial zone, simply zone sufficient area for a handful of companies to maneuver in and see if it satisfies the demand.
Be sure there’s parking, low visitors, and public transportation
Even when you’ve bought your industrial zone on some prime actual property, it’s a must to be sure that your residents can entry it. Take a detailed have a look at the visitors overlay for issues, construct a close-by parking zone if road parking appears crowded, and if attainable route some public transportation via industrial zone. The better you make it for patrons to succeed in the enterprise, the much less likelihood it’s going to run into issues.
Await a bug repair
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It is attainable the ‘not sufficient prospects’ icon is a bug in some circumstances, however I am not completely satisfied it’s. It does really feel counterintuitive that the demand for industrial zones could possibly be rising whereas present companies haven’t got sufficient prospects, however I believe it is extra about the place the demand for these industrial zones is, and that may not be city-wide. Like I mentioned, the industrial demand meter is deceptive. Preserving a cautious eye in your overlays whereas zoning, and solely zoning slightly bit at a time, is the easiest way to go.
