Attempting to resolve Cities: Skylines 2’s ‘Not Sufficient Prospects’ difficulty? This icon pops up over industrial zones now and again in your metropolis, and it may be a little bit complicated—particularly since it may well 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 may even see the ‘not sufficient prospects’ icon sometimes over a single enterprise right here and there, or you might even see them over complete stretches of business buildings masking a number of metropolis blocks. Here is what we learn about the reason for the message, and some totally different options you may 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 approach. Should you see the inexperienced bar exhibiting a excessive demand for housing, be happy to zone an enormous new neighborhood spanning a number of metropolis blocks. However once you see the blue bar exhibiting the demand for industrial zones, solely zone sufficient house 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 present industrial areas
Should you’re seeing big chunks of companies exhibiting 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 will in all probability see the icons disappearing with out seeing an enormous bounce in demand.
Select the precise space for industrial zones
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 may even disable them within the overlay if it helps), and give attention to the darkish inexperienced areas, which is usually a little exhausting to see. Once more, do not construct an enormous industrial zone, simply zone sufficient house for a handful of companies to maneuver in and see if it satisfies the demand.
Ensure that there’s parking, low visitors, and public transportation
Even if you happen to’ve bought your industrial zone on some prime actual property, you must make certain your residents can entry it. Take an in depth take a look at the visitors overlay for issues, construct a close-by car parking zone if avenue parking seems 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 probability it will run into issues.
Await a bug repair
It is attainable the ‘not sufficient prospects’ icon is a bug in some instances, however I am not fully satisfied it’s. It does really feel counterintuitive that the demand for industrial zones might be growing whereas present companies haven’t got sufficient prospects, however I feel it is extra about the place the demand for these industrial zones is, and that may not be city-wide. Like I stated, the industrial demand meter is deceptive. Conserving a cautious eye in your overlays whereas zoning, and solely zoning a little bit bit at a time, is the easiest way to go.Â