As it's free as well, there's no reason to not build it.Įven though this has a slight positive effect on its surroundings, the main reason for this reward is decoration.Įven if you don't plan to get farms, you should at the very least try to get this reward. The cemetery's main purpose is removing air pollution. Every single one of them also raises the middle-wealth residental demand cap. The House of Worship has a positive effect on residental population, so build it where your people live. It also has a slight positive effect on the Mayor Rating. The Mayor's House acts as a large park in that it tremendously increases desirability for both residental and commercial population around it.
While some cost a lot to maintain, others are free and therefore highly recommended to build. These have mostly positive effects when built. It may be the most worthwhile out of all the business deals. However it does have a slight positive effect on commercial desirability and, interestingly, increases the industrial manufacturing demand cap. The Army Base is another producer of radiation (even if not much). It does provide quite some income, though. The Toxic Waste Dump generates huge amounts of pollution, including radiation, which means it cannot be built anywhere near civilization since Sims abhor radiation. This makes it a quite risky business deal to utilize. However, there's a chance of a misfire, which can hit your city and destroy several buildings if you're unlucky. The Missile Range easily provides the most income of all the business deals. However, it does act as a larger jail in case you need the capacity. The Federal Prison should be kept away from residental areas as it has a tremendous effect on residental (as well as commercial) desirability. While it does increase commercial desirability around it, the crime mostly negates the effect. The side effect is that it acts as a huge magnet to crime, on top of the crime increase caused by the Legalize Gambling ordinance. The Casino can only be built if Legalize Gambling is enacted, otherwise it won't be available. On top of that, they cost tons to demolish once you want them gone. While they do get you some money, they have adverse side effects which can ruin the city, not to mention they reduce the Mayor Rating. In short, it is not recommended to build them.
They are only available if you're rapidly losing money and going deep into debt. The reward buildings can be classified within two groups:īusiness Deals will not by default appear in the list. While there are also non-reward buildings which need to be unlocked, no reward buildings are available in the beginning of the game. Reward buildings are buildings which are not available by default, but which need to be earned beforehand.