00:01Welcome to the City's XL Universe.
00:04This massively multiplayer city builder will allow you to create the city of your dreams,
00:09be it a financial metropolis or a pretty little agricultural backwater.
00:15To help you achieve this, City's XL will provide you with all the tools you need,
00:20such as the construction of streets, avenues and boulevards.
00:24You will be able to build bridges in a variety of lengths and widths
00:28to link up residential and commercial areas on opposite sides of a river, not to mention tunnels.
00:34Roads in City's XL don't simply let your citizens move around within the city,
00:38they also connect your creation to the rest of the world.
00:41Your citizens can then head off on vacation and your companies can trade with other cities.
00:47In addition to roads, you can also build airports and a network of seaports.
00:53Citizens and companies will only move to your city if public services and infrastructure
00:58meet their needs and desires.
01:01To achieve this, you can define the areas where you want citizens and companies to set up,
01:06either by letting the game help you optimize the available space,
01:12or by placing buildings one by one for total control.
01:17Your first citizens will arrive quickly.
01:19Later on, you will be able to manage precisely the education and wealth levels
01:24of the population categories you wish to attract,
01:27from unqualified workers to the elite.
01:30You can also control building density by deciding to construct neighborhoods
01:34of either suburban housing or apartment complexes.
01:38Once your citizens have a roof over their heads, you must meet their other needs.
01:42Employment is the main one covering a variety of sectors,
01:45such as agriculture, which will generate food,
01:48industry, which will produce all sorts of goods but also create pollution,
01:53or even the tertiary sector,
01:55which will provide the services needed for high-level economic growth.
02:00Your citizens' and company's satisfaction levels
02:02are at the heart of your city's economic growth.
02:05Don't forget that it's the private sector that pays the taxes which increase your budget.
02:10These taxes can be reinvested in the public services that are needed
02:14to keep your citizens happy.
02:16These include security,
02:19health,
02:21and education services.
02:24A city with a healthy budget can invest in its environment by building public parks
02:29and various types of monuments that will attract tourists.
02:34CitiesXL also provides you with a mine of information
02:37to help you manage the different problems that may arise as your city develops.
02:41For example, regular alerts from your advisors will highlight the budgetary
02:45or social issues that need to be addressed.
02:48You can also display some of your decision zones of influence on the city,
02:51such as population satisfaction levels,
02:54pollution,
02:55or the effect of your investments in education.
03:00Journey times have a direct impact on your citizen satisfaction,
03:03levels,
03:04and on the efficiency of your public services.
03:07You can use this information to make whatever decisions are necessary.
03:11Investing in highways, for example.
03:13If you prefer working with data and numbers,
03:16CitiesXL will also provide you with tables and panels full of detailed information.
03:20For the general population, you will be given unemployment rates
03:24and a detailed breakdown of satisfaction levels for every sector.
03:27You'll see which companies are doing well and which aren't.
03:30Finally, with regard to your city's budget,
03:33a detailed analysis of your expenditure
03:34and an in-depth breakdown of the taxes you are levying on your citizens and companies.
03:39You can also take up loans to complete your projects.
03:42The trade panel will show your city's surpluses and shortages with regard to resources.
03:47These are represented by tokens.
03:49You can use these tokens to trade with other players if you subscribe to the planet offer.
03:54But we'll deal with that in the next video.
03:58CitiesXL.
03:58What kind of mayor will you be?
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