kinghansen
04-11-2012, 11:10 AM
I don’t know if this has been done or discussed before, but I have done some calculation to figure out which buildings are worth upgrading and how to maximize your income per hour increases. Here’s what to do:
Take the dollar per hour increase of an upgrade on a building and divide by the amount of time the upgrade takes. This gives a value which is hourly income increase per hour of upgrade time. Basically, the higher this number, the faster the upgrade will increase your income per hour.
If you can find buildings that have a value of over 50, I would say they are certainly worth your time upgrading. Most buildings are below 50 or become below 50 very quickly after being upgraded a few times.
Of course, there are those few awesome buildings that have values well into the 100s but they are the structures that are extremely expensive. (Upscale Club, Nightclub & Some Gold Buildings) The Nightclub’s values are in fact into the 1000s. It is obviously the best building in the game, nothing else comes close to those figures.
But if you’re like me and can’t afford a Nightclub, I have some viable alternatives for you. Upgrade your Movie Theaters to level 6. They stay well into the 60 – 100 range the entire time and are quite affordable. Levels 7 to 10 really aren’t worth it because the values dwindle down to the 20s and 30s. (I made the mistake of upgrading mine to 9) Lofts are great all the way to level 10, they stay in the 60 – 70 range, but do get expensive. I could go on and on about all the building that are worth upgrading.
On the other hand, there are buildings that are not worth your time. Take the Crematorium for example. At a first glance it looks great with a base income of $30,000 an day, but it is not as good as it seems. After performing my calculations on this structure I found that it has some of the lowest values in the game. It stays in the 20 – 30 range the entire first 9 levels, and the 10th level isnt much better. There are other buildings that are deceptive so be careful when choosing what to upgrade.
I wish I could post my spreadsheet for you guys but I’m too dumb to figure out how. If someone has some advice to help me figure it out, let me know. I think maybe I can't because it’s Excel Workbook (.xlsx) but I’m not sure.
Anyways let me know what you guys think of this strategy or if you have any questions.
Take the dollar per hour increase of an upgrade on a building and divide by the amount of time the upgrade takes. This gives a value which is hourly income increase per hour of upgrade time. Basically, the higher this number, the faster the upgrade will increase your income per hour.
If you can find buildings that have a value of over 50, I would say they are certainly worth your time upgrading. Most buildings are below 50 or become below 50 very quickly after being upgraded a few times.
Of course, there are those few awesome buildings that have values well into the 100s but they are the structures that are extremely expensive. (Upscale Club, Nightclub & Some Gold Buildings) The Nightclub’s values are in fact into the 1000s. It is obviously the best building in the game, nothing else comes close to those figures.
But if you’re like me and can’t afford a Nightclub, I have some viable alternatives for you. Upgrade your Movie Theaters to level 6. They stay well into the 60 – 100 range the entire time and are quite affordable. Levels 7 to 10 really aren’t worth it because the values dwindle down to the 20s and 30s. (I made the mistake of upgrading mine to 9) Lofts are great all the way to level 10, they stay in the 60 – 70 range, but do get expensive. I could go on and on about all the building that are worth upgrading.
On the other hand, there are buildings that are not worth your time. Take the Crematorium for example. At a first glance it looks great with a base income of $30,000 an day, but it is not as good as it seems. After performing my calculations on this structure I found that it has some of the lowest values in the game. It stays in the 20 – 30 range the entire first 9 levels, and the 10th level isnt much better. There are other buildings that are deceptive so be careful when choosing what to upgrade.
I wish I could post my spreadsheet for you guys but I’m too dumb to figure out how. If someone has some advice to help me figure it out, let me know. I think maybe I can't because it’s Excel Workbook (.xlsx) but I’m not sure.
Anyways let me know what you guys think of this strategy or if you have any questions.