Section 5.5: The Graphs Window GRP

Access SimCity 2000 city data with the Graphs Window (Ctrl+G), viewing 16 types of statistics across 1, 10, or 100-year scales.

The Graphs Window in SimCity 2000 is a highly useful tool that displays numerical data about various aspects of your city. When you open this window, you will see a graph that plots selected data against time. You can choose from 16 different types of data to view and select one of three time scales: 1 year, 10 years, or 100 years.

Data Categories Available:

• City Size (C or S): Displays the total population of your city.
• Residents (R): Shows the total residential population.
• Commerce (C): Shows the total commercial population.
• Industry (I): Shows the total industrial population.
• Traffic (T): Displays the average traffic levels.
• Pollution (P): Displays the average pollution levels.
• Value (V): Displays the average land value.
• Crime (C or X): Displays the average crime rate.
• Power % (p): Shows the percentage of available power from all power plants.
• Water % (w): Shows the percentage of available water from all pumps.
• Health (h): Displays the average life expectancy (LE) of your Sims.
• Education (e): Displays the average education quotient (EQ) of your Sims.
• Unemployment (u): Displays the unemployment rate.
• GNF (g): Displays the Gross National Product of SimNation (sometimes shown as GNP).
• Nat'n Pop. (n): Displays the total population of SimNation.
• Fed Rate (%): Displays the federal interest rate set by SimNation's Fed, which influences loan interest rates.

You can choose to display any combination of these data points on your graph, or even all of them, though this may make them difficult to read. The graph updates in real-time, allowing you to monitor current trends in your city by keeping the window open.