Learn about SimCity's Easy difficulty, where meltdowns are impossible and nuclear power is safe. Discover disaster triggers.
On the Easy game setting in SimCity, you will never experience a meltdown. This means that nuclear power is 100% safe when playing on this difficulty, making it the preferred choice for power generation.
The NES prototype appears to default to Easy difficulty regardless of your selection. Consequently, you will most likely never encounter any major disasters.
Air crashes seem to be influenced by your population size and the presence of an Airport. However, all other disasters appear to not occur unless they are triggered by your actions as the player.
- Utilize nuclear power without fear on Easy difficulty.
- Be aware that Air Crashes may be linked to population and having an Airport.
- Most disasters in SimCity are player-initiated, especially on Easy.
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