Learn how the SimCity 2000 phantom water pump tricks the simulator into thinking your city has a full water supply without real connections.
Walkthrough
- 1Build a water pump.
- 2Ensure the water pump is powered.
- 3Crucially, do not connect the water pump to your city's water system in any way.
Tips
- While you will not receive the benefits of a functional water system, the phantom pump allows for achieving very high populations.
- This method saves space that would otherwise be occupied by numerous water pumps.
- The phantom pump exploits a design flaw in the simulator.
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