Transportation
nice flexible roads and rails; simply select the type of road and form, click and drag
raise the roads by hitting the key ‘M’ and ‘N’ to lower
Zoning
zoning is only allowed attached to a road in a single strip
cannot zone different densities (light, medium, high), must provide desirable buildings/ploppables/transportation to encourage increase in density
not alot of map area, so plan the map and roads/rail before you zone to use space efficiently
Civics
can add wings / addt’l add-ons onto civic buildings
Utilities
does not require you to lay pipes – they automatically run under the roads
requires water towers instead of water pumps (2 types avail with Cities of Tomorrow expansion pack)
SIMS
will tell you about their daily plans if you click on them walking down the street
Geography/Maps
you can only build cities on premade regions, predesignated city borders, however the regions are diverse in their topography and quite beautiful
The World of Illyris 