Do Industrial Districts effect Industry Demand?

[Orinsul]

It seems like they dont to me

 

[Tennyson]

I believe they do. Or at least, they CAN under the right circumstances. Particularly the larger secondary buildings like Flour Mills or Sawmills.

 

[Promethian]

Yes, they do. I've explained this like 5 times in different places since Industries came out (including in Biffa's comment section). Industry demand isn't some complicated calculation based on a variety of needs. There is only one factor that affects industry demand. That is unemployment. If you have a lot of unemployed people, you have industry demand. It is that simple. The new industry takes up industry demand because it employs people.

 

[Orinsul]

Yes, they do. I've explained this like 5 times in different places since Industries came out (including in Biffa's comment section). Industry demand isn't some complicated calculation based on a variety of needs. There is only one factor that affects industry demand. That is unemployment. If you have a lot of unemployed people, you have industry demand. It is that simple. The new industry takes up industry demand because it employs people.

Do you have any idea what'd cause high demand/unemployment if the industry zone is sitting around half workers/jobs?
Also where do the workers go physically? Is it just to the main building or everywhere? It seems like bus routes around the industrial zone never get used while routes into it do.

 

[ristosal]

Do you have any idea what'd cause high demand/unemployment if the industry zone is sitting around half workers/jobs?

Not enough educated workers for the new buildings perhaps.

 

[Promethian]

Not enough educated workers for the new buildings perhaps.

Or high ed workers being slow to take up the low ed slots. Some of the buildings with a lot of slots take quite a while to fill when you have mostly high ed citizens. Also the demand bar is based on current employment percentages not potential employment. So if workers are dragging their feet to take a job or can't because the job is too high ed it'll say you need more industry.

It seems like bus routes around the industrial zone never get used while routes into it do.

They do not travel between industry areas. Only to and from them. Hitting multiple spots in an industry area is good so more people are willing to take the mass transit but they won't travel between those spots.

 

[Turjan]

Also where do the workers go physically? Is it just to the main building or everywhere?

I'm not sure whether I have seen anyone go there physically yet. Nobody seems to drive their car there, either, even if there's no public transport. I need some closer observation though to be sure.

 

[Loltak]

They go to the various building, like any other building.
If I remembered correctly it's just the service which use only the main building, like park area

 

[Avanya]

It does. However there might be a mod causing problems with new DLC buildings satisfying demand, but it hasn't been found yet (if there is one), so keep that in mind if you use mods.