Sim City Iphone App-- Pumping Stations

[ArtRock.com]

What is the purpose of the pumping stations in Sim City? Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, I'm new to the forum....

[stridemat]

To pump water to the rest of your city? You have to place them in specific places. They produce more water than the towers.

[ArtRock.com]

I wondered because I set them up, and it says 0 tons per month being used and so I was really confused.

[LostLogik]

Water towers you can drop virtually anywhere and they will serve a fairly small defined area. Pumping stations need to be placed next to water and need a network of pipes but will cover a much, much larger area.

[macfan881]

i usally put them near water along with water towers and everything else thats water realated

[stridemat]

You have to make sure that you have power going to them also!!

Its a great game just wish it didn't zap my battery as much, makes playing on the train awkward when I need to do a full days works after.

[ArtRock.com]

so the pumps should be near water? That means that I don't have to put them near a water tower, just regular old water...

What about the water purifiers? Do you put those next to the pumping stations and water towers, or can you just put them next to the water?

Sorry if I'm asking too much, but I'm really getting into this game. Its so much fun. . . I played it like 10 years ago, and now that I have it on my iPhone...

[stridemat]

they can go anywhere, just have to make sure that you plumb them in.

[ArtRock.com]

Okay thank you!

[Renderz]

I meant to ask someone who has this game, it is really fiddly to manipulate objects within the game? The screen is so tiny (compared to a lcd monitor) so I wondered how people find all the menus, the laying of zones etc.

[stridemat]

I have never found any problems, its very easy to move around and place objects/ zones. Take a look here for a little video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZn6yWbEdCQ) of how it plays. Its a great game definitely worth the money.