Simmiland – How to Get the Factory (Industrial Revolution and Metropolis Achievements)

How to Get the Industrial Revolution and the Metropolis Achievements

I managed to have the factory, hence getting the “Industrial Revolution” achievement (and eventually, the Metropolis achievement).

Here’s How I Got It:

• Have around 150 IQ
• Discover the following to get access to advanced resources:
  • Smelting
  • Metal
  • Refinery (which gets you Oil)
  • Lightning Rod (which gets you Battery from hitting it with your Thunder card)
• Collect 20+ advanced resources (Glass counts, but it’s optional)
• Have a market ready by doing the following:
  • Have a stable source of food
  • Discover currency
  • Get gold ore, and smelt at least 4 of them
• Make sure you have modern houses

Tips for Your Strategy:

• You can choose to play aggressively or peacefully – both work fine
• It doesn’t matter how many other players are in the game
• Don’t build near churches – they limit your development potential
• Build carefully to protect your resources:
  • Keep structures away from lava and oil areas
  • Don’t use Wind cards since they can mess up your resource placement
• Starting steps:
  • Create a big mountain region first – bigger is better
  • Make sure you have at least one lava spot and one oil spot
  • Use the Meteor card on your mountain area – this gives you a chance to get more gold deposits