Too many shopping malls?

[Joubarbe]

Is this behaviour intended? Just starting a new game with the new DLC and I find that a bit strange

[Stylesjl]

It is something that they do yes, generally it can be partly controlled by setting AI Tendency to build Malls to a lower or higher level.

In general they will tend to build malls in empty areas outside the city core because:

- Malls are really big and it can be difficult to find enough space in the city core to build one
- The land is cheaper outside the core
- Malls can have very high traffic even when out in a remote location
- Also stuff tends to develop around a mall over time, increasing the traffic and land value

[Joubarbe]

Oh yeah I just saw the AI Tendency To Build Malls option. A bit weird that it is set to Very High by default. Should be Moderate IMHO.