Improve Auto-Placement Logic for Civic Buildings + Add Capacity Customization

[stockrpg]

Current Issue
The current auto-placement logic for civic buildings sometimes places services like schools, hospitals, and libraries in remote areas with little to no residential population.
This feels unrealistic, as such services are typically placed in or near densely populated areas to maximize their reach and efficiency.

One positive example is how fire stations are often placed near industrial zones — this is logical and aligns with real-world urban planning.
However, civic services meant for residents should prioritize areas where people actually live.

Suggested Improvements
1. Update auto-placement logic
When placing schools, hospitals, or libraries, prioritize areas with higher population density.

This reflects real-world planning and increases their usefulness in gameplay.

2. Allow mod/script-based customization of capacity
Allow players to adjust the service capacity of civic buildings (e.g. how many citizens a school or hospital can support) via scripts or mod settings.

This would be especially helpful for custom scenarios or large cities, giving creators more control and balance.

Summary
Improve realism by ensuring civic buildings serve actual population centers

Add flexibility for scenario designers through adjustable service capacities
→ Small adjustments, but big gains in immersion, logic, and modding freedom

[Stylesjl]

Yes, I do think there should be a script or even modding capability to increase the capacity of civic buildings, if only to help reduce the problem of having to build lots of civic buildings in mods where cities grow to a high population.

The auto-placement logic I think should be improved as well to cluster around existing population areas. Random map placement of civic buildings always did strike me as an odd thing for city governments to do.

[David]

2. Allow mod/script-based customization of capacity
Allow players to adjust the service capacity of civic buildings (e.g. how many citizens a school or hospital can support) via scripts or mod settings.

This would be especially helpful for custom scenarios or large cities, giving creators more control and balance.

Summary
Improve realism by ensuring civic buildings serve actual population centers

Add flexibility for scenario designers through adjustable service capacities
→ Small adjustments, but big gains in immersion, logic, and modding freedom

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