The goal of this challenge is create a city with a population of at least 50,000. Of course you won’t literally have that many Sims to worry about. This number is purely figurative and that is where the Sim Multiplier (SM) will come into play.
The SM is just a number that you will multiply your number of playable Sims by in order to get the city’s population.
At the start of the challenge, the SM is 1. As you progress and unlock certain additions for your neighbourhood you’ll increase your SM. Points for your SM are added as follows:
+1 for your first community lot
+1 when you reach a total of 5 community lots
+1 for every additional 5 community lots
+5 for adding a Downtown
+5 for each Business District
+5 for each University
From now on when population is mentioned, it simply means your total number of playable Sims multiplied by your SM.
