Cities Skylines: How to Fix Not Enough Raw Materials

Cities Skylines, which has become the number one favorite game among Turkish city-building fans, has also started giving a lot of players headaches because of its issues. These issues have frustrated plenty of people while pushing them to find solutions. Today we're looking at the not enough raw materials issue in Cities Skylines that players frequently run into in industrial zones, caused by a shortage of raw materials. We have a few solutions to offer for this issue, along with a few ideas about why it might happen in the first place. If you're ready, let's take a look at today's topic, the "Cities Skylines Not Enough Raw Materials" issue.

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Why Does the Cities Skylines Not Enough Raw Materials Issue Happen?

The not enough raw materials issue is one we generally see in generic industry zones. It occurs because industry can't find raw materials. Industrial buildings that lack sufficient connections will show you this issue more than a few times. For industries connected by road, this issue usually stems from traffic preventing raw materials from being delivered in time.

How Do You Fix the Cities Skylines Not Enough Raw Materials Issue?

We have a few solutions to this issue. The first is importing by rail. Generic industries need agricultural, ore, oil, and forestry materials to create a product that gets sold in commercial zones. If you don't have those materials yourself, these industrial businesses will be forced to import from outside the city. If you cut off these import routes, unfortunately the industrial businesses won't be able to reach that raw material and won't be able to produce goods. Since they can't produce goods, they'll go under. And once they go under, they can't ship goods to the city's commercial zones. It's a chain reaction that keeps extending outward like this. That's why you need to supply raw materials to your industrial zones somehow.

Supplying Raw Materials by Rail

Cargo train stations you build in your industrial zone are a direct solution to this issue. Train stations will help you import from outside the city much more easily. This way, the imports you make won't create out-of-city traffic. You can achieve a faster, more practical flow.

Supplying Raw Materials via Harbors

If you have the option, building harbors along the coastline in your city will work in your favor. You can access more raw materials than what rail alone could bring in.