A GREAT START! - Let's Play Cities Skylines - ALL DLC + Realism Mods

[@deybmen]

you need to toggle collision on anarchy so your roads destroy the trees, if you happen to leave it off you can just "upgrade" the road with collision on

[@steaks4uce750]

@@caaarbz Network anarchy. It's also the reason why they didn't have any snapping.

[@scheballs7]

I thought that doesn't actually destroy the tree but tells the game to not render that tree which can hurt your performance. It's better to actually remove the tree than just put a road over it.

[@capedkat]

The trees-on-road is indeed a setting that needs some taking care of. I've seen Biffa's videos where he figured it out, so I'm confident you got this

[@MahteeImHome]

I love that you used the Simcity 2013 soundtrack for this play through. I always listened to that OST while playing cities skylines.

[@Terrasylum]

Chris Tilton made such a beautiful soundtrack for such a lackluster game

[@greg9432]

100 plus Anno episodes of Swords...and we get Swords. I cant wait to see what you eventually name ur kids. "This is my son Mike, and this is his little brother...Mike."

[@konowl959]

Hi this my son, Swords…..

[@bytemeah]

Swords is a suburban town in Dublin, Ireland. Guessing he's originally from somewhere around there :D

[@konowl959]

@@bytemeah Yeah I thought that was fairly obvious LOL

[@MihaiAlexe]

17:13 : Classic Darren commentary. One of the many reasons i enjoy your channel!

[@martin2998]

Can't wait for this play through

[@MrR0b3rt]

Keep an eye on that White family at 29:50. They might just start a meth business in Swords :D Thanks for the content, I also love your Anno 1800 series! You have a certain way of playing it calmly and entertaining, it's very relaxing.

[@chrisbaeyens4513]

I love it how your play style and focus is so different from other bigger channels. I really enjoy watching all your series and this one is off to a great start. I like the pace you're going at, not too much details at this point, because as you say: it's all going to change. Once you have most of the services and types of roads etc available, then it would be better to focus on a lot of detail because then you can make a more final design for an area "for now". Poor that in a timelipse and you got me hooked - again :)

[@rkidben6072]

I came home from a long day at work wanting to play some city skylines but I didn't have the energy. Thanks for playing video games so that I don't have to. Looking forward to seeing how your city turns out. Looking good so far

[@Jordy268]

A new cozy series to fall asleep to.

[@GBRSimmo]

I've waited so long for you to start a Cities playthrough Darren! Great news!!!

[@RealMoneybags]

Hey Darren, I am here from your satisfactory series! Ive never played Cities Skylines, but it looks really cool. One thing I might offer your playthrough is I think it would be beneficial for you to connect some of the residential roads to the more main roads. You make a lot of dead ends in your neighborhoods. If you are going to make a dead end make a full roundabout (cul-de-sac). This will provide more intersections in the town and thus more choice / options for people to travel.

[@Coachmattyj]

So pumped for this. I probably have 100 hours in this game pre DLC and you’re gonna make me want to buy it all and start a new play through

[@alexanderlow919]

Save them money for CS2 Bruh

[@justgivenofox9543]

Cities Skylines with SimCity soundtrack. Literally the game I need

[@ArsenMan]

Very happy to see a new series, looks very promising I like Rosie's idea of naming the houses and families with Subscriber/Member names :) I'd like to see normal progress into the requirements and upgrades please. Usually with time you show everything the game has to offer :) so Basically, no rush.

[@MrMarnus]

Another great video! I'm happy with the pace you're going at now, doesn't feel too fast or too slow. You're timelapses of going into the nitty gritty are always nice.

[@digitalje5u5]

Glad to see you doing this series. I've always followed your Anno and Satisfactory series, and I just started playing this again myself a few days ago.

[@mattclark6037]

I'd heard stories about how in depth and detailed this game was, but I never could comprehend it. I'm glad you're playing it and not me! Love watching your stuff, keep up the great work. I agree with your S.O. I'd get a huge kick out of seeing a neighborhood for channel members!

[@skp413]

I can only run C:S1, but I can run in with hundreds of mods, as C:S2 is too heavy for my system. I'm gonna binge this series and build my city with you, i'm also using your modpack and settings. I hope this becomes a good journey.

[@BaronBunBun]

typically people use dirt roads to plan out things because they are cheaper. they are functional until you need more commercial or tourism

[@2oonGamer]

Only just found this channel with the Satisfactory series (which is amazing!). I think this is the best City Skylines playthrough I've seen, very calming, taking your time to explain what's going on and your decision making, I'm really enjoying it. I'll be trying catch up with this and the Satisfactory series!

[@digitalje5u5]

Trees in road.... You likely have collision off in Anarchy. Im sure you've already figured it out, but for others, I believe uou have to toggle the little "explosion" icon in Anarchy toolbar.

[@Belarius890]

Wow! Darren, you have taken me on an exhilarating rollercoaster of excitement and entertainment! Your commentary is simply golden, keeping me thoroughly entertained from start to finish. The way you do your videos is truly top-notch, immersing me in an epic experience. My favorite YT creator for sure. Kudos to you for delivering like you do. Every single one of these LPs are incredible, and this will be no exception.

[@Wetness12]

Realistic population makes you place more houses until you reach the point where you start building apartments. This is where that mod really shines. No more 3 family apartment buildings that are 20 stories high with hundreds of windows. Instead, the game actually calculates the amount of families based on the actual square footage (scaled) of the specific asset.

[@pashauzan]

"Sees the name Swords" *cries in happiness*

[@dannymerov]

the tree issue is because there is an anarchy mod active somewhere.

[@Skyfiah]

Really enjoyed this first episode, looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@zakalwe2240]

Glad to see you playing this. I love a CS playthrough. I've never actually played the game as its too fiddly for me, especially with all the pathfinding to sort etc but I have watched 100's of hours. I like the curved look of the town, grids are dull. i have always wondered why everyone builds exclusive retail areas and not have corner shops at junctions within the residential areas.

[@MrPining]

Wow great Video you did a great job searching these mods Together.

[@kelstr]

Ohhh I'm excited; I didn't know you were doing a Cities playthrough !!

[@kylerirthos9153]

Long time sub and watcher of your full anno, frost punk, and satisfactory! Huge fan

[@NormandyJones]

This is what we have been waiting for. Awesome content Darren.

[@notabot1OO1]

So pumped for a Cities Skylines series! Try Hide It Bobby for more visibility settings like showing fog but hiding ground pollution.

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

I’ll have to test again but I thought hide it actually disabled the game effect for ground pollution… will know in next ep for sure

[@jerrykirchoff8412]

Great stream. I enjoyed it immensely. I liked how you explained things and what you were doing. Looking forward to the next stream.

[@Misty-Mountain-Gaming]

44:38 I believe "Hide It" allows you to turn off ground and water pollution, but does not affect smog!

[@tasticola]

I've downloaded most of the mods you use, I'm testing them out and they're fantastic! Love this city! :D

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

Glad you like them!

[@gorbachev-1986]

Love that you used Sim City music. It was just about the only redeeming feature of the game!

[@Darkjeste]

I love your series games. I have always loved Sim CIty but haven't gotten much into City Skylines but you make this look really nice. Hope you continue with this one along with Satisfactory.

[@Zypnos]

Nice start. Don't forget to put taxes on 12% (maximum without strike) Enjoy the money Will follow the full CS series. See ya from Switzerland 🙂

[@conquerordie230]

The crossover we all were waiting for!

[@GhostTeamx]

The city of avon in colorado has a bunch of roundabouts the work super well. Saw them on my vacation there. They would work better if people knew how roundabouts work

[@gaven9763]

Good luck Darren!

[@adamwalker3560]

Hey hey, finished watching the satisfactory series (well, new series notwithstanding), and now I'm starting on this one. Love the work you do!

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@danielfletcher3822]

Ahh yes a brand new Darren Lets play im always here for it.

[@andersvassli2349]

You’ve got a nice voice and video pace… that is a Subscriber earned Darren.

[@bs_blackscout]

😮 You playing this game, nice! By the way, if you don't want the roundabout to bend out of shape you'll have to "brace it". Just make a cross ➕ with a dirt road on the four nodes. Also, I believe the trees popping up all over the roads happens when you have collision turned off.

[@harford07]

AS someone from Malahide, I can wait to see how great you can make my neighbouring village look!

[@Edward_Bowes]

idk what to comment but like for the algorithm I guess!

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

This guy gets it!

[@liman9757]

Thank you for this gameplay. I really like the realism mods out there!

[@dannybelleter8322]

"2 uneducated adults, I know how it feels" I laughed so hard hahaha

[@tabshiftescape]

You definitely need a von Schlong estate in Swords.

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

Oh how could i have not thought of that!

[@deonstroebel]

Excited !!! Can't wait for this.

[@deybmen]

I've been watching your playthrough and I've caught up with your series. I noticed that you like a lot of logistics/production line stuff. Might I suggest Workers and Resources and do the cosmonaut challenge! cheers!

[@spartanFox_LadyFoxGames]

I've come across your videos twice now and remembered your channel name so I decided if it happens twice might as well subscribe

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

May aswell! Hope you give it a chance and enjoy!

[@RAI-1911]

Love this. Hope this continues to long series. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@leroynidas9020]

As someone who has never played or watched any CS i really enjoyed this and look forward to more. May even have to check it out myself now!

[@carljohnson4038]

If you havent already bought the game you could wait till cities skylines 2 comes out. Its in november if i remember correctly.

[@SimmerChell]

New sub from me! Looking forward to binge watching this! Would you ever be inclined to make a video going over your render it! Settings and other graphical settings? I have tried these but the game always looks so blindingly bright on my screen compaired to other's videos. Any help would be amazing as your game looks just stunning.

[@cindyandrew4382]

What a pleasant surprise! Excited to see how this turns out!

[@shanesuazo6902]

first time watching a play through that i can’t just binge watch like satisfactory or anno 1800, bittersweet😭

[@kineuhansen8629]

man i hope to see these mods in the next game as part of the base game and i cant waith to play city skyline 2

[@zsocash]

Gj as always Darren!

[@ayoubrachidi2668]

excited for this series :D

[@gjergjib.9896]

i dont know why but I enjoy watching you play way too much 👍

[@One3Two]

Tips to delete treesd off the roads when that happens is to select a single nodes every 3-4 nodes lenght, and just lift it/drop it back to its original height by presdsing Page Up/Page Down, lifting the road will remove all that should have been removed originally, it basically restore the road to its normal state and also reset the building area (the 4x4)

[@jazzliaz2789]

Also if you turn destroy on and start deleting trees, if you hold left click after deleting the first tree it will let you only delete trees as you hover over them.

[@cephy8102]

CS is one of those games that are fun to wacth, but less to actually play yourself lol I bought the whole thing with like all DLC (except for useless stuff like minor decorations that are easily replaced by mods) for like 100 bucks or more and I hardly played the game. I switched to using realism mods like real day/night cycles and while it did make the game more fun and challenging, it also made it a lot slower. And I just didn't have the patience lol Maybe I'll give it another chance once I buy a new PC in a few months, since my current rig actually struggles with the game lol. I had to use a resolution scale mod to keep it smooth :p

[@subressor1]

Would you consider doing a steam collection for all the mods you're using? Would be incredible to have it all in one spot

[@tristanwedlake564]

Hi Darren, just wanted to say that your videos are awesome and incredibly relaxing. I've not played Cities Skylines before, but after watching this, I'm starting to get an itch to play it! However, I am a massive Anno head and I'm still catching up on your Anno Let's Play series, such a therapeutic play through! Thanks for the great content buddy

[@samuelbshaw]

Wicked, this looks like a great start for a playthrough!

[@idontgetjokes5644]

i dont usually comment but like please make this a thing !

[@georgidimitrov8270]

when you said "It's on normal" for the road tools it is not, (the vanilla mode is everything ON but anarchy OFF) you have turned off collision and node snapping, that's why the trees don't get deleted and you have problem snapping to roads. I would recommend having Road bending always OFF, Node Snapping ON, and Anarchy only when you need it, Collision also always ON, you turn it off only in special cases like when you upgrade roads and normal behavior would normally demolish buildings or fences Another tip is "bracing the roundabout", when you connect a road to the roundabout that doesn't connect to an existing node, it will always warp the shape of it, so normally you should connect the nodes in the roundabout with roads like a cross, or star, depending on the number of nodes before adding new nodes

[@Helionic]

Can't wait for this playthrough!

[@delroyclarke1989]

Love the episode, keep it up, one thing though don't put residents next to the industry, it'll make them sick

[@gulashgamer2730]

i love the intro, whit the SimCity music... its sad that there would never be another SimCity game.

[@TheRealOgreBane]

Very excited for this

[@meneeryarno22]

Build a purpose built race track when there's more room, but how fun would it be to also make a street circuit in the city center, where all the skyscrapers will be?

[@jennakarro1702]

That map is nice...

[@prototype102010]

Would love if you made a workshop playlist or whatever so we could just subscribe to the list and get all the mods. But I'm super pumped for this series!! Still need to finish your Anno 1800 one as well

[@ankitsinghrajawat6195]

Nice ..i am happy to see this series and most exciting

[@cindyandrew4382]

A forest brush and Move It! are a couple of my favorite mods.

[@yakeeen_9446]

thanks! gonna look forward to this!

[@YoungDope252]

Please put your water pipes under the road!! “Right where they belong”

[@danielefabbro822]

This game is waaaay easier that many others. I remember playing with Workers&Resources Soviet Republics and there you had to micromanage every single detail. Here you can just leave some things to the game itself and it will build up houses, shops etc. 😶

[@lujashakya5321]

The trees on road not deleting may be issue caused by props ploppable anywhere mod you might have triggered on. Anyways, great start indeed !

[@edwardmiessner6502]

First time here. I noticed your latitude and longitude in your Play It! menu. Your town is in Siberia! 😮

[@pliniomourao]

On 29:34, my "Unified UI 2.2" doesn't have this option. what mod complement this unified UI for this tool?

[@pliniomourao]

Ahhh, found it. you forgot to add the "Node Controller Renewal" to the mod list. What mods did you not added to the list or you missed to add?

[@arpanConYT]

open the road tool, and then there is an option called Collision... enable it and trees will get deleted when placing road

[@themerbekhub]

Was always waiting for this

[@hamishhill]

I think the trees on the road could mean your anarchy might still be turned on when you build the roads? perhaps try toggling it on and off and seeing if that fixes it?

[@jasonshadeslayer1966]

Use the "Hide-it" mod to turn off ground pollution. You can leave the smog on if you like as well.

[@Clukay404]

the music is giving me nostalgia brih

[@y.a100]

bro talking about realism while a cop car runs over a pedestrian on a crosswalk 0:37 lol

[@WhatDarrenPlays]

It happens

[@sgxbot]

I am confused why did you put the industry further away from the highway? To me it doesnt make sense to put the part of the city that produces the most traffic the furthest away from the highway you possibly can.

[@Misty-Mountain-Gaming]

What is the mod that shows those beautiful leaves around the houses?

[@anthonyr.1568]

Yay, Swords is back!

[@johngrajales305]

subbed for this!

[@JWolfB]

and only 2 hours later the cities 2 trailer drops with a release date... lmao

[@nurulabser8720]

hello Darren, could you please make a video on how to make the graphics of cities skylines into what you have done? i cant seem to find any online to make a graphics as beautiful as yours

[@jc1971]

Which map is this please?

[@jan_v_ier]

I luv ur graphics settings