Starting a Central European City - Cities: Skylines - Altengrad #1

[@gudnisnaer8171]

You could make a great war memorial

[@Akruas]

that's a good idea

[@МаксимХижняков-л9х]

Akruas With a HOI4 Kaiserreich.

[@spamfilter32]

@@Akruas playing on ​ @Максим Хижняков idea, you should mod Altengrad into HOI4 Kaiserreich, and then play it! then you could work on the city given the aftermath of the war as played out in Kaiserreich.

[@idcaf]

This palace complex reminds me so much of the Prague castle.

[@quoniam426]

On the workshop, there is a Prague map as well.

[@tomhennessey4945]

Yeah it looks alot like Wawel Castle in Krakow too!

[@JachetTV]

I thunk this guy is from czechia

[@kabatapipina5570]

Cause its mod Prahues Church..

[@rakunjerkov5942]

do you know what is it called on the workshop

[@Reinrausnikolaus]

if you take advices: In old european cities, which were build in die Middle Ages, the centre of the city often were the churches or the cathedrals. The shape was a circle with the main streets going from each main gate to the centre with the church. Later with the era of the Renaissance and Baroque the new city form was the residental city with the castle as the main focus. Every street led to the castle. In the 1800 and early 1900 cities expanded with the famous "Wilhelminischen Ringen". They were quadratic with a little yard in the middle of the apartment block. So these are my advices if you want to be historic accurate.

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Looking back on this, it's impressive how far you've come since this first episode.

[@johnadams2900]

Just wanna say that I really appreciate these videos. I honestly look forward for each release.

[@jonasgutermuth7850]

In 1920 most railway are build. It was also the great time in Germany of the " Kleinbahn und Schmalspurbahn" . I hope you have some nice European Steam Locomotives.

[@Akruas]

I downloaded some, even with the mod that makes them puff smoke :), not sure if European, there aren't that many available

[@unconventionalideas5683]

@@Akruas They look quite German.

[@saber1885]

It all began here...

[@dream.z0]

And i only discover it now... (i am so late bro how did i miss this masterpiece)

[@cadurevival6702]

the time the palace has built looks like 1700, 1800. In such an important city as u said in the beginning the palace will need a nice French/Austrian/Russian or even Luxembourg garden with geometric symmetry style (fontains would be cool too).

[@cadurevival6702]

Dave Albright but I’m talking about the Karlsruher Palace. Would fit perfectly.

[@pearlorions]

I saw this series years ago and to this day I still notice things I learned about here in the real world. Hands down one of the best series on KZbin!

[@SanctumGamer]

This is an awesome concept. Looking forward to seeing the time transitions!

[@FeNexMuziX]

Two of the best streamers 😍

[@zutru]

I really like the concept of this series! I'm looking forward to every new episode :D

[@sebesams]

Oh man...this is so beautiful. I am happy to follow this project from start. Cannot wait to see the expansion and changes towards the future!!! It will be so interesting. Your asset and decal choices are so cool too. Thanks for this interesting entertainment ♡

[@MartinJahn]

Looks cool and I love how the silhouette in the logo of the series reminds me of Prague.

[@112Ilse]

Such an interesting concept! Excited to see how it plays out.

[@artofgordo9186]

Yes! I had a feeling you were going to approach this one from a different angle and I'm so glad you did. And look at those cliff textures! This is gonna be a good one.

[@statelyelms]

I don't know how you make it feel so natural, your urban areas feel right and I just inherently felt like the trees you were placing on that winding path would be exactly as I'd see naturally occurring if I was there in real life.

[@pavelulc5783]

I randomly stumbled upon your channel and your city and your skills are great! Quite a coincidence, that the churches you used are from Pilsen (city I was born in) and from Prague (city I used to live), you got the vibe well. Thanks for the video and keep up the good work!

[@SlavicAffairs]

This is pretty awesome, very nice details 👍

[@Reggiamoto]

Now you have a reason to get Natural Disasters to simulate WWII bombings. Will you go for a more eastern or western style as it hits the Cold War? I suppose they've evolved very differently. Oh, and looks really great, of course.

[@arkadiuszkieler4085]

Maybe half this half that. Berlin style.

[@joaquinlazcano3373]

I think it would be more of a soviet influence

[@ostwind7031]

central europe was soviet influenced back then.

[@clarksorenes7106]

MY MAYBE ABRIDGED-FAN HISTORY OF ALTENGRAD: It was probably founded by the Slavs but the Germanic Christians overtook, because the land over there is nice, and named it, Altenburg, became part of the Holy Roman Empire, might established a Kingdom of Altenburg, intergrated from German culture but still have some Slavic culture around. Then, the Austrians now fully controlled the Kingdom of Altenburg, maybe through marriage or WAR! During that time, the Austrians really value Altenburg, a castle hill with two rivers made it a “fortress” against the Prussians or the Ottomans. At the same time, develop and expand the town during the many revolutions. Some Austrian noble family decided to build a palace at Altenburg later, Altenburg wanted some “Pan-Slavism” but Austria weren’t into it until the end of World War One when the Austrian-Hungarian Empire was dissolved and some Slavic nations like fellow Altenburg were free! Some Altenburgs slavic nationalists wanted to rename the city name to Altengrad because it sounded less GERMAN (Check out why Saint Petersburg is renamed to Petrograd in 1914), so the city council just rename it, Altengrad at the turn of the 1920s. Let’s so hope that the Nazi Germany wouldn’t rename Altengrad to Altenburg (since they really hate Slavic culture because they are ######).

[@cecilrhodes9087]

Altengrad sounds very german to me...

[@joshbray5036]

@@cecilrhodes9087 I guess you're not familiar with European cities. In Germany, you have Hamburg which is the most famous example, then in Russia, you have cities like Leningrad (St. Petersburg; was changed to sound less German then it was changed back), Petrograd -- cities like that.

[@clarksorenes7106]

@@cecilrhodes9087 I could guess that Altengrad was "primarily", based on Prague, Czechia. The Czech Republic is a country with Germanic and Slavic culture. Altengrad splits into two words; alten for the German word, Old and grad for the Slavic word, Castle or city, meaning "Old Castle", referring the Altengrad Castle inspired by Prague Castle built in the 9th century AD.

[@jarahfluxman20]

The valiant citizens of Altengrad resisted Nazi forces for 6 months until they were overwhelmed. Thereafter Altengrad was absorbed into German Bohemia and placed under the governance of Reinhardt Heydrich who indeed ordered the renaming of the city back to Altenburg. But before the order could be signed, Heydrich met his end at the hands of the resistance in Prague and all non-military operations in the area were temporarily suspended. Thus the city got to keep its name. A year later, in 1943, the renaming was signed into law but while Wehrmacht troops erected signs proclaiming "Wilkommen in Altenburg", the very same nights, reistance troops would, in the dead of night, sneak out and graffiti over them "verpisst euch aus Altengrad! Ihr Nazi Schweine!" The occupying government wanted to flush these resistance fighters out but all troops were called to the front lines in Belarus against the approaching Soviets. Eventually, in February 1945, the Red Army reached Altenburg, by which time the Nazis had long since fled. The Soviets obviously approved of the name so Altengrad was what it stayed. Eventually, after the collapse of the eastern block, Altengrad gained internet fame when a youtube meticulously reconstructed the city exactly as it was in cities: skylines.

[@jarahfluxman20]

KZbinr*

[@user-chumbuck3t]

Looks like a great series, I'll try to watch everything

[@hodgepodge51]

I’ve been watching for a few years, gotta be my favourite cities skylines series

[@knockshinnoch1950]

A fascinating new project. I'm enjoying DoNotEat's series and Altengrad shows lots of promise. I'm looking forward to see how the city develops over time!

[@quakxy_dukx]

Found this channel three months ago and since then I’ve watched all of Aurelia and Asturis. It’s now time to start Altengrad

[@mamunmilos1169]

watched this video and randomly saw a picture of Kufstein fortress in Austria. Then it reminded me of your palace complex. Beautifully done.

[@blujitsu2180]

This series is off to a great start! I love what you did with the castle- keeping it open and having it wrapped around the crest of the hill makes such a cool skyline. That cathedral fits wonderfully, too. Can’t wait to see where this series goes.

[@Sebastian_Marcelino]

as an historian i really like your commitment to this city and the time you're representing.

[@TristanC474]

Im starting right back from the start as this us a amazing series 🎉

[@Ratchet4647]

I was wary about clicking on this but I'm loving Altengrad! Remember to include various architectural style from different periods, numerous Castles and palaces from different periods and various churches and cathedrals from various periods and denominations. What cultures I'm central Europe have inhabited Altengrad? What was their involvement in the the Napoleonic wars, the first and second world wars, and the cold war? The two questions above would really affect Altengrad Architecture geography, history, and what areas were constructed in which periods. Don't forget your place various structures and ruins from antiquity and the early Medieval age. Maybe an ancient pagan temple, perhaps a roman border fort, old castles, etc. Maybe include old wells in older. Wards of the city. And fountains. And statues from various periods. Sorry, I'm gushing here from all the excitement of what's to come in Altengrad!

[@saschab.5154]

How much you accomplished without the amazing mods we have today! 😲

[@macluk7531]

Finally someone starts doing it properly and builds a city instead of plopping a city down on a map.

[@icywolf777]

ah the day has come , i dont know you was using that format to make a new series! great job !.. my suggestion is make a beautiful harbour near castle that would be great !!

[@Poulpozaurus]

I'm just starting the series now, I think I will enjoy it a lot ! Thanks for this great work !

[@stanplutnicki7620]

Definitely an interesting project and looking forward to seeing how it developes and redevelopes through time. I've seen a couple others do this kind of concept but I think your talent for building is more impressive so I definitely interested in seeing how you tackle this... again looking forward to watching this series.

[@BenMcGinn-tq3um]

I'm part Polish so it is cool to see someone make a central European city

[@Supersantesson11]

The build looks awesome and i really look forward to follow this series as I love franklin but this is even better because i live Europe.

[@j3rwu534]

This is ... amazing. It gives me Austria vibes.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

That's central Europe

[@tomuerte333]

It is inspired by Prague

[@cutepanda25]

I can't wait to see more of this, it's gorgeous!! thank you for working so hard, this will be really interesting.

[@TheWiNiZ]

Just found this series, so relaxing and interesting. Thank you for the uploads.

[@thepageti874]

bro, this man literally plays planet coaster in cities skylines dude

[@Aragorn.Strider]

I like this idea a lot, and I was actually thinking to start at 1850. The reason is this: up to around many (Dutch) cities were forced to stay within the city boundaries. So they are supertied, with walls and such. Thinking about castles and such. Then at 1850 walls weren't necessary, so they removed many, but not all (highly depends upon the city). Between 1850 and 1960 basically all cities exploded in a few different stages. Also city design changes a lot. The type of industry and commercial buildings changes a lot. Around 1950 more and more cars were on the roads and something drastically had to be done. Different countries used different strategies to deal with that. And you see that reflected in the city design as well.

[@BapsXD]

2 minutes into this video and already I’m screaming “YES AKRUAS YES” can’t wait to see what you do with this city. Most definitely a Cities Skylines God XD

[@gijskramer1702]

Oh wow. Its been 3 years already. Time flies

[@sam7576]

Sounds fun to watch

[@billbrand2are860]

This project is HUGE !!!!

[@vallkz5992]

Loved the build, the white palace is a pure beauty

[@c.c0820]

Welp, I think I've found my new "sleeping" content for the coming months. Keep it up!

[@danielcsapo5174]

Wow. This is a really cool concept. I haven't seen anyone try to show city developement "real time".

[@sepcrone3069]

I really like the idea of the series. Really exited for the next episodes

[@Phughy]

This screams Prague! Interesting concept! I like it

[@Maeniel83]

Really interesting project, looking forward for the city to fold out :)

[@magnusaugust8489]

That's a damn bloody inspiiiring idea you got right there!

[@TheHenkShow]

Alt(en) = Old (German) Grad = City (Russian)

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

Lol, I noticed that too

[@peterjerman7549]

Grad means castle in a lot of slavic languages and since this is Central Europe, the city has probably a polish/czech/slovak/slovenian ethymology.

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

Grad = City in East and South Slavic Languages Grad = Castle/Fortress in Western Slavic Languages

[@peterjerman7549]

Interestingly enough in slovenian, despite being a south slavic language, Grad means castle. Anyways the culture and thus ethomology of Altengrad is going to be an interesting thing in the series.

[@moinulf4503]

@@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907 Burg,Borg=Germanic languages

[@hockeyrulz100]

Amazing every single city you make looks stunning :)

[@TheRailwayMermaid]

Thank you so much for this, you definitely gave me an idea for my city in the game!!!

[@jgmortim]

Seems like a really ambitious project. I look forward to seeing where it goes.

[@миииц]

Your voice is so nice to listen to :D the city is also very nice

[@oztherealoz]

Wow, I had a plan to start the same kind of series about a Europen city expanding over time, also inspired by donoteat. Seems like you were quicker:) Good luck with this.

[@hankhsu1996]

Just visited Prague, and the Týn church is recognizable

[@moth4423]

There is also Church of St. Bartholomew from Pilsen.

[@alvaromf9950]

Hey! Just wanted to say a few things. Firstly, the city looks incredible, I am looking forward to seeing its evolution. By the way, it is a great idea to simulate the city evolution during a time period . Secondly I would recommend you ban all or some street parkings due to the fact that in that period, car was not considered to be a main mean of transportation, it was mostly used by wealthier people . Middle-class and lower-class people preferred these two means: just going by foot, or using streetcars. That could be a nice feature for your city. Thanks and hope to see a new video!!!!

[@btonasse]

Wow I had no idea you could build something in this game other than a typically American city! Looks great! I might grab this at some point

[@Defaultname0000]

This is a fantastic idea. Looking forward to future episodes.

[@florm9944]

Randomly found this playlist and really looking forward to watching the rest of it. I think that maybe Silesia in southern Poland would be a good location for the city. An area with a great mix of German and Slavic history.

[@mrvktr7044]

Well, Im sure I'll this series. Great concept, great builder! Thanks

[@lonestarr1490]

Altengrad - that is quite an awesome name for a European city of undetermined location.

[@sethcoronado]

You just earned yourself a new sub. Keep up your great work!

[@mychonkers]

Gd i love this so much! I cant wait to see how it unfolds :) You gained yourself a new subscriber and a really big fan here (I first watched your one line video, it was also great)

[@clarksorenes7106]

HISTORY OF ALTENGRAD The region was settled as early as the Paleolithic Age. Around the fourth century BC, Celtic tribes started settling in the region. Then the first century BC, Germanic tribes started driving away from the Celtic tribes, its possible that the people in the Roman Empire would hear ancient Altengrad being settled by Germanic people. Around the 6th century, Germanic people were driven away against the Slavs, building more fortified settlements. Around the 9th century, Slavic people became Christians and the settlement became more integrated to the Holy Roman Empire around the 11th Century. They’ve built castles, bridges, a cathedral, more houses, and fortified walls, influenced by Western European architecture. They created their own kingdom, the Kingdom of Altenburg, possibly being the “strategic” city with three kingdoms; Poland, Austria, and Hungary. The city flourished during the 14th century period when a Holy Roman Emperor chose Altenburg the imperial city thus transforming it to the third biggest cities in Europe. In the 16th century, Altenburg was now dominantly ruled by Habsburg rulers, ruling multiple times in Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and the Holy Roman Empire. The 16th century was a period of great times for Altenburg thanks to the Habsburgs, its the center of European culture and science. Following the 17th century, it really was the period of bad times. Then, the 18th century brought back the light of Altenburg, the city is now filled with palaces, gardens, beautiful arts, and great music. However, the 18th century was also a period of revolutions. The ethnic people and culture of Altenburg were brutally suppressed against the Germanic people and culture. An “Altenic” National Revival gained popularity during the 1850s, many people wanted to revive the cultural identity of the “Altenic”, it made it a success in 1918 when the Austrian-Hungarian Empire is dissolved and the creation of a small republic for the people of Altenburg was possible. Prior to its creation, the city of Altenburg was chosen as the capital of the new republic. Many nationalists wanted to rename the city name of Altenburg to AltenGRAD, being the current name “too German”, many city councils agreed. To the 1920s onwards, Altengrad, the city of too many spires, will continue. Many of these are purely based on Prague.

[@Akruas]

Nice, exactly how I imagined it

[@samborpuskas]

That means that they are in inter-war southern Poland?

[@clarksorenes7106]

@@samborpuskas Akuras stated that its in a fictional country.

[@johnthewizard8240]

Hey! New subscriber, this series seems promising. Cant wait for new content!!

[@emperorty]

You are my new favorite channel even though this is your only video ive seen.

[@ObywatelMurawjow]

Wow that's look really good, i'm impressed

[@thanksforthe57subs66]

Looks fantastic, can't wait for ep. 2!

[@ghostinthemachine6743]

Your baroque palace on the promontory would look great with long sloping or 'tiered' geometrical gardens descending towards the river, with a grand walkway in the middle leading up to the palace!

[@uasj2]

Agree. Like the terraced gardens on the slopes of Prague castle.

[@wrzo2120]

Holy cow, that's really look amazing!

[@aleksanderhancock4430]

This is gonna be a good series i can feel it! But i feel the cathedral sticks out a bit... the textures on it are also not the best. Maybe you could fine a better one. Other than that... great job on the first episode!

[@pinkfluffypandicornblub2706]

Love this already. This is exactly how I would play this game :)

[@thomaswagner5609]

Here's an idea for those towers!!!! Matinence vans showing workers maintaining them and keeping them clean and appropriately maintained for the public to see!!!!

[@EmptyGlass99]

I've just discovered your channel. I like the concept of this city.

[@uasj2]

Very impressive start for an excellent concept. I have recently visited Czechia and this reminds me of it. More like a Cesky Krumlov than a Prague perhaps.

[@LockeCarnelia]

Tbh looks more like a star fort wall than a castle wall, though a star fort near a city eventually being converted into a seasonal palace for royalty would be unsurprising

[@lukasnikolic2923]

Looks like Rhineland-Palatinate or Luxembourg

[@lukasnikolic2923]

@@sam7576 I agree with you. The dutch provinces of Overijssel, Gelderland and Limburg, the Northern part of Belgium (Flanders), and Alssace-Lorraine are also fulfilled with Castles

[@marcusandreas9183]

Most of the buildings are actually from Saxony and Czech Republic. The church is Lady Mary of Tyn (Prague), the castel is Schloss Hartenstein in Torgau (Saxony) the baroque castle is Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg) and most of the smalller buildings are from Saxony and Thuringia - only some seem to be from Münster in Westfalia.

[@RandolphCrane]

It actually reminds me of Westfalia (Weser Renaissance). EDIT: As Marcus Andreas said, Münster is an inspiration. But I also thought of Paderborn.

[@spongy7x]

I love how the city is literally translates to Old Castle

[@checkchiller]

german here I can see how "alten" gets translated to old but "grad" isnt a word i know for castle. Maybe not my dialect(hochdeutsch) but if it literally transaltes to "Old Castle" shouldn't it be "Altenburg"?

[@spongy7x]

​@@checkchiller :) de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grad_(Ortsname)

[@checkchiller]

@@spongy7x Thx. Learnt something today!

[@hallo_tv8797]

@@checkchiller "Grad" ist nicht deutsch. Es ist eher slavisch, wie er auch selber sagte, die Stadt ist von Einwanderung geprägt. Und es bedeutet Burg bzw. Stadt. Zumindest glaub ich das xD

[@checkchiller]

@@hallo_tv8797 Laut dem wikipedia artikel den der gute karl marx gepostet hat glaubst du absolut richtig :)

[@Vroomi3]

Amazing work!

[@satguy]

Just found your channel. I am impressed and now following.

[@alexilsley897]

I wish that it was still a monarchy, altengrad seems to have a royal feeling to it like Belgium or Sweden, that is a very big chance that they kept the monarchy after the war! Many countries actually did, Italy Spain Bulgaria Norway Sweden Belgium Luxembourg the Netherlands Romania and Bulgaria kept their monarchies! And Yugoslavs was a newly formed country that had a monarchy! Please make altengrad a monarchy!

[@JustSuzu]

When you want to play Anno 1800 in City Skylines. I admit a quite unique idea for the series.

[@kamrankerim636]

so excited for this series!

[@Marcel1979K]

WOW, this is mindblowing!

[@RandolphCrane]

Fun fact: Rivers don't usually split, they "unite". Thus, when two rivers form a new, "united" river, the new river is much bigger than the two original rivers.

[@Akruas]

ok?

[@RandolphCrane]

@@Akruas I just noticed that the "united" river on your map is much smaller than the two rivers forming it.

[@freshayoubetcha]

4:33 "Unlike Franklin, though, I would like to focus more on the game-on the looks of Altengrad-while not really getting too much into politics, policies, and all that." Lol. Lmao, even.

[@moustxche]

I don't know if i love or hate super detailed cities gameplay

[@tomuerte333]

It is interesting that many people don't know it is inspiration from Prague

[@kuramajinja]

Really enjoy it, i tought this was kind of an austrian or german Kremlin at first ^^

[@MCBlackCZ]

Just found you and love this vid! I subscribed and can't wait for the second episode!! :)

[@JuanHernandez-hc6kx]

Im getting heavy Salzburg vibes! Great job!

[@Adrianito4747]

i love this city you are going to do yo are the best :-D

[@ButzPunk]

Time to binge this series!

[@dancerocks120]

I assume someone has already corrected you on this, and i really dont mean to be rude. Opaque is the opposite of what you meant, the word youre looking for is sheer. Youre accent is absolutely adorable btw

[@AlmightyPi]

The first cathedral model (the one with only one tower with green roof) you are using is the exact building from my city, Pilsen (Saint Bartholomew's cathedral)

[@jankorosec7]

it reminds me of the town of Kranj, on the hill, between two rivers, and similar style

[@vtaqz4809]

A german city, with a big fort on a hill, next to where 2 big rivers meet sounds to me as the city of Koblenz in Germany. You could look it up on google earth to get some inspiration.