Building a Big Realistic City in Cities Skylines 2 through Expert Zoning!

[@Infrastructurist]

If you have any QUESTIONS about Cities Skylines 2 - COMMENT below and I will do my best to answer. And I would appreciate a LIKE FIRST EPISODE available here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGnVfGyfe5asr9Usi=3GuKvkswLRe5U5Ik Much love, Infrastructurist

[@Lenniitsch]

Thanks for this amazing video, really enjoyed the first episode and I'm eager to now finishing the second. So here's my question: is there any hope that they will remove the random farm buildings spawning in farm land? Or asked differently, do they ask content creators for feedback like that at allot is it more a marketing thing (which would be understandable as well). Hope not scratching any NDA with this. Thx & Best from Germany

[@Infrastructurist]

Hi @@Lenniitsch! I am not aware of any upcoming changes to the random farm buildings - but they do listen to our feedback and actively encourage it. But tbh I am not sure if anyone has pointed that out as an issue. I myself haven't had that as a concern at least ☺

[@TombstoneUK]

Excellent video and also want to say how superb your cities are, I've recently discovered the channel and have subscribed because I love how realistic your city builds are. Which brings me to my question nicely, for someone new to Cities, do you think its better now to wait for Cities 2 as some things are easier to do in CS2, or do you think that CS1 is still , currently, the better product because of the wealth of mods and assets available. I imagine many of those will be available for CS2 in time but is CS2 currently very limited in comparison with CS1?

[@masterrguy4465]

How is the performance compared to CS1 so far? From the recording the frames seem to be really low.

[@Goofy_Music]

How are the tiny details so far, like when a road is bad quality do you see it? also loved the video :)

[@HK6]

"Created a big, low-density single-family neighborhood up here called Northside. 205 single-family houses and extremely car dependent. We've got no public transport out here, there's not even sidewalks on many of the streets. So yeah, 'Murica baby." Wow, this may just be the most realistic recreation of a North American city ever.

[@gorlack2231]

Who needs sidewalks when you can just walk down the road?

[@ACE_IS_BASED123]

Luckily my neighborhood in the USA was made before the 80s so I actually have sidewalks

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Riverview is looking pristine mate!! You are nailing CS2 so far, very inspiring!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you very much mate, I appreciate it! Really enjoyed New Frenwood as well - especially the Q&A session and more time spent explaining mechanics ☺

[@Jason-jb1vs]

CS2 or CS2

[@Samgratt]

@@Jason-jb1vsthink bro

[@harrycolon5301]

Mates. Gay

[@Michael_Chambers_Officials]

​@@harrycolon5301How about you be quiet there buddy boi

[@robertoacciolymelo]

Beta and you’re already taking so much out of it, incredible! This last cinematics turned out amazing. Few are pulling up the quality you have in this early stage, imagine what’s in store after you work with some mods. Keep it up man

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you so much for the kind comment Roberto - and thanks for being a subscriber for more than 3 years! ☺

[@florianvandillen]

What I like is how very little mods you will need because so many good modding features of CSL1 have been incorporated in the CSL2 base game.

[@Ya-Ya-Ya-I-Am-Lorde]

This video is the one that finally convinced me that yes, the game looks very, very good. Even the official stream from CO had me feel like it was all grey and boring but after seeing this, I feel so much better.

[@Infrastructurist]

Hi! Glad you enjoyed it!! ☺

[@blackelement_music]

I think the ambient color really depends on the map and season

[@jpennin1]

Unfortunately, I'm still not convinced. The more I see of CS2, the more I feel it's still going to need some good modding before it will look good. Right now, everything looks so generic and similar that everyone's cities look identical and boring. It's forcing me to hold off on expecting to buy it at release.

[@CharlieGeneralS]

@@jpennin1 I've watched about 6 different 2 episode series from YT's, not one has looked the same, it has similar aspects as in he main buildings such as town hall etc but the designs and ideas are practically and individual thought process... This is still basically in early access and the devs have allowed these youtubers to play, upload this content so they can gather more ideas, hence they didnt have contour lines- now they do. they are listening and reading comments. why don't you buy it at the start and try it on your own behalf, not viewing others content and if you dont like it- refund it and wait for the modders to do stuff....

[@captainbroady]

@@jpennin1 I mean yea the textures need more fine tuning but that's a pretty minor issue. Maybe mods with more texture packs would help but the base game is already much better than what's currently in the market. Also, nobody's saying CS2 is better at every aspect than CS1 :D

[@Szini]

You're the type of guy who makes me question whether I have any sense of creativity at all. Your city is a giant castle compared to my dirt block house and I both hate and admire you for it.

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you for the compliment Szini - I will carry both your admiration and a bit of hate 😊😁

[@savagesam205]

Beautifully done. Your attention to detail is astonishing. The cinematic shots at the end of the video are looking fantastic!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you - I really appreciate that. Worked very hard on it ☺☺☺

[@ckelley87]

Building highways and demolishing neighborhoods, the American way! 😂 Great video series introducing CS2, your town looks great - can't wait for more!

[@Infrastructurist]

Hahahaha, sure feels good to displace all these annoying folks and put some FRESH PAVEMENT down brother! Thanks a lot! ☺

[@squidwardo7074]

as long as its going through the poor neighborhood

[@Pickleduck.]

@@squidwardo7074 or ethnic minority

[@aidenbilling5519]

@@Pickleduck."the american dream"

[@spacebound1969]

Haha! America bad. You guys are funny! I agree totally! My opinion is extremely original

[@jeffryjirraf]

It was interesting that Madison Creek area was obliterated for the railway station, reflects what happened in a lot of towns in the 1800’s, in Glasgow there was a wee village called Grahamston which went the way of Madison Creek for Glasgow Central Station!

[@terranceramirez4816]

We called that urban renewal here in the States. In my former hometown of the Twin Cities, the Rondo neighborhood, one of the most vibrant African-American neighborhoods in St. Paul was demolished entirely to make room for an interstate highway 🛣

[@Vlamyncksken]

​@@terranceramirez4816no more gunshots at night :)

[@AlinaBrattig]

I almost watched every early access gameplay videos (English and German) and riverview is by far the best looking city I’ve seen! So much details and a lot of inspiration for my own city. Thank you!

[@sergeygladkikh8520]

I have no words to describe how amazing it looks. I have not been so hyped for any game in 10 years as I am hyped for CS2!

[@Karloetzi]

same

[@pierrelipperheide7981]

so weird I only discovered your channel now that CSII is out :D love your work! seeing you play I have to say I am a little disappointed with the lack of some simple features like zoning control, tree line tool and access to props... hope they're on their way, cant wait to play myself.

[@aleksandarmarre7878]

He sounds like a spy “I am from realistic North American city of Riverview. I am just average American bachelors”

[@bulletboy159]

You have the perfect game recommended specs. Is it possible to tell us how many frames you got? Got a bad laggy unoptimized feeling😢

[@raphaut]

It’s amazing that the city looks so realistic without any assets and mods. Can’t imagine what it looks like once they‘re are available in the workshop

[@PTB_BE]

"there are no sidewalks on the street, so yeah, America Baby" And that's why we love this channel so much. It's amazing to see your journey, and for the love of god: don't stop making these videos :D

[@Infrastructurist]

Hahahah - thanks a lot - and don't worry, no intention of stopping especially not with the lovely support and feedback from all of you ☺☺

[@SirLANcel0t]

I genuinely think the development points are an amazing system. I always used to get super overwhelmed by Cities Skylines and everything that got unlocked. which usually led to me rushing stuff and getting even more overwhelmed. The development points system is a nice way to force someone like me to think through what to go for next. Which will hopefully lead to me taking my time more and going slow.

[@Pooter-it4yg]

I think Paradox should reinstate the scaffolding animation for low rise buildings. Construction cranes for low density housing and shops look silly.

[@jzeltman]

definitely the best looking CS2 city so far compared with all the other channels getting to play now. really like how you’re building

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks a lot - its very encouraging that you feel that way. (and thanks for having subscribed for more than 5 years!!) ☺

[@MartinWastlund]

Wonderful work! I especially like how the constant demand for low-density housing forces a more natural development of the city.

[@japes7]

Yes I was a bit worried after this newest round. You seem to need vast low density areas. But it is a bit more realistic and also makes you densify the zones as time goes on or land value goes up. If it works like that I'll be very happy.

[@Cool_penguin_X]

your city looks like a real town. i can't wait till it releases on steam. Keep up the good work

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you! ☺

[@saldridge92]

9:19 the rail system looks awesome! Can’t wait!

[@chinolewin3335]

you just know how to put it together!! amazing vid. the downtown! beautiful

[@antonioaljr30]

I’ve watched a lot of CS2 videos and yours are the best ones by far. I’m so hyped for this game, it’s incredible what you can do without mods. Already using your videos as inspiration for my first C2 city 🙂 Ps: your voice and accent reminds me of Giorgio Moroder which is awesome to picture him playing lol

[@AdmiralDro]

This is the best cities skylines 2 city I have seen yet (by looks, functionality, design) and I’ve watched a ton of other ppl’s videos! Bravo! Truly capturing that NA vibe

[@JamesFluker]

The scales feel much larger in this game. Like suburbs feel like they spread more, downtown feels smaller by comparison. I think it makes the city feel bigger.

[@jpennin1]

Wow, I just realized that they must have fixed all the lights being on in the buildings during the day as I don't see them in this video! Glad to see that fixed! 😀

[@fremanwu455]

Wow, u make me re play the video! They are gone

[@MrSoles]

Hey, man. Nice city. The only problem is that I ordered a lovely cheese pizza to enjoy whilst watching this episode. Unfortunately for me, the delivery person found one of the bear traps instead. 😑

[@seriphyn8935]

Love everything so far! I like the grid size variation but I have one polite critique, which is to not do the same with mixed housing. Since they're wall-to-wall (not sure if some aren't), you might be missing out on making some nice solid blocks of buildings, but maybe that is your preference!

[@FwappyDuck]

I love the way you manipulate the water and absolutely everything!

[@JC101Zero]

Best city skyline 2 content there is for getting into nitty grity of the game, ty

[@bellsoflagunabend6668]

“American city” and “mixed density” 👁️👄👁️, Jokes aside this looks really cool

[@EldinDzaferagic]

This man doesn’t miss! Great stuff

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you Eldin!!

[@EldinDzaferagic]

maybe look into making walking paths around waterside and doing terraforming like you did in port to make it more uniform around city.

[@ShrimplyTheBestCo]

Wow this is really looking good. Also got me more hyped for cs2. The road tools look so fun to work with

[@jayfeather464]

Naur like you ate that like oh wow the evo of Downtown is just *chefs kiss*

[@snuke2703]

I just can't get over how easily accessible really good looking street layouts are becoming that were previously walled behind various mods, jankiness and more time investment. The process looks a lot more effortless which is the kind of qol improvement that is often more important than new features.

[@Infrastructurist]

Just wait till you get to try it out for the first time - it is such a massive upgrade to CS1, I cannot stress that enough! 😀

[@tubz]

most unrealistic thing is an American city having a good tram network and a good real network

[@dnfriedman]

Will be interesting to see if he has any comments about FPS & large cities.

[@Infrastructurist]

Hi! I don't make any comments on performance/FPS during the video. It it still very much a beta build us creators have access to, even with obvious bugs (such as nighttime looking completely out of whack), so personally, I will judge performance when I have the final thing in my hands ☺ If you have doubts on how it will perform on your machine, I suggest waiting for some reviews to roll-in on the final game before you decide on anything 😀

[@dnfriedman]

@@Infrastructurist Makes sense! Looking forward to your video in any event.

[@adeonnn]

riverview is one of the best cities on this CS2 gameplay so far! you nailed the realistic looking NA city

[@SanctumGamer]

This is just magical!! Beautifully done!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you very much, I appreciate that. And I have watched quite a few of your lovely builds as well! ☺

[@Meeesa]

A goat comments on a goat. Lol.

[@ff85478]

@@Meeesa😂

[@terranceramirez4816]

The population mechanic appears to be even more whack in CS2 than in CS1. After all that buildout and on the verge of unlocking high-density housing (after the city already had a proper skyline, mind you) the population hadn’t even cracked 10k. To my sights by that point it had the appearance of a 50-70k city here in the western US. I hope that realistic population is one of the first mods released for CS2.

[@myleshilliard3897]

Best video of gameplay thus far in my opinion out of all the creators!

[@czugo8609]

omg, the music selection in this video gives such a nostalgic 2015 vibe and it's awesome. This type of music is very suitable for city building. I had a lot of fun watching this movie, mainly because of the music.

[@mikechrys4044]

It would be cool if those antennas could be applied on top of tall buildings just like the way you upgrade a hospital for example.

[@Feyricho]

That's great and all. But 9,500 inhabitants yet it looks like a city which holds way more people. They still havent adressed this problem.

[@TheSeb12345]

Great episode again 👍 its again really nice that you have a feeling for density and height in your city and dont swing the high rise brush and make some concrete hell. The street and rail building looks really smooth, easy and good the last epsiode already selled me to preorder. Cant wait to see what the further (specialized) industry zones will looke like and i´m really exited for the game.

[@KMIP-kl1zk]

Unlike other KZbinr, you’re really the simulation games lovers. Great work mate

[@faustinpippin9208]

i wish there was a option for a parking spot with trees betwen the parking spots (by the hood or back of the cars) I have seen a lot of parkings like this in commercial zones with big parkings and they are great, sometimes it feels like a forest

[@francocastronuovo3057]

Looks incredible, just imagining that this is the base game without any mod or asset is mindblowing. Cant wait to see what modders do with this one.

[@bartdebacker4117]

Found your channel thanks to the CS 2 content. I really like the format with substantiated explanation and time lapses. But it needs to be said, the way you use districts and the way the it al looks, is just so realistic and amazing! Subbed because all of that.

[@Tchelow]

The city is looking awesome! Can't wait to watch the video!

[@Evokyr]

You build the best looking cities in CS2! You actually show what could be done with the game properly.

[@mallysh1998]

Live the stuff, waiting so much for the release episodes with you))

[@Infrastructurist]

Glad to hear - I will do my best to create a ton of cool CS2 content on release and beyond! ☺

[@Austin-uj4re]

You got me, I finally subscribed! Your urban creations are truly beautiful and accurate!

[@WestwoodHenry]

the music at 20:33 sounds like something straight out of EvE Online, Love it :D

[@Dirty.H]

Beautiful city already mate! You're a machine!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank youuuuuuu my man

[@alexflosho]

The only thing wrong about this is that not a single realistic American town should have public transport

[@NSeaBear]

one of the only creators ive seen build a big sports venue and put an adaquate amount of parking.

[@Simulate1NinetyNine]

Can't wait for release!

[@lewisnicolls7933]

Fake harbors are gorgeous! Brilliant, creative, innovative!

[@Zaibon97]

Found your channel because of the first video of Cities Skylines 2. Awesome job mate, love your content!

[@Infrastructurist]

Glad to hear you like it, thank you very much! ☺

[@Goofy_Music]

Im loving this series, Please continue this even when the game fully comes out!

[@Armandosparadais69]

I hope fps will be better when building big cities at the release of the game

[@mariusmuller3242]

Your city looks awesome, found your content while watching probably through all CS2 creators vids and liking yours the most. Looking foward to the next episode.

[@christopherjunkins]

For the sake of those who get sick or have headaches, it might be a good thing to turn off the motion blur, you'll also get a few more FPS out of your system in doing so apparently. Even I'm starting to get affected by the motion blur of this game in the videos that feature it...

[@JBCreatieve]

Nice city you have,and like the music in background wen you building 👍👍👍

[@Boydar]

0:52 I didn't know there's jaywalking in the game!

[@lordzizo375]

Taking shape you are incredible

[@AutumnThe_Toaster]

I can't wait to play city skylines 2 it seems so much more realistic in more ways than one than the first game

[@DM-fe2bc]

I love how you flashed the eagle picture when you said, "I think I'm going to demolish this entire area and place it down here." I caught that, and you gave me a good laugh.

[@AndreikVlogs]

Came for cs2, stayed for the quality content. Thx for all the work

[@Karolmarucha1222]

I been waiting for this!! Amazing city !!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks a ton! ☺☺

[@the_argonaut540]

16:13, absolutely nailed the vibe

[@marianodn]

You're amazing man. I think you and 2DollarsTwenty are my favorite. I hope one day see a crossover there 🤞

[@LadyPouss]

I really like the way you build! It’s very inspiring, the way you pay attention to have different buildings everywhere. Your city looks vibrant and alive, I really like it and I think I will keep your ideas in mind when I’ll be able to play myself 🥰 Thank you for sharing!

[@benjaminthompson8359]

I really like your creative road paths and the realism of your city. Thanks for the video!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Looking amazing!!!

[@JaCrispy3060]

Really clean man. Nice work.

[@20Griffo07]

Absolutely incredible!

[@AdamSkovran]

I feel like this city looks more like a 30k-40k city rather than a 10k one and the city hole building looks way out of proportion. I don't like it how they didn't fix these number are building scaling issues :S maybe it gets better in later stages. But I must say this is the most convincing city I've seen in CS2, this one makes me excited about the game, feels so natural.

[@avicohen2k]

As an architect with city planning education I can tell you severing a city from a river with a rail that is hard to cross and unattractive is the most destructive thing you can do. A train track doesn't benefit from a river view. Housing leisure and commercial do! Not to , mention land value. trains are large noisy and unattractive, you don't need them center downtown.The right move is to place a few key stations on the outskirts and have other transits like bus, subway or tram leading it. Old cities that had this do to poor design and old era industrial focus are always less attractive and successful from cities that don't. Don't copy old cities do to nostalgia without understanding whats right and what's wrong about them.The rail could have been your "natural" border near the mountains instead of the fake river you carved there..

[@IanJBarker]

I remember when the first CS came out. So many changes from the SimCity mold that made you feel like the devs just "get it". CS2 feels extremely similar in that way.

[@alessandropinto5507]

The stadium is smaller than the elementary school!

[@deciomartins7789]

👍. Those frame rates look crazy

[@JamesMEEKSo1]

One thing that worries me about all the cities skylines 2 gameplay ive seen is that roads look so quiet. Like is there much traffic anymore? I really hope they havent made traffic management easier by just making less traffic.

[@mniserrano]

The most beautiful CS2 build I have seen so far ❤❤

[@farryfarran]

I admire the facilite you have to destroy everything you did before, and create something new and better!

[@stevengalloway8052]

😳 Wow, you really go all out with terraforming another river for your city, don't you? Plus, you don't hesitate to add a rail station, deleting a whole slew of homes for your train tracks! You're hardcore! 👍😆

[@keremyildiz1819]

Infrastructurist: Thinks he changed some stuff in city. Reality: He changed the ENTIRE CITY.

[@samenshahriar6249]

I love this style of video. SUBBED!

[@louisday]

i cant get over how good the road building looks, actually amazing, including the fact that there seems to be lane math, just such a huge improvement over cities skylines 1

[@itsjuger]

Riverview looks stunning! You've taught me a lot about CS2, and I can't wait for episode 3!

[@Reoh0z]

> "...unreliable internet service is one of the main detractors to the happiness of my citizens." Me too man.

[@aitor7207]

absolutely amazing! I can't wait to play Cities Skylines 2

[@Infrastructurist]

Soon aitor, soon! ☺☺☺

[@screenwriter00281]

Great job as always, I cant wait till it becomes available to the general public.

[@duszhduszh]

It's incredible to see how well you're already navigating in building in cs2. This is a great demonstration of your capabilities infra! Can't wait to see how this will develop further!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you Duszh 😊 I cant wait for the release so I can really be creative 🎉

[@brinedpickle]

So glad to have found your channel. I really enjoy your style of building and it’s certainly inspiring.

[@jasonarthurs3885]

Stumbled upon the channel; glad I did.

[@marcellussucc]

Really inspiring to see genuine planning and thought before building, earned my sub great video!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you for the sub and the kind comment - I appreciate that! ☺

[@FigureInMind]

All the trees in the creek. Great episode.