Building a Four Stack Interchange and Transit Hub in Cities Skylines! | Auridon

Welcome to Auridon (Ep 7)! This is a 'lightly’ modded Cities Skylines gameplay series, although I do use a ton of mods the series will use mostly Vanilla (+DLC) game assets with only a handful of extras from the workshop. The focus of this build is on making a detailed city, with functional mass transit, including all DLC and content creator packs. 2022 ready!
Episode 7 focuses on how to manage and forward plan transport options and traffic management. We build a tram, metro, bus hub, plan out road networks for future downtown expansion, build a four stack highway intersection from scratch, extend the existing tram line AND build a detailed high school campus!
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▶ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:24 Highway network planning
09:14 Four Stack Interchange
22:02 Traffic checking
23:38 Extending the tram network
33:20 Transport hub and high school campus
42:54 Detailing timelapse
46:25 Detailing overview
49:31 Outro
50:05 Cinematics
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▶ MY PC SPECS:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Motherboard: ASUS TUF X570-PLUS GAMING
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR4 (3200 MHz)
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
▶ MUSIC:
Tropic - Anno Domini Beats (Intro)
Touch - Patrick Patrikios (Detailing)
8th World Wonder - RKVC (Detailing)
X Ray Vision - Slynk (Detailing)
Steps - Anno Domini Beats (Cinematics)
▶ MODS & ASSETS:
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▶ MAP THEME MIX & LUT:
Realistic Boreal Theme by Captain Soap
Theme mixer used to adjust cliff textures, and using pavements from the Seychelles theme by Ronyx69
Cleyra - Color Correction LUT
I've taken massive inspiration for this build, and to start my channel, from the Cities: Skylines greats such as Biffa, Imperatur and City Planner Plays (among many many others I would add!!) but above all from the amazing OverchargedEgg and in particular his Palaven series which has heavily inspired this city. You can check that out here:
• Palaven - Cities Skyli...
And yes, if you've made it this far and was wondering... I am an Elder Scrolls fan :)
#citiesskylines #transporthub #fewcandy

[@kealin2202]

It's really nice to have a content creator that really takes the time with their builds. Shout out to the others as I still really enjoy their videos but no one makes videos like you! Keep it up

[@masha8770]

Her style reminds me a lot of Overcharged Egg, but a bit more settled in with the various mods. I think OE is lacking some of the experience with things like Move It that FewCandy has, so planning and thinking with utilizing that in mind comes more naturally. I'd love to see a collab between them sometime. Unlike bigger group collabs a 2-person project between people with very similar styles could be something amazing! :)

[@kealin2202]

@@masha8770 Really love the sound of that! I hope Overcharged Egg and FewCandy see this suggestion, definitely would be a cool side project.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

@@masha8770 Lets do it :D

[@fewcandy]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG I'm down for that 😄

[@masha8770]

@@fewcandy Aaaaaaaah seeing this from you both just made me so happy! Got some bad news just this last hour and this puts a smile back on my face :D Looking forward to what you cook up together! Also congrats on 6k that happened between my first comment and this!!

[@MS.89]

"I'm no intersection master by any means" You sure? That intersection looks pretty friggin good to me!

[@crnfieldcreative]

You can see how much the tram lines have reduced the car traffic on the roads - definitely worth it and a great idea! 👏🏻

[@ZzBuRnTzZ]

“Im no intersection master” Makes one of the best highway intersections I’ve ever seen 🤔

[@Caro2Late]

That's what I was thinking as well

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Interchange goals! Lovely stuff FewC, natural born content creator, thank god you're not having that weird awkward Frenwood stage!

[@fewcandy]

@OVERCHARGED EGG Lol, Frenwood has little sparks of OE hidden away 🥰 And I just have that awkward first episode recorded on 25 fps with the same song repeated about a 1000 times 🤣 but thank you!

[@gplusytCRST]

It's unbelievable how good you are. There's so much thought put into these builds, I love it!

[@jasonarthurs3885]

I'm amazed that you manage to remain mindful of viewpoints throughout your city.

[@NottsKnots]

I can't help but feel the country club you built a couple of episodes ago is crying out for a hedge maze added to it's garden somewhere. But generally a entertaining series to watch.

[@wades1360]

"No intersection master", pfft! It looks great!

[@bcukdannage]

Man alive, Network multitool has so many neat things! Loving those tram colours, I want to call it the Tram-Panda line! :D ... great stuff, keep it up!

[@craigburns7907]

OMG, absolutely LOVE the high-school campus. I looks so realistic. Like the transport hub, however it might be nice to stop cars travelling on the inner tram road to make it all pedestrian. Also, think there's a tad too much grey here, so maybe another colour, but the detailing on it 🤌🤌🤌. Amazing.

[@fewcandy]

Yes there’s a lot of grey!! I think later developments on this area help a little, in terms of the surrounds, but that’s a good shout with banning cars! Thank you 😄

[@E6GSY]

Not many yt’d make smooth intersections like that. Well done. Also love the market in the centre of the tram stops

[@fewcandy]

Thanks E6GSY!!

[@No_Prep_Misfit]

@@fewcandy hello, could you please make a drag race track. That would be so nice!!!

[@No_Prep_Misfit]

If you give me a like, then please do something with my advice otherwise you'll make me happy for nothing. I've never seen a KZbinr that okays this game making a drag race strip with tents, dragstrip with lights etc etc.

[@fewcandy]

@@No_Prep_Misfit well you've found a cities person who's also a massive motorsport fan 😉

[@No_Prep_Misfit]

@@fewcandy yeah. Your my kinda person. I only play Forza games and drag race 24/7. But I like to watch these to games for the peacefulness.

[@konsinemoglou9019]

Wow when I subscribed you had 500 now you have nearly 6k👍😊 well done.

[@thomas_bergkvist]

I feel like a single like isn't really doing this build justice - you outdid yourself once again, and I'm in awe!! 😍

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

what Thomas said √ 🏆

[@tigonologdring9189]

On the plus side... there's just shy of a thousand likes now! Well deserved too.

[@lukedawg2787]

Hey FC, I just wanted to say that I am really enjoying the series. The city is beautiful, it is truly inspiring. I love the short little micro detailing time-lapses you do during the middle. Many of us really enjoy building along with you and when you break up the detailing into smaller time-lapses it makes it so much easier so thank you for that. Not sure if you have the same opinion as I do but I absolutely hate the way most of the tram roads look as well as the bus roads. When looking at them from overhead they just stick out so bad and draw attention away from the things you want people to look at. Although this is way to late and most likely not doable. What about running the tramline down the riverfront along side the avenue? This will also help with traffic and will ensure your trams don’t get stuck in it. For areas that you need/want to connect with the tram but don’t have much room you could run the line on the road or try to elevate it. Imperial Jedi put out a cool video in his Green Cities let’s play series where he mixes some tram only and a one-way through some of his high density. Just wanted to toss the idea out to you. It may add a bit of spice to the city and add some different heights. The build was still beautiful and I cannot wait for the next episode!

[@jonathanpahlas1932]

Love the forest brush that makes the city feel like it's mature, but I feel like there are too many big trees along the coast blocking views. For example, the first tram stop you setup might be a great spot for a fishing pier right off the stop, giving the opportunity to make a lot off Island shore into a park.

[@MarinoMoons]

Wait! You don't have any Bike Infrastructure Yet, Maybe you could implement that in the future? I'd love to see that!!!

[@Mscdave84]

Detailing Queen!! 🙌🏼 it’s mind blowing how you are able to make the city come alive with your detailing! Top Tier!

[@LunaKilo]

That trick with move-it where you reset the abandoned building is really good. Thanks for that. I wish I had known about it yesterday when that vary thing happened to me - well now I know :) Thanks for your great contents

[@Warren_L.]

I too am intersection challenged (combined with enough OCD that it drives me crazy!). But a quick search on the workshop will find a bunch of wonderful, perfect interchanges -- give Timboh a try. One quick plop and you've got yourself the interchange of your dreams!

[@fewcandy]

That is exactly what I’d normally do! Timboh’s are stunning

[@Caro2Late]

Thanks for the tip Warren!

[@masha8770]

I know you plan to change it up down the line, but I feel I have to say the intersection might look a little bit more natural if you embank some more of the ramps, no engineer in their right mind would make bridges out of all of those. Otherwise it looks absolutely stellar! Also the front of the Country Club could maybe benefit from a ferry station as additional mode of public transport and/or yacht clubs for flavour maybe?

[@johnbradshaw3001]

Maybe because of the budget reason, they can't do it more?

[@Nihilianth]

Unless they're from Texas. Lol. But yeah. Those who know how to run a budget, like in most other states not named Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, etc....they just simply do cloverleaf interchanges. Only time you see large stacks like that, is if you have a major avenue or boulevard running crosswise to both or parallel with one of the highway routes. But in any case, Few Candy seems to be going more for aesthetics. That is a really nice-looking interchange.

[@dr.fabrizioprado1361]

Awesome! You're a combination of Biffa and Overchargedegg.

[@thewytchdoktor]

Hi FewC, great episode, and despite your protestations, the interchange is outstanding. I also like the offset tram stops...an idea which I will be stealing from you. One small point... I don't use toll roads myself, but I believe they come with an inbuilt speed limit which is much lower than the highway even with automated tolls. I think you can raise the limit to increase the flow through there. Looking forward to the next installment...

[@abualborz]

This channel just got my favorite out of nowhere. I really enjoy the content. You dont stop . 😊

[@tgfkacalvinh0806]

If you make the markings when you hold shift before placing the last point it will make a solid line

[@UbinTimor]

It's a nice change of pace to watch a builder who builds their city with strategic expansion in mind rather than focusing on what they can fit in at the moment. Your planning style is pretty similar to mine in how you layout joint properties (like how you added different buildings to the high school to create a campus area or how you create tram stops and metro hubs rather than just plop them on the roads). Have you thought about using different public transport assets like the Ryder series of buses, trams, metro, ect? It feels like changing the design of the trams for each route would give the area a little bit of character- plus you would be able to fit more people on those trams than in the vanilla ones.

[@herebejamz]

The interchange is really neat. I almost never see the cross overs between the main lines. Also, making your own tram stations like that has given me some ideas.

[@bradplayscities]

The interchange ended up looking great! I do love the tram stops and the way you implemented the assets, especially like the way the stop at the country club looked with the road network, kept the entry feel into the club. Had to chuckle at the amount of people get off the trams with dogs... so really pet friendly tram system :P Really like the school / transit hub too. Amazing detailing once again FC! PS - Its amazing just how far people will walk or cycle.

[@Punz18]

I can feel the Biffa influence with how you talk about and manage traffic. Great build so far

[@beroecaaaa]

Awesome, awesome job, these episodes can't come quick enough! I think the buss terminal disabled parking should be on the other side, it makes more sense to be as close to the station as possible.

[@lerch60]

Thank so much for this series! I've always struggled to find a nice middle ground between having a functional city and actually 'playing the game' and making it look nice. This series has been a real spark. I'm currently playing along on the same map. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@matthewstillman6693]

2 amazing tips this video: - move it to reset buildings when abandoned (I've been copying the abandoned building, plopping it, deleting the abandoned one and then replacing, this is a lifesaver) - removing unneeded nodes in tram stops so you can centralise the stop! Thank you so much for the continued enjoyable videos and tips along the way :) One thought, i really enjoy the length of your videos, the more the better in terms of content from yourself in my opinion. But if you want / need to get them shorter then I've noticed that you seem to always use music over your time lapses, then you explain the detailing afterwards, if you have particularly long time lapses you might want to explain over the time-lapse and then a brief fly over afterwards to shorten the video if needed. Talking over the timelapse might also lead to you explaining a few more tips and tricks (i like what you did with the plopable grass in the high school), however i guess the camera needs to stay still in one spot long enough for you talk about something. Don't know just trying to help, keep up the good work.

[@shinycoop]

I love the tram and metro hub with the outdoor Market built in it. I do think there would be a taxi stand in with the hub there though, just so people getting a tram or metro in don't have to walk as far to get a taxi to their final destination. I like the bus hub, but I think it would be really nice to use the ferry-bus hub when that unlocks, just to integrate the ferry into the hub a bit more. I'm really loving this series though. It's really nice seeing someone putting so much effort into the small details of their city and fleshing things out so much, like you do. And it works so well.

[@nikol8555]

I found your videos two days ago and immediately binged all of them! They are just amazing. I love the amount of modded/vanilla content. In my opinion, the perfect balance. Can't wait for new episodes! You became one of my favourite Cities Skylines players from the first video. Thank you!

[@Fr3DDy73]

Fantastic job, as the 6 episodes before. Those 3 tram stops in the posh island are just 3 little artworks.

[@nieggka]

So happy to see your growth, I found you through cpp, but your approach is a refreshing add to the cities skylines community! I can't wait until next year when you're even bigger of a creator

[@alienamzal477]

As for the turn lanes in the stack interchanges, I believe most of them would be filled rather than be bridge sections. We can oretend the dirt dug up to build the sunken straight lane in the middle was used to build the fill for the turn lanes

[@alienamzal477]

I loved the Timelapse music for the detailing of the transit hub/high school. If I recall correctly, that was part of the playlist for Biffa's Teaport build. That was when I discovered Cities: Skylines for the first time. And hearing that music here makes me nostalgic

[@Kimar7779]

Never seen an intersection like that built before, very well done! Just a thought, instead of the forestry fence around the gated community, the zoo fence might look a little more sleek and modern? Either way the mansions and island community are my favorite part of the build so far!

[@ihti20]

20:55 yeeeeee, that's a place of amusement))) Camelback bridges are okay, but this highway ramp looks a little bit too humpy.(I mean left side of the screen) In actual practice tram stops in the middle of the road are pretty common, cars just stop and let people get aboard. It looks unsafe, but not weird. Of course, for sake of beauty stops should be like yours. The last shady one at 33:10 is my favourite, so fascinating! Best regards!

[@taownet70]

Great series you have going here. Just a small little time saving tip, when drawing in lines using the intersection marking tool, it defaults to the dashed lines. But if you hold down "shift" when selecting the second point of the line, it will make it solid so you do not have to go back to the style and change it to a solid line each time. Cheers.

[@fewcandy]

Thanks, I just discovered this the other day from Overcharged Egg's tutorial! Next time I will apply it 😄

[@duckpond7856]

i was just trying to figure out how to connect the highways to relieve the congestion and then like magic you do this video. Thank you!

[@Wareitar]

Honestly you are amazingly good at the details and ideas here. I'm invested now! Cant wait to watch this City grow further!

[@thesoupdragon112]

Another excellent episode. Loving the highway interchange first one I've seen like that, also the high school complex next to the transport hub 👌 just gets better & better

[@repliedfob4165]

I love the way you detail! My only request is your montage music is just a bit louder than the rest of the video. Other than that, perfect!

[@Dan-ff5ri]

Just a suggestion, you can move the pylons over and line them up with the bridge supports and clip them into the side. Makes the pylons look not so ugly going across the water.

[@rensan6749]

Loving how Auridon is developing. Very lovely details !

[@arthuralpaca]

Hello! Love the content! A tip for using the Intersection making tool : When clicking to the end point a "line" as you where doing at 18:25, you can press some different hot keys to decide wich style it will be, without having to go on the mod window and selecting from a list. For exemple: Shift + Click will result in a continuous line; Ctrl + Click will result in a double continuous line, etc.. If want to know other hot keys, when you have your cursor on top of the end point while creating a new line, a tool tip will appear, informing you about the hot keys ;) Really nice interchange, I will put the model to work on my next city after the new maps DLC, for sure.

[@Secretlyalittleworm]

Very nice build, really enjoy the build style, plus great commentary!

[@Fieari]

Your stack looks really good for eyeballing it. Without any hint of insult, because again, this is great… if you want to learn to do it even better, may I recommend trying some of yumbl’s tutorials? It doesn’t take much more effort than what you already did, and you get some gorgeous crisp lines, efficient space usage, realistic merge angles, and so on out of it.

[@swatty_8950]

Definitely made that interchange build look easy! Really nice work.

[@xremming]

You sure got yourself a new subscriber with this! Great video and love the details.

[@gmtm2162]

Great intersection, even though the lane math is a bit odd. I would have added a couple of four-lane segments on the exits, but still you did an amazing job. End result looks brilliant. I might nick it! Yet another interesting episode full of inspiration for my own builds. I love the little tram stops that skirt around the junctions. Keep up the fantastic work on the channel. Really looking forward to more.

[@Kristofburger]

I only just realized that's a Helsinki map! Great work as always.

[@MarinoMoons]

Oh dam, I woke my Neighbors up again!

[@Hmfirestormz]

Nice looking! The high school needs a track/football pitch

[@ebrand3673]

Somewhat of an old video, but a new comment. I’m so glad I found your channel (shoutout from CPP). Your instincts are spot on, your attention to detail is perfect, and it’s so nice to get some more feminine energy in this community! Watching you create and detail really helps my anxiety and depression. Know that you are doing some good with these videos. Thanks so much for your efforts!

[@fewcandy]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment and kind words! So glad the videos can help ease your anxiety ❤

[@flstrm6054]

Love this series. Thank you! 💚

[@007robincr]

Just Amazing work on that interchange,big + for you explain every steps...Learnings o lot 😍

[@3dmaster205]

Very good looking, nice ring highway now. You forgot the highway/railway crossing though, it's still anarchied in.

[@fewcandy]

I;ve been waiting for someone to mention that! 😂

[@davidbell1684]

You are awesome!!! I love how patient and detailed you are!!

[@gatzevandermeer224]

Your luxery resort needs its own supermarket. If i would pay a lot of money i don’t want to travel for groceries. Same goes for fuel

[@havemycake]

I am just so impressed by your skills. Very much enjoying this series and can't wait to see when you add a university.

[@ben0329]

That interchange is wonderful!

[@RickBarton]

Great content. Love the time you take with your map.

[@heidiwheeler1930]

Wow- you got so much done in this one! It felt like 3 videos-in-one. I can’t imagine how many hours you worked on this, but it made for a great hour or so of viewing.

[@clementmussotte6384]

Loved it! Great episode :)

[@dikdap]

Amazing work, again. Level of detail is astonishing

[@lukyyyboyyy]

Hold on did you just call me a "plopper"... I've never been so insulted!!🤣

[@jakobe.4261]

Awesome and inspiring - also the interchange which is challenging but you got it to be both efficient and aesthetic!

[@wanm.rifandi1558]

amazing work!!

[@stoobertb]

I expect the YooToob algorith, decided to show me your channel because of Biffa, but I am glad it did. This is a fantastic series and has given me so many ideas. Your detailing work is fantastic, and I can't wait to see what comes next!

[@mateo_sid]

me: "omg, she created that intersection by herself?!? so much wow, i can't even dream of producing something like that" fewcandy: "i'm no intersection master..." me: *flips the table*

[@Vegetad]

Realy nice build again. Keep it up

[@bennov1velthuyzen636]

Awesome as usual 😀

[@pgotexas]

Thoroughly enjoying your channel! I continue to be amazed at the detail you add in each area... It makes your builds look and feel like a real place... When can I move in?

[@AtlanLD]

Love the metro and interchange!

[@nishantparashar6538]

i'm so grateful for your videos lol. They're like therapy to me

[@davidmckie7128]

When someone suggested that you number the episodes, I think that they meant in the main title so it shows beside the thumbnail picture.

[@Caro2Late]

Sooo... now that you're a famous youtuber, I'm feeling curious: Did you have another carreer (planned) before you became a youtuber? Or has this always been plan number 1? Either way, you made the right decision, because I love your video's and scrolling through the comments I can tell everybody loves your video's! ♥

[@fewcandy]

I have a full time job/career already that is is no way related to content creation! This was something I always wanted to do but never thought I could. Turns out you should give everything a go as you never know what will happen, this is absolutely a long time dream maybe coming true at the moment 😃

[@peskygardengnome1021]

another wonderful creation... Love it

[@Mallet10]

Nicely done.

[@arcticfox__original_arcticfox]

Howdy Candy Plopper your officially the first lady I’ve seen build a intersection it’s definitely a thing of engineered non symmetrical beauty. What I like about this interchange is you made it to fit to the original highway layout instead of conforming the highways to the interchange makes it not completely symmetrical but more realistic. I would lower the key walls a few inches or insert concrete blocks where the key wall and flyover meet . That would of been my months ago comment but todays comment is just - awesome job and happy new year

[@fewcandy]

Happy New Year to you too! And thanks for the comment as always 😄

[@T.C.C.797]

Love the way the build is coming along 🙌 ✨️ my opinion is to search the workshop for some hubs like bus/tram or metro/tram hubs

[@ninamj17]

That interchange was amazing. Wish I could do that on console.

[@harayaalirak4040]

i feel like that black line is super long for a tram... wouldnt a distance that long have a faster mode of transportation? its not like the highly educated workers in the rich people district are going to utilize a line going to an oil field.... the rich owners would probably take their own cars or a private bus line. may i suggest separating the black tram line into two lines that meet at the commercial front (where the white line also stops)? :> love the vids, thanks for sharing

[@valiantclarkie5252]

I enjoy how much detail & care you put into the build. There's a reson behind everything. That's why it bugs me so much to see the castle the way that it is. Think it should be changed in one of two ways. Ruins or full glory. How it looks now makes no sense. Where is the build located in the world? If it's a UK build suggest going for ruins (Oliver Cromwell) that would make the most sense. Look forward to see what you do with it. That island would make for a great park area regardless.

[@carltonbirds]

It’s really coming along nicely, shame about the lagging starting to creep in.

[@zero-xg4uf]

looking good

[@davidmckie7128]

Along the original waterfront could you have some vintage looking trams on it as a touristy thing?

[@Mackieee]

Another banger!

[@Schofield101]

Well this will be my lunchtime watch today!

[@Warren_L.]

Lunchtime for you; before breakfast for me here in Florida. But it's still just as good!

[@user-df3ty8ei2u]

@@Warren_L. that's cool, for me its 13:21 right now

[@NenadKralj]

😮you know what (this was amazing) 😊

[@kiraph]

Really enjoying how well thought out your public transit is. Also question: How long did it take you to develop your playing style?

[@fewcandy]

I’ve played this game for years, and the first few in vanilla only. As soon as I found mods I got more into the detailing and developed this style, so it has been a long time even so!

[@ginotizon2052]

Love your work! I can only hope to be as awesome as you! - gteezy

[@Victor-qv3qu]

I’d love to see you build a beach somewhere

[@jcosunshine]

love love love!!!

[@nickbellomo3362]

Loving the build. One question is, do you have despawning off? Plus where you have trams crossing off the road on the island it could cause major traffic when you expand to next island.

[@FranklinLongallnitelong22]

If you think your bad at highway interchanges. Try doing them on a console. I bet your waiting for the next expansions coming for Cities...I know I am!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Lane mathematics \o/

[@fewcandy]

This was a lane mathematics fail!! I'm likely to need a traffic fix further down the line 🤣