Building a Scenic Fortress in Cities Skylines 2

[@saki4031]

Now that your city has some historic buildings, like the baseball stadium and the Vauban fort, this might be located in the northeast USA or Québec. I think that a great name for this city could be called "Saint-Thomas-du-Val". It means "Saint Thomas of the valley" in old French and shows clearly the French heritage of the region. I assume that you want to build a big city, important in its region. Naming the city "Saint-Thomas" shows how deeply catholic the settlers were and how the city had a major impact on the region. The term "Val" makes sense as your old town is placed in a very steep hill and your river flows in a valley. To finish, I want to tell you I'm glad that you're making a video again. The format is entertaining, and I'm enjoying everyone so far. Thank you for your work.

[@retrosympathizer8776]

This!

[@walterwhite9792]

So the airport can be called STD

[@tigonologdring9189]

@@walterwhite9792 🤣 Gotta be!

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

This looks like something that would take 10 hours to build in vanilla CS1, but you would totally do anyway 😂

[@osets2117]

I think he did do something like this in CS1 lol

[@imperatur]

oh yes:D

[@gumbyshrimp2606]

@ is a vanilla CS2 playthrough even viable? I never see anyone try to do it. They always use mods.

[@battlepro7749]

​@@gumbyshrimp2606Well, CS2 is a sandbox game and there is no wrong way to play it. You can play vanilla if you prefer it over modded, but most people receive more enjoyment out of the game when mods are turned on which is why almost all playthroughs on youtube use them.

[@PavelDalia]

​​@@battlepro7749 i agree!!!😉 And then,taking advantage of the mods,you have more freedom movement and creativity (for example:the "Anarchy" mod) i personally think use zoning it's obsolete!😮🤔 (even more so if you want to create one realistic city in CS2)

[@andrewlyh]

I love how you build the city in a bird eye's view without much camera movement. Watching the city build from scratch is so satisfying. The layout of roads, the buildings propping, the realistic textures, the little details...while the cars and citizens are moving around! Love it all!

[@Helioscore1]

Just wanted to comment that I'm so glad to see you creating again. Out of all the CS creators, your builds are my favorite. Glad you are back and inspired. 🙂

[@imperatur]

awww thanks man!! :)

[@riker_]

I always love the way your videos make me feel. For the name suggestion: Acadia. This was the name of a french speaking part of Canada that was deported to Lousiana (where the term Cajun comes from, as a crude way of saying Acadian). Anyway I think this fits the city well because of how it can be representative of many parts of north america, much like how certain parts of the city take inspiration from different cities in North America.

[@x0XAlcatrazX0x]

I've been so glad to see you posting videos again, you're one of the best builders in the space. I am completely down for this mish-mash inspiration concept for the city. Listening to your concerns about the context of the lift bridge, and with the fort built in this episode, I wonder if you could build an old navy shipyard or industrial waterfront across the river that has since been given up by the military and turned into gentrified waterfront apartments that don't need access to the bay. I am imagining it just after the roadway bridge.

[@QemeH]

Whoever built the highway bridge over the river was like: "The old railway lift bridge? Nah, hasn't been opened in decades. No need for that much clearance under the road bridge"🤣🤣

[@imperatur]

hahah true xD

[@tigonologdring9189]

@@imperatur And that's what we have here on the Forth: old swing bridge from the 1930s (Kincardine Bridge) but the new Clackmannan Bridge is just a straightforward bridge because the only river traffic now doesn't need clearance, since no coal ships use the river any more...

[@JaCrispy3060]

"Should I do a suburban build section next?" Proceeds to build a huge fortress. I really thought this episode was gonna be way more boring lol. Great work man. Seriously stunning. With the river though, barges would definitely be able to navigate up that river at least a decent ways. You can definitely make a custom loading dock area full of rubble props, stone props, lumber props, etc raw materials. Whatever industry you put up river it would definitely make sense to give it some pretend barge access. Ciao ciao for now.

[@CanadianBeacon]

The Quebec City content was absolutely amazing-so captivating! Your work is truly exceptional. Without a doubt, you’re the most talented city skyline designer out there. 🇨🇦🇩🇪

[@imperatur]

awww thanks man!!

[@CanadianBeacon]

@ NO thank you my friend.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

I'm loving all the Canadian references in this series.

[@growingup15]

This is why I love this channel. the speed builds with the awesome music to relax and draw too.

[@sylkinwoods3145]

as a french viewer who like history, I must say that your Vauban citadelle his magnificent! 🤩 as a city map lover, I just have a little critic. 🤔 in real historic city, the old town will go down to the river and the bay (the river is thin so maybe it will be across too), the football field will be the church place and it will finish with the old harbor. the old harbor will be transform as a pedestrian shopping street with pleasure boat and your oil and container port will be on the other side of the bay. but don't worry, I love your town and I will watch all your videos! 🥰

[@penguintux3025]

Slightly modifying my recommendation in the last episode: Fort Vancoston, with the bay named Vancoston Bay.

[@dandomine]

I got a name for your city now: Port Saint-Louis !

[@imperatur]

awesome:)

[@TrentonsUniverse]

@@imperaturI have some lore Port jasper should be the name it was originally a Dutch settlement but after some scuffles with the French it became a French port they had to build the fortress to protect from Dutch attacks that’s why port jasper has a large Dutch population bc because of it originally being a Dutch settlement

[@itzjp6265]

I don’t know if you have mountains near the city, but if you have, as the city seems to be in Canada you could build an small ski resort, and you can build shops there to make it profitable

[@imperatur]

omg yes that would be awesome! but we don't have gondolas

[@dmitry1137]

damn, seems like you really wanted to build the castle in your first series but couldnt achive that cuz of the game stage at the time. Glad that u re getting closure) Awesome series and awesome build!

[@Suarez-ce5xx]

Great video as usual!! Just one suggestion. 0:30 You should change "teja" for "celda" or "casilla" (in the they are using casilla). In Spanish tile means "teja", but as a roof cover.

[@EdCamCro]

I'm enjoying the pace of your videos. Keep it up. 👌🏻

[@imperatur]

Awesome! :)

[@johnpannebaker5757]

Your soccer stadium location and setup makes me think of Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. All you're missing is the train track running right next to it!

[@wutt5176]

Another day of hearing "Ciao Ciao!". Awsome!!!

[@imperatur]

always:D

[@EddB33]

Love this build, so much life in this city!

[@PartTimeMAYOR]

Pure inspiration, well done man

[@imperatur]

thanks mate:)

[@rd9102]

The stuff you build is absolutely amazing.

[@tigonologdring9189]

Another master build fella! Love that lifting bridge at the start especially! Pro tip: use the rectangular brush for super fine straight edge terrain work. (Zitadellum edging made easier) but jeez! That's some impressive line and surface work there! End results are stunning...

[@DeputyCommanderHomeFleet]

When you think about it, the rail bridge makes perfect sense. The river brings cargoes just that much closer to the old city and fort. When rails came into force, some years after the fort/old city was founded, and decades/centuries before the current port was created, the city would have insisted that the rail not block the river traffic supplying the city. Hence a rail bridge.

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

City name : « Saint-Vincent-La-Baie » (St Vincent The Bay in french)

[@Le.Renard.de.la.Pervenche]

Or « Port-La-Baie »

[@saki4031]

Even if it is not kept as a city name, "Port-la-Baie" should be kept as a district name!

[@tactical1981]

Amazing building, as always. And much better music in this episode.

[@christophersuhr4868]

if he keeps this legendary CS run up, the frame rate will drop love this series

[@timothylang741]

You should update the citadelle's central building, it looks very simply compared to the compound it's in. I personally would take inspiration from the bc legislature building.

[@imperatur]

I'll look into it:D in quebec its not really big either :D

[@toddcasper4870]

Wild having been to the Chateaux Frontenac a few times and seeing places here recreated so faithfully. Really incredible work

[@vincentprieur12]

Really love your use of different north american architectures, embracing the history and/or the many different origins of the people and the places they built! :)

[@imperatur]

thankksss:))

[@BorisRomagna]

Wonderful video. A few days ago I wrote you that I was planning to make a classic Italian town, surrounded by Renaissance walls (in some cases with the “star” style). Thanks for showing me how to do it.

[@imperatur]

:)))

[@Rodiandrea]

Insanely great build as usual!

[@rosaria8384]

432 episodes of perfection!? Imperatur you're giving us beauty one at a time now and I love it 🙏

[@RyGuy_3145]

The lift bridge and highway overpass combo reminds me of the Burlington Skyway Bridge which is close to home 😁👍

[@Stan542]

The series is amazing. I'd love to see you do an european inspired city too!

[@RaftermanNZ]

Whoa! Loving the new river you put into the map. Is that a waterfall I spy?

[@Thunk00]

The citadel is beautiful. But now the city needs to have more 19th century appearance neighborhoods nearby to make sense.

[@LilChopSuey17]

Very cool! no to nitpick, but the walls should get taller the closer to the center of the fort you go. if they are on the same grade (as they seem to be in the video) the forts defence is simply a trench with nothing physically in between a besieging force and those under siege. Additionally, I see where the inspiration for the additional exterior wall came from in quebec city, but the one added in the build doesn't serve much purpouse. The wall in the quebec city citadel connects further to a wall which encapsulates the entirety of the old city. since the wall in the build doesn't, it doesn't seem to make much sense being there. Other than that the build was great and I look forward to next episode!

[@imperatur]

yeah I see what you mean:D I thought it didn't turn out too bad, but I'll take a look again!

[@LilChopSuey17]

@@imperatur It turned out great! I only noticed since I went to old town quebec city for a school trip and they taught these facts! Keep up the good work!

[@chrisc3701]

I love seeing how fast you're building this city.

[@bearnecessities9568]

Okkkkkaaayyyyy leeeetttsss goooo! Also.... how about Fort Francia Bay?

[@imperatur]

That sounds awesome!!

[@Interesting_Banana]

for the waterfall, you could make the water "navigable" with a series of locks

[@theman-wq5on]

you make these things look easy

[@matsrygaard2127]

Love this series!

[@danielchretien2057]

I am happy you choose to represent Québec in you build! You should explore what Montréal has to offer as well in the future. I'd be curious to see how your style would represent it.

[@jasper329]

Hey dude. loving your videos. 2 questions: how can I join your patreon, and what’s the map texture you are using?

[@thomascoutey5833]

Ah ! The Vauban style citadelles always do the trick, don't they ?

[@brathee5586]

hello big fan since day 1

[@imperatur]

aww i'm glad to hear that!

[@sampreston200]

Dude you built a damn star fortress!!

[@jackzulu7274]

the music is nice in this one i think.

[@imperatur]

awesome:D we'll see if i change it to more chill music xD

[@Pacey-j7x]

@@imperatur von wo hast du die Musik

[@DigorengDadakan]

In my place, it's called 'Njeron Beteng'. Which means the area located inside the wall (in Javanese language).

[@ярослав-ь3р]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD JOB! I VERY CT2

[@sciclonic]

It’s a shame there’s no mods for the retaining walls or any basic military props for things like this.

[@imperatur]

awesome thanks! :)

[@NoName-yl1js]

wow cool build on the citadel what mods did you use for build that also, terima kasih for always inspiring me 🥰

[@Ad1tputra]

What are the main inspiration for the city? Also amazing build btw. I love your stuff! And can i ask you a question? What's your thoughts on the current state of Cities Skylines 2?

[@julesverne2509]

Where did you get your textures for you map texture replacer mod?

[@saznz79]

You can actually set your currents to a certain level, same with tides and wave heights. With a mod called water add on or water feature

[@tj.constable]

Since the city has some Quebec vibes you should definitely name it Tabarnak

[@PylonJon]

This is like saying "the city has US vibes so you should name it F*ck"

[@tj.constable]

@@PylonJon exactly🤫

[@theorixlux]

So cool!

[@imperatur]

thanks!! :)

[@Hellnah3113]

This reminds me of Bogazici University in Istanbul. Except the giant parking lot in the middle

[@nealjroberts4050]

Given the time period how about Fort Dauphine? On the Baie Dauphinoise, perhaps partly anglicised?

[@garrettwinter4648]

Quebec city is so beautiful. The beautiful historical sotes transport u to Europe. And the fort is really interesting. Woth good tours. Highly recommend.

[@Alberta-be3re]

How about 'Arkadia' for your city name? In Bahasa Indonesia, Arkadia means a falling paradise/heaven on earth/a quiet, calm, beautiful town. The word 'Arkadia' itself is taken from the Greek language 'Ἀρκαδία,' which means the home of the gods Hermes and Pan.

[@LilTofficiel]

Hi, I've been following you since Reunion Island and you're truly amazing. Your work commands respect. But I have the impression that CS1 is much more beautiful than CS2, don't you agree?

[@imperatur]

it depends, in some parts cs2 is way better and prettier:)

[@esumiwa5583]

Always amazed and inspired. Yet, my cities still look bad. lol

[@imperatur]

I don't believe it ::(

[@detpacks]

oh man i always struggle to do this in my cities 😅

[@kevinmertel6108]

Freaking awesome!

[@agilferiski152]

heyy i watch ur videos, love it! im amazed to see our language in there.. salamm from indonesia my friend!! keep it up!!

[@imperatur]

salamm:D

[@yourfbiagent2053]

38:16 a person living there: oH dont mind me driving thro old town! Oh.. Why is there 2 bushes in the middle of the road?

[@tylerhendrix14]

Churchill would be a great name for the city.

[@RisingLikeASalmon]

How about Allonsee ("a-lon-zee") for the city name? Allons-y in French means "let's go", and "see" is German for lake. Seems pretty perfect for your french-inspired waterside build :)

[@kal-el-oni6316]

Great video ! what is the mod at the right of signature buildings button pls ?

[@imperatur]

ploppable zoned buildings mod:)

[@GekkertIV]

It is amazing!!

[@ala9606]

Do you base the langagues that you transalte chapters to based on where are most your viewers from or on what?

[@imperatur]

kind of

[@ajaxplay8]

Who else misses donoteat's "Franklin" series?

[@canadianmooseplays]

What mod do I use to import your CS 2 skills over to my brain?

[@imperatur]

google earth xD naah bro, you're insanely skilled already

[@PylonJon]

Beautiful citadel! 22e is French for 22nd, so it's the twenty-second regiment, not regiment 22 E.

[@kaizagaming3102]

Hey, what mods do I need for the kinetics of City building in these videos? Curiosity

[@jamalzpolski]

I've got a question do you think that the UK village church turn into monastery would look good?

[@UNIEKGAMERZ]

i love yours building style, how you get this ideas

[@UsuallyCrashedIracer12]

What are all the surfaces you use? I saw a lot

[@imperatur]

many are downloaded on pdx mods

[@terrellrogers7645]

Hopefully when Bridges and Ports come, there will be a lift bridge just like that one being it's suppose to have draw bridges 🤔🤨😈

[@imperatur]

that would be epic! we definitely need more bridge types!

[@trainformerd4134]

Some worst places in the uk are New towns e.g Milton Keynes cus of there boring and lifeless places but the best places in the uk are old places e.g Edinburgh cus there lively, scenic places

[@imperatur]

it's everywhere like that...

[@Ad1tputra]

Why can't buildings nowadays be both beautiful and functional?

[@trainformerd4134]

@@Ad1tputra Corporations.

[@Kiritoo930]

GOAT

[@Pacey-j7x]

Ich denk du hast echt ein Händchen für realistisches bauen

[@imperatur]

danke:D

[@Pacey-j7x]

@ ich Schafe das nie so gut

[@MrAKYT-2504]

I love your content man. I have purchased cities skylines 1 game in epic games. now how can I purchase DLC's and MOD's ? In epic games, there is no all MOD's and DLC's are available. Is it work if I purchase it from steam ? Please give me a solution.

[@motiongamerz824]

We are expected that you can r make no mods series cs 1 series..

[@HùngLiêmNguyễn]

Hey dude, so you are also going to combine all videos of this episode to make a Timelapse video with chill house music list??😊

[@imperatur]

Yes of course :)

[@HùngLiêmNguyễn]

@@imperatur 10x timeplapse speed;)

[@Pacey-j7x]

Ich habe ne Idee für ein Video Bau ein typisch deutsches Dorf z.b Dörfer im Müglitztal

[@ahmeds606]

The slop building is really nice but it's in my opinion not the best place in the city, the castle shall be surrounded by old european district style

[@muslimmasud2908]

okey lets go

[@MuhammadNurulIslam]

this is so hardcore ...and also see some Indonesian? Terimakasih!

[@imperatur]

haha thanks!:D

[@PavelDalia]

@imperatur we are waiting for yours 100% European map!😊😆 (France, Italy or Germany ...you choose!)

[@Afjaiwedawdfa-k7c]

what mods？

[@Zanduby]

Floating cars!

[@PapaRoboto]

See, that's what I don't like about building games. Building new, old things. Don't get me wrong, I love being able to see history in a build like this, I just wish it actually was history. Imagine a city builder that takes you through the eras. Including old landmarks would be much more natural, because you would have actually needed them for that phase of your game.

[@imperatur]

yeah i know what you mean!!

[@PavelDalia]

This would be possible do it but... in Europe!😮 An example? The famous Altengrad!😊 But without the mods nowadays, honestly, you can't do much!😔

[@PapaRoboto]

@@PavelDalia You would have to build an entire game around that idea, or multiple, like people do with Ck2, vic2, and hoi4.

[@ThatrandomguynamedJaymes]

I got name for fort. Point Focal du fort. It’s French for fort focal point. (You said the French founded this place right?)

[@danielles7766]

Lmao. There's somrthing American about putting massive carpark that no one use in front of historic buildings like palaces or museums instead of a green space that could be used as outdoor venues for events

[@diplombauer7322]

warum machst du es nur auf englisch , deutsch ist auch eine coole sprache

[@fightingworld5619]

How about Nouveauville for the name