Building An Agricultural College In Cities Skylines! 25 Tile Build Guide

[@MushroomMan7]

Hey Egg, juts wanted to say thank you because your videos really help me with depression and help put me to sleep when I can't. Really like your tone and voice, it's very relaxing and not abnoxiously loud like some other KZbinrs. Love to see your channel grow, keep up the great content!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Hey Luka, I'm sorry to hear you are suffering my friend, I have been there before too, it can be very dark. Its super warming to hear the videos can help you escape from that place. Please take care of yourself mate, thank you for the support

[@MushroomMan7]

@OVERCHARGED EGG It's getting better, thanks for caring and I'm happy to offer my support to such a great human!

[@DashboardCookies]

I'm with you, Mush. I've fallen asleep to the great vibes many a time. Just breathe. Drink some water. Take your meds.

[@dylape4292]

Keep your head up Boss!

[@KROW-SZNfoye53]

You got this dude

[@akashsarkar2001-r5k]

The big houses in the foothills does sound like a good idea, kind of a Beverly Hills type thing. You can even fence the area off with multiple entry and exit points to make it feel like a really exclusive place to live in

[@steaks4uce750]

Might I suggest a bit of terraforming beforehand as well, those hills look janky at times.

[@SephStuff]

For the houses on the hillside, maybe one side could be Mid-Century Modern, and the other side be Green Cities? One side fancy and neat with concrete and pools, and the other more natural, with gravel and trees.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Fun idea!

[@KJA1775]

I don't know what I like more - watching the beautiful city unfold or listening to how enthusiastic you are about it. I would call it Thee Orchid Bay University. With emphasis on the thee (rhymes with V.) It comes from Ohio State University in the states which was originally an agricultural college before it grew into the behemoth it is today. The mascot / nickname would be the Lone Wolf or the Howling Wolves.

[@logan9699]

For the houses at the foot of the hill, perhaps you could name it Scholar's Landing. I imagine alumni of the university might look to live in the nice expensive houses after finishing their degrees and getting their new jobs. Plus, the elevation of it, but not being high on the hill makes it seem like a bit of a landing to me :) As usual, thank you for the good content!

[@idiealot3203]

Another beautiful addition. You truly have a gift. You're the Bob Ross of City building :). Thank you again for being an inspiration.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thats really kind! Gld you're enjoying it :)

[@AlexJamesBarber]

Those houses in the hills are spot on. Great way to fill out the space, realistic too.

[@endlessroadie3131]

Not going to sugar coat it, i genuinely didn't expect the idea of the farming industry combined with the the university to work so well with each other! Once again a amazing job! No name ideas though, genuinely not to good at it so I'll leave that to the other's but great job mate! Also loving the little luxury neighborhood near the hills!

[@CatLadyJude]

What a treat! Another Orchid Bay episode. Love Scope's billboards.

[@michaelclark330]

Id like to suggest this part of the city be named hillsdale, and since the university is sitting on the hillside you could call it “Hillsdale” university. While i love the name orchid bay for the city as a whole, I know you’re going to be expanding much farther from where you’re at, so i figure having nicknames for certain parts of the city would make sense

[@lilfrisk613]

Amazing concept mixing the farm with university, they match so well together!

[@brinedpickle]

Love the agricultural college idea. I went to a university that had a large agricultural component that went along with the nearby farms so very organic and realistic.

[@AkiicToDaHead]

14:24 Must be some great sight lines if we can see all the way to Noob Yoke 😁 Great episode as always!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

lmao cheers bro

[@Matthew-pn1qu]

Love how your videos take it slow and pay attention to detailing. I want to try to pay attention to the lore of my city and sight lines/aesthetics in my own builds. I'm also looking forward to seeing how you incorporate density into your builds.

[@Solsbeary]

I'm currently following this build (few vids behind) and its immensely fun! Its good for when at a loss for how to approach a city build as you've gone through the motions of building it for yourself so you gain a feel for the variety of asset usage and the scaling for individual builds. Gonna start a creative game alongside, just need to pick a map from the modpack for this. Keep up the great work and content :)

[@kyester-3642]

With the view points i feel like you should take a screenshot at certain points of building downtown to like document the progress of the city.

[@BakedZiTi77]

That would be dope!

[@Oktopia]

Very nice build! I imagine the hillside suburb to be where the most prestigious academic people live. Maybe some famous writers and lecturers and the most genius inventors.

[@filmacs17]

Was thinking that myself. The campus could own these lots and use them to house famous agriculturalists from across the skylines realm!

[@sabigham]

Nice Ag College build today. Brought back memories that spanned over 20 years. My mother attended ASU (Arkansas State University) back in the 60's and I attended there for 4 of my 8 years of college life through the 80's (was a Mechanical and a Structural Eng. major so attended 3 universities spanning those courses). ASU was (and still is) called Cow College by the locals as it started out mainly as an agricultural college. I watched it grow every decade into the sprawling campus it is today growing in size and course options. We still have a large area on campus with Bison and dedicated acreage for farm studies, however through the years of technology and additional trade studies, ASU has been a central point of the town of Jonesboro Arkansas for well over my 50 plus years. I hope we can see this school able to expand eventually too in this build series.

[@scopeplays]

Fun Campus build today, the billboard looks great where you placed it. Thanks for using it. Modern Mid-Century is OK, but I wouldn’t go that far up the mountain.

[@claire.morgan]

7:40 "Are you okay not snapping into the grid there, my friend? Are you alright?" Love how kind and concerned you sound 😂

[@litacaproni8583]

Hey! I play on console and I enjoy your videos❤️ I think you should change the name of the Vegetable Academy to the Agricultural Lab; maybe Orchid Bay Agricultural Lab? Idk lol Also level one and level 2 LDC builds are nice-especially if you only want one Burger Shot, chicken restaurant or pancakes house in a strip. 4x4 level 2 LDC builds usually spawn nice town cafes with chairs. Anyway, looking forward to the next build!

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

Love the placement of the book club, I have tried shifting angles before and they never work for me, but the moment you placed that building it had that "wow" factor. Loving the series!

[@andocromn8755]

It's great that you're so excited about this city. I actually have a lot of trouble getting into a new city. The last build of mine I enjoyed was on Oracle Lake. It was one I had previously started, grown to a few thousand population, and then got bored of. Then months later, after they released P&P, and I saw you play, I wanted to try. So I decided to go back to an old city rather than starting new, just to try. Then I really got into it and grew it to 40K where I was really happy with it. But I haven't been able to get into another one since

[@stevene6181]

So this is an extra thing, it would be cool that when you get to the stage when you develop the city core that Mad Mark’s Point will over look take a screenshot aka photo of the development of the city of over time as a citizen that lived in Orchid bay over their lifetime from like how she’d go there as a child to when she’s take hikes into her golden years showing how her small town grew into a large city.

[@thomas_bergkvist]

Nice campus build! I love the whole vibe of Orchid Bay, especially at Mad Max' viewpoint 🤩 Maybe you could name the campus something with Antalaha or Sambava - two of the largest vanilla-producing regions in Madagascar 🙂

[@emilyauld8622]

I grew up in the town that has the biggest/best agricultural University in Australia. This is definitely giving me those vibes. Good job!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad to hear! 😌 Appreciate it 😁

[@kernatex]

Brisbane? With UQ being ranked number 1?

[@emilyauld8622]

@@kernatex UQ yes, but not Brisbane.

[@justsam8918]

Love the houses scattered around the base of the hill, Will look fantastic! Also my vote is Keiki Horticultural Institute

[@j.j.r.6075]

Love the build. A really nice way of using space, without making the large buildings feel too compact.

[@goldythefish36]

I've been watching the episodes and keeping up but haven't commented yet. I just wanted to let you know this is some high quality city creating. The way you view the game is very unique and creates something more than just zoning of this and that. I really have been enjoying and have been even thinking about possibly trying my hand at it but my way of playing wouldn't let me get very far haha as I don't have the patience, even if it creates something so beautiful and full of character. Once again, thank you for this series it's such a treat and really gives a fresh perspective on this game, which is nearing on the 8 years old now I think.

[@normajean2855]

Mad Marks on his own on that mountain walk lol...esp closer to the top!!hahaha

[@duszhduszh]

I can't believe how nonchalant you just collapsed that graveyard. 👀For sure I thought you were kidding but BAM. Gone, lol.

[@triforce1006]

oh my god the collapsing tip for the cemetery is sooooooooooooo appreciated!!

[@angelopueyygarcia43]

Always a cheer to see you upload this series

[@4rkang31]

Honey Agricultural Education Istitue sounds nice, seeing as it directly correlates to the farm. If you are going to use Mid century Modern stuff in the foothills , then use dirt roads instead of paved ones. Some of the slopes will look better with gravel roads. This series is absolutely awesome and so is the city. Love you as a builder and content creator. Keep going Egg!

[@JamessAviation]

Great video egg! I always love campuses in C:S and this one is no exception. I think you should call the university Orchid Bay Institute of Vegetables.

[@wiebelll96]

Hey Egg, i must say, i love this build. The way you are having fun with it is contagious. Also, you're a master in using the right assets in the right place! I've watched alle your videos from the start of Palavan and i've never actually commented. I'd love to see an entrance from the university campus over the road with a bridge to the nature reserve. That will be a nice way for the students to get out of there. Lots of love and keep up the great work!

[@Fraden666]

Orchidaceae Agricultural College. (Orchidaceae is the family name for Orchids)

[@LawAndBedlum]

Please keep the fancy suburb on the mountain. I needs a bit of detailing to make it look exclusive though. Like the Hollywood Hills. I'm glad you are back to doing a vanilla build, love it 😊

[@stevenschmidt733]

Maybe a bit of a long shot but the university reminds me a lot of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. Its an agricultural University where they study the best way to grow beets (ok maybe not beets specifically but lots of agronomy going on). "Saskatchewan" also comes from the Cree word meaning "swift-flowing river" and both Saskatoon and Orchid Bay have a River flowing through them.

[@Jonas_æ]

16:50, also love the view of the old castle off to the left there

[@andytaylor6267]

Great work! Love the wide spaced, low density hillside homes, i think of them like housing for the deans, professors and wealthier citizens who don't like being packed into the density of the city

[@kashimokid]

The police academy -> “Tackleberry school of vegetables” Tackleberry, the gun loving character in the Police Academy movies.

[@Sweet05cts]

This is such a perfect name too! hahahahaha

[@bvcoyle3903]

Love this new series it’s looking so good already! Maybe for the university you could add some greenhouses or even tree sapling fields as an area for the students to to experiment on crops. I think it would combine well with the bio dome.

[@zundema]

modern mid century around the mountain looks awesome. Love the look of the uni!

[@katcom923]

Nothing better coming home from work and seeing a new upload. Nice chilled evening playing Cities Skylines!

[@alexhousakos]

Hey there! Wonderful build thus far can't wait for the next episode! Naming suggestions first: "Orchid School for the Nature Gifted" and the suburb should be named as the Hill is named. Campus might need a bit more love with bus stops and tram; also some more housing for the students outside of dorms (i.e more residential zoning) and commercial could go a long way in walking distance of the college. The hillside suburb is fantastic, more plz The city might need more transportation options soon; metro and rail for example are a must!

[@TangerineUnicornDesign]

Great build egg. Maybe the college should be the Orchid Regional Agricultural Learning skills college. 🤣😂🤣 I mean, the locals will abbreviate it to the ORAL Skills College but that's not the fault of the Orchid College Naming Board. In the lore, I'm thinking that mistakes were made and things were overlooked but all the signage was already ordered so it had to go ahead. 🤣😂

[@Dlister89]

Your campus makes me think of Stirling University loving the green spaces in the city can't wait to see how it progresses to downtown

[@acors_ca]

Yes to the Hollywood Hills type neighbor, love the idea of a rich area!

[@SirTerminus]

Love the build so far! I get the vibe the Biodome should be heavily fenced like the Agricultural Academy has some classified Monsanto experiments going on.

[@sigh153]

The area where you put the houses on the hill seem like a really neat spot for some sort of water feature, like a water sprout out of the mountain, flowing into the forest

[@bvcoyle3903]

For the little mountain neighbourhood I’ve seen some people suggest having some of it be green cities, so maybe you could add a waterfall so you can have a little river flowing through one of the neighbourhoods. Also I think for the modern mid century area you should definitely fence it off and give it a more ‘gated community’ type vibe.

[@zadrik1337]

Could I suggest "The Walking Cow Institute" for the IT Club? Reason being when I was at uni in the early 80's, I worked at computer lab. A researcher from the AG college came to us for help with a cow pedometer that he had designed. Back then counting cow's steps was cutting edge research, today of course you see them on cows all the time. Cow walkability is important in a city after all.

[@thargoff]

Thanks for using my idea about the churches, didn't even mean for it to be used in that way, just a joke. 😋 Great surprise! The wolf must be included now though then. 😜 Wonderful little campus, I like the theme and it fits in. I am happy the mountain became such a walk, it fits best, I think! For me the "rich" suburb fits with the feet of the hill, one or two more should be fine. (And you called the town Noob Yolk once when doing the viewing decks. :) ) Great episode and you are on a run here, thanks for all these vids! G

[@AndreasH-O]

The hill side is looking great - keep working those assets in on the other side of the hill :)

[@cheecho19]

Once again, Amazing work... Since I'm on console I Can't say enough how wonderful these builds are. Your videos are so entertaining while being inspirational. Two suggestions , First please take before and after pics of the observation decks main views so we can see the differences . Second, Name suggestions of Campus Hills district for the newly built homes near the mountain if we decide to keep it... Please keep all the great content coming. . Thanks again O.E. !

[@tidu_k3762]

This build reminds me of the area i grew up. We had old manor turned into agricultural school. The manor house is in the middle of the school now as a event building, with lake and park and all the fields around it.

[@romainmagny]

Beautiful campus OE and the biodome is really the cherry on the cake 👌 As i live in the Alps, i can say that this way in the mountains is totally realistic. Very well managed as always with you! Also totally agree with midi century build on the side of the mountains !

[@RAI-1911]

That's a neat trick with the graveyard, and you said it can be for landfill too, that's nice. At least now I have a reason to add that dlc :) Thanks for the entertainment as always, cheers

[@currently_heather243]

Amazing build of course!! I am loving this series sooo much, one of my favourites and when I find time to play CS I am playing along with the general design of my own city :D The inclusion of the biodome was genuis!

[@jcosunshine]

Soooo cute!!! Inspired me right away to make a small trade school in my new city. Love love love!!! ❤️

[@Ravenslittlenest]

I love thise billboards!! Very cool 😎

[@grayone9sargent257]

If the campus is new, small tree-lined paths is fine, but if it's well-established, the taller trees are more realistic, although it blocks the view of the "blocky" building somewhat. Great job, per usual.

[@ClaireHindley]

Awesome build again Egg! Really enjoyed it today. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@Jen29YNWA]

🤣Vegetable Academy.... love your vids so much.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Haha, glad you are enjoying them!

[@bubble0318]

You might want to add some resting spots along the mountain path so the climbers can catch their breath lol

[@JLALALALA]

LOL. Maybe plop a cougar and a wolf in there somewhere too. 😂

[@JLALALALA]

How about the naming that the “trail of fears” 😂

[@iliraone]

Loving this build as always. And while the detailing music is pretty chill, the fact that it's titled "I'm Bored" doesn't quite fit, since you're clearly not and I don't think any of us are either.

[@dillzah134]

The modern mid century looks great in the hills, more pls 😊

[@stevindavis5195]

I think a great name for the Uni would be Orchid University of Agriculture. or OUA for short Mascot would obviously be the cougars lol. Also, thank you for the wonderful videos I watched all of the current episodes in one day and just couldn't stop watching. Keep doing what your doing!

[@stocker_21]

Loving this build so far, definitely should keep and create more posh/rich housing into the mountain side.

[@themightyeagle21]

I love the speed of your voice, because it sounds mostly good at 1.75, and completely fine at 1.5

[@krisdoney84]

Call the foothill build the Ampitheater. Add at base of the other side of the mountain with another style of houses, maybe self-sufficient, as they maintain that low height, yet modern. Interconnecting paths between the two with park assets along paths. Maybe a community pool in between as well.

[@CanadianDadReacts]

This has quickly become my favourite of your builds. Keep it up, mate.

[@JinxLiam]

Love the series! Maybe adding some public transit directly to the university would be beneficial

[@mastersuntzu]

Love the foothills area! Living in the desert we have a lot of foothill homes that are in the more wealthy side and they look pretty cool dotted along the mountainside

[@j0394]

Wonderful build! Great content, keep it up! Thank you for the effort you put into your channel and builds. One of my favorite creators!

[@ClareFlack]

I'm so happy to have another episode, I'm finding some days are harder than others right now, and your videos are so helpful for me to escape, and you're a wonderful person to this community. ❤️

[@haydenbundock4074]

“Orchid Bays Planifolia School of Agriscience” would be nice as Planifolia is the type of orchid vanilla comes from and agriscience as it’s developing future farming technology 🙂

[@StarStuff.]

Slowly catching up with everything I missed so far (been a busy and challenging month) Love the campus next to the farm, when you placed the study hall my mind went straight to see students sneaking out at night to help themselves to some oranges 😁 prime location for some toga party shenanigans too 😜 followed by letters of disgust from the farm workers

[@oanna8174]

Love your builds, they're always fun to watch! You do miss a way to cross from one side of the university to the other though. The dividing street needs at least one crossing I think. Now I have to start a city of my own, you have inspired me! :)

[@thehandleisuseless]

I always watch your videos with the intent of motivating my Cities Skylines play... For "some reason" I always end up with an urge to play Skyrim after the video 🤔 😅

[@heikkisuora2500]

Collapsing the graveyard seems a bit brutal, with all the bodies buried underneath there and people losing the headstones where they used to come to remember their lost loved ones.

[@Ravenslittlenest]

And that is a good way to get ghost 👻 angry

[@JohannHitz]

In a similar way you made that rural town in Ilos you should create another rural area close to the mountain. I’m from a rural village in Graubünden, Switzerland and it is on the foot of a large mountain which this reminds me of! That small village you made in Ilos was fantastic so I know you could build something beautiful like that here!

[@AhrisOsman]

Name suggestion for the campus could be Sköll. It's a mythical Wolf from Norse mythology and it also sounds like school. 😆 Alternatively the Wolf of Church Street. Just because haha Fantastic build as always. Although all the flavours are super fun, nothing beats vanilla Egg. 👏

[@kingofmashedpotatoes]

Aah the school of agriculture, or as the locals call it, Prepare to Farm :D Great episode as always Egg!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Lmao thats a good shout! Thank you bro

[@vee24]

Zoning correction using fences is a genius trick, woooo, that will be really useful for me!

[@paullally5958]

Egg, you continue to make astounding cities. This is shaping up to be your best yet!. Well done

[@Abreaxas]

I just love this series. As for a name for the campus area: Theophrastus university. (Theopastrus was a philosopher in acient Greek and the first to systemise the botanical world in his books (series) The "Enquiry into Plants" and "Causes of Plants")

[@LittleHollowAlt]

On top of the Mountain with the viewing platforms you could add a firewatch tower it would make sense for one being placed there you get a clear view of the foresty area which is highly flammable and the farming area which also flammable you don't want the bakery to catch fire no one likes burnt toast 🤣

[@tg6301]

Always great to see your builds. You used the bio dome, what about in the open area on campus add the hydro farm also? Can see its height being an issue though... just a thought.

[@nickkuiper32]

In the Netherlands we have one of the most prestigious agriculture universities called "De Wageningen Universiteit". Maby it's a fun idea to call Orchard Bay's uni: "The Wagonering University". Just to Anglofy(?) it a bit and have a bit of the real world in your build.

[@Sweet05cts]

Do the signs light up at night? If not, I will allow Find It ONLY for the purpose of putting a couple lights on it. If I see ONE grill in a backyard that doesn't belong thou... Paffs didnt come in right on the road that holds the Police Academy because you drew the road over uneven ground - you can also tell cause the zoning is broken by the corner. Obvs you just did it without snapping, but jusss sayin Don't forget to put a fire heli depot in somewhere - if the trucks can't reach the buildings, they'll burn (and that applies to any campus, park, amusement park, zoo, or nature reserve area) MCM housing is nice; can stay

[@adrianbick1299]

Big fan of the large luxurious houses in the foothills

[@max_archer]

It's funny, you've sort of created a pastiche of the Hollywood Hills here, with the mountain park representing Griffith Park, the neighborhood resembling many I've seen on the San Fernando Valley side of the hills (especially out toward Encino and further west), and I guess the university would be UCLA. I'd definitely continue to build around the base of the mountain, but maybe change up the architectural style on the other side of the hill where it faces what will eventually be downtown, shame there isn't a "Spanish Style" or "Mission Revival" content creator pack because that'd continue the Hollywood Hills theme and reflect what's on the LA Basin side of the hills rather than the Valley side.

[@PeacockEarings]

I love the MCM pack but I feel like something more rustic, spread out and maybe run down would suit being next to a nature reserve. You know, like people who want to be away from their neighbours and society. Or you go complete opposite and do mansions with huge lots and gated community since you have the prestige of being next to nature.

[@Ab-yv9hs]

I would suggest to add a cafe up in the middle of the mountain Also for the houses on the hillside, I suggest to add fencing around it and gate maybe to give gated community vibes

[@callumtm95]

An Orchid Bay Hollywood type sign would look good on that mountain behind the mid century houses

[@Kitch3nW3nch]

Since you have “Honey Farms” the Campus could be Bees Academy/University or Bee’s Institute of Agriculture. And along the Beverly Hills note for those modern houses at the mountain base MARKERLY KILLS since it’s built at the base of a no doubt deadly mountain (or Hills to keep it PG)

[@Draco.Invictus]

The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas is one of the biggest universities in the US. It is also known as Texas A&M. Orchid Bay A&M is short and simple, and effectively tells what the university is about.

[@BakedZiTi77]

Also just to add, love it when you ask if things in your cities are ok (tries to put in path) you ok with snapping into the grid my friend? 🤣