Building the Perfect Country Town in Cities Skylines 2!

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[@herusolares5320]

You know what would be nice to see in the future? One of the old wooden bridges connecting two disused roads, with a more "modern" metal-frame bridge right next to it, connecting two modern roads. The original bridge has become a historic landmark, and traffic has been diverted around it to preserve it.

[@minotaursgamezone]

how is this comment 7 days old ?!!!

[@herusolares5320]

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[@MDH12200]

how do u make a comment before a video is made???

[@herusolares5320]

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[@bobconstructeur]

@@minotaursgamezonemembers

[@cee-jay999]

I always love your small town builds - makes the map feel so alive

[@mrragge7986]

A natural way to make roads is to avoid tree clusters. Roads often do that.

[@ravenkhor]

In my city, there is a tree growing in the middle of the road. It's not a roundabout. It's just a small patch big enough for the tree. Suffice to say, it forces people to slow down.

[@matthewparker9276]

​@@ravenkhoris it a planned obstacle, or has a tree just grown in a patch of broken road?

[@ThE4EvRPs3GaMeR]

We also have one of those over here in los gatos, ca. Its actually cute looking lol ​@ravenkhor

[@nilskaspersson]

Your attention to the "ugly realism" like with power poles is a big contributing factor to why your builds are so fascinating to watch!

[@twodollarstwenty]

Thank you so much! Ugly realism is my bread and butter

[@comicman3173]

7:20 If you want realistic flood control without actually having stilt houses, look at Portsmouth, Ohio. The town is on the Ohio River, with several other rivers going through the town to flow into the Ohio. The area is prone to flooding, so the waterfront has a series of sea walls to prevent downtown flooding. It uses both fences and terrain to protect the city, although there is a riverside park in front of the walls.

[@luukhoekx]

Wow this episode is great! You really feel the fun you have in playing the game again. When you started placing the good old power lines I knew that you where in your upgame. End result is awesome!

[@twodollarstwenty]

Thank you! This was definitely the funnest build yet

[@whataboutneno]

"we're not fixing it, we're going to get out" is honestly peak realism as far as problem solving in the nyc metro goes looooool. loving this series already

[@QuintenKilborn]

I agree with you - growing up in a small Iowa town, those little T shaped power lines are a given part of the landscape

[@QuintenKilborn]

One thing that's also really common here are ditches on both sides of small highways to direct rainwater around and under the road. could be another great little detail!

[@SagarKhushalani]

I love power lines, but didn’t think anyone else did! I don’t think they look ugly at all, and they add so much realism. Glad to see them stretching out into the distance. Beautiful build!

[@JouleThief29]

Me too, but I'm also studying electrical engineering, could have something to do with that 😅

[@danielpetropolis]

The history of covered bridges is fascinating. Found this source stating US first covered bridge was built in Connecticut in 1804 by Theodore Burr. Named the Waterford Bridge, it spanned the Hudson River in New York and lasted for 105 years. You could pay homage to it calling you town “Waterford”. Sounds good 👌🏻

[@ChrispygamerYT]

Wow! You have really done well with this rural town, can’t wait to see how it grows and matures. Also the fire station reminded me of a church of some sort which I thought also nailed home the rural aspect. Keep up the good work mate! 👍 Cheers from Brisbane.

[@Mr.McMuffin]

Some suggestions, when you're building suburbs, check out the Rivertowns (Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington) just outside NYC. They're great models for commuter train suburbs on a hillside. For small towns, you should create one kinda like Bedford/Pound Ridge in Westchester. Lots of very wealthy people and massive houses, but it feels like it should be in the middle of nowhere. And for a really small town near the mountains, look up North Conway New Hampshire, in the White Mountains. It's got this great old hotel that could be the centerpoint of the town once more assets get added.

[@drekfletch]

Specifically North Conway Village, or as my mother calls it North North Conway. Much more charming. ;)

[@Mr.McMuffin]

@@drekfletch True

[@thecosmickid545]

I love these small towns. The shapes of the valleys and foothills with the river bisecting them looks a lot like the Susquehanna river valley in upstate NY around the triple cities. Very realistic and homey feeling.

[@wafflesheep2087]

You should check out Ipswich, Massachusetts. It has a train stop to get into Boston, it has farms, it's next to the ocean, and has a nice town center

[@Nikhil-P-R]

I feel like Clark Hills would be a great name that describes the town well. Love your builds as always!

[@deadgoaliered5175]

honestly, power lines arent ugly, they're just under appreciated. people have to get their power somehow, and the cheapest and easiest way of doing it is with wooden pole powerlines! very common in rural Canada and USA!

[@realEpicGold]

It's so great to see this build, and also seeing you have fun in this game! It looks absolutely incredible!

[@petercunningham5581]

Hilarious to me to see Sommerville as the inspiration. I helped design a lab building for JnJ that you flashed up on the screen @13:25. I hope we see you build a big pharmaceutical office/plant later on in the series if you are going to be referencing the Jersey Suburbs! 😂

[@drifty5554]

Nothing is more calming than SimCity 5 sondtrack

[@Dirty.H]

That little bridge is so cool. Looking great man!

[@_netsky]

I feel like the name for this town should be Lake Lucid Valley (or just Lake Lucid if its too long), because the lake near it is crystal clear and should be the main tourist attraction of the town.

[@PylonJon]

Sounds like Lake Placid. It's perfect!

[@goodmorningkay]

I would love if you checked out Bremen, Ohio - huge freight trains goes through town twice a day (iirc) which is a really unique feature, and a lot of smaller factories in and around the village are getting repurposed and refurbished into these really nice little complexes, such as stores and it really shows off that quaint midwestern life off quite well. My grandparents live there and my grandmother has already redeveloped a little piece of land in the village centre into a sort of community events venue or park, so I think some nice detailing if something like the town were to be built in game is some repurposed land and buildings from long ago.

[@flunkyduplex2926]

On City skylines one I was trying to construct the perfect small town / suburban town, I never got very good at it but I like watching you

[@ethaboo4971]

I live quite close to this area that you inspired this town off of, and I have quite a strong attraction to the places and history of this area. I would love to give any suggestions if you'd like some for the future of this town.

[@twodollarstwenty]

I would! Thank you!

[@ethaboo4971]

@@twodollarstwenty I'm so sorry for the late response, I accidentally didn't post my reply to your comment. Anyways, I sometimes drive past this beautiful rail bridge over the Raritan on the border of Hillsborough and Branchburg Townships: www.google.com/maps/@40.510913,-74.7272531,3a,75y,238.68h,102.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQaAJK-fSH7qMnlGyKoV0UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu It might be a bit rural for what you are building at the moment, so I'd also suggest looking at Division Street in Somerville. It is arguably my favorite place in the vicinity, especially during the holiday season. There is also the courthouse nearby which is also stunning. I don't know your plans for what you expect to build next, so if you want to ask for any more suggestions or learn about some of the history of the area, you can just contact me on discord, my tag is just "ethaboo". Thanks for making the content you do, I really do enjoy it!

[@Osariik]

I love what you're doing with the power lines. I haven't played C:S2 in a few weeks now and this is making me want to get back into it

[@ARW.7]

I’ve waited a while to see you do a large high rise city… excited for your version of Manhattan!!

[@Truhero830]

It’s great to see you build agriculture with some being big and some being a “small town.”

[@milkenjoyer]

Always looking forward to these videos. Legend!

[@bitjules]

Love that simcity2013 intro

[@harrywilson2107]

Loved this ! I like the little lake you have at the end of the river in this little town, I thought you could do some hotels BnBs or rentals around it ; not sure if that’s a thing in CS2 but that was my thoughts ! Keep it up 2 dollars loving this build in general

[@MrMolova]

At first layout for the new town, I couldn't see it, didn't think it was gonna work, but yet again your vision is superior. Really enjoyed the progression and I love the blank space between the big fields and the road

[@ethanp.8025]

Such a lovely little town. I do hope at some point a mod or something stops the buildings in the middle of field (wish they either made them spawn around the edge or dirt tracks going to them) - and tbh, i would love just fields without having the main building so that it looks like a farm with many fields. They look good enough from a distance tho

[@davidhoyos576]

Love the 48min video! Thanks two dollars!

[@worldofairline7141]

YES THE SIMCITY MUSIC!!!

[@maxthegreat9171]

A name for the town could be Bergamot or Bergamot Creek because Bergamots are a native flower to New York!

[@AbleMike5]

I’m moving to Vermont soon for work and the state capital of Montpelier is about 9,000 in population. It’s a beautiful small town with tons of topography changes, water features, bridges, and a beautiful state house. Check it out. I’d love to see you build it.

[@johanmichael6624]

I just had to comment on your video! This is the most realistic and fun city building I've seen. I love how you played with the terrain and it looks super realistic. Great job!! I'm subscribing

[@twodollarstwenty]

Cheers dude!

[@snoozby]

Fantastic episode mate!

[@TC6_Original]

I love how realistic the road network works.

[@drewadcock1303]

I really wish I could plan out and execute a town as beautifully as you. Love it!

[@scottgrimmlyon]

Great build. Getting strong vibes of Port Jervis NY from this build. End of the line on the NJT/Metro North. Might be a good place to reference when you do a rural build in the other direction along the railway line

[@nebbit1]

If you're imagining this as a floodplain, you could add an oxbow lake, like on the Connecticut river. It'd be an interesting piece of terrain to build around, and it hints at some of the history of the how the river has changed over the years.

[@zottel4590]

I think there should really be a bus connection from the town to New Dimesburg.

[@DaggeroPlays]

Looks lovely with the sunset

[@nauji]

It looks really fantastic !

[@amhianderson2935]

I love watching your videos! I have to say I'm still on the fence on downloading CitiesSkylines2. I really want to jump on. Maybe watching your videos more will help make my decision! Thanks for all your great content!

[@jemleye]

Simple name suggestion, but I do love the idea of the town just being called "Little", like "Little, NJ". It's just, cute, believable, and fits the character :D Maybe it was founded by someone whose last name was Little, even!

[@audiencesmember]

Beautiful build so far!

[@jonachs5316]

Riverside, Autumn Grove, Lakefield... those are my first couple thoughts on the name. Love the vids, look forward to the next one!

[@shuvlx]

Not sure if anyone has said this but while you get odd shaped lots, in places where far,ing is common place, you’ll have rounded lots and lots affected by subdivision near rivers, however the vast majority are square/ rectangular at least in America. If you were to make farming the true industry here, there would many more, square lots for farmland.

[@jonblair5470]

Love the natural look while also being functional and productive.

[@Nebs1]

I’m impressed, as always

[@dezwollenaartjes]

Oooh maybe call the tiny town ‘Holland’, it’s a name for one of the Dutch enclaves in the area, which are all towns of similar sizes and seeing the history of NYC (New Amsterdam) that could be very fitting.

[@lachysims6327]

keep up the great work legend

[@snake4546]

46:15 those shadows look amazing! 😍

[@ReikaWolf]

I also love powerlines lol. Big thing I like over the first for sure.

[@goldber_g]

This isn't the part of the Jersey suburbs you're directly modeling, but you should look at the part of Jersey directly south of the New York, like Highlands, Sandy Hook, etc. Especially when the harbor and bridge dlc comes out, these places could be really good inspiration if you want to addlight houses (they'll be part of that dlc)

[@allrise-99]

This all looks amazing and remind me of some places around me! A couple notes/suggestions: check out towns like Madison which has a very nice residential area with a Main Street with shops and a train line and if you are doing farming that is usually more west, and south in NJ and the town closer to jersey city are hillier and more business and shopping focused so you can also check out areas like Clifton, Washington township, and Flemington for more farming! Great video as always and best of luck!

[@allrise-99]

Oh one more thing, at the beginning you mentioned moving some of the hills and mountains which I think can benefit your countryside as there are three main ridges that run through north jersey, so check out the watchung mountains and areas like jockey hallow

[@allrise-99]

And one more thing I promise the raritan river runs through areas that are more farming based so you can check that out but it might be hard to find

[@allrise-99]

And if you’re taking inspiration from Somerville please include the Somerville circle

[@SirotanParkHanedaGarden]

I miss Oceania and that Florida one

[@ShaunWilliams]

Loving this build so far and as a fellow aussie, I relate to allot of what you say. Also did not know that about raising the powerlines and they change. Never seen that on any other channel. Good to know.

[@twodollarstwenty]

It’s a great feature I’m looking forward to see what the custom asset editors end up doing with it! Lots of fun possibilities

[@portergasper5159]

A good name for the farm town would be. Pennyville

[@cgollimusic]

beautiful build

[@wrong1029]

I think a corporate park would be a realistic addition to the more rural areas of the map, though I'm not too sure how hard that would be without lots of mods. They're usually close to the freeway and often have dedicated on/off ramps (something I find funny because massive apartment complexes often have clogged dinky intersections). For inspo check out Berkeley Height, NJ where Plainsfield Ave crosses Rt 78.

[@hekkensnatser]

i think you could make the livestock farm area bigger, but then also leave empty fields nearby for the animals to graze on. the livestock industry fields could then be seen as fields used to grow food for the animals.

[@1894db]

It'd be kinda cool if the maps had randomized zones where natural disasters were common, like tornado alley in the US... It'd be intresting how that would affect how players build on maps... avoiding building dense cities in those locations and stuff like that

[@magalibaleng1663]

I love your videos!

[@Osariik]

Since the town and its geography and likely history are dominated by the river, I'd suggest naming it after the river. The small towns north of NYC have a lot of England-derived names from what I can see on Google Maps, and there's a smattering of places with local features mentioned in the name (for some examples; Crotonville, named after the Croton River; Cross River, named after the Cross River; Goldens Bridge, named after a specific bridge that crosses a reservoir; several named after nearby lakes such as Peach Lake and Lake Carmel). Under these I'd suggest perhaps something like Lincoln River or Lincoln Bridge, with the river being called the Lincoln River; if you think another similar name for it suits it better use that instead, this is just an idea. Another common naming theme in the area is Native American words or names, for example Katonah is named after a local chief and it's believed that Mahopac means "big lake". I'm going to suggest something like "Wapisipee" (feel free to play around with the spelling), which I think could be a fairly accurate way that English-speakers could have butchered the phrase "white river" in the Munsee language, which was once spoken in the area (it isn't anymore unfortunately); "white river" in Munsee is "waapii siipuw".

[@TugaBall689]

loved this one

[@klyntar2099]

Looooove the simcity music, is there any chance we'll get simcity 2004 music? That soundtrack is absolutely the best.

[@james-mn7zj]

I think it could actually be a good idea to build rural towns in areas you might develop in the future. A lot of modern day suburbs have historical city centers that used to be rural towns, so it would be interesting to see how the pre existing town and farms interact with the sprawling city.

[@thejamester2005]

i love your builds

[@christopherdraper4251]

Love ur builds. 1 suggestion. Making the terrain uneven and more natural looking and having barley or just essential terraforming and adding trees all over makes this game look really realistic.

[@christopherdraper4251]

And I know you were probably going for a Midwest farm flat style and also you did add more elevation changes. But, for example, when you drive in your neighborhood; you’ll see that the roads all sit on hills and you never actually drive on a level elevation for very long. Just a observation, great vid

[@AustinPowder242]

The small power lines you can attach them to the road the bring them through neighborhood’s ect that’s what I do with my older style suburban areas or city areas

[@OddlySpecificGaming]

Industry on the lake would 100% use canal boats so the bridge height makes sense

[@shinkicker404]

If you wanted to keep the money themed names, could go with something like Pennypinch/worth Junction or something.

[@Starmanw422007]

Hi Twenty Dollars, from my home away from home in Port Riche, Florida.

[@DaveBennettMusic]

Surface painter is much needed

[@HenryRoss-wu4lo]

❤@This. Great 😊👍 and wonderful City!

[@KLENDEY]

That background music, reminds me of SimCity

[@justarandompolishguy1513]

48 minutes? Nice!

[@yungbootyheadmcgee]

You would definitely expect that small lake being packed on weekends!

[@FiatMultipla]

There's this town nearby NYC called Fishkill. I would love for you to build something similar to that

[@Circiaify]

Always enjoyed these videos more than I enjoyed the game lol.

[@credence89]

That 90 degree corner in your river cross is something I can´t stand... not too natural!

[@pork676]

I personally suggest making the country side part of the map to be a bit more worn down that would show a bit more of its history, And also when you start introducing mods i suggest making the roads less in perfect condition kind of what you did in Sunset City.

[@DavidsonThomas808]

Wooooh, Two dollars twenty, i'm back on cities skylines youtube, and there's a sequel, welp time to start playing again maybe

[@EclecticTastes]

I'm looking forward to more types of tree - preferably including Eucalypts and palms...

[@roxstar5088]

I just wish for a DLC or mod that creates zoning building like the farm land. Plop down a freeform land and a house and other assets will appear on the land. So we can better zone around curves.

[@helloitsarthur]

the lake near the village is calling for a hiking trail

[@ladapeek7277]

Hi, maybe I'm remembering wrong, but is it possible that your outro music is from simcity? Not to tease, I'm just interested because it's such a good tune and I can't decide where I've heard it before. 😅 Oh, and I liked the video too. 😊

[@edeepieie]

If only i could live there… it would be the perfect place

[@64ElMariachi]

I think it would be very neat if you divide the ENTIRE MAP into lots, and then build/expand the city into the pre-existing lots, "selling" each one as needed.

[@theabcevaluation]

Have you ever considered adding ditches to the side of rural highways and gravel roads?

[@juris6878]

Hey i really love your videos mate just one small thing, can you please go back to not showing the finished town in the beginning. It really takes away from the experience and surprise of watching it being built during the episode

[@twodollarstwenty]

Great point! I’ll keep that in mind next time. Thank you!

[@sfctw1]

The SimCity5 soundtrack is perhaps the only good thing from this game lol :D

[@graham6571]

Do you plan to go back and continue Sunset City or Oceania anytime soon? I love this series but I do miss Oceania and Sunset

[@user-rw2bk6ig3j]

Hi, i just wanted to say, theres this dutch youtuber "tiesgames" and hes making the same city as. You should check it out and youll see there are so many similarities. And hes just acting like hes the one who came up with it and hes not giving credits or whatever

[@wilsmith44]

I have had my share with CS2

[@wyntoniscringe]

Name suggestion- Alderton

[@benhoughton9028]

A wind turbine or 2 might look good