Cities Skylines II - There's a Lot to Talk About

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First gameplay video of Cities Skylines 2. In this video we'll hit the Grand Village milestone while checking out a bunch of the new features and tools. It'll be a good time.
Big thanks to Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order for early access to Cities Skylines 2.
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[@CitiesSkylines]

The biggest question before this video is out, will $2.20 play with left or right side traffic?

[@SourCat420]

$2.20 🤣 thanks for the games!

[@KvVortex]

Left is better

[@dollin9515]

Can you guys make the game $2.20 please 🥺

[@Moshimulations]

if I was $0.22 (Not typo), middle lane traffic would have been the way.

[@Moshimulations]

​@@dollin95152.20KWD. Done.

[@entonduck]

I almost cried when I saw how cool and easy the road building tool was

[@dominickserrant1415]

I'm almost ashamed of what my body felt when he connected that first rail fork at 18:26..... Almost

[@LucKyLo0ny]

@@dominickserrant1415 almost

[@jpsatre]

You should get a life.

[@rosaria8384]

Same, I'm just so happy how easy they are this time, no mods needed thankfully

[@TransfemToast]

​@@dominickserrant1415ngl i busted all over my screen

[@crowdozer3592]

The scale of everything looks so much better in CS2. Its going to look insane when the mods come out

[@Faltery]

It's actually horrible that game needs tones of mods from day 1 to keep up with it's prequel... as for now all textures should be replaced with new. Harmony, road anarchy, TMPE, marking roads line, thousands of props already missing in game - CS2 looks so poor now. It'll be a good game but after multiple DLCs and changes. It's sad that people will buy this game for like 50 euro and it looks like some alpha early access - not a finished game.

[@arcanumelite4853]

@@Faltery the same could be said for games like skyrim... why would you ever buy the next game when the previous one has all these mods... and yet people do cus its crazy to judge a game solely on the mods that are offered and not the game itself.

[@TheLapari]

@@Faltery CS2 is already way better than CS1 base game and will keep improving...

[@ItsGamein]

@@Falterythe game isn’t even out yet

[@lexxlexx9710]

@@arcanumelite4853 It is mostly the same game with lots of ideas taken from CS1 mods and implemented here. Paying what will eventually end up close to 200 dollars again for all the expansions and DLCs is just plain stupid. I understand it if it comes from dumb teenagers but seeing adults doing it makes my brain hurt.

[@EmeraldGamerOriginal]

Oh my god I’m already in love with this game. Can’t wait for October when it’s released!

[@Kkplayzoffical]

21 likes and no reply’s got to change that

[@notoriousdoner5328]

42 likes and no dislikes let's change that

[@digby_dooright]

47 likes and no reply’s got to change that

[@blazegaming6097]

60 likes and no reply's got to change that

[@psy969]

90 likes and no reply's got to change that

[@astrognash.]

Absolutely in love with this, the way you can lay out the farms around the town feels SO good even if the visuals of the farms could be a little better

[@Peter-bj4dr]

Would be great to also see something similar for zoning.

[@even8490]

This is the first real good video I've seen of Cities 2. I'm more excited for it now than I was when people were drawing words in the game with the road tool up in the air.

[@peterk.rosenthal1417]

I wonder how many players were asking for the trees to not grow in immediately. Hopefully there's a day one mod to do that.

[@apotheosis27]

It needs to be an option for us consolers

[@twodollarstwenty]

It’s a feature I both love and hate and I can’t figure out which way I want it

[@TeddyRadko]

Its both a blessing anda curse tbh. Having trees grow slowly mean you have to care about preserving them alot more. It adds a really cool realism aspect in that way.... Buut i also just want trees to be fully grown so i can see how pretty everything looks 😅

[@Swaxol]

huh

[@GabrielKlock]

@@twodollarstwenty I think one way to solve it, it's as you develop your city you can buy fully grown trees but i't will cost you more money as you're not really planting new seeds...

[@bramfokke1460]

I made a little happy sound when you plopped that enormous railway depot. The scale makes such a huge difference, can't wait to see how your proceed.

[@twodollarstwenty]

It’s enormous! It’s tough to figure out where it’ll go

[@jacksonbarkerthebluehairedfox]

Oh god I hope the disasters are still wip, 'cause that tornado looked AWFUL

[@egill624]

Yeah the tornado and mountain snow need some more time in the oven

[@sunfxded]

First person I've ever seen use the correct 'cause. I applaud you!

[@rileyeyeyy]

@@egill624it was so funny to see the mountain snow just end everywhere in the mountains 💀

[@xmadeinwyoming]

I absolutely agree, but they changed the model from what it was in the seasons dev video. I really hope they go for something more realistic!

[@rosaria8384]

Yeah...

[@brain_afk333]

Oh my God the Rail infrastructure look SO good

[@ryanseipp6944]

This is exactly how I want to play this game. Actually progress through the levels, looking like a small town then growing to a giant metropolis. Can't wait to see how some original decisions turn out later on

[@mylazymood]

I think between you and YUMBL, this is a great example of a small American city! I've seen a few others videos and I really think between the two of you guys, these are the best to incaptulate the feel and real life look of an American City/town. Thank you for showcasing your city!

[@statelyelms]

If you like the realistic American recreations, consider checking out Infrastructuralist's little series on a small American town build, he has a really cool shader setup that was so good I confused his cinematic camera shot with a real drone shot. Lots of cool assets too

[@Mark-qj5kp]

6 block wide buildings?! Also I LOVE the path building tool, how you can create paths parallel to roads! I was obsessed with making pathways and bike trails in CS1, but was constantly frustrated and how it looked when it was constantly trying to clip onto the road near by

[@Serentropic]

Oh my gosh my soul is ready. This is a great video to introduce the experience. I'm so glad you've stuck with the game all this time, your presentation is always so professional and friendly. And you have me invested in Dunyeti! I can't wait to see what you're working on a year from now once we all really have the feel for this. The lack of ground colors kills me a bit ... this is something I hoped would be expanded, not eliminated! Map themes were the biggest limitation of the first game IMO. But as you said, mods and assets have the possibility to fill in a lot here. If I can figure out the asset requirements I'll probably get going on trees before it's even released, lol. Having growth stages for trees is fun; it's something I tried to do with my assets before and now I can make it official :)

[@micelbutone700]

This city reminds me a lot like Tehachapi CA I love driving through there❤

[@benjibatch]

I REALLY LOVE how every single creator that’s had this same challenge of a 30 minute video that can’t go past grand village, has a completely different take and style on building and what they want to achieve and the size of what they end up with, as a rail enthusiast, love the focus on rail in this video!

[@ironfoxzone2252]

As a railway traffic engineer I sugfest you make the spur that runs along side the river single tracked. I would imagine it would never get so much freight to justify building double tracked line. Looks to me that it would only serve farms as there are big mountains behind it. Also try and make through tracks at the depo (if there are none) so trains can pass the depo without using depo tracks. This can be done on the sides.

[@Thuin8]

I am stunned by this talent to build realistic and beautiful towns and cities.

[@AWESOMEftJU]

Me too

[@gustavoc6064]

The day/night visual make a big difference for me, hehe. One thing I've noticed, is the fact that cs2, apparently, didn't bring beaches or shore lines to the game. It all makes it look boring sometimes. Hopefully, it'll change in the future. Also, changing the color of the ground/water or adding sand and other elements would be very helpful!!

[@SREILLY1888]

Two dollars is without doubt… the undisputed master. Everything you build just…. Looks….. Real!!!

[@TheJohnDorn]

One thing I think could be really neat is the ability to mark a highway or rail as "going off-map" to a specific place, maybe even one in your saved cities. They could make it so named NPCs, etc, could move or commute between cities.

[@maszlagma]

What I would also love to see CS2 implement is directional zoning and optional larger zone sizes. SimCity 4 used to have directional zoning where you could control and see at glance which road the buildings will face onto by having an arrow pointing towards the road/street also giving you a clear outline of individual plot sizes. I do thing this would be extra helpful.

[@doit-lj3kn]

I don’t think anyone has ever mad me want to buy anything anymore than you have, you make this game sound so much better and after watching this video it’s made me want it so much more

[@yungbootyheadmcgee]

When CS2 comes out officially I think it would be awesome to do a “Twin Cities” series! Build the same city, with the same layouts, in CS1 and CS2 and throughout the series you can explain the key differences between CS1 and CS2

[@RN-du8wr]

I've been watching ALL the big names in the CS youtuber community and I'm hyped to see what kind of builds everyone comes up with in the release version of the game.

[@RomanTheSelenator]

This is the first let’s play that I’ve seen show an active traffic jam and natural disasters. Thank you

[@jdjenk04]

I really really really hope that the road color is adjusted (or adjustable by players) because it does not look good IMO. Either tone down the “worn” part of the road to match the rest of the road or make the rest of the road closer to the lighter “worn” part. The color difference between the two seems way too drastic.

[@heiggu]

i always thought this! it looks so bad😭

[@twodollarstwenty]

I also agree. I would have loved to have seen roads becoming more work over time abs repaired with maintenance. I think the textures are still a tad off

[@missym877]

Very excited for this, and your city looks great but I hope they fix the horrible daytime lights inside all the houses and office buildings. Not very realistic and super distracting if I’m tbh

[@CellaDragon]

The ways the trees are planted reminds me of SimCity4 but you could hold down and speed up the growth if you wanted.

[@drslime7]

The care paradox has put into little quality of life things and tools is amazing I don't even know what people can make mods about. And the standard has been set so high for ingame assets they look beautiful (I can't wait to place my train depot I'm already imagining a town that started off manufacturing trains.)

[@michaelw6222]

I'm really enjoying all of the CS2 content today. Amazing. Hopefully props will come at some point, but you just showed how some care with planning and layouts can still achieve some really great design elements, uniqueness and personality.

[@akifyigit60]

Finally good to see solid gameplay 😊

[@PenitusVox]

I love the tranquil cinematic sections with forest fires in the background, hahah.

[@mercurialdanny]

One of your best videos yet! Very entertaining and can not wait for CS2!

[@KingDavidCreates]

I will say for people worried about performance. As someone who has worked with an indie dev in the past, Optimization and visual/graphics polishing is almost always saved for the last month or two. Also as for the build I love the small town vibes, reminds me a lot of where I live being a riverside industry town. I still have concerns and I hope the devs have seen the outcry from the detailing crowd and will address it either before launch or with a post-launch update. Props, Rocks, Fences and maybe an option to purchase full grown trees would resolve a lot of the concerns I've seen. Oh also Contour lines, which is... the weirdest omission I never expected to just not be there. Everything else though especially the additions of Medium Density, Rowhouses, Mixed Use, THE ROAD TOOLS are fantastic.

[@twodollarstwenty]

This is really great info!

[@Faltery]

Obviously graphics polishing and fixes are the last part of game development as if you create it for 5 years, new technology comes and you want to provide updated product in the end. However... come on - it's 2 months before release and it doesn't require just "polishing" but 99% of textures should be replaced with new ones. This game doesn't look like 2018 production but more like 2012. Transport Fever 2 , Cities Skylines 1 had so much better resolution of textures. So much more details.

[@joshb4709]

@@Falterythey have most likely been working on graphics for longer than two months, but this is just a stable version they can hand out whilst they are doing graphics

[@elanamariew]

Dunyeti is so cute!! by the time we could see the whole town start to come together, I had such a smile on my face. this is the first video of yours I have seen, but definitely not the last. so excited for cities skylines 2!!

[@chevrolet-poitiers9507]

It feels weird, the past is quickly shuttering. Just as all I suppose, it can never last forever.

[@infiniteskies22]

right. we’ve been playing CS so long and now it’s going to be abandoned and forgotten about. not all bad tho bc the game taking its place seems to be incredible

[@statelyelms]

This game is going to be incredible.. it's on par with heavily modded CS1 gameplay, but easier, and cleaner, and more integrated.. I love the new sort of area drawing mechanic (like for farms.. around here, farms are very narrow and very long due to the river valley so I want to build those!), how stuff is less centralized on cars, and the ease of so many things! I love how your city looks, specifically with the railway.

[@matrj]

I hope they work better these visual effects. Smokes and that tornado look awful comparing with CS1 same effects.

[@Tchelow]

I really like how you used the train line and made it go through the city. As everything grows, it’ll look awesome

[@PeacockEarings]

Your POV has been my favourite. It's obvious that you've had a decent amount of gameplay and understand the new mechanics really well. Looking forward to seeing how this city grows.

[@abfruits]

Super entertaining - and FWIW, those few shots at the end really made the rework feel worth it.

[@kylecurry1184]

Wow, the cinematic shots at the end were so good. Not saying I was underwhelmed before, but they blew me away. The fact that it looks this good vanilla is so promising.

[@kelianitro1995]

I Loved this Video, one of the most relaxing things ever. I loved the Idead with the Train Stuff and the build music in the background. Just an excellent Video :)

[@ipoopinabag666ttv8]

Amazing first episode. Can't wait for more.

[@jesseperusse8370]

Wow, you're very good to make cities. The thing that impressed me is the fact you had a very clear idea of what you want to create. Its facinating. Im looking forward to see more of your creations in Cities Skylines 2.

[@Jive33]

Why is his voice suddenly so high pitched?

[@rockmonty]

love the simulation speed. everything looks so much nicer and more realistic at this slower speed

[@woscarm8629]

The trees in cities skylines 2 are to good, if you want your city too look good you must plan it just like in real life

[@oliverrevis4190]

I have got to say, as great as the new features are, I think the natural environment in CS2 has been quite disappointing. As you said the inability to change the ground colours. But also little things like you still cant create any proper cliffs only slopes that all look quite similar. I think it would really add to the realism of the game if players were given much more ability to shape and change the appearance of the land around your city.

[@car7605]

Hello ! That was the best CS2 video released yet on all KZbin ! (I wonder if all your videos are the best,I think so, but anyway) When are you planning to release next episode ? Looking forward to that !

[@MrRokkit]

Love the idea of the stream from the mountains. Would have loved to see naturally occurring water sources along steeper slopes, giving you elevation for your water.

[@SkaN2412]

Wow, not to throw shade, all the CS2 videos from today are great, but yours is definitely the most realistic! And you didn't even use up the 30 minutes haha

[@trappedinlimbo]

Great video! Looking forward to seeing what you create in this game, I can't wait to hear more of the in game soundtrack as well

[@jere4913]

Kinda reminds me of my town with the trains, rivers, and farm land but also with the mountains looking over the town (however the mountains near me arent that massive but still). I don't know how to explain it but it kinda gives me a cozy feeling. Can not wait for this game to release!

[@cynic5581]

Since crops are planted in rows typically farms are square(ish) or in lines so farming equipment can be used more effectively. Since livestock farms have multiple barns and buildings spread out across them to isolate certain things from other things (farm equipment storage/shop from animal barns where milk production happens for example) I think you might like the look better if you avoided roundness. It seems the barns and buildings that pop up on them take on the nearest perimeter angles in their placement.

[@istvancouver9514]

Can’t wait for the custom creations that people will create to add in the game in the future .

[@VlerkeDamne]

Exactly! Let's be honest, the asset and modding community is the absolute number 1 thing that made CS1 so incredible.

[@roddo1955]

​@@VlerkeDamneTrue. Its nice to see people playing the game but for me it's the aesthetics, too. Modded cities are pieces of art.

[@isitanos]

No guarantee CS2 will be as easily moddable, the tech probably changed to allow for more performance.

[@paraclinical]

Worst thing is after the game comes out we will probably have to wait for another year or so to get a decent amount of mods that will be enough for realistic builds

[@paraclinical]

hopefully the assets can be easily ported.

[@ActuallyTong]

man the details on the train cars are so well done.

[@lipatovs]

Very cool, so far the best video I've seen about the game) Thank you for your attention to detail and roads for the future is also a great idea)

[@comradebelikovUSSR]

I don't know why but the first town kind of looks like a Soviet Era Project town with all the row houses looking like housing blocks and the tall concrete towers

[@MAqiel-ql1oc]

No comrade, it's just a "normal" housing for our army.

[@Zapatronical]

What I noticed right off the bat is that the lightning is more realistic then cartoonish, improved traffic and civilians! And better models! Awesome!!! But of course, they have some textures that are worst…. The sidewalk and the streets just seem to stretchy and have little to no textures!

[@calibursoul9039]

I am looking forward to a new terraforming tutorial for CS2 by two dollars twenty -- the mountains look so much more impresssive in CS2!

[@alexmason2595]

The idea of drawable industry/farm fields is great! just seems like they were a bit lazy with it...

[@Pixelkvist]

It looks amazing and I'm so excited for the game release! But I'm really hoping there will be a Day 1-mod that turns off the tree aging and just lets us plop fully grown trees! xD

[@TheEmperial]

Would live here if it's exist, I love how the tool works and how basic it is!

[@pedrosantos4368]

AWESOME video and storytelling! The graphics are fantastic in CS2

[@annababicheva]

Absolutely love your storytelling skills!

[@bucketmcpretty9786]

Best CS2 gameplay video I've seen so far. Great job!

[@hamishashcroft3233]

Looks great. Can’t wait to play it. However, I do have quite a few reservations about it - The lack of any line tools etc for trees seems like a major oversight - plopping them by hand looks like a pain. - The lack of any contour information is very odd since they were in CS1 and are very useful - Lack of decals-surface painter (as you mentioned) - Lack of any sort of props (as far as I can see) - Also, not a big thing but feel it would be really nice to see more than one industrial zone type, for example would be great if there was a light industry option (eg. small units, light manufacturing, warehouses etc). - the lack of any sort of anarchy options, I know this will come as a mod but would be great to have the flexibility to add props, trees etc to buildings for example. Overall looks amazing tho and props to Colossal Order

[@Bast89]

Thank you for this video, the base game already looks amazing! I just wish they pushed the tree improvement to change through seasons (getting orange during fall and losing leaves during winter) but maybe that will be implemented next! The road tool is 1000 times better than what we had in CS1, can’t wait to try it!

[@JamesPetts]

I am very pleased to see an "unlock all" option to bypass the arbitrary unlock mechanics.

[@TheTinyCats]

I am discovering your channel. Very great video!

[@Hannodb1961]

I really love your build. Subscribed.

[@Ricksdetrix]

There's a nice foundation here for all the DLCs to come. I'm looking forward to what mods come out after release

[@rosaria8384]

I wonder if you'll make New Dollarton 2.0 in the final release, also I love how you also plan out the outside connections from the main street. 19:50 the OST is MUCH BETTER than CS1 OMG - the vibe is so glorious and the pitch is my penchant

[@camshepherd3445]

Mannn, I cant wait to get my hands on this game, Great vid as usual man, can't wait for the next! :)

[@JonnyRay82]

I can't wait to watch this!!!!

[@rwayle]

I LOVE that map, can't wait to build a city on it

[@TigerWoodsOffical]

Never watched a video of yours but that gday intro made me smile lol

[@bobdaktari242]

Came to see more of the new game, (can’t wait to get my hands on it), stayed for the trains. Great vid, cheers

[@pierrelipperheide7981]

ooweee indeed. looks awesome, can't wait for the game. (and more of your sound effects :D)

[@amarokdcs1062]

The new game looks really good, I love the feel of it, I'm just thinking so overall its got a larger map area than CS1, and with a 81 tiles alike mod, it could be larger than CS1, which would be nice! Hopefully all those far outside areas are detailed aswell in the maps and you can expand out there, as that would be amazing! Aswell as this, it may just be me, but despite the tile sizes being 3x smaller, the buildings and all, look way larger and roads, maybe its just the US Theme, but it gives me the feeling that although the map is larger, there will be less space per building, but we'll see on release, the hype is still with me.

[@Chainsaw649]

Thats true, you will be building way less than in CS1 with 81 tiles. Not only is CS2 Smaller than CS1 (with 81 tiles) but also the scale is much bigger in CS2. It looks way better and realistic but you will have way less space.

[@amarokdcs1062]

I just hope we can expand to the full map size with a 81 tiles like mod for CS2, as the outside area appears to be like 4-5x larger than the 400 or so tiles you get as standard@@Chainsaw649

[@nathannnathan85]

the scale is amazing. also the mountains. imagine what mods will do. rip my computer.

[@RMJ1984]

It would be really neat if they added erosing, so that rivers and streams would change over timer.

[@azraeliusescanorius8349]

I was literally just looking for a video on city skylines 2 by you this morning.

[@Coffeepanda294]

Ooooh yes. Love that you people have started uploading vids. Nothing wrong with more famous and casual KZbinrs playing, but I've been waiting for the more dedicated content creators.

[@hirookenji]

Cities Skylines 2 is so beatiful but I hope they make it more colorful like somewhat close to real life shading.

[@Kooriism]

That redo really was worth it - this is so aesthetically pleasing!

[@CubeAtlantic]

This is so relaxin' yet nice lookin' im excited to discover City: Skylines 2 :D

[@mty69]

If vanilla looks this beautiful, I can't imagine how insane it's gonna look in two years after DLCs and mods

[@aboriani]

Of all newest CS2 videos released, this one takes the cake... I love the look of this village!

[@nekikins4936]

I really would like to see slip lanes in this game. Its a fairly standard item in real life, and not having it is weird to me. Additionally, I watched your forest fire slowly encroach on your town for the entire video, super anxiety lol

[@zakzakmc]

I’m really looking forward to this game! The only worry I have is the performance of the game, every video has some serious frame drops. Maybe (hopefully) this will improve when the full game releases.

[@ryang6k]

i appreciate the devs allowing these videos of gameplay to be released onto youtube. It makes me confident that there will at least be 1 good game this year.

[@myguyTrevorSabo]

i've always heard about you in the CS community and am very disappointed that it took me to the 3rd of October 2023 to check you out! But I am glad I did! well done on everything from the city building to the editing and narrating!

[@twodollarstwenty]

Thanks man I really appreciate that!

[@plaxci]

Man the song playing in the background at 13:18 is whole vibe. If this really is what the new radio stations will be then i think i might actually listen to them, for the first time!

[@AITF045]

I’m glad I finally picked up City Skylines when I did. Just enough time to get a good feel for the game and enjoy it thoroughly, now the newer, better (hopefully) version is coming out and I’m super excited to try it out

[@Njwobrien]

For a base game, in progress, damn it looks good (graphically ) nice Paradox.

[@misterjt961]

Seeing this really eases my nerves about the map size. There’s tons of room! The scaling is much better and the level of detail makes a city feel much bigger too.

[@mori666]

i see your point about the landscaping/detailing, hopefully its present at launch. i cant see why they wouldnt have it included, unless they maybe thought the current was enough and just overlooked that part lol it does look great how it is tho, so it isnt too bad that it isnt present rn, but it would be 200% better if it was