The Beginning of a New City - Bend, Magnolia County | Cities Skylines 2 | Ep 1

[@Brasseurdecave]

CPP: I'm curious about the terrain. Also CPP: I built this terrain. 10/10

[@FoodBaby69]

He's starting to get some NL style banter. It's great.

[@FortuneZer0]

Oh no early onset dementia.

[@Kopic23]

@@FoodBaby69I love to see fellow egg enjoyers on a bunch of other random channels

[@rockstar-5934]

don't worry, he ain't trump@@FortuneZer0

[@SenorBolsa]

Never break kayfabe.

[@quillient7445]

Please someone get this poor man a zoning toggle, we can’t afford to stress him out this badly! 😊

[@pixxa37]

... and he needs to install the line tool

[@velocitrader]

@@pixxa37 game devs depending on modders to fix their games for them and for free... what a world we live in.

[@averagezing]

One thing I'm "Getting More Okay With" is the Growing Trees. I find it super cool to go back to an older neighborhood in the city and see how different it looks each day of irl playtime

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Completely agree with you there. Gives neighborhoods a feeling of history, which is awesome!

[@leahwilton785]

As a pedestrian, I always appreciate having trees on the roads. I didn't notice it til a friend pointed it out, but there are very few areas in my own city with trees along roadways. And now I can't stop seeing it! For me, the trees help the area feel to human scale - like I am meant to be there.

[@Otierela]

ugunbungakugyuhufu huhu tree primates, you know what i mean, lmao😆

[@raoulv]

​@@Otierela an attempt to make a weird racist comment?

[@btmcgraw]

I studied planning in the 90's and wanted to be a planner but life went elsewhere. I became a cyclist in 2020, went down many rabbit holes on KZbin, discovered Cities Skylines. I've learned so much over the last 4 years. Each trip on my bike or driving is plagued with the problems with our built environment. Once you learn what a stroad is you can not unsee it.

[@bacondoesthings123]

@raoulv no, he’s making a joke about our primate ancestors’ tendency to nature.

[@emergcon]

I complained to the city after they removed some trees at intersections for bike safety. They replanted them.

[@mst4309]

I feel like I’m witnessing genesis. As a latecomer to verde beach I never really grasped its story as it’s so large scale and complex. Magnolia County from squares 1 I will!

[@Jeaver15]

Omg I'm in the same boat

[@Koko119254]

Same!!!!!

[@xenos3116]

Same lmao

[@Darthtater98]

Sameeee

[@Dhart74]

We da same!

[@mrperson9629]

"A couple more development points, thank goodness, cause we gotta do something about the bodies" - Phil 2023

[@TripleThePugg]

your storytelling and attention to detail is what makes you so unique in the cities skylines space excited for the series

[@shaneintheuk2026]

“Yes Mrs Jones, I understand that you have a dead body in your living room and it’s been there for weeks but on the up side your street has trees and no stop lights.” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@marru9311]

The story, the effort of building the custom map, the jokes, the upcoming eminent domains and landscaping. Thanks for making the whole city skylines game much more enjoyable than it already is. I am really looking forward to this series!

[@Red81849]

A suggestion for the town, is to leave space between some buildings. i think its a bit more realistic, a lot of houses are not exactly fence-to-fence (some are) on google earth you see a lot of trees in the suburbs (in some parts). I'm excited for this series!

[@nicolaihumblen5623]

One hour left at work whilst working on the budget for next year and this 50 mins beauty drops!! Thank God I have a free screen in use! Best upload EVER. Sooo psyched for a new series and on CS2 as well!

[@gigirivers1447]

I was doing/ thinking almost the exact same thing. 😂

[@Grayald]

Our top story tonight, crazed OCD mayor rips up roads, uses hired thugs and unlicensed contractors to bully people out of, and destroy their homes because he didn't like the way they were facing. City officials refused to comment, and have employed unlawful tactics to impede our investigation at every turn.

[@jnewman83]

I’m already enamored with the town of Bend! And the lounge music while Phil goes crazy fixing zoning might be my new favorite recurring bit. 😂 Excited to see where the community and the region go from here!!!

[@benabaxter]

The lounge music is the famous Wii Shop Theme, if I'm not mistaken.

[@andruloni]

next step is putting the Netherworld Shanty for when the madness goes off the charts

[@flipcupking2222]

I'm excited for the first story driven CS2 series and have been watching since Verde Beach Day 1. Pretty cool to see the start of a new project and see it come to life over time and feel really connected to the city. I saw a depression in the terrain between the cul-de-sac houses and thought it would be a perfect place for a little pond for the kids to go fishing in after school.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

I Lol'd at that guy who crashed and was like "nope, back to Clearwater, this is too much for me" 😂 Great start to the series bud and fantastic work on the map! Hope I'll be able to keep up with this one 😁

[@MugwumpSupreme]

But wait... How did he get it to say it was going to Clearwater County? 🤔

[@knightriderlv]

@@MugwumpSupreme I was wondering the same thing.

[@KingDavidCreates]

@@MugwumpSupreme You can rename your outside connection arrows at the end of the map.

[@MugwumpSupreme]

@@KingDavidCreates thanks! That makes sense.

[@mrpotential11]

35:20 a possible coul-de-sac idea that I use that could be beneficial and looks really nice is I use alleys for suburban neighborhoods. When I end the alley, I turn off all snap tools, grab a regular road, and make a very very small segment. You can't zone on the ends, but it gives a tight realistic look

[@kissenjinx]

As an addon to this tip, I usually place parks etc, without any snapping turned on, at the end of the road / cul-de-sac :)

[@MrTwisted003]

I had the same idea, but I was thinking running the road perpendicular. To get such a small nub of a road I thought to add 2 dirt roads parallel, 1 on either side of your 1st road slightly longer (just near and past the end) maybe 2 cells away, then run a same or bigger road at the end ( to make a T) across the dirt roads directly in line thru the end of the 1st. With the dirt roads longer i think it wouldn't make a weird connection. Then delete the T on each far side of the dirt roads, then delete the dirt roads. I'm assuming you're left with a nub on the end with zoning on the end. Don't have the game yet so I can only imagine if it works. Another idea was actually what he did in the video, and it worked better than I thought. Not too sure about this "nub" idea.

[@EndoScorpion]

In England where I live we don't have bulbs or roundabouts on our cul-de-sacs. The road just has a little bulge/lay-by for turning around. Sometimes either L or T shaped. More than enough room for a car/van to do a 3-point turn, but doesn't take up the space of a house or three like the roundabouts do. By doing this in C:S2, you also get zoning at the end of the road too.

[@MaleusMaleficarum]

​@MrTwisted003 there are many such roads in California. Not true cul-de-sac, just ally/driveways to houses set back from the road

[@MrTwisted003]

@@MaleusMaleficarum True, I have seen those. I want to say they're rare, but I have seen them around. I lived on a cul-de-sac for a while myself twice, and one was a good sized one for how short the street was, and if I remember the biggest issue people complained about was people running into their parked cars because there wasn't enough room to turn around. Ours was big enough, I guess some people just can't drive, lol. But I'm assuming this is the reason most are bulbous at the end.

[@liamnussbaumer5269]

So excited to see this city grow!

[@lightplane]

Another tip I discovered. If you want a rural look to your town you can install power poles along the roads. This works on any road with sidewalks. Select the low voltage power for above ground and plop the poles along the sidewalks of your roads. It looks great. Duplicates the power as roads have them underground anyway. But it's a nice visual. Works on highways too. I also place them alongside railways too.

[@iamrobustus]

Love that the state of Superior is continuing in CS2! Excited to see all the stories that will happen in Bend.

[@daltongiddings2771]

As a Michigander, it’s always really weird to see left hand turns off of highways, but as always, this was immaculate! Can’t wait to see how it grows!

[@pamelawild4390]

Really love all your story-driven series, but I think this one might be my favorite!! I don't even play Cities Skylines, but I LOVE watching you do it!!

[@jonathanownsyou]

For anyone wondering, the song at 46:31 in the "City Tour" section is called A Prayer for George by Matt Large. Such a great song with a chill vibe.

[@braydenholt1725]

What a beautiful name for a County! Hopefully this area becomes a beautiful area for its namesake! I looking forward for this series!

[@thedragonwarrior__]

Here we go! Just got around to finishing Verde Beach a few days ago and LOVED it. So excited to follow along with this one rather than binge watch. Thanks in advance for the countless hours of entertainment

[@veevoir]

About the Path Lights thing - CS2 cares for safety, any time path makes a pedestrian crossing through 4+ lanes - it will have lights. Because otherwise it is pretty unsafe for pedestrians.

[@anderssn]

Great start on a series! Although I do sometimes wish you did less grid towns haha, it feels like its the default for almost everyone.

[@TheGrimHHH]

I think the biggest issue with CS2 is that if you don't do grids, your cities will look all broken up. This is a problem that'll be solved with mods, or when CO adds zone toggling to the streets.

[@zaynkhan136]

@@TheGrimHHH take a look at overcharged egg's cities 2 city, i think he does a great job of breaking up that grid and making it a little more different than the typical cities 2 build

[@TheGrimHHH]

@@zaynkhan136 Haven't seen his stuff recently, but will do. I need some tips as well because if I don't build grids, I just can't get my cities to look good.

[@zaynkhan136]

@@TheGrimHHH there’s a lot of great cities skylines builders on KZbin and I think he might be one of the best for visually interesting but still replicable builds - highly recommend

[@anderssn]

@@TheGrimHHH You're definitely right to a degree, though I have seen some creators manage to do some really nice less gridded cities. PalmsTime manages to make really interesting city layouts with grids and more organic shapes mixed together. Sanctum Gamer breaks the grid a lot as well and manages to make really natural and realistic looking road layouts.

[@RandyJGJ]

Whew!!!! Finally a new series I can sink my teeth into. 🎉

[@BluuBird2]

I'm currently halfway through the Verde Beach saga and I'm so excited to follow your new series right from the beginning. Your videos are always just the thing when I need a study break or wind down at night - thank you for the awesome content!

[@CinnamonMuffinz]

I always love the stories you bring. It brings intention to a sandbox. Something I hope to replicate when I start playing CS2

[@AleksiJoensuu]

I really love this style that Phil has of really taking time when building a city. I mean, this isn't a game that you "win" or anything so why not take all the time you want to make things detailed and nice! It just makes for some really good content that's satisfying to watch. Not to mention with the way the game is running when cities grow large enough, seems like you'll get more gameplay before your system starts sputtering :)

[@mrshurukan]

I found you totally randomly not that long ago, but I'm really enjoying your videos and I've already watched your previous story driven city. I was wishing for a new one and you delivered! Keep up the great content and thank you so much

[@SixVogaR]

Just found out about your channel from KZbin recommendations, and I'm amazed. The editing, cinematography, commentary, music and overall presentation is top notch. Instantly subscribed. Can't wait to watch more of this series.

[@SageSundae]

Very excited for this new series! Watching you build a smaller town makes me miss having fencing to build out lots in CS2. I started getting into it in my final CS1 city build and it’s one of those detailing things I totally miss.

[@iangoodsell]

“This is a decision I would never want my local government to make… but that’s the decision we’re making!!!” 😅

[@iamhazelnuts]

Yay finally!! So excited :D I love the life you give these characters and the stories you write while educating us. YOU ARE AWESOME!!!

[@davidmathis3612]

As a land surveyor, I very much appreciate respecting the topography, thanks for all the great content!

[@dmc41287]

YES! City Planner Plays for the big W this holiday! This will be a great build, I love the storytelling that you do with every episode. Looking forward to many more episodes as Madison County expands with the times!

[@denizunal2944]

your storylines for your series and how connected they are is fascinating.

[@alrivers]

Hey CPP! You can also trick the zoning by upgrading a road to a 2 lane highway and then back after placing your zoning down rather than having to delete the road, lose some buildings and have to build and zone them all back up. Try it out 😉

[@michaelmccarty9339]

I am excited for this new series, Phil! One thing I though Verde Beach missed was a rural area. I am hopeful that you can implement that in this series later on down the road. Thank you again for brightening my Tuesdays with your videos and I hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving!

[@feliciajohnson8944]

As someone born and raised in Duluth, I’m so excited for this!

[@VaingloriousGaming]

Really looking forward to this series! Though 20 minutes in and my two biggest frustrations - the broken zoning grid (it's just broken and needs to be fixed) and what you've dubbed potato mode - have already appeared. I will be a very happy city builder when these two problems are in the rear view.

[@LizardEatsFlies]

As someone who grew up along lake superior in MI and hiked the porkies several times, this series makes me so happy

[@SimplisticGrace]

Ahhh after watching all the videos of the series I missed, I get to start day one with you on this one. So excited to see what the county becomes! 🎉🎉

[@EricMesa]

me too! This is the first time I'm on the ground floor of one of these

[@Dekkuran]

@13:30 What a great little detail matching the residential demand meter to the beat of the song. I see you, sir!

[@louisbrewer1260]

Looking forward to this series! One thing I would love to see is an easy way to access USGS topo maps to base your overall region on! They had a very primitive one in Sim City 4 (last city builder I really played), but it was very difficult to implement in game and just didn't work right! I want this because I really want to replicate my hometown region the Grand Valley in western Colorado where the junction of the Colorado River and Gunnison River is located! The topography is super cool in the region with the two rivers coming together in a wide valley with the Grand Mesa to the east and red sandstone rocks and canyons on the south and west and I line of steep cliffs along the north! I played homage to this region by making my own map with editor in Sim City 4 (was a labor of love) and my best friend and I made this super cool mega metropolis on the map but it didn't match up to the super cool natural topography of my home region! I actually still have the desktop that has that map and metropolis I made all those many years ago!

[@christiankrzykwa8470]

An easy way to fix zoning that works about 75% of the time is double clicking on the last road placed. I found this to be easier than placing paths. You have to play around with it but double clicking in certain sections of roads moves it's zoning around.

[@TOMTOM544]

On the little triangle part of Main St you should put a Spruce there and it can be like the towns center Christmas tree

[@Silvermoonshadow]

Phil, thank you for your content. Thanks to you, my bestie and I both got into Cities: Skylines, and it has been a joy ever since. Also, i have been suffering with crippling GI issues that sometimes keep me in bed for days. It is awful, but your soothing voice and creative and full stories help make my day better. I appreciate you and all you do. ❤️🥰

[@dracula3811]

The moment we've been waiting for since cs2 was teased! So looking forward to this!

[@tylergenius8911]

The amount I learn with almost every sentence you say is unbelievable haha. Just on City basics and the reasoning behind all the things you do. Like I've just done soft corners in industrial areas cause I've seen it IRL, and then you just nonchalantly dropped the logic as to why its like that. One of many examples lol. Can't wait to see this series unfold.

[@gavin.d.m]

Love the back story. Looking forward to seeing this develop. 😃

[@Manu2222221]

You're my favorite CS2 youtuber because you always add a narrative to a game that doesn't include such. So many videos I see of cities being haphazardly arranged like a true sandbox, but your cities always feel natural because you develop them with story. Kuddos!

[@mtyetfull]

Oh yeah!

[@emjayygleghorn9173]

The editing on that city tour at the end was absolutely magical!

[@simmuskhan]

Your videos are so entertaining and informing! I love learning so much from what you do! If you have time it'd be great to have some tips on how to make city tour videos. My son and I hang out for watching right to the end to watch them!

[@kristinkirtz8472]

As someone who lives in Duluth, Minnesota. I am VERY excited for this series.

[@pibbz13]

That suicidal taxi driver at 1:10 tho 😂

[@jamesroth6419]

Love the lore/storyline you always include with these builds. I always enjoy watching!

[@ULTRXBLXCK]

I get so invested in the opening stories. I hope everything works out for James and Jamilia.

[@ssicari]

the "cpp fiddles with zoning" theme song cracked me up every time. amazing looking forward to the next one :)

[@fakeshemp7037]

Christmas came early! Super excited for the new series. Also, I know that the crematorium is a logical choice, but consider the graveyard. Graveyards served not only for internment but public spaces. Brooklyn's first "public park" was a graveyard and I think they really do add a lot of character to a community.

[@Birddeh2165]

The city tour transitions between the old and new are FIRE (verde reference intended lol) seriously amazed!!

[@lil_JuJu]

Phil you have outdone yourself with this first episode, I'm really looking forward to this series! The editing, the sporadic comedy, the quality and density of the building and storyline in incredible! Connecting it to verde beach and the proximity of Clearwater county makes this build very emotional and enriches the story and lore of the state of superior! again, great job and I look forward to seeing more of it!

[@heresdannyboy]

Hearing Phil this animated has been such a pleasure. Looking forward to this series!

[@metalfan8383]

A very good style to explain and show what you are showing and doing here (e.g. how you create a perfect grid and how you work with terrain slopes). I've watched so many channels, but most of them only have the timelapse function in mind. Awesome work and many thanks. You have my "like"

[@nathanielliddy638]

An exodus from the tourist heavy tropic to the resource-driven north?! I cannot wait for this series 😍🥵

[@kurospaladin]

@43:15 Thank you! That left turn was driving me bonkers! Love the map, and I will definitely be downloading it.

[@soulprospector6931]

As a upper peninsula resident these videos are so delightful. I wish we had city planners like you up here

[@ChanceCourt]

As a midwesterner, I love our area being mentioned. The Great Lakes are amazing.

[@raevynrader5801]

this is the FIRST cs2 playthrough i have started watching. ive seen your cs1 playthroughs (verde beach, belmont, etc.) and the differences are INSANE im kind of tempted to get it now bc of the customization features

[@Grafsburg]

I really love how you actually make a story behind each city you build! It makes it so much more relaxing to sit and listen in on!

[@JelliinaCup]

MORE MOREEE THE BRAIN HUNGERRRRS lmao Fr though, the map and city looks excellent and I'm so excited to be a part of the start of a vanilla series of yours for the first time!

[@snippykeegan]

I've lived in a poorly designed city my entire life, the type of city where pedestrian paths and bike paths are very rare. There is nothing more I would want than to live in one of the cities you design! :)

[@Rakjojo]

Hit my hand hard in excitement when I noticed this video. Finally, a series that I can follow from start to finish, hopefully.

[@ScottKorin]

Phil, I love the time and care you put into creating stories around your cities!

[@justice5776]

This will be my first story driven series for CS that I am following. The hype from the community is clearly justified, can't wait to see where this goes! Thanks for the thoughtful and entertaining content.

[@Sean-ps3ec]

I could literally watch you build this town ALL DAY

[@Warpdish]

I hope you don't abandon the city starting in the Beginners Guide! I am have been following for each new video and following along. It's been awesome, keep up the great work.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

It’s not going anywhere!

[@anthonyfrushour537]

Good to hear! I’ve been enjoying it too

[@EndeavorLK]

This is so interesting as someone who comes from a small copper town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan! Super Excited for this series!

[@DesertRat1997]

"Engineers hate median trees" Of course they do 🫥 i swear some engineers I know would love if we all lived in a Borg Cube

[@CASA-dy4vs]

I’m gonna assimilate your joke

[@ThyLordEggar]

I've tried to watch this every night before going to bed this week and fall asleep 5 minutes in. Time to try again (I'm falling asleep because my guy's content is so insanely soothing)

[@ThyLordEggar]

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[@ThyLordEggar]

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[@ThyLordEggar]

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[@ThyLordEggar]

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[@mateuszkunda9400]

It's probably beginning of another legendary series by CPP! Can't wait to see the County grow! It was so nostalgic to see the references to goold old Verde Beach and Clearwater County though 🥹 oh and Cats Walking at the end, brilliant 😄 Btw your struggles with zoning and having "good" buildings zoned show me we need plopping asap 😅

[@circumcenter13]

I'm already hooked... I give gratitude and respect to the person who came up with the cul-de-sac idea. You got to love this community, its a celebration to creativity.

[@bridawsel]

"We're gonna have to do something about the bodies" 20:42 Me only half listening to this video while im working: "THE WHAT?"

[@Littleblueneon]

I love your role playing and store building while building a city. It makes it do much more fun and interesting than just here is a cool city i built

[@frostiifae]

I'm just at the end of the intro and I'm so happy you've chosen to lean harder into the storytelling aspect of your series. Grounding your builds in the realities of its citizens and what how the city grows around their lives and ambitions really makes these cities so much more memorable.

[@Itsme64]

Finally back after a years break! Great to be watching you again I genuinely love these videos :D

[@jagnes632]

Love the new start! I saw you struggle with the lights on that intersection a little bit...seems like if you drag a path across a road it will give you a protected cross walk, drag it into the sidewalk of the road and it gives you just a cross walk and drag it up next to it and you just get connected to the street side walk.

[@IndomitableAde]

Not you having a whole lore and backstory for James and Jamila! I love that! Here's hoping James finds fulfilling work soon. Looking forward to it. 😊

[@shaneintheuk2026]

I’m really glad you are starting a new series in CS2. You’re an inspiration to me and seeing how you use the tools will help me be a better player. US drivers are clearly more law abiding than in the UK. We rarely have long straight roads in urban environments as it encourages speeding. Where they do exist we use traffic calming measures extensively. So traffic lights and roundabouts plus chicanes and speed bumps.

[@illogicalporcupine]

When the train hit the jump in the introduction, I laughed out loud. Great to see a new series!

[@northernfarmsim]

Started playing your map this morning…it makes 100% sense the way you have the natural resources set up. This should be the standard for the game. Great job!

[@mudora2999]

Yay! It's here! Thank you so much for allowing me to do the character art in this series! Love the story already. :D

[@Tristenlane2001]

As a Rail fan I’m very excited to see how rail will get implemented into the build. Would be really cool if you could add some nice spots where people could gather and watch the trains go by like many train historic cities do

[@paullaure]

Absolutely agree! In my hometown of Scranton, PA USA there is a Downtown shopping mall called the Mall at Steamtown that is adjacent to the Steamtown National Historic Site (industrial railyard). There is an elevated walkway leading directly from the mall's second-floor food court to the historic site that goes right over a bunch of railroad tracks. Railfans love to stand on that walkway as excursion trains go right beneath them at slow speeds as they depart the city.

[@Tristenlane2001]

@@paullaure that’s awesome. With more rail yards and stations would do something like that around the world

[@wearloga]

I loved how you (or your editor) had the demand bars move to the music while waiting for the first milestone! Wonderful and delightful detail 😁

[@freppers2666]

I didn’t notice this until you pointed it out. It’s at 13:24. So good!

[@rorytowler3464]

So exited for this series! Just wanted to also say loved the chill outro music for the pan!

[@Gavin-Ostroski]

Living in southern michigan and going past the porkies all the time to get to family, you did a great job recreating the area

[@disastrophi]

First thank you for the videos and the map!! I semi intentionally left a gap before starting watching these to start my own city on this map and it’s really cool to see how you used the land differently (and more expertly, let’s be real) than me. I suggest people try it!

[@homasoftwares8124]

I love that you started this new series! I was really missing them and I find CS2 looks and feels like a game with huge potential 🎉