The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Cities Skylines | Game Basics & City Layout (Vanilla)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Cities Skylines Playlist can be found here: kzbin.info/aero/PLXdi-Ns7w3jjfNPMl836BKjxZONnxvXPw

[@MJ-tc4es]

Cool I’m about to download the steam version of cities skylines! I really need this series.

[@nuttynatsu2354]

On the playlist, part 2 is first and part 1 is second. Might want to fix that =D

[@quantumbrewer]

I would like to know when to use roundabouts, and also when not to use roundabouts.

[@DangerRUSS_85]

If you go to the workshop, u can subscribe to FREE small 2 lane roads in the assets bar(pc only) No mod. Can be used in vanilla(pc). Helps build that extravagant road layout and intersections right in the beginning. Trophy system still activated.

[@calgar42k]

Several mistakes were made but overall not a bad tutorial for total beginners ! The most glaring mistakes are : -you dont start developping a city on both side of your collector road you dont need to and it makes services coverage near impossible early on ! -the most important building for growth are educative ones you always want to plop them asap and have the best coverage possible to level up your building - water pipes need to be spaced by 13 tiles no more no less it s a waste of $$$, -If you have industry and commercial demand in excess but no residential demand you can increase their respective taxes ratio just enough for the demand to not stack -Services have a radius area of effect early on you want them as centered as possible -you ve build too much intersections on your collector this will lead to trafic problems later on . -overall you want to avoid crossroads, you can build an entire city with only tbone intersections this will eliminate a lot of trafic issues .

[@doridot]

Placing the eldercare facility from across the cemetery to save on transportation costs is truly a city planner moment

[@jan_v_ier]

XD

[@dizzylizzy940]

Could you imagine that city council meeting? “You want to put a cemetery THERE?! Jesus fucking christ.”

[@wutevarr4028]

@Elizabeth Taylor Humphries if i were on that council, I'd suggest recycling dead bodies 😳🤣

[@XD-rd8zd]

@@dizzylizzy940 not sure why you want to curse Jesus so much and hurt people for whom He is so dear to. Would you not be hurt if I put an "f" word between your mother name and last name every time I wanted to laugh something off?

[@yuczq.]

@@XD-rd8zd bro goin crazy

[@michaels.3709]

The tone of your voice and the calm, slow cadence of your explanations makes me feel like I'm watching the Bob Ross of city planning. It's incredibly relaxing.

[@dh8203]

exactly what I was thinking!

[@jessica.m.brooks]

...lmao I wrote the same thing and then read the comments. It's not just me!!!!

[@anubeia]

I thought Ross from Friends was giving me tips on city planning. Silly me.

[@jessica.m.brooks]

@@anubeia well now I can't unhear it so thanks for that.

[@FenixDown147]

Hahah I came to the comments to say that!

[@IsaMapc]

What really amazes me is your genuine care of the virtual citizens in the game. You said things like "kids will love it", "unfortunately the kids will have to walk across the street". I think it's this attitude that makes your gameplay looks so much more interesting and admirable. I've certainly learned this and next time I play the game I'll also think more about the kids and other "people" in the game.

[@luana.desousa6398]

bro he put the elder care in front of the cemetery 💀

[@DpsDen]

@@luana.desousa6398 just making sure they have access to their new 'home'.

[@rasyid010]

Assalamu'alaikum brother Isa, i'm suprised you also play this game :)

[@IsaMapc]

@@rasyid010 I play a lot of games haha

[@baltothewolf]

@@luana.desousa6398 lmao

[@hoofarted]

Went from bumbling through trying to build like 3 cities that all failed and now I've got a massive functional metropolitan city after these guides. It's so satisfying. Thanks so much!

[@lambooo]

if you saw my first city hhhh I build residential areas around roundabouts lol ... his way of work is top notch

[@MM-vs2et]

My first city was literally a line lmao, and I thought more lanes = better traffic

[@notthatntg]

@@MM-vs2et more lanes = more attraction = more traffic = more congestion

[@Profeshinal]

@@lambooo I think he is a real city planner too, so it would make sense why he knows what he's doing

[@faith.W]

@@lambooo bros xqc

[@tsunamirains]

I jumped into this game as a Sims player and I was hit with way too much control. It took me days of watching this video alone and just copying you and I had so much fun once it became functional! Thank you for this series!

[@NobleEinherjar0]

This is easily the best, most relaxing "how to start a city" guide I've watched. And as someone with the inexplicable worry of, "what if my city's not immediately perfect!?", hearing that things don't have to be perfect is reassuring. Looking forward to putting what I'm gonna learn in this series into practice.

[@trevorsommer9795]

He is the Bob Ross of city planning.

[@SylkaChan]

@@trevorsommer9795 How do I select DLC styles? I bought them all today and only some appear in the menu.

[@ashwinsahadew7873]

​@@trevorsommer9795 i said this while watching the vid out loud 😅❤

[@colescroggins2896]

@@trevorsommer9795 I was literally about to comment this 😂

[@PrettyPinkPersephone]

No seriously, i stress about planning constantly! It’s nice to hear that it’ll be ok even if it’s not 100% perfect lmao

[@blubbfisch98]

I didn't even know dirt roads existed lol I think many people horribly underestimate just how overwhelming this game feels at the beginning

[@jessenthebenezer]

exactly

[@ChuckHickl]

Absolutely. I am an architect by trade but managing the day-to-day stuff as a city expands rapidly stresses me out and I stopped playing 8 years go. Recently got the bug again and am cathing up on best practices and will be doing a casual, modded playthrough with unlimited funding to get back into the groove. Looking forward to it!

[@CameronBFunny]

This game is extremely overwhelming. I've restarted 4 times so far. Each time I think I'm doing it perfect, then in the 10k+ population I regret everything and want to start from scratch.

[@jacestringham7022]

@@CameronBFunny Ironically, real city planners and city councils feel much the same way

[@laurajohnson833]

This - just... THIS. I've been playing city builders since Sim City 2000 in the early 90s and though I had it DOWN. I bought this game two years ago, played it for 27 minutes, couldn't figure out why I couldn't connect to the highway properly and gave up, lol. I can't wait to try again with this tutorial!

[@mattguz55]

I've put over 2000 hours into this game and learned new stuff within the first 5 minutes. Awesome video

[@demonizeddarkness3234]

You wasted a whole lot of time 😂😂😂😂

[@emilisusas1254]

Every single paradox game be like: *spends 1500 hours* "Ok time to watch this tutorial i know everything" *3 seconds later* "Wait what"

[@Personal-jr9rn]

ok did you actually spend 2000+ hours ?!!

[@onionentity3840]

@@Personal-jr9rn I wouldnt doubt it. This game gets addicting 😂

[@mattguz55]

@@Personal-jr9rn been playing since like 2016 so yeah definitely lol. And that’s only steam hours, I’ve been exclusively on PS4 the last year and a half.

[@DwarfsRBest]

I know it's been said a million times, but this video is just so helpful for someone learning the game. I got in over my head with mods and expansions, and found myself coming back here to practice my fundamentals. Thanks so much!

[@definitelynotashark1799]

I'd love a version of this for European cities/cities that don't follow grids. When I first got into C:S I built using grids (despite being from Germany and a city that's "naturally" grown over centuries and is basically a lot of now interconnected villages). It was super easy, but also quickly took the enjoyment out of the game. I try to build more naturally feeling cities now, but it's always a very bumpy process. I know that is to be expected specifically because these cities aren't built with maximum efficiency in mind, but surely there's something I could do better. One of the things I struggled with was the vanilla street styles in C:S clearly being US-inspired, and one street type is limited to one speed limit etc.

[@vulpixelful]

If you want those kinds of cities you have to cheat to make services like cemeteries available right away, unfortunately

[@vande2330]

I’ve seen several “basics” videos as many of my cities struggle with various problems, but this is by far the best beginners guide I’ve come across. I can tell from the first episode that this a series worth following and channel worth subscribing to. Your organization and break down is impeccable. Keep up the great work! I look forward to binging more of your videos good sir.

[@jimland4359]

I like it in general, but I do think he is setting himself up for problems down the line when it comes to traffic. Two big things I would change. 1. The start for all cities off the highway is always awkward, but what I like to do is "bring the highway into town" using the small one way road tool. You can upgrade those to actual highways later, and create a proper service interchange to your first main road. I then use that first main road basically the way this guy does mostly with commercial districts. 2. I like the grid as a starting point, but that is a lot of intersections from local roads to the collector road which will eventually be the arterial road. It isn't an issue now, but it will be when the population gets to 12k-20k.

[@vande2330]

@@jimland4359 that’s a fair assessment. However, traffic in CS is inherently flawed. After a certain point you can count on traffic being borked. Even with traffic mods it’s still a pain because the computer naturally follows the shortest route regardless of heavy traffic. It’s a compounding problem with no real solution. Hopefully they fix it in CS 2

[@TwilightStar91]

@@jimland4359 I've had multiple cities with roads like this (they're very Australian, we here in Perth only have one major separated freeway through our cities and then as a ring road, so we have big collectors with intersections). I use TMPE and no despawning and my traffic is always 80+. Turning off the traffic lights is a big one, since if you don't have enough traffic to justify them stopping, you're just needlessly slowing them down.

[@mgSocialist]

I have been playing CS for 2-3 years, but still I like watching these types of videos. And that's what I like about this game because of the diversity of how people start a city and how everyone plays this game, it so different.

[@benjaminwagner8141]

Phil is a great teacher and can help make good ones

[@CityPlannerPlays]

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[@PasqualePuterio]

I play from 2016 but still love to watch those.

[@asiamies9153]

are you a global elite yet?

[@henryhighlights]

As an architect, I really appreciate the way you layout the grid planning for this city and as well as consideration for the natural landscape of the area.

[@bisneytm1511]

As a civil engineer I don't appreciate you

[@Willysedom]

Does this grid city is really the better way? I can see a lot of issues with traffic.

[@aniksaha3472]

@@Willysedom It's a basic layout, not traffic efficient or aesthetic though.

[@drewwelsh2888]

As an aspiring engineer I don’t appreciate you

[@JadwasAmbush]

Pro tip if you reach busy town milestone: If you want more income for your city then consider activating policies that double the amount of sales from commercial zones and double the goods from industrial zones. these 2 policies alone can make you Megabucks. for your city Note: yes I am a starter player in Cities Skylines

[@sali61]

Just wanted to thank you and tell you how informative, easy to understand and totally enjoyable. I'm a 60 year old sims 4 and Simcity player. Your video popped up as recommended, loved it bought the game and have been watching and playing with you non stop for the past 4 days. 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much for sharing your work.

[@imEden0]

you sound like a fun person

[@aiden4445]

happy late 61st birthday!

[@GioGarnada]

Same bro, I’ve literally just been watching him and playing with him in the background lmao

[@josebenzidi2308]

I'm actually happy that it's not just only me who thinks you are the Bob Ross of cities Skylines, truly amazing and calming videos bro. You deserve my sub.

[@Vampy...]

this is actually helpful to me.,, I usually start a town, build symmetrically and restart game when income turns red/negative

[@HeyTylerMartin]

Never thought I’d reach a meditative stance watching Cities Skylines videos. Please never stop.

[@YouLikeBosch]

I've never even thought to use dirt roads to get off the ground. I love how many different approaches there are to a starting city. I've gotten my cues from other content creators early on in the game's life, and I'm trying to really relearn how to play so I can finally make a fully fledged city in this game, instead of struggling unincorporated towns I normally come up with.

[@terrypiggy8582]

Man I just started to play this game this week, found this channel and now you're doing a new guide series? This is just perfect.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Great idea for a series 👍

[@crucenevo1]

Lmao

[@SwamiDayswani]

The bromance lives on!

[@vibe885]

this is exactly what controller players need you and city planner making a vanilla type city

[@samlukas2299]

Love how you two cheer each other on even though your styles of play are distinctly different

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Thank you!!

[@markpabst8468]

So you’re telling me that when I start my city, I *shouldn’t* build a $40,000 double-decker roundabout interchange? Your rationality frightens and intrigues me.

[@6ixty529]

You arguably have one of the most professional KZbin channels. I think I’ve ever come across just in the intro alone having everything set out clear goals. It’s like I’ve never seen another KZbinr with the ability to create infinite amount of content from a game and make it an actual professional career like you do.

[@Venezios]

hey dude, I'm not sure if you still read the comments of these old videos, but I just wanna say that I've recently started cities skylines and I am loving your guides, not only are they super helpful and nice, but I just love your general vibe, you talk in a really calm and soothing voice, when the zoning got weird at the start you just said that "it's ok, it doesn't have to be perfect", and I really liked that, you're like the bob ross of cities skylines

[@ReganADHD]

You're like the Bob Ross of Cities Skylines. Loved the vid. Definitely helped me learn the basics easier. Wish the game had a tutorial mode, but this works just as well. Thank you!

[@mrglide7078]

Bob Ross. He was our go to here in the UK during lockdown. His serene voice a perfect match for his unfolding alpine landscapes. He's practically a household name now, whereas before March 2020, he was virtually unheard of here. S'funny how things turn out...

[@DeLewrh]

@@mrglide7078 what does Bob Ross have to do with the lockdown?

[@mrglide7078]

@@DeLewrh I'll let you figure it out...

[@mightygamersmx2547]

@@DeLewrh He died from Lymphoma back in 1995, which is a cancer and cancer is quite bad.

[@marzelp4480]

Just picked up city skylines and I must say I was always afraid of playing it due to the complexity but with this series I feel very confident! Thanks mate!

[@bloodyezio832]

Hello... I was wondering how an American city planner felt about the Barcelona super blocks. They are almost the exact opposite to the classic American road layout.

[@Itsjustanotheralex]

I agree! Since I am from there it would be totally awesome haha

[@e.j.d.1991]

Super blocks are the future, been from Barcelona too, i love the way the city is built for alternative transport.

[@alienamzal477]

You can join the discord to join in the discussion. Its really active and city planner goes through all pings directed at him and answers them. And there are a lot of other real life city planners there

[@bloodyezio832]

@@alienamzal477 Oh thanks... I will do that!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I think it's a fantastic idea! We really lack the sorts of pedestrian spaces available in most European cities. Barcelona has given us a pattern that we could implement, if only there was the will. I think it'll take some significant cultural shifts to make it happen here, but all we really need is one successful example in a "normal" place for it to take off!

[@rynezuzinec688]

I am just starting this game after trying many months ago. and i have to say, this is the best guide i have seen. I was so overwhelmed at first. thank you!

[@vincentjacquemin9993]

Great intro! Thank you!

[@xplayman]

Your voice is so peaceful to listen to explaining this game. I’ve scrubbed through many tutorial and build videos but I’m actually watching every minute of this video. You’re like the Bob Ross of Cities Skylines.

[@bekw4366]

I used to always love playing this game but all my town would fail not an hour into playing. It put me off the game for years. This video, your knowledge, is genuinely invaluable to me :) Thanks so much for creating this incredible series!!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Always refreshing to hit the very basics again, nice series :)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

[@Varinius]

This is one of the best beginners guides for any game I have come across, your tone and pacing, the subtle music and depth of information are all perfect

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

Sim City veteran here, I just bought this game and feel a bit overwhelmed. Thank you for this video, I love your teaching style. I plan to watch your other videos over time.

[@joshdixon2480]

I’ve played cities skylines for a little while now but I’ve never taken the game seriously and now that I am these tips are super useful. Your like the bob Ross of game tutorials you make every little thing that could go wrong into a positive.

[@colinstemp1760]

Hands down, the most straight forward, easy to follow, and thorough beginners guide I have seen. Fantastic!

[@dominikbeitat4450]

6:36 "Roads are imperfect. And they don't need to be perfect. It's completely fine. :)" Getting some real Bob Ross vibes here. Which is great. I like that very much! But don't forget, when you're talking about traffic, there are no "happy little accidents". ;)

[@ignatz14]

Let's just hope there aren't any 'happy, little accidents' on those roads. :D

[@xboxxasther3512]

@@ignatz14 Lol

[@nickusification]

@@ignatz14 yeeeeey! happy accidents!! :DDD

[@pedrohgromero1]

I love the way you imagine the citizens living in the city, placing little pockets of comercial activities, and imagining people going to pizzerias or barbershops

[@victuz]

You can actually see people walking and getting in and out from their cars, if you zoom it.

[@H.HGWorms]

@@victuz it’s the small things

[@Perisemiotics]

Great many tips for a beginner like myself - the road grid issue you had in the beginning though, I think it was because when you started expanding Main Street it wasn't at a perfect 180º angle from the highway but slightly tilted; about the pollution in industrial zones I've realized it's better to place the landfills on the outskirts because they don't spread pollution, so the core area of the district can have all the factories and plants - I'm sure you know that, just something that the planning here made me think of but again, this is just the beginning of your series. Looking forward to watching the other episodes and dabble with the DLCs - very much hooked to the game already -, thanks again!

[@ashleybobaxter]

I’ve played this game for a couple of years now and kept having multiple problems that I didn’t understand how to fix even after several google searches. I’m so glad I found your channel!! Your explanations are so helpful and easy. I feel like I’m playing this game for the first time again with more of an understanding and more excitement than ever!

[@kevrywhere]

I've put many hours into Cities: Skylines and still found this beginner tutorial super helpful. I love the way you present the info, you explain everything well and create a nice relaxing vibe. Looking forward to watching the whole series!

[@mrjayk1982]

I’ve played cities Skylines for years but like to watch a few videos on it just to maybe learn a few things that maybe I miss. This is a genuinely excellent tutorial series and by far the best one I’ve seen. Very intuitive, relaxing and thoroughly thought out. 10/10 mate!

[@chickenluverful]

Really like the start of a new community. I always love the tropical maps. I didn’t think to turn off road length snapping to get that path from the park to work. Can’t wait to see the sprawl take place!

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

Your video series is amazing, nothing overproduced, just someone who is extremely knowledgeable about the game spitting straight facts for the entire runtime, one of the best tutorial series I have ever had the pleasure of viewing.

[@kirstin9906]

This was such a relaxing guide, thank you so much! Also love the fact that after 500 residents I went ahead of the tutorial a little bit and guess what, I build exactly the way you did! That means you are also an excellent teacher!

[@danh8101]

After only a week after purchase, Cities: Skyline fascinates and frustrates me but you have made the transition from "complete newbie" to "educated newbie" a smooth one. Thank you for your videos!

[@imEden0]

Personally I think that newbie is only exitable via experience, but yes, education can be applied to newbies

[@DubberRucks]

Thanks for your detailed yet easy to follow instructions, pal. I just picked this up on Epic for free Thursday and was so overwhelmed without a proper tutorial to speak of in-game. That's a big oversight imo, which is why I've got so much from this. I'm sure this will help as I sunk so many hours into the older SimCity games ages ago. I loved getting to that moment where my city began to thrive on its own once I'd finally mastered the mechanics properly without resorting to loans so much.

[@toad7395]

Cities skylines is often a very overwhelming game to newcomers, but the way you explain and play is the exact opposite! You are amazing and I've fallen in love with your content

[@erinmcgrew6093]

I'm brand new to the game and this was EXTREMELY helpful!! I was feeling overwhelmed by the level of customization this game has but it's really great to start off with some guidelines. Now my city is growing so fast :) THANK YOU

[@rd9102]

Interesting series idea. Looking forward to seeing how things evolve.

[@HadleyHope]

Just got the game and have started playing along with this series, thank you very much for producing this it is help a lot!

[@jasonrickerd6316]

Thank you so much for your Vanilla builds! As a console player it is refreshing to see a game played with out move it and traffic manager. It really does help give me ideas of ways to fix my cities traffic and other issues!

[@agm7596]

this video is 45 min long?! holy fuck man I was so entertained I didn't feel time go by lmao great start of the series, ill keep watching and eventually try to create my own city!

[@GB.Gaming]

This is my most-played game on Steam - 175 hours. It's one of my biggest comfort games whenever I boot up my PC and has been since I bought this game on launch, and this video has been everything I've looked for. I've never been good at the game. I simply watch my city become unbearably overwhelming then I cut and start again - always playing blind. This video helped me do it in a way that matters/works. Thank you!

[@NYAFFx2]

I've learned from you a lot, how to create a city. Your previous " How to star a city..." videos was amazing. Thank you for your work :)

[@kevinschultz6091]

"We created this problem; we can solve it" - Cities: Skylines gameplay loop in a nutshell.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

[@Furiia]

24 episodes?! :D wow this is going to be an amazing series!

[@sijiroy5535]

24 ep 24 likes coincidence 🤔I think so

[@CityPlannerPlays]

[@overredrover9430]

I'd like to suggest an extra episode explaining road hierarchy (maybe even transit hierarchy). Admittedly there are enough such videos about that here, and I think City Planner has touched on it with one of his own, but it'd be nice to have something standalone to add to the playlist and is in line with a theme of this series - what each feature is about and how to best utilize it to improve your city

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@overredrover9430 He did a video before but I agree. I'd love to see more diving into HOW that theory is properly implemented in the game including what roads to use for which or how to identify which roads you should be using for which, as well as identifying which roads should be which type. The previous video he did on it was nice but all very much heavy on theory and little on practice. Same with the zoning and land use video he did. Showed a bit more of how to implement individual zoning types into the game but not much on the best ways to integrate those various types in composition.

[@Aeternum_Gaming]

this could easily be marketed as "City Planner plays & ASMR" this was a fantastic video for both tingles, and building a proper city.

[@banterinthefastlane6647]

I wanna point out I have just started playing. I have been watching your videos at home, while on the bus to work. Your Step by step guides are amazing. I fumbled around having no clue what I was doing and watching your video. I am doing way better than I have before so legit... Thank You very much.

[@astutheit]

You're actually the reason I started playing this game. I found Bluffside Crossing a few months ago (random suggestion on the algorithm) then started binging your other video's including your first Starterville episodes. Loving it!

[@adept5500]

Same here!

[@lush.hayden]

One of the best cities skylines videos I've ever seen! I love your relaxing, supportive tone and how extremely helpful while also still entertaining you are. Not only extremely informative but also just fun to watch!

[@aniketgharpure94]

How much of help is this I cannot explain. I am currently binge watching your videos and trying to build my own city which I started just yesterday. Thank you so much for this videos.

[@Bazookabunz]

I’m brand new to this game (late to the party) and this has been the most helpful guide so far! I reached 20,000 pop and have an infrastructural nightmare. I wish I saw this sooner! Thank you so much for doing this!

[@facundosebastiantorino7461]

Only 7:54 in and I'm already highly amazed by your knowledge. You make your job look funny and very "learnable" and that's really great! 15:16 still amazed 45:00 such a great content, dude

[@snorklewacker]

I’ve been playing for ages, and I found this immensely helpful! Lots of excellent details about starting and building, layout, and service placement. Time to start a new city!

[@mysticalplatypus87]

It’s been a while since I’ve played Skylines, you’re series is definitely helping, so thank you very much

[@sarenhs4535]

Every time he laughs it fills me with joy.

[@CurtisBrown3]

@CityPlannerPlays’ voice is so laid back and positive. Watching him build and listening to him describe what he’s doing at the same time is so calming and makes me happy. He’s like the Bob Ross of cities skylines.

[@juliankitch]

Just started playing and i felt overwhelmed by it, your video has helped me start up my city

[@frozencheeks]

Love this series already, I've been playing for a little while but still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing

[@Fr4nR]

I really love this. It's almost like a Masterclass City Planning :) Brilliant and I learned so much - as much what to do as what not to :) Thank you so much!

[@barkacarthago5536]

I just discovered your guide series and I absolutely love it so far. The music is cool, your voice is calm and soothing, you give great advice, it's perfection. My main problem is traffic so I hope you give some advice about that in later videos, but so far, it's awesome, thanks a lot !

[@ballisticc__]

2 years later and this guy is just as helpful, has to be the best guide ever. Much appreciated dude

[@RW123-k1k]

I had decided I was not going to buy this. Then I thought I'd watch this straight through. I stopped halfway through the video and installed the game. So much better than most beginner's guides. Everything to the point.

[@George-ly5cd]

Really looking forward to this! I just started playing and while I've watched all of Bluffside, Verde Beach, 5B1C and some builds from Biffa, Egg, et al., this is really going to help. I think my biggest issue is getting too excited when things unlock and not being patient and letting the city grow naturally. The tip about zoned parcels note developing even when there's demand was really helpful! Thanks!

[@watchthe1369]

This is one of the best "Start up Tutorials" out there right now. Just one detail to consider is putting the industrial/powerplant on the "Right Turn" (or LEFT side if you are British or Japanese) side coming off the freeway to keep the coal trucks from jamming up.

[@ODP_Guru]

Looking forward to the disasters add on as that’s when you’ll also introduce uncontrollable fires into your builds! 😝

[@CityPlannerPlays]

[@ysharros]

@@CityPlannerPlays Myrtle lives on!

[@Gabacho1495]

@@CityPlannerPlays How???

[@mtx4442]

CPP got my back into this not even a week ago! Thought id come rewatch.. its crazy how he does everything so early without needing any Loans!! Anyone else still playing The first game? 2024?

[@Wyatt-ej3oo]

Thank you for the help, this really allowed me to enjoy the game more now that I know how to make things all work functionally!

[@carltonbirds]

I’m looking forward to seeing how your City grows, I’ve just recently played on this map ( Vanilla no Mods) and I reached a population of 100K, it will be interesting how you deal with traffic problems, good luck.

[@CHousworth0]

I'm sure with the Transit DLC, basic mods, and roadway hierarchy, he can manage to keep things in the city flowing quite nicely!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

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[@teshalewis7199]

What map is it?

[@IDKTechTips]

Hey man! I can’t thank you enough for making this series. The way you explain everything is so amazing and helpful. I got so interested that I literally copied your city exactly:)

[@SylkaChan]

The game doesn't like Windows 11.

[@Alex-js5lg]

I, uh... ended up here early? I think the Tutoria playlist isn't private/unlisted, so I was able to see the video when I just happened to check your channel for a playlist. For what it's worth: I think this video is going to be incredibly helpful. Wish I'd seen it years ago when I had no idea what I was doing.

[@alienamzal477]

He shared the link on the discord. Its intentional. For a short while

[@Alex-js5lg]

@@alienamzal477 hahaha I can't believe the timing on that. It literally had 1 view when I clicked on it.

[@pej9247]

I just want to add my thanks. This is THE BEST guide I've seen yet for this game. Your explanations for everything you're doing are so helpful. I've tried this game a couple times in the past but without much success. This is the first time I've had a long-term balanced budget. Thank you!

[@NobodyPatrick]

I know this is somewhat old now. I have watched this video a few times. I appreciate your commentary, its straight to the point. You're not trying to be funny, you're not obnoxious. you speak with intent and purpose.

[@LegoPiers]

As a new player in 2023. This tutorial is PERFECT. Excellent explanation and level of detail. Thank you.

[@VaingloriousGaming]

Really looking forward to this series - it's going to be incredibly useful for new players and those struggling to get a solid start. I'm hoping to learn some new things as well! BTW, mentioned you in a tweet this morning re: Industries DLC. :)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I'll look for that! I am always pretty horrible about Twitter - ha!

[@carterironside4654]

Continue this series please, this is going to help me so much!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Will do. That's one of the reasons I wanted to outline the series expectations up front. Starterville was only supposed to be a one-off that grew into something else. I figured it is time to make it a real mini-series.

[@360vision]

my cities skills (vanilla) have been vastly improved from these videos. thanks for the incredibly satisfying content!

[@ghostkop3537]

Imagine i open youtube search for tutorial with my coffe in day off from job at morning and you find this dude explain everything with good eng accent !! THANNNNKKS MAN

[@jackwalker2643]

"That rock feature is one thing it thinks is valuable, so we'll keep it" Biffa would approve

[@ysharros]

#SaveTheRock

[@LieutenantLettuce]

This feels like watching Bob Ross if he was a city planner instead of a painter and former drill sergeant

[@haleyseifert2854]

I LOVE this. I've been playing forever but there's still some really simple stuff that trips me up (like that dreaded first interchange!) Question: will you be covering beautification throughout? I think that you find a really good balance between beautifying/personalizing cities effectively without making the process seem to demanding or unapproachable. I'd love to see some tips on that, whether it's sprinkled throughout the series or on its own!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Yes - starting with the next episode and really diving in in episode 3 when Parklife is introduced. I think its something you have to keep up with or you fall behind and never really catch up!

[@mictianabsterges1313]

mind if i rate u?

[@kevinjtimothy]

Practice makes professional. I can vividly recall the days when I dreaded highway interchanges. Now I crave the opportunity for the logical creativity.

[@sargentthiccboi9333]

@@mictianabsterges1313 bruh

[@csl710]

Since it’s on Game Pass I’ve been trying to get into Cities Skylines. Must have re-installed 3 times with failed cities each time on regular, and no concept of how a city grows in sandbox mode. After following your advice and hearing your clear design rationale, today was the first time I looked at my growing city and smiled :)

[@Glittering_Prize]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I’ve been desperate to get somewhere within Cities on my Series X but quickly fail due to lack of money and power/water. I followed your video whilst starting afresh and now have a thriving city of 6k and over $250k cash! Early days but my itch is being scratched and now I feel more confident. Soooo many good tips in this. Can’t wait to see what the remaining 23 videos will teach me!

[@sparklingdinosaurturtle]

Loved this video! I normally play with all the cheats on, so normally my main concern is just planning roads and amenities. I normally just slap everything down and then try to make it work with tons of public transportation...but I still end up with a lot of congestion. I feel like I learned a lot about how to planning and I'm excited to go play and try some of your ideas! Thanks!

[@gamingclips4470]

Pretty useful considering I was just about to start a city soon

[@Blackadder75]

Thanks a lot, this looks like a great intro. I will use many of your recommendations, except the American square zoning grid, which I find ugly, so I'll try to make it a bit more criss-cross , more angles and maybe a few curves if I feel daring. How do you plan for future wider roads and rondabouts? Do you just demolish some buildings to make it fit, or should you plan ahead and leave space

[@jameslittle]

Ive just downloaded the game. I will be using this series to help. I am an civil engineer so the fact ive chosen to play this is quite funny.

[@mremu]

Great video! I have spent 100's of hours playing Rollercoaster Tycoon growing up, so I bought this game and all the DLC like 2 years ago and was excited to build something massive, but every time I tried, I would get intimidated after 30 minutes and end up putting the game away for a month or two until wanting to try again...and it became a cycle of putting the game down after 30 minutes over and over, but now I got that spark again!