The 1 Hour City Challenge! | Cities Skylines 2

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Let the competition begin! ► Map on PDX Mods: mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/93415/Any ► Submission Form: forms.gle/RYhWe1FeDFVAPQpF6 Voting for the winner will occur on my the community tab for a week, beginning November 17, 2024!

[@kireitonsi]

Let the competition begin!

[@mybrotherjames8579]

The cs1 competition is how I found your channel!

[@koenhijmans4158]

Can you start with al milestones unlocked?

[@CityPlannerPlays]

@@koenhijmans4158 No - normal progression only

[@staticnightmare16]

Question for ya: is there a way to tell that entries were done within the 1 hour limit?

[@nyvisalays2475]

Adding parking to remove street parking is the *least* French thing you could do. We love our street parking and we hate wasting space on parking lots. If you want that French vibe to go along the assets, street parking is very on brand.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I shouldn’t have removed it. Shoot!

[@nyvisalays2475]

@@CityPlannerPlays I like the trains though! Actually, the one place that would have an abundance of parking even in a denser French town is the train station, as people drive in from the surrounding low density areas to take the train.

[@PapaRoboto]

I'm surprised any european roads are wide enough to have parking tbh.

[@n.bastians8633]

@@PapaRoboto Outside of Old Towns, most European streets aren't particularly narrow. But even where they do get narrow, there'll almost always be on-street parking. It's not unusual for an older side street to have tiny sidewalks, no landscaping, and a narrow one-way carriageway, but a full row of parking on each side. If you're ever in Berlin, the Prussian planners made even the side streets so wide that many now have angled parking on both sides.

[@Bloobz]

@@n.bastians8633 It's not that European road are narrow. It's Americans road that are very wide.

[@florent72]

Pro-tip from a French person: don't be shy on roundabouts. The more roundabouts, the Frenchier your city will look. France is the country with the most roundabouts in the world. Also, as another viewer said, do not remove street parking. But overall, congrats, you did a truly great job! The pedestrian street especially looks top-notch!

[@andrewyoung3299]

Pretty sure you guys have a roundabout around the Arc De Triomphe. How iconic is that!

[@lovelylavenderr]

This video makes me want to see a series on a full-out French inspired city. Screw the grid, lets see some old European style roads that go every which-way and where you can go all out with pedestrianism and trees.

[@ExpedientFalcon]

"I think money is going to become a limiting factor for us, and-- ohh, I need to re-place this!" -50k

[@ProblemProductionsLD]

This is such a cool idea! Excited to see others' attempts too! I'd also be interested to see a challenge to create the smallest (by population and/or physical size) fully functioning city (town, village, I guess) that doesn't make a loss. The long term, huge builds like Magnolia County are incredible to watch, but I've often wondered how a seasoned player like you would approach something specifically intended to be as minimalistic as possible while still remaining functional. I can't even imagine where I'd start.

[@MiraBene]

Drives into the city, first thing faced is a roundabout, definitely French 😀 Plus a mausoleum as a "Monument aux Morts" from both WW, you sir got a double-Frenchitude check!

[@arthurandrade8613]

Man, everyone's talking about everything in the episode BUT the thing that got me shocked!.. HOW AM I LISTENING TO YOUR VOICE SPEAKING IN MY NATIVE LANGUAGE?!?! I never thought I'd listen to you speaking Brazilian Portuguese!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Does it sound okay? I was invited into a program that translates my voice in Portuguese and Spanish. Hope it sounds alright!

[@Dafta_]

It sounds perfect in Spanish! Wow Phil!! Gracias❤

[@arthurandrade8613]

@@CityPlannerPlays it actually does! thats's what got me by surprise!

[@BruceThunderstorm]

I think the French water towers look a bit like lighthouses, so that's what I've been using them for, aesthetically.

[@uprise-clothing]

I absolutely love this Format. We definitly need a second one of these as soon as this one is over. Your French City looks really good btw.

[@Earthangel76m2]

De-cul-de-sac the island with one road to enter…..😂right….

[@Tjimmeske]

It's on brand since cul-de-sac is French!

[@AndreeRockHard]

I've never been this early to a video but I just want to express how much your videos helped me when I road going through a rough time. Watching your videos on Verde Beach was just so calming, it was the only thing that helped me sleep. Thank you City Planner, keep up the great videos👏

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Sorry to hear that you’ve been going through a rough time, but happy that the videos have been able to help you get a bit of rest. Hope things look up soon! Thanks for being here

[@Chrisc0Disc0]

Verde Beach literally saved my life TWICE while I was stuck in bed going through two different breakups. CPP will always have a special place in my heart

[@cruxnajii2056]

I would love to see this city continue in the future

[@VaingloriousGaming]

looks like a really great challenge! I wish my schedule weren't slammed for the next week, I'd love to give it a shot.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

You’ve got two weeks!

[@deasdeaser4639]

Also.. its a one hour challenge.. you only need an hour and maybe 15 minutes of preparation

[@VaingloriousGaming]

@@deasdeaser4639 and then a few more hours to turn it into a video. ;)

[@deasdeaser4639]

@@VaingloriousGaming if you press record it will become a video instantly ;)

[@reborndiajack9612]

Puts medical centre down I want to make this a park Puts police station down in park

[@mysterphy]

inherent consistency × immanent common sense, landmark theme of the channel

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

Great idea! I continually watch Let's Plays to improve my cities. This challenge helps us discover additional creators and build styles. Thanks so much!

[@TheXkyneticx]

The struggle is rail. Phil going with the hardcore challenge and trying to incorporate rail into his city :D

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Had to do it, haha.

[@VINCEEKKEL]

Looks really awesome. What you build in 1 hour is the best. I hope you keep building on this city now. Would love to see it grow.

[@DrewEverlong]

I would LOVE too see a French focused long build series, where you influence your knowledge with French architectural design.

[@iain.sm.c]

These challenge builds are always really fun! Great job, Phil, the city looks great and the video was brilliant.

[@Pigpugborj]

I remember at one point I binged a ton of your videos, it’s cool to see you are still making great content! :)

[@Infamous4215]

Would love to see this become a full build after the competition. Good luck to everyone with their builds.

[@SirJimmySavileOBEKCSG]

So the aim is to get the highest population!?

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Yes, but the twist is that it has to be attractive, too. Folks are going to vote on the best looking city in two weeks. Only the largest will be included in that vote.

[@Paladin0005]

@@CityPlannerPlays I can just imagine what kind of monstrosities would result without the attractiveness requirement.

[@Spegg]

I love how even in a timed challenge you make time for detailing! One of the things I love about watching your channel is all the great details in your cities

[@trev8591]

Great idea, mate. Interesting to see what people come up with (not me, I'm way too slow building to even attempt it).

[@ben0329]

This was as frantic as I predicted but definitely agree it turned out quite nice in the end!

[@mybrotherjames8579]

Those angles at the train station kill me!!!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I can’t unsee it!

[@irasponsibly]

Having now given this a try - damn, this is hard, you made it look easy! First attempt, just cracked 8,300, *and it's not the prettiest either*

[@IceWolf316]

That is absolutly amazing!!! even in 10 hours my cities doesn't look any as good as yours!!

[@timcollins340]

Tried this last night (full vanilla, not even the French pack). Got 2700 pop in the hour with no trains and only got to Level 3. Think I need some practice!

[@stuartmayberry666]

Biffa beat you in population but I think you got the upper hand in the look of the city. Great work!

[@urban_dave]

For European builds, roundabout are the first thing to unlock on the game XD

[@braddrake4426]

The fact you can make this in 1 hour and make it look so good is unfair but also brilliant. My most recent city has 2 hours played and a population of 0 because I'm trying to get the roads done properly.

[@Cheesyenchilady]

Ahaha i always watch these and wonder how to build without building the roads first. If you unlock all, there’s a map that has multiple highways and a rail way already built. Gives a nice starting point. It’s been my favorite build I’ve ever done so far, now @ 16k population & growing :)

[@Cheesyenchilady]

Of course I’m so playing on unlimited funds. I am not skilled enough to play without unlimited funds atm

[@Subreon]

i thought by "1 hour city" you were talking about doing the opposite of a 15 minute city. so i was expecting a build that was completely unfriendly to pedestrians and with very inefficient land use. just giant roads everywhere and multiple highways cutting right through the middle of downtown where good property could go. just like how murica is right now. getting across town in the middle of day can take up to an hour. good ol rush hours.

[@sparklefluff]

@@Subreon Hahaha, that would be kinda hilarious 😂

[@MsJaymeC]

I have to say, you look exactly like I imagined based on your voice. The glasses, the beard, the short hair, almost exactly how I imagined you, I don't know... But you match your voice perfectly.

[@mysterphy]

9:50 how else is it supposed to "look good" other than "visually"? can it "auditorily" look good? or "haptically"? not gonna even enter the realms of "olfactorily" and the like only to convey how daft "look visually" really is -_-

[@misatzu]

4:43 visually its going to look the best up here 😂 lmao ur right he really loves to yap that hippy dippy quote a lot I never even realized how much haha

[@nanjec9960]

Could be cool to do a “One Day City” and a “One Week City” and compare them all

[@WimsicleStranger]

Damn I just deleted C:S2 a few days ago...time to redownload it and pack as many cims into Kowloon Walled City v2 Island Edition

[@TubaDudeChris]

This definitely brings back vibes from the old Cities in a Snap days

[@leonol4879]

i want to see more of soviet republic! its very interesting and thrue half the video im like. genius move! and 5 seconds after im like NO its really nice seeing someone new play a game iv been playing for so long!

[@Neva_the_cat]

16:29 someone needs to make a meme out of this lol

[@KayyBandooo]

@@Neva_the_cat BAHAHHAHA yess

[@doodlesbug]

Such a beautiful city, I would live there if I could. On the coast road with the trains but only if I can remove some trees. I want to see the sea and the ships and the trains! A place I sometimes daydream about living in is just north of Llwyngwril, Wales where the Cambrian Coast Line hugs the coast with the A493 coast road and sandwiched between are pretty cottages and houses overlooking Cardigan Bay. Perfection :)

[@MrKimosabi21]

I’d love to see a series that takes place on one big island and that’s it and how big it can get

[@nytedanny1289]

Would really love to see you expand this in another video!

[@christopherclement2474]

Would you ever consider showcasing cities? Like having videos every so often dedicated to showcasing a developed, finished city submission that viewers can send in?

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Yep. I had a series that I have been rebooting. Stay tuned!

[@damian1310]

16:29 👄 just kidding, I love your videos and I hope some day to have cities as beautiful as yours!

[@jef_3006]

Really like how this turned out.

[@Wild-Wabbitt]

Great video! I think it would be cool if you continued this into a 24 hour city challenge!

[@freshsmilely]

having an hour i bet is going to be the killer for everyone. im sure everyone is going to be like CPP and "just one more minute"

[@ab_shake_24]

Hey Phil, know this is a challenge, but would love to see this city grow.

[@CaptainSpielt]

What a cool challenge! Just did it and the time restriction made it very hard for me!

[@foamyesque]

Sometimes it takes me an hour to build a single road, never mind a city :(

[@EndoScorpion]

We should all vote for the map with the most cliffside textures.

[@Wico90YT]

Stingray shaped island should have been Aussie based

[@josemanrique119]

man congrats on the content you produce! alwyas realxing to watch! have a nice day, sadly I suck at this game! but cheers

[@bigbigmushy7338]

So nice seeing some gforce now support from the community

[@markhenderson6389]

Fun video, would love to see you take on new challenges!

[@TheDeadmanTT]

Needs more landscaping. 7/10

[@davidwhite3337]

That was cool Phil love the challengers u do.

[@corebinik243]

Interesting ....I found out about this just now...maybe I'll give it a shot

[@crazeegamer226]

Gosh my biggest problem with roads in CS2 is that they're so thin and seem painted on rather than solid. Even the bridges have an extremely thin roadway and nowhere near adequate supports to keep the structures standing. (Totally unrelated to the vid, but...)

[@jpettersson84]

Imagine how much faster the detailing would be if the developers figured out how to add a line tool for trees. Guess it can't be done in this game either.

[@Xiyng]

It's confirmed to be coming.

[@MrBcotte]

I made 900k in an hour! *in my brain* haha LOVE the video!!!! I can't wait to see people's 1hr challenge!

[@VaupellGaming]

If you skip all the decor and caring, pure brutatilisk human fast growth and development, 10k people is nothing, easy to beat.

[@slytaz3]

Wish I had the time to do this challenge. but work is very challenging.... although if I tell the boss what I really think I should have plenty of time. LOL

[@dezree07]

Fun idea. Enjoyed watching. Thx.

[@BenjaminRohrer]

If I’m not mistaken, this map is based on Rock Island in Door County, Wisconsin! I’m really familiar with the area and was so excited to see it pop up in the video. Do Washington Island next!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

It’s is! Washington island is actually partially there. The Nicolet bay series was actually supposed to be in Door County and once we have enough assets, I plan on doing it!

[@BenjaminRohrer]

That is so cool! My family has ties to the island and it’s a really special place. Your channel is my absolute favorite, so I’m so excited to hear this. Thanks for all of your wonderful videos, my fiancé and I love them and learn so much.

[@irasponsibly]

Second attempt done! Much prettier, much better laid out, but no rail and only 5800 people :/ This is tough! It got to a point where all my demand was zeroed from "unnocupied buildings", i think rail is more important than i gave it credit for in getting people moved in?

[@JLogg444]

Really fun challenge! I also think it goes to show how much better the game has gotten over the last year. With the new packs and buildings, roundabouts, parks, surfaces etc. Really excited to see what kind of vanilla builds you can do in the future.

[@hemiolaphunk7142]

Would grading the land be considered "cheating"? Rock Island is definitely an appropriate name for this map.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Nope - do your worst!

[@Franimus]

Did the rail bring commuters to and from the industrial area? If not, it would've solved a lot of traffic. If so, another thing would be upgrading the connectors (island wraparound roads) to highways. How badly does cs2 punish you for bad traffic? Was that causing the budget deficit?

[@K4inan]

I'm not going to participate in this challenge, but I just wanted to say that I learned a lot from watching this video. I only started playing Skylines 2 yesterday, so no way am I going to win 😂

[@ThomaandFurinagames]

Let me try this over the week,it surely look interesting to me😝

[@EAP_DaSilva]

It is annoying how easily you make streets with no grid breaks in them, I can't seem to figure out the mechanic.

[@eyo..]

are you ever going to make an isolated city on an island again? that was a fun video :D

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Someday. I have thought about it!

[@ExpedientFalcon]

Is this the first time a CPP video hasn't ended with Cats Walking?

[@Carnagemode]

I really like that youre making this challenge. It brings a whole new dimention to the game!

[@Dark-Lord-Of-The-Sith]

After the Challenge, you should come back to this city and keep working on it.

[@Martijn-o3n]

Interesting concept. How are you gonna check the videos arent modded? Cutting out pieces that are paused for instance.

[@mickmack8026]

Could you provide the same map for CS1? Not necessarily as a challenge, I just like the environment.

[@WantToKnowMore]

Can you also upload not only the highest population, but also another category which is best respect of topography and best looks.

[@TiberiusKent]

Where can I vote?

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Coming soon. Making the video tomorrow and will leave the voting on the community tab!

[@dragade101]

@6:41, Wednesday Addams does approve

[@EternalGamingNet]

This was a wild ride!

[@Unfunny_VR]

Man, I’d love to try this! Thanks for sharing with us!!

[@elgendo87]

I just sent my city... Very fun to do CPP!

[@pedroresende2941]

Question: Can I terraform the island and make it smaller? Like add water cutting it in half, etc?

[@Buych778]

How do you get the clock widget in the bottom right? Is that edited into the video or in game?

[@baggbobilbins8185]

trying to find it also!

[@teethxqueen]

great video! i started watching you over the summer and i haven’t regretted it

[@theorixlux]

Boy am i glad Haussmann wasnt an American city planner! /J looks like a lot of fun!

[@CityPlannerPlays]

And took his time, haha. Give it a go!

[@mulderstate2682]

Nice. I live in Rock Island.

[@hiskyboy8971]

omg bro your ocd killed it for you grate vid thou.... ngl

[@Kodoo1]

im totally entering this challenge

[@akhilnelapudi2608]

So do we have to capture my gameplay footage with a timer to make sure that we follow the rules?

[@Bro_broccoli]

Such a fun challenge! Cant wait to try it for myself!

[@CRFHenriqueAmaral]

What are the specs of your PC in order to run CS so well? Can't find it anywhere so asking here.

[@lucasmarinho1416]

Who are you voting for?

[@stevekirkby6570]

Just a quick question CPP... how are you checking the time?

[@gabrielniklasschildt5612]

I actually like how the lvl 1 european rowhouses are the typical Belgian rowhomes. They're quite ugly, but together with French houses it looks a lot like nother France. I wish we could lock levels in Geforce now :(

[@haewymetal]

Those french buildings are insanely ugly I dont know what they are supposed to be but I assume rowhomes because of how long they are? Side by side they look absolutely horrendous in your footage.