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[@Infrastructurist]

"All footage captured in-game" is the PERFECT intro after all the speculations surrounding the announcement trailer. It seems like the overall AESTHETIC is a MASSIVE improvement to Cities Skylines I, which will hopefully bridge the current gap a bit between workshop-heavy custom-asset builds and fully vanilla builds, and bring an all new level of satisfaction to everyone - console players in particular! October 24th CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH - I can't wait to create content in Cities Skylines II!

[@danonck]

We can't wait what you'll be able to create in CS2 too haha! Cool thing I noticed - a possibility to choose between EU and US theme. It might be for transit vehicles, but perhaps also roads and building types. If it's the case, wow!

[@dollin9515]

MAN. i just hope it doesnt end up like ksp2 where it wont run on many computers. the lod, the trees, the terrain EVERYTHING looks so much better. no more sillyness. it feels like a mature game! Im kind of excited about the road building tools- the better splining looks great!

[@anbi7418]

@@dollin9515 I'm a bit concerned about performance as well, but contrary to KSP2, here we actually get to see rich, working features months before release. At least I'm pretty convinced the Sim City killer is becoming even better ^^

[@darknesswave100]

​@@anbi7418 they have a lot of time before the game comes out so I'm sure they'll be working on stuff until then

[@SaphireLattice]

I chuckled when I noticed the skyscrapers at night switching between different LODs... and the lights being completely different, when they were moving camera closer to them V:

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Oh wow, the trams, the bridge building tool! Super excited!!! Cannot wait for the fence reveal trailer!! ❤

[@nougatnewt]

Yeah the game is beautiful!! Awesome job Colossal Order 💙

[@picklepotpieofficial]

😂 all the fences please

[@TramboneKing]

The train police are gonna be really happy about this one

[@GuTOHGT]

still no coop multiplayer?!

[@Juraimy]

cant wait for the dlcs

[@jvr8244]

The scale improvement is insane, in cities 1 tall buildings don't really feel tall, but the scale in cities II with the fact that you can expand your city massively in contrast to simcity for exemple is so good.

[@cole0096]

Yea I find that too but it’s impressive what you can do when you start focusing on the scale

[@gustavofelixdev]

Not to mention that some buildings had very weird proportions; adding workshop assets turned it even worse when using the zoning approach; you'd see 4 story buildings taller than a 10 story vanilla building. This is much more realistic and beautiful.

[@davidty2006]

Theres ALOT more mid rise buildings. that really helps in allowing alot better skylines. Now can actually have it gradually build it's way up to tall buildings instead of suburb, suburb aaaand 40 story building.

[@VanillaV4]

​@Gary Gardner Stop complaing about pre-release, imagine complaing about a unfinished game.

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

@@VanillaV4 Are people not allowed to voice their concerns about anything anymore? "The game is unfinished", yet they're already charging money for it, not only is it absolutely fair to make observations and critique any product that is actively generating revenue, it's *your* duty as a consumer. While there are obviously easy to see improvements to it such as the assets and overall aesthetic, a lot of the problems from I are still clearly present. Population density seems to work just as illogically, those big skyscrapers obviously aren't going to have thousands of cims living/working in them, and low-density residential buildings will probably still have 3-4 families per house. All of this will be fixable with mods in the future, but a game shouldn't rely on mods to be rewarding.

[@samreid6010]

1:17 one thing I always loved from simcity that I always wished was in the game was modular utilities that you could upgrade instead of building dozens of identical buildings next to each other. I’m so happy you guys are implementing it in the new game

[@cody5602]

This 100%.

[@flitzsdomingos]

Me too !

[@seckinaktunc]

Yes! You could have really realistic cities in just vanilla but couldn't run from having to have 2, 4, 8, 16 of the same buildings. Glad to see this issue being addressed.

[@SuDzD]

I didn’t notice that at first this game just get better the more you see it

[@v1nigra3]

Luckily mods made it possible to customize every building

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

SO EXCITED!!!!!! Can't Wait/ Booking off the rest of my life from October 24th onwards!!! 😁😁😁

[@weirdo18pools78]

Haha me too 🙂

[@clivegasm]

Looking forward to your first city!!

[@insaneviruss]

I hope they don't fix traffic too much. I enjoy Biffa fix videos!

[@SoDakJason]

Even more stress for you now that you'll need to do a video breaking this down and looking for clues whilst trying to move house. 🤣

[@robierap]

Can’t wait until you do a deep-dive video on CS2 from the trailer!

[@TimeBucks]

The realistic art style is just astoundingly beautiful

[@amitbhowmick3326]

Hii

[@moons6725]

the pc requirements aren't realistic with the recommended spec being a rtx 2080 ti

[@ElijahStyles]

@@moons6725 you could get a RTX 2080Ti for 300 Euros

[@piaomiaotianzun]

@@ElijahStyles However, I checked the price and found that RTX 2080Ti is 400 euros. I need to work for a month to get 400 euros.

[@ElijahStyles]

@@piaomiaotianzun you prob have a minijob because here in germany you will get atleast 550 euros for part time

[@mygetawayart]

All the modders from the first game should feel a huge sense of pride in their work being celebrated and recognized like this. The game feels familiar yet new and vastly improved under many aspects and i'm sure the modders will have a field day with this one aswell. I also appreciate the more realistic art direction of the game aswell as the bigger focus on building upgrades/extra modules. It looks as though it will be possible to make beautiful looking cities even in the base game aswell. Beautiful trailer, really looking forward to the release. Once again a round of applause for the modding community.

[@ConnorLinley]

@@ThomasGardner-cp2ox what about laying off the small bug you noticed in pre-release footage.

[@brucebob3190]

​@@ConnorLinleyI watched on my phone and I thought it was like construction or road repair and I got excited 😢

[@Professor.Farnsworth]

@Gary Gardner Stop being such a sour puss seriously. This game took so many great mods and implemented them directly into the game. Looks to already come with: Industries, Parks & Recreation and Universities. It is blatantly obvious they have done away with silly restrictions considering the amount of unlockable squares. The engine looks.. GORGEOUS and you have to sit and nitpick that two cars turn around which is almost guaranteed to be because they lost their connection.

[@omardaddy2218]

Yeah, give them money

[@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75]

​@Gary Gardner you the type of person to fume at the gta leak for not being finished

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

I’ve never played this game and I’ve never been much of a builder in other life simulation games but my hat genuinely goes off to those who can build something as intricate and beautiful as a whole city

[@vinhhuynhthe6978]

ok

[@AMVedits05]

ok

[@ilostmyacc2229]

ok

[@antoniocostei2095]

ok

[@CityPlannerPlays]

This looks amazing!!!

[@theidiotgoat9779]

It does, cant wait to see what cities you'll build in it

[@insaneviruss]

Can't wait to watch you play this!

[@SoDakJason]

Even Chuckles is left speechless!

[@KorKhan89]

Can’t wait to see what your first city will be! Another tropical metropolis like Verde Beach, something more rural and temperate like Clearwater County or Nicolet Bay, or something entirely different?

[@aboutthewins4808]

Lets goooo City Planner!

[@ColiePoo]

As a Cities Skylines player for over 6yrs, I can truly say my jaw is on the floor. I play this game as my ME TIME. I load up Spotify, grab a coffee & play “my game” for a few hours. It brings me so much peace and calm. I love intricately working on areas to the smallest details, and then just watching as Cims enjoy the landscape I made just for them. Oh I’m just so happy this is coming soon. Huge huge fan ❤

[@blackcid]

You are going to be dissapointed the day this releases. If you pay attention, is just CS1 with a few additions. They didn't even change the zoning, we will continue having empty spaces betweeen buildings if the street is not perfectly straight and the floor perfectly plane...

[@FurTalles]

I feel ya, because that's exactly what Cities Skylines is for me :) Really looking forward to what the second installment will bring

[@Elmyda-vc5ew]

@@blackcid I gotta agree with you, while I enjoy many different kinds of games, city skylines is my go to always! I feel on console this game will be very content lackluster on release like city skylines 1 was.

[@HPCAT88]

Amazing blogpost nicole.

[@JavaNocKziK]

It's nice to see a lot of the popular and highly functional mods making their way into the base game (like precision engineer and parallel road tools). I'm really hyped for the new roads.

[@SlyAceZeta]

@Gary Gardner Looks like they're making a U-turn.

[@wheatley1866]

​@@ThomasGardner-cp2oxmost likely a bug

[@ganangfakhriansyah4552]

​@Gary Gardner road accidents? Because iirc they introduced speed bump so i guess they now implement road safety

[@Definitely_not_pi]

​@Gary Gardner could also be a feature where some road is removed and the cars turn around to find a new way to their destination

[@JavaNocKziK]

@Gary Gardner It's a feature ;)

[@stevesmithy5644]

all those new road building tools look super nice. one of my biggest issues with the first game was not having enough control over road/district placement, and it looks like it's being fixed in 2

[@Hannodb1961]

0:16 -If I'm interpreting this correctly, it means you can change zone density without destroying all the preexisting buildings, and the density will change organically. This is great! 0:35- Zoning depth increased from 4 to 6 blocks. Also, you can create intersections by crossing existing roads. Minicircle interchanges. 0:54- It seems that upgrading from a road to an avenue no longer requires you to destroy buildings on both sides of the road. The upgrade will be on the left or right of the road, rather than in the middle. 1:19- difficult to confirm, but it seems that zoning options have improved on curvy roads. This is my biggest issue with the SCL1: the inability to define minimum plot sizes on curved roads.

[@adamgrbic4449]

shut up

[@RealCRAZYFUN1135]

also a rail yard at 1:19. I dont think that was possible in the first game without mods.

[@fewcandy]

Holy moly!!! This looks AMAZING!! Those road tools?! 🤯 Seriously freaking excited to play this!

[@pcdosgirl]

Honey, I'm excited for YOU to play too! Oh, and for me to play ☺️❤️

[@fewcandy]

@@pcdosgirl oh we’ll be right on it when it launches! 😄

[@bunker1303]

I look forward to your City's play.

[@abhinavshah3141]

OMG THE ROAD BUILDING TOOLS, we can finally figure out the gradients on the road....Lee Hawkins will be really happy!!

[@earlofal_5963]

And waterpipes are Where they Belong😁

[@CityWhisperer]

A few noticeable details: - At 0:16, that blue thing on the lower left hand side of the screen is a petrol station/gas station. So the teaser speculation was right lmao, there will be stations to refuel. - At 0:51, on the roads GUI, there is a section labelled 'P'. Might mean we can create designated parking spaces for motor vehicles. It has also been suggested in the comments it could be 'P' for pedestrians, we'll have to see. - At 0:56 we see what has caught my attention the most and is a gamechanger. On the bottom left side of the residential zoning GUI there's a section for 'Theme' depicting the US flag and the EU flag. Means we get to theme our cities with buildings from different places of the world, which will most likely be expanded to other areas. - Also, at the same moment, we see finally MIXED USED ZONING, with commercial below residential buildings. - The darker the color, the more density. Can be seen also at 0:56, with light green showcasing a single-house and the darker ones showing more built up buildings with one of the dark-greens having commercial below. - ALSO at 0:56, on the lower right hand corner, we can see a half-attached road! It will be interesting to see how it affects traffic flow. - At 1:07, it seems trams can also be themed, with the US and EU flag appearing on the lower side again. - At 1:09, you can schedule individual public transport lines (in this case a tram) to also run at night. Will be interesting to have a basic core of the transport network working 24h. - Overall, being able to expand infrastructure adds a lot of dynamic to the game. Wondering what "Residential/office signature buildings" means.

[@shortsthatdontsuck2174]

​@Gary Gardner lmao did you get fired from the dev team and are salty or something, how many times you gonna post this comment?

[@AllPileup]

Gary Gardner would make an excellent NPC name

[@tunbeyy]

I interpreted P as pedestrian roads, but you may be right, too

[@connorwelcher]

Cant you already do the theme thing with stuff like district styles?

[@Pookiebearhungry]

0:57 you can see the residential options from low-high density, as well as one having a blue ground floor and the rest green. This to me shows that there’s commercial / residential mixed use zoning. Office is now purple so I don’t think it’s office / residential mixed use zoning.

[@DKasper3201]

I have a idea for the sequel and you better add this to the actual game and it comes out *custom city building* Where are you make custom roads custom buildings custom trains custom interior everything you want in a sandbox game, and I want to make buildings in housing more realistic, so add a feature where you can go inside the houses and decorate the inside or maybe you wanna make a custom inside for your office space you can do that too There’s so many possibilities you could do with a sequel. In this is just the ideas, I hope you add to the actual game

[@sammy4282]

This looks so much better than I had imagined. Cannot wait for it

[@sammy4282]

So many new features that the community had asked for, all devs should aspire to be like you ❤

[@jbdelta4542]

That's how they getcha

[@Odeon1970]

​@@jbdelta4542 Dude what else do you want. We have the gameplay trailers, that's proof of how good the game will be

[@hockey161616]

@@Odeon1970 gameplay trailers are the proof that the game will be great? What? Are you delusional?

[@hockey161616]

@@Odeon1970 also, trailers? There is only 1 trailer.

[@JustJustan]

I feel so ridiculously overwhelmed with excitement. It looks stunning.

[@PartisanGamerDE]

The realism is what makes it for me. Love that we moved away from a cute quirky style to a more realistic one. Can't wait for the release!

[@oufukubinta]

That's pretty much all we needed! Otherwise it's a perfect game. I also hope that it'll be easier to mod too and that they'll incorporate some of the best mods in the base game

[@badpuppy3]

But it still has Cities Skylines personality too and doesn't look completely generic.

[@Narangarath]

​@Gary Gardner What's wrong with the cars at the beginning? If you want to see the detail go to 1:37 instead, I think they're pretty damn smart looking, especially compared to the pixel-y bubbles base game Cities called cars. And if we're being serious here, I don't want to need a computer capable of rendering 4k movie quality graphics for 30k vehicles per map.

[@cymo7344]

True❤

[@camdynclarke]

@@ThomasGardner-cp2ox Dude, are you going to make this reply on like every comment? One little weird thing in a sea of high hopes? Come off it

[@Jimorres]

cities skylines 2 delayed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S bruh 😭😭😭😭

[@lathyros]

Amazing improvement from the first game, excited to see how far we can bring CS2 with mods

[@Truckdriverplays]

Reason behind mods because the game was lacking. Don’t look like nothing lacking here. Aka no need for mods

[@chesterholland5909]

Unreal engine after all but mix with unity. Make simcity great again

[@codycraig8805]

@@Truckdriverplays there will always be a need for mods, a base game can't think of everything

[@YetAnotherGeorgeth]

@@Truckdriverplays I disagree. Even if the base game is as good as this video suggests, it will be way better with mods. I have no doubt they will support mods in this version.

[@cass7448]

@@chesterholland5909 It's not using Unreal.

[@tyelork]

I love that unlike most sequels, this seems to be a sequel largely building upon the first game and all (or some) of it's DLC. I saw snow there, and several features from other Cities 1's paid DLC too! Being able to seamlessly merge tram/rail lines like that looks so nice too, and I'm loving the aesthetics and graphics!

[@normalcarrot6361]

not only is there snow, but its seasonal based, so your not always in winter anymore.

[@JortBasement]

and the populair mods they have integrated in the games is awesome too

[@KepleroGT]

After adding 15 dlc I'd say expecting these features in the next game is a minimum. I wonder how they will monetize the game now, I'm guessing there will be a race track DLC or something

[@rebecca99994]

@@flounder I think they mean series like The Sims, which is notorious for leaving out even the most fundamental DLC features from sequels so they can sell the same DLC again for the new game. so this one incorporating a bunch of key stuff in the basegame is a nice change.

[@Hello-um5nm]

i think the base dlcs will be snowfall campus and industries

[@bsquiklehausen]

Someone else is going to have to overanalyze this for me, because my mind is totally blown! October 24th can't come soon enough!

[@starrwulfe]

And I can't wait for you to add some goodies to the workshop for it!

[@VenomGamingCenter]

Don't get hyped, buy on release, or pre-order. Modern gaming burns too many people to be worth getting hyped.

[@iktbratosindaniel8672]

2 months already passed!

[@IcePowers]

It's absolutely amazing! You really listened to what the fans desired and you built that. Thank you so much already

[@Matsine]

I can just say that I'm absoulutely blown away. The whole level of details is just incredible. Even just things like the coal power plant being a realistic size now will make this game into a fantastic and realistic city builder. I'm super excited. Can't wait to play it.

[@orinblank2056]

I'm definitely gonna need more RAM though. 16GB feels like it's bottlenecking my pc

[@Evokyr]

@@orinblank2056 I've been running 64GB of RAM purely to play CS with many assets. No other game.

[@twitchcoolbob66]

My brother in christ that's not a coal power plant thats a nuclear reactor. Why does the coal power look like a reactor?

[@JakkeJakobsen]

​@@twitchcoolbob66 you mean the cooling towers? They can be used for any power plant requiring cooling of cooling water.

[@gamaltk]

​@@JakkeJakobsen bingo

[@anbi7418]

For the first time in ages I've watched a new game trailer and actually am convinced this is going to be amazing. Actual game footage and amazing features months before release - teaching other game publishers how you're supposed to do it!

[@SPR_NAPALM]

Absolutely. They aren't killing the grid, they're immortalizing it. The road tools look next level. Connecting a turning overpass without mods. As a truck driver, the truck detail is amazing. I can't wait.

[@Yorick257]

It's been in the works for more than two years probably, so I wish it is going to be good

[@themonado5030]

Totk?

[@ggabor2489]

@@Yorick257 It's been in the works for far more than two years. I'd say at least 5.

[@mwl5]

This honestly looks like it will be the best city-builder game ever made. I cannot wait to play this!!

[@zoran123456]

well SimCity 2000 and 3000 are still better :)

[@rubik777]

same rubbish as first Cities Skylines and of course thousand of paid addons, graphic is outdated

[@ghostrs2754]

@@rubik777 First of all clearly this game is much more different then CS1, And yes CS had some useless addons but no one forcing u to buy it they also were good ones, and graphics still need to be polished they got plenty of time to fix everything.

[@tadeaspekar9043]

⁠@@rubik777 outdated graphics? Wtf are your expectations? This has to run on common good PCs. It cannot run only on high end and be terribly optimalized. This graphic is very ok and the light is gorgeous

[@yeahfelix]

@@rubik777 you are so off it is unbelievable. the game hasnt even come out yet. unnecessary pessimism at its finest

[@rlp278]

Because of the delay for console players I feel you need to release more updates to cities skylines remastered for making us wait longer. And Financial districts for console ps5 doesn’t work properly maybe release more updates for remastered as a result of the delay.

[@octavianus6954]

Every second of the trailer gave me goose bumps. The realism, the quality of life improvements, the upgradable buildings especially utilities.... looks like the devs really understand the fan base.

[@chesterholland5909]

It did me too. Main developer paradox ceo Mariana Hallikeen gave us hope and this is the game I dream since 2010. Make simcity great again.

[@christinamayers3234]

@@chesterholland5909 Can't wait to play it on Xbox. Looks amazing!! Hopefully the console version will have protected left turns at traffic lights.

[@tagnetorare5401]

no they don't if they don't make the traffic manager mod official

[@rosaria8384]

Yep. Even the modders work for the devs actually, including the creator of Metro Overhaul Mod, and I really wish they implement TMPE as vanilla

[@moons6725]

i am worried about the pc requirements (rtx 2080ti) recommended

[@DDRPriest]

Not only was this a great showcase of what is to come, but the presentation and wording made me happy to be excited for this. In a way I felt...appreciated. That's a rare feeling now a days. Reminds me of the old Capcom game credits that always thanked the player for playing. We appreciate you all at Paradox.

[@Michael.Shayne]

Same! I definitely got a emotional response from this trailer

[@byronviljoen4899]

Good marketing

[@Lehtiwibi]

I love the fact that the developing company Colossal Order creates some models from their hometown Tampere. At 00:37 im pretty sure that needle-like tower on the right hand side of the screen is the landmark of the city of Tampere, called "Näsinneula". Also I've noticed that one of the recycling centers from cities skylines 1 DLCs is the model of the one in Tampere called "Tarastenjärvi"🤩

[@liamcraig2247]

The preorder for the game actually includes a Tampere map and a few landmark buildings, so you’re most likely right!

[@ptterz1277]

Good catch! I was so blown away with this trailer I hardly registered any details 😄

[@Grassplant2012]

0:20 bro forgot to turn off tree anarchy💀

[@cablethelarryguy5811]

All in game footage!? This looks INCREDIBLE!! There's so much packed into each shot that I'm watching this over and over again to catch everything! This is definitely a huge improvement over the original

[@simeonb.3612]

Props to the team for this heartwarming trailer. As a long time player of PDX and Cities I must say: looks like a piece of art.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

How is this "heartwarming" when this glorifies the removal of nature for the sake of buildings, industry, and massive roads? XD - Yea, I know, it's a videogame about building and creating systems, I really dig them too. But the tone is so wrong in terms of what is actually happening in the video. - I hope there's plenty of options for greenery like parks and stuff, as even in the real world things like shitty buildings and factories are being removed, especially roads are being removed and closed off for pedestrians and cyclists in many places. - This game seems to live in the late 20th century or something.

[@Extraicee]

@@michaelmonstar4276 bro it ain’t that deep

[@El_Presidente_5337]

​@@michaelmonstar4276 Bruuuh

[@matthewwilliams7507]

Shame it gonna be delayed by 5 years like all the other games

[@simeonb.3612]

@@michaelmonstar4276 because I look at it as the game of my "childhood", not as a representation of the real world. Pro tip: don't look at +18 games ;)

[@oreojsn92]

I was having a really crap day and then to see this trailer made me shed tears of joy! The graphics, buildings, MODULAR utility buildings, etc I love it! Can't wait for October, Colossal and Paradox always deliver 🎉

[@Charles_Anthony]

My day was very crap. Uplifting for about two minutes until the video ended and I realized that I cannot afford a computer to play this game. Looks like I'll stick with Cities Skylines for another few years.

[@CJ_Walks]

@@Charles_Anthony lol same. Gotta figure out how to please the unity engine on a tight budget

[@farhanraflyfahrezis]

I wish there was a "super-duper extra realistic mode" where every single thing had to be constructed first. Even the roads wouldn't magically appear with a click; they would need to be built, along with buildings, before they could be used. This may take more time, but it would provide an extra level of satisfaction for me, and possibly for you as well.

[@Iberian_XAVO]

The switch from Cities Skylines to Cities Skylines II is the switch from a fun city building game to a thoughtful, extremely well put together masterpiece. I hope you guys can all keep up your promises. ❤

[@lumixecho1337]

It looks good, but we should wait with such big compliments. The term „Never preorder“ has a reason. Nevertheless I‘m truly excited for release.

[@jpbm4330]

honestly i feel bad to see this, because it has the same mistakes as before. It looks like we will be playing cs1 heavily modded or remastered. shame

[@JordanRunge14]

​@jpbm4330 Okay? What else did you want? A city builder will always be a city builder. You can only advance so far. It isn't a storytelling game or a simulator

[@CityWhisperer]

@@jpbm4330 Could you detail the mistakes? Watching through the trailer we see some major improvements with mixed zoning, US & EU themes for residential buildings, improved public transport, being able to expand infrastructure, much more analytical data to visualize, etc.

[@Anthonythe1st.]

@@ReginaTrans_ tf it’s a city builder go play Sims if u want that

[@LEVILUP23]

As a SimCity fan, and a cities skyline player for years, Thank you for making this sequel happen!

[@cameronb3834]

SimCity is no longer the go to city building game all about cities skylines now.

[@minhvan1216]

ok

[@tarazzzs]

I still play SimCity3000 now and then, great game.

[@cameronb3834]

@@tarazzzs Simcity 4 will always be the best city building game ever followed by Cities Skylines 1.

[@Laurens-rk3yn]

That does not make any sense like you basicly say even if other games get better they still somehow are not better.@@cameronb3834

[@rodimcgeesums633]

First thing that comes to mind is Look at all the different density types! Excellent base game models, huge improvement to the road guidelines and markings! Can't wait for October!!!

[@Greyfeathers30]

The various density types caught my eye too, so exciting!

[@TheLapari]

0:40 Cool how they implemented Näsinneula (the Needle of Näsi), the tallest free-standing structure in Finland (Tampere, where the game is made) and at present the tallest observation tower in the Nordic countries at a height of 168 metres (551 ft). 😎

[@imperatur]

I‘m so hyped!😍🤯

[@alexandernico8930]

Same

[@123kane5]

Looking forward to you making my cities look terrible 🤣

[@almarcaUrban]

Nearly 1k hours on cities 1, and studying to be a city planner. I really love the direction this game seems to be heading. Looks absolutely gorgeous, less focus on American style suburbs, and overall QOL that o could have only dreamed of in cities right now. October can't come soon enough!

[@PREST0NGRAVY]

I'm majoring in city planning too!

[@NB-yu4lj]

Congrats

[@artemsnegovsky]

​@@PREST0NGRAVY me too)))

[@averagezing]

And I'm in architecture! Built Environments gang unite

[@TheGrandTourFens]

Good one

[@Amerakee]

0:56 The second residential building type, I think that's 100% mixed use buildings with the awnings. I hope so, I cannot wait!

[@danielngwu]

@Gary Gardner Blue at the bottom signifying commercial and green on top residential.

[@Scipio488]

@@user-wq9mw2xz3j !!! It's almost as if the people who make "CIties" finally actually visited a city, rather than just thinking that a city is a suburb with skyscraper in it.

[@Amerakee]

@@ThomasGardner-cp2ox The awnings at the bottom. I didn't see the blue that Daniel mentioned, but residential buildings like that don't come with awnings, that's typically for the commercial useage with "taxpayer" apartment(s) rented out above it.

[@stan110]

All I'm missing are biking infratructure options. But this looks epic!

[@RenegadeLK]

It appears they are doing exactly what they should with a sequel to an amazing game. Super stoked to play this!

[@moons6725]

The sad thing is the pc requirements(rtx 2080 ti) which are insane

[@Hawk7886]

@@moons6725 not really

[@koppy82]

​@@moons6725 bro that card is almost 5 years old, not that insane lol

[@ElijahStyles]

@@moons6725the 2080Ti is pretty cheap you could get a 3070 for about 390€

[@KatelynNormington]

@@moons6725 I’m a Mac user and it doesn’t look like it’s even going to be compatible with macs at all

[@Callum-vj3yf]

It's great to see that you guys have incorporated some of the popular steam workshop mods into the base game! Giving the community what they really want.. excellent stuff.

[@dominov]

One of my biggest hopes for CS 2 was that they'll come up with something better than the zoning squares but it still looks great.

[@aciaka1]

same

[@GustavoHenrique-gf2wz]

Same, I was hoping for a more organic way of zoning

[@jessiamedeiros4294]

Sameeeee. Kinda bummed

[@JayJayGamerOfficial]

Would have loved to see that too with triangular zoning although I can see why they didn't as it seems like it would be a bit complex to add with Soo much already going on

[@MCPhssthpok]

I would really like to see more flexible types of zoning. Having each zone be either residential, commercial or industrial but no mixed zoning is so restrictive, especially if you want to build more European style cities.

[@cha93chon1]

My god,THE KING OF BUILDER GAMES IS BACK,AND WITH A SECOND GAME? HOW DID I MISS THIS FOR 4 MONTHS?

[@YYCUrban]

I am really happy with the developers based on this trailer! They listened to the community and had great use of the term "if it isn't broken, dont change it." They added small refinements to what worked already and made the game look amazing! I'm do so excited and I really hope it doesn't turn out like KSP2. I think this is the game we've all been waiting for!

[@mikk7070-gaming]

This looks stunning and awesome. Good job Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order! 24th of October wil be a huge day! ❤️😍

[@FloriOnRails]

It looks great and some of the features shown blow my tiny mind. But I can only hope we get mixed use zoning. In fact that might be a crucial factor in my decision to buy this otherwise very promising game. Edit: OMG 0:56 You can see a green building with a blue ground floor in the selection menu. I'm pre-ordering it right now.

[@megasfabius]

Holy shit I did not notice! Good catch. Mixed buildings confirmed!

[@ichnixnutzername]

excellent show - but big fright at 1:45: did it really say October 24 instead of October 23???😮

[@jutika5746]

@@ichnixnutzername it says october 24th, 2023 in the title….

[@rj7855]

​@@ichnixnutzername October 24, 2023

[@azertycraftgaming]

never pre-order tho

[@DonCorleone87]

loving everything about the in-game footage so far, but can we talk about the soothing trailer music? It's so peaceful

[@MarioNotLuigi]

That Road Intersection Node at 0:55 where the highway meets the road looks super CLEAN!!! Seeing the car paths for that intersection alone have demonstrated to me they have seriously upgraded how intersections work for vehicles now! AHH Can't wait!

[@patrickha7541]

Let's hope traffic will use all lanes. Traffic is quite light from the trailer.

[@user-fq2uw8en3i]

@@patrickha7541 definitely will since the traffic ai will be lane based instead of node based

[@totaltechno7510]

Was kinda missing a merge lane tho

[@patrickha7541]

@@user-fq2uw8en3i That's good news.

[@bricks_and_cities]

WOW! I cannot even place my excitement into words. The features and assets shown already look absolutely amazing. Cities: Skylines 2 is going to be really special.

[@Mastervoliumpl]

No way. It is actually real. The amount of work you put in is just crazy. Thank you Colosal Order for bringing us this gem. I just cannot wait to try it myself. 💖

[@JEviatKo]

As a player from Simcity to Skylines and enjoy in it for several yrs with all DLCs, we've seen the game starts from vanilla to the final. Thousands of idaes in mods that we've been used would be ready to see in Skylines II, and we're still hunger for more. Please show us the outstanding performance and build another milestone!

[@NaughtyShepherd]

The fact that you started this off with “All Footage Captured In-Game” is so appreciated! Being on PS5, I’m so happy to see slope percentages whilst building roads and all the wonderful tools that PC players have, already embedded into the base game! The lighting, shadows and trees, look incredible. Can you choose what each building is being built?!? Oh man, this micromanagement level of detail is going to ruin my marriage. 😂 I haven’t been excited for a new release in years! THANK YOU!

[@integragemi7234]

So , is basically CS1 with a new render motor and all Useful mods. As default features.

[@CieMaKat]

I'm rewatching the video on 0.25x speed and every 10 seconds I see something new that makes me jump from excitement. Amazing job! Can't wait to get my hands on C:S2!

[@SPR_NAPALM]

WOW! Good call. I'm going to do that right now.

[@Ilikeformulaone]

Idk but the ending of the song in this trailer gives me nostalgia towards all the other games I played when I was younger.

[@ks_ig2728]

I love how realistic the building models look now. One of the only few good things of SimCity 2013 were their building models. So seeing that Cities Skylines II has similar styles, I’m pumped!!

[@FaithSeeker_]

Oh, man... I'm so proud of the developers. I can't express my happiness in seeing all those things in-game. Love and dedication speak for themselves.

[@jaquitavulpix3418]

Please, please have mixed zoning! Having high density commercial and residential nearby is really hard in cs1, that (noise in general, especially regarding public transport) really was my only major critique with the first one. Trailer looks awesome :)

[@forader6494]

0:56 It seem that it is indeed in the game! The selected option has a blue part in the bottom and green on top

[@mineralin641]

I have to say, whoever created this trailer did one hell of a job. simple and effective writing, well chosen gameplay clips. It shows the things fans of the first game are really excited about. it has a nice narrative to it. The music choice is superb. Simply a really good trailer. Well done!

[@anwalborn]

I love this! What I’m finding funny is that even though Cities: Skylines I was made partly because of the failure of SimCity 2013, Cities Skylines II is looking a lot like what we were originally promised SimCity 2013 was going to be. I’m beyond excited and can’t wait to give Paradox my money

[@DanielVNZ]

they already have my money! pre ordered hehe

[@elilla331]

Amazing thing is, just how badly EA bungled Simcity and all it took were these guys to dethrone them. Listening to customers and not attacking them really does matter.

[@ty1291]

@@elilla331 The only thing I wish Cities Skylines had was Simcity 2013 modular system. It made the game so much more engaging when I could customise the look and outcome of certain buildings by adding additional pieces to the set and have it impact its surroundings. Adding more police units to have more coverage, expanding classroom sizes to cater for growing school population, etc.

[@elilla331]

@@ty1291 Those weren't bad features at all. But one of the big reasons why they had that was because of the tiny ass maps.

[@ty1291]

@@elilla331 Yeah I figured and it kind of went hand in hand with the poorly implemented agent system. Tis a shame.

[@michelium106]

Looks so good! Also so many things that were previously done with mods now look to be in the base game. They are truly looking at the community and what is popular. Very cool, can't wait

[@DaNeShady90]

This looks amazing! The fact that they seemed to have added all the mods like move it and themes etc is unbelievble! I already love this game :))

[@Decurion]

I hope they built all the major mods into the game? As the control of crossings, traffic lights, drawing road markings, etc.

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

Looks so similar to the first game while feeling much more modern, with a throwback to what could only be partially achieved by graphic mods on the first game. Can't wait ! I feel like i will instantly get to grips with the tools and new mecanics I hope the flow of time is synchronised between all elements this time, and that it runs on my laptop at least as good as the first game can (probably wasn't too hard to beat CS1 in terms of optimisation and efficiency)

[@haka5917]

Watch it now several times on phone with stopping and zooming in and it is just amazing how much new stuff is in. Some I noticed: 1. modular buildings like the power plant and university which can add buildings. 2. Roads can be crossed while building. All the markings of the road are visible while planning like crosswalks and turning arrows. 3. Roundabouts have an own section to build. Arrows show where you can exit the roundabout. Also junctions have an own section. 4. Up to 5 lane highways and bridges you can choose and build. 5. Junction have a lot of ways to connect. You can have an European 4 way junction with left turns before entering the junction. 6. While planing the grid the corner was rounded so was the outer white line which shows until where you can zone which indicates prober buildings around corner and on curved roads. 7. It seems like 5-6 different heights of buildings are possible. 8. Buildings prober sized also there was a ferris wheel as large as a like 10 floors building. 9. Info panels Show way more detail like traffic flow and traffic volume. 10. There is special building tab which is purple wonder what that is. 11. New industries I guess. Chicken can be farming but there was also a carrot and a few more things which seem new. All in all looks fantastic also graphics and everything. I’m super hyped ❤ thanks a lot CA!

[@davidty2006]

Purple seems to be office buildings. And there is alot more types of farming industry and ore industry.

[@TheHeadcrabFarmer]

I am obscenely hyped about the road planner. Parallel highways and detailed ramps is something Vanilla was sorely missing.

[@OLBastholm]

I don't think I could be more excited! I had to pause probably 30 times throughout the video to appreciate the details. So many improvements!

[@avely_year]

I wonder if people noticed that the density of these trees is much higher, which makes the whole view more realistic.

[@corpkid]

It's nice to see the vehicle physics are much more realistic now. :) Cannot wait to play this!

[@R3in_Ch]

I hope the pathfinding for the cars are not just one calculated path instead a more realism approach

[@brunodavis7303]

​@Gary Gardner Lmao😂 really

[@viewer1288]

@Gary Gardner LMAOOooO

[@starrwulfe]

1:03 FINALLY! both sides at once!

[@REAL-UNKNOWN-SHINOBI]

Finally parallel road tool. Now if we can only get TMPE and Lane marking tools included.

[@krawallski91]

I really love it, it looks like what SC (2013) should have looked like. Besides these nice streets and roundabouts, this upgrade menu looks insane. Finally you can upgrade a powerplant instead of building an exact replica :D

[@MegaLokopo]

What?! you think it was possible in 2013 to make this game? No way, GPU's would struggle back then to run a game like this.

[@jakeh4757]

you on crack if you think 2013 should do this

[@maxshefras2752]

@@MegaLokopo he doesnt mean graphically i dont believe, but with what should have been in the game with tools etc

[@MegaLokopo]

@@maxshefras2752 I guess, but I think he is forgetting how revolutionary Cities skylines was when it came out originally. Nothing was anywhere close to as good as cities skylines was.

[@maxshefras2752]

@@MegaLokopo oh you’re right i agree with you. they’ve had 10 years to develop ideas and listen to feedback. so find cities 1 to be a revolutionary game even today! graphics are still decent and i’ve not ever played a city builder as good as it. Can’t wait for this oke

[@tammodirksen1408]

The first game was honestly revolutionary when it came out in 2015. What I always missed was a multiplayer mode. Would be fun to work on the same city together :)

[@G0UDIE]

I agree, this is the only really missing feature

[@nikitaryabicov3496]

Here it is already necessary to choose whether to move towards multiplayer or towards increasing the functionality of the game, I think the developers have already made a choice in favor of the second in the first part

[@killerwolfZeita1171]

8 Years? its been that long already? lol

[@transgirl2106]

This looks amazing! Whoever decided to hire the best mod creators of CS to help design CS:2 is a genius and it shows!❤ Please tell me this comes with built-in move it, traffic manager, node controller, and intersection marking tool🙏

[@gtube6913]

I think some people may remake their CS1 city again, new and improved in CS II . That drag-out road grid tool looked great 👍.

[@transgirl2106]

@@gtube6913 Yeah that was genius!

[@larkendelvie]

Woot, woot, woot - so excited - ordered -- going to be a great fall and winter! Edited to add -- thank you so much for not going back to the basic city builder you started CS 1 with and including a lot of the DLC elements in the base CS 2 game. It's so great that this will be a new jumping off point from both a technical standpoint and a play standpoint.

[@jonsage5486]

Has that been confirmed ?

[@viewer1288]

@@jonsage5486 confirmed visually I guess?

[@crenshawshank]

Just absolutely amazing. My jaw was agape at the first road placement and stayed that way throughout. Thank you to all of the game developers who worked so hard to give all of our imaginations the sandbox they deserve.

[@these_handles_are_stupid]

Been playing since release. I was in 6th grade at the time. When this comes out, I'll be in my third year in college pursuing a career in community planning. How fitting!

[@davidjym]

Cool 😀 except you won't get to do anything you want in real life 😢 that's why games like this exists.

[@chazz00999]

I haven't been excited for a game in years, until now. Looks like it's everything and more i wanted in Cities 1.

[@bish0p2004]

1:18 This part (if you pause) makes me very excited since I love building huge suburban areas and the houses look so much better than CS1. However, I do wish there was a little more variety in the colors...not bright and colorful like CS1, just maybe a few desaturated orange or greenish roofs to visually separate the houses a little better.

[@brutto2575]

the light on the skyscrapers is amazing. The new grid road tool looks amazing and time saving! Cannot wait to play it!

[@chunchunmaru07]

Just from the trailer alone, you'll know the developers love the genre. They actually incorporated a lot of the ideas from fanmade mods and maybe even made it better, we'll see when it's out. I'm so excited for this lol.

[@Bryxzi]

The improvement is amazing the tools make it more easier and simple.

[@SzymonSwietochowski99]

Beautiful breathtaking trailer, excellent work on a gorgeous game by all the wonderful team from the creators, graphic designers, programmers.... to simply everyone who worked on the sequel to Cities Skylines! I've been with you since Cities in Motion I and how not only your studio has developed, but also your cooperation with the community of your games, it is.... beautiful. You can see how much - the Cities Skylines community which is amazing, which YOU, Colossal Order, created - has influenced the further development of the game! Thank you for the hundreds, thousands of beautiful moments with your games and.... I am looking forward to more. ⭐⭐⭐

[@milank0785]

I really like the new look but I also hope they’ve improved the engine to make more efficient use of powerful hardware allowing people to build even bigger cities.

[@daddygromlegs1044]

I randomly just saw this trailer with no previous knowledge/context and have never been more excited for a game before

[@toasty2797]

I have to admit, I was a bit confused when Cities Skylines II was first announced, but now I am just happy. This looks incredible. Such an improvement and the fact that it is all in-game footage is just amazing.

[@KikisCheetos1310]

What is there to be confused about

[@toasty2797]

@@KikisCheetos1310 I didn't understand why they were making another game when the first one was still going strong, but after a while I realized that the game came out in 2015 which is quite a long time ago now and a bit of optimization and new features would be nice.

[@BrocktaviusKingofNFC]

Just the forests even looked so real and amazing, cant wait 😍

[@victormdj]

Absolutely amazing. Words can't describe how perfect Cities Skylines is, and how perfect the sequel seems to be

[@Votrae]

Your marketing peeps deserve a raise. Even this trailer was an excellent experience

[@elitely6748]

This genuinely looks beautiful, the cartoonish style of the 1st game was quite nice but the realistic art style is just astoundingly beautiful it's mesmerizing! I'm very happy the game is already coming so soon, OCTOBER 24TH CAN'T WAIT WOOT!

[@TheBacktimer]

Looks kinda dull

[@ElixirOfEuphoria]

@@TheBacktimer Nah, looks realistic

[@TheBacktimer]

@@ElixirOfEuphoria it does you are right but I guess what I was saying is that it doesn't look too pretty but then again there'll be mods. I wouldn't be surprised if half of the stuff they've shown is already mods 🤣

[@ElixirOfEuphoria]

@@TheBacktimer If you mean that half the stuff they've shown were ideas and concepts taken from mods from the first game and put into the sequels base game, yeah that would make sense. That's nothing but an improvement

[@wheatley1866]

​@@ThomasGardner-cp2oxwtf bro how many times have you copy pasted this comment

[@savagesam205]

441 tiles to unlock (even if they’re a bit smaller), you guys really went above and beyond! Love the graphics & aesthetic as well. Will definitely preorder! ❤

[@puppets1979]

Now sure where you got 441, they said it was 150.

[@savagesam205]

@@puppets1979 Paradox website, no joke.

[@rosaria8384]

441?? Holy hell I'm gonna be having a busy day after 10/24 🥹

[@davidty2006]

Thats ALOT more space.

[@puppets1979]

@@savagesam205 jesus it does say 441. It does say it is smaller though, so I do believe that 150 is the comparison to the 2x2sqkm from CS1.

[@JonasEnlundSE]

Love the markings in complex intersections and that roads now carry utilities.

[@Osman_Hakimov]

I'm impressed, I'm glad that the trailer for Cities: Skylines II is all the best from the first part and some ideas from the steam workshop. You are the best developers, you listened to the opinion of the community of players and did not change what is not broken. Looking forward to October 24 to play this wonderful game of my youth.

[@ttvmerrygfx]

Game has been taken from a whole different levels it's crazy. I can't wait to play :D

[@TLOE]

This looks phenomenal! Aside from the obvious and big changes, I've spotted so many small details that will likely improve the gameplay tremendously. Can't wait for October

[@Wacked]

I honestly do hope, and wish that the developers make dang sure to optimize this game to perfection before release. It is a lost artform to make games compact and playable even on older rigs.

[@sandroaimar1168]

only 4 months to play this beautiful game. I love building cities, thank you for your wonderful game