Cutting virtual grass should NOT be this satisfying... Lawn Mowing Simulator!

[@explosivo666]

10/10 Would hire Matt to mow my lawn, warning do not leave your classic car near him though.

[@westernrailroadcompanyprod4449]

Same and hahahaha

[@noobhero6661]

Yeah, same. Hey Matt, if I ever have a lawn that needs mowing, would you be my gardener and mower? XD

[@imjustaguy4340]

Lmaoo

[@Terrarian1]

Please do not make my car worthless now

[@Terrarian1]

Matt

[@ct4005]

Lvl 1: Paying someone to cut your grass Lvl 2: Cutting your own grass Lvl 3: Playing a grass-cutting game Lvl 4: watching someone play a grass-cutting game help

[@duneydan7993]

*Your tired of lawn mowing* Lvl5: Giving your kids pocket if they do it *your kids are old enough to not need pocket money anymore* Lvl 6: Ask them to continue cutting the damn grass to "help your old dad who's old and very very busy" Extra task: Proceed to always complain they didn't go in the details enough without clearly explaining what in hell that means!!!

[@xavierlagore5569]

Could be worse. Lvl 666: Someone making a reaction video to you watching a lawn mowing video.

[@shalafichg1]

All in one day...

[@room5167]

Lvl 5: Someone watches you while you watch someone play a grass-gutting game

[@hdbrot]

Incoherent order. I correct: Lvl 1: Cutting your grass in reality. Lvl 2: Watching someone cut your grass in reality. Lvl 2: Cutting your virtual grass in a game. Lvl 4: Watching someone cut virtual grass in a game.

[@saffwan5920]

"Engineer falls into an addiction to satisfying games and refuses to stop playing"

[@madkirk7431]

Yet he still won't play more polybridge

[@fearedbeard1313]

Yeah I miss the building and puzzle games...these games are super boring

[@tinkerairforce6003]

@@fearedbeard1313 welcome to KZbin life You can't play the same game for months people will leave unless new content is available

[@MysteriumArcanum]

@Saffwan *sees your channel icon* Ah, I see you're a person of culture as well.

[@saffwan5920]

@@MysteriumArcanum Ah a fellow gremlin, very nice (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

[@Jack_Wolfe]

0:36 likely the logos are in a folder somewhere like KSP :D you can probally insert any image you want.

[@customcrusherhd7294]

You should totally invest in a steering wheel setup once this goes live lol. If you live streamed this with a steering wheel pov I would absolutely watch 😂.

[@sbsftw4232]

Even a controller with analog sticks would be better than a keyboard.

[@michaezell4607]

@@sbsftw4232 August 10th is the planned release date according to their facebook page. I hope we get wheel support so we can play without a keyboard.

[@aarnevihervuori9418]

I totally second this

[@nickmole8928]

@@aarnevihervuori9418 I can mgopppppppp e 0p

[@KX36]

Need a full direct drive wheel rig for this level of pro simulation.

[@ABC218_]

Alright who did it, who told him this existed. Jokes aside loving the content recently! :D

[@sparrow_moon1110]

I did lmao

[@cmsIGaufFahrgestellPanze-pq4gz]

@@sparrow_moon1110 you already know he will break the record for the most knobs made in a lawn with a mower.

[@rocketman9838]

Drae

[@pixelartkid7965]

i did

[@favJ-qq2ef]

he probs just saw drae's video lol

[@Iennda]

When he caught himself just randomly describing different gardening tools and giving tips, I just burst out laughing. I find these videos satisfying, but I think I enjoy Matt's reactions, anecdotes and his dedication to teach even more.

[@damienm.9677]

There is an inordinate amount of realism in this game

[@j-j-jingles4797]

My dad once told me a story about his old college. Apparently it was a tradition for students on their last day to pull a prank. One year, someone sprayed fertiliser in the shape of a dong on the grass outside the college. Even when cut, the fertiliser limited the types of grass that grew, causing a colour change, and even affected the growth for many years. When viewed from above, on Google maps/other satellite images, the college had a dong in its field.

[@tf6858]

Link to satellite view please

[@joewhos3542]

@@tf6858 for what? Research?

[@j-j-jingles4797]

@@tf6858 I'm sorry, I don't know where it is and it was about thirty years ago. It won't still work. : (

[@12redgames]

Darn

[@t-yoonit]

I've seen drop spreaders used to write funny words in lawns.

[@sushijones]

"What are you looking at, darling?" "The new gardener's just arrived, just seeing how he's getting on." *crunch* *tinkle* *SMASH* *screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech* *BANG* "... Suppose I should have moved the Jag."

[@Codesiderio]

Is it weird I read that in Jeremy Clarkson's voice?

[@aonarfaileas4554]

"Why is this so enjoyable?" It's only the good parts of lawnmowing. Steady progress at a task you can immediately see the results of and number-go-up reward. Tricks your brain into feeling the satisfaction of a job well done, with minimum actual effort or discomfort.

[@ajorsomething4935]

Eh, lawn mowing irl is fun too. When it's your own yard and it's being done due to intrinsic motivation rather than for pay it's quite enjoyable.

[@oliviersavard8676]

@@ajorsomething4935 or just pave all of it so you don't have to mow anything

[@NonExistentAlex]

I absolutely love these simulator type videos. The main appeal of this channel is you and your stories/chat so I love watching something satisfying whilst listening to you!

[@Soken50]

If you'd like a satisfying cleaning game, I recommend "Viscera clean-up detail", it's a bit gory and the physics is sometimes wonky but so satisfying when you finish an area, it even keeps track of your footprints, how dirty your implements and the water are. I'd love to see you give it a spin.

[@nacoran]

One of my first jobs had me out on a 54" front deck zero turn Toro mower. The same pedal controlled both forward and backward depending on whether you pushed on the top or bottom. I hadn't learned to drive yet. It was actually way more intuitive than a separate gas and brake pedal.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Yeah, same way the Toro I used to drive worked. Makes way more sense than two pedals but I imagine reaction time is slower for emergency breaking etc

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

I can imagine some old granny driving down the freeway and getting confused, pushing the reverse part and grinding the transmission to dust...

[@nacoran]

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming I actually saw a study once where they tried it in cars and they said the reaction time was better, but only when you compared two groups of people that hadn't already learned the 'normal' way. If they'd done it from the start of cars it would have been better, but the relearning curve is so steep that trying to switch would cause chaos. :)

[@Zandman26]

The one I learned to mow with was a Partner, they had clutch and break on the same pedal. And then a 5 speed gear shifter in order to control direction.

[@ziiofswe]

Stiga is a Swedish brand... they have an odd mix of garden tools, table tennis products and toys.

[@haraldsoderlund1142]

I was really confused that he didn’t know about it

[@oliviersavard8676]

the only one i personally know of is husqvarna tbh

[@michaels.3709]

Interesting Note: "Strimmers" here in the Midwest US are more often referred to as "weed-whackers". Though, now that I think about it, every time I've ever used one I've only ever been "whacking" the grass along the edges of flowerbeds or sidewalks. Never actually whacked any weeds with it, at least not intentionally. It's also does a serious number on the bottom 2-3 inches of our wood fence over time. I've been tempted to invest in an edger (which is like a strimmer, except the cable spins vertically, perpendicular to the ground), but the fence is so old and the bottoms so mangled it's scarcely worth investing in until the planks have been replaced.

[@majorphysics3669]

or get a weed whacker that can rotate to do edging.

[@cyfalk9840]

South East Texas here, we call em weed eaters here. Love it

[@zucods]

Not enough shafts on this one, but the one we got was pretty big. The amounts of "this is so satisfying" was on point, really satisfying. Once again, a solid Boosh/10. Cheers!

[@TrashPandaPirate]

Didn’t know that England Called them “strimmers” we call them weed whackers 😂😂

[@GeauxGames]

Everyone I know says weed eater

[@205badger3]

I think it is trimmer, that is what we call them in Sweden. We probably stole it from the English.

[@linusbergmannen]

@@205badger3 kul med lite andra svennar som kollar😅

[@baileyacklingbeecham9793]

Australians call them whipper snippers

[@TrashPandaPirate]

@@baileyacklingbeecham9793 that is fabulous!!! So much cooler than weed whackers🤣

[@cardosogabrielr]

OH BOY, time to see RCE suffer flashbacks from his past work experiences.

[@DJ-DJOH]

I had a Stiga Garden mower growing up.. used to do burnouts with it on the streets ;)

[@KiithnarasAshaa]

What you call a "Strimmer" (or String Trimmer) is very often referred here in the US, in certain localities, as a Weed Whacker or Weed Eater in a case of Brand Genericide.

[@The_Kentuckian]

"It's freaking 30° in the heat, out in the bare sun."I had to remember Matt is English & was not actually mowing grass in the dead of winter.

[@chloeellis1246]

The “wow” at 1:55 gave me a good long laugh, thanks for taking the time to put that in Edit: and the one at 9:34

[@MaskedNozza]

I love how you only clued into the owners having a dog _after_ you found the tennis ball. Like, I don't know who you imagined did the poo on the lawn. I really do enjoy your stories of you doing lawn mowing, or gardening, or power washing. Or even now as an engineer. This is not something I would typically watch, but these simulator videos are really cool. ~ Jamie

[@seriliaykilel]

Came for the bridges, stayed for the gardening advice. LOL love all your content so no complaints!

[@catman2261]

The "central structure" is called a gazebo in the US.

[@maivine]

The all new series! Real Civil Engineer does the chores!

[@rjf205]

21:23 its called a gazebo(gah-zee-bow). Luv the vid keep it goin.

[@Thoran666]

The house and garden are beautiful. I'd mowe the lawn there just for fun.

[@cmsIGaufFahrgestellPanze-pq4gz]

i hope they have buckingham palace as a map.

[@lewiswray4538]

I always hated cutting grass but who knew it would be so mesmerizing to watch some one cut grass in a video game.

[@deuterium_oxide7382]

this is fun game, not enough suffering though, the suffering and descent into madness is why power wash simulator is a bit more fun than this, but yeah, still fun

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Yeah, this was only a demo, I expect pain in the full release though!

[@deuterium_oxide7382]

@@RealCivilEngineerGaming I hope there's pain in the full release, the descent into madness is the best part of games like this

[@ggpickle928]

@@deuterium_oxide7382 Why do people have to enjoy torturing RCE?

[@deuterium_oxide7382]

@@ggpickle928 because it's fun

[@ggpickle928]

@@deuterium_oxide7382 Well, potato potahto

[@StanchestSword]

This brings me back to Rolling Lawns with my dad in the spring time, having to go around the outside 2-3 times, and going around everything. Can say lawn mowers generally turn better than an asphalt roller does.

[@EB-xl6db]

As a farmer, gardener, landscaper, etc. I love the power washing and mowing vids!

[@LuckyOwI777]

I work at a golf course over the summer. I've moved up to being an assistant manager right now, but I used to do maintenance, and so's so many similarities in my job, and your garden job. Although I never used those sideways garden shears before. I would always just use a weed whacker (what you call a strimmer). And it's so satisfying in real life to cut edges with it

[@BeugsTheLegend]

Dude your thought process while mowing is identical to mine. I had a thought and then you said it out loud. Made it even more satisfying for me to watch. Well done!

[@NoYouAreNotDreaming]

no its not sad...there is joy in cutting your own lawn..i love it...its relaxing

[@patrickschablamm5417]

I appreciate the hustle man, keep it up!

[@connorhenert1963]

I am glad you talk about gardening because I am mowing lawns thank you for the advice

[@CptMilkk]

Thank you for this video, I just got a gardening job and you thought me everything I need to know. Very educational 10/10. Please make more, or give me some advice.

[@toadkalle]

1000% best gaming channel on youtube. Every video is brilliant.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Cheers mate, very kind

[@inplfw]

5-7 cm is a pretty normal maintained cut height for rotary deck mowers. Reel mowers tend to be used when you want a shorter cut maintained. A lot of residential lawns aren't graded flat enough to do a nice looking 2-3 cm cut.

[@barnykirashi]

14:30 Imagine that, but I work as an Agricultural Engineer, and Tractor Driver, you have a four cylinder 4 stroke 4,75 L Russian diesel ahead of you, and 3 meters of grass mover behind you on the side(so you don't drive over the grass with several tons of steel), the sun shines in the cab, and you almost get roasted of the heat, you have a bottle of part frozen water in the cab on the toolbox, with all the doors and windows open for air conditioning. And you do this for about 12 hours a day. I love doing it.

[@msizisithole6748]

I've got this game downloading on Steam at the moment and I looked it up on KZbin just to have something to watch in the meantime and I absolutely loved all the lawn mowing stories!

[@MichaelGJ]

Wow, that stiga brought so much nostalgia! We used to have one of those when i was a child, and i used to beg my father to join him on it.

[@RedLuigiE]

You did it. You did the lawn mowing simulator.

[@jeffdeaf3590]

as someone who used to cut grass, everythng you say here is spot on and this game looks satisfying as hell. as a mechanic, when you ask "what costs 9p to fix on an engine" a single bolt costs about 9p. you probably rattled it loose and thats what damaged your blades :D.

[@ChristinaKilgore]

I used to cut grass commercially when I was in High School. Hated the job, but hey it was money. I never did stripes, I always just did circles. I personally think that perfect circles, without any interference in your lines, look better than stripes.

[@TheBigblue1090]

So excited to see this game on your channel. Can’t wait for the full release and all the perfectly innocent images drawn into lawns

[@EncryptedOS]

I find it oddly refreshing to actually watch someone play a game and talk about their experiences with the real-world counterpart. Most gamers have probably never had a job (at least not engineer-level) outside of KZbin, so it’s a nice change of pace to actually hear a professional talk about their professions while playing a game.

[@jblakeplays2541]

17 seconds, a new personal best

[@xdmcnugget5411]

I got 6 secs :)

[@cookipandamonster]

I love that we watch a nice relaxing game and get relaxing conversations that make my day

[@SuperKneehow]

So I’ve never seen or heard of edge trimmers in my life and couldn’t find them when I googled them. Turns out in the US they’re called grass sheers (maybe not exclusively but that’s the term I used for them to pop up). Every company I’ve hired had just used the weed whacker or “strimmer” as you put it. Awesome to learn since I just now have my own lawn and now know what I’ll use to trim the edges!

[@Ty_Harts]

I am so happy about how giddy you are to cut digital grass!

[@snafubar447]

I remember those old mowers where the gear you were in was the speed you were going...and that was it.

[@MoeLykit]

I was a Lawn Maintenance tech as a young man as well, Here in the states for Striping we used the Civil War to remember Direction. "Blue to you, Gray away" if you got turned around and weren't sure which direction to run the stripe, carried on to a Job at a Golf Course then made the same choice to explore more lucrative careers

[@charlestakel2522]

Legit the grass cutting tips have helped me, actually looking forward to spring and trying them out 😂

[@samuelwharton2738]

I too love the smell of grass sceaming for help

[@LuxFerre4242]

I'm used to simulator games being janky rubbish but this looks shockingly well made.

[@bt70a9]

I do believe your statement on how satisfying this is, is true. It is more satisfying when you play yourself.

[@MasterFPunkt]

I like how you reinforce the stereotype of the englishman that loves his lawn to the extend of recreational simulating it!

[@atlashellwalker9769]

Yo, I’m thinking of going into civil, aeronautic or mechanical engineering, which one would be the least brain goop inducing. I’m also thinking of going into bio engineering to make prosthetic

[@seanoconnor3060]

Go for it my man ! Anyone can do anything !

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

EE is probably the most math, but also can be very well payed. If your in the US the Meritime academy in Vallejo California is REALLY good for mechanical, especially if you like the sea. From what I heard while I was in university, civil would probably be the least brain melting math wise, but also the least interesting (unless you like water treatment, road design, or drainage design). Best class I ever took was one that was called "intro to engineering" that taught me what different fields there were, and gave an overview of each. I would recommend it if you can take a similar course.

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

In terms of brain goop inducing I think it'd really depend on how much you'd enjoy the work involved & the types of jobs you'd be working on in each specialty. I'd highly recommend doing a lot of research & most importantly speaking directly to those who work in these fields. Get it straight from them. If there aren't professionals in these fields near where you live then reach out on forums or something like reddit

[@atlashellwalker9769]

I did bit expect to find wholesome people here, thank you. Btw: I’m 16 and heading to college to do an engineering course, might take a general course and specialise in ubi

[@big_pb]

@@woodworkerroyer8497 id say either chemical or software engineering deal with the most math

[@reverendkaz1731]

As a lawn mower mechanic I find it kind of interesting to see the difference in nomenclature, technique and equipment between england and the US

[@QuirkyView]

Literally I did though, I came for the bridges but I'm now only here because I love listening to your stream of consciousness

[@decafhappiness]

Just found your channel last night and ive been binge watching your videos, love your personality and commentary- great content and super entertaining :)

[@aroundtheworldsports3063]

I love that I can both learn something and be entertained at the same time.....

[@potato0129]

He actually found it. What a legend

[@ggpickle928]

It was suggested to by one of the members on the discord server

[@kylehalter1135]

I love the life stories man, you're so passionate and just a great guy, keep it up

[@davedujour1]

It's a picture of my home pitch! That's Allianz Field in St Paul, MN that you used to show off the stripes made rollers.

[@Jeremydemon]

Fun fact for you all, in Australia we call a strimmer a "whippa-snippa"

[@sovietduck8827]

Weedeater or weedwacker is what it’s called in most of the southern US

[@rouge5140]

@@sovietduck8827 As well as Canada

[@jwalster9412]

@@sovietduck8827 weedwacker just sounds cooler.

[@TheKevinGames]

I can't believe I watched about 30 minutes of someone cutting lawns lol, Great video

[@MaskOfLoki634]

As a programmer, I find that menial tasks are very relaxing because they don't make you think. Probably why this game is so enjoyable for you.

[@forbiddenera]

As a programmer, those tasks make me tear my hair out. If much rather solve an interesting or challenging problem than do the menial crap over and over.

[@MaskOfLoki634]

@@forbiddenera Have you gone through a few burnouts yet? I tended to start enjoying these kind of things after having a few

[@proximo3257]

I legitimately got lawn advice that will help me care for my new lawn. Thank you! haha!

[@krismarkduthie2178]

I actually have the Stiga 2084. You'd definitely have to empty it a few times for that lawn! First time I cut my grass I had 32 bags and I had no idea what to do with them. Mulched since 😂

[@imdareaper8783]

Strimmer is a new 1 I just called it a weed wacker. Growing up when they were cheaply made and broke constantly we used to them to hack weeds and grass that was hard to get to by the mower. Eventually they came out with a specific trimmer for grass that rolls on the floor and gotta say it’s pretty satisfying to watch

[@drchestpain9166]

11:29 That would have been PERFECT for a Lawn Mower 2.0 sponsor

[@Creeperboy099]

Don’t always need a drum for stripes- I can kinda stripe the lawn with my Husqvarna push mower; might be thanks to a little rubber flap on the back under the grass bag cover

[@SwampertRockington]

Dont know if someone said, that middle structure is called a gazebo.

[@josephanthony4868]

Came for the bridges and stayed for the lawn advice....so true

[@Tsutsukakushii]

Thanks to this video, KZbin is now recommending me 2 hour long gardening videos.

[@RealCivilEngineerGaming]

Username checks out, kinda...

[@gunsforhire9864]

Don't hurt to give advice on things u know i would love to see u make a new channel just on lawn and engineering advice and experience u have and love ur vids

[@skythesuperintendent897]

With the ride ons like the yellow one, u cant do stripes so u typically would just keep cutting in circles always around the perimeter of what u havent cut yet. And most efficiently with an overlap that is roughly 50%.

[@patrickschardt7724]

Why is this so damn satisfying? I bet if you were a landscaper, you would make knob shaped gardens, flower beds, and bushes

[@18birko1]

As a former landscape gardening student, I can say that this is very accurate.

[@Nacho34th]

I am vicariously watching someone else vicariously mowing grass for fun.

[@crazybird199]

I can’t believe I actually learned something about mowing, to not always go in one direction when cutting in stripes.

[@HamTickler]

Came for bridges, stayed for the lawn advice is so accurate

[@MetalPipeGamingOfficial]

I like how he made a help sign in power wash Sim and now mowing grass simulator

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a game where you slice up utilitarian spaceships while in zero-g. It contains fun possibilities like having a wall explode in your face if you cut a pressurized section, or having the reactor go critical because you cut into a line while it's still being used.

[@RealHunterVR]

I mow my grandparents lawn sometimes and I'm a 13 year old string bean so we have to put a bag of shot on the seat with me😆 also, they have a mower similar to that one and the reason it makes those lines is because of the tires pressing down the grass (it pops back up anyway)

[@eeliylinampa1589]

More! MORE!! By the way i'm doing this job, so I feel you.

[@pcf3037]

I can relate so hard 😂 I'm mowing lawns this summer but I use a walk mower and the laws I now are horrible, plus it's been like 100 degrees on average. The lawns I mow generally dont have to be too nice so I have some leeway.

[@DrFreenote]

11:27 I was half expecting a Manscaped sponsor plug.

[@malachicarlson1335]

wait till he finds leafblower simulator

[@KX36]

I have 2 sets of edge trimmers I inherited in my shed and I had no idea what they were for. I do use the half moon edging knife though.

[@SgtMurdoc47]

Stiga is a swedish company that produces lawnmowers, table tennis products and a few tabletop-ish games.

[@mereprince4980]

The mowers you used were the same ones we used at a golf course i used to work at

[@oldmandeath]

never herd it called a strimmer, in the states we call it a weed-eater, weed-whacker, or just a trimmer

[@callsigncarrot8742]

"oh the big boys" as he stares at the exact mower I drove at my local parks and rec...

[@Xavior12]

You could try Viscera Cleanup Detail for some more fun cleanup.