Detailing a Small Town Coastline Using Walkable Quays in Cities Skylines | Auridon

[@fewcandy]

Hi folks, thank you so much for helping me hit 1000 subs in 1 week!! I am bowled over by the support. This is definitely a longer episode than will be typical! The build took a really long time, the detailing timelapse by itself is based on 2.5 hours of footage! Let me know in the comments what your ideal length of video is for a Cities let's play? Anyway, hope you enjoy. I think the cinematics at the end are definitely worth the hours spent on this :)

[@thenomanvids]

My preference is about 45mins to an hour. I watch YT like I would watch a tv show.

[@samwrightjr]

Absolutely love all the detail work and you have given me so many ideas! Thanks so much

[@meady50]

@@thenomanvids I agree, anything from 40 minutes to an hour is ideal for me since I usually sit down to watch youtube.

[@ridingforpresident-jelzins5808]

For me anything about 45 mins (+/- 15 mins) is absolutely fine

[@MrSunshine251]

40min - 1hr is the sweet spot for me. Like someone else has said also, I tend to watch KZbin like a TV show 🙈

[@thenomanvids]

Love the video :) small suggestion though, would you consider adding an episode number in the title or description?

[@fewcandy]

Added to the description 😄

[@ErickPramono]

@@fewcandy And in the thumbnails 😁. It would be easier to catch up the episodes.

[@HélegornPL]

I totally agree.

[@AdamDray]

This is quickly becoming my favorite Cities: Skylines channel. I don't think there's an ideal video length. Obviously, shorter videos are easy to consume, but if your content is entertaining, I'll easily watch a 60-minute video. And you are very entertaining. You have a fantastic way of explaining what you're doing, even when you make mistakes, that is very relatable. It's a perfect mix of C:S content and your own personality, which makes it fun.

[@AlRios523]

WOW! Three videos and at 1K, you are a natural! I love your play style and it looks like I am not the only one! Enjoy your videos. You bring a fresh new way to play and your knowledge of the game is fantastic, thank you for sharing!

[@bearnecessities9568]

I can see why Egg recommended you and why we have stayed watching. You explain your thought process brilliantly, have humour and a great looking series so far. :)

[@la30002]

I think your videos have the perfect combination of live gameplay and timelapse that make them really enjoyable. It was only your third video but I was already looking forward to it!

[@turtleofthemoon]

It was so cool to watch this waterfront come together. Your detailing skills are amazing!

[@ProfessorTogglebutton]

I love that you take the time to name the municipal buildings. It adds just a little more life the buildings you'll see over and over again.

[@BakedZiTi77]

That waterfront build in the corner with the ferry was a very bold idea, but you pulled it off! As per my comment on the last video..... wow, just wow 👏👏 I can't wait to continue the rest of this series

[@fewcandy]

Yey! Glad you are enjoying it and I’m enjoying following your comments as your progress through the series! 😄 thank you!

[@nanfredman1991]

This has given me some great ideas for a less-dense expansion along a bay that I need to do! Thanks so much. I'm so glad I found you through the vids you did on the Financial district.

[@fewcandy]

Welcome to the channel!! And thank you, good to hear this has given you some ideas! 😄

[@jodiecox8951]

The coastline is absolutely gorgeous! 😍

[@Dazzsum]

Great episode, wasn’t too long at all. Looking forward to seeing where this goes and especially the high density area as that’s more my fav part of builds.

[@mozzi0493]

This is art, amazing work I’m glad I found this series!

[@fewcandy]

Thank you!! Glad you are enjoying it 😀

[@donnieinman8049]

Kind of late to this video, but I've played over 1000 hours and watched a ton of videos and never seen that cul-de-sac trick. That's great stuff right there.

[@fewcandy]

Yey! Glad you could learn something new! I’ve got several 1000 hours and still learn new things all the time!

[@davidashby1850]

30 - 45 mins normally does the trick. Imo (unless tips and tricks vids)😁😁

[@Ben_LaBroca]

Excellent once again - and big congrats on the subs milestone 👍

[@arcticfox__original_arcticfox]

Hey Coastal Candy it’s 922am the coffees kicked in and the studio’s quiet and your videos playin in the background whilst I work on some animation, Ears pricked up when ya mentioned parks, great to c ya manipulating those parks always gives it a more parkfective appearance I’m guessing your Colossal Costline design is Uk based, very interesting, I felt sorry for those folks taking a long rest in the cemetery so close to the cliffs edge, but then again even ghosts must love goin for a swim on a hot summers morning. Those new quay networks with the steps are just a joyous addition. Like the bridge over the quay I can imagine the time took trying to get that to work, I’m gonna have to look into that when I start using mods in my series, anyways loved it, coastal detailing is my fave and anytime we can actually get a pier/,ferry stop, marina to actually be at the correct height level for Candyites to board a boat soggy sock free is a winne, love having the street car along the coastline and having the turn around right on the quay line great job

[@fewcandy]

Thank you! 😄

[@beonedge1235]

Hi, Congrats on your 1st milestone. Good job. This town is looking fantastic.

[@johndoh6584]

😃 this is really impressive ! 👏 Can't wait for the next one !

[@asht157]

Found planet zoo first and now I’m addicted to this lol, can’t wait to see how this turns out even though it was a year ago!

[@fewcandy]

Ahh thank you! Glad you are enjoying the cities content too, very proud of this city build!

[@jamestansley173]

Looks fantastic. Beautiful place to live

[@TapsLeftOpen]

I think the waterfront could be simply - Woodhaven Seafront. Also, the have this entire neighbourhood names Woodhaven be an ideal situation. It just seems to be one large built up area

[@ashullu]

i absolutely love the way you do all the detailing and wow, the area next to the ferry stop looks stunning!! it is very interesting to watch you play since you have really unique ideas.

[@brown1971]

You are such a well-rounded talent. Special appreciation for the way you create those simple spaces in the path networks. They're so inviting. I'm looking forward to the next episode already. I wonder how many subs you'll have by next week? Brilliant work!

[@FranklinLongallnitelong22]

First this is looking so cool. Second, I play on console so much of what you do is beyond me, but I can still take some of the ideas and play with them somewhat. Thank you for making my day and inspire me to build some more!

[@bucksie438]

For the waterfront, something simply, but eclectic. Like : Havens Bay Waterfront. (Wood”Haven”)

[@bucksie438]

Or simply, Havens Bay

[@thesoupdragon112]

Loving the city so far, looking forward to seeing the ferries working once they're ready and watching the sims using the stops. Massive congratulations on breaking 1k subs so quickly 👏👏

[@janjan-yn1eb]

wow.. you were serious when you said you loved detailing.. loving your series and im learning a lot from it. its not like the other modders where they go extreme. yours is quite nub friendly. again thanks for your hard work :) def looking forward for your next vid

[@cbolton97]

This is such an impressive build! Thanks for sharing

[@dashboardfairy]

came here from Biffa's and CPP's channel, love the detailing in your build.

[@fewcandy]

Thank you so much! And welcome in to the channel 😄

[@StefanInOz]

The over 1000 subs (including mine now) are truly well deserved! 👍🏼 I'm looking forward to seeing more of your builds and your detailing which is awesome I saw Biffa running into the same problem with the multi network tool when creating parallel networks. Clicking on the first node that can be selected "unlocks" the next node for selection and so on. Hope this will work for you too. Keep up the great work and Happy New Year!

[@gamercities3166]

I love this detailing ❤️

[@abualborz]

Thank you for these amazing videos. Dont forget to put Ep.2 , Ep.3 etc. in . Thats important for people to follow. Of course 3 Ep. are no problem. But When you have a lot its hard to find the right one.

[@hkan_theswed]

Fantastic. You have to work with cs for many years to come to this speed and fantasi to make this marvelous city and industri. Just amasing.

[@fewcandy]

Thank you so much!

[@jaspertjong6500]

Very nice series!

[@WillCSOfficial]

Amazing job once again!

[@weinhel2996]

I'm mesmerized.

[@moghobbystuff]

Really enjoying this series, thank you! (very much a vanilla noob, so very inspiring :-) )

[@crazycatcommunity9220]

Im having fun watching your serie ceep it up

[@alanburns8244]

That factory complex has to be called "Few's Candies"

[@RickBarton]

Great video. Great content.

[@TangerineUnicornDesign]

Well, I think we can safely say that was clearly a lot of hours well spent! Amazing. You do need to do a bit more work on the quays around the ferry stop though. The bridge over the road should justify with the front of the quays and you need some way to stop the cims falling off onto the road too 🤣

[@fewcandy]

The terrain underneath the path was an ansolute nightmare to work with! But think I have a workaround for the start of the next episode...

[@bramdemaat]

Dear FewCandy, Thanks for your movies. It really inspires me to build in a different way. My cities get way more detail and I love it. I have one question: Which asset do you use at the tramstops, the ticketboxes ?? It's not in your asset list and I love it.....

[@fewcandy]

Thank you! That’s a vanilla asset, so in the base game. You can find it under the parks tab, then props tab. I think it pops up as one of the first ones in there…

[@ridingforpresident-jelzins5808]

How personable can you be? FewCandy: Yes!

[@RAI-1911]

Thanks for the entertainment :-)

[@keithpenfold9151]

A suggestion, as its nice to hear a UK player who is good, how about a new game with no mods? I know its a big ask but I think it could be helpful. Anyhow well done so far.

[@AlRios523]

Looking at the harbor, all I can think of for a name is "RockBed Harbor"

[@alexmason2595]

Hey, small detail but in your forestry area you placed down processed timber not logs, to me just doesn’t make sense for the timber like that to be out in to open and no where near storage. In contrast logs that have been recently cut might make more sense

[@RhineYT]

If you make a small town outside of the main city you should call it Islesbury or it can be used for a suburb

[@comepolloxdramirez2239]

You have to continue your voice give me peace

[@cuanticomc]

Just wow

[@fewcandy]

Thanks Cuantico!

[@DreaM-od5sj]

45 minutes approx

[@alyaanahmed814]

Name the high school "AURIDON' because it is first in your city and you build it before naming the districts. QUITE LOGICAL LIKE 'AURIDON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL'

[@Nihilianth]

"1 unit road"? Is that what the British call "one-way roads"? Lol 🤣

[@fewcandy]

🤣 Was it not actually a 1 unit road, in terms of being 1 unit wide rather than the standard 2?! I probably did just say it by mistake lol

[@Nihilianth]

@@fewcandy oh, no. Yeah, you were talking about a single lane road. US Americans call them "1 lane," "2 lane," "3 lane" roads, etc. You apparently call them "1 unit, 2 unit, 3 unit," etc roads. When you called it a "1 unit road," I thought you meant "1 way road." I was the one mistaken. In American English, you meant "1 lane road." The "1 unit road" threw me off. 🙃

[@jcosunshine]

That waterfront area is darling!! I absolutely love how it turned out! It is so exciting when cims use the areas we so lovingly create for them, love hearing your excitement. Loving your work and happy to be a subscriber!!

[@wades1360]

You make detailing look easy. Whenever I do it it turns into a junky mess. Enjoying the series! Keep it up.

[@Nihilianth]

I know a Wade S. His last name is Stubanas. Lol! Anyway, I'm the same. The person doing this video is obviously a professional designer. (If she isn't, then she really aughta be!) It's just an artistic skill. Not everyone has that skill. I sure as shit don't.

[@turkeytrac1]

For the "brewery", the "Yeastling district ". Great vids, keep up the good work!!

[@Dave-xc7cj]

Loving the series, you certainly have an eye for detail. Just a thought, could the little bridge be widened with node controller to match the quays.

[@markbandeira]

I’m officially hooked!! Amazing job!! Love the attention to detailing and care you put in the build!! Congratulations!!

[@doglover334]

Suggestion: “Black Gold Bay” for the unnamed residential district, since it’s near oil, and on the water

[@tylerf3505]

Incredible episode, one thing i noticed on the key wall near the ferry is that there isnt a fence or some sort of protection from falling down to the road behind. This is such a nitpick, but anyways cant wait for the next one. You’re a natural at this!

[@craigburns7907]

Totally thought that

[@sarahducky86]

So much to love about this! Your town looks gorgeous, the waterfront is lovely, the tram line is a great addition and so well made, and your detailing is out of this world. There is a great mix of live play, time-lapse and cinematic. And you weave it all together with a lovely clear happy voice. Can someone be hooked when there have been only three episodes so far? That someone sounds suspiciously like me!

[@JessicaWilliams-zu6nt]

Great tip on the cul-de-sacs, thanks! Love the details on the tram stops. Awesome episode 😊

[@uzairmoola]

Absolutely loving this series! Your attention to detail is amazing, and I'm enjoying the natural road layout, most people tend to just use grid patterns which gets boring quickly. Would suggest adding the episode number to your thumbnails, as it is a little hard to identify the episode sequence when using a TV

[@fewcandy]

Thank you! Yes I tend to steer away from rigid grid layouts as there's a lot of that on KZbin already, so you won't find many in this series!

[@dikdap]

Great vid (again!) Love the detailing and style of this awesome town! Some naming suggestions: High Pines, Bayview Lumber, Green coast college, Blueside Hills

[@mobjectivems7652]

Are you currently using the realistic population mod?…

[@AlRios523]

Nice job with the pier I think the top of the walls need fencing as it is a long drop!

[@fewcandy]

I like to live dangerously... 😆

[@AlRios523]

@@fewcandy No, you don't!

[@stephenwalker3211]

Okay . . . I play a lot of WR:SR & I love C:S but I do not have the patience to detail at this level and agree fully with Wade S. I do think I heard of you from Overcharged Egg. (He is an amazing dude!) You are doing a GREAT job! The format is just right for my tastes. (ie building vs timelapse with a little pre and post commentary) If I didn't know you were new I would think you are a seasoned pro. (I teach at a college and see dozend of final project presentations/defences every term so I am used to picking apart presentations and I would give you an A+) Keep up the great work!!!

[@stephenwalker3211]

Oh, and I think you might be my new favorite C:S streamer!

[@adambrandel6237]

you manage to do a ton of detailing without being merely a timelapse micro-detailing channel; it's probably a hard balance to pull off but you do a great job

[@jamiewatton7732]

If Sara Pascoe played C:S. Love the accent.

[@marcushowardhq]

I'm absolutely loving this series. A great mix of proper planning and attention to detail. *Presses subscribe with the notification bell on*

[@cjwproductions0310]

Quality content right here, your build looks impressive already. I wish I had the patience to detail like you do.

[@ronathebear]

I love that you always mention which mod you’re using to do something throughout the video. Helped me learn a lot of detailing tips and tricks. I also enjoy your thorough explanations and forward planning. Well done 😍

[@arcticfox__original_arcticfox]

My retrospective tip would be go to 51:25 of the video, create back yard gates and paths for instant access to the waterfront, from my experience the back door and entrance is treated more as the front entrance when you have a beach property facing the other way we like to walk up to our house from beach side and what’s better than opening you door and looking out to a Candyfied coast

[@thomaskeating1937]

With the small lake next to the brewery area and the woody theme, you could name it Loch Coille (pronounced like col-ya), basically means Wood Lake in Gaelic. Keep up the good work.

[@DKN115]

Hi , Loving your serie! Learned some new stuff. Nice. Couple of questions: 1. As far as I can see you are not using netwerk extensions mod. How do you get extra road options? Like three lanes with tramtracks? Is it in your mod list? 2. Can you please add "Ep #" with the correct number to your video titles? 3. What is your average rate of video publishing? Every 7 days or so? Thank you

[@frederickw7213]

Long-time viewer of City Planner & Overcharged Egg here, and I have to say I'm so glad I found your channel! Loving everything in this first (of many to come, I'm sure) series, especially that miracle you pulled off with turning that horrendous two-tiered waterfront into a lovely neighborhood. That walkable quay wall with connecting stairs really did the trick!

[@Gabrielbellamy]

Fantastic work! Gotta love the level of thought put in everything (I was almost applauding you for putting the green condo buildings in different angles to make the “skyline” more dynamic and interesting)! If I may make a suggesting, as a avid cyclist, I’d love to see some cycling paths, both within streets but also separated cycling paths that go through the nature (the shore or the forest, whatever you prefer!). You got me suscribed. Continue your good work!

[@ThePogmathoin]

Very impressive - liked and subbed... I've only recently discovered CS and I'm concerned just how addictive this game is (I really need to get back to work. lol). Your videos are really nice because you describe what you're doing and what assets/mods you use - really helps noobs like me. :) Thanks for posting and I'll be on the lookout for your next vid. Cheers.

[@davidmckie7128]

This video was (as you said) a long one, but it needed to be as it was establishing some fairly major foundational "things". I think that the video length should be as long or as short as the stuff you have filmed for that episode. If not much happened, do a shorter video, if a lot happened do a longer video. Personally I watch videos from 20min up to 50min and occasionally longer ones, however I may not watch them all in one go. P.S. I discovered your channel yesterday and I am up to episode 3 already. I will have caught up by the weekend.

[@harppppp]

For the ‘Brewery’ something Auridon City Brew Co. would be pretty cool, could give it a back story how a lot of the settlers came to the area to work in the Brewery, maybe add a Hop Farm to the forestry area? A tap room? Yes I like beer. Looking great so far btw!

[@cukka99]

Another excellent episode, both beautiful and useful to other players with only more basic skills. This prompted me to go ahead and build my first attempt at a retaining wall fashioned from quays. Though I only built a small and simple, mostly straight, one, I am still happy and excited about the future of my cities.

[@jmurray2018]

My least fave part park gazebo’s (over use in general being placed in every park not realistic) My fave part Node controlling they quay What would I change? Def move that library off the coastal front

[@NelsonBrown]

Maybe you sort it out later, but I'm paused at 32:00 at the tram turnaround. I think some one-way tram tracks in a little roundabout would make sense at this location.

[@harayaalirak4040]

The layers of height on this one are simply *chef kiss* 💋😚 I also love that you take time to make little yards and back gardens- imo the vanilla assets on their own look so silly without property boundaries or yards and gardens. Anyone can just walk into your house! Thank you for sharing ☺️💖

[@jcosunshine]

This is one of my favourite areas in early Auridon! I still get blwon away by the path over the two separated quays, that is SUCH a good detail and I just love it!!!

[@j.j.r.6075]

The stall along the beach quay remind me of the markets they has at St Kilda in Melbourne, Oz - all along the front there were local artists and craftspeople... so lovely.

[@deejaideel4246]

The waterfront area is stellar! I especially love the ferry terminal area--my god, that must have taken so much time and patience! And the tiles on the trams stops are darling. Beautiful episode of a beautiful start to the city. Looking forward to more!

[@Barldon]

That coastline with the tram / quay looking out to sea is fantastic - just needs some arcades!

[@rover335]

Just discovered this letsplay, its awesome! Maybe a quick tip but you can scroll the numbers on node controller instead of typing in a value.

[@davidbell1684]

I absolutely love your style! Great video

[@roper1405]

Detail level 💯 ....wow. Thanks for sharing your work. For me ideal episode length would be 30-45 mins.

[@rfresa]

I was really doubtful of that area with the concrete blocks, but since you added the park details and props, it looks so much better!

[@gorgonzola86]

This really looks lovely. I am just wandering if those water front art deco buildings and the town houses next to them are a bit on different ends of the scale.

[@shellybbt]

Hi, question do you have a lost of mods you use? I only use the tree one so you don't have to delete them one by one.

[@rexjohnfordtobias9979]

Overcharge Egg Pier pls. because of him, i am here . love the episodes... put some public services thank you

[@IlyaYatsevich]

Absolutely like your attention to detailing! Do you use realistic population and industry mods? I find it very useful.

[@Illkiron]

Loved your videos! Loved the walkability, the detailing. It's looking great, keep it up

[@Killerthekidjoe]

Another great video. Well done you:-) o! Have you ever thought about using the the prop painting tool?

[@broady316]

Fantastic work so far. I am loving the micro detailing especially on the yards for the houses and that water front is amazing. An idea for the name of the industry area Auridon Beer Co. One minor thing though, have you thought of or able to stream/upload in a higher quality? Not sure if it’s just me but sometimes the video comes across slightly pixelated and is not doing your work justice. Very minor but could make a big difference. Overall keep it up, your absolutely smashing it!!

[@fewcandy]

Great name suggestion and thanks for your feedback. I'm still very much trying to figure out the optimal display and recording settings so a work in progress as I realise it is not ideal on larger screens right now! Will be uploading in 4k soon which hopefully will help...