How To Start A VANILLA City in 2022/23! | Cities Skylines Beginners Guide #1

[@lander1591]

I'm not sure what I enjoy more, trying to play this game, or watching video's of people who actually know what they're doing play it.

[@psyseraphim]

I like to do both. Play the game whilst simultaneously watching people who know how to play it. The putting my own artistic spin on their ideas.

[@damirdanmuirr4482]

@@psyseraphim ong but i just build stuff that makes citizens mad because its kinds funny seeing them go mad😂

[@chrisgill6239]

Dude I’m the same I enjoy learning how to play more then I enjoy playing haha

[@mopadrider6012]

Just try to play it and if it goes rubichs u can make it easier whit unlimited money and suchs en take some time its kind of like space engineers u need to put some time in it to make it fun

[@mainevntmuzik]

😂😂 ditto 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@EdTDJohnson]

As an older person getting interested in Cities Skyline, this guide as fantastic. The amount of content from OE is mind boggling and there is lots to learn for an old timer like me. Keep up the good work OE and thank you for the great content. Looking forward to more of it soon.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thanks for watching bro 👍😌

[@rcrhinehart66]

I'm heading into my 5th decade as a gamer. Started with Pong in the 70's and it just keeps getting better. Cheers!

[@briandillard8125]

@@rcrhinehart66 I had an Atari too. #OGGamers

[@X4N3R11]

Soo by chance why is it a picle rick pfp

[@MaydayAggro]

@@rcrhinehart66 Commodore 64 ftw! 😂

[@jonleibow3604]

People are ribbing on how that interchange looks, meanwhile I'm loving how well it handles traffic, great work!

[@CrabbyGameGuy]

I think we all forget how difficult this game can be for a beginner and your videos helped me tremendously when I started a couple of years ago. Great work as always, Egg.

[@boganfett]

I propose we call the interchange @ 14:10 the Uterus Interchange

[@PewPewCricket]

Yes

[@da7k51d31983]

thort that myself when i saw it lol

[@AhrisOsman]

Very well planned out beginner guide, didn't miss a beat. Love how you stuck with just the base game with this first episode as not everyone has access to DLCs. This could be someone's introduction to the Eggverse and boy are they in for treat. 🍿

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words mate

[@ClericalError87]

Thank you so much for this guide, I've been playing for a few hours and I didn't know some things as simple as "Right clicking when upgrading one-way roads changes the direction.'

[@LoveAllah502]

Exactly, I don't even know how to make bridge and thus by clicking pg up, we can increase height of bridge and I actually went underground doing pg down, the bridge. But still I don't know why I can't remove an object from the tool, I just double press click to undo it but I guess there's a better way too.

[@nightrider_]

Yay a vanilla series! I love the modded series but as a really casual player of cities (I play 8 hours non-stop a day then don't play for 6 months) I need tutorials because anytime I want to start playing there is a shit ton of new stuff added to the game. xD

[@Sweet05cts]

Also, I can say that I have definitely had times when starting a new city where the residential did not spawn in time. The solution to this is to simply zone one 4x4 area immediately next to the power line. Once that grows, then you can zone out the rest and be fine

[@NickPiers]

Honestly, I've played Cities Skylines for a number a years and I still found this video quite informative. There's a lot of little tricks I didn't know, like changing the height of overpasses, building a roundabout by following the lines, and the 4x4 zoing. I'll definitely continue to watch this series. Thank you.

[@cameronhunter23]

Amazing timing, I just got all the DLCs on sale and I've had no idea where to start with my next city. Can't believe how much I've learned from this channel in just a couple of weeks

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thanks mate! Glad they can help :)

[@fewcandy]

You are an excellent teacher! Didn’t miss a detail, and love the path and bush spice 🥰

[@NothisisZak]

Sometimes I get to a point where my cities. I finally reached 40k and gridlock happened. I always keep coming back here to see how you layout your roads and you don't overexert them. I appreciate your help OE. Truly one of the best.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank you mate!

[@Sherralyn]

I'm way late to the party on this game. I downloaded it about a week ago and had no idea what the blues lines meant. I'm on console so no mods but have already purchased the parks and industrial DLC's. I'm a really old lady who hasn't been gaming too long so I really appreciate the in-depth tutorial. I will certainly be watching all the beginners guide. Thank you!!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Enjoy the game, Sherralyn! Thank you for watching ❤

[@Secretlyalittleworm]

as someone with 4500-ish hours, I think it's always nice to have a refresher of the basics; great video!

[@e.m.b.5090]

3:18 that moment of struggle before he gives in

[@MrDragonflair]

I said 'nice' for him, then laughed when he gave in and said it himself 🤣

[@DreamDancer82]

Here's a tip I have. Save your game as soon as you finish your first service interchange. That way if things aren't going the way you want it to go, you can go back and start over without having to start building it all over again. I've had to start over about five times so far. I am not good at this game, but I refuse to give up on it. I think I know my problem, though. I think I overzone. I zone everything when the bars get full, and I'm not sure I should do that.

[@j.j.r.6075]

0:32 *Hey, you. You're finally awake.* I know how to play cities skylines. But I'm a simple person; I hear Skyrim OST, and I watch.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Skyrim OST for streams?

[@j.j.r.6075]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG Yaaaaasss

[@jcosunshine]

This is by far the best Cities Skylines tutorial on KZbin! Step by step, practical tips, and you actually show us where things are found rather than saying :just change your budget" and not showing where that's found. If only I had watched you before any other CS builder, I wouldn't have been so afraid to bulldoze for so long and scared to use Move It and unsure about where tools were. Even though I've been playing for a few years now, I still learn something new from you in every single episode, whether it's Noobs or in Ilos! You're an amazing teacher, Egg, and I'm so very glad you have found your creative outlet as well!! Love love love LOVE LOVE LOVE the start of this city! It's perfect! 😍😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@raine1260]

I am in the middle of Palaven (which I love!!) and super excited to follow this new vanilla play through in real time. Your cities are amazing and inspires pretty much all of my cities as well.

[@punkkitty100]

Thank you for this series! I just now discovered this series and I'm so happy! Finally, someone who actually is taking the time to explain in more detail how so many things actually work. No offense to any of the other creators but I think with all of their experience, they sometimes don't think that newer and/or inexperienced players really could benefit with more details on how and why and what to do to make things work. I'm just now beginning to get ready to get back into the game, haven't played for probably a year or so since my husband passed away but your content, along with others, has kept me inspired and motivated to get back to it. As always, thank you so much for sharing your time and experience and wonderful city creations with us!! Happy Holidays to you as well!

[@matthewstillman6693]

Your 2021 version of this got me bk into cities, I’ve almost finished Noveria, I’m up to date with ilos and I’ve not even got round to palaven yet which I’m sure will be a treat! Thanks egg and thanks for the few candies recommendation, hers and your vids are must watch content.

[@jxslayz6663]

I’m not necessarily a complete beginner but even still the way you explained everything will help me to get to the semi pro level. Nice video. New sub here!

[@Lovaa]

I'm always loving when u guys start new series from scratch!!

[@chloeivy9675]

I just started playing the game (11 hours in) lots of people online recommended your video to me so thank you very much for this :)

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank YOU for checking them out :)~ Glad they can help!

[@NoirMorter]

I love watching how different people do things in this game before coming up with my own plan. That interchange works wonderful!

[@michaelw6222]

Off too a good start... after a barely averted disaster. Not sure why, but my water pump was only working sporadically. It was nearly too late by the time I realized it and I had no money to move it or build a new one. I ended up $17k in the hole, but I did just squeak out 500 pop which got the cash bonus. I recovered and got everything back in order. I'm having a lot of fun with this. I'll say that I've done more detailing than I ever have (mostly to fill time waiting for the next episode?) and am very pleased with the way it's looking.

[@LeeAndrewVideos]

Well, I have only been playing for about 3 months and having watched many content creators, I really wish I had seen your videos first! Not to bash on anyone, but I cannot believe how much important information they left out that really would have saved me hours of frustration and swearing! :) Thank you so much for the amount of effort and time you spent making this guide. So far I have only seen ep1 of the noob guide, but I have already seen what is to come and the help is just so incredible!

[@markjames7501]

Cheers egg, Im so happy your using a vanilla map that us console players can follow you through the build as well. Love your videos and so glad you’ve got a new build underway- your the man

[@ged8499]

Woah. I was just watching City Planner Play's "The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Cities Skylines" then this pop out after I refresh my youtube, nice.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Enjoy bro :)

[@dylandevlin2102]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG great video egg already have a version of this city started on my PS4 can’t wait for the next video on this city

[@pokemonshowdownvindog7084]

Thank you. All Cities Skylines creators are great, but this video provided the kind of structure a novice like me needs to begin learning. Reminds me of an art class.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad it could help mate!

[@simonsv9449]

My problem with the coal power plant is the fuel empties and i don’t know how to get more. I usually prefer using roads with medians or wide sidewalks for main roads and other busier areas because they don’t have parking on them and i also prefer using the inland water treatment plant over using the drain pipe because i don’t want pollution spreading in the water.

[@Riprazor]

Very new but just love the way you do things. Structured, but also flexible and artistic! I find watching you build as enjoyable as doing it myself.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Cheers mate! Lots more of this stuff for you to enjoy 😌

[@Sweet05cts]

Fantastic! I love building / watching new cities getting started, so even though I'd claim "seasoned veteran", I still cannot wait to watch this series. Even if we "know how to play", it's still a new map that you are building on, so it's gonna come out amazing! What made you decide to use this map?

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thanks dude! I just liked the look of it when I covered it in the vanilla map tier list! Nice little map (For vanilla anyway)

[@LokiCoyote77]

Totally know what you mean.... I've been playing since launch on both PC and Xbox, not sure how many hours between both, but it's taken a solid chunk of my life lol... and yet I still watch these various youtubers and always learn something new or get some inspiration, especially with starting a new city, I struggle with not making the same damned roundabout or generic interchange entrance every single time lol. Absolutely love this game, the creativity it allows is just awesome.

[@Thrillpops]

As a Skyrim lover that just bought Cities Skylines I highly appreciate this smooth transition. The Skyrim music is absolute chef's kiss

[@dusanblagotic9776]

I watched a couple of guides for starters , this one helped me the most so far. Thanks for a great video :)

[@iamvenks]

This is fantastic! Thank you for making me understand the basic of the game. By far this is best content I have come across where you have explained most functionality and fundamentals of the objects and game.

[@rbursell1]

hmmm no notification but popped in my feed thankfully...get with the program youtube ;)

[@Galactic_rats]

Really enjoyed the video, I have been out of the Loop with C S for about 3 years and this has really encouraged me to get back into it I have learned so many useful things. traffic was always my downfall.

[@samm6626]

Great video. Really appreciating using more space for aesthetics rather than developing everywhere

[@OrgaincPaper]

This was really helpful, thanks. Ive played Cities sporadically but never had a long term city. I tend to rush and not take my time enough and just make too many mistakes and give up and start a new city :) Your pace of play and attention to detail is something I will take away and im inspired to start a new city this evening

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Slowing definitely makes the game a ton more fun for me. We have a discord if you wanna share your creations or find inspiration! :)

[@LambChop00S]

I really enjoy seeing your cities take shape. Love the detailing. So inspiring. Great work!

[@Grandzfer]

Thank you. I have been starting to want to play Cities Skylines and videos like this will def lower the frustration and stress of being new.

[@gridiman4562]

Awesome play along n00b guide, much appreciated! Although KZbin is cluttered with awesome CS content, this is exactly what I was hoping for. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed! Thank you :)

[@goretog]

Ok gone back to the begining to watch it again, because this is seriously a dam good set of videos, well done my man!

[@sww770]

This is fantastic! I am so excited to have discovered this game, and this is the best beginner's guide I have found so far. I love that you focus a lot on the aesthetics. Looking forward to binging on your content now.

[@nighthawkvc25a]

26:39 - So that's what those sliders represent! I've been thinking the top represented a person for the employees while the bottom of each slider was for the utility each employee was working with. Didn't realize those are symbols of the sun and moon. Thanks for clearing that up!

[@illizcit1]

The best vanilla guide I've seen. Great work!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Wow, thanks!

[@magicaces13]

Used to play CS like crazy from 2015-2018 but havent played properly in years. This is by far the best video I've seen on the game and reminds me of why I used to love playing it. Cheers and great work!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank you bro! Enjoy loosing your life to this game again haha, thanks for watching!

[@magicaces13]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG haha, playing all day today :)

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

@@magicaces13 Nice , enjoy mate :)

[@dominicanding5151]

Great video, very informative. Something you missed when talking about traffic flow into your city is intersection. Yes all 4 lanes automatically have stop lights, but your 2 lane roads in your res and ind areas don't have any.

[@pow1983]

Seriously what an amazing tutorial & introduction to Cities Skylines! So helpful

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad it could help, enjoy this series 😌

[@pow1983]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG Looking forward to watching further content. When I first played the game I was also playing Sim City, so the controls were odd and many things were the opposite to what I knew. Now that a lot of time has passed, I thought before number 2 arrives I should give this another go. I'm enjoying it tonnes more than previously. This has helped a lot in making sense of it all and getting familiar with the controls.

[@Oktopia]

This is what I wanted to see. So many focus on maximizing things and performance. I like your focus on the esthetics of things. My ambition is to make a city I would like to live in.

[@badlauren8723]

i freaking love this guy finally found a guy who actually shows good shit...I want this series to end when u have 75k+ population

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Lol thank you! Glad you're enjoying it :)

[@badlauren8723]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG

[@damienthompson7910]

Thank you for a wonderful Noob tutorial. I’m following it completely through and learning so much. I’m looking forward to getting more involved and learning more. Again, thank you!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

No problem man, thank you for watching :) Enjoy the series!

[@febriantonia157]

What a great tutorial. just realize how effective the zoning decision is. awesome video...

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@ironmonkey380]

Father the sleeper has AWAKEN!! Finally, after over 170 hours playing the game, I never really knew what I was doing, just mimicking things I saw without success. Thank you for a well explained tutorial. Especially the tool buttons and budget. THANK YOU!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Haha no worries man! Glad it could help. This series is still going and shows you many more things, enjoy! :)

[@timiahdickerson8006]

I would also suggest lowering the roads budget to 50% as it is an unnecessary (and pricey) expense, especially early on. I typically will not increase this budget until I begin to utilize the road maintenance buildings later in a build.

[@nitrofrogg431]

brand new to Cities: Skylines........this is an amazing tutorial. thank you very much and look forward to watching more

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@psyseraphim]

I know you're probably aware and you may mention it in future episodes but it is possible to use only 2 clicks of elevation to have a path cross a road. If you use the terrain elevation tool to slightly increase the height of the ground at the points where the pillars are. Usually the change is imperceptible but it allows you to cross at 2 elevation steps meaning the pedestrian path heights look slightly more realistic. You can also have different elevation heights at each end so that the walkway looks flat rather than at an angle.

[@thargoff]

Watching these is now a tradition... ;) Keep it going, OE! 😀

[@Cris1Mac]

What a fantastic video. Thanks so much for a beginner guide that is worthy of its name. The best I have seen for CS.

[@jonathanschwarz1248]

Wish I'd seen something like this when I started. Great tips for new and experienced users.

[@seanhodge1204]

Your videos have been HUGE helps in learning how to play this game.

[@master_macros]

What an absolute joy to watch and follow on. I brought it off your store and it was so relaxing to create a city. Thank you for the video. I love your style, the paths are amazing and didn’t think about how much of a difference it makes to traffic. I had to slow it down during the detailing segment to follow on. But threw in some of my own styling.. wanted to copy you tho as I’ve never played before until I get a hang of it.

[@fredashay]

Ooooh! I like that intersection! I'm gonna try that in my next city! They should build a few highway interchanges like that in real life to see if they would really work... When I start a brand new city, I just attach a dirt road crossing the highway to spend as little as possible, and build with all dirt roads while setting my road maintenance to 0, and upgrade it later... BTW, I avoid schools early in the game. If you notice, industry wants uneducated workers. So if you put in schools and educate your sims, the factories won't be able to find enough workers and you'll be spending all your time demolishing abandoned factories...

[@HololiveCut]

Me playing with hundred of mods paying full attention of Overcharged Egg because his voice is so calming

[@AuntieRose]

Finally managed to build a half decent roundabout and an interchange! Instructions perfectly clear. Thanks.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad it helped!

[@normajean2855]

thankyou for your patience and understanding of us who are trying soo hard... good to see Im not the only oldie loving this game...but oh Im so thankful for your content...

[@Devilmeerkat]

It’s been two years since I’ve played this really helped

[@ZanGamerGembel]

this video really help me a lot for playing cities skylines. thank you so much 👍 keep making a good video 😀

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad to hear that! Thank you :)

[@ben0329]

I can’t wait to see you expand this city

[@bernster123]

Really helpful. Learned a few new things even in the first few minutes. It can be difficult to really give a beginners guide when you’re so used to playing, but this covers it really well. Thx!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad it was helpful!

[@logankowalyk2580]

my favorite part of this game is managing traffic. its so satisfying solving congested traffic

[@Core999999999]

Well, i may not be a beginner with over 750 hours of in-game time with Cities Skylines, but I'm learning quite a bit from your tips. Thank you! I look forward to more explanation from you...

[@mansoorahmed3918]

Absolutely brilliant design and play. Excellent guide for new players, understanding the game logic while having fun.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GenLeeWasted]

Squeaky bum time... I think you just broke me.... I have over 3000 hours in CS. This is a very well constructed and informative video well done. and thanks for the casual comedy.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed it mate, thank you :)

[@bibicikli]

Playing this game just makes me so happy and wholesome even tho my cities don't look as nice as his

[@mitchbolan5184]

Egg always coming through with the quality content

[@Stonecoldsidious]

love this game and havent played for a while (console user) but have started thinking about it and this guide is ideal, you are right that as someone thats played it before this can be a "bit Slow" but the trade off for me is the new ideas you've given me. Great watch and has got my thoughts flowing even more. will enjoy watching the rest

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad to hear, Chris! We just uploaded episode 31 of this series today. City is huge now, lots of ideas and inspiration to take from. Enjoy the binge :)

[@Stonecoldsidious]

to add to this your detailing is on point its the one area im massively bad at and you've really given me ideas here

[@EthanMcNeilPhotography]

I'm not a beginner but haven't played in a while, I can successfully get to about 20/25K people when things start to fall apart and I think it might be stuff I'm doing at the beginning that fails in the future so I hope this guide changes that

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

We're about to hit 75k population in this city with everything going smoothly so far l, enjoy 🙏

[@EthanMcNeilPhotography]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG I can't tell you how successful it is yet but it's certainly much prettier than my previous cities. My favourite part of the game is public transport, is this city guide good for that? I've got mass transit and a few content creator packs

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

@@EthanMcNeilPhotography it is, I use a lot of public transport. There's a short up on the channel a couple of days ago of the walking from the public transport in this city, check it out!

[@EthanMcNeilPhotography]

@@OVERCHARGEDEGG I got to 10K+ citizens and then my data corrupted, that's when I realised, I only had one save of the game. I'm on Xbox which limits the amount of save games you can have so I gotta start again :(

[@CalliNightmare]

Oh my lord. I've been playing this for over a year and you showed me things I didn't even know. Thank you thank you THANK you dear sir. Your explanations are also so fantastic. Really. You are a city skylines God.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching :)

[@ClaireHindley]

Was that Coco playing with her toys at 43:09 ? 😂😂

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Lmao yes, it was! #dogproblems

[@Zarosian_Ice]

I play on hard mode, so i am pretty much required to build with dirt roads. If you're going to play on hard mode just keep in mind that everything is far more expensive, and you'll likely rely on dirt road for your early game(you don't exactly have too, but you'll cause yourself a headache if you don't) :)

[@50CALSYRINGE]

Brilliant beginner guide thank you. Learnt a lot. Look forward to watching more.

[@ZoltarWOT]

this is very interesting, I definitelly learned a lot of new things, thanks

[@obolisk0430]

Interesting how different people prefer different aesthetics. You mention when you put the dog park in that you don't want oddly shaped houses popping up in the margins, but I think that's neat.

[@kedoka6603]

I Really Like the explanation of the oneway road around the industrial sector. I feel like it is something I should have thought of before. Thank you for this content.

[@muhammadilman1821]

however biciclist wont ride on pedastrian road right ? so we need to build pedestrian road and cyclist road seperately

[@poindexter4579]

I like the standing stones playing the background !

[@ClareFlack]

You have done a great job of explaining, all very helpful. Hopefully I can put them into practice lol

[@hoodie_ninja]

Water pipes not under the right of way, cul-de-sacs everywhere, the fire department placed on a one way road where it has to go around the entire network before it can reach the buildings just one block away... City Planner Plays must be having a heart attack watching this lol.

[@notesleb]

Ah, the walking paths introduce all the fun, thanks for the tutorial, just getting started with skylines here

[@rosepearson4162]

I liked watching this. I needed to just chill out with you today. :)

[@twocflyer7520]

Yet another great start to a Vanilla city! Overcharged Egg was the one I found when looking into getting the game, what got me to get the game and got me HOOKED like 3 years ago when I found his other "How to Start A VANILLA City" version and towards the end of Burgusia! OE is a Keeper!!! Happy 2022 OE!

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Thank you mate

[@Xucaboa]

Love a good Vanilla start

[@lindystewart8023]

Thanks so much for this video. It is exactly what I needed to get started on this game and actually enjoy it!

[@TrizzleProduction]

Sooo much good and useful info, thanks for taking the time to put this together and share with us all!!

[@stephentait8734]

hi, just wondering why you don't adjust the road budget as well, thanks

[@Cyhyraeths]

Been following this for 4 hours and i'm 30 mins into the video 🤣 essential viewing for new players

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

😂 glad it's helping !

[@chazman4461]

This video was awesome. Thank you very much for this. Especially the on and off ramps.

[@OVERCHARGEDEGG]

Glad you enjoyed it!