Kettlewick is BANKRUPT! Can I Save the City? (Cities Skylines 2) Ep2

[@FARBerserker]

"looking for a bit of inspiration and i have come to birmingham" a sequence of words never ever used before by anybody.

[@criticalmasseu1]

lol 😆

[@cassun603]

"the sort of estate that would end up in a lower desirable area like this" cut to Birmingham had me wheezing

[@SSJNathanDavies]

Don't like Birmingham traffic is nuts nowhere to park, and you get fined for driving through clean air zones lol

[@FrankieBoiledEgg]

"Find somewhere less desirable to live" *fades to Birmingham* HAHAHAH

[@unstoppable2180]

So true. Hard enough travelling through and around it. One time we got lost in Birmingham, just doing lots of loops around a new housing estate of bungalows, something you don't do everyday, but you do in Birmingham because you get lost a lot

[@Geoff900]

Surprised you're not sponsored by a tea company yet, looking at you Yorkshire Tea.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

That would be nice 😁

[@unstoppable2180]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines , it'd be good because whenever there's an autosave going on not only does it show your tea but you do something to make out that it's Yorkshire Tea even if it's not Yorkshire Tea but is Biffa Tea instead

[@jmbverlag]

Why would they? It‘s not as he would start promoting coffee when they refuse… 😂

[@jessemulock1163]

IT'S THE NIF-TEA SPONSORED SOLUTION!

[@niffTea]

@@jessemulock1163 wrong channel , although biffa is totally worthy

[@zoe.oxymoron]

Points for realism - all the UK local governments are having budget crisies right now

[@jacobite2353]

And it's because of services (social care) too lol

[@MuhammadNurulIslam]

@@jacobite2353 although they raised council tax :D

[@toddblankenship7164]

by design after the plandemic

[@jacobite2353]

@@MuhammadNurulIslam Yeah cause they need to spend even more money, a National Care Service would be so good for our country.

[@vincentking2552]

Jammie Dodger Drive, Custard Cream Close, French Fancy Fields, Battenburg Broads, Rolo Roads, Cadburys Close, Kit Kat Crossing, Shortbread Hills, Rice Krispies Square. More names for ya. 😂

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Brilliant! I'll add them to my list 😁👍

[@DrakeGamer85]

@@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines May I add some more for the list: Rich Tea Cul-de-Sacs, Viennese Avenue, Garibaldi Close, The Village of Saint Malted, Upper Bourbon, Lower Bourbon. 🫖

[@shemab]

Wow congratulations, I am happy biffa has used some of your amazing suggestions. 💜

[@vincentking2552]

​@@shemab Thank you, my Wonderful Wife. 🥰💜

[@DomKennewell]

Putting my name down for a place in KitKat Crossing!

[@BenHardy-c8f]

"Lower desirable area" - so ive come to Birmingham! Absolutely hit the nail on the head 😂

[@SingleTheShot]

actually had me dying lmao

[@yannisantokas3753]

In cities skylines 1 13 % taxes was the way to go, in Cities 2 its 9 %. Also, Offices are super lucrative. You will have 3 blocks of office that produce more money than an industry area literally half your city size. Drop office as soon as you can to 9 percent to maximize demand and profit, otherwise you will have no demand, no office, and missing out on the high income it produces.

[@Peaking-edits]

Definitly True!

[@inyobill]

When things get going, i set residential taxes to 0-8%

[@mdhazeldine]

great tip! Thanks.

[@GazBWJ]

Y Mochyn Du was a great pub in Cardiff (now sadly closed and renamed something else) and it means 'The Black Pig', and The Heath is a pub in Cardiff too. Its so awesome to see some Welsh representation in the game!

[@Macwelshman]

Y Mochyn Du is based upon the Black Weir Tavern but I decided to give it the name of the pub that closed.

[@jobrenkins9469]

You've placed the Heath pub pretty much in the same place as it is in real life!

[@marcusdirk]

And Biffa's Welsh pronunciation was perfect 🤣

[@ThatsQuiteAmusing]

Really appreciating Biffa's commitment to realism by simulating a budget crisis in a British city 😅

[@anusername8350]

The unrealistic thing is the people in charge being competent enough to fix it

[@FaithlessEmoRacing]

WOW! I live 5 mins from Castle Vale and the high school really fits in there. But now Kettlewick NEEDS a couple of trollies in the river as Castle Vale can be bit rough!

[@Caprice_H]

Aspen meadows could be called Bournville, keeps with the sweet/biscuits theme but also gives homage to Birmingham which you based it off

[@michaelfarrow5817]

Call the High Street "Bournville Boulevard"

[@harrynothairy257]

I’m so happy you’re making another British series!! THANK YOU BIFFA!!! Given the new area is council estatesque: ‘Kipling Court’ ‘Custard Cream Court’ ‘Mcvities Manor’ ‘Picnic Place’ ‘Twirl Towers’ On the opposite end of the scale you could do a ‘Millionaires Shortbread Row’

[@origamibird001]

Bourbon Bay, Shortbread Shores, High Tea, Wheaten Grove, Bakewell, Wafer (pronounced Way Fair to play up how some places are not spelt how they are pronounced), Cobbler Hill, Pudin (pudding), Flummery Flats... Can't think of any other names right now. I saw another commenter say the same thing, but it would be awesome to see a high street at some point. Perhaps once cash isn't a problem, the rivers could turned into canals, and you could see if there are canal boat assets to have something that reflects the UK's history of trade and travel via river systems.

[@Kenobi3019]

If you make a upper class residential area it should definitely be called Rich Tea estate

[@666JGNotts]

Yes I was about to suggest the same 😊

[@valokraken2293]

You could do a small easter egg with the district names and name some after sewing supplies. After all it's a stereotype to keep sewing supplies in a biscuit tin. For example the Royal Dansk brand butter cookie tin is very common for storing needles and yarns. One I also have for this exact purpose.

[@mateuszkunda9400]

Watching Kettlewick grow with my lovely Fortnum&Mason tea, nothing more is needed 🫖🍵 This city looks sooooo lovely, so perfect, so British😩♥ Loved how you showed us some inspiration on the Google Earth, it's always fantastic to put some realistic 'face' to the Cities Skylines canvas. Keep it up Biffa, there's nothing better than watching you build a UK city in CS, no one else does it on KZbin!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou and enjoy the tea 👍😁

[@vburgo9662]

You know it's going to be a good day when Biffa uploads!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Yay 👍 😊

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Being Australian I'll suggest TimTam, for an suburb/division. This is a brilliant build Biffa, and some of the pubs, flats and schools remind me of what we had over here in the 70's and still standing today.

[@AdamHinckley]

24:34 that shop '...Everything's cheap' looks like the Poundland(?) shop with that colour and the way it's designed

[@capedkat]

Your Brittisch map builds are so recognisable to watch for me as a Dutch person. I suspect our architect did a lot of copy/pasting of the British houses in the 60's-'90s and plopped them everywhere in the Netherlands. Amsterdam is just an English speaking themepark ofcourse, we don't know her.

[@adif7542]

The new estate could be Eccles Estate. An area for inspiration you could look at is Leigh Park, Havant which when built was the largest estate in Europe.

[@natoliver]

Cadbury Close / Maltesers Manor / Werther’s Way / Rowntree’s Row / Maynard’s Bassetts Mews - okay I’ll stop now…

[@tigonologdring9189]

A negative on small homes means they are complaining _because_ they _have_ small homes... there are UK high density that aren't low rent BTW. But whatever... great recovery build and it does indeed feel very British. Reckon you could call the new area (Aspen Meadows) "Twixton" Football pitch maybe on the opposite side of the main road past Hobnob (other side of the "highway" that you could make a proper main road)? Then surround the pitch with more terraces, basically recreating where I grew up and many other such places... loads of terraces and then football stadium in the middle. Leeds, Bradford, Middlesboro, Sunderland, Manchester, etc. etc.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

"Chickens go in, pies come out."

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😄

[@stevieinselby]

Looking at the shape of the blocks of flats you were placing in Jaffa Cake Crest, I thought you were going to spell out UHT ... after all, it is cheap and undesirable ☕ An upmarket area could be Viscount Vale (or Viscount View if it's on a hill!)

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

👍

[@EternalGamingNet]

Lovely addition to the city. Very natural growth pattern. Seems once you hit about 8-10k population budget management seems to get easier.

[@HaydnMaidment]

Name suggestion : Garibaldi Grange

[@greyhound1758]

I'd love to see some dorma style houses and some bungalows in Kettlewick....a Haven/Pontins style caravan holiday park would be nice to see, too. Enjoying this build so far, looking forward to seeing those terraces one day lead up to the famous stadium of the soon to be Kettlwick Rovers Premier league team 😂

[@GamerBadger82]

Could also use classic biscuits: Bourbon bay Custard Cream Fields Dodger hill Nice Place Digestive mines

[@Aeonsoulful]

I would love to see a district names "Terry's Orangery". Loving the series so far keep it up, it's awesome

[@mdhazeldine]

That Aspen Meadows area looks great, but I think All Sorts Fields could do with a bit of a redo. You have so many big gaps of nothing between the houses, it's not using the land very efficiently, which is pretty bad sprawl and will lead to more traffic than is necessary. If you went for a similar road layout, but just packed the roads together more tightly, so that the zoning areas cover basically the whole area, then it would have the same feel, but be a bit more realistic, and use the available land much better.

[@davehogg63]

Bourbon Park, Garibaldi Grove, Richtea Hill, Chocolate Chip Chase.

[@DrakeGamer85]

Please tell me a British High Street of shops and mixed shops/flats, will make an appearance in Kettlewick! Also, the suburbs need some paths, maybe even a quayside running along the river! I also hope there is an asset or two that features former mill buildings that were renovated into apartments - would be a fantastic thing to have near the river, where Kettlewick of old had a bustling river trade involving mills and old factories, sending out tea and claymade cups and teapots to other regions so people could enjoy a brew, but which went into decline because of road and rails, so these buildings became disused until the citizens decided to renovate them to provide new homes for people! In any case, keeping Kettlewick strong, Biffa! Fan-sipping-tastic vid to enjoy! 🫖

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Great idea and thankyou 😊

[@e.colemantlpss6406]

All you're missing now is whole load of litter, some green slimy road signs, run down derelict pubs and perhaps some half wrecked cars in the front gardens. Don't forget the potholes and to block off half the roads with planters to reduce emissions.

[@GustavSvard]

22:55 so there's C, H, I, L, N, U, and with anarchy you could make A, D, E, F, J, O, & Q. Maybe G, M, & W as well? Making a low-income area have buildings that spell out the name of the area would be something the feels like something straight out of the 60s, isn't it?

[@adamn3471]

Another great build from Biffa - diving into the budget management is helpful for those players who get stuck at early stages and seems to be ignored by many CCs who focus on detailing etc A quick request - have you done anything on managing demand in larger cities - every time I get over 300k population demand just seems to disappear (tried all the obv fixes)

[@carlturner2744]

Maybe the new area should be just McVities or McVities Village

[@coldun85]

Got to love an alley (ginnel, snicket, tenfoot, snickelway etc. depending on where you are from in the UK) running up the side of old ex council houses.😅 It amazes me how spot on this pack is, those council flats with the blue central boards on the wall are spot on to the ones around the estate I was brought up in.

[@medicallyunexplainedsymptoms]

30:53 Oi, Biffa! You've just put my house on the screen. Sort of - it's in there somewhere 🙂

[@V8HiluxZX6R]

Nee estate is looking amazing, one thing you picked up on in Brum was the green areas, as well as using parks, don't be afraid to leave just patches of green as empty fields... not every area needs to be plastered with trees.

[@roybmanofmerlin]

Love the candy theme, as you grow and use different region packs you could name them from their sweet treats, Black Forest Woods, French Fancy farm etc

[@BouillaBased]

I propose Tunnocks Town for the yet-unnamed district.

[@TheXxswordsxx]

Loving the Cities 2 videos! I recently picked it back up myself, and finding these helpful as I face similar challenges in my city!

[@cohnee]

20:49 I think it would be more realistic for the schools to be right next to the terraces rather than off on their own. Enjoying the video!

[@22RedEyeJedi22]

I left a similar comment a year or so ago and I just want to leave it again. I stopped playing years ago but still look forward to your uploads whenever you make a city! Thanks for the content and I wish you the best! Bonne journée!

[@roadandrailstudios5216]

Pringle Lane, Walker Street, Green Giant Park, Cadbury Road, Nando Drive, Quaver Lane More names for you to use.

[@Boney0ne]

This is looking great! I love the way that final neighbourhood came together

[@JayHarmes]

Would be really cool to see the birth of Kettlewick FC. From a sports field in the middle of the terrace houses to eventually a professional stadium as the city and club grows.

[@TheBrettFearn]

When Biffa zooms into the house you grew up in on Castle Vale 👀😂 Brilliant that your representing the true UK and Birmingham! Keep up the good work mate.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

😁

[@oldhog2090]

They've done such a great job making all these assets and Biffa's doing a great job at implementing them. Great to see.

[@LukeBlakey4920]

Biffa I have a quick suggestion, just add an extra little path or alley for a back entrance into the school at the new estate. So the students in that estate can get into the school easier. (It doesn't have to be a usable entrance just one so it looks like there is one)

[@gambit-6181]

One of the things to consider when doing housing estates is to use the smaller road type. I find the default road type to be far too wide for normal roads as they are effectively 4-lane roads because of the parking on either side. There is a narrower road type which is just 2-lanes with no room for extra lanes/parking/bus stop. This type of road fits so much better in the housing estates.

[@Davidshawlands]

A few more for me. Freddo Fields, Gobstopper Grove, Soor Ploom Wharf, Macaroon Manor, Creamola Foam Farm, Irn Bru Forge, Allsorts Avenues, Pear Drops Pastures

[@antaryjczyk]

Slowly beginning to look like suburbs of Manchester...loving it!!! Loved living there ;)

[@brickingwithtoby5280]

You should have a sign made for the entrance of Kettlewick just like British towns have. Also some district names you could have are: Percy Pig Place and Colin Caterpillar Close these could be for a higher rent housing to reflect on the importance of the sweets from M&S.

[@hannesqvarnstrom6227]

Definitely the best looking build in a while from you! I think the map references really made a huge difference, along with the asset packs of course 😊

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou 👍 😁

[@maybenell]

Love the new area looks very natural. Would love to see some some little concentrated areas dotted around of mixed shops, pubs and houses :)

[@davidwhite3337]

Kettlewick is growing up Biffa, nice to see another episode tonight here in Western Australia.

[@stevelondonse23]

Hi Biffa. Milton Keynes is very well known internationally in town planning. It has roundabouts at almost every junction!

[@ryanz486]

The new pack is really great (not just for a UK build). But after nearly a decade with the first game, this is the first time I'm actually building a UK city (left hand traffic etc) and it's been an absolute blast.

[@SiqueScarface]

Now we need a British Car pack, with some Austins and Wolseleys and Rovers and Morris and the occasional Jaguar. PS: Cavendish Estate?

[@medicallyunexplainedsymptoms]

Also, if you're using Brum as inspiration, Typhoo tea was born in Birmingham in 1903. My Mom's journeys to and from work was through Digbeth, which had the combined smells from Typhoo Tea and Birds Custard 😎

[@TTJ409]

After all the money they spent doing up the Vale, I love that Biffa is using it as his inspiration for a less desirable area. ❤

[@SquirrelArmyStudios2015]

As soon as the asset editor is ready I’ve got ideas for social housing. First job is making a flat roof pub with the bookies next door to the chippy.

[@TazPessle]

@25:04 for realism you need a row of nothing but pubs on the end of two blocks with just a few takeaways near the end.

[@knuffel3225]

What a build again.......... love it and the new packs...... bringing CS2 up from a low........... I tried to use the map but there are patches which cause problems with overlapping objects when there are no apperent things there...... it aslo messes up the zoning

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

There are custom areas on the map (fields etc) which you need to move before you build over them 👍

[@zippy6667]

Every bit of B-roll has rain. It’s perfect.

[@Risca88]

Nice to see two classic Cardiff pubs

[@eliasmachalek4856]

Of course he goes for Birmingham as inspiration, also surely there is a mod that makes the cars European as opposed to the North American models....really strange seeing 1960s muscle cars in a terraced housing estate

[@francescoboselli6033]

Wow stunning build as usual Biffa!! ❤️👏🏻 Also to save some money, you should try to use a water pump in the river instead of the water towers: the water pump is much more cost effective than the water towers :)

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou 😁

[@TedwardsMoto44]

Bourbon Brooke is my area name suggestion thrown into the ring, enjoying the series

[@carriegarrisonvos4433]

Nice build today Biffa and good points on making money!! I'm horrible at names, especially British names so staying out of that. Love the pubs on the corners because that's what I've heard all my life is there is always a pub around the corner 🍻🍵🤩

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou 😁👍

[@ellnic]

Yano what, I have a feeling this will be the best build series yet.

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

👍😁👍😁👍😁👍😁👍

[@theg-ninja5315]

I might have a good one for the new area, I think "Malted Milk Meadows" to fit in with the name given already 👍

[@danielsmith6993]

Love the new series. How about doing an area based on the design of Albert Square in Eastenders? Would be great to see

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thanks and intersting idea! :-)

[@lukejams]

i really wish they have a small game update which allows cims to sit on benches and cafe chairs, would make such a huge difference in the game. or maybe a sitting site mod.

[@simoncampbell-smith6745]

Kippling Meadows, Teacake Fields, Victoria Estate. For the older ones amongst us Marathon Meadows.

[@danj1789]

OH NO. I can't unsee that your sidewalks to all your custom alleyway roads are all off centred from eachother on every segment D:

[@Rectal_Scattergun]

A wealthy area could be called "Viscount". I've always thought of them as an upper class biscuit. I'm also surprised you haven't put a trolley in the river yet

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Great ideas with the name 😅

[@svenraether2898]

Thats a very nice looking new area there, I am liking it...only the FC. Kettlepool Soccer Stadium is still missing

[@gabrielbastos18]

It doesn't fit with the new place you built but when you do expand towards the farms/fields the new district could be called Barley Sugar since barley is a crop that reasonably could've been cultivated in the area

[@ollihakala710]

Yay! Thanks for the video on this topic, just what I needed and wanted. I can't watch it right now, but will do as soon as can. Liked the video in advance!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

You are so welcome!

[@Legendary_Scotsman]

Love your content, been watching you for long time. Kettlewick is Quin-tea-ssentially British, looks just like home. Name suggestion for Aspen Meadows……”Qualitea Streets” . ? Thanks Biffa

[@unstoppable2180]

Have you ever considered looking for any mods where you can place potholes? You get a lot around here in the UK. Also, rename Aspen Meadows to something like Strawberry Laces (like the sweets Strawberry Laces) ?

[@jayjay4spurs]

☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️ For future naming estates/districts: 🍪Bourbon Estate 🍬Refreshers Walk 🍬Parma Loop 🍬Blackjack Avenue 🍫Twixdean 🍬Bon Bon Estate 🥔Crisp Way 🍬Sugar Mill Way 🍬Penny Sweet Lane (taken from Penny Lane - The Beatles) ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

[@Cities-By-Maps]

I thought of a good name for a big City park, Bassett's Park and it could be a big fun all in one park with playgrounds, plaza's, a stage and basketball courts and basically everything and it could be a central leisure park. 😊

[@ptg1204]

[@Momma_Stina]

Wagonwheel Court~ Loving Kettlewick so much!

[@BiffaPlaysCitiesSkylines]

Thankyou 👍😁

[@TomLongman]

Pub within walking distance from the church is a must for the UK.

[@samincerti2198]

Need to make a name for the river flowing through Kettlefield. I was thinking ‘The Boil on -‘ something like that

[@simonnylund]

Love your videos, but I think you can gain a lot on the visuals by using the random tree rotation within the line tool. It looks so much better. Keep up the good work.

[@jrob7975]

42:00 = War damage 🛩💣 led to the middle two units being smaller! 42:32 = Question B -- does all the house look the same (left hand side of the road) ? Area name = Jammy Doger Dunes Love the UK look - from Ohio USA

[@lunardoeseverything5393]

Me personally am not a fan of the high rises in Jaffa cake. For such a small development I think lower density would be best. I love this series btw! ☕️

[@adityareddyavula4270]

Build a wind park and lower office tax to 5%, and then once you have huge office demand build lots of offices. Once your desired office park is built then increase tax back to 10%

[@sarahhofmann9497]

Basic low desirability area has to be named for the most dull of biscuits - Digestives! I suggest Digestive Drive Estate

[@SrijanJalal]

loving this series pls post more often 🍵

[@zoobaaf]

30:56 you made me laugh so hard with “less desirable” your poor citizens have to live in a place inspired by Birmingham 😂

[@prestongibbs9448]

Sorghum tea for the win

[@Nasdegoma]

This UK pack is...WOW! Finally going in the right direction. Any more of this packs to complete EU tour? Like nordic, mediterranean, soviet, kind of?

[@essexexile]

“Taxing people a lot” - Sir Kier Biffa 👀😜