Mini Motorways ZÜRICH HIGHSCORE record (113,529 Points)

► Last time I set the highscore record in Mini Motorways I wasn't recording. This time I managed to pull it off again in Zürich while recording. So I'm gonna show you the full gameplay and walk you through the highscore!
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[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

3k let's gooo :) BTW: I'm back on Instagram. Find me @hydrophilplays NOTE: The 1.9b score was achieved by a hacker and got deleted by the devs already. Also this IS the full gameplay. From 8k to 100k nothing happened anymore so you're not missing out on anything ✌🏼

[@kingking1223]

Already

[@teunxgoku6379]

Gratz!! Im part of that :D

[@onnio7998]

Let's get you to 10k, right?

[@SY-ik7iq]

10k easy after this vid blow up for sure

[@bilbop4962]

could you potentially make a roundabout from regular road tiles?

[@Adomas_B]

I'd love to see a sandbox mode and an infinitely expanding city that has bigger buildings and gives more resources

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Sandbox mode would make everything so much easier!

[@Praiokles]

Sandbox would be nice for properly testing out different layouts

[@viliamvacula8111]

You know there are other games that let you do exactly that, right?

[@jarjab2games]

Id like to see things like one way streets. Or on ramps for existing motorways making it easier to service more people.

[@Cezario]

@@viliamvacula8111 hey! Give us a list! thx

[@MAIcrosoft]

I hate it when people accuse cleverly making use of game mechanics as cheating. As long as it's a thing you can do within the game without glitching, modifying the code, making use of hard/software that automate certain things, or anything else like that you are just using game mechanics. Sometimes I just feel like people are triggered because they don't have the skill to do it themselves lol (like another amazing example; snaking in Mario Kart).

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Agreed 100%!

[@Gamerblam]

Pretty good point, I have some strategies with the game Stellaris that feels like cheating to maybe some, but it’s actually a clever way to play MegaCorp in it.

[@Alex_Faux]

Eh, "making clever use of game mechanics" is just cheating within the confines of the game. By your definition, using an in game editor isn't cheating because it's in the game readily available for you to use. Just because something is able to be done without using outside software doesn't mean it isn't cheating. In a game like this it doesn't matter at all since it's solely single-player but you gotta admit it doesn't really feel like people are playing the game the "right way". I won't deny that it takes skill to do be able to do it effectively, because it absolutely does.

[@nolanhartman9046]

I don’t think it’s cheating but this is a problem of “letter of the law” vs “spirit of the law”. By the letter of the law placing random roads down isn’t cheating because it’s a basic game mechanic. The spirit of the law would say this could be considered cheating because it’s manipulating an aspect of the game.

[@NinjarioPicmin]

i wouldn't call it cheating and i definitely think many people are overreacting, but i would like for them to incorporate this into the game in a different way, that feels more natural then building jumbled roads everywhere. but if they don't do that, or even until they do that, this is a 100% legit way to play the game

[@Tiggy227]

ggs! founds this game through aliensrock, cool to see people pushing it to the limit

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Nice! Watched quite a few videos of him playing it!

[@joegr7162]

Same here

[@thomasv1384]

I found it through rce, but also watch aliensrocks videos on it

[@princeofhyrule2205]

Same

[@Noha6624]

Same

[@DDCRExposed]

That's an impressive score and the game gets to a point like I thoight. All businesses are just yelling they're in trouble constantly 🤣

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Yeah that's the weird thing. You never know if you're alright at that point or it's gonna be too much 😄

[@IGustiNgurahPutraArimbawa69]

When your game hit a high score, Please don't skip the video, i want to watch the flow of car. it is very satisficing.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Mini Motorways ASMR channel might be the new niche to go 😄

[@IGustiNgurahPutraArimbawa69]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS Yes Indeed, Nobody doing that yet right ? go go go blue car, go yellow car, go red car :D :D lol XD

[@Wacked]

Wish they'd allowed two modes: Blocking spawns, and "road must be connected" mode, which also limits how many road-tiles you're given.

[@SievertSchreiber]

Discovered this game because YT kept recommending Xisuma’s Mini Metro videos from 6 years ago and his recent mini motorways videos. Great score and well done on “limiting spawn positions”!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks and welcome! :)

[@Looming_ewe]

I found you earlier today through your last high score video and kept thinking that it's a pity there was no recording of it... And now you upload this! Couldn't have been happier haha. Love your stuff! Congrats!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks for the love! I was actually so bummed with the LA video that I didn't record. Was even happier when this score happened 😄🙌🏼

[@badturtleman]

Can you please do a guide of where you want to block with extra roads. I try to do it but I don’t know where I should block off and it would just help heaps if I could have just that little bit more control over where things spawn. Btw, great video and very underrated, definitely subscribing

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

A video like that is planned. Don't have a date on that yet tho!

[@cristofersilva4010]

Man I just bought this game and was searching for tips to be good at it. And wtf you literally got top 1 global. That's amazing!!

[@KrishanGurdon]

Ahhh I finally had it running itself at 9k and i accidentally deleted a motorway. Great job on this one tho.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

RIP! Accidentally messing up your motorways is the worst feeling. Thanks!

[@arnaudbaguet2287]

They really need to implement an undo button…

[@rockonileva]

Damn! I'm just happy that actual Zürich have such a massive transit system and not this many motorways XD

[@cruisysoozi]

Great to see, thanks. Feel like I'm so close to going beyond 3,500, this really helps.

[@thechessfish]

Was helpful to see how close it felt like you were to losing for a while before things leveled out! I've hit that 3-4k range often and when it starts looking hopeless I Assume it's over, but the little changes apparently make a big difference. Also, what the hell is that 2 billion point score lmao

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

That's true. Also a lucky spawn can ease things out! The 2b score was definitely hacked. Also got deleted already :)

[@ZalymBiscayn]

Very nice!! It's great to see some videos about how to gain some stability on the map to start earning huge points. Meanwhile, I'm over here just squeaking by to get the 2k achievements :) I guess I need to try controlling the spawn a little bit.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! 2k are nice tho! Also in some cities its easier to reach that score than in others.

[@daftbence]

Good stuff! Keep up the good work, I'm sure your channel will blow up!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks for the love! Already was amazing what happend in the last two weeks :)

[@jayz023]

Congrats on that score. Is there a video where you explain precisely on what to look out for while blocking the spawns?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Not yet. Since this has been asked quite a few times I'm planning on doing one tho!

[@datsawesome3241]

Been looking forward to this! Subscribed just for the intro

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

If the game allows it, it's not cheating.

[@NicolasdeFontenay]

@@butterbot Given that placing bits of road is the primary function of the game I really don't think that it's an exploit.

[@rimeprime8586]

Thank you so much for showing your gameplay and for commenting on it. Unfortunately I wasn't really able to follow on what you are saying sry, i think visual indicators on houses and building you're talking about would be of great help. And also I am looking forward to a road block guide because I still can't understand how it works lol. Amazing video dude looking forward for more highscores

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! I usually use the mousecursor to do so. But visuals would help better, I agree! The video on how to control the spawn is uploaded already by now :)

[@ares9370]

Why don’t try letting it run longer and see what score you end up with

[@profix25lo]

@@chenweizhi8609 And to avoid a crash. If the game crashes everything is GONE

[@stachuvonokrutny7071]

"Game devs will remove highscores that seem unbelievably high" Unless there is video proof like hear

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

@@stachuvonokrutny7071 Not really. My LA highscore got deleted. But the most important part is: Devs are working on this and we'll get a fresh game with a fresh leaderboard at some point :)

[@MrMichalMalek]

@@chenweizhi8609 The number one score for that map is literally 1.999.999.999, how's that not silly?

[@samw5924]

@@MrMichalMalek that one got removed it was a hacker

[@marcienwong5750]

me following every tip and suggestion from the world top player and still having trouble getting through 1500 points

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

There's a lot of luck to this as well.

[@filippivonka5181]

the fact that he is second in the leaderboard is baffleing

[@WooodYaard]

I like these videos, your commentary and technique is a lot of fun. May I ask where your accent is from? (You can of course always say no!)

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks for the love! No need to say no, I have German roots :)

[@HydroPat]

Nice to find another HydroP

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Hah nice! :D

[@tonytony-yw7tg]

never thought that it has a finish for this game, GG

[@WaficYassine]

What is the difference between classic and endless modes? You mentioned something about maxing out, does that mean classic goes to the point where the game end because all possible spawn points are filled up?

[@carlcinco6675]

This is amazing. Well done. You earned yourself a new subscriber 😉

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks & welcome :)

[@andyrroberts]

Mini motorways: A motorway cannot be placed over a mountain. Motorway #5: HOLD MY BEER

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

You can still drag it afterwords. Doesn't help tho since start and end points are still the same :)

[@lordandrewiesq.8825]

Imagine this game with road hierarchy

[@Frosted21]

As a person that can't even get 5,000 points, you amaze me

[@sirafoxtron1701]

Wow you're a real genius of engineer

[@IdaPie]

The Good Old Days!

[@Birchie84]

Agreed that the start of video is a strat not game breaking.

[@RustyWalker]

Well done Phil. That's an epic score.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks :)

[@denisoh2912]

The more and more I understand this game, it's disappointing that this game doesn't want us to make nice looking street design but rather to make earthworm looking dizzy and segregated hundreds roads in order to survive and lasts any longer as much as possible... it's pity. Traffic sign ?? just shit, I wonder why thy made this item even can't be used for high score.. haha

[@TheLadyVictoria]

Thanks so much for this!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

You're welcome :)

[@malenapineiro9417]

good video!! Saludos from Argentina

[@cocoro5438]

Great work on the high score. You're making awesome content keep it up

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@ZaidosY]

113K!!!😳 Congrats on 3k subs! you deserve it!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks so much! Feels good to not talk to myself the whole time :)

[@deltanebula8622]

One thing that I never see you doing which is interesting to me is to arrange neighborhoods to minimize intersections inside them. Aka two houses connected on opposite sides of a straight road. Cars slow down when you have that, so does it just not matter???

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It matters, but I rather have them close to each other. I bet it can be done better tho

[@MrSkme]

Ah so this is what the ultimate road solution looks like.

[@ashlieclark1008]

I also control the spawn. But I never thought to separate the colors, thanks for the tip!

[@teddybott3258]

Motorways can’t go over mountains: Motorway 5: try me bitch

[@ChandrachurMukherjee96]

How come there wasn't a single double color factory spawning anywhere in the whole level. I have the most trouble dealing with those since they make segregation literally impossible.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Idk, maybe on Zürich they're rare since there's not too much space. Usually I'm fine with those since you can kind of segregate by using the two exits.

[@puudles]

Congratulations 🙌🙌

[@benjaminanderson1014]

Normal people: Sharing is caring Hydrophil: Sharing's impairing the traffic's repairing (Joke stolen from SMBC, an excellent webcomic)

[@itioticginger9520]

One of these runs you should try to stop exactly at 69420

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Almost impossible since the score is jumping so fast in the end game. It's not that I didn't try stuff like that :D

[@thomasv1384]

Gg! That's a really underrated channel bwt

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! :)

[@alg0rithm1]

You built motorways over mountains. Was there a patch that later disallowed this?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

No it's still the same. It will allow to build over the sides of it. So some tiles will work, some won't. In my gameplay it looks sometimes weird because I tend to pull the motorways after they are placed too see underneath. But that's just a visual thing.

[@dmicsa]

Houses will never spawn near bussineses. The closest is diagonal.

[@Vs3u]

Your city is amazing

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! :)

[@Sacred_Silence]

I'm so mad you didn't let it keep going

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It would have gone on forever. At some point of keeping it running you gotta stop it yourself 😅

[@brendanfields3691]

Great video I myself wouldn't mind a little longer video like 20 mins but this was awesome I also came through aliensrock

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Welcome! Most people leave at such a long video so usually I'm trying to make it short and sweet :)

[@alvarodelgado9420]

Congrats on the high score, but just letting you know for the next time, letting the fast forward even at super speed show until the 115k is something I would watch, and avoids people in the comments saying you cheated and just changed numbers at the end. Therefore you get less stupid people here and more watch time for the youtube algorithm

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Well the thing is that this match was easily going 3-4 hours. There's no way I'm putting this in and rendering it into a video :D Nothing did happen at all at thet point.

[@theguy1240]

Why didn’t you get any of the dual color malls? Is that a map thing or some trick

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Either a map thing (probably because it's quite narrow) or just luck. But I'd say the first one.

[@Shredder91]

Im wondering if BryceX.61 also has a youtube vid

[@GoodMorningButch]

I think if people feel that strongly about not using roads to block off areas they can simply choose not to do that in their own game lol, to me it’s like fast travel in RPGs, you can choose not to do it for immersion, but the game allows it so some people are gonna use it.

[@Eometheous]

I saw your video on blocking the entire map so that only one shop is on the map. You should try this again now that you can reduce the pin counter each time a car enters the shop.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Oh true, that could make a difference. I think the devs are definitely aware of this. Might give it a try tho...

[@Jackthat1]

Who the D’fu is brycex with his 1,999,999 score!?!

[@Bobaganusche72]

You’ve still got a long way to go to catch up to that guy with 2 billion.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

That guy is a hacker and already got deleted by the devs. Spot 1 is mine now :)

[@wallaray1426]

Hät glob no nie öbert gschafft de Vercheer in züri z'fixe. (In swiss german) i guess nobody ever got it done to fix the trafic in zurich

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Gotta love the Swiss language! But yeah, same goes for all the other cities of the game. If only it'd be that easy! ✌🏼

[@erzar.1730]

Wow can't believe he plays with his feet!

[@jacobpaint]

Look up Toegamestrong for that 😂

[@samuele542]

OMG the video has the same views of the score u got

[@GambinoTheGoat]

Pogger

[@nkdibai]

Wow, that's really impressive! Btw, why did you stop at 113529 points?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! It would have gone on forever so either I stop or I mess up my city on purpose to lose. Couldn't find myself doing that tho :)

[@studymics5672]

omg ; what a high score

[@JacobTheCroc]

That guy on number 1 place seems suspicious.

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It was a hacker. Score got deleted already :)

[@JacobTheCroc]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS glad the hackers get removed from the high score wall, can't even understand why would someone play a game just to cheat it, even as simple as mini motorways.

[@KingBernie]

Nice, insane score

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks!

[@azman1271]

Do you think they should add a truck, the truck is very slowe and makes the car behind them go slower

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Good question. I guess that would be a lot of luck and might hurt the planning aspect of the game. But could still be an interesting feature :)

[@alexjenkins8026]

why do you 'block' right next to buildings (non-houses)? it has been confirmed houses can't spawn there ever so - free blocking already

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

That's been a new change. A while ago this wasn't a thing and buildings could spawn right next to buildings. I still got this in my system (:

[@andrzejszafran9128]

Dankpods background music respext!

[@Shuvimo]

Actually insane h o w

[@DaxvDijk]

Where exactly are the most important places to put suppression roads (to keep houses/businesses from spawning)? I see you're placing them mostly around existing businesses and open areas, but I personally still have trouble deciding where to put my roads, especially when they are scarce. Thanks in advance! PS: Maybe this could be a video?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It's actually the video for tomorrow so stay tuned! :)

[@DaxvDijk]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS Awesome! Looking forward to it!

[@AlphaPizzadog]

Please upload the full video, this would be so long to see and i wonder how long it would actually take to get at this point!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It is technically the full video because after 8k nothing happens anymore. It just keeps going in one loop.

[@bongbart1720]

awesome mate! you should show rbtv how to play ;)

[@NiftyNix]

nice!

[@ColinTimmins]

I don't think pre placing roads to kind of mold the RNG a little, because this game will always find a way to screw with you... lol

[@squadula357]

Impressive score! But i wonder, are the steam and iOS leaderboards for Mini Motorways seperated from one another? I’m playing the game on iOS and there the highest score is merely 15 000

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! Idk honestly. Since it's out on Steam i cancelled Apple Arcade 😅 But if it's 15k on iOS it's probably seperated.

[@HolyNEvil666]

who is that bryce dude?

[@BossMkII]

You've come a long way from doing crate openings on RL

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Sometimes I really miss the crates. But I recently saw they added some again, is that true?

[@BossMkII]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS Not really, they're little spherical containers that you cant trade and can only get by completing challenges or leveling up. They're all pretty trash tbh. You can get Uncommon, Rare, and Import crates I believe. Other than that they're useless for good items. Unless you're trading up.

[@goombafire1340]

You can change how motorways bend by dragging their number btw

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

I know. That's probably how motorway 5 got over the mountain a bit. People were confused on that one :D

[@goombafire1340]

:D

[@Test3891]

Why do you place blocking roads around the malls?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Wanna have the space for roads if I need them. Also gives me a better overview of where I could go later on :)

[@g4340]

This person is not cheating, as you can plainly see. But let's take a look...oh, first, great job! I mean, see? This map was JAMMED full, right? It's impossible to think that someone could go much higher, right? So, if you log into the game and check the High Scores, there are a few people who are at the top of every single map. Like, take the name BitterBitties. Look at their High Score in every map. First, with the exception of Mexico City, where they are 5th, they are either 1st or 2nd in EVERY other map! And, if that isn't weird, every score that they have for every map is 199,834. How can that be? In Moscow, they're 2nd place overall with 199,834. In Rio they're 1st, with a score of 199,834. Beijing 1st, with, yep, you guessed it, 199,834. Is there a way to cheat in this game? You can see the person in this game is awesome, but the High Score for this map is 199k+. That's 80,000+ points higher than this score! Again, awesome job in this video!

[@olegtarasovrodionov]

It was not game over. So he could get more points

[@alvarodelgado9420]

Also can somebody explained why you stopped? As I understand it you didnt die right?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It would simply go on forever so I forfeited on purpose.

[@__________________________Fred]

Tbh blocking off spawn with roads can hardly be called intentional gamedesign. > If you had 1000 roads and remove only 4 spaces you could exactly decide where a building spawns, so: > Just because you only have a finite amount of roads doesn't mean that preventing spawns by randomly placing them is the legitimate way to play the game because if you HAD 1000 roads you WOULD block off all the available spaces to get the highest score... and how is that obvious cheating but doing it with 10 roads isn't? So... how many roads would you have to substract from 1000 roads till it goes from manipulating rng to intentional gamedesign. > The tutorial doesn't even do as much as hint at the possibility of blocking off spawn spaces. Most likely because there is no way around it because spawning buildings cant just delete placed roads for the game to still work so they had to program it that way. Roads are there to connect point A to point B and not to better your odds. > If blocking off spaces WERE intentional and legitimate then the developers could have made it so when you select a road you can leftclick to place a road or middle mouse button or something else to block off a space but that would also take away one road-resource. Basically there is no harm done by doing it like that but saying that this is the "legitimate way to play the game" is dishonest when it is simply rng manipulation. In a game where this form of manipulation is a possibility, you are simply forced to conform to it, if you want to compete in an environment that focuses on the outcome and not on how you did it. When they use rng manipulation in speedruns, they call it that. They don't kid themselfes by saying that this is a normal part of the game but nobody would say that the speedrun wasn't the result of the players skill.

[@Blendette]

yooooo thats craazzzyy

[@kingking1223]

Amazing!

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Thanks! :)

[@nyanalone]

How on earth motorway 5 was over the mountain?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

I can't quite remember. Probably picked it after it was placed and dragged it around to see beneath. Doesn't help with the game tho since start and end points are not changing.

[@AZombieHippie]

Why at the beginning does he surround the business corners? I thought that houses wouldn't spawn directly next to businesses early game, so I always block the spaces one further tile away (like at the beach in this example)

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

They do by now but this has been changed in an update. Back then when I started playing this game it was possible to spawn right next to each other. Can't get this out of my style of playing :)

[@AZombieHippie]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS got it! I only started playing recently, so I didn't know it was different before :-)

[@AZombieHippie]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/maPbfKmJeJ6Wesk Coincidentally, at 40m36s the dev mentions this exact behavior!

[@jimporfit]

one day someone will figure out the best way to control the spawn and will reach 100000 consistently

[@leonoe1664]

He could have done it…

[@jimporfit]

@@leonoe1664 no he did do it I was saying Everytime you tty

[@leonoe1664]

@@jimporfit oh ok

[@mitch1285]

bruh i got like 1500 and thought i did well, i hated this map

[@a-m-s957games8]

حيو الشباب😂

[@mayatheworld]

I like how u mentioned that people say its cheating to close off certain areas. I always feel like im cheating when i do it lmao but i try my best to get what i want in the game! I also limit space so the double stores dont spawn lol

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Intrestingly enough many subs said they have a hard time with double destinations while I think they're not even that bad. Just gotta use the two exits for each color :)

[@praxlandy]

i like how you just ended it

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

Well there were two options: Press quit or destroy the city on purpose. Second one would've hurt too much (:

[@praxlandy]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS true

[@jorevik]

Please upload and wait to do time-lapse till you done building 🙏

[@firefocus2863]

why did you quit the game at the end?

[@HYDROPHILPLAYS]

It would have gone on forever so I either forfeit or mess up my city on purpose (which wasn't an option for me)

[@firefocus2863]

@@HYDROPHILPLAYS ooh ok I see...

[@GnysBoy]

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