How to Make a Big Realistic City in Cities Skylines

[@TazerHere]

Like if you’re here before a million views! Edit: Will you ever do a military base?

[@benmarshall6762]

TazerHere hi

[@afericssonfilms]

Why do you place so many trees?

[@PresCities]

very good comment

[@benmarshall6762]

Pres i agree

[@ItsIdaho]

I am here!

[@adamanderson3042]

I wish someone would make a proper realistic city building simulator where each house doesn't need a police station within 4 kilometres in order to not get robbed every 6 minutes.

[@zebimicio5204]

Realistic consumption might help

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Welcome to Multiculturalism.

[@Whoolgans]

@@slyguythreeonetwonine3172 when you PWN a libtard AWESOME STYLE!!!!

[@crv4013]

Not for me

[@ECMalcolm]

@LORDE 2729 Calm down. He made a comment on a Cities Skylines video.

[@mephInc]

"unsub from assets you aren't going to use" -Ok. That sounds reasonable..... *SIX HOURS LATER* ....well, I now have 1,200 more assets and haven't touched the game.

[@talknight2]

Story of my life...

[@igorbabchenko2091]

Is there any way to cure workshop addiction? Rehab perhaps?

[@eduardoleonlotero]

mephistopheles I have SOOO MANY ASSETS and i a have very low ram memory. I have like 4GB or smth it’s very sad. So I really can’t play the game correctly, I would love to have at least 16 or smth like that but sadly I don’t. And I have been unsubscribing from so many assets and mods but they are just necessary like I cannot unsubscribe from like realistic pop or like real time like they are just necessary. I NEED MORE RAM!!!

[@mephInc]

@@eduardoleonlotero I have 32gb with the game running on a Samsung nvme and it still grinds down once your city gets big.

[@immortalsun]

I spend more time on the Steam Workshop than in the actual game at this point.

[@bsquiklehausen]

Theme Mixer uses tons of RAM and can cause a lot of FPS loss - finding one single great theme will allow for substantially higher FPS in come cases (Gramercy almost doubled in FPS without Theme Mixer!)

[@PresCities]

I got a good FPS increase without theme mixer too-just recommending it to people because not all can use a totally local map theme with selected textures in it.

[@bsquiklehausen]

@@PresCities True - sometimes it's definitely necessary, but not needing Theme Mixer can definitely save double digit FPS.

[@LuckeWent]

@@bsquiklehausen What is the simplest way to take individual textures from different map themes you like and make your own theme, thus rendering the theme mixer mod no longer neccecary?

[@Izmael1310]

Is there a way how to extract theme textures from 3-4 different map themes and then create one own theme which uses my favourite textures from 3-4 map themes? This way it would be possible to build your own theme and dont use theme mixer.

[@bsquiklehausen]

@@Izmael1310 Unfortunately that's not possible.

[@TonyLeva]

I agree completely on the use of props! I've always been against over detailing, since this is a CITY building, not a "street" or a "house" level building game. Unless of course that's all you want to do which is completely fine!

[@calsouth03]

Thanks, this really helped, and made me realize I did not need Japanese sea walls and Eastern Bloc styled concrete apartments installed while building my Midwest-styled city.

[@SagaraUrz]

This doesn't explain the most important step, which is, how to build the layout of the city, adding small and big roads in a non-symmetrical way, having some creativity around the city,etc.

[@PresCities]

watch till the end I suggest a tutorial which already does that

[@TheJwwinter]

@@PresCities which defeats the entire purpose of this video.

[@ECMalcolm]

@@TheJwwinter No, this is just another video that gives some pretty good tips.

[@TheJwwinter]

@@ECMalcolm How no ?? Having less props, purging subscriptions and his other tips here are generic tips to Cities Skylines and not exactly specific to having realistic cities. I mean no they are not bad tips in anyway but are not the most important when it comes to creating a "realistic" city. He said two dollars twenty has a tutorial to the most important tip, I'd rather watch that than this and change the title of this video.

[@ct8618]

@@TheJwwinter Are you getting off your lazy ass and making a video to share with the community? Im assuming not. Pretty easy to criticize the wording of a title when you bring nothing to the table yourself isnt it? Seriously what happened to you in the past to make you this way?

[@FlorianHWave]

How do you have the patience to put this much effort into detailing everything? I played the game yesterday and it was exhausting :D

[@PresCities]

well yea

[@pdelmo79]

passion

[@mephInc]

Different people play the game differently. Some just want the most efficient city within the game's limits, while others couldn't care less how the city actually runs but want it to look as realistic as possible.

[@g00rb4u]

@@mephInc Exactly... this is where multiplayer (with the right combination of people) would be great! I can spend hours tweaking traffic light sequences yet would find doing the level of detail shown in this video, tedious

[@jz4163]

If it'll look good, it's worth it

[@knockshinnoch1950]

This is one of the best Cities Skylines "how to" videos on YT. Succinct & to the point. 5 excellent tips!

[@panner11]

I'm not a detailer, but this is really sound advice and high quality stuff!

[@dtown313]

Love that you have the Penobscot Building! (Native Detroiter here who loves the classic skyscrapers in the city) edit: And I see the former Comerica Tower in there as well :)

[@byzelimium]

I love the New Windsor series. Definately an inspiration for some of my city themes. Also thanks for responding to me on IG

[@ImpactUHD]

Last time I saw one of your videos was about 6 months ago, since then your editing and commentary skills have improved significantly. Great work!

[@PresCities]

you gotta return!

[@ImpactUHD]

@@PresCities, I really want to, but I don't have the time for that, I have family now and a lot of things are going on with my life right now. Maybe some day :)

[@steveystovey]

I swear, you're the one KZbinr who listens and helps his fans.

[@PresCities]

honestly i thought this tutorial was barely gonna be useful but im glad it helps!

[@righardtnel4944]

Yooo your cities look hella dope dude!

[@arnonuehm1]

The idea of making a reserve collection is brilliant! That might finally help me get over my anxiety of unsubscribing from any asset ever.

[@PresCities]

it helped me a lot!

[@isaiahbryant8327]

Hey Pres, I know I've suggested this before but it would be really cool if you could make a rural area inspired by Central Maine, or a part of the city inspired by Lewiston/Auburn that's a little more run down.

[@Laurpec]

That asset editor and the second account tip just blew my mind. Thanks for this video!!

[@TheMCArchitectTV]

Great content and quality, top youtuber in the making!

[@mattshaughnessy8460]

Lol I love how you say don't get skyscrapers if you're building Portland Maine. Very often I model my access road and main road based on Freeport Maine. This theme occurs in almost all my maps

[@junkfoodformyenslavedbrain3321]

I have never seen an indept workshop tutorial like this, or something this useful before. I appreciate the video man. Helps a lot to narrow down my 4k assets, and I will certainly create lists in the workshop, rather than ingame and only keep assets that I do use and need for my current city. WHY WASNT THIS VIDEO SHOWN TO ME AGES AGO? Lol.

[@miletopic4775]

Me watching this on a potato PC with 8 GB of RAM 👁️👄👁️

[@SinCotterProductions]

thank you so much, making a new york styled city that is going to have an estimated population of 500k is a big project and i want it to be realistic. i been watching you and ive been waiting for something like this

[@PresCities]

Good luck!

[@stanplutnicki7620]

I can only build on console right now but I love this game and I absolutely enjoy it on console but hopefully someday I can afford a really great gaming PC. It's tough to afford something like that right now though because I have a teenager son who eats all my food...lol. 😂.... I love him though so it's worth it. Anyway I really enjoy your videos and I'm a subscriber and even though this one doesn't help me much right now it was still enjoyable. Keep up the great work. I do get great ideas from you and you even help console player's.... just thought you like to know that. 😀

[@PresCities]

Hope they expand the console experience so it could be at least a bit similar to the PC experience :P Glad you're able to enjoy anyway!

[@stanplutnicki7620]

@@PresCities They certainly have and it has come a long way since it's launch on console. They had season pass which I bought and it was well worth it. Season pass one had all the DLC's up to mass transit. They were launched in order and not all at once. There was also some mods and assets ( at least for Xbox one although PlayStation 4 may have it now.) There was also Art Deco content creator pack. Obviously were still well short of having all the capabilities of PC version but it is certainly enough to make great looking cities although it obviously still not were the quality of some of the awesome and realistic cities of PC. There is a big announcement for the console players on January 31 and I am very excited about it. Many are suspecting a season pass 2 and hopefully this gets us closer to having more of the options and assets that PC has. I definitely enjoy playing this game on console but to be honest I would enjoy it on any device and hopefully that includes PC in the future. Have a great weekend!

[@redwillrise]

@@stanplutnicki7620 Hey, you don't need that beefy or expensive (relatively speaking) of a PC to have a C:S experience way superior to the console versions.

[@randomhobbies5796]

If only consoles had.. Move it mod and more roads and trees... Nice to dream

[@DeadLegMedia]

Much respect shouting out the other channel build

[@BartoloVids]

I love the video and I learned a lot. One problem tho, as a huge baseball fan I couldn’t help but notice that that baseball field WAAAY out of proportion.

[@datastorm75]

I prefer to grow my cities organically, but this is good advice for people who want to plop buildings.

[@proteusblack8913]

Love how the video is titled something that the video itself does not go into, but instead, refers you to someone else's video to do it...

[@garyortolano7374]

Geez Pres...I just stumbled across this,and just want to say thanks so much.Very helpful info.Liked/Subbed !

[@TitoOnDeck]

Pres thanks again. I didn't think of theme choice first till now.

[@vdb6302]

What mod do u use that allows u to place props anywhere, on roads, building, etc.

[@eduardoleonlotero]

VDB I guess fine prop tool or smth like that. Its called fine prop anarchy I think idk

[@tracywhitcombe4712]

Awesome -- great advice and narratives -- very helpful!

[@spicynoodles6969]

Wow this has helped me a lot thank you

[@bolland83]

FPS really seems to tank if you have major traffic issues, especially when I hit the 80-100K population point. Learning how to utilize public transit, and planning for good road hierarchy has helped a lot.

[@johnterpack3940]

I started having trouble with mine at about 70k. I didn't even think about the traffic. I don't have any problem areas but I don't have a lot of public transport either. So maybe too many pedestrians and private vehicles are causing my problems. I'll work on some bus lines and see if that helps. I do have several metro lines running. But that obviously leaves people getting to and from the stations.

[@bolland83]

Buses seem to only add to my problem with traffic. Planning for dedicated pedestrian and bike paths that connect major areas, along with a metro or monorail network seems to work pretty well without disrupting traffic. For remote areas or a city that's spread out, a train line works pretty well also. I suspect the vehicle count is what's causing the slow down for me, I typically end up with a ton of industrial traffic. I've been experimenting with boosting education to try and utilize more offices instead of industrial areas, not sure yet if it's going to work. I may still end up with a ton of delivery vehicles clogging up the roads.

[@mephInc]

The game simulating a car or a person is same-same. The more going on, the harder it's going to be to process. As far as industrial/commercial traffic, it really helps to not have large blocks of either. Spread them out. It also helps cut down on the traffic if you limit the small (1x1) buildings from forming. Say you have a narrow strip of boxes to zone (1x?). Don't do it. You'll end up with a boatload of tiny buildings and each will generate just as much traffic as a 4x4. If (as you should) you separate your industry into small sections throughout your map, it'll also help to connect them with cargo train terminals. It'll cut back on trucks traveling all over the map and they'll instead just go to the nearest terminal and the goods will be shipped across the map.

[@johnterpack3940]

@@bolland83 try adding more cargo terminals if you haven't already. Industrial areas will send trains to each other and commercial areas since it is more efficient than trucks. It's fun to see trains pulling into a depot and see that they are from another depot nearby.

[@pdelmo79]

first cities vid i have watched in many months

[@PresCities]

welcome back

[@100Creed]

My collections! Haha thanks for showing and a great video as allways.

[@fernandobergraca]

Awesome! Thanks Pres!

[@danoqamyasharahla6544]

That miami Theme is freaking dope!

[@bosstradamus7896]

Good Video. Still learned something After 600h skylines

[@naturalstench]

Genuinely a great tutorial. Thanks

[@johnterpack3940]

So I can cut the number of subscriptions by editing the buildings I want so that they all have the same few trees instead of every building requiring its own special list of trees? Great tip. And having just a few trees makes a more cohesive look too.

[@GamePad4Life]

That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much :)

[@LPow58]

Hi! Big fan. you posted a screenshot on reddit "Custom sidewalks are so satisfying!" and in it, there is a curb cutout with a vent asset above it. How were you able to make the curb cutout? For the life of me, I cannot find it anywhere. The closest I found was a suburb road pack, but to force the cutout I would have to make a T-intersection because it only does it as a crosswalk, whereas your screenshot seems to be for an actual driveway. Anyway, I hope you're able to help me with this, but if not, no big deal. Thanks in advance, regardless!

[@hossam0101]

Loved your videos 👌

[@abelstypewriters]

Whoah. This is a really good vidoe.

[@delroyclarke1989]

Great tutorial 😀 keep up the good work

[@fxsupermaster]

I love how my city is Los Angeles themed but it has New York skyscrapers (Nordstrom Tower and One 57)

[@michelbliek_2148]

Good tips!!!!! Thx I have to start all over again now...

[@Trash_prince]

Hey thanks for the bird's eye view of New Windsor I've asked for in the other video

[@PresCities]

adding one to every episode now

[@Trash_prince]

@@PresCities mah man

[@thedesertfox5990]

when showing of the cities on google earth around 6:50, whats the 3rd City you showed with the large Bay??

[@kamma44]

Damn! That's one amazing looking city!

[@voxxel]

Amazing! Helped me.

[@Nomodder]

Extemely helpful video, thank you! :)

[@jfswag7648]

thanks man helped a lot honestly some of the most well-made content on cities skylines I've seen keep it up

[@jfswag7648]

also wondering if u know any good stuff for japanese/asian cities

[@Gijs558]

it was very helpful! thanks

[@dlee13]

So I know editing the assets saves time, but why do we need to do that in a separate account? Didn't quite understand sorry.

[@harrisonr4183]

I love this series

[@diehardhunter9819]

Very useful, thanks!

[@Cendrity]

very useful tips!

[@teamepic1117]

OMG THEM FIRST SHOTS OF THE VIDEO LOOKS LIKE MY OLD TOWN

[@stonedrsn00b90]

A bit outdated but some great ideas nevertheless, I wouldn't bother with detailingeach house, just get the already detailed ones and use prop it up to make them fit your liking

[@Pakistani890]

thx bro it helped subscribed

[@CrazyGuyStudios1]

Thank you for making another great tutorial.

[@dabluntzz4203]

I appreciate the Portland Maine name drop 🤙

[@julia-6195]

I wish someone would make a city simulator where you don't need a bazillion high schools. Also a realistic sized college campus. Also where the AI handles traffic in a more realistic manner without requiring a ton of user mods.

[@Hubbubb22-citiesskylines]

What do you gain from having a second account for your custom assets? And what are the advantages/disadvantages of editing the asset when prop anarchy allowed you to place props anywhere?

[@PresCities]

Doing it on your main account will make it basically impossible to enter the editor due to lag. You edit assets to save time so you don't have to continue editing each building in your city

[@anonanon1973]

How do I get the hotbar at the bottom with all the options because I dont have it, it is at 3:44

[@drewmasse781]

It completely threw me when you said Portland, Maine because that's where I'm from! lol! We never get shout-outs!

[@jamsartz]

question, is using unlimited money mods ok? or would that hamper the development of the city?

[@rathor904]

For tip #2, why do you have to create another steam account? Can't you just do it on your main account?

[@alfie89]

Yay now I can use asset without without murdering my pc (I’m really pushing it to the max I need to sort my mods out)

[@Sam-qm8iw]

Thank you sooooo much! I built my city called St.William and it looks amazing, not because of my skills (if I have any) because of your amazing tips!

[@gottawon6415]

Got a question. I had 16 GB or ram (2x8) sticks but it did not have ddr4 capability. I recently bought another 16 GB (2x8) sticks with ddr4 capability. Would it be better to have 32 GB of ram or should I stick with the 2 newer ones with ddr4 capability?

[@iipixel8607]

Could you link the map you used for this city please?

[@brandonkelbe]

So basically PC master race only.

[@JamesB175]

I played this on Xbox it's okay you just can't have the same mods

[@zaydway8025]

Is there a mod youre using to make the actual city look more realistic? i would love to know what it is if so!, it looks amazing

[@theARMYGamer]

i subbed fam! thanks for this

[@BeholdTheLight23]

Pres - How do you remove house needs? Like water, electricity, etc... If I use ploppable RICO I need to use areas otherwise they disappear. If I use Find it, they need these things, otherwise will be abandoned.

[@ageoflove1980]

More of a beginner tip : Find a map you really like and let the landscape inspire you. Then use the unlock all tiles mod and remove all existing roads, railroads etc from your building area. I always make temporary roads connecting my city to the outside world untill i figure out what my highway systeem is going to be like. This will give you the freedom to start planning. Also, i dont plan everything at once. It will be too much like work and it will burn me out. So i usually start with something i look forward to developping, like a nice seafont wirh a big boulevard with a beach , an industral area with a nice big port or some relaxing suburb with a forest and some lakes. Usually when this is done my city sort of develops from these areas into a real city in a natural way. This will keep things interesting for me. So plan ahead, but not too much, because in the end its about having fun.

[@miamianz]

ok i just saw what i think is north miami beach !! what theme is that? should i look in themes or individual houses etc. im in the shop right now hitting rewind on this vid .

[@platte9770]

what is best america map to cities skylines? and great video!

[@keep07]

Do you recommend ploppable Ricco?. I remembre geting it but struggling to understand how it works. Excelent video btw.

[@DaPudge1985]

Ayy shoutout for Portland, Maine!

[@ronaldreagan2444]

The skyscraper with the rounded top looks like the tallest building in Louisville, Kentucky

[@pillowman3740]

Great tips thanks

[@blockkid8629]

But if I unsibscribe from an asset being used. Will it dissapear?

[@Therealphotoking]

I downloaded your mods and assets and I’m creating a Downtown suburban city located in a north california

[@abcabc-id9xr]

Can you share your PC configs?

[@Deectator]

I can't even start properly from modding my cs1 to realistic style. I keep getting gothic dark settings. I don't know why my visual looks terrible. Hope someone can help me

[@thr3x658]

I really like you work! The ammount of effourt you put in this city is insane! For a city big like yours do i ahve to buy more ram or a better graphics card? (Currently i have gtx 1060 3gb and 8 gb ram)

[@PresCities]

the graphics card is fine but you will need at least 16gb of ram to run loads of assets

[@SavageGG1]

I love the shoutout to Portland, Maine.

[@themonomineestation5815]

What's the song at the beginning?

[@adryenhall9667]

Hey Mr. Pres. I followed this video and on the second tip, which said to create detailed houses in the asset editor, some of the trees that I subscribed to in my second account on steam workshop didn't show up in the asset editor. It showed up in the Load Asset panel. It didn't show up in the decorations menu. Can you help me please?

[@zkittlezthabanditt604]

YEAH YOU SHOWED PORTLAND OR! HELL YEAAAH!!

[@danielczura9963]

my PC: Oh God my RAM: i wanna die

[@eduardoleonlotero]

SentinelDaniel I’m like I NEED MORE RAM!!!

[@ianpragnell174]

Why do you have to make a seperate account for the asset editor, can you do this without making a new account and just do it on your main account?

[@PresCities]

Yes, but it would require removing all your assets first.

[@ianpragnell174]

Pres ah right ok, so I just have to make a new account and that’s it and then log in back to my original account and it will be donw

[@trizzle-98]

I cannot find the buildings I worked on in the asset editor, even with the find it mod tho. Yes, they are enabled in the content manager and other assets that I detailed can also be found. Can anybody help me out?

[@niqpal]

did you find a solution?

[@trizzle-98]

@@niqpal unfortunately not

[@niqpal]

@@trizzle-98 dang

[@adryenhall9667]

Hello, sir pres. I just wanted to say that the tip where it said use the asset editor, the second account is not showing up in family. Can you please help? I've watched that part over and over and kept trying but I doesn't work.

[@brendenpeters2843]

How do you make a big realistic military base?

[@fvn55yearsago57]

Dude that city looks so much like hartford connecticut, did you base it off of it?

[@PresCities]

Largely based off many cities in New England, Hartford included!

[@fvn55yearsago57]

Pres wow, also thanks for this vid! I just started a realistic city and it looks great!