Cities Skylines 2, but there's only one road...

We're checking out Cities Skylines 2 (City Skyline 2) today, and what better way to do it than to limit our city to a single road!
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[@kronocobalt5231]

This city is laid out like an Ikea floorplan

[@drumlineking07]

Damn, I knew it looked familiar lol

[@jaylh2001]

Yes, yes it is.

[@TrialBySquire]

IKEA at least has some short cuts

[@doiccerik4525]

Yes lol

[@garethwilkins6744]

Only difference is the Ikea floorplan is one way only... That's an idea!

[@ljshipp9315]

I'm utterly flabbergasted. He made a city without including any noticeable knobs. Now >that's< character development

[@briankale5977]

Joke is on us, the whole thing is a big ole sack. 17:20

[@leto8821]

I dont call that character development... i call that A MISTAKE xD

[@godlugner5327]

*that's* *

[@multigameswithryan9215]

Plot twist: RCE hearted this because he wanted to say "That's what you think" without saying "That's what you think"

[@salshie]

Honestly, I'm thankful for that bc the "the strongest shape" jokes become a bit old after a while

[@CosmicAggressor]

I always perfered the lite version of this challenge where you can put in roundabouts every once in awhile as just a random bulge on the road. That way people can turn around without having to go down the entire road.

[@Icanlogonnow]

Thats far too merciful!

[@Superboy-jx3zv]

I mean pedestrian paths technicly aren't roads tho

[@michaelplowman8674]

I was just about to put in the same suggestion. It satisfies the condition of there being only one road while being ever so engineering efficient.

[@haydnmorrison5206]

Yes this. I wanna see optimised. Maybe do a long straight road grid thing with round abouts on certain turns. Subways. Paths. Then maybe break quadrants with larger lanes

[@iris4547]

@@Superboy-jx3zv pedestrian paths would have limited functionality without junctions allowing road crossings. unless you used bridges, but matt didnt seem to even want to cross the road over itself.

[@bigpaws999]

10:57 “there is no point living if you are an architect” - Real civil engineer.

[@GetInMyMinivan]

11:50 This is like education area: elementary school, high school, college, and … a cemetery

[@LeroxYT]

In Germany we still have incredible small villages, some arent even on maps because they are wo small, they dont count as one 😂 one of my friends lives in a village with his family and only 5 other people, and they finally got a official village sign, before they only had a selfmade wood sign

[@Makujah_]

That's like a stead, nowhere near enough for a village

[@LeroxYT]

@@Makujah_ its called dorf in Germany

[@jrl7623]

i’m from Germany

[@Syvern.]

​@@jrl7623I'm from America

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

I'm from France and we have the same thing

[@MagicMuffin63]

Drainage engineer: "I don't think poo particles can travel through land" Great video, king

[@HAMSTERKILLER666]

So disapointed the realistic series is only on patreon. It's way too expensive.

[@darthgonk4398]

I know, and he started another game which looks really interesting but he only gave us the first episode and the others are patreon exclusive. All the good series are patreon exclusive. 😢

[@HighExplosiveOP]

I wouldn’t say expensive but as someone who isn’t willing to pay that much to watch someone play a game properly, I understand . We might as well do a 1 time purchase of Cities skylines 2 instead of patreon

[@rustysbrother]

Just buy a month and watch everything all day long.

[@logangrzesiek8749]

Bit dramatic, yeah? Pretty standard, by the looks of it. Support your favorite creators.

[@NineEyeRon]

Stop buying coffee out

[@corneliusmcmuffin3256]

I wonder how long it’s going to take before he realizes he can build bridges above the existing road.

[@beniooo6802]

😊

[@Vollce]

"I'm a perfectionist" Proceeds to build a coal plant in the middle of the city.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

Remember Matt, for a 1 road challenge you totally need to double/triple/etc etc up on the Healthcare, Deathcare, Police, Fire Response, and Education as the road gets longer. It really really helps to keep things close for everyone. You need more "The Line" type thinking, everyone should be with in a reasonable range to all amenities, never 500k km away... lol

[@nickjansen4519]

The GEOAT (greatest engineer of all time)

[@Bowzoka]

Fr

[@GojiMet86]

Ah yes, the very efficient Single Road City! Clearly, the best analogue is the human body! One way in, one way out; what goes in must come out!

[@MrT3a]

Impressive to see an engineer start laying down road without even looking up what patterns can be used to maximize coverage of an area with a single line. Truly, the work of an architect.

[@miriamsimona3536]

Only real engineers can like this! Not architects

[@AlexZSteinlauf]

The real magic is getting this game to run smooth enough to record content.

[@GuagoFruit]

It would be interesting to see the worst traffic you can engineer. Like two massive cities, one purely residential one purely commercial, only connected by a single two way dirt road.

[@blob0000]

You know it's a good day when Matt uploads another Cities: Skylines 2 video! I'm downloading CS2 right now 😁

[@RandomYoutube.Enjoyer]

Sheesh

[@doiccerik4525]

i wish i could afford Cities Skylines 2

[@Leo-dr6yf]

@@doiccerik4525same 😢

[@RandomYoutube.Enjoyer]

@@doiccerik4525 same

[@user-ed9vw2pw6i]

i wish my pc can run smoothly.

[@cookiedudegaming]

The cemetery was quite literally the end of the road haha

[@ThatRandomNeonGuy]

12:35 Imagine if that boulder one day decides to just fall into your backyard and destroy your shed 💀

[@swaynkson]

Matt, you better watch your back, you've got a Tom Shelby in your city 21:25 Won't be your city for much longer... by order of the Peaky Blinders!

[@derEstefanius]

"This is like Education Area!" - Puts a cemetry right in the middle.

[@simonchillrrr]

You know its gonna be a good day when the nr 1 engineer uploads

[@nojoe9861]

aint all sunshines n rainbows

[@elojimy]

@@nojoe9861 true true

[@Skykbo11]

You misspelled arcitect

[@Marckymarc1999]

Good news is he uploads every day, so every day is a good day, right?😂

[@RGkaskar_but_british]

that's a bit sarcastic, don't you think

[@jackiepaper3974]

Has RCE ever made a city that's just one huge roundabout?

[@hungryhangman250]

Walking paths would be very useful here

[@yotubeburner7820]

21:26 uh oh, Tommy Shelby isn't happy, you better watch your back lol

[@jacksonstarky8288]

29C and raining... yeah, that sounds like a Pacific Northwest summer. I'm in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia.

[@arjunvadrevu]

It gives me so much anxiety seeing Matt drop his road wherever he pleases. If you only get one road, wouldn't you wind it as tight as possible? 😅

[@aiocafea]

yeah it killed me how he was like 'ah we properly used up that area' but he covered land that could be developed like tiles that could be painted in

[@MFBloosh]

The closer the roads are together, the less space you have for building. So some of the essential buildings that are larger wouldn't fit, and the noise complaints would skyrocket by people living so close to each other.

[@pacevy3798]

@@MFBloosh ah... so new york?

[@Topthorn05]

"There's no point living if you're an architect." Funniest moment in the video 😂😂

[@Lothaenorixius]

Just a thought. If you don't have to build the circular road roundabouts anymore, would placing the roundabout islands on the road count as adding a junction? I would argue that it is still a continuous road, but with obstacles!

[@radhikapogakula7314]

Architects:but it's impossible! Engineers: everything is possible with engineering

[@LuciaRose]

Right on the release as well! My game is downloading and this is a perfect way to pass the time, thinking about all the cool stuff I will soon be able to build

[@2_Spanners]

is that pc release or pc and console

[@tranxuancong889]

@@2_SpannersPC only, console version will be release on spring 2024 (yep they delay it)

[@EnderPlayerTV]

I hope you didn't buy it and got it on Gamepass, because the game for now is shite.

[@divit4809]

My man is just gonna copy every cs 1 video idea in cs 2 to not think of new content ideas for about 3 months. Still, I love it.

[@Walaby50]

Love it! Just one thing, your brightnes is so high that, when you are in build mode, we can‘t see any zone areas until you colored them in or build something on top of it

[@kingebas2873]

"If you're a rock musician, then all you want to see are bridges" Not so sure about that one...

[@shadyone6620]

Imagine horrendous post addresses in this city. "Where do you live?" "It's 15344, The Only Street"

[@andrewcook6365]

It looks like with this version you need to have commercial near residential or else it will say not enough customers for them

[@EpicStuffYT]

Real Civil Engineer liked your comment

[@BriYogiBreathe]

This is a delightfully funny video. Made my morning! Cheers

[@justtryit4057]

I like how Matt says that polluting the river 3:47 right next to where they get water is fine when he is polluting the water table…

[@danieljueleiby914]

Do a underground roads only, like a metro system for cars

[@jayclarke01]

I just imagine RCE going bye guys as he's walking away from the mic and leaving the game to play afk and coming back to find out what ruins the town first

[@camuhex]

I really enjoy your Cities: Skylines II videos!!

[@TechyEdits1]

Love city skylines, your the ultimate engineer

[@Nameless8_]

You're*

[@Maverickkk]

​@@Nameless8_Correct - used in a sentence, "you're an asshole"

[@keondredavis6378]

Could’ve added roundabouts so people can turnaround intermittently throughout the city

[@The_Box_King]

Day 131 of asking Matt to play Mindustry.

[@JanWaltVesely]

You can't ask when CS2 is out for few days..

[@RandomYoutube.Enjoyer]

Second to reply (this guy likes his own comment)

[@firefighter1971]

Wow I like your dedication I just checked it and you have indeed did this 131 tomes

[@quallejellyfish7413]

third comment (agree)

[@notcreativenickname2938]

Day 16 of supporting this idea

[@Nightenstaff]

"Did you get the new trucks? Are they amphibious? Well, there's only one way to find out. We can always buy more."

[@jacksonstarky8288]

Matt: "This is like a proper actual city!" Me (looking at all the parallel parking): "...with an entire lane of traffic in each direction set to a speed limit of 0." Parallel parking is the single biggest urban mistake since the invention of the automobile. And yes, the automobile was an urban mistake too.

[@SebiiSkater99]

Watching while unpacking the game! 👍🏻

[@jacksonstarky8288]

Hopefully the flooding tunnels is a bug, not a feature, and it gets fixed in an early update.

[@SubaIicious]

i’ve been waiting for this city skylines video

[@TimesHero]

You should pick random spots and just put in some roundabouts so people can turn around more. It wasn't as easy in the first game, but its a totally legit strategy for this challenge. You're not putting an intersection, just a little nob.

[@xxSeanVxx]

I just had one of the most crap work days ever. Thank you for uploading joy to my life ♥️

[@jackanderson-hv8nh]

Another city skyline video! Amazing. keep up the content

[@tyronehudson8793]

Loving u play city skylines 2 man keep em up

[@michaelg7022]

Thanks for the upload!!

[@haydnmorrison5206]

I would love to see your best optimised system of this. With sub ways and footpaths and maybe even the river to cheat the snake road. Also what would be best. I.e this crazy version or lines of lanes perfectly apart with 15 minute city's poking up out the sprawl like contors on a map

[@sashapast]

Matt, i'm glad that you making Cities Skylines, Timberborn and Doom videos, a see all of them Thank you so much for all your content, it's very interesting

[@danthiel8623]

Doom?

[@AiraDelasse]

Finally the Engineer has been UNLEASHED

[@matiasvaris8495]

Nobody: Real Civil Engineer: So - crematorium, should be able to squeeze one of these in... I'll tell you what I'll put it right next to the medical center that'l be useful. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Void_Viper69]

Could’ve allowed Roundabouts to make it easily accessible for everyone other than just going all the way to the end of road which gradually get longer and longer 😅

[@MFBloosh]

What about building exit ramps off of the highway in different places and connecting them to the road? It would still technically be a one road city.

[@jrl7623]

no

[@MFBloosh]

@@jrl7623 Yes?

[@omarosama155]

It would be against the spirit of the challenge

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

Oh oh oh... an idea to ace this challenge... I know it's silly but Round Abouts... it keeps it a single road BUT allows people to turn around without having to go stupid far. Also since there is only one road going into and out of the round abouts they technically wouldn't be a junction so much as a legal turn around along a singular road. It would also greatly help with Public Transportation to allow for multiple smaller circuit routes.

[@titanobama]

I wish I could watch the cities skylines 2 series I was looking forward too it. We never had to pay for Engitopia 1.

[@mrwalter7205]

Every city skylines video is as far as I've ever gotten in a game. I'd love to see you actually maintaining and expanding what you do in all of your initial vids

[@zazthespaz]

“I’m a perfectionist.” *builds this*

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

I know it would be bad for this challenge... but at some point you MUST dump poo onto the land at some point, let it flow for a while then delete the poo dump. Now wait a while as it "evaporates" like water... you HAVE to see the insane detail they put into dried up poo slicks... disgusting but absolutely hilarious to see poo splattered all over the ground that looks like a giant poo smear on the wall of some crappy club... ... seriously the dried up smear detail is stupidly funny!!! We NEED a "Poocano 2.0" and some... uhmmm let's say accidents... trust me Matt you will die laughing!

[@captaindelta43]

For being a RCE Matt surely plays like an architect 😂

[@karelpgbr]

Yeahhh I love CS:2 videos from Matt!

[@Makujah_]

Matt: "this is where rich people will live, surey" The area in question: immideately downstream of poo outlet

[@Makujah_]

Also love that the "education area" includes a cemetary. Goth cliques are gonna be super strong in those schools

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

So, quick thing. The green that appears when you place down a service building, like a fire house or police station, is for property value calculations, not coverage of the city. Tho, with 1 road, multiple make sense.

[@verycoolname6156]

The profit of the one road city is still better than my actual tries tho....

[@frahfiggity]

"Happiness, absolutely creaming it." Huh must be a british expression.

[@mynxone4687]

My boy, you remembered that coal plants need trucks to come in, noice!

[@user-qf3wz4cr7g]

Public footpaths would be a life saver and you get get to locations quicker!!!!!!!

[@theteamranbir]

That one road idea, you should try to make "The Line" city again, bit without the awkward terrain cliff crap. Just make a Line.

[@kirisuma2186]

sounds like a nightmare... imagine living on one end of the road but your work is on the other end...

[@GiffyHD]

damn AA (vods channel) and RCE both doing one road challenge and uploading the same day, massive W

[@GeraldTheOnion69420]

Cities Skylines 2 feels like the fnaf 2 of the city building games: A large improvement of a passion project, set up for success. Edit: Just played the game, it’s a buggy mess…

[@dannypipewrench533]

5:08 As an Arizona resident, 29 degrees Celsius is not hot.

[@realbritishjeffy]

YAY NEW CITIES SKYLINES VID!

[@loneshoot3r62]

Mat you are evil for making my favourite series only for paying viewers. I am broke. I still love your vids though, keep it up!

[@MattJDylan]

Now the opposite: roundabouts only. Every building has to have its own road, connected via roundabout to the main road. Not sure if it'd be traffic hell or not...

[@someguywithatophat7599]

you would make it so that the only way to watch more realistic content of this game, that you, as a civil engineer, would be good at, to be put behind a paywall huh

[@fruitbat9704]

Just finished watching AmbiguousAmphibians take on this challenge 😌 perfect timing

[@wardednickel2552]

bro saves the actual good videos for patreon

[@martinbrndgaard564]

Hey RCE, did you know that you can upgrade buildings like the Medical Clinic and the High School

[@lcasbdr254]

at least there isnt going to be any trafic problem

[@roan0_332]

Happy launch day!!

[@multigameswithryan9215]

If RCE usedo roundabouts this one road city would still work.

[@P.r.i.m.o]

That rockstar's next album is gonna be aaalllll about bridges

[@HLand7]

*Sounds like my cup of tea Me too mate, being British and all…

[@libralouise1783]

'let's get a crematorium so that people will have the option to get burnt' i am dying

[@SillySillygoose_]

Tbh, you would probably get more subs if you don’t make city skylines series patreon only. I’m not saying you have to get rid of it, or that I don’t wanna get the patreon, but just that you might make more merch and some games, but no too big series on them

[@typicalraptor6463]

21:25 get your hospital budget up or you will lose your eyes

[@Moth94]

Only an engineer could come up with such a foolish City plan

[@gaolen]

one long road BUT with a random roundabout every so often so people can actually turn around

[@GLATKIS_PL]

Nice Lord of the rings reference in the city name

[@nilslang9650]

Hurray, New RCE Video in my feed 🥳🥳🥳

[@Wise-duck]

Cities Skylines 2, but I cant build a knob.

[@AwesometownUSA]

I finally just got a computer that can run CS1 so I’m kinda late to the party, but I remember back in the day making my own one-road cities in SimCity 2013. Works surprisingly well!