Realistic Rural Development to Facilitate Growth - Nicolet Bay (Cities Skylines, Ep 5)

[@thegreatestgem]

you calmly explaining the city's development while there's an absolutely huge and destructive house/forest fire just going on in the background is the epitome of "this is fine" t'was hilarious.

[@ddylla85]

a prime example of "government" lol

[@dontaveonlove626]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@kdkbear]

CPP has never been more Midwestern than when he says the word „tag”

[@michaelmalone7789]

I twitched a little each time, never heard it pronounced that way, same thing with "drag" it took me forever to realize I wasn't just mispronouncing it wrong my whole life lol!

[@David-bh7hs]

Pnw also pronounces it this way

[@jameswestbury7333]

Yep, it's the native pronunciation in the PNW as well. There's more crossover between the Midwest and PNW than you'd think. Like saying pop instead of soda.

[@nothingburns]

I saw this comment before watching. And then Phil started saying "tehg" it caught me so had to come back here.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I'm not just midwestern, I'm from Northern Wisconsin and it can get thick from time to time. I think it really comes out when I'm up north for any length of time, haha!

[@JanTuts]

0:30 I love how none of the 3 identified constraints is "the immediate area is fully ablaze and we have no means to stop it".

[@vpbassmag]

I was just going to comment on this. I got a good chuckle out of it, and what made it funnier was CPP’s calming voice just talking over the scene of a mass-city fire. It’s so on brand and I love it hahaha

[@scamp5000]

When he said that I thought he would mention the fires first. Hahaha.

[@timcotrell9753]

I think Ben should resign as well since he can't seem to keep the poor town from burning down!

[@Bethgael]

It's not a CPP city if something isn't burning. :D

[@HP_Forever742]

As soon as I saw the fire I started dying 😂

[@strykeyboi]

man, I would actually have enjoyed high school if it was located somewhere as beautiful as this one!

[@chilldown]

facts, whoever lives in his cities would be lucky (besides the wildfires ofc)

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Haha! Me, too!

[@MBG141]

Great episode Phil! About the topic on disasters and fire, I'd say go for that fire reduction mod. Also, I highly recommend using the Workshop buildings: "Small Search and Rescue Station" and "Fire Helicopter Depot" both by Basco81. Both have far fewer vehicles compared to the Vanilla asset, but look more Rural American and fitting with the overall Nicolet Bay theme. Can't wait to see the next episode!

[@hazonku]

I second this.

[@CapnBabs205]

I third(?) this! To tie this in to your lore, you may consider setting aside an area of the map that you don't intend to build on (Be it Michigan, or one of the islands) and have it as a "National Park." The USDA's National Forest Service Firefighting component relies heavily on air resources. Adding the National Park into your build would allow you to have more air assets for the large forest fires that I think we'll continue to see, based on the amount of trees on the map. Evangaline has a nice CH-47 Chinook for firefighting purposes. I really enjoy the way it looks coming in and making those water drops.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Great suggestions! I'll check into those. I recorded the next one already and they aren't in there... but that doesn't mean that they won't make an appearance soon!

[@cumunist2120]

Fire reduction mod? That’s heresy

[@prosandcons-fl2cc]

I adore all of the backstory, and how you create a story for each change in development

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Thank you! I'm really, really having fun with it!!

[@tylergrashaw4949]

Would love to see the addition of a game refuge to Nicolet Bay. It could be funded by the lumber company to show the tribes dedication to the preservation of the local wild life. It could also be a great place for residence to experience nature and get some walking in. As someone who lives on the edge of a game refuge, I think this would add immensely to the build! Keep up the work, love your vids!

[@tylergrashaw4949]

The good work*

[@tylergrashaw4949]

After watching the whole video a nature reserve will do 😂 great minds think alike

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I'm not giving storylines away... but I want to so much!

[@Delta-007]

I'm watching this with the knowledge, that my cities will never look like this.

[@MarkJanssen3]

If you ever watch Imperatur or Two Dollars Twenty, it literally looks like they’re playing a different game than me😂😂😂.

[@USSLongIslandCVE1]

Those guys have to work in a space center with the amount of details they add to their cities.

[@heavyarms55]

Why though? He is good at what he does but nothing he does particularly hard. He puts in time to plan things out and researches how things work irl and aims for it. That's all things anyone can learn to do if you try.

[@ryanvoll7088]

@@heavyarms55 1) He does city planning IRL. 2) He seems to have more patience, especially with landscaping than I have. 3) He definitely has more hours/experience with the game than me.

[@heavyarms55]

@@ryanvoll7088 And? I know he says he does this stuff irl but look at other talented KZbinrs who play this game. Anyone *can* learn to build like this. My cities have improved dramatically just by watching videos from this channel and others. And heck, I am often stoned when I play. So don't write yourself off. If you want to improve you absolutely can! 💯

[@CacophonyScamp]

I love the city tours where phil is like "look how beautifully my city burns!"

[@MrCrowleymrc9]

Huge shout out to you for thinking of your viewers in such a thoughtful way, the flashing doesn't bother me but I could see how it would easily impact others!

[@LittleRedLemon04]

I don’t have anything medical going on, and sure appreciate the reduction in the flashes since I am usually watching these in the middle of the night when my baby is having his midnight bottle 🙂

[@markneville2024]

Loving the series, a quick tip. You can use RICO Settings to set buildings to level 1 before plopping, and make ploppables historical. They will level up and keep the appearance you want. No land value problems. also ISM tool is good for creating crosswalks without changing the road type.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

I wasn't aware of this! I'll dig into the settings!

[@AdamEmond]

I wish the rural homes could have more varied offsets. I grew up in a rural-residential area and the varied offsets were kind of a Hallmark of the area. Different eras of development had different offsets. Oldest homes were way close to the road and newer homes were waay back.

[@onemanzu]

My favorite part of your builds is the warmth that envelops everything.

[@Kay_McKay]

Ooh, I'm normally a big fan of your adventurous planning, but that road... I don't know if I love that very long, very straight incline with the bend at the very top with minimal visibility. I think a switchback near the end of that deep cut in the terrain would look better. Restoring the natural topography would also free up a little space on the plateau. Additionally, being a student at that school I'd be petitioning for field trips in the area, maybe the parents could pressure the council to materialize some funds for a national/regional park with extensive hiking paths, or the mayor could look towards state funding that might make this admittedly spectacular natural beauty available to the public.

[@Kernel_Kertz]

My wife is a citizen of the Caddo Nation, has worked for, and ran, several Native non-profits over the years, and is now working for a local tribal government. Even as a white guy, I can't express how much I appreciate your recognition of Indigenous groups' existence and contemporary impact. Thanks, Phil.

[@etiennebenoit5131]

The mod to reduce fires in Clearwater County is the best option, as you said, it's better for your and our sanity^^, while just "feathering" the original effects without cutting it completely :)

[@alexmonk]

For road issue - i think, that you should just make junction farther along the highway. 16:38 - helicopters fly through the mountains. Will you build passenger train station? Fires are one part of our enjoyment as a viewers :)

[@tazerface7071]

Havent heard your accent too much over the years but "tag" is definitely one of those words! Great video/build so far. Cheers

[@joebreezy2575]

I was thinking is he saying teg or tag? 😅

[@tazerface7071]

Fire Spreading on!

[@cankoklu]

I caught this as well. What region is his accent from?

[@tazerface7071]

@@cankoklu I believe its Mid-Western. I've just moved to Michigan this year and can hear the accent in people with words like tag and car.

[@dalanazelas]

You've never sounded more mid-western than when you said "tag" several times. 💛

[@Jez9000]

The way you say “tag” very Wisconsin of you. I love it.

[@gahnanschaff1361]

I think the hidden crosswalk makes the HS more realistic. Teenagers would really cross that road anywhere regardless of if there's a crosswalk or not. Same goes for faculty. I think a school bus line would be a fun addition once the city grows. Easily expandable and you can add more as the city grows of course

[@simongeard4824]

Plus, it's not really a _road_ at that point... it's just part of the driveways within the school grounds, the only vehicles being those for the school itself. Nobody is going to bother with marked pedestrian crossings there...

[@MordechaiKarp]

Yep, probably also a good idea to put a fence so kids don't fall off the cliff

[@vpbassmag]

It appears as though some of the striping of the parking lot at the high school got partially “erased” when you painted concrete in the middle of the island between the building and parking lot. Regarding the pool, instead of adding the actual pool asset, which like you mentioned may not fit in year-round given the climate, so perhaps adding the gymnasium asset may make more sense and we could all use our imagination and assume the gym also has an indoor pool for the high school swimming team.

[@iangoodsell]

OMG the fires!!! 🔥 I would vote for leaving the spreading mechanic on, for now. This is certainly something rural communities would have to deal with, and mitigate with things like fire breaks and the proper level of city services (as you mentioned). I may change my mind if the community is on fire for most of the next episode…

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

I'm watching this during the summer of unstoppable fires. The non-sarcastic height of realism is really unfortunate.

[@rgarver]

Coming from the west coast this is a great example of challenges with WUI (wildland-urban interface) and the difficulties in building communities in those places. I'm not sure that the challenges are quite the same hehe, but communities are facing these wildfire challenges and trying to figure out what changes in building code and planning need to happen to reduce the risk.

[@Qtopian]

More parks! I feel like there would be a playground, maybe a community pool, tennis courts etc. maybe is there a mod for a fake land value park? To create higher land value neighborhoods

[@SotsPlaysGames]

I like the idea of keeping the fire on (maybe with a reduced likelihood) as a challenge to plan for and overcome.

[@klassified13]

Being from Michigan and been to this area many times, I love what you've done with it and can't wait to see where it ends up

[@gabesnyder4709]

I'm surprised you oriented the school this way -- I would have turned it so the courtyard had the view of the water. Also, the railyard area would be a great place for a recycling center

[@Fetch26291]

I think you should have warehouses for planed timber and other finished goods by the freight terminal to facilitate them being sold out of town.

[@mitchelldalton7405]

Build fences by those sheer cliffs please, highschool and nature reserve area. could only imagine. Like always great content!

[@BaronBytes]

Yeah kids will go sliding in winter and cliffs are dangerous when they aren't fenced.

[@The_Irsk04]

I think you should keep fire spread on - just significantly increase the number of fire helicopter stations in particular as well as that having one or two more fire stations within that particular the area in the future would be smart idea - as the area is heavily forested thus, it is very easy for the fire to spread through the forest to even other towns within the area. yet another great video besides and cannot wait until the next one 👍👍👍

[@joshmahan80]

the level of work you put into these as well as the skill level is incredible. Really enjoying this series so far :D

[@matteogermano6751]

City services along the coast with a great view is pure madness😂 I’m Italian and I think I can say that we nowadays value a lot this kind of areas for resorts or high valued residential zones. Apart from that great content as always!

[@subressor1]

I would not be opposed to turning fire spreading off. This build is so incredibly green that I think it's going to be a problem for the entire series if you don't change it now. We can still watch the fires spread in Verde Beach 😄

[@Vyrus_101]

Another great build. I think you should start with the 81 tiles mod from the start, I think it would help you realistically build up multiple towns concurrently at a slow pace and have all the services you need (fire,water,etc). Keep up the great work, these vids together with a nice cup of coffee make my mornings :) Also, I think you could use bob to just remove all three trees and misc items from an asset, ex: the tennis courts, and then just add more close together and then you can landscape after like you want.

[@HXGM]

The roleplay storylines stand out to me, I wish the characters had pictures as a refresher of whom you're talking about. I would suggest something similar to council member cards from the SimCity ccg

[@carminegalante4925]

as a budding game dev, i looked at the map design so far and thought, " huh this map would fit really well into dayz" . then i had an epitome , design any city or map in cities skylines first with lore/history involved, make the buildings make sense in cities skylines, and your map design would look 10x more realistic in placement alone. thank you for that realization CPP !

[@a_boat93]

Hey Phil! Excellent episode once again. Tbh, I’m personally a fan of the fires; I find them quite entertaining and it wouldn’t be a CPP build without them. That being said, although the frequency is probably fine, they are quite large and out of control it seems like every time so my vote would be for the mod you talked about that reduces the amount of spreading as opposed to full sail turning that option off. Cuz let’s be real, forest fires could happen in this area. At the same time, it ain’t Cali lol it’s Superior. Anyways, super looking forward to the Evergreen build and the eventual port build; I feel it will continue to add to that northern midwestern rust belt flavor I think this area geographically would have. Also I didn’t get a chance to mention it but VB was great this week as well; love the new zoo redevelopment overall.

[@Skiingtrevnv]

I can’t believe how much I enjoy watching these. New obsession

[@danguino]

I feel like the dog park would be better placed somewhere more central in the Town of Couillard so it's more accessible by the community. Loving all the rural development so far though!

[@sparkleshyguy85]

It’s actually really common for dog parks to be tucked in out of the way places. Even in my area, which is pretty built out suburbia (at least within the constraints of the local terrain, which has indeed limited how far it can spread) most of the local dog parks/off leash areas are in out of the way places relatively speaking. This is despite dogs being very, very common around here (for real. I feel like whenever I’m walking around here near the station (yes, we actually have rail, unlike most American suburbs) I feel like I see usually at least one, sometimes two dogs while I take the short walk over to the supermarket.

[@cvillalpando]

I would love to see you tackle a huge city that's not flat (Mexico City comes to mind). It would be very interesting to see you apply your knowledge and expertise to a chaotic metropolis, avoiding grids wherever possible. Extra challenge if you use the Real Population mod. Keep up the great work!

[@HachikoTanuki]

The way you tell a story at the beginning is really cool and really adds tons of entertainment value to your series. Thank you!

[@fo3436]

Lovely episode, Phil. When you were painting the reserve, the thinness reminded me of a federally protected hike path on an archaeological site. Considering Couillard's long history of Natives, perhaps mounds or runic remains could create a unique and realistic preservation movement, as such a discovery is made after the new citizens notice said unnatural formations. Truly can't wait for the upcoming episodes yet still. Kudos to you.

[@laurafoxley6765]

i love this series! i have a couple of suggestions can you add some details/parking to the fire and police services you added near the new train station? it’d help make that area feel more complete! you could also add fencing to the new rural lots you’ve added like you have before to make them feel more rural and luxurious

[@pillizzle45]

You could use intersection marking tool to add a visible crosswalk to the parking lot drive road by the high school, I believe. Edit to clarify: Instead of changing the road type, like you did.

[@racerucki9201]

Hey Phil, looking at the long and steep road by the Highschool it’s likely that heavy vehicles like school buses or even logging trucks from the forestry buildings would use the road so i think it could be really cool to add an emergency ramp at the bottom of the road in case any vehicle has their brakes go out. I live in rural Vermont and occasionally see these on steep/long declines and personally think it would be an interesting addition!

[@MattJamesK]

Phil saying "tag" is the most Wisconsin thing ever!

[@kawikamassey9386]

Brooo only recently found your channel and i really enjoy your videos and how you put a story to it as if they were real people owning these industries and what not. Keep it up man! great content! Turn fire spreading off for now and come back later when you have better emergency response services and turn it back on.

[@JoJoJet100]

Cities skylines vibes with Phil is a perfect birthday present ❤

[@evilotis01]

i enjoy all your series, but there's something about this one that i really love. the stories, the thought you've put into the reason this community exists, the way that manifests in the planning and development-it's everything i love about city-building games, and it really captures how i aspire to build things in these games. (you're way better at it than me, though!) vvvv much looking forward to seeing Nicolet Bay's story continue to play out

[@luc4856]

While I dont know how cold the Winters exactly get... I think the school needs a gym :D Also biking to school might not be a big thing in rural america, but here it would fit I think :)

[@alc3biades262]

Sometime in the future, as the city grows, I think it’d be cool to see you try and implement a multi-use boulevard like you see in Paris and San Francisco. To serve as a combination of the state highway to move people quickly, and a Main Street in downtown to provide good access to businesses.

[@andrewfisher1454]

26:10 developer's house is abandoned lol

[@keeganbryson7960]

Okay, the indifference to half the city going up in flames during the opening is hilarious 😂😅 Another great episode!

[@spartacus987]

I'm good with you turning off fire spreading tbh lol. I think we've (you've) done enough with VB haha.

[@glennstewart9907]

I love those global views where you indicate where everything will be going. This is one of the most challenging parts of the game for me as I don't tend to have much of an instinct for where different uses should logically be placed.

[@dod352]

You were obviously being sarcastic when you said "height of realism" after saying you would want to delete the old water treatment facility but as someone who works in an engineering firm that designs and provides construction management services for water treatment facilities all over the northeast, it's painfully common that equipment and infrastructure that is well within its lifespan gets decommissioned and demolished in favor of new and upgraded facilities after just a few years. So you can definitely delete that know that it is, in fact, the height of realism 😂

[@alexandreburko7067]

I woke up today to a dream of you on a new episode of Clear Water Country where you were dredging the whole ocean to make a horrifying Dubai-style mega project and going like "damn we're gonna wreck this place today lol" Get out of my nightmares, Phil

[@5cover]

It's a shame you didn't do anything related to tourism in this small peninsula. I would expect utilities such as sewage treatment plants to be hidden, away from the main road and definitely from the coast.

[@yikes8932]

I honestly love this series and it makes my day whenever it comes out. On the fire note I think it would be more realistic to turn fire spreading off (or as others have suggested - find a mod to make the fires chill out, particularly in populated areas). If fires were spawning more in the trees off in the distance it would be a different story but I think having massive forest fires every few minutes is quite unrealistic in a populated area where it would be contained as quickly as possible mostly from people noticing it sooner! At least that's my experience from bushfire ridden Australia (particularly in rural areas, if we see smoke we don't just wait for the whole area to burn like the sims in this game do apparently 😂)

[@purplecat4977]

Speaking as a person from California, the giant fires sweeping through populated areas feel pretty realistic. :P

[@Toesmasher]

Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you CPP. I’ve been watching your videos since the days you had roughly 1000 subs. I’ve learned basically everything I know about playing this game and being (moderately at best lol) successful at it. Admittedly I’ve fell on and off the wagon a couple times with the game, but always enjoy your videos. I’ve rambled on enough, but really wanted to say I appreciate your work here and the hours apon hours of entertainment you’ve given me and tons of others.

[@NeonAviator17]

so many great things about your videos and builds, but one small thing that means a lot to me is your attention to disabled parking as a thing that exists and needs to exist. as a disabled person myself, it's hugely gratifying to me that you consider these things important and realistic necessities in your designs. when you were making the parking lot at the HS, and started landscaping, at first i despaired, thinking you'd block the path between the disabled parking and the quickest route across that road. but i shouldn't have worried! your attention to detail in every respect is admirable and many have pointed out the numerous other things worthy of comment, but i just wanted to shout out this one small thing that is important in my own life. loving this series and excited to catch up to where it's at and any future videos :)

[@BrianMetolius]

The burning city tours are hilarious.

[@coadycasper6185]

Have always loved your videos! Living with my mom in rural/suburban areas around St. Louis and frequently visiting my dad in a rural farm town in Illinois I really appreciate your perspective. Now that I am a Park Ranger (Acadia NP and currently Yosemite NP) I live in rural settings and, although I love urban/suburban settings, I do appreciate the more rural town(s) that you produce. If I go back to school for my masters I will definitely study urban/city planning. Cities Skylines and yourself have really itched the scratch that I didn't even know I had! Many thanks!

[@ImRivendill]

At 19:53 you say you cut off one of the entrances into the school with the freight facility road, the people where the school looks out to would need to take their car or a massive detour walking/biking to get to the school. I think you should use a nice looping bus-route that uses the freight facility road so people don't have to make massive detours and save on some unnecessary traffic :)

[@wfb.subtraktor311]

Nicelot bay really is a pearl of a map. Working on it as well atm, with a few small modifications made and am building a pedestrian only island reachable by boat. Absolutely marvelous to build on and look at.

[@noble610]

Is the map available for public download or only for patrons ? Would really like to work on this map myself

[@springer1985]

Loving Nicolet Bay so far. I think there should be a fence built by the cliff at the high school for student safety.

[@Drengs]

I think the best solution to the fire would be to just reduce the spread, not remove it all together. Loving the build, keep it coming!

[@tobiasalexander4491]

I'd say try and sort the fire issues out in the first instance, using the mod setting as a last resort. Stage 1: Sort out garbage. Stage 2: Sort out fire coverage. Given travel times, a little firestation spamming may be called for. Stage 3: Hire the character you got in to fix fires in VB. Stage 4: Sacrifice him to Myrtle. Stage 5: Profit.

[@sobertillnoon]

Love the Midwestern "tag" pronunciation

[@JonatanGronoset]

Phil, since the trains you use are diesel locomotives, you should change your track type to not have overhead power gantries. A rail operator would not put down the expense of electrc infrastructure without the intent to use it, unless electric passenger services will also serve the area in future

[@notnormalyet]

As someone from northern California, it's really funny to me how stressed you are about cutting into the mountain. That's exactly how most of the highways around me look. It'd be cool to see a tunnel on this map. It might become necessary eventually.

[@macsound]

Agreed. There's so many rules he plays with that just aren't the case when you look at the world around you.

[@hcb1195]

Great video! When you were making the nature reserve, one of the paths turned into a bridge (34:50)

[@jpstranger5584]

The fires are my favorite recurring character. Idk a ton about the game mechanics but I’d love to see you use real world fixes like firebreaks to see if that might help. Might also be a fun eye candy explanation for adding in a mod to reduce fires too. Would be a neat feature to add into this rural community

[@jackmossman7559]

Haven't been vocal in about a year but I still watch every single episode. Love this new series but I think one little small thing that would be cool would be to add in a drive in movie theater. Especially since we have the parking lot tools. This is definitely a small town vibe and what's more small town than a drive in movie?

[@LonelyLilPetunia]

The burning city tour with the chippy song called "Soon" playing over it was quite the experience lmao

[@Marsydotpng]

Your consideration to viewers with epilepsy is not unnoted! Thanks so much!

[@foamyesque]

You don't need Parkify to place Parklife assets anywhere in a build (provided they're within ~1.5u of a road); what it does is let you use normal parks on paths in park areas. You do, of course, need to actually unlock them :)

[@oxxyy4009]

I LITERALLY watched the Serendity now episode of Seinfeld LAST NIGHT! Just getting started with this series and absolutely LOVING IT!

[@jasonw4601]

I'm not a planner by any stretch of the imagination but I'd have thought they'd use eminent domain and build it in the town centre with the caveat that they build some rural homes on the hillside where you built the High School to replace those moved by eminent domain Great work as always, love the content & really appreciate the realistic building style

[@marinary1326]

Myrtle must be on vacation in Nicolet Bay, this is ridiculous lol If fires in this game were at all realistic, I'd encourage just dealing with them, but when a presumably humid climate is experiencing raging fires through both the forest and buildings on a near constant basis... if there's a mod to turn them down, by all means go for it

[@mitchellschwartz6766]

Awesome job! Those water pumps (8:33) are the best - and the medium and large models are also terrific - especially if you want to have a building which looks like they are equipped with those aeration and air stripping facilities (the medium sized one looks the best for that). Highly recommend checking them out if you have not done so yet!

[@joelangner2261]

I like that you are doing something fresh and new and being in the middle of CWC and VB.

[@theoverweightsquirrel7126]

I love how much detail and care u put into placing roads

[@crimsonhawk52]

I figure we're still a long way off, but I'm super excited for an airport in this build, something like the air force base in clearwater county. That was my favorite build to watch of any of the series so far I think. That and any time we make a highway

[@gwenwynbrock6205]

Small safety suggestion but above the highway by the high school and above the 'interstate' behind the nature reserve I would expect some sort of chain-link fence. They may not be the most dangerous places but usually (at least where I'm from) developers would put up such fences just to cover their asses, especially above a major road or near a school.

[@jeffreypeterson1364]

Oh my goodness! The # "tags" or "T-eggs" said per minute found at 27:10. The endearing northern Midwest accent shines through

[@mutantpiggycat9107]

Great video!! Just gotta replace the trees at the high school sporting facilities.

[@scartha4040]

I love the way you tell a story as to why things are being developed l listen and watch with what will happen next on the political and community level. Well done

[@OliverJamesOfc]

It’s so nice to watch a City Skylines series that’s less about getting the biggest/built up city and more just rural and interesting, loving it 🌲✨

[@tannercalverley7267]

I just wanted to say, living in northern Minnesota and seeing you have the Highway cut straight through the mountain with the exposed rugged looking rocks on either side completely reminds me of the scenic drive up the north shore of Lake Superior in between Duluth and Silver Bay

[@tannercalverley7267]

You 100% nailed designing the map based off of the Great Lakes region.

[@jamesrubidge]

From a safety perspective I could definitely see a fence of some kind being added along the cliff edge the high school backs onto. Without one an accident could send a car hurtling down to the houses below!

[@ned_lives]

Both the mayor AND the new leadership at a LUMBER company make no mention whatsoever of the fire raging through the area. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it is hilarious. I love your work, my friend, keep it up!

[@ChristianBoehmTV]

This might be the most enjoyable cities series I have ever watched! Thanks! Not sure if it is the LUT, the map, the use of no custom assets or the amount of narrative you put into this series. Always looking forward to Thursdays. Would love to see 2 vids a week ;)

[@sampeterson1633]

Really hoping for a port at some point! Either in this build or in the OG clearwater county build. The shipping industry is huge on the great lakes and many small-medium sized communities have had or do have shipping terminals for raw resources (Two Harbors, Marquette, Port Inland, Saul Ste Marie, Rogers City, etc.) Would also love to see some development on one of the islands in the style of other great lakes islands (Madeline, Washington, Mackinac, Beaver, etc.)

[@CaseyJones77]

Nicolet Bay may well turn out to be the most beautiful of all City Planner builds! I think definitely go for a fire reduction mod or turn off spreading for a while, something to stop it becoming such as issue every episode! I'd think if anyone lived in the area in real life and it was constantly setting fire to dozens of square miles, they'd think about moving away pretty quick!

[@richthatsel7003]

Rural homes on 1+ up to 5 acre plots. Makes excellent sense a lot of them are probably judiciously thinning the trees down to heat themselves in the winter. I would go for fire reduction and also demonstrate the locals caution about big fires by trimming trees away from the houses, maybe even surface paint in gardens.

[@ssicari]

Learning more and more about CS with every episode :P this channel has changed the way I play the game lol. One pet peeve in cities skylines for me is that all the homes are right on the road. Especially in rural areas it would be so cool if houses could have those long driveways that are so common

[@2ndNocturne]

you have such a calm and smooth demeanor and voice its so relaxing.

[@ubison]

I live in an unincorporated area. It's a dense urban space (by Utah standards). There were no boundary agreements so the neighboring municipalities gobbled up all of the industry and commercial in our community, but they left most all of the residential behind. Now we will always be unincorporated, because our highly populated area does not have the tax base to support incorporation.