So You've Just Bought CITIES SKYLINES - NOW WHAT? (Beginners Guide)

[@CitiesByDiana]

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[@fredashay]

_"Power to the people..."_ LoL 🙂

[@junirenjana]

One thing that I always do when starting a new city is to put all the budget sliders to 50% and adjust them accordingly to the demand later on. Budgeting becomes practically unnecessary after certain threshold (because it's very easy to make lots of money in C:S) but it makes quite a big difference at the beginning of a game.

[@CitiesByDiana]

That's a great idea 😊

[@stackupmac]

Oooooou 👀

[@woltroztrainspottingrel]

Keep in mind: Commercial shouldn't be used as a buffer against industry, as they do mind about pollution just like residential, but a bit less. Offices can be used as buffers or fillers, as they don't mind about pollution, and doesn't generate traffic at all. It's also best to keep commercial/industry demand around 25%, you don't want to run into "Not enough workers" problem.

[@CitiesByDiana]

That's a great tip about the keeping demand above 25%!

[@nayo5270]

What are offices

[@CTGReviews]

⁠@@nayo5270you unlock them later, if you mean the definition of the word then according to Merriam Webster it’s “a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied”

[@jacejackson8585]

​@@nayo5270they are a zone you unlock after "big town"

[@Tactical_horses]

@nayo5270 a zone that you unlock later on game.

[@raposakaique]

I decided to follow this series before starting a new city, some minutes ago I watched a video of yours, and I loved the way you talk to your viewers, nice to meet your content

[@CitiesByDiana]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@weirdfish1216]

i love all of the wojacks 😭 and the music and sound effects. your editing is so entertaining

[@dak0t4]

I love the way u explain things it's just entertaining for my adhd brain 😭

[@GaryAlmasSamaita]

I have look into 2-3 Beginner Guide, and creating a new City right after saw one. Your layout looks great to follow 👍

[@CitiesByDiana]

Oh I'm so glad I could be helpful to you. ❤️ This is going to be an ongoing series so I should have another episode up next week. 😊

[@stackupmac]

No cap !!

[@MickeyMouseClubHome]

every now and then i raise taxes to the max for like a week before changing it back, whenever i need hella money

[@feeblemonster8174]

Finally after a year I can finally build a proper city. I have watched so many beginners guides from different and popular cities skylines youtubers and this has given me an idea. Thank you

[@stechnicalmike3058]

Noise pollution causes bad health because people can't sleep, or relax, or focus so they get stressed.

[@abhishektodmal1914]

I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into this game. Thank you so much for these valuable tips, Diana! :)

[@CitiesByDiana]

😁😁 you're welcome it's a fun game

[@Tymptra]

Super impressed with how fast you make these videos, bravo!

[@CitiesByDiana]

Thanks ❤️❤️

[@stackupmac]

Maaan thank you🐐

[@irateamatsu]

You're a godsend, madam. Thanks for this. I was absolutely clueless.

[@akizenx]

I've been looking at getting this game for a while and it looks amazing, thank you for the guide

[@Coldpines28]

This was so useful, great video!

[@artisticanna5275]

Thank you so much, I just got the game and I'm overwhelmed lol

[@CitiesByDiana]

It definitely has a slight learning curve but once you figure it out it's super fun and there's a lot you can do that's limitless 😎

[@diamdante]

great guide. although I mostly use mods nowadays that tip about spreading out the industry is really helpful 👍

[@CitiesByDiana]

Yup! Even when I play modded (which is most of the time) I always do my best to make sure industrial zones aren't all bunched up in one location. Really helps with traffic.

[@stackupmac]

No capp!!

[@itimdesigner]

really well explained! thinking of buying it:D

[@kadi3746]

Helped a lot, watched this before buying the game. Ur guide made it super easy

[@CitiesByDiana]

😎😎🥰

[@PaulMountney]

Just watching the right tutorial, this one, I went from being frustrated and hating the game to loving it again. Thank you, Diana. It seems every other ‘tutorial for beginners’ videos, ALL talk about using mods. Not you!

[@CitiesByDiana]

You're welcome 😁 so many people out there don't use mods and I think it's important to learn to play without them, even though when I first started I went in and downloaded every mod ever and wondered why my game kept crashing 🫠so I felt like it was important to teach the basics before getting into the crazy modded stuff.

[@HatTheButcher]

water pipes under the road *leans in and whispers* right where they belong. It is a phrase so deeply ingrained in every cities player

[@zoeypeach3773]

CPP sent me! These videos are great and make me happy, especially your rainbow beanie!

[@CitiesByDiana]

Excellent 😊 so happy you're here. 🏳️‍🌈

[@stackupmac]

No cap!!

[@Perisemiotics]

Diana from the future ~born to feel~ hahah that was awesome.

[@Tig3rpaw]

Thanks for this, i really struggle with it but i love the game 😅

[@MarkWebster404]

Here via CPP, great videos!

[@CitiesByDiana]

Thanks so much 🎉❤️ glad you're here.

[@anthonytrafficante5495]

Haha. Same

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@anthonytrafficante5495 so happy he sent y'all..he's the best

[@anthonytrafficante5495]

@@CitiesByDiana really dig your videos. Cool pace and vibe. Impressed.

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@anthonytrafficante5495 so happy to hear it, I do my best to deliver quality. I'm still relatively new to the KZbin game (only 4-ish months) so it can only go up from here. 🙂 (I hope haha)

[@alexanderhutse4340]

Thx for the video was great to see for a starter (on console)

[@HHdrummer100]

Biffa level of video content. Fantastic!

[@CitiesByDiana]

That is a supreme compliment. Thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@stackupmac]

Heavy !!🫂

[@The_Spooky_Boi]

Just installed it, great guide diana, i didnt feel like this was a boring lesson i akhtually learned stuff and had fun watching thanks diana

[@CitiesByDiana]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MickeyMouseClubHome]

if i stated everything that i did wrong in my first city, this comment would be too long

[@crazevfx]

very interesting and entertaining! good luck in the future!

[@CitiesByDiana]

thank you ❤️ so glad you enjoyed it

[@crazevfx]

@@CitiesByDiana do you edit your own videos? if so what program? :D

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@crazevfx yup everything is done by me, editing, script writing, gameplay, thumbnails etc. I use Davinci Resolve for editing.

[@stackupmac]

No cap 🫂

[@arm4238]

Very interesting to see the effect of noise pollution on health in this game, seeing as new research shows strong correlations between cardiac issues later in life for city inhabitants and noise pollution. Not sure its enough to make me want to move out of my city though...lol

[@T.C.C.797]

Super helpful for those started playing the game!

[@CitiesByDiana]

Thanks! 😎

[@T.C.C.797]

@@CitiesByDiana welcome! 😎

[@stackupmac]

W

[@manaskulshrestha7352]

thanks Diana, this was perfect for a new player such as myself!!

[@Kelso2781]

Lol I love the "as they should be" for the water pipes 😂

[@darojeffrey]

I love your content. Love it. Do you have a playlist of any vids of a "let's play"? I'd love to look over your shoulder as you play. I love your tutorials and have learned a lot from it, but I want to see how you deal with the challenges in game.

[@CitiesByDiana]

Yes! I have multiple playlists, however the modded builds flow a lot differently than the vanilla ones so it's kinda two different play styles 😊

[@darojeffrey]

@@CitiesByDiana I'll checkout your playlists. Admittedly, I didn't dive too deeply. I just watch. I love your content.

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@darojeffrey thank you glad you're enjoying it so far 😁

[@Igor_Sobol]

Does it happen with you, so that the cemeteries do not cope with the corpses, although there are a lot of cemeteries? And garbage dumps can't cope with garbage, although there are many garbage dumps, but very few cars are used.

[@Igor_Sobol]

sorry for my english, i'm using google translator

[@CitiesByDiana]

Yes, you just have to spread them out evenly through your city so there's enough coverage across the map. If you have them all in one place they won't work as well and youll have issues with garbage and death care because the vehicles will take a long time to reach areas farther away. 🙂

[@Igor_Sobol]

@@CitiesByDiana When I try to distribute cemeteries and trash cans on the map, I notice that they send cars very far, to the other end of the map, so I make the areas closed, I don’t connect them with roads. Is it possible to somehow limit the range of travel of cars of these services?

[@kombinatx]

Very nice tutorial 👍 . I'm curious how the city is developing

[@CitiesByDiana]

We will continue to develop the city in the next episode, should be out next week ❤️

[@stackupmac]

No cap

[@DmytroBogdan]

Didn't you cut power and water budget to 80% earlier? I'm saying maybe you may not need that second water tower or powerplant after all

[@CitiesByDiana]

Oh yes you're probably right!

[@jamesdetwiler1754]

Definitely enjoy your approach on how it works. Im new to the game and have a random question. Is there some type of inside joke in the Skyline community with building a water line? "Under the road where they belong," I've heard in multiple videos now lol.

[@CitiesByDiana]

Haha yep it's an inside joke, first started by City Planner Plays

[@jamesdetwiler1754]

Lol, that's great. I had a feeling everyone was trolling someone from the community.

[@quazimoto5241]

I agree with you wholeheartedly about the water pipes under the road - that's where they belong!

[@CitiesByDiana]

🛣️ 💦

[@articwolf8377]

Thanks for the video

[@CitiesByDiana]

:D

[@trumplostlol3007]

$20 for 22 DLC and base game now on Humble. It is so tempting. LOL

[@accidrainn]

Thank you for this.. I'm thinking of buying the game .. But, I don't know which pack to buy ? New player pack, Platinum, Deluxe.. It's so confusing .. ? 😂 Also, I liked that you labeled your music ❤ New sub here 😅

[@jacejackson8585]

What is the upkeep of a horse chestnut tree in game?

[@CitiesByDiana]

I can't remember, I don't think trees have upkeep cost but I could be wrong

[@jacejackson8585]

​@@CitiesByDianayeah they don't I was sorta joking because you said everything.

[@ChrisRLP]

Nice tutorial. Grids are cool because they are easy to do and easy to expand. Later on in the Game, one can experiment with the road layout and bring more realism to the City.

[@CitiesByDiana]

Exactly! And that's how many real cities start, with a grid in the downtown areas and then becoming more organic further out.

[@stackupmac]

🐐🫂

[@georgepig5298]

I have a question Coal power plants causes pollution tho How do you get those nice villas

[@ambitomed]

can you tell me please how i can use the demolish tool to delete everithing in only click? i have to demolish each buiding separatly its so exhausting.

[@stephenking5251]

Will you be continuing this series with CS2?

[@CitiesByDiana]

YES ABSOLUTELY!

[@JacksonOwex]

1:58 I swear I've heard that before, but WHERE?! ;)

[@CitiesByDiana]

😎

[@ShadyRaccoon1]

thank you

[@CitiesByDiana]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@Pooya1484]

why the Cities: Skylines that I'm playing is different from every youtube video I see

[@Snoop791]

good tutor.

[@CitiesByDiana]

Happy to help 🥰

[@HikaruID]

Noise makes your sleeping quality lower and hence health issues

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Good video! I kind of weep a bit at the Vanilla architecture in Cities Skylines. Sometimes they nail it such as with the Parks, Green Cities and Industries DLCs, and sometimes you wonder what the hell they are thinking when so many players clamour for more realism. At least they could have a button on the building info panel to enable / disable goofy elements such as the coins. The sad thing is that I really like to try and play as vanilla as possible, but I keep being forced into the arms of the world-o-mods. In all honesty, only the low price and my insatiable lust for plazas (can never get enough - and one of them looks just like this one in Pittsburgh wot I saw) has me tempted. If I did buy it, I'd certainly be hitting the 'keep historical' button. Oh well, maybe there'll be some more content packs providing a more down-to-earth variation. Good videos by the way, the only criticism I have of your channel is to maybe go easier on the 'swoof, pop, swish' type sound-effects as they become a bit much. This how ever is a pifflingly small complaint. Have a lovely Christmas.

[@CitiesByDiana]

Ty glad you enjoyed it ☺️ vanilla buildings looking so goofy make it hard to play but they do look a little better with the custom LUT I use but still hahah

[@musicfired]

Is the Map custom? If so, can you possibly link it please?

[@CitiesByDiana]

Nope this is a base game map that comes with every version of Cities Skylines, it's called Sandy Beach

[@musicfired]

@@CitiesByDiana Alrighty, thank you! I would like to know if you plan on making a series solely dedicated on the DLC map, "Green Peaks" and I also have trouble with focusing/continuing a city. Any tips?

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@musicfired I haven't tried that map yet 😆

[@musicfired]

@@CitiesByDiana oop-

[@HJSims_]

how do you make your map look like that, mine looks over exposed and horrid compared to yours

[@CitiesByDiana]

I am using a few visual mods to make it look less like that. If you're on PC you can download a few of the ones I use. Main one is Satellite LUT and Daylight Classic which makes things look way more muted, another visual mod is Theme Mixer 2 and I believe I'm using a custom theme mix of Mountain Western Theme and Central Florida Theme for this particular one. I'll have to do a full video going over my settlings soon. 🙂

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@JLALALALA yes! 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5SXiWulatmtorc that's all my current graphics settings

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@JLALALALA ty so much 🥰 hope the video helps

[@jerichohazel9610]

I don't get how this works.. my sewage was connected but somehow it didn't work, I also don't get how the powerlines are supposed to work and when I tried to remove the sewage system to get a new one I didn't have any money so now my city doesn't have a sewage system at all and everyone is mad at me. This game frustrates me to no end.

[@terminal8]

Dont need wind if you just "hire" your citizens to spin it themselves

[@honzamaslan]

why I don't have recycling center in my garbage options?

[@CitiesByDiana]

oh man that's right! i always forget that those came with a later DLC, i think sunset harbor or maybe green cities :( sorry about that friend

[@CitiesByDiana]

if you're on PC there's a no-dlc required custom recycling center asset you can download too steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=415274778

[@honzamaslan]

@@CitiesByDiana thank you so much i will use it for sure :D

[@ArtisticHH57]

WATER PIPES BELONG UNDER THE ROAD

[@vinroycrossman-walker6465]

Why are the other comment sections, in this series turned off?

[@CitiesByDiana]

They shouldn't be? Not sure

[@Nahtn]

Hey! I really enjoyed this tutorial. You did great on creating the base of the city. Just a question tho. What are your LUT's, or themes? I really like the way the grass looks?

[@CitiesByDiana]

My LUT is Satellite and the theme is a custom mix, mostly Mountain Western Theme and I honestly don't remember what grass theme it was, I THINK it's one of the "realistic map theme" grasses.

[@bryantyong111]

Why some of the feature are not present in my game 😢

[@bryantyong111]

For example the literacy section I don’t get the community school option

[@CitiesByDiana]

@@bryantyong111 oh yeah community school is from one of the DLCs I think Green Cities. I'll be honest I often forget what is DLC and what is base game I'm sorry 😭

[@vazboo1444]

why is it always when i make a new game its dark and depresing idk how to fix this and its really annoying

[@CitiesByDiana]

If you're on PC, get a few good visual mods like theme mixer and a good LUT like relight or satellite and it makes a huge difference 😊

[@vazboo1444]

@@CitiesByDiana and also for some reason i cant power my city, i watched a couple of tutorials but non of the power or water or sewege sistems connect to my city 💀

[@ILoveKennethFrancaisStack]

My houses are in need of electricity and when Idk how to give it to them

[@blobshotREAL1]

Every think not goes like plan all my ppl dead and need electric my money goes down hill 😭😭

[@danielnitsch3554]

Braucht das Abwasserrohr keinen Strom ??

[@CitiesByDiana]

I ran this through translate so I hope I got it right, but yes the pipe does need power lines, I ended up adding them, just edited it out of the video for some reason....not sure why I did that 😅

[@danielnitsch3554]

@@CitiesByDiana okay, danke. Das war etwas verwirrend. Ich dachte, ich hab bisher immer unnötig eine Stromleitung gelegt

[@SigmaRho2922]

Scenario mode is my favorite gameplay mode due to a variable starting money value. I don't play with unlimited money as I consider it cheating.

[@CitiesByDiana]

I've never tried scenario mode, sounds like fun

[@Yokyle4356]

Okay that's where I went wrong I accidentally been giving my people sewage water😢

[@CitiesByDiana]

Yeahhh that's the easiest way to kill your city 😭

[@feeblemonster8174]

That's okay sometimes when you need to control the population 💀😹

[@PWS1963]

I don't have dirt roads as an option 😕

[@CitiesByDiana]

they're there, they're all the way at the end of the roads menu

[@PWS1963]

@@CitiesByDiana found them, thanks.

[@superflip1729]

Ngl all the vanilla interchanges are about as ugly as the embarcadero freeway

[@CitiesByDiana]

they truly are. some of them even look like the macarthur maze.

[@superflip1729]

@@CitiesByDiana 💀

[@stackupmac]

Loc in

[@itsevanstrikes]

I don't get it. I'm following all of these instructions, yet I'm still loosing 1000 dollars a week and losing population.

[@ArtisticHH57]

Try turning off the unlimited money feature

[@Void-1250]

I cant play the EVEN GAME!!

[@aidengodinez6741]

How do I get more coal for my power plant😭

[@CitiesByDiana]

Excellent question! First of all do you have industries dlc or no? If you have industries you can create a warehouse to import fuel, if I'm not mistaken even the coal plants technically take petroleum/oil cos there's no coal resource in the game so you'll want to make a warehouse with that nearby or have a well developed oil industry. If you're playing strictly base game, I'm pretty sure making industry and using the "oil" specialization district in the district specializations menu will produce oil industry for your city and then it's a matter of making sure delivery trucks can get to the power plant. Then again I might be wrong, usually I switch to solar or wind pretty early on so I rarely have power plants run out of fuel.

[@stackupmac]

W

[@CitiesByDiana]

😎

[@carpelunam]

oh my lord this looks complicated lol

[@CitiesByDiana]

😅 the game does have a learning curve but once you get it it's not so hard 😊

[@noahsisson2002]

This was not helpful for me and it would help if you explained elemental things more

[@CitiesByDiana]

I recommend City Planner Plays' beginners guide for the very very basic stuff

[@backyard-lobotomist]

wife

[@clipstretch8147]

city skylines is so complicated

[@CitiesByDiana]

😆 ok fair