The Scale of Cities Skylines 2 is Unbelievable

Continuing the expansion of our Realistic North American Cities Skylines 2 city Riverview - this time around we're trying to realistically implement the tricky transition from urban areas to rural areas. This is especially tricky considering Riverview's growing suburban sprawl which continues to encroach on valuable farmland and fertile soil. We lay out a road foundation based on national roads as arterials and small alleys as connectors and plots in functional farms as well as non-functional simple farm fields made by clever tree use. Also added is some residential, offices and industrial as we've got lots of demand! We finish off by up-zoning the downtown of East Riverview, giving the "little brother" city a much nicer skyline, while still ensuring that it is noticeably smaller, less dense, and lower than the skylines of Riverview.
I want to thank @paradoxinteractive and Colossal Order for providing early access to the game and giving me this opportunity to share Cities Skylines 2 content with all of you, and want to stress that this is not a paid promotion of the game.
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Map;
- Mountain Village
Settings;
- Everything is set to high except Level of Detail which is set to Low, 1440p resolution.
Hardware specs;
- 3080, 32 GB ram, I5-12600KF.
Music;
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#citiesskylines #citiesskylines2

[@Infrastructurist]

What should we build next? Let me know in the comments below! And remember to LIKE if you enjoyed this video, thank you! Riverview Cities Skylines 2 playlist with all episodes: kzbin.info/aero/PLX9x9HoC3rHu2fkoBOWpra94JFd66oL-F Patreon with more content: www.patreon.com/infrastructurist Much love, Infrastructurist

[@alpat6374]

I've been watching since Cresent it was so realistic it was like the story of Cleveland

[@tobyrochford1440]

Build a transport hub.

[@PettersenFredrik]

You should upgrade the water treatment plant so it looks like a water treatment plant, now it just looks like an office building😎👍

[@samuelmanzolillo2757]

A mountain / alpine village down river from the agricultural area...build it up on an elevated area so it receives more snowfall than the ground below / the main city...learned this mechanic is possible from something twodollarstwnty said in his last video!

[@ethansmith2277]

Let the game run. For a bit to let residents grow but make either a small national or rural airport

[@dylanboyd6147]

Infrastructurist unknowingly and unintentionally making a trailer park is the most American part of this city

[@michajastrzebski4383]

the only thing odd about the farms currently is, the service buildings do not spawn alongside roads/next to main building. Once they change that, they will look epic to me.

[@Infrastructurist]

Agree, that would be a good change - and maybe reducing the amount of spawned buildings. It looks a little too cluttered at the moment! ☺

[@even8490]

@@Infrastructurist That and the addition of something similar to the sprites that were present in CS:1. They made for a more realistic texture in my opinion regardless of how cartoonish they may have looked. A big issue I have with the graphics would be just how flat and "plastic" looking the textures appear. It's something thats made more evident with asset boundaries. The grass in low density houses is different from the ground terrain and Its clear as day.

[@filipeareias3265]

@@Infrastructurist How can it be realistic? where is the rubbish, tents and falling infrastructure?

[@LotnyLotnik]

They should create those small buildings as add-ons for all industries. They already have models for it, as well as system for services! Maybe something mods can address, but would love to see devs care about the game more then relying on mods all the time!

[@anthonypearce9652]

It would be nice if maybe they would at least just spawn farm roads between buildings. That'd be somewhat more realistic.

[@dogged2099]

I really hope they add a line tool for trees etc. soon, looks like such a pain to place all those by hand. This is definitely my favorite of the builds I've seen on KZbin.

[@philips0905]

Looking at all the problems that the game has its probably a modder that needs to do it

[@rahileshanbi5551]

​@philipschmit534 I feel like everyone is really exaggerating the problems. Obviously no game is perfect, but people are making seem as if the game is released broken! 0:38

[@Infrastructurist]

You and me both, it's a bit tedious! And I am very glad that you liked the build! 😍

[@ghandimauler]

@@RasendoriXProduction Area tool like how he was making the districting where you could outline an area and say 'Let there be TREES!' and not just a weak line too.

[@TheSometimeAfter]

Honestly my favourite part of this game is how true to life everything is. From the impressive scale all the way down to the fact it only runs at 24fps. Which is the limit to what the human eye can see. Truly a technical marvel

[@timeprotector4320]

Skill issue mate

[@draugh1r219]

24 fps is not the limit of human eyes, 24 fps is the velocity in which a sequence of photo appears like a video

[@appa3535]

@@draugh1r219it was most likely a joke about how badly the game runs

[@SPACECOWBOY_Hej]

Lmfao yeah the 20 fps ia just amazing.... said all the bootlickers

[@alexubel]

Never once had the game drop below 30fps. That said, I do realize that they are having a difficult time getting the game to perform consistently across different setups. Hopefully it is something they can iron out sooner rather than later.

[@Paracosm]

This is the longest 24 hour wait ever

[@Infrastructurist]

I can imagine it must be tough - but this is the final stretch!! ☺

[@podcasttomorrow3705]

Ayooooo I got my pre downloaded this counter moving too slow

[@Paracosm]

@@Infrastructurist thanks for getting us through the wait with these videos 🖤

[@McJong12]

Me and my wife are both waiting xD

[@0nionS0up]

it’s terrible😖

[@EldinDzaferagic]

This autumn moments with all these trees is growing up on me. I like how you expand this one. Also great stuff working with color editing to make game looks prettier 😀 Good stuff as always 😊

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you very much! ☺

[@EldinDzaferagic]

@@Infrastructurist don’t forget Coniferia.. that one deserves at least 10 more episodes to end as one of most beautiful story around CS1

[@allanlbraga]

I'd love to see you adding public transportation into these new rural areas. Keep up the good work, love your videos.

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks a lot Allan! I was considering that, but also realize I may break a bit on the "realism" aspect by doing so. But it would be cool to have a specific bus route for these rural areas right? ☺

[@andresmartinezramos7513]

@@Infrastructurist There should be at least one bus line connecting the smaller villages with East Riverview

[@ajlunce]

@@Infrastructurist you gave an american rural subdivision pedestrian paths with trees, you're already playing in that realm lmao

[@dylanboyd6147]

Raaah! Poor people get no transit 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅!!!

[@OlafOpossum]

Maybe it's a North American city with a mayor who got some ideas from Europe. Here there are local transport connections even in the smallest villages, even if they don't travel as frequently as in the cities.@@Infrastructurist

[@GreenWorm-lw7em]

Idea for Evergreen End: Calway. Calway was a small town settled by some explorer's in the late 1800s. But around the 1950s, a wildfire happened and it burned down most of the area, so now its a small and puny rural subdivision. (Pretty much OG Riverview)

[@Infrastructurist]

SOLD to the highest bidder - Mr. GreenWorm!

[@GreenWorm-lw7em]

Thanks Man!@@Infrastructurist

[@electronights3589]

It’s crazy how realistic you manage to make your cities look

[@Hypoksi]

How do people build these nice looking and functioning cities. Its amazing.

[@bluesky9273]

Streets without short ways around the neighborhood and offramps only working in one direction. I think Americans love it... I hate what he build.

[@porcuspine2368]

It probably looks better to us than it does to infra. When you've made it, you're painfully aware of every little detail, but when you're looking at someone else's stuff you only see the total picture. You're probably better than you think

[@JD_Mortal]

Throw logic and fear out the window. You are left with artistic and chaotic methods to build. It looks more natural and less bland.

[@Dangerooman]

what porcuspine said plus, small cosmetic detailing like filling in empty grass spots with trees goes a long way to making your cities look a lot better/more realistic.

[@ImThe5thKing]

@@bluesky9273 It's not that we love it, it's what we're used to. Offramps only going in one direction is cheaper to build, easier to maintain, and safer to go through IRL

[@EckhartsLadder]

I find myself really disappointed that zoning worked out like this. I wish they would have given us more zoning levels - the CAM for SC4 had like 14 density levels. You should simply designate a max density which is filled and upgraded based on overall demand and area desirability

[@EckhartsLadder]

More density levels would also allow for some really massive buildings you’d only see when you had super high population/demand and a built up desirable core. As it exists you’ll never see super talls pop up.

[@pwcorgi2000]

More zones and even sub-zones would be really nice.

[@JD_Mortal]

I wish there was just an option to limit what can and can't be built, by type. (Mixed zone possible) Then the game simply fills the voids with whatever is actually needed and makes sense to build in the designated locations. If it's fertile farm-land, then farms build there. If it's near a highway exit, then comercial builds there. If it's far away and cheap, then industrial builds there. If it's real expensive valued land, then only single rich homes build there. If there is lots of "stuff" in one area, then high-density buildings start rising there. I feel like it's too much micromanaging again, where micromanaging doesn't really need to be. 50% of the "user choices" are just wrong, and the game punishes you, without giving reason why it was a bad idea to put a school and high density housing, surrounded by industrial buildings and all your markets spammed on one side of town! Not even a friendly reminder or "notice", that "your markets are too far from industry and residents", or "There is an over-abundance of markets in this area", or "This area is too polluted or noisy for residential zoning". :P

[@theoriginalsp33dey]

@@JD_Mortal so you want the game to play for you? nah

[@Infrastructurist]

Hi - while I find CS2 to be a big improvement over CS1 in terms of zoning, I agree and had hoped for more. Either being able to designate a maximum density or even a height restriction would add extra control. Also I had REALLY REALLY hoped they would have had some kind of way to work with zoned curves - the game really still caters to a grid-like road layout if you wan't to avoid weird empty spaces.

[@Reece501st]

I think a foot bridge to the little island would be a great sightseeing tourism locale, maybe it could have been the location of an old fort, or a first nations cave system that people could trek. Just an idea

[@Leosats10]

Also, that island looks like the African continent no?

[@ysharros]

Beautiful content with a delivery that's both educational and entertaining. That's total win for me, since there's always more to learn about building cities. I tend to run out of steam as I hit the higher densities in CS1 (partly bc I'm just not a city girl, but mostly because I dislike the absence of medium density, even with RICO and extra assets). I don't usually try to build along with content creators, but in this case I think I might. I hope you don't object!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you for the kind compliment, I appreciate that! And I don't mind at all ☺!

[@unything2696]

I like the high demand for low density residential. Some people seem to be annoyed, but it makes rural areas more useful. And also gently forces you to add low builings on the outskirts, not just high rise buildings Out of nowhere.

[@babbersabber]

Yes the scale is unbelievable. Also the performance is unbelievable...

[@moizesbrando]

that means its working

[@iridium1911]

Performance is fine. You people just parrot what you hear other people say

[@iloveslyfox46]

@@iridium19113070 and a 3900x with 64gb ram and 18 fps on medium with city pop of 4k... so fine

[@thesilver7238]

@@iridium1911Its not fine. It looks slightly better than CS1 but runs 10 times worse

[@kushking949]

How much do they pay you? My pc runs every game out but this one @@iridium1911

[@samuelmanzolillo2757]

Primrose Town --> Crestwood, its on the crest of the riverbank and the smaller homes were originally built as seasonal housing for the logging workers who were employed at the logging company just across the river. As East Riverview has grown, so have the surrounding agricultural and logging communities.

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks you Samuel - let's go with your great suggestion! ☺

[@mrmarmellow555]

😊😊🎉SAV DA 🌲🌲🌲 FORREST 🏥👨‍⚕️Doc SAY'Z

[@surge9407]

I really love the new zoning tools, they may have not done much with the grid to fix that but the way the downtown transitions into the suburbs is insane compared to CS1

[@Infrastructurist]

Fully agree!

[@wyntoniscringe]

You can actually in the road services tab add lighting to highways so you don't have to deal with the power lines.

[@Infrastructurist]

Oh - I knew about the lights but had no idea it would automatically transfer electricity as well, but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks a lot!

[@Bolade-i9n]

Ok, don't tell me I'm the only one who found the little heart shaped island cute. ❤

[@heathkinzer7772]

Yes! I would love to see it made into a city park. I imagine it a romantic and meditative place to walk!

[@pwcorgi2000]

@@heathkinzer7772 I was thinking it would be a good park or camp ground for Freddy and/or Jason.

[@Amm17ar]

I think it should be a touristy island named "île du cœur" literally translated to Heart Island!

[@LOLWAAHH]

@@pwcorgi2000lol

[@juanpaxdl820]

People here suggesting parks and nice stuff and here i was thinking it should be a prison island lol. Like alcatraz

[@AmateurDesperado]

Love the mixture of suburban sprawl mixed with the farmland, great video Infra! Btw, with the extra road tools, you can upgrade the highways with lighting as a way to get electricity across the water.

[@Infrastructurist]

That is clever, I had no idea. Thanks!

[@TKOfromJohn]

Lol how? It looks so stupid. Nowhere in the world is that much suburbs that close to farmland.

[@thattechwizard6610]

You should definitely build something on the heart shaped island in the middle of your city. Not sure if this will fit but maybe move the cemetery there and free up a ton of space downtown? Love your videos :)

[@SSZaris]

I love that you used some gravel roading for the farms. Here in NZ gravel roads are everywhere out in the country and farmers often have their own gravel roads to get around their farms. Also really liked that you had a subdivision popping up close to the rural area. Here we have "rich" subdivisions that pop up just out of town and close to the country. I'm so hyped to play this tomorrow! :)

[@Infrastructurist]

Thanks for the feedback! And I am so HYPED for everyone to finally get the chance to get onboard! ☺

[@ghandimauler]

My folks used to live about 45 mins from the west end of Canada's capital (Ottawa). At one point, I took an odd path through some back streets (navigation not great but pressed on) and I found about 30 million-plus-$$$ houses. One had a 5 car garage and the houses looked like 4000 sq ft on acre sized lots. If you stayed on the main roads, you'd never have realized these existed. I understand these little squirreled-away rich subdivisions are popping up anywhere within 20 minutes of the borders of Ottawa. (Being Canada, no security and gates yet like in some places... just the local cops and not being known to most folk). So I think some fairly high end earners will want to have large mansion type buildings in an area tucked away in forests or hills with only a simple road (perhaps even gravel) might not encourage casual sight-seeing. It make sense though - the well off want to be nearer their cottages and to be in place where they can see the sky, have a party without bothering the neighbor an acre or so away, and nobody is going to give them a fuss because everyone that can afford to live in that area have $$$ so want roughly the same things.

[@MrGOakley]

First song choice was fantastic. Found myself leaning back and bouncing while watching. Really loved the Macro view extent while building the expanded road layout at 6:20. The tiny house portion is spot on sir. And the respwns are a Mobile Home park like seen in southern states. The fact that you think of park layouts while zoning is a beautiful understanding. Love to see it.

[@paxxom]

i think birdsong corner would be good as “mountainside corner” and was a popular gold mining town in the 1800s but when the gold ran out it became a small suburb area😅

[@tafzekid]

The main thing I learned from your videos is that you don't need perfect symmetry to build beautiful things. The way you do your layouts is pretty cool. From now on, I will try to be less obsessed with perfect road and block alignment.

[@jay_utopia2651]

Infrastructurist pre-fire: “we are going to potentially add a lot of paths here, turn this lovely forest into a major landmark in the city. Infrastructurist post-fire: “I say let it die! Let it DIEEEEEEEE, let it DIEEEEEE, let it SHRIVEL UP AND-!”

[@blackrabbit-gg6gp]

it's nice to see how fast the channel is growing! Good work!

[@Infrastructurist]

It's pretty overwhelming to see - thanks a lot! ☺

[@JD-610]

Typically I'm just here for the build, but I gotta say that first song at 16:55 (chef's kiss) so good. I literally replayed that part of the video so many times. Great build overall though. You have some beautiful CS1 builds and I can already tell your CS2 city builds will be just as good if not better.

[@Honethite]

It's a very impressive looking city builder with deep mechanics, which is great to see. Looking forward to it!

[@japes7]

I really love your city. Great to watch. I didn't really watch your CS1 content but watching you on CS2 is cool. Man, I wish there would be at least 2 buildings for a zone size. The repetition is a bit rough. Buildings are easy to add though.

[@Gford912]

A historic military fort would be cool on the little island in the river eventually

[@ztheo2280]

plus maybe a beach area? maybe next to the bridge in east riverwood looking towards the island

[@djnevell]

I literally did it in my city haha

[@Gford912]

@@djnevell great minds

[@rtristan8572]

I can't wait to try ut out by myself. I'm going to leave it predownloading tomorrow in order to be able to play it the second it is released.

[@DavidCycles]

I find you to be the only city skylines youtuber I enjoy. Your calm voice, great skills, and realness makes it very enjoyable to watch. Loving this city!

[@JoeyB-2001]

The ability to add suburbs and neighborhood districts within suburbs would be really nice. I hope they add it!

[@ThreeStar1011]

Wow. I haven't caught up with you channel in a while, but I'll make sure to follow this series! Riverview is GREAT!

[@Reniu87]

your creations look amazing... and those cinematics are awesome!

[@JairCrawford]

What impeccable upload timing. I just discovered the series today I was literally in the middle of watching the first 3 episodes when this popped up! Lol

[@betplays1386]

Great episode as usual. Could you show a drive-thru of rendered road and train tunnels. would love to see how the rendered tunnels look for this game

[@starwall8755]

I love the little hamlets and farms, reminds me of where I grew up. Absolutely gorgeous city, and very relaxing content. subbed!

[@grayone9sargent257]

"I'm ready for the strait-jacket now" LOL LOL

[@Infrastructurist]

😂😂😂😂

[@Fehu21]

Absolutely stunning city.. Blows me away with your creativity. Keep it up!

[@patrickbennett439]

I always like building cities with like a mix of building density instead of just max density whole map sim city style. These houses look just as amazing as the big building, glad to see that being emphasized.

[@Onyxx98]

Its incredible what you can create, love your content

[@Infrastructurist]

Glad you like it Onyx! ☺

[@TRVLFAR-CorbinHastings]

bro is running this game on a supper computer. looks to have a solid frame rate with good detail. that's wild. awesome video.

[@SkullModder]

you're right, I can't believe a 4070 struggles to run it in 1440p.

[@HylkeKapaan]

Great to see how you are able to create such a realistic-looking city by using different lot sizes and non-grid road layouts! Something I definitely got to keep in mind when playing.

[@josephbonanno459]

Those little 2x3 and 3x3 houses look more like trailers, you made the most organized teailer park ive ever seen in my life lol

[@myname6507]

38:02 - "I hope our neighbours are thirsty for some wood" For anyone that might have missed that gem😂😂

[@butterypopcorrn]

Definitely forgot to subscribe, love your building style. I think this is my favourite city of all the pre-release creator cities. You've done an amazing job!

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you so much - I appreciate that and earning your sub ☺

[@JoCE2305]

I petition that Birdsong Corner remain as Birdsong Corner.

[@investorplayingvideogames]

Subscribed! I think the future is very interesting. Maybe the reality will be more like a game and the game will be more like reality.

[@thequeenofswords7230]

14:53 Hahaha. The tiny house leaves space for the lawn to be dominated by an immense driveway that is made to look all the larger for the smartcar lost somewhere in its abyssal depths. I don't know why, but it makes me think of that Family Guy bit about Liam Neeson as a cowboy.

[@chriswagner3392]

so cool how all fields look the same, not matter what their specialization is!

[@trusttheprocess4775]

Youre quickly becoming my fav cities skylines youtuber. Keep up the good work

[@rd9102]

Don't normally watch your channel but i have to admit i really like this city, nicely done.

[@Ser_Bucky]

Really great city, mate. Love how you balance both aesthetics and functionality.

[@Infrastructurist]

Thank you Buskins!

[@smittywerbss]

"I'm a politician. People died here from a fire, so now they get a fire station" *Hail to the Chief plays*

[@juliet4093]

the fact that hearse actually parked in the driveway, is sooooo cool, I wanna watch the simulation so bad hahah, almost want a whole episode of it

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

This was the best video I have seen on the game so far, cheers!

[@patrickbaker8225]

I truly enjoy your content. Thank you for being such an incredible creator, pragmatist and imaginative person. 🙏🙏🙏

[@YawningYeti512]

Watching this waiting for it to release. You city has inspired me to use this map for my first city!

[@PTB_BE]

Cities Skylines 1 was a model railroad, it was nice to work on a small scale. Cities Skylines 2 is a painting: you have to go broad to grasp the size of it. In the meanwhile: I keep pleading to develop Caldwell as the independent town it is. Also, north of Riverview you have these nice hills, it looks like the perfect place to build some nice gated communities/rich people spots; nice secluded and blissfully disconnected from the real world ^^

[@manboy4720]

and then put the poor slums right south of the rich people. all the best cities have classism!

[@Project2457official]

Literally. In CS1 it was almost like game development where you would have to design the map and detail every little nook and cranny if you were a city painter and working on making a really hyperdetailed map. CS2 would be even better if it enabled this more by adding more moveit functionality or better tools for placing assets but overall its easier to make a great looking realistic city without spending 4 hours on a single intersection or getting building placement right. You can zone things creatively and have the city pop up really nicely which I find is a nice middle ground!

[@HotPug]

just gonna say, every content creator seem to find it strange that so few are subscribed, if i subscribed to every channel i find somewhat enjoyable id have too many videos i dont want to watch in my subscriptions, would just clog it up and i would not be able to find the ones i really enjoy watching, im guessing thats why so many arent subscribed

[@maxochamp5885]

you should name one of the little towns Darfield! Backstory: a small skiing town, one of my favourite places to go Darfield is located in Canterbury NZ

[@harrisonsaunders1198]

just want to say thanks for always picking good music for your timelapses

[@ClassicMusicianChannel]

The subdivision at timeline 16:30 is actually a manufactured home park, finding its roots in the mobile home parks that sprang up in the 1950s and '60s. Common throughout the U.S. Once a "mobile home" is moved into the subdivision, it's put on blocks, the tires are removed, and a "skirt" is added to hide any exposed plumbing, the undercarriage, etc. A wood deck is added to complete the transformation from mobile home to a manufactured home.

[@garretthoie6542]

“Riverview” or whatever it’s actual name is is gonna be my first map because of this series. Can’t wait

[@corknakovastein]

I need to download this and start playing, I need that sim city nostalgia

[@LowryYT]

Palmer way to Butchers' Row: this particular rural road houses many of the citys slaughterhouses, with plenty of livestock being raised, these butchers supply the meats to the vast quantity of fast food restaurants in Riverview

[@dad6451]

I live in a mostly rural, suburban area of the US, our neighborhoods look just like that with the small houses. A lot of the houses here are 1 story manufactured homes with the larger houses mostly being in other neighborhoods around the area. Most of the rural houses here are pretty small.

[@ASENEBS281294]

"The Scale of Cities Skylines 2 is Unbelievable," you just need a NASA computer to play it...

[@fredpittman1972]

You are hilarious-your commentary on America/ns is priceless. I think it’s the accent that helps to sell the “jokes”.

[@grdfhrghrggrtwqqu]

for a second the thumbnail was so beautiful that I thought 'did this guy steal someone's Steam Workshop image?' But alas, I was wrong.

[@Infrastructurist]

Hahahaha - I appreciate that! ☺

[@PbPomper]

Looking forward to picking this game up when it's done half a year from now.

[@Dirty.H]

Those farms looks great man! Great tree work

[@pyroboy2310]

I liked the tiny houses. Here in the American Midwest, Trailers Parks are very common

[@Tubberaul]

Yes, please expand and built more public transport! Metro trains, more trams and more lines for both please! :D Keep up the good spirit from a Dane in Australia! Btw, where is your accent from? :D

[@Infrastructurist]

Hej Tobias - Jeg er fra Nordjylland' a' ☺

[@mallysh1998]

It is sooo satisfying to watch you build stuff in CS series 😊 you are the master. Evergreen end end gave me a vibe of a Bag-end, let’s imagine that hobbits don’t know yet that they will need to cross the mountains behind 😅 Take care!

[@88balloonsonthewall70]

One thing that could be cool to see is a "old town" where you have the low voltage powerlines run on top of the road instead of beneath it.

[@goonies2904]

You're super cool! I love watching your buildings, it's really amazing! 🙂

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Amazing build! You should zone a few little commercial lots on the corners in some of those hamlets in the countryside. Every rural community needs the little corner store or gas station or diner!

[@Vogelkinder]

Placing lights on the bridge allows the transfer of electricity along the network.

[@Ambroos]

Riverview keeps reminding me of Seattle, with East Riverview being a good Bellevue! I like the idea of the newly built hamlets in the east being these little rural communities before the road goes up into the mountains, to the ski areas. Maybe you could upgrade one main road that goes from the highway straight into almost the end of the map with some recreational activities at the end. Some parks/sports etc, as a substitute ski area. Only accessible by car, of course. There's a little town in the mountains a two hour drive from Seattle called Leavenworth, which is Bavarian-themed. It makes zero sense, but it could be fun to add as a destination later. It's got a very US layout, but all the buildings are Alpine German-styled. Which you could sort of replicate by only zoning European there :D If you do, Cascadia is my name suggestion as a tribute to the Cascade mountains all of this reminds me of so much. For what currently is Birdsong Corner you could add a tiny bit of low density commercial and make it into the last little village with some shopping and restaurants at a lower altitude before you head up into the mountains. I'd call it Eastmount Village, with the highway going into the mountains being Eastmount Pass. Thanks for your videos! It's really fun to see a take on a North American city like this and as a Belgian who lived in Seattle for two years, to me it feels like you are absolutely nailing it. A lot of what you are doing constantly reminds me of what I saw when I explored the area around Seattle, so much that it's giving me serious nostalgia even though I've only been back in Europe about a year now. Your videos are also very relaxing. I promptly joined your Patreon after this one.

[@frank9592]

game needs an auto grid for trees and foliage from watching this lol

[@Infrastructurist]

Hahaha - true - its super painful to paint out large tree rows haha ☺

[@SennaCH96]

I love this series

[@sofishticated289]

Very nice... what's about playgrounds and basketball courts in the suburban areas?

[@northbytrain]

The lag at the start... my PC will need a funeral tomorrow 😂

[@Steelairship]

16:30 you inadvertently made a trailer park in your "weird subdivision", lol.

[@Justyburger]

Very nice. I'm mainly a map maker and I have not bought Skylines 2 yet, so I will be very interested to see how map making will compare with Skylines 1. So far the game looks good. Especially for the initial release. It can only get better from here on. Something I am particularly interested in, is the object limits and where they sit at. Also the comparison of playable areas verses the old 81 tile maximum. I will have to investigate all those things myself, when I buy the game and get into it.

[@fischwaldexplorer1470]

I did preorder the game and can‘t wait for tomorrow but I’m a bit concerned that the game is too much for my pc, even though it is pretty solid.

[@Infrastructurist]

Fingers crossed it runs smoothly on your pc! Remember to play around with the graphic settings a bit - also have you seen City Planner plays recent video with performance benchmarks across several systems? ☺

[@okkeboonstra4587]

@@InfrastructuristIm basically f’ed, 3080 ti with 5800x3d on 1440p ultrawide monitor, probably will end up around 30 fps sadly, I hope the devs will optimise the game more down the road :)

[@balazssebestyen8813]

​@@okkeboonstra4587Damn, I'm over here with my 1660 and R5 3600. Honestly just thrilled to play the game.

[@LUN4RA]

@@okkeboonstra4587embarrassing this game cant run with a 3080 honestly, if they dont optimize it already theyre gonna end up losing a lot of money

[@donkey7921]

@@LUN4RA it can what are you talking about? twodollarstwenty was doing a livestream with a 3080...

[@GreyFox07]

Hi! I like the idea of you being a politician / Mayor of a fictional city... Would you consider going distopian futuristic in your city planning?? Like adding a citadel / central monothith building i.e. halflife2 game and tolled and walled off sections of city (see: in time film ref.) Awesome content bro, keep it up!!😃

[@Razor2847]

A small dockyard with industry in the East river view in the gap next to the bridge and the island would look and make sense

[@stelun1285]

what frame rate are you getting on your 3080? I have a 3060 and wondering if i should wait till the game becomes more optimized.

[@nathan_j]

i actually love this so much found you today and already want so much more so entertaining thank you!!!!!!

[@nathan_j]

underground parking needs to be added

[@iris4547]

8:34 just seeing you place those farming zones, whilst a huge improvement over cs1 having predefined squares, i see immediately room for improvement for making the zones adhere to roads rather than needing to place dots with a straight line between them.

[@hawkgamedev]

wow thanks for the headsup on the frames issue.

[@ValenceFlux]

Neat channel. City builders like A Train and the first Sim City absolutely influenced my interest in construction and power services. My career in that field ended because of the hazards of doing some of those jobs and now I no longer have to wonder what it's like bidding for contracts and health care for working in hazardous conditions. I had to renovate some very old buildings so I suspect a thousand things for how I got sick doing it. I'd like to make time for this game but I even fell behind on making videos.

[@thequeenofswords7230]

oh jeez! zoning residentials sandwiched between two livestock operations

[@MoonyRuney]

One of the things I'm kinda bummed about is that cemeteries are so huge, It's more realistic, but now I can't place them all over to act as churches. I wish we end up getting a church asset in the future.

[@JD_Mortal]

How many churches do you need in a city? (Nevermind, we have one on every corner here... All different foundations.)

[@MoonyRuney]

@@JD_Mortal I like building small towns/hamlets, and I generally like including a small church for each of them. One for each suburb too

[@bigpapa23k]

That “super weird sub division” at 16:33 we call that a trailer park here in America definitely looked like single wide trailers with covered porches. Please name it Lahey park in honor of Jim lahey from trailer park boys 🙏🙏🙏