33 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Cities: Skylines 2

[@_neverstill]

Now this is how you do a 10 minute "things i wish i knew" video. Loaded with helpful tips ranging from simple to more complex. No time fillers or extended intro. Thank you for this!

[@Outfrost]

transit dee-pawts

[@abysal311]

I came here for the dee-poes, but all I got were dee-pawts.

[@Outfrost]

@@abysal311 I need to see where the duh-poes went

[@Sbenbobb9]

Cooking in a dee-pawt is phenomenal

[@emilyauld8622]

​@@abysal311dee-poes are only available on a European map 🤣

[@walkieTalker]

Well you all need a lesson then as it's actually deh-poh

[@xmadeinwyoming]

Just a minute in and this is a very comprehensive intro to tips for the game, awesome!

[@0Milena_aneliM0]

Here is a menu in case you, like me, keep coming back - not divided into ALL the tips but a good separation. But What the video you are the AH for not watching it all at least once 0:07 creating map tips (unlock all and unlimited money and natural disasters) 0:49 choosing map & weather 1:13 outside connections 1:24 wind 1:33 water reservoir 1:38 Livestock and stone industries 1:51 zoning and road stuff 2:35 snapping tips 3:02 interchanges 3:27 parallel bridges 3:42 cursor tips to like the video😉 3:57 Quay walls 4:19 overpass 4:33 treeeees 🌳 4:59 exporting/importing water and energy 5:09 page up and down 5:28 low density right place 5:56 loans 6:25 tax 'em all 6:40 development points 7:03 transit depots 7:35 importing citizens 7:48 policies 8:00 district 8:08 work info views 8:42 high density 9:12 production tab 10:16 graphics options for better performance Ps: if this is detrimental to the channel statistics I can delete it.

[@gepd12]

Not all hero's wear capes

[@FulloutPostal]

typo for 7:03 should be "transit dee pawts"

[@senffabrik4903]

why you so nice? Thank you. ^^

[@ToadieZzz]

Honestly gang, I'm just so excited to keep playing this game.

[@Zacht1980]

Depot is pronounced "Dee-poe" or "Depp-oh" NOT "dee-pot" or "dee-pawt".

[@Outfrost]

Great work editing! This 10 minutes is DENSE with good info.

[@marxman6896]

3:04 yoooooooooo you can just plop a whole damn interchange on top of the highway and it just... figures it out? That's incredible.

[@IAmTheRealBill]

It depends on the highway roads but generally if it can it will, yes. Curved highways make it difficult.

[@kirilbogdanov3192]

Never worked for me , there’s always that one little peace of highway that you end up deleting before it let you place the interchange 😅😅😅

[@zorio4301]

Did my like button just light up, when you said "like Button" in the video? Damn that is new to me.

[@Al_ucard]

Yeah it also does something special to the “subscribe” button if the creator mentions it

[@eamonmillman1745]

this is the CS2 content I've been looking forward to!

[@ToadieZzz]

EAMON💙

[@klebbe1]

An alternate option to disabling the mousepointer lock, as i appreciate the function. If you just press escape to bring up the ingame menu for settings, save, exit and so on, the lock is temporarily removed. This makes good sense as you also temporarily pause the game while doing so.

[@darthsnarf]

Windows key works too

[@Jive33]

Love this video. Straight to the point. No long annoying intro. Good job!

[@silverspectrum1729]

I’ve played the game for around 20 hours now and there are some things in here that were actually helpful and that I will be implementing! Definitely deserves a like.

[@Cruxador]

Great tips here, I watched a lot of videos already and still there were several things here I didn't know about. Thanks! Heads up, "Depot" is pronounced differently than that, more like "Depoe"

[@UncleBearski]

"Dee-poe"

[@EVLitterPicker]

Was looking for this comment 😅 - But North Americans pronounce a lot of words differently.

[@Cruxador]

@@EVLitterPicker I can confirm it's also pronounced that way in North America

[@UncleBearski]

@@EVLitterPicker - I would not have said anything if it were pronounced "deh-poe" which I have heard from UK English speakers. But what was on the video was "deh-pot".

[@Lilliathi]

It's French, so the final letter is usually silent, in this case the T.

[@DJAlexParker]

the fact the like part of the youtube button highlighted when you said about the like button is awesome!

[@phenethylamine91]

A professionally made, long, no-nonsense list of tips without obnoxious music? Subscribed

[@CitiesbySteven]

This is extremely helpful, Toadie! Thank you for this!!

[@fefnireindraer144]

The ay you say Depot got me. The deeeeeeeeeepot xD

[@lbpdluis]

on point with the "dont let youtubers say you are palying wrong".. these people can be annoying af

[@elleharl]

Subscribed because I think this is the first time I’ve seen a woman play this game and I was wondering why there aren’t more lady KZbinrs in CS. Also I appreciate you telling us not to listen to KZbinrs telling us we are playing the game wrong and I like that you encourage us to do what we want. Thank you. ❤

[@ToadieZzz]

There are dozens of us! ... Maybe? I definitely recommend checking out Joy Builds Cities and Few Candy. Two women I look up to quite a bit in the C:S-sphere. : ) Thanks for the kind words!

[@michaelchung1526]

Great video. No filler, all info.

[@Konusu]

The fact the like button turned rainbow when you said to "like the video" made it even better

[@IMakeStuff92]

Subscribed for deepawts and instant motion blur annihilation. It's the right choice and Ned's to be done right away, no exceptions!

[@proatplanes]

This is a really good video, Straight to the point and will help people when they start in a few days. Definitly earned a like and sub.

[@hjvdd]

Also disable V-sync apparently helps a ton

[@SineN0mine3]

Great video! There's some really useful tips here. Just by the way depot has a silent T.

[@bentyler9571]

In Canada, the T is often pronounced.

[@SineN0mine3]

​@@bentyler9571You learn something new everyday. I'd never heard it said that way before 6 months ago!

[@lowbar77]

As a detail builder from CS1, I have been struggling trying to figure out how to build in the new game. I have never been a big player with budgets or planning, I just want to build pretty cities that look really cool and function basically. I feel like CS2 is more about city management than building, leaving me feel a bit left out. I am not sure if, after buying this and playing it for only 10 hours, if I have really figured it out yet. Thanks Toadie for a great video that is very helpful for the way I build. Great as always.

[@Quickk777]

You can get 60-70% fps gain by setting Dynamic Resolution Scale Quality to Custom and choosing FSR 1.0 at 75% (1080p) with not really a noticeable loss in visual fidelity.

[@unclemikeyplays]

This is the first and so far only place I've seen the double-click trick to adjust zoning! Gonna try it tonight! Awesome!

[@CompetitiveWormsArmageddon]

Dee-pot! Love it! Have you been smoking dee-pot???

[@ProudFatherofTwo]

Things I wish I knew before the game releases XD I miss the days when there were surprises

[@tarcal87]

2:10 That is how one can place crosswalks anywhere as well. Double-clicking apparently creates a node in the street which can be used to add e.g. a pedestrian crosswalk. For instance, so that you can remove the one in a busy intersection and place one further down the line

[@itsmerker]

The path tip is awesome! Only serious gameplay-related gripe I've had thus far is the way zoning works. Thanks!

[@jw8160]

I normally watch info videos like this at 1.5x or 1.75x, I actually had to drop the speed to 1.25x due to the amount of info and your concise presentation. Good job!

[@ap9970]

Have a feeling I will be watching this video a few times over the next few weeks

[@terrydactyl2077]

Would love a video on how water works when landscaping. I gave up building rivers in the first game because I couldn’t figure out the physics of the water. Also is landscaping free? Or at least toggable to be free?

[@ToadieZzz]

Landscaping is free!! Which I love. : ) I'd love to provide a video on how water works when landscaping! It definitely feels a bit different than C:S 1 and I don't have it nailed down yet, but one day for sure.

[@terrydactyl2077]

@@ToadieZzz will keep an eye out for it!

[@ExtraBulla]

Also if you have your 'game cursor mode' set to "Confined to window" yet you easily want to get out of your screen to get to another app, simply hit esc or the cog in the upper right corner to get to the menu. Now your cursor can roam freely. Once you get back into game and out of menu, you're back to edge scrolling.

[@Vashtorical]

I've been playing this game since the launch of CS1, I learned SO SO much from this, Thank you so much for these amazing game changing things. I have so many cities to rebuild now, I can't wait.

[@Kasiarzynka]

This video is definitely going to my new C:S2 playlist 😊. Gonna reference it when I start playing

[@zaeltrus]

I got bored of all the games I used to play until now and redownloaded Sim City. Since it has been abandoned almost from the start, I decided to give Cities Skylines a try, but the more videos I watch the more scared I get, it seems very complex and difficult.

[@R1ch4rd74]

i was looking forward to the hills. i like to build in hilly areas. unique bridges in the hills to build your city. thank you for the tips and the very informative video. have a great day everyone.

[@jonbird6566]

I wasnt currently playing the game while watching this video, but what you suggested at 3:41 was one of the biggest frustrations that I have had, so I immediately opened the game and changed the setting just so that I could like this video while the game was playing without having to hit the windows key lmfao XD

[@GeneralBaguette0]

This video reminds me that I don’t really know cities Skyline to the point that I imagine it. Thank you for all the tips.

[@crowbo]

Depot is not "dee-pot". Depot = deh-po, or even dee-po. The "T" is silent.

[@Whimpy13]

I haven't played CS1 since 2018 so this might be things everyone knew except me: The wind blows stronger closer to high ground so build a hill if you're using wind turbines. You can cheese the first few levels by building road and deleting it for 100% returned money. (Make a 'Good start' save afterwards.) You can terraform a pool and fill it with sewage. I'm planing to make it power a dam. :)

[@Nubcake9326]

Brand new to the Cities: Skylines franchise and my goodness did this help a ton. Thanks for the awesome tips, especially the tips involving roads.

[@KarLitoDE_TV]

thanks for this video. youre my hero now. these spaces in the zoning on the streets turned me crazy

[@stummelschwanzzwergtyrann]

I've never seen that much tipps in a 10 minutes video which still is entertaining. Well done and thank you!

[@Tuur75]

Wow, these are real helpful. And making a wall like that is much easier then other KZbinrs explained! Thanks a lot!

[@SuperKertiz]

Watching videos about this game as I wait for it to finish downloading. I love the Canadian pronunciations of 'about' and 'depot'!

[@Schalalai]

If you do another one here is one Thing that helped me: When you terraform arround a Bridge the Pillars often end up in the Ground and create these kinda Krater arround them. But you can use the exchange Road Tool with the same Road (which the Pillar belong too) and press a replace a few Times. The Pillars then kinda adjust to the terrain height. :)

[@jim99ful]

8 months on and still brilliant, thank you.

[@kuba4ful]

9:22 - Importing resources other than electricity/water isn't from your budget, but from the companies budget. Also increases traffic because of more trucks going from outside the city to inside, instead of domestically. So, while the statement is true, you will make more money overall by targeting the resources with deficit, it's not because you pay the import costs. The company that has resources available locally pays less, resulting in less bankrupt companies. And you make tax money out of the produced resource (you obviously don't make it out of the imported one) Edit: List of the only things player pays out of their pocket, taken from ExpenseSource enum: Subsidies, LoanInterest, ImportElectricity, ImportWater, ExportSewage, ServiceUpkeep

[@rocketchips2164]

This might literally be the most important cities skylines 2 video on the internet

[@HafCoJoe]

Wonderful video! I didn't know about double clicking with the same road type to rearrange the grid, I'll be making good use of that now! I've subscribed too, looking forwards to more CS2 content as I learn the game 😄

[@BrickBlocker]

I found out that you actually can zone residential really really far away from schools and Students will literally walk hours across the map, along the highway or train line. If there is no bus or train they rather walk than not going to school or work

[@dipie197]

I really hate the scale of service buildings in C:S2 Actually, I hate that there’s only one scale. They’re too big! They don’t fit in dense urban environments!

[@DragonKM82]

After the 10 minutes I had forgotten tips 1 to 20, but it was still a great video. Many thanks for that

[@nijlpaardw9085]

3:45, when u said "to press the like button" my like button glowed up!! HOW?! Thats a rlly good feature on yt

[@stephansetup6238]

Wow not just a clickbaity video with obvious things - Thank you very much for this PS. I Loved the "Dee Pawt" overlay :D

[@ToadieZzz]

💙💙💙

[@dethlovesme]

I wanted to drop a comment telling you how much i appreciatte this video! I keep coming back to it to figure out new things i get struck on trying to fix! thank you

[@ririplayscities]

Oh man, this is gold! Thanks Toadie!!!!

[@88dbar]

Good tips, I didn't know that the stones industry does not need a reservoir. Thanks for sharing 👏👏👏

[@fye7785]

The segment to like this video is my favorite part.

[@SpaceGiraffeC]

OMG I DIDNT KNOW LIVESTOCK COULD GO ANYWHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ROCKS THANK YOU!

[@SpaceGiraffeC]

I liked and subscribed I love cities skylines and now cs2:)

[@mojoemurphy]

This game is insane. I'm pretty sure my city is going to fall apart, but I'm surprised I've gotten as far as I have already, lol. Thing I found that's helped was producing as much electricity as I could early on to start making money quickly

[@D4_n3k]

After you told about bug with mouse stuck, my subscribe button was glowing with rainbow! Maybe it’s a sign…

[@omgwrongnick]

10mins and full of information. Well done and thank you.

[@daver7465]

Thanks, great video, I'll have to watch a few times to process it all. Performance issues aside (which I'm sure will be ironed out) I'm really excited for this release tomorrow.

[@SuperGURU_Ben]

Wow great work! You summarized a lot of great and useful Tipps and also very compressed to the point. Love it!

[@brimstone5931]

Oh wow, there are some fantastic tip there Toadie, I have saved this video to re-watch when I have downloaded the game. One very very small criticism tho 😯 It was only a 10 minute video, so why did you talk so quickly and seem to rush through the content, it easily could've been twice as long giving the viewer more time to let your advice soak in. But hey, it's still a great video - 5⭐'s, thanks for sharing 👌

[@ToadieZzz]

Brim! Appreciate this. I always have anxiety over not wanting to waste the audience's time! It's a hard balance. : ) But thanks for reassuring me I could put the brakes on a bit, haha.

[@paulszki]

So much good stuff in here. Please do more of these.

[@MouseAndShiraz]

Great video, definitely gonna come back to this after launch! ... also the completely unnecessary silent T is a travesty, I feel you

[@scottsfowler]

For mouse to second monitor you can also hit the '~' key then the mouse is unbounded and can move to another monitor!

[@unzens]

wait why did the like button light up?

[@SvenicusMaximus]

Worthy 10 min watch packed with good info

[@MeisterDachs1]

Nice, thanks! The best tip in my opinion is. Play however you like! This is a tip in every game btw.

[@ToadieZzz]

Hard agree!

[@Fortenhell]

god, what a brilliant video. Straight to the point and actual useful tips! I wish I could give more than one thumbs up.

[@tsepil13]

8th advice is exactly what i need,. now i play game with paths and roads for create needed network, but it possible much easy way

[@LordofSyn]

Lol dee pawt

[@thefamilymealgaming]

i followed just because of the mouse cursor tip , no more alt tab or endless scrollling to nowhere as you turn up the volume in a video

[@festoga8890]

Thx for the tipps! ... But wait a moment ... Me listening to a youtuber telling me not to listen to youtubers. ... Halp! 😆 But srsly, sad that there a still mean people out there when it comes to games.

[@ToadieZzz]

You could say I've created a... 😎 Paradox. (Sorry.)

[@restitutor7875]

Great tips! Saved this video for next Tuesday when I start playing. Just wondering, what are your specs? The game seems to run really well on your machine

[@saschaarndt]

Awesome video which focusses on the keyparts, without placing the ego of the youtuber in the center of it. Thx! 🙏😅

[@rojo90]

Love the video - so positive😄 Thank you!

[@nephritedreams]

i really wish i could tax based on housing type and not education :(. Or maybe both. I want to tax the housing but it works more like income tax instead. But knowing i canmake the taxes higher in general is v helpful

[@BrotherNick1984]

"De-Pot"

[@kevin.m213]

Your use of the word "smarmy" made my day

[@Cifer77]

The reminders about not letting pushy youtubers tell you what to do earned my sub :)

[@jacobc2850]

Alright I would listen to these tips but you did such a good job telling me not to listening what KZbinrs tell me that I’m going to do the exact opposite of them! 😂

[@ToadieZzz]

This guy gets it. ; )

[@marcel-xs5ng]

i wasnt expecting such good times, thanks for this video!

[@faizmuhtadi2219]

This is gonna be the holy book for skyline2

[@ToadieZzz]

🙏

[@theoriginalsp33dey]

Great video! Great game!

[@LoTheLesbean]

Not gonna let some youtuber tell me how to live. So I'm gonna listen to all these tips since you said I shouldn't listen to you.

[@Muzzup]

That mouse to "like" Segway 😉 I loved it , Nice tips !

[@5stringaustin]

Thank you so much for this video! I'm FINALLY getting around to starting on CS2 and this was a wonderful find! :)

[@tedvga]

Cool, fast but clear, thanks!🎉

[@valoa2282]

Great tipps, thank you. Now im even more hyped for the game :)

[@posinikdk4054]

oh wow.. alot of this i had no idea that you could do. Thank you for the tips and tricks to this game.

[@TDWKENT]

Thank you so much. A lot of these tips are helpful to me. The biggest one being to move my cursor between screens 😂

[@justinmccarty3886]

liked and subscribed solely on account of the "confine to window" option tip