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  • @sussurus
    @sussurus 6 років тому +157

    Imagine being one of those thousands upon thousands of people who live in these apartments in the centre of these massive blocks with no windows whatsoever. What a life that must be.

    • @vicc_2298
      @vicc_2298 6 років тому +8

      I WAS THINKING JUST THATTTT

    • @Joe-hh6ds
      @Joe-hh6ds 6 років тому

      Hey look, that’s me!

    • @notting2640
      @notting2640 6 років тому +30

      So basically russia?

    • @JohnnyMidey
      @JohnnyMidey 6 років тому +1

      Not really notting

    • @GethBais
      @GethBais 6 років тому +10

      just an idea...TV's for windows.

  • @teux01
    @teux01 6 років тому +69

    Avalon looks great during the day but it's insanely beautiful at night.

  • @jameshansen1903
    @jameshansen1903 6 років тому +40

    Can't wait to see how the suburban sprawl pushes up against the mountains. The picturesque locale reminds me of Salt Lake City.

  • @luigipaperfrog6664
    @luigipaperfrog6664 6 років тому +19

    everytime i see the great cinematics im impressed how big the blocks are when the camera zooms out you see how small the city is really

  • @diecicatorce6259
    @diecicatorce6259 6 років тому +56

    Imagine if he built a nightclub on top of one of those skyscrapers with the flashing lights from the concerts dlc, or a stadium built into a superblock, that would be amazing :)

    • @gorge2786
      @gorge2786 6 років тому +1

      Luis Martín yes

    • @alexanderangryboy
      @alexanderangryboy 6 років тому +4

      maybe a huge sport complex build on top of skyskrapers

  • @JoaoGabriel-fw8jg
    @JoaoGabriel-fw8jg 6 років тому +54

    I love this ultra high density designs, and Avalon is looking absolutely stunning! I got say, as an architect, that would be a nightmare to ensure things like sunlight and proper ventilation in the individual residential units you have built in this episode! That being said, since you're going more for this Blade Runner distopian vibe, I guess the urban planners of Avalon coudn't care less! Keep up the great work... This is my favorite CS series right now!

    • @eshwarkumar8138
      @eshwarkumar8138 6 років тому +3

      João Gabriel I don’t see how the city is dystopian.

    • @guillotineschnapp3862
      @guillotineschnapp3862 4 роки тому +7

      @@eshwarkumar8138 barely any sunlight, basically no vegetation and its not very clean. it is absolutely cyberpunk and cyberpunk is all about "what if the future wont solve any of our problems and will just ignore them" (in a nutshell)

  • @MrKittke
    @MrKittke 6 років тому +32

    I love this it's so perfectly build , also it is like a extremly good concept , because if its always very cold(not to use °F or °C) you wouldn't always want to go out and dress up for cold cold winter you just want to be able to run to the store and return or get somewhere else with the train, LOVE ... IT

    • @armind4555
      @armind4555 5 років тому

      Yeah it looks so chill and comfy

  • @blujitsu2180
    @blujitsu2180 6 років тому +76

    16:23 That shot is such a winner.

    • @BenMakesGames
      @BenMakesGames 6 років тому +12

      yes. I felt compelled to make it a dual-monitor wallpaper (by extending the treeline): imgur.com/8eg0Brw

    • @ScottServais-poet
      @ScottServais-poet 6 років тому +6

      Agreed. Probably my favorite shot of all so far. It looks so real and makes it feel like I'm in Avalon looking out.

  • @oleglovky
    @oleglovky 6 років тому +5

    Imagine having a train track on the roof of your apartment.

  • @JordanPeace
    @JordanPeace 6 років тому +19

    I can't imagine how the building regulations in this city would work other than them being non-existent. It's almost like Kowloon City, but it works and I have no idea how lmao

  • @Oskar42
    @Oskar42 6 років тому +5

    May i suggest making some elevated rail sections go _through_ buildings instead of in between them? This is actually not that uncommon in cities and would be especially fitting in such a dense/cyberpunk city as avalon. Love the series! :)

  • @JohnDoe-gu4cq
    @JohnDoe-gu4cq 6 років тому +3

    Wow. Every time I watch this series now it's like you're a mad scientist the way you experiment with meshing all these different types of buildings together. The results are so weird but also so cool and interesting. I love the look of Avalon. It's unlike anything else I've seen in a city building game.

  • @ThaPDOGG
    @ThaPDOGG 6 років тому +24

    You've come a long way since Fluxburg!

    • @aldovk6681
      @aldovk6681 6 років тому +5

      that was like 3yrs ago right?... time flies -_-

  • @JustJayGaming
    @JustJayGaming 6 років тому +11

    I think some more pedestrian bridges over the streets connecting those residential zones would be nice. Because Imagine leaving at that train station and you have to go all the way down and across the street and the up to your apartment again.

    • @JustJayGaming
      @JustJayGaming 6 років тому +3

      And buildings spanning over the street would be cool, but I don't think it's possible in the game.

    • @gorge2786
      @gorge2786 6 років тому +2

      JustJay it is he did a lot towards the beginning of Avalon

  • @뜨뜨드뜨뜨
    @뜨뜨드뜨뜨 6 років тому +72

    It seems like the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong

  • @Henry-bt1qn
    @Henry-bt1qn 6 років тому +5

    Pretty sure that it’s a 1:10 ratio for people in game and irl people. So 3,000 people in a single block would be 30,000.

  • @patrickraynes6068
    @patrickraynes6068 4 роки тому +3

    “Can you tell me how to get to your apartment?”
    “Uhhhh, why don’t I meet you outside.” 😆

  • @yungjones7168
    @yungjones7168 6 років тому +7

    I love this series so much

  • @nn6404
    @nn6404 6 років тому +8

    Living in these buildings would be such a nightmare!

  • @distanced
    @distanced 6 років тому +107

    This was an awesome build, the Metro is definitely coming along, and as soon as you get some lines going they're gonna be used a lot.
    Also, I noticed that you don't seem to have that much parking (only on the roads?) and a simple fix IMO would be to clip some parking garages away into the blocks where they are hidden (I think that most areas like this would have a ton of underground parking)
    Just wondering, how would the whole super-dense block of buildings actually work? Is that a thing in real life? Because each building seems to have its own style and they are all sort of one big thing. Would the block have been built all at once or were there additions to it over time? Just something to wonder about I guess haha.

    • @raaaaaaaaaam496
      @raaaaaaaaaam496 6 років тому +3

      Distanced I’m assuming you’re an American

    • @distanced
      @distanced 6 років тому +2

      GamingRanger Close ;)

    • @raaaaaaaaaam496
      @raaaaaaaaaam496 6 років тому +1

      Distanced Canada = North US

    • @distanced
      @distanced 6 років тому +29

      GamingRanger US = South Canadians

    • @GuiSmith
      @GuiSmith 6 років тому +12

      Distanced I think the real world version of this would have been designed with many originally smaller buildings that were made with a similar colour style or popular theme at the time of construction. Over the course of decades, they grew and eventually more was added onto them and the old plaza in the centre was turned into a metro line so that the few especially big buildings didn’t have too much foot traffic coming through the front door every day. They joined up during the block renovation, and much like the rest of the city is extremely dense this block was made the same. The city needs the housing, and there’s profit to be made.

  • @alikhadour5857
    @alikhadour5857 6 років тому +42

    Top notch bro. Your videos helped me through anxiety and depression. Love the talk overs and the production of your intro is on point.
    Can you make the videos a little longer though if that’s cool? Much love brother.
    Peace from Australia.

  • @SergeiAndropov
    @SergeiAndropov 6 років тому +6

    It looks gorgeous, but it doesn't look all that residential. It would be cool to add some public facilities, like parks, playgrounds, schools, etc., tucked into various nooks and crannies, or up on the roofs of the buildings.
    Also, you may want to consider adding light wells to the interior of the blocks to increase the number of units with windows.

    • @armind4555
      @armind4555 6 років тому +2

      That would be great indeed but I think the explanation is that these facilities are inside the buildings. Like in Whittier Alaska where there's a one building town with public facilities and appartments.

  • @Scott-6412
    @Scott-6412 6 років тому +5

    I love it everything is so dense

  • @ahmedeldebabi8927
    @ahmedeldebabi8927 6 років тому +6

    The quality of your content! I'm just speechless.

  • @Chaos_Vulpix
    @Chaos_Vulpix 6 років тому +2

    I honestly can't wait to see what Flux is gonna do when he gets to the river (16:40 Top Left Corner)

  • @georgerascon1825
    @georgerascon1825 6 років тому +21

    Never clicked a notification faster

  • @hedonyable
    @hedonyable 6 років тому

    This series is really stunning, and the production quality is beyond. Please never let this end

  • @chipszed
    @chipszed 6 років тому +1

    cant help but think about how much fun rooftop parkour would be on those rooftops.

  • @Surtfield
    @Surtfield 6 років тому

    At 3:45 the buildings that you chose work so well together!! I love the way it creates layers of housing like the city just kept adding apartments on top of each other. Can't wait for the next episode!!

  • @ЯзьЯзевич-я5ю
    @ЯзьЯзевич-я5ю 6 років тому

    Это действительно нереально!!! Такого в мире нет ещё нигде, а вы это создаёте уже сейчас! Это выглядит очень футористично, ну и качество исполнения как обычно на высоте!

  • @prischh3406
    @prischh3406 6 років тому +6

    I can't image an earthquake situation in this city

  • @GattsuE23
    @GattsuE23 6 років тому

    This city is shaping up to be a truly hellish dystopia. I love it.

  • @owenschulz9504
    @owenschulz9504 6 років тому +4

    I absolutely love this series, however I sort of miss your older video styles.

  • @Richibull17
    @Richibull17 6 років тому

    Gotta love this. had this feeling of a futuristic version of Kowloon Walled City. Excellent video.

  • @tiespauelsen7983
    @tiespauelsen7983 6 років тому

    i always love height differences in buildings and cities, and normally this is due to the geography, but this forced layering is also really cool

  • @Cesfan
    @Cesfan 6 років тому +4

    Love the big super blocks. Just want to remind you of putting schools in. I think it would be realistic if each block at least had its own primary school inside and obviously your city needs educated people for all those offices to work. Also you might want to add a lot of fire stations as 1 building on fire in those blocks almost instantly would spread to the other 100 buildings in the block needing a ton of fire trucks.
    And for all those saying it’s unrealistic to have so massive buildings blocks without windows, I think it wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that there were big open spaces inside with plants and stuff, like in big modern malls and then obviously there is no natural lighting but in a future setting like this and a place where the environment kinda sucks with constant winter and snow, who cares...

  • @waltjohnson5179
    @waltjohnson5179 6 років тому

    The ultra-dense blocks you're building around the elevated metro stations feel kinda like miniature arcologies. You could probably spend years in those things without ever having to go outside.

  • @DiamondCalibre
    @DiamondCalibre 6 років тому

    Your block design almost reminds me of Spanish super blocks, where theyre a 3 by 3 grid of small blocks but where only local traffic can go into the small inner roads

  • @alameachan
    @alameachan 6 років тому +7

    I really wonder how you can play C:S with this level of detail without your game running unstable and constantly crashing.

    • @gorge2786
      @gorge2786 6 років тому +4

      alameachan beefy af pc, also he was getting like 5 frames in the centre

    • @alameachan
      @alameachan 6 років тому +1

      I guess that RAM is my personal bottle neck.

  • @lordphantasmus1810
    @lordphantasmus1810 6 років тому

    as we speak you post these vids. plz keep that up!
    your planning is spot on.

  • @callmedrew5726
    @callmedrew5726 6 років тому +9

    Are you looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077?

  • @kassamabutarboush8205
    @kassamabutarboush8205 6 років тому +2

    Dont get me wrong or anything I love your designs and all your projects, but I really think the apartments overlapping is a little overload like when you look at it in a birds view perspective you can see all the different roofs and it doesn’t look realistic, but I love your projects and everything, keep it up 👍

  • @tomwismar858
    @tomwismar858 6 років тому

    Jeez, he makes me feel terrible at the game. I only play the vanilla game with no mods or assets (at least right now) and seeing these beautiful constructions in Avalon and FBS Airport is really impressive. I would go crazy before putting that much effort into... anything really. Wow. That's the only thing to say really. Great work man, keep it up.

  • @nathan10014ify
    @nathan10014ify 6 років тому +1

    Just a few ideas
    Make a secret research facility built into one of the mountains that would be cool
    Also could make something like a robot production factory make it look like the one out of terminator
    Could make a futuristic prison
    Could make old world ruins of a destroyed bridge or a building thats only just standing like it been covered in ice and thick snow and forgotten or covered up by the government

    • @gorge2786
      @gorge2786 6 років тому

      nathan10014ify hell yea

  • @f1guremeout
    @f1guremeout 6 років тому

    YES This is the first new video since I subscribed and led me to discovering Strictoaster, Fresh Popcorn (Defunct), and my recent fav Yuttho. Amazing work from this group, thanks for the insightful videos!

  • @KaiDettman
    @KaiDettman 6 років тому

    this is so much like Japan, you rarely have to walk outside in high density areas because everything you need to do can be done in the train station

  • @kakakiri2601
    @kakakiri2601 4 роки тому

    9:00 so you can go to the station without leaving the apartment, I never thought of something like this, but this is cool

  • @RealistikDash
    @RealistikDash 6 років тому

    Beautiful city...
    In the middle of Siberia like place...
    In the mountains...
    Crammed together...
    Imagine how unhappy the people are

  • @duby9291
    @duby9291 6 років тому +2

    You always make better than i thought XD

  • @FilterHQ
    @FilterHQ 6 років тому +3

    spoiler alert: At the end of this series, Deckard runs away with Rachael to the countryside :p

  • @lennyjay8390
    @lennyjay8390 6 років тому

    You‘re really setting a standard with that series!

  • @tjeremiah9747
    @tjeremiah9747 6 років тому +1

    Imagine your living room window right next to a busy metro line.

  • @Bluesnipible
    @Bluesnipible 6 років тому

    The first buildings you placed in the beginning almost remind me of those old soviet apartment buildings.

  • @ThomasNing
    @ThomasNing 6 років тому

    5:05 poor guys, just covered up any light that was coming in their windows, now it’s just black XD

  • @methodamericon
    @methodamericon 6 років тому +1

    Avalon looks wonderful Flux. This city seems prime for a Skyway system like in Minneapolis. I wonder if there's any mods in the Workshop for enclosed walking paths. You could clip them into buildings much like roads. With Avalon being a cold weather city with such high density and a desire to keep people out of cars and off the roads, a skyway system would be appropriate. Just a thought. Here's a link to the Minneapolis Skyline info: www.minneapolis.org/map-transportation/minneapolis-skyway-guide/

  • @TheDutchGuy110
    @TheDutchGuy110 6 років тому

    the city needs more construction cranes on top of buildings to give the idea that the city is continuously being expanded into these 'superblocks'

  • @crevice4111
    @crevice4111 6 років тому

    Those densely packed blocks remind me of The Stacks from Observer

  • @dierto8340
    @dierto8340 6 років тому +1

    I love the synthwave music

  • @Almostalwaysart
    @Almostalwaysart 6 років тому

    This is so cool man! Great job!

  • @iwontdieofdeath
    @iwontdieofdeath 6 років тому +42

    For some reason the only thing that comes to my mind when I watch this city take shape is: *_Suicide Rates..._*

    • @AmokCanuck
      @AmokCanuck 6 років тому +9

      so true lmao theres literally one park in all of downtown

    • @weijizhu3729
      @weijizhu3729 6 років тому +11

      And it's underneath a intersection

    • @two-face1041
      @two-face1041 6 років тому +2

      I C A R U S they are a good amount of tall buildings

    • @lookihaveausernametoo4231
      @lookihaveausernametoo4231 6 років тому +3

      Fun fact in cold climates blue lights increase suicide rates!!!

    • @armind4555
      @armind4555 5 років тому

      I don't know, it looks really cool, if you want trees and whatnot just go see the forests and mountains outside of the city you know ?

  • @oharon25
    @oharon25 6 років тому +1

    How about building a sky plaza on one of the elevated metro stations? I did see one actually exist in China.

  • @fdjw88
    @fdjw88 6 років тому

    the residential block themselves are very nice, and in Asia there are many super residential blocks like that. however, you will not have residential units facing the train rails, because that's a huge safety hazard. in some of the densest places, you would have a light rail train station build inside the building, and the train station is never exposed. then you will have train rails coming out from the sides of the building, and that way you can prevent safety hazards. there are two main safety hazards when you have residential units facing rails. first you might have kids or drunk adults who jump on to the rails by accidents, secondly, you could have residents throw unwanted items onto the rail, and cost garbage pile up on the rails, and that will be a big safety concern to the trains running on the tracks.

  • @kcnize
    @kcnize 6 років тому

    Really like what you're going for in this video man ! This almost seems like a neighbourhood out of Blade Runner. Maybe my only ''grievance'' is that there is only one track, which makes it a bit odd considering the height and amount of buildings, it seems like a real hub more than a simple one track station don't you think?

  • @amandaf3250
    @amandaf3250 6 років тому +1

    I really love this series, but I can't really grasp how it's supposed to be realistic with so many appartments without any windows. The clipping looks great from the front, but you need to let the lower levels have windows to the back aswell.

  • @arthurprevot2547
    @arthurprevot2547 6 років тому

    It feels like Gotham. You can imagine Batman running on those buildings

  • @HakingMC
    @HakingMC 6 років тому

    Honestly, when you build those blocks with many buildings, it just look like a big jumble mess.
    After you finished, it's still a bid mess, but it got style.

  • @robertoacciolymelo
    @robertoacciolymelo 6 років тому +1

    Man, you’re an awesome builder, your work is incredible! But if you are not looking for the idea of a really over populated distant future, you clipped a little too much there. What you did looks like a nice Kowloon pair of blocks. A building should not be massive like an entire block so people can have access to sunlight and ventilation. Almost everywhere we have laws to prevent builders from doing spaces without these in name of health quality.
    Not a hatter, just giving you a tip, if you choose to accept it. Haha!!
    Liked so much your elevated metro stations and the public spaces floors up from the ground!!
    Keep up the good work and have an awesome weekend!!!

  • @Rhinoskins
    @Rhinoskins 6 років тому

    Man that intro is amazing

  • @dominicanfrankster
    @dominicanfrankster 6 років тому

    Love love love, this series. Its inspired my next city.

  • @15firekid
    @15firekid 6 років тому

    I imagine some intense parkour chase going across the roofs that block.

  • @corsacs3879
    @corsacs3879 6 років тому

    I love this series! It inspired me to start playing Cities in this style, my current city I’d gd awful but eh it’s my first try, questiooon, would you build a big stadium or something?

  • @domrobinson2763
    @domrobinson2763 6 років тому +2

    That metro is freeking awesome

  • @CurtisE1
    @CurtisE1 6 років тому

    What would be cool is a sort of slums style, like from >observer or cyberpunk
    Aka packed and dark, gloomy and rundown with dark colours but occasional glowing billboards/lights

  • @oxfordwolfe
    @oxfordwolfe 6 років тому

    FLUX!! I know this will probably get buried in the rest of the comments, but I got a really cool idea for the outskirts of Avalon.
    So Avalon is set up in this incredible dystopian world you've created, right? Well, I want to know _how_ did it get this way? That's right, Flux, my idea is this: near the outskirts, I think we need to see a few of some sort of quarantined city blocks. Darker, grayer buildings, moss growing here and there, maybe even some broken lights and grass coming through cracks of the pavement. Basically, it's just a really neglected area taped off to the general public.
    As far as the Wiki goes, perhaps this was a lower profiting area (and maybe even "old downtown" from present-day, since Avalon is set sometime in the future), and the government behind Avalon decided to shut it all down to begin a new, "better" place a la Avalon. This "old downtown" area could be named Gehenna, which dictionary.com's 3rd definition refers to as "any place of extreme torment or suffering," which is quite brutalist indeed (quite the opposite of what "avalon" means). Not really sure if you want to take *THAT* kind of road in this project, but I think that would be SO neat. I would say it's essentially Rapture from Bioshock, however without the water and aquamarine vibes, as opposed to the lower San Diego (from Blade Runner 2049) as I originally thought would be cool to add in.
    Totally up to you, Flux. Absolutely loving this series BTW. It's by far my favorite! Keep it up, my friend :)

  • @Gordozinho
    @Gordozinho 6 років тому +1

    I think you should work a bit more on roofs of the cluttered buildings

  • @xavierkelsomacleod4066
    @xavierkelsomacleod4066 6 років тому

    I wonder if a city like this will ever be built in real life. If so, I think it would be interesting.

  • @peerulijnk383
    @peerulijnk383 6 років тому

    it's so weird that you can put 1 million buildings in to one block and still let it look pretty

  • @burningmime432
    @burningmime432 6 років тому

    4000 people living in one block is pretty normal in midtown NYC, let alone places like Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Beijing. There's about 800 in my apartment building and I'm not even in the most populated part of the city.

  • @Smoggy6681
    @Smoggy6681 6 років тому

    Amazing build, love the attention to detail, wish I had the time and skill to build my cities like this.
    The finished city should be fantastic.
    Just a minor point, how does the food van, on the street corner, mange to get past all them bollards though?

  • @melkiy582
    @melkiy582 6 років тому

    Love monstercat’s music on intro and outtro

  • @rgb3304
    @rgb3304 6 років тому

    Rooftop farms in those hyper-dense residences.

  • @BobBob-of7fg
    @BobBob-of7fg 6 років тому

    You should build a massive car lot in the next episode.

  • @tpx310
    @tpx310 6 років тому

    that massives looks crazy omg xD idk how it s possible to build irl xD

  • @josedefreitas8366
    @josedefreitas8366 6 років тому

    That valley near downtown would be a prime site for a luxury real state area 16:40

  • @Noahdaceo
    @Noahdaceo 6 років тому

    Might be too late, but have you considered adding in a huge Sea Wall (Like from BR2049)? Also, will there be a mega-industrial area (Like BR2019)? Awesome stuff!

  • @vicc_2298
    @vicc_2298 6 років тому +1

    The new residential blocks turned out amazingg and look unique but i think , to what extent is it realistic to have so many buildings clipped together as you would end up with a lot of dead space in the core of the blocks , i think it would be nice to have multiple empty spaces inside so buildings can look at them , dunno if i am making myself clear...
    PS: why is there a plane flying at16:50 if there is no airportttt
    loved the episode!!!

    • @finnp.7170
      @finnp.7170 6 років тому +1

      VICC_ 22 About the airplanes. Airplanes in cities skylines fly over your city even when you don’t have an airport, when you do have one, some airplanes might land.

  • @lukeivan9846
    @lukeivan9846 6 років тому

    I like it. But I think you should add more lights around the track itself. It would look cooler.

  • @bruh666
    @bruh666 6 років тому

    This build is amazing

  • @jackdereduvo1109
    @jackdereduvo1109 6 років тому

    I would watch more videos of you building the road systems.

  • @crowdozer
    @crowdozer 6 років тому

    3-4000 people ina single block. Jesus. Imagine working at one of those commercial outlets. It would be awful.

  • @alfsalmon5936
    @alfsalmon5936 6 років тому

    Have you thought about putting in some rooftop plazas and gardens in the larger residential blocks?

    • @alfsalmon5936
      @alfsalmon5936 6 років тому

      'cause without a hollow space like that the interior of the blocks would be a hellish place to live

  • @walx274
    @walx274 6 років тому

    Above the train station you should connect the two buildings at the top it would look much better

  • @just_in_key
    @just_in_key 6 років тому +1

    Literally Kowloon Walled City but not dirty version

  • @slavi6371
    @slavi6371 6 років тому

    Hi flux, love the series. Whats your fps when playing? whenever i do detailed builds my fps dies and i was wondering if you had any tips to stop that.

  • @javierwong
    @javierwong 6 років тому

    Great Video
    Though actually why not just place some buildings on top of the metro station?

  • @lewisharrad6148
    @lewisharrad6148 6 років тому

    How many episodes do you reckon this will take to fully finish? Love the content!

  • @adamixa5801
    @adamixa5801 6 років тому

    im more concern of how stressful is your life if you always hearing train sound at 5.00am in the morning

  • @shaunseymour1595
    @shaunseymour1595 6 років тому

    You should do a Japanese city next, there are more and more assets of japanese styled buildings and decals.
    or, maybe, get your asset creator friends to create some stuff

  • @amag140696
    @amag140696 6 років тому

    Your city looks super cool and cyberpunk but man is it depressing lol can't you add some greenspaces atop the roofs of some of the buildings?

  • @derrickmcclure4760
    @derrickmcclure4760 6 років тому

    I think it would have been cool if you had left a little small courtyard under the station