I feel like there should be either a casino, cinema complex or a Mall near the sport stadiums. Or something like south bank in Melbourne. Another alternative are hotels. Also a huge jetty would be cool. Personally I love the square fort and hope you keep it.
i think a ferris wheel by the coast line would fit well in the downtown area, since they're usually super big! also adding some small sparks or plazas in the high rise area would be nice imo
I don’t know why you haven’t made the beach a park? There might be a good reason or you maybe just forgot, just seems like a good addition for land value to the downtown
I would love to see a "government district" near the downtown area. You could put in the unique buildings like the courthouse, tax office, and/or city hall buildings. Maybe in the space to the "north" (if the beach is south) between the newer dense area and the big park. It's nicely central to everything. I like to think thats where the important buildings were placed because it was in this valley between two hills a d a natural pass from river to ocean. It's close to the older train central station and the clock tower.
Maybe you could fill the open space in between the stadiums and the city with hotels and some food places? I think it would make sense, kind of as a place where all the tourist coming from out of town to see the games could stay overnight, get a bite to eat after a long game, etc
The cargo rail is definitely newer than those two old buildings near the station so it makes sense that they would have knocked down some other buildings in that block to put it in and then left the blank brick walls behind
It’s good to have you back, James! The city is looking good. You asked about where the mansions should go and which tile to buy, right? Well, I agree that the mansions should go to a different hill. The one out on the suburbs looks quite good for them. As for the tile, I kind of think that depends on what kind of thing you want to do next in the city. You’ve been focusing on really getting the downtown going and if you want to continue that, I think delaying the cargo harbor is the best choice. On the other hand, if you are feeling you need a change of pace, you could get the cargo harbor and, instead of getting the pop up with the dense downtown, you’d have to look at expanding/infilling the suburbs, or starting new satellite towns out in the countryside. Both those sound interesting to watch, but I think focusing on the downtown would get the population up and open up a new tile significantly faster. (Also, I love that you’ve decided not to unlock all the tiles.)
That's a great suggestion. I do see his hesitation to do with buying that particular tile as it's mostly water, but I think it would be fun to try and expand the population by really filling it suburban areas.
The downtown is looking amazing! I really love that super tall building. I do think the mansions look a touch out of place where they currently are - the hills above the suburbs might be a better place for them like you said, especially next to that cool castle. In place of the mansions, maybe some lower rise apartment-like buildings would work better? The areas either side of that hill are more busy and fairly densely packed, so having such low buildings makes it look a little too sparse in the middle.
Almost 1 1/2 hours of cities skylines for Saturday morning breakfast, I feel so spoiled. Love all the new 'in between episodes' stuff, can't wait to see how the downtown area turns out!
I think it’s best to just put normal high densitiy in place for the mansions. I think they look a bit out of place in between two big city chunks. And high rise on a hill reminds me of some asian cities that do the same! :)
49:20 FYI, that lower building is a mixed-use one, you can stack a commercial unit from the same pack on top of it to make it a little taller. Some buildings in that pack can be made a lot taller too!
I just barely started binge-watching this series and I love it. That intersection at 4:04 seems really dangerous though. I had been watching the entire time the video started and that was not the first time there was a head-on collision. It also seemed to back up traffic going the right of way waiting on that light a bit. The U-turn lane is genius.
6:00 I think a big park could be cool up there, maybe even something like a Zoo since you could blend the enclosures into the hillside a bit and even expand across some of the other hills there.
Instead of mansions on that hill, maybe a car park with a picnic area, trees, etc? IJust a thought. Thoroughly enjoying this series and look forward to new vids!
You could turn the area near the stadium’s into an “Olympic park” like the city once held the Olympic Games and that area was where the athlete housing was - now turned into a public park with fountains and such
When you were merging the residential into the public library, all I could think about was the old “secret” New York Public library apartments! (Had to do with old coal heating systems, the person maintaining/running the heat to prevent frozen pipes lived in the apartment above the library and then the city sort of just forgot about the apartments after that job was defunct…). I like the old box fort, And maybe the mansions make more sense along a waterfront near the fort? Like the ones in Newport, Rhode Island? For the stadium area, Could you maybe have a thin strip of commercial/office on parts of the road but with enough room for a thin park between the stadium and the buildings? Essentially more of a path from the downtown and stadium areas to the beach with picnic areas then a true park.
Love this series. Mantions feel bit off place. Should have their own privacy area, also the one tall building for peeping toms to look at the mansions could be moved to downtown skyline. The small square for harbor is bit too small imo. Save it untill you get that for free. Are you missing eldercare and childcare? Would help keeping up the population.
Regarding mansions on that hill - where I am, it isn't unusual for a mansion to be on a 3 to 5 acre lot, so not having many mansions on the hill looks "normal" to me.
I feel like next to the stadiums you need some buildings to make the new area look more cohesive with High Heights (lol that name). The nice thing to do would be an open space with parks but because you have the big park on the other side, it makes a big gap that separates the two areas too much I think.
Hey James you definitely need to get more residential buildings that can carry more people in side….. like the one that can hold 125 people inside… that’s pretty accurate for that type of building….
Regarding the noise pollution: you should probably just get the "no problems" mod and turn off noise complaints altogether. Train stations making people sick has always been a stupid mechanic imho, they aren't all that loud in real life.
I really like you splicing buildings together like you did in the downtown with that residential and commercial buildings, makes taller buildings look more usable. My biggest suggestion would be to download a bunch of taller buildings for the downtown cause mid rise looks good but the main downtown should definitely be taller! I'm sure you'll work that out between parts tho
This episode is just what I needed right now!!! You could ad much more parking lots in the downtown. But maybe don't go all Huston and make the whole downtown a parking lot, but maybe just some in random little spots you don't know how to fill in!
This is my absolute favourite series to just have on while I'm up to something else, doodling or writing or something. Couple of suggestions, the first being - you could just leave the hilly part of the city as just hills, and make it into a park? In Edinburgh we have holyrood park, which is an old volcanic plug, and it has the houses of parliament and stuff around it. It's kind of wedged between the city centre and a bunch of suburbs, so similar to how it is here. Second, I don't think the tram/bus stops are too frequent at all. IDK how the AI likes it, but in real world terms, it's important for people with mobility issues to have lots of stops not too far apart, so it's cool when people include things like that. Thirdly, less of a suggestion, more of a vote - I vote getting the tile with the most building potential, yeah.
You could do something like the Battery Atlanta in that stadium space with low rise office, commerical, hotels, etc directly connected to the stadium area. Don't know if it would look too good though.
At this point, “I’m building a university here” is like a running joke of things that won’t get done 😜 Think you need one building inspired on Batuu just for giggles
That intersection early on is an elegant solution to this issue. I've got a few intersections where I want the forward lanes to have a permanent green light, so this could work. I always have to remind myself when watching these videos that James is using left-hand drive. I definitely agree with other people that using a mod to turn off noise pollution is super helpful. Yeah, living in a big city/high-density area is loud, but a lot of these buildings produce more noise than is realistic. I'd also recommend getting the realistic population mod. It makes single-family houses only fit one household, but the big apartment/office buildings hold a couple hundred people which is easier and more realistic.
The district name for the Downtown area should be the name of the city so basically name the downtown district “Bowser Bay” i feel like that makes somewhat sense
I feel like there should be a subway station next to the “soccer” stadium, in that big empty space in between the stadium and the skyscrapers. (Love the series).
Instead of more trains you could easily add metro lines where you need more coverage in the city. :) I really enjoy seeing you play this game again. Your city is already looking so great :)
The mansion hill should become a park/reserve as this is what many cities IRL do with difficult terrain. Build a cable car from downtown up to the peak & customize it to become a touristy spot!
I must say that I absolutely love this city, and by the way I just realized that Sedona is already 4 years old which feels so weirdconsidering I watched every episode, it almost seems like these 4 years went just as 2 haha
Maybe make the hilly area next to the downtown a national park and include the castle as like a cool thing for tourists. Would also be pretty cool with the secluded beach. Also, a scenic pedestrian bridge above the road going through it might look nice.
Oh that "diverging diamond" intersection is just a Seagull intersection type thing, they're really common in Australia and they kind of push for them in our road design guidelines. As for right of way, it's the person in the middle of the road (so the joining road) over the person sitting outside the two roads. Because the person in the middle of their turn not being able to finish their turn would back up the turn into flowing traffic.
50:34 just build a nice park there with some trees, then it looks a bit nicer then just buildings, and try to build some trees in places between buildings 👍
The mix in age of buildings is something you get a lot in some British cities (and probably some German ones too) from the war whee sections of old buildings were destroyed by bombs so new buildings were put in place there but some far older ones around it remained. On top of the usual 'this building isn't safe, need to take it down and put a new one' thing you get all over.
To get rid of that crossing traffic where the roundabout used to be you could just do another u turn for the people coming form the bridge who want to go that direction
I'd prefer an underpass/overpass solution just for variety. Instead of just one of the roads being a full overpass or a full underpass, why not meet halfway!?
@@StefanInOz that'd be good too. Since the bridge comes in on a descent, that lane could go down a bit more, and the other one slightly up. That'd look awesome
I honestly think a huge parking lot could fit in that blank space near the stadium that you pointed out. It makes the most realistic sense and would also look good, because real life stadiums have massive areas dedicated to parking, often 4-5 times the size of the stadium is just parking.
Between the stadiums and your downtown area I think a industrial looking area like you did by the highway with the broken down roads and such. Or another idea is maybe if you can find like semi truck assets to look parked and maybe storage containers. But an area just for looks would be perfect. And a barricade situation between that area and downtown.
G'day from Perth! I finished binge watching this series on the weekend and initially I didn't know what I'd think about your style. After watching some of your old stuff as well, I have to say this is the most planned chaos of any of the CS builders I'm following. Your way of doing things I'd call Mick Dundee style. A bit unorthodox but top shelf entertainment, imho 😂and you're making a great looking city! Keep it up, mate! You've got a new subscription.
For that weird monument/old prison could you splice the festival areas in that building as if the city renovated the area for concerts? I think it could be cool cause it's on the water and near-ish the city!
7:10 that green roofed mid-rise is a building in the city i live in, and i was experiencing deja vu until i remembered what it was lol. what a coincidence that it popped up in ur build.
Hey James, LOVE this series and so glad you’re back playing cities skylines! Just wanted to suggest an elevated end of line train station somewhere on the beach front, ideally with the line running elevated above one of the major streets? Would add another layer of verticality, better access to the super high density beachfront, and hopefully look cool (sorry I don’t have an asset suggestion, but maybe a brick Berlin elevated station asset would look good?). Keep up the amazing work mate, and thanks for the sick new series!
Are taxes at 12%? I like the mansions moved just a little bit over closer to the area near the castle. Maybe keep the last two closest towards the castle and move the rest to stretch across the hill (1:18:19), that way you can detail with plants and fences and so on The castle/fort can be kept and maybe turned into another park (or even part of the mansion estates lol). It could even make for a good tourist area I'd focus on a population tile for now, as you can always place a temporary cargo harbor along the beach (like on the opposite side of the peninsula of where you do want it)
I think you could build more dense urban sprawl over the hills adjacent to the city. in order to build your the population. you could also make a park surrounding abandoned fortress thing with a cable car going over the hills to it.
I think the mansions would be better in the suburbs and for what to do with the hill... I know some big cities which have hills in the middle of them make it a park area for hiking and such. I know we have the big park close by, but that one is more of an open space for such activities as picnics. This could be more of a tree-filled park with trials where people would go to breathe fresh air and run away from the business and loudness of the city. Also, I really like how the downtown is starting to look, well done with that.
I keep wanting to comment this but I'm always busy or and on Smart TV UA-cam so I never get the chance but I popped on computer specifically to say I put these videos on when im working and they help me focus because you're super good at civil planning and its always really interesting and motivating. Longer videos are always awesome. Thanks man!
love this series so much, cant wait for your university build part :) also I really enjoy whenever you include timelapse of things you've done off camera
You could turn the fort in an amusement parc. It would be nice to keep the historical fort, but the city kind of built around it but kept the fort as a really cool decoration :)
The AI can actually give way perfectly. The cars breaking the rules is a setting in Traffic Manager. There's a slider that lets you choose the accuracy of the cars and how much they break the rules. You need to set it higher if you want them to give way better.
I agree. The AI can make it work better but I'm pretty sure it's not the slider named "Dynamic lane selection" underneath "Advanced Vehicle AI" but rather the "Reckless driver percentage" in the "Gameplay" tab of Traffic manager. Maybe it's a mix of both? Anyway, setting the "Reckless driver percentage" to "Holy City" and the "Dynamic lane selection" slider to 50% should actually fix quite a few of your traffic problems! Of course the "Advanced Vehicle AI" needs to be enabled Also, a look into the "Policies" tab might be worth it!
@@StefanInOz Yes it is the reckless driver percentage, I didn't say it was dynamic lane selection (but I did forget the name lol so but yea you're right it's the reckless driver percentage)
I like the mansions but I'd like to see a museum/educational/park area where that ruin is. It's just unlucky placement and I think that funny. With the section next to the stadiums, either a park or a big mall street, like hardware stores and kitchen and bathroom stores. I'd also like to see you make a park out of a part of the beach.
I feel like the old fort could be park of a really nice park! and then i agree with another commenter that said the mansions might look better on the hill near it.
Might be nice to have a downtown campus for the university in that space by the stadiums! I feel like a lot of american universities at least have a main campus in the suburbs and then research/admin stuff in downtown areas.
The intersection from the beginning of the video reminded me a lot of the exits in Boston (right hand drive of course) they also work really we... HEY!!!
🏟 behind the soccer stadium, I think that could be a park with a community pool, yoga plaza, and those special park amenities. And have it open up to the main beach entrance at the “south”
You could always do a park around the stadium, in Manchester we have “sport city” which is the official name of the etihad campus and it has 4 different stadiums inside it. You should call the “stadiums” zone something like that.
I love that you are playing cities skylines again I was a big fan of Sedona! gutted when it finished, As for the noise pollution near the train stations id ignore it as when the sims went to view the property surely they would have taken the train station into account.
You could also try office buildings instead of trees. They would block noise better but might not look as good and I'm not sure if they will be tall enough as the space is quite small.
definitely buy the tile next to the tallest downtown tile. the skyline is good but i think you could extend it more that direction and it will add population
Instead of mansions on the hill, make it an entertainment centre with cinema or theatre with a nice view of the city. Alternatively, a park / green area would also look nice on the hill ☺️
This new city is great, keep up the good work! I've got to say though, I don't think that massive black building is working in this city. Too big and it looks out of place. Imo the tall white building you put along the beachfront and the square one behind it are a good height for the tallest building but the white one should be more central. Also, as some others have said, that old fort would make a great park area!
I think the mansions area is better with nothing on it but the small road because I think it would be very realistic for a city to build around the hill kind of like they do in rio
As important as Cargo is, you need more land first! Also, I feel like you trolled us by leaving that telephone pole in the road towards the beginning of the video! 😂
I feel like there should be either a casino, cinema complex or a Mall near the sport stadiums. Or something like south bank in Melbourne. Another alternative are hotels. Also a huge jetty would be cool. Personally I love the square fort and hope you keep it.
i think a ferris wheel by the coast line would fit well in the downtown area, since they're usually super big! also adding some small sparks or plazas in the high rise area would be nice imo
yeah! you could build a nice tourist section by the beach with the ferris wheel and some big hotlels
I don’t know why you haven’t made the beach a park? There might be a good reason or you maybe just forgot, just seems like a good addition for land value to the downtown
I would love to see a "government district" near the downtown area. You could put in the unique buildings like the courthouse, tax office, and/or city hall buildings. Maybe in the space to the "north" (if the beach is south) between the newer dense area and the big park. It's nicely central to everything. I like to think thats where the important buildings were placed because it was in this valley between two hills a d a natural pass from river to ocean. It's close to the older train central station and the clock tower.
Maybe you could fill the open space in between the stadiums and the city with hotels and some food places? I think it would make sense, kind of as a place where all the tourist coming from out of town to see the games could stay overnight, get a bite to eat after a long game, etc
The cargo rail is definitely newer than those two old buildings near the station so it makes sense that they would have knocked down some other buildings in that block to put it in and then left the blank brick walls behind
SO HAPPY THIS IS FINALLY OUT!
SAME 😀😀😀😃
It’s good to have you back, James! The city is looking good.
You asked about where the mansions should go and which tile to buy, right? Well, I agree that the mansions should go to a different hill. The one out on the suburbs looks quite good for them.
As for the tile, I kind of think that depends on what kind of thing you want to do next in the city. You’ve been focusing on really getting the downtown going and if you want to continue that, I think delaying the cargo harbor is the best choice. On the other hand, if you are feeling you need a change of pace, you could get the cargo harbor and, instead of getting the pop up with the dense downtown, you’d have to look at expanding/infilling the suburbs, or starting new satellite towns out in the countryside. Both those sound interesting to watch, but I think focusing on the downtown would get the population up and open up a new tile significantly faster.
(Also, I love that you’ve decided not to unlock all the tiles.)
That's a great suggestion. I do see his hesitation to do with buying that particular tile as it's mostly water, but I think it would be fun to try and expand the population by really filling it suburban areas.
That mansion area is perfect for an observatory and a couple more hiking trails
Next Tile “East” of Spruce Hills. It’s almost entirely land and can be a suburban sprawl expansion that could get us close to 65k pop
Build midrise insted of suburban sprawl
Actually, I think it would be funny to build a “Little Mongolia” or “Little Zurich” in the hills. Use a different neighborhood theme.
@@kedamour Maybe if it's very small.
this is literally just what i wanted to watch right now actually loving this series so much, the longer episodes are great as well
You should keep the Castle area, make it a Tourism spot and make a Cable Cart system to it.
Cable car to the castle is a genius idea, it would look so good.
For some of the unique building maybe use RICO to convert them into residential or commercial instead of just attractions
I think some massive billboards and like electronic billboards would work against the back of buildings
The downtown is looking amazing! I really love that super tall building.
I do think the mansions look a touch out of place where they currently are - the hills above the suburbs might be a better place for them like you said, especially next to that cool castle.
In place of the mansions, maybe some lower rise apartment-like buildings would work better? The areas either side of that hill are more busy and fairly densely packed, so having such low buildings makes it look a little too sparse in the middle.
Almost 1 1/2 hours of cities skylines for Saturday morning breakfast, I feel so spoiled. Love all the new 'in between episodes' stuff, can't wait to see how the downtown area turns out!
I think it’s best to just put normal high densitiy in place for the mansions. I think they look a bit out of place in between two big city chunks. And high rise on a hill reminds me of some asian cities that do the same! :)
49:20 FYI, that lower building is a mixed-use one, you can stack a commercial unit from the same pack on top of it to make it a little taller. Some buildings in that pack can be made a lot taller too!
I just barely started binge-watching this series and I love it. That intersection at 4:04 seems really dangerous though. I had been watching the entire time the video started and that was not the first time there was a head-on collision. It also seemed to back up traffic going the right of way waiting on that light a bit. The U-turn lane is genius.
6:00 I think a big park could be cool up there, maybe even something like a Zoo since you could blend the enclosures into the hillside a bit and even expand across some of the other hills there.
Instead of mansions on that hill, maybe a car park with a picnic area, trees, etc? IJust a thought. Thoroughly enjoying this series and look forward to new vids!
A lookout? Maybe a cable car? Leading to food trucks and ice cream vans. That could link to the fort. Just make it a tourist area. With shops.
You could turn the area near the stadium’s into an “Olympic park” like the city once held the Olympic Games and that area was where the athlete housing was - now turned into a public park with fountains and such
When you were merging the residential into the public library, all I could think about was the old “secret” New York Public library apartments! (Had to do with old coal heating systems, the person maintaining/running the heat to prevent frozen pipes lived in the apartment above the library and then the city sort of just forgot about the apartments after that job was defunct…). I like the old box fort, And maybe the mansions make more sense along a waterfront near the fort? Like the ones in Newport, Rhode Island? For the stadium area, Could you maybe have a thin strip of commercial/office on parts of the road but with enough room for a thin park between the stadium and the buildings? Essentially more of a path from the downtown and stadium areas to the beach with picnic areas then a true park.
Love this series. Mantions feel bit off place. Should have their own privacy area, also the one tall building for peeping toms to look at the mansions could be moved to downtown skyline. The small square for harbor is bit too small imo. Save it untill you get that for free. Are you missing eldercare and childcare? Would help keeping up the population.
Regarding mansions on that hill - where I am, it isn't unusual for a mansion to be on a 3 to 5 acre lot, so not having many mansions on the hill looks "normal" to me.
I feel like next to the stadiums you need some buildings to make the new area look more cohesive with High Heights (lol that name). The nice thing to do would be an open space with parks but because you have the big park on the other side, it makes a big gap that separates the two areas too much I think.
Actually, it would probably fit both buildings and a park behind
Looking at the last city compared to this one you can really see the improvements that mods make
There should be some more parking lot spaces available for them to pack.
It looks so cool!
Hey James you definitely need to get more residential buildings that can carry more people in side….. like the one that can hold 125 people inside… that’s pretty accurate for that type of building….
Yeh I hope he downloads more tall buildings.
The numbers for residential buildings are households, not people. One household can be 1-2 working adults and several children
@@houndofculann1793 even still I lived in a 22 story building and it had 88 apartments, which seems way more reasonable for a building of that size
Regarding the noise pollution: you should probably just get the "no problems" mod and turn off noise complaints altogether. Train stations making people sick has always been a stupid mechanic imho, they aren't all that loud in real life.
I have been waiting for this ep finally ✨
I really like you splicing buildings together like you did in the downtown with that residential and commercial buildings, makes taller buildings look more usable. My biggest suggestion would be to download a bunch of taller buildings for the downtown cause mid rise looks good but the main downtown should definitely be taller! I'm sure you'll work that out between parts tho
This episode is just what I needed right now!!!
You could ad much more parking lots in the downtown. But maybe don't go all Huston and make the whole downtown a parking lot, but maybe just some in random little spots you don't know how to fill in!
This is my absolute favourite series to just have on while I'm up to something else, doodling or writing or something.
Couple of suggestions, the first being - you could just leave the hilly part of the city as just hills, and make it into a park? In Edinburgh we have holyrood park, which is an old volcanic plug, and it has the houses of parliament and stuff around it. It's kind of wedged between the city centre and a bunch of suburbs, so similar to how it is here.
Second, I don't think the tram/bus stops are too frequent at all. IDK how the AI likes it, but in real world terms, it's important for people with mobility issues to have lots of stops not too far apart, so it's cool when people include things like that.
Thirdly, less of a suggestion, more of a vote - I vote getting the tile with the most building potential, yeah.
Hey James, loving the series! I’ve noticed that in the suburb's interchange cars are merging from the "express lane" to the turn around!
You could do something like the Battery Atlanta in that stadium space with low rise office, commerical, hotels, etc directly connected to the stadium area. Don't know if it would look too good though.
At this point, “I’m building a university here” is like a running joke of things that won’t get done 😜
Think you need one building inspired on Batuu just for giggles
That intersection early on is an elegant solution to this issue. I've got a few intersections where I want the forward lanes to have a permanent green light, so this could work. I always have to remind myself when watching these videos that James is using left-hand drive.
I definitely agree with other people that using a mod to turn off noise pollution is super helpful. Yeah, living in a big city/high-density area is loud, but a lot of these buildings produce more noise than is realistic. I'd also recommend getting the realistic population mod. It makes single-family houses only fit one household, but the big apartment/office buildings hold a couple hundred people which is easier and more realistic.
I love the touches of Sydney, Foreshore Road/General Holmes Drive style intersection at the start, very nice.
Also I will say your strange intersection does exist in lots of places in Victoria.
The district name for the Downtown area should be the name of the city so basically name the downtown district “Bowser Bay” i feel like that makes somewhat sense
I feel like instead of mansions, nice medium rise condos could look good
in the city?
I feel like there should be a subway station next to the “soccer” stadium, in that big empty space in between the stadium and the skyscrapers. (Love the series).
Instead of more trains you could easily add metro lines where you need more coverage in the city. :)
I really enjoy seeing you play this game again. Your city is already looking so great :)
1:06:43 that big building fits nicely in the stadium area, also maybe add the California sloped houses where the mansions currently are.
I never mind how long I have to wait for a video! I've waited longer for a Flabaliki video.
The mansion hill should become a park/reserve as this is what many cities IRL do with difficult terrain. Build a cable car from downtown up to the peak & customize it to become a touristy spot!
I must say that I absolutely love this city, and by the way I just realized that Sedona is already 4 years old which feels so weirdconsidering I watched every episode, it almost seems like these 4 years went just as 2 haha
It's amazing how complex your city is, with the tram and path layouts and complex interchanges!
Maybe make the hilly area next to the downtown a national park and include the castle as like a cool thing for tourists. Would also be pretty cool with the secluded beach. Also, a scenic pedestrian bridge above the road going through it might look nice.
10:58 There is an intersection similar to this one that actually exists in Moonee Ponds. Intersection of Homer Street and Mt Alexander Road
Oh that "diverging diamond" intersection is just a Seagull intersection type thing, they're really common in Australia and they kind of push for them in our road design guidelines. As for right of way, it's the person in the middle of the road (so the joining road) over the person sitting outside the two roads. Because the person in the middle of their turn not being able to finish their turn would back up the turn into flowing traffic.
50:34 just build a nice park there with some trees, then it looks a bit nicer then just buildings, and try to build some trees in places between buildings 👍
The mix in age of buildings is something you get a lot in some British cities (and probably some German ones too) from the war whee sections of old buildings were destroyed by bombs so new buildings were put in place there but some far older ones around it remained. On top of the usual 'this building isn't safe, need to take it down and put a new one' thing you get all over.
Totally just binges watch all 17 episodes in a week. I love how this city is turning out.
More variety of taller buildings in the downtown area I think would look great!😃
Also, I would move the mansions to the other hill
46:51 can't unsee that tall residential building with the chimneys as a giant white slug
To get rid of that crossing traffic where the roundabout used to be you could just do another u turn for the people coming form the bridge who want to go that direction
I'd prefer an underpass/overpass solution just for variety. Instead of just one of the roads being a full overpass or a full underpass, why not meet halfway!?
@@StefanInOz that'd be good too. Since the bridge comes in on a descent, that lane could go down a bit more, and the other one slightly up. That'd look awesome
I honestly think a huge parking lot could fit in that blank space near the stadium that you pointed out. It makes the most realistic sense and would also look good, because real life stadiums have massive areas dedicated to parking, often 4-5 times the size of the stadium is just parking.
i missed you so much that i started binge watching your old cities playlists again
Between the stadiums and your downtown area I think a industrial looking area like you did by the highway with the broken down roads and such. Or another idea is maybe if you can find like semi truck assets to look parked and maybe storage containers. But an area just for looks would be perfect.
And a barricade situation between that area and downtown.
G'day from Perth! I finished binge watching this series on the weekend and initially I didn't know what I'd think about your style. After watching some of your old stuff as well, I have to say this is the most planned chaos of any of the CS builders I'm following.
Your way of doing things I'd call Mick Dundee style. A bit unorthodox but top shelf entertainment, imho 😂and you're making a great looking city!
Keep it up, mate! You've got a new subscription.
blank space by the soccer stadium could be a nice pavilion, like a fan zone go to before the game. Hot dog stands, fast food, merch shops and whatnot.
I love my mountain garage 🧱💕
And I really want yakisoba after seeing that sign...
I would have a panic attack if I had to drive through one of the complicated intersections. I would simply have to walk
For that weird monument/old prison could you splice the festival areas in that building as if the city renovated the area for concerts? I think it could be cool cause it's on the water and near-ish the city!
That would be awesome.
7:10 that green roofed mid-rise is a building in the city i live in, and i was experiencing deja vu until i remembered what it was lol. what a coincidence that it popped up in ur build.
Hey James, LOVE this series and so glad you’re back playing cities skylines! Just wanted to suggest an elevated end of line train station somewhere on the beach front, ideally with the line running elevated above one of the major streets? Would add another layer of verticality, better access to the super high density beachfront, and hopefully look cool (sorry I don’t have an asset suggestion, but maybe a brick Berlin elevated station asset would look good?). Keep up the amazing work mate, and thanks for the sick new series!
Are taxes at 12%?
I like the mansions moved just a little bit over closer to the area near the castle. Maybe keep the last two closest towards the castle and move the rest to stretch across the hill (1:18:19), that way you can detail with plants and fences and so on
The castle/fort can be kept and maybe turned into another park (or even part of the mansion estates lol). It could even make for a good tourist area
I'd focus on a population tile for now, as you can always place a temporary cargo harbor along the beach (like on the opposite side of the peninsula of where you do want it)
I love the moody buildings around the Statue of Industry(?). Can we find a few more to flank the other side of the plaza?
I think you could build more dense urban sprawl over the hills adjacent to the city. in order to build your the population. you could also make a park surrounding abandoned fortress thing with a cable car going over the hills to it.
55:46 a big piece of art on that blank wall would be awesome.
I like the idea of having the fort be a park like you mentioned in a previous episode.
I think the mansions would be better in the suburbs and for what to do with the hill... I know some big cities which have hills in the middle of them make it a park area for hiking and such. I know we have the big park close by, but that one is more of an open space for such activities as picnics. This could be more of a tree-filled park with trials where people would go to breathe fresh air and run away from the business and loudness of the city.
Also, I really like how the downtown is starting to look, well done with that.
I keep wanting to comment this but I'm always busy or and on Smart TV UA-cam so I never get the chance but I popped on computer specifically to say I put these videos on when im working and they help me focus because you're super good at civil planning and its always really interesting and motivating. Longer videos are always awesome. Thanks man!
love this series so much, cant wait for your university build part :) also I really enjoy whenever you include timelapse of things you've done off camera
You could turn the fort in an amusement parc. It would be nice to keep the historical fort, but the city kind of built around it but kept the fort as a really cool decoration :)
The AI can actually give way perfectly. The cars breaking the rules is a setting in Traffic Manager. There's a slider that lets you choose the accuracy of the cars and how much they break the rules. You need to set it higher if you want them to give way better.
I agree. The AI can make it work better but I'm pretty sure it's not the slider named "Dynamic lane selection" underneath "Advanced Vehicle AI" but rather the "Reckless driver percentage" in the "Gameplay" tab of Traffic manager. Maybe it's a mix of both? Anyway, setting the "Reckless driver percentage" to "Holy City" and the "Dynamic lane selection" slider to 50% should actually fix quite a few of your traffic problems! Of course the "Advanced Vehicle AI" needs to be enabled
Also, a look into the "Policies" tab might be worth it!
@@StefanInOz Yes it is the reckless driver percentage, I didn't say it was dynamic lane selection (but I did forget the name lol so but yea you're right it's the reckless driver percentage)
Yaassss new episode is out!! Loving the city so far. Sending cheers from the Philippines. 💕
I like the mansions but I'd like to see a museum/educational/park area where that ruin is. It's just unlucky placement and I think that funny.
With the section next to the stadiums, either a park or a big mall street, like hardware stores and kitchen and bathroom stores. I'd also like to see you make a park out of a part of the beach.
you should put a custom park by the stadiums. it will fill out the space nicely and people will still need to pay to get in!
I feel like the old fort could be park of a really nice park! and then i agree with another commenter that said the mansions might look better on the hill near it.
2:40 looks like the FDR in NYC... I love the lane changes and exits...
Might be nice to have a downtown campus for the university in that space by the stadiums! I feel like a lot of american universities at least have a main campus in the suburbs and then research/admin stuff in downtown areas.
The intersection from the beginning of the video reminded me a lot of the exits in Boston (right hand drive of course) they also work really we... HEY!!!
night clubs, casinos, and amusement parks!!!! more tourism/ entertainment stuff
🏟 behind the soccer stadium, I think that could be a park with a community pool, yoga plaza, and those special park amenities. And have it open up to the main beach entrance at the “south”
I still say the Highways could use some tolls to make you some money! I'd also do mansions on the hill so they stand out :)
Would look cool with a construction site. Like if a new skyscraper was being built.
You could always do a park around the stadium, in Manchester we have “sport city” which is the official name of the etihad campus and it has 4 different stadiums inside it. You should call the “stadiums” zone something like that.
I love that you are playing cities skylines again I was a big fan of Sedona! gutted when it finished, As for the noise pollution near the train stations id ignore it as when the sims went to view the property surely they would have taken the train station into account.
You could also try office buildings instead of trees. They would block noise better but might not look as good and I'm not sure if they will be tall enough as the space is quite small.
You know what, I think that high rise next to those mansions on the mountain actually is fine - very Victoria Peak in HK vibes tbh.
definitely buy the tile next to the tallest downtown tile. the skyline is good but i think you could extend it more that direction and it will add population
You can place another tram depo in the suburbs if you want to do some lines in there. Just to not make the train line redundant.
Instead of mansions on the hill, make it an entertainment centre with cinema or theatre with a nice view of the city. Alternatively, a park / green area would also look nice on the hill ☺️
So cool literally 23 secs since it's started
11:00 those sort of half DDI's exist in Arizona, near the new South Mountain freeway! they work very well!
This new city is great, keep up the good work! I've got to say though, I don't think that massive black building is working in this city. Too big and it looks out of place. Imo the tall white building you put along the beachfront and the square one behind it are a good height for the tallest building but the white one should be more central. Also, as some others have said, that old fort would make a great park area!
I would love to see some Miami Beach style art deco hotels along the shoreline 😎
I think the mansions area is better with nothing on it but the small road because I think it would be very realistic for a city to build around the hill kind of like they do in rio
As important as Cargo is, you need more land first!
Also, I feel like you trolled us by leaving that telephone pole in the road towards the beginning of the video! 😂