Keep in mind the historical context and place of your town. European villages have another way founding than American towns. The latter which is more buildt around railway. European towns are more build around landscapical landmarks/lakes/rivers/green fertilised areas. Secondly, try to integrate your town with the environment. Towns are not just islands of asphalt in nature, but are usually always accompanied by fields. Sometimes they do not but you can play with the surrounding nature to make it look more connected to the town. What's also interesting is that you can make a cluster of towns with fields and nature in between. I like your video and for the second one you made, it was very good.
Also don't try to always build next to highways. Use more rural roads like the 1 lane (bothway) highway and don't be afraid to follow the terrain. Hills don't need to be flattened out alot. Especially in European towns.
One design tip I'd mention is think of the purpose of the small town: Is it historical? If so, why was the town originally established? Is it new? Questions like these should influence how someone designs the road layout, orientation, etc of the city!
This is the first thing you need to do when starting a town. Even 2 nearby towns may look radically different Just because the historical context is different.
Keep up your work! We love how you describe your tought process, I wanted to leave a comment for the sake of engagement :) I will steal and apply some of your ideas tho :3
Seriously, great small town tips! Do you have plans/tips on how to keep a small town small, specifically with regard to low income residential demand? The way they chose to implement this game mechanic is very baffling to me. As far as I know, the only options are row housing and high rise apartments. You would be hard pressed to find such urban looking structures in a rural, small town setting. IMHO, the look of those assets absolutely kill the rural vibe.
Thanks I appreciate it! Most of the builds I have done so far have consisted of a mix of rural areas, small town or medium town areas, and then a dense urban core. When I have done that mixed approach I have been able to maintain my rural and small towns. Not on this map, but in a future one I will try to do something entirely rural. ☺️
I love that! I will do something like that occasionally. How do you then manage road crossings? Will you do an at grade crossing or make some kind of an overpass?
@@College-Builder yea I never allow the tracks to cross any roads. I even elevate the rail yard and train station by raising terrain to the track height. All bridges have 4to 6 percent incline and are at least a half mile long
I'm not saying it is, but my wife says it sounds like an AI voice. I'm deaf, so it doesn't affect me, but she said it was very "turn offish" how much it sounded like a robot speaking. Looks pretty good though. Cheers.
It sounds like you need to update your game. I am on 1.1.7f1 -do you play on Steam or something else? There should be a way for you to run the updates.
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Thank you so much, it means a lot. ☺️😊🙏
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Keep in mind the historical context and place of your town. European villages have another way founding than American towns. The latter which is more buildt around railway. European towns are more build around landscapical landmarks/lakes/rivers/green fertilised areas.
Secondly, try to integrate your town with the environment. Towns are not just islands of asphalt in nature, but are usually always accompanied by fields. Sometimes they do not but you can play with the surrounding nature to make it look more connected to the town. What's also interesting is that you can make a cluster of towns with fields and nature in between.
I like your video and for the second one you made, it was very good.
Also don't try to always build next to highways. Use more rural roads like the 1 lane (bothway) highway and don't be afraid to follow the terrain. Hills don't need to be flattened out alot. Especially in European towns.
Terrific suggestions! Thank you!
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@@NaPDeViL03Gaming that is so kind of you! 😃
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Thank you so much that means a lot to me! 🙂☺️😊
One design tip I'd mention is think of the purpose of the small town: Is it historical? If so, why was the town originally established? Is it new?
Questions like these should influence how someone designs the road layout, orientation, etc of the city!
That is a terrific tip. I completely agree!
This is the first thing you need to do when starting a town. Even 2 nearby towns may look radically different Just because the historical context is different.
One of my favorite parts of planning the town is thinking about its history. Definitely like giving different nearby towns different vibes!
Great video, and your voice is soothing. Subscribed
@@JustJustan aww thank you so much! 😊😊
Love the video!
Thank you!
What map for the city are you using?
It is the Sunset Beach map by The Actual Real Chair. Available on Paradox Mods! I really love it.
Keep up your work! We love how you describe your tought process, I wanted to leave a comment for the sake of engagement :) I will steal and apply some of your ideas tho :3
Please do! And thank you! ☺️
Seriously, great small town tips! Do you have plans/tips on how to keep a small town small, specifically with regard to low income residential demand? The way they chose to implement this game mechanic is very baffling to me. As far as I know, the only options are row housing and high rise apartments. You would be hard pressed to find such urban looking structures in a rural, small town setting. IMHO, the look of those assets absolutely kill the rural vibe.
Thanks I appreciate it! Most of the builds I have done so far have consisted of a mix of rural areas, small town or medium town areas, and then a dense urban core. When I have done that mixed approach I have been able to maintain my rural and small towns. Not on this map, but in a future one I will try to do something entirely rural. ☺️
Share your own design tips for small towns!
I will send you some Screenshots from my builds on reddit if you don't mind:)
Please do!
My guidelines for all of my rail, I raise the elevation to 1.5 or 2.5 to create slopes to each side as in real life.
I love that! I will do something like that occasionally. How do you then manage road crossings? Will you do an at grade crossing or make some kind of an overpass?
@@College-Builder yea I never allow the tracks to cross any roads. I even elevate the rail yard and train station by raising terrain to the track height. All bridges have 4to 6 percent incline and are at least a half mile long
Nice! 👍
I'm not saying it is, but my wife says it sounds like an AI voice. I'm deaf, so it doesn't affect me, but she said it was very "turn offish" how much it sounded like a robot speaking.
Looks pretty good though. Cheers.
Haha, good to know. It is my voice but I admit I was probably speaking a bit more monotone than I would like. Thanks for the feedback! 🙂
What is the mod youre using to fix/create the lane paths like at 4:48?
That is the Traffic mod! It’s wonderful!
Gorge map!
I agree! Its been a lot of fun to play on so far. 😊
My principle is...commercial at the corners 😅
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which map theme is this?
It is the Volchoria Map Theme. 😊
Power should be called the Energy Corridor
Great idea!
which map is this?
It is the Sunset Beach map by The Actual Real Chair. Available on Paradox Mods! It’s a great map! ☺️
Also what map is this?
It is the Sunset Beach map by The Actual Real Chair. Available on Paradox Mods!
@@College-Builder Thanks a lot!
Mods are not working on my current version
Oh that sucks. Hopefully soon?
Could u tell me in which version does mod works
I have all the most recent updates from Colossal Order. Are there any particular mods you are trying to use that are not working?
@@College-Builder my version is 1.1.0 F1
NO MODS ARE WORKING
It sounds like you need to update your game. I am on 1.1.7f1 -do you play on Steam or something else? There should be a way for you to run the updates.