Time to introduce the second of my two new cities for 2026 Introducing our second new city for 2026; Neo Manukau Ranges using the Volchoria Map (available from the PDX Mods site). Now if Volchoria sounds familiar it is because it was used for the original Manukau Ranges the predecessor to Neo Manukau Ranges. However, … Continue reading NEW CITY 2026, NUMBER 2: Neo Manukau Ranges, Part 1. #citiesskylines2
Time for a new City, well one of two new cities for 2026. Introducing Waikato using the Elizabeth County map from the Paradox workshops. Waikato will be one of two new cities for 2026 and Cities Skylines. The second city will be Neo Manukau Ranges that will use the same map (but updated) as the … Continue reading New Cities for 2026: Introducing Waikato. #CitiesSkylines2
Also, we ride a Blimp Offscreen I built the race track that will be the mainstay of the Pacific Motor City district. In this specialised district not only do we have the race track itself, but also supporting infrastructure including hotels, malls, transit including a blimp stop, supporting tourism based commercial etc and so on. … Continue reading Pacifica City goes Racing! #CitiesSkylines
Content to grace both Cities Skylines 1 AND 2 It has been a while, since November with Cities Skylines 2 and October with Cities Skylines 1. However, real life happens including moving, redundancy, and reforms in your real life profession - Planning. All can be quite the distraction for a discerning Cities Skylines player. But … Continue reading Back to #CitiesSkylines after 5 month break. MOAR CONTENT INCOMING!
A city with a pulse is a city in motion! A similar post was done as part of the Ben Does Planning Series. A Day in the Motion on Ben's Cities blog is where we just sit back and reflect on all that is Marsden Point in Cities Skylines 2. Marsden Point: a City in … Continue reading A Day in Motion: Discovering Marsden Point’s Transit Heartbeat
From Blueprint to a Living Metropolis Have you ever wondered why your home is on one side of town and the factories are on the other? Or why the subway entrance is precisely on that corner? These are not accidents; they are the result of urban planning, a discipline of deliberate choices that shape our … Continue reading Building a City from Scratch: An Introduction to Urban Planning Through Manukau Ranges. #CitiesSkylines2
The Evolution of Manukau Ranges: A Planners Journey in Cities Skylines 2 1.0 Introduction and Review Mandate The development of Manukau Ranges presents a compelling case study in the disciplined application of transit-oriented development principles, from initial foundation to a mature, polycentric city of 200,000 residents. This strategic review provides a comprehensive analysis of the … Continue reading Strategic Review: Urban Planning and Development of Manukau Ranges #CitiesSkylines2
Manukau Ranges: A Planners Sandbox indeed! Introduction: The Unpredictable Life of a Digital Mayor Every Cities: Skylines player knows the feeling. One moment, you’re admiring a perfectly zoned neighbourhood; the next, you’re staring at a hundred little icons screaming about a garbage crisis, a collapsed power grid, or a mysterious city-wide thirst for beverages. It’s … Continue reading 5 Surprising Lessons from Building a Megalopolis in Cities Skylines 2
WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? And more to the point where are they going? Discover Marsden Point City Centre as we take the tram on the City Centre Tram Line, this time in the day! We also see the latest rocket launch as the tram pulls into the Marsden Central Station stop, before returning back … Continue reading City Centre = People, LOTS OF People! | City Centre Tram Line (Day) | #citiesskylines2
A Midnight Rendezvous made possible with 24/7 transit A friend decided to visit and has arrived as Marsden Central Station on one of the Trans Marden Rail services. They made it clear while they could have caught the metro running under the City, they wanted to see the city lights of Marsden Point before arriving … Continue reading A Midnight Rendezvous with City Centre Tram Line | #citiesskylines2
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