Category: Cities Skylines

FEE FREE UNIVERSITY STUDY: #CitiesSkylines Campus DLC: A First Look with the University of Manukau

How does it rate? So how does the Campus DLC for Cities Skylines rate? TL:DR version: I give it a B+ Right now that those with extremely short attention spans are satisfied I'll move to the long version of what I think of the Campus DLC for Cities Skylines. Cities Skylines Campus DLC and the … Continue reading FEE FREE UNIVERSITY STUDY: #CitiesSkylines Campus DLC: A First Look with the University of Manukau →

#CitiesSkylines Introduces the big Campus

Bringing higher education to the City Paradox and Colossal Order have made the announcement that 'Campus' is the next major DLC for the ever popular urban simulator Cities Skylines. The announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLcbtSR7iM& From Colossal Order: Campus Dev Diary #1: Campus Areas by Colossal Order Hello there, city-builders! Cities: Skylines - Campus, the latest expansion … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Introduces the big Campus →

Catching up with Manukau #CitiesSkylines #UrbanGeography

Some 700 photos - and been slacking off a bit Some 700 photos between March and now means I have been slacking off a bit with updates to my cities here. I won't share all 700 in this post as that is picture OVERLOAD for anyone. So over the next few posts I will be … Continue reading Catching up with Manukau #CitiesSkylines #UrbanGeography →

Manukau Continues to Grow, Using the Toolkit to Make the City Function #CitiesSkylines

Maps, Big Data and pictures - how to make the City flow When your City surges from 109,000 to 133,000 in two days of game play (basically the equivalent of Auckland's growth from 2010 until 2019 (today)) you need to have your wits about you to keep the City functioning and flowing. How do you … Continue reading Manukau Continues to Grow, Using the Toolkit to Make the City Function #CitiesSkylines →

BadPeanut Gives #CitiesSkylines the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I Oblige and Build the Manukau River Bridge

Harbour Bridge edition gives City gravitas Manukau was missing something as a river city and I could not quite put my finger on it. Ahhhh I know how about an iconic bridge transplanted into the City! Cue BadPeanut and his Sydney Harbour Bridge design! It is not exactly the smallest asset at 130MB (as it … Continue reading BadPeanut Gives #CitiesSkylines the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I Oblige and Build the Manukau River Bridge →

The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part Two with City Geometries #CitiesSkylines

NOTE: DO NOT OPEN WITH MOBILE DEVICE OR ON MOBILE DATA. DESKTOP RECOMMENDED Part Two covers the Trans-Manukau Link in the day time, it also covers some of the urban geometries I am using in Manukau via Cities Skylines The map I am playing to build Manukau on (this my first city with the Industries … Continue reading The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part Two with City Geometries #CitiesSkylines →

The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part One #CitiesSkylines

NOTE: DO NOT OPEN WITH MOBILE DEVICE OR ON MOBILE DATA. DESKTOP RECOMMENDED The map I am playing to build Manukau on (this my first city with the Industries DLC) has a major transport weakness where there is no east-west connection between two sets of inter-city motorways along the coastal area. As a result and … Continue reading The Wayless Travel – the Trans-Manukau Link Road. Part One #CitiesSkylines →

Happy Change the Calendar Day! More #CitiesSkylines Content Coming 2019

Manukau grows in leaps and bounds, also power to the City! Apologies on lack of Cities Skylines content in the latter part of 2018. I had to take my RAM from 16 to 20GB to prevent crash outs of the game and actually get the cities to run without jerking everywhere. https://youtu.be/5dNa6QgpeQs?t=126 With the additional … Continue reading Happy Change the Calendar Day! More #CitiesSkylines Content Coming 2019 →

Postman Pat, Postman Pat, Postman and #CitiesSkylines

Post service delivering that mail With the Cities Skylines Industries DLC also came establishing a post service for the first time ever in your cities. That is build post shops to handle the local mail while the big central mail sorting centres do that sort the mail city-wide (including receiving/sending mail in/out of the City).  … Continue reading Postman Pat, Postman Pat, Postman and #CitiesSkylines →

#CitiesSkylines Industries DLC: My Thoughts and First Try Out

Recommended I got the new Industries DLC for Cities Skylines as soon as it came out earlier this week. For a teaser on what this new DLC you can see the trailer below:   As with any new DLC the mods that I use always break and we have to wait for updates. Rather surprisingly … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Industries DLC: My Thoughts and First Try Out →