Lets deep dive this as the planners say The latest DLC for Cities Skylines comes out on October 23 (October 24 for New Zealand and Australia - time zones) and it focuses on industry. It also focuses on toll roads too so what is this new DLC? Let's go to resident Cities Skylines player Biffa … Continue reading Biffa Takes a Look at the #CitiesSkylines Industry DLC. Also TOLL ROADS
What I enjoy and urban designers avoid With so much focus on Paradox's other game Stellaris at the moment the announcement of a new DLC (expansion) for Cities Skylines came absolutely out of nowhere. Not that I mind nor do I mind it is on the one thing I like tinkering with and the very … Continue reading #CitiesSkylines Next DLC: INDUSTRY
Finally the cruise boats arrive I have been a bit busy on the Urban Geography in real life side of the ledger meaning not much time with Cities Skylines at the moment. However, I have managed to squeeze a few hours in there and there and have continued to work on the Downtown … Continue reading Some Random Happenings in #CitiesSkylines oh and CRUISE SHIPS
Match the mode for the space Auckland Transport Executives and the Chair again prove that they are talk and no action when it comes to the livability of a City especially its City Centre. The latest from AT in regards to Customs Street having busses removed to improve the flow of cars through a core … Continue reading Impending Auckland Transport Mess Up With City Centre Street – This is How You Design City Centre Streets #CitiesSkylines
100% clean green power There are several ways I like to keep my cities green in Cities Skylines: Power production will often come from low-carbon emitting sources including hydro or nuclear. I do use the Waste to Energy Incinerators that produce small amounts of air and ground pollution but they make up no more … Continue reading Who Say’s I Don’t Do Green #CitiesSkylines
New name, more content coming I have updated the domain name for Ben's Cities from wordpress.com to Ben's Cities.blog as well allowing for video content to be put to this blog. Of course the upgrade also means more space for lots more Cities Skylines photos as I have a wee back log of photos … Continue reading New Domain Name for Ben’s Cities
Park Life and the Detailer The one thing about Cities Skylines Park Life is that it even makes the most macro-level urban designer like me come right down to the micro levels - when it comes to designing parks. There is a satirical take on it which I will have at the bottom of the … Continue reading Walking Through the Urban Forest – #CitiesSkylines Goes Back to Nature
Another day and another step for Cim-kind A small post today but as I said in the last post today we will be looking at a rocket launch in San Layton City. Rockets are launched for the San Layton Rocket Centre on San Layton Point. It was meant to be a Soyuz rocket but the … Continue reading 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 – LIFT OFF (in #CitiesSkylines )
Let's see what I have been designing for San Layton City Since Cities Skylines came out in 2015 I have been honing in my Urban Geography and Urban Design skills. That is trying out different spatial developments, different urban design techniques and most of all working the transport system in so your City does … Continue reading Urban Design in #CitiesSkylines? Always! Urban Design and Transport (Integrated Planning) Evolving? I Hope So
Tad wet Just a quick update with San Layton City while I put together the San Layton Reserve post. Today we follow Bus Line 16 from the City Centre to new nature reserve at Garnet Hills. As the title said it was a bleak day (well night) but no matter as busses and monorail … Continue reading A Bleak Day in San Layton City #CitiesSkylines. Also Checking Out some Urban Design Up-close
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