Also FLOODING In the last post the walk-through photos showed rain had started falling. Well by the time of this post "Flood Warnings" were issued for the first time by Chirper for Layton City. Oddly though while the flood beacons did light up the pumps never activated as the detention basins were able to … Continue reading Licence Please: Driving in #CitiesSkylines
Placing the final road link Wet weather means Cities Skylines time and some serious time at that. Yesterday I worked on two major projects for Layton City as it continues to grow. First was to connect a main intra-Layton City Highways intersection up to the main inter-city highway at the western edge of the … Continue reading The Way-less Travel in #CitiesSkylines
How would Layton City look on Open Street Maps? One of the mods (Cimtographer) allows you to "print" a, Open Street Map of your cities on Cities Skylines. This is an overview of Layton City in map form: One has to remember the City is still expanding so roads and rail lines that go … Continue reading Open Street Maps on #CitiesSkylines
Heavy rail system delivers the goods When Cities Skylines first came out the heavy rail system was more optimised for moving freight or inter-city passengers rather than commuters. Commuters were best to use the busses or subway system if they wished to use transit to get around.. With After Dark and Snowfall DLC's as … Continue reading Heavy Rail Moving the Cims #CitiesSkylines
Light rail finally surfaces With the continued expansion of the heavy rail network in Layton City the question was asked would light rail have any place in the City? The answer is yes it does as heavy rail is more for fast regional connections between Centres while light rail tackles more local routes where … Continue reading TRAMS in Layton City #CitiesSkylines
What chaos could I bring to my citizens? If flooding from intense storms and traffic pile ups were not enough to bring misery to a cims life in Layton City it seems I will be able to throw a few more man-made and natural disasters to spice things up This Summer Cities Skylines … Continue reading Disasters on the way to #CitiesSkylines
Biking is king in Layton City One thing I am trying with Layton City is to make the city an 8-80 City. That is a city that is safe to navigate by both eight and eighty year old citizens as well as amenities suited for them. That is if your city is safe and … Continue reading The Layton City Cycle Super Highway #CitiesSkylines
City suffers from first major flood If you have the Rainfall Mod for Cities Skylines what was just cosmetic rain for visual effects now gives real consequences depending how much falls into your City. This means you have to build a storm water system so that the rain can drain away from your city … Continue reading Layton City Flooded #CitiesSkylines
Beech District introduces heavy rail Beech District while another expansion to the quilt-work that is the Layton City also marks a more historic occasion with the heavy rail metro network now operational. Right now it is only a shuttle between four stations but when completed the heavy rail network would incorporate several metro lines, … Continue reading Beech District, Opening the Metro Rail System #CitiesSkylines
Following a route One thing I like to do in Cities Skylines is catch public transport and "take a tour" around the city as the bus, train or tram follows its route. Taking the tour also allows me to see any bottlenecks (discovered a big one yesterday that meant some time redoing a station) … Continue reading Taking the Bus Around Layton City #CitiesSkylines
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