Building a City from Scratch: An Introduction to Urban Planning Through Manukau Ranges. #CitiesSkylines2

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 →

Strategic Review: Urban Planning and Development of 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 →

5 Surprising Lessons from Building a Megalopolis in Cities Skylines 2

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 →

Cycling’s Brave New World | Part 2 | #citiesskylines2

Cycling powers your cities both old and new! What was taken for granted in #citiesskylines enters a brave new world in #citiesskylines2 . The brave new world of CYCLING! With cycling now an option in Cities Skylines 2 I will be retrofitting Manukau Ranges with this powerful transport mode. However, I will use my latest … Continue reading Cycling’s Brave New World | Part 2 | #citiesskylines2 →

Cycling’s Brave New World (in #CitiesSkylines2)

Bikes are here, and it is time to put them to work! A brave new world has come to Manukau Ranges, and all my future cities in Cities Skylines 2. That brave new world being all things cycling (and even scooters), and it is time to put them to work! But it will be no … Continue reading Cycling’s Brave New World (in #CitiesSkylines2) →

Introducing Marsden Point with new DLC | Manukau Ranges Part 7.0 | #citiesskylines2

Bridges and Ports DLC gets a work out with functional port! I also prattle Urban Geography concepts The Bridges and Ports DLC (along with the patch) is out from ‪Colossal Order and it time to get port building in Manukau Ranges! However, I engage in a quick urban geography review as the new game simulation … Continue reading Introducing Marsden Point with new DLC | Manukau Ranges Part 7.0 | #citiesskylines2 →

Bikes Update for #citiesskylines2 | Also Multi-Modal Transit in Action

One of the transport's GOATS modes long missing from Cities Skylines' successor finally tp make its long-awaited debut! Cycling and cycle infrastructure, one of the GOAT's (Greatest Of All Time) in terms of moving people and goods around efficiently inside an urban area. Cycling shares that GOAT podium alongside rail and when the two work … Continue reading Bikes Update for #citiesskylines2 | Also Multi-Modal Transit in Action →

The Little City that Could | Pacifica City, Part 4 and #CitiesSkylines

Part 4: Small City Expands A little city is set to grow up and yes that is a monorail line! Through the noise I do a small ramble on where I plan to take Pacifica City as it leaves its small city status ready to take on the big league. Monorail, metro, tram, roads, cycle … Continue reading The Little City that Could | Pacifica City, Part 4 and #CitiesSkylines →

State of the Manukau Ranges. Also, No AI Slop Here! #CitiesSkylines2

Series update including undertaking urban renewal. A quick update on Manukau Ranges in where I plan to take the city next. 2.86 million cims - really? First though a mod worthy of a look at by players running large cities of 100,000 cims. It is called the Citizen Entity Cleaner and is available on PDX … Continue reading State of the Manukau Ranges. Also, No AI Slop Here! #CitiesSkylines2 →

GO FISH: (for) 200,000 Cims in Manukau Ranges! #CitiesSkylines2

Celebrating 200,000 cims. Also Go Fish? This city is built using the Volchoria Map from ‪@paradoxinteractive‬ Mods: Volchoria Map This is a special post celebrating Manukau Ranges's milestone at 200,000 cims (aka a very large city). 200,000 Cims 200,000 is not easy as game wise it begins to define a very large city. A very large city like … Continue reading GO FISH: (for) 200,000 Cims in Manukau Ranges! #CitiesSkylines2 →