Tag: Walk throughs

Road and Transport Hierarchy: Planning, Building and Optimisation #CitiesSkylines #MixedReality

Getting the transport system right - both vanilla and modded In this longer highlight I go through the basic notions of Road Hierarchy and its planning, building and optimisation. Note: the City is still in very early stages so transit and cycling infrastructure will be in its infancy (localised) until the City further establishes. https://youtu.be/LFp5v_OKktI … Continue reading Road and Transport Hierarchy: Planning, Building and Optimisation #CitiesSkylines #MixedReality →

Tactical Urbanism, Traffic/Transit Checks/Fixes in #CitiesSkylines (Moderate-Advanced Modded Playthrough)

Fine tuning the city to avoid massive rebuilds and expensive motorways Once you have settled into the basic mechanics of Cities Skylines with a functioning transport system, the zones nicely laid out and the civic infrastructure all working does the fun really begin. Fun what fun? As the city gets larger it gets more complex … Continue reading Tactical Urbanism, Traffic/Transit Checks/Fixes in #CitiesSkylines (Moderate-Advanced Modded Playthrough) →

Traffic Crisis and Housing Crisis – Just an Average Day in Valhalla City #CitiesSkylines

Can we fix it? Err maybe... In Cities Skylines your city can fail in one of two ways; population abandons it because your City Management was less than desirable, or the City has become too successful and both housing and infrastructure have not kept up. Well for Valhalla City we had a case of the … Continue reading Traffic Crisis and Housing Crisis – Just an Average Day in Valhalla City #CitiesSkylines →

#citiesskylines Tutorial: Stylised Districts in Your City (Modded)

Using Themes to create stylised Districts An often overlooked feature using Cities Skylines is that you can stylise individual Districts to your tastes or objectives. Most often we will select what is known as a "Theme" and implement it city-wide. For example my go to city-wide Theme is European and European Suburbia as I don't … Continue reading #citiesskylines Tutorial: Stylised Districts in Your City (Modded) →

Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning?

A question often asked   A question often asked in the real world as well as Cities Skylines: How to upscale your residential area - that is how to trigger intensification or how to get a new residential area started. This is a crossover post with my Talking Southern Auckland blog on amenities and residential … Continue reading Amenities and Residential Development. What Goes Missing When Planning? →

All Aboard! Taking Layton City Metro Line 2. #CitiesSkylines

Taking a trip around the flag City   Layton City is still my only City that used heavy rail as part of the commuter transit system. All my other cities either use a combination of subway and elevated light rail, trams and/or busses with heavy rail relegated to inter-city movements.   Consequently there are four … Continue reading All Aboard! Taking Layton City Metro Line 2. #CitiesSkylines →