I might have attempted to accomplish a bit too much in this one. Hope you enjoy! The original cut was over an hour and 15 minute - ha! If you want to support the channel by checking out the store, you can find it at cityplannerplays.com !
Well, attempting a bit too much at once is realistic in this context as this neighborhood is being developed by James after all. He has a history of these things. At least it seems to have worked out for him this time.
I love how the storytelling moved from the political justification for your game choices to the personnal life of the characters. We're going to end up needing a wiki with the characters and their lives. And possibly some people writting fanfictions about them.
That seems like a decent idea. I would love to do that in my free time someday... I believe fandom will be the correct place to write this... I'll try to do this in the near future...
Phil bro! ... Just keep making this series... I'll like to see the population of Magnolia County upto 500k, or better still a million, if your PC allows :p ...
"Third Ave and Third Street is a navigational nightmare" Meanwhile in Woodside NY, with 60th Dr, 60th Pl, 60th Ave, 60th Ln, 60th Ct, and 60th St all either intersecting or within two blocks of each other.
And here I thought my city was bad with having four streets with the exact same name all intersecting each other, or the amount of streets we have that just randomly end and start again several kilometres in some arbitrary direction, or the amount that randomly change names mid-block with no signage
0:32 Someone at air traffic control needs to get yelled at or fired for that. There is no way anyone paying attention would have cleared the olive plane to taxi to the runway like that with the teal plane coming in.
It could also be pilots not following instructions (e.g. the departing aircraft interpreted the "line up behind" as "line up and wait"). Regardless, someone's going to be given a phone number to call for that near miss!
I see nothing wrong with using Find It to get those signature buildings, this isn't a min-max playthrough. Your city is the perfect mix of beautiful and functional, and I look forward to each episode so much!
I do it too sometimes, especially as it also lets you place them multiple times which comes in handy for the signature row homes (to actually use them in a row, which can't be done in vanilla)
Some things to consider for the new pond: With the sides all being walled off, its going to prevent pretty much everything but birds and bugs from living around and in that pond. It also can create a bit of a public safety issue with the path along the wall where if someone fell in (especially a child or other assisted living persons) they would have no way they could get out. Having sloped embankments can provide a nice transition for wildlife and vegetation to grow and live, which also provides a nice buffer for runoff and erosion. It also reduces the possibility for someone to fall in, and be unable to escape. Its my opinion but this generally looks better as well, I've typically mostly seen the walled off version in more commercial settings.
exactly, it looks more like a reservoir than a pond, it's too brutalist for the centerpiece of a neighborhood. but you made a good point about it also being dangerous, there is a reason why reservoirs are fenced off or have slopped walls, it's so it doesn't become a death trap for anything that falls in it.
Given that he did all the legwork and backroom deals before mentioning anything to her, it's a pretty small improvement. I'm with the wife in feeling like he put her between a rock and a hard place with how he asked. Feels like going from behind her back to being manipulative.
Absolutely thrilled to see such a desireable new neighborhood get good bus access! Two pointers about the route, however: 1: Buses and trains are best if they complement each other, and if your route only has to travel 1 extra block to have a direct stop at the train station, it most often will! Having the new bus route stop right at the same stop as the other one in front of the university train station helps interconnectivity, supports transfers between bus lines better, and reduces confusion for passengers. 2: The bus travels basically all of downtown bend already before making it's first stop coming from the bridge; can you imagine how frustrating it would be as a passenger to drive right past your destination in downtown and then have to walk 6 blocks to it? I know you probably don't like adding a bus stop on an arterial but in reality I think you'd see a bus stop right after/before the bridge, especially since this is part of downtown already! Really hope you can make these two small changes, as they'd improve both realism as well as make taking the bus way more convenient for your citizens Either way, I'm super hyped to see what sort of Development Bend is going to go through next, I'm fully on James' side that Bend should be the main city in the county, and hope to see Downtown Bend go through more upgrades in density!
my only problem is the pond, it doesn't look like a pond, it looks like a reservoir, it looks a bit brutalist and lifeless for something that is supposed to be a leisure space. I say remove the quay wall and break the geometry so it looks more like a natural lake. also I'm not sure why you don't use more mixed housing. the lake front homes sound perfect for mixed housing. who wouldn't love to sit in a small cafe or deli with a view of the lake ?
Yea, seems too formal for the area it's in, and kinda big for a pond? Although eyeballing it compared to the high school sports field, maybe it's like 2.5 football fields? 250-300 meters? When does a large pond become a small lake??? 😂 Reminds me of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in DC in terms of the style with the quay walls - just the formality of it
@@3badgersinatrenchcoat i legitimately love it though, if it's well taken care of, it could be a really nice leisure space. It makes me wish the game had more water leisure building and interactions with nature in general. Like a fishing spot, or a pedal boat dock, a sandy area for people to swim, these kinds of things.
i think mixed use buildings in the game are too big and only work in denser areas which is a shame. i also want mixed use buildings that are only three to four stories tall
I completely agree, the pond is the masterpiece of the neighborhood and it looks like a forbidden pool. Maybe a fountain, some rocks and vegetation to make it something people want to go see ? A huge rock in the center with a statue ? Right know it's only attracting for mosquitoes Ps : I love your work Phil and I'm a long time fan of your taste, don't think I'm being disrespectful
Finding new ways to play the game, tips and tricks, tidbits about City Planning and now Relationship drama between imaginary characters... CPP has literally everything in his videos. 5 ⭐
With the retention pond, an approach taken in the UK is not to quay wall it and keep it very natural and use it as a means to improve the natural environment and stuff. It's normally a main selling point of them (to my limited a-level student knowledge). Also, in a neighbourhood like this there might be retention ditches running alongside roads to help carry that water to the pond. I'm having to keep myself from fulling nerding out here but I love the idea, keep these videos coming!
someone else also made a really good point, it's also very dangerous. the ways the walls are designed it's basically a death trap for anything that falls in it, specially with the paths alongside it.
I think that adding something that resembles cherry blossoms around the retention pond would make it look similar to the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. DC is replanting a ton of cherry trees after they repair and upgrade the seawalls so this could pay homage to the trees they're removing.
@@CityPlannerPlays I'm still missing Network Multitool exactly for that... It had the leveling and grading tools and everything to make roads perfect. Hope it will be recreated for CS2
I agree about the unevenness. But really disliked the pillars. They seem too bulky for the size of the carriageway. But that's a personal preference thing. On the Bend side of the bridge I would face the parking lot towards Main street, because as it is, it's messing up traffic
What a wonderful addition to Magnolia County. The only thing I did not like was the quay-walled pond. I think it should have sloped embankments. This way, the pond can be utilized by ducks, swans, geese or other wildlife. Additionally, people can go kayaking, use pedal boats, and there can be RC boat events. Also, if possible, customized park area could be added around the pond.
absolutely a fan of using find it to place the signature buildings. Unlocking them either requires a lot of cheesing or abandoning plans. 👍 though I'm not a fan of that "Groovin' with Gary" song... the vocals are just kinda shrill and grating. 👎
At first, I wasn't sure I was enjoying the characters and storyline in these videos, but man, I am here for the drama! Great video. I would have gladly watched the longer version of the build.
This is the first one of these I've watched and I was gobsmacked at how good it was. I spend hours of my free time looking at old maps, following roads on Google Maps and seeing where they used to go, going back and to between developed land and how it looked like historically, so I loved being able to watch you roleplay that here especially with those insane transitions at the end. Thank you!
I just want to let you know that i really enjoy your videos. You are someone i look forward to watching routinely and watching magnolia county develop into such a big city with your commentary makes my evenings time and time again. Also you are so calm and i feel seen watching your vids which i know sounds weird, but it's kinda crazy how you make me as a viewer feel so engaged and involved.
You kinda skimmed over it, but the clinic was full up in Bend downtown. Perhaps had some relief now with the new clinic, but I would perhaps expand that. And then the mail as well, your handling capacity is not keeping up, so glad you put a new port office in, but it seems you might want to deal with that handling capacity.
I don't know why but I absolutely adore those new twin apartments on either side of Bridge Street on the Bend side. They really add character to that area.
I believe that the Bridge St. Bridge should be either a cable-stayed bridge or a suspension bridge. Consider this: it leads directly into downtown and should serve as a representation of the city of Bend. The current newly built bridge looks no different from the other bridges that cross the river. The City Council of Bend should ensure that the newly built Bridge St. Bridge is regarded as the "Gem of the City," unique to the City of Bend, especially given the amount of money the city has invested in improving its infrastructure. Perhaps something similar to the newly constructed Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC. This bridge significantly improved the city's aesthetic and includes pedestrian pathways that connect the trails and Riverwalk parks on both sides of the river, catering to active runners and bicyclist.
Would love to see Bridge street eventually get Bend's first light rail transit. It's a perfect spot for it, and would provide a crucial link between East Bend and Bend. An awful lot of episodes are just sprawl based developments, so the focus on densification of Bend is a welcome change from the usual. Hopefully we see a little more. I also think it would've been cool in the last episode to leave the scars of the old train lines you deleted and converted them maybe to pedestrian trails. But, too late for that. Looking forward to seeing where Magnolia County goes, enjoying the content!
James Jones is going to drive his wife away into the arms of a better man due to his obession to 1-Up former governor Sheila Johnson. They're relationship is going downhill so fast.
I just realized, after 2 years watching your channel, that when you're basically working on the channel! You are a city planner You are playing city builder games You try to be realistic You could apply some decisions taken on the game to real projects You're working! 😅
Watching these videos have made playing the game more fun. Thinking about my city from a connectivity perspective. Letting it grow more slowly instead of massive growth really fast. Now I just need to pay attention to controls on things like Move It. Didn't realize you could raise and lower height which will be a game changer for a city I'm working on now.
Only Philip can in the same episode talk about elementary capacity and place more residential and make you feel good about it. Truly a skill. I know you cant do it now CPP, but imagine starting a new city with custom 2 lane roads that are customised to be wider than the default road, so when you upgrade theres no eminent domain issues. So say the default 2 lane road is 15m wide and the 4 lane is 21m wide. Make a new 2 lane thats 21m wide... similar to that narrow 4 lane road in CS1. Really I'm just trying to bait you into starting another city. I cant get enough 😄
the way you tell stories makes me watch these videos even though i am not a huge cs2 fan, but your planning and layouts make it a fun watch. and ofcourse im a huge fan of detailing regardless of whether it's cs1 or 2.
I love watching these, tha backstory for each episode jus brings it all together, with a 90s soap feel. Lol. Keep doin ur thing man. Can wait for the next one.
Id love to see more of an isolated/co-op, like bailey, farming community placed in the county. Especially now with loss of production with the new development. A place for people like chuckles and the farmers who wouldn't sell
Coming from a place called Franklin where this is actually happening to the rural landscape (and community), I am not a fan of James. However, I LOVE THIS SERIES. thank you CPP
Would love to see an episode where you zoom out and walk us through each area of the county and reflect on the choices made at the time. It would be nice to revisit some areas!
Superb designing and building! Your professional background give you a lot of knowledge that us mere plebs don't have. Some of us struggle with making a beautiful looking city because we don't have your knowledge! I'd love to see a video on starting just one area of a new city with step by step road building along with the reasoning behind each step. I get road hierarchy, but have difficulty in puting it into practise and making a great road system. Thanks for everything you do in your videos.
Can you put path bridges over that pond? It would provide more walkable connections to both schools and the commercial area from people living on the other side, plus it would be a nice feature for the people who live there.
James sees progress and that is a plus and he is even asking for permission, if anything this all being well will bring more to their community and pockets! Love the story of MC and here for the future of the series. Would love to see more density pop up with the increase in population, office and cooperate jobs might relocate due to possibly lower taxes and availability of jobs in bend
Holee, that park trick is huge news to me. I love creating custom parks, and it's so frustrating that even by adding activity zones, no one really uses them. This changes everything for me now.
@cityplannerplays I feel like you are putting out your best content to date! That was a really impressive episode. I love how you are making incremental thoughtful improvements and development. Killing it!
Watching the Bridge St. bridge spanning a wider portion of the river, I couldn't help but feel like an island (albeit man-made) might be fitting somewhere along the span. I think it'd open up some opportunity to get more creative w/ the bridge, not to mention could serve as a really neat place for some public and/or private amenities (park, entertainment, etc) situated between the new development and Downtown Bend.
Your discussion of "3rd Ave." vs "3rd St." is so funny because as a firefighter in a medium midwest city, having several same-named streets throughout the city with "Drive", "Avenue", "Street", "Road" and sometimes "Place" or "Lane" too can be a nightmare when responding in the middle of the night. Also "Terrace".
I’m really hoping the bridges are improved and beautified in the future. Bridges are a hallmark of a city’s skyline and the current bridges leave something to be desired.
The split road in Franklin (near the railroad tracks) is awesome. It reminds me of Garden Ridge Blvd in Lewisville TX, just south of Justin Rd. I would recommend adding two lanes on each side though, so that there's a passing lane (especially if there's an accident or something, or if emergency vehicles need to get through).
Nice neighborhood. Where you moved the small parking on Cozy St back a ways, you could put some decals for disabled or EV parking spots. They won't get used in-game but you could place a vehicle prop there to make it appear in use.
That is one sweet neighborhood. I especially like the addition of the pond :D Though, you need to redraw the bus line that cuts right through the custom parking!
I’m pretty sure with the water elevation tool you click and move the cursor to your chosen contour line and that’s what changes the height. Great vid as always 🤌🏻
Beautiful as always. My only gripe is I think the one way roads near the lake need dedicated bus lanes. I know it may suck to add because the point is to keep them slim and streamlined, but as a person who lives in an area with no public transit and works in an area with a ton of it, being on a one lane road behind a bus with stops would be a nightmare. A single lane with a bus only lane next to it would retain the slim nature and add much needed usability.
That pond is going to be great for ice skating in the winter! 🚌 Oh, and I really think there should be a bus service on bridge street, its a straight shot into Bend, maybe have it turn down the couplet in Franklin and end at the university train station.
Hi just wanted to let you know that I love your content and I’ve been loving it for years now. Small comment from my side though: it seems your videos are getting more and more packed with content and builds and infos and animations very tightly in a row and I don’t know about everyone but at least I like your layed back and improvised style where also you’re drifting of sometimes and not everything has its own video section with connecting animations and so on. I understand that a lot of the choices you’re making are based on a variety of factors but maybe loosing the tight plan a bit here and there can be refreshing and relaxing. Thanks for reading your hands down my favorite channel no matter what!
I love the build today! At the beginning, i felt the density was to low, but on secon thought it s perfect❤. The dencity tapers off perfectly and I feel like this opens the room for further urbanization: the freeway like road is helish and cuts this side of the city in half and renders the area unplesent to walk in. The new development brings much needed services for the area wich will spure development and more dencity(less sprole) wich I agree with Ben that it is need it. This dencification will open the door to more transit (speaking of wich, i still hope to see the train metro in paradise bay that i proposed in the previous few episodes). I don t see a problem of placing specilised building that you haven't unlocked yet. All in all I love this episode and the build and I m exited for the next episode.
I might have attempted to accomplish a bit too much in this one. Hope you enjoy! The original cut was over an hour and 15 minute - ha!
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I love your Magnolia County Series :)
It’s ok to have extra long episodes. I sure don’t mind!
Well, attempting a bit too much at once is realistic in this context as this neighborhood is being developed by James after all. He has a history of these things. At least it seems to have worked out for him this time.
I’m not opposed to a 75min one
Release the S̶n̶y̶d̶e̶r̶ Editor Phil cut!
I love how the storytelling moved from the political justification for your game choices to the personnal life of the characters. We're going to end up needing a wiki with the characters and their lives. And possibly some people writting fanfictions about them.
Already got fan-made newspapers and stuff like that!
I don't think I need the Chuckles fanfiction in my life, thanks. But I do appreciate the idea!
That seems like a decent idea. I would love to do that in my free time someday... I believe fandom will be the correct place to write this... I'll try to do this in the near future...
Phil bro! ... Just keep making this series... I'll like to see the population of Magnolia County upto 500k, or better still a million, if your PC allows :p ...
Dont threaten me with a good time.
The new development should be named Franklin Oaks, as a namesake for the oaks preserved in building it.
One of the schools could be Franklin Stein School as a nod to the frankensteined buildings
@@jasonea95 And maybe name the park "Farmer Oaks Park" to remember the farmers who raised the Oak Trees in Franklin.
Turtle Oaks? Because not any Turtle can count by twos and tie his shoes…
@@jasonea95 well, half of the oaks were then destroyed for 3 roads crossing them...
CPP prepping for the Lawyers and Attorneys update by sprinkling a future divorce plotline into the mix
And a land dispute between James and the Williamses whose farm he illegally condemned to build his newest development.
Is this a lead-in for a Legal Eagle crossover?
:(
@@highlorddarkstar LEGAL EAGLE IS 🔥
It’s a good thing James and Jamila don’t seem to have kids cause I see a divorce in their future
"Third Ave and Third Street is a navigational nightmare"
Meanwhile in Woodside NY, with 60th Dr, 60th Pl, 60th Ave, 60th Ln, 60th Ct, and 60th St all either intersecting or within two blocks of each other.
Yikes! And I thought it was confusing where I'm at having every town has their own James / St James Ave / St 😂
And here I thought my city was bad with having four streets with the exact same name all intersecting each other, or the amount of streets we have that just randomly end and start again several kilometres in some arbitrary direction, or the amount that randomly change names mid-block with no signage
Have you ever tried navigating Atlanta? Every third street is Peachtree.
At least it's not This street, That street and The other street like in Porters Lake Canada
As well as the West Village, where West 4th intersects West 11th!
Will James ever be happy? Stay tuned to find out on todays episode of Master Planned Relationships.
My 54 year old mum would watch the shit out of that😅
That man is one city works project away from ending it all
Capitalism, I want more.
I am so invested. The drama, the betrayal, the roadbuilding.....next episode is gonna be SO good!
0:32 Someone at air traffic control needs to get yelled at or fired for that. There is no way anyone paying attention would have cleared the olive plane to taxi to the runway like that with the teal plane coming in.
@@sintanan469 that's crazy I did not see that lmao
It could also be pilots not following instructions (e.g. the departing aircraft interpreted the "line up behind" as "line up and wait"). Regardless, someone's going to be given a phone number to call for that near miss!
You’re correct XD
Should really be renamed to "Near-Miss Regional Airport"
@@lcmortensen Someone is going to have to stand by for a number to call
I see nothing wrong with using Find It to get those signature buildings, this isn't a min-max playthrough. Your city is the perfect mix of beautiful and functional, and I look forward to each episode so much!
I do it too sometimes, especially as it also lets you place them multiple times which comes in handy for the signature row homes (to actually use them in a row, which can't be done in vanilla)
Honestly. I don't see point of unlocking stuff after the first playthrough. Done the challenge, now I just want to make everything look just right.
@@Hogfather_OW I mean, if you're cheesing the game, but I take modded builds as sandboxing, so have at it!
Some things to consider for the new pond: With the sides all being walled off, its going to prevent pretty much everything but birds and bugs from living around and in that pond. It also can create a bit of a public safety issue with the path along the wall where if someone fell in (especially a child or other assisted living persons) they would have no way they could get out.
Having sloped embankments can provide a nice transition for wildlife and vegetation to grow and live, which also provides a nice buffer for runoff and erosion. It also reduces the possibility for someone to fall in, and be unable to escape. Its my opinion but this generally looks better as well, I've typically mostly seen the walled off version in more commercial settings.
exactly, it looks more like a reservoir than a pond, it's too brutalist for the centerpiece of a neighborhood. but you made a good point about it also being dangerous, there is a reason why reservoirs are fenced off or have slopped walls, it's so it doesn't become a death trap for anything that falls in it.
First thing I thought - that retention pond is a death trap. James might be looking at a wrongful death suit in his future.
At least James is asking his wife this time.
True!
Only after he put offers on the land. 😅
Given that he did all the legwork and backroom deals before mentioning anything to her, it's a pretty small improvement. I'm with the wife in feeling like he put her between a rock and a hard place with how he asked. Feels like going from behind her back to being manipulative.
Asking for a divorce lmao
i wonder how long this relationship will last, pppor girl
Absolutely thrilled to see such a desireable new neighborhood get good bus access! Two pointers about the route, however:
1: Buses and trains are best if they complement each other, and if your route only has to travel 1 extra block to have a direct stop at the train station, it most often will! Having the new bus route stop right at the same stop as the other one in front of the university train station helps interconnectivity, supports transfers between bus lines better, and reduces confusion for passengers.
2: The bus travels basically all of downtown bend already before making it's first stop coming from the bridge; can you imagine how frustrating it would be as a passenger to drive right past your destination in downtown and then have to walk 6 blocks to it? I know you probably don't like adding a bus stop on an arterial but in reality I think you'd see a bus stop right after/before the bridge, especially since this is part of downtown already!
Really hope you can make these two small changes, as they'd improve both realism as well as make taking the bus way more convenient for your citizens
Either way, I'm super hyped to see what sort of Development Bend is going to go through next, I'm fully on James' side that Bend should be the main city in the county, and hope to see Downtown Bend go through more upgrades in density!
To add to the above points: I think I saw the bus go through the custom made parking lot. That is not good.
my only problem is the pond, it doesn't look like a pond, it looks like a reservoir, it looks a bit brutalist and lifeless for something that is supposed to be a leisure space. I say remove the quay wall and break the geometry so it looks more like a natural lake.
also I'm not sure why you don't use more mixed housing. the lake front homes sound perfect for mixed housing. who wouldn't love to sit in a small cafe or deli with a view of the lake ?
Yea, seems too formal for the area it's in, and kinda big for a pond? Although eyeballing it compared to the high school sports field, maybe it's like 2.5 football fields? 250-300 meters? When does a large pond become a small lake??? 😂
Reminds me of the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in DC in terms of the style with the quay walls - just the formality of it
@@3badgersinatrenchcoat i legitimately love it though, if it's well taken care of, it could be a really nice leisure space. It makes me wish the game had more water leisure building and interactions with nature in general. Like a fishing spot, or a pedal boat dock, a sandy area for people to swim, these kinds of things.
i think mixed use buildings in the game are too big and only work in denser areas which is a shame. i also want mixed use buildings that are only three to four stories tall
I completely agree, the pond is the masterpiece of the neighborhood and it looks like a forbidden pool. Maybe a fountain, some rocks and vegetation to make it something people want to go see ? A huge rock in the center with a statue ?
Right know it's only attracting for mosquitoes
Ps : I love your work Phil and I'm a long time fan of your taste, don't think I'm being disrespectful
Some pedestrian bridges might make it a little more utilitarian yet scenic for cims
City Planner: We're going to preserve these mature oak trees!
Also City Planner: *Cuts down half of the oak trees*
love how realistic cpp keeps it
Finding new ways to play the game, tips and tricks, tidbits about City Planning and now Relationship drama between imaginary characters... CPP has literally everything in his videos. 5 ⭐
With the retention pond, an approach taken in the UK is not to quay wall it and keep it very natural and use it as a means to improve the natural environment and stuff. It's normally a main selling point of them (to my limited a-level student knowledge). Also, in a neighbourhood like this there might be retention ditches running alongside roads to help carry that water to the pond. I'm having to keep myself from fulling nerding out here but I love the idea, keep these videos coming!
I agree with this one. I feel like it's too perfect right now.
Yeah a developer here wouldn't wall it either, way too expensive.
Yes 100% agree
someone else also made a really good point, it's also very dangerous. the ways the walls are designed it's basically a death trap for anything that falls in it, specially with the paths alongside it.
Can't wait for the 2 hour James and Jameela divorce hearings special for episode 50 lol
Need Nate the Lawyer and Legal Eagle cameos…
an april fools episode?
I think that adding something that resembles cherry blossoms around the retention pond would make it look similar to the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. DC is replanting a ton of cherry trees after they repair and upgrade the seawalls so this could pay homage to the trees they're removing.
The new bridge uneveness is getting me! Love the new additions though!
I didn't notice it while building it, but you are not alone. Will get that fixed!
@@CityPlannerPlays I'm still missing Network Multitool exactly for that... It had the leveling and grading tools and everything to make roads perfect. Hope it will be recreated for CS2
I agree about the unevenness. But really disliked the pillars. They seem too bulky for the size of the carriageway. But that's a personal preference thing.
On the Bend side of the bridge I would face the parking lot towards Main street, because as it is, it's messing up traffic
I can't imagine Chuckles and friends are too happy with those farms getting paved over with more suburban sprawl from what they view as Bend!
Maybe we need some more new farms and rural development episodes to replace all these displaced farms!
@@mallenwho i can see the farm owners selling their prime land to developers, to then buy bigger farm lots further out of town
ONE HOUR!!!! You spoil me Phil!
You could say he “Phils you up” ;)
YESS this episode is exactly what I was wanting! A return to the other areas to see them increase density and grow as well. Thanks @CPP!
Liked just for the "Respect the Topography" hoodie dance. Stayed for the amazing storytelling and gameplay.
52:47 there is a bus going trough the new parking. Great episode!
"You must keep these old Oak trees"
*proceeds to build a road over half of these trees* :)
58:41 A magenta line bus is taking a shortcut through the custom carpark. I think we need either a waypoint to go around or a new bus stop.
This is where your slow style building pays off so well. The progression of these areas over time is so satisfying.
What a wonderful addition to Magnolia County.
The only thing I did not like was the quay-walled pond. I think it should have sloped embankments. This way, the pond can be utilized by ducks, swans, geese or other wildlife. Additionally, people can go kayaking, use pedal boats, and there can be RC boat events. Also, if possible, customized park area could be added around the pond.
absolutely a fan of using find it to place the signature buildings. Unlocking them either requires a lot of cheesing or abandoning plans. 👍
though I'm not a fan of that "Groovin' with Gary" song... the vocals are just kinda shrill and grating. 👎
Agreed on both accounts
You could add benches around the path of the water thinggy and some picnic blankets, just for some more detailing.
At first, I wasn't sure I was enjoying the characters and storyline in these videos, but man, I am here for the drama!
Great video. I would have gladly watched the longer version of the build.
This is the first one of these I've watched and I was gobsmacked at how good it was. I spend hours of my free time looking at old maps, following roads on Google Maps and seeing where they used to go, going back and to between developed land and how it looked like historically, so I loved being able to watch you roleplay that here especially with those insane transitions at the end. Thank you!
I just want to let you know that i really enjoy your videos. You are someone i look forward to watching routinely and watching magnolia county develop into such a big city with your commentary makes my evenings time and time again.
Also you are so calm and i feel seen watching your vids which i know sounds weird, but it's kinda crazy how you make me as a viewer feel so engaged and involved.
It’s a good day when you come home from work and there’s a new magnolia county video
You kinda skimmed over it, but the clinic was full up in Bend downtown. Perhaps had some relief now with the new clinic, but I would perhaps expand that.
And then the mail as well, your handling capacity is not keeping up, so glad you put a new port office in, but it seems you might want to deal with that handling capacity.
It's so cool to see a community come to life like this and feel like it's always been there.
I'm not a big fan of that bridge.
A.) I love the details included in the story elements in your videos. It’s so real and relatable.
B.) Jamila is the killer of James’s dreams😂
I don't know why but I absolutely adore those new twin apartments on either side of Bridge Street on the Bend side. They really add character to that area.
All those surfaces make it look like a dystopian HOA hellscape in my opinion
I absolutely LOVE the lore on this. It’s honestly one of my favorite parts of the series!!!!
I believe that the Bridge St. Bridge should be either a cable-stayed bridge or a suspension bridge. Consider this: it leads directly into downtown and should serve as a representation of the city of Bend. The current newly built bridge looks no different from the other bridges that cross the river. The City Council of Bend should ensure that the newly built Bridge St. Bridge is regarded as the "Gem of the City," unique to the City of Bend, especially given the amount of money the city has invested in improving its infrastructure.
Perhaps something similar to the newly constructed Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC. This bridge significantly improved the city's aesthetic and includes pedestrian pathways that connect the trails and Riverwalk parks on both sides of the river, catering to active runners and bicyclist.
Suspension bridges are my favorite, I was a little disappointed when it wasn't one. If it had arches between the pillars it'd be nicer imo
Would love to see Bridge street eventually get Bend's first light rail transit. It's a perfect spot for it, and would provide a crucial link between East Bend and Bend. An awful lot of episodes are just sprawl based developments, so the focus on densification of Bend is a welcome change from the usual. Hopefully we see a little more.
I also think it would've been cool in the last episode to leave the scars of the old train lines you deleted and converted them maybe to pedestrian trails. But, too late for that. Looking forward to seeing where Magnolia County goes, enjoying the content!
Watching this series has really changed the way I look around when I drive in my home town. Love the great content! Much love.
James Jones is going to drive his wife away into the arms of a better man due to his obession to 1-Up former governor Sheila Johnson. They're relationship is going downhill so fast.
Bro the writing for this is getting wild!! Such fun lore for the expansion of the city. Feels real.
I just realized, after 2 years watching your channel, that when you're basically working on the channel!
You are a city planner
You are playing city builder games
You try to be realistic
You could apply some decisions taken on the game to real projects
You're working! 😅
Watching these videos have made playing the game more fun. Thinking about my city from a connectivity perspective. Letting it grow more slowly instead of massive growth really fast. Now I just need to pay attention to controls on things like Move It. Didn't realize you could raise and lower height which will be a game changer for a city I'm working on now.
Only Philip can in the same episode talk about elementary capacity and place more residential and make you feel good about it. Truly a skill.
I know you cant do it now CPP, but imagine starting a new city with custom 2 lane roads that are customised to be wider than the default road, so when you upgrade theres no eminent domain issues. So say the default 2 lane road is 15m wide and the 4 lane is 21m wide. Make a new 2 lane thats 21m wide... similar to that narrow 4 lane road in CS1.
Really I'm just trying to bait you into starting another city. I cant get enough 😄
Considering what the massive headache that the Canadian rail strike is going to give me at work, I really need to buy a "Struggle is Rail" mug.
I really like the way the bridge clips into the buildings and the narrow 4-lane road itself. It reminds me of W Burnside in Portland, OR
the way you tell stories makes me watch these videos even though i am not a huge cs2 fan, but your planning and layouts make it a fun watch. and ofcourse im a huge fan of detailing regardless of whether it's cs1 or 2.
The neighborhood trees look amazing with all the fall colors.
I love watching these, tha backstory for each episode jus brings it all together, with a 90s soap feel. Lol. Keep doin ur thing man. Can wait for the next one.
Id love to see more of an isolated/co-op, like bailey, farming community placed in the county. Especially now with loss of production with the new development. A place for people like chuckles and the farmers who wouldn't sell
The new neighborhood is beautiful! Are we going to see alternative agricultural development to sustain the population growth?
I’ve never been a big city skylines person but everyday I’m hoping a new episode of this series pops up
The area on the inside of center street and the ramp seems a very natural place for a retention pond. Love the series, been watching channel for years
Coming from a place called Franklin where this is actually happening to the rural landscape (and community), I am not a fan of James. However, I LOVE THIS SERIES. thank you CPP
Would love to see an episode where you zoom out and walk us through each area of the county and reflect on the choices made at the time. It would be nice to revisit some areas!
Hi City Planner! Thank you for the Birds Eye view of the city to show where the build is! This really helped me know where we are on the map.
58:45 the bus taking a short-cut through the parking lot haha
Loved this build!!!!! Its a really gorgeous development
Its awesome to start to see the different parts of the city mixing together.
Superb designing and building! Your professional background give you a lot of knowledge that us mere plebs don't have. Some of us struggle with making a beautiful looking city because we don't have your knowledge!
I'd love to see a video on starting just one area of a new city with step by step road building along with the reasoning behind each step. I get road hierarchy, but have difficulty in puting it into practise and making a great road system.
Thanks for everything you do in your videos.
I love this serie, your storytelling, thank you for letting us enjoy it with yuou
Can you put path bridges over that pond? It would provide more walkable connections to both schools and the commercial area from people living on the other side, plus it would be a nice feature for the people who live there.
You, @Infrastructurist and @Keralis are the reasons i play this game. Thank you for all the content!
James sees progress and that is a plus and he is even asking for permission, if anything this all being well will bring more to their community and pockets! Love the story of MC and here for the future of the series. Would love to see more density pop up with the increase in population, office and cooperate jobs might relocate due to possibly lower taxes and availability of jobs in bend
These planned neighborhoods are my favorite videos!
Holee, that park trick is huge news to me. I love creating custom parks, and it's so frustrating that even by adding activity zones, no one really uses them. This changes everything for me now.
anyone just feel so relaxed watching these?
The detailed story telling take priority over waiting for signature buildings. If it fits the story and the area cheese to your heart's content!
Looks great. I like how you expanded the schools and added the diner. The pond looks nice w the row homes
Just noticed and maybe been watching too many vids from RCE, but good to see you adopting the strongest shape mildly into the layout of the area
I adore these videos man, not a single dull moment, so much knowledge!
I play your videos every night to relax me before bed...the probably is I get super invested and I can't watch just one!
Love to see you reuse the old trees.
@cityplannerplays I feel like you are putting out your best content to date! That was a really impressive episode. I love how you are making incremental thoughtful improvements and development. Killing it!
Magic as always. ”Like a PRO” in the headline you not like a PRO you are a PRO!
Watching the Bridge St. bridge spanning a wider portion of the river, I couldn't help but feel like an island (albeit man-made) might be fitting somewhere along the span. I think it'd open up some opportunity to get more creative w/ the bridge, not to mention could serve as a really neat place for some public and/or private amenities (park, entertainment, etc) situated between the new development and Downtown Bend.
Your discussion of "3rd Ave." vs "3rd St." is so funny because as a firefighter in a medium midwest city, having several same-named streets throughout the city with "Drive", "Avenue", "Street", "Road" and sometimes "Place" or "Lane" too can be a nightmare when responding in the middle of the night. Also "Terrace".
I’m really hoping the bridges are improved and beautified in the future. Bridges are a hallmark of a city’s skyline and the current bridges leave something to be desired.
Franklin looks great! Give the main trough road a statue as a focus point. That place just ouzes Statueenergy.
Hooray for fences! I’m from the Bay Area and live in LA. Fences are around nearly every private property and school.
The split road in Franklin (near the railroad tracks) is awesome. It reminds me of Garden Ridge Blvd in Lewisville TX, just south of Justin Rd. I would recommend adding two lanes on each side though, so that there's a passing lane (especially if there's an accident or something, or if emergency vehicles need to get through).
PLEASE make some Magnolia County merch w/ some flames in the background lol it only seems right 🤣
I'm 100% fine with the signature buildings thing. I am a strong believer in "do what you want forever" :p
I just love this channel! It's one of the main ones I watch.
Nice neighborhood. Where you moved the small parking on Cozy St back a ways, you could put some decals for disabled or EV parking spots. They won't get used in-game but you could place a vehicle prop there to make it appear in use.
I like the bridge! But perhaps it could use some sort of truss or other decoration?
Give this man a medal!
That is one sweet neighborhood. I especially like the addition of the pond :D
Though, you need to redraw the bus line that cuts right through the custom parking!
I’m pretty sure with the water elevation tool you click and move the cursor to your chosen contour line and that’s what changes the height. Great vid as always 🤌🏻
I'm really interested in James and Jamila's journey. Thanks for all the updates ;]
I'm so lost in the story, but I love the way you tell it anyway 😅 Thank you for keeping the series engaging!
I think a decorative fishing pier or pedestrian bridge over the pond would be a great addition to the area.
Beautiful as always. My only gripe is I think the one way roads near the lake need dedicated bus lanes. I know it may suck to add because the point is to keep them slim and streamlined, but as a person who lives in an area with no public transit and works in an area with a ton of it, being on a one lane road behind a bus with stops would be a nightmare. A single lane with a bus only lane next to it would retain the slim nature and add much needed usability.
That pond is going to be great for ice skating in the winter!
🚌 Oh, and I really think there should be a bus service on bridge street, its a straight shot into Bend, maybe have it turn down the couplet in Franklin and end at the university train station.
I love the video output this last weeks! It seems you found the fun in the Game again with these new mods.
Keep up the great work!
Hi just wanted to let you know that I love your content and I’ve been loving it for years now. Small comment from my side though: it seems your videos are getting more and more packed with content and builds and infos and animations very tightly in a row and I don’t know about everyone but at least I like your layed back and improvised style where also you’re drifting of sometimes and not everything has its own video section with connecting animations and so on. I understand that a lot of the choices you’re making are based on a variety of factors but maybe loosing the tight plan a bit here and there can be refreshing and relaxing. Thanks for reading your hands down my favorite channel no matter what!
I love the build today! At the beginning, i felt the density was to low, but on secon thought it s perfect❤. The dencity tapers off perfectly and I feel like this opens the room for further urbanization: the freeway like road is helish and cuts this side of the city in half and renders the area unplesent to walk in. The new development brings much needed services for the area wich will spure development and more dencity(less sprole) wich I agree with Ben that it is need it. This dencification will open the door to more transit (speaking of wich, i still hope to see the train metro in paradise bay that i proposed in the previous few episodes). I don t see a problem of placing specilised building that you haven't unlocked yet. All in all I love this episode and the build and I m exited for the next episode.