gotta say out of all the city skylines 2 builds ive seen so far this is my favorite by a long shot

@LiLBitsDK

8 ай бұрын

yeah all the others are just hastily slapped down, dull boring and square... this is alive, dynamic and inspiring... I started a "multiple smaller cities" in CS:1 but was like heck no... gonna wait to CS:2... pulling huge powertowers out to all the lonely house enclaves and farms got old fast... and 1 ginormous city just isn't as interesting as a sprawling area with many villages and towns and then yes maybe a larger town somewhere later on

@joris5862

8 ай бұрын

Yes because it's alive ! Totaly agree with you

@capefury8731

8 ай бұрын

For sure!!

@Bethgael

8 ай бұрын

I agree. It's so pretty.

@JimmysCAGE

8 ай бұрын

Agreed

St Luke could very easily be a little Cornish village, lots of saints have villages there

@kalicom2937

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Definitely made me think Cornwall. If the landscape was more hilly it would be perfect. EDIT: Just got to the part of the video talking about the landscape being too flat :)

@josiptito9412

8 ай бұрын

saintly retirement communities...?

@willjohnson909

8 ай бұрын

It's giving me a feeling of Anglesey too

Don't worry about the right hand driving. Just call it a French town. The towns look very similar in some parts of the countryside. The meditative feeling you're getting when building this city is the same we get by watching your video. You voice helps with that a lot. Goed bezig! En wellicht is dit je niche.

@PylonJon

8 ай бұрын

Saint-Luc!

@LiLBitsDK

8 ай бұрын

@@PylonJon Sint-Luc-Picard 😛

@LupoFCS04

8 ай бұрын

Maybe even a channel island which defected to france after brexit and still looks quite english/british/UKish, but had to adapt to right hand driving

Silv, I am British and what you’re building here is phenomenal! 😍 Those who are critiquing you for the minute things just need to appreciate what you are creating with a game that’s not even complete or released yet! I’ve followed you since the OG PlanCo days and this, my friend, is exquisite! It’s so great to have you back creating things in games again!!! Keep it up and can’t wait to see more villages, towns and cities from across the globe built by you in Skylines 2!! 🙌🏻

you’re the best city builder I’ve come across I love how you narrate the videos. Keep up the good work.

@Silvarret

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheSideshowtom

8 ай бұрын

Agreed... and Strictoaster, where did he go?

@bnope5t

8 ай бұрын

Fluxtrance is the best. $2.20 is pretty good too

@bnope5t

8 ай бұрын

Silver is the best parkitect tho

28:58 dude, that last high altitude panning shot made me feel like I was looking out of a plane window. Well done!!

@901blitz

8 ай бұрын

Yes. I think one of the reason for this, aside from the fact that this build's focus was realism, is that the water has this weird shimmer affect going on normally and in the last pan it didn't. In the regular build view the water shimmers as if it were a puddle. From this altitude in real life you'd see water in a more flat brightness, with little flashes of light as the waves catch just the right angle to shine light back up at you. I feel like the graphics engine uses a water affect that is meant for a first person perspective when viewing water with no waves. I think it's one of the main factors that makes the game look significantly less realistic.

@freppers2666

5 ай бұрын

@@901blitz100% agree - this has bugged me since I first saw videos of CS2

A lot of English towns that i grew up near and have a Saint in the name often include a geographical descriptor of a nearby hill or river - so St. Luke could just be short for its full name - for example St. Luke-on-the-Wold (a wold is a type of hill) or St. Luke-on-the-Plym (the river Plym runs through Plymouth). Possible inspiration for you! Absolutely loving this build!! ❤

@thelasthandleonearth

8 ай бұрын

Building on this good suggestion, a lot of very generic place names (such as Grange) got individual qualifying suffixes when railways reached them, to disambiguate e.g. Grange over Sands in Cumbria from other places with the same name.

You are spot on. The foundation of CS2 is just better than CS1 was offering. I'm pretty sure some quality of life mods will arrive shortly after release.

I felt like other creators weren’t really showing off what CS:2 is capable of til I found this channel. Your town(s) really feels alive. New sub and I’m excited for the next video! 🙌🏻

I really appreciate that you’re just PLAYING. I have the dev diaries, live streams, and dozens of other creators to watch explain what things do. But right now, I really only wanna see someone play it and feel how much they’re enjoying it.

Came for the town, stayed for the chicken stables

@JustAnotherAccount8

8 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the horse coops

The it-is-what-it-is episode 😋

@Silvarret

8 ай бұрын

Going to therapy 👎👎👎 Saying "it is what it is" 👍👍👍

@cupiderstunt

8 ай бұрын

@@Silvarret It's fine though... it is what it is!

@wrong1029

8 ай бұрын

the way she goes

St Luke's rings slightly better to me as a native. I live in Plymouth and it certainly is familiar to this style as well as Bournemouth probably, but I'd say Torquay or something of that scale would be good for inspiration. Falmouth too and Lyme Regis. Lots of really lovely places on that south coast.

This is a really great build. Completely made me rethink what I want to do for my first city when I get the game. My only comments would be usually you wouldn’t find buildings directly on a ring road. They usually have service stations next to the roundabouts but that’s about it. Also, towns and villages no matter how big or small usually have a ‘high street’, which the new mixed use building types would be perfect for. Otherwise it all looks very familiar!

You mentioning wanting to make a Dutch series makes me really happy, would love to see that happen. However I think it will definitely take a long while before the possibilities are there, as the game right now definitely is not fit to create Dutch cities sadly.

@mikehirst1605

8 ай бұрын

I'm Dutch, but I'm not versed in city building games or urban planning. Your comment makes me wonder, what are some examples of things CS2 needs to recreate Dutch cities?

@richardgroenendijk1378

8 ай бұрын

@@mikehirst1605 Number 1 would be bike lanes and biking paths

Honestly, this actually gives me a better sense about the game than most of the other videos. A lot of them just repackage info from the dev diaries. But this actually shows me that making a European style city in vanilla is doable.

I watched possibly every major creator cs2 video from CPP, $2.20, toadie, biffa, yumble and so on... but this rural layout and the focus on just creating instead of the new mechanics makes this my favorite. It really looks realistic and beautiful. Thank you for making it!

I hope so much that they will impliment random tree rotation into the base game. That would make such a difference

You make by far the most beautifull and lovely cities in this game, I just love the tiny hamlets along the farm roads and even when it wasn't your main idea the industrial area it's just so well designed... the road placement is atonishing, if you make farm villages like this good, I cannot wait to see a big metropolis or a major city

This is the only CS2 build I've seen so far that doesn't look like all the rest, and I'm so glad. I was starting to worry it wasn't possible to make a unique build, but yours proves that's not the case :)

This is absolutely amazing, I’ve never seen someone create a British setting in cities skylines this realistically before! People who are less skilled than you will just create an American style town with British buildings in it and then call it a British town, however you have replicated the style of the road layout so perfectly I might think it is actually a real place! Thank you!

I am not sure why people would complain about England/UK. The typical village/town from each of the nations do vary in style. Scotland is probably the highest contrast to England, I would say. Maybe they assumed you didn't understand the difference between the two. But I see no reason to make that assumption. P.S: St Luke or St Lukes is a very English name for streets or churches. But not towns or villages. :)

@coco_robs

8 ай бұрын

Was the rain at the end intentional? Cheeky! I'd have you know that the volume of rainfall in England is middle of the pack. Just as many countrys have more rain than have less rain than us.

I just laughed so hard at the end of the video when you said your roads were worse than in Belgium (where I’m from and live) 😂 I honestly don’t know if that’s possible to be worse 😅😅 Anyway, a great video again, I’m amazed by what you can do and how it looks like at the end. I really love it and can’t wait to see what you will do with your Dutch inspiration! The music at the end gives me Downton Abbey vibes 😄

As someone from rural south England, this was very nostalgic, I deeply enjoyed seeing all the countryside roads being made

The idea of a rural island with a big city just across the water fits the south west of England perfectly, which makes sense since you based it around that area. Straight away makes me think of the largely rural Isle of Wight with the big city of Portsmouth just across the sea

I live in the countryside of England and yeah this looks like what you’d see on Google maps. Little imperfections aside, the ‘patchwork quilt’ of farms and grassland is spot on. Great work! 🙂

best CS2 city layout I've seen - there are some videos and even the main live stream that make you hesitate and wonder if this game is not going to be what you hope it to be, and then you see St Luke and realize the opportunity to do a town/village like this makes it worth every penny - outstanding work Silvarret - I was going to mention I love your narration - when you mentioned Bob Ross that was exactly what I was thinking while i listened :) - loved all your "happy little trees" - keep up the inspirational work

St Luke isnt the worse name. Some (particularly small) towns are named after Saints. The moat hilarious example is the city of St Davids, population 1800. From Wikipedia, there is a total of 10 (excluding St Davids) named St [something] that have a town council or market charter. There could be more villages and hamlets, but I only checked towns.

@monoonyx

8 ай бұрын

St Luke makes me think about a small Cornish town, few St XXXX place names down there.

@Silvarret

8 ай бұрын

Ohhh thank you! I was looking at the south of England for inspiration, so that's probably where I came across some "St." towns on Maps.

I was listening to the video whilst tapping out some work, and it was my comment about the map being inspired by my hometown Plymouth 😊 I had to rewind and let my partner hear it too 😅 thank you for the shout out! Lovely video again, BTW.

This build is incredible! I’m from the UK and have lived in multiple counties in northern and southern England. I think the build is most evocative of the Channel Islands. Guernsey’s capital is St Peter Port, which is similar to St Luke! Would be fantastic if there were churches and castles to make this build seem even more like England. I’d also love to see your Dutch builds. You guys really lead the pack when it comes to healthy and sustainable public transport and when I visited 20 years ago it seemed you had a lot more urban trees than us. I’d love to see a realistic depiction of NL in CS2

Actually loving this build, this actually look like a real city and as a brit myself this does indeed look british! Best CS2 city so far! Look forward to more.

With the flatlands and the fact that the towns are on a island + right-handed driving it could be one of the Waddeneilanden. The lore is still intact!

17:13 The chicken 'stables' are called coops or hen houses. 26:41 also this is pretty accurate to England. All of our roads are terrible due to the lack of upkeep. Don't keep them too nice if you're going for realism 😅

the cinematics at the end. show CS2 in all its glory - love the showcase. Best one out there.

Watching a lot of CS/CS2 youtubers because I can't have the game yet. Your part one was the first I came across your channel, and I'm really liking what I'm seeing. Will definitely be watching more of your videos! Great work!

St Luke is absolutely fine for an English town, I like it. We have 2 places called St. Luke’s (as well as 4 St. Martin(s), 6 St. George(s) and at least 10 places called St. John/John’s)

I am honoured that you would want to build our undesigned random vilages over your perfectly planned dutch neighbourhoods

Please continue in this build, AMAZING! ❤🎉

This is het best CS2 pre-release video I've seen, and I've seen a LOT. Bravo!

As a person from Plymouth, this is very similar to what it’s like, the rural area is exactly what a lot of Devon and Cornwall looks like. Definitely my favourite Cs2 map so far

“I’m not going to build many cities on hills”. Spoken like a true Dutchman ❤️😂

Said it once I'll say it again, it's so refreshing to see a build like this and not the easy boring grids

I paused your the video you uploaded before and compared it to Paris (my City) at night ! I feel like I can learn a lot from this game and from your videos ! Thank you for sharing your gameplay with us it's always a pleasure to see it from your perspective and worth the time for a subscriber such as myself ! Have a wonderful day !!!

If you do a huge rural area at the start of your next build, it would be great if you released that map/scenario for us to make cities on !!

"Let's see some cinematic shots" *5 minute montage of permanent rain* perfect.

I literally searched for "skylines 2 rural". I'm playing this game for the first time and i feel overwhelmed because i had no expirience at all. All roads and houses are all over the place and everything looked crowded. I needed to pause cuz i've imagined living in this city and it made me nervous 😢😂 Looking at your rural city gives me peace. Feels like fresh breeze of air.

This is definitely my favorite city Skylines 2 series

Really good work! Your build is relaxing and just makes sense. I love that you try to give it an organic pattern, and that you give it a history to influence your decisions. This village looks also very similar to the French countryside. Finally, really great to see some European build (not only to add diversity in the middle of an American downtown.

This is the first series that I watch on your channel. I love how you try to do different thing from other content creators. Love your videos, keep up the good work!

Stables for chickens! Love it. Your whole build is beautiful and as a Brit, this is very faithfully done. Great stuff.

That's what I think the best way to build ! Start with rural and THEN develop it, makes it much more realistic and so satistying, so thanks you ! You're I think the only one doing it that way it's pleasant to look :)

Love the look of your build - it's very different from most other creators, which is welcome. Hopefully, items like lighthouses and churches will be available to plop on smaller settlements like this, as well as smaller and/or rural stations, schools and other services. Low density mixed use would be perfect for a lot of high streets in British towns too.

Loving this series! Can't wait to try out CS2 for myself!

no High density building yet and this build is looking so beautiful! love the layout!

Nice work my friend ! I just did a roadtrip in southern england and you are indeed spot on. Your first video inspired me for my written article when I described the fields and how the roads felt. It also inspired me to build a new city in CS1 :)

I'm glad I found your channel from your first video on CS2! Your narration is lovely, and this build so far is amazing!

I absolutely love this series. I'm generally super happy for every upload you do

Forgive me, but these are the best, most beautiful and most realistic videos on the second part. Thank you very much! I can’t wait to play...

Love the creativity, thank you for sharing. The rural 'city' is beautiful.

Oh man Ive always wanted to see/build a more rural "city" and it seems like with 2 this actually is very possible and Im so excited to try my hand at this myself

A building for chickens is called a Coop. Pronounced "/ Kup' /". Pidgeons and doves live in a Cot (rhymes with tote).

Thanks for this! It is possible to build smaller communities, you're the only one that I found that has tried so far.

This might actually be a good idea for either C:S3, or for a patch / update for C:S2. Having many small villages / towns with their very own progression on one map instead of having the game assuming you'll build a metropolis every time.

by far my favorite build so far, you have created something beautiful

17:10 the word you are trying to find is 'coop'. Chicken Coop

"Happy accidents" Respect to you & Bob Ross!

the map looks sooo relistic great job, you are by far the best ive seen so far, you have yourself a new sub! thanks for sharing!

I love how CS2 is handling scale. Like in the cinematic at the end it almost looks like google maps or flight simulator! thats how realistic the scale looks in my opinion

I was looking forward to watch part 2 Silvarret!!! EPIC VIDEO AND CONTENT! Loved it!

I wish I could be a Sim in Saint Luke, such a beautiful place. Awesome music you used for the cinematic, felt like I was in a movie jajaja

Very, very keen to see ya do a Dutch series

@speedbrake22

8 ай бұрын

Hopefully they’ll add bikelanes soon

So beautiful! Absolutely stunning work!

I grew up on a village called “Cotford St Luke” in rural Somerset. St Luke is a typical name for an English village as far as I’m concerned.

I have watched the videos from at least 10 of the content creators chosen by CO and this build is my favourite.

Such a beautiful and realistically laid out town.

When the game releases I plan on starting rural since you can get so much space early on. I'm going to be referencing my home town I grew up it since I moved to the big city. This content gets me so exited and gives me inspiration for the future! ❤

Just discovered your channel with the early access for Cs2 and you're already my favorite creator ❤

Absolutely love the towns you've designed!

We used to do that a lot in SC4, build a massive rural region with small towns, and let traffic dictate growth

Favorite Skylines 2 vídeo so far, congrats! It’s super realistic!

By far my favourite CS2 city/village. Glad I discovered your channel

This series of videos of cs2 has me looking forward to the game more than any other content creators videos so far. I love what other people have made, but being from the uk this shows that it seems possible to make a kinda realistic looking english looking town in cs2 that you couldn't do in cs (at least without mods) on console. Looking forward to seeing more.

I have to say, I didn't notice the Plymouth link in the first video, but looking at this one I really can see it, having spent a few days in that rural area last september. I think my biggest hope for this game is changes that allow for more realistic variety than just "EU" and "NA", as the UK, Asia, and the Middle east would all be brilliantly fun to try and build cities in.

_"It is what it is."_ That's a tautology you are fond of, isn't it?

I love how much work you put in your rural areas !

That area on the hill overlooking the "mouth" would very likely have been a trade town in days gone by. Good access to deep water, good visiabilty and a defensive position. Viking would love it. I think you should rename to Silvamouth 😂. ❤ from Scotland.

Very realistic! Most impressive build seen so far, good job!

I wish you showed some real close-up shots as well of random points in the town. I know there's an element of FOMO where it's like "i wanna show EVERYTHING", but then it also ends up just being cinematic shots of EVERYTHING from high above but NOTHING up close. I'd love to see some slow shots of super close-up intersections, or neighbourhood alleys, people walking and cars doing their thing.

What you said about trying to do a rural area first then growing it into an urban area. Imagine that was a game mode, you start a map and it's just a rural area and you have to develop it, spend money buying out farm land so you can build motorways, not being able to demolish anything unless you buy it out, some stubborn holds out that won't sell you have to build around.

This is truly amazing. I hope i can replicate this once the game comes out. It would also be cool go over these vids after the embargo drops and slow the timelaps down and really walk us through the process. Or just do a new one at normal speed haha

The Fens that reside across Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and into Norfolk are very flat and i would say this map fits this area nicely, we barely have any hills in this area, just long swathes of flat agriculturial land.

Plymouth is about an hour's drive from me. So you could totally pull off the right-hand drive thing, they nutty down there. Couild be named St. Lukes after the Parish of St. Luke. Also need a church in there somewhere. Also, Chicken Coop or Barn.

Your city is very inspiring for how I want to design mine! Yours is very very unique among creators and very natural looking. Honestly, St Luke sounds more like it could be a New England location, if there was somewhere in america like this. That would go well with the right hand driving too.

You can really tell the games needs a terrain painter, mod or otherwise, as soon as possible. This looks great, but imagine it with more varied terrain. 😘

just to say a great place to get ideas from is the isle of wight because it as small town and has beautiful hamlets

Looks amazing! One of the best cs2 beta builds ive seen so far. Its amazing to see what uve achieved on this version. Roll on the 24th 😬 gonna be a long 4 weeks

Gotta love the little touch of rain in the cinematic. For that upmost Bri'ish bri'ishness.

still THE BEST CS:2 build out there... and that a build is "inspired by" doesn't mean you have to 100% copy everything or drive on the wrong side of the road or anything... That people can even get "offended" about that is lame... "inspiration" doesn't mean "exact copy" but that it is merely inspired by... and that can be some things, many things or most things... there are always creative freedom... use it and go with it :D love the build

Very chill and relaxing video. Your playstyle is an inspiration for me on how to make a realistic european city

Loving this build, I live in a town with all these country roads and farmers fields, I think you’ve got it spot on 👌🏼 giving me some ideas for when I start on CS2