As always I would really appreciate a LIKE 👍 if you enjoyed this episode, and looking forward to COMMENTS 💬 with suggestions for future builds! - Check out the description for frequently asked questions, and my Patreon at www.patreon.com/infrastructurist for more content! Hope you'll all be having a great weekend! Infrastructurist

@Ilikefire2792

3 ай бұрын

28:20 believe it or not most roads in the US are actually pretty safe at least when it comes to freeways. If anything those curves and grades on that bridge wouldn't pass any us standards as most US semi truck brakes tend fail and result in runways if they go down a hill with grades above 5% at any speed above like 50km/h lol.

@jonathanflugge3557

3 ай бұрын

How about a NUCLEAR FUSION POWER PLANT. 🤔

@yessirgg

2 ай бұрын

What mod do you use for the surfaces?

I made a forum post about being able to create stand-alone train stops using exactly the same logic you used to create your stops except I said they should be able to be added with platforms like how bus stops have built in shelters. It’s so awesome seeing that the capability is kinda already there and that you’re using it so effectively. Keep it up!

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome Andrew - I really wish we could add some actual elevated platforms that the agents would use, instead of it being ground level!

@albinberggren9549

3 ай бұрын

@@Infrastructuristcould you use retaining walls on the train track and rise the ground around?

For realism, you should add a custom beach / recreational area along the waterfront.

@MatteoBucci95

2 ай бұрын

Luckily we got this new DLC... Ah no, wait :(

For even more realism, i would suggest changing all outside connections outside of chowder bay to Amtrak lines (blue). Amtrak is the regional train service here in the northeast, where the MBTA (commuter rail / Purple) is used in the region around Boston.

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Ah, interesting! Man this color scheme is getting more and more complex hahahah

@fr7nkyph7llyj7ne5

3 ай бұрын

For even mooooore realism~ turn off ur system & walk in nature 🤣🤣🤣🤣

For realism, you should make all the train lines purple (the commuter rail in Massachusetts is purple)

@kellenhayes3628

3 ай бұрын

But what if, hear me out, he made the train lines purple for added realism? (the commuter rail in Massachusetts is purple)

@TheSergeantWaffle

3 ай бұрын

Great idea@@kellenhayes3628! Maybe while he's at it he could make the train lines purple? Because the commuter rail in Massachusetts is purple in real life.

@LiamDSullivan

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSergeantWaffle not a bad idea, but what if...and im just spitballing here...what if...in the realm of hypothetical contemplation, one might posit the notion that the verisimilitude of a certain model or simulation could be markedly heightened if, by dint of careful consideration and meticulous attention to detail, the train lines therein were to be adorned with a hue of purple. This particular chromatic selection, one might assert, bears direct correlation to the commuter rail system extant in the state of Massachusetts, whereby the aforementioned rail network is notably characterized by the distinctive coloration denoted as purple. In the overarching context of urban transit systems globally, the convention of employing discernible colors for delineating disparate lines is a ubiquitous practice, facilitating expeditious identification and navigational acumen for the denizens therein. Ergo, the judicious integration of the aforementioned veridical detail, specifically the attribution of a purplish tint to the train lines within the model or simulation, may, in effect, contribute to an augmented sense of authenticity and heightened engagement, particularly for those cognizant of the intricacies inherent to the local transportation infrastructure of Massachusetts.

@FiatMultipla

3 ай бұрын

@@LiamDSullivannot bad, but what if, hypothetically, coincidentally, possibly, maybe, he made the lines a blueish-reddish color, because in real life, the commuter rail colors are indeed that specific color

@gabrielgamer4458

3 ай бұрын

@@FiatMultipla I love these replies, but perhaps it might possibly be a good idea to paint the rolling stock on the trains purple, to match the livery of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority’s Commuter trains that go about the Massachusetts Bay in reality.

Fences around the train station and especially its parking lot would be a good touch. I think those concrete barriers look a little out of place and insufficient. Keep up the great work! You’re the only CS2 content creator I can consistently watch. The balance of commentary and time lapse is excellent

@shimky301

3 ай бұрын

Hear, hear!

Buses! The trains must be fed with buses!!

@user-gz8ww3yq1o

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Though I'm just commenting for the sake of engagement, as my other favorite cities skylines youtuber, City Planner Plays would say. Getting high and watching these with the lofi music and beautiful panoramic shots is the only thing that gets me through the days

@3gunslingers

3 ай бұрын

Definitely busses! But also bike and pedestrian connections! Without a car it is extremely difficult at the moment to get to the other side of the tracks or to the harbor.

Awesome idea with the integrated stop!! Custom station looks awesome bro 🙏

@tigonologdring9189

3 ай бұрын

They work well when you use the "surface" to contain the passengers too. Just make sure that the "stop" marker is contained within the area (it can be a bit finnicky but it relieves the suicidality of the passengers somewhat...)

From a historical context, it makes sense to have a gazebo at a train station. It used to be an occasion for someone to return from a long train journey. Families and friends could come out and use the gazebo to celebrate their arrival. I like what you did with the custom train station. I only wish a small town train depot asset was available in game so you didn't have to do all this tedious work tricking the game into something it should have by default.

I'd say "BMTA Westpoint line" for the new train line since it's for serving Westpoint. You could also make routes going [Westpoint to Chowder Bay to Out of region] allowing a full route between all those destinations. Otherwise, i think your city still needs some stuff like Deathcare, Healthcare. But also parkings and other stuff. There is cars aaaall around the streets ^^"

I think a custom roundabout might function better where the highways meet under the RR bridge. It would also look a tad bit better imo lol. Great video, love the series!!

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Garrett, and thank for the suggestion!

@dalton-at-work

3 ай бұрын

maybe work better but not realistic for New England. confusing and dangerous is the American way!

@garrettpage7774

3 ай бұрын

@@dalton-at-work The northeast and New England actually have a lot of roundabouts! I think Massachusetts has something like 90 of them. But it also has plenty of dangerous intersections too lol. So either way it's pretty realistic. 😄

@MCnoCOMPLY

3 ай бұрын

@@dalton-at-work I hated that intersection until I read your comment. Now it's charming.

I'm a little behind on your videos as recently I've had little time to watch stuff but I've got to say this has been the most impressive CS2 video thus far. Amazing use of custom objects. Your creativity is second to none. You make the game look like real life and by doing so you're pushing it to its limits. Bravo my friend!

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words Danon!

you should make a double-decked rail bridge next time!

I really love your builds and the music during your timelapses. The songs hit every time. Thanks for making em!

to make it easier on the bridge, when using the upgrade tool, drag along the whole length and then you can slide it up to the rail in one click and it will be perfectly straight. Love how this is coming together. Thanks for some great inspiration in CS1 and now 2 also.

Some things I’d love to see you implement are a high school sporting complex. Coming from growing up in a community such as this, the high school sports are a huge deal for these communities. They turn into big events that everyone goes to even if you aren’t related to anyone school aged. The entire town shows up for them. Especially if there are rival games. Maybe if you create two competing school districts to be rivals within their tight county. That would be really cool to see. The other thing I would find really interesting is a cruise port. I know that in real life it is located in Boston but because of the quaint town and archipelago of islands, this could make for a great destination for a cruise port. Can even lead to story progression with the need to add in trams and other local transportation and attractions.

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

Specifically I can see the redevelopment of the chowder bay harbor being a great place for the port because of the historic old town being a great attraction for tourists and can lead to a higher density redevelopment of that whole harbor for high rise condos and other cool modern buildings around the port next to the historic old town center. Also would be cool if we can find a way to place a specialty building to be the county seat and specifically if it could be near the port old town to expand upon that mix of historic and modern architecture near the newly developed port.

I see pedestrians on Route 28 around 18:25! Perhaps this is an example of the term "Massholes" as some people unkindly refer to Massachusetts residents.

You could have a small railroad company in the county as Easthaven Railroad for exemple. They could do the regional passenger transport and some cargo routes if you want. It could bring a little bit more RP in your map

Amazing! Brilliant! I have been needing some extra stations but the standard ones are just too damn huge. You’ve solved all my problems 😊💜💜

One cool additional detail for the custom bridge could be a pedestrian path or pedestrian road on at least one side of it. There are small bridges like these all over New England and the Northeastern US and most have dedicated space for walkers or runners (and cyclists, but that's not in the game yet. It would be cool to see all three being used simultaneously in the game!

I'm glad you are doing trains. It's interesting. Thanks for the video.

i never get enough of these cinematic masterpieces

This is actually awesome that you showed this technique off as i've been trying to find a method to create viaduct train and metro stations, unfortunately in that application the platforms are a little more difficult.

Great video! And love the custom train station ability.

There are benches with roofs attached that can be grabbed from the tennis courts as well for train stations, but hopefully when custom assets can be added we'll get more options for shelters

also when using the invis roads, use snapping to connect to other invis roads, but always turn snapping off when connecting to normal roads and slide it up to the road until it connects (the 2 green lines connect to the road), if you have snapping enabled when connecting to normal roads, it does the connection into the road too far and causes issues with vehicles doing crazy stuff although yours look to be behaving ok, but thats the general rule, as many have found their vehicles doing crazy stuff, i think FewCandy had issues too

don't really know why but love ur videos, keep up the good work!

So great so great ! The feels !

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it champ 😍

this was an amazing episode I especially loved the custom Train station

A pedestrian over pass is also needed by your custom station. That whole top of West Point is semi culdesac’d

compare that custom train station to the vanilla train station, amazing, what a difference, thanks for sharing :)

This is amazing! The current train station is too massive for small towns.

You make the game look fun doing all this detailing I wish we could do it in the base game right, the train station especially because it’s not massive but it works and looks great

Awesome stuff like always mate keep it up! I’ve a suggestion for the chowder bay station, perhaps since there is only two rail lines in service make the transfer at the station there across platform and not that you’ve to first go up to the bridge across the tracks.

Pink is the new Purple!

for realism you should add fences next to the raillines in cities, because like in the 2nd cinematic-shot its missing

It’s sooo cool to see that you now have these tools to create such beautiful builds😊 love that as always P.s. the bridge infrastructure looks awesome

Great to see that MBTA is finally electrifying :D

Stop it all! Infra hiting again🎉

Beautiful

Love it!

Wonderful

Gazebo at a train station = extra shelter (perhaps a smokers shelter?)

As a roof for the benches, you could use a bus stob, maybe the European one, since it wouldn't look like a real bus stop

Very nice city going seeing the New England panhandle of Massachusetts wonderful area

Custom train stops in a headline streamer's build! Sweet... you may want to take a look at the Hangaround Area for the "platforms" and there's a Greenhouse asset that works well for part of a station building (mixed with a L% low commercial). Some carports also work nicely for station shelter components. Dome and I managed to get some nice looking stuff done (there's pictures over on the "showcase" on the Modding Discord). So, custom airstrip next then? ;o)

It would be nice if you could designate train stops on sections of track without there being an official train station, even for cargo. That way you can create custom train stations and have cargo trains pull into industrial areas and stop at factories like in real life.

Nice 👌

For realism you should add more parking lots and more freedom. As you’re trying your best to replicate a city in the land of the free.

I suggest you use roundabouts on the exits of the highways

Hi! you should maybe change the rolling stock for your local train lines as the default one is a very high-speed looking one and choose something different

can you create an airport island in the features episode pls

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

On one of these videos I saw a plane fly in on his pan in the beginning of the video and I was so hoping it was foreshadowing what’s to come.

30:00 is where the custom train station is built :]

You can use the skatepark props to created a platform!

I think it is pretty unrealistic to remove the crossing at 31:10 if a train broke down in front of the one crossing and there was an emergency on the other side of the track it would be bad. For safety, it is important to have multiple crossings.

@aussiejjdude3066

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, plus it would create a tonne of traffic at the single crossing (especially if it was a major train route)

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

Or an overpass to provide a crossing that is not dependent on railway conditions. They even have pretty steep arched crossings over things such as this in New England.

Train Line 2 < Westpoint Flyer. Akin to the "Fenway Flyer" train and the old "Logan Flyer" Bus line.

Amazing discovery! Any tips on how to get the crago stop to work? I constantly get No Cargo Access error on that one.

Very minor detail, but at the two cul-de-sacs next to the train station, why not add a pedestrian path between them? Where I live, walkways passing train tracks are fairly common so I don't think it'd be out of place. Would make walking to nearby stores or the train station slightly easier for the people who live there.

Wohooo!

@Morkeoth

3 ай бұрын

OnO you did your own FIRST !

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

@@Morkeoth I guess I cheated a bit!

You could have ever so slightly raised the passenger plattfrom, by only .5-.7 meters for a more realistic look!

Dude they should be paying you to create assets like legit get your assets approved and then have them be added to the game because there’s only only one train station I would love to see this as an actual asset

How did you get that grey/ stone kind of texture in the terrain?

Came here for a quick tutorial, but this is not the video ;) Nice city btw

what is the name of the mod you used to pick out assets by the way?

you should add bus lines and tram lines

To use all possible routes, merge your 2 trainlines into one circular route. Outside-Chowder-Westpoint......

isnt there a way to incooperate a platform for the train station? I think it would improve the already great look.

Hi, I've been following your videos for quite a while, especially because of Cities Skylines 2. I have loaded all the same mods and they work, but I don't get the "Add Obejct" list that you keep showing. Is this an additional modification or do I have to press a special key combination?

the bridge you see in kdrama but it has this whole metallic frame on the top of it would look great.

Now I think we need custom ferries to islands that have no bridge access. If thats not possible, just custom ferries overall. Maybe you can now implement those cargoship stops in your ports?

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

I love this idea. I also think that would really add to my idea of adding a cruise port to redevelop the harbor at chowder bay. Some of these islands could become attractions for the cruisers and maybe even some private resorts. And there can be a small network of island hoper ferries.

please do more desert city, i love heisenberg city

Hey man, i think you are an amazing builder, but dont you think that a partial cloverleaf would be a better connection to the highway that has the underpass?🤔

For alignment, you can select a whole segment of roads, then moving them over. Kinda like bulldozing.

I think what you have been easier than your plan is to go to the third island where both lines head toward.

@guy_autordie

3 ай бұрын

Nice work with the bridge. And nice "adieu". ^^

@guy_autordie

3 ай бұрын

The local train company is called EHC Railroads. Their paint scheme is white/orange. So thier first line is the CBWP line.

Question: where do you get the mods from because I do find the mods but they aren't the same version as the ones you mention in your description

@tigonologdring9189

3 ай бұрын

Thunderstore

Every time I hear "WestPoint" I picture the US Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. Can't help it... Maybe WestPoint could get an Academy?

Massive crash then just anyways back to the trains 😂

How about the Chowder West Express for train line 2?

Have you done university yet I just love a uni layout playthrough

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

I also would love to see this. I’ve seen some other great ones done by other city skylines 2 streamers.

look, he's sliming 37:45

How to creat train line tool outside from main station ?

37:12 LMAO

When are you going to do another episode of Riverview

@Skibidy_rizzler_

3 ай бұрын

I hope never

Will you do a tropical city/project in the future if the opportunity presents itself?

@jonathanrupell1242

3 ай бұрын

I’d love to see this too but I’m also way too invested in this project so I hope he would finish this one before moving to a tropical destination.

@nanjing78654

3 ай бұрын

@@jonathanrupell1242same, but i feel like i almost cannot distinguish between this build and all his other ones. it all looks the same

the highway node looks terrible, sry. you should rebuild the intersection. the train station turned out really cool. i need to try this. there might be a problem for a station on the opposite side. meybe you'll need some kind of overpass so the passenger can reach there.

platform at level of tracks yikes those citizen have some strong legs

We got custom CS2 train stations before GTA6!!!

Can you add a steam locomotive to the station? I saw Soo Many stations with a steam locomotive.

The platform being at ground level has flayed me whilst being boiled from the outside in

what is the name of this mod?

when I use invisible paths/roads my game usually crashes and I lose my save, did you have this problem?

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Hi! I have not encountered a lost save due to using invisible paths or roads, but I recall reading somewhere that you should not connect them to paths within assets, as that may cause issues :-)

@--h1

3 ай бұрын

@@Infrastructurist yes I know this, but in my last save, I used it only for parking, unfortunately it started crashing again, I lost my saves 2 times because of this :)))) Anyway, thanks for the video, I will definitely make such a station in my city.

@heavyhauldude9914

3 ай бұрын

Interesting... I use them extensively and never had a game crush because of them. And never lost a save (you do use autosave, correct?)

@--h1

3 ай бұрын

@@heavyhauldude9914 For example, in my 2nd project, I wanted to make a European-style custom city, I did it by putting polpabble houses and making custom parking lots, I spent almost 1 hour for the first stage, then it crashed as soon as I started the game, and then it happened the same way every time I tried, I started the game and it crashed after a few seconds,

@tigonologdring9189

3 ай бұрын

@@--h1Your problem is connecting invisible paths (road and/or ped) into growables (i.e. zoned stuff). When the zoned whatever (office, house, shop, etc.) levels up then the underlying configuration of the prefab is likely to change. If this happens when there's another invisible network connected to it then boom! is often the result. Make sure you don't actually connect the invisible stuff fully into anything growable, like you shouldn't fully connect invisible roads into "normal" ones, but rather you need to bring them close and let the "legs" extend themselves to make the connection.

Build a rural train station in the farm area

@ 31:00 you deleted some grade crossings and while I understand that they're not as prevalent in Europe as in NA, the US has a LOT of grade crossings, and you actually kinda deleted the most reasonable ones. The trains have to be going slow already anyways for the train station so it's not uncommon nor unreasonable to see at grade crossings near train stations (specially because train stations tend to be near denser areas)

@sol_in.victus

3 ай бұрын

Obv I'm aware the city's only *sort of* realistic but I just felt like commenting it lol idk. Still suspension of disbelief stands and I think you have some of the best cities on the game!

For people who do not want to watch the whole hour, when does the train station buuld start?

@Infrastructurist

3 ай бұрын

Around the 30 minute mark :-)

I think you guys have lower traffic deaths because you have tiny underpowered cars. There's definitely pros and cons to things. We have a lot more freedom and you guys prioritize safety.

"For realism,"

@minotaursgamezone

2 ай бұрын

For even more realism,

29:50 before you actually start the custom station, made me watch 6 commercial blocks. Pretty angry with you right now

I think the guy who fell off the bridge is dead.... lol. SHOULDA HAD A TRUCK

"Not too shabby..." Until trucks try to drive it and their trailers get stuck in the rail overpass because the clearance isn't there. I like your work, but your use of Anarchy makes me cringe. 😅

@heavyhauldude9914

3 ай бұрын

Game needs almost 10m clearance but irl overpasses where I live are 5m +/- the use of anarchy is justified!

@joshgellock

3 ай бұрын

@@heavyhauldude9914 To be clear, I'm ok with using Anarchy, but it's the way it's used here that makes me cringe. Yeah, 5m is a typical clearance for a truck in the US, but if I'm watching the video, and I can easily see that a truck in-game won't fit, then I think it's a fair call out. In CS1, you had to have 12m clearance to prevent street lights from popping up through your overpassed roads. Totally ridiculous, but you could do that height and still make it look good. This is ridiculous on the other side of the spectrum.

Idk why but when you said "not too shabby" that reminds me of Keralis. Miss that guy.