I'm a very heavy detailer because I actually took on a completely unique challenge - building an city on a parallel-universe version of Earth. It is inhabited by several non-human races, where half the population are avian - they fly, and when the weather is good, they commute on the wing. Obviously, the game is limited as to what it can model when you are going so far away from a human city paradigm, and concessions have to be made. However, as the game's grown those concessions grow fewer. Example: They never invented cars, but they DO have trucks and trains (rail-runners). The ones that don't fly (or the fliers in bad weather) still take hierachical mass transit - no busses, but lots of trams, metro, and long-distance trains, along with a very complex cargo train network. Mods and DLCs (like Plazas and Promenades) make almost all this possible. It's very difficult, because while some things follow a human paradigm (a port is a port, and they do have a container shipping system) others I've built from scratch with POs and even a few custom assets. But it's also very rewarding - the end result is a very unique city, even if it is more cartoonish than when building a "real" city.

@Slay3K

Жыл бұрын

Sounds impressive!

@ArchTeryx00

Жыл бұрын

@@Slay3K It's really not unlike building a virtual model railroad. If you can detail model railroads, it doesn't take much adaptation to detail a city in Cities Skylines. :-) But I always appreciate seeing those guides, as I never know where I will pick up new trips and tricks, plus I can share some of my own. The ultimate challenge here is that I can't just pull up a Google Earth map of, say, Prague, and put down a similar-looking city using Hungarian/European assets. A lot of the city has to be created completely from scratch, which means a hundred different decisions have to be made for every area. The devil is in the detailing, literally!

Great video Slay! I'm loving the concept discussion videos.

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thank you! More to come!

Love the details you’ve incorporated in this video! Thanks for the great explanation. This will be very helpful for new cities!

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, MARS! Can’t wait to see what you create.

Great videos man, many great takeaways here. You have a great speaking voice as well, nice to build to. Keep up the great work sir. 🍻🍻

Great video, Slay! You're such a talented detailer, thanks for sharing these tips.

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bree!!!!

Been waiting for this one!!

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! I hope you enjoyed it!

Your simple but very effective tutorials are so useful! My cities are looking great now! Thanks alot!

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! That's awesome to hear! thank you!

wow this is awesome! so thankful to be a small part of your community

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

You're a big part of this community, buddy! Thank you!

Your ability to detail is 100% what drew me to your channel!

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, PhoPho! So glad you are a part of the community!

Nice video... Even with basic vanilla and NOTHING else, you can detail as basic as leaving space between house plots for pedestrian paths, trees and rocks in open green spaces, modifying your zone settings to sculpt and shape the skyline. The approach to the build design can create realism through the build. Czardus's Ludington build is a great example. Because he built the city in a historically authentic way, it had a remarkable amount of realism through at least 50 episodes before he ever got to plopping custom assets. Enjoyed the build in the background of your narrative.

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope to cover more ways to fill that space, even with vanilla, but there's so many options. I hope that I can at least make it seem somewhat more approachable for those interested.

Definitely stealing this little food truck area. Refreshing video! Thanks for making it!

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Steal it! Make it better! Thank you!

Great video, could i ask how did you get that parking line on the road like that?

Me: *browsing workshop* My PC RAM: *sweating profusely*

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Very relatable.

Awesome detailing video :)

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Thank you!

I play on Xbox, I don’t have access to mods other than a couple buildings and of course the DLCs. But I still consider my finished cities medium level detail. I usually use things like the food trucks, garbage cans, lamp posts, or bushes and trees. My favourite thing to do is building biking paths around my city or parks. My current project is an open space between two neighbourhoods that I need to put a train track through but also need to make a bike path for. It should be interesting, I plan to use a few rusty old cars and fence assets to make a junk yard beside the tracks as well. It never looks photo real but I enjoy making it.

@Slay3K

Жыл бұрын

That sounds great!

Hey, nice work. Interesting perspective.. there's so many ways to go about details. Sporadic as you mentioned, seems to be what I fall back on 😂

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!

Thx for the inspiration Slay!

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

Great video! Thank you.

@Slay3K

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Hello mr slay thank you for the video It was well thought out and produced. I think I will give the detailing thing a try and see if it works for me too thank you.

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck! You goofball. Haha. Thank Udub!

i wished i could have patience for all details specially when i find it frustating the use of certain mods and its incompatibilities.

Great video!

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

mmmmmmmmmmm details 👀

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

The DEETS Kaielle!

I love this video! Starting to detail now rather than just plopping everything down. Btw what gear do you have I am feeling a bit more lag stutter and judder now that I’ve used mods and assets.

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Running an i9, with 64GB of ram and a 3090 with everything saved to an SSD. I get lag and stutter to, it's just going to happen with assets. Cities, with assets, can be very ram intensive.. 16-32 is recommended depending on how many assets you're running.

@ginotizon2052

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slay3K Yeah I had to upgrade the ram and proc on mine. Joined your discord! 😊 - gteezy

Amazing looks so good! Any mods you can recommend for the detailing? I have all the main ones

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Check out my new video! Detailing: Tips and Mods!

I would love if you could simply use the replacement tool and swap out different sidewalk types, the generic concrete just looks so awful sometimes.

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

That would be nice. Different pre-built textures.

Is there a workaround to the anarchy mod, as when I have it put on, so that I can place trees down on other pavement props, next time I load into my game, the trees have dissappeared. They are maybe inside of the other prop.

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

A workaround to the anarchy mod? Which one are you referring to?

@Miamicop100

2 жыл бұрын

@@Slay3K It is just that I see what people use, and they dont work out the same in my game...like the tree anarchy, it doesnt let me keep my plants I have put out in place next time I load into my map. So I never plant trees.

banger video

@Slay3K

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What are your mods?

what mod are you using for your menu/inventory??.

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

Find it!

What assets do you use

@Slay3K

Жыл бұрын

A lot. I wouldn't recommend downloading all of them without reviewing dependencies. steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2503197438

@matthewmendez2394

Жыл бұрын

@@Slay3K Ty

Im most likely the heavy detailer, bcs i have over 3000 assets

@Slay3K

2 жыл бұрын

I had nearly 9K, then wiped it... Now sitting at about 3500. It's really probably more about how many of th em you are using.

assets used pls 🙏