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Strictoaster and Fluxtrance, and yourself were the reasons I started to play this game. I hope they're all doing well.
Wow that’s exactly my reason too
@@NMWEYSILYSMM was it the shared airport map?
@@martinhowes1496 Dude you just gave me major nostalgia with that collab
Same...
Theyre retired from doing videos 😅
I was still in high school when I started watching back in 2017. Now I’m done with college and starting my career. While a lot has changed, what has stayed consistent is tuning in to your channels.
Congratulations on finishing school and starting your career! 2017 - you must have been there from the beginning of my channel. Thanks for the support my friend
Great video. I enjoy the fact that you don't just complain the whole time about CS2, but also see the opportunity this game has. My pc is quite old and I sometimes try to run CS1, with the few mods it can handle, and sometimes I think we forget how that game started and how much it evolved. I enjoy all your series. And besides, with my two little children I understand perfectly well your timings ;-). Only even hearing you're searching for a balance means that you're doing awesome!
Thanks man! I hope it doesn’t come off as too negative because I truly love the game, I just wish it was more polished. Then I see game mechanics and graphics of games like Prehistoric Kingdom and Planet Zoo and just feel sad it’s not more like that. Imagine csl2 with custom buildings and mods. I think it’ll be a million times better.
Thanks for the comment and a virtual nod of recognition to you with two youngsters 😂
@Trainrhys is it that bad? To me it has better graphics and game mode than cs1
@Trainrhys Not to forget the "super in depth" simulation.
Aka do anything and never fail because nothing actually happens.
If you have a poor computer, there is Sim City 4, it's great and even with an old PC you can pack it with mods.
With the state of CS2 and how that's been going, CS1 is still a VERY relevant game and I even enjoy building on CS1 over building on CS2.
Not too long ago, I ran into someone in another comment section somewhere else ranting and raving about how "ALL the Modders stopped supporting CS1" and that couldn't be further from the truth even a year or so after CS2's launch there's still solid mod support for CS1 and many people have jumped back to that game over CS2.
Man, I also got into the whole thing because of the Strictoaster-Flux-Fresh Popcorn trio.
I found my second kid to be a trillion times more exhausting than the first. I know how you feel!
The struggle is real haha
I think after you hit about 5 kids they start taking care of each other so that every additional child doesn't have a noticable impact on the effort required to raise them
Your family is the most important thing in your life, I support whatever you choose to do.
Modders made a more feature-rich and beautiful game than these devs could pull off with 10 more years.
I miss sunset city so much. It is probably my favorite of all the cities skylines builds (thessia is up there too), and I really want to see it continued
good lord man, the moment you said freshpopcorn i got hit by the nostalgia freight train.. his builds were great, the music was even better. what a shame he stopped.
It's so fascinating hearing other people's perspective. Whereas you felt Oceania and CSL1 was dead, I've watched all the CSL creators I follow abandon CSL2 to go back to CSL1, and I've been regularly checking your channel waiting for you to do the same specifically in the hopes you'd return to Oceania lol
100% me too. Until the modding gets going on CS2, I will prefer CS1.
Don't you mean CiSkLi 1 and CiSkLi 2?
We keep hitting a strangely parallel path: first and second kids at the same times, returning to CS1 the same time
So true! And kids who are into bin trucks at the same time
your content always feels meticulously crafted, and it feels like such a joy when you do release videos! so i wouldn't worry so much about the volume of content you're producing :)
The fact that the developers themselves rely on modders to fix their game is pathetic
Thank you
Absolutely! And then releasing DLC to steal more money from their players is ridiculous
Why, it has always been the greatest feat of Cities skylines, that community was and is the driving factor of that game, and will be in Cities Skylines 2, just wait.
I remember CS1 it took along time before it was good.
@ulrichkristensen4087 the greatest thing about modders is that they make the game better. But the moment the game is so unfinished that modders are the only way to make the game playable then the Devs have failed.
Yup they give us a unfinished game and let the modders do all the hard work
The thing that drove me to your channel in the first place-and the reason I keep watching your videos after all these years-was your detailed builds. I fell in love so much with Marble Mountain that I even ended up writing some worldbuilding articles for the wiki (is that even a thing anymore?).
It's not just about watching you play Cities: Skylines, because there are many other RUclipsrs who play CS. The reason I keep coming back-and I feel like many other people do too-is because of your particular creativity when it comes to building cities, and stories, and entire worlds.
That's why it was such a pleasure to return to Oceania last week. Hearing you eager to return to Sunset City as well, and continue bringing to life all those corners that are still unexplored, I just find it exhilarating.
It goes without saying that your personal life always comes first... and second... and third. It's good to know that you're taking your time to be well yourself, and to spend some quality time with your family. That's essential.
And it's also good to know that we'll have more CS1 in the future, at least until CS2 becomes the game we all imagine, and that allows you to unleash your creativity again at full power.
Keep them coming! Cities: Skylines, SimCity 4, all of them. Greetings from Patagonia!
I'm really looking forward to you returning to Sunset City and the narrative focus because that's what I enjoyed most to date! I feel like you might even get a bit of a boost out the fact that the next GTA is gonna be set in Vice City and the hype surrounding that. Looking forward to it!
I love the perspective you offered in the first part, also made me realise how much has changed.
I also started with strictoaster all those years ago and now i'm at my first year of an urban planning degree
Wow freshpopcorn I forgot about him
I used to watch those three guys mentioned. A true trip down memory lane.
Oceania is one of the most impressive maps that’s ever been built!
And I still think it has so much more potential! Really hope you’ll carry out the amazing ideas you had at the start of the project
I am so so SO happy you are revisiting Cities Skylines 1. I absolutely love your creativity within those videos and the stuff you're able to do with mods and assets. You actually are the one that got me into modding in Skylines 1 and I haven't looked back. Thanks for all your content!
Great video. Loved every second of the talk and I think you really hit the hammer on the nail for so many people!
I agree. The whole reason I started watching your videos is because of the meticulous details. That is something I don't have the time or patience for when I play myself. If all you did was Let's Plays, I wouldn't watch. I'd just go play myself.
The road tools look great at a first glance, comparing vanilla cs1 vs cs2. Once you factor in mods like move it, network multitool, node controller, and such, you realise you have WAY more control and fine tuning in CS1.
the road tools in cs2 do save a lot of time though. ive spent hours in cs1 just modifying a few intersections to make them wider and line marking them etc, cs2 gets you 90% of the way there in a single click, which is fantastic. unfortunately it is 1 of the only good aspects of the game compared to the far superior cs1.
@@iris4547 not having the ability to manipulate individual nodes like what you can do with Move It in CS1 makes the CS2 road tools completely useless to me. The road markings are quite decent, I'll admit to that.
@@Saurion1 yeah 100%, given the game a try twice now and never get far before giving up. my way of building in cs1 was just to lay the roads out without care for elevation and go through after with move it and network multi tool to set correct heights and slopes. this is simply impossible in cs2 having to modify terrain height first instead and is unplayable.
Ah, Fluxtrance. I used to love their RCT3 series.
Fuck, I had forgotten about him. It was crazy good!
I feel like we got you back in these last three uploads (CS2 with the mods added + Oceania). The quality of what you can build has gone through the roof and its been fantastic getting to watch you build and detail. We stay for these aspects and love the story telling and real world linking history and fun you bring.
The river segment looks so good! I'd like to watch SC4 gameplay at some point too.
Simcity 4 has me excited man! Can’t wait to see what you can do with it. I love playing SC4 but there’s so little in the way of RUclips content for it.
There are some historical names! Strictoaster is the one who got me interested in CS and after following him for a while, I discovered Fluxtrance. I was introduced to Freshpopcorn a little later and SUPER enjoyed their collab Arrowhead Junction...I sympathize with what happened to FP, but I sure do miss Strict and Flux. It was around this time that I found you and got hooked. It's hard to believe so much time has passed. I don't get to watch as much but still enjoy the odd episode. It's been wild to hear how your life has grown as well. I'm glad you're doing well for yourself.
very happy to welcome the return of CS1. CS2 looks nice and all, but without the mods and assets it's just not what I sub to you for, you know? You're so good at story telling and world building; I love seeing you create unique and characterful neighbourhoods or towns. Can't wait for more Oceania and I really hope we get to see something in the outback!!!
Always love your constructive insight with CS as a series, glad you're still doing well!
There's a lot in this video that I could respond to. But there's one I think above all else sums it up and I am shocked that I haven't heard until now:
You asked "How many more expansions could they have done for CS1?"
Harbors
Military bases
Sci-fi assets
Fantasy assets
More regional packs - South America? Australia?
They could have actually made a sequel to CS1 instead of the totally new game that is CS2.
I'm not a programmer, but I feel they should have stuck with the core of CS1 but improved it for newer hardware.
Frankly, I went back to CS1 after barely a month, and I upgraded my computer to play CS2! I spent over 300 dollars upgrading my PC and I still find that CS1 is just a more fun experience.
I am just not impressed with CS2. It's just not there yet.
SC4 is having a resurgence and I'm loving it \o/ (same with OpenTTD)
I like this kind of video, that's essentially a podcast with some playstuff in the background. Maybe it could make for a video series, where instead of a timelapse in the episode there could be a less edited, slower version with some life update or just talking about different topics that come up.
7 years on RUclips is a while, I appreciate a little bit of the perspective from that, being only a few years in myself. Your cities and videos inspire me, and I can’t wait to see whatever you doing going forward, even with C:S and C:S2 being a bit of a weird dynamic.
Also, I was wondering if you had played any of the older sim city games like snes or 2000, just out of curiosity.
Totally get it! I have two kids and one on the way. Work a crazy stressful job and travel all the time for work. The only way I play, is to sacrifice sleep. Here's a cliché thought: this is a marathon, not a sprint. I would personally rather keep watching your videos for another 7 years at a lower frequency than for you to experience burn out :( I was so sad when Fluxtrance called it quits...hoping for the best for you and your family and for many videos to come. You are greatly appreciated by the community.
great video! the lack of cars and traffic has always really bothered me in cs2... especailly when you compare it to real life and how busy roads anywhere and everywhere are
i hope you're still going to do the desert mining town in Oceania. I agree i think the series is almost done with the main city and town detailing you've already done, but if there's one thing i really want to see for it to be properly complete its not to leave the outback undetailed even if you feel you have done it before.
Same i used to wait for the new videos of Strictcoaster , Fluxtrance and freshpopcorn to get ideas to build my city
btw I subbed to your channel back in 2017
So happy to see you return to cs 1
Love the direction, focus on detail-oriented CS1 content for a bit until CS2 catches up to where it needs to be. Keep being awesome!
Happy to see you back in CS1 whenever you find some time! Cities in CS2 lacks character for me, apart from the road layout there is just nothing that make that city truly yours. I love seeing content creators pick the goodies from the workshop and make a unique looking city even if its 100 or 10 000 assets, CS2 have a long way to go before being there.
I really hope that you will come back to Sunset City and make more Oceania, but i also really love the cs2 content. And dont worry about us. We can wait the extra week if the video is this good, quality wise!❤
I'm so sad FreshPopcorn stopped uploading
At least you don't disspear randomly like Freshpopcorn :)
Ultimately, I want to be able to buy this game someday and feel good about that decision. Until then, I'll just keep watching your videos. Thank you for what you're doing.
And yes I’m here for more Sunset City and Oceania. I still love the CS2 videos but those two are great series too
When you said Strictoaster Fresh Popcorn and Fluxtrance the nostalgia hit me in the face like a truck :')
I've been wanting to see you build in the red desert in Oceania, maybe some small towns, dive bars, a stone quarry, polluting industry, and a suspicious RV in the middle of nowhere. But its okay if you don't because I like all the stuff you make.
I really loved the radio for the first 45 minutes.
I always wanted to be able to build cities like you guys make, but with all the DLC's, mods, props and workshop content I drowned in the options and by that never really learned the basics. So one big advantage of playing CS2 for me is that the limited content forces me to be creative with the stuff I have available. And that works really well for me, my builds are really improving. But I couldn't agree more with two dollars twenty here, this game has some great aspects, but is also an unfinished product and can be really frustrating at times. But I keep on restarting this game after each crash, it's highly addictive.
We're busy too. I for one, don't mind whenever you release. If it's irregular, so be it. I'm just glad every time you do. And that is all that matters -- as long as you can afford to do it and like doing it, that's most important. So thank you, always.
There used to be a SC4 asset creator named reddonquixote who made many, many Australian buildings. Primarily Melbourne but he got out to other cities as well. Highly recommend looking his work up if you're not familiar!
I don't really care whether it's cs1 or 2 content it's just fun to watch you create these incredible places
Your video about life changes and making RUclips content is something I really identify with and really got my attention. Life and family is more important over the things we love if the things we love become more important than life and family. My PC’s currently gone down and I’ve not been able to make RUclips content and in a way it’s given me a new found freedom. You realize just how much you miss out on when trapped in a content world. That being said I love Cities skylines and will always play it. On CS2 I never included it on my channel. I just didn’t think the game was ready for me and I’m not ready for it in its current state. Right now CS1 is the best way to play for the creators of beautiful cites to wow the audience and CS2 is definitely suited for real live let’s plays. I think it will be fun to look back on those difficult times that CS2 gives us in years to come when it’s finally fun to play. Anyways the main reason for my long winded comment was I’d just watched the Adam Sandler movie “Click” worth a watch and the msg fits in with what you were saying and what I’m experiencing. So really great interesting video. Keep up the great work, keep up the CS1 content and importantly keep up with the family and life!
7 years? It's been a long road my friend. Keep it up
fluxtrance is such a throwback, i remember watching his Sim City 5 videos and then going nuts on Cities Skylines - good shit. unfortunately I have bad news about Paradox Mods, from someone who has uploaded extensively as a Hoi4 modder: it's a much worse website compared to the Workshop. i really hope that the ingenious people of the C:S modding community can make it work ♥
This guy is a MasterMind ❤
Wow those 3 names took me WAY back! Flux was the guy that got me into it. Rhinestone island was beautiful. Then I came across StrictToaster, then Popcorn. Sad to see Popcorn deleted all his videos.
Its really hard as a content creator to let go of the creative control that editing and thumbs afford you. It can be scary but if you ever want some help there is those of us who will help. We are a community and we should have each others backs, so if you need we are here brother. BTW totally relate to the sleep/Kid time/and editing shenanigans
Aw Simcity 4 was the best. Would love to see what you're up to over there :D
nice to hear how you're doing, honestly once cs2 came out i just felt a bit burned on the whole thing, like hopefully i can one day enjoy it, but i really worry literally everything good &/or useful will be put behind dlc and at this point in my life? i'm just don't have the time or anything for that sorta game style anymore
cs1 though? watching ppl play that is like home to me, of course i'm not actively plotting against cs2 but like... i'm thrilled to see ppl going back to cs1 lmao
idk just my thoughts on the matter, like i have no particularly negative feelings towards cs2 but i'm just so over games have terrible releases
I have actually gotten that sc4 itch lately. Hardest part of going back is the camera zoom lol.
Hey man long time viewer! First of all, life really bites you in the ass lol. I haven't touched my Cities projects in probably 3 or 4 months now because of my schedule. Oh and congrats on the second kid! First time I'm hearing of it lol
Re: CS2. I think the lack of custom assets is really shooting the game in the foot. Like, the game *looks* really nice. But my problem with a lot of CS2 projects is that they all look roughly the same to me. And frankly, and this is a personal thing for me, I've never played just vanilla city builders. I love using custom mods and assets to make a project truly feel like mine.
Re: SimCity 4. Are we the same person? lol. I've also been playing more SimCity 4 for the first time in probably a decade and I agree, the game just feels just so much more alive than CS1 or CS2. It's that old school Maxis magic and charm!
Re: Future project stuff. Dude I miss Sunset City, and I think what I miss about it is the fact that you have so much fun with all the little stories and quirks of the project!
To wrap up I just wanted to say good luck! And most importantly I think, I know this is a part time job for you and there's a lot of expectations that come along with that (you touched on those a little bit in this video), but I think it's good to remember that we're all here to have a good time. Enjoy yourself, and good projects will flow from that :)
Cheers bud!
Oceania is the best series ever watched it from the start and it got me into cities skylines
I’m still holding out hope that Fluxtrance will come back to finish Avalon. I loved that build! Wherever you are Fluxtrance, I hope you’re well!
I am someone who still plays the sims 3, the sims 2 and simcity 4 (even tho it is almost as old as me). I don’t understand why people think they need to stop playing older games every time a new one comes out. I know being a adult i don’t have time to play all the games that I want, but throughout the year, even if it’s sparse, I’ll play a little bit of everything.
You are the best to make cities
Would love to see more of sunset city.
Modders have made a more feature-rich and beautiful game than the developers, who had 10 years to develop CS 2…
I want your Miami series back 😄
Having two small kids, I feel you, man. I'm into racing sims, and I just don't have the time to play anymore. I wish I had started streaming 10 years ago instead of going to college. I'm not even doing what I went to school for.
I used to watch all of those guys!
Aaa some names from the past! FLUX was the reason i started to play CS!
Bugs and issues aside, what happened to the content creator packs!? I feel that if they released it, CS2 players would havent gone down because there some news things to play with. Oh well..
As alwaya looking forward to wonderful content! Cheers!
I'm a new(ish) subscriber. Subbed after the CSL: 2 trailer. Glad you're looking after your health and spending time with the family.
I will say though, you are correct that people are losing interest with the game. I got it on GamePass launch day, played it a little and it kept crashing. Stopped playing as I had no interest in returning to the game ….. until the other day where I saw the logo to my desktop shortcut, opened up GamePass annnd just uninstalled it from my PC. Yeah, still have no interest in returning unfortunately.
Strictoaster's Nydal city was the first city build I'd watched on youtube, and was the first time I'd heard or known about mods and assets. I still think about that city when I watch all the gamers now making their cities so flat.
I watch cities skylines videos entirely because I enjoy watching modded gameplay, and that means I overwhelmingly prefer cities 1. In fact I never watch any cities 2 content. I'm checking this video pretty much exclusively to find out if you're gonna be getting back to cities 1 anytime soon.
7 years? I must’ve started watching you half way through uni, graduated, and worked on some big name programs since then
The timing releasing this video saying the game to truly be great needs Paradox mods and then a couple of days later the Paradox mods at least phase 1 of it gets announced.
And yet here Iam just wishing for more Springfield.
Your path through CS1 and CS2 sounds so much like mine! The vanilla games are great -- for awhile. What comes next is, imho, such a personal decision that the devs could never fulfill it. It takes modders. One of the first assets I got was Bad Side of Town and the 1u wide shotgun homes, which scratched *my* itch to build familiar neighborhoods. I doubt anyone else did that, and my selection of mods and assets is unlikely to look like others'. At present, CS2 isn't challenging enough to please the gamers, nor does it have the variety or quantity of assets to please the sandboxers. It's a great game!...for awhile...and then...
Thanks for your viewpoint. I've watched you in the past, but hadn't yet been a supporter.
Try Workers and Resources if you want a more challenging simulation-type city builder :)
DON'T EVER BE SORRY FOR SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR KIDS.
would love to see cs1 because cs2 will maybe finished in a year
I originally subscribed for Parkitect, then fell into CSL. But I still miss Parkitect. So much :(
Good vid
imo they really need to push the release of official mod support. I know we already use thunderstore, but having functioning assets will release so much of its potential. F.e. I was so disappointed, when I realized the train station couldnt be raised off the ground. In CS1 I would just find the right mod/asset and create my dream train station. In CS2 I just quit.
Man i feel bad to ask this. But regarding SunsetCity, is there a possibility to release the map like you said? I would really love to build on that map and i would be very appreciative i you would release it. Only if it's a possibility
No can do mate, it's gonna be part of Paradox's next $20 DLC that fixes nothing 😂😂
Saying this as a CS1 player who noticed the DLCs were just rebadged mods around Airports. Also as someone who plays HoI4 with their current "DLC" issue. I'm on to Paradox's income "strategy" and I won't be a part of it going forward, I'll continue playing CS1 and not care about 2 at all. 😂
you could always move to transport fever
Maybe you should play someting else while waiting cs2 ? I just miss cs1 videos still
Good vid.
Two questions:
1) Is CS2 worth buying? and...
2) Can you get mods for it?
1. Not yet. Potentially in the future, but no guarantees.
2. Yes, but not officially, so every update runs the risk of breaking your modded cities.
Because of Fluxtrance and his legendary Fluxburgh i started to play cities skylines...CS1 was legendary game and i hope CS2 will be too, but not for now...
And bc of this game i started to study architecture..I just want to say thanks to Fluxtrance and you @two dollars twenty
I don't think it's a bad thing that mods make the game. If you've played a lot of games over the years, you know that modding has always been a major feature for games. The problem that i see with Cities 2 is that the devs didn't have the game done enough to allow mods from release. They should have also given us more assets and they should have integrated the most popular mods from the first game into the new one. Even if means contacting mod devs to help out.
Man i miss the OG cities skylines Content creators stricoaster, popcorn, and Flux
More effort went into Marketing rather than the actual game.
They should add organised crime and homelessness in poorly educated and high crime areas. Would be cool to see different areas of the city being controlled by different gangs and then trying to find ways to solve the problems. Or atleast a dlc or mod for that, maybe it would make the game more challenging.
9:16 - if anyone just wants to jump straight into the CS2 part
Paradox Mods needs to be good and it needs to be free. Because I can easily see them wanting to have a subscription for that, so very easily.
Rtx3070 ti can get like your video?
You were one of the first cs youtubers I watched. But because of the long videos, by now I can't watch every video of every creator like I would want to
love ya work, commenting for engagment, cs2 will probably come good eventually, it definitely looks better, just dumb little things like stop signs going on all corners makes the game rather annoying compared to how 1 was perfected with mods over time.