Hello everyone! Super excited to bring this series to you! This series will not replace Verde Beach or Clearwater County, but rather will be the new Thursday series. This will likely run significantly shorter than previous series, but we're going to let the story go where it goes, like I usually do. I have put together a one-click collection for the series that you can find here - steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2859197846 . I have verified that this list is 100% working as of posting and all mods are compatible with the P&P DLC. For my assets, I am still working on beefing up descriptions and images, so things may change over the next little while. Enjoy!
Really excited for this. “Lightly modded” probably describes my favourite mode of playing: Having the flexibility of mods and workshop assets while not taxing my laptop too much.
I was here for the start of Verde Beach, the start of Clearwater County and now i'm extremely excited for this new series! It already looks like a winner!
I absolutely love the story teling that you do for your builds... the "history" behind what you're building is almost better than the build itself, and it makes it feel "real"
Hey CPP, I think you should add the real life cars mod from Clearwater as it doesn’t change the game in any way yet makes it look a ton more realistic. Already loving this series!
I like the idea of minimal mods but more extensive use of custom assets. The vanilla game is just pretty unrealistic with the way it handles some buildings (like schools) and I think it would really help the feel of the city without making it over-modded.
You know, I was really on the fence with this one. I might ask this in a poll. As of now, it's the #1 comment on here, so I'll consider, but would make it a separate collection. I've been meaning to update the cars collection anyway and this could be a good opportunity!
@@CityPlannerPlays A good middle ground would be to include assets which are mostly visual in nature, rather than being better versions of vanilla ones. Cars and trucks, growable buildings, some more varied schools and other service buildings, etc.
35:20 🎶Our house, in the middle of the street🎶 I’m really hyped about new build, can’t wait to see where Phil takes us with this one! Eagerly awaiting for the next one, take care!
I do appreciate how Verde Beach, Clearwater County, and Nicolet Bay are all in the same universe. Your world building by way of map and historical storytelling is wonderful
Really love the setup of this build being somewhere along Verde Beach and Clearwater (as in being lightly modded). I believe I'd speak for most of us here in that we don't have the PCs to handle thousands of mods and assets yet we also don't wanna have to work with a completely vanilla setup.
So much this..lol. Though...I wish my PC COULD handle a ton of mods and assets.. As it is, gotta pick the most needed mods, then assets that don't require extra assets or mods to work. Which...that is easier said then done when it comes to building assets...or road assets..
This is good to hear! I have been seeing comments here and there about this kind of build and am hoping this strikes the right balance. Honestly, it probably fits my plays style best anyway and even with a pretty powerful computer, having a lighter-weight build means that things still run a bit better.
Considering that Main St. intersects with the highway twice, I feel like it should be divided into an East and West Main Street (or North/South) so that each highway intersection doesn't have the same street names coming together.
@@CityPlannerPlays Is there a reason you're afraid of grading it above 5%? Is it mainly for Semis to be able to realistically drive up and down those main street roads? A lot of the roads in the town I'm in, especially 2 lane roads regularly exceed 10% grade (San Fran has some 40% grade roads, dear god), so just wondering if you can explain that thought process a bit more in an upcoming video?
@@quinlanroche342 I would assume that a 5% grade is what is desirable in the real world, and so within the game, since he can make it so, he just does so as to have the most desirable city, even if not entirely real-world accurate
@@yoingusboingus9603 seems fair to me! I'm new to his channel so I was just noticing how often he adhered to that 5% number in this build and I found it fascinating. Assets in this game cant handle sloping in this game either so it makes sense aesthetically. Still feel like small neighborhoods and country roads not having crazy slopes feels unnatural to me because a town wouldnt have the budget to flatten those residential roads.
As a Michigander, I absolutely love this build so far. If you've ever vacationed in Michigan, you'll know we're famous for our fresh water lakes and small town big tourist destinations, like Mackinac Island. I believe Michigan has some 10,000 fresh water lakes statewide more than any other state in the country.
Alaska has 3,000 named lakes, and 3 million unnamed ones. No other state is anywhere near those amounts. Wisconsin has 15,000 lakes. Minnesota is noted as the "Land of 10,000 lakes" and actually has 11,842. Then we come to Michigan and its 10,000 lakes. You are up there certainly but not quite on the top of the chart.
I love the lightly modded and vanilla series because it’s closer to how I play and it’s awesome to learn new tools and techniques. I’d love to see you tackle a very urban city like Chicago. Just because it’s something very different to some of the other cities you have planned.
It's also nice because too many mods actually crashes my game. I think my main issue is RAM. I only have 16GB. I've heard some people say try 32. Until I have the opportunity to expand, I'm left with only a few mods.
Oh wow, I never expected to see an alternate timeline version of St. Ignace! Would be great to see incorporated into the build an Ojibwa Museum at the Old Mission as well as a lighthouse.
A new city has been added to the CPEU (City Planner extended universe)!!!! Loving the small town vibes and the idea of an in between series between the heavy modded Clearwater County and totally vanilla Verde Beach. Excited to see it build out and grow - though I'm not sure my schedule will be quite as grateful...
Just for your information, a couillard is a siege engine similar to the trébuchet. The only difference with the trébuchet is that the trébuchet has only one counterweight and the couillard has two. Explaining it's name : Couillard. "Couille" mean balls. Litterally a trébuchet with two balls. Your city is named after balls that can destroy rampart.
I speak french and I never heard this word used in this way before you mentioned it, so I checked it up and discovered that it can also refer to a typographic ornament. which can be spinned quite easily in a town known for its printing industries maybe !? also the last name Couillard is quite usual in the province of Québec. we even had a prime minister named Philippe Couillard...
@@simonmenart4741 Oh très intéressant ça, j'ignorai que Couillard pouvait d'écrire autre chose qu'une arme de jet, et j'ignorai également que le Québec avait eu un PM de ce nom là ! On en apprend tous les jours :D
Dude I've been watching you for a good long while. Verde Beach is 100% my favorite and when I started watching you. Clear Water County has been a bit too heavily modded for my taste but man oh man have I been thinking lately "I'd like to see him start something new..." and this 'lightly modded' new city is exactly what I was looking for!!
This map is gorgeous, you're really capturing the feel of the area. I'd assume a very similar trajectory to the RL Michilimackinac area, so I think the forests were probably clear cut in the late 1800s. Nothing here is old growth unless it's super inaccessible. In some of the other cities in the UP you do find some truly ridiculous grades, so I'd totally expect that around Superior. I'd love to see you really maximize the scenic potential of the lakeshore state highway -- little waysides and rest areas where people can take in the bridge, the straits, and the island.
Beautiful map! Looking forward to watching it grow over the course of the series. There are two houses built on top of the road across the street from the Fish Market.
@@Cheepcheep77 That's the last name of our former prime minister (2014-2018) here in Québec province, and is a fairly common surname. A very ballsy name indeed.
I'm thinking Nicolet Drive for your "stroad" it calls attention to the region as a whole. Also, creating an Island View Ave/St/ Rd (your choice there, surely) that maintains a view of the Island in the distance could add a nice touch.
Checking in from Michigan. Love the lore and the incorporation of some of our jewels into your next build. Too bad the Mighty Mackinac Bridge isn't in the Steam workshop. Would be a great addition!
I'm excited to see where this series goes. VB is my favorite city but many times I've wished that you could use some mods, like moveit or network multitool. So this sounds perfect to me, a vanilla-ish city with QoL mods. Map looks great too!
CPP, in the beginning you said industry would inevitably be lumber. While I don't disagree, the UP has a rich mining history, including Marquette's Ore Docks (for future consideration). I've had fun in the past landscaping "cuts" or pit mines which could probably be combined with ore industry buildings. For extra fun, I sometimes place landfills in the hill cuts for historical accuracy. Love the expansion!
45:29 Hey Phil, just wanted to let you know, your fishermen are producing at 50% because they have routes that are twice as long as they need to be. Loving the new series!
This series looks super promising, I can’t wait to see where it goes. I have a suggestion that would be great for a later episode, a fort of some type. By this I mean a colonial type of fort. The French (whom you mentioned in the intro) established a system of forts that also served as trading posts that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in Quebec all the way to the Mississippi River, cities like Detroit got their start like this in the early 1700s. The French set up a large number of these in the Great Lakes. An example in a very similar place would be the real Fort Michilimackinac that is located in Mackinac, Michigan. Something like this would be so cool to see if you can find the assets for it. I think it would be cool to see a nod to the often overlooked colonial history of the Great Lakes.
This is why I love this channel. It's inclusion of a backstory plus knowledge into the game play makes it REDICULOUSLY realistic. (Exactly how I like to play) I love the channel and I love the commentary! Thank you sir!
Woohoo! Always excited for a new city and Superior state expansion!! Edit: only thing I'll say is that the water tower should be relocated to somewhere up on the hill.
I love how you're turning these series into a real world with real lore and history. Makes it feel more like you're playing an elaborate RPG instead of a city building game, in the best way!
Amazing map! Its nice to know it's based off off mackinaw Island in Michigan. Michigan is such a beautiful state with rich history. Glad to see it make it into a build somewhere!
Dude I've binged almost all of your playlists and the start is always my favourite. Can't wait to get stuck into this one (appreciate I'm a few months late to the party :p)
Can't wait for this - really do love watching the first stages of building and planning a city and as someone who plays on a potato minimal modded is the best! :)
I intended to put this on in the background while I did some work, but instead I was thoroughly entertained and watched the whole thing start to finish. Definitely earned a subscription, can’t wait for part 2
Whoa a whole new series ! Can't hide the excitement !!! Also, I have to say that the name Couillard startled me a little because of its meaning in French. Anyways, that's pretty exciting to see a different cultural background, wish you luck on this new project !
@@CityPlannerPlays Don't sweat too much about it. A few years ago we had a prime minister, in Québec, with that family name. In French, it is pronounced "kooyar" but most american cities with french name are not pronounced correctly. Since the locals often come up with their own way of pronouncing it, you can prounouce it however you like.
As someone who lives in Michigan, and was in Mackinac Island not too long ago, I'm super excited to watch this series and potentially play along! Mackinac Island is a very beautiful place and wonderful area to take your dogs to.
(28:13) Phillips Street should be named after Jean Nicolet as you said he was one of the French explorer who came into this area and seeing how the city is called Nicolet Bay the street can also be named Nicolet Road or we can use the full name Jean Nicolet Road. on the side note if you want the city to have a strong connection to French you can also name the street Sieur de Belleborne.
I love how you create backstories for each city. It sets the tone and gives you goals that you just don't get by simply following the standard growth milestones the game gives you. Always a pleasure to listen to these builds while I play Cities. It's like painting a portrait while Bob Ross pleasantly discusses his own art in the background.
Nice, its great to get into a series from the ground up this time. Nice to see some national road love, I feel a lot of maps lean into massive freeways too early.
You upgrading Main reminded me of when I went to visit my grandparents in Pine River, MN! They were still amazed and excited about all the “tar roads” they are putting in. I love it! The flag of Superior kinda reminds me of the PNW where I grew up. In fact, thinking about the smell coming off that fish warehouse reminds me of the infamous Aroma of Tacoma. In honor of that, I propose we name the Stroad “Aroma Way” or “Aroma Road.” Even if we don’t, I guarantee the residents will say “you’ll know you’re there when you get to the smell” when giving directions! I love what you do, you’re my favorite city-building channel CPP!
I'm loving this city already! I find that the longer your fishing boats are out and not collecting they begin to bleed money ( which makes sense if you consider the cost of upkeept). Maybe shorten one and see if it makes a difference to test it?
Thank you for building residential zones along the waterfront - right where they belong. Now, if you could please convince your friend "Biffa" to stop building nasty, polluting industries along waterfronts, all will be right with the world... ;-)
I'm a civil draftsman and i love watching you build subdivision, grade roads from scratch, and explain why somethings make sense and some don't. I use autocad and sometimes you take for granted the design of things and size of things when you only look at 2d. You've helped my city skyline designs and flows immensely!
Hey! i know this is supposed t be lightly modded, but please consider using theme manager to limit the more ugly assets from vanilla, and maybe group some in some custom themes for some neighborhoods, just so the looks stays more consistent and realistic. maybe do a little plopping too
I think a lot of your most interesting designs come from working around/with funky terrain, and I think this map is really great for that! Very excited to see where this goes.
I'm so excited about this new map, and am happy to watch a town from the start! thank you for also putting all your mods together in a one-click list for us on steam so we can play along - loving the channel!!!
Started in on this series for our daughter (who loves falling asleep to your videos) literally the night after a dentist trip to the tribal clinic in St. Ignace. Cannot say I ever expected to find something like this in a Skylines video journal, much less from our favorite creator! Miigwech for not forgetting about us in your lore, too. Very excited to see where this one goes.
I do not understand the arguments about mods. People will say it takes away from the game which I can understand if you turn on unlimited money but the way you’ve build CWC was amazing! I think mods open up creativity and make these cities look far more realistic! I love seeing mods being used!
I just wanted to come on here and give city planner plays a huge round of applause! Thank you so much for doing these videos. I’m playing with the Xbox One Edition on Xbox Series. Keep building these beautiful cities, you are teaching us a lot!
I always come back to your videos when I want to relax. Found your channel when I had covid for the first time and watching your Beginners series was so calming. Now I'm back, feeling really stressed out and starting this one. Wanted to say thank you!
Just came across this series after getting back into C:S after a few years and picking up a vast majority of the DLC! I'm loving it so far, hearing your thought process as you build an organic looking city is refreshing, and I feel like I'm learning more from you than I did with the in-game tutorial system! Keep up the great work!
I really love how you produce background stories for your cities. I'm starting to do the same and it makes it much easier-and-challenging city-building. It's nice having proper parameters!
I love how you've taken a game in a genre not really known for storytelling and made it a vehicle for such rich stories and histories. I started watching your videos because I was fascinated by what you teach us about what goes into real city planning but I've stayed because I really love the stories you tell with your cities.
Super excited for this miniseries!! Two comments: A) The fishing industry isn't making money because you're filling the warehouse instead of exporting the fish. B) I would rotate the fish market so the open stalls are facing the lake, then trim down the treeline for a great view of where the fish came from!
You inspired me to buy this game and I played it for the first time today. Your beginners guide was the first series of your that I watched and I’ve been so thankful for your tutelage! I had to restart 3 times because I ran out of money and couldn’t build essential city services but now I’m on a roll and the city of Robert Town is looking good! Thanks again for the many hours of entertainment and education.
It's always so interesting to hear when you compare the game to how city planning works in real life. Gives so much perspective and appreciation of the work people do with real cities.
Incorporating storylines, history, and reasoning for why everything is the way it is is actually such a cool way of playing cities skylines and makes it so much more entertaining to watch i love it
HOORAY! Looks like Mackinaw straits to me, which my family crossed 2-8 times a year for family vacations growing up. Can't wait to see where Nicolet goes!
Definitely am excited about this city build. It feels different from Verde Beach and Clearwater. Also like how you are being more strict on yourself and what houses can be destroyed and not, where roads can go and not. This feels like its going to be more natural. I can't wait to see where you take this.
Recently found your channel as well as city skylines, and as a Michigander who was frequently in that area I couldn’t be more excited to watch this whole series!
Thank you for such an interesting introduction. I lived in Kingston, Ontario, for 3 years growing up when my dad worked at Fort Frontenac (Canadian Military Academy). My brother worked as a re-enactment soldier at Fort Henry/Frontenac, the history of the area is amazing and learning about the Native American tribes that preceded colonisation is much needed. Keen to dig into this series and get familiar with Cities Skylines again awaiting the new game! Thank you.
As a Michgan troll (lower peninsula or "under the bridge") I'm really happy to see another series and that it takes place in Michigan! I think a very fitting name for your main street would be Superior Drive, or something to nod at St. Ignace! 🙂
First created map? That's great! I'm excited to watch this build from the start with you. Here's to many, many forest fires! Remember only you CPP can prevent forest fires.
Thank you for another great episode and for a NEW series!! I can't wait to see all that Couillard and Nicolet Bay have to offer. Btw, I care about continuity as well, CPP, so you aren't alone, lol. Take care and stay awesome, CPP!
I was here for the start of CWC and now I’m so excited for this really new really exciting series. Thanks CPP. I really enjoy the detail you add in the stories, it makes it so real, the cities develop so organically. Keep this up!
Been a member now for maybe 5 months and have watched your videos for probably a year. I really enjoy what you put together. Huge fan of all of your series’, especially the explanation of how the game mechanics work and how things work in real life aspects of planning. I’ve been playing this game for a couple of years on PS4, but after watching this particular episode, I think my PC could handle the mods you’re using here (because I’d love to try mods after being stuck in vanilla for so long but I don’t have the money for a super fancy gaming computer lol). So I think I might finally make the switch to PC haha. Thanks again for sharing your hobby with us. Looking forward to the next episode.
Very excited for this series! I followed Verde Beach from the start but got lost once the city grew to a large size, I couldn't keep up haha. Clearwater County has been amazing and this series looks to be even more challenging/limiting for you as a creator, which always produces the best content IMO
I love your ability to weave stories together, and come up a with compelling narrative that connects your different series together. I look forward to seeing how this series develops.
I really enjoyed the historical introduction, while you used in game footage as an intro to where you will be building. I like the juxtaposition of reality and fiction.
I am very excited to see a "happy medium" build. Just enough mods to pretty up the lines of the city, but not so many as to break most machines. I can't wait to see more of this build.
It's great how you add a layer of depth with the history behind the map. This gave me the inspiration to also add street names. Here in The Netherlands neighbourhoods typically called after birds, composers, royal family, you name it 😄
Well done on the map creation Phil! 😍😍 Oh my! how fortunate are we? Already in love with the lore and story, cant wait for a 100 episodes of Couillard! This seems like a perfect candidate for some cargo barges mods!
I've watched some of your content before and it has really helped me understand how to play the game! I will be watching this build closely, as I like to call Mackinaw Island my happy place! Love love love that are of the country! Upper peninsula and Mackinac Island is my dream retirement!
So glad you have Move It in this one. I love Verde Beach, but the biggest thorn in my side is seeing you either struggle with, or give up on, problems you could fix in two seconds with that mod.
Hello everyone! Super excited to bring this series to you! This series will not replace Verde Beach or Clearwater County, but rather will be the new Thursday series. This will likely run significantly shorter than previous series, but we're going to let the story go where it goes, like I usually do.
I have put together a one-click collection for the series that you can find here - steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2859197846 . I have verified that this list is 100% working as of posting and all mods are compatible with the P&P DLC. For my assets, I am still working on beefing up descriptions and images, so things may change over the next little while. Enjoy!
Really excited for this. “Lightly modded” probably describes my favourite mode of playing: Having the flexibility of mods and workshop assets while not taxing my laptop too much.
Totally UN-expected but totally here for it... Hope to see you build a small island build even as a filler series someday. Good Luck!!
intriguing, sounds cool & im excited to see how this unfolds
Excited to watch!
CPP, did you misspell the name of the city in the title? you pronounce it as "Coulliard" but it's spelled "Couillard"
I was here for the start of Verde Beach, the start of Clearwater County and now i'm extremely excited for this new series! It already looks like a winner!
same, loved how verde turned out
What about bluffside crossing?
@@sexyalien806 Yeah, I liked Verde beach too, but what did it really do, except for burning down to the ground half the time?
@@dinohansen5074 😂
I absolutely love the story teling that you do for your builds... the "history" behind what you're building is almost better than the build itself, and it makes it feel "real"
Thank you!
Hey CPP, I think you should add the real life cars mod from Clearwater as it doesn’t change the game in any way yet makes it look a ton more realistic. Already loving this series!
I like the idea of minimal mods but more extensive use of custom assets. The vanilla game is just pretty unrealistic with the way it handles some buildings (like schools) and I think it would really help the feel of the city without making it over-modded.
I’m for this
I think the point is that he’s deliberately going for basically a vanilla game though, but with a fuller set of design tools.
You know, I was really on the fence with this one. I might ask this in a poll. As of now, it's the #1 comment on here, so I'll consider, but would make it a separate collection. I've been meaning to update the cars collection anyway and this could be a good opportunity!
@@CityPlannerPlays A good middle ground would be to include assets which are mostly visual in nature, rather than being better versions of vanilla ones. Cars and trucks, growable buildings, some more varied schools and other service buildings, etc.
35:20 🎶Our house, in the middle of the street🎶 I’m really hyped about new build, can’t wait to see where Phil takes us with this one! Eagerly awaiting for the next one, take care!
Nothing like a dirt road plowing through your living room, lol :)
Glad I wasn't the only one wondering about the house in the middle of the street. ;)
hahaha! Now I have to work a couple seconds of the song into the next one!
I was getting stressed about it and you’ve managed to get me smiling instead. 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I do appreciate how Verde Beach, Clearwater County, and Nicolet Bay are all in the same universe. Your world building by way of map and historical storytelling is wonderful
Really love the setup of this build being somewhere along Verde Beach and Clearwater (as in being lightly modded). I believe I'd speak for most of us here in that we don't have the PCs to handle thousands of mods and assets yet we also don't wanna have to work with a completely vanilla setup.
this
So much this..lol. Though...I wish my PC COULD handle a ton of mods and assets.. As it is, gotta pick the most needed mods, then assets that don't require extra assets or mods to work. Which...that is easier said then done when it comes to building assets...or road assets..
This is good to hear! I have been seeing comments here and there about this kind of build and am hoping this strikes the right balance. Honestly, it probably fits my plays style best anyway and even with a pretty powerful computer, having a lighter-weight build means that things still run a bit better.
Considering that Main St. intersects with the highway twice, I feel like it should be divided into an East and West Main Street (or North/South) so that each highway intersection doesn't have the same street names coming together.
That's a great point! We'll do that in the next one
@@CityPlannerPlays Is there a reason you're afraid of grading it above 5%? Is it mainly for Semis to be able to realistically drive up and down those main street roads? A lot of the roads in the town I'm in, especially 2 lane roads regularly exceed 10% grade (San Fran has some 40% grade roads, dear god), so just wondering if you can explain that thought process a bit more in an upcoming video?
@@quinlanroche342 I would assume that a 5% grade is what is desirable in the real world, and so within the game, since he can make it so, he just does so as to have the most desirable city, even if not entirely real-world accurate
@@yoingusboingus9603 seems fair to me! I'm new to his channel so I was just noticing how often he adhered to that 5% number in this build and I found it fascinating. Assets in this game cant handle sloping in this game either so it makes sense aesthetically. Still feel like small neighborhoods and country roads not having crazy slopes feels unnatural to me because a town wouldnt have the budget to flatten those residential roads.
As a Michigander, I absolutely love this build so far. If you've ever vacationed in Michigan, you'll know we're famous for our fresh water lakes and small town big tourist destinations, like Mackinac Island. I believe Michigan has some 10,000 fresh water lakes statewide more than any other state in the country.
Alaska has 3,000 named lakes, and 3 million unnamed ones. No other state is anywhere near those amounts. Wisconsin has 15,000 lakes. Minnesota is noted as the "Land of 10,000 lakes" and actually has 11,842. Then we come to Michigan and its 10,000 lakes. You are up there certainly but not quite on the top of the chart.
He created St Ignace 😂
@Queen Zelina 👑 wiscosin has little over 15000 minnesota has little under 12000
@@Gandolf2222I live in New York we have the most lakes in the country
I love the lightly modded and vanilla series because it’s closer to how I play and it’s awesome to learn new tools and techniques. I’d love to see you tackle a very urban city like Chicago. Just because it’s something very different to some of the other cities you have planned.
Likely after this one
It's also nice because too many mods actually crashes my game. I think my main issue is RAM. I only have 16GB. I've heard some people say try 32. Until I have the opportunity to expand, I'm left with only a few mods.
@Silvermoonshadow trust me, I have 32gb and its still not enough for this game sometimes lol
First CS2 series confirmed?
Oh wow, I never expected to see an alternate timeline version of St. Ignace! Would be great to see incorporated into the build an Ojibwa Museum at the Old Mission as well as a lighthouse.
yes
Thanks for pointing this out. I was a bit confused about where on the map he was taking about since lake Superior doesn't have Mackinac Island
A new city has been added to the CPEU (City Planner extended universe)!!!!
Loving the small town vibes and the idea of an in between series between the heavy modded Clearwater County and totally vanilla Verde Beach. Excited to see it build out and grow - though I'm not sure my schedule will be quite as grateful...
oh man! I love Mackinac Island so much! great to see a map finally made with Michigan and/or Superior in mind!
Do love a new series, great start CPP
👍😁
Just for your information, a couillard is a siege engine similar to the trébuchet. The only difference with the trébuchet is that the trébuchet has only one counterweight and the couillard has two. Explaining it's name : Couillard. "Couille" mean balls. Litterally a trébuchet with two balls.
Your city is named after balls that can destroy rampart.
That is a great bit of info! The name.... perhaps a bit unfortunate though, haha.
Flashbacks of Scarsdale Park
I speak french and I never heard this word used in this way before you mentioned it, so I checked it up and discovered that it can also refer to a typographic ornament. which can be spinned quite easily in a town known for its printing industries maybe !? also the last name Couillard is quite usual in the province of Québec. we even had a prime minister named Philippe Couillard...
@@simonmenart4741 Oh très intéressant ça, j'ignorai que Couillard pouvait d'écrire autre chose qu'une arme de jet, et j'ignorai également que le Québec avait eu un PM de ce nom là ! On en apprend tous les jours :D
That is both hilarious and fascinating. I'd love to learn how you came up on this fact!
Dude I've been watching you for a good long while. Verde Beach is 100% my favorite and when I started watching you. Clear Water County has been a bit too heavily modded for my taste but man oh man have I been thinking lately "I'd like to see him start something new..." and this 'lightly modded' new city is exactly what I was looking for!!
I agree with this in full. Thank you for not making me figure out how to write it.
This map is gorgeous, you're really capturing the feel of the area. I'd assume a very similar trajectory to the RL Michilimackinac area, so I think the forests were probably clear cut in the late 1800s. Nothing here is old growth unless it's super inaccessible. In some of the other cities in the UP you do find some truly ridiculous grades, so I'd totally expect that around Superior.
I'd love to see you really maximize the scenic potential of the lakeshore state highway -- little waysides and rest areas where people can take in the bridge, the straits, and the island.
This makes me want to do a build on a Houghton-Hancock map and/or a Soo map.
Beautiful map! Looking forward to watching it grow over the course of the series.
There are two houses built on top of the road across the street from the Fish Market.
I kept wondering if he would catch it. He didn't.
I spent so much time waiting for him to catch it and he didn't lol
So much cringe during editing... almost added a cut in, but figured I'll grab it first thing int he next one!
@@CityPlannerPlays haha it happens.
As a French-Canadian I was mind-blown when I saw the title and theme of your new series. Really looking forward to what comes next!
I'm French and indeed, Couillard is a weird name ! 😅🤣
@@Cheepcheep77 That's the last name of our former prime minister (2014-2018) here in Québec province, and is a fairly common surname. A very ballsy name indeed.
Me dis pas que Couillard est un vrai nom de ville ?! 😭
I absolutely love this build! I’m from New Zealand, so it’s great to see smaller towns with lots of steep terrain and coastline.
I'm thinking Nicolet Drive for your "stroad" it calls attention to the region as a whole. Also, creating an Island View Ave/St/ Rd (your choice there, surely) that maintains a view of the Island in the distance could add a nice touch.
Checking in from Michigan. Love the lore and the incorporation of some of our jewels into your next build. Too bad the Mighty Mackinac Bridge isn't in the Steam workshop. Would be a great addition!
I'm going to try to make something at some point.... stay tuned!
I'm excited to see where this series goes. VB is my favorite city but many times I've wished that you could use some mods, like moveit or network multitool. So this sounds perfect to me, a vanilla-ish city with QoL mods. Map looks great too!
LETS GOOO! So excited for a new series and new ways of learning about the game.
CPP, in the beginning you said industry would inevitably be lumber. While I don't disagree, the UP has a rich mining history, including Marquette's Ore Docks (for future consideration). I've had fun in the past landscaping "cuts" or pit mines which could probably be combined with ore industry buildings. For extra fun, I sometimes place landfills in the hill cuts for historical accuracy. Love the expansion!
45:29 Hey Phil, just wanted to let you know, your fishermen are producing at 50% because they have routes that are twice as long as they need to be.
Loving the new series!
Being a Yooper, I am VERY excited to see where this new series goes.....
Philip St. sounds good to me, a little vanity never hurt anybody.
This series looks super promising, I can’t wait to see where it goes. I have a suggestion that would be great for a later episode, a fort of some type. By this I mean a colonial type of fort. The French (whom you mentioned in the intro) established a system of forts that also served as trading posts that stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in Quebec all the way to the Mississippi River, cities like Detroit got their start like this in the early 1700s. The French set up a large number of these in the Great Lakes. An example in a very similar place would be the real Fort Michilimackinac that is located in Mackinac, Michigan. Something like this would be so cool to see if you can find the assets for it. I think it would be cool to see a nod to the often overlooked colonial history of the Great Lakes.
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This is why I love this channel. It's inclusion of a backstory plus knowledge into the game play makes it REDICULOUSLY realistic. (Exactly how I like to play)
I love the channel and I love the commentary! Thank you sir!
Woohoo! Always excited for a new city and Superior state expansion!!
Edit: only thing I'll say is that the water tower should be relocated to somewhere up on the hill.
I love how you're turning these series into a real world with real lore and history. Makes it feel more like you're playing an elaborate RPG instead of a city building game, in the best way!
Amazing map! Its nice to know it's based off off mackinaw Island in Michigan. Michigan is such a beautiful state with rich history. Glad to see it make it into a build somewhere!
Dude I've binged almost all of your playlists and the start is always my favourite. Can't wait to get stuck into this one (appreciate I'm a few months late to the party :p)
Can't wait for this - really do love watching the first stages of building and planning a city and as someone who plays on a potato minimal modded is the best! :)
Such a wholesome, entertaining, and informative video! I can't wait to watch more! Keep up the great authentic work!
I believe there are two intersections of Main and Phillips Streets.
Love were this build is going. It looks like such a nice place to live!
I intended to put this on in the background while I did some work, but instead I was thoroughly entertained and watched the whole thing start to finish. Definitely earned a subscription, can’t wait for part 2
Whoa a whole new series ! Can't hide the excitement !!!
Also, I have to say that the name Couillard startled me a little because of its meaning in French. Anyways, that's pretty exciting to see a different cultural background, wish you luck on this new project !
Ha - I probably should have looked up the meaning first... oops!
@@CityPlannerPlays Don't sweat too much about it. A few years ago we had a prime minister, in Québec, with that family name. In French, it is pronounced "kooyar" but most american cities with french name are not pronounced correctly. Since the locals often come up with their own way of pronouncing it, you can prounouce it however you like.
As someone who lives in Michigan, and was in Mackinac Island not too long ago, I'm super excited to watch this series and potentially play along! Mackinac Island is a very beautiful place and wonderful area to take your dogs to.
(28:13) Phillips Street should be named after Jean Nicolet as you said he was one of the French explorer who came into this area and seeing how the city is called Nicolet Bay the street can also be named Nicolet Road or we can use the full name Jean Nicolet Road.
on the side note if you want the city to have a strong connection to French you can also name the street Sieur de Belleborne.
I love how you create backstories for each city. It sets the tone and gives you goals that you just don't get by simply following the standard growth milestones the game gives you. Always a pleasure to listen to these builds while I play Cities. It's like painting a portrait while Bob Ross pleasantly discusses his own art in the background.
Nice, its great to get into a series from the ground up this time. Nice to see some national road love, I feel a lot of maps lean into massive freeways too early.
You upgrading Main reminded me of when I went to visit my grandparents in Pine River, MN! They were still amazed and excited about all the “tar roads” they are putting in. I love it!
The flag of Superior kinda reminds me of the PNW where I grew up. In fact, thinking about the smell coming off that fish warehouse reminds me of the infamous Aroma of Tacoma. In honor of that, I propose we name the Stroad “Aroma Way” or “Aroma Road.”
Even if we don’t, I guarantee the residents will say “you’ll know you’re there when you get to the smell” when giving directions!
I love what you do, you’re my favorite city-building channel CPP!
I'm loving this city already! I find that the longer your fishing boats are out and not collecting they begin to bleed money ( which makes sense if you consider the cost of upkeept). Maybe shorten one and see if it makes a difference to test it?
You're probably right.... I'm just going to have to play the game the way it wants me to, lol
41:18. Saying that makes me think that the fish market would be a good place for a little micro pedestrian only area!
Thank you for building residential zones along the waterfront - right where they belong. Now, if you could please convince your friend "Biffa" to stop building nasty, polluting industries along waterfronts, all will be right with the world... ;-)
I'm a civil draftsman and i love watching you build subdivision, grade roads from scratch, and explain why somethings make sense and some don't. I use autocad and sometimes you take for granted the design of things and size of things when you only look at 2d. You've helped my city skyline designs and flows immensely!
Hey! i know this is supposed t be lightly modded, but please consider using theme manager to limit the more ugly assets from vanilla, and maybe group some in some custom themes for some neighborhoods, just so the looks stays more consistent and realistic. maybe do a little plopping too
I think a lot of your most interesting designs come from working around/with funky terrain, and I think this map is really great for that! Very excited to see where this goes.
2 houses in the middle of third street.. im going crazy
there's something so wonderful about your sheer joy when you changed the angle of those roads in the industrial area by like 2 degrees
I'm so excited about this new map, and am happy to watch a town from the start! thank you for also putting all your mods together in a one-click list for us on steam so we can play along - loving the channel!!!
Started in on this series for our daughter (who loves falling asleep to your videos) literally the night after a dentist trip to the tribal clinic in St. Ignace. Cannot say I ever expected to find something like this in a Skylines video journal, much less from our favorite creator! Miigwech for not forgetting about us in your lore, too. Very excited to see where this one goes.
I do not understand the arguments about mods. People will say it takes away from the game which I can understand if you turn on unlimited money but the way you’ve build CWC was amazing! I think mods open up creativity and make these cities look far more realistic! I love seeing mods being used!
I just wanted to come on here and give city planner plays a huge round of applause! Thank you so much for doing these videos. I’m playing with the Xbox One Edition on Xbox Series. Keep building these beautiful cities, you are teaching us a lot!
I always come back to your videos when I want to relax. Found your channel when I had covid for the first time and watching your Beginners series was so calming. Now I'm back, feeling really stressed out and starting this one. Wanted to say thank you!
Wow have not been this Early in a long time… Finally nice to actually see the full start of a City right off the Bat! Great Build so far!
10:09 Oh? You noticed that thing you made yourself? Nice! I was concerned for a minute you weren't going to see that. 😁
Just came across this series after getting back into C:S after a few years and picking up a vast majority of the DLC! I'm loving it so far, hearing your thought process as you build an organic looking city is refreshing, and I feel like I'm learning more from you than I did with the in-game tutorial system! Keep up the great work!
It’s the lore you add with every build that keeps me hooked. The CPP legend continues to grow.
This will be fun to see!
I really love how you produce background stories for your cities. I'm starting to do the same and it makes it much easier-and-challenging city-building. It's nice having proper parameters!
It really does help you establish the "why" as to how your cities developed the way it did. Thanks so much for being here!
I love how you've taken a game in a genre not really known for storytelling and made it a vehicle for such rich stories and histories. I started watching your videos because I was fascinated by what you teach us about what goes into real city planning but I've stayed because I really love the stories you tell with your cities.
Super excited for this miniseries!! Two comments:
A) The fishing industry isn't making money because you're filling the warehouse instead of exporting the fish.
B) I would rotate the fish market so the open stalls are facing the lake, then trim down the treeline for a great view of where the fish came from!
You inspired me to buy this game and I played it for the first time today. Your beginners guide was the first series of your that I watched and I’ve been so thankful for your tutelage! I had to restart 3 times because I ran out of money and couldn’t build essential city services but now I’m on a roll and the city of Robert Town is looking good! Thanks again for the many hours of entertainment and education.
It's always so interesting to hear when you compare the game to how city planning works in real life. Gives so much perspective and appreciation of the work people do with real cities.
Incorporating storylines, history, and reasoning for why everything is the way it is is actually such a cool way of playing cities skylines and makes it so much more entertaining to watch i love it
HOORAY!
Looks like Mackinaw straits to me, which my family crossed 2-8 times a year for family vacations growing up. Can't wait to see where Nicolet goes!
Definitely am excited about this city build. It feels different from Verde Beach and Clearwater. Also like how you are being more strict on yourself and what houses can be destroyed and not, where roads can go and not. This feels like its going to be more natural. I can't wait to see where you take this.
I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I'm glad to be able to see your city from the beginning. Cheers from Spain!
Phil, it never gets old when you tell us where the water pipes belong. So excited for this new series!
Recently found your channel as well as city skylines, and as a Michigander who was frequently in that area I couldn’t be more excited to watch this whole series!
Thank you for such an interesting introduction. I lived in Kingston, Ontario, for 3 years growing up when my dad worked at Fort Frontenac (Canadian Military Academy). My brother worked as a re-enactment soldier at Fort Henry/Frontenac, the history of the area is amazing and learning about the Native American tribes that preceded colonisation is much needed.
Keen to dig into this series and get familiar with Cities Skylines again awaiting the new game! Thank you.
As a Michgan troll (lower peninsula or "under the bridge") I'm really happy to see another series and that it takes place in Michigan! I think a very fitting name for your main street would be Superior Drive, or something to nod at St. Ignace! 🙂
First created map? That's great! I'm excited to watch this build from the start with you. Here's to many, many forest fires! Remember only you CPP can prevent forest fires.
Thank you for another great episode and for a NEW series!! I can't wait to see all that Couillard and Nicolet Bay have to offer. Btw, I care about continuity as well, CPP, so you aren't alone, lol. Take care and stay awesome, CPP!
I'm so grateful I could be on the ground floor of watching this city grow and develop! Keep up the amazing work City Planner!
IM SO PUMPED FOR THIS SERIES!!!
Super excited to see how this turns out! I love the way you think k thru your communities and explain what your seeing, doing, and why.
I was here for the start of CWC and now I’m so excited for this really new really exciting series. Thanks CPP. I really enjoy the detail you add in the stories, it makes it so real, the cities develop so organically. Keep this up!
I haven’t been around long enough to see the start of a series and I am thrilled to come along on the trip
Been a member now for maybe 5 months and have watched your videos for probably a year. I really enjoy what you put together. Huge fan of all of your series’, especially the explanation of how the game mechanics work and how things work in real life aspects of planning. I’ve been playing this game for a couple of years on PS4, but after watching this particular episode, I think my PC could handle the mods you’re using here (because I’d love to try mods after being stuck in vanilla for so long but I don’t have the money for a super fancy gaming computer lol). So I think I might finally make the switch to PC haha. Thanks again for sharing your hobby with us. Looking forward to the next episode.
Ahh yes, lightly modded. Balanced as all things should be, as a beginner this is the best way to play the game in my opinion.
Very excited for this series! I followed Verde Beach from the start but got lost once the city grew to a large size, I couldn't keep up haha. Clearwater County has been amazing and this series looks to be even more challenging/limiting for you as a creator, which always produces the best content IMO
I love your ability to weave stories together, and come up a with compelling narrative that connects your different series together. I look forward to seeing how this series develops.
Having grown up in this area I'm going to absolutely love the series!
I really enjoyed the historical introduction, while you used in game footage as an intro to where you will be building. I like the juxtaposition of reality and fiction.
Just woke up and cpp posted this. Im so excited for this city because it’s very similar to my dream city in city skylines!
I am very excited to see a "happy medium" build. Just enough mods to pretty up the lines of the city, but not so many as to break most machines. I can't wait to see more of this build.
LETS GO! I’ve been waiting for a new series for forever and now this is here! This will be great.
It's great how you add a layer of depth with the history behind the map. This gave me the inspiration to also add street names. Here in The Netherlands neighbourhoods typically called after birds, composers, royal family, you name it 😄
Sweeeeeet!!!! A series my PC can probably handle 😁 Thank you CPP
A possible name for the main drag is "Nicolet Boulevard".
As a Michigander I LOVE THIS! It’s so cool to see someone explore this unique landscape.
Well done on the map creation Phil! 😍😍
Oh my! how fortunate are we?
Already in love with the lore and story, cant wait for a 100 episodes of Couillard!
This seems like a perfect candidate for some cargo barges mods!
Oh god you seem to have that crazy tourist problem again by the power plant 😂😂
Yes! Looking forward to follow this series. Great job as always.
I've watched some of your content before and it has really helped me understand how to play the game! I will be watching this build closely, as I like to call Mackinaw Island my happy place! Love love love that are of the country! Upper peninsula and Mackinac Island is my dream retirement!
So glad you have Move It in this one. I love Verde Beach, but the biggest thorn in my side is seeing you either struggle with, or give up on, problems you could fix in two seconds with that mod.
Oh yeah, love the start of a new series! Excited to follow along