Havenbury, a Vanilla City

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This Let's Play Cities Skylines series will be aimed at newer players. We will build a city very slowly without any mods or assets from the workshop, and I will explain different features of the game as we go along.

In this episode, we build the initial layout of Havenbury, the main town in the series.

 

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In this episode, we design the road layout for the original industrial part of town, add some police, fire, and medical services, and design the initial Havenbury Green at the center of town.

 

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In this episode, we add some schools, a cemetery, and more zoning. We also buy our second tile and plan out some new roads. Finally, we upgrade some existing roads from dirt to paved.

 

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In this episode, we build and zone the Sheffield Junction area, including another small town green. We also add a bus depot and create a couple of bus lines and discuss future plans.

 

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In this episode, we upgrade some of our roads, expand the city, and improve the educational services in the region.

 

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Just realized that I missed posting episode 6 here, so this is a double post!

In this episode, we begin building Havenbury University, expand some main roads out of town, and build the Lake Madison area.

In this episode, we detail our new traffic circle and build the layout of the Havenbury Rail Yard.

 

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In this episode, we add a lot more train tracks as we get the main passenger lines planned along with another cargo yard in the Hartford area.

 

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In this episode, we design the road layout for the city of Hartford, build the town's central park, and begin zoning the area.

 

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In this episode, we tweak some bridges, add some new roads for better access between Havenbury and Hartford, and add more residential zoning to the region.

 

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In this episode, we add some new residential neighborhoods to the region and unlock another tile. We also add a couple of new roads to improve connections between the towns as well as a second highway interchange.

 

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In this episode, we cross the river into the newest tile by elevating the highway, building some new rail tracks, and a new bridge for the Hartford Turnpike.

 

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In this episode, we build the town of Saybrook across one of the rivers from Havenbury.

 

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In this episode, we greatly improve the bus system in the region, increasing ridership from about 300 cims to around 2000. We also add a large park in the area between Havenbury and Hartford.

 

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In this episode, we add more power plants, adjust some of the garbage services, and start building the East Havenbury area.

 

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In this episode, we build some farming industry in Saybrook along with some better bridges for the area. We also zone more in the East Havenbury area to grow the population.

 

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In this episode, we work on expanding the population further by adding more residential zoning in the Chestnut Park and Hartford areas. We also add a shopping center near Lake Madison and some office buildings in downtown Havenbury.

 

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In this episode, we start building the town of Bloomfield to expand the population further, unlocking a new tile. We also build a new water treatment facility.

 

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In this episode, we begin a series of several episodes where we will be rebuilding the main highways, adding express lanes and new interchanges.

 

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In this episode, we add two interchanges to the western side of the city and open up the new road between Havenbury and Saybrook.

 

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In this episode, we add express lanes to the northern branch of the highway.