[videos] Perafilozof's Road to 1 Million (hard mode)

[perafilozof]

My goal is to make a city with 1 million population on hard mode and post the entire progress as video episodes. The map I am using is Diamond Coast and if necessary I will use the 25 tiles mod. As for the other mods just the auto save and the tree brush mode.

You can follow the episodes in this playlist.

I will post just the first and the current latest episode in this post and I will edit with post with the newest episodes.

I appreciate any suggestion and ideas you might have, and if you have experience with high population and large size cities I will welcome your comments here or the comment section on YouTube. My videos are tutorials as much as Let's plays because I like to share knowledge about the games mechanics and rules with my viewers just as much as I like them to share their ideas with me.

 

[Method0ne]

You'll be needing a 25-tile mod, without one I believe the upper limit I've seen is ~600k on a 9-tile sandbox city with unlimited money.

 

[perafilozof]

Well like I wrote, yes, if need be 25 tiles mod it will be.

I have uploaded the next episode, Cities Skylines Road to 1 Million(HM) EP 16 Harbor, buses and 32,850 pop in this episode I build and start using a cargo harbor, add public transportation to level up zones and expand the cities and all the utilities and services necessary

 

[Jakkar]

Very interested to see how this goes, keep it coming, Pera. Hit the reddit with updates too.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million on hard mode, episode 17

In this video I keep expanding my second tile with high density RC zones as well as offices and factories with all the necessary services and utilities to get to a higher population and get up to 40,900 Cims.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million on hard mode, episode 18: Redoing Zones and Roads

In this episode I realize that I had made to many high density R zones and have to convert some to I and C. I also see that my roads need to be changed in order to get better traffic flow.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million on hard mode, episode 19 Imports/exports and 45,000 pop

In this video I bring back missing road connections that bring back more traffic but I also discover a way of managing the cargo traffic by tweaking the import and export of goods and raw materials and balancing the industries production with commercial sales.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million on hard mode, episode 20 Buss lines, Metro and 47,200 pop

In this video I try to create a public transportation network that would make more Cims use other forms of transport then just their cars to reduce the traffic. I also expand the city to the other side of the intercity highway.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million(HM) EP 21 Traffic tweaking and 51,200 pop

in this video I expand the city in the second tile while attacking the traffic problems from several directions: worker distribution, import / export, bus and metro lines and stations.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million(HM) episode 22 Pathways and 58,200 pop

In this video I keep expanding the city while try to find new ways of reducing the amount of cars on the roads. I use more buss lines and stops and add pathways for my Cims to use over the highways.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million(HM) EP 23 Expanding and Traffic problems 60,200 pop

In this video I start off by trying to manage public transportation better and while expanding my traffic creates more and more problems which require immediate rethinking of current roads and transport

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, Episode 24 Highway rebuilt and city interconnected

In this video I take on the task of redoing my highway and road connections to remake the current road system into an upgraded version that will take into account all the needs of my Cims and service vehicles.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 25., Rework of the Public transportation

In this video I continue doing a full rework of how my Cims move around the city. After redoing the highways and roads now I redo public transportation adding more metro stations and new bus lines.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 26 Expanding, Leveling and 75,000 pop

In this video I go through my city looking at zones and try to level some of them and explain the reasons behind the leveling as well as my need for leveling.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode,episode 27 Leveling C, I and Worker shortage of 2038

In this video I try to level up more C and I buildings to get more job openings for better educated Cims and get too enthusiastic about new zones that over do it with tearing down R zones that I create a worker shortage.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode,episode 28 Balancing workers, jobs and goods

In this video I repair the damage I did to my worker/job balance in the previous video. I get my population back up, fill most of the jobs and plan where to expand the city.

 

[perafilozof]

Here are two new episodes:

Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 29 Industry change and new expansion
In this video I start switching the specialized industry for generic, goods production industry, so I can employ more educated Cims and I also start mapping out the new city expansion.
Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 30 Setting up the expansion
In this video I go about planning and setting up the next city area, the expansion to a new tile while also doing 10 other things for the older parts of the city.

 

[perafilozof]

Here are two new episodes:

Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 31 Land value, Leveling and expanding
In this video I test out diferant aspects of the building leveling, both in the R and I zones, try to increase the land value in some areas and finish preparing the expansion into a new tile.
Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode, episode 32 Rezoning, rebalancing and expansion ready
In this video I spend a great deal of time making sure my RCI zones are balanced between tiles and I prepare the next city expansion for zoning.

 

[perafilozof]

Here is Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode,episode 34 Tips, tricks and 87,000 pop

In this video I get a higher then ever before population number while showing a few tricks with highway ramps and cargo train stations and keep tweaking the city.

 

[perafilozof]

Here are two new episodes:
Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode,episode 35 Details, Balance and 90,500 pop
In this video I find a few interesting things to show you about the game while rebalancing some of the old parts of the city and expanding the new tile.

Road to 1 Million population, on hard mode,episode 36 "A zero sum game"
In this video I try to expand, and I do in my new tile, but the the same time because of rebalances to the old parts my population stays the same while the city expands