Huge shout out to Mechanistry + Dare Drop for sponsoring today's video! If you'd like to check out Timberborn, click here - l.daredrop.com/TimberbornCityPlannerPlays
Since MC 33 I've been trying to get you to fix the off ramp for the highway by your transit hub. The off ramp after crossing the bridge is allowing right turns from the lane meant for only left turns.
@@izzatsufian2796 There is a mod for road texture replacing and one that makes new textures for a new faction... so it's possible, but I don't know that a dedicated texture replace is out there yet. Early days of official modding though.. I'd expect to see it in the future!
@@AgentX2006 Hold that thought - episode 40 is going to be a mulligan episode and tour of the build. I'll add this to the list, but I'm going to encourage anyone that has a fix like this to get it to me, then we'll handing a boat load of them at once
It's the main reason I've been focusing so much on this series, rather than other videos. It's starting to click and I'm really enjoying putting these together!
Definitely agree with that. These last few episodes have been so much fun to watch. The ever developing storyline and the way Bend and Paradise Bay are growing and more importantly changing. That's one of the reason I subscribed back during the Verde Beach days, because Phil isn't afraid to redevelop areas.
Since MC 33 I've been trying to get you to fix the off ramp for the highway by your transit hub. The off ramp after crossing the bridge is allowing right turns from the lane meant for only left turns.
Hold that thought - episode 40 is going to be a mulligan episode and tour of the build. I'll add this to the list, but I'm going to encourage anyone that has a fix like this to get it to me, then we'll handing a boat load of them at once
If I can submit a neighborhood name: Farmer’s Glade. This area was a bunch of farms that funded the growth of the area. It would be a good homage to the families.
the 45m - hour long videos i think are the right way to go. Get alot accomplished and a little bit of everything from detailing to road work etc. Even get to hear more of the crunchy music playlist as well!
At 15:00 it's not an optical illusion, the path does get narrower the larger the angle, you'd need to extend the outside edge of the path as it comes out of the observation park to allow for the turn :) similar to what you did at 19:00
I have a suggestion for the name of the hospital, the Elizabeth R Memorial Hospital, named after my mother who passed away this year from cancer. I discovered your channel around the time she passed and your videos have helped me and continue to help me get through it. It would really mean a lot to see that kind of thing in the build that was always there to comfort me!
22:25 - Marinas usually have ramps _parallel_ to the key wall to solve the problem you are having there - i.e. having the piers close, but not wanting a steep ramp. The other solution is a ramp that goes down to the middle of a pier and you can walk back towards the key wall around the ramp. [Also: It's really cool that Bend is showing -Fort Johnson- Paradise across the river how to do growth properly: up, not out. It'll be interesting to see if Sheila finally learns something when she can see it from her porch...]
If I recall correctly, the Township of Milan was named after the italian city. I would love the name Riva Milan (Riva is italian for Riverbank), for Sunrise Dale. So that some history could be preserved. Also I find this name very fancy and it could be some hipster tourist heaven.
I think the Marina needs soome sort of break water around it. I know its a river and so you dont exect much wave action but the breakwater also helps with wakes from other vessels passing by
The marina in the corner between the boat maintenance and the observation tower seem sheltered enough, depending on the speed of the river, to allow for small boats. Where I live the city lies on a river bend, where the river usually flows rapidly when passing the bend. Smaller boats would defenitely need a sheltered space. Docking right on the observation tower would then be limited to larger boats (think river cruise boats, like you see on the Rhine). You could make it look more realistic by spacing out the piers there to contrast with the little sheltered marina on the side and lifting them up as the bigger boats would board higher above the waterline.
@@erossing8212 not sure many boats are getting under those bridges? The clearance looks pretty low in places. Can be hard to tell when zoomed out though, but I'm struggling to imagine anything larger than small powered boats getting to that marina, certainly nothing with a mast (unless they can drop it). If the river flow is strong, they might have some kind of breakwater to make manoeuvring easier within the marina. Or perhaps just an outer pontoon wrapping around the outside, which is what a lot of marinas near me do
absolutely love this episode!!! the marina and the rock wall remind me of my childhood, especially running and jumping across the rocks to get as close to the water as possible. i think its a really great addition to the build. my only concern is that the new bridge might not be tall enough for a sailboat to fit under!
1. I really think we need to up the education pipeline. Not nearly enough elementary schools; also can bump up all the way through a medical school given the regional hospital! Think Madison, WI 2. The downtown bend area would thrive with more mixed use and more urban education. 3. The downtown bend area really needs more parking. I think adding an underground deck in the shoreline park (think Millennium Park in Chicago) would be a great solution-these surface level parking lots aren’t cutting it and are resulting in a ton of traffic [or maybe public transit needs beefing up]
Fantastic thoughts and I agree with all of them. Specifically regarding the elementary schools - it's been a huge issue for a while and it's about time that we actually fix it.
Yeah I feel it should be raised a little and have a slight arch to it so taller boats like sailboats, fishing boats, small yachts, etc. can fit under the middle of it even in a storm
The park at the hospital looks great. Finally patients have a place to get a break from the sterile, white hallways and constant beeping of machines. The new waterfront also looks amazing - Someone really needs to make a brush that can paint props to save you from a hospital visit yourself. 😖
so good to see Bend getting some TLC, been neglected for so long. I like the natural look but this feels more appropriate for an expanding urban center
I think we'll probably have a mix of both. On the other side of main street, I kind of dig the natural look, too. We'll see though - expansion is coming!
I actually loved the bigger rotary! It echoed the base of the tower and made it feel as if it were a special piece of the development. I was even hoping you’d maybe place a special statue or fountain on it ⛲️
Just a weird bit of info for all of those builders that haven't researched the rules on paths and roads. (Seeing Phil put in all the paths reminded me.) The maximum path slope allowed is about 8% (1:12) - this is for wheelchair accessibility - paths through forests need not follow this rule. For Cities Skylines, each unit (square) is supposed to be 8 metres, and each elevation line is 1 metre. So to make your pedestrian path slopes legal, you can go down 2 elevation lines for every 3 units (squares) forward. For roads, most areas limit you to 12% - 15% (1:8 to 1:6ish). So you can go up/down one elevation line for each unit (square) of road and still be acceptably safe. Where I come from (Canada), collector roads are limited to 8% (1:12 - same as wheelchair rules above), and local roads are limited to 10% (1:10 - somewhere between 1 unit forward for each elevation line and 3 units forward for every 2 elevation lines) without getting special permission. BTW - The graphics for vertical in CS is way off. The land/terrain graphics are about 2 or 3x what they would actually look like IRL. Some buildings are really badly off too - there are buildings that are supposed to be 3 storeys that are the same height in game as buildings with 5 storeys.
A comment to my heart! Most builders don't care because the game does not stop them from building stupid ramps or slopes. It should be a switch: build realistic or not?
To be fair not saying its the case, cause there's definitely some strange vertical scale issues with the assets, but you could totally have older buildings with either really tall or really shallow ceilings that have very different storey/height ratios.
Having a bit of trouble making sense of the numbers - the 8% mentioned means 8% of a piece of road's distance, right? For example, if I were building a 10-meter path, the slope over the entirety of that road would not exceed 80 cm, right? So in-game, a path taking 5 squares (which should be 40 meters, right?) would slope harsher than 4 meters, which would be 4 elevation lines, right?
@@OrganMuncher The percentage is tough to see in your head, that's why I put the ratios as well. 8% is a 1 to 12 ratio. So for one level of elevation the path should go forward 12 meters, or 1 1/2 squares. So for going up 4 levels, you want the path to go forward (4x1.5 =) 6 squares.
To be fair, I heard it as the same, then realized he meant "can get away with." As in, a small roundabout would be too small to handle the traffic on the road, but a gigantic roundabout would be silly. I like the comprise he came up with.
Honestly? That special Condo building meshes EXTREMELY well with the tourist draw of the observation tower, especially with the newly finished shoreline. Those folks in Lakeview though still havent been re-connected with the rest of the community. They deserve connectivity.
I like the waterfront concept but don't think the marina configuration would work in practice. I'm a little concerned about the strength of the river's flow and how that will impact vessels tied to the docks or on floating docks so constructing some kind of longer outer dock that serves as a buffer for the inner marina would serve a double purpose of creating an artificial calm area for the boats while also creating longer mooring locations for larger vessels. I'm also curious about the height of the bridges between the marina and the lake and what the necessary height cap would be on vessels at that marina. I'm guessing no sailing vessels would be able to use it, so it would be mostly motorized pleasure craft. I could also see the orientation of the marina taking a different geometry to maximize available slips and space for moorings.
I had the same thoughts, there would need to be a break wall st least I’d think unless it’s a super calm bit of river? I’m no marina expert though… also I noticed the space between the slips seems too small, I know Phil was just trying to achieve a look though and he got it.
and how about the space to manouver and getting in/out of the boats with all those raillings 21:54 ! Even with the mast down, a sailing vessel could not pass most bridges. And pleasure boats are not that low too, if you do not mean rowing boats.
Bridge height does seem to be a real concern. A lot of recreational boats on the Great Lakes are sailboats. You'd most likely see some drawbridges to enable access in cities like this.
Ahh shoot, that makes me realize that I totally forgot to show the flow for this bit of river. It's pretty calm, which is one of the reasons I figured I might be able to get way with this. As far as the boats I imagined here, mostly smaller pleasure craft, sail boats and the like. I do agree though that the bridge is too low and that some sort of a breakwater would still be beneficial. Great suggestions!
44:09 I am fine with doing whatever has to be done for landscaping. For all other times, I'd like the season to match the real life northern hemisphere season!
Naming suggestion: you should rename Chestnut Croft to Elizabeth Valley as the road Elizabeth Lane was the first road in that area and it was named after a local resident who developed a few houses in the area. Her name is Catherine Elizabeth, although she goes by her nickname “Happy” Elizabeth as she always has a smile on her face.
@@Keikdv Not sure what you mean, but "we" in Europe park in pretty much all the ways available in the game. I have parallel, diagonal and 90° parking lots all within a short walking distance from my home.
45:25 There's a tiny strip of grass poking out between the surface and the path. Otherwise the square (the the whole waterfront) looks great. Also R.I.P. Phil's finger
I did get that fixed but didn't highlight it (unfortunately). And hahaha, thankfully recovered... but more shoreline improvements are coming, so who knows for how long!
A little suggestion for the marina: A fueling station! At least here in Finland the marinas usually have a small fuel tank and a pump for those bigger boats with internal engines. Not sure if there is a fuel pump prop but I guess there are some small transformer boxes or something that'll do the trick 👀
As far as new names go, I love Cathedral Park, which is a public park partly under the St. John's bridge in Portland, OR. The park gets its name because the buttresses on the underside of the bridge make it look like the roof of a cathedral. It really is an amazing little park and neighborhood.
There's nothing wrong with grading the terrain while building. It's when you undo all of the changes that you made that it becomes truly de-grading. ba-dum-TSSS!
I watched a lot during the Cities Skylines 1 era and enjoyed it so much. Unfortunately took a break from watching, and recently started again and got back into Cities Skylines 2 and I’m so hooked again 🥹
As much as you say you're not a detailer, watching you detail the city is like therapy for me. It's so peaceful and beautiful. I hope you never stop making these videos.
How do you feel about a 4-5 floor parking garage in downtown maybe off a smaller street? Honestly there is a lot of density in the downtown area but realistically most of the residents would have cars. With the extra tourist facilities, maybe the current parking space is not enough.
Classic city planner. Some areas have square miles of parking. The downtown area on the other hand, which is the planner's pet project in any city, never has parking even for the people who live there. Aside from not liking (postmodern) cities to begin with, I cannot fathom why someone would live somewhere so crowded, where you can't have the decency of a place to put your car, and lack greenspace. I make a point in my cities to try and keep up with parking in a balanced manner. Last night, I realized I had inadvertently made a whole medium density neighborhood with major attractions and only on-street parking. I narrowed up the roads and put the parking in consolidated garages behind buildings where possible.
@@NightKnight347 A lot of cities solve this with underground parking facilities under high-density buildings/areas. It's a shame it's not an asset in CS to date, but hopefully they see the light and add it in some day.
I know why this is one of yours and mine favorite builds in the series, it's because it looks amazing❤❤❤❤. Also thank you so much for addressing the park situation next to the hospital, and explaining why you built so much parking. Now this will sound or be hypocritical, but often, and this time, when you build high density residential you don't add nearly enough parking, and i know it's ugly but in the us we suck it up or hide it in a building or underground. Again, the build looks amazing, the coast, the new bridge really adds to the city, the spire is in a beautiful spot and the marina is a nice detail.
Gosh, I love how you've structured your videos! They feel balanced, and leave me satisfied (sometimes hungry for more) every single time! Easily one of my top 3 favorite RU-vidrs of all time!
15:02 Just because both lines are leaving at the same angle, it doesn’t mean their width remains the same. Imagine if you wanted to have both lines take a 90 deg turn instead of 145; the lines would be overlapping. That’s not an optical illusion, the width has definitely decreased. But you are correct that the lines have remained parallel.
The lore of this series is so good. Like I want to read a book about the complete history of the county. If u write a lore book when this series ends I’d 100% buy that
That was the first time in decades I was happy and excited to fully listen to an ad read. HAPPY. Not only okay, or neutral or uninterested. Straight up getting useful information delivered quickly and feeling genuinely excited about the Timberbourne update. I watched a whole hour long paid video about the update the other day and I didn't actually want to go to my PC, make steam do the update and boot up ye olde Timberbourne until now.
Love the new coastline. I have two suggestions: first, for the marina next to the tower, you should add one more marina the size of the others, coming out of the corner at 45°, that empty corner looks like wasted space for marina rental. Second, for one of those streets that you were originally going to put your bridge across, if you add "Ferry" to the street name (I can't recall its name, but if it's Sunshine Street now, call it Sunshine Ferry?) you give history and story to the apparent old ferry crossing, which wasn't used for bridge placement. This was a great episode, Phil, it looks beautiful. If it were me, I'd pick Autumn to plant trees, so you know what fall colors you get, but I suppose if you know your varieties that's not necessary.
Love your videos, great for bedtime. Im from scotland and my wife is from the UP so nice to see the plots and maps you pick and i actually recognise them. Also appreciate the narrative for fun and the real context you fill out that means i learn about rhings, but im a passive and interesting way when im trying to relax
Flexing Bend! Finally Bend is getting some love. Some naming suggestions: 1.Not much of a naming suggestion but I suggest keeping the name Fruitvale and just annexing the whole township to Bend (for Sunrise Dale) 2. For Mulberry Dale, since you did take it off from the Township of Milan, we can call it "Lombard Lakeshore" or "Riva Lombarda" 3. For Chestnut Croft, we can keep it simple as "Milan Triangle". This way even if we further urbanize and the township does get fully absorbed by the city, the name remains. Edit: also, not the biggest fan of the parts of the marina too close to the bridge. I wonder how much it would change the river flow. The smaller marina tucked in near the blue roofed housing looks a bit better and more sheltered.
Great build! Bend is looking better with a little more downtown development, for sure. Just pointing it out since it was noted in the comments last video and doesn't look fixed yet: like 75% of the hospital parking lot seems useless since there are no crosswalks out of the parking spaces. Wouldn't be a problem in real life, but you know, lol. Hope that's fixed in the upcoming "fixes" episode! Loving the series!
Two ideas for Mulberry Dale as a name 1. Eden Shores - Named in parody of Paradise Bay because Bend has some people in charge who aren't above some more petty antics. 2. Como - Another commenter suggested a name based on Milan being named after the Italian city, Como is a lake just to the north of Milan and makes the area feel like a lot of the naming was taken from that specific region of Italy.
@33:00 maybe a parking garage for the new tower? In fact, maybe place it in the middle to be used by that entire development block (where the ped path is going through, between Main and Belmont by the marina facility buildings)
I grew up in Chicago and hate snow - moved to California to get away from it. So, when I play I generally set to Spring and let the game progress through Autumn before skipping winter completely.
Another thing I like to do for waterfronts is to build some wharves and then put high density office, mixed use, commercial, leisure, and parks on them, as if it was a redevelopment of a former run-down industrial waterfront. This makes more sense the more navigable the body of water or waterway is, but even a relatively small city like Bend might have had some barge traffic in the past or something.
Hey Phil! The redevelopment of Downtown Bend made me think of something that I would love to see in the city: a major pedestrian street! I went to college in Burlington, VT and one of the best places in the city is Church Street, a pedestrian only street lined by small businesses and restaurants. In the warmer months, people were out busking and we had a farmers market in the park off Church Street, and it was just always the place to be even if you just wanted to take a walk between classes. I would love to see Bend attempt to maintain some of that smaller town charm while still embracing higher densities and I feel like a commercial pedestrian street would be a great compromise! (and if the Williams are still salty about all of the redevelopment, at least they'd have a new marketplace to sell their produce and spread their message!)
I think you should control the weather. I loved how in your Cities 1 build you updated the builds seasons as time passed IRL. I think it helps with slowing things down and making the cities feel more real.
On the topic of seasons, I think it could be interesting if each video depending on how much is being done kind of moves forward a season. So some episodes may not get much of city landscaping due to it being winter, and others getting more due to it being spring and summer.
For neighborhood names: I'd say that sunrise dale could be changed to like Milan banks or something to that affect to pay homage to the old township. Chestnut croft could be changed to Williams View or Williamson, in reference to the farm across the street, the name is hotly debated whether it's a jab at/a compliment to the notorious farmers across the street, but publicly the planners say that it is meant to honor the Williams family and their connection to the land. I think it fits well with the slightly passive aggressive names like Governors Hill and stuff. For Mulberry dale it could be called Inferior it's funny it fits with the lake, why not? haha
Bend is definitely my favourite out of all of the areas in Magnolia County. Definitely deserves more love and this build did that. Maybe an interesting build for somewhere in magnolia county in the future could be a build centered around sports, a lucrative business which could bring in a ton of investment to wherever it goes. And considering magnolia county is in America I'd say American Football would probably be a priority there.
I think it would be really cool to have a boat ramp added next to the repair place. Also, if you want to lean into the maritime stuff more, many towns along the shore of Superior have their own maritime museum, I think it would be really cool to have something like that added along the waterfront, if you could find the asset for it.
I like where you place the bridge. That was a good alternative to where you previously planned to place it. I noticed all the paths along the water go under the bridges but don't have direct acces to the bridges. The pedestrians would have to turn yards ahead, sometimes half a block just to get on to it. Adding a small path closer to the bridge intersection would be realistic. As for the trees, I think the manicured look is nice, but I do prefer a much fuller foliage. But give your hands a rest. I heard yoga for knitters and crocheters does wonders for all types if folks who do repetitive hand work. Try that and see if you benefit.
As a Washingtionion Citizen it makes me Happy to see a Famous Landmark from our Major City be put in a New Area, I have been watching this for awhile keep up the work man!
25:20 for easier color changing you can use the palette icon instead of copy and paste, once you're in an asset you can press it and directly paste the asset's color scheme to several different assets in a row, it's very handy!
I really hope we get a chance to look at public transit for the new development soon! That will certainly help with some of that parking. Personally, I think a streetcar system would give Bend a lot of functionality and personality!
The waterfront near the marina would have been a *brilliant* place for some medium-high density mixed-use zoning. It would have been great for both providing great views for residents on higher floors, while also providing cafes & convenience stores for people walking along the riverfront from the viewing tower or coming off their boats.
As far as the 3 new neighborhoods I'd suggest that Sunrise Dale become River's Edge(River can be replaced with the name of the River if it has one), Mulberry Dale become something like North Inferior(or East or whichever direction from the lake it is) And Chestnut Croft be named after the road from the bridge that is cutting under the highway and runs the length of the neighborhood. I'd also like to suggest that in the open space at the one end of the shoreline that got the rocks a new small dog park would give that space meaning beyond the shoreline pathways.
Not to harp on the same thing over and over, but I really think bridges over the river need to be much higher. A river like this (thinking like the Ohio) could see signficant trade upstreem of the map. Regardless, It doesn't even look like small boats could get through. Looks more like a bridge over a small creek. Otherwise, amazing video as always!
Others have suggested Riva Milano for Sunrise Dale, and in keeping with that theme, Chestnut Croft could become Campi di Torino (Turin Fields) and Mulberry Dale could become Lago di Genova (Genoa Lake). Keep the Italian theme!
A great name for Sunrise Dale would be Riverbend Shores. The story is after Bend county officials explained their plan to redevelop low density residential into high density buildings, the families were upset. They did not want to live in a high rise however, they wanted the ability to live close to the river. Bend officials came up with a plan to move the families on the other side of the river. Also, to make sure they still feel like a part of the city they gave it a familiar name. Riverbend Shores
Love the riverside! Absolutely one of your best. Might include a few gazebos and benches, but that's getting nitty gritty so it's alright. For the awkward parcel where you put the two identical mixed use buildings. Maybe try to plop another, smaller buildin in the wider end of the block to get a more enveloped feeling, instead of the flat bare concrete wall
Even though it's a minor detail of the video in the add but as an European, thank you for thinking about us, when talking about time! Greetings from Germany
Cider grove is called so because of the production of apples for apple cider during the 1800's. It stopped doing so after prohibition, but the apple trees and name remained. You pick which area it fits for 👍🏻
Finally some high rises! What an amazing build this one! Great episode. Just one thing: up unitl 49:10 I was shouting at my monitor with great vengeance and furious anger anytime the observation tower came into sight. There was always a bush in the middle of the driveway you custom build. Could you maybe make little fixes like this when something is obviously blocking a road instantly? That really gets me going for some reason. Thank you so much in advance! Love your channel mate!
Sunrise Dale = River Square. Could be a nice office park with tall buildings, an entertainment district, or a park area welcoming all the traffic to the new area.
You should put a small dry dock or graving dock. Add some ship building industry to the area. Which is common to Wisconsin. Espevially around Marinette, Sturgeon Bay, and Sheboygan.
Looks great, Phil! I think you should add more fishing piers, and/or the restaurant on a pier over the improved breakwater area. If I was walking along those paths, I would want a spot to stop and hang out like that.
I think it would be nice to have a harbourmaster's house and offices near the marina warehouses, somewhere small where paperwork can be done, seamanship training courses can be held and sailors can go to get showers. in my experience of marinas here in the UK that kind of amenity is important, and I think a little complex of those buildings could be very cute.
Naming suggestion for "Sunrise Dale" "Outer Bend" (because it's on the outside of the bend) Some of the Other Suburbs: "Williams' Bane" Also, are you going to consider a subway for Bend? All this density, heaps more cars and car parks at a massive cost to tax payers. If you had a subway or Metro going under the river you'd reduce your car dependency. That would also one up the light rail in Paradise bay. Nothing quite like cross town rivalry :P But Also, there's probably only 20k to 30k people in Bend. I think if you increase density on both sides of the river and further up the river, you'd be justified in a subway. Maybe that's an MC44 episode when the density is higher. It would also need to interchange with the train line. Great series! Thank you!
I love this series, nice new water front and downtown and an iconic landmark :) Thoughts: The diagonal parking on the road leading to the bridge seems very unsafe, especially as that road is going to be an arterial with the new development. The Williams are gonna be furious, especially as it's actually a prime location for the highway intersection to easily get into Bend. I also suggest a path between the hospital park and the offices for employee breaks. :)
You are a mad man for doing each boulder individually lmao. Respect lol. I just set the spacing variation and rotations on line tool and fix after. Love it so far bud! Amazing as always.
One of the things that exists in a lot of major cities in the US is a few consulate buildings! I've noticed they tend to be in older style buildings in my city. Maybe you could rename that series of residential buildings off of Riverbend Boulevard with the large parcel to reflect three foreign consulates with connections to the region. And who knows, maybe in the future a few of those countries could sponsor some sort of business development in the area. :)
Finally, Downtown Bend is getting some love. I grew up in Verde Beach, so I think it's great that Bend is developing a skyline. One of the new districts should be named after a past mayor, to boost civic pride
Always liked the name Pennycroft. I like to landscape and see what things will look like in the spring and autumn. I actually like seeing the passage of time during construction. I actually do like the rock wall and paths, but prefer the more natural tree scape along the river. Maybe you could do a mix of the two, we do that a lot on the PNW.
I feel like the marina is missing a slipway for boats to get in and out of the water and I think that the dead-end side of the boatyard buildings would be perfect for it.
On one fine summer morning, the residents on Cooper Street in Bend were awoken to the sound of Public Works improving and manicuring the riverbank with new paths, trees, and (tons and tons) of rocks. As the days turned into weeks, the Cooper Street residents noticed the changes in their backyards reflected a much larger and well-organized beautification project that extended along the entirety of Bend's shoreline. Many of their friends and neighbors who lived on Belmont Street, some of whom had lived in Bend since its founding, cashed out and sold their property only for the city planners to raze their homes and replace them with newer towers and brownstones. Those same city planners are seen frequently at the new marina and observation tower, staring longingly at the land surrounding Cooper Street, perhaps fantasizing about its future grandness. The Mayor's office scoffed at the residents' concerns but promised an open door in the future should they need it. The hollow promises of a politician. The city planners, recluses by nature, seemed preoccupied with seemingly innocuous and harmless phrases like 'floor area ratio' and 'density bonuses' before retreating to the dark crevices of their paper strewn offices. The writing may be on the wall for the residents of Cooper Street. The future spares no one in its advances.
Great episode! I really think you should add something to the back of the warehouses on the water, they look strange without some context. Maybe add some more docking to simulate fish boat loading, or maybe a kayak dock if there's any available assets. Also, for repetetive tasks such as placing all the rocks, why not make a small section and copy+paste? Might not come out as nice but it's worth your time and fingers.
