^I've been playing Skylines for a few months now, and it's definitely got a learning curve. I was never able to find guides for the most basic tasks, so I've just been winging it (how the hell do you lay out a bus line in a complete loop, for example?). I've had two cities get up to about 130,000 people, but they both just stagnate at that level. Also, the game-play is super slow on my desktop, making things like simply moving the curser really gimpy. I probably need a better graphics card or whatever, but I'm no good with tech, so I just keep plugging along.
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Yeah, it does have a curve, but over time I've found there's a plethora of very good tutorials on Youtube for Cities:Skylines. One of the best channels I've found is from an actual city planner who plays. I've found his videos very clear and they cover a wide range of topics, though he's not the only person with great C:S tutorial videos.
It's been a while since I've played, but AFAIK most of the transport options function the same in terms of how they're laid out - you start creating a 'line' and just click where you want it to go, and it'll follow that street. To complete the loop, just get 'behind' the start and it usually auto completes when you click behind or on the starting point. I believe there's also a 'complete line' option which will automatically finish a loop using the shortest path, so it's usually not optimal. It's there if you need it, though.
The stagnation is a problem, but it usually stems from the sometimes annoying balancing process of zoning. Usually it means there's not enough people moving in to replenish deaths/people moving away. Typically, this is due to a lack of opportunity/jobs. Make sure to zone plenty of industry, even if you're trying to stick to mainly office. Also, it's a good idea to keep property values up by ensuring services/parks are properly distributed, even in non-residential areas. Finally, make sure to have decent public transportation and traffic flow, because lots of traffic can absolutely wreck a city.
As to the point of performance: C:S isn't incredibly graphics intensive, so if you're looking for a PC upgrade to get better performance, it's more beneficial to have a faster CPU and more and faster RAM that it is to have a great graphics card. Sure, a good GPU will help, but the game is much more dependent on CPU/memory as I recall. Also, having the game installed on a Solid State Drive as opposed to a regular hard drive should help some too.
Hopefully this helps some of y'all.
It's been a while since I've played, but AFAIK most of the transport options function the same in terms of how they're laid out - you start creating a 'line' and just click where you want it to go, and it'll follow that street. To complete the loop, just get 'behind' the start and it usually auto completes when you click behind or on the starting point. I believe there's also a 'complete line' option which will automatically finish a loop using the shortest path, so it's usually not optimal. It's there if you need it, though.
The stagnation is a problem, but it usually stems from the sometimes annoying balancing process of zoning. Usually it means there's not enough people moving in to replenish deaths/people moving away. Typically, this is due to a lack of opportunity/jobs. Make sure to zone plenty of industry, even if you're trying to stick to mainly office. Also, it's a good idea to keep property values up by ensuring services/parks are properly distributed, even in non-residential areas. Finally, make sure to have decent public transportation and traffic flow, because lots of traffic can absolutely wreck a city.
As to the point of performance: C:S isn't incredibly graphics intensive, so if you're looking for a PC upgrade to get better performance, it's more beneficial to have a faster CPU and more and faster RAM that it is to have a great graphics card. Sure, a good GPU will help, but the game is much more dependent on CPU/memory as I recall. Also, having the game installed on a Solid State Drive as opposed to a regular hard drive should help some too.
Hopefully this helps some of y'all.
^Thanks for the tips. Those videos do look promising; I'll check them out sometime.
