The fishing boat routes are stretched further out, an anchovy harbour is added and the docks are lowered with Move It. Then Springvalley gets Cozy Zoo in a big square, keeping the old forest inside, with a café, rest stops, souvenir shops and plenty of restrooms. A tourism district with hotels, a parking lot and a new bus line follows. An old industrial patch becomes warehouses and a local goods zone, and road and park maintenance get sorted. As an experiment, I build geothermal heating plants and pipes to see if they attract residents.
What happens in this episode
After the fishing industry and farm decoration in Episode 53, I fix a few things and build a zoo as a new tourist attraction.
How it was built
Fishing routes
I look up how fishing works and extend the boat routes further out. It’s like road mapping. An extra anchovy harbour goes in where there are anchovies and connects with the others. With Move It, I lower docks that sat unrealistically high, and I ease a steep road slope for trucks. The landscape change flooded a harbour, so I raised it slightly. If you know how to raise fishing efficiency, let me know.
Water supply
Every time I load the game, one area has water supply issues. Maybe a connection is missing. Three highway connections cross the river now, which is surprisingly enough.
Cozy Zoo
A road along the river follows the pattern from the other side, and the zoo district is painted generously in a big square. Cozy Zoo gets the large main gate and every feature I can place. I keep the old forest inside as long as possible. It has:
- a zoo café in the middle;
- rest stops and souvenir shops;
- restrooms in several spots, so nobody has to search;
- a zoo fence.
There’s no river access here, so no aquarium. It started with seven visitors, and I raised the ticket price a little.
Hotels and services
A residential area, a park and a parking lot go right next to the zoo, plus a tourism commercial zone with hotels for out-of-town visitors. The first hotels appeared quickly, and a new bus line arrived. A pool, my first in this city, goes in, plus child care and elderly care.
Warehouses and local goods
An old industrial patch keeps its rural look with gravel roads and overhead power lines. It gets warehouses for commercial goods near downtown and a local produce zone, with no polluting industry.
Fire, jobs and heating
With 81 tiles now active, fire coverage looked thin, so bigger fire stations go in. There are more jobs than people. As an experiment, I build two geothermal heating plants and heating pipes, even though it never snows here, to see if they attract residents. It’s expensive.
Maintenance
Park maintenance and road maintenance buildings were missing. Road maintenance will matter even more in Cities: Skylines II. Demand for residential is high, and Springvalley is set up for growth.
Video chapters
- 00:00Longer fishing routes and lower docks
- 04:01Flooding and water supply
- 08:22Three river crossings and a zoo site
- 12:24Building Cozy Zoo
- 16:37Restrooms, café and the old forest
- 22:05Hotels, a pool and care centres
- 27:37Warehouses and local goods
- 32:10Fire coverage at 81 tiles
- 36:46A geothermal heating experiment
- 41:42Road and park maintenance
- 45:48Recap
Clicking a chapter starts the video above at that point.
FAQ
How do you improve fishing efficiency?
Extend the boat routes to where the fish actually are and add harbours near other species. Efficiency also changes as fish areas move.
What should a zoo have besides animals?
A café in the middle, rest stops, souvenir shops and enough restrooms so visitors never have to search for one. A nearby parking lot and hotels help it draw tourists.
Does heating matter if your map has no winter?
Heating is a city service, so I tested whether covering parts of the city raises demand. It's an experiment, and expensive.