The last Westfield episode: a second highway entrance into the high-rise downtown splits the incoming traffic, new office zones answer rising demand, the forestry area expands with a pellet plant and workers' barracks, a second tram depot and many lane rules clear the highway merges, the Japanese park reaches level 5 — and the universities empty because almost everyone in the city is already highly educated. After 40 episodes and 200,000 citizens, Westfield takes a break.
What happens in this episode
The bridge and highway exit from episode 39 opened the formerly car-free district, and traffic exploded. Westfield is close to using the whole available game area, and people still want to move in. The finale tries to calm the traffic and fill the last spaces.
How it was built
A second way into downtown
A new highway connection into the high-rise downtown, built in a timelapse, splits the incoming traffic between two routes. A new roundabout helps the newcomers get into town faster. The remaining space goes to office zones, since office demand rose a lot, plus some homes and shops.
Parks and forestry
The gardens reached a new level and got more entertainment and a second café. The forestry area expands with a pellet plant, wood chip storage, timber storage, two more plantations and workers’ barracks. Trees that didn’t make sense were removed, and a one-way road clears a crossing.
Lanes, lanes, lanes
A two-lane road becomes a three-lane approach where drivers choose their lane early, with pedestrian crossings removed. A second tram depot connects to the existing lines. A second water connection runs under the river. On the highway: lanes go from three to two and back, merges get lane rules, U-turns are banned, an exit becomes a strict off-ramp, and parking near crossings is forbidden. Traffic on the highway looks much better.
Where did the students go?
The universities suddenly had zero students out of 500 places. The Japanese park reached level 5 with gazebos and a trampoline park. The reason: Westfield is over-educated. Almost everyone already has a degree, so hardly anyone enrolls. Three universities in a city of about 200,000 is simply too many.
A break
From zero to about 200,000 citizens, with five-star wood production and farms. Westfield takes a break here. There’s still space for offices and a big area left to develop, maybe once I have more experience with the game again. I wanted to start something new, and the next YouTube series became Verville.
Video chapters
- 00:00The bridge brought a traffic flood
- 05:45A second downtown entrance and offices
- 09:54Park levels and forestry expansion
- 17:31Workers' barracks and a three-lane approach
- 25:29A second tram depot
- 28:53Water under the river and campus funding
- 32:35Highway lane management
- 39:51No U-turns, no parking
- 43:13Where did the students go?
- 51:23A level-5 park and too much education
- 55:27From zero to 200,000 — taking a break
Clicking a chapter starts the video above at that point.
FAQ
Why are my universities empty in Cities: Skylines?
Your citizens may already be highly educated. In Westfield almost everyone had a degree, so hardly anyone enrolled — three universities were too many for a city of about 200,000.
How do you split heavy incoming traffic?
Give the destination a second entrance. Westfield added another highway connection into downtown so traffic divides between two routes.
Will Westfield continue?
Westfield ended here, after 40 episodes and about 200,000 citizens. My next YouTube series was Verville.