citybuilderben — Dispatch & EngineeringTransit-oriented masterplans, traffic fixes and mod guides for Cities: Skylines 1 & 2 — with every video documented in writing.https://citybuilderben.com/Cinematic camera in Cities: Skylines — smooth city videos with waypointshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/cinematic-camera-extended/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/cinematic-camera-extended/How to make smooth videos of your city with the Cinematic Camera Extended mod in Cities: Skylines: waypoints, recapturing, playing and saving camera paths.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCities: Skylines mods — the full mod stack explainedhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/cities-skylines-mods-guide/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/cities-skylines-mods-guide/A guide to the Cities: Skylines mods used for the Springvalley series: what each mod does, why it's in the stack, with chapters and Workshop links.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCommercial and office specialisation in Cities: Skylines — set up districtshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/commercial-office-specialization/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/commercial-office-specialization/How to set up commercial and office specialisations in Cities: Skylines: paint districts, pick the specialisation, run the game and check pollution and demand.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTElevated roads in Cities: Skylines II — how the elevation steps workhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/elevated-roads-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/elevated-roads-cities-skylines-2/A beginner's guide to elevated roads in Cities: Skylines II: how elevation steps work, when the game builds pillars and how to plan clean viaducts.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFaster map overlays for Cities: Skylines — one screenshot instead of manyhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/faster-map-overlays-google-map-customizer/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/faster-map-overlays-google-map-customizer/Faster street map overlays for Cities: Skylines: one styled Google map capture, scaled to your heightmap — plus an easy water selection.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGraphics settings in Cities: Skylines II — a smooth setup for a 4K monitorhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/graphics-settings-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/graphics-settings-cities-skylines-2/The graphics settings used for smooth Cities: Skylines II gameplay on a 4K monitor at launch: what each option costs, an in-game test and the adjustments made.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGraphics settings in Cities: Skylines II — the update after the first patchhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/graphics-settings-cities-skylines-2-update/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/graphics-settings-cities-skylines-2-update/Updated Cities: Skylines II graphics settings after the first patch: energy settings for more performance, the changed options and 4K in windowed mode.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTCustom highway signs in Cities: Skylines — your own text with Procedural Objectshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/highway-signs-custom-text/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/highway-signs-custom-text/Add custom text to highway signs in Cities: Skylines: gantry and sign assets, Find It, Move It and converting the sign into a Procedural Object.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHotels in Cities: Skylines — the tourism specialisation from After Darkhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/hotels-after-dark-tourism/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/hotels-after-dark-tourism/Get hotels, souvenir shops and cafés in Cities: Skylines without mods: the After Dark tourism specialisation and the workers it needs.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTourist districts in Cities: Skylines — a quick hotel setuphttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/hotels-tourist-district-cities-skylines/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/hotels-tourist-district-cities-skylines/Hotel districts in Cities: Skylines step by step: prepare the roads, zone a district, choose the tourist specialisation and speed up growth.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustrial specialisation in Cities: Skylines — farming, forestry, oil and orehttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/industrial-specialization-districts/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/industrial-specialization-districts/The industrial specialisations in Cities: Skylines — farming, forestry, oil, ore and generic industry — set up, run and compared on pollution.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTJapanese cities in Cities: Skylines II — how to build one that workshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/japanese-city-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/japanese-city-cities-skylines-2/How to build a realistic Japanese city in Cities: Skylines II: rail first, station squares, density gradients, narrow mixed-use streets and elevated highways.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMap overlays in Cities: Skylines — use real street maps in the Map Editorhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/map-overlays-street-maps/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/map-overlays-street-maps/How to overlay your Cities: Skylines terrain with a real street map from Google, Bing, Apple or OpenStreetMap, stitched to scale and loaded with Overlayer 2.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTParallel roads in Cities: Skylines — the Network Multitoolhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/parallel-roads-network-multitool/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/parallel-roads-network-multitool/Build parallel roads in Cities: Skylines with the Network Multitool: UnifiedUI, the parallel road function, key bindings and Basic vs Ground.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTParking lots in Cities: Skylines — the Parking Lot mod with service roadshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/parking-lot-mod/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/parking-lot-mod/Build working parking lots in Cities: Skylines with the Parking Lot mod: service roads, space sizes, Move It fixes and TM:PE parking bans.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTProp Line Tool in Cities: Skylines — trees along lines, curves and circleshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/prop-line-tool-trees/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/prop-line-tool-trees/How to use the Prop Line Tool in Cities: Skylines to line trees and props along roads, curved alleys and circles around roundabouts.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTQuay walls in Cities: Skylines II — clean waterfronts with fill roadshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/quay-walls-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/quay-walls-cities-skylines-2/The quickest way to build quay walls in Cities: Skylines II: use roads with quay and retaining wall upgrades instead of terraforming waterfronts by hand.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRealistic heightmaps for Cities: Skylines — real terrain from terrain.partyhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-heightmaps-terrain-party/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-heightmaps-terrain-party/Make realistic heightmaps for Cities: Skylines: real terrain from terrain.party, the best data set, a clean PNG and smoothing in the Map Editor.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRealistic maps in Cities: Skylines — from real terrain to a street overlayhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-maps-street-overlays/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-maps-street-overlays/The complete workflow for realistic maps in Cities: Skylines: real heightmaps from terrain.party, a Google Maps street overlay, water areas and the Map Editor.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTStacked roads and highways in Cities: Skylines II — what the game allowshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/stacked-roads-highways-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/stacked-roads-highways-cities-skylines-2/Stacked roads in Cities: Skylines II: how to build one road above another, what clearance the game needs and what is still impossible without mods.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSunken roads and highways in Cities: Skylines II — cuttings and tunnelshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/sunken-roads-highways-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/sunken-roads-highways-cities-skylines-2/How sunken roads work in Cities: Skylines II: negative elevation, cuttings versus tunnels, and how to hide highways in dense districts.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvery city on the channel, 2020 to 2026https://citybuilderben.com/dispatch/every-city-2020-2026/https://citybuilderben.com/dispatch/every-city-2020-2026/Eleven series, 240 videos and two games: a look back at every city built on citybuilderben — and what the numbers taught about what to build next.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe relaunch: realistic Japanese cities, documentedhttps://citybuilderben.com/dispatch/relaunch-japanese-cities/https://citybuilderben.com/dispatch/relaunch-japanese-cities/What changes on citybuilderben from November 2026: Project Shinano, Traffic Surgery, written tutorials for every video and members' save files on Patreon.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT81 Tiles in Cities: Skylines — how to use the full maphttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/81-tiles-full-map-cities-skylines/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/81-tiles-full-map-cities-skylines/Unlock all 81 tiles in Cities: Skylines with the 81 Tiles mod: what it does, how to install it, what to watch out for, and the CS2 equivalent.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRealistic Population Revisited — realistic citizen numbers in Cities: Skylineshttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-population-revisited/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/realistic-population-revisited/Why vanilla Cities: Skylines undercounts residents and jobs, how the Realistic Population Revisited mod fixes it, and how to add it without breaking your city.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRoundabouts in Cities: Skylines II — building ones that flowhttps://citybuilderben.com/engineering/roundabouts-cities-skylines-2/https://citybuilderben.com/engineering/roundabouts-cities-skylines-2/How to build clean roundabouts in Cities: Skylines II on regular, sunken and elevated roads, and how to keep traffic moving through them.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT