Building a MASSIVE Custom University Campus in Cities Skylines 2 | MC #7

Magnolia County is constantly moving from one metaphorical fire to the next! This time, there is a HUGE shortage of educated workers, and it's stifling the productivity of all of the businesses in the county. Pressure is building on state leaders - particular Governor Sheila Johnson - to do something about it.

Governor Johnson - a skilled, but conflicted politician - applies pressure where it's needed and brings a university to Magnolia County.

In this episode, we'll be build this university, but rather then just plopping a building, we'll attempt to build a MASSIVE campus. We'll also build a few residential suburban neighborhoods, all the city services that the area could need, and quadruple the number of parks in the county.

This is the biggest build in the series yet. Enjoy!

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CHAPTERS

There's no conflict of interest here, folks... honest! - 0:00
Judiciously purchasing tiles and using development points - 1:55
Wait, wait - you made that thing an academic building? You're a mad man! - 5:57
All Dorms are European.. okay, just most of them - 24:58
They say it's not exclusive, but we all know it is - 33:36
This really didn't need to be it's own thing, Phil - 40:41
S U P E R I O R - 43:30
Univer-city Tour - 50:10
I loved this build, hope you enjoyed it, too! - 51:27

[b-ian]

Nothing is more uplifting than Helium.

Great build as always! Love the utilization of non-university buildings.

[Dolthra]

The fact that roughly 1/8th of Magnolia County's population comes from the university really does make this feel like a small college town.

[noahkohn]

Presumably, Johnson Aggregates funded the building of the Geologic Research Institute (rather than a geography institute), probably even partially endowing its ongoing activities. The Governor probably conditioned the bequest on the naming of the Institute after her grandfather who founded the company, so it would be the Johnson Geologic Research Institute. Its graduates would have a variety of internships at Johnson Aggregates, with excellent career opportunities after graduation.

[seandickson]

There needs to be Bus line access so students can get to the other parts of the county to shop. Also have you thought about tapping into the train line for passengers? that way you could get out of county students as well. Awesome series overall

[OnTheNerdySide]

I think adding a campus shuttle bus to get from one area of the university to the other would be great. Walkability and bikeability are fantastic, but a shuttle would add some accessibility for folks who have mobility issues, especially in the Superior winters.

Also, I like having the elementary school on campus. I could see it being a magnet/charter school where kids come and are taught in some sort of specialized subjects while also allowing education students at the university to gain experience.

[fluffel_r]

In the UK a lot of campus universities outside cities are built around old stately homes and country houses that were originally owned by the people who founded the university. Maybe the college building is the old house owned by the founder that has been transformed into a law school as the university has been built up around it.

[PrepsTexas]

Realistically, you need some commercial and office space surrounding or near the university campus. Also include a transit station or passenger rail station nearby for students and faculty in other parts of the county. The waterfront area near the farms could also be a destination spot such as a boardwalk with restaurants and shops turning it into a great escape for the university area.

[patricksweeney]

Suggestions: Because the two high rise dorms spawned-in as red and white buildings…maybe this becomes retroactive continuity for the University’s sports colors. Red & White.

Also: Highland? Barksdale? This is retroactive continuity for the University’s mascot. West Highland Terriers! FEAR the bark! 😂

[AmokCanuck]

Really loving the series! One piece of feedback on the university neighborhood: there should be corner stores. The pedestrian-orientated strip of shops is great but for people on the far end of the neighborhood that would be a 30-45 + minute walk. Fixing this could also be a great place to discuss the decline of neighborhood shops in NA. For as long as history humans have been selling goods out of their domicile, but in recent decades governments have been restricting the ease of setting up businesses' in single-family neighborhoods.

[dutchporcelainplate]

i think the road going to the telescope should take priority route over the driveway to the chancellors house

[IITheSheevII]

I have to say, and I'm sure you've heard this quite a bit, but your style of gameplay, design choice, and video editing are amazing. Anyone who has never played these games before can see how much heart you put into your videos and with each upload I'm blown away. While I've been playing City Builders since Sim City on SNES, never before have I looked at things the way you do.

The way you describe how things function, and your reasoning behind the choices you make helps me grow as a player. No more do I just pack a city full of grids and wonder why there are congestion issues. No more do I wonder why I'm bleeding money. No more do I feel completely lost. Thank you.

I love how you lay out your videos and how every episode has the most perfect transition between segments and accompanying soundtrack. The small jokes are always great, especially when it foreshadows a change you end up making. CPP, you've easily become my favorite creator on the platform this year. Thank you for your time and dedication to the platform and community. Have a great holiday season!

[hubblegamer]

As a current student of a mountain town university, nothing uplifts me more than the 5 flights of stairs I need to climb to go from building to building! Great build as always, love to see such care put into the university.

[WilliamWeir]

You should add a section of houses to the campus somewhere for the fraternities and sororities!

[warrencutler]

Just wanna say the sped-up montages of you rebuilding the same thing over and over is one of my favorite parts of your videos. Really makes me feel better about my own struggles with getting the game to do what I want 😂

[backpainshane]

As for the clashing college and uni aesthetics I think I can speak on this! I go to a Canadian university and this is actually very common in my area, the original university is an older more traditional campus with some really old brick and mortar buildings but as it’s expanded out, it’s become more modern looking. In fact the old engineering office wing is located directly beside a large sky scraper looking tower with full wall glazing. There are a few colleges scattered around the area not far from the university that are also very old and almost Victorian. The area that I live was actually an old Scottish settlement so I think there’s a lot of European influence especially for the architecture of the vocational college near the newer university! I think it’s a cool opportunity to use the college as a historical contrast to the quickly developing county, maybe it’s a memorial campus for one of the original trail blazers in Magnolia

[michaelmccarty]

I live in a college town in the South. One thing I noticed in the main neighborhood surrounding the University is that the houses were originally spaced apart like you did in the build, but as time moved on and the University grew, you can tell the demand for houses increased and the neighborhoods are more densely populated with houses in between other houses. Always love your content! Can't wait for the next build.

[LordKurst]

I forgot how much I miss you going ham and detailing large areas. So pleasing. I am submitting my application to Superior State University now!

[ליאםאברהם-פת]

What an amazing build! I would expect some public transport going to the university though, maybe a train station or a tram line to the city center

[Reminators]

I am absolutely loving the political intrigue that you've added into this build and the "multiverse" of the different cities across games! Keep it up!

[michaelspock]

I'm excited to see a build in CS:2 where you integrate a University into an urban area. Portland State University in downtown Portland, OR is a great example of a campus integrated into a dense urban core. The bonus is that the entire community gets to enjoy many of the amenities that the University naturally provides such as farmer's markets, festivals; restaurants and cafes; entertainment, art, and theatre; even charitable organizations like food banks and low-cost medical clinics. Universities can provide more than just degrees and job opportunities to their neighborhood.