A timelapse of making Venice in Towncaper. Or at least, something that tries to resemble it.
One big and small update I forgot to mention in the video:
- Townscaper has been released on Mac.
- You can now use the scroll wheel for color picking.
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"So, what did we learn today? I don't know, but I had fun building this." I love this energy.
I'm not even joking, directly as I was reading this he said it word for word, the timing on this was insane lmao
Same
The lines of cloth between the buildings are the urban fabric.
Out of 104 comments here, this one's my favorite.
I love you
I feel like a favela would 100% work with this game's engine. Now we just have to be able to build vertically....
can you not already do that?
@@e-moneygains3586 Yeah u can.
viva o Brasil porra
Leave it to a Dutchman to put all the emphasis on the canals ;)
Townscaper's city design logic is really weird. And yet the results look far more natural than most city building systems. I guess it's because the grid is so... irregular. And while that's not quite how things work in the real world, real cities, especially older ones are built with topology in mind, and thus tend to also have irregularities. Even cities built on regular shapes like grids or circles tend to never be quite perfect and have weird irregularities. Contrast this to your average city building game (like say sim city or cities: skylines) which in many cases is built on a rectangular grid underneath. Even where there are things like hills and the like, the actual layout is constrained by the grid, and in many cases the construction doesn't account for terrain so much as it subtly modifies the underlying terrain. Townscaper doesn't have terrain, but it has an irregular grid and the buildings placed on that grid obey the implications of the shapes the grid has at any given location... Thus, while it's also not a realistic outcome, the shapes somehow end up looking more... Natural? More convincing somehow. Clearly not a real city, yet somehow more evocative of the quirks of a place that actually had to be built and is actually lived in... It's weird... And clever. XD
That all said it's actually more "realistic" than you think in the sense that for much of human history there was no centralized urban planning systems or bodies of government that enforced such. Most old towns and cities basically formed and grew more or less organically, were people, families or businesses would build basically wherever they could or wanted as long as it was a center for trade, ample resources, a source of water for drinking and agriculture, and where opportunity could be found so to would be a gradual buildup, renovating, and tearing down of buildings and structures over many, many generations of inhabitants. Tiny villages would grow into into towns, and towns would give way to what could pass for a city during ancient history. Within all that time, from what we call the classical period to the early renaissancenand even well into late 17th century many cities and towns layouts were the end results of unregulated or inconsistent enforcement of building codes and lack of central planning with efficiency in mind. So you'd get oddly shaped or laid out urban sprawl that looks more like mounds of buildings on top of each other seemingly at random or were roads and pathways go every which way with seemingly no rhythm or reason. It's the generations of inhabitants building apone or trying to get around the buildings and changes made by previous generations until you get places with no grinds, atleast ones were used to in urban areas but a mangled thing made of morter and brick which seems only true natives or the well travelled could ever hope to navigate such quagmires with relative ease. But anyway I thought I'd just share my own take on this, and why I feel that the irregular grid system in *"Townscaper"* makes urban sprawl look so "natural" looking, as if these towns and cities (more like over glorified large towns, lol) buildings were made or rather were built up at a time before central planning was a major, standardized, consistantly enforced thing.
@@navilluscire2567 That was one of the most complete and well explained comments I've ever seen, and I totally agree with you. And even though it may not be the most optimized and organized way to design a city, I find it rather charming and pleasent looking. If there weren't any downdides in building towns like this, I would want them to look like this even now. But there are many negative repercussions in this designs, which goes beyond urbanization, related to house design, quality of life etc. I think one of the reasons cities were built this way is also lack of space, specially for islands.
I’m not reading those meter long exams lol
Take a shot every time silv says “urban fabric” Lol see you guys in hospital😗✌️
Sorry, I may have caught the speech patterns of some of my architecture professors... oops. Next time you'll hear me say "spatial intervention" and "zeitgeist" a bunch of times
This game is like a virtual stress ball. I can have a shit day and have way too much on my mind but just clicking random shit in this game for ten minutes soothes all that.
I can't get over how similar the tiles are to skin cells - this is like watching an organ, tissue, a life form, growing in real time!
The last time I was this early was at the beginning of Jägerhorn
The last time I saw Silv with soo little views was when he played RCT3
When you get a chance, go to Venice; it's such a beautiful city. Stay away from the tourist areas and explore the back streets. If the game allowed a slightly bigger map, you could have fit in the Arsenale in the south. Also it would be good to see the Ponte Rialto. But you definitely captured the spirit of the architecture of the city.
Words of today: 'Urban fabric'
Out of 116 comments, this was my favorite
Holy shit man, your voice is so soothing that my depression just slipped away!
If you're for real - thank you so much, and stay strong!!
Well done Silvarret! I loved your first Townscaper video and bought it shortly after. I’ve made a couple of villages in it but mostly large palaces (a bit more of a challenge but worth it). Can’t wait to see what you do next!
Next Amsterdam!!!
This game is satisfying, and your voice is super calm, so it’s just a good vibe. Nice job!
Thank you for showcasing the garden paths at the start of the video! I was wondering how people had created them in other videos. Also! This whole video is a perfect helper for visualizing Venice in a more high fantasy sort of way; the D&D campaign that I'm currently working on is primarily set in a Venice-based city.
I'm glad to see you do another video of this game because I absolutely loved the last one!
Loved this! Venice is such a beautiful city, hope you get to actually visit there someday! Even the failed attempt looked good too-- I think as you mentioned, you just needed to make some of the buildings a bit bigger, but otherwise I'd call that one a good attempt too :)
I swear you opening up a game like this, you make it look so magical.
The effort you put for St Mark's Square is remarkable, yet very far :) as a Venetian (at heart at least, I left my hometown 5 years ago), after this video, I got the game (finally available for Mac too) and I am going to challenge you soon :P
ya i googled the game out of curiosity cause i thought it’d be helpful to do a rough design of one of my comics towns but i’m so glad i found ur channel !! i like what you’ve done in this game but your regular content is so exciting as well
My dream come true, thank you for this!
I mean, I'm 2 Years late, But This pretty Much looks like a Studio-Ghibli Venice, If That Existed, And i just really Loved this Build!
awesome design idea
Great! Great Video and i like your contructions!!
This game doesnt have a way of "Looking Bad", Thats just not a thing here xD Great Video! :)
This game is so relaxing xD can't stop watching these Videos ❤
when i first saw this game the first thing i thought of was recreating venice, now it's been done. nice
Great video. :) I'm glad your previous one was picked up. It was also great. I really enjoyed this one, too.
Thank you! :)
i found this game with your video. THANK YOU
Splendid! Greetings from Italy
It’s good to see the devs updating the game
love it so much
8:56 OMG YOU REALLY SAID THE PERFECT PRONUNCIATION LIKE ONLY AN ITALIAN COULD SAY -an italian
I've been there once and I would really have liked you to add the Rialto Bridge and the Ponte dei Sospiri. But is a great vid anyway, so relaxing
So cool to see a new video from you! Dankjewell!
Graag gedaan :)
finally youtube recommended gives me the first place of seeing this video. n i c e
Ik gok erop dat je nl bent😂
neat, I was hoping for another video on the game :3
You made me buy this game
You're welcome
I've had lots of fun with it
Same
It's pretty good. I'm staring at satellite image of venice, and I'd say a major flaw is that while most of Venice is very consistent with it's red roofs, some of the landmark buildings you've included stand out from above due to their white roofs, and it makes the landmark all the more dramatic for the contrast it has with the buildings around it. The palace next to the basilica in particular stands out very strongly in a satellite image... I guess that might be a limitation of townscaper though, since the roof colour variations seem to be quite limited...
Yeah, unfortunately you can't change the roof color in the game, it'll always be red :') That simplicity is definitely part of the game's appeal, though.
I bought the game because of you.
really get what you mean with the size change though that is an insane difference with the smaller houses
The game looks good
I am very much enjoying this game. It's like the game version of Stewart Brand's "How Buildings Learn."
As venician and considering the game's limitations, you made a great work! I like the decision to build different important places from different districts (sestieri) as Salute for Dorsoduro and Frari for Cannaregio. You may improve your Venice by give it a more "fishy" shape (We say that Venice is a fish, hahaha), and adding other points of interest like the Biennale's Giardini in Castello district (that will may be cool to do with this new path-maker).... ....or having fun and make great contents like today! Hahaha, I'm just waiting for your next video! Bye!
I’ve been to Venice my self, it’s a beautiful city!
hope the developer adds more dogs, cats birds, city persons in this game...its just too good
The bell tower of San Marco actually collapsed in 1902 and it has been rebuilt
Nice video, the build is really beautiful! Not related to the vid, but i think you should make some playlists for your videos, would help a bit
I would enjoy seeing some update videos of this game if you feel like making them :)
I wish this game would get updated it’s so cool would love them to add citizens and lots of other things to build
Every western nation (western in this context includes all Mediterranean cultures such as Egypt) since the Bronze Age collapse has undergone a cycle of 250 year rise and fall due to an effect called something like an age of decadence. The Chinese call it the mandate of heaven and they suffer from this too. Every empire that is not externally crushed by 250 years or so falls apart into revolution and often fades away as a result. What is left is unrecognizable. The only two exceptions to this pattern, to my knowledge, are Egypt (not important right now) and Venice. Venice was founded in the 900s and continued relatively smoothly all the way up to Napoleon's invasion in the 1800s. 900 years straight of stable independence. Go Venice!
Nice
I've only been to Venice in Google Street View but, it's better than nothing, and I got really excited to accidentally discover you can jump into and direct a gondola!
Thanks!
we have urban fabric with a dash of urban fabric. And, of course, the defining ingredient: urban fabric
I wish townscaper had a dome option that you could invoke more easily
You are very good,now you just have to come here in Italy to visit your city... I mean Venice.
i dearly miss the rialto bridge! please try to add it? in every other respect: superb work. i've made the 2 day tourist trip to venice once and i think what you did to it comes VERY close to reality. the only difference is that your venice is much more beautiful than the real one (but please add rialto!) ;-P
Would love some different kinds of buildings and some parks and things.
Nice! You forgot the bridges though. You should try Burano, the colors of the buildings are similar than the ones in the game and it's a smaller island. You should also try Dubrovnik.
Very nicely done! I'd love to see how you would model Ramsay Garden in Edinburgh. (Wikipedia has lots of interesting details on it)
This game is beautiful just like what you built My opinion for the game: I can immagine with more styles, bioms and stuff... y'know it's a city builder, but it's very amazing anyway :-)
I really hope they add human and some a.i the react to the environment we made, It will be interesting and awesome
You should build Amsterdam!
I love this game! Could you bring more videos of it?
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would it be possible to see more of this game? also some updates video?
take a shot for every time this man says, "urban fabric".
it'd be cool if you tried building Amsterdam or Copenhagen in Townscaper
wow
Hello i love you vids man you the best keep it up hope one day you channel will hit 1 million sub on the future 💯💯💯💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎♥️👍👍👍
back to say as a new fan from the townscaper wave (but an upgraded fan after a day of watching) i'd like to personally request u do more video challenges like ur wooden plank and roller coaster track video....it doesn't even have to be a new challenge i'd watch 300 versions of each tbh....i mean u could also easily youtube this request and do this challenge with basic blocks of upcoming / popular games nd get those good good clicks ppl never get tired of that...you see what I just did there ??? i had a request but I lacked the financial stability to support u on patreon so instead I made my request pay for itself.... you have so many series and reoccurring videos I love them you're a smart man you're bringing in those youtube clicks I respect that but I would very much love if you considered strategically catering to my specific tastes (that undoubtedly represent the masses) (the ones yet to subscribe to you) (until) (?) anyway I think you can easily recreate the success you got in the townscaper video in this way. you could also obviously recreate that success by just making other videos like that. U know. intro videos. But that's not very fun and has less viral possibilities. my second request is for you to add pans to your cinematic shots.....perhaps even a gentle plea.......you're too talented to not bring ur videos to the next level it's so easy... u know u just.....barely zoom in there....you lose almost no quality at all, right....you zoom in just a little......and u move that frame......from one side............go to the end of the clip..,......move it ever so slightly to the right.......or left....up or down.......you clearly know how to edit you know this can go all ways..........and just like that..... you don't even have to do individual pans for each shot you don't have to get fancy this isn't sunfest shit you can copy the same pan on every goddamn clip but that will look So Much Better Than It Being Static........... I'm begging you..... Listen to me.....I'm an ~award-winning filmmaker~......and u know why I've won awards???? Because people love a good pan....a good tracking shot will make anyone go "well this is a higher quality video than I otherwise assumed" and you know I'm not lying about being an award-winning filmmaker because the only prize of being a good filmmaker is obnoxiously mentioning it (and a certificate*) *if you print it** (**and 75% of the time if you design it) i like your videos a lot. there is no way I can compliment them in a way that would matter to you-- i don't have the language necessary to notice similarities in your building styles / influences nd stuff like that YET but I really appreciate hearing how you approach things. i don't get it but I'm soaking it up. OBVIOUSLY, i loved rollercoaster games growing up and now but the way u work rlly reminds me of working in maya and it's super inspiring !! an old partner of mine actually bought planet coaster 4 me after I watched the LGR review of it so long ago....i was too overwhelmed my first time playing and haven't tried since, but I think I'm going to dive back in after watching so many of ur vids !! tho I'm a little nervous. i know when I was first learning maya i would just go for constant 10+ hour sessions cause it was tooooo fun LOL i think the reason i like your wooden plank and coaster track video so much are because that honestly seems like the most straightforward way to approach building in the game. It's not realistic. but i know if i was going to recreate something i'd have much more success sticking to using that kind of method this isn't about this video but that doesn't really matter because it's the internet and we're here for fun. i'd apologize for the length but it's oh well. why enjoy things casually? i'd put this in your channel comments but youtube doesn't notify ppl abt those and it's impossible to navigate to these days so.
Really like a beautiful city remake! Nice job! 😁 A few weeks ago I attempted to remake Groningen, my hometown. Would you like to see it?
I'm always curious to see Dutch C:S builds, go ahead
What have we learned today? As I said last time, if you look seriously for your niche, you will find it. Stay healthy over there in Brussels... !
So I'm trying to make a pirate ride and I'm trying to make like a wooden scaffolding with ropes and stuff hanging off it. How do I do that?
Venezia on townscaper
Do you plan to ever return to Fantasy Valley in PlanCo? Really loved the series
How big can you make the city?
You know you can make the grid show up if you tick a box in settings, right?
I do! It just looks cooler on videos without the grid, I think :)
@@Silvarret Just thought it would be easier to plan major shapes ahead, like the canal in this video
What if you can add planes and helis and more buildings
i have to decide if im gonna watch well there's your problem or silvarret first ):
they both released videos in the same minute lol
well there's your problem is pretty cool, give em a watch
@@Silvarret
Can u edit the controls in the config?! My mousewheel is broken so zooming in is super annoying for me
gimme your PARKITECT style videos!!1 :D
where jo joj fight sene prt five????
So the next city should be Amsterdam, right? wink wink
can you build Minas thirith
What is the music you used for this video?
I'm sorry, I'm not sure! Something from Epidemicsound, is all I can say
@@Silvarret ahhh, okay, no worries. Thanks for the great content and a reply
idk i kinda like the second version better
i dont want to, but i have to... ... ... ... gekoloniseerd
PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE MAKE A WINTER MODE!!!
Hey, may anyone teach me how to pronounce Venice? I've known that Venice is not actually 'Vinais', but no idea what it really is...
Well, "veniss" is English, but in Italian I think it's "Venezia"
@@Silvarret oh thanks :D
Nederlanders laat je horen 👂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Noooo Parkitect
Create Paris
Hi
Hey!
First
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Stijn van den Brand yes
Your not
Stijn van den Brand I was
No, you wasn’t. Filter the comments and you see that you aren’t first. People that say first need attention anyway. It’s not useful.... Just write a normal comment.
I have this game, it's fun 30 minutes but after is so boring and repetitive
U should make Epstein island😁