We're jumping back into #CitiesSkylines (the first one) today where it's time to: 1. Make a neat and/or happy district, and; 2. Spend absolutely forever building a single intersection for a part of Nerdchester we'll likely not build for another week or two! Enjoy! :)

If you've been around the channel for a bit, you might spot a bit of a throwback this holiday season! I'm running some A/B tests again. One thumbnail is what you'd expect from the channel this year, the other is based on how they looked for the #CitiesSkylines Plazas & Promenades series in 2022!

Today's second video went out a little earlier, and is a follow-up visit to #CitiesSkylines (again, the first one)! This video's all about expanding across the water, building an industrial district with a throwback name, and zoning some high density residential and commercial buildings!

Two videos today, yeah? :) First up is #TownToCity, where we're expanding into the area around the recently-built Carnival District, by adding a Library, a Clock Tower, Artisan houses, and loads more, all to try and make sure there's always enough people to work in our commercial buildings!

I've been thinking a lot about #CitiesSkylines (the first one) recently, and whether or not it's still worth playing as we approach 2026, and after over two years since the sequel came out. So rather than just thinking about it, I decided to jump in with some mods and see for myself!

#TransportFever3 looks amazing! Smooth intersections! Lane management! Priority train lines! Better waypointing! I'm so excited! 🤯

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Had a lot of fun with today's #TownToCity video! :) It'll be up on YouTube at 4pm GMT!

My final #Anno117 video (for now) just went up over on YouTube! While this series, at least in terms of numbers, wasn't quite a runaway success, I've had an absolute blast with this game and it will, absolutely, make a return at some point in the near future - though probably as a livestream! 😉

My gaming rig is showing its age, so I've ordered an upgrade. Specs Include: • CPU: Intel i9-14900KS • RAM: 64GB DDR5 6000MHz • GPU: 32GB GEFORCE RTX 5090 Once it's all setup, we'll be back to Cities: Skylines 2 in a big way! The stuttering on my current CPU (i7-8700K) doesn't make for good TV.

Hello Iceflake! 👋 • Great to put faces to the name! • Better communication with the community will be fantastic. • I really appreciate the honesty around things not quite working out so far, but there being plans to build from here. Keen to see how this goes! 🤓

With the new Creator Packs being out, we wanted to share more bundles to make collecting them all cheaper. You can now get the Content Creator Bundle on Steam for 15% off! pdxint.at/CSIICreatorB...

There's another, slightly shorter episode of #TownToCity up on the channel today. This one's sponsored by a total lack of sleep, and so is full of me rambling about anything and everything, all while building a charming church on a hilltop! 🤓

In news that will surprise absolutely nobody, there's a BUNCH of building in tomorrow's #TownToCity video! I'll be getting to work on a whole new district as we start moving around the lake!

"How's it ho-ho-ho'ing, everbody?" is certainly a sentence that I wrote for an intro... yep!

The #TownToCity Christmas Update is everything I wanted it to be and more! Video @ 4pm UK Time! 🤓🎄

I've been totally in love with #TownToCity lately, and it makes me so happy reading through and replying to your comments everyday this last little while. In today's episode, I finally got around to adding a bunch more farms, and a huge bakery which looks amazing! Christmas Update Video tomorrow!

Sheep. #TownToCity

I spent way too long working on this park and market in #TownToCity, and not enough time growing the population, but that's okay! It looks great, and I hope it'll look even better when the Christmas Update drops tomorrow! :)

There's more #TownToCity coming your way tomorrow... and on Tuesday... and again on Wednesday for a look at the Christmas Update! You'll be happy to know that the next episode ISN'T an unreasonable 102 minutes long. It's so much more reasonable at, uh... 96 minutes... Whoops!

It's after 5am and I'm just now heading to bed, but I wanted to take a moment to shoutout everyone in the comments of the latest #TownToCity video. I've been a bit worried, stressed, and down about the state of the channel lately. Your comments were a much-needed mood booster. Thank you. 💙💜

The next episode of #TownToCity - out tomorrow - includes a sentence along the lines of, "I don't care if it takes almost two hours, or three hours, we're getting into farming today," and I guess I took that personally. Anyway, check out today's episode! 📺 youtu.be/MjaKOmIV2yo

1. Scooby Doo Chase Music 2. LET'S GOOOOO 3. Aufzugsbetreiber 4. Phil Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

You know how I've been leaning into the "long-form, cozy vibes," with Town to City? How about that... in Cities: Skylines 2... as a sequel to Emerald County..? 🤔

If you want to see the process of putting this all together, check out the latest #TownToCity video over on YouTube! I got to work on a bunch of things, but most of my time was spent putting together the beginnings of a proper Town Center! :)

Absolutely in love with #TownToCity. Another video comin' at you in about 40 minutes! :)

This is an interesting perspective on video creation versus *content* creation, and why I try to avoid describing what I do, and many others do, as "content." I don't make anything award-worthy by any means, but it still takes time and effort. To simply call it "content" has always felt wrong.

Absolutely obsessed with #TownToCity lately. Here's my first look at just a tiny bit of the recently-released Animals Update! :)

Between this, the overall decline in views earlier this year across the platform, and the all-powerful algorithm deciding that my channel isn't worth suggesting anymore, it's certainly a fun time to be a creator on YouTube. 🙃

In yet another stroke of genius, YouTube has moved Subscriptions out of the initial set of tabs, prioritizing their algorithmically curated Home feed, and Shorts. Once again, YouTube shows that it hates the creators that built the platform, and only cares about the hot new thing. This time, Shorts.

The next episode of #TownToCity is out in rougly 90 minutes, which gives you just about enough time to get catch up on the first episode of my dive into the game since it hit Early Access! :)

This is an Xbox.

I am so tired of #Battlefield6 players bitching about multiplayer characters being female. Women exist in the world, and yes, even as soldiers! Not that you'd know anything about the world from that pit you call a bedroom, you unwashed fucking goblins. Touch. Grass.

My breakdown, summary, and thoughts on the recent #CitiesSkylines2 news is out now on YouTube. How are we feeling about this news a day after it broke?

I'm fortunate to have met and chatted with some of the people at Colossal Order over a year ago, and they were deeply passionate about Cities: Skylines as a franchise, and excited for the future of the sequel. Cautiously curious to see how this goes, and hoping for the best for all parties.

Part 13 of #ManorLords went out yesterday, with a question at the end of the video that boils down to, "What would you like to see before the end of the series?" I expect Parts 14 & 15 to wrap up Manor Lords for this year, then we check out Town to City, and then finally back to Cities: Skylines 2!

A bit disappointed, but still excited to try this out when it launches into Early Access next year. Selfishly, this year has been so stacked with great games it's nice to; 1. Not have to balance another one, and 2. Have something to look forward to in 2026 that's not GTA6.

I have been having so much fun with #Anno117! You can check out Part 1 of my new Endless Mode series over on YouTube, and catch Part 2 right after since it's just gone out! While you're there, why not leave a comment telling me about your favorite Anno game? 🤓 youtu.be/A1uZbxjLEE8

The circular one makes my skin feel softer 😉

Nevermind. I'm dark blue/purple now. Really dig the "app icon" vibe of this.

Level 32 🤓🎉

#GTA6 is now releasing November 19, 2026. I feel like we all knew this was going to happen. Sucks, but should certainly make next holiday season very interesting. Also gives more potential for a simultaneous release across console and PC, though unlikely. Take Two like to double-dip.

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Running some A/B tests on YouTube again, so if you notice some thumbnails and titles changing back and forth over the next few days, that'll be why! :)

Blue.

Oh no... 😭

Problem solved. Red now. The only colour I've not used in the last 13+ years is green so I guess that's what we can expect the next time I realise I've balls'd up the branding.

It's #Halloween. Let's party. Live at half past the hour. www.twitch.tv/ConflictNerd

Got a couple more videos coming at you later today, but quite happy with the output over the past week! I'm thinking that, for the next little while, Saturdays and Sundays will have no videos - so you can catch up! 😉 It'll also give me time to go through your comments, and prep for the week ahead!

Man... I don't like to talk about or focus on numbers too much but... the numbers on the recent handful of videos have been some of the worst I've seen on the channel in a decade. There's a potential handful of reasons, but it's always a nightmare to work out what the "problem" is.