r/CitiesSkylines • u/kmont1234 • 5h ago
r/CitiesSkylines • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago
Monthly FAQs ❗️ READ ME BEFORE POSTING! Monthly FAQ Thread: Fixes for Common Issues, Troubleshooting Guides, and Tips for Beginners
👋 Hello, welcome to /r/CitiesSkylines
Our little community has grown to over half a million subscribers, so as you can imagine things get a little busy in here. The purpose of this thread is to provide new members a jumping-off point to find the information that they need to get started, whether they're a seasoned player of the game or a brand new mayor.
We get a lot of posts which ask very similar questions, so we've pulled together this post to help address our most Frequently Asked Questions, and give you a place to ask simple questions which only need a quick answer, not warranting a dedicated thread.
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/r/CitiesSkylinesModding - if you have a request for a mod, want to commission an asset, or need help with your own mod/asset/map creation it should be posted here
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✌️ Cities: Skylines II
Frequently Asked Questions
- Getting Started
- Common Gameplay Issues
- Mods broken by the most recent update
- Console Release FAQ
- Hardware Advice
- Downloadable Content (DLC)
- Modding and Custom Content
🏙 Cities: Skylines
Frequently Asked Questions
- Getting Started
- Downloadable Content (DLC)
- Modding and Custom Content
- Common Gameplay Issues
- Troubleshooting, Error Messages, and Crashes
- Mods broken by the most recent update
- DLC Buyer's Guide Survey Results
Mod Lists
Troubleshooting and Help
- Basic troubleshooting to get you back up and running
- Why game updates can break mods
- Mods broken by the most recent update
- The importance of log files and where to find them
- How many assets can I run on [xx]GB of RAM?
🎮 Cities: Skylines Remastered
Frequently Asked Questions
These megathreads are scheduled to post at 00:01 on the first day of each month. If it's late in the month, you may want to wait for a new post to appear. Please send us a ModMail with any suggested improvements!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago
Discussion ❓ "Is Cities: Skylines II Worth It?" megathread
"Is Cities: Skylines II Worth It?" 🤔
... is one of the most common questions we see on the subreddit at the moment, leading to dozens of duplicate posts asking essentially the same thing: Should I buy the game or not?
It is our intent that this megathread will help collect information to help you make your decision, and provide a place to ask for more subjective opinions from community members.
General FAQs
If you're after general information about or help with the game (e.g. features, minimum or recommended specs, the situation related to modding, when the game will release on consoles), check out our wiki articles below. They'll provide you a decent base level of knowledge and help you understand more about the features and limitations of the game.
- Getting Started
- Common Gameplay Issues
- Hardware Advice
- Downloadable Content (DLC)
- Modding and Custom Content
Patches and Bug Fixes
As of the start of this month, there have been 20 patches for the game. You can review the change log for each patch on the Paradox Wiki:
What have the devs been saying?
The main channel for "formal" communication from the developers comes via the Official Information & Announcements section on the Paradox Forums. We maintain an accompanying megathread for each post which captures a lot of player feedback and reactions to the news shared each week.
The best way to catch up on past posts is to browse the Dev Diary and/or Announcement flairs and dip into the more recent ones. Unfortunately, these links may not work on Reddit's mobile apps (please tell Reddit if you'd like this fixed) but in the meantime you can go to the main page of the subreddit and use the "filter by flair" options provided.
Live Gameplay Videos
If you're interested in seeing how the game is playing today, you can check out recent videos or streams from YouTube and Twitch. These will show you the "real" game, not marketing videos. As there is only limited mod support for the game at this stage, what you see will broadly be vanilla gameplay and will help you understand how the game is performing at the moment.
- Cities: Skylines II game page on YouTube, sorted by Recent
- Cities: Skylines II category page on Twitch, sorted by Recent
Reviews
Many critic reviews aren't necessarily reflective of the current state of the game. That said, reviews are helpful sources of information to help you decide whether or not to drop your cash on any new game, not just Cities: Skylines II.
- Metacritic Page (includes both critic and player reviews)
- Steam Review Page (you may wish to use the provided filters to show more recent reviews)
- Microsoft Review Page (you may wish to sort by "recent")
Try Before you Buy
If you're still unsure, Cities: Skylines II is available on Microsoft Game Pass for PC, which is a subscription service at a much lower monthly cost than the full retail price of the game. Microsoft is currently offering an initial 14-day trial for as low as £1/$1/1€ (which renews at full price after the 14 days).
- US$1 Game Pass Trial
- £1 Game Pass Trial
- 1€ Game Pass Trial (this link goes to the Xbox Ireland store, check the local Xbox site for your country before proceding)
Refunds
If for any reason you can't make use of a discounted Game Pass for PC subscription (i.e. it may not be available in your region), you have the option of purchasing the game and refunding it within the store's refund window.
- Steam: Request a refund within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven't accrued more than 2 hours of total playtime
- Microsoft Store: Request a refund within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven't accrued "a significant amount of play time"
Recognising that you may not be able to reach the "late game" within 2 hours, you can use this 100k benchmarking city to establish whether or not you're comfortable with the performance on your system.
Specific Questions
If you've got specific questions about items not covered in these FAQs, feel free to ask them below. If you've been redirected to this post by a removal notice, please understand that this is done to help keep the subreddit tidy by providing a centralised and dedicated location for all information related to this topic.
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r/CitiesSkylines • u/McGregory20 • 11h ago
Sharing a City proof every american town can be walkable.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/analogbog • 2h ago
Sharing a City Elevated rail makes for some beautiful cityscapes in CS2
r/CitiesSkylines • u/ConstruktorPlays • 14h ago
Sharing a City My new industrial city is coming along nicely.
Screenshot from my latest episode where I add a ton of detail and fill in huge areas in my new city, see more on YouTube.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Desperate-Sea-9594 • 14h ago
Help & Support (PC) So Many People! They're causing so much chaos with my traffic. There are no bus, subway or tram stops in these congested locations. People are just gathering in certain spots and I can't figure out why. What do I do?
r/CitiesSkylines • u/cyproyt • 21h ago
Sharing a City How's my Phat Freeway? 16 Lanes at its widest!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Antdontcare • 11h ago
Sharing a City City
Unfortunately my city has broken down after the latest patch. At it's height there was about 800,000 cims.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Comprehensive_Term41 • 5h ago
Sharing a City Asset mashing is kinda fun
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Leichenmetzger • 14h ago
Sharing a City Feel the Pulse at the Heart of the City.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/banlag2020 • 19h ago
Discussion What's the best interchange for the picture? Separating Industrial traffic.
The first picture is when I change the two DIY Partial Clover Interchange I have to the stock Clover Interchange. The 2nd Pic is where I have the DIY Interchanges and the original Highway Interchange that I will remove. The 2nd Pic also shows the zoning. I get 84% if there is only the original middle interchange, 88% on the 2 DIY and 92% on the stock Clover Interchange. I also plan on adding Industrial areas on the upper tile.
Additional question, do I use stoplights or the stop sign in the intersections with red/ high traffic?
Note: I dont have DLCs and only play Vanilla CS1.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Basharst • 10h ago
Sharing a City Screenshots of my european city, really love the content packs!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/TaintedFates • 6h ago
Sharing a City City Asfarah at 9 PM. CS1 still flexing on CS2 after dark!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Jaiminus • 14h ago
Sharing a City What do you think of my spaghetti monster?
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Eastern_Swordfish_93 • 1d ago
Sharing a City My First Chirp X Launch 🥹
It took so long to build
r/CitiesSkylines • u/PerceptionDue2482 • 18h ago
Sharing a City Trying to vanilla American City
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Hopelessromant1k • 2h ago
Discussion Why do I find driving more fun than having mods
I wish they can make a driving mod I come from ps5 and after building my city I loved driving around , too bad pc you can’t which is a bummer but it makes me ask the questions are mods that good? When their are things like content creator pack
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Abelonesoup • 18h ago
Sharing a City First city!
Okay I lied, this is technically my third game. But, it's the first one where I spent more than just 5 hours messing about. It's still a work-in-progress. I'm frankly quite jealous of the many realistic builds in this subreddit, and I would love to mnow how you folks do it! Any advice and mod/asset suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/SamPlaysCities • 19h ago
Sharing a City Aldea: Public Art on Havell Avenue
The Havell Avenue Merchant's Association has commissioned some public art to spruce up some of the blank walls along one of Aldea's major commercial streets.... aka I stumble through using the procedural objects mod :) Plus, building some new housing to address the shortage of workers in Aldea. Episode 2 of my City Journal is available here https://youtu.be/EYnKV_kQlJc
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Hefty-Intention8041 • 5h ago
Sharing a City City of Cyrena, heavily based on Atlanta, Miami, & Kansas City.
just started on this city about two weeks ago but have only been able to put a few hours into it due to trying to find time outside of work to play. the basic downtown road layout is heavily inspired by atlanta but when i expand it more, i'm going to go by own direction and incorporate other aspects. what else should i add?
r/CitiesSkylines • u/juliusdrive • 12h ago
Sharing a City Cinematics with cool Asian music
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Quiet-Money7892 • 9h ago
Discussion How to plan your public transportation routes?
I am relatively new to the game, but I can't find proper guides on how to plan my busses and metros properly. I have only seen one example, where author made two circle routes around the destrict and one that goes from the middle of the district to the middle of other district. But that makes too much unused vehicles, in my case. And still doesn't give proper transportation routes.
Maybe there is a way to check, where exactly should my routes head? Or where sims want to go. Because no matter how many routes I do - game still generates quite big traffic. So I must be doing something wrong...
r/CitiesSkylines • u/After_Example9640 • 15h ago
Help & Support (PC) How do I fix traffic?
I've tried everything I could think of to fix this trafficflow, but I think I really dont understand how traffic works.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/randomstuff765 • 6m ago
Help & Support (Console) I’ve just started out and I keep relying on grids.
Ive recently started playing the game and enjoying it but the main issue I’m facing currently with my cities is they all feel the exact same. I feel like I’m very dependent on the grid system as it’s an easy and reliable method but then my city loses any sense of identity and open space, instead everything feels claustrophobic and repetitive.
I’m looking for any advice on how others are able to create these very creative cities that have unique open spaces while not making it a car dependent nightmare.