Cities: Skylines

Duke · 21 Mar 2015 at 21:27

Been playing this the last week. So much better than Sim City - what a waste of money that was.

garsands · 22 Mar 2015 at 01:35

131 hours later 300k reached
Here's my monster at the moment and its hell down there

Illgresi · 22 Mar 2015 at 04:32

I heard that you should multiply your population by 7 to get a realistic figure. So you're at 2.1 M. Impressive, though unfortunately the small plot size makes it look repetitive. It's a cross we all shall bare it some point.

Vimes · 22 Mar 2015 at 10:27

Goodness knows how many times I end up starting again...!

I thought that I had it just about right until I came to drop a roundabout....

I was sure that I ticked the option for left hand drive - doh...!

TonyTurbo78 · 22 Mar 2015 at 10:40

Everyone, get the clean and bright mod from the workshop, and apply in the game menu under colours. Really brings the game alive, add in the Dynamic Resolution mod and it really does look nice.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=409023268

Surfer · 22 Mar 2015 at 11:39

garsands said:
131 hours later 300k reached
Here's my monster at the moment and its hell down there

Gods! What a Monster!

everything is really neat and laid out well that i can see as well lol

Ayahuasca · 22 Mar 2015 at 11:50

TonyTurbo78 said:
Everyone, get the clean and bright mod from the workshop, and apply in the game menu under colours. Really brings the game alive, add in the Dynamic Resolution mod and it really does look nice.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=409023268

Nice.

Some of the mods appearing now are amazing.

Josh · 22 Mar 2015 at 11:51

Every time Garsands posts I am amazed, brilliant city bud.

I haven't played this too much recently, I want to maintain its longevity by not over playing right away, I have a tendency to do this so pacing.

But after seeing garsands monster I may have to restart....again!

Cavallino · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:29

Ayahuasca said:
Nice.

Some of the mods appearing now are amazing.

Wow that does look nice, how do the mods work exactly? How do I add them to the game?

Ayahuasca · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:34

Go to the steam workshop from the main menu and subscribe to the mods you want

Cavallino · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:46

I don't get it.. how the hell do you create such a complex junction/!?!?

http://cloud-2.steamusercontent.com/ugc/536266067052351267/B81040A821B22FF638313B30481D686BF41E82C0/

Twentyone · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:51

I want some mods (like extended public transport UI) but don't want to lose out on achievements. Has anyone tried out the mod that keeps achievements enabled when you have mods installed?

Do steam punish things like that? Since it would then be easier to get achievements.

Cavallino · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:51

Folks, once you subscribed and the mod is "on" is there anything else needs to be done? I tried the clear and bright mod, but it doesn't look any different?

Vimes · 22 Mar 2015 at 12:55

Twentyone said:
I want some mods (like extended public transport UI) but don't want to lose out on achievements. Has anyone tried out the mod that keeps achievements enabled when you have mods installed?

Do steam punish things like that? Since it would then be easier to get achievements.

Works for me....

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=407055819&searchtext=achievements

Cavallino said:
Folks, once you subscribed and the mod is "on" is there anything else needs to be done? I tried the clear and bright mod, but it doesn't look any different?

as long as it is green lit and on under your content menu then that is it.

I agree though in regards to that one the wow factor seems to be the screen shots over that of what I see as well.

To me the overhead map is "cloudy" and dull and needs some vibrancy to it, not just when zoomed all the way down.

Housey · 22 Mar 2015 at 13:06

How does this compare to Cities XXL and it's ilk? Im not really into the gaming aspect, I just like sandbox and constructing stuff, can I do just that in this game or do I have to earn stuff through completing other stuff?

Xordium · 22 Mar 2015 at 13:18

Significantly better. All restrictions can be removed by ingame selection or mods.

This is by far the better game - infinitely better.

Bloomfield · 22 Mar 2015 at 13:57

By default the game comes with 3 mods. Hard Mode (increases the cost of extra areas or something), everything unlocked, and infinite money.

So you can just use the latter 2 and build whatever you want. The game is pretty easy though, so I'd recommend atleast trying it out normally, you can basically get unlimited money by just building a small area and playing on max speed and letting the money flow in.

I don't know how it compares to Cities XXL personally but most people seem to think it's the best city builder since SC4. I think the only real downside to the game is difficulty, but personally I just play city builders to make cool cities rather than the challenge, so I don't care much about that.

Aeleys · 22 Mar 2015 at 14:35

Cavallino said:
I don't get it.. how the hell do you create such a complex junction/!?!?

http://cloud-2.steamusercontent.com/ugc/536266067052351267/B81040A821B22FF638313B30481D686BF41E82C0/

Patience. which i have none of for road construction so do some digging in the mods people have made lots of road layouts and junctions

Andr3w · 22 Mar 2015 at 15:16

I'm having real issues with traffic, haven't managed to get above 6k population yet!

I'm not a fan of 'grids', I prefer to make cities more like the UK with their wiggly roads than American grids.

Aeleys · 22 Mar 2015 at 16:08

Andr3w said:
I'm having real issues with traffic, haven't managed to get above 6k population yet!

I'm not a fan of 'grids', I prefer to make cities more like the UK with their wiggly roads than American grids.

Do grids to get pop/money then on the next tile do the wiggly roads etc.

Once your second tile is as you want it, go back and start altering the first tile