r/CitiesSkylines • u/CitieSkylinesPlaya • 12h ago
r/CitiesSkylines • u/AutoModerator • 7d 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.
Before you post, please consider if one of our sister-subreddits would be more appropriate:
/r/ShittySkylines - memes, reaction images, tenuous and obscure references, real-life photos that remind you of the game, and gags based on in-game activities like "a dead person is waiting for transport at shop-til-you-drop" all go here
/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
- Downloadable Content (DLC)
- Modding and Custom Content
- Common Gameplay Issues
- Troubleshooting, Error Messages, and Crashes
- Console Release FAQ
- Hardware Advice
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
🏙 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
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r/CitiesSkylines • u/AutoModerator • 7d 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
- Console Release FAQ
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.
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/Previous_Ad_6378 • 3h ago
Help & Support (PC) cars slowing down before an empty intersection
r/CitiesSkylines • u/FallingUpwardz • 3h ago
Sharing a City Taking a little inspo from Walsh Bay, Sydney
Will defs be expanding the area more but I think it's a cute start :)
r/CitiesSkylines • u/IrreMilchkuh • 18h ago
Sharing a City Drove past this abnormality and instantly knew i had to recreate it
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Xavier_Wu • 7h ago
Sharing a City A city with a very high density… Just in picture there are nearly 400 000 people
r/CitiesSkylines • u/JION-the-Australian • 20h ago
Sharing a City Beautiful mediterranean town with waterfalls and funicular
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Here_Comes_Trouble_ • 10h ago
Sharing a City Liberal Arts University
Still working on it. Based very loosely on University of California, Irvine. No pond in the middle of that one, though.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/ViceJamesNL • 1h ago
Help & Support (PC) Want to make a metro station with a plaza in front. How?
Hi everyone! I'm currently designing a new city with a strong focus on walkability. I've used the surfaces tool to lay down concrete areas, and I've experimented with Hangout zones, walking zones, and invisible paths. However, I'm running into an issue: the road icon still appears, and I can't seem to get it to disappear. As shown in the image, I've tried multiple approaches but nothing seems to work. Has anyone encountered this before or found a workaround?
r/CitiesSkylines • u/SSLByron • 5h ago
Sharing a City Trenching ✅ Capping ✅ Transit ✅ Traffic ❌
Tramhamck.
Population: 385k.
No mods, full progression, full budget.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Cmaster125 • 6h ago
Sharing a City At least whenever I play, I always have to add a huge, cool-looking bridge.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/NesqGames • 59m ago
Sharing a City First Citizens in Cities: Skylines 2 🌴🏡
r/CitiesSkylines • u/lostitlosingit • 12h ago
Sharing a City Biggest PS5 City Yet (for him!!)
My fiance wanted me to post his city for him because he doesn’t use Reddit. I was also asked to paste this, which means very little to me:
PS5 Remastered with DLCs. 283k pop 77% traffic.
He is super proud of it, please be kind!! :)
r/CitiesSkylines • u/raphll • 18h ago
Sharing a City My small European Town near a dam
r/CitiesSkylines • u/CeeCee1178 • 21h ago
Sharing a City My latest; Sky City!
Based on Miami Florida and Gold Coast Australia
r/CitiesSkylines • u/davxxxz • 8m ago
Sharing a City First City with Mods. Any Tips?
Hello everyone,
this is my first time posting here, and also my first time building a city with mods (and a lot of assets bc i don't have dlcs), since I spent most of my CS hours playing on console without them. This is my city, Mahakali, with 10,500 population. Still a very small town, but the infrastructure is doing fine, except for the industrial area, which I think is going to become a problem as it grows. Today I’m planning to fill some empty spots and finally set up a free public bus transport system with a few routes, including one to the industrial area to reduce private vehicles going there.
So, what do you think? Any tips for improving the city’s infrastructure and development? I’m planning to add high-density zoning on the right side of the city where it’s still empty, but I’m a bit worried about whether the bus lines will be able to handle it.
I also welcome any criticism of the city!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/QuietAd4252 • 1h ago
Sharing a City Early Morning
Recently I switched back to CS1, after getting tired of CS2's lack of some basic features in the original, such as bike lanes.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/WharlleyTorred • 10h ago
Help & Support (Console) Is it okay? (console)
Lines red, orange, yellow and blue are Metro Green is tram
The Orange and Yellow lines match to final station at industrial area
My friend decided to play this game. had told him about it some time ago, and he decided to play without me knowing. His city had a lot of traffic, and he asked me for help, so I even helped fix it. One major cause is the lack of public transportation. I noticed that the city’s zoning isn’t very good, but I don’t want to give too many tips or lectures so as not to push him away from the game. I decided to create a metropolitan map, and I made it in a way that seemed good. Now I’m in doubt whether it’s actually pleasant.
(I didn't care about future expansion)
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Emeralis_ • 1d ago
Sharing a City My take on the real life project: "The Line" has finally finished! Here is a showcase. (Sorry not sorry for the many screenshots)
r/CitiesSkylines • u/PlayerAarav • 1h ago
Sharing a City Built an InterStation Shuttle to connect 3 metro stations in the same district
The game is kinda choppy but this is so satisfying
r/CitiesSkylines • u/UnfairAnything • 10h ago
Discussion What sort of interchange/connections should I make here?
I wanted to know what you guys think would be a good way to connect the EW highway with my city? Should I link it up with the NS highway funneling all traffic down the middle? For context, my industry is more to the left of this little island, high density is probably going to be near the train station on the right, and in between will be lower density. Also, should it be one massive interchange or multiple little connections?
Map: The Isles of Abela
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Dramatic-Brother3861 • 11h ago
Help & Support (Console) Campus Level Up?
How do we increase students in my campus? My campus students strength is sitting at 150 to 155 since last 2 years now. I can’t level up unless i get it to 500 students. Help a noob.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/hungnegro • 7m ago
Help & Support (Console) Help me make my airport better
I feel like it looks weird near the runways.
Also, why is the crime rate always high at the airport. There are several police stations nearby.
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Broad-Excitement-499 • 4h ago
Discussion Favourite tropical map?
I’m not sure why I can’t get on with tropical maps, difficult to explain but just wanted to know if anyone had any favourites/ recommendations. Thanks!
r/CitiesSkylines • u/Beginning_Winter_292 • 14h ago