Dystopika News

Community Challenge: Divide & Dissent

[p]Thank you everyone who participated in the Inclement Weather Challenge by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord. This was a first glimpse into what the Mod Community has been up to, and we're exciting to continue allowing approved mods in this new challenge.[/p][p] This week's selected highlights were submissions by: rogler, Zell and ExileØnMainSt (with a tie for second!)[/p][p] [/p][h2]Community Challenge: Divide & Disset[/h2][p]The rich sit high and mighty above the slums below, hoarding the good life for themselves and looking down on those they deem beneath them. Walls rise, dividing communities and deepening inequality. But something stirs in the depths. This challenge explores themes of division and class contrast in dense urban landscapes. Delve into architectural juxtapositions and tell the story of a city teetering on the edge of internal conflict.[/p][p][/p][h3]Approved Mods for Challenge[/h3]

[p]Hamster Industries[/p]
[p]Pyramid District[/p]
[p]Holo Jellyfish[/p]
[p]Bastion District[/p]
[p]Edogawa Mod[/p]
[p]Spacers - Ship Tiles[/p]
[p]Mugulus Common Assets[/p]
[p]Mugulus Platforms & Skybridges[/p]
[p]Mugulus Basic Blocks[/p]
[p]Dead City - Ruined and Abandoned Districts[/p]
[p]Stacks - Slum Towers[/p]
[p]Cyberpunk District - Megabuildings & Arasaka[/p]
[p]Neomusa - Neo-Noir District [/p]

[h2]Submissions[/h2][p]To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until July 27th in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame

[/p][h2]Inclement Weather Highlights[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] (Cover image credit: Bailey Mahon, Unsplash) [/p]

Last Call for Limited Soundtrack Pre-Order

[h2]Pre-orders are nearly sold out! [/h2][p]With credits including The Long Dark, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Quake II, Mass Effect 3, and the soon-to-be-released Metal Eden, Sascha Dikiciyan (Sonic Mayhem) brings his signature cinematic-ambient compositions to Dystopika, a meditative city-sculpting experience for creating stunning cyberpunk cities and future noir vibes.[/p][p]Meditations from the Future is a sonic journey through ambient cityscapes and imaginary futures. Blending nostalgic synth textures with modern minimalism, Sascha crafts a reflective soundtrack for Dystopika - Influenced by the old-school Berlin electronic sound and modern cinematic soundscapes, it weaves emotion into architecture, shaping the skyline of your imagination.[/p][p]Digipak CD features original artwork by Rob Sheridan (NIN, Pearl Jam)[/p][p][/p][p]Pre-Order the Limited Edition Digipak[/p]

v1.5.2 Hotfix

A very minor update fixing some reported issues from the 1.5 release.

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

The Photo Mode Settings lock button has been moved to the right, away from the exit button
Increased the Max Height for Blimps
Increased probability of some rare Low Town buildings appearing when randomized
Sand material in Sandstorm weather has been adjusted
Removed noise track from game’s loading state.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

Fixed an issue where artifacts would appear in the fog when a high number of spot lights were placed.
Fixed a bug where Photo Mode categories would not re-appear after being hidden.
Fixed some problems where buildings could not moved on a custom landscape and would snap back to their original position
Fixed some scenarios where Image import might fail and crash the game
Fixed some extra lights in Jade building that could not be turned off
Fixed some misaligned textures on Blimp props
Fixed some light artifacts in Central BD ground tiles.

Dystopika, Cities Skylines' cyberpunk cousin, just dropped a huge new update

Gorgeous cyberpunk city-builder Dystopika just got a huge new update to celebrate its one year anniversary. Wanting to do "something special," developer Voids Within promises that it "really went to town on this one" - and go to town it did. The update (titled 'Meditations') adds two new districts, a megastructure, weather effects, volumetric lighting, lighting props, and an improved photo mode, to name just a few of the additions.

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v1.5.1 Hotfix

[p]A small update with a few minor fixes.[/p][h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

[p] Updated a track in Meditations from the Future with minor edits
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[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

[p] Fixed a bug where soundtrack would get stuck in a loop on some tracks[/p]
[p] Photo Mode arrow key panning no longer inverted
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[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

[p]Some visual artifacts can become present when several Pot Lights are used together[/p]
[p]Some new light props will not activated in particularly dense cities.[/p][p][/p]