Cities: Skylines II News

[h2]Economy Re-work[/h2]
The initial implementation of the economy re-work is done, and the patch is currently being polished. Our internal team, along with feedback from our Beta group, indicates we are heading in the right direction, and we are excited to share it with you soon. This patch will not address everything, but to ensure it meets the expectations of our wider community, we want to give it a few more weeks so we can take action on more of the feedback we have received from the Beta group. The goal of the patch is to address the community feedback we have received in regards to the economy; increase the importance of managing the economy, increase the challenge, and make it clearer to the player how the economy is affected by your choices. Currently, we aim to release the patch in the window June 3rd - June 19th and we will be detailing the update further in upcoming Dev Diaries.

[h2]Upcoming Creator Packs [/h2]
As a result of this extended feedback and adjustment period for the economy patch, the Creator Packs will be pushed to post-summer. Even though the Creator Packs require relatively little time for implementation from Colossal Order, we want to make sure the upcoming economy patch has the intended result, and that we have time to also evaluate your feedback before we release any new paid content. This means we will move the Creator Packs to release after the summer lock.

[h3]What is summer lock? [/h3]
In accordance with Swedish and Finnish vacation laws and union agreements, both Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order observe a general holiday period during the month of July and parts of August, where employees have the right to four consecutive weeks of vacation. This means that our staffing levels are reduced on both the development and publishing side. Therefore, we avoid scheduling any updates during this time period. As there is always a potential risk when patching a game, we always want to have the necessary personnel available in case any critical bug is introduced so we can fix it within a reasonable timeframe. Hence, we do not plan for patches or updates in the month of July or early August.

[h2]Upcoming Patches[/h2]
The patch, scheduled for release soon, primarily focuses on the economy. However, there are some other requested improvements included such as an update to the building upgrade system. This means you will be able to place building upgrades more freely around the main buildings and also delete and move specific upgrades. We will provide detailed patch notes in connection to the patch as usual.

The next patch, expected after summer, will introduce some free content and other frequent requests, such as new service buildings and vehicles, as well as the addition of a surface tool to allow more freedom to paint the areas around buildings. We are also making progress with the technical difficulties that are blocking the release of the asset editor; we cannot confirm if it will be ready for the first patch after summer, so no promises just yet, but we are doing everything we can to make it so.

[h2]Consoles [/h2]
We had a Beta build delivery at the end of April which has undergone extensive performance and stability tests. These results showed that we are not hitting the stability and performance targets that we want to reach. Fixing these crashes and improving the FPS is the highest priority when it comes to the console builds. The development team is working diligently and has already fixed some of the issues from these tests, and we still hope we can keep the timeline for an October release. But, to set expectations, the window for an October release is shrinking and it might have to be delayed further.

[h2]Player Feedback[/h2]
We have two groups testing our patches and providing valuable feedback before public release: a long-standing group of dedicated modders and a newer group of community representatives and prominent modders who joined through the application process last year. We recently held a more intimate meeting with representatives from the community, who shared their insights and conveyed those of their follower base, on what they wish to see in the game. Once the economy patch is out, we will also launch a survey to gather feedback from you, the broader community. This will ensure that we understand your experience and continue heading in the right direction. We are also continuously reading posts you share on our official channels and we appreciate all the good and constructive feedback we have received over the past few weeks.


Thank you for being a part of our community and for your continued passion for Cities: Skylines II. Stay tuned for further updates on the economy patch and the timeline for upcoming patches and new content.

// The Cities Team

Hi everyone. As patch 1.1.2f1 is rolling out on Steam and Microsoft Store, let’s have a look at what it includes and what you can expect next.

This patch removes the entitlement from all the Beach Properties assets, so they are now a part of the base game and available to everyone. Saves and custom maps using the assets should work without any extra steps, but as always, don’t hesitate to make a bug report on the forum if you have any issues. Additionally, we have improvements to performance, support for Nvidia DLSS Super Resolution, and a long list of bug fixes for both the game and the Editor. You can find the full list below.

With this patch in your hands, we’ve started working towards the next one. It will take about a month as, along with bug fixes and improvements, this patch will include a large re-work of the Economy to address much of the feedback you have shared with us in the past months. We’ll share more details on what has changed when the patch is ready.

As modding is an important part of any Colossal Order game, one of our top priorities right now is to resolve the remaining issues with the asset import pipeline, so you can start to import and share your custom assets on Paradox Mods. This is proving more difficult than we hoped, so we don’t have an exact timeline at this time at this point, but it will likely take several more months.

Thank you for all the bug reports, feedback, and support. We really appreciate it as it helps us understand and improve your experience with Cities: Skylines II.


[h2]Patch Notes 1.1.2f1[/h2]

Beach Properties assets implemented to the base game

Performance

• Nvidia DLSS Super Resolution support added
  
• Some pathfinding optimizations to reduce slowing simulation
  
• UI optimizations
  
• Optimizations to reduce frame spikes
  

Bug fixes & improvements

• Mod options are sorted alphabetically instead of random
  
• Made bus stop and mailbox color in infoview same as icon color
  
• Citizens are more likely to use taxis from outside connections when moving in the city
  
• Automatically pause and display any pending legal documents when continuing last game from the launcher
  
• Fixed crash to desktop occurs after starting a new game on Custom Map from Editor where 'Placeholder Surface' was used
  
• Fixed crash to desktop occurs after placing any Truck from “Add Object” menu in developerMode
  
• Fixed crash to desktop after loading save with broken path-road connections
  
• Fixed crash to desktop after loading map with Landfill's lot created in Editor
  
• Fixed Cartography achievement
  
• Fixed dispatching problem causing service vehicles to have trouble reaching some targets in certain cases. Affects garbage collecting, post van (for buildings), police patrolling and road maintenance.
  
• Fixed patient teleports to ambulance if the parking lot is close to their location
  
• Fixed a road tool snapped to an existing road may randomly get into an incorrect position
  
• Fixed zone grid alignment broken when bulldozing stops or mailboxes when there are different sized roads connected
  
• Fixed duplicated city service upkeep items of building that have upgrade
  
• Fixed trains stuck at rail yard when there are multiple spawning trains and arriving trains at the same time.
  
• Fixed part of Hydroelectric Power Plant remains on map after bulldozing it
  
• Fixed tutorial task list not resetting when selecting “Reset tutorials” from gameplay options.
  
• Fixed limit tutorial center card height to prevent overlapping with bottom toolbar
  
• Fixed missing color of Destroyed Buildings in the Disaster Control Info View
  
• Fixed service coverage displaying all red for a couple of frames when activating infoview for the first time after loading save (In paused mode or soon after loading)
  
• Fixed line color changes are not visible while it's hovered with a cursor.
  
• Fixed Firewatch Tower incorrectly shows its range when hovering over the building
  
• Fixed mouse tool options tooltips did not support handling a larger number of options or smaller resolutions/UI scalings
  
• Fixed interface/panel transparency for non default UI styles
  
• Fixed issue preventing saving after changing name with controller and virtual keyboard
  
• Menu notifications thumbnail image will now retain its aspect ratio and will cover the square space with overflow content cut
  
• Various screen resolution fixes
  
• Multiple text fixes
  
• Controller fixes:
  
  • All photomode panel properties can be reset
    
  • Reset property and capture keyframe action added for controller
    
  • Revamped controller navigation and focus styles for a more intuitive and streamlined UX
    
  • Disabled Editor inspector items can be focused to fix situations where some fields cannot be viewed or scrolled to with a controller.
    
  • Fixed draggable value not updating input label in photo mode panel
    
  • Fixed null reference when trying to reset a property that had no reset callback
    
  • Fixed controller navigation in Editor preview/thumbnail picker, save map panel, and add component menu. Item pickers no longer select items when focused by default.
    
  • Fixed preview not updating with various tools when using controller to select asset
    
  • Fixed controller action hints overlapping main menu sub screens
    
  • Fixed Editor bottom bar sliders not being usable with controller
    
  • Fixed item picker footer slider not being usable with controller
    
  • Fixed controller's slider buttons getting inverted when the slider's start value is higher than the end value
• Added missing names from QLOC team to the credits
  

Editor

• Added wind editing for maps
  
• Added Paradox creator profile bindings
  
• Display user avatar in Paradox panel
  
• Added notification about mod loading status
  
• Added support for text field input for numeric fields for mouse brush options
  
• Added display tool options for bulldoze tool
  
• Added notification if a mod failed to load. If you click on it, it shows details with the ability to open a mod page on Paradox Mods or disable a failed mod.
  
• Added 'builtIn' property to setting pages
  
• Added missed attributes to options in modding setting tab
  
• Added directory picker
  
• Added directory picker to modding toolchain dependencies to select installation path
  
• Added directory browser bindings to OptionsUISystem
  
• Fixed water simulation speed now resets when closing Editor water panel
  
• Fixed modding toolchain sections text/icons not readable with scaled text
  
• Fixed searching for components or directories not returning all results, small refactors and optimizations
  
• Fixed brush options not resetting between Editor and in-game
  
• Fixed Editor tool options sometimes not rendering before next UI action
  
• Fixed visible loc ID in savegame's map name if the custom map used in the save has been deleted
  
• Controller fixes & improvements
  
  • Editor tool options moved to inspector panel footer and usable with controller
    
  • Added controller action hints to Editor
    
  • Restricted controller navigation to Editor panel when active,
    
  • Several minor improvements to Editor controller navigation
• Several UI modding improvements
  
• Map upload: disable “Submit” button when internet connection lost or user unexpectedly logged out
  
• Map upload: disable “Submit” button after successful upload to prevent uploading same map multiple times
  

Paradox Mods

• Paradox SDK updated to version 1.19
  
• Paradox Mods updated to version 1.4.1
  
• New features
  
  • Addition of Creator profiles and Your profile view
    
  • Ability to follow creators
    
  • Pressing Escape can now be used to close Mods UI
    
  • Addition of Ko-fi, Buy me a coffee, Crowdin as external links
    
  • PageUp, PageDown, Home and End can be used to scroll in various views
    
  • Mousebutton 4 and 5 (thumb buttons) can now be used for back and forward navigation
    
  • Author is now clickable when browsing mods
    
  • Mod ID is now visible in Mod info and can be copied as well as copy the full link of the mod
    
  • Arrow left and right can now be used to navigate the gallery on mod details
    
  • Input text fields will now auto focus
    
  • Going back from mod details will now scroll down to where you were before
    
  • Ability to remove a mod from all playsets when in Library
• General improvements
  
  • Increased scroll speed
    
  • Redesigned mod details information box
    
  • Thumbnail is now visible on mod details
    
  • Reordered icons when browsing mods
    
  • Clarified text in Library to also mention how many mods in the active playset
    
  • Clarified text when on an empty non-active playset
    
  • Modals have been slightly redesigned
    
  • Failing to fetch discussion will only show a toast instead of an error modal
    
  • Updated translations in some places
    
  • Redesigned spotlight in Featured to be smaller
    
  • Browse now have 5 mods in a row on PC, up from 4
    
  • Mod version will now be used instead of numerical version (if it exists)
    
  • Featured mods can now be subscribed and shows likes
    
  • Clarified text on featured mods Browse all button
    
  • Last updated is now showing in mod info
    
  • Created timestamp is now showing in mod info
• Bug fixes
  
  • User removed mods are now properly texted as removed
    
  • Fixed a couple of crashes in offline mode
    
  • Fixed search field flickering when switching to and from Browse view
    
  • Fixed scrolling back in Browse not centering on the previous clicked mod
    
  • Fixed text in library to not overflow to much in some languages

We’re back with an update on Beach Properties in the Base Game.
Besides the refund and compensation, in our last update to our community, we promised to include everything that was in the Beach Properties Asset Pack to the base game.

As promised, with Patch 1.1.2f1, all assets from Beach Properties are now available for everyone! Read below on the new additions and what you can find.


[h2]Additions to the Base Game:[/h2]
[h3]New Waterfront Zone[/h3]
A Slice of Paradise
New Waterfront Zone for European Theme gives your city a touch of Southern European coastal city charm, and New iconic fences around the yards help tie the buildings together with the region's style.
New Waterfront Zone for the North American Theme brings an atmosphere of the Florida coastline to your cities, and new swimming pools in the backyards liven up the neighborhoods.

[h3]New Residential Signature Buildings[/h3]
Luxury Lifestyle
North American signature buildings take inspiration from the sun-kissed Florida beaches and villas.
Spanish styled villas can be found from the European themed signature buildings.
All these new luxurious signature buildings sure are a way to increase the sunshine in your city!

[h3]New Vegetation[/h3]
It's time to face the palm trees!
In the Vegetation menu is a collection of new Palm Trees to bring a cool ocean breeze and relaxed beach vibes to your city!


Besides the implementation of Beach Properties assets to the base game, patch 1.1.2f1 is live now on Steam & Microsoft with a bunch of bug fixes for the game and the Editor.

Read the full patch notes here

Dear Cities fans,

We see and understand the disappointment many of you have expressed after the release of Cities: Skylines II and the recent release of Beach Properties. We asked for your patience and support, and you’ve shown those. In return, we let you down. We thought we could make up for the shortcomings of the game in a timeframe that was unrealistic, and rushed out a DLC that should not have been published in its current form. For all this, we are truly sorry. When we’ve made statements like this one before, it’s included a pledge to keep making improvements, and while we are working on these updates, they haven’t happened at a speed or magnitude that is acceptable, and it pains us that we've now lost the trust of many of you. We want to do better.

The very first thing we’re doing is to compensate those who purchased Beach Properties. We will change the pack to be a free addition to the game, refund it to the extent possible, and provide additional content within the Ultimate Edition. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to offer refunds for Ultimate Edition buyers. This is due to the distribution of the Ultimate Edition across digital and physical storefronts, which create significant complexities for executing a partial refund. We realize that this is far from ideal, especially given the dedication those who have stayed with us since launch have shown. We are committed to repaying that loyalty, and therefore, we will compensate Ultimate Edition holders by adding 3 Creator Packs and 3 Radio Stations which, together, sum up to a value of USD 39.99. This solution hopefully ensures that you, regardless of purchase method, feel you receive fair compensation.

Looking ahead, we also want to make immediate and meaningful changes in the way we approach the game’s development and our communication with you. Firstly, this means a complete focus on improving the base game and modding tools, and secondly, we want to better involve you, the community, as we choose our priorities going forward. We will focus on additional free patches and game updates in the coming months before Colossal Order spends time on new paid content, resulting in a move of the Bridges and Ports Expansion to 2025. In addition, the aforementioned Creator Packs are being produced independently, and will not take any focus away from the work on improving the game. To make sure we focus on the right things, we’re putting together an advisory meeting, where a small group of player representatives, together with Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive, will discuss the development plan for this year. The people in this group are chosen for the size of their following within the community to represent as many people as possible. The teams from Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive will provide them with full transparency and answer any questions and critiques voiced. Our hope is that together with you, our community, we can make sure that we do not repeat the same mistakes we have made in the past and bring this game into a bright future.

We also want to address the pending Console release. As you know, our plan was to release in Spring of this year. We have been hesitant to communicate an actual release window because of the uncertainty we are facing, and to not make further promises we might not be able to keep. We have been struggling to get Cities: Skylines II to the necessary level of optimization for a console release, but are now hopeful that an upcoming build delivery in April will demonstrate sufficient progress for us to progress with a release candidate, and then a release build targeted for October. Before we have seen and evaluated the progress made in these builds however, we will not be able to confirm the release date, and even then, some uncertainty always remains. Our ambition is to deliver the experience that you all deserved at launch, but it will take time. It’s important to note that the team working on the console release operates separately from our PC development team, so it will be progressing without splitting our focus or time.

In closing, we want to reaffirm our dedication to making Cities: Skylines II the best city builder it can be. We appreciate your support and feedback, and hope we can regain your trust going forward. It’s our responsibility to earn it, and we hope these actions are a first step in the right direction.
We are deeply grateful for your continued passion for our game. Please stay tuned for further updates on the game and the refund process, and thank you for being a part of our community.

Sincerely,
Mariina Hallikainen
CEO, Colossal Order

Mattias Lilja
Deputy CEO, Paradox Interactive

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We have created an FAQ page with information on how your refunds will be processed and further information about release timelines.

Hi everyone. We have a small hotfix for you to address some of the reports we have received following the Modding Wavelet patch. We'll keep working on bug fixes and going through the feedback you share with us, but we wanted to get these fixes out as soon as possible.

Please note that we're still investigating the issue causing mods to not initialize when you first start the game. If you encounter this issue and no mods are shown, please restart the game. If that doesn't help, we would appreciate a bug report here

• Fixed crashes to desktop or other problems after starting a new game on a map that has pre-placed buildings with fences
  
• Fixed cases where logging out of the Paradox account would prevent accessing mods again
  
• Fixed issue causing no mods to show up in-game
  
• Fixed darkening of map thumbnail and preview images
  
• Fixed various localization glitches
  
• Replaced generic popup with a searchable popup for existing mod selection in Save/Map upload panel
  
• Updated Paradox Mods branding icons in various places
  
• Added badges for DLC content and Paradox Mods data source content in relevant panels (Load, New game, Asset picker etc..)
  
• Added page scrolling via mouse wheel in What's New Panel
  
• Added youtu.be and discord.gg to supported external link popup resolver
  
• Fixed issues where uploading images and previews containing space would fail in Save/Map upload panel
  
• Improved sanitization of version number in Save/Map upload panel

And here's the usual reminder that bug reports should go on the forum. Thank you for taking the time to report issues you come across, we really appreciate the logs and savegames you provide!
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forums/cities-skylines-2-bug-reports.1162/