Cities Skylines 2: a phonecall from sweden

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jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

So just curious, is the latest expansion like the last one, where winter and stuff is now part of the main game and the expansion adds assets that go along with it, or is winter expansion only?

# ? Feb 27, 2016 02:46

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MikeJF: Dec 20, 2003

jadebullet posted:

So just curious, is the latest expansion like the last one, where winter and stuff is now part of the main game and the expansion adds assets that go along with it, or is winter expansion only?

Weather (rain etc) is free into the base game, full perman-snowy winter maps and mechanics are expansion only.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 03:14

Thin Privilege: Jul 8, 2009; IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT; Gravy Boat 2k

Image dump

beachfront properties

Waterfront. It took me SO LONG to build that stupid walkway.

I intentionally made a polluted industrial area.

There is a beach behind the industrial area, true to life.

Trailer park!

This is probably my favorite part. Lots of trains and train yards. Especially building the train line in the middle of the highway. :swoon:

Sim City tribute

Theres a huge mountain and I put a residential area and airport on top of it (in background in second picture).

map, double (triple?) click for big size

I don't like grid cities so i made this one with roads that follow the curves of the landscape and highways (except industry areas). I'm prob going to get rid of the farms to make the city bigger, only at 90K right now.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 03:44

Pile of Kittens: Apr 23, 2005; Why does everything STILL smell like pussy?

Guys, stop reminding me of how much I love this game. I have two part time jobs and a home business and I don't have time for this. Close this thread at once. Thanks in advance.

edit: Wait, quick, someone tell me that most assets still don't work on the Mac version so I quit out of disgust again :ohdear:

Pile of Kittens fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Feb 27, 2016

# ? Feb 27, 2016 03:49

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Thin Privilege posted:

Image dump

beachfront properties

Waterfront. It took me SO LONG to build that stupid walkway.

I intentionally made a polluted industrial area.

There is a beach behind the industrial area, true to life.

Trailer park!

This is probably my favorite part. Lots of trains and train yards. Especially building the train line in the middle of the highway.

Sim City tribute

Theres a huge mountain and I put a residential area and airport on top of it (in background in second picture).

map, double (triple?) click for big size

I don't like grid cities so i made this one with roads that follow the curves of the landscape and highways (except industry areas). I'm prob going to get rid of the farms to make the city bigger, only at 90K right now.

This is some next level poo poo right here, god drat :staredog:

# ? Feb 27, 2016 04:24

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

I like your rail yard!!

# ? Feb 27, 2016 04:42

Pile of Kittens: Apr 23, 2005; Why does everything STILL smell like pussy?

Well crap, apparently no mods or assets work now. They're in my content manager under "Steam Workshop" but don't show up under their respective tabs so I can't enable them. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game, too. Anyone on OSX got any advice?

# ? Feb 27, 2016 05:10

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Highway train is off the hook

# ? Feb 27, 2016 05:23

WithoutTheFezOn: Aug 28, 2005; Oh no

Pile of Kittens posted:

Well crap, apparently no mods or assets work now. They're in my content manager under "Steam Workshop" but don't show up under their respective tabs so I can't enable them. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game, too. Anyone on OSX got any advice?

Mods and assets work fine for me, except something is flaking out the graphics on four-lane roads if I zoom in too far.

By any chance, did you at one point do that startup option thing with -noWorkshop or whatever the string is? (I'm not even sure that's possible in OSX)

# ? Feb 27, 2016 06:39

CroatianAlzheimers: Jun 15, 2009; I can't remember why I'm mad at you...

Thin Privilege posted:

Trailer park!

I take it that this is a mod from the Workshop? Is it a park or is it actually residential?

Thin Privilege posted:

This is probably my favorite part. Lots of trains and train yards. Especially building the train line in the middle of the highway.

Tell me more about this. Are all the spur lines and dead ends cosmetic, or do the trains use them for some reason? They look awesome, but I can't imagine trains doing anything with them (unless it's from a mod).

Also, what map is that? It's gorgeous.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 16:09

turn off the TV: Aug 4, 2010; moderately annoying

CroatianAlzheimers posted:

Also, what map is that? It's gorgeous.

I'm pretty sure that it's MrMiyagi's New Caledonia.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=495143057

# ? Feb 27, 2016 18:04

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

That rail scene looks pretty good, but there's some seriously tight and janky curves and angles there. Some smoothing out and sharp junction mod action would make it look even better.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 18:19

WithoutTheFezOn: Aug 28, 2005; Oh no

CroatianAlzheimers posted:

I take it that this is a mod from the Workshop? Is it a park or is it actually residential?

I would guess it's a district style (and corresponding asset collection) and they're level 1 low density residences. Probably this one: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=471183698

quote:

Tell me more about this. Are all the spur lines and dead ends cosmetic, or do the trains use them for some reason? They look awesome, but I can't imagine trains doing anything with them (unless it's from a mod).

Cosmetic, unfortunately. Train stations only use one track.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 19:33

CroatianAlzheimers: Jun 15, 2009; I can't remember why I'm mad at you...

WithoutTheFezOn posted:

Cosmetic, unfortunately. Train stations only use one track.

That's what I figured. Still looks great, though.

# ? Feb 27, 2016 19:37

Thin Privilege: Jul 8, 2009; IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT; Gravy Boat 2k

Thanks for the positive comments

Fish Fry Andy posted:

I'm pretty sure that it's MrMiyagi's New Caledonia.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=495143057

Yep that's the one.

WithoutTheFezOn posted:

I would guess it's a district style (and corresponding asset collection) and they're level 1 low density residences. Probably this one: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=471183698

Cosmetic, unfortunately. Train stations only use one track.

Yes to this also. You can make an all-trailer park city!

Baronjutter posted:

That rail scene looks pretty good, but there's some seriously tight and janky curves and angles there. Some smoothing out and sharp junction mod action would make it look even better.

That's what I used to make it. It's really wonky with train lines because if the angle/curve is too sharp it just creates a dirt patch with no rails on it. I'll probably play around with it some more though, I think the fact that the area is so small is affecting it too.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 02:09

Ofaloaf: Feb 15, 2013

Up to a population of 58k! :toot:

And instead of taking a bunch more screenshots, I installed movie maker and tried my hand at video editing for the first time in years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdO5CQCRvE

# ? Feb 28, 2016 04:40

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

Ofaloaf posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdO5CQCRvE

Holy gently caress dude, this is amazing, what an incredible job on the theme and style of your city!

# ? Feb 28, 2016 04:56

Pile of Kittens: Apr 23, 2005; Why does everything STILL smell like pussy?

WithoutTheFezOn posted:

Mods and assets work fine for me, except something is flaking out the graphics on four-lane roads if I zoom in too far.

By any chance, did you at one point do that startup option thing with -noWorkshop or whatever the string is? (I'm not even sure that's possible in OSX)

It is possible, and no it is not set in such a way.

edit: Crisis averted, apparently I needed to restart Steam. Hooray. RIP my productivity.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 09:05

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Ofaloaf posted:

Up to a population of 58k!

And instead of taking a bunch more screenshots, I installed movie maker and tried my hand at video editing for the first time in years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdO5CQCRvE

This is a great looking city. How much did you have to do to turn it into the 50s?

# ? Feb 28, 2016 09:17

Ofaloaf: Feb 15, 2013

Grand Fromage posted:

This is a great looking city. How much did you have to do to turn it into the 50s?

An absolute shitton of assets were downloaded. I've been trying to compile a collection and I think it's up to 600+, not including all the little dependencies so many of them need. Major sources included most of the Berlin tenement buildings, some Americana, the "1900" buildings, UK Bungalows, DK's Suburbia, USA and an assortment of higher-end British terraces, what few growable early 20th century skyscrapers are on the Workshop, and probably a few other things I'm forgetting.
Likewise there's a bajillion vehicles downloaded there.
Using the building themes mod, nearly all the vanilla buildings assets have been disabled, except for some of the European high-density blocks because there aren't that many 1x1 office buildings and such on the workshop.
Likewise, nearly all the vanilla vehicles have been disabled using Advanced Vehicle Options. I'm still using the vanilla garbage truck though, 'cos there's no good old-fashioned version of it on the Workshop last I saw, and the firetruck I'm using is actually a Scania 113H because again, there's no good old-fashioned firetruck on the Workshop yet.
For color correction, the Rocketpants Tobacco LUT was used.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 15:57

jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

So after spending some time away, I have come back to the game and started a new city. I have a problem though. For some reason all but 3 of my info view buttons are greyed out and disabled. Does anyone know how to fix this?

# ? Feb 28, 2016 17:02

necrotic: Aug 2, 2005; I owe my brother big time for this!

They unlock as you reach milestones. There is a mod to unlock all of them, I can't find it on mobile though.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 18:38

Alkydere: Jun 7, 2010; Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
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necrotic posted:

They unlock as you reach milestones. There is a mod to unlock all of them, I can't find it on mobile though.

That mod comes with the game. Just find the mod on the workshop that allows you to turn it on and still get achievements if you want your shiny Steam pop-ups.

You can also find mods to unlock all unlockable buildings to save your sanity.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 18:41

necrotic: Aug 2, 2005; I owe my brother big time for this!

Alkydere posted:

That mod comes with the game. Just find the mod on the workshop that allows you to turn it on and still get achievements if you want your shiny Steam pop-ups.

You can also find mods to unlock all unlockable buildings to save your sanity.

No, not the buildings. The overlays. There's a workshop mod to enable those but not unlock the buildings early.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 18:45

jadebullet: Mar 25, 2011; MY LIFE FOR YOU!

Oh... crap. Here I was deleting mods like crazy because I thought it was a mod that was disabling it. Oh well, I purged a bunch of stuff that I didn't think was useful anyway.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 19:26

Thin Privilege: Jul 8, 2009; IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT; Gravy Boat 2k

Ofaloaf posted:

Up to a population of 58k!

And instead of taking a bunch more screenshots, I installed movie maker and tried my hand at video editing for the first time in years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVdO5CQCRvE

I love it. What trains and buses you were using? Can't find it in the collections you linked.

Technical question: when I play, my city has a permanent yellow haze/yellow color, even when it's not in the industrial area. Is that normal, or is it something like my graphics card? Will a color corrector fix it and make it pretty? Also, do color correctors slow down the game?

# ? Feb 28, 2016 20:11

Don Pigeon: Oct 29, 2005; Great pigeons are not born great. They grow great by eating lots of bread crumbs.

Thin Privilege posted:

I love it. What trains and buses you were using? Can't find it in the collections you linked.

Technical question: when I play, my city has a permanent yellow haze/yellow color, even when it's not in the industrial area. Is that normal, or is it something like my graphics card? Will a color corrector fix it and make it pretty? Also, do color correctors slow down the game?

Color correctors are just filters overlaid on top of the graphical output; they're pretty lean.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 20:26

Ofaloaf: Feb 15, 2013

Thin Privilege posted:

I love it. What trains and buses you were using? Can't find it in the collections you linked.

Trains:

VSM Railway Museum Train (the 'replace last car with engine' option in Advanced Vehicle Options works well with this one, since the locomotive's a tank engine)
Br 52 + Umbauwagens (look up 'Br 52' in the Workshop and you'll find several variations that use the same locomotive for both passenger and freight service)
Tk3 "The Little Jumbo (there is also a freight variant)
M62 + Boxcar (there is also a passenger variant)

There's surprisingly few vintage North American trains on offer. The only thing I can recall are a couple F7 diesel-electrics.

Trams:

Peter Witt streetcar
Blackpool Coronation Tram (also good for prewar Fallout cities)
Dick, Kerr Type Tram (Right Entry) (single-side entry trams look kind of fucky in Skylines, because cims enter from one side at boulevard stops and from the other in streetside stops)

I'm not actually using any proper road buses, it's all trams and trains.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 20:38

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

That old school TTC tram is a fantastic model

# ? Feb 28, 2016 20:48

Ofaloaf: Feb 15, 2013

I forgot! Even though the happy little burg isn't using any buses, the ZiS-155 is the one I prefer when there are buses in use:

It's not American or Western European, but goddamn it looks nice.

e: Probably has a tri count up the wazoo, though.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 21:11

Friction: Aug 15, 2001

Right. No dinky roundabouts around to ruin the city entrance this time.

_{I have a highway addiction, send help}

# ? Feb 28, 2016 21:18

Koesj: Aug 3, 2003

Friction posted:

Right. No dinky roundabouts around to ruin the city entrance this time.

_{I have a highway addiction, send help}

Phwoaaar nice geometry there!

I'm working on an imitation-Uptown Houston officetower.

Blockbuster!

When this one's done I'll probably re-upload all my assets with RICO functionality, then you can fill out all your office needs.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 21:25

Tippis: Mar 21, 2008; It's yet another day in the wasteland.

Friction posted:

_{I have a highway addiction, send help}

No. The only way out is through. You need more highways! :colbert:

# ? Feb 28, 2016 21:32

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

Koesj posted:

Phwoaaar nice geometry there!

I'm working on an imitation-Uptown Houston officetower.

Blockbuster!

When this one's done I'll probably re-upload all my assets with RICO functionality, then you can fill out all your office needs.

I don't know anything about RICO, but if you have it does it just apply the standard zonable rules to plops? So if you're using something like realistic pop consumption mod, it will use the same formula and give your huuuge offices like 900 jobs due to their extreme girth?

# ? Feb 28, 2016 21:40

Koesj: Aug 3, 2003

Baronjutter posted:

I don't know anything about RICO, but if you have it does it just apply the standard zonable rules to plops? So if you're using something like realistic pop consumption mod, it will use the same formula and give your huuuge offices like 900 jobs due to their extreme girth?

I don't think so, I have to specify the exact amount of jobs in a separate .xml for RICO. You can do this yourself btw, just save workshop assets locally, put them in a subfolder within 'Assets', and add an RICO .xml by following the guide. No more empty downtowns!

Will ask the mod maker about it though since I was wondering how this would work myself.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 22:12

Vahakyla: May 3, 2013

What's the best way to get american-looking roads right now? Any mod recommendations?

# ? Feb 28, 2016 22:47

Thin Privilege: Jul 8, 2009; IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT; Gravy Boat 2k

Vahakyla posted:

What's the best way to get american-looking roads right now? Any mod recommendations?

I was gonna dl this one but haven't yet, at parent's house and Internet is out. Looks like he updated for snowfall.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418637762

Thin Privilege fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Feb 28, 2016

# ? Feb 28, 2016 22:53

turn off the TV: Aug 4, 2010; moderately annoying

Here's a recently released mod allowing for elevated bus and tram stops:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=634913093

Vahakyla posted:

What's the best way to get american-looking roads right now? Any mod recommendations?

Thin Privilege posted:

I was gonna dl this one but haven't yet, at parent's house and Internet is out. Looks like he updated for snowfall.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=418637762

There's also a guy working on an American texture and prop set for the Roads United mod. It's still an unreleased WIP, but it should be the go to option once he's done.

http://imgur.com/gallery/EjAhW

# ? Feb 28, 2016 23:12

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

Fish Fry Andy posted:

Here's a recently released mod allowing for elevated bus and tram stops:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=634913093

Thanks, I'm gonna use these. I wish so much that I could make a metro system that goes underground, street level, and above ground. This might help me make that with trams!

# ? Feb 28, 2016 23:53

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# ? May 25, 2024 00:36

Oscar Romeo Romeo: Apr 16, 2010

After the botched save file of my previous city I started again. It seems using cloud saves is preventing the weird problem I was having earlier. Anyway, I like to bodge separate grid areas together like incompatible lego bricks because I am boring.

I really need to finish the rail yard but plopping individual rail cars is a tiresome exercise.

# ? Feb 28, 2016 23:57

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