Cities: Skylines

[Kushan]

Anyone still playing this? Just now getting around to playing and am finding it difficult to get out of deficit spending. In other words, I keep running out of money. Any helpful tips? Thanks.

If you have any expensive unique building you can turn them off. That will save you some money. depending on your police, fire, power, water coverage you can try shutting some of those buildings off as well.

Not sure where you are at but its really easy to overbuild early on, especially when it comes to roads. If you built roads in areas you haven't yet expanded to try demoing them and rebuilding them later.

[Martok]

I've been experiencing an odd...bug, maybe?...where I can't click on anything unless my mouse cursor is below what I want to click on.  Anyone else have this problem? 

[WallysWorld]

I've been experiencing an odd...bug, maybe?...where I can't click on anything unless my mouse cursor is below what I want to click on.  Anyone else have this problem?

I remember having that happening to me too. IIRC To get out of that issue, I click on the bulldozer button, bulldoze some clear area and then everything works after that.

[Martok]

Thanks WallysWorld.  I'll give that a try. 

[Rayfer]

Anyone still playing this? Just now getting around to playing and am finding it difficult to get out of deficit spending. In other words, I keep running out of money. Any helpful tips? Thanks.

If you have any expensive unique building you can turn them off. That will save you some money. depending on your police, fire, power, water coverage you can try shutting some of those buildings off as well.

Not sure where you are at but its really easy to overbuild early on, especially when it comes to roads. If you built roads in areas you haven't yet expanded to try demoing them and rebuilding them later.

Thanks...that's exactly what I was doing wrong, overbuilding too early, especially roads.  Got a better city going now.

[WallysWorld]

Build too fast and grow your city too fast and at one point, you'll probably get a wave of citizens passing away in a short time period.

[jomni]

Build too fast and grow your city too fast and at one point, you'll probably get a wave of citizens passing away in a short time period.

:) need to build more cemeteries

[steve58]

Cities: Skylines Announces New "Snowfall" Expansion

Snowfall will include:

Now is the Winter of This Content: Rain and fog for existing maps, plus a new "Winter" map theme with snow and all of its challenges
The Streetcars You Desire: Expanded public transportation options, including easier management of existing lines – and Trams, a new system demanded by fans
World Warmth, Too: Cold weather increases demands for electricity, unless new water-based heat systems are in place
Plowers to the People: Build a snowplow depot to keep traffic flowing during winter weather, and employ new road maintenance systems to keep your streets in shape
New Chirps: #yeahthereare

...haven't seen a price on it yet.

A bit more info in their forum

[WallysWorld]

Nice! That's definitely a buy for me.

[WallysWorld]

Release date set!

Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games for people who like to chill, today announced that the newest expansion to Cities: Skylines will be released on February 18th, 2016. Cities: Skylines, the award-winning city-building game from Colossal Order, will receive a flurry of new weather-related features in the "Snowfall" expansion. The new content will release this month on Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs, and will be available from digital retailers everywhere for $12.99.

In Snowfall, a new in-game temperature system will keep mayor-players on their toes. When the snow starts to fall, the roads will need to be kept clear, and buildings will need to be heated. Residents will also have the chance to visit new winter parks and landmarks available in Snowfall, along with an all-new tram system to get them across town in all sorts of weather. These features will arrive alongside free updates for all Cities: Skylines players when Snowfall launches on February 18th.

Players who are watching the skies for more details can find an ongoing Developer Diary series from Colossal Order on the Paradox Forums: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/official-information-announcements.878/

[steve58]

Just saw this in my inbox.  A new, free DLC for Cities Skylines "Match Day"

"Match Day" Introduces the Team Spirit to Your Town!
New patch also available today that unlocks five in-game items

Available for free to all players of Cities:Skylines, "Match Day" allows mayors to add stadiums to their towns – and comes with all of the benefits and challenges of hosting major sporting events in their citizens' backyard.

The free "Match Day" DLC includes:
A Stadium for your City - build a stadium in your city and become the home of a major sports franchise
Match Day Mechanics - prepare for increased traffic coming to and from your arena on match day and reap the rewards from ticket revenue
Customize your local team colors
New stadium-related policies
A new hat for Chirper

Also, there is a new patch available today that unlocks five custom in-game items for all players which had previously only been available with pre-orders. All players will now have access to the Carousel, Dog Park, Bouncy Castle, Basketball Court, and Botanical Garden in-game.

[steve58]

...more free DLC released today.
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Pearls from the East will bring a splash of style to your city, inspired by Chinese architecture and design! Give your residents some new attractions (and pandas!) to visit with three original buildings, each ready to become a unique part of your skyline.  The DLC will include:

Shanghai Pearl Tower
Panda Zoo
Chinese Temple

[steve58]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/

The offer is valid between 21st April 23.59 CET and 26th April 23.59 CET. If you have signed up to the newsletter before, you are covered. Please wait up to 36 hours for DLC to appear in your Steam library.


3. How can I redeem the free DLC?

To be eligible for receiving Parklife DLC for free on your Steam account, please follow the steps below:
Own a base game of Cities: Skylines on Steam.
Create a Paradox Account (accounts.paradoxplaza.com).
In the Settings tab, sign up for Paradox newsletter.
Verify your email (remember to check your spam and promotion folders on your mailbox).
Back on your Paradox account Settings, sign up for Cities: Skylines newsletter.
Link your Paradox and Steam accounts on the Settings tab.
Set your Steam account to "Public" so our team can confirm you own the base game. You can reset your Steam profile to private after you've received the giveaway.
Wait up to 36 hours for DLC to appear in your Steam library.

[WallysWorld]

Cool! Thanks for posting.

[Martok]

Nice!  Thanks for the heads-up!