Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines

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Canal Blocks
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Description
These modular canal assets work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regular services setup correctly, buildings alongside these canals will quickly level up to 3, 4 or 5.

All assets have comparable maintenance costs, requirements and sewage output, based on their overall size and the amount of lights they have. All assets are subdivided so they can work on sloped terrain. This means the tris count for the base models is around 2000 to 4000, but the LODs are limited to about 160-220 depending on the dimensions. I may refrain from adding individual poly counts to each asset, as they are all modelled and textured in the same way.

Blocks I would still like to add:
- Endcap Block
- 4x4Ci Block (Mirrored C)
- S-bends or longer curved parts (only if I can make it work with terrain hole)

Optimal spacing is to keep each block one or more cells away from each other. Otherwise the tunnel endcaps will go through the other side of the bridge. You may also notice a grey plane popping thru, which was added to improve self-shadowing. I've shortened it on the more recent Blocks, but it will still show up on the earlier models.

Known issues:
- Using avenues or HW as bridges will expose underground road mesh.
Solution is to add one or more cells spacing and fill it with a Path Block or anything else.
- Superman tourists are in the Olympics for staircase jumping
- There's a known bug causing some items not to appear until you scroll back, an issue I have not been able to solve and seems more related to UI priorities than the assets themselves.
Items (22)
Canal Block 16x4
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 12x4
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 8x4
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 4x4
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 4x4C
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 4x4T
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 4x4Ti
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Block 4x4X
Created by GCVos
These European style canals work a lot like Lego blocks. There's no need for terraforming or water management, and the terrain does not have to be flat. The blocks are setup to skyrocket land value within a very limited range. Assuming you have your regula...
Canal Lock 4x8 [Asset]
Created by GCVos
A Parisian style two-way lock with 20m steel gates for large amounts of rowboat traffic. This asset transitions Canal Blocks into deeper water. Use the Terraform Tool to connect your rivers or lakes. This is the most expensive and powerhungry Block so far ...
Canal Lock 4x8 [Prop]
Created by GCVos
A Parisian style two-way lock with 20m steel gates for large amounts of rowboat traffic. This asset transitions Canal Blocks into deeper water. Use the Terraform Tool to connect your rivers or lakes. This is the prop only. It's a requirement for the asset ...
Metropolitan Sunken Wall 4 US
Created by GCVos
Multi-purpose twin deck facade for midtown rivers, hotel areas or business districts. After Dark docks and piers can be connected to the walkways (manually). This asset is inspired by but not entirely based on the Chicago River. This asset boosts land valu...
Metropolitan Sunken Wall 4 EU
Created by GCVos
Multi-purpose tapered walls for waterfront promenades, sunken highways and terraced monuments. After Dark docks and piers can be connected to the walkways (manually). This block comes in two parts. The asset contains a concrete base, treeline and distant L...
MSW4 EU Details [Prop]
Created by GCVos
Multi-purpose tapered walls for waterfront promenades, sunken highways and terraced monuments. After Dark docks and piers can be connected to the walkways (manually). This block comes in two parts. The asset contains a concrete base, treeline and distant L...
Canal Wall 8x2
Created by GCVos
These walls are intended for waterways, canals and docks with functional water simulation. Unlike the Blocks, these are for terraforming only! When you first place one of these assets (on flat terrain) you may think you are seeing glitches or bugs. The mod...
Canal Wall 1x2
Created by GCVos
These walls are intended for waterways, canals and docks with functional water simulation. Unlike the Blocks, these are for terraforming only! Please refer to 8x2 page for more info....
Path Block 1x4A - Cobblestone
Created by GCVos
Fancy up your pedestrian routes with this cobblestone path. These paths work in tandem with my Canal Block collection, but can also be used for alleyways or plazas. Service: Park Cost: 200 Upkeep: 1,60/week Power: 0 Entertainment: 40 Range: 70 Size: 1x4 Ve...
Path Block 1x4B - Pink brick
Created by GCVos
Fancy up your pedestrian routes with shiny pink bricks. These paths work in tandem with my Canal Block collection, but can also be used for alleyways or plazas. Service: Park Cost: 200 Upkeep: 1,60/week Power: 0 Entertainment: 40 Range: 70 Size: 1x4 Very l...
Cobblestone Plaza
Created by GCVos
This city square will attract a large crowd. It works seamlessly with the Path and Canal Blocks. This asset can be customized and redecorated if you want to make it look more fancy! Service: Park Cost: 800 Upkeep: 32/week Entertainment: 60 Range: 200 Size:...
Restaurant Plaza
Created by GCVos
Posh little area with pink tiles where cims can sit down and eat invisible French fries. It works seamlessly with the Path and Canal Blocks. This asset can be customized and redecorated if you want to make it look more fancy! Service: Park Cost: 1600 Upkee...
Small Boat
Created by GCVos
Captain Jack Sparrow would be proud! If you want to have cute little boats in your canals, make sure to subscribe to this asset. This is a small prop I imagine could be used for any water themed asset. Actually it's really not that small with a 4 to 5 mete...
XAVE Conifer Tall
Created by xave
XAVE Conifer Tall by xave Model 90 tris Textures128x128 Optimized for snowfall. Enjoy!...
Pappeln, Poplar tree
Created by ArkenbergeJoe
Pappeln by ArkenbergeJoe (V2.5.0) Sie sind im Baummenü (Menu Trees) zu finden, Kosten 10 Tris 775 Textur 1024x1024 ✪ 1. Update: Realistischeres Modell verwendet und skaliert; ✪ 2. Update: Thumb's und Tooltip-Bildchen hinzugefügt; ✪ 3. Update: Textur für Sn...