Campus, Park Life, Green Cities, and Content Creator Pack DLCs worth it?

[A Harmless Burke]

I have all the other DLC except the radio stations; I just don't care enough about new in-game music to pay $3.99 for more music. Anyway, are the above DLCs that I don't have worth it? Does the content they add change the game much, and if so, for better or for worse? Just want some opinions on it. Thanks.

[ebrumby]

If you like creating custom areas then Park Life is great. It's been a good money maker for me. I have Green Cities, but the houses really look too alike. You can get similar non-polluting service buildings from the workshop. Campus is difficult - not that easy to just "wing it". I really like King Leno's content creator pack for it - really nice detail (note that there's a mod that lets you make a district theme and another that helps put Leno's stuff into it.) This article helps figure Campus out imo: https://www.lovecitiesskylines.com/guide-campus-dlc-universities/

[Smokerbait]

Park Life, I feel, is a great addition as it allows you to really make use and get some value from the open space in your city.

Green Cities is nice, but on the whole not necessary for an enjoyable experience. The IT Cluster buildings look great, and generate more money while requiring less work force. Local Commercial businesses require less outside suppliers as they basically grow/make their own products, and Residential generates less garbage. All nice, but do you need it? Nah, not really.

Campus is a nice addition, but again, I don't think it's necessary. I love it myself because I've always been bothered by how all city builder games just squish down an entire college into just one big building. Maybe a Technical School or Community College, sure. I love the sprawling campus. However, if this doesn't bother you, then this expansion probably won't do much for you.

[Prometheus]

The real question is this: Do you want more things to manage and watch grow gradually as time passes? If yes then Parklife and Campus are good for you. Parklife has much less micro than Industries. Campus has more micro than Industries but not dramatically more. Both reward you heavily for the effort.

Parklife provides far more entertainment for cheaper than the default parks. You will get more tourists who give you more money because of the parklife mechanics. You can also make visually attractive parks if that is something that appeals to you.

Campuses are both more expensive and cheaper than base universities. Low level they cost a bit more. At max level you actually make a bit of profit from tuition fees. The education reach of a campus is far further than default universities so I find they make it easier to get education coverage for leveling zones. They come with unique buildings that gives general bonuses. Like the police training that makes police stations cheaper and are able to keep more criminals and field more police vehicles or the economics school that makes offices more profitable. They also come with varsity sports that function like the soccer/football stadiums (including the traffic spikes) but have more policies and sliders to play with and provide benefits to the campus. Finally campuses provide specialty tourists call exchange students that as far as I can tell are a straight up % bonus on top of existing tourists.


As for Green Cities it gives you a bunch of options for many base game mechanics that have tweaked numbers or slightly different functionality with different appearance. I like having the options and the IT office specialization is a little bit too good but its not a huge game changer. I think its worth the buy but if you are on limited budget Green Cities is an easy pass.

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You need plenty RAM and CPU power for all these DLC's 'cuz of UnityEngine

Well,
Campus 3/10
Parklife 6/10
Green Cities 5/10
Creator Pack if you're a modder