Base game + mods or with all DLCs

[Slavepetrich]

I'm planing to buy this game , so my question is should i get only base game and download mods from workshop or should i buy game with all dlc-s? Ps I will wait for sale.

[MaxFX]

Know that for certain Workshop items, a DLC is required as well.

So it's not as simple as 'Base game + DLC' versus 'Base game + Workshop'.

I suggest you start with only the base game, and see how far you'll get. Then whenever you want more, add a DLC. This way you won't buy a DLC you might not want/need.

[Milok14411]

That's really hard to say - honestly, it depends on how you want to play the game / how you play the game.

From my experience, you usually don't use all of the items from the DLCs, so you just buy DLC's when you really want some of the features they offer or need them for certain workshop items.

There are certain DLC's which we can recomend, but in my oppinion it would be better if you start just with the base game and perhaps mods and than see from there. You are going to have more experience to decide and won't end up buying things which you may not like.

[WhiteKnight77]

Originally posted by MaxFX:

Know that for certain Workshop items, a DLC is required as well.

So it's not as simple as 'Base game + DLC' versus 'Base game + Workshop'.

I suggest you start with only the base game, and see how far you'll get. Then whenever you want more, add a DLC. This way you won't buy a DLC you might not want/need.

+1

Learning how to play the game is important and that is before adding any workshops or DLC. There are mechanics that need to be learned before adding a mod such as Traffic Manager: President's Edition where you can really screw up your traffic if you are not familiar with how traffic works.

Conversely, jumping in with Industries DLC with both feet can cause issues with your supply chain when you cannot handle getting goods to commercial zones with vanilla industries.

[Em]

there are some good youtube vids that go over how "important" the different dlcs are to gameplay. If you really want trams for example then the winter dlc is a must for you.

search on youtube, cities skylines dlcs ranked

[pyrotechNick]

I've been reading reviews for all the mods I'm interested in and the comments are filled with people complaining about tanking FPS and loading issues. I bought this game years ago but never played it. Now I am for the first time and my first city has been successful. I don't want to risk it getting ruined by installing mods... I have mod fear lol

[Tsubame ⭐]

Assets are completely safe.

Mods are safe if you do your homework - i.e. do not use broken or incompatible mods. That being said, on major updates mods can be broken temporarily, usually they are quickly fixed.

The only assets that will not work without DLCs are the ones that effect DLC content.

You will not be missing out much if you just have the base game.

I do suggest reading on what the DLCs do add, and make your decisions accordingly:

https://skylines.paradoxwikis.com/Downloadable_content?msclkid=a351d211cf3211ec93798022295857a8