Cities XL vs. Cities Skyline?

[youtoo]

Is this a DLC for Cities Skylines, is this Cities XL 2? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

[Colorado ~76~]

two different games by two different makers, cities xl has some really cool features that i wish were in skylines but imo skylines is far superior in most ways

[Party Magician]

Skylines is different game than XL, by different company (Skylines is by the company that made Cities in Motion)

[Super Pausitive]

LOL cities XL isn't even a city game. It's an insult.

[Lamid]

Does anybody know where I can find a turtriol on how to set up and use the "Districts" ?

[Mattroyal363]

well it is a stupid question. That is one thing you got right.

[mbutton15]

Not a stupid question - I had always thought that Skylines was the latest version of XL. Afterall, they are both called 'Cities...' something and the branding looks almost the same. The graphics look almost the same.

I'm interested in Skylines (already own XL) as it seems to have a few features that XL doesn't, like designating zones/districts. The bus routes look more user friendly.

One thing I'm interested in knowing is if it has unlimited maps (ie, based on seeds, like Banished) as I got frustrated by lack of real variety with the XL maps.

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by mbutton15:

One thing I'm interested in knowing is if it has unlimited maps (ie, based on seeds, like Banished) as I got frustrated by lack of real variety with the XL maps.

CS has a lot more features that you'll appreciate over XL. The water dynamics alone distinguish it from XL or any other city builder before it.

No, CS does not do automatic or procedural map creation. All maps are designed. You have the default maps that come with the game and you have a comprehensive map editor which will enable you to design your own. Alternatively you could subscribe to many maps created by other players from the Steam Workshop. The quality of which can vary greatly, but there are many diamonds among the rough ;)
Designing your own maps was for me almost as much fun as the game itself. I recall spending at least the first week or so after purchase just learning to master the creation of my own maps. Even after all this time, before a new city build, I'll first scan through the workshop to find a suitable map for the city I envision. If I don't find one, then I get to work on designing my own.
So, if you want map variety, you're spoilt for choices ;)

[ASOM30]

Cities XLL has Mods like Culvers,Kohls and so on that haven't been maybe for this Game yet.

[Laptop]

They are seperate games.

[MarkossV]

I like cities XL, but i love cities skylines (It has many more mods than others)
If you do not believe me look at my hours of play.

[Costarring]

My issue with CXL is that there is no "game" component.
It's a city painter. Nothing developes (no levelling up of buildings)
And some basic issues, which are known since the very first beta (no functionals 1-way traffic for instance (the simulation ignores 1-way streets in return trips).

Plus the whole development of the series is nothing of patch after patch being sold as separate games...

[Staticsprite]

The difference is that Cities XL is a hoax and should be banned of steam, not even joking. They tried to sell every patch as a new game.

beside that, Cities Skylines is in every way better then every other City simulation game at the moment.

[youtoo]

I just bought skylines. I dont know why they chose a name this close to Cities: XL unless they thought people would confuse the two. Odd since its supposed to be a better game.