Patch 1.1.8f1 is now live and below you can find the new additions and changes included in this patch. As always, reports of any new issues you encounter should go in the bug report section of the forum, so we can look into them. Remember to include as much information as you can and add a save with the issue if you have one. Thank you to everyone for the reports you have shared. We really appreciate the time and effort as it's helpful in narrowing down the different issues.

• Decorations Menu:
  
• Access to almost 300 decoration props.
  
• 8 Categories:
  
  • Nature (33 props)
    
  • Park (35 props)
    
  • Potted Plants (30 props)
    
  • Residential Props (84 props)
    
  • Industrial Props (49 props)
    
  • Commercial Props (25 props)
    
  • Debris (29 props)
    
  • Decals (13 props)

• Fixed issues with Homeless citizens:
  
  • Fixed homeless citizens not seeking a way out of homelessness.
    
  • Fixed homeless citizens having a good household wealth.
    
  • Fixed newly spawned households still moving in being counted as homeless.
    
  • Increased the cost of shelter in home finding job to reduce homeless households.
    
  • Added MovingInHouseholdCount, which is the household looking for property to move into, and added a maximum to stop new households from spawning when many are already looking for homes.
• Fixed Small Elevated Subway Station showing missing road connection and utilities when placed on a 6 or 8 lane road.
  
• Fixed crash to desktop that occurred when overriding a building that has also lost some renters.
  
• Fixed road tunnels generating noise and air pollution above them.
  
• Fixed buildings on pedestrian street roundabouts showing no pedestrian access notifications.
  
• Fixed sick citizen might stuck on pedestrian lanes
  
• Fixed missing sewage connection notification when placing the Water Tower on top of the combined pipes.
  
• Fixed issue where it was possible to place buildings so that their surface areas would overlap with already created standalone surface areas.
  
• Fixed some city service buildings showing “Overlapping items” warning when trying to place them on the roundabout zone grid.
  
• Fixed areas attached to buildings allowing placement on water.
  
• Improved Passage Park coverage to be more consistent no matter what direction the park faces.
  
• Improved dog behavior so citizens don't take their dogs to work or school unless they are already out of their homes.
  
• Adjusted Subway station 01, 02 and 03 Construction Cost, Upkeep Cost, and XP rewards.
  
• Removed Noise Pollution from Solar Power Station Additional Transformer Station upgrade.

• Fixed bottom status bar not being accessible with a controller when in Map Tile Purchase mode.
  
• Fixed “assign vehicle” selection skipping values on the slider.
  
• Fixed “Show Unlock Popups” option only being available in the interface options menu with developer mode enabled.
  
• Fixed the UI disappearing when selecting the "Place Multiple" Tool Mode in the Vegetation tab with a controller.
  
• Fixed parallel offset setting not working correctly when building roads with a controller.
  
• Fixed building showing wages section in the upkeep even though the building does not have workers.
  
• Fixed change in money and population count current trend is not updating correctly.
  
• Fixed some building upgrades missing their bonuses in the building's Selected Info Panel.
  
• Fixed building attractiveness tooltip showing incorrect percentages if the building has lost all of its attractiveness for example in case of fire.
  
• Fixed Train, Tram, and Subway tutorials marking the step for 'placing tracks' as completed before taking any action.
  
• Fixed the top of the tutorial welcome window being cut off in some languages if the text scale is set to 140%.
  
• Fixed some cut-off tutorial prompt panels.
  
• Fixed police and fire safety tutorials missing from the advisor panel.
  
• Fixed out-of-focus icons during tutorials.
  
• Fixed happiness tooltip overlapping with Citizen's information inside their Selected Info Panel when using a controller.
  
• Fixed missing tooltips in options panel while using a controller.
  
• Fixed Chirper posts not getting updated accurately.
  
• Fixed overflowing residence names in Lifepath panel.
  
• Fixed overflowing text with long keybindings.
  
• Fixed keybinding description being difficult to read with long keybindings.
  
• Fixed eight-lane divided road thumbnail.
  
• Fixed some building upgrades missing pollution-type icons.
  
• Fixed text being unreadable in some panels with the blue interface color theme.
  
• Fixed missing space in passenger and cargo count in route or line detail Selected Info Panel.
  
• Fixed issue where selecting objects from the Chirper panel does not work if the game was loaded while already having something selected.
  
• Fixed inconsistency with how Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Office are highlighted in Infoviews.
  
• Improved Selected Info Panel of stops and stations to show to directly show whether transport lines are active or disabled.
  
• Improved oil icon color for better visibility.
  
• Changed Infoview panel pie charts to horizontal bar charts for a more compact UI allowing better visibility for the map legend.
  
• Added mouse bindings for camera movement actions (both back and forward). They are unset by default.
  
• Added Shift, Alt, and Ctrl keys that were missing from the description of binding action for Mouse.
  
• Added support for the mouse wheel to scroll through asset panel pages.
  
• Moved Small Water Tower’s UI position to before the regular Water Tower.

• Adjusted Marquee zone tool audio and map tiles tool audio.
  
• Fixed Space Rocket sound playing after a rocket disappears from the map when the rocket is being followed.
  
• Fixed some buildings missing fire sound effects.
  
• Fixed Building pipes and electricity nets missing snapping sound effects.
  
• Fixed North American Ambulance missing engine sound.

• Fixed holes from the previous city remain on the terrain after starting a new game (Until something with terrain holes is spawned).
  
• Fixed right indicator on the back of NA_Ambulance01.
  
• Fixed direction indicators of trams flashing out of sync.
  
• Fixed missing basketball basket from the basketball court in the Film Actor Mansion Signature building.
  
• Fixed Small Bus Station illumination after upgrading it with the Extra Platforms and Taxi Stop.
  
• Fixed some building upgrades missing fire visual effects.
  
• Fixed electricity wires rendering on top of the smoke.
  
• Fixed Forest Forwarder vehicle lights glow.
  
• Fixed Forest Harvester vehicle light source placement.
  
• Changed some industry chimneys' smoke to water vapor.
  
• Several translation fixes.
  
• Updated game credits.

• Added SettingsUIBindingMimicAttribute which allows mods to sync their bindings with built-in bindings.
  
• Added invert option to SettingsUIHideByConditionAttribute and SettingsUIDisableByConditionAttribute to invert condition.

• PDX SDK to 1.22.0
  
• Mods UI to 1.7.0
  
• New features
  
  • Time range selector for Most popular mods, defaulting to the past 30 days.
• General
  
  • Spotlight image in Featured is now clickable.
    
  • Added dependency names to modal when subscribing to a mod with dependencies.
    
  • Improved the sorting text in Library.
    
  • Warn when a mod that have other mods depending on it is being removed.
    
  • Most Popular mods in Featured is now showing the past 7 days most popular mods.
• Bug fixes
  
  • Fixed scrolling during sync in edge case where multiple progress bars were shown.
    
  • Improved visibility of error message in input fields.
    
  • Fixed alignment of Activate playset button in playset listing.
    
  • Fixed profile image from moving when following and unfollowing.
    
  • Fixed mods in playset details showing the wrong enabled state after subscribing.

• Homelessness may take a while to clear up if the city has many homeless households. Building new residential buildings can speed up the process.
  
• Empty buildings are currently not visible despite their effect on demand. However, they can still get occupied by residents or companies.

Hi everyone. We’re back with a development diary as patch 1.1.8, also known as Decorations Patch, is almost ready for you. Yes, it isn’t Detailer’s Patch #2 as this patch is not as big as the last one, but we hope you will still enjoy it. Since we wanted to get the homeless fix out as soon as possible and the decorations menu was ready to ship, we decided to bundle them together, along with a bunch of other bug fixes of course. Today, we’ll go through the new menu, how props work, and what has changed with homelessness. So let’s dive in!

We have been impressed by the creative use of the many props included in the game and when we first started putting Detailer’s Patch together, we knew we wanted to include an official and supported way to access them. For those who aren’t aware, it’s been possible to access and place props through developer mode, but as the name suggests, this isn’t a feature intended for everyday use, and as such can break things. So we’re excited to introduce the new Decorations Menu as part of the Landscaping options bringing you access to many props you can use to decorate your cities.

Add a personal touch to any empty area of your city using the props in the decorations menu

Landscaping now includes 8 new categories packed full of props, from stones in Nature to benches and fountains in Park to crates and silos in Industrial Props. We looked at all the existing props in the game and selected the ones that both make sense and work when placed in game. As an example, we haven’t included props that only make sense when placed on a building, like chimneys or air condition units, as prop placement on buildings is not supported. In total, you will have access to 298 props to decorate any area of your city that needs a little something extra.

Placing a prop from one of the new categories works a lot like placing trees or buildings. They have a collision area based on the item’s size and shape, and just like trees, they can be placed on top of surface areas to create beautiful plazas or manicured gardens. Once placed, they can be selected, moved using the Relocate button in the Selected Info Panel, or removed using the Bulldozer. And perhaps best of all, props are free to place as they are decoration items that don’t impact the city - well, besides making it look cool of course!

Create plazas, parks, gardens, back alleys, or more using props and surfaces

Now, let’s talk about homelessness in the game. When citizens lose their homes, either because they cannot afford them or because they get destroyed, they become homeless. If they can afford it, they will leave the city, and if they cannot, they will find temporary shelter in your city’s parks or abandoned buildings. This is where they tended to get stuck, unable to find new homes or leave the city. Patch 1.1.8 contains a series of fixes to make sure those homeless households have a chance to get back on their feet.

Previously, we had a random check for whether homeless households would look for suitable homes in the city. This has been removed so with patch 1.1.8 homeless will always try to find a suitable home in the city. But that in itself isn’t enough, it requires homes for them to move into, and that those homes are not filled by newly created households instead of the city’s homeless population. To ensure this, homelessness now affects demand in two ways. It causes fewer new households to spawn while increasing the demand for high density residential housing.

Depending on how many homeless households your city has, it may take a while before all of them get back on their feet or find their way out of the city, but you can help the process along by fulfilling the demand for residential zoning and providing public transportation out of the city, such as intercity buses or trains.

That brings us to the end of this development diary. We hope this has given you some idea of what to expect for the next patch, and we will of course release the full patch notes when patch 1.1.8f1 goes live. We’re excited to see what you create using the Decorations Menu, so don’t hesitate to post screenshots (and tag us on social media if you do) showing off your creations!

Hi everyone! Before we start our holiday break, we have a quick hotfix for you resolving a few issues introduced in patch 1.1.6f1.

Please note that the Hotfix is only live on Steam and we are currently waiting to pass certification on Microsoft Store. The hotfix will be live on Microsoft Store soon after we pass certification and we will be sure to keep you posted. This would also allow us some extra time to look into any issues that may come up before the summer break.

We’ll be back in the office on the 5th of August and continue investigating the bug reports we have received, including the issue with homelessness and crime.

Remember: A new patch can cause compatibility issues with mods. If you have issues, please disable mods and wait for them to be updated by modders. See this thread[forum.paradoxplaza.com] for more information.

• Made improvements so Post Offices can now receive varying load sizes of mail. Additionally, delivery vans can transport mail.
  
• Adjusted utility consumption, capacity, construction cost, and upkeep of the Small Post Office and its upgrade.
  
• Fixed missing icon for Radio Mast Wireless Network Antenna upgrade.

As we had a few patches in quick succession I’ll leave a link to the previous two patch notes. I recommend taking a look if you missed them as they include some major changes.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/949230/view/4188991035537036941?l=english
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/949230/view/4244161399611889013?l=english

Hi everyone. Today's patch includes fixes for some of the issues reported with patch 1.1.5f1, also known as Economy 2.0, as well as some new free content. Our art team has been working on new service building variations and additional theme vehicles to expand the options you have. For those of you who enjoy detailing, we have added an Age Selector to the Tree Placement Tool for more control over your trees, and the Surface Tool which allows you to add 11 different surfaces to your city. As the #1 implies, this is only part 1 of "Detailer's Patch" as we want to address the feedback we've received and improve the support for this play style. More information on what else we have in the works to come.

For now, we hope you will enjoy the new additions and bug fixes. Thank you to everyone who reported bugs or shared constructive feedback, and to everyone who has filled out the survey. We've already started looking into how we can tweak balancing in the future based on your responses.

And as always, if you encounter any new issues following this patch, we'd appreciate a bug report here:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/forums/cities-skylines-2-bug-reports.1162/

We wish you a wonderful July and look forward to continuing development when we're back in the office in August.

Remember: A new patch can cause compatibility issues with mods. If you have issues, please disable mods and wait for them to be updated by modders. See this thread for more information.

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• Zoneable Roundabouts
  
  • 8 New Roundabout Decorations
• Age Selector Added To The Tree Placement Tool
  
• Surface Tool
  
  • 2 Concrete Surfaces
    
  • 2 Grass Surfaces
    
  • 2 Pavement Surfaces
    
  • 2 Sand Surfaces
    
  • 3 Tile Surfaces
• 27 New Service Building Variations
  
  • New Small Water Tower
    
  • New Small Medical Clinic
    
  • New Urban Fire Station
    
  • 4 New Education Buildings
    
  • 2 New Police Stations
    
  • New Small Post Office
    
  • 6 New Public Transportation Buildings
    
  • 5 New City Parks
    
  • 6 New Parking Lots
• 4 New Vehicles
  
  • New North American Garbage Truck
    
  • New North American Snowplow
    
  • New North American Passenger Train
    
  • New European Cargo Train Engine

• Fixed offices downscaling their amount of workers until they only have 5/5 workers.
  
• Fixed industrial company worker max amount not updating correctly.
  
• Fixed Reliable Mail Service happiness factor affecting citizen happiness even without any Post Service Buildings.
  
• Fixed wages being doubled when service buildings are upgraded, causing too high service costs
  
• Fixed the UI upkeep section calculated the wages two times if the building has upgrade building
  
• Fixed flooding near the building when relocating the Advanced Water Pumping Station.
  
• Fixed evacuation bus and prison van passengers being counted in public transport stats.
  
• Fixed some citizens remaining teens for their whole life.
  
• Fixed virtual office products like Financial and Software trading not working between companies.
  
• Fixed the missing audio effect from the Geothermal Power Plant.
  
• Fixed company profitability not considering that the storage is full.
  
• Fixed resource seller pathfinding not working when companies try to find office products.
  
• Improved storage of virtual products produced by office companies to be limited to 100000, the same as the physical product storage limit. Office companies will now stop producing if the output products reach 100000 in storage.
  
• Improved pollution decay over time on water.
  
• Increased Noise and Air Pollution coming from Highways.
  
• Removed Noise Pollution from Solar Power Plant.
  
• Added workplaces for Small Parking Lots.
  
• Added air pollution reduction to the Landfill Waste Recycling Unit.
  
• Balanced Well-being and Park stats of Elementary School Playground, High School Sports Field and University Park
  
• Elementary School Playground and University Park Upgrades now require the Large Parks node to be unlocked. High School Sports Field now requires the Large Sports Parks node to be unlocked.
  
• Fixed building Selected Info Panel always opening upgrades options dropdown to the left to not overlap with section tooltips
  
• Fixed broken label rendering in some economy/production details panel
  
• Fixed intro tutorials (movement, rotation) would sometimes have glitchy text rendering
  
• New translations added

• Added navigation option to take into consideration size of items to fix a bug when small buttons in settings can not be selected as next item is considered 'closer' then button.
  
• Added controller action (LS Press + Y) to toggle advanced options.
  
• Added controller actions to search in options and clear search.
  
• Added switch option section action
  
• Added controller Right Stick Press as a modifier to give mods more options for binding. Actions that used Right Stick Press are rebound:
  
  • Continue tutorial to RPress + DPad/Right
    
  • Previous tutorial to RPress + DPad/Left
    
  • Focus task list to Rpress + Dpad/Up
    
  • Focus task advisor to Rpress + Dpad/Up
• Added scroll hint to panels with scroll
  
• Added icons for mouse actions in tutorials
  
• Store which item was focused before search was activated and restore focus on it when search exit.
  
• Select the first option in the list when a tab is switched.
  
• Shrink option tab header to fit more tab buttons.
  
• Show conflicts for built-in actions which can appear if the player changed keybinds and we added a new action that uses the same keybinds.
  
• Improved multiline text option to use theme color.
  
• Improved key binding conflict tooltip.
  
• Improved tutorial balloon orientation in the electricity tutorial and water tutorial.
  
• Fixed tutorial about Info Views panel does not appear after opening it for the first time.
  
• Fixed money (and population) field tooltip trend style not updating correctly.
  
• Fixed some building upgrades’ bonuses not being displayed in the building’s Selected info panel.
  
• Fixed the color of the transportation vehicle that is no longer a part of the transportation line only changing when the mouse hovered over it.
  
• Fixed Line Color selection window may move off-screen, if the Player opens it while having at least 11 created Transportation Lines.
  
• Fixed the Milestones tab and pop-up showing an incorrect pool of development points that the player should receive during milestone 20.
  
• Fixed Info Views panel not opening after placing Unique building.
  
• Fixed already built and locked signature/unique buildings not being greyed-out and unique buildings that were built or are locked showing not enough money badge.
  
• Fixed missing space in passenger and cargo count in Route or Line details Selected Info Panel.
  
• Fixed scrolling through City Information showing incorrect descriptions in some cases.
  
• Fixed map tile purchase bird’s eye view in unlock all tiles mode.
  
• Fixed part of the User Interface being invisible if the Player opens it via City Services or Info Views.
  
• Fixed opening the "Upgrades" panel of another building of the same type may prevent the construction of an upgrade adjacent directly to the building.
  
• Fixed the Chirper panel not being fully scrollable with a controller.
  
• Fixed a longer list of households not being fully scrollable with a controller.
  
• Fixed option search field position while using controller.
  
• Fixed a bug when controller focus jumps over narrow items (like buttons) in options.
  
• Fixed a bug when tabs appeared without action hint and the hint appears within a few frames causing a visual glitch.
  
• Changed scroll action buttons from dpad up/down to right stick up/down to be able use it together with navigation action
  
• Fixed navigation action hints

• Added the ability to set keyboard modifiers (shift, alt, ctrl) to mouse actions.
  
• Added the ability for mods to create mouse bindings
  
• Added formatting support to option description.
  
• Several improvements to modding toolchain dependencies include a description and icons.
  
• Streamlined directory picker option for mods to look and behave like any other option types in options. Added the ability to type path.
  
• Added the ability to read action value as object (can be useful when action type is unknown).
  
• Added display name override to input actions to easier control what display name should be set to an action in the current moment.
  
• Environment variable values are updated during Unity Mod Project updating.
  
• Added message dialog to modding options to show currently set environment variables (only available in developer mode).
  
• Added scroll handler to error/message dialog.
  
• Keybinding field can now be disabled.
  
• Mod controller hints are now shown after built-in controller hints.
  
• Fixed wrong conflict detection if one binding allows modifiers and another does not.
  
• Fixed issue where the entire dropdown option field didn’t properly disable when dropdowns had no items.
  
• Fixed copy button on dialog with details.
  
• Fixed an issue when clicking "key binding conflict" notification does not open mod settings in-game pause menu.
  
• Fixed a bug with updating the modding toolchain state to 'not installed' even when the player rejected uninstallation.
  
• Fixed a bug when mod key binding was changed during the conflict resolution process, this changed key was not saved in a mod settings file.
  
• Fixed a bug with auto-activation manually disabled input actions
  
• Hide option group automatically if all its items are hidden
  
• Use custom BindingButton and BindingKey instead of default GamepadButton and Key to provide additional controller
  
• Escape markdown symbols when error text is copied
  
• Store key modifiers in the same order everywhere so that it does not lead false positive detection of key rebinding when settings is saved/loaded
  
• Do not set keybinding value to a setting property in case it was not actually updated in input manager
  
• Fixed error when key binding has conflicts and user is trying to bind the same key
  
• Fixed mod key binding value is not updated in UI in certain cases
  
• Made a few key binding things public for modding purposes
  
• Fixed false positive detection of binding changed while setting a new value

• Updated to version 1.6.0
  
• Switched to pagination in browse view from infinite scroll when using mouse and keyboard
  
• Added support for subscribe to all missing dependencies when on mod details view
  
• Bug fix: Prevent multiple unsubscribe clicks on the same mod

The Small Post Office doesn’t receive incoming mail to distribute in the city.

Office companies recover from the 5/5 worker count slowly, provided they’re able to make a profit in the city.

Office companies may not leave the city as they should when their building is removed. If you’re still seeing offices stuck at 5/5 workers or continuously losing workers, they are likely stuck in the city. You can force them out using this workaround:

• Increase office tax to 30%
  
• Let the simulation run until all office buildings are empty, which may take about a month in-game time. You can see empty office buildings (shown as grey) in the Profitability Info View, or check when you no longer receive any tax income from offices.
  
• Once all office companies have left your city, set the tax back to your preferred level.
  
• New office companies will start to populate your city.
  
• Please note: You will likely not see any office demand for a while as you have many empty office buildings. This is completely normal. Office demand will return with time as the existing buildings fill up.

As an alternative that preserves the office demand, you can do the following:

• Remove all office zoning in your city.
  
• Let the simulation run until you have 0 tax income from offices.
  
• Zone offices again where you want them.

Hi everyone. As we have seen a bunch of questions about how the Tile Upkeep added in patch 1.1.5f1, also known as Economy 2.0, works, we created this mini development diary. We hope this will answer some of your questions and give a better understanding of why we added the Tile Upkeep, and like always we welcome your constructive feedback and questions that might pop up after reading this.

So, let’s start with the basics. The Tile Upkeep is a new administrative land cost applied to land you own. It’s a fee that the city pays to the government for expanding its city limits inspired by the real-world property tax paid for unused land. The first 9 tiles already unlocked when you start a city do not have a cost. You are only charged a Tile Upkeep once you expand beyond those. The upkeep cost is a percentage value of the map tile purchasing cost and the percentage value increases on a curve from 5% to 25% as more map tiles are bought. This means early map tiles have a lower upkeep cost but as more map tiles are purchased, the upkeep per tile also increases affecting all purchased map tiles’ upkeep cost.

X axis is the number of map tiles purchased, Y axis is the % of map tile purchase cost used to calculate the map tile upkeep costs.

When we were designing the Economy 2.0 update, we felt that more management features should be taken into consideration when you build your cities. Based on the feedback from you all following the release and from the closed beta group during the development of Economy 2.0, we came to the conclusion that the game was not challenging enough, especially in the later part of the game. And with the lack of a proper challenge being successful didn’t have the impact we wanted it to have. Growing the city’s limits is a natural way to progress through the game, so implementing an upkeep cost to map tiles was a good way to pace the gameplay, especially in the latter half where the city size grows rapidly and the map tile expenses reflect that. Our goal with the Tile Upkeep cost is to bring you more meaningful choices as you expand the city so you don’t just have to consider where to expand to, but also whether your city can sustain such an expansion. All in all we feel it strengthens the game pacing and improves the gameplay experience.

Of course, this new cost affects your ability to reach the edge of the playable area and create new Outside Connections, so let’s talk briefly about the cheapest way to create them early on. If you haven’t already noticed, map tile costs are affected by what is available in them - buildable land, resources, etc - making tiles with a lot of water the cheapest. This makes buying ocean tiles the absolute cheapest way to go if your city needs that new Outside Connection as soon as possible. You can then create a bridge or pipeline to the edge of the playable area. Or you can use the terrain tools to create a more realistic landbridge and build a road on top of it, but keep in mind that more land inside the tile affects its upkeep cost.

The UI has been updated to show not only the cost of new tiles but also the Tile Upkeep they come with.

If you’re continuing an existing save, you may have unlocked a lot of map tiles that now come with a high Tile Upkeep. You may be able to expand your city to build additional tax income to offset this cost, but if you have built villages or rural towns on the map using either Unlock All or a mod to unlock map tiles, that may just be too much to cover. In that case, we recommend enabling Unlock Map Tiles under Map Options the next time you load your save. While this does disable achievements, it also disables the Tile Upkeep so you can continue your city. This option is also great if you enjoy building small towns or villages and don’t want to skip the Milestone progression.

We have already seen some great feedback on the Tile Upkeep, both from those who like it and those who don’t. We will continue to follow discussions about the current state of the game, not only in regards to the Tile Upkeep, so we can further refine the gameplay and balance to provide the best possible experience for you while maintaining our goals for the game. We also have a survey where you can share your thoughts, currently available through the launcher.

Please keep in mind that iterating game features and balance takes time, so even when we agree with your feedback, we may not be able to address it for a while. Nevertheless, we greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about the game and the changes we make. We look forward to reading it and continuing development in the fall. Thank you for being a part of this journey.

Hi everyone! I hope you're ready for some long patch notes because 1.1.5f1 (also known as Economy 2.0) has a lot of changes for you!

Before we get into all of those we have one important note to add for existing saves: Your city will experience a temporarily increased death rate. Since the dev diary detailing what you can expect to happen with your saves, we have made changes to when citizens die. The changes add more variety so you don’t end up with a very large amount of seniors who all die around the same time. But to prevent these large future death waves, your city will need to say goodbye to some of its existing citizens.

Additionally, we have added a Tile Upkeep cost since the dev diaries, which you will want to keep an eye on, especially if you have used Unlock All or mods to unlock all map tiles. Cities that have unlocked tiles gradually as they become available through milestones are expected to be able to afford the land they own (perhaps with some adjustments to taxes and service budgets), but if your city is still small and has unlocked most of the map, you may want to enable Unlimited Money.

For a quick overview of everything you should keep in mind when loading an existing save, check out this thread[forum.paradoxplaza.com].

We also want to thank you for all the feedback and bug reports you have shared. They have been very helpful in making these improvements and fixing issues. As always, we greatly appreciate your reports, and if you have any issues following this patch, please report them here[forum.paradoxplaza.com].

We look forward to hearing your experiences with the patch. You're welcome to share your thoughts in this thread, in the main forum, or in the Suggestions section of the forum. Constructive feedback is very valuable to us and we greatly appreciate the time you take to share it with us. Now, let's get to the patch notes.

Remember: A new patch can cause compatibility issues with mods. If you have issues, please disable mods and wait for them to be updated by modders. See this thread for more information.

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• More control over upgrades from the Selected Info Panel of City Service buildings.
  
  • All upgrade types can be removed from the Selected Info Panel of a City Service building.
    
  • Sub-buildings can be removed by using the bulldozer as well.
    
  • Sub-buildings can be relocated.
    
  • Sub-building can be turned on/off.
    
  • Sub-buildings can be selected.
• Sub-building upgrades can now be placed freely within a radius limit from the main building.
  
• Updated City Service tutorial.

• Government subsidies for the city have been removed to make the economy more challenging and transparent.
  
• Taxes and Services tabs in the Economy panel now unlock at milestone 1 and the Production tab unlocks at milestone 2.
  
• Added “Import City Services” city policy to toggle import of city services from Outside Connections.
  
  • Separate imported service items in the budget panel.
    
  • Outside Connections won't send service vehicles if the policy is toggled off.
    
  • Added imported service expenses for ambulance, hearse, fire engine, garbage, and police. The fee scales with the city's population.
• City Service changes:
  
  • Increased chance of entering and graduating both Elementary School and High School.
    
  • Adults can now apply to High School if they didn’t finish it (1% chance, can apply 3 times).
    
  • Garbage accumulation accounts for students, employees, prisoners, occupants, and homeless people in the calculation.
    
  • Balanced garbage city service upgrades.
    
  • Buildings now pay a fixed fee for garbage collection instead of a variable amount based on garbage collected.
    
  • Adjusted garbage accumulation values.
    
  • Adjusted upkeep costs of most City Service Buildings.
    
  • Wages for city service employees are paid from player money
    
  • Increased electricity import price.
    
  • Increased the time it takes for Ambulance and Hearse notifications to appear.
    
  • Adjusted the Service Fee curves for efficiency and consumption.
    
  • Adjusted water service fees (With old saves the game will force reset the value to the new default position).
    
  • Increased the amount of workers for
    
    • Medical Clinic
      
    • Small Coal Power Plant
      
    • Police Station
      
    • Cemetery
      
    • Fire House
      
    • Landfill
• Demand changes:
  
  • Residential density depends on household wealth and family size.
    
  • Household spawns are based on average citizen happiness, homelessness, tax, available student positions, and available jobs.
    
  • Commercial companies spawn based on household needs, reducing how often the same companies appear in the city.
    
  • Commercial and industrial demand has been adjusted to avoid “Not enough customers” complaints for newly spawned companies.
    
  • Taxes now have more effect on demand.
• Employment changes:
  
  • Workers from Outside Connections no longer pay tax.
    
  • Workers from Outside Connections are not included in population or workplace infoviews.
    
  • Workers from Outside Connections will look for new job more frequently.
    
  • Workplaces in Outside Connections are less desirable than workplaces in the city.
    
  • Only citizens who don't have health problems (such as Sick or Injured) count as valid employable citizens.
    
  • Citizens can only receive unemployment for a limited amount of time. When they run out of unemployment, they will complain about “High Rent” and move away.
    
  • Fixed population jobs & workers amount issue.
• Households & happiness changes:
  
  • Households without adults will now move away.
    
  • Rich households prefer larger homes in attractive neighborhoods (higher land value, good service coverage, etc), poor households prefer cheaper houses and don’t mind services being far away.
    
  • Household needs are calculated based on their spendable money (what’s left after paying rent), so they now spend their money more reasonably.
    
  • Reduced the number of senior citizens moving into the city.
    
  • Adjusted wealth happiness factor to a reasonable value.
    
  • Low happiness affects the chance a household will move out of the city.
    
  • Households consider the garbage fee when calculating their spendable money.
    
  • Added curve parameter to death rate to smooth the death of senior citizens (existing cities will experience an immediate death wave)
• Production and Company changes:
  
  • Adjusted values for:
    
    • Resource production.
      
    • Resource price.
      
    • Household wages.
      
    • Tax income.
  • Resource price now has two parts, a lower one for industrial processing, and another for commercial companies’ service prices. Customers (households) pay full price, which is both parts combined.
    
  • Changed the workforce needed per unit for resource processing to a preconfigured amount instead of automatically calculated at the start of the game.
    
  • Companies now go bankrupt instead of looking for new locations if their current property isn’t suitable for profit.
    
  • Changed Industrial Manufacturing space multiplier from 1 to 5 to allow more workers per grid so fewer buildings are needed.
    
  • Adjusted office employee amount.
    
  • Adjusted amount of work required per product to decrease city income.
    
  • Adjusted simulated service prices.
    
  • Improved companies to move away not just because of bankruptcy, but also because of the tax rate and workforce factors.
    
  • Rebalanced Extractor Resource greatly reducing profitability.
    
  • Balanced Industrial and Office companies Default Output Amount, Max Workers Per cell, Resources Initial Price, and Work needed per unit. Increased Space multiplier of Industrial and Office zones.
• Rent and Building Level changes:
  
  • Removed the virtual landlord so building upkeep is now paid equally by all renters.
    
  • Added new rent calculation: Rent = (LandValue + (ZoneType * Building Level)) * LotSize * SpaceMultiplier.
    
  • Tweaked “High Rent” notifications to be based on the household’s income. Even if they currently don’t have enough money in their balance, they won’t complain and will instead spend less money on resource consumption.
    
  • Building level is now based on whether renters can pay the upkeep fee. When they pay the full fee, the building condition increases by a constant amount, if they cannot pay it, the building condition decreases by the same amount.
• Crime rate adjustments:
  
  • Fixed police service coverage for zoneable assets. The police station will patrol regularly to decrease the crime rate, and all zone type buildings will increase crime rate depending on the police service coverage.
    
  • NA and EU PoliceVehicle02 Crime Reduction value changed to match the NA and EU policevehicle01 value.
    
  • Removed crime scene pathfinding limitation of building's crime rate to avoid all criminals having the same pathfinding result to queue up to do crime.
    
  • Added new crime factor to lower crime probability in cities with larger populations.
    
  • Lower crime recurrence probability due to criminals needing to wait a long while to remove criminal tag.
• Increased the cost of purchasing Map Tiles.
  
• Added upkeep fee for new map tiles
  
  • The 9 starting are excluded and do not have have map tile upkeep fee
• Added option to “Unlock all map tiles” (also disables achievements and the tile upkeep cost)
  
• Increased construction cost and upkeep costs for roads.
  
• Moved upkeep breakdown from Tooltip to Selected info panel.
  
• Reduced the amount of money the player gets back from bulldozing roads and buildings.
  
• Adjusted the max shopping amount of the household from 4000 to 2000.
  
• Adjusted Specialized Industry Unlocking to start from milestone 0.
  
• Fixed taxes being collected after bulldozing the entire City.
  
• Fixed Citizen Wealth Infoview not highlighting households with 'Wretched' wealth level.
  
• Fixed the wrong moving away statistic data being displayed.
  
• Fixed a newly spawned company complaining about a lack of workers.
  
• Fixed commercial zones incur massive amounts of debt for the citizens.
  
• Fixed refund inconsistencies when replacing roads and stops.
  
• Fixed high death possibility issue:
  
  • Fire accidents now will only cause 1% death compared to the previous 50% death of an on fire medium/high density building.
    
  • The building's destruction event will now cause 50% death compared to previous 90% death of citizens who are still in it.
• Fixed Outside Connection workers won't find a job.
  
• Fixed trade cost divided by zero bug.

• Updated mod publisher to use auto login from Paradox SDK.
  
• Updated Paradox Mods to Version 1.5.2
  
  • Added new feature: Mod details will now show what dependencies are installed and if any are missing
    
  • Improvement: When started, it will now try to go online again if being offline before
    
  • Improvement: Change the close X hover effect when using a gamepad
    
  • Improvement: Improve text on empty state when on library or playset details when offline
    
  • Fix: Offline mode will now start with your active playset
    
  • Fixed double back click from following creators view
    
  • Fixed broken bumper navigation when offline and using a gamepad
    
  • Fixed gamepad legend when offline on library or playset details
    
  • Fix: Pressing the B button on a gamepad will now close the Sync modal
    
  • Fixed a warning with font weights
    
  • Fixed a warning with height not being set correctly in scrollbars
• Added support for custom units for sliders used in mod settings
  
• Added support for keybindings for mods:
  
  • Mods can introduce their own input action which are integrated into the game input system.
    
  • Added key binding field to the automatic option which allows mods to provide key rebinding for their actions.
    
  • Added built-in conflict detection between the game bindings and mods bindings based on action usage.
    
  • Added warning sign next to each binding which has conflicts.
    
  • Added main menu notification if a mod has a key binding conflict.
    
  • Added support for 3 different types of actions: press (1 button), axis (negative and positive button), vector (up, down, left, right buttons)
    
  • Added the ability to set separate keyboard key and gamepad button for one action.
    
  • Added the ability to use built-in and write custom processors and interactions for actions.
• Fixed issue where downloading a certain number of mods in a specific way resulted in a crash to desktop.
  
• Fixed a bug where SettingsUISetterAttribute could not use private methods and properties
  
• Fixed installing notification getting stuck when downloading a mod failed.
  
• Updated notification texts.
  
• Updated "mod loading error" dialog to show the error.
  
• Fixed issue with mods not loading if playset was changed using the web version or there are mod updates.
  
• Fixed some cases when mods are not loaded or "enabled code mods are changed" notification does not appear.
  
• Fixed "mod page" and "disable" buttons being visible on mod loading error message box with local mods.
  
• Fixed endless "mod loading..." notification if mods failed to load.
  
• Fixed Unity installation not being found if the game is running on a different account than the one who installed Unity
  
• Fixed issue where modding toolchain install/uninstall warning dialog overflows when the list of dependencies is long by making the panel scrollable

• UI performance optimizations for the economy panel.
  
• Other UI performance optimizations with audio bindings, rendering, cursors, and updating panels.
  
• Performance optimization for Chirper panel.
  
• Optimizations for particle effects.
  
• Optimizations for audio memory usage.
  
• Optimized placement to improve FPS when placing complex buildings or roads.
  
• Fixed job-finding performance issue when there were no available workplaces and no employable workers, causing endless job pathfinding queries which heavily affect the performance.

• Unity update 2022.3.29f1
  
• Fixed a crash to desktop when using the quick load function while relocating and rotating a building.
  
• Fixed a crash to desktop after deleting Train Station with a broken Subway connection and trying to place new subway tracks.
  
• Fixed crash to desktop in SetupFindHomeJob
  
• Fixed crash to desktop caused by removed renter.
  
• Fixed crash to desktop when resizing oil extractor area so that some pumps get deleted
  
• Improved likelihood of household members traveling together as a group.
  
• Improved hue, saturation, and randomness values of tree leaves.
  
• Improved collision radius for BirchTree, PineTree, and SpruceTree to better match the visual empty space. The bushes etc. can now be propped closer to the trees.
  
• Improved citizens and delivery vehicles pathfinding to take building construction time and path duration into account to avoid arriving at construction sites.
  
• Ambulances transport some patients in emergency mode (randomized with health level).
  
• Lowered building fire spreading probability to other buildings.
  
• Changed default glass material from tinted brown to non-tinted.
  
• Updated EU and NA theme icons.
  
• Improved wealth info view color and citizen wealth state parameters.
  
• Fixed wealth info view color not matching household wealth, changed it from household member based wealth to household based wealth.
  
• Improved Airport development tree node icon.
  
• Adjusted XP values for low construction cost building.
  
• Fixed depots so trains/subway can now only drive through them by using dedicated by-pass track (the track without “No Track Connection”).
  
• Fixed Several Signature Buildings don't get occupied (must be rebuilt for the fix to take effect)
  
• Changed signature building info view color priority higher in RCIO infoviews
  
• Fixed Ludo Square and Cane Residences signature building bonuses to be more consistent.
  
• Fixed issue with some settings not getting saved.
  
• Fixed achievements progression on saves that have used mods not being disabled.
  
• Fixed specialized industry main building missing.
  
• Fixed Forestry and Ore Industrial Storage yard props not showing.
  
• Fixed farming extraction area color so it’s visible on fertile land with the info view open.
  
• Fixed crematorium sub-building car access when snapped to the main building. Main building or sub-building(s) need to be moved/replopped for this to take effect.
  
• Fixed specific situation causing taxis from Outside Connections to get stuck for a long while.
  
• Fixed wrong passenger count/capacity displayed for personal cars that have a trailer attached.
  
• Fixed driver not included in passenger count and capacity for personal vehicles.
  
• Fixed vehicles driving through parking facilities or transport stations without intending to use their services.
  
• Fixed citizens parking their cars at public transport stations without the intention to board a transport line there.
  
• Fixed traffic jams occurring inside Parking buildings.
  
• Fixed airplanes driving through the runway without landing at the airport.
  
• Fixed issue where fire engines are unable to react to and extinguish the additional buildings from the specialized industry areas
  
• Fixed Garbage Trucks collecting garbage outside their operating district if their way goes through different district.
  
• Fixed resource piles on spawnable storage yards not instantly updating when delivery truck unloads cargo.
  
• Fixed trucks keep going back and forth between commercial and industry.
  
• Fixed commercial companies accidentally exporting goods to other companies.
  
• Fixed broken pathfinding warning after rebuilding destroyed service building that has extension upgrades.
  
• Fixed mail getting stuck due to heavy traffic at the cargo terminal by adding a trip needed buffer amount as another cost in resource trade pathfinding.
  
• Added a penalty for resource pathfinding when the cargo station has more requests or sent out most of the vehicles.
  
• Fixed Water Tower’s viewing upgrade not providing entertainment.
  
• Fixed Hospitals and Clinics not refilling their pharmaceuticals storage
  
• Fixed cargo train terminal left and back paths not connecting to roads too
  
• Fixed City Policies not clearing properly and carrying over between different save game loads
  
• Fixed The Deep End achievement not unlocking at exactly 200000 loan
  
• Fixed citizens stopped finding jobs when unemployment was high
  
• Fixed high unemployment rate issue by adding variety to the citizen education levels when spawning
  
• Fixed population infoview jobs didn't match workplace info view's data
  
• Fixed discrepancy in workplace count by excluded the Outside Connection workplaces from population's calculation
  
• Fixed DateTime overflow error by reducing the max starting year for a map to 3000.
  
• Fixed floating prop issues with Deuclidia Apartments, Nuclear Power Plant and Technical University.
  
• Fixed hotel renter deserialization bug causing unknown mayhem for tourist / hotel logic.
  
• Fixed tourists with "Leaving the city" status not leaving the hotel.
  
• Fixed Parallel and grid roads misplace connected road lane.
  
• Fixed Roundabouts disappear when connecting roads at a certain angle.
  
• Fixed track slope causing tight curve warning / no connection when built a certain way.
  
• Fixed connection notifications with buildings over a train truck tunnel.
  
• Fixed net-tool replace mode is enabled when no compatible assets exist.
  
• Fixed destroyed buildings still create Noise Pollution.
  
• Fixed 'No Pedestrian Access' warning appearing for Medical University after adding Extension Wing upgrade
  
• Fixed issue where the cost of purchasing multiple map tiles varied depending on the order in which the map tiles were selected
  
• Fixed workplace links in citizen Selected Info Panel not working when the workplace was a service building.
  
• Fixed screen resolution set in the launcher right after the game launch not being applied.
  
• Fixed all overlay shaders broken when using dynamic resolution scaling.
  
• Fixed minor inconsistencies with infoview coloring for cables/pipes/lot for buildings under construction, destroyed or otherwise without mesh.
  
• Added secondary infoview background color so that roads don't disappear on terrain.
  
• Improved RCIO tax statistic colors to correspond zone colors
  
• Removed car paths and parking on NA_MixedRight01_L1_4x6 (and L2) and NA_MixedLeft01_L1_4x6 (and L2) to prevent pathfinding fails due to how the buildings can spawn
  
• Several improvements and fixes for controllers:
  
  • Added more controller hints.
    
  • Improved options navigation with controller so that moving between page content and search is consistent when tabs or advanced options are visible
    
  • Improved multiline text to be focusable so that scrollable panel can scroll to it while using a controller
    
  • Fixed navigating with the controller over an upkeep section required multiple up/down presses on the controller.
    
  • Fixed options menu controller navigation issues when "Show advanced" toggle is present.
    
  • Fixed not all locked toolbar items were focusable with the controller making it impossible to see the conditions to unlock a given feature.
    
  • Fixed requirement tooltips for placing a building not updating properly when moving the building with a controller
    
  • Fixed an issue with controller that it was impossible to scroll to the end of the building info panel list if the building did not have any upgrades
    
  • Fixed tooltips not rendering properly on top of the controller hints.
    
  • Fixed issue with opening mods UI profile page with gamepad
    
  • Fixed issue where names of tabs inside the City Services panel cannot be accessed when using a controller
• Fixed building effects not rendering correctly in the UI.
  
• Fixed a bug where placing a road could cause tooltips to jump between their target positions
  
• Fixed building effects when viewing detail tooltip where placing a building could overlap with building icon
  
• Fixed options slider field slider position not updating properly if its value was changed outside of the options menu - ie. changing radio volume in radio panel
  
• Fixed issue where closing citizen lifepath detail view the list would not re-focus on the last focused entry
  
• Several fixes for UI interface scaling when using bigger text size.
  
• Fixed UI disappearing on some tutorial step transitions.
  
• Fixed UI disappearing on closing signature building unlock dialog.
  
• Fixed options description not changing after scrolling certain dropdown lists.
  
• Fixed loading warning popup staying on top of the frozen/busy state of loading screen and not fading out.
  
• Fixed non-centered error message in Paradox Account -panel.
  
• Fixed Paradox account link button overflowing in various languages.
  
• Fixed Economy budget panel overlapping text in some languages.
  
• Fixed tooltips rendering outside of the screen.
  
• Fixed edge case of quitting the main menu or starting a new game by opening the pause menu from the button in the upper-right corner while using map tiles view.
  
• Rebalanced all citizen audio volumes.
  
• Fixed cemetery sounds not playing.
  
• Fixed audio source position that was not correctly set for multiple assets:
  
  • Fixed sounds of Residential Signature Buildings play even if buildings are not functional
    
  • Fixed sound effect of navigating through the Main Menu is almost inaudible
    
  • Fixed Overground Parking's upgrade does not add new sounds
• Keybinding:
  
  • Block all actions while listening for key press when the rebinding process is ongoing.
    
  • Added the ability to reset key binding to the default.
    
  • Added controller button icons to key binding options.
    
  • Added support for rebinding some specific tool actions and camera rotation
    
  • Added batch rebinding option which allows changing multiple keybinds without receiving the "cannot be rebound" error
    
  • Fixed controller hint when two direction action has bindings when one direction has binding with modifier and another one without modifier.
    
  • Added auto-detect for keyboard layout. Keybinds are converted to the current layout and keep their physical location (for example, WASD key bindings on French keyboard will be shown as ZQSD). It converts only Latin-based layouts, while US international layout is used for other non-Latin-based layouts.
    
  • Fixed building Selected Info Panel not opening when the Info Panel option is assigned to the Right Mouse button and disallowed the same key being set for Info Panel and Cancel actions.

• Medical clinics not refilling their pharmaceutical storage is fixed, but with old saves you might need to wait longer to see it to recover because the resource could become negative. As a workaround, you can destroy and rebuild the building.
  
• With old saves, the water budget is reset to the default 100% value.
  
• Existing saves may experience a death wave if they have a lot of senior citizens, however, we’ve made changes to avoid these in the future.

Hello Mayors,

We are happy to announce that we have now passed certification and are ready to publish the Economy 2.0 patch on Monday, June 24, at 10:00 CEST.

The reason the submission process took a bit longer than expected was due to some last minute fixes that were implemented early this week, which make us more confident in the release. We would like to send an extra thank you to our amazing beta group, who have been very helpful in the feedback process.


These sorts of patches require a lot of testing, and whenever something pops up, our developers investigate why that issue occurs and then implement a fix before the patch is re-submitted and tested again. That loop sometimes continues for longer than expected, especially in cases like this, where a small thing can have a ripple effect, as the patch affects multiple parts of the simulation.

Tomorrow is a national holiday in both Finland and Sweden, but on Monday, we are back again, ready to share the patch with you. Even if we are closing in on our summer release freeze, we will have enough time to have proper post-patch support in case we missed something critical.

Looking forward to hearing your feedback!

The patch for Economy 2.0 will be one of our biggest to date, and that also means that there will be many changes in how the game functions, especially with the economy.

We are now close to releasing the Economy 2.0 patch! The final checks are being made before we push the buttons, and it might be in your hands already tomorrow. Before the patch is released, though, we wanted to share a list of things you might encounter while loading up your saves after the Economy 2.0 patch; this post should explain in advance how your previous saves will be impacted so that there won’t be any surprises.



We have already published two Developer Diaries about what the Economy 2.0 patch contains. If you want to read them, you can find them here;

DD#1 - https://pdxint.at/3R8OSRY | DD#2 - https://pdxint.at/3yF8RBr​

• Saves from before the economy rework will still work but may require a transition period. This extensive rework will affect how the simulation runs and impact the saves you have been building on when the patch goes live on Patch Day. Read below on what takes time to take effect.

• With the new patch, there are no guarantees for modded saves; you will have to check for updates or instructions from modders.
  
• Mods affecting the simulation are likely impacted by the update.

Mods have to be updated to work with the new version of the game and its new functions. Please be patient with the modders that make the mods you love, and while some mod creators have been given Early Access to the patch to be able to update their mods, they might be unable to update them immediately. Please don't hound mod creators to update their mods; if they're able, they will update them as soon as they are able.

If you want to play the game without mods while you wait for mods to be patched, you can use a new playset empty of mods or temporarily add --disableModding to the game's Steam launch options to disable all mods.


Government Subsidies are removed, and City Service upkeep costs are increased.
Cities relying on external services need to enable the Import City Services policy to continue using neighboring city services, which now come with a fee.
Tiles now have an Upkeep Cost, and if you have many tiles unlocked you will notice a major change to your budget. If you’re struggling to balance your budget after the patch but want to keep playing on the same save, we recommend enabling “Unlimited Money” in your saves Map Options. If you start a new map and enable the new Map Option "Unlock All Tiles", the tiles won't have an upkeep cost, and you won't have to pay 22,000,000 per month.


There will be a Death Wave in your city lasting about 1-2 in-game months. The older your citizens are, the more severe it will be. This is because we want to vary the age at which citizens can die to avoid future death waves - but it will take a while as the Grim Reaper usually doesn't get so much paperwork all at once.
Expect a negative money trend initially, but tax income may offset new costs after recalculations. If your city struggles financially, consider increasing taxes, reducing service budgets, or temporarily turning off buildings to save costs.
Companies need time to adjust production and employee numbers, potentially increasing unemployment.
Demand adjustments may occur quickly, affecting demand bars, so don't be surprised if they are very different from before the patch. Increased industrial manufacturing space may drive up residential demand unless there are already job-seeking workers.
Don't be surprised if this new calculation causes citizens to seek different housing types or relocate after the patch.
These calculations should help citizens afford preferred housing, reducing "High Rent" notifications over time.
Persistent "High Rent" notifications even after an extended period of playing? This may indicate unemployment issues. Ensure citizens have jobs to pay rent.


We value your opinion on the development of Cities Skylines II and have, along with this patch, created a survey where you can add your opinions, concerns, and suggestions about Economy 2.0.

Once the patch is out, you can find this survey as one of the Tiles in the Cities: Skylines II Launcher!

Welcome back to the second dev diary detailing the changes coming in the next patch. If you missed it, check out the first part here. Today we are covering a few important changes not directly related to the economy and we’ll go over what you can expect when loading up your existing cities.

Let’s start with Rent. Most likely you have run into complaints of “High Rent” in the game, so let’s talk about it. To complement the Land Value changes in patch 1.1.0f1 in March, we have tweaked how Rent works. First of all, we removed the virtual landlord so a building’s upkeep is now paid equally by all renters. Second, we changed the way rent is calculated. For those interested, the calculation looks like this:

Rent = (LandValue + (ZoneType * Building Level)) * LotSize * SpaceMultiplier

This of course affects the “High Rent” notifications you may have encountered, but we’ve tweaked those directly as well, so they are now based on the household’s income. That means that even if they currently don’t have enough money in their balance to pay rent, they won’t complain and will instead spend less money on resource consumption. Only when their income is too low to be able to pay rent will they complain about “High Rent” and look for cheaper housing or move out of the city.

Besides rent, households and companies need to pay for the building’s upkeep, which in turn affects the level of the building. When they pay the full upkeep fee, the building condition increases by a constant amount until the building levels up and the tenants start paying towards the next level. Similarly, if they cannot pay it, the building condition decreases by the same amount until it’s in such poor condition it collapses.

BUILDING UPGRADES UNLEASHED
From zoned buildings automatically leveling up to the City Service building upgrades you choose and place manually. While this update doesn’t directly relate to the Economy 2.0, it shares the same patch and deserves a little spotlight. Gone are the days when you had to bulldoze the entire building to remove, or just move, an upgrade. Now, all upgrades can be removed by selecting the building, finding the upgrade in the Selected Info Panel, and clicking the bin icon.

Deactivate or delete Extensions or relocate Sub-buildings through the Selected Info Panel

For sub-buildings, there’s even more control. They can also be removed using the bulldozer, you can pick them up and move them, or turn them on and off as needed. Moving them is particularly handy now as they don’t have to be placed in connection to the main building. As long as they are within the predefined radius and have pedestrian and/or road access, they will work like before. Sub-buildings like the Elementary School Playground just need a pedestrian path connecting them to the rest of the city, while sub-buildings like the Bus Depot Extra Garage will need road access to function. We’re excited to see how you take advantage of this new freedom in your cities, so don’t hesitate to tag us on social media if you’re showing off screenshots.


Now you might wonder how all of this affects your existing cities, so let’s get the most obvious question out of the way first. Saves from before the economy rework still work, though we expect they will have a transition period as the simulation adapts to the changes. When it comes to modded saves, we can’t make any guarantees, but keep an eye out for updates or instructions from the modders. Mods that affect the simulation are likely to be affected by the update.

When you load up your city (and unpause) there are a few things you should keep in mind. With Government Subsidies removed and City Service upkeep increased, the cost of running your city just increased. If your city relies on ambulances, hearses, fire engines, police cars, and garbage trucks coming from Outside Connection, make sure to enable the Import City Services policy in the City Information panel, but don’t forget that your neighbors charge a fee to help you out. All this is expected to create a negative money trend, but depending on your city’s finances, your tax income might be enough to offset the new costs once the calculations catch up. If you’re struggling for money, don’t forget that you can increase taxes, reduce service budgets, or temporarily turn buildings off to save on their upkeep cost.

Demand adjusts quite quickly, so don’t be alarmed if some of your demand bars empty or fill up when you start playing. With the increase in industrial manufacturing space, your industry will be on a hiring spree that’s likely to drive up your residential demand - unless your city has workers already looking for a job. We recommend giving it some time though as companies (commercial, industrial, and office) readjust their production and employee numbers to be profitable, which we expect will overall lead to an increase in unemployment in your city.

With the new calculations for residential density demand, your citizens may also start looking for different types of housing or move around the city. Thankfully, the new calculations for rent and resource consumption should help them afford the type of housing they prefer, and we expect most (if not all) of your “High Rent” notifications will disappear after letting the simulation run for a while. If you keep seeing these or they start to come back, then make sure to check your unemployment and provide citizens with jobs so that they can pay their rent.

With time and some tweaks, your existing cities should adjust to the changes, so you can get back to realizing their full potential. And as always, don’t hesitate to ask for help if you encounter any situations you’re unsure of how to handle and report any bugs you might run into here[forum.paradoxplaza.com]


Before we finish for today, we’d like to share our plans going forward. We will of course follow discussions and read feedback you share as you play with these changes. We’ve done extensive testing to get the changes as balanced as possible, but we know that some tweaking will likely still be necessary once you all start sharing your experiences.

We’ve already started work on the next major patch which we hope to have ready for you in Q3, and we want to give you a little sneak peek at what you can expect. As previously mentioned, we want to expand the service import to bring you more control. We’re also looking at what we can improve in the UI and how the game relays information to you, so you have everything you need to solve issues in the game. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Are there any issues you’ve struggled to solve in your city? Any information you have been looking for but weren’t able to find?

Last, but definitely not least, the art team has been cooking up some new free buildings for you all. We appreciate each and every one of you for sticking with us and giving us a chance to make Cities: Skylines II what it can and should be. Your patience and support mean the world to us and we hope the new service buildings and vehicles can serve as a token of our appreciation. Thank you for being a part of our community!

A sneak peek at some of the new service buildings and vehicles you can look forward to