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meda22  [developer] Oct 24, 2022 @ 11:19am
Simple guide how to import Building Themes configuration
This is a simple guide how to import Building Themes configuration - with pictures :steamhappy:

You should have unsubscribed Building Themes

1) Open mod options from a Main Menu
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879472450

2) Fill path to BuildingThemes.xml file. File is usually located in {steam_home_directory}/steamapps/common/Cities_Skylines/BuildingThemes.xml. Then click on import button and wait.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879472684

3) When import is done, you'll be shown a simple info panel with imported styles
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879472870

4) Now, you can find new imported styles in content manager. You can use button "Subscribe to all" to let game to download missing assets.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879473024

5) But just remember that vanilla assets, which are used in style, will always be marked as MISSING.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2879473190

6) Load your game and assign styles to the districts (that needs to be done manually, sorry)

7) Save game to a NEW save - that is always a good practise

You can import any BuildingThemes.xml configuration file - this is useful if you want to import Theme mods (e.g. theme mod example ). Just subscribe theme mod and then use BuildingThemes.xml file in import.

If you want go back to Building Themes just delete newly created styles, unsub this mod, sub Building Themes mod and load OLD save - which you haven't overwrite previously, right?

Several notes to import:

- default themes like International etc will be imported only if you made any change in them (otherwise they are not included in BuildingThemes.xml)

- import can be used even for importing Building Themes mods... you just subscribe that theme mod you like, then you will fill up path to BuildingThemes.xml file in that given mod directory. After that, you can use content manager to download assets to newly created style - or you can download assets from collection which is usually mentioned in theme mod description.

- Building themes cloning feature is not supported and it won't ever be

If you want go back to Building Themes just delete newly created styles, unsub this mod, sub Building Themes mod and load OLD save - which you haven't overwrite previously, right?
Last edited by meda22; Apr 12, 2023 @ 12:55pm
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HGTVBitches Dec 4, 2022 @ 3:53pm 
im lost on step 2. How am I filling the path? I found the file but just cant get it into the game
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HGTVBitches Dec 4, 2022 @ 3:57pm 
I even manually typed the file path in there and got a "_____ does not exist!" message
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HGTVBitches Dec 4, 2022 @ 5:00pm 
Ok So I did successfully import them but im having the same problems now as some of the people in the mods comments where the buildings arent spawning.
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seandarcy202 Dec 13, 2022 @ 5:35pm 
I'm having trouble importing as well. @HGTVBitches what did you do to make it work for you?
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phillipsaayman Dec 15, 2022 @ 7:50pm 
Thank you. The instructions worked.
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ephil4705 Dec 20, 2022 @ 10:58pm 
I cannot get it working also
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Merriblu Feb 24, 2023 @ 4:19am 
Originally posted by HGTVBitches:
im lost on step 2. How am I filling the path? I found the file but just cant get it into the game

Hi, I dont know if you have figured out your problem yet, but here was mine:

I found the file, clicked copy file location, pasted that into notepad and then typed it directly how I saw it. I would then get the same message saying that the path didn't exist. The problem was that when I clicked copy file location and then pasted it into notepad, it was adding " " around the file path. Deleting the quotations fixed my problem. Hope this helps any folks who are brand new to this like I am haha.
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Quadriga Mar 8, 2023 @ 12:20pm 
Here's how to find and import your different building themes in Windows:
1) Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\255710 which contains folders of all your assets
2) In this folder Search for "BuildingThemes.xml"
and for each search result
3) Right click and in Properties copy the "location"
4) Paste into the "Path to Building Themes xml file" field of District Themes Plus (in Content Manager - but ONLY accessible from Main, not while playing the game)
AND add "\BuildingThemes.xml" to the path because even though the field only asks for the path , the mod does append that.
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brianbp4f Jun 29, 2024 @ 7:58am 
Originally posted by Quadriga:
Here's how to find and import your different building themes in Windows:
1) Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\255710 which contains folders of all your assets
2) In this folder Search for "BuildingThemes.xml"
and for each search result
3) Right click and in Properties copy the "location"
4) Paste into the "Path to Building Themes xml file" field of District Themes Plus (in Content Manager - but ONLY accessible from Main, not while playing the game)
AND add "\BuildingThemes.xml" to the path because even though the field only asks for the path , the mod does append that.

This is the way
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战斗力爆表 Nov 22, 2024 @ 12:09am 
Originally posted by HGTVBitches:
im lost on step 2. How am I filling the path? I found the file but just cant get it into the game
U can just copy it from the head of your file blank.
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