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If anyone is looking to buy this game, it's currently on sale at Humble Bundle for $7.50. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cities-skylines https://www.humbleb

by sowbug 7y ago

If anyone is looking to buy this game, it's currently on sale at Humble Bundle for $7.50. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cities-skylines https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cities-skylines

tda 7y ago
Don't forget the $150 dlc, that is probably not included. And the base game is pretty minimal
- Arn_Thor 7y ago
  Not really, the base game is well worth it on its own, especially at sale price
  - Snuggle 7y ago
    Plus, is there a lot in the DLC that hasn't been added back in the Steam Workshop?
    - Arn_Thor 7y ago
      not entirely sure I follow the question. But if I'm reading you right, yes, a lot of DLC features and "quality of life" improvements originally started as mods, which are still available.
- fsloth 7y ago
  Development needs resources. I don't see why there is so much hate towards well crafted DLC content. The base game is great as it is, and nobody forces you to buy the DLC.
  - swarnie_ 7y ago
    DLC released every few months which adds new features or mechanics is perfectly fine. I'm not sure if its still the case by Skyline's team used to release DLC in two parts, a bit for a free and an extra bit you had to pay for, they do it really really well. Generally there's a stigma around DLC cut out of the original game to be sold as extras on top, See anything EA / Ubisoft crap out.
    - louhike 7y ago
      It's the standard way for games developed or published by Paradox. It helps to diversify the gameplay after some time and you choose what you want to add from all the DLC.
  - vanderZwan 7y ago
    The issue is that DLC is an umbrella term that applies to both exploitative micro-transactions as well as what used to be known as "expansions"
    - Sahhaese 7y ago
      As someone who played the base game when it came out, it was a complete game at the time and doesn't require DLC to be fun.
- hdkrgr 7y ago
  fyi, many of the dlcs are on sale as well
std_throwaway 7y ago
Also take a look at these free mods: * Network Extensions 2 (More roads.) * Precision Engineering (Better placement of roads.) * Move It (Fine adjustment of roads after placing them.) * Traffic Manager PE (Better control of intersections.) * Real Time (Better day/night/week cycle with rush hour.) * Extended Game Options (More tiles to build on.)
folli 7y ago
Any experience running it on Linux? Using Wine?
- helb 7y ago
  It runs on Linux natively. Works well for me (installed via Steam).
  - onli 7y ago
    Same goes for all the extensions. The Linux version is really solid.
    - Snuggle 7y ago
      The performance is a fraction of that on Windows though, from my experience.
      - want2know 7y ago
        Might this be a memory issue? I run it on Xubuntu and noticed it sometimes uses all my 8GB RAM so the PC starts swapping.
        yellowapple 7y ago
        Yeah, C:S will gobble RAM like there's no tomorrow, especially if you've got a lot of mods installed.
        jjwhitaker 7y ago
        It loves RAM (and probably RAM speed), but not necessarily in a bad way. Jumping to 16gb (2x8gb) from 8gb (1x8gb) on the laptop I first played it on was a big jump in performance even with a GT740.
      - distances 7y ago
        Not my experience. Performance is pretty equal for me, always a bit laggy.

by sowbug 7y ago

If anyone is looking to buy this game, it's currently on sale at Humble Bundle for $7.50. https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cities-skylines https://www.humblebundle.com/store/cities-skylines

tda 7y ago

Don't forget the $150 dlc, that is probably not included. And the base game is pretty minimal

Arn_Thor 7y ago
Not really, the base game is well worth it on its own, especially at sale price
- Snuggle 7y ago
  Plus, is there a lot in the DLC that hasn't been added back in the Steam Workshop?
  - Arn_Thor 7y ago
    not entirely sure I follow the question. But if I'm reading you right, yes, a lot of DLC features and "quality of life" improvements originally started as mods, which are still available.
fsloth 7y ago
Development needs resources. I don't see why there is so much hate towards well crafted DLC content. The base game is great as it is, and nobody forces you to buy the DLC.
- swarnie_ 7y ago
  DLC released every few months which adds new features or mechanics is perfectly fine. I'm not sure if its still the case by Skyline's team used to release DLC in two parts, a bit for a free and an extra bit you had to pay for, they do it really really well. Generally there's a stigma around DLC cut out of the original game to be sold as extras on top, See anything EA / Ubisoft crap out.
  - louhike 7y ago
    It's the standard way for games developed or published by Paradox. It helps to diversify the gameplay after some time and you choose what you want to add from all the DLC.
- vanderZwan 7y ago
  The issue is that DLC is an umbrella term that applies to both exploitative micro-transactions as well as what used to be known as "expansions"
  - Sahhaese 7y ago
    As someone who played the base game when it came out, it was a complete game at the time and doesn't require DLC to be fun.
hdkrgr 7y ago
fyi, many of the dlcs are on sale as well

std_throwaway 7y ago

Also take a look at these free mods: * Network Extensions 2 (More roads.) * Precision Engineering (Better placement of roads.) * Move It (Fine adjustment of roads after placing them.) * Traffic Manager PE (Better control of intersections.) * Real Time (Better day/night/week cycle with rush hour.) * Extended Game Options (More tiles to build on.)

folli 7y ago

Any experience running it on Linux? Using Wine?

helb 7y ago
It runs on Linux natively. Works well for me (installed via Steam).
- onli 7y ago
  Same goes for all the extensions. The Linux version is really solid.
  - Snuggle 7y ago
    The performance is a fraction of that on Windows though, from my experience.
    - want2know 7y ago
      Might this be a memory issue? I run it on Xubuntu and noticed it sometimes uses all my 8GB RAM so the PC starts swapping.
      - yellowapple 7y ago
        Yeah, C:S will gobble RAM like there's no tomorrow, especially if you've got a lot of mods installed.
      - jjwhitaker 7y ago
        It loves RAM (and probably RAM speed), but not necessarily in a bad way. Jumping to 16gb (2x8gb) from 8gb (1x8gb) on the laptop I first played it on was a big jump in performance even with a GT740.
    - distances 7y ago
      Not my experience. Performance is pretty equal for me, always a bit laggy.