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I don't know if it is just my incompetence, but I wanted to mention is that it can be unclear what the citizens want unless you cycle through all the available

by hobs 12y ago

I don't know if it is just my incompetence, but I wanted to mention is that it can be unclear what the citizens want unless you cycle through all the available overlays and check things out. I feel like they could definitely summarize important counters for you so you don't always have to click 10 times to get all the information on your city. This is especially true early game when your city is expanding by leaps and bounds and you keep hitting electricity/water supply issues.

SlashmanX 12y ago
That's what the Chirper is for. Although some of that stuff does get "diluted" with the other random "chrips"
- hobs 12y ago
  Yeah, I know that is what it is supposed to be for, it just seems to do the job a lot worse than in sim city. Many times I will notice my pop +/- flip from a large + population to a large minus, which is the only indicator I get from the game that I am screwing up.
robwilliams 12y ago
My side project is creating a mod that displays city vitals just like you want. Hopefully I can get it done in the next couple days.
- burger_moon 12y ago
  That would be great. It is a little annoying having to click around to make changes and click back to check it again after say adjusting your power budget. If it was semi transparent when not in focus and solid when in focus that could be a good way to make non intrusive. anyways I will keep an eye out for it.
  - robwilliams 12y ago
    That's a great idea on the transparency, I'll be sure to have that implemented. The hardest part of modding Skylines right now is using its non-documented UI system; styling the panel is all I have left and it's taken days. Watch /r/CitiesSkylinesModding or /r/CitiesSkylines, that's where I'll be posting upon release.
  - robwilliams 12y ago
    Here's the mod: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410151616 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410151... Transparency and minimize/maximize buttons coming in an update tonight.
    - hobs 12y ago
      Looks like you are already at 700 subscribers, nice! Thank you for making this, this is exactly what I wanted.
    - burger_moon 12y ago
      Just saw your comment. I'll check it out tonight.

by hobs 12y ago

SlashmanX 12y ago

That's what the Chirper is for. Although some of that stuff does get "diluted" with the other random "chrips"

hobs 12y ago
Yeah, I know that is what it is supposed to be for, it just seems to do the job a lot worse than in sim city. Many times I will notice my pop +/- flip from a large + population to a large minus, which is the only indicator I get from the game that I am screwing up.

robwilliams 12y ago

My side project is creating a mod that displays city vitals just like you want. Hopefully I can get it done in the next couple days.

burger_moon 12y ago
That would be great. It is a little annoying having to click around to make changes and click back to check it again after say adjusting your power budget. If it was semi transparent when not in focus and solid when in focus that could be a good way to make non intrusive. anyways I will keep an eye out for it.
- robwilliams 12y ago
  That's a great idea on the transparency, I'll be sure to have that implemented. The hardest part of modding Skylines right now is using its non-documented UI system; styling the panel is all I have left and it's taken days. Watch /r/CitiesSkylinesModding or /r/CitiesSkylines, that's where I'll be posting upon release.
- robwilliams 12y ago
  Here's the mod: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410151616 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410151... Transparency and minimize/maximize buttons coming in an update tonight.
  - hobs 12y ago
    Looks like you are already at 700 subscribers, nice! Thank you for making this, this is exactly what I wanted.
  - burger_moon 12y ago
    Just saw your comment. I'll check it out tonight.