The Real Abed
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My 2013 MacBook Pro runs it fine. Though the game speed slows down as your city grows but that happens on all computers due to Unity being shit.
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Cities: Skylines - Snowfall |OT| We Build This City on Mods and Poo
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Smiles and Cries
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The Real Abed
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I'd assume so. It's just Unity. I don't know of any that even have the ability to do Windows only stuff.
Remember that it runs, but it can feel slow. Unity isn't all that optimized and the game has to deal with a lot of stuff. Starting out a city will have things running so smoothly and quickly, but you might have to lower quality later on when your city gets big enough.
Smiles and Cries
Member
thanks just got it on Steam for 75% off downloading
Smiles and Cries
Member
I think I need a mouse for my MacBook to play this the trackpad is not helping me control things. So far too distracted to get into it
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I wish I could be excited for this. =\ I mean I might still buy it but man I hope that if they ever make a sequel they invest a lot more into the management simulation side. Playing Tropico 5 lately and I like the idea of approval ratings and elections. I miss that in Sim City or at least some of them IIRC you could be ousted if sims weren't happy with you.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yep, it looks great and they've done a very nice job with it, but I just don't want it at all. I never played with disasters turned on in any Sim City game. I mean now and then I'd blow my city up just for fun, but then I'd just reload afterwards to undo everything and keep building my city. I simply have no interest in playing around and through random disasters that destroy my work, and I'm certainly not going to spend money for a feature that I only use once in a blue moon for fun but then undo it all anyway. It's just not worth the money for me.
For these same reasons I've not bought the Snowfall expansion yet, I'd much rather they would spend the dev time adding and fleshing out core features of the game which impact regular city building gameplay. For example, adding stuff like:
- more detailed train mechanics, allowing train yards and all kinds of stuff
- boat traffic in the waters from marinas and commercial water businesses or parks
- official beaches and related content
Ah well, the game is still fantastic, at least I'm saving my money on the DLC...
Smiles and Cries
Member
I played like 16 hours without going to sleep last night just finished up. Learning the controls little by little my first city is a mess. I'll have to create a new one when I learn how to navigate everything.
Smiles and Cries
Member
well I went mod crazy and my city does not work after today's update
Network Extensions needs a patch so I'll wait it out
Network Extensions needs a patch so I'll wait it out
in some ways i like the mod based workshop approach to games in that hell yeah it lets a lot of modders easily plug and play their shit
but every time i load up cities skyline it feels like the thing is just creaking and about to burst and i've ruined my own game by throwing the aesthetics all over the shop sometimes, I can't be bothered figuring out how to tweak every single setting so that stuff just works instead of having to assign districts to make sure familymarts don't pop up in my american suburbia, etc, etc...
i like mass modding conceptually but actually playing it is like, damn, this thing is just not consistent anymore and also is even buggier than normal
but every time i load up cities skyline it feels like the thing is just creaking and about to burst and i've ruined my own game by throwing the aesthetics all over the shop sometimes, I can't be bothered figuring out how to tweak every single setting so that stuff just works instead of having to assign districts to make sure familymarts don't pop up in my american suburbia, etc, etc...
i like mass modding conceptually but actually playing it is like, damn, this thing is just not consistent anymore and also is even buggier than normal
The Real Abed
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The mod system is a bit flakey because you never know what mod is causing the problems. Especially if you have a lot of them. Suddenly it's really difficult to find out why your city isn't working anymore. They need better checks and more specific error messages.
Picked up the base game on Steam last night for $7.xx. Huge fan of city building games (I'm in school for Urban Planning) and I just got a new computer that can run it.
After playing for two hours and getting my city up to 5,000 or so people it's soooo good. Easily the best city builder I've played since Sim City 3000. I've been playing with the unlimited money mod because I'm interested more in just design as opposed to being challenged in the money sense.
Going to pick up some of the expansions now, which I almost never do for games.
After playing for two hours and getting my city up to 5,000 or so people it's soooo good. Easily the best city builder I've played since Sim City 3000. I've been playing with the unlimited money mod because I'm interested more in just design as opposed to being challenged in the money sense.
Going to pick up some of the expansions now, which I almost never do for games.
Update: Picked up Snowfall and After Dark
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
what's the huge update today and why is my game perpetually updating
hamster3 3
Member
It's not bad, The new buildings are pointless. Just let the disaster happen, it doesn't affect a large area although I've not had a tsunami or tornado yet.
Smiles and Cries
Member
can someone talk me through the map editor save?
I created a flat land with heavy resources I just wanted to use a map I created for a new city but I can't seem to find the map when I click create new city button.
on Mac not sure if that matters
edit: nevermind found it
I created a flat land with heavy resources I just wanted to use a map I created for a new city but I can't seem to find the map when I click create new city button.
on Mac not sure if that matters
edit: nevermind found it
If you're anything like me, chances are that sometimes, when you want to play C:S, you just don't because of the crazy loading times of GBs of assets.
Well, apparently not anymore!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=833779378
I've yet to try this, but pretty much every single comment I've read swears of ~10x* reduced asset loading times - which means that the game still has to (slowly) load the simulation, but for heavy mods users, this is huge.
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Well, apparently not anymore!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=833779378
I've yet to try this, but pretty much every single comment I've read swears of ~10x* reduced asset loading times - which means that the game still has to (slowly) load the simulation, but for heavy mods users, this is huge.
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clearly I have no idea of how percentages work
Random question, anyway to get a custom resolution to run?
For whatever reason, MMC doesn't work for me, neither does the command line in launch options. It'll actually have the right window size upon start up, but as soon as it loads the main menu and the game, it's back to 16:9.
Trying to get this running in 21:9
For whatever reason, MMC doesn't work for me, neither does the command line in launch options. It'll actually have the right window size upon start up, but as soon as it loads the main menu and the game, it's back to 16:9.
Trying to get this running in 21:9
Oh shit sorry, I should've mentioned that I'm using a 43" 4k tv, just wanted to run the game in ultra wide windowed lol. Kinda prefer it over full screen 4k, easier on the GPU.
Xcell Miguel
Gold Member
Can't check it ATM and I'm likely remembering wrong, but isn't C:S already running borderless windowed by default when you select fullscreen?
I got it working, I initially tried MMC but it was hard getting the UI to line up because I had to constantly edit the file, load the game, find out its wrong, quit, edit, repeat.
Instead I had to use a hex editor and go through one of the .cgs files and change the values for the resolution lol.
So, yeah, sorry for the shit explanation and reasoning in previous posts. I'm using a 43" 16:9 tv; I couldn't force a custom resolution (3440x1440, 3840x1620) and even if I could, I'd lose the rest of the screen real estate, but natively play C:S in 21:9.
That's why I tried to find a way to get the game itself to run at that resolution in borderless/windowed instead of either doing it in 1080/1440/2160. The latter taking up the whole screen.
Anyway, yesterday the game would crash when loading a city or even trying to start a new one. Would load up fine if I disabled the workshop; ended up deleting all the mods and I'm back to close to vanilla. Only got Road United Core+ w/the US one, Fine Road Tool, Traffic Manager PE, and Sharp Junction Angles.
Any other suggestions? The cosmetic stuff I'll look for. I think I'm just checking out QoL things.
Try using Less Steam for your crashing issues. Also, Network Extensions and Metro Overhaul adds a lot of transportation options to the game.
I highly recommend getting a mod called Loading Screen Mod. It shows details on what is actually loading when starting a game as well as some launching options. It helps a lot identifying mods that aren't loading properly. Must have mod if you use a more than a few mods!
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I got an email today from Paradox about the next Cities Skylines expansion: Mass Transit:
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities...il&utm_term=0_6b1b68c4d1-693e99dc40-149321665
It honestly sounds pretty awesome:
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/cities...il&utm_term=0_6b1b68c4d1-693e99dc40-149321665
It honestly sounds pretty awesome:
If it's the same size just upgrade the road. If not then you're fucked.
Vlightray
Member
Haven't played this for a year started it up yesterday and deleted all my mods and tried the vanilla game from fresh wow all the updates they have done are amazing.
The first night day cycle that I saw was a real treat. The European maps are great looking and still so much fun.
Really is this gens Simcity 3000.
The first night day cycle that I saw was a real treat. The European maps are great looking and still so much fun.
Really is this gens Simcity 3000.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EiT2ApWBlU
Stream of the new features in the update. A lot of mods are now obsolete I guess.
Stream of the new features in the update. A lot of mods are now obsolete I guess.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Wow, there are some great quality of life improvements coming with the update. Good preview too, while I didn't buy the Snowfall expansion I will definitely be buying Mass Transit on day one.
That Damn Kid
Member
it should run fine.
My 2011 Macbook Pro 15" could run the game on lower settings. My 2011 13" MBP cannot load cities which is a bummer since my 15" model broke.
Now I'm looking into getting a new laptop. Don't know yet if I'm sticking with Mac. What kind of specs do I need to get this game running fine at medium settings?
timetokill
Banned
The exact update I wanted, this is the one that will pull me back in!
There's a free update with qol improvements but the new transit options are paid.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
How are people playing this with a mac Book Pro? I have a 2015 15 inch but it only has intel integrated HD graphics. Would that be able to run it effectively?
Mass Transit? It's not up for preorder yet.
oh Wow , i thought it was available already.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
The new transit features look nice. Finally, something that I give a shit about! lol
This might be the first DLC I buy since After Dark.
This might be the first DLC I buy since After Dark.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Yup, this was a long time coming, not sure if I'll buy the actual expansion or not, I skipped the disasters one.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I haven't bought any of the expansions I don't think. Only the free updates that came along with them. Actually I can't remember if I bought After Dark. I know I didn't buy the snowfall one. I just can't justify $15 each for what they give us. Mostly stuff I don't really need.
I haven't even played it in a long time anyway. Last time I tried, all my mods were broken and I couldn't get anything to work at all. They need a much better modding and error reporting system. (When a mod breaks, all you get is a generic error message with a bunch of code you can't understand that rarely points back to what mod is causing the error.)
I haven't even played it in a long time anyway. Last time I tried, all my mods were broken and I couldn't get anything to work at all. They need a much better modding and error reporting system. (When a mod breaks, all you get is a generic error message with a bunch of code you can't understand that rarely points back to what mod is causing the error.)