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• Cities: Skylines Modding by Ronyx69

Mods make the Cities: Skylines game more life-like and enjoyable. Modders add functionality that the game producers did not feel important, or just didn’t think about.

Unfortunately when a new version of the game is released, some mods “break”, and stop working. This happened after the Plazas and Promenades update on September 14, 2022.

You can find the Cities: Skylines game version in the lower left corner of the Paradox Interactive launcher.

When you open the Content Manager of the game and one of the mods shows that it is out of date, Steam did not download the update.

To get the latest version of the mod

• Unsubscribe the mod
• Close the game
• Close Steam
• Open steam again
• Open the game again (Play)
• Open the Content Manager
• Subscribe to the mod again

This list contains mods compatible with Plazas&Promenades DLC at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2595470859

This is the current list of mods I use, compatible with the Plazas and Promenades update

Name	Description	Notes	Source
81 Tiles 2 1.0.2.2 (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	A complete ground-up rewrite of the venerable ’81 tiles’ mod	Enable – electricity transmission without powerlines – electricity transmission along roads – water, sewage, and heating transmission without pipes – ignore original water buildings – ignore area unlocking progression – permit building outside of owned tiles Click the Unlock all areas button	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862121823
Advanced Vehicle Options 1.9.11 (As of 2023 April 10 Causes “Object reference not set to an instance of an object” error in ver. 2023.4.1)	This mod let you customize various options about vehicles.	In-game hotkey: Alt-Shift-O	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1548831935
BOB, the Tree and Prop Replacer 1.0 (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Beautify Our Builds (BOB). OR Universal Beauty Manager Tool To Change Ugly Props And Trees Or Bury Them (UBMTTCUPATOBT).	– Press Alt-B and click the object to open the BOB panel. – Set probability to 0% to hide prop, tree, parking space. – Offset is in meters: X left and right or across the width of the network, Y up and down, Z along depth of building or along the network	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2197863850
Clouds & Fog Toggler (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Disable clouds and distance fog that blocks your view when zooming out. Also allows to disable industrial smog and edge fog.	Disable – clouds – industial smog – distance fog – edge fog	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=523824395
Common Ground (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	This mod makes terrain outside the purchased area and in the map editor behave as if it was purchased. This means higher terrain mesh resolution, and surface modifications such as clipping or gravel work.	Set the number of tiles to render in Options. For the editor select 81 tiles.	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2590879367
Compatibility Report v2.3.2 (Catalogue 7.17) (OK)	This mod checks all your subscribed mods for compatibility issues and missing dependencies.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2881031511
Extra Landscaping Tools by BloodyPenguin (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Allows to place natural resources in-game + provides configurable tree brush&pencil, terraform and water tool.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=502750307
Harmony 2.2.2-0 (Mod Dependency) [1.16.0-f3 compatible] (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	This is a dependency for various other mods. It provides Andreas Pardeike’s Harmony patching library[github.com] (version 2.2) to all mods that require it.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2040656402
Image Overlay Renewal 1.8.3 (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Image Overlay 2 is an updated version of Image Overlay by Lanceris. See Recommended map making related website on the mod’s page for useful resources.	Copy the background PNG file into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines\Files Press CTRL-I to display the config panel. To re-align an image with your existing layout: – first, align the upper left corner, – adjust the side length and rotation to match your layout in the lower right corner, – make small adjustments and repeat the steps for best result, as changing the side length usually moves the upper left corner too. Click the Apply opacity button the apply the Opacity value changes. Press Shift-Enter to control the visibility of the overlay.	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2616880500
Fine Road Tool 2.0.4	This mod allows you to set finer road elevation steps and also provides different building modes.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1844442251
Loading Order Mod V1.15.7 (STABLE)	Loading the game with LOM enabled will automatically sort mods in a deterministic manner (independent of sub order) that will put harmony first. This default load order solves load-order-related bugs and minimizes the loading time for most cases.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2620852727
Move It 2.10.3 TESTING	This mod allows you to select, move and align various things.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1619685021 REINSTALL
Network Anarchy Using Harmony 2 (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	This mod adds additional options when building networks (roads, quays, etc) and provides game-wide anarchy to let you break the placement rules.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862881785
NoPillars ( v1.1+ compatible ) (NOT COMPATIBLE, use Network Skins instead)	Build bridges without pillars over canals and other objects.	In Options turn off “Reset drop box position on panel hiding”	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=463845891
Network Skins BETA (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Change the visual appearance of roads, train tracks and pedestrian paths per segment.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2698595602
Node Controller Renewal 3.4.0.2 (Freezes reported)	The new UI allows you to make the perfect intersection with just a few clicks.	Activate in game with CTRL-N	https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2472062376
Patch Loader Mod	Core dependency of FPS Booster		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2041457644
Picker 4.0.1 Uses Harmony 2 (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	With Picker, you can choose any object placed on the map to open its construction menu and select it, ready to place again. Also known as a pipette or an eye-dropper tool.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2172488844 REINSTALL
Ploppable Asphalt +	Allows using road shaders on props for ploppable asphalt, pavement, cliff, grass, gravel surfaces.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=881291183
Precision Engineering (Works with ver. 2023.4.1)	Precision Engineering augments Cities: Skylines by adding angle snapping, guidelines, and additional information to assist you when building roads, train lines, pipes, and power lines.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=445589127
Prop & Tree Anarchy by BloodyPenguin	Place props & trees wherever you like		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=593588108
Quay Anarchy	Allows placing quays and flood walls anywhere. Also fixes ‘Height too high’ for quays, flood walls, cargo and passenger harbors		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=650436109
TM:PE 11.7.0.0 STABLE (Traffic Manager: President Edition) TESTING	Improve lane and parking usage. and customize junctions, roads, and rails! This is the stable release with tested features.		https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1637663252

With the iDrive web interface, you can restore files to the computer where the file was backed up, download it to the computer where the web interface opened, or copy files to any other computer in the account.

Open the iDrive web interface

• Browse to https://www.idrive.com/ and log into your account

Restore files

Restore to the original computer

• On the left margin click Dashboard, Computers, and select the computer where the file was backed up
  
• On the Restore tab select the files to restore
  

• At the bottom of the page select Restore to …
  

Download files with the web interface

To download files to the computer where you use the web interface

• On the left margin click Dashboard, Computers, and select the computer where the file was backed up
• On the Restore tab select the files to restore
  
• At the bottom left click Download to this computer, at the bottom right also click Download to this computer.
  

Copy files to another computer in the account

To copy files to another computer in the account

• In the web UI on the left margin click Dashboard, Computers, and select the computer where you want to restore the file to
  
• On the left select the Restore tab,
  
• and on the top, select the computer where the file was backed up
  
• Select the files or folders to restore
  
• At the bottom left select the Restore location
  
• At the bottom right click the Restore to … button
  

There are many options to configure the iDrive cloud backup. Here are a few settings that can be useful for better recovery.

Install iDrive

• Download iDrive from https://www.idrive.com/
• Install the application

Log into the application

Use the email address and password of the account owner to log into the application. One personal account can back up an unlimited number of computers as long as the space purchased can accommodate the backups

Multiple hard drives

• If you have multiple hard drives in your computer consider backing up all of them. To select all hard drives, on the Backup tab click the Change button
  
• Select the second hard drive and click the OK button
  

Frequent backup

If you want to make sure your files are backed up frequently, and you don’t miss a backup if your computer was turned off during the scheduled backup

• On the Settings page, Scheduler tab select
  • Hourly schedule
  • Start the missed backup when the computer is turned on and click the Save changes button
    

• On the Settings page, General tab
  • Enable Continuous Data Protection
    
  • Enable Ask me where to save files / folders before restore
  • Disable Wake up the computer from Hibernate / Sleep mode
    

Do not exclude important files

To backup all important files

• On the Settings page, Exclusion tab uncheck
  • AppData
    

For better user experience

To keep your computer running fine even during backups you can limit the backup activity.

• On the Settings page, Throttle tab enable Auto-Pause and set the CPU throttle value to 20%
  

If you run out of space

There are options to manage the space you use in the cloud.
WARNING: These steps delete files from the cloud which are not on your computer. So if you have deleted files accidentally, first restore those files from the cloud.

Delete all files from the cloud that have been already deleted from your computer

This step immediately deletes all files from the cloud that have been deleted from your computer, even accidentally.

• On the Settings page, Archive Cleanup tab set the Files considered for cleanup to 100%, and click the Cleanup Now button
  

To avoid running out of space in the future

You can set up automatic cleanup to delete files that you delete from your computer, but it will delete files that even were deleted accidentally.

• On the Settings page, Archive Cleanup tab enable Periodic Cleanup. This will delete files every 30 days from the cloud that are no longer on your computer. If the number of files to be deleted is greater than the selected percentage (5% by default), the cleanup does not happen to avoid losing files in case of system failure or accidental loss of many files.
  

Manage multiple computers

With an iDrive personal account you can back up unlimited number of computers into the cloud space you have purchased.

To monitor the backup status of multiple computers

• Log into the iDrive web interface at https://www.idrive.com/
• On the Dashboard you can check the backup status of all your computers
  

To configure a computer remotely

• On the Dashboard click the Setup button of the computer
  

To manage multiple computers

• On the Settings page set the option and click the broadcast button to set the option on multiple computers
  
• Click the Yes button to send the setting to all computers
  

If there are too many trains causing traffic jams in your game, you can fix it by reorganizing your train network.

There is an excellent explanation of how Cities: Skylines spans trains through the outside connections at https://steamcommunity.com/app/255710/discussions/0/1675812484338928634/

In summary

• Create a separate train station for each outside train connection,
• Separate the intercity and local train traffic to its own train networks.

A legegyszerűbben az Amazon által készített Send to Kindle programmal tudjuk az elektronikus könyvet a Kindle-re küldeni.

A program telepítése

• Töltsd le a Send to Kindle programot
  • Windows-hoz https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle/pc oldalról
  • Macintosh-hoz: https://www.amazon.com/sendtokindle/mac oldalról
• Indítsd el a Send to Kindle programot a Start memüből ha magától nem indulna el a telepítés után
• Írd be az email címedet és jelszavadat amivel az Amazon fiókodba jelentkezel be
  
  
• Jelöld be a Keep me signed in jelölő négyzetet és kattints a Sign-in gombra

Használata

Vásárold meg a könyvet .mobi formátumban.

Jelöld ki az elektronikus könyvet

Keresd meg a .mobi könyv file-t a Windows Fájlkezelőben

A jobb egér gombbal kattints a .mobi file-ra

Válaszd a Küldés -> Kindle opciót

Töltsd fel a könyvet

• Jelöld meg, hogy melyik Kindle készülékekre kerüljön fel a könyv. Elküldheted az összes készülékre egyidőben.
• Hagyd az Archive document in your Kindle Library-t bejelölve
• Kattints a Send gombra
  

Cities: Skylines use the grass texture to fill the map where there is no water or rock. The desert theme replaces the green color of the grass with light brown. So the “grass” texture is still the background on the map, but the color is not green.

The ground resources tool is able to paint fertile land, but it also uses the grass texture. The tool can paint ore, so if we change the texture of ore to green grass, we can paint green areas in the desert.

To paint grass in a desert-themed game, create a new theme with green grass as the texture for ore.

Texture file

• Create a texture file, or download one from the internet.

You can download free seamless game texture files from https://opengameart.org
Grass texture: ground_grass_gen_10.png

Save the texture file at “C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\ThemeEditor\ThemeTextures”

Create a new theme

• Open the Theme Editor and load an existing theme.
• Open the Terrain Properties tool
• Select the Ore icon
• Select the texture file and click the Select button
• Create a snapshot
  • Open the Snapshot tool
  • Click with the left mouse button to take a snapshot
• Save the theme with a new name, don’t forget to change the name from “New theme”

Install the mod

• Install and activate the Extra Landscaping Tools mod by BoodyPinguin. It will allow you to place natural resources in the game.

Paint the grass

• In the game open the Natural Resources tool
• Paint ore where you want to show grass.
• You can use the sand tool to trim the edge of the grass.

Issue

Error message about duplicate prefab name during game loading

Cause

If autosave is enabled in the asset editor, and you open an existing asset to create a new one based on it, autosave can save the work-in-progress asset as an autosave file. When you load the next game you may get the error message:

An error occurred
Broken asstes:
Custom assets:
…_Data:
Duplicate prefab name [BrokenAssetException]

Solution

Delete the AutoSave.crp file from the “C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Assets” directory.

Issue

Errors building assembly c:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Mods\MY_MIX_NAME
(0,0): error CS0006: cannot find metadata flie ‘…steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines\Cities_Data\Managed’
(0,0): error CS0006: cannot find metadata flie ‘…steamapps\common\Cities_Skylines\Cities_Data\Managed’

Cause

The Theme Mixer 2 causes this error if you try to export a mix.

Even if you uninstall the mod, every time the game starts, the message appears in the Debug Output.

Solution

Delete the MY_MIX_NAME directory you find in the “C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Mods” folder

As I use Cities: Skylines I want to share tips and tricks I learn while I build my maps and cities.

The game scale

Game element	Real life size
1 cell	8 meters
1 tile	240 cells = 1920 meters
9 tiles	17,280 meters
Zoning grid depth	4 cells = 32 meters
Curb	30 cm high, as roads are sunken into the terrain.
Basic road	2 cells = 16 meters wide Asphalt 10 meters wide Vehicle lane 3 meters wide Parking lane 2 meters wide
Four-lane road	4 cells = 32 meters wide Asphalt width including the median 22.4 meters Asphalt width on each side of the median 8 meters Median width 6.4 meters Vehicle lane width 3 meters Parking lane width 2 meters
Highway ramp	Width 12 meters Asphalt width 8 meters Lane width 4 meters
3 lane highway	Width 22 meters Asphalt width 18 meters Lane width 4 meters
Train tracks	Gauge 1.6046 meters Distance between rail centers 1.724meters Rail width 11.94 cm Distance between the centers of 2 parallel tracks 4 meters
Tram tracks	Same as train, but the distance between the centers of two parallel tracks is 3 meters
Monorail	Track width 66 cm Distance between the centers of two parallel tracks is 3 meters.

Elevations

The Cities: Skylines game use multiple units to display elevations and distances.

Tool	Unit	Relative to
Landscaping tool	meters	Lowest elevation (0 meters)
Roads tool	Road segment length 1 unit = 8 meters	Road segment start
Fine Road Tool mod	meter
Precision engineering mod	meter	Lowest elevation (0 meters)

• The Landscaping tool’s Level Terrain feature shows the elevation in units, relative to elevation 0. The original ground level is at 60 unit elevation.
• The Roads tool displays the road segment lengths in units. 1 unit is 8 meters.
• On the Options page of Klyte’s Fine Road Tool mod set the units to metric or imperial units.
• The Precision Engineering mod shows the road segment length and elevation in meters relative to the original ground level of 60 units. Press the Shift key to see this extra information.

Minimum clearances

Above	Bridge height
Cruise ships	32-33 m
Ferries	12 m
Railroad, roads	12 m

Water

Water sources in games

In the map editor, you can add water sources to your maps. In game mode, the original game does not have the means to add more water sources. Subscribe to BoodyPinguin’s Extra Landscaping Tools mod to add water sources in your games.

Sea level

In the map editor you can set the sea level by typing a number, the mod in the city only uses the mouse to drag the sea level up and down. To set the level more precisely

• Use the Landscaping Tool’s Level Terrain feature to create a small flat top island in the sea.
• Select the Water tool, and select the Move Sea Level option.
• Move the mouse up and down to set the water level to the top of the island.

Containing waste water pollution

When you discharge waste water to lakes and the sea, it can pollute the drinking water supply. Place a water source with the water level lower than the lake or sea level. It creates a drain to generate a current and remove the pollution.

Traffic

If the traffic is too dense, turn on vehicle despanning. When the vehicles arrive to their destination they disappear.

• Subscribe and activate the TM:PE (Traffic Manager: President Edition ) mod
• On the top of the screen click the TM:PE Main menu button (looks like a traffic light)
• In the upper right corner of the window click the Toggle automatic vehicle despawning button to turn on despawning.

I wanted to recreate the Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway system based on the 1947 system map in Cities: Skylines. Los Angeles at the beginning of the 20th century had hundreds of miles of electric street cars connecting downtown LA with the surrounding cities.

I have found the high-definition PDF version of the Pacific Electric Railway system map at https://www.pacificelectric.org/pacific-electric/maps/1947-pacific-electric-system-map/

The website contains lots of great pictures, maps, and other information on the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles railway systems.

The links below contain the system map in PDF and PNG formats.

I have created a Cities: Skylines map based on the PDF file and shared it on the Steam Workshop:

Name	URL	Notes
Los Angeles 1947 v 07	https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2858871489	First published version

You can use the PNG file as an overlay to easily transfer the road and train layout to your city. For instructions see Transfer streets to your city in Cities: Skylines using a PNG image file

The map uses the 81 tiles mod by BloodyPenguin. The current version as of writing is “81 Tiles (Fixed for 1.2+)” at https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2858871489

You need this mod installed and activated to be able to work with the map. See Work with an 81-tile city in Cities: Skylines for instructions on how to use the mod.

The map also contains Santa Catalina Island in approximate position and shape. If you want to build Avalon, you need to do some terraforming to make room for the casino, the harbor, and the rest of the city. I have not added any sandy beaches on the main land and the island, it is a fun project to recreate them with the terraforming tool. The reservoirs and rivers don’t have water sources to avoid flooding if you block any of the rivers during construction. If you want to get water from them, use Boody Pinguin’s Extra Landscaping Tools mod to add water sources.

Historic Vehicles

Get historic vehicles

Subscribe to -Historic/Veteran Vehicles- No’s all in one at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=495877905

Disable the default (modern) vehicles

Follow the instructions at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=453245152

• Install the Advanced Vehicle Options mod from
• In the Content Manager activate the mod
• Start the game
• In the lower right corner click the Advanced Vehicle Options button
• For each vehicle set the Allow this vehicle to spawn checkbox.
• Export the vehicle configuration if you want to be able to import it into other cities. It will be saved at C:\Users\YOUR_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\AdvancedVehicleOptions_VehicleData.xml