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nearing on two years post-launch and still no asset editor with no ETA - one of the most defining features of cities skylines 1 and it still has yet to be properly implemented by CO. i think that says enough about the state and pace of development - there are serious issues going on behind the scenes. this game should have never shipped while still missing one of the most important features of the original game.

it's even more disheartening because a lot of the new ideas they've implemented do play and feel quite nice despite t he ongoing issues with the game - the economy (feels like it) makes sense, i really like the implementation of development points and being able to choose what areas to advance your city in, many qol and ui updates (especially in the context of roadbuilding,) but despite all that i really can't reccomend the game in it's current state for the same reasons i gave the game thumbs down two years ago:

game still crashes frequently, no workshop support (admittedly there is an in-game mod menu now, but i've experienced issues and crashes with it and generally it just feels like an unnecessary addition,) still experiencing inconsistent performance as cities scale up, still no asset editor. i wasn't sure but i am now - this game will be abandoned in the next 3 years.


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CO has bungled this pretty hard ngl. game crashes frequently, no workshop support, multiple security breaches through paradox mods, and inconsistent performance (particularly at later stages in the game.) maybe this game will be better in 5 years but i'm not holding my breath.

just buy CS1 instead.

edit: nearing on two years post-launch and still no asset editor with no ETA - one of the most defining features of cities skylines 1 and it still has yet to be properly implemented by CO. i think that says enough about the state and pace of development - there are serious issues going on behind the scenes. this game should have never shipped while still missing one of the most important features of the original game. it's even more disheartening because a lot of the new ideas they've implemented do play and feel quite nice despite t he ongoing issues with the game - the economy (feels like it) makes sense, i really like the implementation of development points and being able to choose what areas to advance your city in, many qol and ui updates (especially in the context of roadbuilding,) but despite all that i really can't reccomend the game in it's current state for the same reasons i gave the game thumbs down two years ago: game still crashes frequently, no workshop support (admittedly there is an in-game mod menu now, but i've experienced issues and crashes with it and generally it just feels like an unnecessary addition,) still experiencing inconsistent performance as cities scale up, still no asset editor. i wasn't sure but i am now - this game will be abandoned in the next 3 years. === CO has bungled this pretty hard ngl. game crashes frequently, no workshop support, multiple security breaches through paradox mods, and inconsistent performance (particularly at later stages in the game.) maybe this game will be better in 5 years but i'm not holding my breath. just buy CS1 instead.