Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines

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Must Have Mods - The Basics
   
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Description
Note that some mods on this list overlap and may not be compatible - Always read mod descriptions and check compatibility before subscribing!

On a regular basis the question pops on reddit or forums related to Cities: Skylines "What's the must have mods atm", but there's no quick good answer to that, as it all depends on what you're looking for in the game and to some extend what your computer can handle. So I figured I'd create a few collections to make it easier for new players or old returning players to find the type of mods they're after.

This collection features the basics, the most recommended and widely used with little performance increase, so everyone should be able to run them. These mods should in my oppinion be integrated into the game.

These collections are a work in progress, so feel free to comment with feedback on what should or shouldn't be in these.





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Disclaimer
For full transparency: I am an employee at Colossal Order, however this is my personal account and as such all opinions, content and contributions to the community reflect my own views and interests, and are not created nor maintained as part of my job. Like all user generated content, this is not officially supported content and should be used at your own risk.

Questions, bugs & feedback
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Items (13)
Ambient Sounds Tuner 2.0
Created by BloodyPenguin
Tune your ambient sounds volumes individually This mod is a fixed version of original Ambient Sounds Tuner mod. Read description there. In particular, you may be interested in how to create a sound pack You MUST unsubscribe original Ambient Sounds Tuner be...
City Vitals Watch
Created by Rob
Adds a configurable panel to display vital city stats at a glance. Features - Displays real-time stats on service usage, citizen safety, and more (see full stat list below) - Select the stats you want to watch with the settings panel (click the gear button...
Environment Changer (+ Improved Theme Selection )
Created by BloodyPenguin
https://i.imgur.com/vGVs7xb.png Allows to change a saved game's, map's or theme's environment. It also decouples environment selection from custom theme selection. This mod allows to change environment of an existing save game. It adds a drop down to main ...
Extended InfoPanel
Created by ✅iinsnian
this mod replace the below info panel, and show more information. when you building your city. you can look more city info & data in this mod's extended panel. This mod doesn't support 4:3 screen aspect ratio, only for 16:9 & 16:10. MOD 不支持 4:3 屏幕比例。只支持 16...
Fine Road Tool - Ending
Created by Klyte45
https://i.imgur.com/z8nO6Sc.png This place used to be the old remake from Fine Road Tool based on SamSamTS. Use Network Anarchy from Quboid instead....
Improved Content Manager
Created by BloodyPenguin
Enhanced mods and assets panels https://i.imgur.com/CYNzkiJ.png This mod replaces two existing mods: Improved Assets Panel and Improved Mods Panel. It's compatible with all other mods as far as I know (including Less Steam by @thale5 which I highly recomme...
Less Steam
Created by thale5
This mod reduces unnecessary network traffic with Steam Enable the mod as usual. The mod runs during the Paradox logo, so it will take effect the next time you start the game. How much traffic is there? Content Manager generates lots of it. If you have man...
Marked Incompatible ]  Loading Screen Mod
Created by thale5
Update May 22, 2021 Support for the new DLCs. Update Oct 31, 2020 Support for the Chinese language. My thanks to @Yuuki for the translation! Update Sep 23, 2019 New Safe Mode loading options. Read here. Update Jul 28, 2019 New feature: Optimize thumbnails ...
No Seagulls
Created by thale5
This is a lightweight mod that removes seagulls from your city. The mod does two things: - it patches the game so that seagulls are no longer created - once a save has loaded, it looks up all seagulls and asks Citizen Manager to let them go. The changes ar...
Precision Engineering
Created by Simie
http://i.imgur.com/oLnq6h3.png 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. http://i.imgur.com/voLHeOi.gif Installatio...
Tree Fire Control
Created by knighthawkGP
Tree Fire Control Version 1.7.0-f5 Build 01 -------------------- Allows more control over the rate that tree fires burn. This mod allows changing the following via the options menu -The rate at which trees will catch fire both from normal fires and from di...
Lifecycle Rebalance Revisited 1.6.8
Created by algernon
https://i.imgur.com/9ms8DIe.png Using Game Anarchy? Be sure to DISABLE Game Anarchy's "Maximize education coverage" option. New in 1.6 MAJOR NEW FEATURE: realistic early life ageing and progress, from early childhood to young adult (optional, customizable)...
Instant Return To Desktop
Created by Cgameworld
This mod modifies the behavior of the “To Desktop” exit button to terminate the game executable immediately. Helpful for modded games, where the game takes a long time to exit. This mod’s behavior is functionally the same as ending the game process manuall...