Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines

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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 pratical mods, which will help you develop and manage your city as it grows, and mods adding options and more control over what you can do. Basicly this is the list for those mods, which don't fit in my other collections.

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





Other collections of Must Have Mods

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
Please direct all questions regarding the game, official content and Colossal Order to the official channels: https://linktr.ee/colossalorder
Items (29)
Advanced Vehicle Options
Created by Tim
Advanced Vehicle Options 1.9.12 https://i.imgur.com/0O9w9Ta.png https://imgur.com/mzpNwS8.png Hubs & Transports DLC Mod Compatibility and Loading Issues If you have any issues with the new Treasure Hunt DLC, please be sure to read Avanya's support discussi...
All Spaces Unlockable
Created by Klyte45
https://i.imgur.com/z8nO6Sc.png https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766857892455252049/1079444605835169863/MandaPix.png https://i.imgur.com/Re0swD6.png What it does All 25 areas can be purchased (per default only 9 out of 25 can be purchased). Anyway, i...
All Tile Start
Created by tinymoch
Extremely simple mod to unlock all available tiles at start of a new game. This won't unlock all the tiles when a previous game is loaded. This mod unlocks the tiles without affecting money or milestones. Works best with "All Spaces Unlockable" mod by S. K...
CSL Show More Limits
Created by knighthawkGP
CSL Show More Limits v1.7.0_f5 Build_01 Purpose Basically an enhanced version of emf's mod Show Limits This one shows a few more items and corrects a few short comings I found in the original as well as providing the optional ability to log or record the i...
Camera Positions Utility
Created by Katalepsis
What? Why? I've always been annoyed by the fact that the game doesn't remember your camera position when you save a city. Similarly, when making assets, I often found it tedious to line up the camera for identical screenshots across bundles of assets (eg. ...
Cinematic Camera Extended
Created by SamsamTS
Compatible with Cities Skylines 1.10.0-f3 (Park Life) Capture different camera positions and play a cinematic transition between them. Extended version of Cinematic Camera by Icob. Instruction Click on the clapboard icon (can be moved with right mouse butt...
Crossings
Created by Spectra
Update: I've just pushed a new version that re-enables the Harmony-based implementation, this time using the CitiesHarmony compatibility layer. Hopefully this will improve interaction with other mods without breaking stuff using older Harmony versions. I k...
Elektrix's Road Tools 2.93
Created by Gabrielium
Add Node Tool Select a place on a segment where you would like a node inserted. Remove Node Tool Click a node to remove it. Resolve Overlaps Tool Select two segments (left-click to select, right-click to deselect). Hit enter to intersect them. Flip Road To...
EnhancedZoomContinued
Created by UguuDoki
READ How to use by stmSantana READ How to use by stmSantana READ How to use by stmSantana Retrieval of a withdrawn mod. A handy utility for quite a few people. All credit goes to hyperdrive_engage, cylon33 and tony56a. Original: Enhanced Zoom by hyperdrive...
Fine Road Anarchy - Ending
Created by Klyte45
https://i.imgur.com/z8nO6Sc.png This place used to be the old remake from Fine Road Anarchy based on SamSamTS. Use Network Anarchy from Quboid instead. ...
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....
Forest Brush v1.3
Created by Katalepsis
Lets you create, edit, and save mixed tree brushes. Forest Brush lets you paint realistic and varied forest, grasslands, gardens or just patches of plants with ease and convenience. It features a slick and intuitive interface and extensive customisation op...
Hide It!
Created by Keallu
Compatible with Cities Skylines 1.17.0-f3 (Hotels & Retreats) This mod allows to hide unwanted things in the game. NEW IN 1.28 - Recompiled for Cities Skylines 1.17.0-f3 (Hotels & Retreats). NEW IN 1.27 - Recompiled for Cities Skylines 1.16.1-f2 (Hubs & Tr...
Historical Districts
Created by boformer
Set or unset the historical status of all buildings in a district This minimal mod adds two buttons to the district panel: Set Historical: Make all currently existing buildings in the district historical Unset Historical: Unset the historical status of all...
Improved Public Transport 2
Created by BloodyPenguin
Also known as IPT2. Provides improved control of public transportation. https://i.imgur.com/CYNzkiJ.png Compatible with More Vehicles, TM:PE, Vehicle Selector! YOU MUST DELETE ANY OTHER VERSIONS OF THIS MOD AND RESTART THE GAME BEFORE USING THIS! This is a...
Mesh Info
Created by SamsamTS
Compatible with Cities Skylines 1.9.0-f5 (Green Cities) Find out how well optimized custom assets are. Helps users to curate their assets and helps creators to optimize their work for the game. NEW IN VERSION 1.3 : If steam overlay is enabled, double click...
No Park Building Fires
Created by boformer
"Enjoy our fire proof park apparatus as the shrubbery desintigrates around you" If you own the Natural Disasters DLC (and only then), park buildings from the Parklife DLC can catch fire. It's often impossible to save them because they are not connected to ...
Optimised Outside Connections
Created by Quboid
Optimised Outside Connections Compatible with Cities Skylines 1.17 (23nd May Update) Sick of 7% full cargo trains clogging up your rail network? Got a queue of near-empty cruise ships clogging up your harbours? Optimised Outside Connections reduces the num...
Parallel Road Tool
Created by S__T
https://i.imgur.com/a0VrMRr.pngParallel Road Toolhelps you easily drawing parallel and stacked networks.Main features are: Limitless parallel/stacked configurations: you can choose any network (not only roads!) and distances (both horizontal and vertical) ...
Ragnarok - More disaster controls
Created by Asser
Bigger disasters? Disable disasters? Auto-evacuate people? Please report any bugs or issues you may have in this discussion so I can look into it. * * * Features All of these features can be enabled or disabled through the options menu, or you can choose n...
Rotate Brush
Created by Katalepsis
Allows rotation of tree brush, terrain brush, resource brush and surface brush Works whenever there is a brush active, including Extra Landscaping Tools and Surface Painter Tool. Mod Usage Hold down CTRL while moving mouse to free-rotate the brush. Press C...
Roundabout Builder
Created by Strad
This mod automatically builds roundabouts for you. It clears the area of the roads and snaps them onto the roundabout. Network Anarchy is recommended. VERSION RELEASE 1.9.7 Experiencing issues? Reinstall (resubscribe) the mod If you cannot run this mod at ...
Skip Intro
Created by egi
Skip the two intro logos. https://i.imgur.com/a0VrMRr.png ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀https://i.imgur.com/bnDNN2x.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/DczUXYq.png Long description 4 years too late, yet better late than never. Saves you some freaking ~3 sec during game start and maybe a who...
Smart Intersection Builder (P&P Updated)
Created by Strad
Please report any bugs and/or odd behavior! It could by caused by the new update(s) and I might not know about it. What does this mod do? This mod allows you to place prebuilt intersections and tollbooths onto existing roads without the need to clear the a...
Sort Mod Settings
Created by egi
Sorts the 'Mod Settings' in the options by name. https://i.imgur.com/a0VrMRr.png ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀https://i.imgur.com/bnDNN2x.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/DczUXYq.png Long Description I waited for this to happen since vanilla. But it seems that Colossal Order had more im...
Steamy - More Steam controls
Created by Asser
Configure how Steam integrates with Cities Skylines Features - Manage the location of the Steam popup (for new chat messages, new achievements etc). You can configure it to pop up in any of the four corners through the mod options. - Enable or disable Stea...
TM:PE 11.9.1.0 STABLE (Traffic Manager: President Edition)
Created by Krzychu1245
Improve lane and parking usage. and customise junctions, roads, and rails! This is the stable release with tested features. https://i.imgur.com/biZEmm8.png https://imgur.com/mzpNwS8.png ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀User Guide⠀⠀⠀⠀Report Bugs⠀⠀⠀⠀Discord Chat Vehicles despawning ...
Picker
Created by Quboid
Picker Compatible with Cities Skylines 1.17 (23nd May Update) If you use EML / Prop Anarchy, you must update to Extended Managers Library fix and Prop Anarchy fix! https://i.imgur.com/9z4zVck.png With Picker, you can choose any object placed on the map to ...
Net Missing Recoverer 0.0.1
Created by Klyte45
https://i.imgur.com/z8nO6Sc.png https://i.imgur.com/2QGuA0n.png Use this mod to recover save games that normally won't load because there are networks missing. As example: when you remove Network Extensions 2 from your active mod list and you try to load a...