Best Mods for Cities: Skylines 2

Cities: Skylines 2 is a city-building simulator from Paradox Interactive, dedicated to modern metropolises. The game has technical issues, but its mechanics can captivate even those who are not interested in the genre. However, Cities: Skylines 2 can be made even better with mods. We talked about the most interesting ones in this article.

A simple way to make the visuals in Cities: Skylines 2 more vibrant and saturated. The mod author warns that changes will affect not only the game itself but also the user interface. You may need to adjust it manually to make it more convenient. To activate the mod, press the key combination Shift + F2.

This modification is for those who want to independently change certain parameters of Cities: Skylines 2. This way, you can rebalance the game to your taste, making the gameplay much easier or harder.

This modification corrects some of the conventions of the original Cities: Skylines 2. After installing it, power plants will employ thousands of people instead of dozens, and large schools will require hundreds of teachers to function. The game will become more challenging but more interesting.

A completely new region with rivers, hills, and small cliffs. When building a city, you will need to consider the challenging terrain, so the mod is designed for experienced players.

A sort of antithesis to the previous map. There is no terrain here, just a flat surface. An excellent option for those who want to focus solely on construction.

This mod adds Manhattan Island and its surrounding area to the game. On its territory, you can build a new version of New York.

This map represents the area where another American city, San Francisco, is located. The modder's work is impressive — the terrain is detailed to the smallest nuances.

Another map, this time in the style of New Zealand islands. Recall that this is where the «The Lord of the Rings» trilogy was filmed. The mod author accurately transferred the Wanaka region into the game, with its network of roads, rivers, and elevation changes.

If you are fond of France, pay attention to this mod. It allows you to rebuild the republic's capital on an accurate map. It precisely replicates the area where Paris is located, including the Île de la Cité on the Seine River.

This mod changes some parameters that affect the functioning of educational institutions. They will be more expensive to maintain but will allow for more graduates.

A simple but useful modification that makes the behavior of service vehicle drivers more realistic.

This utility provides additional options for regulating car traffic. Primarily, it involves setting priorities for main roads at intersections. Additionally, you can set the maximum load on highways, configure traffic in complex interchanges, and much more.

A useful utility, especially for the later stages of the game. It allows you to see a list of unemployed people in your city and their education level. This way, you can quickly find them jobs and reduce the budget load. Additionally, the mod allows you to see which buildings are not involved in production chains. To use this modification, you need to install HookUI.

This modification expands your capabilities for altering the terrain. For example, the brush will become more functional, allowing you to add various resources to the map, such as ore or oil, and adjust soil fertility.

This utility allows for fine-tuning of rivers, seas, lakes, and streams. In addition to the size of the channel and flow speed, you can set the water level's dependence on seasons, as well as tides.

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Which mods for Cities: Skylines 2 will you be installing? Share your opinions in the comments!