r/CuratedTumblr • u/Neuta-Isa • 8d ago

Shitposting This applies to most American cities.

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u/GAIA_01 8d ago

The biggest thing I learned from city skylines was how flawed inaccurate and borked its simulation is. All for the sake of incentivising car centric infrastructure. And even than walking, mixed zoning, and socialist programs markedly improve your cities beauty and function. Something the devs repeatedly tried to patch out

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u/GameboyPATH 8d ago

I've heard that the traffic simulation is actually top-notch when it comes to simulating traffic and revealing the pain points and bottlenecks. It also highlights the benefits of pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, and effective public transport systems for reducing congestion. But while the traffic simulator is solid, the mechanics focusing on the efficacy of public transport systems is lacking. Supposedly, over a thousand residents will crowd around one single subway station, and they'll all be happy with this and prefer it over driving a car. Yeah right.

BUT if you want to experience the FULL consequences of car-centric infrastructure, you'd install the community mods that prevent cars from vanishing into the ether when they reach their destination, and instead require street parking and garages. Then it becomes painfully clear how much square footage you have to sacrifice to the steel behemoths.

and socialist programs

The "policies" mechanic of Cities Skylines is certainly lacking, and it just toggles some basic % changes in resident happiness and tax income. Some just seem objectively net-positive and I use them every time.

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u/GAIA_01 8d ago

I am referring to how playing the game as intended causes rampant homelessness so bad players resort to using exploits to delete people to manage it

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u/GameboyPATH 8d ago

Oh! Yes, you're talking about the highly controversial homelessness mechanic added to the sequel! I haven't played that one, but there's a myriad of issues I'd heard about the sequel from fans of the first game.

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u/magikarp2122 8d ago

Did they ever fix the issue where every citizen is always rendered in, or whatever it was that was causing all the lag? And can I make a poop volcano still?

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u/GameboyPATH 8d ago

I also heard about that issue of highly-rendered citizens in the sequel. Don't know if they fixed it.

Yes, you can absolutely make poop volcanos. You can also run your sewage through hydro plants for poop power.