Office Evolution & City Stations - Available Now!
Road zoning toggles and the Iceflake Arena signature building arrive alongside the Office Evolution and City Stations content packs.
Key Changes
- 1New road zoning toggle allows for precise control over building placement on either side of streets.
- 2Shadow atlas resolution is no longer forced to 8k, providing a major performance boost for Low settings.
- 3Office Evolution Content Creator Pack adds high-density office signature buildings.
- 4City Stations Content Creator Pack introduces compact depots and rail yards.
- 5New Iceflake Arena signature building provides a 2km radius buff to attractiveness and well-being.
- 6In-game Encyclopedia replaces the Advisor system for better information access.
- 7Office demand has been increased as the first step of a systemic rework.
- 8Fixed a bug where trees on plots would stop growing.
- 9Settings no longer reset upon rebooting the game.
- 10Added controller support for the city demand interface.
All Changes
🏗️Content Creator Packs(2)
- newOffice Evolution: Office Evolution pack adds new high-density office signature buildings with heritage and modern designs.
- newCity Stations: City Stations pack adds compact depots, rail yards, alternate station designs, and new landmarks.
🎮Gameplay Systems(7)
- newRoads: New road zoning toggle allows removing zoning from either side or both sides of a road.
- newIceflake Arena: Added Iceflake Arena signature building which boosts attractiveness and well-being within a 2km radius.
- buffOffice Zones: Increased office demand as the first step of a broader office demand rework.
- fixDifficulty Settings: Fixed issue where loading an easy mode save via 'continue game' changed difficulty to normal.
- fixCitizens: Fixed bug where citizens could get stuck while waiting for a new home.
- fixCitizens: Fixed bug where citizens could get stuck while trying to leave the city.
- fixCitizens: Fixed bug where citizens could get stuck while committing a crime.
🖥️UI/UX(17)
- newEncyclopedia: New in-game Encyclopedia gathers game systems, tutorials, and features into a searchable interface.
- removeAdvisor: Removed the Advisor system, replaced by the new Encyclopedia.
- changeProgression Feed: Progression feed pop-ups moved to appear above the city demand UI.
- fixIcons: Fixed visual artifacts in roundabout and cul-de-sac icons.
- fixBridges & Ports: Updated 'Two-lane one-way port gate road' icon to correctly show two lanes and two arrows.
- fixBridges & Ports: Updated 'Two-lane port gate road' icon to correctly show two lanes.
- fixBridges & Ports: Updated 'Three-lane asymmetric port gate road' icon to correctly show three lanes.
- fixBridges & Ports: Updated 'Two-lane one-way port road' icon to correctly show two lanes and two arrows.
- fixBridges & Ports: Updated 'Four-lane one-way port gate road' icon to correctly show four lanes and four arrows.
- fixColor Palettes: Fixed 'New palette' icon scaling issues when using text scaling.
- fixTutorials: Fixed tutorial welcome and ending messages to fit pop-ups when using text scaling.
- fixTutorials: Fixed tutorial task list scaling for 150% text scaling settings.
- fixUI Settings: Localized the 'Use Legacy Interface' option.
- fixRoads: Fixed roads not properly unlocking upon completion of the tutorial.
- newController Support: Added controller support for accessing city demand.
- fixEconomy UI: Fixed translation of Economy resource column headers.
- fixTutorials: Fixed Spanish tutorial OK button overlapping text in the sewage section.
🖼️Visuals & Performance(5)
- changeBuildings: Updated window textures to improve the look of skyscraper-style buildings.
- fixPerformance: Fixed shadow atlas resolution being forced to 8k; improves performance significantly on Low settings.
- fixVisuals: Fixed shadow flickering caused by invisible camera movement after releasing the move button.
- changeVisuals: Updated glass rendering for improved visual quality.
- fixTrees: Fixed an issue where trees on plots stopped growing.
📻Audio(2)
- newRadio: Added Smooth Vibes FM radio station.
- newRadio: Added Skyrail Radio station.
💾Stability(1)
- fixSettings: Improved settings-file to prevent settings from resetting when rebooting the game.
Summary
New Content & Creator Packs
This update introduces two major Content Creator Packs: Office Evolution, which adds high-density office signature buildings, and City Stations, which provides compact depots and rail yards. Additionally, the free Iceflake Arena signature building is now available, providing a 2km radius boost to city attractiveness and well-being.
Gameplay & UI Overhaul
A highly requested zoning toggle for roads has been added, allowing players to remove zoning from either or both sides of a street. The legacy Advisor has been replaced by a comprehensive in-game Encyclopedia for easier access to game systems and tutorials. Office demand has also received its first major increase as part of an ongoing rework.
Technical Improvements
Performance has been optimized by fixing the shadow atlas resolution, which was previously forced to 8k on all settings. Visual updates to window textures and glass rendering improve the look of skyscrapers, while several citizen pathfinding bugs and UI scaling issues have been resolved.