Colossal Order has launched the primary Cities: Skylines 2 dev replace of 2024, and the developer needs to get your recommendation to assist with a tough topic.
Earlier Phrase of the Week posts have detailed upcoming updates or warned in opposition to utilizing unfinished elements of Cities: Skylines 2, however this one tackles a barely extra somber subject.
Within the eighth Phrase of the Week publish, Colossal Order head Mariina Hallikainen says she and her group have seen “a rising tendency of toxicity” amongst the Cities: Skylines 2 neighborhood.
Hallikainen says this toxicity is not simply aimed on the builders themselves, but in addition different neighborhood members, leading to “folks hesitating to interact with the neighborhood”.
She goes on to ask whether or not Cities: Skylines 2 gamers would possibly “have a constructive manner of telling us how we will enhance the best way we talk with one another”.
Potential choices she outlines embody including extra moderation to the neighborhood or pulling again engagement to guard devs from harassment.
Hallikainen additionally implores gamers to offer suggestions, however to take action constructively, and to imagine that others imply effectively, making an allowance for that “tone will be laborious to convey in writing”.
In addition to addressing toxicity, Hallikainen additionally seems forward to what’s coming subsequent in Cities: Skylines 2.
She says the long-awaited editor must be “prepared sufficient for the closed beta in just a few weeks”, so it should not be too lengthy earlier than you get to strive that function out.
In accordance with Hallikainen, Colossal Order is working to make Cities: Skylines 2 accessible for console gamers “as quickly as doable”. A brand new schedule for the upcoming months will likely be unveiled “later”.
Previous to the Editor’s launch, nonetheless – and thus, presumably, previous to the console launch as effectively – there will likely be a patch that fixes numerous “simulation and visible bugs”, so keep tuned for extra on that.
Cities: Skylines 2 is obtainable proper now for PC. It is also a part of PC Sport Move, and when the console variations are launched, it will be included as a part of Xbox Sport Move as effectively.