Green Cities
Green Cities is a DLC which is the fifth expansion for Cities: Skylines and was announced on 2017-08-22. [1][2][3]
On 2017-09-26, the planned released date of 2017-10-19 was announced.[4][5] It was released on schedule alongside Patch 1.9.0, European Suburbia, and the Concerts update.
Contents
Official descriptionEdit
Answer the Call of Nature
Cities: Skylines - Green Cities is adding new ways for players to build earth-friendly towns. The expansion adds 350 new assets to the core game, adding a massive selection of new visual options, complete with eco-friendly buildings, organic shops, electric vehicles, and new services designed to make pollution a quaint notion of the past.
Players can create more diversified cities, or go completely green as the urban population grows.New in-game services and buildings arrive alongside revisions to noise and environmental pollution, making the skies safer for Chirper at last.
FeaturesEdit
- Story to Story, Building to Building, Street to Street: New Eco-Friendly Buildings, New specialization buildings, new alternative service buildings, new unique buildings, electric cars, new parks -- 350 new assets in all giving a unique new look to Cities: Skylines
- I Wish I Was Special, You’re So Very Special: New specialized options for all city zones, plus leveled-up specializations for the first time in Cities: Skylines
- So What So What So What’s the Scenario: 3 new scenarios, 4 new policy options, and a new Monument to make your friends Green with envy
- Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear More Stylish: Of course we’ve included a new hat for Chirper.
- Six new achievements
New Service BuildingsEdit
Geothermal Power Plant
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant
Solar Updraft Tower
Biofuel Bus Depot
Community Pool
Sports Hall and Gymnasium
Yoga garden
Community School
Institute of Creative Arts
Modern Technology Institute
Floating garbage collector
Recycling Center
Eco Water Outlet
Eco Water Treatment Plant
New Unique BuildingsEdit
Bird and Bee Haven
Climate Research Station
Lungs of the City
Floating Gardens
Ziggurat Garden
Central Park
New MonumentEdit
Ultimate Recycling Plant
Official ScreenshotsEdit
Official VideosEdit
Gallery of Zoned BuildingsEdit
Low Density Residential Specialization - Self-Sufficient BuildingsEdit
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Office Specialization - IT ClusterEdit
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Patch NotesEdit
Patch 1.9.0Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.9.0
- New commercial specialization: Organic and local produce
- New residential specialization: Self-sufficient buildings
- New office specialization: IT-cluster
- New Monument
- The Ultimate Recycling Plant
- 6 new Unique Buildings
- Bird & Bee Haven
- Climate Research Station
- Lungs of the City
- Floating Gardens
- Ziggurat Garden
- Central Park
- 14 new city service buildings
- Geothermal Power Plant
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Plant
- Solar Updraft Tower
- Eco Water Outlet
- Eco Water Treatment Plant
- Recycling Center
- Floating Garbage Collector
- Community Pool
- Sports Hall and Gymnasium
- Yoga Garden
- Community School
- Institute of Creative Arts
- Modern Technology Institute
- Biofuel Bus Depot
- 4 new policies
- 3 new scenarios
- 3 new maps
- New Chirps
- 6 new Steam achievements
- New Chirper hats
Patch 1.9.1Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.9.X
- Fixed building despawn loop when using self-sufficient specialization together with highrise ban policy
Patch 1.10.0Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.10.0
- Fixed: Vehicle info panels can't fit long vehicle names
- Fixed: Building despawn loop when using self sufficient specialization together with highrise ban policy
- Fixed: The Ultimate Recycling Plant description updated in EN
- Fixed: Recycling Center is imbalanced in comparison to Incineration Plant
- Fixed: Scenario Editor trigger conditions mention high-tech specialization
Patch 1.11.0Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.11.0
- Fixed: Lights on floating buildings properly turned off for infoviews
Patch 1.11.1Edit
- Main article: Patch_1.11.X#1.11.1
- Fixed: Self-sufficient buildings do not complain about high taxes
- Fixed: Chirp about Organic and Local district has a text issue.
Patch 1.12.0Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.12.0
- Fixed: Incorrect [Eco Commercial 2x4 01] name in Chinese
Patch 1.13.0Edit
- Main article: Patch 1.13.0
- Fixed: Landfill Site is unable to empty to Recycling Center
- Fixed: Ultimate Recycling Plant has pollution icon visible
Dev diariesEdit
- Main article: Developer diaries
All developer diaries about Green Cities expansion and patches 1.9 and 1.9.X.
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
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| 1 | Word of the week 7 | Word of the week 7 - 26/2017 | 2017-06-27 |
| 2 | Word of the week 8 | Word of the week 8 - 27/2017 | 2017-07-07 |
| 3 | Word of the week 9 | Word of the week 9 - 33/2017 | 2017-08-14 |
| 4 | Word of the week 10 | Word of the week 10 - 35/2017 | 2017-08-28 |
| 5 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #1 | Green Cities diary 1 - Gamescom and the Key Features | 2017-08-31 |
| 6 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #2 | Green Cities diary 2 - The art of Green Cities | 2017-09-07 |
| 7 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #3 | Green Cities diary 3 - Gameplay and Policies | 2017-09-15 |
| 8 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #4 | Green Cities diary 4 - New City Services | 2017-09-21 |
| 9 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #5 | Green Cities diary 5 - Specializations | 2017-09-28 |
| 10 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #6 | Green Cities diary 6 - Free Update | 2017-10-05 |
| 11 | Concerts Update - Dev Diary #1 | Concerts Update diary 1 - Update to the Concerts miniexpansion (Patch 1.9) | 2017-10-11 |
| 12 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #7 | Green Cities diary 7 - New Maps and Scenarios | 2017-10-12 |
| 13 | Green Cities - Dev Diary #8 | Green Cities diary 8 - Road Modding | 2017-10-18 |
| 14 | Word of the week 11 | Word of the week 11 - 44/2017 - Budget Panel | 2017-11-02 |
| 15 | Word of the week 12 | Word of the week 12 - 46/2017 - Colossal Order: Relocated | 2017-11-15 |
| 16 | Word of the week 13 | Word of the week 13 - 48/2017 - Colossal Order: Office Sports | 2017-11-30 |
| 17 | Word of the week 14 | Word of the week 14 - 50/2017 - Christmas (Patch 1.9.1) | 2017-12-14 |
| 18 | Word of the week 1 | Word of the week 1 - 5/2018 - First mention of something new in the works | 2018-01-29 |
| 19 | Word of the week 2 | Word of the week 2 - 9/2018 - Game designer Karoliina Korppoo departs CO | 2018-03-02 |
| 20 | Dev Diary: ChirpX | Dev Diary: ChirpX | 2018-03-09 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Forum: Cities Skylines - Green Cities Announced! - TinyWiking (Forum and Support Manager) (2017-08-22)
- ↑ Steam: Cities Skylines - Green Cities Announced! - TheLetterZ (Community Developer) (2017-08-22)
- ↑ Paradox Plaza: Cities Skylines - Green Cities Announced Today at Gamescom (2017-08-22)
- ↑ Forum: Cities: Skylines - Green Cities - Release October 19th! - TheLetterZ (Community Developer) (2017-09-26)
- ↑ Paradox Plaza: Cities Skylines - Green Cities release date announced! (2017-09-26)
Expansions
After Dark • Snowfall • Natural Disasters • Mass Transit • Green Cities • Parklife • Industries • Campus • Sunset Harbor
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