Snowfall
Snowfall is a DLC which is the second expansion for Cities: Skylines and was released on 2016-02-20[1] alongside the 1.3 patch. Snowfall is also avaliable with the Nintendo Switch Edition of Cities Skylines for free, built into the game as well as the After Dark DLC.
Official Description[edit | edit source]
Snowfall is the second expansion to Cities: Skylines, the award-winning city-building game from Colossal Order. In Snowfall, players’ cities will be covered in snow or glisten in the rain thanks to a new in-game weather system, while their civic expertise is tested by the new challenges of running a city when the temperature falls. Snowplows will clear the streets, heating systems will run from home to home, and new trams will shuttle citizens about town in an improved public transit interface. All of these features will keep players on their toes – while their cities twinkle in the snow under new weather visuals.
Features[edit | edit source]
Snowfall is, as the name suggests, focused on the impact of winter weather on cities. Features include:
- Heating costs for buildings
- Icy roads and services to clear them
- New visuals for snow maps
- Road maintenance to increase traffic speeds
- Trams, rail based transport running over existing roads and interacting with traffic
- Snow dumps and snow ploughs
- Heating pipes and new policies for healthcare
- New Steam Achievements
Official screenshots[edit | edit source]
New Buildings[edit | edit source]
Parks[edit | edit source]
Fishing Pier (winter)
Ice Hockey Rink
Snowmobile Track
Snowman Park
Ice Sculpture Park
Sledding Hill
Curling Park
Skating Rink
Ski Lodge
Cross-Country Skiing Park
Firepit Park
Service Buildings[edit | edit source]
Tram Depot
Sauna
Geothermal Heating Plant
Boiler Station
Road Maintenance Depot
Snow Dump
The Hubs & Transport update added the following buildings to the Snowfall expansion:
Bus-Train-Tram Hub
Metro-Tram Hub with Road
Hubs & Transport also added the following buildings when both the Snowfall and Mass Transit expansions are owned:
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the Mass Transit DLC enabled. |
Ferry-Tram Hub
Metro-Train-Monorail-Tram Hub with Road
Monorail-Tram Hub with Road
Unique Buildings[edit | edit source]
Icefishing Pond
Frozen Fountain
Ice Hockey Arena
Ski Resort
Snowcastle Restaurant
Spa Hotel
Sleigh Ride
Snowboard Arena
Santa Claus' Workshop
The Christmas Tree
Igloo Hotel
New Roads[edit | edit source]
Snowfall was released with two tram tracks and three new roads with tram tracks.
Tram track
Tram track One-Way
Two-lane Road with tram tracks
Two-lane One-way Road with tram tracks
Four-lane Road with tram tracks
The Roads & Vehicles update (1.15.1 patch) added 8 additional roads with tram tracks to Snowfall.
Two-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
Two-Lane Road with Median and Tram Tracks
Four-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
Four-Lane Road with Tram Tracks and Trees
Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
Six-Lane Road with Median and Tram Tracks
Six-Lane Road with Decorative Grass and Tram Tracks
Six-Lane Road with Decorative Trees and Tram Tracks
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the After Dark DLC enabled. |
The Roads & Vehicles update (1.15.1 patch) also added four more roads for users with both Snowfall and After Dark, so roads can have both tram tracks and bicycle lanes.
Two-Lane Road with Median, Tram Tracks and Bicycle Lanes
Four-Lane Road with Bicycle Lanes and Tram Tracks
Six-Lane Road with Bicycle Lanes and Tram Tracks
Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks, Bus and Bicycle Lanes
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the Plazas and Promenades DLC enabled. |
The Roads & Vehicles update (1.15.1 patch) also added six more roads for users with both Snowfall and Plazas and Promenades, so pedestrian roads can have tram tracks. There are small and large pedestrian roads with tram tracks in each of the three variations. Users who have both expansions will have these available to use in their cities.
Small Sandstone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Small Bluestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Small Cobblestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Large Sandstone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Large Bluestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Large Cobblestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the Mass Transit DLC enabled. |
The Hubs & Transport update (1.16.1 patch) added the following roads when both the Snowfall and Mass Transit expansions are owned:
Monorail Tracks on Two-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
Monorail Tracks on Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
Official Videos[edit | edit source]
Patch notes[edit | edit source]
Patch 1.3.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.3.0
- Winter theme added
- 3 winter maps
- 3 new winter parks
- 4 new landmark buildings
- Snow (generated on buildings)
- Snowfall
- Northern lights
- Chirper variations and new chirps
- Winter citizens
- Winter trees
- Winter props
- Cars slow down on snow
- Some twinkle!
- New sounds
- New music
- Winter versions for a few After Dark growables added
- Tram added
- Tram rails, electricity poles and models
- Tram roads and bridges/tunnels
- Tram stops
- Tram depot
- Thumbnails and tooltips
- Added to the public transport Info view
- Added to the economy panel
- Snow plows, that remove the snow from roads, and snow dump
- Heating
- Pipes
- Geothermal Heating Plant
- Boiler Station
- Road maintenance service
- Road maintenance truck and depot
- Road condition affects car speed
- Sauna
- Temperature affects electricity and heat consumption
- 8 new Steam achievements
- 4 new policies
- New loading tips
- New loading images
Patch 1.5.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.5.0
- Fixed: Snowplow blade face the wrong way when using left hand traffic
Patch 1.8.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.8.0
- Snowfall DLC icons are shown next to Snowfall built-in maps in new game panel
- Added 'Priority Road' option for standalone Tram tracks
Patch 1.9.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.9.0
- Fixed: The Studded Tires policy does not mention its cost in its tooltip
- Fixed: No tutorial for snow clearing or heating
Patch 1.10.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.10.0
- Fixed: Missing Snowfall icon on Snowfall maps in new scenario panel
- Fixed: Geothermal Heating Plant description overlaps with Water/week info text in multiple localisations
Patch 1.11.1[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 1.11.1
- Added 2 new winter theme maps, Winter Hills and Frozenshire
- Fixed: Notification tooltip for 'Not enough heat' is overflown from the screen in RU
Patch 1.13.0[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Patch 1.13.0
- Fixed: Loading to a Winter theme save directly from European theme can get player stuck with an error
Patch 1.15.1[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 1.15.1
Added:
- Tram - Capacity 90
- Tram - Capacity 80
- Tram - Capacity 65
- Tram - Capacity 70
- Tram - Capacity 72
- Tram - Capacity 105
- Tram - Capacity 132
- Tram - Capacity 110
- Tram - Capacity 140
- Tram - Capacity 114
- Tram - Capacity 130
- Tram - Capacity 116
- Six-Lane Road with Median and Tram Tracks
- Four-Lane Road with Tram Tracks and Trees
- Two-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
- Four-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
- Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
- Six-Lane Road with Decorative Grass and Tram Tracks
- Six-Lane Road with Decorative Trees and Tram Tracks
- Two-Lane Road with Median and Tram Tracks
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the After Dark DLC enabled. |
Added:
- Six-Lane Road with Bicycle Lanes and Tram Tracks
- Four-Lane Road with Bicycle Lanes and Tram Tracks
- Two-Lane Road with Median, Tram Tracks and Bicycle Lanes
- Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks, Bus and Bicycle Lanes
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the Plazas and Promenades DLC enabled. |
Added:
- Small Sandstone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
- Small Bluestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
- Small Cobblestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
- Large Sandstone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
- Large Bluestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
- Large Cobblestone Pedestrian Street with Tram Tracks
Patch 1.16.1[edit | edit source]
- Main article: 1.16.1
Added:
- Metro-Tram Hub with Road
- Bus-Train-Tram Hub
Bugfix:
- Fixed: Telemetry for Tram Depot fails
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Available only with the Snowfall DLC and the Mass Transit DLC enabled. |
Added:
- 2 New Roads
- Monorail Tracks on Two-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
- Monorail Tracks on Six-Lane Road with Tram Tracks
- 3 New Transport Hubs
- Monorail-Tram Hub with Road
- Metro-Train-Monorail-Tram Hub with Road
- Ferry-Tram Hub
Dev diaries[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Developer diaries
All developer diaries about Snowfall expansion and patches 1.3 and 1.3.X.
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
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| 1 | Prepare for Snowfall | Announcement | 2016-01-20 |
| 2 | New Things on the Roads | Snow ploughs and Trams | 2016-01-27 |
| 3 | Snow and Heating | New Policies and dynamic electricity use | 2016-02-03 |
| 4 | New and Free | Free content, new public transport UI and weather effects | 2016-02-11 |
| 5 | Theme Editor | A new tool for modders and content creators | 2016-02-16 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Forum: Snowfall Release Date and Price Announced! - TotalyMoo (Manager of Things) (2016-02-03)
