The latest update for Cities Skylines II brings a wide range of bicycle-related features, including new bike lanes, parking options, dedicated paths, and several new policies to support a more flexible transportation system. It also expands the roster of service buildings, adds new park assets, and introduces a variety of mixed old town style zoning options for both EU and NA regions. These additions aim to diversify city design while offering players more tools for managing growing urban environments.
Alongside the new content, the patch addresses several gameplay issues, most notably crashes tied to assets, signature building behavior, and resource delivery. Traffic flow has been improved through updated leveling resource logistics, while fixes to pathfinding, tourism, crime reduction systems, and service efficiencies resolve many of the recent community concerns. A range of UI, art, and modding adjustments round out the update.
Full Patch Notes
New Free Content
- Bicycles and Cycling Infrastructure:
- Bicycles and electric scooters are now utilized by Teens, Adults, and Seniors.
- New assets added: Bicycles, electric scooters, and bicycle helmets.
- Bicycle Parking: Options include On Road Bicycle Stands, Bicycle Shelters, Bicycle Parking Areas (with Bicycle Shelters/Storages/Parking Halls), and Bicycle Parking in Roads Parking Spaces.
- Bicycle Lanes: Bicycle Lane, Double Bicycle Lane, and Bicycle Restriction Road Upgrades in Road Services.
- Bicycle Paths/Quays: One Way Bicycle Path, Two Way Bicycle Path, Divided Wide Pedestrian Bicycle Path, Wide Quay with Divided Pedestrian Bicycle Path (Concrete Block/Shallow Rib Patterns).
- Bridges: Cable Stayed Bicycle Bridge, Covered Bicycle Bridge, Bicycle Arc Bridge.
- New Bicycles Info View and Bicycle Related Chirps.
- New District Policies: Urban Cycling Initiative and Bicycle Traffic Restriction.
- New Assets:
- Service Buildings: Windmill, Small Wind Turbine, Small Transformer Station (Electricity); Multi Column Elevated Water Tower (Water and Sewage); Small Cemetery (Deathcare).
- Public Transportation Buildings: City Bus Station (Road); Railway Depot, Terminus Station, Cargo Transfer Station (Train); Tram Junction Station, Tram Parallel Station, Tram Loop Station (Tram); Terminal Subway Yard (Subway).
- New Parks: Bicycle Park, Large Campfire Site (Parks and Recreation); Terrace Plaza, Winding Park, Business Plaza (Large Parks).
- Zoning: New EU and NA Mixed Old Town Style Apartment Buildings zones.
- Residential Low: New EU and NA Residential Low Zone Asset Variations.
Base Game Changes
- Gameplay Fixes and Improvements:
- Fixed several crashes (missing assets, ferry terminals, notification icons, save file conditions, taxi/bulldozing during autosave).
- Updated leveling resource delivery: Industrial companies, warehouses, and outside connections now handle delivery; vehicles deliver to multiple targets and accept new requests while en route.
- Leveling building icon added to Info View.
- Delivery vans now prioritize city surplus resources.
- Multiple fixes to tourism, City Attractiveness, and lodging.
- Fixed excessive shopping traffic, levitating citizens, and spinning citizens when taking selfies.
- Fixed companies importing resources despite city surplus.
- Fixed signature building issues (occupancy, attraction, well-being bonus, turnover at Seafarer Shipyard, and rebuilt signature buildings remaining unoccupied).
- Fixed fluctuating Efficiency values when resources run out.
- Fixed incorrect Mail Service Availability display and out of service Post Office receiving mail.
- Fixed prisons not reducing crime effectively (adjusted crime accumulation from absolute to relative) and Central Intelligence Bureau crime reduction.
- Fixed Automated Parking Building income generation.
- Fixed pathfinding issues on pedestrian streets.
- Fixed Water Pumping Station water level notifications and incorrect air pollution from Emergency Battery Station.
- Fixed unnecessary spawn disable loop for service vehicles under reduced budgets.
- UI and Controller Fixes:
- Small tutorial fixes.
- Multiple UI bug fixes.
- Wealth information added to Selected Info Panel for residents.
- Art and Graphics:
- Added multiple historical and natural ruins to the Nature Props tab.
- Improved Bus Lane color.
- Multiple water bug fixes.
- Fixed birds circling endlessly.
- Fixed Cargo Harbor Warehouse.
- Fixed sunken building shadow stencil issue.
- Misc:
- Fixed tile distribution issues on custom maps.
- Modding Fixes and Improvements:
- Various improvements to the modding toolchain.
- Updated PDX SDK to version 1.39.2.
Cities Skylines II is a large-scale city-building and management simulation game developed by Colossal Order. It originally released on October 24, 2023, for PC through Steam and Xbox Game Pass for PC. Console versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S remain delayed with no launch expected before Summer 2026.
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