CITIES: SKYLINES 2 ADJUSTS EXPANSION PASS DLC RELEASE TIMELINE TO FOCUS ON PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Developer Colossal Order has confirmed that it has altered the window for release of certain parts of DLC to be an element of Cities: Skylines 2’s expansion pass after the game’s rocky launch.
Cities: Skylines 2’s debut DLC is an asset pack originally planned to launch within the quarter of 2023. It will now be aiming for the launch date of Q1 2024. The sequel DLC was also moved back to the second quarter of 2024.
Cities: Skylines 2 Expansion Pass DLC
The planned medium expansion to be released in Q2 2024 has remained within the plan to be released in its initial window. This is a brief overview of the current situation from the perspective of Paradox Interactive: Paradox Interactive:
Asset Pack release Q1 2024 (initially set to release in Q4 2023)
- Creator Packs Q2 2024 (initially set for Q1 of 2024)
- Medium Expansion – Q2 2024 (no change)
“Once the PC version is where we want it to be, we will be focusing on the console release and DLC content,” the creator wrote on the Paradox Forums. We’re determined to release the advertised DLC content however it won’t appear in the original scheduled program.
“The first Asset Pack, Beach Properties, has been worked on by our artists’ and our outsourcing partner, but we’ll only implement them after the asset fix and performance work are completed to our satisfaction. I apologize for the delay, but we must not rush new content out before the base is ready for it. This also stands for the Content Creator Packs and Radio stations. Stay tuned for more information on these later! ”
The blog post mentioned above details the issues that the team has prioritized and, not surprisingly, how to improve the performance of Cities: Skylines II is very top of the list.
Asset and LOD improvements will be first prior to the developer moving into improvements to the CPU’s performance. Corrections for bugs as well as modification support are working on.
Prior to its launch in the PC version, PC, Cities: Skylines II’s console edition was also delayed that was delayed until the beginning of spring 2024.
