For Cities: Skylines mods and assets can be stored in user data, game installation directory and Steam Workshop downloads directory. If you want to install mods manually, we recommend the first location since it should not be affected if you decide to temporarily uninstall the game or move it to another library. Steam Workshop: Cities: Skylines. Updated to Sunset Harbor Constantly Updated: 2020 Stable Mods, compatible Small issues with Network Extension 2. Temporary Mod to be used until official mod updates.
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Cities Skylines: Clean Install
How to remove the game and reinstall a clean version with no left over config files, most mods when unsubbed still leave behind taces that can interfere with your saves, using this method it will reinstall the game and reset all mod configs.
Clean Uninstall/Reinstall
*Make sure you backup your saves folder before moving on any further*
*Make sure you backup your workshop or at least the folder 255710 before moving on any further*
(It’s a good idea to keep up to date backups of both your saves and workshop folder)
To perform a clean install you’ll need to delete all the Cities Skylines folders, so unsub from all workshop then follow the clean uninstall guide below it.
Unsubscribe from all workshop items by going here:
Then over on the right handside where your profile pic is you’ll see My Files, click the dropdown list and choose subscribed items and unsubscribe from all.
Then go to Steam / settings / downloads and clear the download cache.
Uninstall the game again, then go to these locations and delete any folders that may be left over:
C:Program Files (x86)Steamsteamappsworkshopcontent delete the 255710 folder
C:Program Files (x86)Steamsteamappscommon delete the Cities_Skylines folder
C:Users<username>AppDataLocal delete the Colossal Order folder
Reinstall then verify the cache, then try loading the game and play a new game, if alls good close the game and move to next step.
*Copy the Saves folder back across
*Optional: Copy 255710 folder back if you don’t want to go back through downloading all your assets and mods again, but still click subscribe/enable to all on your save game as below.
To get all your mods and assets back, go to Content Manager / Saves section click subscribe to all on the save you use most and wait for all the downloads to finish, you game may freeze or even crash if you have a lot of mods and assets, if this happens restart steam again and let the downloads continue.
How To Install Mods On Cities Skylines
After all downloads have completed go back in game Content Manager / Saves and click enable all, you now should have all the active mods and assets back as you were
All configs will be reset at this point.
*If you have assets missing after resubbing as above then copy the contents of the backed up workshop folder back to their original folder.
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How to Install Cities: Skylines Mods (Two Methods)
Cities: Skylines is a city-building simulation game, full of new exciting gameplay features and classic elements that are seen in other popular simulation games. The game has plenty of new and well-known gameplay elements that allow its players to experience both fun while building the city of your dreams and difficulties while dealing with certain issues that occur while taking care of your beloved town.
Cities: Skylines offers wide opportunities for those, you love to mod the game and make it unique and personal. By using mod features you have numerous possibilities. For example, you can create or upgrade various current structures and maps. If you feel proud of your mod, you can share it with other Cities: Skylines game fans. You can also browse through the Steam workshop to see what other Cities: Skylines game players created and download mods that catch your attention.
Let’s take a look into a brief instruction on how to install Cities: Skylines mods successfully.
Method 1:
Place your selected Cities: Skylines mod in your game folder in
Cities SkylinesFilesMods[MAKE A FOLDER]
If your mod doesn’t have a folder, then you need to make it and give it the same name as the game file. After you’ve done this, put that file in the folder.
Now, if you’ve done everything right, your folder will look like this:
Cities SkylinesFilesModsAllSpacesUnlockableAllSpacesUnlockable.dll
Method 2:
Put Cities: Skylines mod folder or mod.dll and other contents (if needed) here:
C:UsersAppDataLocalColossal OrderCities_SkylinesAddonsMods[PUT FILES & FOLDERS HERE]
If your mod doesn’t have a folder, then you need to make it and give it the same name as the game file. After you’ve done this, put that file in the folder.
Now, if you’ve done everything right, your folder will look like this:
Cities SkylinesAddonsModsAllSpacesUnlockableAllSpacesUnlockable.dll
Put assets.crp files (folders) here:
C:UsersAppDataLocalColossal OrderCities_SkylinesAddonsAssets[PUT FILES & FOLDERS HERE]
How To Install Cities Skylines
Put your Cities: Skylines maps (folders) here:
C:UsersAppDataLocalColossal OrderCities_SkylinesMaps[PUT FILES & FOLDERS HERE]
Put your colorcorrection.crp files (folders) here:
C:UsersAppDataLocalColossal OrderCities_SkylinesAddonsColorCorrections[PUT FILES & FOLDERS HERE]