At the end of March for the city planning simulator Cities: Skylines II The Beach Properties add-on was released, which received a mountain of criticism from players. Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order decided to respond after almost a month.
Game creators apologized to the players and promised to return everyone’s money for the Beach Properties addition. In addition, the content material will soon be free for everyone, and bonuses for Ultimate Edition owners will be extended.
However, Ultimate Edition owners will not be able to get their money back for Beach Properties due to the nature of the edition’s distribution in digital and retail stores. In return, the developers Cities: Skylines II it gives owners of the 3 Creator Packs and 3 radio stations edition a total value of $39.99.
We see and understand the disappointment many of you expressed after the news Cities: Skylines II and the recent release of Beach Properties. We asked for your patience and support, and you showed it. In response, we failed you. We thought we could fix the game’s shortcomings in an unrealistic time frame, and rushed to release DLC that shouldn’t have been released as it is. right now. For all this we are sincerely sorry. When we’ve made statements like this in the past, they’ve included a promise to keep making improvements, and while we’re working on those updates, they’re not coming out at the speed or rate they should, and we are hurt that we have lost the trust of so many of you.
We want to be better.
Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order also promised to change the way to communicate with the audience and support the game. First, the developers will work on the basic game and changes, and then they will return to paid DLC.
As a result of this decision, the release of the Bridges & Ports add-on has been postponed from the fourth quarter of 2024 to 2025. For the right course Cities: Skylines II a fan group will also be created to participate in the development.
The people included in this group are chosen based on their popularity in the community to represent the interests of as many people as possible. The Colossal Order and Paradox Interactive teams will provide full transparency and answer any questions or criticisms. We hope that together with you, our community, we can avoid the mistakes of the past again and lead this game to a brighter future.
Console version Cities: Skylines II also delays due to optimization problems. Initially, they wanted to release the strategy on PS5 and Xbox Series X | In the spring, but now it is expected that they will be released earlier than October.
Colossal Order confirmed that a separate team is working on the console versions, which does not belong to the group responsible for the PC version.
