Cities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order is delisting and refunding purchases of the controversial Beach Properties asset pack less than a month after release. It also significantly delays the game’s future DLC and console port.
Beach Properties was the first paid DLC Cities: Skylines 2and has a “Currently Negative” rating On Steam, only 4 percent of user reviews were positive. In a note declaring otherwise, of courseMariina Hallikainen, CEO of Colossal Order, said the company had disappointed its community.
“We thought we could fix the game’s flaws in an unrealistic amount of time, and we released a DLC that shouldn’t have been released in its current form,” Hallikainen said. “We are truly sorry for all of this.”
The asset pack itself worked as advertised and added a number of zoned beach-style features to the game, but was definitely thin for the $9.99 asking price. Most will admit that the content itself wasn’t the problem: DLC was largely mocked for being released while players were waiting for patches for the base game. Cities: Skylines 2 It was released in October 2023 in a poorly optimized state, and although it is now in a better state, many in the community believe that there are fundamental problems with the simulation and that there is still work to be done to make the game work better. Mod support – maybe the the reason is original Cities: Skylines it’s been so long-lived — it’s also been slow, and it’s still only in beta, with no support for custom assets.
In FAQ accompanying the announcement, Colossal Order explains how the refund and refund program works. In fact, you should be able to get a refund if you bought the DLC separately. Those redeeming the code as part of the Deluxe or Ultimate editions of the game will not. Instead, the compensation will come in the form of creative asset packs and radio stations that “will add up to just $39.99 in value,” according to Colossal Order. Coastal properties will be added to the base game for free for all players.
To call Cities: Skylines 2‘s launch would be kind. Since the game’s release on PC last October, developer Colossal Order has burned through nearly a decade of goodwill built up by the original game. Things came to a head in late January, when the community’s highest and most respected voices were cut from the ranks. talk openly about the game’s problems.
Another casualty of today’s announcement is the game’s console release. Cities: Skylines 2 It was supposed to launch simultaneously on PC and console, but the PS5 and Xbox versions Pushed back to spring 2024 week before release. It’s been clear for some time that the revised history wasn’t going to happen, and Colossal Order has now confirmed that it is. hopes console ports to be ready by October.
The final bit of bad news is that Bridges & Ports – the first expansion pack to go beyond assets – will be delayed until Q1 2025 to allow developers to “focus on additional free patches and game updates in the coming months”. ” The expansion pack was supposed to be released in Q2 2024 and was included in the Ultimate Edition of the game.
