Cities: Skylines 2 Is Set to Undergo Revolution. 'Economy 2.0' Update Will Help Players Regain Control of Their City
Economy 2.0 is expected to allow Cities: Skylines 2 players to shape the economy of virtual cities themselves, while also increasing the difficulty level of this city builder.
The developers of Cities: Skylines 2 have discussed the planned economic system changes, referred to as "Economy 2.0" by the studio Colossal Order. The post on Steam and the official developer's website is the first part of the publication, which details the plans for addressing this aspect of the game.
New order
After hearing the players' "detailed and constructive" comments, the devs set themselves a clear goal: to rebuild the CS 2 economy system to make its mechanics "simpler and more reactive" and for players to be able to make more meaningful choices and have more control over various aspects of the game.
In practice, this should result in greater economic control by reducing the number of "invisible" systems and increasing the level of challenge, providing veterans with more options to optimize and personalize their virtual city's operation. At the same time, the team wanted less experienced players to be still not forced to pay attention to sources of income.
Ultimately, Colossal Order plans to achieve this by introducing a few key changes, such as:
- removal of Government Subsidies;
- increase the upkeep of city services, but also in wage levels;
- new calculations for rent and household spending;
- balancing production chains.
Furthermore, Economy 2.0 will bring further changes, including in the education system and building improvements. The developer's next post will provide further information about these recent new features.
Cautious enthusiasm of players
At the moment, fans of Cities: Skylines 2 are expressing a reserved sense of excitement. Players are happy about the extensive changes, as complaints about the economic system have been present in discussions about the "sequel" since its release.
Some of the changes discussed by the devs were warmly received, although internet users have concerns about certain aspects of Economy 2.0. For instance, players are pleased with the increased level of difficulty, but some fear that Colossal Order may overdo it, making the gameplay excessively challenging.
Nevertheless, for now we don't have all the information about the planned restructuring of the economy. We can only hope that the upcoming update will be a big step towards fixing the second installment of Cities: Skylines.
Economy 2.0 will be introduced to the game within the next two weeks.
