Patch 1.4.2f1 for Cities: Skylines 2 is live and brings a full bicycle suite to the base game alongside a batch of stability and traffic fixes. The update adds bikes, e-scooters, dedicated lanes and parking, new assets and tweaks aimed at easing pedestrian congestion after the prior update.
The developer also linked a developer diary on the Paradox forum that explains the design choices behind the bike systems and how they should interact with pedestrian and vehicle flows. Players will find a new Bicycles Info View and two district policies to manage cycling across neighborhoods. For context on how past updates have shifted traffic and QoL, see our coverage of the anniversary patch 1.2.5f1 for earlier fixes and additions.
Patch Notes – 1.4.2f1
New Free Content
Bicycles:
- Teens, adults, and seniors use bikes and electric scooters
- Bicycles, electric scooters, and bicycle helmets
- Bicycle Parking [Roads > Parking Spaces]
- 2 On-Road Bicycle Stands
- On-Road Bicycle Shelter
- Bicycle Parking Areas
- 2 Bicycle Shelters
- 3 Bicycle Storages
- 3 Bicycle Parking Halls
- Bicycle Lanes [Roads > Road Services]
- Bicycle Lane Road Upgrade
- Double Bicycle Lane Road Upgrade
- Bicycle Restriction Road Upgrade
- Bicycle Paths [Landscaping > Bicycle Paths & Quays]:
- One-Way Bicycle Path
- Two-Way Bicycle Path
- Divided Wide Pedestrian-Bicycle Path
- Wide Quay With Divided Pedestrian-Bicycle Path – Concrete Block Pattern
- Wide Quay With Divided Pedestrian-Bicycle Path – Shallow Rib Pattern
- Cable-Stayed Bicycle Bridge
- Covered Bicycle Bridge
- Bicycle Arc Bridge
- Bicycles Info View
- New District Policies
- Urban Cycling Initiative
- Bicycle Traffic Restriction
- New Bicycle-Related Chirps
New Assets:
- New Service Buildings:
- Windmill [Electricity]
- Small Wind Turbine [Electricity]
- Small Transformer Station [Electricity]
- Multi-Column Elevated Water Tower [Water & Sewage]
- Small Cemetery [Deathcare]
- New Public Transportation Buildings
- City Bus Station [Transportation > Road]
- Railway Depot [Transportation > Train]
- Terminus Station [Transportation > Train]
- Cargo Transfer Station [Transportation > Train]
- Tram Junction Station [Transportation > Tram]
- Tram Parallel Station [Transportation > Tram]
- Tram Loop Station [Transportation > Tram]
- Terminal Subway Yard [Transportation > Subway]
- New parks:
- Bicycle Park [Parks & Recreation]
- Large Campfire Site [Parks & Recreation]
- Terrace Plaza [Large Parks]
- Winding Park [Large Parks]
- Business Plaza [Large Parks]
- New EU Mixed Old Town-Style Apartment Buildings zone
- New NA Mixed Old Town-Style Apartment Buildings zone
- New EU Residential Low Zone Asset Variations
- New NA Residential Low Zone Asset Variations
Base game changes
Gameplay Fixes & Improvements:
- Fixed crash to desktop when loading a save with missing bench assets.
- Fixed crash to desktop when running a save with the Ferry Terminal.
- Fixed crash to desktop when notification icons are deleted at the same time as recalculating clusters.
- Fixed crash to desktop when running a save with a specific missing asset.
- Fixed crash to desktop when taxi is disabled right after being dispatched for citizens.
- Fixed crash to desktop on a specific save after bulldozing white boxes while autosave is enabled.
- Leveling resource delivery updates and fixes:
- The building leveling up resource delivery will now be handled by the industrial companies, resource storage warehouse, and outside connections.
- The vehicle will deliver the resource to multiple targets by carrying as many resources as possible when dispatched from the resource owner, and will accept new resource requests during the delivery trip. This change should help reduce the traffic in big cities that have plenty of resource requests at the same time.
- Leveling building icon added to Info View to inform which houses are waiting for resources
- Delivery vans that are transporting materials for building upgrades will now prioritize resources from the city when there is a surplus of resources within the city.
- Multiple fixes to tourism, City Attractiveness, and Lodging.
- Fixed too many shopping citizens causing unintended traffic in the city.
- Fixed levitating citizens, caused by them leaving too early, and resetting back to the source.
- Fixed citizens being stuck and spinning around when trying to take a selfie at a street corner with very different sidewalk widths.
- Fixed companies buying resources from outside connections even though there is a surplus of that resource within the city.
- Fixed new citizens not moving into the residential signature buildings after the initial citizens no longer occupy them.
- Fixed signature buildings not attracting residents despite demand.
- Fixed signature buildings not providing well-being bonuses.
- Fixed companies going bankrupt and moving out of Seafarer Shipyard signature building continuously due to running out of resources before a new shipment can be ordered.
- Fixed rebuilt signature buildings remaining unoccupied by companies.
- Fixed fluctuating Efficiency if the building runs out of resources.
- Fixed Info View of Mail Service Availability always displaying an incorrect (low) value of mail processing.
- Fixed out-of-service Post Office receiving mail from citizens.
- Fixed prisons not effectively reducing the crime rate in their radius. Changed the prison’s local crime accumulation effect from absolute to relative, as the accumulated crime amount is quite large, making the old absolute value insignificant.
- Fixed Central Intelligence Bureau not reducing the crime rate city-wide.
- Fixed Automated Parking Building not generating any income.
- Fixed pathfinding connection issues with pedestrian street.
- Fixed Water Pumping Stations constantly get “Water level too low” notification.
- Fixed incorrect air pollution from Emergency Battery Station.
- Fixed issue causing unnecessary spawn-disable loop for service vehicles when their buildings have reduced service budget but otherwise high efficiency.
UI/controller fixes:
- Small fixes to tutorials.
- Multiple small UI bug fixes.
- Add wealth information to the Selected Info Panel of residents.
Art/graphics:
- Added Castle Ruins, Old Cemetery Ruins, Old Mill Ruins, Stone Monument 01, Stone Monument 02, and Stone Head Formation Ruins to the Nature Props tab.
- Improved Bus Lane color
- Multiple small water bug fixes.
- Fixed birds circling endlessly.
- Fixed Cargo Harbor Warehouse
- Fixed stencil on shadows (to resolve the sunken buildings’ shadow issue)
Misc:
- Fixed tile distribution not behaving as expected with custom maps.
Modding Fixes & Improvements:
- Multiple improvements to the modding toolchain
Paradox Mods Fixes & Improvements:
- PDX SDK updated to 1.39.2
Players should expect bicycles to show up in citizen behavior and traffic calculations right away. The new parking, path and lane assets give mayors options to route cyclists away from crowded sidewalks and busy roads. Test rides and city adjustments will probably be needed to balance bike flows against buses, trams and freight traffic.
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