As the sequel to Paradox and Colossal Order’s landmark city construction game is met with tepid reviews, many players are left wondering what DLC awaits Cities Skylines II given the generous post-release attention the original received. Their anticipation finally has its first answer.
Colossal Order has just confirmed that the first major release is a brand new tool essential for anyone trying to develop and maintain a fully realized city: The Gerrymander Brush. This new tool’s first appearance in the franchise will allow players to engage in one of the greatest joys of modern planning, allowing them to slice and dice their city to rig local politics and keep the player in firm charge of every aspect of city life.
A spokesman for Colossal Order commented: “We were asking ourselves, what’s the next level of immersion we can offer people? What kind of realism can we bring? So we decided that they should be able to have not only the physical city under total player control but the corrupting power of political machinations as well.”
The Gerrymander Brush tool allows for a greater level of control over districting and zoning law than ever before. Skilled players can maneuver the brush to cut around residencies and commercial zones alike to ensure specific political outcomes for the future of your city.
You will even be paid for the trouble by the newly added “Special Interest Groups” tab that will routinely wire you money in exchange for “Personal Favor” objectives.
But be careful! The groups that you satisfy will provide different buffs and debuffs for your city. Hand over too much power to one, and you just might lose 90% of your tax revenue. Hand over too much power to another and your city may be clogged up with mass protests or frozen by a wave of strikes!
Players can be assured this new feature will provide hours of fun and millions in potential dirty money for building their dream locale.
