Paradox vient d’annoncer une première importante et intéressante extension pour Cities Skylines. Nommée After Dark, cet add-on étoffera le jeu en ajoutant un cycle jour / nuit, et donc en prenant en compte les activités nocturnes de vos citadins. Parallèlement il sera désormais possible de spécialiser des quartiers de vos villes dans le domaine du loisir. Les zones concernées accueilleront des restaurants, des bars karaokés, ou encore des boîtes de nuit. Les plages deviendront aussi des lieux de détente, on pourra y manger en bord de mer ou encore y louer des jetskis.
Apparaitront aussi de nouveaux services, tel le transport de prisonniers entre un commissariat et la prison. Ou aussi des compagnies de taxi, pour aider les touristes à se déplacer en ville. Des lignes de bus viendront elles faciliter la vie pour les transports en commun, tandis que des voies réservées aux vélos permettront aux habitants d’avoir une alternative à la voiture pour circuler rapidement. A noter que le jeu bénéficiera aussi d’améliorations graphiques et de meilleurs comportements pour la simulation des citadins.
La date de sortie de After Dark n’est pas encore connue, tout comme celle de la version Xbox One de Cities Skylines, que Paradox a aussi annoncé il y a quelques jours (voir le communiqué ci-après). Pour plus d’informations sur le jeu, dont nous reparlerons dans quelques temps, voyez nos premières impressions ainsi que cet article sur les quartiers. Et bien sûr le site officiel. A lire aussi en complément cette préview sur Rock Paper Shotgun.
Communiqué
STOCKHOLM – Aug. 7, 2015 – Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a fan of twilight, revealed at Gamescom today the first expansion to Cities: Skylines, the best-selling city-builder from Colossal Order. The new expansion, titled “After Dark,” will bring new features to mayor-players everywhere, including new specialized areas, new city services and options, new transportation systems, and lots of new chirps for the world’s favorite game character. In addition, After Dark will add new graphical enhancements and citizen behavior to Cities: Skylines with its central feature – a day-and-night cycle.
Turn down the lights and bask in the neon glow of the new After Dark trailer:
In After Dark, mayor-players’ in-game cities will go from day to night and back again, and their bustling burgs will look – and behave – differently. New leisure-focused commercial areas will become popular nightspots, with citizens flocking to nightclubs, karaoke bars, and other downtown destinations when their day is done. During the day, newly popular beachfront properties will do big business, including beach restaurants, jetski rentals, and more. For citizens who have a little too much fun, the addition of prisons will sort things out – while new taxi mechanics will help nighttime revelers get around efficiently and safely.
After Dark will include:
Leisure and Luxury: Nightclubs, restaurants, bowling alleys, and other new leisure areas will become especially active at night
Service with a Smile: New city services will transport criminals from police stations to prisons, while cargo hubs and international airports will allow industry and tourism to expand and thrive
Surf and Turf: Commercial areas on the shoreline can specialize in new beach properties such as fishing tours, marinas, and beach bars
We Get Around: New taxi services help citizens and tourists travel around the city, while new dedicated bus lanes and bike lanes encourage alternate transportation
New Chirps: Because everyone loves Chirper #youknowit #heisadorableAfter Dark will be available for Cities: Skylines on PC, Mac, and Linux in 2015. For more information on Cities: Skylines, visit http://www.citiesskylines.com/
City-building Hit Zoned for Console Release in 2016
Published: August 4, 2015 5:35:00 PM CESTSTOCKHOLM – Cities: Skylines, the best-selling city-builder from Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order, will be released for the Xbox One and Windows 10 in the near future. Releasing for a console for the first time, Cities: Skylines will become available for the Xbox One in 2016, allowing console gamers the chance to experience the game that has been called “the finest city builder in over a decade.”
Optimized for play on a controller, Cities: Skylines for Xbox One will introduce the creativity and strategy of Colossal Order’s hit game to a new audience. Gamers on both Xbox One and Windows 10 will have the chance to lay down roads, zone districts and services, and fall madly in love with Chirper. For more information on Cities: Skylines, visit http://www.citiesskylines.com/
