Les ajouts de la première extension de Cities Skylines étaient certes jolis mais pas forcément très aboutis niveau gameplay, voilà qu’avec sa future seconde extension annoncée aujourd’hui le jeu pourrait bénéficier d’une intéressante nouveauté : la simulation de l’hiver. En plus d’effets cosmétiques concernant la pluie et le brouillard (qui devraient être inclus dans le patch gratuit accompagnant cet add-on), Cities Skylines – Snowfall apportera donc un joli manteau blanc avec lequel s’habilleront vos villes. Froid oblige, les habitants devront se chauffer et il faudra donc prévoir en conséquence une hausse de la consommation d’électricité, ou installer des chaudières dans les maisons. Quant au trafic routier, celui-ci sera aussi impacté par la neige, que des chasse-neiges pourront fort logiquement venir déblayer, évitant ainsi que la circulation soit paralysée. Enfin pour vos citadins n’utilisant pas de voitures, de nouvelles options au niveau des transports publics, telle le tramway, viendront faciliter les déplacements. Notez quand même que les chutes de neige ne concerneront qu’une carte spéciale, pour commencer. Et que d’autres fonctionnalités supplémentaires amenées par cette extension seront dévoilées par la suite.
En tous cas voici un programme intéressant qui devrait continuer d’embellir mais surtout étoffer le gameplay de ce city-builder qui fut l’une des très bonnes surprises de 2015. La date de sortie de Snowfall n’est pas encore connue, toutefois on peut raisonnablement espérer voir arriver l’extension avant la fin de cet hiver.
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New Weather System Adds a Flurry of Features to Award-winning City-building Game
STOCKHOLM – Jan. 19, 2016 — Paradox Interactive, a seasoned publisher of games, today announced the newest expansion to Cities: Skylines, the best-selling city-builder from Colossal Order. The new expansion is titled “Snowfall” and will be available for players of Cities: Skylines on Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs later this year. Snowfall will allow mayor-players to expand and grow their cities using new transportation options while challenging them to meet citizens’ needs using several new in-game tools. All of these new inclusions will revolve around the expansion’s central feature: an in-game weather system.
In Snowfall, the difficulty heats up when the city cools down, thanks to a new in-game temperature reading that will have residents bundling up for warmth when the weather outside is frightful. Cosmetic weather, composed of rain and fog, will be added to Cities: Skylines as part of a free update, along with other features to be announced soon. Players who own Snowfall will get to face new challenges such as ensuring that their city infrastructure can handle seasonal heating demands – and, when the snow starts falling, that the roads can stay clear. New snowplow services will be required to prevent traffic from freezing in place, while new all-weather trams and expanded public transit options can help residents and visitors alike get around town – and visit the new winter parks and landmarks available in Snowfall.
Snowfall will include:
- Now is the Winter of This Content: Rain and fog for existing maps, plus a new “Winter” map theme with snow and all of its challenges
- The Streetcars You Desire: Expanded public transportation options, including easier management of existing lines – and Trams, a new system demanded by fans
- World Warmth, Too: Cold weather increases demands for electricity, unless new water-based heat systems are in place
- Plowers to the People: Build a snowplow depot to keep traffic flowing during winter weather, and employ new road maintenance systems to keep your streets in shape
- New Chirps: #yeahthereare
For more information on Cities: Skylines, visit http://www.citiesskylines.com/
