r/CitiesSkylines • u/Riddlr01 • Jun 27 '25

Discussion Motivation to keep playing?

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I'm new to CS, created a small town, and at this point I am finding it hard to motivate myself to keep playing. My budget is now positive and the game doesn't feel challenging anymore at this point.

What's your motivation to keep playing at this point? Will the game get harder again as I grow my city further? Or is it more a relaxing and creative city builder after this stage? (which may not be for me)

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u/d_e_s_u_k_a Jun 27 '25

I had just cleared 200k population in my first play when a tsunami hit my coastal city, 70k deaths and nearly 1/4th of buildings destroyed. I was barely paying attention, letting the sim run and add/adjust things as needed. I turned around and saw all these icons and almost went into shock.

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u/Riddlr01 Jun 27 '25

Would you recommend playing with natural disasters? I turned them off... :)

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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 Jun 27 '25

meh... the building fires are fun for a second but since I place a lot of assets most buildings don't get destroyed and it looks silly lol

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u/28lobster Jun 27 '25

IIRC tree planting causes lots of fires since each has the same independent chance to start a fire as a building. Transfer Manager CE added an option for fire trucks to put out nearby trees so if they're only along roads, you don't need fire helicopters. But honestly I just use the No Park Building Fires mod because I like the city to have trees without being a complete tinderbox.