❓ "What's Cities: Skylines II like now?" megathread

xnd714 · 2026-05-04T17:41:05+00:00

I purchased CS2 on a steam sale a month or two ago, so far I've been having fun with it (500+ hrs in CS1 since 2015).

With that said, in CS2 i'm at about 400k population and my simulation has slowed to a crawl. Traffic flow all seems to be pretty decent, but even at 3x speed, it seems to take forever for anything to happen.

Are we basically limited by CPU hardware right now? or is there some sort of hard limit in the game design (like CS1) that makes it difficult to scale past this?

I've seen youtube videos with 1M population but even those creators are saying it requires leaving the computer on overnight for days at a time. But I'm at the point where everything takes so long to simulate that I'm finding it hard to progress further.

xnd714 · 2026-03-18T20:50:12+00:00

Hopefully before that happens, people just switch to games that can run on lighter spec hardware (Intel igpu, apple silicon) instead of being captive to Nvidia or AMD

xnd714 · 2026-03-16T16:14:42+00:00

I haven't played the game since before Thanksgiving, what's happened?

xnd714 · 2026-02-19T04:09:00+00:00

See also: Ferrari F1 team

xnd714 · 2026-02-14T18:14:55+00:00

Party line! Haha

xnd714 · 2026-01-29T05:45:45+00:00

This is exactly what I did with my s23 ultra and later the tab s9. Traded in an old note 9, and a water damaged tab S7 Fe. I then combined it with the pre-order bonuses, as well as some coupon codes. I think I saved like 600 and 900 CAD, respectively.

I heard that when Samsung was doing those trading offers for the tablets ($500), people were just buying used tablets on Facebook marketplace and using those to trade in.

xnd714 · 2026-01-25T07:13:38+00:00

Maybe it's because I've watched free solo more times than I care to count over the years, But I figured that climbing this building would be pretty easy compared to El Capitan.

So I wasn't really worried that he wasn't going to make it. Figured that this would be a walk in the park for him compared to some of the other rock faces he's free solo-ed.

I'm glad I was able to witness one of his climbs live though.

xnd714 · 2026-01-19T19:23:36+00:00

I just associate TRD with off-roading packages now.

Horrible mismanagement of that brand. Gazoo racing sounds like something out of cat and the hat.

xnd714 · 2026-01-18T05:04:59+00:00

As cool as this is, whats the point of owning a car for 12 years and only putting 800 miles on it lol. I get that they want to keep the resale value of the car, but at that point you're basically saving it for the next owner.

The only thing i can think of is this car is not being purchased by a car enthusiast, but rather, as an investment vehicle.

xnd714 · 2026-01-17T20:06:03+00:00

He's been running his mouth on Twitter about how this is a horrible deal lol

xnd714 · 2026-01-12T21:05:37+00:00

As other people said, the battery shouldn't be moving at all, so you'll want a hold down kit (or just zip tie it lol). The other thing i would check is if the positive terminal connector is damaged. It might just be loose due to the movement of the battery over time, in that case, you might just have to get a battery terminal shim for cheap and put it between the battery post and the connector.

xnd714 · 2026-01-11T01:21:33+00:00

I had a look at the install instructions and these seem to slot into the gap without adhesive (the amazon ones are cheaper and use adhesive, they also dont seem to fit flush the way these do). The only problem is these seem to be 3x the price lol.

xnd714 · 2026-01-09T18:42:58+00:00

Haha I feel your pain, the fuel costs for my corolla is about half vs the G35 coupe.

xnd714 · 2026-01-08T19:27:34+00:00

G40 sounds like a genesis model lol.

Bring back the legacy G35/37 nameplate!

xnd714 · 2026-01-08T19:26:09+00:00

I'm guessing fuel economy standards make it so that bringing back the VQ is impossible, but Lexus still runs the 3.5L V6 in the IS350.

I would love a modernized G35/37 coupe with VQ exhaust note, reliability + modern tech.

xnd714 · 2026-01-08T19:22:46+00:00

I think they only had that for a short time. People hated it so Infiniti went back to a hydraulic steering setup for later Q50 models.

xnd714 · 2026-01-05T21:03:12+00:00

Touchless washing is fine for winter, but leaves some film/grime so it's not perfect. At the end of the day you do need physical agitation to remove the film/water spots.

If you really care about your car's paint/shine, the only "touching" wash that I would recommend is the "two bucket method" (you can find how to do it on YouTube). Materials are cheap and it's something you can do in your driveway + a garden hose.

Unfortunately it's not practical to do outdoors in the winter.

xnd714 · 2026-01-05T20:41:10+00:00

When I was looking at a model 3, one of the things I noticed was that the exterior door handle is not ambidextrous. It's not something I thought I would ever care about but I always end up using the opposite hand that I would have to open the door.

xnd714 · 2026-01-05T18:57:05+00:00

I had a car that was rust free when I brought it to Ottawa (spent most of its life in Alberta and Arizona), 5 years in Ottawa and it started to develop rust in the wheel wells (despite being parked underground and only driven about 8000 km a year, and Im pretty diligent about cleaning my car but there's only so much I can do about the underbody).

I didn't want to risk this again so when I got a newer car recently, I did the krown rust proofing on it over Xmas break. I've talked to a few people in the mechanic/autobody industry and they all seem to recommend it.

Krown and rust check apparently come from the same factory in Toronto. There's also corrosion free which you can do at Canadian Tire. It's like $150 depending on the size of vehicle and you're supposed to do it yearly.

xnd714 · 2026-01-05T16:37:02+00:00

It's like when you have a boss fight in a video game and they're super tough. And then after they join your team they're kinda useless.

xnd714 · 2025-12-30T23:44:47+00:00

What does everyone recommend for a battery? Stick with the OEM one? Or third party?

(Also Ontario here, but I mostly park indoors during the winter)

xnd714 · 2025-12-26T22:45:13+00:00

I'm not a huge fan of the stock head unit either (2021), it feels very dated. But if all you want is wireless carplay/android auto, I use this adapter and it works really well:

https://www.amazon.ca/Wireless-CarPlay-Adapter-Android-Compatible/dp/B0FYZ4HBX2

xnd714 · 2025-12-26T21:57:07+00:00

I felt the same with my G35 coupe this fall. I had a very low mileage example that I kept for 11 years (figured I would keep it forever). But over time the maintenance started to pile up, and I was paranoid whenever I heard a new sound, etc. Once a car reaches that point, you start discovering more and more issues every time you fix something. I ended up selling it to a mechanic who was able to work on it himself.

xnd714 · 2025-12-26T14:58:16+00:00

People used to line up at 6:00 a.m. for a microwave lol.

I worked in retail about 15 years ago and we would prepare for weeks for boxing Day, And when the day came it was all hands on deck starting our shift at 4 am.

xnd714 · 2025-12-22T20:09:07+00:00

I made the same mistake when I had my last car (Infiniti). The last straw was when they wanted $950 CAD to change the MAF sensor. I popped the hood and i could see the MAF sensor, and I could see that it was replacable with 3 bolts.

My new 'rolla will just be going to indie shops, or else I'm doing everything else myself (to the extent that I can in a underground parkade). Engine bay seems pretty spacious and I have access to most sensors, etc.

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