Skyscrapers

[The Andy-Man]

Hey guys,

When do the tall buildings kick in? I have a population of about 20k, with some higher level high density areas, but for some reason everything is staying at most 8 stories high in European style buildings (I've unsubscribed from the mod I think is causing this).

Is their a way I can change the build set to something more modern and skyscrapery? Or do I just need a bit more patience?

As a side note, are there any mods that will make my city look like the dystopian megapolis of my dreams/nightmares?

Thanks

A

 

[metacritical]

the amount of services you have affects how your city grows. if you want high rise buildings make sure that your high density residential zones have enough services like transport links. level of education is also the key to developing high rise buildings so make sure most of your population are highly educated

 

[ristosal]

When do the tall buildings kick in? I have a population of about 20k, with some higher level high density areas, but for some reason everything is staying at most 8 stories high in European style buildings (I've unsubscribed from the mod I think is causing this).

The European style doesn't produce skyscrapers at all, even maximum level buildings stay around the same height. You don't need to unsubscribe from any mods to get around this though, here's what you need to do:

- Set a district over an area of your preference
- Click on the district name
- At the bottom right of the district info box there's a District Style option, choose Vanilla (you need to have the styles option turned on in the Content Manager)

After that you'll start getting highrises when buildings reach maximum level

 

[The Andy-Man]

Thanks for the help. I didn't realise European maps only let you have european style buildings (I can't even change the theme with mods!).

And thanks for telling me about the styles thing, as I have now finally worked out how it works and promptly downloaded a load of cyber punk stuff, which has now made my game run like a little old lady on a sunday drive.