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Top 20 Mods for Cities Skylines 2 & How to Use Them (2025)
🕑 Added 2024-12-29 22:57:41 +0000 UTCOne question I get asked most in the comments is what are the essential mods for someone just starting out in Cities Skylines 2?
Today, I’m answering that by sharing my list of must-have mods for beginners. I’ll not only show you what they are but also give a quick tutorial on how to use each one, so you can hit the ground running and take your city-building skills to the next level!
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MODS FROM THIS VIDEO
► Tigon's Rail Infrastructure Pack - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/90794/Windows
► Zone Organizer - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/94394/Windows
► Advanced Line Tool - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Recolor - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/90794/Windows
► Area Bucket - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75750/Windows
► Toggle Overlays - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Zoning Toolkit - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75750/Windows
► Road Builder - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/90794/Windows
► Traffic - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Find It - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/94394/Windows
► Plop the Growables - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/90794/Windows
► Move It - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Better Bulldozer - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/94394/Windows
► Anarchy - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/94394/Windows
► Extended Tooltip - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Show Text Trends - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Time & Weather Anarchy - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/90794/Windows
► Lumina - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/94394/Windows
► Zone Color Changer - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
► Skyve - https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/75804/Windows
Comments
TheArchitect
Nevermind me. New Year Brain. I assume it's this one (which didn't pop to the top of Paradox Mods search....) https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/80095/Windows
TheArchitect
Looks like the link for Traffic is the same link for Skyve. Can you update which Traffic mod that is? Thx!
City Planner Plays
Hi Kris! Can you explain what you mean? This one is the final cut, so I'd like to get it right. Is the resolution not very high? If that's the case, it might be a Vimeo issue that I might be able to get sorted out with them. In terms of the overall appearance of the video, it's a bit grayer than usual because lumina was not included. I attempted to only showcase the one mod I was working with at any given time in the video. Thanks for the feedback!
Kris Culin
I've watched just about all of your videos, for a long time. But this is the first one where there were focus issues. I don't "think" it is my system but something with the video itself. I do realize this may not be the final cut so hopefully you've already noticed the issues and have fixed them. Otherwise, this video was very useful. I learned a few things about some of the mods, too.
