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Cities: Skylines 2 Realistic Graphics Settings Guide (Updated)
Here's how to improve the graphics of Cities: Skylines 2 and add a realistic feel. It explains in detail how to install the necessary mods from Paradox Mods and adjust the in-game graphics settings to enhance the visual experience. In particular, it focuses on how to adjust the color and weather using Preserve Photo Mode and Time & Weather Anarchy mods.
Using these two mods together allows you to set the color and atmosphere of the game as you like.
This setting is suitable for spring, summer, and autumn, and the values can be adjusted according to personal preference.
1. 🎮 Cities: Skylines 2 Graphics Improvement and Mod Introduction
- ✅ Introduces how to improve graphics settings after the game update.
- ✅ Provides realistic graphics setting tips for each season: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- ✅ Guides you on how to download the necessary mods from PDX Mods.
| Mod Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Preserve Photo Mode | Maintains the settings changed in photo mode in the game. |
| Time & Weather Anarchy | Freely adjusts time, temperature, precipitation, clouds, etc. |
00:00 - 00:46
1. 🎮 Cities: Skylines 2 Graphics Improvement and Mod Introduction
- ✅ Introduces how to improve graphics settings after the game update.
- ✅ Provides realistic graphics setting tips for each season: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- ✅ Guides you on how to download the necessary mods from PDX Mods.
| Mod Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Preserve Photo Mode | Maintains the settings changed in photo mode in the game. |
| Time & Weather Anarchy | Freely adjusts time, temperature, precipitation, clouds, etc. |
00:47 - 01:21
2. 🛠️ Essential Mods: Preserve Photo Mode & Time and Weather Anarchy
- ✅ Preserve Photo Mode: Allows you to keep the settings changed in photo mode even after the game ends.
- ✅ Time & Weather Anarchy: Allows you to adjust various weather elements such as time, temperature, precipitation, and clouds.
Using these two mods together allows you to set the color and atmosphere of the game as you like.
01:22 - 02:50
3. ⚙️ How to Adjust In-Game Graphics Settings
- ✅ Anti-Aliasing: Use TAA settings to make textures sharper. Activating AMD Fidelity FX Super Resolution can provide even better effects.
- ✅ Volumetric Clouds: If you have problems with FPS, it is recommended to turn off this setting.
- ✅ Global Illumination Quality: You may consider turning this off to reduce visual errors that occur on building surfaces at certain times of the day.
- ✅ Terrain Target Patch Size: Set to 4 to allow water to be rendered to a further distance.
- ✅ Level of Detail: Adjust the value according to FPS. If your PC specifications are high, set it to the maximum.
- ✅ MIP Bias: Set to 0 to improve rendering of in-game objects and buildings.
02:51 - 03:46
4. 🎨 Preserve Photo Mode Settings: Color Adjustment
- ✅ Open photo mode and adjust the color options.
- ✅ Set the saturation to 0.
- ✅ Set the temperature to 10.
- ✅ Set the shadows to 0.200.
This setting is suitable for spring, summer, and autumn, and the values can be adjusted according to personal preference.
03:47 - 04:21
5. 🌤️ Time & Weather Anarchy Settings: Seasonal Weather Settings
- ✅ Spring, Summer, Autumn: Set the temperature to 20~30 degrees, disable precipitation, and set the amount of clouds to 20. Setting the weather option to summer will give you the best color.
- ✅ Time and Date: Adjust according to personal preference.
04:22 - 05:02
6. ❄️ Additional Tips for Winter City Settings
- ✅ Photo Mode: Set saturation to 0, temperature to -1.500, and shadows to 0.1.
- ✅ Time & Weather Anarchy: While keeping the weather option set to summer, set the temperature to -5~-20 degrees and the precipitation to 1% to give a snowing effect.
05:03 - 05:42
7. 🎬 Closing and Additional Information
- ✅ You can improve game graphics through the settings introduced.
- ✅ You can get more information by joining the Discord community.
- ✅ You can support better content creation through Patreon sponsorship.