{"id":2182,"date":"2024-03-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:30:48","slug":"beach-properties-dev-diary-2-sunshine-swimming-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=2182","title":{"rendered":"Beach Properties Dev Diary #2: Sunshine &#038; Swimming Pools"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2182\" class=\"elementor elementor-2182\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16efbf38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16efbf38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f26e9\" data-id=\"74f26e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d4be4 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"16d4be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-153ebc7 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 27, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-486fe8c elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>3:00 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69aaf3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69aaf3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0389f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"0389f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBeach Properties Dev Diary #2: Sunshine &#038; Swimming Pools  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e2e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6e2e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome back to the second development diary for the asset pack <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beach Properties<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Today we cover the references and inspiration for the buildings and the two approaches we took for the North American and European themes. But enough intro, let\u2019s just get into it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the <\/span><b>North American<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> theme, we headed (virtually) toward The Sunshine State, Florida. To make sure the buildings fit into existing cities, we didn\u2019t venture crazy far from the vanilla North American low density residential buildings stylistically, but you will still find these assets different from anything that we already have in the game. The paint on the walls is a bit lighter and the colors are more playful. Since we are on the sunny side of things we also have lots of outdoor spaces and swimming pools for the citizens to enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c39e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8c39e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2-1 NA Waterfront\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAzXC8yLTEtTkEtV2F0ZXJmcm9udC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2602\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1-NA-Waterfront-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Let your citizens enjoy the new North American Waterfront Housing either near the water or inland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7add4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7add4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If all of our American dream houses are still closely tied together visually, the <\/span><b>European<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> theme takes a different approach with the new zone buildings having a noticeably different style. In this case, we traveled (again, only virtually) to the Mediterranean coastal areas of southern France and Spain and got our hands dirty with the stucco walls and tiled roofs. Like in the North American theme, they have large fenced yards, but there are also balconies and flat roof areas that have been turned into rooftop terraces, so citizens can get their daily dose of solar radiation without even leaving the lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European buildings are also a bit different under (or maybe over) the hood: Many of these buildings were ideal to see how far we have come with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities: Skylines II <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">compared to the limitations of the propping system in the first game. We decided to rely on propping for many of the building features that would previously have been modeled as a part of the building meshes. Decorative elements like roof terrace fencing, window ornaments, window guards, and window hatches have been added to the buildings as props in the in-game Editor.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9333e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9333e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2-2 EU Waterfront\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAzXC8yLTItRVUtV2F0ZXJmcm9udC53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2603\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2-EU-Waterfront-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bring a southern vibe to your European cities with the European Waterfront Housing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9296186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9296186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are big benefits to this approach. Since all propped elements are using randomized versions, we can achieve a greater amount of variation without touching the building mesh itself. Also, if we ever decide to add more visual variations to any of these props, they will pop into the already finalized buildings automatically if those have been propped with randomized props.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rom the first days of developing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities: Skylines II<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>building color schemes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been a big part of creating subtle but noticeable differences between the two themes. That\u2019s why we wanted our new European props to fit in perfectly with the buildings they are used on which meant the system we already had in the game where company brand colors can control different parts of color variations on the commercial and office buildings. All the new European props have been set up so that the parent building colors are overriding the color variations of props used in that building. This means that the new props will never look too out of place. Good stuff!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are benefits to this prop-heavy approach, there are also some challenges. To ensure that all our assets will actually work together in the end, we needed to set some additional rules for the creation of both buildings and props, which can be frustrating for our artists. For example, there was a situation where we needed to change the design of some higher window ornaments so that they didn\u2019t end up clipping through the eaves of certain buildings. We were able to work around the issues, but of course, too strict rules will always limit the creativity of individual artists, and limiting creativity too much will never benefit the final outcome. It\u2019s a balancing act and we will keep evaluating case by case how beneficial this approach will be for us in the future, but overall we all learned a lot and for sure keep using this approach whenever it suits our art needs. Individual modders will most definitely push this system even further and we\u2019re excited to see what we can achieve with the system together!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the spawning buildings come <\/span><b>Signature Buildings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We have three for both North America and Europe and boy are they glamorous. While base game low density residential Signatures could be viewed as \u201cmodest\u201d in some way, there\u2019s nothing modest in some of the monsters included in this package. We took inspiration from the same regions as the zoned buildings but, as we wanted the Signature Buildings to really stand out, we allowed ourselves more variation in the architectural style to bring some luxurious mansions to the city. Prepare to bulldoze small family homes and make room for the mansion of a professional golfer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1582d14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1582d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2-3 Signature Buildings\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzAzXC8yLTMtU2lnbmF0dXJlLUJ1aWxkaW5ncy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-3-Signature-Buildings-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Architect\u2019s Mansion from the North American theme (left) and Golfer\u2019s Villa from the European Theme (right)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267b9a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267b9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to new buildings, we also have a <\/span><b>large collection of new props<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available. The majority of those props are related to the more prop-heavy approach that we took with especially the European Buildings, but there are also pergolas (both free-standing and modular), pool ladders, and wall fountains to spice up any backyard. And as this was the perfect chance to add them, we of course have some palm trees for you! There\u2019s <\/span><b>Royal Palm Tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Sylvester Palm Tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Coconut Palm Tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><b> Florida Palm Tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> included in the pack ready to be planted in your city &#8211; with all age variations from child to stump of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that, we\u2019ve reached the end of the development diaries for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beach Properties<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-300x94.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-1024x320.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-768x240.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-1536x480.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container 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target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Diary: Building for Bicycles\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The long-awaited bicycles are here - including bicycle lanes and parking.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"20\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3182\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" 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target=\"_self\"><span>The future of Cities: Skylines II and Colossal Order<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3182\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe future of Cities: Skylines II and Colossal Order\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">After more than a decade of successful collaboration across numerous titles that we\u2019re both immensely proud of, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent 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