{"id":2276,"date":"2024-06-03T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:25:10","slug":"economy-2-0-development-diary-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"Economy 2.0 Development Diary #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2276\" class=\"elementor elementor-2276\" 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>June 3, 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\tEconomy 2.0 Development Diary #1  \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;\">Hello again! We are back with another development diary. This time we look at the economy re-work or as we like to call it \u201cEconomy 2.0\u201d set to release within the upcoming two weeks. You\u2019ve shared a lot of great feedback with us, from bringing bugs to our attention to sharing how you feel while playing the game. As we went through your feedback, it became clear that certain systems, particularly the economic simulation, weren\u2019t transparent enough and didn\u2019t allow you enough control over your city. We felt this was important to improve, so for the past few months, we have overhauled several systems based on your feedback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we get into the nitty-gritty of these changes, we want to thank you for the detailed and constructive feedback you shared. It really helped us understand what issues you experienced, what information you lacked, and how we could improve things. We look forward to hearing your feedback following these changes so we can continue to work on improving <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities: Skylines II<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and make it the best it possibly can be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alright, let\u2019s get to it! Our goal with Economy 2.0 was to make the systems more straightforward and responsive, so you can make more meaningful choices and have more control over the various gameplay aspects. This means fewer safeguards and automated systems that work invisibly under the surface and an increased level of challenge. We still aim for the game to be playable without paying too much attention to where and how money and resources flow in the city so new players have a chance to succeed, while still leaving room for experienced players to benefit from optimizing their city. We\u2019ll get into the details below but to give you a quick overview here are the major changes of Economy 2.0:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government Subsidies have been removed to make the economy more challenging and transparent<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importing City Services from Outside Connections now has a toggle and a fee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Service Upkeep costs have been increased<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculations for Demand have been improved<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New calculations for rent and household spending allow citizens to afford to live in Low Density Residential<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The production chain has been rebalanced to bring tax income to a more reasonable level<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-3e81322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e81322\" 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-e0c6cdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0c6cdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ECONOMY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c649d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c649d9\" 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;\">A key point in the feedback we received was that the game didn\u2019t challenge many of you when it comes to managing the city\u2019s finances. Striking the right balance is hard. We want new players to be able to dive into the game while still providing players from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities: Skylines<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or long-term fans of the city-building genre a challenge. We introduced <\/span><b>Government Subsidies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities: Skylines II <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to act as a helping hand as your city got established, allowing them to scale with expenses. But they also removed agency and consequences from the game. Why build a city with a well-balanced economy if the government will cover all the expenses of your Utopia?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We considered several approaches to Government Subsidies but in the end, we decided to completely remove them from the city budget. This puts you in full control of your city\u2019s finances and gives you a reason to consider what you spend your money on and when. It will be up to you to create a profitable city, and when you succeed, you get to take all the credit. If you struggle to get the hang of it, the in-game tutorials are there to help you out and the tips can always be accessed through the Advisor (the question mark in the top-right corner of the screen). And of course, you can always ask us or your fellow players for help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>MONEY<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money makes the world, or in this case the city, go round. In Cities: Skylines II, money circulates both within the city and in and out of the simulation through money sources and sinks. We work with 4 entities in Cities: Skylines II:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You, the player\/the city<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Households<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abstracted investors<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these has ways they can gain or lose money, some of which are preset and automatic, some of which are within your control. Below we have a quick overview of these to give you a sense of how money flows in your city, and how you can affect it.<\/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-b7be4fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7be4fd\" 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\/06\/1-1-Money.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1-1 Money\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA2XC8xLTEtTW9uZXkud2VicCJ9\">\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\/06\/1-1-Money.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-Money.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-Money-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-Money-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-Money-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-Money-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\">A sneak peek at some of the new service buildings and vehicles you can look forward to<\/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-f5c7a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5c7a56\" 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><b>CITY SERVICES<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, City Service construction and upkeep, along with roads of course, are where most (if not all) of your money goes. In Economy 2.0 we\u2019ve rebalanced the costs of City Services which includes a significant<\/span><b> increase in the upkeep costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Our goal here is to give your choices more meaning as your city grows. Is your city\u2019s economy strong enough to afford a University or will you have to increase taxes to pay for it? Can you afford to improve the city\u2019s mail service to make citizens happy or will that have to wait until your economy is more stable? These are the kinds of questions we hope you will be asking yourself as you play with the update.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But services aren\u2019t just available locally in your city. Your neighbors can provide you with garbage trucks or ambulances from Outside Connections if your city isn\u2019t quite able to provide those for your citizens yet. With our initial design, the only cost of importing services (excluding Electricity and Water and Sewage) was the time it took the service vehicles to arrive and perform the needed tasks. Economy 2.0 changes that by adding a <\/span><b>fee for importing services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which scales with the city\u2019s population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, we can\u2019t add a fee and not give you a way to avoid it, so we have added a <\/span><b>new City Policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called Import City Services. It works as a toggle: When it\u2019s enabled your city can and will import services that are lacking in your city, and when it\u2019s disabled, which is the default, your city relies on what\u2019s available locally. In its current form, it\u2019s an all-or-nothing toggle, but we are considering expanding the service import to give you more control. What do you think, any particular direction you would like us to take? We\u2019d love to hear your thoughts.<\/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-6fb30d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6fb30d7\" 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\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1-2 CityPolicy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjU5NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzA2XC8xLTItQ2l0eVBvbGljeS53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-2-CityPolicy-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\">City Policies can be found by clicking the City Information button next to the demand bars<\/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-b22c79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b22c79e\" 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-dc8b0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc8b0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIFE IN THE CITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21a994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d21a994\" 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;\">While we call this systems rework \u201cEconomy 2.0\u201d it affects more than just the economic simulation. To complement both the changes to the financial side of the game and the improvements to the Land Value system in patch 1.1.0f1, we\u2019ve made improvements to Demand, Rent, Education, and Citizen Happiness. These changes affect your citizens\u2019 lives, and how and where they choose to live.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>DEMAND<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most noticeable are the changes to how Demand is calculated, allowing it to be more responsive and more accurately reflect the state of the city at any given time. Residential demand has been expanded so the desired density is tied to the <\/span><b>size and wealth of households<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On average low density residential is the most expensive type of housing as a single household is responsible for the building\u2019s expenses (paying Rent and Upkeep), while residents in medium and high density can split the costs. When wealthier households move into the city, the demand for low density increases, and when citizens with lower wealth, such as students, want to move in, the demand for high density goes up. Similarly, families will want more space, preferring low or medium density homes, while singles are perfectly happy with the smaller homes found in high density apartment complexes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>type of households<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that spawn are determined by the average citizen happiness, homelessness in the city, the residential tax rates, available education spots, and open job positions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turning our attention to <\/span><b>commercial demand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it\u2019s now more closely tied to what households need. The more households consume, the more demand for commercial zones you\u2019ll see. We\u2019ve tweaked the household need for shopping, forcing them to pay rent and consider the garbage fee before going shopping. Furthermore, we have also tied the types of companies that can inhabit commercial buildings more closely to the products citizens consume. This means you\u2019re less likely to see a bunch of the same companies spawn as the simulation seeks to provide a more varied selection of products for your citizens.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both <\/span><b>office and industry demand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been adjusted to a more reasonable level to match the other zone types, and their interactions with commercial have been strengthened, so you can produce what your shops need locally. Additionally, industry now has more workplaces so you can satisfy the demand more easily.<\/span><\/p><p><b>EDUCATION AND WORK<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve made tweaks to education before, particularly to encourage more teens to go to high school, but we didn\u2019t quite reach our goals, so Economy 2.0 includes further improvements to the education system. Children always go to elementary school if the city has one with available student spots, while teens have a high chance of going to high school. Some will still choose to work, especially if no school is available, but you should see more teens in high school. We\u2019ve also improved the chance they graduate from both elementary and high school, and for those adults who didn\u2019t get their high school diploma, there is now a chance, albeit low, to apply to a high school with available student spots so that they can graduate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teens and adults can both join the workforce if there are suitable jobs for them. However, if they have health problems, such as being sick or injured, they don\u2019t count as employable citizens and will need to recover before they can work. They may find work in the city, if any job positions with their skill level or lower are available, or they may resort to finding work in a neighboring city, though working in Outside Connections is less desirable with this rework.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they cannot find work, they become unemployed and receive unemployment from the government. However, this option is only available for a limited time, so if you don\u2019t provide them with suitable jobs, they will eventually have no other option than to leave the city as they cannot pay their rent.<\/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-6546b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6546b0c\" 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-10d3758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d3758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BUILDING A BUSINESS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d277f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d277f74\" 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;\">Your city consists of more than just citizens though, many businesses make it their home too, and demand isn\u2019t the only thing we tweaked for commercial, industry, and office. Let\u2019s take a look at what else has changed, starting with production. You already know the basics: One or more input resources are processed and turned into a more refined product, which requires both workers and time. Higher education level workers do this more efficiently (they work smarter, not harder), and each product has a certain amount of work needed to produce one unit. Previously, the game calculated the amount of work needed at the start of the game, but we have changed that to a preconfigured amount to make the game more predictable and allow us to fine-tune things. Additionally, we have <\/span><b>adjusted the amount of work needed to produce a single unit for all products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reducing the overall production, which in turn reduces the company profits, and by extension, the amount of tax you can collect from them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that\u2019s not all. The <\/span><b>price of resources has been adjusted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as how it\u2019s calculated. It now has two parts: A discounted price paid by industrial companies when they purchase materials for their production, and a normal price for commercial companies to purchase the goods. The two prices are then combined into one as they\u2019re sold to consumers, allowing everyone to profit (hopefully, at least) from the sales. But don\u2019t worry about the consumers, we have also <\/span><b>increased the wages <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">companies pay so the citizens can afford both their homes and the resources they need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alright, that was a lot of information! With that, we\u2019ll end today\u2019s dev diary, but don\u2019t miss part 2 coming next week where we look at Rent, Building Upgrades, and what happens to existing cities. In the meantime, we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on what\u2019s to come. Any changes you\u2019re particularly excited about? Any that leave you with questions? 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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=3214\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img 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 premium-blog-framed-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3214\" target=\"_self\"><span>Development Diary: Adding Custom Assets<\/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=3214\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Diary: Adding Custom Assets\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div 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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=3176\" 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 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\/>\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 premium-blog-framed-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3182\" 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 paths.<\/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\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"premium-blog-pagination-container\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=5\">5<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" 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