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Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive

Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Paradox Interactive

A bustling city centre inside Cities Skylines 2.

Cities: Skylines 2launched last week and Colossal Order have spent the time since combatting performance issues andteeth conspiracies. Today they released a first video of its upcoming editor tool, however, and it looks neat.

First Look at the Editor | Cities: Skylines IIA first look at Cities: Skylines 2’s editor.Watch on YouTube

First Look at the Editor | Cities: Skylines II

Cover image for YouTube video

Sin wrote in herCities: Skylines 2 reviewthat the citybuilding sequel didn’t feel like a big enough step forward. My favourable reading on the situation is that this is because most of the sequel’s innovations lie under the hood, to enable a more interesting future of mods and - natch - paid DLC.

The editor looks like it’ll take a step towards justifying my no-basis, glass-half-full belief. It’s a one-stop-shop for map and asset creation, as opposed to the separate editors made for tinkering with Colossal Order’s original, and it doesn’t look too intimidating in the video above even for a dope like me.

There’s no date on when these modding tools will launch yet, only that they’re expected soon.