Or it was, until the announcement of Skylines’ Natural Disasters expansion. According to publisher Paradox Interactive, the latter is “the feature fans have been asking for since launch”, which is probably why the game’s latest expansion adds exactly that. Players will be challenged to cope with whatever happens by planning early warning systems, emergency services routes and fix the damage.
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The expansion will also include a new scenario editor and gameplay mode “allowing players to finally win – or lose – the game on their own terms”.
Deep, Impactful Gameplay: Keep your city going through the devastation of several possible doomsday scenarios, from towering infernos to the day the sky exploded.
“Buildings and infrastructure will be destroyed, fire can spread across locations, and countless lives may be lost unless players implement the right emergency plans and responses and keep an ear on the new radio alert system”, reads a line from the expansion’s description.
A new Scenario Mode will also allow players to design and share custom challenges through the Steam Workshop. Continuing the mass communication theme, the in-game Twitter-like, Chirper, will be getting some new hats too, because videogames.
Fortunately, Chris Bratt has a date with developer Colossal Order at Gamescom this week, so we should know more soon.
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