Hi everyone, I have just the base version of Cities: Skylines, and was wondering if anyone could recommend some mods to use. I'm looking for mods that primarily improve my game experience, I don't care about mods that add new buildings. Thanks.
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Here be a warning: some of the mods and assets I am about to suggest require a machine with 8 or 16GB RAM. Playing with 4GB will be excruciatingly slow.
- Network Extensions Project, adds new road types that vastly improve road networking. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=478820060
- Extra Landscaping Tools, adds free terraforming, water editing, etc. Required for Surface Painter. http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=502750307
- Surface Painter, adds a paintbrush for concrete, farmland, gravel, and worn turf. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=689937287
- More Beautification, allows the placement of props in the game, not just asset editor. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=505480567
- Prop and Tree Anarchy, allows the placement of props and trees everywhere. http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=502750307
- All Spaces Unlockable, allows you to use 25 tiles instead of 9. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=403798635
- All Tile Start, automatically unlocks all 25 of those tiles at the start of the game. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=616078328
- Enhanced Zoom, replaces the limited game camera with a much better one. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=651056665
- Vehicle Unbuncher, stops eight busses arriving at once. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=531401164
- Realistic Population and Consumption, rebalances core cim simulation. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=426163185
- Rush Hour. So much this. Rebalances the time system, introduces actual time to the game day, makes the clock and calendar actually work, makes people go to work or school more realistically, basically this mod should be core gameplay but isn't. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=605590542
- Network Skins, allows you to change how roads look, what street lights they use, what kind of trees, etc. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=543722850
- Traffic Manager + Improved AI, adds additional traffic controls, traffic light toggles, etc. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=498363759
- Precision Engineering, makes building neat roads easier. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=445589127
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Wow, that's quite a list. Thank you. 
I've got 16 GB of RAM.
Also, are any of these incompatible or otherwise mutually exclusive with each other?
I've got 16 GB of RAM.
Also, are any of these incompatible or otherwise mutually exclusive with each other?
There is currently a clash between Timewarp and Rush Hour, so use Rush Hour for the time being. All the others are independent except for Surface Painter which requires Extra Landscaping Tools. I use all of these plus a dozen or so others and they all play along happily. Though when running the game does use between 14 and 15GB RAM all by itself!
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i use Rush Hour, Traffic President Edition, RICO, NExt, the 25 tiles one (not the one that unlocks from the start)... those are my main ones.
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