Overview
- The new developer previewed an “extreme makeover” of the interface, including streamlined onboarding, clearer icons, and a redesigned toolbar that highlights demand bars.
- A built-in recolor tool will let players change colors for buildings and vehicles at launch, with vegetation, favorites, and district-wide application targeted for later updates.
- Visual tuning includes brighter, clearer day and night lighting, a rebalanced cloud system, weather‑responsive fog, and snow that properly settles on lots.
- Iceflake says players should see these changes in the second half of February, with mechanical adjustments detailed in a separate blog and an in‑game encyclopedia not included in this patch.
- Further environment work—such as improved ground textures, closer tree placement, and a tree age toggle—is in progress and may slip to a subsequent update after the initial patch.