Cities: Skylines 2's upcoming patch will fix the city builder's 'high rent' issue by throwing out "the virtual landlord" and letting renters pay for a building's upkeep equally
The rent calculation is being changed, too
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Simple, huh? The rent calculation itself has also been altered, and going forward, the ‘high rent’ notifications will be based on household income. Even if they don’t have enough money to pay rent, citizens “won’t complain and will instead spend less money on resource consumption,” which does feel a little dystopian, but rest assured that it’s only supposed to be a problem if their income is too low in general, at which point they’ll find somewhere else to live.
These changes are all coming as part of a wider overhaul to the game’s economy, but don’t worry, any existing saves will continue to work just fine when it’s rolled out, “though we expect they will have a transition period as the simulation adapts to the changes,” Colossal Order adds. However, when it comes to rent, …
