romain-neil / TelecommunicationCities

Telecommunication Mod for Cities: Skylines. Adds TelCo as extra services. Implements phone and internet access
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/!\ Developping is starting, if you known how to make antenna or telephonic center for this mod, let me know at the mail bellow.

If you are pretty good at 3d modeling, you can see project for 3d models to see what to be done

Apparently, the author abandoned the project.

Pour la version française, regardez README_FR.md

Telecommunication for Cities: Skylines

Telecommunication Mod for Cities: Skylines. Adds telecommunication as an extra service. The mod implements phone and internet access.

Gameplay:

The idea is that telecommunication is added as an extra city service. The level 1 buildings (Phone center and phone line) will be unlocked at an early level (Worth Village). The next level (Telecommunications Tower) will be unlocked with the "Boom Town" Milestone. The 3rd level includes the data center and DSL-line enabling internet access. It will be unlocked with the "Big Town" milestone and high density residential and office zones will require internet access. The last level (Broadband tower, fiberline) will be unlocked with the Big City milestone. Access to a phone line or internet increases happiness and internet connection also provides a boost to high school and university education. All unlock milestones may be changed during development due to balance issues and are now only preliminary values.

If you are interested in contributing in the development of this mod just write a nice email to me and I might just add you as dev. Please be aware that this project is and always will be just for fun and is licensed under GPL 2.0.

New buildings:

New policies:

Detailed building description:

Level 1 Buildings:

1. Phone center:

Description:

The phone center serves as an access point to telephone services. A phone network must be connected to a phone center to function similar to the water network.

Capacity: TBD; maybe 5,000
Cost: TBD
Upkeep: TBD
Upgrade to: Data center when unlocked.

2. Phone line:

Description:

Buildings within a phone lines radius are provided with phone access, provided the network is connected to a phone or data center and there is enough capacity left. Its radius is most like to be greater than the radius of a water pipe.

Cost: TBD; higher than water and power lines.
Upkeep: TBD; higher than water and power lines.
Upgrade to: DSL line when unlocked.

Level 2 Buildings:

1. Telecommunication tower:

Description:

A telecommunications tower provides phone access in a bigger radius around it, provided it is connected to a phone or data center via phone lines or another tower.

Capacity: TBD
Cost: TBD; The cost will be balanced so that it is useful to upgrade the network in the long run.
Upkeep: TBD
Upgrade to: Broadband tower when unlocked.

Level 3 Buildings:

1. Data center:

Description:

Provides access to internet. The network must be connected to it similar to the phone center.

Capacity: 10,000
Cost: TBD
Upkeep: TBD

2. DSL line:

Description:

Provides access to internet in a radius similar to a phone line around it, if connected to a data center with enough capacity.

Cost: TBD
Upkeep: TBD
Upgraded to: Fiber line when unlocked.

Level 4 Buildings:

1. Broadband tower:

Description:

Same as the telecommunications tower but additionally provides internet access.

Capacity: TBD
Cost: TBD
Upkeep: TBD

2. Fiber line:

Description:

Same as a DSL line but with bigger radius and it boosts happiness and high+ education levels around it.

Cost: TBD
Upkeep: TBD

Detailed policy description:

1. Free phone access:

Makes phone access free for every citizen, but costs a certain amount per connected building. Generates a decent amount of happiness.

2. Free mobile internet:

Same as free phone access with more happiness and cost involved.

3. Free home internet:

Makes internet access free or homes and boosts education levels in connected areas. Increases demand for residential areas and costs a certain amount of money per week.

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