Vanilla Asset Review – Cities: Skylines

 

1) Name this asset: Wolcott

2) Rating (number between 0 and 10):

• Architecture & Proportions:  7
• Colour (with vanilla colour variations): 6
• Colour (improved textures): 8
• Illumination: 7
• Model & Texture Quality: 8
• Decoration (props & trees): 7
• Overall Rating: 7

3) Stat Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Zone Type (RCIO): Residential
• Wealth Level ($, $$, $$$): $
• Density ([1 rural] – [10 megacity]): 3~5(Suburb?)
• Household & Workplace Count: 1
• Ideal lot size (with garden/parking, 1x1 – 16x8): 3x5

4) Style Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Commonness ([1 rare, unique] – [10 widespread, large accumulations]): 4
• Construction date (1800 – 2100): 1970~2010
• Continent or Region: Southern US i guess. (I'm not from the US)
• Architecture Style (if known):  n/a

5) Suggestions for improvement:

I think the default architecture already looks good, maybe a bigger space in the front for a driveway, and the backyard floor texture might look nice with earthy-toned(terracotta) floortiles or no floor at all just grass and a short brick-pathway.

Btw, I found out about this from your reddit post.

It looks like a duplex without a second door. As currently lotted, I'd make it a 2-family building (low wealth). Re-lotting and giving a color mask could make it a single-family middle class home.

The bricks look great after your change

1) Name this asset: -

2) Rating (number between 0 and 10):

• Architecture & Proportions: 7
• Colour (with vanilla colour variations): 5
• Colour (improved textures): 8
• Illumination: 8
• Model & Texture Quality: 7
• Decoration (props & trees): 7
• Overall Rating: 7

3) Stat Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Zone Type (RCIO): R
• Wealth Level ($, $$, $$$): $$
• Density ([1 rural] – [10 megacity]): 3-4
• Household & Workplace Count: 1-2
• Ideal lot size (with garden/parking, 1x1 – 16x8): 4x4, 4x5 or 4x6

4) Style Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Commonness ([1 rare, unique] – [10 widespread, large accumulations]): 7-8
• Construction date (1800 – 2100): 1960-today
• Continent or Region: The style is very dominant in Denmark (not all have chimneys though)
• Architecture Style (if known): -

5) Suggestions for improvement:

To get more variation we could do some color variations. Atm the roof has the color map, so I did some quick suggestions. Other option is to change the color map to the brick area and have this red, a darker red, yellow and white. I'd be up for making that if we want that.

Then ofc some garden in the back

Does the roof really have a color map? I wonder why they didn't use it in that case....

Yup, I was pretty surprised as well.  I figured it the whole thing would change color (or none of it) so gave it a try to see how it affected the brick. Very strange they didn't use it - maybe someone forgot all about it.  

Well, that makes things easier and this asset even better (though the brick is still very bright)! Thanks for your investigation.

Np ^^

Turns out these asset reviews are a bit distracting for me.  Messed around with a variation of this house to see if it was worth doing. Roof is a bit too saturated I'd say and the bricks aren't that visible (because I just slapped together a quick color mask). It's a nice change from my own assets and I still get work done on those, so it's okay.

Not bad. But your textures always miss the dirty, used look of the default assets.

The big problem with dual-colored roofs is that you will quickly notice repetition:

I plan on adding that, this was just a quick test to see if it was worth doing.   I plan on making the whole roof the same texture.

Edit: This is closer to what I want, but still not there. Roof needs more work, but the bricks with color mask are getting there.  

1) Name this asset:

2) Rating (number between 0 and 10):

• Architecture & Proportions: 8
• Colour (with vanilla colour variations): 6 (I mean... what was the idea behind so bright roof...)
• Colour (improved textures): 9 with the original red brick.. 10 with  Avanya's new brick colors !!!!
• Illumination: 8 (Like all of the others.. lighting is just to bright... I mean, how many lights do those Cims have haha !)
• Model & Texture Quality: 8
• Decoration (props & trees): 8 (Always place for improvement)
• Overall Rating: 8

3) Stat Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Zone Type (RCIO): R
• Wealth Level ($, $$, $$$): $$
• Density ([1 rural] – [10 megacity]): 3-4
• Household & Workplace Count: 1
• Ideal lot size (with garden/parking, 1x1 – 16x8): 4x5, 5x5, 5x6 to 8

4) Style Classification (you can specify one or multiple values):

• Commonness ([1 rare, unique] – [10 widespread, large accumulations]): 2 - 3
• Construction date (1800 – 2100): 1960 to Today
• Continent or Region: Western part of the globe mostly but I would say it is pretty typical.
• Architecture Style (if known): Prefrab house

5) Suggestions for improvement: This is a nice asset with the color variation on. But it desperately needs a front yard.. Suburban house in my mind shouldn't be so close to the street.  

7 hours ago, Bolduck91 said:

This is a nice asset with the color variation on. But it desperately needs a front yard.. Suburban house in my mind shouldn't be so close to the street.  

only a front yard? From the size of it, I would probably put 2 households into it.

15 hours ago, boformer said:

From the size of it, I would probably put 2 households into it.

I know, but i'm always counting the doors and it makes no sense for me to have two household if there is just one door. Except if the grand-parents live with the family . But yeah if we could add 1 other door on that front porch, I would gladly accept two household ! 

@Bolduck91 The building could still have a shared floor with multiple doors inside. Better think about the size. As I mentioned, this one is over 500m², so it could even be a home for 3 families.