To take a look at its Steam Workshop library of community creations is to disappear down a rabbit hole of tinkering, as hundreds of players seek to finetune the cities of their dreams. Skyrim still generates regular news stories due to its thriving mod community, and I'm pretty sure Paradox's rapturously-received townbuilder Cities: Skylines is going to do similar. It's crazy how big publishers seem so fearful of mods, given how they've a proven track record for keeping a game popular. Republishing this feature from last month as it's now updated with part 2 - utility mods for a more efficient, easier, less chaotic city with more comprehensible traffic.