Cities: Skylines 2 is finally getting proper fixes - the Morning Dew update has restored players' faith in the simulator

After months of criticism and tech hiccups, Cities: Skylines 2 is finally looking less like a train wreck. The new update Morning Dew turned out to be one of the friendliest patches the game has seen — players are loudest about the road AI fix. What used to turn neighborhoods into endless jams is quieting: fewer senseless U-turns, more anticipatory lane changes, and a noticeable drop in those artificial bottlenecks that made highways feel apocalyptic.

The lighting got attention, too. Shadow flicker, blanks on the horizon, weird redraws when spinning the camera — those are addressed. Crucially, the fixes show up on low settings, i.e., not just for people with top-end rigs but for those on simpler hardware as well (yes, even the potato laptops).

Beyond that, the patch closes a heap of smaller annoyances: stuck trucks, resources bleeding too fast on easy, etc. Iceflake Studios also teased a major June update and says it will keep reacting to community reports — a promise, not a guarantee.

Maybe the most noteworthy detail is the mood shift. After a rocky launch many had already written the game off; now threads read like cautious sighs of relief — "finally moving in the right direction," people write. It feels less like a victory lap and more like someone finally starting to patch the plumbing. I’m glad to see progress, but whether this momentum sticks is still an open question.