How I Made Cities Skylines 2 Look REAL (Graphics Tutorial)

Опубликовано: 15 Май 2026
на канале: Const Builds

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How I get realistic graphics in Cities Skylines 2.
Full step-by-step setup using Lumina, Sunglasses, and more.

This has been one of the most requested videos for a while now, so today I’m breaking everything down step-by-step — from base settings to the exact mods I use — to achieve realistic graphics in Cities Skylines 2.

We’re covering:
• Base graphics settings
• Lighting & color balancing
• Lumina
• Sunglasses
• Map Texture Replacer
• Time & Weather Anarchy

Shoutout ⁨‪@mayorcheeks‬ and ⁨‪@SunnyScunny‬ for tips on sunglasses and time and weather anarchy

Google earth LUT pack on pdx mods -
https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/89...

Google Earth neutral 64 LUT for lumina direct download- https://mega.nz/file/TOwGTDAA#LCUpXbX...

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📌 Chapters
0:00 Intro and opening Cinematics
00:49 Main Graphics Settings
04:53 Lumina Settings
09:14 Map texture replacer
10:30 Sunglasses
12:17 Time and weather anarchy
16:05 Closing words and cinematics