Welcome

Welcome to the Cities XXL Planning Guide. Inside you'll find photos of every map and resource in the game.

You can click on the links below or in the navigation bar at the top of the page to see filtered lists of all the maps based on map theme, landform, water feature, resource or map difficulty.  After you jump to a list page, make sure to click on the "Older Post" link at the bottom right of the pages to cycle through all of the photos.

Once you get to the individual map pages you'll see that I've added icons indicating how I've categorized it.  If you hover over the icon it will tell you what it means. Some of the landform categories are somewhat subjective and a few of the maps don't really fit any category.



If you find any errors or omissions, please leave a comment on the page so I can get it fixed. Thanks, and happy gaming!

Planning Guide Navigation

List of All Maps
Real World Locations
Map Themes		Landforms		Water Features
Green Maps		Maps with Plains		Maps with Beaches
Desert Maps		Maps with Islands		Maps with Lakes
Snow Maps		Maps with Mountains		Maps with Rivers
		Maps with Cliffs
		Maps with Volcanoes or Craters
Resources		Top Resource Maps		Map Difficulty
Maps with Oil Producing Areas		3 Star Oil Producing Area Maps		Easy Maps
Maps with Fertile Areas		3 Star Fertile Area Maps		Normal Maps
Maps with Groundwater		3 Star Groundwater Maps		Difficult Maps
Maps with Holidays		3 Star Holidays Maps		Very Difficult Maps

After visiting the pages above, make sure to click on the "Older Posts" button in the lower right corner to see all of the photos.

Guide to Worker Classes

Here's the breakdown of what classes each building type hires. Note that some classes aren't required unless it's a medium or high density zone.

It should be noted that some specialty buildings don't follow these rules. For instance, silos use skilled workers.

	Unskilled	Skilled	Executives	Elites
Farm
Heavy Industrial		MD	HD
Manufacturing			MD	HD
High Tech				MD
Offices			MD	HD
Retail		MD	HD
Offices			MD	HD
Hotels			*	**
MD = Medium Density and Higher
HD = High Density
* = Some hotels
** = Some High quality hotels

Mod Installation Guide

Mods: Where to find them and how to install them

What is a mod?

A mod is a small file with a .patch extension that when placed in a specific folder will modify your CitiesXXL game. Some common examples of what's available:

• Highways
• Maps
• Special Buildings
• Stadiums
• Parks

Where do I find mods?

There are two main places to find mods for Cities XXL: The Steam Workshop (A) or XLNation.city (B)

A. Downloading Mods From the Steam Workshop

Open the Steam application. Click on the button for "Browse the Workshop"

Once inside the workshop you can browse through the entire list or choose one of the filters on the right to narrow down your search. To learn more about the mod, simply click on it.

To install the mod, click on the green "Subscribe" button.

That's it! The next time you run the game, the mod will be installed.

FYI: Mods from the Steam workshop automatically get installed in 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Cities XXL\Paks\mods

B. Downloading Mods from XLNation.city

Go to XLNation.city and become a member. You must be a member to download mods.

Browse the Cities XXL mods 

From the main page, click on the "Resources" tab.

From the "Resources" page, select "Cities XXL (2015)"

or

Click here to go directly to the Cities XXL (2015) Resource page

Click on whatever mod you'd like to learn more about. You can filter through the various mod types by selecting from the list of categories on the left side of the page.

Download the mod by selecting the black "Download Now" button

Place the downloaded .patch file in

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Cities XXL\Paks

That's it! The next time you run the game, the mod will be installed.

Where do I find the mod in the game?

In order to see the mod, you may need to enable "Expert Mode" which is listed in the options.

The mod will be found in different locations based on what type of mod it is. In this case, it's a custom made office building so it's found by selecting "Custom Content" and then looking in the Star menu of the office buildings.

Where do I find the Real Highway Mod?

Real Highway Mod

http://xlnation.city/resources/xxl-realistic-highway-mod.1247/

Real Highway Mod Add-on

http://xlnation.city/resources/rhm-addon.1265/

Again, make sure you've enabled expert mode, otherwise it won't work correctly.

Cities XXL: All Maps

Abbreviations
RW	Real World Location
Theme			Water Features
G	Green		B	Beaches
D	Desert		L	Lakes
S	Snow		R	Rivers
Landform
P	Plains		Difficulty
I	Islands		E	Easy	0-20%
M	Mountains		N	Normal	21-40%
C	Cliffs		D	Difficult	41-79%
V	Volcano/Crater		VD	Very Difficult	80%+

		Theme			Landforms					Water F.			Resources
Name	RW	G	D	S	P	I	M	C	V	B	L	R	Oil	Fertile	Water	Holidays	Diff.	Diff.	Flat	Avail.
Smoke On The Water		G							V		L		0	3	1	0	E	20%	90%	90%
The Desert And The Sea			D							B			3	0	0	1	D	60%	60%	50%
Rocky Beach		G								B			0	3	1	2	N	30%	45%	75%
Cherokee Peak		G			P							R	0	3	2	1	N	30%	90%	50%
Painted Canyon			D										3	0	0	1	D	50%	65%	50%
Winding Lakes		G									L		1	2	1	0	D	50%	75%	50%
Wooded Plain		G			P								2	1	1	0	D	50%	50%	50%
Grassy Marshland		G										R	0	3	1	0	N	30%	70%	50%
The Rocky Island		G				I				B			1	1	0	2	D	70%	70%	30%
Green Mountains		G					M						1	2	1	0	E	20%	90%	90%
The Far West			D										2	1	1	0	N	30%	90%	50%
Lake Powell	RW		D					C			L	R	0	3	1	0	D	60%	80%	50%
The Oasis			D								L		3	0	0	0	D	70%	30%	50%
Cayman Islands	RW	G				I				B			1	1	1	2	D	70%	40%	30%
The Bed Of An Old Lake		G					M						0	1	1	0	VD	80%	45%	50%
A Labyrinth Of Hills		G											0	2	1	0	D	50%	80%	50%
Plain With Mounds		G			P								0	3	2	0	N	30%	90%	50%
Between Two Coasts		G								B			0	1	1	0	D	50%	65%	75%
The Green Cut		G											0	3	2	0	N	30%	80%	50%
The Eroded Coast		G								B			1	1	1	0	N	30%	75%	75%
The Crater		G							V		L		2	0	1	1	N	30%	60%	75%
Rio de Janeiro	RW	G								B			0	0	0	3	D	70%	40%	50%
Hollywood	RW	G											1	0	1	3	E	20%	80%	50%
Krakatoa	RW	G				I			V	B			1	0	1	3	VD	90%	15%	50%
Hong Kong	RW	G											1	0	1	3	D	60%	30%	50%
Paris	RW	G										R	0	0	0	3	E	10%	90%	50%
The Rocky Summit			D										3	0	0	0	D	70%	30%	50%
The Coastal Plain		G			P					B		R	2	0	0	2	D	70%	70%	50%
The River Plains		G			P							R	1	2	1	0	N	40%	80%	50%
The Two Sisters		G				I				B			0	1	0	2	VD	90%	30%	50%
The Rugged Mountain		G		S			M					R	0	1	3	0	D	70%	50%	50%
The Cliffs		G			P			C					1	2	1	1	N	30%	75%	75%
The Three Valleys		G										R	2	2	1	0	N	40%	20%	50%
The Rolling Plains		G			P								2	1	0	0	D	70%	40%	50%
The Valley				S			M						0	0	0	3	VD	90%	25%	50%
The Shattered Coast		G								B			2	1	1	0	E	20%	40%	50%
The Coastal Bay		G				I				B			0	2	0	2	D	70%	50%	50%
The Great Lake		G										R	0	1	3	0	N	40%	75%	50%
The Grassy Canyon		G										R	1	0	0	3	VD	90%	40%	50%
The Coast		G								B			1	1	1	1	E	20%	50%	50%
The Atoll		G				I				B			0	0	0	3	D	70%	40%	50%
The Small Peninsula		G								B			2	1	0	1	N	40%	50%	30%
The Peninsula		G								B			1	1	1	1	E	20%	50%	50%
The Archipelago		G				I				B			2	0	0	2	VD	90%	50%	30%
The Beach		G								B			0	2	0	2	D	70%	50%	30%
The Tropical Island		G				I				B			1	1	0	2	D	70%	80%	30%
New York	RW	G										R	1	0	1	3	D	70%	40%	50%
The Volcano		G							V		L	R	1	1	1	1	E	20%	50%	50%
The Wetlands		G			P						L	R	1	1	1	1	N	20%	50%	50%
The Wild River		G			P							R	0	3	1	0	N	40%	80%	50%
The Fertile Plains		G			P							R	1	2	1	0	E	20%	75%	50%
The Old Falls		G			P							R	1	2	1	0	E	20%	75%	50%
The Fjord		G								B		R	2	0	1	1	D	70%	30%	50%
The Stone Labyrinth			D										3	0	0	0	VD	90%	50%	50%
The Rocky Desert			D										3	0	0	0	D	70%	70%	50%
Mount St. Helens	RW	G							V				2	0	0	2	D	70%	50%	50%
The Grand Canyon	RW		D		P			C				R	0	3	0	0	D	70%	75%	50%
The Delta		G						C		B		R	0	2	2	0	N	40%	75%	50%
The Mountain River		G									L	R	0	2	1	0	N	40%	50%	50%
The Lake On The Plain		G									L		1	1	1	1	E	20%	50%	50%
The Grassy Cliffs		G						C				R	0	2	1	1	N	40%	60%	50%
The Green Hills		G			P							R	1	2	1	1	N	40%	75%	50%
The Icy Mountains				S			M						1	0	2	1	D	70%	30%	50%
The Mountain-top Lake				S							L		0	0	3	1	VD	90%	30%	50%
The High Grounds		G											0	2	2	0	N	40%	60%	50%
The Mountain				S			M						0	0	2	2	VD	90%	20%	50%
The Lake Lands		G										R	1	0	2	1	D	70%	50%	50%