Disable completely or set to "Low." Shadows are extremely taxing and often provide the single largest performance gain when turned off.
Add these to reduce background overhead: cities skylines settings for low end pc better
| Mod Name | Function | |----------|----------| | | Optimizes update loops, culls off-screen objects. Massive improvement for low-end CPUs. | | Less Steam | Disables Steam integration while playing – reduces stutter. | | Loading Screen Mod (fixed) | Compresses textures, shares memory, shows asset usage. Essential for 8GB RAM. | | Toggle It! | Allows you to disable rain, fog, clouds, and day/night cycle (all GPU/CPU hogs). | | Shadow Remover | More aggressive than in-game setting – removes shadows entirely. | Disable completely or set to "Low
Best Settings to Increase Performance - Cities: Skylines 2 Guide | | Less Steam | Disables Steam integration