Cities Skylines 2 patch notes today just removed a radio ad for its offensive content

Colossal Order has just released a new round of Cities Skylines 2 patch notes, and aside from introducing several fixes, such as one that addresses a frustrating resource bug, another more prominent change includes the removal of a Spasm radio ad due to its offensive content. Though most players weren’t able to get an idea of what the vulgar radio ad sounded like before it was deleted from existence, one helpful player created a short video showcasing the puzzling soundbite in all its robotic glory.

Of course, if you want to learn how to make money fast in Cities Skylines 2, we’d recommend taking a look at the entirety of the patch notes below so you know what’s changed in the game before you jump back in. But if you’re itching to hear the now-banned radio ad, then be prepared because it is mostly gibberish and is barely discernible.

Now, the brief clip in question features a person going on a random, 30-second monologue where their voice is sporadically made robotic through the heavy use of a voice changer. Though Colossal Order’s reason for removing the radio ad remains unclear, many speculate that the soundbite’s constant statement of the word “spasm” is what caused it to be deleted from the game, as the narrator’s casual way of mentioning it may be deemed insensitive or offensive to those who suffer from seizures.

Keep in mind, though, that the game’s developer hasn’t actually confirmed this reason, and it is still merely speculation at the time of writing. That said, if you want to learn more about the rest of the changes included with this update, keep reading to find out what they are.

Cities Skylines 2 patch notes for hotfix 1.0.12f1

Here is the entirety of the Cities Skyline 2 patch notes for hotfix 1.0.12f1:

• Increased leisure probability to balance the “No customers” situation with commercial companies
• Improved balance of companies’ profit
• Tuned down companies ordering input resources when their storage don’t have enough space
• Fixed trade resource bug preventing some resources from being consumed
• Fixed miscalculation in college/university eligible count
• Improved conditions for companies to move away when bankrupt
• Fixed a dependency error with land value causing potential instability
• Fixed an issue where loading a new map would cause water state to get out of sync with the save data
• Slightly increased Windows emission intensity
• Optimizations for area lights
• Prefer rendering small objects after large ones when possible to improve GPU performances in some cases
• Improved shadow LOD calculations to cull irrelevant shadow casters earlier
• Reduced situations where trees and alpha clipped objects would lead to virtual texturing space running out
• Fixed citizens hanging around at park areas on regular building lots never getting inside the building
• Decreased resolution of unnecessary large character textures
• Removed Spasm radio ad (due to offensive content)
• Added missing localization ID for Paradox account linking

You can also check out these very same Cities Skylines 2 patch notes through the developer’s official announcement. However, if you need help navigating the game, check out our guides on how to get out of debt in Cities Skylines 2, how to buy more land in Cities Skylines 2, and how to delete save games in Cities Skylines 2.

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