First non-steam release
This mod allows the Steam game City Skylines to use mods hosted outside of the Steam Workshop.
It became necessary because the game's developer has banned the creator of the mod from being able to upload updates. So, the updates must necessarily come from elsewhere (here).
Allows the following mods to be updated from GitHub:
- self (this mod)
- 2399343344 (Harmony Redesigned, only for 0.9.21 -> 1.0; 1.0+ updates itself)
- 2325122732 (Supply Chain Coloring)
- 2389228470 (Transfer Broker)
These are the only supported mods in this release, however, in the near future the algorithm for generally finding any mods will be released. There are security issues that must be thoroughly tested before, so I'm not rushing to release a half-baked version. The generalized version, when ready, will not hard-code any mods but self, and will allow all creators to publish their content directly on GitHub, without Steam or the game developer's censorship, and without even my involvement or censorship.
Local Installation
To install locally, download the "Update From GitHub archive" zip file below, and unzip it to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Mods, such that the enclosed UpdateFromGitHub.dll has a path like %LOCALAPPDATA%\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Mods\UpdateFromGitHub\UpdateFromGitHub.dll
Support
Harmony For Games, Update From GitHub forum, which also includes project updates and planned future features.
Welcome to censorship, politics-free game mods
I'm starting this liberation movement with Cities Skylines because they are particularly vicious offenders to freedom of choice, but will expand it to support other games too.
About the release section
The releases for this mod share the same space with the Harmony (redesigned) releases, because they are differently configured builds of the same code base (think a Honda Accord Deluxe being assembled on the same line as a Honda Accord SE. Same tools, same stockroom, different configurations). The title headings will clearly indicate which mod the release is for, as well as the name of the downloaded archive, will be unmistakably named.