FindStuff Mod for Cities: Skylines 2

Overview

FindStuff elevates your Cities: Skylines 2 experience by introducing an advanced mod that streamlines the search and management of game objects. As we continue to refine its features and interface in its alpha phase, FindStuff aims to seamlessly integrate with your gameplay, offering powerful functionalities designed for efficiency and convenience.

Features

Enhanced GameObject Finder and UI Interactivity

• Unified Interface: A singular window for easy access to game objects, coupled with an integrated Picker tool for precise selection.
• Menu Behavior Configuration: Customize how FindStuff interacts with the game's vanilla menus. Options include:
  • Hide FindStuff when a vanilla menu is opened.
  • Move FindStuff to the top of the screen, displaying a compact version, when vanilla menus are active.
  • Override and hide the vanilla asset window, replacing it with FindStuff for a unified experience.
• Prefab Selection Memory: In override mode, if a prefab is selected outside FindStuff when closed, reopening FindStuff will have that prefab pre-selected.
• Dynamic UI Resizing: Adjust the FindStuff menu size for an expanded or compact view, enhancing visibility and access to a wider range of assets.

Advanced Search and Filtering Capabilities

• Comprehensive Search Options: Perform full-text searches on asset names, translated names, tags, and categories for precise findings.
• Enhanced Filtering: Utilize category and sub-category filters through intuitive icon buttons to streamline your search process.
• Sorting Functionality: Order assets by name in ascending or descending format for easier navigation and selection.

Shortcuts and Language Support

• Leverage shortcuts like CTRL + F for quick searching and CTRL + Click for direct Picker tool access, with customizable options in settings.
• Full language support for all default Cities Skylines 2 locales, ensuring accessibility for a global player base.

Performance, Optimization, and Configuration

• Experience optimized performance for handling extensive game objects lists, with features to identify potentially harmful objects.
• Enjoy an extended UI developed with the Gooee framework, with configurations remembered and restored on each game load for a seamless experience.

Installation

Ensure BepInEx5 and Gooee is installed for Cities Skylines 2. Download FindStuff and Gooee from the official GitHub repository or Thunderstore.io.

Usage

Activate FindStuff via the magnifying glass icon or through the HookUI/Gooee mod backpack icon in the upper left corner of the game, the picker tool is accessed through the eye drop icon.

Important Notes

• Experimental Phase: FindStuff is currently in development, focusing on expanding and refining its features. Not all assets/prefabs may be visible, and while custom modded assets are likely to appear if vanilla methods are used, this is not guaranteed.
• Ensure downloads are from Thunderstore.io or the official GitHub page for authenticity.
• This mod is a collaborative effort within the Cities 2 Modding community.

Development Team and Credits

• Development led by optimus-code and 89pleasure.
• Special thanks to Rebecca, CaptainOfCoit, the Cities 2 Modding Community, Colossal Order, and Paradox Interactive.

NOTE: We are not officially affiliated with Colossal Order or Paradox Interactive, this is a fan-made project.

Utilizes Gooee, a dedicated UI framework for Cities: Skylines 2 mods.

Feedback and Support

We value your input and encourage feedback to continually improve FindStuff. For issues, suggestions, or to connect with the team, join our Discord at https://discord.gg/M9rgRtGcRa.

Thank you for choosing FindStuff for an enhanced Cities Skylines gameplay experience.

v1.1.0

• v1.1.0f1 patch support.
• Transport Stops category added under misc

v0.0.10

• Reworked PloppableRICO feature
  • Fixes the issue certain buildings with a particular lot size do not spawn anymore
  • Big shoutout to the our awesome testers (leyo_07, DanielNotFound22, Bruceboy240804, Uecki)
• Adds historical (stay at the lvl) option to placing ploppable rico buildings
• Adds integrated stops for trams, trains, busses and more
• Adds random props for rocks, boulders, benches, and other props
• Improved search algorythm
• Performance improvement
• Cleanup

v0.0.9

• Fixed placing ploppable rico buildings in pause mode

v0.0.8

• Hotfix for ploppable rico system

v0.0.7

• Fixed and added back in-house ploppable rico functionality

v0.0.6

• Prevent accidentally blocking other tools from executing prefab-based tool selection

v0.0.5

• Temporarily disabled RICO ploppable system due to crashes

v0.0.4

• Extended search functions Search has been improved and now additionally breaks down your search into individual words and checks those against prefab names, translated names and tags.
• Improved search performance Introduced setting to control search speed (affecting performance). Searches are now limited per frame based on this setting and are executed in Unity coroutines for increased efficiency.
• Native Ploppable RICO support We proudly introduce ploppable rico functionality out of the box inside of FindStuff. Also supports the picker tool.
• Network picking You can now use the Pick Stuff tool to pick networks.
• Pick Stuff highlighting Highlighting will now work for sub-objects too.
• Tooltips introduced All the buttons on the Find Stuff menu now have tooltips describing functionality.
• Surface Texture Icons Surface textures are automatically exported and stored so textures are now shown for surface icon/thumbnails.
• Escape Key Handling PickStuff and FindStuff menus now close when escape key is pressed.
• Bug fixes and improvements Minor bug fixes with React UI code and localisation fixes.

v0.0.3

• Introduced ExpertMode (disabled by default) This mode will make the mod more stable to new players. If you are an experienced player and want to use the mod with the ExpertMode, you can enable it in the mod settings.
• Added evil crashy prefabs to be ignored
• Made all vehicles dangerous
• Fixed some settings not being saved

v0.0.2

• Some improvements on the search function

v0.0.1

• Initial release