Prussian Peaks Map Guide for Cities: Skylines

Prussian Peaks
DLC Required	Natural Disasters
Map Theme	Boreal
Buildable Land	52%
External Connections	Highway Railway Air
Natural Resources	Fertile Land Forest Ore Oil

Map Overview

Prussian Peaks is a map from the Cities: Skylines Natural Disasters DLC.

Prussian Peaks in the new game screen

This map has particularly difficult terrain to build on, as the entire land is mountainous.

The mountainous terrain of the Prussian Peaks map can make building difficult.

Rivers wind through the map, and flow into lakes in the west and south.

A bird’s eye view of the Prussian Peaks map

To build your city on this scenic map, you’ll need to be flexible in terms of working with the constraints of the terrain—or spend a lot of money on leveling land.

Rivers separate the different areas of the map, making building even more difficult (as you’ll need to build bridges for roads and railways).

Fortunately, the population requirements for each milestones are fairly low (e.g., only 320 to reach Little Hamlet). This helps to accommodate for the difficulty in zoning.

Note: This is the same map used in the scenario Alpine Villages, which requires the Natural Disasters DLC to play.

Starting Tile

Your starting tile gives you three sections of land separated by rivers.

The starting tile on Prussian Peaks

The land on this tile isn’t very flat, but is relatively easier to build on compared to other areas on the map.

There are some spots along the riverbanks, and one in the southeastern corner, where you’ll find strong enough winds to get 8MW from an early wind turbine.

The wind on the starting tile in Prussian Peaks

External Connections

This map has three out of the four possible external connection types: highway, railway, and air.

There is no outside ship connection.

There are two external highways, which you can easily access as you move into the tiles adjacent to your starting area.

You might struggle to find the external railway; it actually runs along the southwestern portion of the southern lake.

You’ll find the external railway between a mountain and the lake in the south of the map.

It’s quite far from your starting area, so you’ll need to commit to expanding towards that part of the map if you really want external trains.

Placing airports will be a struggle on this map because of the difficult terrain, so you’ll need to plan ahead (or be willing to spend a lot on leveling land).

Natural Resources

Prussian Peaks has an abundance of forest (green), and small areas of oil (black) and ore (bluish gray).

Forest is the only resource in abundance here, although there is a small patch of ore near the river and one small area of oil in the north.

But there is no fertile land for farming on this map.

Fishing (Sunset Harbor DLC)

There’s fish in all parts of the rivers and lakes.

If you have the Sunset Harbor DLC, this is a good map for fishing, as there is fish everywhere in the rivers and lakes.

All four fish types (anchovy, salmon, shellfish, and tuna) are available on this map.

First Expansions

The four tiles adjacent to your starting area.

North Tile

The north tile has some very jagged terrain, and a small section of the river in the north.

It’s an OK choice as a first expansion, but the tile to the east is likely a better option.

East Tile

This tile is probably the easiest to build on among the four as the terrain here isn’t too steep.

It also gives you access to ore resources, as well as the eastern highway connection.

South Tile

This area has steep hillsides on either side of a river, which leads to the lake in the south.

It’s flanked by rocky mountains on either side, making it even less appealing for early low-density zoning (when you need the most space).

West Tile

Most of the land on this map is on a hill. The hilltop itself is relatively smooth and suitable for building.

You’ll also get a segment of the highway connection along the riverbanks.

Milestones

Below are the population targets for each milestone on Prussian Peaks.

Milestone	Population Required
Little Hamlet	320
Worthy Village	650
Tiny Town	1,000
Boom Town	1,700
Busy Town	3,400
Big Town	5,500
Small City	7,500
Big City	12,000
Grand City	15,000
Capital City	24,000
Colossal City	32,000
Metropolis	46,000
Megalopolis	60,000

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