{
  "id": "cities-skylines",
  "name": "Cities: Skylines",
  "publisher": "Colossal Order / Paradox Interactive",
  "steamAppId": 255710,
  "exePatterns": [
    "cities.exe",
    "dowser.exe"
  ],
  "bottle": {
    "windowsVersion": "win10",
    "translationLayer": "d3dmetal",
    "dxvk": false,
    "dxvkAsync": false,
    "enhancedSync": "msync",
    "avxEnabled": false,
    "metalHud": false
  },
  "environment": {
    "WINEDLLOVERRIDES": "d3d11,dxgi,d3d12,d3d10,atidxx64,nvapi64,nvngx=b",
    "MTL_HUD_ENABLED": "0",
    "D3DM_ENABLE_METALFX": "0",
    "D3DM_SHOW_HUD_STATS": "0"
  },
  "winetricks": [
    "vcrun2019",
    "vcrun2022"
  ],
  "launchArgs": "-force-d3d11 -screen-width 1920 -screen-height 1080 -screen-fullscreen 1 -popupwindow",
  "notes": "Unity 5.6.7f1 D3D11 → D3DMetal (Cyberpunk/FO4 class, not NMS Vulkan). Native macOS depot exists because Unity shipped a Mac player; Windows PE is Cities.exe. Steam's default target is Paradox dowser.exe — skip it. Do not set unix TMPDIR to a Windows path; the TMPDIR fix is the Windows registry Environment key (saves/mods). Pin CX_GRAPHICS_BACKEND=d3dmetal (winecx) so DX11 does not fall onto DXMT. Play script: bash .scratch/cities-skylines-20260815/play-cities-skylines.sh. Do not use Libraries.rgl or Libraries.vk. Do not claim the user has played it until they have.",
  "status": "guessed"
}