Barges (Cargo Ferries)

Uploaded · Published May 16, 2021 · Updated October 6, 2023

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Last revision: 23 Mar, 2023 at 20:47 UTC (3)

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Description:

Adds a new type of cargo transport – Barges. They are like cargo ships but use ferry paths & canals (more on that – see below)

For barges, you need a separate sets of building & vehicle assets:
– Class name: Ferry Cargo Vehicle (vehicles), Ferry Cargo Facility (harbors)
– Service: Public Transport
– SubService: Public Transport – Ship
– Level: 5
– Vehicle type: Ferry

You can find the first bunch of barges here
And a simple barge harbor can be found there. Another harbor asset that you see on the screenshots is the Westhafen Lagerhalle by AliTarGz.

Unlike ships, ferries can navigate canals, even the tiniest ones!. I also highly recommend using the one way ferry paths from Extra Ferry Components from the same author (Cpt.Roberto) so that the barges approach & leave the harbors in a more realistic way.

I hope there will be new low profile assets in the workshop, I would love to see Amsterdam-style barges[www.alamy.com]!
And if you feel like making a barge harbor, Königsberg’s half-timbered warehouses[media.gettyimages.com] would be something great to have in Cities: Skylines.

You can find barges in the Ship tab. Here’s the summary of barge functionality:

How to use

– Plop 2 or more barge harbors
– Connect them with ferry paths or canals
– Barges will spawn automatically!
– (when Industries DLC is owned & the the option is enabled): select a kind of resource stored

This mod is NOT compatible with:

– TM:PE LABS (it’s abandoned and you have to switch to STABLE anyway!)
– maybe some other mods! (I didn’t have enough time to check)

This mod is COMPATIBLE with:

– TM:PE STABLE
– More Vehicles
– Improved Public Transport 2
– Service Vehicle Selector 2
– Movable Bridges
– EDS
– a lot of other mods! (I didn’t have enough time to check)

Investigating compatibility:

– More Effective Transfer Mod (METM) (according to some reports causes barges not to spawn?)

Latest update(s):
Update 1.0.5
Fix: Update for Financial Districts

Update 1.0.4
Fix: Notify the user if Harmony not present
Fix: Drop downs should always close automatically when the harbor is unselected

Update 1.0.3
Fix: Prevented trucks from accidentally using train tracks

Update 1.0.2
Chore: Improve Harmony usage

Update 1.0.1
Fix: Allow to spawn in the presence of nearby vehicles

GitHub repository[github.com]

This mod uses Harmony[github.com] version 2.0 by Andreas Pardeike via the Cities Harmony mod by boformer.

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