
On paper, the new police system sounds like a big deal: it simulates criminal activity in more detail, with more activity at night, and criminals who’re caught and incarcerated will eventually be released and reoffend unless you rehabilitate them in a new prison structure. Still, it’s the kind of content that, if you weren’t specifically looking for it, would probably take you a while to even notice anything new or different, and very little affects the moment-to-moment task of running a city in a meaningful way.


“There are absolutely some tweaks in After Dark that will add some visual variety, and power-users will get some use out of them: roads with built-in bus lanes, taxi depots, a bigger airport, some new ordinances, the ability to specialize your commercial districts between nightlife buildings and tourist-centered attractions, and shoreline buildings like yacht harbors and restaurant piers to give them more distinct regional personality.
