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On \"How to get out of this mess,\" Hallikainen said CO would rather be in a different position than it is now but that it \"cannot change the past.\" The executive explained that the Swedish developer is doing \"the best it can\" to get the city-builder back on track, but \"only time will tell\" if that will work out as intended. She further explained the reasoning behind the studio's move away from weekly updates, saying they put too much weight on the developers, which number only 30 in total. Hallikainen promised that the studio will not falter in its quest to improve the game and, against all odds, players will \"continue to see that progress in the game.\" She expressed her and the studio's biggest regret in the weekly update: the lack of mod support in\u00a0Cities 2. The modding tools have been announced and\u00a0delayed\u00a0since launch and are still not in the game. 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On \"How to get out of this mess,\" Hallikainen said CO would rather be in a different position than it is now but that it \"cannot change the past.\" The executive explained that the Swedish developer is doing \"the best it can\" to get the city-builder back on track, but \"only time will tell\" if that will work out as intended. She further explained the reasoning behind the studio's move away from weekly updates, saying they put too much weight on the developers, which number only 30 in total. Hallikainen promised that the studio will not falter in its quest to improve the game and, against all odds, players will \"continue to see that progress in the game.\" She expressed her and the studio's biggest regret in the weekly update: the lack of mod support in\u00a0Cities 2. The modding tools have been announced and\u00a0delayed\u00a0since launch and are still not in the game. 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