Feedback on Recent Lake Colour Change in SimCity BuildIt

I’d like to provide feedback on the recent lake colour change in SimCity BuildIt.

After the update, the lake colour appears much darker and deeper blue. Unfortunately, it no longer matches the ponds that are part of some buildings, and some other players have also mentioned that it doesn’t match well with waterfalls, which I am planning to add to my city. At night especially, the lake looks polluted and a bit unsettling, rather than peaceful or relaxing.

I am also planning to build a Venice-style city on the region map, and this colour change is quite disappointing and discourages me from moving forward with that idea. While I understand that the new colour may be intended to look more realistic, the previous brighter blue felt more lively, clean, and energetic, and suited the creative city-building style of the game much better.

I kindly ask the team to consider reverting the lake colour back to the previous bright blue.

Alternatively, if the team is keen to keep this new darker colour, I would like to suggest a compromise:

- Keep the existing pond, lake, and large lake colours unchanged for current players who are happy with them
- Introduce a new water decoration (for example, “deep water” or “sea water”) using this darker blue for players who prefer it

For me, lake plays a very important role in city design. If further improvements are planned, it would be wonderful to see water enhanced through reflections of nearby buildings, subtle seasonal or weather-based colour changes, foggy mornings, birds flying over, or fish occasionally jumping on the surface, etc. These kinds of details would add realism while keeping the water visually pleasant.

Thank you for taking the time to read and consider this feedback.