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It's the Blender 5.0 release day! Blender 5.0 is a big step forward for this open-source 3D modeling software with better Vulkan viewport support across different GPUs/drivers, HDR support when using Vulkan and Wayland on Linux, and other very nice refinements for this popular cross-platform software package.

The Blender 5.0 release day is a bit of a mess due to the Cloudflare outage happening today. While much of the Cloudflare outage has since been addressed and services restored (including at Phoronix), Blender.org is still having HTTP 500 errors due to Cloudflare.

Subscribing to Skyve is the easiest way to be ready for tomorrow.

⏰ The free patch is due to arrive at Wednesday, 19 November 2025

😌 Don't Panic

• Compared with last time, this is going to be a pretty chill patch day - nearly 90% of the mods reviewed are known to work with the new game version
• We tested 250+ mods and only 22 need an update
• 6 have updates ready to go
• 14 will only get access to the patch at the same time you do

📰 How to keep up to date with news before and during patch day

• Install Skyve and use its built-in compatibility reporting to know when your modlist is good to go after the updates are released
• On Desktop: Check the Community-led Testing Initiative spreadsheet to get a sense ahead of time whether your mods are going to be affectedOn Mobile: Check out Skyve on the Web (n.b., compatibility data for this patch will only be visible once the patch goes live). The "changelog" section at the bottom of every mod's description is the most reliable source of info on specific mods

Where to find more general info The patch notes will be available on the Paradox Forums at 09:00 once the update goes live. Remember, mod creators have real-world commitments and may live in time zones which are not compatible with the time of the release. This could mean they can't immediately publish updates to PDX Mods even if they were prepared beforehand. Please have patience while these updates are pushed live. Do not bug, annoy, or harass creators to update their mods: real life comes first.

Hello Mayors!

Bikes are coming to your cities!

Colossal Order has written a Developer Diary where they go over the bike system, the new bike lanes, biking policies, and the buildings that are required to optimize bike use in your city. You can read it here: https://pdxint.at/BikeDD

BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!

The Bike Patch also comes loaded with other assets and fixes! Five new Service Buildings, including new sizes of Wind Power, more transportation, with new Stations and Depots, new parks, AND a whole new type of Building zone-type! There will be new “Old Town” Residential and Mixed for both NA and EU styles.

And of course, there’s also a bunch of fixes, like further tweaking to the balancing that we added in the Bridges & Ports Patch, that should hopefully fix the large amount of pedestrians walking all over your cities. With the addition of the green that you will be able to add to your roads, we have also tweaked the color of the bus lanes, and they should be a little more pleasing to the eye. And much, much more…

The Bike Patch releases tomorrow, Wednesday, 19 November 2025. Get your helmet ready!