idea for mod to change seasons in Cities: Skylines

SeasonsMod.cs

// pseudo code for idea to change seasons in Cities: Skylines
onInterval() {
  string loadedEnvironment = Singleton<LoadingManager>.instance.m_loadedEnvironment;
  string simulationEnvironment = Singleton<SimulationManager>.instance.m_metaData.m_environment;
  if (winterDateRange.contains(currentDate) && loadedEnvironment != WINTER) {
    // Properties scene loading/unloading based on propertiesScene loading in LoadingManager#LoadLevelCoroutine
    // not sure if unloading will break things
    // also not sure if loading second properties scene will break things
    // order may matter
    // may also simply not be possible
    AsyncOperation opLoad = SceneManager.LoadSceneAsync(WINTER + "Properties", LoadSceneMode.Additive);
    AsyncOperation opUnload = SceneManager.UnloadSceneAsync(loadedEnvironment + "Properties");
    while(!opLoad.isDone && !opUnload.isDone) {
      yield return 0;
    }
    Singleton<LoadingManager>.instance.m_loadedEnvironment = WINTER;
    // this may break things, but it'd be ideal to do for optimization
    Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
  } else if (!winterDateRange.contains(currentDate) && loadedEnvironment == WINTER && /* to prevent reloading winter forever */ simulationEnvironment != WINTER) {
    // Properties scene loading/unloading based on propertiesScene loading in LoadingManager#LoadLevelCoroutine
    // not sure if unloading will break things
    // also not sure if loading second properties scene will break things
    // order may matter
    // may also simply not be possible
    AsyncOperation opLoad = SceneManager.LoadSceneAsync(simulationEnvironment + "Properties", LoadSceneMode.Additive);
    AsyncOperation opUnload = SceneManager.UnloadSceneAsync(loadedEnvironment + "Properties");
    while(!opLoad.isDone && !opUnload.isDone) {
      yield return 0;
    }
    Singleton<LoadingManager>.instance.m_loadedEnvironment = simulationEnvironment;
    // this may break things, but it'd be ideal to do for optimization
    Resources.UnloadUnusedAssets();
  }
}
 
// or something like that anyway :P