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About This File
Here it is - my best map yet! It was created by taking USGS data on a plateau in southern Colorado (look up Alamosa or Monte Vista on Google Maps). I changed the scale (it is about 1 : 1.5). I also ADDED a major river. Overall, this is a very playable map and has a lot of variety.
Alamosa is my largest city - 49 large city tiles (7x7)(28kmx28km). The download is a .SC4M file* (which is why this is uploaded in props) and I have also included a config.bmp file, though a new one could be created to suit your tastes.
Enjoy!
ps - the real Alamosa, although I have never been there, appears to be in a VERY dry climate. So I included a screenshot rendered with the painted desert mod.
Dependencies*:
You must have either SC4Mapper or SC4TerraFormer.
*If there is demand for this, or any of my other maps to be converted to images that can be rendered directly in SC4, I can post them. PM me.
The primary screenshot shows the region rendered with the Columbus Terrain Mod. The secondary screenshot shows the region rendered with the Painted Desert Mod.
Instructions:
In SC4Mapper:
1. Open SC4Mapper
2. Click "Create Region"
3. Click "SC4M"
4. Locate and select the file you downloaded (alamosa.sc4m)
5. Click "Save Region"
6. Name it whatever you would like.
7. Quit SC4Mapper
8. Launch SimCity4
9. Load the region you just created in SC4Mapper.
10. Play. (Don't be alarmed by the colors; when each tile is opened, the colors will change to your normal ones.)
In SC4TerraFormer:
1. Create a new folder in your "regions" subdirectory. This will be the name of the region.
2. Copy of move the contents of the zip folder to the new region folder.
3. Launch SC4TerraFormer.
4. Select the region folder you just created.
5. Click "Ok".
6. The full program will launch. Close the "Overview" window.
7. On the menu on the left, click "Global Tools."
8. Under "Global Tools," select "Import image."
9. Navigate to the region folder and select the .SC4M file. (alamosa.sc4m)
10. With "scale factor" set at "Default factor," select "Ok."
11. Save and exit SC4TerraFormer.
12. Load the region you just created.
13. Play. (Don't be alarmed by the colors; when each tile is opened, the colors will change to your normal ones.)
