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Map This! - Cartography Services
Map This! - Cartography Services is proud to present to you its first ever map series -- The Wamusco Series!
The Wamusco Series
What in the world is a "Wamusco"? Well, I don't have a clue, either. I go through quite a process when naming my maps and, to be honest with you, I was at a loss as to what to call the four maps in this series. Suddenly, without warning and totally out of the blue, a thought came into my head -- "Call them Wamusco." It sounded just strange enough to work. Consequently, the four maps I am presenting to you all have the word "Wamusco" in their titles.
Let me give you a bit of the history behind how these maps were created. Using Terragen, v0.9.43 I created a terrain then "played" with it until I got something I liked. I saved the .TER file for later use. Next, using World Machine 2 Basic, I used the .TER file as an import file to create a terrain. After "hooking up" my devices and setting the various device parameters to my liking, I saved the resulting .TMD terrain file as a 16-bit .PNG file. I then imported the .PNG file into SC4Terrafomer and, using that excellent application (thank you, wouanagaine!), "tweaked" the terrain to ensure it looked as close to the original .TMD file as possible. Finally, I did some flattening, smoothing and contouring to make the resulting region a bit more "playable" in SimCity 4.
All of the maps have region dimensions of 513 x 513 pixels and config.bmp dimensions of 8 x 8 pixels. (The reasoning here is because World Machine 2 Basic only supports region sizes of up to 513 x 513 pixels. One has to purchase the Standard or Professional version to support larger regions.)
Wamusco Volcano
The Wamusco Volcano is the result of a World Machine tutorial. The .TMD output of the World Machine devices (shown below) was saved as a 16-bit .PNG file and used as the import file for SC4Terraformer. Once in SC4TF, I "tweaked' the region to make it a bit more playable and completed it. The modded version of the map uses Heblem's LBT Cumbres Terrain Mod, normal version for its terrain covering and the SMP Gray Marble Rock Mod for the rocky terrain.
Map Type: Fantasy
Region Map Size: 513 x 513 pixels
config.bmp size: 8 x 8 pixels
Dependencies:
Either the SC4Terraformer or SC4Mapper applications are required. Consult the Mappling Applications and Tools thread for links to download the applications.
For installation instructions, please read the included ReadMe file.
When unzipping the archive, ensure you use the "Use Folder Names" option.
If you have any questions or need support, please post a message in the Map This! - Cartography Services thread here at Simtropolis.
Vandy
Map This! – Cartography Services
January, 2009
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