About This File
Orlando By blade2k5 & Heblem
Map Details and Information
Orlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan region. According to the United States Census Bureau the estimated population of the city is approximately 230,514; and of the metropolitan area, 2,054,574. It is the fifth largest city in Florida by city proper population. It was incorporated on July 31, 1875, and became a city in 1885.
Originally the center of a major citrus-growing region, Orlando is now best known as the home of amusement attractions, including the Walt Disney World Resort, the Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld. These destinations helped make Orlando the third most visited American city among travelers in the year 2007. Since the establishment of destination tourism in the 1970s, the local economy has diversified, and today the region is the center of operations for companies servicing Central Florida. Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida, the largest university campus by student enrollment in the state of Florida and among the largest in the United States.
Map Specifics
Map Type: Real World
Region map size: Map is configured for 64 large city tiles and is 8x8 in size.
config.bmp: included with zip file
Dependencies: Either SC4 Mapper or SC4 Terraformer for importing.
Maps were created by taking 1/3 Arc USGS DEM elevation data.
To install SC4M map file:
SC4Mapper
1. Unzip this file.
2. Run SC4Mapper, click on 'create region'
3. Choose SC4M
4. Browse to the unzipped folder and point the map file .SC4M
5. Click on 'Save Region' and name it, and Quit SC4Mapper
6. Run SC4 and load the new region. The colors of the region in SC4 will be the same colors as SC4Mapper until you enter and save each city tile. But you have the choice to do it as you go and not right away.
SC4Terraformer
1. Create a new region folder in your Plugins\Region
2. Copy my config.bmp into the folder and overwrite the old one. (make changes to config.bmp file now if you want)
3. Open the new region you just created with SC4 Terraformer
4. Click on Import Image in the Global Tools Menu and browse for my SC4M file.
5. When file is imported click File - Save (the region is now saved to SC4
6. The colors of the region in SC4 will be the same colors as SC4TF until you enter and save each city tile. But you have the choice to do it as you go and not right away.
Start opening tiles!
Credits
blade2k5 - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification.
Heblem - Original map creation, scaling, importing. SC4TF modification.
Check out NHPs Map Catalog forum here.
Check out more maps by blade2k5 and NHP
Any comments and feedback welcomed. Thanks for looking and enjoy.
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