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Project Orion - 3k Extended Boundary  1.0 Beta

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For Offline use only.

How to Install

  • Download files
  • Once download is complete, extract rar files. (right click > extract)
  • Simply copy and paste OFFLINE-ONLY_Project_Orion_3k_Extended_Boundary.package in C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\SimCity\SimCityData
  • Start SimCity > Play new map > Choose city tile > Save > Quit SimCity (not work if exit to Main Menu)
  • Re-Start SimCity > Resume Game
  • Wonders *:bunny:

Must have Mods for Orion

Issues that have been plagued players since the game's release is now answered. Some says it is the holy grail of all mods. Some says this mod + buy game/reinstall. That's right, 3k extended border aka "bigger city".
 


 

Understanding the mechanics of Orion 3k Extended Boundary.

1. Upon entering 3k extended map. based on (Image #1), The 3k map extended on North and East. Use right click mouse button or middle mouse button to bring up the compass.

2. Regional Roads are needed to draw them outside 2k map. Such as Project Akar : UI Enhancements, that offers almost every roads available to be drawn outside 2k.

3. Regarding Land Value, please refer the image below. There a lot of misunderstanding as well as misconceptions about the land value data, that was viewed in the map data.

  • The Actual Land Value EFFECTS are still intact as they are. It does not resized regardless in or outside 2k. Believe it or not. It still the same. There are claims that users may have experiences getting different wealth RCI in certain unwanted areas. These confusions is only because  we can't determine the actual "spot" of land value throughout 3k extended border, and the data from the Land Value map seems false but not entirely false information. It was compressed 4:1
  • This also applied on Pollutions, Ground Pollutions, Futurizations etc.

4. Regarding Resources. Unlike Land Value/Pollutions etc That was compressed 4:1. All Resources are stretched 1:4, see Image #3 and #4 to get better understanding on them.

  • This 1:4 stretched map data also effects oil, water, coal and ore.

 

Lag and memory issues

Its common knowledge that lags or frame-rate drops are known for almost every game that pushes its limits unless the users has a high-end computers. It covers almost every aspect from 3D rendering, physics (engine), memory calculations that the game generates etc. Orion (3k Extended boundary) does not lag the game itself, only that the additional space it provides for users to built in and as the city developed and getting dense - it'll stress your computer hardware.

We cant blame the game for the lags, it just happen that once we push the game to its limit, we might as well be done with better hardware.

The Game's Limitations

1. All trees outside the default border cant be remove, because there is no tree, its a facade. Only way to remove them is to edit the region map files.

2. The game already provide its regional transit, from air to land and water. We can't add Maglevs/Subways/EL and Streetcars to work between two different city vice versa. Please "make do" with the given features of each city tiles carefully.

3. There's a limit count of how many roads/buildings that can be drawn/build per city tile

  • Roads : 1024
  • RCI : 2048
  • Base Buildings : 4096 (not yet confirmed)

Special Thanks to SkyeStormes for a video review

Special thanks to Asilksworld for a video review. *:thumb:

Special thanks to chappers for his city design with Orion. Outstanding vision, plans and layout created alongside with Orion has proven that modders are able to create new possibilities to SimCity community. Thumbs up. *:thumb:

- Yayie

I would like to thank /u/Desarth from Reddit for the use of his images in showcasing Extended Boundary. Its a wonderful testament to what can be done with effort and creativity with various tools. I thank him personally for allowing me to use his images with this mod. *:thumb:

- XoXiDe

 

For Offline use only.


What's New 1.0 Beta


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I'm disappointed because it doesn't working :(...It is truth that this mod increases the city size, but you can't build, out of the original box

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I'm disappointed because it doesn't working :(...It is truth that this mod increases the city size, but you can't build, out of the original box

 

I think you should inform all the other users about this. Special the ones who has actually read the description and has it working just fine...

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I can extract on a principle oil, ore, coal, etc; but after a while, having on the map, says there no, I can not extract. The water is pumped a minimum amount. This not leaves me progress in the game. The rest is very fine. Thank You!

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Too presents problems with the land value

4. Regarding Resources. Unlike Land Value/Pollutions etc That was compressed 4:1. All Resources are stretched 1:4, see Image #3 and #4 to get better understanding on them.

    This 1:4 stretched map data also effects oil, water, coal and ore.

 

No idea if this translation is right...

 

4. Recursos relativos a. Ao contrário da Terra Valor / Poluições etc Isso foi comprimida 4: 1. Todos os recursos são esticados 1: 4, ver Imagem # 3 e # 4 para obter uma melhor compreensão sobre eles.

     Este 1: 4 esticado mapa de dados também afeta óleo, água, carvão e minério.

 

Next time you can press "C" on your keyboard in SimCIty to take a screeshot. The Screenshot is then saved here "C:\UserName\Documents\SimCity\Pictures" or something like that.

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Is there any way to determan which way the box expands? It's always up and right

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Thanks guys for the brilliant mod.. i just returned to the game and it is a big improvement. I do however have a question (which may or may not have been asked already but this thread is huge :) )

How can you find the resources without building roads everywhere because it only shows when you have attache the mine to a road

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I installed this mod with all of the other mods to make it work right. I can add roads and things like that on the expanded area but I can not add any zones at all. When I try adding zones it will not allow me to add them, or any buildings beyond the normal 2x default map area. Any idea what is wrong?

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I have installed this......
Its not good at all. Playing in normal city size is better than use this one. There is not any good roads to use and I have a lot of problems with this. I will delete....

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It's all working fine for me so far - except I can't place the houses from one of the mods outside in the extended area. Why is this? What am i doing wrong?

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You guys should check out Cities: Skylines. It's exactly what Sim City should have been.

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My camera is stuck to the 1 city limit. Is that normal? In the videos above they seem to have free range. When I download the camera link above it doesn't seem to do anything. I see that the BOC Camera Mod had free range but I cannot access it anymore. Whats up? Am I only able to see my original size city but build 4x away where I cant see it?

 

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Hi, thanks its great, I was waiting for something like that.

The only problem that I found with the Mod is that the overlayed Coal/ore/oil Position does not change with the size of the map and so they are not in the spot where the maps actually shows them. you can see it when trying to place a mine...

if Possibble to correct, it will make this mod perfect and defenetly the best mod created for this game. 

Thanks

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There is no "package file" in the rar, just a text note.

Should I look for it somewhere else?

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When I click "Download File"  it sends me to a scam website trying to get me to call them and give them my information in order to "fix" my computer.  Please fix this.

And where can I get the Orion MOD?  It's nowhere to be found.

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