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About This File
This is my first attempt at a map (and my first post, i think), so please go easy on me. I've downloaded so much awesome content from this site, that I wouldn't have felt right keeping this map to myself, even if it's not the greatest.
My wife is a fan of the Hunger Games books, and thus, has made me watch all of the movies. While I'm certainly not a Hunger Games "fanboy", I thought the concept would make a cool SimCity 4 region map. For those of you not familiar with the stories, you can read all about it on the Wiki here... http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/Panem. The short description: It takes place in the far future in post-apocalyptic North America. Panem, presumably the last inhabited nation/region on earth, is divided into 12 districts (formerly 13) and a Capital city. Each district is responsible for providing a specific resource (see attached map), and all of the resources funnel into the Capital, at which they live a life of luxury and lavish excess at the expense of the districts. District 1 is the "luxury" district, and its citizens live the least impoverished lifestyle of all the districts, who become increasingly poorer as the district number rises. District 12 (the focus of the Hunger Games books) is the mining district, and is a very poor district.
The map and district layout I based my map on is actually different than the map on the Wiki. I used this one as a guide... http://www.panempropaganda.com/panem-maps/
The map is obviously not to scale, and is much smaller than the actual size of the continental U.S. This will be my first time building a region in SimCity 4, so I wanted to keep things pretty simple. In fact, I'm still researching the complexities of region play, neighbor deals, commute times, etc, so if anyone sees anything about this map that may present a challenge for building a region, or could simply be improved upon, please drop a comment below.
The mountains are pretty basic/generic, and the rest of the terrain is very flat. Like I mentioned, this is my first map, so I'll admit that it's nothing special. Nonetheless, I hope you all enjoy using it, or it at least sparks some ideas for your regions or custom maps.
Lastly, a big thank you to all of you who create custom content for the community. You are what makes SimCity 4 truly enjoyable, and a game that will remain relevant and fun for many more years to come.
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INSTALLATION (there may be other methods, but this is the only way I know how to do it):
The zip file contains a 16 bit grayscale PNG and a config.bmp. To create a region, you'll need the SC4Mapper program.
- Open SC4Mapper and click "Create Region". Choose "16 bit PNG"
- For "filename", navigate to "Panem.png" found in this zip file.
- Select "config.bmp" and navigate to the config.bmp file found in this zip file. Alternatively, you can leave "specify size" selected if you just want it to be all large cities.
- After the files load, click "Save Region", and name it Panem (or whatever you like)
- The SC4Mapper will create a folder of that name. Make sure that folder is in your SimCity regions folder. I use the Mac App Store version of the game, so mine is located at: /Users/username/Library/Containers/com.aspyr.simcity4.appstore/Data/Documents/SimCity 4
- That's it. Just open SimCity 4 and load the region, and you can begin building your cities.
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