Region / City Sizes

[memedoug85 36]

What is the scale of each sized city? I'm guessing a small city would be 1km by 1km, a medium city would be about 2km by 2km and large city would be 4km by 4km.

If I was trying to copy a google maps image would i be able to use this as a guide or is there something set in place that actually outlines this information.

Thanks guys

[mayor_brando 8]

Originally posted by: abracadabraz85

I'm guessing a small city would be 1km by 1km, a medium city would be about 2km by 2km and large city would be 4km by 4km.quote>

You guessed right.

[memedoug85 36]

Thanks mayor_brando... i now gotta figure out how to make wollongong into a region

[tungston 19]

Each tile in a city is 16x16 meters.

Small city = 64x64 tiles

Medium city  = 128x128 tiles

Large city = 256x256 tiles

[Darth Apple 54]

although even a large city tile only has 6.25 SQ. miles.(2.5x2.5 miles.) it can get quite crazy when you think about the fact that sims wont even travel across the city in an avenue, and population densities!.

I hope that thsi helps.

[mayor_brando 8]

I find that medium city tiles are best for building on. You have enough room to get some population and jobs. Small city tiles are, well, too small! Large city tiles I also like, and better than the medium city tiles because you have more room to build. But, with larger end cities, it can be a nightmare for loading times. So, I think medium tiles are the best; not to small and not too long to load.

[Rearviewmirror. 3]

So how do you scale down a real map to sim city scale?

[Cob92 360]

I've pretty much done away with the small city tiles. The smallest town I've ever seen covers the area of a medium city tile, and the city I live in easily could cover some 25 large city tiles, and that doesn't include the suburbs.

[memedoug85 36]

I've decided its too hard to acurately scale down a real map to Simcity scale. I'll just stick to the way Simcity is meant to be played - zoning and fixing issues! Try downloading Island Of St George - its a great region!!!

[Rearviewmirror. 3]

I should have asked what is the actual formula for scaling a real map into Sim city?

[sstyrnol 21]

Well, if you want to make a map which is true to scale, you first need to make a greyscale map of your desired region. Then, based on the city squares within SC4 (1, 2 or 4 km square side length), you need to measure how many squares of which size you need and select them accordingly.

Once you have done that, it is "simply" a measure of scaling  the map and importing it into SC4.

A good tool to measure and select the square you want to get into SC4 is IMHO Google Earth.

Just to see how much space realistic cities take up, I have attached a screenshot of Google Earth with a marker of 12 km length (ie. 3 large city squares).

Best regards,

Sebastian

[Rearviewmirror. 3]

Originally posted by: sstyrnol

Well, if you want to make a map which is true to scale, you first need to make a greyscale map of your desired region. Then, based on the city squares within SC4 (1, 2 or 4 km square side length), you need to measure how many squares of which size you need and select them accordingly.

Once you have done that, it is "simply" a measure of scaling  the map and importing it into SC4.

A good tool to measure and select the square you want to get into SC4 is IMHO Google Earth.

Just to see how much space realistic cities take up, I have attached a screenshot of Google Earth with a marker of 12 km length (ie. 3 large city squares).

Best regards,

Sebastianquote>

Thank you Sebastian, I will see how I go.

Cheers Jason.

[MTA3479 0]

Thanks a bunch!!! By the way, I used to liv ein Newport News.