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[Odainsaker 2,136]

On 9/14/2023 at 12:09 PM, thecitiescenter said:

After doing quite a few of these maps now I realize why some cities didn’t get very far in @drunkapple’s to-do list or other mappers that came before me.  Some regions just arent very “SC4 friendly” either in regard to the grid, or elevation/water levels, or both!

Munich, for example, is currently driving me nuts…

Haha, now I know I wasn't the only one struggling with Munich!

I had originally rotated a gargantuan Munich map 3.07° clockwise to align the SimCity grid to the grand axis of the Nymphenburg Palace and compressed to the lake surface elevation of the Chiemsee like so:

Later I experimented and found that if I rotated 17.46° counter-clockwise to align with axis of Ludwigstrasse and the Siegestor leading into the old city, the outer regions of the map could include the Grossglockner, the highest mountain Austria:

I'm a sucker for mountains, so I had to make the change, but in truth, all these mountains and high lakes means lots of compression, and I had compressed the lower elevations of my map by 208 meters to make the large Starnberger See be modeled with SimCity game water.  However, that much compression is really extreme and severely reduces the prominence of elevations below the elevation of the lake. 

You can even see how much the lower, compressed elevations lost texturally in the raw, uncompressed dry run:

 

To my frustration, the Festungsberg with its mountaintop Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg particularly gets compressed.

Here is what Salzburg should look like, with the large Kapuzinerberg mountain on the left middle ground and the fortress-topped Festungsberg on the right middle ground:

(Panorama image from Puch near Salzburg)

Below in the left region view image we can see the larger Kapuzinerberg at center and the Festungsberg facing it across the river before elevation lowering and compression, while on the right region view image we can see them after lowering and compression:

The Kapuzinerberg is less than 1/3 its true size, while the Festungsberg has almost completely disappeared.

We can still see the remnant outlines of the lost portions of the Kapuzinerberg in city view.  However, the once domineering, mountain-top Hohensalzburg Fortress is now at ground level.

His Eminence the Prince-Archbishop is NOT impressed!

 

I will try another run through compressing much less...perhaps only to the elevation of the Wolfgangsee, which is somewhat below the top of the Festungsberg.

 

On the plus side, it is possible to recreate our Wagnerian fantasies with a Munich map that reaches the site of Schloss Neuschwanstein.  Here is quick mockup:  just the VIP Terrain Mod, Cascadia Tree Controller, the Maxis castle landmark, and the no power cheat.  I hadn't yet plopped in the Alpsee or Schloss Hohenschwangau... 

"Ooooooh!  Ahhhhhh!"  --  King Ludwig II of Bavaria

 

No compression at that elevation whatsoever.  It stands out even more prominently for the Valkyries when the seasonal trees change...

...and while I was sizing up my shot and waiting for a picturesque cloud formation while humming sublime tunes from Lohengrin, the castle actually caught fire at the same time as the city budget ran out, and as I had no fire stations or money left in this rough mock up, my Romantic Fantasies went up in melodramatic flames and multiple red disaster pop-ups.  Sheeesh, c'mon...Obersalzburg and the Berghof are on the other end of the map!

 

(Edit:  I keep mixing up the Festungsberg and the Kapuzinerberg.)

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Odainsaker

BRAVO -- !!         

You make me "home-sick" for Bavaria - ! 

I have read a good bit about Ludwig II in the last 50 years -- and I spent not a few years running loose between Wurzburg, Munich, and Fusen, back when I wore the clothes of a younger man.  The Bavarian Alps have some of the most beautiful scenery of any place in the world.  And -- I did, indeed, develop a taste for Wagner.  Very powerful and "moving" music if you tune out the world and get lost in it. 

You make me want to go back to Bavaria -- and you make me want to do your Munich map.  BUT -- I must fulfill my mission and complete my "Magnum Opus" to the Kaiserliche Marine. 

[watercitymadero 805]

On 14/9/2023 at 5:45 AM, SneakyDeaky said:

Really lovely. 

 

But to quote the cab driver I had on tuesday who drove me to the UCL in London; "Bloody bike lanes everywhere and nobody uses them! Look! There's nobody there! This mayor has ruined this town!"

sounds very familiar, here in Mty it's the same, almost all car drivers complain when the government made the city more walkable reducing driving space. Gov put this new bike lanes around universities roads. Some think that everyone uses only cars to move through the city. 

[Honolulu 2,779]

I like this equation...

2 excellent mods + 1 very nice lot + the inspiration of "painter" = Superb scene.

Congratulations @Odainsaker

[Dead_End 1,629]

It's market day

[TheTimvh1 939]

22 hours ago, pclark06 said:

@thecitiescenter got me all into Don Quijote. When I went to one for the first time in Hawaii a month ago I had to make it

Awesome.  Never been to one myself (live in the middle of corn country), but the Akihabara location is pretty cool looking.

[art128 4,622]

Rotterdam Harbour Village has been released on the STEX!

 

[watercitymadero 805]

last test from the "Rivit light mode" the one in his archive

(my warm light edited version from that one) 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

Yojimbo-mode...

[TheTimvh1 939]

9 hours ago, art128 said:

Rotterdam Harbour Village has been released on the STEX!

 

Looks neat.  By the way, what is the establishment at the corner (the one with the big neon signage)?  I'm guessing it's some kind of tavern/restaurant.

[art128 4,622]

1 hour ago, TheTimvh1 said:

Looks neat.  By the way, what is the establishment at the corner (the one with the big neon signage)?  I'm guessing it's some kind of tavern/restaurant.

It's a club inspired by the Cyberia Cafe & Club from Serial Experiments Lain anime. I sometimes put references to stuff I like in my BATs when it's not out of place. I thought what could I put beneath the tower's swimming pool that would fill the empty walls and not be out of place.

[kSlank 151]

On 9/13/2023 at 5:18 PM, Barroco Hispano said:

Nice one

[Propfam 2,301]

Working on a (well, two but okay) mod. Wish me luck!

[ohdude 2,353]

12 hours ago, CdMadero said:

last test from the "Rivit light mode" the one in his archive

(my warm light edited version from that one) 

Where it can be found please? thanks in advance!

[Tyberius06 12,251]

2 hours ago, ohdude said:

Where it can be found please? thanks in advance!

In theory it can be found on his OneDrive.

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AKEs655t2gi7Ryc&id=A1D4FA46B2686F98!41231&cid=A1D4FA46B2686F98

 

[Propfam 2,301]

34 minutes ago, Tyberius06 said:

In theory it can be found on his OneDrive.

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AKEs655t2gi7Ryc&id=A1D4FA46B2686F98!41231&cid=A1D4FA46B2686F98

 

RVT zNightlighting? Also, you worded things like a hypothesis lol. Just kidding

[Ct1999 4,198]

I am back to fulfill my promise.

 

[Barroco Hispano 26,916]

[watercitymadero 805]

16 hours ago, ohdude said:

Where it can be found please? thanks in advance!

13 hours ago, Tyberius06 said:

In theory it can be found on his OneDrive.

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AKEs655t2gi7Ryc&id=A1D4FA46B2686F98!41231&cid=A1D4FA46B2686F98

 

Yes indeed, the folder in question is 201202 RVT zNightLighting thanks Tyberius, as I mentioned in my post, is the one from that link in Rivit's drive. Years ago, he made new light cones and added some improvements, the one from my picture it's the same, I just change the color temperature in PS to the fsh files that change the color to the light cones, just trying to be careful with the brightness and saturation, depends of choice from the player and the PC monitor you have. 

And to add something more about, I'm using simfox dark night, so I deleted  z5_RVT RVTNite 05-19 Seasonal Variable.dat  from the zz_LRMv40_zRVT Adds and Alters sub folder, In case you like Rivit's night mode, leave it as it is, or if you like more Maxis Night delete z5_RVT RVTNite 05-19 Seasonal Variable.dat .

I hope that helps 

 

[Dystopian Prophet 27]

Holy crap, I'm such a piker lol. In other games, this old guy can hold his own but I'm afraid the Next Generation has me beat on many levels for this kind of work.

It's very much a work in progress across the board, right down to the name. I'm leaning towards Laudanum Lake for the actual shape of the water and the context of it being a resort and vacation town. The MAPP is one of my favorite packs, and I wish I could add something to it but I'm not of that background or experience. 

[Ct1999 4,198]

A random town in my vision.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

A Japanese village...

[sejr99999 8,365]

8 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

A Japanese village...

nice use of the ancient Japanese buildings   now I need to find those circular livestock pens

[art128 4,622]

Just a heads-up, I have updated the links on my BAT catalog with temporary mega.nz links until SC4Evermore links are restored.

https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/51215-art128-bats/

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

22 hours ago, sejr99999 said:

now I need to find those circular livestock pens

Simmer2

 

[Tyberius06 12,251]

22 hours ago, sejr99999 said:

nice use of the ancient Japanese buildings   now I need to find those circular livestock pens

SM2 Dry Stone Walls

 

[Honolulu 2,779]

Working on a small town with the hope of seeing ones "Stage 2" appear. There's still much to do...

[art128 4,622]

@Honolulu Lovely little sea (?) side town!

[Dreadnought 8,231]

 

On 9/18/2023 at 10:08 AM, SIM-ple Jack said:

A Japanese village...

What's my next tech level ?  I need to pile up some rice, recruit some soldiers, and build a Ninja Dojo !  

Looks GOOD, Mate --

[SneakyDeaky 1,130]

12 hours ago, Honolulu said:

Working on a small town with the hope of seeing ones "Stage 2" appear. There's still much to do...

I really like the "feel" i get from your small towns, it's like a nostalgic feeling but you are not exactly building "olde world" either, so IDK how to put it, but Really cool!