Region border neighbor connections: Leads to neighboring regions, or dark abyss?

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

I am developing 3 regions, all part of a single country. But the only thing that hinders me is: Neighbor connections leading out of the regions. What I thought is that the neighbor connection will lead to a city tile of the neighboring region, but it could be possible that it leads to nowhere but a dark abyss. Here's a visualization of this dilemma:

[infamousjbe 592]

It's pretty much the dark abyss. Though your current city with a connection to Sim Nation (region boarders) will still have a small effect (mostly cap relief) on that city, but nothing else. 

 

Regions have no effect on other regions in your SC4 folder.

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

Ah well, that's why my regions are all islands. I hate my sims to fall down to the abyss.

[AcronShinra 60]

Plot twist: Simnation is Discworld.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Worse, what is waiting for the unwary out there is the great bit bucket in the sky from whose bourne no connection returns.

[jeffryfisher 2,176]

So... Maxis designers are flat-Earthers out to mock Columbus?

 

Add to future Sim City wish-list:

 

Each unbounded edge (aka "Sim Nation") gets a set of parameters to help it act more like a living, developing wider world (or not). A map designer (through a design tool) should be able to create one set of default values for all of the region's borders, and then override each individual edge as needed. Optional: The tool could allow the map-maker to tell any edge to imitate any other edge.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Instead of just running off the edge why not just wrap around.  For the connection you could pretend you were on a cylinder.  That is, if you run off the west edge, pick up a city tile on the east edge, and north/south similarly.

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

The rulers of SimNation believed the Earth is flat, so they made it that way. 

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

While the earth may be round, most people in it are flat.

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

I don't know, it could be a cross-dimensional portal.

[Sims21 2]

Well for me I just pretend it's a region connection even though the game doesn't have region connections, only cities.  I made a California region once and I had a San Diego one, and a Los Angeles one.  Going north from the San Diego region, I pretend the connection is going out towards Los Angeles the region.

[Fatherted 129]

I try to just continue connections for aesthetics. Do what makes you happy.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

You need a TARDIS to get to the other regions.

[Fatherted 129]

You need a TARDIS to get to the other regions.

I'm sure a Void Ship will work just as well.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

You picks your vehicle and you takes your trip.

[jeffryfisher 2,176]

Instead of just running off the edge why not just wrap around.  For the connection you could pretend you were on a cylinder.  That is, if you run off the west edge, pick up a city tile on the east edge, and north/south similarly.

If you wrap E-to-W to form a cylinder, and if you wrap that N-to-S, then you've made a torus (doughnut-shape).

 

Mmmm... donuts!

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Delicious.  Yes, I took a serious course in topology.  Now if we can just get the right twist, the whole thing could be a Klein Bottle.

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

...or the abyss leads to another universe. D:

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

But in the new universe what if the laws of physics were different?  Holy light-speed, Batman, put on a new thinking cap.