Sc4 USGS region maker

[starwolf777 2]

Hello Simtropolis

 

 

 

Awhile back, I remember a tool on the old Simcity.com website that allowed you to create regions with USGS data without any third-party programs or skill. I would like to know if someone found the source code and recreated the program

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If this survived at all it might be at SC4Devotion

However, here is a technique I used to use for any map data.  You need a good photo editor:  I use the GIMP.

Grab a snap of the map you want.

Cut out the piece you want with the crop tool.

Edit out the road signs and directions, or get it down to topography only.

Convert it to black and white, then invert it.  Make sure you have a B&W Image.  RBG images don't work.

Read the image into the Landscape Designer.https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/12679-landscape-designer-0973-beta/

This powerful package can be used to set up your map, check it, and generate the config.bmp image for the game renderer.  It has extensive help files.

Capabilities:

• read in a reverse B&W map
• false colour image of map
• various adjustments
• create region folder and save map gray scale image
• write image out for work with graphics editor, then read it back in.
• create config.bmp in a user friendly way
• generate a random map, and use all of the above.