Power to island

[SS3K 160]

creating a city what has an island. how does one connect power to the island without having to use power lines or a power box to it? basically I'm creating my own style of liberty island!

 

thanks.

[Prophet42 1,500]

I usually use wind power to power any isolated areas.  Also, there are some lots on the STEX that provide power but are "invisible".  Do a search on the STEX for "power" and see if any of the search results fit you needs.

[CorinaMarie 29,574]

2 hours ago, Prophet42 said:

I usually use wind power to power any isolated areas.  ...

Add my vote here too. They look nice. (I haven't yet gotten to any add-on goodies.)

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

I use these Wind power plants , there is even an offshore one as well. 

 

[His Divine Hand 244]

Also, power will travel via bridges, so if have a bridge between two islands, as long of them has a power plant, and electricity leading to the bridge, your set.

[CorinaMarie 29,574]

3 hours ago, His Divine Hand said:

Also, power will travel via bridges, so if have a bridge between two islands, as long [as one] of them has a power plant, and electricity leading to the bridge, your set.

Whoa! Really? I love learning new things.

Now, as a neophyte, the potential dumb question: Is that feature part of the Base Game or NAM or something else?

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

It is in the base game.  If a bridge is powered at all, it is from end to end.

[APSMS 1,892]

The lot linked above also leads you to

which can be used to avoid the power cables, and the onsite wind power lots.

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

On 4/9/2016 at 3:44 AM, CorinaMarie said:

Whoa! Really? I love learning new things.

Now, as a neophyte, the potential dumb question: Is that feature part of the Base Game or NAM or something else?

yes but only the bridge itself and not the approach roads, so I usually use a grass tile to make sure the connection is complete. 

[rsc204 21,806]

Another option is fake zoning. Zone next to a road or street whilst holding the CTRL key, then still holding CTRL, drag the zone "through" the street. When you let go of the mouse, it may not look like it's done anything. But you should see that sidewalks appear where they previously did not. Note how this provides power, it's a very useful trick.

[CorinaMarie 29,574]

On 4/19/2016 at 6:25 PM, rsc204 said:

Another option is fake zoning. Zone next to a road or street whilst holding the CTRL key, then still holding CTRL, drag the zone "through" the street. When you let go of the mouse, it may not look like it's done anything. But you should see that sidewalks appear where they previously did not. Note how this provides power, it's a very useful trick.

I love this!!!

 

 

And that's even in plain 638 vanilla.

[rsc204 21,806]

Then it gets better...

Try zoning different types of zoning and see the difference ;).

Want a random stretch of road to have dirt next to it? Use the I-AG zoning. Want full sidewalks without grass, use Med/High density R/C zoning. It's tremendously flexible.

[HayleyRenaNemeth 465]

On 4/19/2016 at 7:03 PM, CorinaMarie said:

I love this!!!

 

 

And that's even in plain 638 vanilla.

dat slope tho, would make for a fun thrill ride tho. 

[CorinaMarie 29,574]

On 4/19/2016 at 10:15 PM, AprilAero said:

dat slope tho, would make for a fun thrill ride tho. 

Indeed it would.

It's in this section of a map I created using Fractal Terrains by ProFantasy (the companion program to Campaign Cartographer 2).

This is one of my better maps on my quest to learn all about creating them on a regional scale and then importing them into SC4. Once I get the hang of it, I'll make larger ones. I'm playing with this small 6x6 pixel region to reduce render time. (And, @Granpa: No, I still haven't played with the one you suggested. I've not finished learning the ones I already have. I'll get to yours sooner or later tho. Tis no hurry.)

For the curious: The r3 part means I used random seed number 3 and the 50w is that I made it 50 units wide in FT's world creation screen. I'd then have to check, but this might also be the one where I raised the max height and depth to 40k feet each from the default 30k. (There's like a few dozen options for everything in this program.)

 

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Learn something new every day.  I didn't know about the zoning trick.  I would count this as a bug if I was doing QA on the program, but since it is there, use the knowledge.

It really shouldn't be possible to drag a zone along a street or road.