Cori's Terrain Shoppe

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

Cori's Terrain Shoppe  by CorinaMarie@Simtropolis

A picture catalogue of every known Terrain Mod for SimCity 4

Note: I did not create any of these mods. This thread is simply to display each terrain mod using the same city tile for easy comparison. If you find this useful feel free to use your browser's Save As function and do a Save Complete Web Page. This will give you an offline copy with all the pictures.  My content is freely available for use by anyone. You can even make a duplicate thread on any other site if you like. Please, just be sure to give me credit for the original creation.

The first three Terrain Mods are hosted on both the LEX and the STEX and have slightly different names, but are the same mods. So, you only need the left hand side or the right hand side as separated by the slash. Ofc, the ones on LEX require a separate login. If you haven't signed up there I highly advise it. They've got great content too. (And a side note, the registration for the LEX is separate from the SC4Devotion forums.)

• The linkys that are indented in a bullet list (like this) are the dependencies.
• You'll notice a lot of duplication of the those deps. If you get the CPT No3 & No4 once, you do not need to re-get them for other terrain mods that require them.

For peeps with 16:9 (or other wide screen) monitors you could open this thread in two separate windows side by side.  This would allow you to have independent scroll bars to compare specific mods. It would also work if you have dual monitors tho there may be some slight color difference between the two.

Other Threads in Cori's Shoppe Series:

• Cori's Rock Shoppe   (Linkys to and Pictures of every Rock Mod)
• Cori's Water Shoppe   (Linkys to and Pictures of every Water Mod)
• Cori's Side Water Shoppe   NEW! – March 2022   (Pictures and in topic Downloads of the Water's Edge for every Water Mod)
• Cori's Beach Shoppe   (Linkys to and Pictures of every Beach Mod)
• Cori's Jolteon's Ferrians's Tree Shoppe   (Linkys to and Pictures of almost every Tree Mod)

And see: C.O.R.I.M.A.P.S. - A Tutorial for SimCity 4   (Quick alternative realistic map making method)

 

Note: I have the Beach Extend Mod 1.0 installed for more beachiness. Otherwise, it's all vanilla. So, what you see is what the complete mod does. Some have Cliff (rock), Beach, and Water. Or some combination. Or only the terrain itself. If you download a mod and have any difficulty with it and when all else fails, read the ReadMe instructions that comes with it.

Note 2: The following images were shot on my low end system at 1280 x 1024 resolution. See @rsc204's post later in this thread for comments on how you can improve the look on your system and for a linky there to a tutorial on how to do that.

 

Ok, so let's start out with plain vanilla so we have that as a basis from which to compare:

 

 

CPT Painted Desert Terrain Mod1 (v1.0) / CPT Painted Desert Terrain Mod

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

CPT OlympicTerrain Mod1 (v1.0) / CPT Olympic Terrain Mod 1

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

CPT Missouri Breaks Terrain Mod (v1.0) / CPT Missouri Breaks Terrain Mod

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

CPT Italia Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

CPT Canyonlands Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

CPT Grand Canyon Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

Columbus Textures for jeronijs mod  aka Columbus Terrain Mod v1.0

 

 

Columbus Terrain Mod von Cycledogg   aka Columbus Terrain Mod v2.0

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

Meadowshire Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

LBT Bajio Terrain Mod 2

 

 

LBT Cumbres Terrain Mod 2

 

 

LBT Yucatan Terrain Mod 2

 

 

LBT Chihuahuan Terrain Mod 2

 

 

HBS Californian Terrain Mod 1

 

 

Terrain Mod Pack contains 16 total (there is a zip within the zip for the 2nd eight)

Dark Rock:

 

Dirt:

 

Dry Grass:

 

Grass:

 

Grass and Flowers:

 

Ice and Grass:

 

Savannah:

 

Snow and Grass:

 

Now in Alien Terrain Pack of Terrain Mod Pack

Blue #2:

 

Blue:

 

Circuit:

 

Green:

 

Lava:

 

Moon:

 

Space:

 

Web:

 

Terrain Mod Pack 2 contains 4

Blue Moon:

 

Green #2:

 

Lava Rock:

 

Red:

 

 

Alien Terrain

 

 

Grass Lands Terrain Mod

 

 

Socorro Terrain Mod 1

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

Socorro Terrain Mod [V. 2] contains 2

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

Dry Coasts:

 

Regular Coasts:

 

 

PEG MTP Terrain Modd 1

^ No, it's not plain vanilla. It's rearranged vanilla. (See ReadMe in download.)

 

THL Terrain Pack 2.3 contains 5

Grassland:

 

Sandy Desert:

 

Scrubby Desert:

 

Scrubby Red Desert:

 

Wet Tropical:

 

 

TRK Wasco Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• CPT No3 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No3 TerrainTextures
• CPT No4 Terrain Textures (v1.0) / CPT No4 TerrainTextures

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

PyreneanTerrainMod v 1.0

• Pyrenean Texture Pack One
• Pyrenean Texture Pack Two
• Pyrenean Texture Pack Three

^ This site is in French. Click the Télécharger Button to download. (Special thanks to @rathefalcon for getting the dependency linkys.)

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

Sudden Valley Terrain Mod (v1.0)

• Sudden Valley Texture Pack A (v1.0)

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

Berner Oberland Terrain Mod (v1.0)

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

LK Appalachian Terrain Mod - WINDOWS (v1.0)

• LK Terrain Textures 01 (v1.0)

On 28/10/2016 at 7:53 PM, APSMS said:

My only suggestion would to use Lowkee's Starter pack when you're showing his terrain, as the game's default water and rock/cliff textures don't show well due to LK using a different tiling factor for those textures. Just so people don't look at it and think that that is what it does to their cliffs.

Ok. So, here's the above Terrain Mod with the full LK_StarterSet (v1.0) installed too:

 

 

Antarctic Terrain Mod v1.0

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

Runamuck's HD Terrain MOD v1

 

 

NHP Palm Springs California (v1.0)

^ This one is really a Map File, but there is a separate terrain mod with it.

 

 

NHP San Faraway

^ This one is really a Map File, but there is a separate terrain mod with it.

 

 

Sahara Terrain Mod 1.0.0

 

 

The following is HD so you will need to have Hardware Rendering or you will get CTD.

VIP Terrain Mod by Cédric. (Attached to this post on Devotion.)

Note: In addition to the Terrain Mod there are also Beach, Rock, and Water mods. The following pic shows all 4 installed:

^ Thanks to @Indiana Joe for mentioning this one.

 

Special thanks to @RandyE for checking that all the linkys go where they are supposed to go.

Again, if you know of any Terrain Mods I've missed please post linkys.

 

So, when peeps ask: Which terrain mod should I get?, show them this thread so they can compare and decide.

 

Attached is the medium size city tile I've used for these pics that way you can make your own with the exact same layout.

City - Terrain Mods.sc4

 

Return to SimCity 4 Ultimate Guide: https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/762954-SimCity-4-ultimate-guide/

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

So much looking forward to this Shoppe, but I know from testing at least half of the mods on the list how time consuming the process is, and especially more so making a presentation of them as you go along.   There are a lot of dependencies with these mods, often cascading to several others.   I must have downloaded half the STEX and LEX and my SC4 data drive is a mess of folders that would take a year to organize.   I'll go through these links today and verify them by tonight. 

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

2 hours ago, RandyE said:

There are a lot of dependencies with these mods, often cascading to several others.

From our chat the other day, I was under the impression that'll be the Tree Controllers that will have a zillion (and three) dependencies with possibly some undeclared ones too. For the above Terrain mods I believe I have all the dependencies and have included the linkys to them with the exception of the PyreneanTerrainMod v 1.0 that's on another site in another language. I did use Google Translate, but still didn't see any linkys on the page. Hopefully they will be mentioned by name and even linky in the download.

 

2 hours ago, RandyE said:

I'll go through these links today and verify them by tonight.

Woot!

[rathefalcon 395]

Here are the dependencies for the Pyrenean Terrain Mod (a few years of French in high school worked wonders):

Pyrenean Texture Pack One
Pyrenean Texture Pack Two
Pyrenean texture Pack Three
 

It's amazing how you can accomplish such an undertaking. Your dedication astounds me!!

Also it may be helpful to specify which terrain mods are HD for the convenience of those who must run the game in software rendering mode.

[raynev1 1,886]

     I think your "Shoppe's" are a great idea , very helpful . Especially for new members that are just getting into SC4 . All of the mods are what have been keeping this game going for over 13 years and still making sales . It's the game that never ends . Specifying HD is a good idea , as Rathefalcon suggested . Keep it up and someday you will be "Legendary" 

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

On 10/23/2016 at 5:24 PM, rathefalcon said:

Here are the dependencies for the Pyrenean Terrain Mod

Woot! (I edited those in.)

 

On 10/23/2016 at 5:24 PM, rathefalcon said:

It's amazing how you can accomplish such an undertaking. Your dedication astounds me!!

D'aww...

( Don't tell anyone, but it's for selfish reasons. I want all the picture catalogues so I can figure out which mods I want. Btw, the linky in my sig will take you to a list of linkys of my other picture Shoppes (I've done Rock, Water & Beaches so far). Basically I'm trying to compile everything I wish I could've found on day one of joining here. If other peeps find them useful, then that makes me happy. )

 

On 10/23/2016 at 5:24 PM, rathefalcon said:

Also it may be helpful to specify which terrain mods are HD

Good idea! Done. I'll need to go back over my other Shoppes and do that in them as well. Plus add the index lists for each that @Cyclone Boom suggested.

 

On 10/23/2016 at 5:49 PM, raynev1 said:

I think your "Shoppe's" are a great idea , very helpful . Especially for new members that are just getting into SC4 .

Thanks! That is my intention. We get a couple of new peeps here every week and once I get the complete index list ready, it'll get pinned and we can direct them to it.

 

On 10/23/2016 at 5:49 PM, raynev1 said:

Keep it up and someday you will be "Legendary" 

(I was Legendary for a long while. Now I'm Epic!)

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

27 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

From our chat the other day, I was under the impression that'll be the Tree Controllers that will have a zillion (and three) dependencies with possibly some undeclared ones too.

Yes, in my comment I was thinking more so of the associated tree controllers we were discussing, especially with the major terrain mods.  Right, the terrain mods themselves usually include the textures as part of the package.  Most of this stuff is on the LEX so as I go through verifying them I'll look at the dependency lists.

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

For the major terrain mods that exist both on the STEX and LEX, we have links to both separated by a backslash.  They have a bit different titles, but same file names, and are exactly the same files.   Somebody might think they are both required and may not be familiar with the structure of both sites.   I suggest it be indicated that the first link is to the LEX, the 2nd to the STEX and that they are the same files.   I've just got started on the froggy leaping... ribbit  

EDIT:   All the mods listed above are verified available as linked.  

The NHP Palm Springs California map does have a terrain mod by @Heblem.    I installed it and it is specific to the semi desert terrain of Southeast California.

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

Status update: I've made pictures of the first 6 terrains and when the terrain mod contains Cliff (Rock), Water, and/or Beach mods I've also run those separately making pictures for my other 3 shoppes in their corresponding tiles. The idea being someone might want to pull just one of those out and do a mix and match setup.

Anyhow, on to to my questions. It seems that the Columbus Textures for jeronijs mod I listed as a dependency for Columbus Terrain - Snowcapped mod Low/er (v1.0) isn't really a dependency but is the original, full Columbus Terrain Mod itself. I say original because it is self contained, has CP_TerrainTextures_No1.dat and does not require the CPT_Essentials folder (CPT_No3_TerrainTextures_Essential.dat & CPT_No4_TerrainTextures_Essential.dat ).

Then I found Columbus Terrain Mod von Cycledogg which does required the CPT_Essentials (No3 & No4). Is then then like version 2? Or just an update in which No1 Textures have been merged into files 3 & 4? I haven't compared screenshots side by side yet, but I didn't notice any difference right off.

And the Snowcapped one I listed as the main mod is really just the replacement file for one of the TerrainParameters files. Right?

 

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

You've added at least 3 or 4 items, or maybe I skipped  a couple initially, but either way I'm going through the list again to make sure I get all the mods. Thank you for being thorough, so everybody interested can get the whole collection and try them out for themselves.       

EDIT:  Went through the list again, got them all, so consider this a double-check verification.

[rsc204 21,805]

On 24/10/2016 at 0:53 AM, CorinaMarie said:

Don't tell anyone, but it's for selfish reasons. I want all the picture catalogues so I can figure out which mods I want. Btw, the linky in my sig will take you to a list of linkys of my other picture Shoppes (I've done Rock, Water & Beaches so far). Basically I'm trying to compile everything I wish I could've found on day one of joining here. If other peeps find them useful, then that makes me happy. )

Don't be so modest. Everything people do for this community comes from some personal motivation. But taking the time to pass your efforts on for everyone to take advantage of, that's pretty much the definition of community.

Even if that's only a little extra work, which I suspect is far from true. You have accomplished something that in all these years, no one else ether thought to do or bothered with. These resources I'm sure will be a huge benefit to the community. Especially new members, who not only may not easily find all the choices. But can now compare them all together at-a-glance.

Frankly, if I had the power, these threads would serve as portals to dedicated sections where the mods were located. It's after all a far more logical and user-friendly way of offering these game-changing mods IMHO.

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

On 10/25/2016 at 8:39 AM, rsc204 said:

Don't be so modest.

More like I did here?

 

On 10/25/2016 at 8:39 AM, rsc204 said:

You have accomplished something that in all these years, no one else ether thought to do or bothered with.

Prolly the latter, but some other brilliant person thought of it:

Spoiler

On 6/24/2016 at 11:27 AM, rsc204 said:

It could be useful to have a series of screenshots together comparing all the terrain mods.

 

I'm not certain now if I decided on it independently or if that was the catalyst.

 

And for an update: I've shot 31 terrains so far. One pack had 16 in it. The circuit board one is pretty cool. Not sure what one would do with it, but it looks nice in a weird sort of way.

[MeMyself&I 379]

Wow.  You know, Cori, your dedication and thoroughness to all that you do here really just blows me away!  Just the sheer amount of time and work you clearly must put into compiling all these lists, shoppes, and comparisons to make finding what people like me are looking for is truly astonishing.  I wish there were some way I could thank you for all you have helped me with, even if indirectly, in the short time I've been a member here in this terrific community.  I'm still learning about modding and I feel like a lurker, reading everything, downloading lots of stuff but not really contributing anything at all other than some financial support when I can, which is the absolute least I can do for all I've gotten in return.  I have a ways to go before I can really start sharing but, you, along with MGB and many other awesome members here have truly helped get me on the right track to learning how to make this game I love so much better!  I guess I just wanted to say thanks a lot for helping me find what I'm looking for and pointing me in the right direction, even when you may not have the answer yourself.  I really do appreciate it!

[Odainsaker 2,133]

I was browsing the French-language ToutSimCities website this evening and immediately thought of your various terrain showcase threads when I saw a couple of mods.

Here is Orange's PyreneanTerrainMod v 1.0

It requires three texture pack dependencies found on Orange's thread TSC - Pyrenean Terrain Mod - Topic officiel

 

EDIT:   Nevermind, I see you already saw it.  Ah well...what is important is that these threads are such great and useful projects, and we couldn't help thinking of them the moment we spotted a terrain.

 

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

On 10/26/2016 at 9:31 PM, MeMyself&I said:

I wish there were some way I could thank you for all you have helped me with,

What I cherish the most is when my reference threads get that Big Heart on post 1. And, ofc, any other Likeys I get on other posts.

 

1 hour ago, Odainsaker said:

EDIT:   Nevermind, I see you already saw it.  Ah well...what is important is that these threads are such great and useful projects, and we couldn't help thinking of them the moment we spotted a terrain.

I appreciate it and do keep thinking of these threads if you run across any mod I've missed. Tomorrow I'll look into the rock one you posted. I just finished this one up and I'm bleary eyed and tired.

 

Ok, peeps. This Shoppe is now Open!

[Prophet42 1,500]

Fantastic work, CorinaMarie!  Thanks for your efforts in putting together all the Shoppe threads.  They are a valuable addition to the forum.

[APSMS 1,892]

My only suggestion would to use Lowkee's Starter pack when you're showing his terrain, as the game's default water and rock/cliff textures don't show well due to LK using a different tiling factor for those textures. Just so people don't look at it and think that that is what it does to their cliffs.

The Gobias mods, and some of the CP ones include the rock and water textures packaged inside them, which is why they changed when presumably you were using an empty plugins folder.

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

4 hours ago, Prophet42 said:

Fantastic work, CorinaMarie!  Thanks for your efforts in putting together all the Shoppe threads.  They are a valuable addition to the forum.

Thanks!

 

1 hour ago, APSMS said:

My only suggestion would to use Lowkee's Starter pack when you're showing his terrain, as the game's default water and rock/cliff textures don't show well due to LK using a different tiling factor for those textures. Just so people don't look at it and think that that is what it does to their cliffs.

The Gobias mods, and some of the CP ones include the rock and water textures packaged inside them, which is why they changed when presumably you were using an empty plugins folder.

Yes, ofc, peeps will want more than just the one mod for those that don't already have Rock, Water, and/or Beach in them. The concept of this thread, however, is here's what you get with the single download (not counting deps). A few of the others have suggested mods that blend in well with them. I'll make an exception for LK and add a 2nd pic with all of LK Starter installed.

Edit: @APSMS, Done. I've edited in your quote and the better pic.

[rsc204 21,805]

One other small problem, although I fully understand for the sake of comparison, not to mention practical reasons, it isn't possible to optimise every screenshot/terrain mod here.

For the HD mods by Gobias/Lowkee, usually you will get snow-capped mountains. Not to mention, depending on the map used, there is a much larger variation of terrain textures you will see. Also, when playing with higher screen resolutions (like 1080p), the level of detail in the HD mods simply eclipses standard definition terrains. But in order to see any terrain mod at it's best, it must be both optimised for a specific map or region. In addition to playing SC4 with optimal graphics settings.

In any case, I feel a disclaimer of some sort would be beneficial here. Because as someone that works exclusively with the HD terrains mentioned. Browsing here, I really didn't get the feeling that these screen-shots do justice to just how much better HD terrain mods are capable of looking. Without prejudice, that doesn't apply to the Pyrenean/Runamuck mods, which are much warmer in tone and not as sharply detailed as those by Gobias/Lowkee.

Whilst terrain mods may sometimes come with more than one setting to choose from. The only way to really optimise your terrain for a given region/map, is to manually modify the terrain .ini files. @blunder has an excellent tutorial on how to do this:

Which again, regardless of the terrain used, can make a massive difference in terms of the final result.

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

@rsc204, I've added a Note 2 to post 1 right before the pictures start which briefly addresses your concern and added a linky to your post.

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

This inventory of terrain mods certainly represents what is generally available and known to function normally.

Given the inordinate amount of time and effort Cori put in to these shoppes and especially this one, if she does decide to take on the next one planned, the tree controller shoppe, I suggest starting earlier providing a draft here on site.  There are many advanced SC4 players interested in these databases of resources providing information that will ensure the effort and finished product is as thorough as possible for the use of beginners and advanced players alike.   I know from exploring a few tree controllers, she's in for a wild ride through the cascading dependency hierarchy.

With all the above said, thank-you Cori, and as well for including me in this project. Overall, it is excellent for the purpose of exploring the resources available.

[Edvarz 1,984]

This is just great! I've been meaning to install a terrain mod (along with a tree controller) for a long time, but I don't really have the time to search between all the mods out there, much less to try and see if there's one that suits my needs. However, with this reference I've narrowed the list down to just two mods; and the fact that the dependencies are listed along it's just the icing on the cake.

Thank you very much @CorinaMarie you are seriously one of the most helpful and enterprising members in this community. Hats off to you!

[Starglow 45]

Thanks, Cori!  I've been playing wih the different terrain mods for Solaria now, thinking about going with either Yucatan (seeing as how Solaria was intended to be tropical, it might help that rainforest/jungle feel), Canyonlands or Palm Springs!

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

A brand new nice addition to the inventory of terrain mods uploaded today.   Sahara Terrain Mod 1.0.0.  

community.simtropolis.com/files/file/31347-sahara-terrain-mod/

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

7 hours ago, RandyE said:

A brand new nice addition to the inventory of terrain mods uploaded today.   Sahara Terrain Mod 1.0.0.  

community.simtropolis.com/files/file/31347-sahara-terrain-mod/

Got it and shot it and added it to post 1.

 

If there are any more terrain mods feel free to post the linkys here and I'll get them added to the catalogue.

[Bombardiere 591]

Thank you for doing this. This is very useful for me. So far I have used Vanilla textures, but I have been thinking about a terran mod. So far I have not decided which one, but this is very useful preview so that I do not have to try each one by one and now I know what is available out there.

 

Now I need to check the tree shoppe

 

[SecretMbr_735754 2,157]

 

The Columbus Terrain mod no longer works (404 Beitrag nicht gefunden),  The new link at SimCityKurier is:

http://www.simcityplaza.de/index.php/mods/baum-mods

[CorinaMarie 29,569]

7 hours ago, RandyE said:

 

The Columbus Terrain mod no longer works (404 Beitrag nicht gefunden),  The new link at SimCityKurier is:

http://www.simcityplaza.de/index.php/mods/baum-mods

Thanks for catching that. Without your help I'd've never noticed the linky got broken as I already have them all downloaded. I've updated it in post # 1. Let me know if you find any others which need to be fixed.

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Yeah, simcityplaza.de recently had to migrate their download area, therefore all links to the old SimCityKurier site are outdated now.

[catty-cb 4,381]

30 minutes ago, T Wrecks said:

Yeah, simcityplaza.de recently had to migrate their download area, therefore all links to the old SimCityKurier site are outdated now.

I started re-indexing them have done 683 of them, I'm attaching what I've done so far as a text file to this post 

WebLinks-simcityplaza.csv