Building a Land-Locked Marina

[Michael J 33]

I learned this little trick long ago from a fellow player in Korea.  It uses Pipe Terraforming to manipulate the terrain.  Enjoy!

This is my original note.  Start with land at 26m.  Lower 3x3 tiles to 13m deep.  Install Marina.  Using the Lay Water Pipe tool (one click at a time only, deleting after the cross pipe is laid) follow the pattern indicated by the drawing.  Start at the top, then move on the right, then move to the left, then back to the center.  You start just outside of the 9 tiles that make up the Marina.

Then go two tiles up from your starting point (you'll see the land dipping down a bit) and using the same RT then LF process, use the Lay Water Pipe tool again (one click only, then delete the cross pipes).  One last time and you'll see all your land flat.

NOW, SAVE YOUR CITY!  and REOPEN your city and there you be!  You can do the same with skyscrapers as well.  I"ll post some snapshots of the process.  It's pretty cool to see in your city for sure!

 

Here are the steps visually:

 

This technique can be used to create a skyscraper in water too:

[Michael J 33]

Cool beans ...Thanks for the help!