Rob's Collaborative Advanced SimCity 4 Tutorials

[rob_mtl 435]

Announcing a new hybrid tutorial/let's play series on Rob's Red Hot Spot!

I recently had the pleasure of making this first episode with @Lucario Boricua, who gave me an excellent tutorial on terraforming. Future videos will follow a similar model and feature prominent members of the SC4 community.

I hope these will be fun and informative for beginner and more advanced players!

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,451]

Good. Nothing on TV tonight, I have something to watch.

[rob_mtl 435]

2 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Good. Nothing on TV tonight, I have something to watch.

I eagerly await your review as always!

[Haljackey 17,402]

This is... an absolutely fun and informative way to showcase the game, the community and learn a few tips and tricks from everyone!

 

Awesome info and great presentation. I'm digging it for sure. Great work @rob_mtl & @Lucario Boricua!

[Raymond7cn 6,776]

Now, SimCity 4 even took away my movie time, Nice show @rob_mtl and @Lucario Boricua! Be careful with the size of level brush.

Your subscriber,

-- Raymond

[SIM-ple Jack 17,451]

22 hours ago, rob_mtl said:

I eagerly await your review as always!

I don't know if you'll be able to call this a review, but I always find it amusing to hear the actual voices of folks I read on here.

I do agree with you on stressing the importance of cutting your map to it's most optimal layout. I work with grayscale, and actually work a lot of these problems out in photoshop before going to the Mapper. Most of my regions are actual cities/countries and include the main roadway layouts, so preventing a road from ending up in a watery dead-end is a high concern. For example, I'll be doing a map of Green Bay in the near future, and I don't want Lambeau Field Stadium cut in half over 2 tiles. I also have my base map sea level set to about 2.05m above sea level, so you don't have to dig very deep to strike water. This also allows for dent-less ports. I don't really worry about mountains too much, a few button taps will produce Mt. Everest.

On the whole, a good watch. Like to see how the "other guy" does things.

[Propfam 2,309]

Nice collaboration between a prominent SC4 YouTuber and a prominent region maker! I hope the series go for a long time.

[StevieKam84 54]

This is great - much appreciated!

[rob_mtl 435]

Hey kids!

Finally got around to posting another video in this series. It's a double-header with @Tarkus where we build an RHW 4-way interchange. It was a blast to make. Hope you enjoy! Part 2 coming out shortly.

[rob_mtl 435]

And the latest collaborative NAM video is up! Was thrilled to work with @Haljackey on this stack interchange! Hope it's helpful and fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Max4k 727]

Saw the alert yesterday, great stuff, can't wait to watch