Show us your Camera Angles

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

5 hours ago, Daeris said:

Hopefully setup of that mod is fairly easy, ...

Very easy, especially if you have the GOG version of SC4. Just drop @memo's DLL file in the installation folder's Plugins under SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition:

[Daeris 1,116]

Thanks Cori, I just have steam version but if it's just a drag & drop into my plugins even I should be able to do that without breaking something... I hope.

[Daeris 1,116]

Does anyone know the default Pitch value? I see that the default Yaw value is 22.5, but there seems to be a range of default Pitch values listed. While messing around with the camera some of my buildings don't seem to like some of the angles, and when I went back to CameraPitch 30 (assuming this was the default) the buildings were still all messed up looking. I restarted my game and everything is back to normal now, but I think I maybe wasn't resetting the Pitch correctly? Is it 45 as the default Pitch value?

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

1 hour ago, Daeris said:

Does anyone know the default Pitch value?

Zoom Level	Value
Zoom 1	30°
Zoom 2	35°
Zoom 3	40°
Zoom 4	45°
Zoom 5	45°

To reset them all to default do: CameraPitch (without any numbers after it)

[Daeris 1,116]

39 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

To reset them all to default do: CameraPitch (without any numbers after it)

Thanks Cori, I'll have to mess with the settings more. It seemed like many of the buildings I'm using didn't like the settings, like the rural seaport and some of the historic harbor pieces.

[matias93 7,535]

Using an old-style perspective, a wide shot of the four interchanges that connect the centre of my city with the only highway that passes through it, each one in a very different style.

[Daeris 1,116]

Just a few quick pics messing with CameraPitch 15. I'm still learning the best angles so please provide constructive criticism if you have any. I notice a lot of the buildings I use seem to get a bit skewed, but these pics look decent enough I thought.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

1 hour ago, Daeris said:

I'm still learning ...

Like you, my initial foray into the angled pics was a lot of trial and error. Which ones are best prolly depends on their purpose.

For your top 3, those are great if the narrative is about the land and its main characteristics which will then later help put closer views in perspective. The fourth pic can serve that same purpose, but if it's standalone I feel I want to zoom in on the land in the upper left or the island to see them better.

The last one I like very much as it reminds me of one of those old-timey postcards like in the little train museum where I used to live. That image has two aspects which work well in harmony. It gives a good feeling for the overall landscape in relation to the sea as well as showing the rural farms in the flatter areas before the rocky area starts.

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

Just playing around trying an in-town view:

I believe this one was Pitch 20 and Yaw 10.

I did use the stop motion and single frame advance cheat to get the Flying Scotsman in the exact position I wanted while also keeping the smoke trailing behind rather than all bunching up at the smokestack like a normal pause creates. The downside to this is the cars which are fading out get captured rather than disappearing like they do for a true pause.

[Daeris 1,116]

Merry Christmas Simtropolis! It still amazes me that the game gives us these serene snowy mountaintops on Christmas Day. It also amazes me the game and this community are still going strong. Don't ever stop creating, don't ever forget about the community that Simtropolis is!

Hope today is a good day for all!


 

[TheEstGuy 720]

Some interesting angles and composite pictures I have had done in the past few months.

This here is a full 45 degree angle but a long vertical angle to show the suburbs transition into the big high rise downtown, and the avenue leading to it.

Tested 15 degree angle and it looked pretty interesting and in 4K high res.

This is the one with a huge Downtown 4 Diagonal Highway Bridges, but slightly tilted to 42 and also in 4K high res.

 

[Silur 3,304]

These are only two pictures from my gravel topic.

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Thanks.

[ohdude 2,353]

That happens when you save your city with an different angle. 

[simmering 2,637]

[linhedavid 31]

It's so unreal.

Qoute the word from The Devil Wears Prada:

I'm going to be able to come to the city and actually see the city.

简直难以置信

引用穿普拉达的女王的台词：

我终于能够亲临我的城市，并且真正看这座城市。

[kergelen 727]

Playing arround with CameraPitch, CameraYaw and Camera Crazyyy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Haljackey 17,302]

Car on fire

[Haljackey 17,302]

Oh sh!t

[Haljackey 17,302]

4 bridges

Yaw and pitch 30

 

Already got a critic on the discord server 

 

[Haljackey 17,302]

I choose chaos 

  Edited June 19, 2025 by CaptCity  
Image added for display.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Level 4 RHW overpass

[Haljackey 17,302]

Major curve

 

[Nightplayer 249]

[kbieniu7 266]

That looks hilarious! Exactly like a displaced sidewalk slab  

[Lucario Boricua 7,028]

     Getting a somewhat compressed view of the glamorous Playa Samaná thanks to the 3D Camera Mod!     

 

 

 

The city boasts some broad beaches, lined with linear parks, hotels, luxury condos, shops of all shapes and sizes, and even a segment of high speed rail!

 

 

[Dgmc2013 873]

Different ways to see San Martin:

[Terring 6,473]

I love this mod  

[Silur 3,304]

These are random pictures of the coast.

Pic.01.

 

Pic.02.

[Haljackey 17,302]

Simcopter 1 reporting heavy traffic 

  Edited November 12, 2025 by CaptCity  
Added a modified image for display on Home page.

[Silur 3,304]

It's simple fun ..