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  1. TCC Maps - Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This time it's Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China (for SimCity 4) by request from @Ke|is. Taipei is the largest city, economic and administrative center of the island of Taiwan (officially known as the "Republic of China"). The city proper is home to 2.5 million people and the greater metropolitan area is home to 9 million. The map is 20 x 28 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. The map includes cities and areas such as: The entirety of Taipei city proper Taoyuan (home to Taipei/Taoyuan International Airport) Keelung New Taipei City Hsinchu Tamsui In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  2. Show us What you're Working On

    thecitiescenter replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    WOW that's amazing! And I thought I had something with the Columbia River Gorge in my Portland map lol... Speaking of mountains and contrasts, I've been playing around with Kathmandu, Nepal... where the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia so very very long ago... resulting in quite a significant elevation increase over a relatively short distance:

  3. Show us What you're Working On

    thecitiescenter replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    i cut it down to 28 x 24. I guess the region size is really up to personal preference and you are correct that its a trade-off. For me, personally, I like larger regions for reference to geographical features and the aesthetics, but Im under no illusions that I'll ever "fill" an entire region of this size and don't play the game with the intention of ever doing so.

  4. TCC Maps - Sao Paulo, Brazil

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This time it's Sao Paulo, Brazil (for SimCity 4)! Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, with the metropolitan area being home to 22 million people. The map is 16 x 20 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some elevation levels have been compressed to allow for game water. In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC Maps released weekly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (US, Pacific time), View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  5. Show us What you're Working On

    thecitiescenter replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    Hey man thanks for the info on the dimensions… Hehe yeah, I found out the hard way when I loaded it into the game only to be stuck somewhere in eastern Long Island. I ended up cutting the map down to approx where you shaded and I also sacrificed parts of New Jersey, which Im sure no one will miss… in order to shift the map eastward a bit, of course after working on crashing SimCity a few times myself.

  6. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    thecitiescenter replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Spain is on my bucket list and one of the European countries i have yet to visit - so, i may have to take you up on that offer someday. As far as the maps, Im putting together finishing touches on Taipei. Nagoya very likely will be released next week.

  7. TCC Maps - Lhasa, Tibet, China

    thecitiescenter commented on thecitiescenter's file in Maps

    Potentially. Ive got a list of maps I want to get through first, but I will take a look into this and consider it. Technically it shouldnt take much to expand it.

  8. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    thecitiescenter replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Taipei, from Taoyuan to Keelung:

  9. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    thecitiescenter replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Hey there, I've been sticking to uploading one map per week (usually sometime Tuesday afternoon US-Pacific Time), but I've actually got quite a few maps already completed and they're just sitting in the queue waiting for release or some testing. One of them is Nagoya. Here's a sneak peek: I'm not sure if it will be next week's release, but I'm fairly certain that it will be released by the end of this month. And just so you know... its fair to say that all major Japanese metropolitan areas (and lots of not-so-major ones) will get a map from me at some point, or at least thats the plan . As far as Taipei goes, I personally used NHP's Taipei Map for years. I built up the region quite extensively, but given that map was released 15 years ago and there's much more detailed mapping data available now, I think I'll give it a go. My map will probably extend from somewhere where my Taoyuan-Hsinchu map ends out to Keelung. I really don't want to delete my Taipei region and start over again, but since I've already done that w/Hong Kong and Singapore (hint, hint), whats another one anyway Finally Vigo was not one I had considered before. I'll take a look at it and give it some consideration. Lucky for you, I'm a sucker for Spanish cuisine, so send a bottle of Rioja and some tapas my way and maybe I'll be inspired just enough

  10. Show us What you're Working On

    thecitiescenter replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    Coming in at a whopping 36 large city tiles wide... it's everything from Jersey to the Hamptons, terrain, elevation, scale accurate... rotated 30' for... you know, Manhattan street grid.

  11. TCC Maps - Washington, DC - Baltimore, MD

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This time it's the Bureau of Bureaucracy... er, I mean, the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, MD metropolitan area (for SimCity 4). The map is 32 x 28 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. It pretty much encompasses the entire Washington-Baltimore metro area, stretching from Quantico, VA to the northern Baltimore suburbs and from Leesburg, VA to Annapolis, MD. Some elevation levels have been compressed to allow for the Potomac River to be filled with game water across the entirety of the map. In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC Maps released weekly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (US, Pacific time), View My Full Map Catalogue Here:
  12. I remember seeing this building being constructed when I was a kid. The newspaper clipping is awesome. Really like the modifications you made especially the Express Lane ramps they look just like they do in reality!

  13. TCC Maps - Okinawa, Japan

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This time it's Okinawa, Japan (for SimCity 4). The map is 28 x 20 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC Maps released weekly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (US, Pacific time), View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  14. TCC Maps - Monterey Bay, California

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This week let's take a trip to California's Central Coast and the Monterey Bay Area. Monterey Bay is located south of Santa Cruz and southwest of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is known for year-round, cool and comfortable seaside weather and being a tourist attraction for visitors to Northern California being home to attractions such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium (aka the "Crustacean Institute"), the Pebble Beach Golf Courses and 17-mile drive, Big Sur, the Bixby Bridge and the European-inspired town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. The map is 24 x 20 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the cities and areas included in the map are: Monterey Seaside Carmel-by-the-Sea Salinas Moss Landing Big Sur Carmel Highlands In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC Maps released weekly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (US, Pacific time), View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  15. TCC Maps - Stockton-Modesto-Livermore, California

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Another week, another map! This time it's Stockton-Modesto-Livermore, California, U.S.A. also known as the San Joaquin Valley. Located just east of the San Francisco Bay Area in California's Central Valley region, the San Joaquin Valley is situated along the banks of the San Joaquin River. The semi-rural area is made up of multiple edge cities and known for being a bedroom community for folks escaping the high real estate prices of the Bay Area and for large swaths of agricultural land. The map is 28 x 24 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the cities included in the map are: Stockton Livermore Tracy Antioch Discovery Bay Modesto Turlock Lathrop Manteca In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC Maps released weekly on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (US, Pacific time), View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  16. TCC Maps - Cairo, Egypt

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    New week, new map! Here's Cairo (القاهرة), Egypt! Located along the banks of the historically significant Nile River and south of the Nile River Delta, Cairo is the capital of Egypt and home to approximately 10 million residents, making it the largest city in the country. With this map, you'll now have a place to plop landmarks such as the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx amongst others. The map is 20 x 24 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the areas included in the map are: Cairo Giza New Cairo City Qarun Lake (partial) In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  17. Show us What you're Working On

    thecitiescenter replied to Haljackey's topic in SC4 Showcase

    Revised some of my old maps: Tianjin, China: Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)-Vung Tau, Vietnam: And added a new one... Now Available on the STEX, links on my map catalogue:

  18. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    thecitiescenter replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Updated Maps for: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tianjin, China Now available for download (see catalogue above for links).

  19. TCC Maps - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    thecitiescenter commented on thecitiescenter's file in Maps

    Revised map now available!

  20. TCC Maps - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Today, I present to you, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (ភ្នំពេញ)! Phnom Penh (population 2.1 million) is the largest city and capital of Cambodia. It is located along the banks of the Tonle Sap, Mekong and Bassac Rivers. The map is 16 x 12 large city tiles and accurately scaled based on DEM data. In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC

  21. TCC Maps - Portland, Oregon

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Today, I present to you, the Portland, Oregon-Vancouver, Washington Metropolitan Area, U.S.A. Located at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan area spans both the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It is home to approximately 2.3 million people. The map is 24 x 24 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the cities included in the map are: Portland, Oregon Vancouver, Washington Beaverton, Oregon Hillsboro, Oregon Gresham, Oregon Oregon City, Oregon McMinville, Oregon Camas, Washington Battleground, Washington Forest Grove, Oregon In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  22. TCC Maps - Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Today, I present to you, the Tampa Bay Area, Florida, U.S.A. Located on Florida's Gulf Coast along the Gulf of Mexico, the Tampa Bay Area is home to approximately 3.2 million residents. The map is 28 x 20 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the cities included in the map are: Tampa St. Petersburg Sarasota Bradenton Clearwater Tarpon Springs In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC View My Full Map Catalogue Here:

  23. Can't find it?... Ask here!

    thecitiescenter replied to JakeMD's topic in SC4 - Custom Content

    Does anyone know if there is a “under bridge” GLR piece / extender similar to the ones mgb made for roads, rail and ave?

  24. TCC Maps by thecitiescenter

    thecitiescenter replied to thecitiescenter's topic in Mapping Community Room

    Thanks for dropping by, glad youre enjoying the maps! As for requests, the short answer is yes. Long Answer: I do have quite an extensive list of places I want to map, so it may already be on that list. My criteria for determining locations for mapping are generally: Cities or Metropolitan areas where a DEM-based/accurately scaled map is not currently available on either the STEX or over at SC4D Cities or Metropolitan areas where an accurately scaled map is available, but the coverage area wasn't as large as I would've liked. The joy that I derive out of SC4 has always been to re-create real world metropolitan areas, which differs from the way some (maybe even most) people play the game. As such, I tend to like my maps to cover not only the City proper but also large swathes of suburban or adjacent cities and areas, especially for North American metro areas where sprawl is a very real thing (as you can see my Tampa map above offers a large coverage area to include not only St Pete, but also Brandenton and Sarasota on the same map). Cities or Metropolitan areas where an accurately scaled map is available, but a rotated version is not. This is primarily for ease of building an airport, or a city's transportation grid layout (for example, my Seoul, Narita, Taoyuan maps are rotated for easier placement of their respective airports, and Abu Dhabi was rotated for easier placement of the citys street grid layout). Currently, my priority is cities, large metropolitan areas, or semi-urban/rural areas that feature multiple smaller to midsized cities (such as Stockton-Modesto, California). Fully rural areas such as National Parks, mountainous regions, etc. will take a low priority until after I've gotten through my current list. There are also some mapping techniques I'll have to work out with regards to mountainous regions, so there's that. I also have several maps in the works that are basically "extensions" of maps that are currently available on the STEX or SC4D, usually ones that were made by @drunkapple or @Izidor44 that I have built up over the years (the reason why I made the Stockton-Modesto map was to extend the San Francisco Bay Area map that @drunkapple made). I also have extensions of other metro areas in the works similar to the Stockton-Modesto area. That all said, if you have an area you'd like to request, I'm willing to entertain it. Feel free to shoot me a DM. It's likelier to be fulfilled if it meets one or more of the criteria above.

  25. TCC Maps - Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. (Rotated)

    thecitiescenter posted a file in Maps

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    Today, I present to you, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) (الْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَةأَبُو ظَبْيٍ)! Abu Dhabi (population 1.5 million) is the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) The map is 20 x 12 large city tiles and is accurately scaled based on DEM data. Some of the areas included in the map are: Abu Dhabi Al Shamkah Yas Island Zayed Military City Al Jubail Island In order to install the map you will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer as the file is in SC4M format. I hope you can put this map to good use, enjoy! -TCC
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