-
Announcement
-
Simtropolis Returns! 05/26/2026
See here for details about our site recovery efforts.
-
Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'grand canyon'.
Found 4 results
-
Version 1.0
250 Downloads
Description I made this while learning how to create SC4 regions using high resolution heightmap data from real world locations. This is most of the Grand Canyon, USA. I think it came out pretty good, and decided to share it. I did a little extra tweaking to make sure the river runs all the way through the canyon. It's not 100% accurate, but close enough. And making sure the region has enough buildable surface in every city square. There's 20 Big, 16 Medium, and 8 Small city squares. For a total of 44. I made sure there is varying levels of landscape to build on. With some being relatively flat and easy, and others not so much. Installation The file is in SC4M format. So you will need SC4 Mapper to install. Enjoy! -
Carol Danvers was an educated woman. She owned a doctorate in physics; she’d been a Major in the Air Force; she was a candidate astronaut. She was also plummeting towards the Earth from a height of almost 700 kilometres. Carol had expected to be dead instantly from the vacuum of space. There had to be truth in what she’d been told about having super powers or how else could she survive? As the Shi’ar craft she had been pushed from faded in the distance, Carol recalled the words Oracle had spoken regarding her abilities, “How do you breathe, Carol Danvers?” The thin air rushing over her skin became steadily hotter as she realized that the friction of re-entering the atmosphere would soon reach unbearably high temperatures. She managed to right herself in her end-over-end tumble and began concentrating on how to slow her descent. She felt an odd sensation, almost like an adrenalin rush and the wind in her ears began to lessen. Eventually it stopped altogether and Carol realized she had come to a complete halt. The feeling of exhilaration was indescribable! It had taken more than an hour since she was pushed from the craft until she had managed to stop her fall. She had fallen near enough to the surface that she could make out individual contrails from passenger jets flying beneath her. She tried to gather her bearings, grateful that she’d fallen out above a very recognizable Grand Canyon. “Ok, I can fly and I’m supposed to be super-fast. Let’s see if I can figure out how to get home.” She oriented herself to the west and she flew! Gaining speed with every moment that passed, Carol made her way home. The Lamborghini was right where she’d left it. Angling down, she descended gracefully. Her landing was a lot less elegant, ending with her sprawled flat on the ground. “Guess I’ll have to work on that,” she laughed to herself. She pulled the handle but the car was locked. Patting herself down, she realized that her fob was nowhere to be found. Either it was still in orbit or it had burned up on re-entry. Recalling that Oracle mentioned enhanced strength Carol leaned into the back of the car and began to push. She was able to move it with barely any effort but the tires skidded across the rough surface of the road. Concluding that she had probably left the car in gear or engaged the parking brake, she knelt down and lifted underneath the door sill. She heaved it so easily, she nearly flipped the car on its side. Quickly, but gently, she set it back on the ground. Finding a better grip, she eventually hefted it above her and concentrated. Gradually she rose off the ground and flew the remaining distance home, grinning wildly, with a bright red Lamborghini in her grip. As she neared home, her smile faded somewhat as she realized that managing a soft landing had become her top priority. With furious determination, she eased towards the ground and managed to deposit the Lamborghini without a blemish. Without her keys, she had to enter through the garage. Waiting in her living room stood Oracle. “Hello Carol. I’ve brought you a gift,” she smiled and held out her hand. It was Carol’s keys. To be continued...
- 1 Comment
-
- 5
-
-
- grand canyon
- lyndhurst manor
- (and 2 more)
-
From the album Nature Scenes (S3-19-E)
The Grand Canyon is one of the most powerful sensory experiences of nature on Earth. Carved over 1.7 billion years by the Colorado River the canyon is 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon CPT Grand Canyon Terrain Mod (v1.0) -
Version 1.0
1,179 Downloads
G'Day Simtropians, Thanks for not forgetting me, so I thought what about a little celebratory map! This I made about 4 years ago and decided at the time not to release it as CP also has a map on the lex of the Grand Canyon. Tonight I thought what the heck for those who do not frequent sc4d, here she is. The Grand Canyon is situated in Arizona and is about 17 million years old, although the Colorado River has carved out about 2 billion years of geological history of our beautiful Earth in that time. A mighty effort all round I should think. Of course this is an accurate scale map prepared with dem data. It's in sc4m format so one will need wouanagaine's mapper or terraformer, links and further instructions are in the zip. That's all folks Cheers drunk- 14 Comments
- 22 Reviews
-
- 3
-
-
- map
- accurate scale map
- (and 7 more)
