Hey folks. I have a feeling I might take some flack for this, but Maxis has stated pretty clearly that terraforming will be a developer-side mission (they make the maps). And while I'm not explicitly heartbroken to be losing terraforming from SC4, I imagine there are a handful of us out there who have specific maps dear to our hearts. So I was thinking ... just because Maxis is designing the maps for us, doesn't mean we can't shoot some ideas at them :3 Is there a map you REALLY, REALLLLY want in the game? Post it here! Maybe a lucky few of us will see our layouts make it into the game. Heck, it might be neat if Maxis did contests or something for a chance to get your map in. And while I hate to give even MORE reasons for us to be nickle-and-dimed / DLCed to death, I could picture a limited-supplies sort of special offer order that includes the team working your map in. This way, Maxis gets to make sure the maps are balanced for multiplayer use while still giving players creative imput. Wishful thinking? Probably. But if nothing else, it gives us a chance to share some maps. Or something. Anywho, you get the idea! SO HERE'S MINE: (I would have just taken an SC4 screenshot, but since the camera doesn't do straight-down shots, it was hard to represent the exact dimensions without a drawing.) I've used this basic little delta island longer than I've used a computer (I just designed on paper prior to SimCity, haha). It features a small central mountain with three "blades" extending out in a triangle, providing a natural way to divvy up the city into 3 distinct districts. I usually like to put industry up in the north-east wing, using the west wing for suburban sprawl and/or agriculture, and putting commerce and services on the plateau in the south east. The island has relatively little land area, making grid arrangements difficult and encouraging creative road placement. It would also have few natural resources of its own, but its placement between ocean or lake on the east and a river to the west make it a prime location for seaports, marinas, and maritime tourism.