- #Simcity 4 slope mod mod#
- #Simcity 4 slope mod mods#
- #Simcity 4 slope mod Offline#
- #Simcity 4 slope mod series#
- #Simcity 4 slope mod download#
#Simcity 4 slope mod Offline#
Maybe Maxis will add official support for larger cities the way it did offline play.Īh, well, let's cut Maxis some slack - it has a particular vision for what the new SimCity should be, and an offline, single-city game isn't the connected, social, multi-city game it seems to have been aiming for. Be aware that the slopes are still broken for Console. If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread. This is almost as good as the time it said offline play was impossible, and then modders did that. Extreme Sports enthusiasts will now be able to complete High Intensity Skiing or Snowboarding on Intermediate or Expert Slopes. This is a little embarrassing for Maxis, which said that "system performance issues" made it impossible for most users, and said it had completed months of testing before arriving at this conclusion.
#Simcity 4 slope mod mod#
Naturally, the mod isn't perfect - you may have trouble building other cities nearby, and the various starting values like pollution and land value may be misaligned, among other issues But all in all, it proves that with a bit of fiddling, it is possible to have bigger cities in SimCity.
#Simcity 4 slope mod download#
You can download the mod from Simtropolis. Modders say it's not.Ī new SimCity mod called Project Orion extends the possible boundary of your city to 3km - about four times the default size. Maxis said it was a technical limitation.
#Simcity 4 slope mod series#
Seek-and-destroy mission to get rid of some of these files, as the new ones and old ones won't be compatible.SimCity sets strict boundaries on the size of your cities, something longterm series fans found very disappointing. If you download this version and later download an updated version (hopefully will be available in a few weeks but who knows) you will need to undergo a Unzip somewhere else and follow the (lengthy) instructions in the readme.) Because of the weird way I did it, it's moreĬomplicated and time-consuming than a normal grayscale import, (but produces a much more detailed result.) All in all, it's probably not worth the effort unless you really like the topography of the
#Simcity 4 slope mod mods#
It contains maps and mods for generating the actual Columbus terrain topography. Unzip somewhere else and follow the instructions in the readme file) (unzip to your "Program Files\Maxis\Simcity 4\Plugins" folder)Ĭliffs, beaches, rocks, scree slopes, flora brushes, terrain parameters,
There is no "treeline" with the Columbus brushes, and theĬolumbus terrain stays gren no matter how high you go (except cliffs and scree slopes) so it's not good if you're looking for rocky, snow-covered mountains. The trees were placed with the Columbus "Wetter" flora brush. This is the north slope of a mountain ridge. at very high elevations): These trees were placed with the Columbus "Dry" brush Here, some grizzly bears rummage around in the beargrass at the edge of a scree These were placed using the Columbus "Wetter" flora brush, at a higher elevation.Īlso at higher elevations in steep terrain, you will get some scree slopes. The trees here were placed with the Columbus "Dry" flora brush, which spaces the trees further apart, and only places them in certainĭense Douglas fir forest. The trees were placed with the Columbus "Standard" flora brush, which places trees mainly on north-facing slopes and in Looking West at some hills along a creek. Cottonwood trees lining a small slough and river bar. (See links below to download trees, terrain textures, and even maps of the terrain itself.) Everything in the following scenes is contained in the textures/trees/mod files available below,Įxcept the water color. I chose it mainly because it is at the junction of rivers (Yellowstone River is the big one, the Stillwater River is the one coming from the south, and KeyserĬreek, the one coming from the north.) I also chose it because the 3 trees in the current version of my "god-mode" flora brush, (Cottonwood, Ponderosa Pine, and Douglas Fir) are 3 trees native to theĪrea. Lewis and Clark stopped here on their return trip in the summer of 1806, to makeĢ "canoes" (out of cottonwood trees). (Columbus, Montana, that is.) This is a fairly hilly site on the edge of the Great Plains. January 2/2005: The site of the city of Columbus: All of his files, including the Day-Night Mod are hosted there, and there is also a small support forum. SimCity 4 Mods is a small site run by modder gizmo28, and as such, it is simply known as Gizmos Site by most of the community. It is best to remove any current slope mods, as to avoid redundant loading of plugins, as well as to ensure proper functionality of Ennedi's slope mod. A SimCity 4 (SC4) Mod in the Other/Misc category, by Vortisent. So, enjoy Folks!! And Thank You so much Cycle Puppy for For number 2, if you have a slope mod previously installed, the game will selectively pick whichever mod loads last (usually alphabetical). SC4 Columbus Project by Cycle Puppy Prompt ScrollĬycle Puppy, aka Cycle Dog, has done some amazing work! The files are available for pick up below.