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Starting with custom content
So like I’ve said before, I’ve been playing SimCity for a LONG time, and even SimCity 4 for quite some time (though not IN quite some time, if that makes sense). But one of the things that I never really … Continue reading
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First steps – downtown and the interstates
So now that I have my whole region, and it’s (mostly) looking like I want to, I decided to start work on some of the basic transportation. My thought is that I’ll get the main interstates up first, then some … Continue reading
Creating a config.bmp
Now that I had a map laid out, it was time to lay out the config.bmp information. If you’re new to SC4, config.bmp is the way that you can determine what size cities you have within your region. As mentioned … Continue reading
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Creating SimCity 4 real world maps from USGS data
So I messed around quite a bit trying to get the real life Cincinnati into SimCity. There are actually a few tutorials on how to do that out on the various SC fansites, but they were mostly written quite a … Continue reading
What IS Cincinnati?
Okay so my first challenge was trying to create a map. There are lots of maps of real world areas that have been created by various folks. In fact, there’s even one of Cincinnati stored on the STeX (SimTropolis eXchange) … Continue reading
Recreating Cincinnati in SimCity4
So first a little background. I have played SimCity since the beginning. My first memories of playing SimCity were playing the original game on my Uncle Dave’s computer while I was staying there while my parents were out of town. … Continue reading
Recreating Cincinnati in SimCity 4 