Greenway 2020

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Author: Greyflame

Last revision: 13 Jul, 2020 at 22:05 UTC

File size: 5.32 MB

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Description:
Introduction

You know you’re in deep when you update a map to start a city to take a break from creating assets for an updated map for a restarted city that you’re supposed to be making videos for.

I had no plans to update the Greenway map I released about a year ago, but I needed a map for a casual playthrough so I decided to retrofit that one for my needs. Some people encouraged me to release the new version so here it is.

As Is

I pushed this through in a bit of a hurry so that I could play on it. I let a lot of detail stuff slide that I’d typically be more vigilant about, and I added custom networks which I usually avoid like the plague for map releases, but it should function basically how you’d expect for a map.

Keep in mind that I built this map picturing just a few thousand citizens. The basic diamond interchanges will absolutely have to be upgraded if you want more than a little town. The two lane highways are probably overkill though because the game won’t use extra lanes anyway.

Updates

* Slightly altered topography.

* Replaced the highway layout with a linear "end to end" route that’s a little more realistic and should handle intercity traffic better.

* Repainted the trees and used a lot more of them. Up to you whether this is a feature or not.

* Prebuilt downtown grid. I don’t usually do this for maps but I wanted to know where to put my highway ramps for a bit more realistic look.

* Slightly deeper reservoir lake because it didn’t feel very realistic before. Proper earthen dam.

Mods

* Network Tiling is required for the North American Rail tracks to look right. Remember that you have to activate this mod after you subscribe to it.

* Screenshots are taken with Daylight Classic, the Bonita Vista Valley LUT, the HDRI Haven Cubemap Pack, Tree Movement Control, Tree LOD Fix, and Sharp Textures. None are mandatory for the map to work.

* I also used Hide It to hide Shore Areas, which keeps all the riverside trees from dying.