Glass Strand

A Vanilla Map by Steel

• Vanilla map
• Boreal theme
• Mass Transit DLC required

Welcome to Glass Strand! This is a boreal themed map based on the Pacific Northwest. I’m still on CS1 due to being a Mac player so I decided to delve into mapmaking again. This is a coastal map with lots of little rivers coming down from the hills. I have tried to keep things simple and straightforward while giving vanilla players options for versatility and playability!

I have included significant amounts of every industrial resource, even oil despite there not being much oil in the PNW, as I enjoy being able to build all of the industries with the Industries DLC. I have placed about 240k trees which should leave some of available usage for the 250k tree limit in the base game. I would recommend an unlimited trees mod for this map. This map is not a 1:1, but the heightmap is loosely based off of the Fort Bragg area of the California coast.

This is a vanilla map so the only thing required to play is the Mass Transit DLC. However, to get the full value out of this map, I recommend a custom theme and LUT for better looks and the 81 tiles mod to maximize playability.

Recommended Theme: SCT-Homecoming by Raffa
Recommended LUT: Photorealistic by Reaper
Recommended Mods: 81 Tiles

July-14-2024: Added missing ramp on main interchange. Fixed some shoreline sand issues.

If you enjoy this map please like, favorite, and rate it! It helps both the creator and the community and I would greatly appreciate it!

If you really enjoy my work, please consider buying me a coffee.[buymeacoffee.com] 🙂

I would love to see your builds on this map!

Much Love,
Steel