Caldera Cove – Vanilla
Caldera Cove is a creative map design. Two real-world calderas were imported into Photoshop and the terrain from both was merged for a seamless look, and then imported into Cities Skylines with moderate terrain shaping for gameplay improvement. Similar to the jetty separating the San Diego bay and river, the jetty in this map was built to preserve the deep water caldera bay by preventing the river sediment from entering into it (imaginarily speaking). All interchanges on the map were created from scratch.
Preview Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_M62X8ilKs
Features:
* Gently sloped highways and rails.
* Highways do not exceed 6% grade.
* Ramps do not exceed 7% grade.
* Railways do not exceed 3% grade
* Offset windmill/cloverleaf hybrid interchange (inspired by MaxFX)
* Three-way Pinavia interchange with U-turn lanes
* Modified trumpet interchange (main highway in the turning portion)
* Inverted trumpet interchange (lefthand turning lanes inside highways)
* Opposing and stacked Y interchanges provide a 4-way interchange over river
* Dual section suspension bridge (stretched for a more realistic look)
* Road-over-rail bridge
* Start square includes an inverted single-point urban interchange (SPUI with lefthand ramps)
* Jetty is lighted on each side and features essential lighthouse at the tip
* Castle and walls have been lighted to provide more tourist appeal (imaginarily speaking)
* Max road, rail, ship, and plane connections.
* Optimized for 81 tile gameplay
Optional Mods (Recommended):
* No mods are *required* to use this map, though the following mods are recommended if you want to replicate the look and feel seen in the video. Highway connections may look unusual without them, but still functional.
* Intersection Marking Tool: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2140418403
* Node Controller Renewal: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2472062376
* Theme Mixer 2: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1899640536
* Caldera Cove Theme: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2824976991
As far I know, all assets in the map are vanilla. Feedback or reporting issues is always appreciated. If you build a city using this map, please share your screenshots! I’d love to see them.
