Oasis Canyon
A realistic desert map with lots of flat building space on each side of the canyon.
1) Basic information
2) Resources & Transport lines
3) Used & advised mods
4) Gameplay tips
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Oasis Canyon was created using real world height data from around the Grand Canyon Skywalk area. The top of each side has been completely flattened in order to make building easier. Some other changes were also made to the height map, for example I created a path to the edge of a cliff, where you can make a scenic park looking over the canyon. I also made a river down in the canyon. The result of all these is a realistic map with lots of space for building.
The map has two incoming and outgoing highway connections (one on each side of the canyon) as well as two train connections (again, one on each side). There is also a path for planes which goes above the river, however there is no ship line. I didn’t place any resources, if you need them, please read the "Used & advised mods" tab.
I used three mods for creating the map:
Smooth Birdshead Bridge -Z- by Zakerias
Smooth Clothes Hanger -Z- by Zakerias
Vegas and Hoover Dam Theme by burgener17
You might also need a mod like All Spaces Unlockable by S. Klyte to unlock every tile. If you want to make parks, use Extra Landscaping Tools by BloodyPenguin. Just select the sand option and delete sand from your parks with right clicking. You can also use this mod if you want to place more resources.
There are two main parts of the map, which are the two sides of the canyon. There’s a highway and train connection to each part. You can build two cities divided by the canyon or try to connect the two sides somehow, however that will not be an easy task! The third screenshot above shows a place, which was designed to create a scenic park overlooking the canyon. You can also develop this area into an elite district, where your celebrities can take a break. Your opportunities are endless!
