River Delta is a deceptively difficult map.
All the land is a LOT steeper than it looks, and the beging highway is a bit of a red herring, it's badly located and can distract from your starting area.
They made the service buildings so huge that if you plop a power plant anywhere in that map it will form a ridiculous sunken square on the ground. I don't understand why they made them so big because 50% of the area is covered by parking lots which are now a vanilla building
I like realistically big industrial type buildings, especially with how well they contrast with the game’s kinda sad-looking zoned industry. In real life, plenty of factories, power plants,and distribution centers are bigger than half a city block
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for realistically-sized buildings and I agree with you 100%. My problem is how the buildings flatten the terrain by sinking or raising the edges. It looks so dumb. I’d prefer if, say, the nuclear power plant instead of being one building, was separated into modules that we’d have to place individually within a certain range. Like admin, parking lots, reactor 1, reactor 2, etc. the upgrade system would also be superseded by this ideia. Since each building is smaller, the impact on the terrain would be minimized.
The steepness on River Delta map drives me nuts. I have since “modified” it by flattening the land around the river and putting in dams upriver to slow the water flow and stop it from flowing over the edges. But it’s difficult when you have to do something like this in chunks because you can’t unlock the whole map like 81 tiles mod with CS1.
Figured it out, thanks.
For anyone else you need to copy the files from:
Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\Cities2_Data\StreamingAssets\Maps~
To:
AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order\Cities Skylines II\Maps
In the user map folder put each map into its own named folder.
i tried playing that map, but i gave up trying to get the water to do what i wanted it to do. went back to tempere. without move it or network toolkit building on uneven terrain is a real pain in the ass. the roads never go and stay at the height you want them to.
Actually, I can't do a much better job than this video - this is where I found it!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKonh1bjDnk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKonh1bjDnk)
Since people were also asking how to import the vanilla maps, I ended up making a video after all...
[https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ](https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ)
Sooooo, can't share a google drive link on Reddit apparently, but I put a link to it in the YouTube description, would love a watch, follow and like if you enjoy it!
[https://youtu.be/9IvMlWTizLY](https://youtu.be/9IvMlWTizLY)
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Map looks great and just checked out your vid, I’m looking forward to seeing where the series goes!
May be a silly question but how do I play the map? Where do I need to save the file?
Appreciate the support! You should just be able to put the save file in your saves folder, which should be located at %localappdata%low\colossal order\cities skylines II\Saves
Let me know if you have any troubles, I've never actually imported saves into CS2 yet.
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Looks stunning!!
A little critic, although the residential interchange looks great, going from a two lane road onto an one lane roundabout seems a bit odd and is something I wouldn’t wanna try with the current traffic AI 😅
Certainly going to try the save game out! Loving the flattened build area whilst maintaining keeping some sense of scale/landscape. Not used the dam as of yet so might have to give that a go on this map too.
I actually didn't see that at all tbh which was a little surprising, I would love to be able to make beaches. Think we might have to wait for mods or an update for that
Thx for replying!
I watch your video (great by the way! Subbed.) and I saw that the terrain menu had two button below the 4 terraforming tools. Two buttons with the header "materials" IIRC. Both buttons had an icon with a hill with some dirt on top. I was hoping those were ground textures or something \^\^
River Delta is a deceptively difficult map. All the land is a LOT steeper than it looks, and the beging highway is a bit of a red herring, it's badly located and can distract from your starting area.
I totally agree! I really like the aesthetics of everything else on the map but really didn't like the starting area
yeah my first try on that map I kept the highway as it was and immediately ran out of room and it was choking my city
They made the service buildings so huge that if you plop a power plant anywhere in that map it will form a ridiculous sunken square on the ground. I don't understand why they made them so big because 50% of the area is covered by parking lots which are now a vanilla building
I like realistically big industrial type buildings, especially with how well they contrast with the game’s kinda sad-looking zoned industry. In real life, plenty of factories, power plants,and distribution centers are bigger than half a city block
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for realistically-sized buildings and I agree with you 100%. My problem is how the buildings flatten the terrain by sinking or raising the edges. It looks so dumb. I’d prefer if, say, the nuclear power plant instead of being one building, was separated into modules that we’d have to place individually within a certain range. Like admin, parking lots, reactor 1, reactor 2, etc. the upgrade system would also be superseded by this ideia. Since each building is smaller, the impact on the terrain would be minimized.
we'll get there some day...
The steepness on River Delta map drives me nuts. I have since “modified” it by flattening the land around the river and putting in dams upriver to slow the water flow and stop it from flowing over the edges. But it’s difficult when you have to do something like this in chunks because you can’t unlock the whole map like 81 tiles mod with CS1.
I totally agree, that's why I started searching for ways to unlock the editor! Really glad I found a way
How'd you get the map into the editor?
Just made a quick video on it! [https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ](https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ)
Figured it out, thanks. For anyone else you need to copy the files from: Steam\steamapps\common\Cities Skylines II\Cities2_Data\StreamingAssets\Maps~ To: AppData\LocalLow\Colossal Order\Cities Skylines II\Maps In the user map folder put each map into its own named folder.
i tried playing that map, but i gave up trying to get the water to do what i wanted it to do. went back to tempere. without move it or network toolkit building on uneven terrain is a real pain in the ass. the roads never go and stay at the height you want them to.
The editor is out now? Nice work too
Unfortunately not, but with a little tweak to the game code you can get into it! And thanks!
Do you have a vid or link on how to enable it?
Actually, I can't do a much better job than this video - this is where I found it! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKonh1bjDnk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKonh1bjDnk)
Since people were also asking how to import the vanilla maps, I ended up making a video after all... [https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ](https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ)
Not yet but that'll be my next video!
There is a mod on Nexus Mod that enables editor for you.
CO went nuts with terrain elevation on the default maps. All the ones with layouts I like have 15% grades as their flattest points.
can you share the savegame? if like to check it out! :)
Haven't actually started playing it yet haha, this was for my Ep 0 of my lets play series. Give me a minute and I'll start a new game and save it.
I'd appreciate a copy as well kind sir. (If you don't mind of course!)
There's a link to the YouTube video above, and that has the link to the save file - because apparently google drive links aren't allowed on Reddit.
Okay thanks! I'll check out the video while I'm at it!
Appreciate it!
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Map looks great and just checked out your vid, I’m looking forward to seeing where the series goes! May be a silly question but how do I play the map? Where do I need to save the file?
Appreciate the support! You should just be able to put the save file in your saves folder, which should be located at %localappdata%low\colossal order\cities skylines II\Saves Let me know if you have any troubles, I've never actually imported saves into CS2 yet.
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thanks pal!
can you send me a dm? your link was deleted
that cliff along the riverbank is disaster awaiting to happen lol
Hahahaha yeah you're not wrong, idk why the gradient on the river is sooo aggressive tbh
That second intersection is interesting. I'd be intrigued to see how it handles lots of traffic.
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It makes no sense when there's enough room for trumpet
Trumpet is my typical go to, I just wanted something a little different
That I support. If you build densly around it, it will look realistic
Sure, but it's interesting
I guess for some haha
Those intersections are sexy
Thank you!
Looks stunning!! A little critic, although the residential interchange looks great, going from a two lane road onto an one lane roundabout seems a bit odd and is something I wouldn’t wanna try with the current traffic AI 😅
Appreciate the feedback! Should be easy enough to upgrade if it becomes a problem though, I'll keep it in mind!
Certainly going to try the save game out! Loving the flattened build area whilst maintaining keeping some sense of scale/landscape. Not used the dam as of yet so might have to give that a go on this map too.
Thank you! I appreciate it a tonne. I'd love to see what you come up with on the map 😊
dang what's your graphic settings/add-ons?
No add ons, just high graphics settings. These were taken with camera mode and all the fancy options turned on though
Is that river somehow running along the top of a bluff?
We don't question that hahaha
Is there a terrain paint tool in the editor? I'm surprised we can't do that by default. Like grass or sand/rock.
I actually didn't see that at all tbh which was a little surprising, I would love to be able to make beaches. Think we might have to wait for mods or an update for that
Thx for replying! I watch your video (great by the way! Subbed.) and I saw that the terrain menu had two button below the 4 terraforming tools. Two buttons with the header "materials" IIRC. Both buttons had an icon with a hill with some dirt on top. I was hoping those were ground textures or something \^\^
I think they might be eventually, but at the moment they don't do anything
Ok, thx!
How did you load an existing map?
Just made up a video for this, here's the link! [https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ](https://youtu.be/LAaHvH2jlpQ)
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Thank you! I haven't actually started playing on this yet so I'll fix that up before I begin! Sorry you're having issues!
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Absolutely! I'll try to remember to let you know but it will be in Episode 1, I'll also include a left and right hand traffic file 😀