Cities: Skylines

Cities: Skylines

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Houkura Island - Old map, not recommended
   
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18 May, 2015 @ 1:59pm
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Houkura Island - Old map, not recommended

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2019 I won't be updating this map for several reasons, but I'm going to leave it here in its original form for the lolz. Watch the video by BonBonB to have a good laugh at this very early Miyagi map. We are all beginners at some point! Will you become a map maker? I hope so! :) https://youtu.be/7czcwVcT3is

Beaches, islands, craggy mountains, lush valleys, high leveled plateaus for prime property... this map has them all.

I built in a "wave" system that looks a lot like rip currents. Because of the coral barrier ridge just below the water line, the water funnels sideways and rushes out to sea at lowered parts of the reef, causing bigger whitecaps than normal and a lot of water movement sideways and then rushing back out to sea. Not exactly waves lapping on shore (although that does occur in a spot or two!), but it looks pretty good especially at closest views.

Although the several valleys separated by sharp volcanic mountain ranges are a formidable barrier (they make things look good, though), there is transportation access for all. I play with the default 9 squares possible, so I design with this in mind. It's still a bit of a challenge with the 9 square limitation, but there is great variety in the possibilities for this map, making for great replayability. Will you go to the mountains? To the beaches? A little of both?

Please note the Robusta Palm Tall by Shroomblaze is necessary to have the map correctly forested. I highly recommend taking a look at his his other palms, wihch also look great on the islands! They can be found in his palm tree collection http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=420715248
7 Comments
Captain-No 1 Feb, 2016 @ 9:48am 
fit well in the -TROPICAL- all in one Collection:
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=513828160
thank you, Thumbs up
MrMiyagi  [author] 25 Jul, 2015 @ 4:51pm 
Thanks, 1Runar, don't go swimming without a lifeguard! :D You've got great maps by the way!
R V N A R 25 Jul, 2015 @ 4:31pm 
As you say it really does resemble rip currents, very well done!
MrMiyagi  [author] 19 May, 2015 @ 12:39pm 
Ah! Thank you. I just ran a few tunnels through these mountain ranges. EXCELLENT!!! Now they won't be a barrier at all. The tunnels are a big complex to make, but once you get how to do it, it's easy.
NZ_Wanderer 19 May, 2015 @ 12:29pm 
It is released :) - CO do say this on the forums:
Important note for users with modded games: Please use "--noWorkshop" and "--disableMods" as launch options when running 1.1.0 for the first time to ensure there are no conflicts. Several of your favorite mods will need to be updated before working properly with this version.
MrMiyagi  [author] 19 May, 2015 @ 8:41am 
Tunnels!! Hurrah! That will be awesome, because... mountains!!
NZ_Wanderer 19 May, 2015 @ 4:33am 
hmmm, this could be good for the new patch, they been showing a picture of the new tunnels on the forums :)