Guide To Importing Heightmaps
In this guide, I'm going to present step-by-step how to uncovering a top map on Terrain.party together with thence import it into the Map Editor of Cities:Skylines.
What is Terrain.party?
Terrain.party is a website which simplifies the method of finding together with importing heightmap information for whatever spot on the globe.
What is a heightmap?
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 heightmap is a .png ikon file that is shaded inwards a means that volition say Cities:Skylines what elevation the terrain is.
1. Let's larn started. You tin forcefulness out either browse to Terrain.party or click on the link which I accept saved inwards the left sidebar.
2. Terrain.party starts y'all off amongst this screen, centered inwards Finland. You tin forcefulness out zoom inwards together with out using the buttons on the left. You tin forcefulness out also toggle to amount enshroud trend amongst the push on the right.
3. Pan the mouse over to whatever place you'd similar to investigate. While doing so, the Map View push on the correct tin forcefulness out supply y'all amongst unlike views. For instance, if you'd prefer to encounter a moon sentiment instead of a route map, y'all tin forcefulness out alter to that.
5. It volition also convey upwards a dialog bespeak y'all to cite the location.
6. Once the grid is re-centered y'all tin forcefulness out also alter the size of the grid using the addition together with minus push on the right.
7. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 .zip file volition move downloaded. It volition comprise multiple heightmap files. Generally, the 1 labeled (Merged) volition move the virtually accurate.
8. Save the heightmap file to the appropriate file place listed below.
Windows:
C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\MapEditor\Heightmaps
Mac:
What is Terrain.party?
Terrain.party is a website which simplifies the method of finding together with importing heightmap information for whatever spot on the globe.
What is a heightmap?
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 heightmap is a .png ikon file that is shaded inwards a means that volition say Cities:Skylines what elevation the terrain is.
1. Let's larn started. You tin forcefulness out either browse to Terrain.party or click on the link which I accept saved inwards the left sidebar.
3. Pan the mouse over to whatever place you'd similar to investigate. While doing so, the Map View push on the correct tin forcefulness out supply y'all amongst unlike views. For instance, if you'd prefer to encounter a moon sentiment instead of a route map, y'all tin forcefulness out alter to that.
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| San Diego MapQuest Street View |
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| San Diego MapQuest Satellite |
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| USGS Shaded Relief |
4. If y'all click on the Export button, it volition inquire y'all if you'd similar to re-center the map from Republic of Finland to your electrical flow view. Click OK.
6. Once the grid is re-centered y'all tin forcefulness out also alter the size of the grid using the addition together with minus push on the right.
7. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 .zip file volition move downloaded. It volition comprise multiple heightmap files. Generally, the 1 labeled (Merged) volition move the virtually accurate.
8. Save the heightmap file to the appropriate file place listed below.
Windows:
C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\MapEditor\Heightmaps
Mac:
/Library/Application Support/Colossal Order/Cities_Skylines/Addons/MapEditor/Heightmaps/
9. Open upwards Cities:Skylines together with become to the Tools menu
10. Then Map Editor, New
11. Select the topic that you'd similar to hand the map.
12.Select "Import Heightmap" 1 time the map editor is open.
13. It should listing the file that y'all copied in. If y'all don't encounter anything, render to footstep 8.
14. After clicking on Import, the heightmap volition move imported. Note that at that topographic point is no H2O at first.
15. Select the Raise Sea Level tool
16. Adjust the slider or left click together with mouse up/down to heighten together with lower the body of body of water level
17. As y'all heighten body of body of water level, you'll encounter H2O creep into the depression lying areas of your map.
18. Once you're happy amongst the body of body of water level, the import of your heightmap is complete! You'll accept to top on on using the terrain editing tools to brand the map playable though. That's a direct for roughly other day.
9. Open upwards Cities:Skylines together with become to the Tools menu
10. Then Map Editor, New
11. Select the topic that you'd similar to hand the map.
12.Select "Import Heightmap" 1 time the map editor is open.
13. It should listing the file that y'all copied in. If y'all don't encounter anything, render to footstep 8.
14. After clicking on Import, the heightmap volition move imported. Note that at that topographic point is no H2O at first.
15. Select the Raise Sea Level tool
16. Adjust the slider or left click together with mouse up/down to heighten together with lower the body of body of water level
17. As y'all heighten body of body of water level, you'll encounter H2O creep into the depression lying areas of your map.
18. Once you're happy amongst the body of body of water level, the import of your heightmap is complete! You'll accept to top on on using the terrain editing tools to brand the map playable though. That's a direct for roughly other day.
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