#map view

[jayplaysalot]

Oasis Springs is completely transformed in my game now

[heavensims]

It’s been a long time since I showed an overview, and I’ve only ever shown what the empty map looks like. So, finally, here it is, the fully built overview map of Greymont Bay!

[spazismods]

Fixed Lot Rotations in Map View

November 21: I’ve finally gotten around to fixing all the lots (that I noticed needed fixing)! Here are some before and afters of Willow Creek, Oasis Springs and Windenburg.

So I found the files responsible for lot placement and rotation on the map and decided to try and fix the two 50 x 50 lots in Willow Creek and Oasis Springs that are facing the wrong directions. 

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Notes:

Magnolia Blossom Park in Willow Creek didn’t actually need fixing. The problem with this lot is that the thumbnail used in map view is facing the wrong direction, but once you load the lot by either visiting it or building on it, the thumbnail will update itself and be facing the right way.

Chateau Frise in Brindleton Bay didn’t need fixing. The way the lot is facing is actually how it is facing when you’re in the world. The problem is the map itself. EA didn’t accurately reproduce the map from what is seen in the world, so the street that Chateau Frise is on is just not shown on the map which makes it seem like it is facing nothing. (Sort of like those two lots in Newcrest.) You can remedy this by downloading a default map replacement that more accurately depicts the world.

Last thing I want to mention is you’ll need to load every lot that has been fixed for the thumbnails to update on the map. You can simply choose the lot and select Build then go right back to Manage Worlds afterwards. No need to edit the lot. (But to save you this trouble with NEW save files, I’ve updated the thumbnails provided by the game, so when you create a new save all your lots should be facing the right way without you needing to load any lots. 😊)

There shouldn’t be any conflicts unless you have a mod that overrides these particular resources.

Overridden Resources

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[factoriostuff]

I only just figured out that the range of artillery turrets and trains is much larger in manual firing mode!

I dind’t even realize that, for some reason. But it actually makes a lot of sense, because what’s even the point of the firing remote if the automatic firing will target everything for you?

But as you can see in the following two screenshots, the range for the manual firing mode is significantly larger than the automatic firing mode. Just toogle the “firing range” display of the map view and grab the artillery remote control to see the difference:

Another surprising application of artillery: you can use them to reveal parts of the map your radars can’t even reach! Because, remember: artillery shells are build with radars and reveal the map along their trajectory.

I just fired some shells in every direction to reveal more of the map. You can still see some flying off into the distance on the right side of the screenshot.

Even with my current technology, you can reveal parts of the map your normal radar coverage doesn’t reach. And I haven’t researched a lot of artillery range upgrades yet, only level two if I remember correctly.

[factoriostuff]

When turret coverage is activated, zooming into the map to activate the “live feed” view now shows your turrets’ reach as well!

[nareshbingi]

(via Search Doctor - Map View by Naresh Bingi)

[andreacoleacc]

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