very nice

This is my new favourite map! I grew up in southwestern Manitoba and it reminds me a lot of that area. So glad to have a new C:S map to work on as I don't think I'll be playing C:S2 for a while.

The map of the greatest vanilla series of all time

Banger of a trailer! Looking forward to loading this one up! 🎉 I'm actually very close to releasing a map for Creston, BC. Very similar region but holy cow your map is looking next level!

The master himself with another masterpiece

omg that bridge!! how?!

Very nice mate!

Yay it is finished, GJ man.

Really nice map, BoF! BTW I love that it's 21:9! I have an ultrawide so it looks 👌

New BoF map! Amazing video mate

That's a good job on the River flow, & very nice map. I'm waiting for CS:2 pick up & Hoping there's a map maker for Console this time. What i would like to see is European Maps that have pre existing Remains of Roman Roads and medieval Civilization etc etc to create planning obstacles.

I can't wait till the map editor on #2 is released. I look very forward to seeing what you can do. I have learned a lot from you making maps.

Fantastic video mate!

if they stopped updating CS1 maybe it would be good for the game because we don't have to fear incompatible mods anymore

i want this on CS2. i hope we can import maps from CS1 natively

1:50 just getting started here, but why are the roads curving that much if there is nothing to bypass? i would never make my roads longer and use more materials than absolutely necessary if i would build a road..? oh well, i'll continue watching and see if this topic will be addressed :)

Very Nice 😊

There's a mod virtually nobody seems to know about that makes building rivers almost trivial, "Terrain River Tool". It's a landscaping network that modifies the terrain, but doesn't stick around like other terrain networks. You can independently adjust the width and depth of every node to create a huge amount of variance. It also allows you to LERP between all the nodes. So you can build a perfectly sloped river on a flat map. Simply put the starting node on a raised section, the end node on a low spot, hit the "LERP height" button and the entire path gets sloped like you would do with Network Multitool on a road. I do this with the depth set to 0 to create the river "valley". Then I go back and reduce the width of the nodes, set the final depth, and hit "create river" again to cut the actual channel into that flat valley. You can literally create a perfect river in under an hour. One of the great things about the tool is that it doesn't cut a square channel. The channel actually has a sort of bowl cross-section like real river channels. That massively helps smooth the flow. Of course, if you cut a very narrow channel there isn't room for that shape and you do get more of a square. You can also use this tool for flat rivers as you prefer. And with the depth set to 0 it can be used to cut paths for other networks. I've used it, for example, to create road beds down the sides of mountains.

Interesting the different perspectives people can have. I have to get the terrain right first. Because I don't like the artificial, overly-geometric road layouts that come from building on a flat map. The map I'm working on now is based on a real world heightmap. That gives me terrain I have to work around. As a result, the networks I've laid out look organic as they flow around the random obstacles. Plus, it's a fun challenge keeping the rail under a 1% grade on a hilly map.

We come from the land of the ice and snow ❄️⚡

Very nice! Still working on my next map.and my first vanilla one ( by Ashlandky62). Your.masterclass series was a great refresher for me.

Not a map that I would build on, but it is gorgeous! Great work Dallas!

ooh!!! 👀

Great Map!!! with CS:2 on the horizon i can't wait to see what the great Map creators come up with, i got a little bit of Skyrim vibes from this one.. Sovngarde is Elder Scrolls version of Valhalla & i think that would be a cool name for a city on this map :)

If CS2 is released this year then it will probably be the last year for WM MOTY for CS - This could very well be another top contender to take the title yet again. Look's Awesome and the Music was just perfect... 👍

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bring me to Valhalla

🤔 Show's you enough to be interesting without showing you anything - I am looking forward to seeing this one.....

ii love that dam

that is a beautiful map i love the geometry of the farmland next to the river and the trestle bridge

big ups to the sim city 2000 shout out, you described my relationship with thtat game and it s my nostalgic urge to play which led me to CS.. good stuff!

How do you get your sand texture to change in the mountains, but in the water its sand? I have the mod to change my sand but when I try to adjust it, it changes my entire maps sand textures

Just got recommended this by Teddy Radko, et al. Really helpful video! I can see that you put a lot of time, effort, passion, and thought into the river ideas and it shows.

Looking at how you create maps is very interesting and inspiring. I love to make maps and have made a quite a few under the handle Greywalde. Thinking about my maps and what you do tells me there is so much more I can do to make my maps way better. I most certainly will be applying many of your techniques to my future work. I just released a map called Gulf Port. Compared to yours it is still very plain Jane. After watching you work, my next map will most certainly not be. I am going to take it to the next level keeping in mind many of the things you have mentioned. I will be honest and say many of those thoughts never occurred to me but now make a lot of sense. Especially when considering how folks will be building their cities and how much space they have to build upon. The question I have for you is what mods do you use aside from the basic tools. I have the same tree mod you have but when it comes to roads I am just limited to highways. Plus there is also no way in a vanilla setup to add lets say a dam into your map or anything else like that. But of course you are able to. I have a pretty strong computer too so I can use a few modes. I just do not know which ones I can use to create much better maps. Your suggestions would be most helpful. I have often wanted just to add a dirt road into a particular area much less a few more props. Just not been able to. Thank you for your videos. They are very interesting and worth listening to and watching. You are going to change the way I make maps.

I last published a map over a year ago and haven't been playing for about 6 months so. . . I found the need to update and refresh my skills before investing the time that I need to make a map. I've watched several players and tutors. You provide the icing on the cake by showing and discussing your thought processes. Thanks!

You mention how powerful your computer is. Can you please post the stats of your computer.

Just finished the series. Thanks for this! I definitely learned a few things. I'm glad I watched it before publishing my first map 😅

It was show👍... excellent job... but how can you make a map with a dirt road???🤔

Hello there! Congrats on the Masterclass playlist, I just finished the last episode! Thank you for your videos, for all the hard and patient work! They really helped me a lot! You have amazing ideas and the maps are just sooo good, not just this one! I hope you're going to continue to create maps because you have an outstanding vision! What do you think about C:S2? Are you excited? What are your thoughts about it? Stay safe and take care!

what theme do you use

As someone from Cancun, I have to say this makes me so happy. A map based on the Yucatan Peninsula.

This map looks absolutely beautiful but i had 2 questions: 1) If i have cities skylines on epic games not steam then will i be able to import this map into it ; and 2) Since I'm not allowed to invest money into games i can't get it if it's paid ... So is it free although i completely understand why it would be paid! Thanks

Hello there, thank you so much for this video! This video helped me to make my mountains easier. It's quite difficult to explain how to make great and realistic yet "playable" mountains but you did a good job, excellent tips once again! You're doing great, keep up the good work! At 7:50ish - It's true, it's rare but there are some, my favourite is Uluru! Look at that absolute unit in Australia! :)

when i load it in mine doesnt look like that

I really like your Dallas maps. I wish you could make a map of the valley surrounded by mountains, a mixture of the maps of River Maze and Santos more or less lol, where there is a flat valley with mountains in the corners, on top of these mountains there will also be some small flat places (not completely ), and in the valley there are some rivers having a small access to the sea, I think I was very specific lol, but congratulations for making such amazing maps.

Thank you very much for your masterclass. I happened to see it featured at BonBonB, and seeing it I decided I wanted to finally do my own map, to see if I could create something nice too. I then saw at your map page a link to this masterclass, and really enjoyed it. I have now started with a rough map, smoothened out the mountains, and am currently laying the mighways/railroads. Next I'll do some rivers, and then I'll start to do the second draft. I'm following your steps. I hope I'll be able to publish it before the end of the year :).

It is the best map ive ever build on. Probably another map of the year, so far!

For anyone new to CS this map was voted MAP OF THE YEAR 2022 - 👏

believe me, i don't want to ruin this beautiful map with some unprepared plan of city builds. this one so superb.

I've spent a week using only this map. The imagination used to create such map is A+