I made a Custom Map for a Detailed Collaboration Series! | Project Holmstock

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Map Link: mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/95697/Any Piccana's Channel: www.youtube.com/@piccana_

[@canadianmooseplays]

So excited to get to detail on this! What a BANGER of a map.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks Moose! And thanks again for asking me to be a part of this. ❤️

[@fewcandy]

The map looks great PP, and I love a conifer, works perfectly! Looking forward to seeing what Piccana does next!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks Few! Haha yes the conifers. Oh my that was a ride.

[@piccana_]

Thank you for building this! Can not wait to share what I have in mind for it. 🥳

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Really looking forward to seeing what you cook up! 🫡

[@Gizmo_Nugget3397]

LOl I love your snarky commentary sometimes. also well done on the map. incredible.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Haha thanks!

[@CatLadyJude]

Wow! So much work went into this map. Thank you 😻

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! 🙏

[@EternalGamingNet]

So excited for this series! Thank you for making such a beautiful map. 🤫👀

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! I'm also really looking forward to what gets built on this.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

LOL You actually spent the time with map tiles haha. I remember when game first came out and I realized one could do that- but the issue being non-tiled area cannot be locked. No way Id sit and make tiles for hours haha

[@PoplarPonderosa]

It does take hours. Haha

[@VECARUDO]

I love it, man! Nice job!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thank you! 🙏

[@aslake3848]

Really lovely map. Looking forward to play on it. Thank you!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it.

[@aslake3848]

@@PoplarPonderosa I'm sure I will, In fact, I have already downloaded mapdata from terraining to make a map over Stockholm, but you beat me to it, so now I'll enjoy the heck out of your hard work. Great work on the bridge and the alternative backdrop. Love it.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

@aslake3848 Keep in mind I took a lot of liberties with the land (and mirrored it as mentioned). If you need an image overlay, find me on discord and I can send it to you. It needs to be rotated but works for most of the area. Also, I think there is a stockholm map on PDX mods already.

[@RaftermanNZ]

This looks amazing!!!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks RaftermanNZ! This was definitely an interesting one to make. I had to get a little more creative than usual.

[@Patchguyhere]

Your map looks great as always!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thank you! 🙏

[@BokeekoB]

Hi!!! It is a wonderful job, with great attention to detail. Thank you so much! Could you make a map of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque country. One has been done, but with little detail and unfinished. Vitoria-Gasteiz is a real cool city for urban planning, and I want to recreate it. Thank you!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thank you! 🙏 I checked out Vitoria-Gadteiz. It looks quite interesting and would fit well in a 1:1 map. I have some other things planned but I'll put it on my list and maybe get to it one day. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@mrsolidwolf8033]

Looks great, was looking for a map to start on after months of not playing cs2. It seems I found one.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! Hopefully you like it. I have a few others in case you're looking for something different.

[@godboko]

Such a beautiful map! 🤫👀

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! 🙏

[@tigonologdring9189]

Great map there Poplar! Just out of interest, did you pre-name the outside connections? And if so, how? Oh, and custom tiles... yup. Still don't know what the difference is between "regular" and "water" other than the border colour...

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! I named all the outside connections with Klyte's Names and Addresses mod. There are a few other things I named. 🥚 I have never tried to use the "water tile". I don't know what it is.

[@mauriceskyliners9873]

Amazing map!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks Maurice!

[@WiddleSv]

Your water look SO good. Whats the mod? And yeah as a swede the map looks REALLY good!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks! I'm using the Water Visual Tweaks mod.

[@davidwhite3337]

Awesome map PP.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thanks!

[@Styrestian]

awesome!

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Gizmo_Nugget3397]

Oh I have a question for you. do you think you can build a map for cape town south Africa? with table mountain in the back etc.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

I actually considered this very early into getting the game but there already is one on PDX Mods. It's a beautiful city and nice landscape.

[@Gizmo_Nugget3397]

@@PoplarPonderosa Oh I did not see that. will have a look at it.

[@RedlightPhoenix]

just started making maps yesterday and I was wondering how you do the custom tiles? is it using the dev mode?

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Click Add Object and search "Map Tile". No need to use dev mode. Best of luck on your map making journey!

[@trevorjrooney]

Absolutly stunning map. Just one issue, my game has started acting very strangely on it. I cant determine why, but so far I havent even gotten a chance to starr building. Something goes wrong while purchasing starting tiles with 529, amd using the vanilla landscaping tool so far. My bottom toolbar disappears, and hitting escape doesnt bring up the pause menu. Really excited to play on this map when I can figure out why this is happening.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Thank you! Sorry to hear you're having issues. I'm not familiar with the problem you've described. Is it only occurring with this map or with others too?

[@ThaNoizy]

There is no way to export electricity on this map right?

[@PoplarPonderosa]

There is no outside connection for electricity at the start. You can create an outside connection for electricity by using high voltage underground/underwater cables. You will need to buy two tiles near the bridge. Thanks for your feedback!

[@ThaNoizy]

@ alright, great! Is this viable to do with water aswell?

[@PoplarPonderosa]

@ThaNoizy yes, select high voltage lines and connect to your transformer. Change the elevation of your wires to -10 and you will create underground cables. They can go underwater.

[@ThaNoizy]

@@PoplarPonderosa oh I mean water export:)

[@PoplarPonderosa]

@@ThaNoizy oh, haha. Sorry. Yes. If you drag a water pipe to the edge of the map, you will export your surplus or import your deficit. There is a whole page in the budget menu about services that you can import/export.

[@DuMonde2000]

Hi, this map is wonderful! Thank you so much! However, the lack of external connection for electricity makes it too challenging to make money in my opinion. I am struggling because of that.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Hi, thanks for compliments and feedback! I considered putting the external connection for electricity. I eventually decided not to because it's such a remote location. I guess I could have assumed there was a large hydroelectric dam somewhere beyond the boundary. I think you only have two purchase two tiles to reach the boundary and make an underground/underwater outside connections.

[@PoplarPonderosa]

Just updated the map to add an outside connection for electricity. Check out my latest video for more info.