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Tangaroa

Tangaroa is a custom map I built for my let's play series of the same name. The map's terrain is completely hand-created without any heightmaps. This version of the map has the full detail and vegetation I'm using for the start of the series.

NOTE: The first thing you need to do upon starting a game in this map is to use Move it to select all of the Props on the map, and "level to terrain." This is a known issue with using props when map making, I've spoken with some high profile modders, and the best solution is to use Move it like this.


Asset List - For the map to function properly you must use all of the assets linked to in the required collection on the right. Here's another link to it: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2064522645


Suggested Map Theme: Waiheke by creativeDex - https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1170382414


Performance Options: This version of the map has approximately 744,000 trees. You can reduce that number by not subscribing to any of the grasses in the asset collection. Without the grasses there are "only" approximately 323,000 trees. If you still have trouble running the map, I recommend using the vanilla version found here: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2146486126


Gameplay: I've included a hidden highway connection to meet the game requirements. If you are playing completely with mods, I recommend disconnecting the road and challenging yourself to have everything arrive via ship/plane. Alternatively, my approach will be to remove the road once I've unlocked the harbor. Either way, the road connection is intentionally designed to not handle a large amount of traffic so you will need to have a harbor and/or airport relatively quickly.


Inspiration: The inspiration for this map comes primarily from Bora Bora. I was playing with Little Czar during the early days of our local stay-at-home order while thinking about what I should do for my next series. I started thinking about Bora Bora and the next thing I knew I was coloring a map while the Little Czar colored some Frozen drawings (the drawing is attached for posterity). Here we are two months later and I'm finally ready to release the map to coincide with the launch of the series.


Special Thanks: Thank you to my community moderators for helping me plan this out, and thank you to my patreon supporters and highly active discord server members for providing me with feedback as the map came together.


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Patreon - https://patreon.com/czardus
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