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Pyre Strait

A city where Europe meets Asia. West meets east. Christianity meets Islam.
Wait. Are we talking about Istanbul?
Well, kinda, culturally and the way the land is laid out, a lot of inspiration have been taken from Istanbul. No heightmap has been used though.

This is a fictional place. With a lot of inspiration taken from real life.

No plopped intersections, all custom made, in map editor to fit the surroundings.

I have used It's OK's Color Correction "the Gate" for this map. I recommend you do the same.
As always, there are a lot of good functional mods which doesn't affect performance all that much. They are a part of the one click collection which can be found above.

There are quite a few feature areas in this map.
To the west we have the old fortress. Up on the plateau with a beautiful view over the city. Surrounded by a thick oak forest. The castle yard is a popular place to visit, both tourists and locals make their way up on the plateau to feel the historical atmosphere. The castle was the main settlement of Pyre Strait back in the medievel era, making a stronghold between east and west. Making it a centre for merchandise.

On the opposite side of the strait, entering the city, the Hazelfig Forest spreads wildely. Somewhat of a ecological phenomena, one of it's kind in the world, the forest makes for good hiking trails.

Just outside of the main land you will find the Pine Islands. The rough climate on these islands have made it impossible for almost any other tree species than a very tough variant of the Shore Pine tree to grow.

The city park is in place, maybe, with a new governor it will change? It's main purpose is to implement the rail, coming from the other side of the strait, in a natural way.

Very much like the islands north of the city center. The islands further out west inhabits even harsher climate, only giving smaller plants a chance to flourish. The Shrub Islands is not as popular to visit as the Pine Islands, but who know what the future holds?

To the south, we have the Rock Islands. A popular destination for rock climbing, swimming and sun bathing. The Rock Islands are situated in the bay, Pyre Bay, which is part of a much bigger ocean. Pyre Bay connects, via Pyre Strait, to the northern sea, making this area very suitable for trading. From way back in time, to present day.

Finally, the Murraya Bush is the main plant of the area. It really thrives in rocky surroundings and can be seen all around the area.

4 Highway connections
4 Rail connections (divided, one freight line and one passenger line)
3 Ship connections
4 Air connections

Taking inspiration from real life and making it "my own". I want the maps to resemblance reality but also express artistic freedom.
I don't want the list of required assets to be too long.
If you don't have the best of computers, you should still be able to play it.
However, if you do have a good gaming rig, add detail and assets yourself.
Your creativity and will to make the map your own is essential to me. But I still want everybody to have a chance to play it.

If you like the map, please rate and like.
If you find anything wrong with the map, please read the description, and then please report any errors in the comments.

Cheers!

Map review by BonBonB. If not for the review of this particular map, check out his channel, very very very good content!