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Valhalla Vanilla

This map is a tweaked version of the popular map "Valhalla".

Specifically:
- Increased freeway and railroad spacing to be vanilla-friendly
- Removed hidden underground power lines
- Removed hydro dam
- Removed various structures (aesthetic only)
- Changed theme to Boreal (from European)

Original Valhalla map:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1976659526

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The original map is beautiful, and I was really excited to play a vanilla build on it. However, even though the original map was already vanilla, there were situations that required the use of a mod or two. I decided to modify the map to be even more vanilla-friendly, and figured others might find it useful as well.

Detailed Changes:

1. Increased freeway and railroad spacing. The original freeway/railroad spacing were too close together; destroying certain freeway/railroad segments meant that you could never rebuild it unless you used a mod like "Move It". Increased all freeway/railroad spacing to be vanilla-friendly, so you can demolish and rebuild at will. This also allows you to easily upgrade the freeway from 3-lanes to 4-lanes.

2. Removed hidden underground power lines. The original map contained power-line-like structures that are hidden under the freeway. However, they frequently caused the "space already occupied" error, such as when building on/off ramps or rebuilding freeway segments. These underground structures can be demolished in-game, but that cuts off power from the hydro dam and defeats the purpose of having the power lines in the first place. Opted to remove them completely.

3. Removed the hydro dam. The hydro dam looked great, but is not actually generating any power (power comes from a separate, hidden power plant). Removed the dam so that players can opt to build their own vanilla dam. Removed the hidden power plant. Also did some slight terraforming to the waterfall so that there's a bit more flow.

4. Removed various structures. The original had a number of assets that are available in the map editor, but not during gameplay. These were assets purely for aesthetic purposes (pillars for bridges, support walls, etc.). They looked great but I opted to remove them since you need a mod like "Move It" to recreate their placement.

5. Changed theme from European to Boreal. Not a fan of European themed buildings.

6. Removed roundabout in the starting tile. Opted to let the player decide if they want to build one. (Also, I accidentally deleted it and didn't want to remake it.)

7. Lengthened outside connection railroad tracks. Lengthened the sections of tracks going out of the map, so that trains have more space when approaching the crossover section of rail, to possibly prevent traffic jams. Pretty niche issue and probably doesn't do much, but did it just in case.

That's it. Enjoy!