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Kaikōura, New Zealand
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23 Jan, 2023 @ 6:16pm
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Kaikōura, New Zealand

In 2 collections by RaftermanNZ
Kaikōura, NZ Required Mods & Assets
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Kaikōura, NZ - Theme Mixer Themes + Preset
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Description
Kaikōura, NZ v1.1
REQUIRED MOD COLLECTION
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2922735563

This is my first map, built from scratch! Please be nice as there may be some rookie mistakes. I'm doing this for fun! Please read the description in full, especially if you encounter issues. I am not responsible for performance issues and I don't intend to optimize it for less powerful machines.

I hope to make more detailed maps in the future! A great way to keep up to date with my content or to just support what I like doing, please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLldcR2KjysQdWpFCDrpc4Y8fWME3hnt6c

Enjoy! I'm super proud to share this. :)

I purposely kept the road network as close to real life as I could, so 81 Tiles is required if you'd like to upgrade the roads.

Huge thanks to the countless asset and mod creators for what they do. They've truly made this game my absolute favorite to play.

IMPORTANT REQUIRED MODS:
Please subscribe to the required mods. For your convenience I have created a collection for you to download that is linked at the beginning of the description. Please also make sure you have the Mass Transit DLC.

Networks - REQUIRED! REQUIRED! REQUIRED!
I detailed the map with rural electric networks and guardrails, the map will not load without these. Please see required mods list.

Procedural Objects - REQUIRED!
The rocks on the peninsula will not appear properly with out this mod.

81 Tiles - REQUIRED!
Unless you want to be stuck with SH1 being a one lane highway, this mod will allow you to upgrade map's road connections. I wanted to keep the base map as realistic as possible, with some creative license as well.

Tree Anarchy - REQUIRED!
THE MAP WILL NOT LOAD WITHOUT IT. I went overboard with the foliage...

Assets - RECOMMENDED!
Rocks, trees, bushes, the map wouldn't look great without those. Please see the required mods list.

Misc. Mods - RECOMMENDED!
Ultimate Level of Detail is highly encouraged, there are a lot of trees -
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1680642819&searchtext=ultimate
Common Ground is also highly encouraged to make the road look nice -
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2590879367

Theme Mixer 2/Relight/RenderIt/LUT - RECOMMENDED!
To get your color correction, theme style, and overall look similar to mine, please download my Theme Mix. Please see the linked collection and import my theme mix into theme mixer. My Render It and Relight settings are shown in screenshots. Current LUT is Real Neutral LUT - for Relight, Daylight Classic and Vanilla.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2924150723

Kaikōura, New Zealand

Located on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, Kaikōura boasts a unique combination of snow capped mountains and temperate Pacific coastal sea breeze. Two hours north of Christchurch the region is known for its diverse marine wildlife and rich geography. It's often a favorite among those who enjoy marine life including whale watchers and seal lovers alike.

The coastal town of Kaikōura sits on New Zealand's State Highway 1, a one lane highway that stretches the length of South Island, NZ. The region the town sits is seismically active and only recently recovered from a 7.8-magnitude earthquake which cut off train and vehicle access on 14 November 2016 until it could be fully restored a year later at a cost of NZ$1.1 billion.
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CHANGELOG:

Jan 24, 2023 | 6:32pm MST - Fixed issue where forest resources weren't created from the trees. Trees now generate forest areas for forestry industry.
14 Comments
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RaftermanNZ  [author] 2 Mar, 2023 @ 4:36pm 
@Beck

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah next time I make a map I'll probably leave the power lines out. It felt like a nice touch but network mods are risky for people who choose not to use them. Basically breaks the map.

And good point about the traffic! I was actually noticing some quarks with it too. Glad you like it regardless!
Beck 18 Feb, 2023 @ 6:43pm 
This is a great map and I'm currently really enjoying it, but two pieces of feedback:
- the use of the rural power line asset along the highways, while realistic, makes network work very annoying on this map (because it blocks network placement instead of automatically deleting when a new network is placed as the vanilla one does), and I've basically wound up having to manually delete them throughout the map
- having a key outside connection run through a mountain for a big chunk of the map makes it much more annoying to troubleshoot any issues with traffic coming through that connection
RaftermanNZ  [author] 2 Feb, 2023 @ 8:37am 
@keallu

I thought about leaving relight, except I was having a lot of trouble with Render It! and the color grading.

Thanks for the tip though!
Keallu 1 Feb, 2023 @ 11:49am 
@RaftermanNZ: In Render It! you can easily export the profile and save it to disk and then include the profile-file (*.renderit) in your published map upload folder. Subscribers can then very easily import the profile directly in Render It!

You could also consider switching completely from Relight to Render It! and use Color Grading instead of the simple tone mapper in Relight.
RaftermanNZ  [author] 28 Jan, 2023 @ 6:56pm 
@ilcicci1983

I'm thinking about creating Dunedin, NZ next as the geography there makes for some really interesting build opportunities. Though to get the level of detail I had here, it's going to take time. For now I really want to build on Kiakoura, but I still don't know how I want to start. LOL
ilcicci1983 26 Jan, 2023 @ 12:25pm 
Great map! As ihme said, if this is your first map can't wait to see the next one!
RaftermanNZ  [author] 24 Jan, 2023 @ 7:49pm 
Hey folks! I added procedural objects to the required mods list. If you encounter issues with the rocks on the peninsula not appearing as in the screenshots, please let me know so I can troubleshoot. :steamhappy:
girlfromverona 24 Jan, 2023 @ 7:35pm 
Amazing job! I'll definitely be using this in future. Thanks!
RaftermanNZ  [author] 24 Jan, 2023 @ 5:30pm 
@SgtShaitface Forestry areas have now been fixed! Seems I originally created the map with forestry locked in tree anarchy and overlooked that detail. Meaning no forestry area resources were generated. I was able to correct this and now the map has been updated so that the forest resource is now usable. The issue has been resolved. Thank you for letting me know!

I removed your old comment notifying me of the issue so as not to confuse anyone. I hope you don't mind.

If the issue persists, please let me know and I'll work on it asap. :)
Tapotupotu 24 Jan, 2023 @ 10:55am 
Thanks. I miss this beautiful country so much.