Hi MrMiyagi :-), nice ideas ! and interessting terrains. If I am correct you mostly are creating original locations - correct? I am usually looking for an interessting terrain, and than modify it as long as I can see the landscape I had in mind before. E.g. Islands combined with a big mountain, a big vally with snowy mountains arround. I also always try to make a map which combines different challanges for the mayors :-).
Sometimes I think the players would prefer easier maps. What is your experience and which are a major goal in your maps? ...and I have no Idea how you manage to build such a lot of great maps almost at once ;-)

Hi Black Fire! I also like to add some fantasy sections to maps. I started getting tons of requests for real life maps a little while ago, and it became possible once I learned how to use overlay images in mods like Overlayer 2. That's a great mod by the way if you ever want to do exact to life maps.
But yes, my first love is definitely doing what you describe (taking first an interesting real landscape and then making it fantasy with lots of interesting new features).
It's good to know that is what you like to do, and it is very exciting to see your beautiful map creations!
You're right that many players like maps that are easier, or very simple and flat so they can make as giant a city as possible. BUT, there are just as many players who *love* maps like yours, with all sorts of challenges. I like them too because I don't like making mega cities. So, I think you should do whatever you love most, because it makes for the best maps and the happiest players!

Thanks for the flowers :-) hmmm... I usually also like to build big cities (...ok I never finished even one (max 350k people)... because before I have finished builing a city I usually have a new nice idea for another map / landscape. So I am starting to draw maps again ;-).
But I think this point of you is a very good one! People probably mostly only try to build biiiig concrete cities - but building nice onces, not so big but matching with the landscape, is probably even more fun! .... thanks for this idea! I am already having a new beautifull landcape in mind
...by the way.. I am looking for an asset (a pretty strange one but it would help me to build a map with an active! vulcano). Do you know how to creat a waste water source? it bust be undependent from any water supply/pipes. In best case, a water-source like for a lake - not producing clear water, but waste water. Any idea there I can find something like this?

Well you could do this in game with Extra Landscaping Tools mod by Bloody Penguin. He does great mods. What that will do is allow you to use map-editor items in game, so you will be able to build a volcano much faster, and also will be able to use water spawns in game. Then, you can safely put a waste water outflow inside the volcano and hide it somehow, maybe with some rocks .)
When you have a water spawn inside a lake, then water will always go to the maximum level of the spawn. If you make it a full power spawn, it will be very powerful, so it won't matter how big your city is. It will work really hard to keep the water at the righ tlevel.