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Is there a way to change the elevations?

A topic by AllTheYellowFlowers created Apr 14, 2023 Views: 718 Replies: 3
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Hi there, trying to get a visual for a city I have in mind. While this tool is amazing I don't see any way to add elevations. Any help would be appreciated. 

Developer (1 edit)

Elevation is not taken into account in this generator because elevation rarely affects the geometry of a city. For the same reason normallyrelief indicators (hachures, contours) are uncommon on real life city maps.

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I'd like to second the elevation. Some cities like Mon San Michelle are defined by their verticality and having a few cities built on hills like that would be amazing.

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While I agree that elevation can have some influence on city generation, I also think that can be taken into account by the person doing the generating. If you specifically want a city on a hill, then arrange the roads and such where you think makes most sense. If on a cliff side, then perhaps make it in layers showing switchback style roads (or else use a different generator that can do a sideways view at a vertical city). If you REALLY want to add the lines, perhaps import the map into something like photoshop and add some basic indicators for elevation.

THAT SAID. On the other side of the argument, perhaps an easy-ish addition would be a draw tool that doesn't affect the map or its generation. Basically a new layer which can have basic shading to indicate elevation. This would be helpful in late stages of city tweaking. Having a basic draw tool to show an edge of a cliff, or steep hills, etc, might be nice. I'm thinking of places like Jerusalem. Technically elevation doesn't play any significant role in the city itself, but one side has a steep almost cliff face. That could just be added in photoshop, but again, perhaps a bonus for premium users?