{"id":1767,"date":"2023-07-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:18:51","slug":"development-diary-7-maps-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=1767","title":{"rendered":"Development Diary #7: Maps &#038; Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1767\" class=\"elementor elementor-1767\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16efbf38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16efbf38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74f26e9\" data-id=\"74f26e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d4be4 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"16d4be4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-153ebc7 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>July 31, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-486fe8c elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>4:00 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69aaf3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69aaf3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0389f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"0389f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Diary #7: Maps &#038; Themes  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e2e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6e2e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi everyone! Welcome back to our weekly development diaries! Today we will go over the Maps and Themes featured in Cities: Skylines II.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get started let&#8217;s have a brief comparison between the map sizes. In Cities: Skylines the playable area consists of 5&#215;5 tiles, 9 of which can be purchased once everything is unlocked. One map tile is 1.92 x 1.92 km which results in the total playable area being <\/span><b>92.16km\u00b2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a maximum of <\/span><b>33.18km\u00b2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to build a city on.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Cities: Skylines II things are a bit different. For starters, one map tile is much smaller &#8211; roughly \u2153 what it is in the predecessor &#8211; but you are able to unlock almost all tiles giving you a whopping total of 441 map tiles. That results in a playable area of <\/span><b>159km\u00b2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is roughly 5 times bigger than in Cities: Skylines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the Map Tiles do not have to be connected to each other, so technically you can create small isolated pocket towns, and you can purchase the Map Tiles all the way to the edge of the map where you can create new Outside Connections. But wait, there\u2019s more! The map height limit is much higher than before adding much more flexibility and freedom in how your dream city will look.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let\u2019s talk about Themes. In Cities: Skylines these controlled the natural environment of a map, with predefined settings for each theme. When we talk about Themes in Cities: Skylines II, we are talking about the style of roads and buildings, with the options of European and North American themes being selectable when you start a new map. But we will get back to them later in this diary after we have a proper look at the maps themselves. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f553b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61f553b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a068bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a068bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE BRAVE NEW WORLD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301d960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301d960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each map introduces different challenges through various landscapes. To begin your new city you will need to choose a map from the New Game panel. When a map is selected you will see the most important details of the selected map, such as the default Theme of the map, Climate information, which we will get into next week, Latitude telling you which hemisphere the map is located in as well as how the seasons work, Buildable area available, the familiar Natural Resources, and of course, which Outside Connections already exist on the map.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have found a map suitable for your new city, you can adjust several options before starting the game. For example, you can choose a name for the city, change the default Theme, enable or disable various gameplay options, and decide if you want the tutorial to guide you through your city-building. Most of these options can be adjusted later when loading your city with the exception of the Map Theme and whether the city obeys left-hand or right-hand traffic rules.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785a4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"785a4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1 New game\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xLU5ldy1nYW1lLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1-New-game-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Check the settings you want enabled before starting your new city<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9296186 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9296186\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>UNLOCKING MAP TILES<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sticking with the familiar gameplay, new expansion permits are unlocked as you reach each Milestone. A brand new city starts with 9 map tiles unlocked which is roughly the same starting area as in Cities: Skylines. With these expansion permits you can unlock new map tiles and continue to grow your city. This happens through the Map Tile UI giving you a top-down map view. The camera can be moved around and rotated allowing you to find the best suitable areas to expand into.\u00a0 Selecting a map tile shows important information, such as the buildable area, resources, and of course how much it costs, and right-clicking the tile will deselect it. You can select multiple tiles at a time and see the combined cost before finally purchasing them. The cost depends on the size of the buildable area and on the availability of resources.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a72dcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a72dcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2 Unlocking\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc2OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8yLVVubG9ja2luZy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2769\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2-Unlocking-1536x864.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Select one or more tiles to purchase anywhere on the map you wish to expand your city<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5add9bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5add9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e00283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e00283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAPS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d4cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d4cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When creating the maps for Cities: Skylines II we had a goal of providing you with a diverse set with various amounts of interesting scenery. To some degree, all the maps take inspiration from real-world locations, perhaps you can recognize some of them. Being able to unlock such a huge area also lets us create more varied terrains as you can fully utilize all of the available resources and Outside Connections on the map. So, let\u2019s have a look at the maps themselves.<\/span><\/p><p><b><br \/>ARCHIPELAGO HAVEN<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This map is based on a cluster of islands with a chain of smaller and bigger islands surrounded by bodies of water on all sides. The map includes atolls, lagoons, peninsulas, and cays, small low-elevation land formations. Your city will have easy access to outside connections via highway, train tracks, ship routes, and airways with the highway going across the map connecting the two main islands. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c3042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c3042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"3 Archipelago Haven\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8zLUFyY2hpcGVsYWdvLUhhdmVuLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3-Archipelago-Haven-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Build an island city on Archipelago Haven<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9419b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9419b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>BARRIER ISLAND<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by barrier island formation, this map features long island chains parallel to the mainland separated by a bay. The islands are mostly flat which allows you to easily build a city, and while the highway and train tracks run across the mainland you have easy access to the seaways as the starting tile is placed on a barrier island. The flat islands also make building an airport easy letting the city benefit from the airway connections to the outside world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840fdad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840fdad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"4 Barrier Island\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC80LUJhcnJpZXItSXNsYW5kLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2771\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/4-Barrier-Island-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Barrier Island is ideal for a coastal city<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4577b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff4577b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>GREAT HIGHLANDS<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This map draws inspiration from The Highlands region located in Scotland. Mountain ranges dominate the region, but the area also includes long, narrow, and deep lakes typically known as lochs. The highways and train tracks run between the mountains, and along the coast, you can find a few scattered rocky islands and formidable cliffs along with access to the seaways. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24fe047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24fe047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"5 Great Highlands\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC81LUdyZWF0LUhpZ2hsYW5kcy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2772\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/5-Great-Highlands-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Will your first city be nestled among the mountains of Great Highlands?<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251a03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"251a03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>LAKELAND<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by the Finnish lakeland region we of course had to include this map. It provides lots of calm water with numerous lakes of similar shapes and many smaller islands. The landscape holds plenty of green areas and forests, and the flat areas with a few rolling hills provide a great foundation for any city with a Northern European look and atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53677cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53677cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"6 Lakeland\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC82LUxha2VsYW5kLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2773\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6-Lakeland-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Surround your city with the peaceful lakes of Lakeland<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beaf05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beaf05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>MOUNTAIN VILLAGE<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking inspiration from small cities located along the Alps mountain range, this map brings converging rivers flowing across the map and gentle slopes stretching from the mountain base. This creates a broad valley divided by large rivers where you can build a glorious city between the snow-capped mountain peaks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129377b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"129377b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"7 Mountain Village\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC83LU1vdW50YWluLVZpbGxhZ2Uud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/7-Mountain-Village-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The serene valley of Mountain Village is ready for a bustling city to spring to life<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765471d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765471d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>RIVER DELTA<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This map features a large curving river flowing down a gentle slope breaking into a delta before eventually flowing into the sea. The river is guided by the hills on the edge of the map which leave a plentitude of flat terrain to build the city. Expanding into the delta allows for great access to the seaways and the creation of interesting island neighborhoods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca5bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eca5bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"8 River Delta\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC84LVJpdmVyLURlbHRhLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-River-Delta-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Build a city as the river meets the sea at River Delta<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724f9b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724f9b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>SWEEPING PLAINS<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspired by the New Zealand Canterbury plains this map features a broad expanse of flat land covered by grassland ready for development. The map has access to a wide coastline and on the opposite side of the map, the mountain range creates a marvelous landscape. The plains in the central part of the map provide a great place to build any city.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6f327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d6f327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"9 Sweeping Plains\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC85LVN3ZWVwaW5nLVBsYWlucy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/9-Sweeping-Plains-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Between the mountains and the sea, you find the flatlands of Sweeping Plains<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f372818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f372818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>TWIN MOUNTAIN<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing inspiration from Iceland&#8217;s coastline and the iconic cliffs you will find two separate flat-topped, steep-sided Tuya mountain formations. A small river runs across the map down the slope toward the ocean. Along the coastline are numerous cliffs and hidden beaches with good access to seaways and shipping routes. The map doesn\u2019t feature an existing train track so expanding to the edge of the map is essential if you wish to create one, but you can, of course, still provide your city with train infrastructure without an Outside Connection if that fits your city.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7392e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7392e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"10 Twin Mountain\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xMC1Ud2luLU1vdW50YWluLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/10-Twin-Mountain-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Make Twin Mountains the home of your city and take advantage of all the map has to offer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6217ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6217ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>WATERWAY PASS<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two colossal mountain ranges create natural map borders on two sides while the playable area is split by a meandering river flowing across the whole map with train tracks and highways on either side providing easy and quick access to the Outside Connections and the wide river banks leave lots of room for a growing city. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b80c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b80c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"11 Waterway Pass\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xMS1XYXRlcndheS1QYXNzLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/11-Waterway-Pass-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Let your city grow at the banks of the river at Waterway Pass<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64c658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f64c658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>WINDY FJORDS<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a map inspired by breathtaking fjord coast formation, this map has several long and narrow inlets surrounded by steep cliffs. Each inlet ends in a small bay area and starts from one sea edge of the map following a similar pattern. Nestled between the mountains is quite a large buildable area with the possibility of accessing the top of the fjords via narrow slopes. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c3722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6c3722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"12 Windy Fjords\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xMi1XaW5keS1Gam9yZHMud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/12-Windy-Fjords-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">What kind of city will you build among the mountains of Windy Fjords?<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e34e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1e34e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e78538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e78538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd69d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd69d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each map comes with at least one road connection and most of the maps have pre-built train connections and seaways. All of the maps also have an airway connection and power lines running through them to import or export electricity. Some maps have multiple highway connections right at the starting tile too offering even more options!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the Outside Connections already on the map, you are able to create Outside Road, Train, and Ship Connections once you unlock the edge of the map. As discussed in the previous development diaries you can also create Electricity along with Water and Sewage connections to the outside world enabling trade of that service. The only Outside Connects you cannot add to the map are airways but you can freely connect to the already existing airway connection points once you construct an airport. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6837c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6837c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"13 Train outside connection\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xMy1UcmFpbi1vdXRzaWRlLWNvbm5lY3Rpb24ud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2780\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/13-Train-outside-connection-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Add a new Train Outside Connection by dragging the tracks to the edge of the map<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82d966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b82d966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b7be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3b7be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THEMES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fe013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87fe013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we end this development diary today, we need to discuss Themes. When you start a new city, you can choose between European or North American which defines the street markings, traffic lights, vehicle models for certain city services, and other roadside props. While each map has a theme connected to it, you can choose your favorite, but once you start your city, it can no longer be changed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The visual style of residential and commercial zoned buildings also depends on the selected theme when the zone is created. It will default to the map\u2019s theme but you can freely choose between the available themes when zoning and you can even create a mixed city using both themes. Lastly, some public transportation stops have different visuals depending on the selected theme, and as with the zoned buildings they can be customized in-game.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b6c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9b6c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"14 EU vs NA\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NvbG9zc2Fsb3JkZXIuZmlcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA3XC8xNC1FVS12cy1OQS53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2781\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA-300x93.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA-1024x319.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA-768x239.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/14-EU-vs-NA-1536x478.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Medium and high density residential buildings of European (left) and North American (right) styles<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb4e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfb4e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s all we had for you this time. Are you excited to build larger cities? Is there any map, in particular, you look forward to creating a city on? And which theme will you build your first city with? Let us know below. We will be back next week with the next development diary exploring the Climate &amp; Seasons of Cities: Skylines II.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9133d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c9133d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.paradoxplaza.com\/forum\/developer-diary\/development-diary-7-maps-themes.1593177\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN THE DISCUSSION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-300x94.webp 300w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-1024x320.webp 1024w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-768x240.webp 768w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Blog-featured-image_assets-1536x480.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3214\" target=\"_self\"><span>Development Diary: Adding Custom Assets<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3214\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Diary: Adding Custom Assets\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Support for custom assets is here along with a quick tour of the Editor.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"20\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3176\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Blog_BikesDD.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Blog_BikesDD.webp 1920w, https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Blog_BikesDD-300x94.webp 300w, 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target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tDevelopment Diary: Building for Bicycles\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">The long-awaited bicycles are here - including bicycle lanes and parking.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"20\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-modern\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3182\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"600\" 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target=\"_self\"><span>The future of Cities: Skylines II and Colossal Order<\/span><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/?p=3182\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe future of Cities: Skylines II and Colossal Order\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">After more than a decade of successful collaboration across numerous titles that we\u2019re both immensely proud of, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent paths.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-footer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"premium-blog-pagination-container\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=5\">5<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php\/?paged=2\"> 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Welcome back to our weekly development diaries! Today we will go over the Maps and Themes featured in Cities: Skylines II.\u00a0 To get started let&#8217;s have a brief comparison between the map sizes. In Cities: Skylines the playable area consists of 5&#215;5 tiles, 9 of which can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_canvas","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,9],"tags":[4,28,10,11],"class_list":["post-1767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cities-skylines-ii","category-developer-diary","tag-cities-skylines","tag-cities-skylines-2","tag-dev-diary","tag-developer-diary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1767"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2786,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1767\/revisions\/2786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colossalorder.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}