Four Matching Terrain Maps - Dahlry Metropolitan Area

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Overview
Ever wanted a main hood with sub-hoods that actually matched and aligned together? Roads that connected each region to one another and with terrain that matches at the edges? Well you've come to the right place!

I believe that this has likely been done before, but for the life of me, I can't find another creator that made matching SC4 maps like this. Maybe I just haven't put in the right keyword? Either way, I decided to give it a try and I really like what I made.

Basic Information
The SC4 maps align in a square grid and form a peninsula. This way, even if you decide to grab only two of the four maps, they will match up (unless you grab two that are diagonal from each other). Of course, only one map can ever truly be a main hood while the others are sub-hoods but you get the idea.

You get to choose whichever one you want to be your main hood, and the other three can be a shopping district, a downtown, and a university. Or whatever way you want to use a sub-hood for.

Dahlry Cove
Created in mind to be the main hood. Plenty of space to add lots in the middle with possible farming/industrial lands to the North and beach lots to the West. The road leading East connects to Rams Horn. The roads leading South connect to Norlin Bay. The roads leading North do not connect to another map. It's like the way out of the peninsula and further inland.

Norlin Bay
Created in mind to be the shopping district. The square piece of road in the middle is sort of like a roundabout and splits the map to make a commercial section to the South and a residential section to the North. The roads leading East connect to Port Winslow. The roads leading North connect to Dahlry Cove.

Port Winslow
Created in mind to be the downtown. The roads form shapes perfect for city blocks. There is also room for some beach lots on roads to the East and South. The roads leading West connect to Norlin Bay. The roads leading North connect to Rams Horn.

Rams Horn
Created in mind to be the university. The L-shaped roads in the middle are great for everything a Uni would need. Tiny section to the North can be for houses instead of dorms. The road leading West connects to Dahlry Cove. The roads leading South connect to Port Winslow. The roads leading North do not connect to another map. It's like the way out of the peninsula and further inland.

SC4 Map Options
SC4 maps are the terrains that are available at the main screen of the game when you create a new custom neighborhood. In the pictures above, I showed off these maps with trees and decor just to give an idea of what they can look like. If you just want these maps, they will be empty; there is nothing but the roads.

Dahlry Cove
Top-left quadrant. Main hood. Connects to Norlin Bay and Rams Horn.

Norlin Bay
Bottom-Left quadrant. Shopping hood. Connects to Dahlry Cove and Port Winslow.

Port Winslow
Bottom-Right quadrant. Downtown hood. Connects to Rams Horn and Norlin Bay.

Rams Horn
Top-Right quadrant. University hood. Connects to Port Winslow and Dahlry Cove.

Decorated Hood Options
Decorated hood options are hoods that will appear on the main screen as a brand new neighborhood ready for you to play. The pictures above are what you will see when you load up these hoods. Feel free to keep them that way or change things around and make it your own! These also have slightly edited terrain that is different from their SC4 terrain. I used the cheat modifyNeighborhoodTerrain [on/off] to flatten a few beach edges and roads. If you only grab the terrain files, these small edits will not be there.

Dahlry Cove
A main hood prepped and ready for lots to be added! There are no playables, no townies, and no sub-hoods attached. A clean slate ready for you.

Four-In-One
Don't want to do all the work? Grab this all-in-one that has all four maps already added. There are no sims and no lots added. In this option, Dahlry is the main hood with the other three as sub-hoods already attached. If you were wanting another one to be the main hood, you'll have to make it yourself!

Installation
To add SC4 files, choose one of the five options listed in the downloads tab and place everything in the folder provided into: Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection > SC4Terrains

To add decorated hoods, choose one of the two options listed in the downloads tab and place the folder named DAHL into: Documents > EA Games > The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection > Neighborhoods

Recommended Mods
Mootilda's Fix Subhood Selection
A camera mod to see all roads. I use Lowedeus' Camera Mod Compilation. If you don't want this one, I at least recommend looking at the parts that this compilation pulls from.
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