Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Got stuck? Have questions? Link up with me on Discord:
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This guide will allow you to import any real world location into the game.

Installing SimCity 4 on Modern PCs: youtu.be/0Co3uoeK_-w?si=Ub3EO00qdksrMGA6

LINKS:
SC4 Mapper Tutorial: youtu.be/rk1p7xBZs4g?si=xtvneGgrg568go7s

Greyscale generator: manticorp.github.io/unrealheightmap

SC4 Mapper: community.simtropolis.com/files/file/36859-sc4mapper

SC4 Terraformer: community.simtropolis.com/files/file/36858-sc4-terraformer

Parameters for the greyscale generator:
Norm from: -250
Norm to: 6303.5
Output Zoom: 13 or 14 (see comments in video)
SimCity 4 uses 16m/pixel

Intro 0:00
Generating greyscale heightmaps 1:58
Importing heightmaps into SC4Mapper 10:25
Editing greyscale heightmaps in GIMP 11:43
Creating config.bmp file in SC4Mapper 14:17
Adjusting the waterline in SC4 Terraformer 15:41