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YourMods Realistic Guide

By Captain Soap

Quick installation and personalization guide for the Realistic Map Themes and LUT

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Category: Modding or Configuration, Workshop

Languages: English

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20 May, 2016 @ 10:16am

10 Sep, 2016 @ 2:57pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Installation

Personalization

Issues

Comments

Overview

Overview, Screenshots, News and More http://yourmods.io

Map Themes
This Map Theme is currently available for the base themes:
European
Temperate
Boreal
Tropical

The Color Corrections
Realistic LUT
Definite Vision LUT
San Minato LUT
Oceanic LUT

Beta Versions
Try new features as one of the first, and give your feedback on them.
Get earlier access and more frequent updates.
European (Beta)
Temperate (Beta)
Boreal (Beta)
Tropical (Beta)

Trailers

Youtubers

The Realistic Pack is being used by Keralis, Freshpopcorn, Cubulous, Wr Television and Ultiseeker

Installation

You can use a LUT without a Map Theme, and vice versa. The one is not a requirement for the other.

Map Theme
subscribe to the Map Theme you wish to install
your Steam client will download everything you need automatically
after the download is finished, start Cities: Skylines
open the "Content Manager" in the main menu and select "Map Themes"
enable the Map Theme by clicking on the "On / Off"-button and close the Content Manager
click on "New Game" if you wish to start on a new map or "Load Game" if you preferre to load an existing save
select the Map Theme you wish to play with and you are ready to go!

Errors
After updates or using the beta, this error appears in some cases - just ignore it!

Note:
If you have further issues try the Environment Changer (+ Improved Theme Selection ) by BloodyPenguin

Color Correction
subscribe to the LUT you wish to install
your Steam client will download everything you need automatically
after the download is finished, start Cities: Skylines
open the "Content Manager" in the main menu and select "Color Corrections"
enable the LUT by clicking on the "On / Off"-button and close the Content Manager
start your game
press "Esc" and open the "Options" menu
switch to "Graphics"and then select the LUT you wish to play with (Preferences/Color Correction Overwrite)

Personalization

For a more personal experience

Use Realistic LUT
For even more realistic and coherent graphics of your game!
Use Definite Vision LUT
For a clear vision and a realistic feel.
Use San Minato LUT
For an accentuation of green. Made for Freshpopcorn and his series of San Minato
Use Oceanic LUT
For a focus on water and sky. Ideal for coasts or lakes.
Use Daylight Classic

Classic Sunlight Intensity: Better sunrises- and sets, brighter days & nights
Classic Sunlight Color: Less colourful

Use No Radioactive Desert And More!

Adjust which textures you want to use!
Disable effects of pollution on foliage
There are some issues when enabling and disabling textures while the savegame is loaded

Use Environment Changer (+ Improved Theme Selection )
Decide which Map Theme you use, no matter what map and base theme you play.

Issues

In general no issues should exist due to these modifications!

If you are experiencing any specific issues, notify me - I'll answer as soon as possible

16 Comments

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BraccX 4 May, 2020 @ 11:27am

@Captain James
You can use the Theme Mixer 2 mod to mix settings from different themes and that way design your own. It's very easy to use and you can change things in-game, which is a big plus.

Captain James 6 Apr, 2017 @ 8:24pm

Hi, already answered your survey ;) Amazing job, btw. I play with Boreal theme and it just looks incredible. The only thing I dislike a bit is the pavement texture. I'm wondering if you can make a version with something like Monte Belo theme pavement. It looks great and fits my airport very well :D. I tried to change it by myself in the Theme Editor, but since I don't understand much about map themes creation/modification I messed it up and textures in my custom version looked awful: all textures went back to vanilla boreal theme, pavement as well. So, it would be great if you consider what I'm saying :B

Captain Soap [author] 7 Mar, 2017 @ 6:16am

@fredrik_gelin
Sounds like that is an issue of the Network Extensions mod. Do you get that exception, if you do not use it?

Swesim 4 Mar, 2017 @ 11:59pm

I love what I am seeing in the screenshots, but whenever I try to use a mod like Yours or Network extensions for instance, I end up with "argument out of range" error in the loading screen, are there any known conflicts that can cause this?
It is really annoying not to be able to use Your wonderful looking mod...

UniverseMasterer 15 Oct, 2016 @ 4:00pm

oh ok, it's just that i don't think the right textures were picked. (sand/ruined too repeated and the concrete has a messy look), as well as I suck at jotting things down in the right way.

The lighting is actually not bad :)

Captain Soap [author] 15 Oct, 2016 @ 3:43pm

@Cheesygrinballoon
It got recognized and considered as exaggerated.

UniverseMasterer 13 Oct, 2016 @ 12:11am

who deleted my comments about the mess and all that?

Teaniks 5 Oct, 2016 @ 1:11am

For some reason, it showed up a couple of days later, works now. Great theme! Thanks :) @Captain Soap

Captain Soap [author] 4 Oct, 2016 @ 12:33pm

@Bulldog
Have you restarted the game?

Teaniks 2 Oct, 2016 @ 12:13pm

I have a problem. I download the theme and it shows up in content manager, and I check the box to enable it. However, when i click 'load game' and click the 'custom map theme'-tab, nothing shows up. It just says 'none'? Am I missing something?

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