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Vom Norden bis zum Ruhrgebiet by Phazez

Northwest Germany - half real, half fictitious (1990 scenario)

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🕹 Start date: January 1, 1990
📏 Map size: large (1:3 ratio)
🧭 Orientation: Northwest Germany, inspired by real landscapes with creative freedom
🏭 Industry: Half realistic / half fictional - no industry closure, emissions deactivated
🏙 City demand: Randomly generated
✅ All other game settings: Standard (100%)
Start-Budget: 30.000.000 $


🏞 Map description:

This map is a lovely combination of reality and fantasy, perfect for players who like to develop their own transportation networks without being constrained by too much realism.


You will find a diverse topography with:

Mountains (larger than in the real model - for more challenge)
Forests (naturally integrated for forestry and atmosphere)
Wide plains (ideal for train routes and large cities)
Relevant rivers: Rhine, Weser, Ruhr, Mittellandkanal
Important mountains & mountain ranges: Teutoburg Forest & Deister

👉 I created the map by hand with the help of Google Maps, so there may be deviations in the geography.

👉 In addition, the map was shifted so that the actual north is in the north-western area - this was the only way to achieve the chosen geography (see pictures in the workshop).


The Ruhr region lies at one end of the map as a dense urban center, while at the other end the metropolitan areas of Hanover and Bremen serve as a counterweight - realistically anchored, but creatively implemented.

🏙 City sizes (population status 01.01.2025 - fictitiously scaled):

🟥 Huge (1 city)

Dortmund

🟧 Large (3 cities)

Bremen

Essen

Hanover

🟨 Medium (6 Cities)

Bielefeld

Bochum

Duisburg

Gelsenkirchen

Münster

Wuppertal

🟩 Klein (8 Cities)

Hagen

Hamm

Herne

Mülheim an der Ruhr

Oberhausen

Osnabrück

Paderborn

Solingen

🟦 Tiny (14 Cities)

Bottrop

Castrop-Rauxel

Celle

Dinslaken

Gütersloh

Hattingen

Herten

Lippstadt

Minden

Recklinghausen

Rheine

Unna

Wesel

Witten

A total of 32 towns, all geographically well-placed, interspersed with forests, rivers and transport routes.


🧪 Industries & economy

The industries have been inserted half realistically and half fictitiously. There are big names such as Aral, BASF, Aldi or the Farüchoc chocolate factory, but also smaller fictitious companies to suit the region.

No industry closures
Emissions deactivated
Production is optimized for the game, not purely realistic

🎯 Conclusion

If you are looking for a perfectly realistic map of Germany - you may not be in the right place.
But:
If you are looking for a playfully interesting, varied, nicely balanced map with loving details, mountains, forests, real cities and fictional extensions - then you've come to the right place!

📥 Have fun playing - feedback in the workshop is welcome!