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Worlds Resurfaced

Adding PBR textures for worlds EA never did.
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Description

This mod adds PBR (physically-based rendering) maps that give world terrain a new level of depth: the sun creates a sheen, rainy weather looks wetter, and shadows in flat textures now appear more intense, with even smaller crevices receiving shadowing details.

The Base Game and a few DLC worlds all give their worlds full textures, but more often than not, EA skimps on this part of world detailing. Having gone through hundreds of textures, I really appreciate just how much work these worlds take to create.

Worlds edited:

  • Newcrest (Base Game)
  • Windenburg (Get Together)
  • San Myshuno (City Living)
  • Forgotten Hollow (Vampires)
  • Brindleton Bay (Cats & Dogs)
  • Del Sol Valley (Get Famous)
  • StrangerVille (StrangerVille)
  • Glimmerbrook (Realm of Magic)
  • Britechester (Discover University)
  • Mt Komorebi (Snowy Escape)
  • Henford-on-Bagley (Cottage Living)
  • Tartosa (My Wedding Stories)
  • Moonwood Mill (Werewolves)
  • Copperdale (High School Years)
  • San Sequoia (Growing Together)
  • Chestnut Ridge (Horse Ranch)
  • Tomarang (For Rent)
  • Ciudad Enamorada (Lovestruck)
  • Ravenwood (Life & Death)
  • Nordhaven (Businesses & Hobbies)
  • Innisgreen (Enchanted by Nature)
  • Gibbi Point (Adventure Awaits)

Worlds not included in the list have been checked for the textures and are fully finished by Maxis, not requiring any effort on my part.

This mod was a huge undertaking for me (I went through every single world released), which shows in the file size. I tried to downsize/reuse assets as much as I could, but as a team of one, I can't optimize texture storage any further without overworking myself.

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