How to Furnish a Realistic Roadside with Lamps, Barriers and Greenery

Bare asphalt looks unfinished. The mod's municipal and safety props, plus its landscaping wands, turn a plain road into a believable city street or highway.

Highway Edges

1. Line the outer edges with highway guardrails, especially on curves and raised sections.

2. Place crash barrels where lanes split or at the ends of barriers.

3. Set up an overhead gantry spanning the lanes for directions. Add radar speed detectors or security cameras nearby for a monitored-road feel.

4. Use the Rotation Wand (right-click) to turn any prop that faces the wrong way.

City Streets and Sidewalks

1. Space street lamps evenly along both sides of the road so the street is lit at night.

2. Add speed bumps on residential roads and parking stoppers in parking spots.

3. Furnish sidewalks with trash cans and road flower boxes.

4. For a work zone, block it off with construction barriers and safety nets.

5. Put up traffic signs that match the road, such as speed limits, height limits under bridges, steep-slope and sharp-turn warnings, and one-way signs on single-direction streets.

Quick Landscaping

The Tree Wand and Water Wand are made for fast roadside landscaping. Use the Tree Wand to add greenery along medians and sidewalks. Use the Water Wand for water features beside the road. Try both on a test strip first to see how they place things, then repeat along the full road.