Too much stuff on map
Quote from Muddypaws on 18.01.2026, 11:36I have the hardest time finding roads because there’s too many different colors of greens for forest and parks. I don’t need all the conservation areas. I can never find my roads and it’s really starting to get annoying. I just want one color for the background or maybe the different colors once you’re in a town, but I can’t find anything with all the different colors. I’ve looked to see if I can change it, but you only have three map settings.
I have the hardest time finding roads because there’s too many different colors of greens for forest and parks. I don’t need all the conservation areas. I can never find my roads and it’s really starting to get annoying. I just want one color for the background or maybe the different colors once you’re in a town, but I can’t find anything with all the different colors. I’ve looked to see if I can change it, but you only have three map settings.
Quote from Guido on 18.01.2026, 12:07You can create your own map style or try one from the community. Here’s how: https://scenic.app/forum/topic/scenic-4-custom-map-styles/
You can create your own map style or try one from the community. Here’s how: https://scenic.app/forum/topic/scenic-4-custom-map-styles/
Quote from Zoomer on 18.01.2026, 22:40@muddypaws
I sympathize with your frustration, but I suspect that the basic map style and graphics come from the map supplier (I can't remember who that is at the moment). The custom map style facility that Guido linked to is very good; not quick and easy, I admit, but you can change almost everything in the way maps and colors and roads are displayed. Like many things, lots of options brings some complexity.
It does take some time to create something you like, or to create two that are what you want, but the amount of customization is really surprising. On the forum you can find map styles that others have created and you can import those to use as a base.
If you find that finding/ seeing roads is difficult, you can edit the road width, color and even the outline color to make the roads really distinct.
Just my thoughts, as I've also found some of the defaults not suitable for my area of the world.
Good luck,
I sympathize with your frustration, but I suspect that the basic map style and graphics come from the map supplier (I can't remember who that is at the moment). The custom map style facility that Guido linked to is very good; not quick and easy, I admit, but you can change almost everything in the way maps and colors and roads are displayed. Like many things, lots of options brings some complexity.
It does take some time to create something you like, or to create two that are what you want, but the amount of customization is really surprising. On the forum you can find map styles that others have created and you can import those to use as a base.
If you find that finding/ seeing roads is difficult, you can edit the road width, color and even the outline color to make the roads really distinct.
Just my thoughts, as I've also found some of the defaults not suitable for my area of the world.
Good luck,
Quote from Middelfrangge on 24.01.2026, 00:54Hi,
just read the map style topic and import a style which another user created - that might help
https://scenic.app/forum/topic/scenic-4-custom-map-styles/
regards
Thomas
Hi,
just read the map style topic and import a style which another user created - that might help
https://scenic.app/forum/topic/scenic-4-custom-map-styles/
regards
Thomas
