Terrain isnt flat, but stream wants to be

[herr_oberst]

Any tips on how to get a decent looking stream running down a slope?

In the first klick, it goes from about 200m down to 165m. The stream crosses three contour lines, but looks like a chasm at the higher elevations.

The ground looked good until I placed the water, it's behaving like it wants to be a lake. In another klick and a half it will turn flatter and marshy.

Thanks in advance.

Oh, and the "special map overlay" is freakin' awesome! Scan the Truppenausgabe, cut out the 1km x 1km section and convert to bmp, dump it into the Z folder and off to the races.

[MikeyD]

An easy enough answer - can't be done. The water table stays constant at the minimum map height number.

[JonS]

Water stays at the minimum map height for any water tile. There can be lower heights on the map, as long as none of them contain water.

If you want a stream that flows downhill, your best bet probably to use mud and/o march and/or rocky and/or heavy rocks, depending on what you think looks best, and what kind of units you want to be able to traverse the stream. With a bit of jiggery pokery with the elevations - to create a depressed 'stream bed' - as well as an artistic touch with the addition of long grass, weeds, brush, as well as bushes and tress, you cen get yourself a rather pretty little stream going on.