# Landscaping Tools

Landscaping Tools raise & lower terrain and may be used to provide suitable places for construction.

Click on sloping-land-icon at top of game-view to open toolbar.
Hover mouse-cursor, after opening or clicking on toolbar, over tool to see name and construction cost.

Tools operate on areas empty of obstructions (e.g. roads, track, buildings, stops & stations).

Click on tool to select, changing cursor, then position cursor on terrain in game-view & click to use:

Raise Land/Lower Land: raises/lowers terrain
Cursor is an upward/downward arrow.
Tools also open with [u] and [d].

Slopes: creates a slope, in direction indicated by tool-option. May create an artificial vertical surface in the process.
Cursor is a yellow-cube outline which positions slope.

Lower Square/Raise Square: lowers/raises a specific square of terrain. May create an artificial vertical surface in the process. This tool can be used to create slope in tunnels.
Cursor is a yellow-cube outline which selects square.

Restore natural slope: returns terrain to a natural landscape, removing artificial vertical surfaces in the process.
Cursor is a yellow-cube outline which positions tool.

{Tips: Landscaping Tools are easier to use with grid, press [#] & zoom-in game-view.
Use Destroy/Remove to remove some obstructions.
Depending on map, tools can raise land into/out of water.}