This is where I will post my Shosaloza Experiment.
Ok here is a shot of my Region ... I have 350,000 Sims in there at this point in time.
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The long valley in the middle runs from north to south and cut across two cities. The southern city also has access to the sea. It is here on this valley floor where the heart of the Shosaloza region pumps. The sothern city is almost purely residential and the bulk is on 6x6 6x12 and 8x8 mega lots. There are sections of low density and here is where I buidl the character of the city.
The northern city is only Com and Industrial, Again the Industrial is purely 8x8 Megas.
Currently the city has around 230,000 Sims in it.
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The heart of the region.
That is a beautiful region :thumbsup:, Colyn! I really like your mountains!! ;)
Great work :thumbsup:
If we see the 4x4 map as a grid and number the leftside from to to bottom ... ABCD and the top frpm left to right 1234 then the above mentioned cities are a2 and B2,
Now the first city I have some details on is "Kommetjie" ... in English it is something like Small Basin and it sits at C4.
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Not much left for development if you subtract the mountain and the sea. &prt
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Gascooker and Barby provided these two and the trees are my Jacarandas.
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A city needs a hospital.
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The rich people are there.
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Building on the slopes are a challenging experience and I have also spent time in making almost all residentials Low Density to be SF.
Looks great, Colyn!
Ok here is another set of shots from Kommetjie.
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The city has to use Ferries to help with the transport.
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Squeesing in some medium density housing.
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Building sites are scarce :shocked2:
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A closer look.
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Living in the shadow of the mountain has it's own issues.
I love your Kommetjie! Somehow it's so Kaaps. And I adore the Mrs Slocombe trees as well :thumbsup:
... and one more set.
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Some rich people is happy to get a spec house ::)
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Being a mayor in a cliffhanger city is hard work ... you must protect the property but then the Sims bitch about too many concrete walls. So then you plant trees again. :D
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Some more squeezing .... &smrt
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Taking to the water for more jobs.
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The real lanies also moved into Kommetjie ... ???
Great building Colyn,
I really like the slope friendly houses and the slums.
But I'm still wondering why you don't have released the most viewed pic :party:
Wonderful stuff. Awesome.
I like how everthing fits together so well. :thumbsup:
(The price of land in the city must be astronomical. )
Looking forward to more.
:satisfied:
excellent work,layout is great
@ wouanagaine
Remind which picture are we talking about ... &blush
Please be so kind and open a Topic for your region and move your shots from the announcement thread.
@ TTC ... well if they want to have it save and pretty then they must pay ... :latigo:
Great work Colyn! I cannot wait to see more :thumbsup:
Wonderful new work, Colyn
Here is my Region GRID ...
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Cities marked with "X" will most probably never develop.
Thanks for the comments.
Nice grid!!
Nice Tic Tac Toe :)
Awsome job and very challenging. You've made a great job out ofit.
Nik-Nik
I love the graph Colyn, how on earth did you make it?
Nice fish farms too!
You've done very well with the terraforming, it looks very natural.
@ Sam ... I made the grid in gMax.
Ok my next city I am showing is Narrows - D3
I am posting them in the order that they were developed.
Current population is 95k and 37k commercial jobs as well as 6k Industrial jobs.
This is the startpoint of the Interstate and in this city the mayor opted for some serious land reclaiming ... ;)
This is also a fairly mixed city and one of the cities whre I will push the population a bit. From the various pictures you will notice thatthere a many places that have not been rounded off and there is a lot of open spaces.
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City overview.
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A new neighbourhood ready for development ... I call this Gumtree Ridge.
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A mixed HD CBD with commercial and residentials fairly mixed.
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MEGA Residentials.
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Gumtree Dam ... primary power source to Narrows.
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The small fishing village where it all started.
&apls :thumbsup: Looking excellent. I really like how the development blends in with the terraforming without overwhelming the landscape.
Colyn, I gotta agree with mattb on this one. You maximized without minimizing (??? &dance???). This is more along the lines of what I would do with this map with regards to building.
That would be the best thing about a challenging map, is that there is a lot of planning involved. How long did you plan this one out?
Thanks for the comments ... yes I do spend many hours planning the sections ... the first picture here of Gumtree Ridge ... well I spent most of yesterday doing the landscaping and the infrastructure.
Right from the beginning I loved playing the mountains but the way most lots handled the slopes did spoil it for me. So about a year ago I started making lots of SF lots and converted every low res lot in my plugins to be SF if it could not I dumped it.
Ok here is another batch from Narrows. ....
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Intersection on the interstate ... this area has good residentials to north and the coastline will be developed for commercial and maybe a little HT Industrial.
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Good SF homes ... I love it when a plan comes together :)
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More SF homes.
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Med res that handles the slope well.
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More SWI21 res buildings.
Amazing work you produce Colyn.
I like the way you get everything to fit so well together. :thumbsup:
TTC
Thanks for the comments ... to me the whole city is part fo the game ... almost every tile gets some attention when I play and I like to build stuff that I will either like to visit or stay in.
Ok I have another batch from Narrows ...
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To work in the mountains will mean long stretches of road climbing the slope ... when I do the road I try to make one tile wide "runoff" area too and here I use the 1x1 res and com lots and my various Flora Walks. It gives the city a bit more life and it helps get some sims into the hills.
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On the slopes I like to do some commercials where intersections happen.
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Spindrift Quays ... the place to go to when you are looking for fun ... tons of things happening there and at night the pubs and eating places bustle with activity.
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Small community with their own waterfront. Sport fishing is BIG in these waters.
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A little bit of industrial and waste management.
I have a feeling mine will look nothing like this one or anyone elses.
I really like the rural feel of the area
I love the lights on the waterfronts.
Fantastic work, Colyn!
Wow Colyn - so much details, every tile indeed shows that you made them with love. And I agree: I wanna live there - and there - and there - and there... &hlp
Ok the next city I am showing is Bigbend ... that is at C3 ... I have not done much here apart from preparing the general lay of the land and constructing the Interstate.
This is currently also home to a number of farms and a few Industrial Megas ... all done to serve the region with some much needed jobs.
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City populations ...
Residential = 3710
Commercial = 5232
Industrial = 11948
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Mainly Timber farms and all SF.
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More timber farms.
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... and some more.
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... and as if that was not enough .... here is more.
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Harbour with water and power supply lots as well as garbage management.
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Two MEGA Industrials.
This city will expand a lot more be developed ... I am just not sure if I will keep the farms or let them go.
I hope this inspires some people to play again and inspire players to dig deep and push the envelope. This is the only game I know that can be in such a multitude of configurations and it is a challenge for young and old. How dreadful would my life have been without Simcity ... 8)
very nice work my friend,i love what you have done so far
I am actually quite thrilled that you call me "friend" ... rumours have it that I am the biggest dirtbag to have ever ventured onto ST. So ... you have made my day. :satisfied:
Hey dirtbag... &apls For sure people at ST don't know what they are missing until they look here.
&blush ... thanks ... and just wait in see what I have in my private collection .... all waiting for the new exchange here.
Your a dirt bag? #?¿?¿?$
Hmmmm.... I dont even know who you are at ST or what you've done at ST. So to me I will call you my friend too. :-\
Your game play is awesome!! I want to start playing the game again... You have inspired me!! But that would me installing all my custom content (hours of work). But I will continue with making my creations in the background in hopes one day they will see the light of Colyn - Playing Shosaloza... or maybe a new map by that time. &sly
i have never known you to be a dirt bag my friend
Me neither, Jacky. Colyn is one of the kindest people I know but like me he does not suffer fools gladly. I love this game and love what you are doing with this map, Colyn.
Quote from: Colyn on December 21, 2006, 02:23:35 PM
I am actually quite thrilled that you call me "friend" ... rumours have it that I am the biggest dirtbag to have ever ventured onto ST. So ... you have made my day. :satisfied:
I think that title's reserved for someone else....And it's because of you and Barby that BSC is what it is, with nearly 100 members and still producing some of the highest quality content available. Actually, it's because you and the other "old school" BATers have kept the game and the community alive, it gives new people the inspiration to join in and create too.
Well ... all I will say is thank you.
you are very welcome my friend :)
Next I show you the city of Dweba ... I love this one and I spend many hours in this city.
Population:
Residentials - 12825
Commercial - 10563
Industrial - 1786
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City overview.
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Sims moving in.
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Better Sims moving in.
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Commercials growing.
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Whale watching is BIG in Dweba.
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Interstate passing by.
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Taking the short route ... through the mountain.
There are much more to come from this city.
Enjoy.
Lovely update, Colyn. One day I'll learn to use those walls - I usually get them upside down and then get frustrated so give up.
I love the whale watching &apls
Hi Colyn, nice work with that city. Very eye-candy :thumbsup: . I like the small pathway that surrounds the tunnel in the las picture. Those are the details that make a city credible ;)
Barbyw, the last version of the walls ( including the ones seen in Colyn's pictures) do have a pointing arrow (like SG's ones) to help you face the lot correctly before placing it #stsfd· . Anyway, some practice is also necesary to get the right way :-[ ....
Anyway, to all the players, even I made the walls, dont abuse of them. Like the good wine, if you drink a glass, is a pleasure, but if you drink a bottle.... $%Grinno$%
Thanks Barby ... well they are tricky but if you getthe idea then they are quite easy to use.
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A really rich dude is in town.
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The one ferry port.
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A town must have a cricket pitch ;)
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Lots of eating and drinking places near the pitch :)
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Residentials were converted to commercials ...
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Same here ...
Great work, Colyn!
and congrats on being an administrator now! &apls
Thanks ... well my Admin position are more for technical reasons than anything else.
Great update. I like the rich dude's house and the conversion from residentials to commercials. All in all an interesting city.
Here are a few of my more special plops.
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Cal's Coach house.
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Gascooker's Flower Market.
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One of my very old lodges.
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Another old one ... Deep Blue ... I can still remeber batting this one. ;)
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A new lodge ... Ngwenya ... I like this one ... took me a few days reworking the OP4 models but is worth it.
Well I love this city and there are tons to see but it is a lot of work .... hmmm work ..... ok .... lot of FUN ... &hlp
Fantastic special plops! :thumbsup:
Another great update. I love the reworked op4 models as they are so much improved.
Ok ... here are few shots of one of my more adventurous projects ... Katze dam and waterfalls ... This took around 6 hours to complete and I had to make 2 lots to finish it off. Hope you like this ... I would love to be there now.
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Katze Delta ... tourist magnet and paradise in Dweba.
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Some of the falls.
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The dam ... man I like it.
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Pristine forests and clear water ... Trout paradise ...
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Close up of the wall and new water tower.
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The crazy mayor flying past ... always looking for polluters and plant stealers :)
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Close up on the Delta.
This gave me lot of satisfaction and I think it turned out quite well ... :satisfied:
I have to salute Citynut for the lovely BSC RPK pieces. &apls
I have to say the closer you go, the better it looks like :thumbsup: , I am not very friend of using fixed textures for the waterfall areas, (see the Show us your waterfall thread ;) )but I admit you acomplished a very nice effect for this area. Excellent ;D
Thanks Jeroni ... I would prefer real water but that is the best we have ;)
Ok ... here are a few shots of some of the places I like in Dweba.
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Leuchar Mansion.
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Gascooker Market.
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A timber farm.
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Some small houses on big slopes and they work well ...
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Nite on the waterfront and having fun at the clubs ... ::)
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More fun ... lots more.
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Another old lodge of mine ... Malelane.
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Roan's Rest ...
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Nite time at Ngwenya.
These are some of the spots that catch my eye everytime I scroll over the city.
This is stunning work.
The Kettle is definately going on mate, Take a break you've earned it :thumbsup:
:satisfied:
Thanks TTC ... I love playing in the mountains and I prefer the smaller low density stuff.
Ok ... here are a few more shots of some of the places I like in Dweba.
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My Wisteria Walks ... together with the Jacaranda Walks I use this a lot.
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O'le Lantern ... the first ever custom house to come into SC4 ... it was done by Cycledogg and he went through a hell of a process to do it ... remember ... this was before the BAT and PIM ;) ... I always smile when I see this one grow because this is what started it all.
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Some brightly coloured houses from Jen P ... I love them.
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My version of Kwakelaar's Monestry stuf.
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More monestry stuff, vineyards and olive grove.
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Another lodge and the Barby Cottages.
This now concludes the shots from Dweba for now ... next I will move onto Tekweni.
:'( I think I'll give up now. My poor efforts can't compete with this. It is so well done and beautiful.
beautifull work wonderfull use of everything.
barby you cant give up i am really relying on women power here lol
Hulde Colyn!
It's amazing what you do in the game.. The falls, the whale watching, the rich dudes house - all very special and wonderfull with an eye for great details.
Quote from: Colyn on December 22, 2006, 10:36:24 AM
I have to salute Citynut for the lovely BSC RPK pieces. &apls
It was a pleasure to make these for all to enjoy. very well done with your use of them. great city journal
This is amazing stuff Colyn :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: &apls &apls &apls
Colyn the waterfalls are spectacular :thumbsup: I'm really enjoying seeing your cities, and I'm getting lots of ideas for mine.
Wow, Colyn, so beautiful! I can barely build a city of flat terrain. Your accomplishments are stunning. &apls
Great new work! :thumbsup: &apls :thumbsup: &apls
Amazing stuff. You are certainly putting the game through its paces ?$%kar&%h. This has inspired me no end!
Bravo &apls &apls
Magnificent skills! :thumbsup:
This is art!
:satisfied:
Those waterfronts are really stunning
I've got to visit this place more often %BUd%
This is my first visit and MAN I've been missing a lot!
Great job you guys. You so many ideas just looking. I should keep a log and write down the
names of the lodges and houses.
I've got to quit drooling at all the stuff on Sim City 4 Devotion, and quit coming up with all the "gotta do's". I don't get much playing time. /sad¬¬
Thanks for all the comments guys ... I love this game.
Great work Colyn!
Those SF houses are great indeed!
Sheer mastery!
Nik-Nik
Ok ... now I did not plan do a formal CJ with a story line etc and instead thought about doing a bunch of short stories that plays off in the region.
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Today I have a dark story for you ... on the whole our entrepid mayor ... Matt Taylor managed to secure himself the governing position region wide and he has strong support across the board. However ... he is also crazy about the environment as you all know and has warded off invasive development plans with nail and tooth.
Sadly ... unbeknown to him ... the South Western corner has been invaded by migrants from the adjoining region ... all seeking opportunities in the fairly wealthy Shozalosa. Now when Matt realised what was happening and saw the illegal squatting and land invasion he went grey ... actually more yellowish grey.
His surveyors got mugged and all their kit was stolen ... community health workers are being harrassed and some have been abducted. Crime is out of control and city funds got squandered on humongous projects like a monorail system. Nepotism and corruption rules the roost. The cities of Mansimnyama and Sabenza is infested with "clerics" and union members are running vast intimidation scams among the illiterate population.
Matt is getting nowhere with his environmental plans and poverty and AIDS are descimating the population.
As first defense he is now isolating the two cities from the neighbouring Dweba ... Dweba as you have seen is the crown jewel for Matt's environmental efforts and also the place where he spends most of his time.
To get things into perspective ... Dweba sits at B3 ... Sabenza is at B4 and Mansimnyama is at A4. The tiny community of Bosigo at A3 is being threatened by the political turmoil in Mansimnyama. Matt is calling in favours like hell to try and stem the tide. He knows that once the masses in the Soutwest hits Bosigo it is a matter of time and then they will stream into Dweba. The amount of money spent in Dweba to bring the city to number one for tourism is way too much to risk an invasion.
So ... it is turning into a case of capital against the masses and Matt Taylor is ruthless enough not to be swayed by sob stories. It was with a black frame of mind that he drove into the courtyard of the newly built Mike's Place in Bosigo. He parked his car and smiled when he looked at the other cars in the yard ...
His call for help did not fall on deaf ears. He knew that the real power behind Shosaloza sits firmly in the wallets of those that are here for this bush summit.
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So now you have some background and the news in pictures will follow soon ... "$Deal"$
VERY interesting story Colyn - I cannot wait how it will develop. It's probably not by coincidence that I believe to recognize parts of it. &Thk/(
This is an amazing CJ, Colyn. Great pics, and the story you just posted sounds like a good setup for some really amazing stuff.
Well as I promised ... here is the news in pictures ...
The tiny community of Bosigo is getting a foothold in the rugged mountains and first of all the farmers settled in and tamed the land.
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In this lodge is where Matt and friends planned their campaign against the corrupt politicians and clerics in Mansimnyama and Sabensa. The trusty guys in blue kept an eye on their beloved mayor.
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The community made a special effort to make the men in blue feel at home and comfortable ... with the constant threat of land grabbing and squatting the police force was pampepered by the Sims in Bosigo.
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This is what was cooking in Mansimnyama ... the Reverend Desmond Khulumasimba got grants from the city treasury and built a huge church right in the center of the development. From here his campaign against Matt was managed with cunning and devious plans. Rumours about activities in that building are rive but nobody has given any proof yet.
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Here is a better view ... sadly this photographer did not make it back to Bosigo and it was pure luck that he uploaded the shot to his editor's blog ... otherwise we would not be seeing this. The general condition around the church is clear ... utter poverty and lawlesness. All efforts to try and trace the photographer has been fruitless.
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Ok now right at the start Matt decided that he needed to isolate this hellhole from the rest of the region and stop the spread of the migrants. So the first tasks were ... get the garbage managed and provide a first line of defense. A Waste management plant and a small military camp was erected first.
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This is the area that was earmarked for development by the "Save our Region" action campaign ... with tons of money at his disposal Matt Taylor could make anything happen.
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The big boys rolled in and soon the landscape was changing fast ... being forced to work so close to the snowline meant that any cutting and terracing would be constantly under threat of marshland invasion and the PEG Engineers proposed a massive drainage control system.
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One year later and millions of Simileons into the mountain ... and the "New Hope" basin was ready for occupation. Matt was very pleased. Although he had to approve some radical engineering projects the overall project was done with a sensitivity to the environment and he was pleased with the ground work.
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During the project the "acting" mayor ... Vuzi Kandamasimba and his henchemen turned their intimidation campaign up to try and prevent the population from turning to Matt ... desperate poverty and disease was trashing the city and Vuzi was fighting a loosing battle. The reality of capital and good governance was creeping down the slopes and soon his nest is going to be tarred.
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Many of the jobless and homeless found work on the landscaping project and here Matt provided education and training as well as medical services. Soon the community began to realise that they had to take their city back from the vagrant management core and Matt did not have any guilt over his subliminal influencing of their minds.
On Matt's suggestion ... 20,000 migrant workers, backed by some serious demolition experts and city planners ... staged a massive protest and under the cover of the chaos the engineers took the opportunity and demolished a large number of the dillapidated buildings around the church. Open areas were created and it was as if suddenly the "light" was switched on ...
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Once it is safer in that part of the old city I will send another photographer in to get you some closeups. For now the situation in Mansimnyama is tense. The union leaders and clerics are fighting like hell to retain their grip on the city but the progress in the north west is slowly but surely drawing their support away. It looks as if our Mayor may yet win the day ...
As can be expected in any well managed capatilistic society ... there will be very rich people and they will take the best spots ... The little seepage that comes past the canal was turned into a small marshy park and special protection is given to the bird population. Rumour has it that the rare and endangered Sobbing Troller is sighted regularly just after sundown ... bathing in the shallow water and desperately trying to get rid of the Terrycan Moochee droppings that is all over the once pristine Simtropolis Conservency. The reverand Desmond Kulumamasimba has aparently given many sermons in which he warned the congregation against the Terrycan Moochee ... it would appear that even a corrupt preacher understands and fears the notorious Terrycan Moochee.
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The community of the New Hope basin is very proud of their favourite fuelstop.
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The PEG Engineers purposedly designed the canal system so that they could replicate this lovely old steamer and took special care to make it a very popular nightspot. The sunset cocktails are very popular and on fullmoon evenings there is a competition to see who can shoot the most Terrycan Moochees as they slither down the slopes to the canal.
So far Pegasus is the champion with the most Terrycan Moochee heads hanging on the wall of his private cubicle ... rumour has it that Jeroni is taking lessons from Pegasus and is making sure that he will be ready when and if the Terrycan Moochee tries to invade his paridise.
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Prepo was quick to build this lovely Industrial site and the Sims loves it to work here.
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Cascooker had to come ... the polluted air from the valley tends to soil the Sims hair and lately severe cases of Tarred Mouthed disease was noted in the population ... so the need for proper treatment made it necessary to build the city's own Pantsdowne Plant to produce millions of litres of peroxide.
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Matt Taylor took his hanglider and silently soared deep into the heart of the city and took this picture of the arrival and departure point of the controversial Shozatrain project. It would appear as if Deadwoods and Simgoober has some connections because they received permission to build right on this hotspot. Could be because the two hotels are known to be of high quality and their effective anti-paparazi policies.
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As the city center slowly cleared up the old haphazard industrial zone was re-zoned two more functional Industrial parks were erected.
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Goober Gen donated the funds to erect this lovely museum. A very popular exhibition is the one that is staged in main foyer ... here photographs and oil paintings are rotated that reflects the works of old masters like Caliban, Rubik and Gascooker.
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On the eastern side of the Great Church ... Deadwoods Engineering donated a lovely amphitheatre. The current show ... Tarpaulin Manouvres and Sand Tossing is very popular. The cast are all from Bubly Singers Congregation and the crowds pack the stands full every night.
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In exchange for his generous contributions to the upliftment of the old inner city ... Deadwoods were given this prime spot and he erected this FLW Masterpiece here. From this building DDWD Industries plan to manage their campaign to spread the DWD products into the hearts and minds of the population.
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Ripptide made his contribution by providing the splendid pair of fountains and for the first time the sun can now shine on the front fascade of the church.
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Two more excellent Deadwoods contributions and it is rumoured that the Reverand Desmond and "mayor" Vuzi is spending long sessions in the chess park ... When asked about it by a local reporter the reverand responded ...
"We are determined to outsmart the capatalist Matt Taylor."
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Deadwoods are dead set on making a big impression and his demolition team went to work carefully during the now historical "Riots of Repression" and did their demolition task in such a way that the reclaimed site could be turned into a lovely living museum.
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Goober Gen erected this funcional school and the science and engineering programs are specifically geared to provide well trained labour to future Goober Gen industries.
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The church is now a focal point of the inner city and rumour has it that some of the more senior staff members are busy planning the demise of Desmond Kulumasimba ... he is trying to ward it off but his influence is dwindeling and his old pal Vuzi Kandamsimba has problems of his own ... so he cannot help
Desmond much.
"Time that the church does what it should do ..." is all Matt Taylor muttered when asked about it.
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The new Hope Basin is developing nicely and Matt and his partners are happy ...
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Industrial ...
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Quite a long way from what it was ...
Hope you enjoyed this trip and I will be back ... the neighbouring city of Sabenza is in a terrible state.
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PRESS RELEASE ...QuoteThe Pantsdowne Corporation strongly denies the rumour that Vlakhaas has fiddled with their mixing controls and that sufferers from Tarred Mouth disease will end up eating on their gums instead of getting a glistening brilliant white smile.
Signed ... Gascooker ... CEO
When reporters asked the spokesman about the fact that Gascooker's chaufeur was toothless, he just winked and muttered ...
"That is what you get from spreading rumours ..." :satisfied:
An excellent update, Colyn, full of interesting details in words and pictures. The use of the canals is very clever and I would never have though of doing things that way. The terraforming has been well thought out too. This is a difficult map and needs this sort of touch to make it all work. The story is building nicely too ;D
This also showing us what BATs, lots etc are useful in this type of terrain and what needs to be made.
Thanks for the update. I am watching with envy at your innovation. Mind you, if I wasn't chief cook and bottlewasher I may actually get round to playing a bit more :P
Thank you Barby ... I really enjoy the difficult maps a lot ... This last city was kind of a cheat for me as I needed a reason to go a bit extreme on the terraforming. Well the Reverand and Vuzi was a good pair to get me to where I wanted to go. :D
Great story and great city-management Colyn! :thumbsup:
Hi Colyn,
great set of pictures, and a very interesting and original history behind it &apls
I enjoyed my visit ;D
Very nice work Colyn :thumbsup: Wonderful pictures and great history ;)
Very nice using of the canals! Great town and work! Fantastic pictures! :thumbsup:
Well time to show the heart of the jobs in my region ... this is the city of Danskraal and it sits at B1
Thanks for the comments ... I appreciate it.
Region Stats now ...
Residential = 612,335
Commercial = 236,807
Industrial = 139,591
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Danskraal stats ...
Residential = 0
Commercial = 116,536
Industrial = 69,982
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Not much of a story here ... just some shots to give you an idea of what I have been doing.
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The commercial heart ... I like this.
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Some creative highway work ... this city swims in the money.
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... more highway work.
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A favourite industrial of mine ...
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A large MEGA 11x13 ... Barby made it.
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More CBD ...
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Some gems amongst the skyscrapers.
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More gems ...
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An overview over the Industrial park ... more than 90% of the lots are my 8x8 MEGA Industrials.
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Hope it was a pleasant ride and do come back for more ;)
Great overviews especially the night ones. I am envious that you have Mellona Tower grown as I love that. I find it interesting that you have no residents. I have mixed RCI in this city and will show some more pics later. I also like the use of parks here and there to break up the monotony. I see the need for some new lots though. ;D
Wow so much to digest.
Magnificent update, great storyline too and impressive industrial area. &apls &apls
looking forward to more
Holy c**p. These updates are brilliant. Like The Tea Cat said, there is much to digest.
Some of the best for me:
*The story line is a fantastic read.
*The use of the canals to divert melted snow and the terracing in the hills of Mansimnyama
*Showing us a trashed city being transformed
Those skyscrapers in Danskraal are surreal: I reognise a couple, but most I have never seen before. It gives the city a totally futuristic feel &apls :thumbsup:
Very good work Colyn. Your downtown-by-night is amazing - surreal.
Question: is Barbys 11x13 mega IND lot (with the Baltic flour mill) available for the public?
The Baltic was released as part of my collectiom of 8x8 Mega lots on the STEX. It was released in 3 CSX collections ... ID IM IHT. I dont think Barby's 11x13 has been released.
I have never made an 11x13 with the Baltic. The 11x13 Soton Tyres lot was released in the 2005 Oktoberfest. garyreggae is revisiting the BAT and it will be released as a mega growable when ready.
Just to give you all a good laugh, I had a HD crash in early November and when I reinstalled SC4 I forgot to replace some plugins back in my playing folder. One of the models I left out was the Tyre Factory. Today I zoned 11x13 and guess what I got :D Yup, a humungous brown box. Fortunately I know someone who knows why brown boxes appear so have now corrected the problem.
Wonderful pictures of the downtown in the night! :thumbsup:
Thanks - Sorry I mixed up the picture titles - /sad¬¬
I have the Soton Tyres quite often in my industrial areas (that is: if it didn't burn down already ;) )
Fantastic work Colyn.
There are many places I'd like to visit in this region.
The storyline is interesting and amusing
:)
What are those overhanging decks in the waterfalls pics?
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I assume you are talking about the decks in this picture ... The originals were from PEG but I modded them for my own use.
Well, that's what you get when not paying attention. I almost missed your great story Colyn!
Love what you did to the region. I hate corrupt politicians.
You know, I got a riot in one of my towns the other day. It was my first in 2 years of game play and I forgot to take photo's, blast! I hope there will be another one soon then I will make some photo's as the riot police was quite impressive.
I guess you plopped most of the buildings in that awesome commercial district?
Nik-Nik
Thanks ... nope ... that commercial district are all growables ... there is one plop and obviously the parks but every one of those buildings grew on it's own.
I rarely use plops in big commercial zones like that. I use commercial plops in the small towns for example my lodges.
wonderful picture and waterfall-area!
Quote from: Colyn on January 10, 2007, 02:35:47 AM
Thanks ... nope ... that commercial district are all growables ... there is one plop and obviously the parks but every one of those buildings grew on it's own.
I rarely use plops in big commercial zones like that. I use commercial plops in the small towns for example my lodges.
Then I can only sit back, be depressed (this never happens to me) and full of awe for you......
ehhhh, wait a minute, do you use some kind of cheat.
Nik-Nik
No I do not use cheats ... I do BLOCK all Maxis commercials however. Ok I do use the Lotto Money Ordinance and I do it because the game money was broken since day one and the advent of custom lots screwed it even more. So for me Garbage and Money is just a simple nuisance to be excluded from the gameplay. :satisfied:
I have enjoyed all 6 pages so far, and will be looking out for the next update.
A wonderful job so far Colyn.
I've come in on this late, but will be a regular from now on.
There is so much to look at in this Diary.
I love the mega industrials.
So much cutom stuff, it's to die for.
One question if I may, how you you block Maxis commercials?
There are a number of dat files available to do that ... DuskTrooper dit a very nice one ... I have no idea where it is on the net :(
DTs No Maxis Mod was at ST... There was another one made that was on SimCityCentral if that site still exsists, dont remember who made that one. But the one that was at SCC had the choice of removing each wealth type separately, whereas DTs mod only has 3 files if I remember correctly removing R, C, I for each file.
Quote from: jplumbley on January 14, 2007, 07:52:28 PM
DTs No Maxis Mod was at ST... There was another one made that was on SimCityCentral if that site still exsists, dont remember who made that one. But the one that was at SCC had the choice of removing each wealth type separately, whereas DTs mod only has 3 files if I remember correctly removing R, C, I for each file.
Wrong! My file contains TWELVE files! :satisfied:
TSB_BlockAll_R$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_R$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_R$$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_CS$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_CS$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_CS$$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_CO$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_CO$$$.dat
TSB_BlockAll_IM.dat
TSB_BlockAll_IHT.dat
TSB_BlockAll_ID.dat
TSB_BlockAll_IR.dat
Here's the link, if anyone needs it: http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=16393
Oh, and interesting stuff in here...
Im sorry DT.... I might have had you 2 mixed up.... Its been a while since I have looked in those folders.
I have said it before and will say it again DTs no Maxis mod is da bomb!
CSX this is a crazy region but i like it.
Ok I am glad the owner pitched up and linked us to his files ... maybe DT can place that files here on our LEX ?
awesome work excellent waterfall beautifull pics
Quote from: Colyn on January 10, 2007, 12:53:02 PM
No I do not use cheats ... I do BLOCK all Maxis commercials however. Ok I do use the Lotto Money Ordinance and I do it because the game money was broken since day one and the advent of custom lots screwed it even more. So for me Garbage and Money is just a simple nuisance to be excluded from the gameplay. :satisfied:
Wow, no cheats then.
I guess I use the same kind of play: put all the maxis buildings in the Chicago tile (cannot remember which modd that is). This still allows me to grow them when I want.
I do plop the Aigo Cement Storage Tanks by Zooper (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=14944) I found out that their landvalue is way too high and that it is nice to fill the coffers of the municipality (as they should with those huge tanks). Basically I believe the Aigo company must be the biggest employer in the region as they have tanks in every one of my city tiles. ;D
Another great money producing industry is the Teapot company by georg2004 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=4537). But it's growable only so a bit more trickier.
So I agree with your last statement about money.
Garbage may have some nice effects when trying to build a ghetto. Come to think of it, Jeronij's latest ploppable garbage now covers that idea, so I now wholeheartily can agree with both of your statements.
Have a gerat weekend.
Nik-Nik
Thank you to all for your remarks and comments.
Well it has been a while ... our entrepid Mayor Matt Taylor has his hands full. The crime infested South West is slowly but surely getting the Matt Treatment but in the meanwhile the good folks in the North West is not happy to wait. They want more land to develop and they want it now!
Matt's only real option is to go to the North East corner ... not much room there plus he was overwhelmed by the vast numbers of indigenous trees and animals ... especially birds. But similiar to most of the other places he was confronted by the mountains and the snow line.
After his initial surveys he spent the money and built a road into what will become known as Nqutu.
He did learn a lot about runoff management in his battle against the migrants and now he once again opted for the same sollution ... as well planned canal system tha will catch the water.
What he also did was to get CSX in to look at the PEG spillways and it was found that there is enough water velocity to turn these spillways into efficient hydro electrical generators. This was a bonus ... the terrain is rough and steep and there are numerous spilways so for a bit extra the Simms will get power taht is clean and at the same time the issue of runoff is managed.
However ... the PEG Canals are expensive to build and do have a harsh visual impact on the environment. So Matt turned to CSX again ... he had his eye on the SG DItches but they needed some upgrading ... the constant seepage high in the mountain meant that the grass around the canals will be thriving and he also wanted local trees.
Now I have some shots for you to show what Matt did with the PEG and Simgoober canals and ditches.
In the first shot you can see how the runoff from the hotsprings were collected into a nice dam and then channelled into the canal system. Rumour has it that the current occupants of Nqutu enjoys it to swim here on moonlit nights and apparently clothing is optional. Well they should enjoy it because there is already petitions before the councel for a church or two ... "$Deal"$ ... and that could mean some interference in this nocturnal pleasure.
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Here is a picture of the transition that CSX made to get from the SG Ditches into the PEG Canals. Jeroni contributed in the Twist Project.
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Here is a shot of a CSX SG Pond ... this lot also provides water to the city.
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Here is a collective view of the CSX Twisted losts.
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Another angle ...
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Here are some shots of the ditches during winter ... thanks to Cycledogg for the Oakus Vlakhus ... I love them.
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So as you can see ... Matt Taylor is a busy man and he has much to do here in Nqutu.
Hope you enjoy this.
owwww ... I do like that canal transition Colyn.
I love the hot springs. I also like the canal transition, its beautiful. Great use of Peg's canals, I haven't used them much, although you've given me some ideas here.
Thanks Sam ... yep ... that is what I love about these types of projects ... the cross pollanation of ideas.
Jeroni was the one that inspired me in the beginning to look outside the box when terraforming and since then I have really opened my mind to try and find sollutions for those awkward game limitations.
Great canalsystem Colyn, the transition is very realistic.
Thanks ... I have some more things I want to do with the ditches and canals but the time is so hard to find to do it ;)
That is an AWESOME bit of lotting there Colyn. Bravo!!
I only have one thing to say: gimme, gimme, gimme ;D
I love what you have done with this and will keep a close on eye on this.
That transition lot is perfect! No more having to hide it with massive amounts of trees. :D
Thanks guys ... I will visit all of the Ditch things once more in the LE and then prepare them for packaging.
It's very beautiful. I like the canal transition.
Your Shosaloza is the only one that I've read in entireity!
Great work, I have to agree with the transition lot being an awesome piece! Thanks also for responding to my Industry question in the Help section!
R
Very nice Colyn... which canal "systems" will the transition cover? Can't wait to try this out!
Thanks for the comments ... the transition shoed here is between the PEG canals and Simgoober Ditches ... that is the Simgoober ditches with a CSX Twist because I have changed the textures and the trees.
Matt Taylor is no fool ... with so many roads on the cliffs he realised quickly that there is money to be made ... he put the word out and CSX providd him with a prototype ... a dandy deck ... hanging over the cliff and giving the Simms a perfect view while they enjoy their sundowners ...
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The city planners have some issues and CSX was sent back to the drawing boards ... however the Valley View Sundowners will remain in place because JR saw the possibilities and Tappas and Beer is very popular with the local business people.
Ahhhh, Colyn, you've been busy ;D
Love the little look-out....reminds me of first dates in high school when I was still too young to drink; rows of teenagers in dad's cars perched on the cliffs in Sydney each admiring the 'view' $%Grinno$%
And, the stuff you've done with the ditches looks brilliant. I really like the transition pieces &apls
Thanks Matt ... I have reworked the lookout to get the front legs a bit more prominent ... tomorrow I will prop that lot properly and show some new shots.
That looks pretty good Colyn,allthough maybe you could darken the umbrella textures just a little bit though?But yeah, i have alot of useable spots to place this one :thumbsup:
&apls...I have throughly enjoyed every page so far and am looking forward to following the progress. Thank you for sharing
Quote from: barbyw on January 21, 2007, 07:45:13 AM
I only have one thing to say: gimme, gimme, gimme ;D
Very nice that transition lot.
Now if only we could get one for a bigger canal (2, 3 or even 4 wide) we could make some great stuff,. Nuff said about these.
That matt Taylor guy is awsome. He made a very nice overlook.
Great work, Colyn.
Nik-Nik
A wonderful lot you have made there!
Great Hangouts Colyn!
Awesome work Colyn :thumbsup:
Ps. Love the transitions ;)
Hello Colyn,
I have to say that I have seen some excellent work with the available canal pieces :thumbsup:
I am specially impressed with the transition piece you made with the rural culverts. Simply brilliant &apls
This gives me also some ideas for the future ;)
I am glad to see you are fully enjoying this game ;D
Quote from: Colyn on December 21, 2006, 12:47:05 PM
I hope this inspires some people to play again and inspire players to dig deep and push the envelope. This is the only game I know that can be in such a multitude of configurations and it is a challenge for young and old. How dreadful would my life have been without Simcity ... 8)
Inspiring indeed... Thanks very much for sharing these pictures. Looking through them gives me renewed enthusiasm to play the game. Your last words here also struck a real chord with me. It is a uniquely and infintely challenging game and I have recently had a lot of fun teaching my 8 year-old niece how to play. It's amazing to me that a person of 33 and a person of 8 can enjoy the same activity so much.
Thanks ... and I am 55 :)
Wow.........great pictures. I love the waterfall, it looks perfect. Where did you get it, thanks in advance. I'll be back.
Excellent work Colyn &apls &apls &apls
Your layouts are amazing and you make the cities blend very well into the terrain $%#Ninj2
Looking forward to more!
Just some information about D4 .... Matt Taylor is a busy man and the city of Cape Vidal is next on his list ... here he has some very ambitious plans for that vast expanse of waterfont and open sea.
So to make sure he will get what he wanted he decided to test the contractors first ... CSX was first to present him with something very special "CSX WFK - Malta" ...
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This is the "Victorian" a very snazzy B&B right on the waterfront for those with enough bucks to afford the old world style and comfort. (A tribute to Cycledogg.)
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A night shot showing the Tea Cat and Jacquelines .... both upper class eating and dinking spots.
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Another look at Jacquelines. (A tribute to Jacqulina)
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The Tea Cat by day. (A tribute to The TeaCat)
Matt Taylor likes this and it is a definite contender for one of the large waterfront developments that is in the pipeline.
PS ... these lots and a few others that were made for the Shosaloza project will be released on the LEX soon. Over the years I have made many tribute lots for SC4 Community members and I hope the three I am naming here will have no objections.
Thanks for all the comments.
Wow Colyn, that is really beautiful, perfect even! I saw these earlier in this MD, but this close-up further supports the fact that you are a master!
I am definitely looking forward to the release and will be utilising them ad nauseum when I have them. :P
Looking good, as always! Keep up the great work! :thumbsup:
Great lots Colyn. I'm sure Jacquie will be thrilled with that lot of yours. And TC too ;) Looking forward to add them to my massive plugins folder $%Grinno$%
Like the colors of this waterfront, also very nice lots you have made there.
Very nice &apls. I love the new things you have made, they look great. They are very fitting tributes too.
Great new stuff you've shown us here, Colyn. I wish things like this existed more often in RL! Perfect ()stsfd()
Must.Have.Waterfront.Lots.
That is some of the best looking waterfronts I have ever seen. Looking eagerly forward to their release. Stunning! Absolutly stunning!
Really great lots you have made there! :thumbsup:
There's technicians and there's artists...
You, Colyn, are an artist. Your lots are to die for.
David
The water front lots look amazing. and making them a tribute to someone else is a very nice idea as well. I can't wait to see these gems upload to the lex.
Thanks for the compliments guys ... I want to make a few more lots to go with the Malta WFK so that you can build a really interesting waterfront area.
All these are pure eye candy ... the reason is that I am seeing it to be used on the waterfront and then 2 or three tiles away the first road/street .... then you can zone that with Res or Comm and have a very spiffy area.
Quote from: dedgren on February 13, 2007, 07:41:49 AM
There's technicians and there's artists...
You, Colyn, are an artist. Your lots are to die for.David
There is no better way to put it, Colyn, so I blatantly copy it from David.
(well maybe not to die for ;D )
Nik-Nik
Matt Taylor ran into a problem ... the Old Aberdybi Rescue station stood smack bang in the middle of new waterfront development zone. Well ... not a man that is stopped easily and a firm believer in the might of the Simileon &idea he called Callagrafx and CSX in ... well nobody knows what were said in that meeting but the outcome was great ... :thumbsup:
The old Rescue station got a workover and now functions as a working "museum" rescue station.
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This lot is not eye candy and needs road access, power and water.
I like it a lot ... I wish I had more time to build lots ... I especially like to twist with other people's creations. ;)
Very spiffy, Colyn. Look forward to getting my hands on these Malta lots. ;D
Lovely pics and I really love your new waterfront lots...look forward to playing with them ;D
The final lot looks really excellent :thumbsup:
I'll have to find some playing time for this one ;D
:) WOW! Can't wait to get my hands on these water front lots. I'd like to use them with MBEARs lots. Looks very Mediterranean. &apls
Fantastic using of the rescure station! :thumbsup:
The resue station look awesome, great job.
Yeah, Cal's recsue station's looking great ;) Nice one Colyn :thumbsup:
I love it when my stuff gets the CSX twist....and as a thank you I have made some alterations to it, just for Colyn. Hopefully he will work his magic on it and it'll appear here soon
These threads are like watching artists like Da Vinci, Picasso, Rembrandt and Monet paint.
Well done Colyn, great additions. :thumbsup:
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And you (Couchpotato) inspire me many times to make more ... &hlp
It has been a while and I found some time to work on my Region a bit.
Here are some shots from Sabenza ... B4 ...
The population is edging toward 800k now and staying true to the principle of minimum impact on the terrain ... it is getting harder to grow the Sims.
In the following shots are some work I did around my Dam and the use of canals ... I also tested Jeronij's new canals and made a transition lot from PEG's narrow canals to the JRJ Canals.
Enjoy.
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Thank you to those that posted comments.
Excellent transition and good use of the new canals from Jeronij. Creeping closer to the 1 million without doing as much damage as I did. Well done.
This is an excellent use of the canals, period! The dam scene is perfect. :thumbsup:
Very nice Colyn, like Jestarr says, "excellent and perfect".
Quote from: jestarr on March 04, 2007, 06:30:04 AM
This is an excellent use of the canals, period! The dam scene is perfect. :thumbsup:
I just can totally agree &apls
Well in every city we have our special spots ;) ... now here in Sabenza the Sourbrodt Restaurant is one of those for me ... this is where I come for a fantastic dinner but I also come here some afternoons to sit on the deck across the street and watch the sun set over the valley.
This was one of the last models JENX gave me to render and I decided to lot it to act as a "heritage" lot ... a restoration of something from the past ... I also needed a place where I could use the fantastic steam train that Jessatr built long ago.
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All in all this lot is very special to me and I always smile broadly when it is offered.
Hope you like it ...
Thanks for the kind comments.
Gimme, gimme, gimmeeeeee &apls &apls &apls please
Here is another component of the Malta WFK Collection ...
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GIMME, GIMME, GIMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, please &apls &apls &apls &apls
:D :D :D
Sounding almost like a TM, Barby....
Colyn: Is that one of yours ? It looks like one of Mika's.
Love it. :thumbsup:
Vester, the building is indeed Mika's.
Great Lot! &apls
You're a master Colyn, I just hope you release everything you shown above, because, that's top class lots, any of them, including of course Jer's canals.
About your Dam, I'm still looking for that special spot where to plop it in my Shosaloza. I just hope when I find it, that it will look as good as yours. :thumbsup:
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This was one of the last models JENX gave me to render and I decided to lot it to act as a "heritage" lot ... a restoration of something from the past ... I also needed a place where I could use the fantastic steam train that Jessatr built long ago.
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Oh man, Colyn... how can you keep that to yourself?
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I like the use of jer's new/upcoming canal system. Great work! &apls
Colyn, these look perfect. I very much look forward to playing with these new things! &apls
There is a balcony the hangs over the cliff in that last picture. How did you make that work? I didn't think you could develop or plop anything that lose to the ledge.
Joel
Thanks for the comments ...
I will release all the lots I have made for Shosaloza ...
I am in the final stages of the game now and I need to be very creative to get the numbers in without trashing the environment and in quad D4 and C3 I am taking to the water ... hence the Malta collection.
I decided to bundle the whole set together instead of releasing them one by one.
I am busy cleaning up the SG ditches I made and the TRANSITION pieces are mostly done.
@ Joel ... I made the BAT to work like that.
@ Vester ... yep it is a Mika building.
@ Rayden ... coming from you it is a big compliment for me. You have inspired me a lot.
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Thanks for the comments ...
@ Rayden ... coming from you it is a big compliment for me. You have inspired me a lot.
Lol, I could say the same, but really, it's lots like yours that makes the difference, I only put them together the best looking way I can think of ;)
Wonderful using of jeronij's canals and great buildings! :thumbsup:
Some great stuff here. I've only just started Shosaloza myself. Your approach to building cities is so much more creative than mine.
Oh, and what a surprise to see a tribute lot here. ;D Thanks for that.
I post very lately , but i can't pass without given a &apls &apls to your work . Great use of the canal and great lot you done for your MD .
Thanks for the comments ...
The city of Moya ... in quad C4 ... 6,500 Sims.
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The city of Moya is mainly a Tourist destination and many Sims have their weekend and holiday homes here in the crisp mountain air. The city is not keen on high density and it is rare to see a residential stand that is deeper than 2 tiles. The vast majority of homes are on single tiles. There is no Industrial zoning and everything is based on commerce.
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In the secluded valley in the South Western corner is this Monastry ... during the migrant invasion of the neighbouring Sabensa the monks were forced to arm themselves to protect their lives and property and many bloody battles have taken place in the valley ... today there is peace and calm because Matt Taylor was not shy to take the criminals on. The monastry is now a popular tourist destination and the wines from the adjacent vineyards are very popular.
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The Monastry encouraged people to settle on the monastry land and there is a vibrant little community here in this isolated valley.
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With the influx of tourists into the valley it offered new opportunities and this lovely Restaurant was built. The view over the valley is breathtaking and the food is top notch. Rumour has it that the monks uses rock pigeons for target practice but that is just a rumour ... the menu clearly states that all game on offer is from captive breeding programs ... who will ever know.
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A lovely little community center with a library, clinic and school.
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The dam is a popular gathering spot and the "captive" bred salmon is very popular ... however ... residents are urged to avoid eating the fish that glows in the dark.
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The dam wall is the pride and joy of the local residents ... after all ... they paid for it.
I will be back soon with more pictures from the city of Moya.
Lovely pictures, Colyn. This looks a calm and peaceful place to live.
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A closer look at the dam wall ...
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Pure mountain water is channelled into the dam ...
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Peace and tranquility ... that is what you pay for.
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A popular spot for the locals to get the stuff that is needed to keep their homes in top notch condition.
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Here I stopped for a glass of milk and fresh pancakes.
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The community gets their dental needs serviced here and there are enough refreshments around to ease their pain after the tune-up.
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More places to get refreshments.
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Here we had lunch ... a good variety was on offer.
Now I am taking a nap under a tree amd will continue the trip later ...
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Some of the really rich people has moved into the lower parts of the valley.
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Cape Dutch homes ...
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Another neighbourhood ... a lot of widows and unmarried women lives here ... some opportunistic developer target them and this area is patrolled day and night by the community crime watch patrols ... rumours are flying thick and fast but nothing solid has ever been brought to the mayor's office.
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This part of town is extremely expensive.
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Another lodge ... plenty of good food and friendly companions are some of the specialities of Roan's Rest.
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Now I am going to take a shower and get some dinner and then the tour will continue.
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The home of Oliver Cromwell is a must see ... and the old man's stories are surely going to keep you wide awake. He also has a mean cellar under that old house ;)
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A small commercial development ... some of the local residents twisted Matt's arm and he agreed to allow a little bit of medium density commerce ...
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A final look over the valley ...
I will surely come back to this place ... there is just so much to see.
Enjoy it.
PS ... doing this city sfar took me two full days and only 6,500 Sims extra ... I have a lot of work left to reach one million.
Now THAT is an update! :thumbsup:
I love it, and think you did some mighty fine work here! :P
Looking foward to more!
I especially like how you utilised the yet-to-be-released JRJ canals! ;D
Looking better and better although I am not sure about the advertising there. :D
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Pure mountain water is channelled into the dam ...
Simply &apls
WOW &apls &apls &apls...simply amazing and I'm very much looking forward to the release of your new creations...it's been such a long time since you released anything...Thank you for sharing. :thumbsup:
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Damn, what a dam! ::)
Very nice little country town. Not a small accomplishment considering how steep the terrain is. :)
Thanks for the comments ...
This is the first time that I used Jeroni's plopable tree blocks ... the 2x2 and 3x3 ... extensively and I must say my machine is struggling .... the lag is terrible. If I want to continue expanding this city I will have to bulldoze a lot of them.
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This is the first time that I used Jeroni's plopable tree blocks ... the 2x2 and 3x3 ... extensively and I must say my machine is struggling .... the lag is terrible. If I want to continue expanding this city I will have to bulldoze a lot of them.
Do you imply that by putting trees on lot it is more RAM/CPU useage intensive than using them as god/mayor trees ?
I don't know if it makes a difference ... all I am saying is that I used the plop lots with trees extensively in this city and my machine is struggling.
I think we have to attach an OG to the plop trees so that we can count how many of them we have and look where the lag gets crazy.
I also found that putting a lot of God mode trees also lagged my machine. For Shosaloza I used the trees extensively at the start but later didn't add the trees until I wanted pictures for the MD.
This is a fantastic looking update, I think the billboards in combination with a monastery filled with munks....it must have something to do with demand and supply ::)
Nice update, your landscaping looks very natural. I like jeronij's new canals and how you've used them. Excellent looking waterfalls and dam too.
I find trees also to cause lag. Well props of any kind actually if there are large numbers of them. Also the effects used in waterfalls can cause lag. I used quite a few in mine and that city struggles on my pc. But aren't waterfalls fun to make though?
Welcome to page 11!
Fantastic work! Great using of canals! wonderful city! :thumbsup:
Nice work Colyn, really nice. Nothing to point out. The dam is very well laid out, as for everything else. The lag could be also caused by the water effects like Sam mentioned it. ;)
Great update Colyn, it's a pleasure to read and look at... I am glad it take will a long time before you reach the million :P
I adore these updates Colyn. When I can get myself away from work (rare these days) I steal a few moments in Shozlosa &apls :thumbsup: :)
As for the lag, yes I hear you.
My PC has only 512MB of ram and 940MB of datpacked plugins and I have the deciduous tree lots everywhere.
They, and the NAM, do lag the system now that I'm close to 700K on all of those large tiles. When one tile hits about 120K it becomes very noticeable, but the Datpacker has made things much more tolerable.
I just read throught all of it and it's excellent stuff. I especially like your waterfronts, the way you handles the transition between water and land is beautiful :drooling smiley:.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for all the comments ... I appreciate it ...
Ok tonite we are back in Bigbend ... C3 ... Matt slipped out of the house and decided to cruise the Malta Waterfront ... needles to say ... he was very soon way beyond driving his own car ;)
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This is where he diecided to sleep for the nite ...
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Eating and drinking is not hard to come by ...
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Excellent cigar bar in this one ...
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Well ... with this on your doorstep ... who wants to be any place else ...
Enjoy it ...
Again in C3 ... Bigbend and just to show you why I am struggling with the SIm numbers ... :) ... this not the way to get your population up ...
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Hmmmm ... in anycase ... I like this better than skyscrapers :)
Ok ... looks like there is problem with my Bucket server ... darn ... it should be ok in the morning.
&apls &apls Stunning!! The more I see those Malta lots..they more I want them...really looking forward to when you release them... ;D ;D
Sublime work. It really looks like the place to be.
wow :) How much is rent? $%Grinno$%
Lovely park space.
I'll take that over skyscrapers too!
&apls Sorry for the lack of reply . BTW great update . Great use of jeronij canal. :thumbsup: Fopr sure this is better then skyscraper
Wonderful nightviews and great pictures/ using of jeronij's new canals! :thumbsup: &apls
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A night shot showing the Tea Cat and Jacquelines .... both upper class eating and dinking spots.
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Another look at Jacquelines. (A tribute to Jacqulina)
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The Tea Cat by day. (A tribute to The TeaCat)
PS ... these lots and a few others that were made for the Shosaloza project will be released on the LEX soon. Over the years I have made many tribute lots for SC4 Community members and I hope the three I am naming here will have no objections.
Thanks for all the comments.
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Colyn
Thank you very much indeed for the tribute. I have been keeping an eye on your project tho RL has occupied too much lately and not enough time for the main thing SC4D and the game.I am amazed by everything since my last vist and it just shows by the time that has passed since you posted the tribute to my reply.
Kettle's on :D
You Don't deserve it ::)
:satisfied:
These should be out in a day or two ... Barby is busy packaging it.
they are truly beautiful sir. thanks alot &apls
Todays motto: every city its own WFK. :thumbsup:
Looking forward to play with these new ones.
Impressive and stunning works, Colyn!
BTW Does the trail park you used will be released ? I think it is the first time I see them
Wouna I dont think I will release the trails ... I have a big collection in that set and the dependencies are horrendous.
In the Narrows the mayor needed a new dam and wasted no time to get it in ...
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All we can hope for is that the wall holds ...
That is very impressive. I like the stone wall and the extras over the canal sections.
I can really picture myself sitting at the terrace on the dam having a nicely chilled beer overlooking the beauty of Shosaloza ... sigh ...
:thumbsup:
There is a new waterfront coming up and the Mayor wanted something new ... so here we go ...
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Laura Jeans was the first one to jump for a spot ... :P
This will be known as the Katanga collection.
I like this one a lot. The flagstones make a change too.
For more then one reason I like this a lot ... ;D ... I will find myself a place on this terrace without any doubt. If this is the standard set for the rest of the Katanga series I already know it will be great.
I also love this new collection..very classy lookin. Thank you for sharing &apls
&apls Very nice looking. It`s nice to saw people still have a lot of imagination. :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: I like the design on these, and the gray stone. As D66 said, it's very classy.
Wonderful house! Nice lot! :thumbsup:
It would be neat if you could get Deadwoods' Raised Parks sections to connect to this new style. The stone paths of his models and your new set are similar.
-Jan
The dam looks very impressive -I'm certain the walls will hold on that beauty - well done. I particularly like the katnga series. The flagstone paving really grabs me &apls
This is the same textures Deadwoods used only changed the colour ... I will do a series with his exact textures and I will talk to Deadwoods first to get a connector piece ... his parks is raised more than the decks so we will need a connector piece to do the transition.
Here is some new CSX versions of JR's Canal pieces ...
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... and the current Katanga set ... a few more to come ...
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Thanks for the comments ... ;)
I Like this as it gives a more norther european feel to the waterfronts. Looking forward to seeing the rest of these.
The Malta collection is now on the LEX ... thanks to Barby for all her hard work i preparin these things for the LEX.
http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=611
Gosh Colyn I ahven't been around here for a while. It took me a great part of the day to catch up with you and your version of Shosaloza.
Great lots you've made. I also like what you did with JRJ's new canal pieces. But most stunning is the dam and the way you made it fit your MD.
Great work as always and of high quality.
Naughty people live there in Shosaloza, judging from all those Billboards for relaxation... :D
Nik-Nik
Wonderful using of jeronij's new canals! Fantastic new pictures! :thumbsup:
Once again i am amazed by your skill in producing such masterpieces. &apls &apls
heading to garage to get my bike out to ride those trails! ;D
What else oh yes kettle's boiling ()stsfd()
:satisfied:
The JRJ Canal Lots with a CSX Twist s now available on the LEX ...
http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=630
Thanks to Barby for packaging it.
Thanks for the comments ... I appreciate it ...
Jeronimo del Gado has decided it is a good time to move into the city ... from his villa on the canal edge he will start to make his presence felt in Shosaloza ...
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Hopefully this one will be on the LEX soon ... as always ... PLAY THE GAME WITH CUSTOM LOTS. :)
Now that is a classy building in a classy setting. Look forward to seeing it in action
Wow! This is a nice lot. I look forward to seeing it on the LEX.
Really great Colyn.
first time around here. i have to admit i havent been through the whole thread but the last update? WOW! are those lots up for downloading? very lively and colorful. i love them already. lol great work, Colyn
well done new work! :thumbsup:
Aaaah Colyn, that is a very sexy villa - I like it a lot!!! If i could only have it in RL .....
Nice place there Colyn - I like the different tiers on this one; reminds me of the tropical homes in Northern Australia which are raised off the ground to ensure adequate ventilation under the house.
&apls &apls &apls
I'm always amazed at what you come up with! I don't say it often... mostly because my vocabulary runs out too quickly and I hate to sound repetitive... but I think it everytime I stop in here. &apls
JB
Quote from: JBSimio on March 27, 2007, 04:21:57 PM
I'm always amazed at what you come up with! I don't say it often... mostly because my vocabulary runs out too quickly and I hate to sound repetitive... but I think it everytime I stop in here. &apls
JB
You are too kind ... thank you. :thumbsup:
Matt Taylor took just one look at Yoder's creation and he was on the phone ... he wanted it and he wanted it bad. His problem was it must fit in with the JRJ Canals ...
Here is the CSX Twisted version ...
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Oh I love it Colyn! And I'm jealous of you too! Why do you get all of it first! :P (joking ;D)
Where did you get those really gorgeous bridges?!
The lot does look amazing! &apls &apls It wouldn't be the same though if it wasn't for that AMAZING BAT by Yoder! :thumbsup:
Well there have been some changes to the plans since you took that picture but the idea is the same. I still like the version for SG's canals as they look more river like.
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Simply unvelieable. Magnifico &apls
And Jeronimo del Gado's house is also a really nice and pleasant house to live.... ;)
Thanks for the comments ...
Jeronimo del Gado is doing what he promised ...
"Lilly Lulu" is the first venture was to help his old sweetheart Lulu to set up a top of the line eating and drinking place on a piece of wetland, wasteland that was created by the development of the Spotted Duck pond. The three decks fits in perfectly and people come from all over the region to eat the grilled pigeons ... the house speciality is roasted Shosaloza Duck with a sweet Eucalyptus sauce and crunchy fritters.
Guests are warned not to drink too much and step off the boardwalks ... the resident anaconda ... nicknamed "Sock" is known to ignore the command "Go AWAY!"
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At night is when the really good things come to the tables.
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Seeing the numbers that Lulu was bringing in made Lee's eye glisten ... nobody knows exactly how he managed to get his hands on the piece of land but rumour has it that he and Jeronimo has a history ... what is in that history is still a mistery but who cares ... he serves the best Flapjacks in the region and it was no wonder the little deck cafe quickly becam known as "Flippin Lee" ... however ... there is a rumour ... yes another one ... that the name comes from the fact that every now and then Lee takes a pot shot at a duck on the pond and then Jeronimo just shales his head and grunt ... "Flippin Lee!"
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As you all can see Spotted DUck Pond is really a very nice place to be.
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I leave you with a nite shot ...
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Have fun ...
LOL! @ the Castle (TM) Lite umbrellas! What a magnificent detail! Not my favourite though, as I prefer Windhoek Lager or Windhoek Light, but still pretty amazing! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
It is looking great Colyn! ;)
Lovely and definitely needed for releasing to the good people here.
Looking great as always :thumbsup:
Those "platforms" could easy be transform into to stops for the water taxi / bus.
Wow. Love how the colors fit together on that last shot. :thumbsup:
It's a lovely place Colyn...
It reminds me to "The Duckpond" at Welmoeds Winery in Stellenbosch!
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&apls Defenitely a peacefull place . Great lots. &apls
I really like the duck pond - it's great to see how many 'twisted' lots you can come up with when you're given new toys!
Recently the Shosaloza Tourism Board decided to go on a National campaign to promote Shosaloza ...
In the first session they focussed on the potential for wealth because they want to draw more industrialists into the region. They chose to feature the home of one of Bigbend's prominent citizens ... the Anna Dean Mansion.
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This advert made it into the People's Choice Awards competition but did not win anything.
They also featured the Whitemarsh Hall ...
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This advert did not make it into the People's Choice award competition.
The STB is very happy from the responses they got to this campaign and the next one is now in the planning stages ... I hpe you enjoyed this little interlude.
very great colyn, i like the second and the third pic..... they're awesome and beautiful &apls
The Regional Management Commitee has decided that it is time for Shosaloza to get a proper place for the legislature ...
The city of Cape Vidal was selected and the new building stands proudly ...
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The festivities at the grand opening lasted for 5 days and was concluded with an endurance swimming race up and down the large lake.
Rumour has it that quite a few less Sims came out of the lake than what went into it ...
Matt Taylor's only comment was ...
"No comment."
Old Albert de Hubard just smiled ... at last he has found the perfect place for his two pet anacondas and now he can once again feel comfortable when his grand children comes to visit and wants to swim in his swimming pool.
He stopped at Finger licking on his way home and this time the owner was quite surprised that Albert did not ask for some dead chickens.
"Did your snakes die ?"
"Nope ... they just found a new home."
"Ok ... but do me a favour ... dish some of my flyers out in the village where you stay"
"Sure thing ..."
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Albert looked at the flyer and grinned ... for many years he made a stop at this spot every week ... now he can come here and actually enjoy the food.
wonderful pictures, colyn! great building! :thumbsup:
Love the Whitemarsh Colyn!!
Great pictures and wow those people look rich.
Robin :thumbsup:
&apls Very good looking campaign :thumbsup:
Excellent pics, Colyn. I love Whitemarsh Hall.
In the city of Cape Vidal Matt Taylor gave in to some pressure from the BIG MONEY and the designers and builders of the region was given free reign. Some really innovative work is done in this city that received just a narrow strip of land but a vast ocean. Pressure to do land reclaiming was eventually too much and Matt gave in ... ONE CONDITION ... the original land mass must not be trashed.
Well the developers knew Matt well enough not to mess with him and they all pitched in to set the scene for the GREAT SEA INVASION ...
First tract to fix was the short section at the ferry station.
Spindrift Quays Refurbished
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Loads of fun ...
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Sundowners on this corner ... what a view!
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Tapas and beer ... let Pat spoil you!
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... the fun never stops
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It is at night when this section comes to life!
"$Deal"$
News Flash: Spindrift Collection is now available on the SC4D LEX ... one more good reason to have some courage and use our PayPal Support Button. :thumbsup:
I hope you enjoyed this little promo and do tell your friends ... ()stsfd()
Very nice Colyn, I love the new pictures. &apls
great pictures and a great waterfront Colyn! &apls
Great photos Colyn. I must say that spindrift quays with it's brilliantly coloured lights and livery looks very inviting!
Well Tourism figures showed that the advertising campaign was working so the money was pushed and more adverts were made ...
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Dollardrive was done to show the world that it is possible to make good money and live the good life in Shosaloza.
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Downhill was done to promote the beauty and peacefullness of the region.
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Hunt Leuschar - another majestic mansion was built in the region.
Hopefully this latest series of adverts will draw even more tourists to Shosaloza ... who knows ... let's see what happens.
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. ;) and thank you all for the nice comments.
The Shosaloza Tourism Board is proud to show the two posters that made it to the top in the People's Choice Awards ... rumour has it that there were lots of drinking and eating at the after party and that the Reverand made a fiery speech at the offices.
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"Proud Mary"
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"Sundowner"
There is a definite boom in the Tourism sector and Matt Taylor is encouriging the Sims the make an effort to try and lure the tourists into the more remote parts of the region.
Enjoy.
With the boom in tourism the demand on existing facilities are just too much and Matt Taylor approved the CSX Kwanyoni project very quickly.
The first building is a Restaurant/Grill that will serve just the best the Region can deliver.
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The proposals
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The choice
These pictures are very inspiring.. :thumbsup:
Well with the Kwanyoni project approved the Environment Protection Agency jumped in and started screaming about spoiling the landscape with ugly structures so Matt Taylor called on his friends ... he wanted "softer" bridges.
This is what is now on the drawing boards ...
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Looks promising but we will have to wait and see ...
Thanks for the comments.
That looks a super bridge for rural areas. Look forward to seeing it available.
Shosaloza looks like a wonderful place to live :thumbsup: and I'm sure it will soon be flooded with tourists :)
that bridge is looking wonderful! :thumbsup:
This bridge looks great for out of the way places - I really like how rustic it feels. Nice job
Great looking bridge. It will make a nice alternative to the ingame ones.
&apls wow ! Spectacular bridge. very good job :thumbsup:
Ok the Kwanyoni Bridge is now available on the LEX ... have fun.
It has been silent for a while....
Is Shosaloza wiped from our HardDiscWorld or is it still there? Where can I go to book passage?
I could use a vacation.
Beautiful work! So detailed...