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I'm sure alot of you remember my CJ at Simtropolis, The City of Ocenca.
My recent work has kinda spurred away from that region, and i've started some new stuff, so I felt the need to start a new journal.
Since SC4Dev has such a great community, I thought this would be a great place to put it.

This MD isn't going to follow one single region, it's just going to be a place where I can showcase my work.

So, in order to start out with a bang, here's a massive mosaic, made from 17 different images, stretching over 2 different maps.
The city pictured here is Olavsfjord, which i'm sure the people who followed my cj at Simtropolis will remember.

mulefisk -
that's one amazing mosiac.  I can't wait to see some close-ups of some of the city(s) in that mosiac - it's nicely laid out and has a good feel to it  :)

Great work. :thumbsup:

No more norwegian based stuff ,eh? Great... i hate you now... :'(







LOL! just kidding, great start mulldyrfisk:P

that mosaic is amazing!  :thumbsup:

looking forward to more

very nice Mulefisk....such a large mosaic with so many interesting details to look at!

OMG Mulefisk that just rocked i loved that mosaic and talk about putting me to shame
in the PW department, that river is sweeeeeeet great start and i look forward to more - pat

 &apls &apls Simply stunning mosaic, it looks wonderful mulefisk. I'm looking forward to seeing you showcase your work.  &apls &apls

This is great to see you start a MD here, I can't wait to see more.  Your first picture is great.


Robin  :thumbsup: &apls

What a fantastic mosaic.... you're right to open this showcase for such great art!  &dance

Nice mosaic  ()stsfd() Nice work,keep it up :satisfied:

Wow, what a beautiful mosaic, mulefisk! I can't wait to see more!

This mosaïc is excellent. Good work ! I'm looking forward to seeing more.

I like the landscape of Olavsfjord, nice start for your MD here on SC4D.

Uff, amazing mosaic Mulefisk.  &apls
I wait for more with impatience.

Looks very European and very livable.  I especially like the park in the higher-density area ahd how it is located on that hill.  A very wise choice for land use indeed.

-aaron

Hmm, very nice mosaic. I seem to be having some minor technical hiccups viewing it, because it seems your image host has an odd way of displaying pictures. (with a frame at the top and the bottom; as soon as the pic finishes loading, it disappears, only showing those other two)

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Meinhosen:  Thanks! I'f you want to see closeups, i'll probably be posting some later. If you dont want to wait, you can check out my cj over at Simtropolis.

Glenni:  Thanks. Don't worry, there might be some later, just not for the moment ;)

gurrkud:  Cheers!

Yoder7652: Thank you :)

rooker1: Thanks! Don't worry, there will be more.

sebes: Wow thanks. It's the first time i've had someone call my SC4 stuff art. :p

thundercrack83: Thanks!

Air6: Thank you :)

Danthe: Cheers!

pickled_pig: Thanks! That was the intention. As for the hill, many of the parks we have here in Oslo are actually located on hills that weren't suitable for either farming or building.

SA: Thanks! Did you try clicking on it again after it loads? Hopefully that'll work.


That's it for now.

A bigger update coming soon!   

 :thumbsup:

great picture, it looks so realistic and perfect  :)

Excellent teaser, mulefisk! I can't wait to see the big update that you have in the works!

Hi Mulefisk,

I don't know at all  your CJ at Simtrop. but I have been impressed  by the realism of all pictures you have already posted at SC4Dev. , so I'm rather impatient to see more . :thumbsup:

 ()stsfd() Nice one! Hope to see a proper big update!

Hello, and welcome to the first real update.
The city i'll be showing you today, is a medium sized Eastern European City called Antinja

The following shots are from an area just outside downtown.

In the past, all the buildings that you see were old. During the seccond world war, much of the city center was bombed, and many old buildings were left in ruins. Therefore, there are few completely old districs remaining today, and generally you can find architecture from every period wherever you look.



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urban:  Thanks!

thundercrack83:  Thank you :)

Badsim: Thanks! That means alot coming from someone like you. AntigOne is a great MD ;)

jayo: Cheers!


That's it for now.

Next time, I think i'm going to show you some of my Norwegian cities.

All comments are appreciated :)

Great update ! Judging from those first pictures, i'm sure that the next update will be excellent :thumbsup: Bravo

You're a genious! That looks awesome! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

fantastic updates and wonderful pictures, Mulefisk! :thumbsup: &apls :thumbsup:

Wow, some real nice pics. Shame you can't post more than that.  ;D

Your pics are... amazing.  &apls

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Badsim: Thanks! That means alot coming from someone like you. AntigOne is a great MD ;)

Well ... You know , I received a lot of praises about the realism of my city ... and finally never read the criticism which I feared . There's obviously several kind of realism , mine is due to all details I put on each and every Lot ... but I think the result is visibly "too clean" . When I see your cities as cluttered than real ones , I know I will never master this other skilled realism . And I'm jealous even if , so far that I'm watching CJs/MDs , I never found someone having all talents ... ::)

Your mastery of photoshoping is the final perfect note .
Plus , in agreement with my own contradictions , I can't bear big cities in RL , but they are my first interest with SC4 . $%Grinno$%

So for all these reasons ;
First quality work my friend . &apls &apls &apls

Mule,  what a totaly inspiring skills you do have here and i loved the shot 1.1, its stunning
so realistic that is all i can really say.  i looking forward to more - pat

A very nice update, I like the mix of buildings you are using. The old and new together is working very well IMO. :)

A great update, my friend! Not only are you a very skilled player, but you make the pictures even more fantastic with you talent in Photoshop! I can't wait to see what you have for us next!

That is amazing work you have been doing! &apls

I can't say I'm surprised, but it's always pure enjoyment to look at your stuff. And your editing skills are truly groundbreaking too. &apls

Amazing work mulefisk.  I love the layout of your cities and the atmosphere the pictures create. 

Great work!

Great work Mulefisk!

The first pic 1.1 is the best as it is very realistic. I also like that highway.
Must have been fun to build this city.

Nik-Nik

Well i started feeling bad for not updating in a while, so here we go.

Today, i'g going to show you some of the Norwegian cities i'm working on.
This time, the rural areas around the city of Olavsfjord. Mainly an area called Nesland



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The last two pictures are too big for the forums. Mainly because they're 3D :p

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Air6:  Thank you :P

Glenni:  Thanks!

bat: Cheers!

Shadow Assassin: Thanks! Less is more I guess.. or whatever :p

Russell: Thanks!

Badsim: Thanks! There's no reason to be jealous. I know i'll never find the patience to put as much time into making lots as you do :p

patfirefghtr: Thanks! Glad to hear it's inspiring

kwakelaar: Cheers!

thundercrack83: Thank you!

kwakelaar: Cheers!

emilin: Thanks! That's good to hear :)

meinhosen: Thanks!

NikNik: Thanks! Oh it was.. it took ages though. :p

That's all I had this time.
Who knows what i'll be posting next time :p

All comments are appreciated :)

Outstanding update, my friend! I love your Photoshop work, and those 3-D images are absolutely amazing! Keep up the good work!

Wow, those 3D images are incredible, and your pics have a nice scandinavian look. Good job!  :thumbsup:

Very beautiful, I like beaucoups the effects that put to you  ;)

Great update. Your small town is just superb.

Great work, Mulefisk.

Love you PhotoShopping and the 3d pictures 
You should almost be: %ban% for being this good ?=mad)=

Just kidding.  :thumbsup:

Wonderful pictures! Also like your photoshopping and the 3D pictures! Fantastic work! :thumbsup:

The 3D pictures are very nice, it is just like looking at a model.

Stunning pictures, Mulefisk. Your cities are amazing and those 3d pics are so cool! Can't wait to see more. &apls

Very nice impressions, I really like the atmosphere, it's amazing.... :thumbsup:

skjønn  ;)

Superb update, Mulefisk  :thumbsup:
3D panorama of Kvitodden is absolutely fantastic  &apls &apls &apls

The mosaic in the first post is simply stunning; I love the hill with the church.

And the updates are quite nice too. :)

Very, very goodlooking indeed! I actually like the last "normal" picture best. It's something with the water that looks extremly realistic - very cold, very dark... very Scaninavian, I guess. ;D

 &hlp WOW &hlp

I don't say this quick, but your pics are spectacular. I like the city. and the landscape. I like the changes you made to the pics. And the 3d pics are truly mindbogling. How on earth did you achive that wonderful effect?

great job! &apls &apls &apls

Strech.

WOW-ing
You're making an awesome job ! It's a delight for the eyes.
Your urbanplaning is very great, I love it, strong city block made european city ! The mix of 7os buildings with more XIXth styled ones is really great : you have truely made a northern europe city !
Your transit system is sooo great detailed but not too much.

And what can I say to your photoshoped pictures, they are just incredible ! I want to know how you do that !!!!!!!!!
can't wait to the next update, I will not miss them now !!
btw, what is your terrain texture, I like it ! and I'm a bit sick of the basic one

Another great MD in the making gets ready to move up a category.  The next post here and a handful more page views will put CITIES in the Ones to Watch category- a well-deserved move up.

Mulefisk, your "3D" pics are phenomenal.  I can't recall when I've seen anything as immediately striking as those in your last update.  You must share sometime whatever amazing technique you've developed...

...'course, it doesn't hurt to have great pics to start out with- and you do!

This is an outstanding MD.


David

yes indeed It is  &apls &apls &apls
Congratulations  on taking the next step up the ladder. And may there be many more of them too. :thumbsup:

A very well earned cuppa on the way :D

:satisfied:
TTC

Thanks to everyone who's commented so far, moving this CJ up into Ones to Watch.
You all really make this worthwile.

There is a new update in the making! ;)

Lovelly update  ()stsfd() ()stsfd() Havn't visited in a little while.I still can't find those marrast underpass thingys,any chance anyone could point me in the right direction.

Congratulations, Mulefisk!

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...is it SC4- or is it real?

The Mods

Also a congrats for this award from me, Mulefisk!

Congrats Mulefisk  :thumbsup:

Your city is wonderful ... Bravo !  &apls

Wonderful achievement Mulefisk. very well deserved indeed! congratulations &apls

Hope to see more soon :)

STRECH.

you deserved to be selected ! I'm always impressed by yours pictures !!

... that means we want more , Mulefisk ! Just like ogres never satisfied .... ;D

The new update is ready and it will be posted once the next page is reached.
That means one more comment is needed.  $%#Ninj2

One comment  $%#Ninj2

But..it's hard to find anything to critize from your MD. And great job for getting under surveil..I mean as a special interest of this month.

First of all, thanks for the award!
It's great to see that people enjoy reading my CJ. I actually put quite alot of work into this, so it's nice to see it pay off.

This time, we will be looking more at the Eastern European city, Antinja.
These shots are from an area slightly west of the last ones, still outside of the main city centre.



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Thank you all so much for all the comments!

Unfortinately, because it's late, I dont have time to write replies now.

Feel free to leave a comment. :)

omgomgomgomgomg.... that first picture blew me away... whose bustops are they...

This is my 1st visit to your MD. The cities look great but I must say your road and rail networks are awesome :thumbsup:.
Looking forward to following this.

Cheers

Dave

Wonderful new pictures, mulefisk!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Great work!

Great pics, Mulefisk. I like the tunnel system running through your city. Also the mixture of the buildings looks quite cool. Mange takk!  &apls

Waaaa it's amazing  :o

It's very well done ... I love that and I cann't what say moreover

Bravo !!  &apls

Fabulous update. Love the networks you have made and your skill with photediting compliments the building you do. &apls &apls

:satisfied:
TTC

Great looking pictures, and the infrastructure looks very well organized.

Lovely update and congratulations on the reward. Gotta love that train tunnel. Beautiful! :thumbsup:

Great update, awesome pictures and very well laid out city.  You are well deserved to be in the Special Interest of the Month, Congrats. &apls


Robin    ()stsfd()

OMG... I missed quite some great updates! Good work Mulefisk. Congratulations with the award!

I think some of the best city pics I've seen here. Great work!

I'm loving the pictures of the railroad and the sloped railroad piece...I actually have used that in my own city. As always, your pictures are magnificant and your cities so detailed and well planned...briliant!

Quite impressive, you made a great design for the city.   &apls
Looking forward for more.  :thumbsup: 

 :o Wow.  That is simply inspiring!  I love looking at pictures like these because it makes me want to play the game right now.  ;) I love the layout, and seriously, the transit, it's simply amazing.  I love the railroad, and the highway!  Great job!

I agree with The Big Z. It's really inspiring. I especially like your traffic system - i can imagine an effort of engineers trying to develope it on limited space, without damaging of existing buildings...

I like very much a general atmosphere of your cities.
Great work!  :thumbsup:

This update is yet again filled with wonderful pictures.
How did you get that colourscheme?

Strechnitz

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I love this picture! The complexity of the highways and tunnels are really great. This is becoming one of my favorite CJ's, Mulefisk.  :thumbsup:

Hi Mulefisk ,

I love all these fantastic pictures ... a question of atmosphere , it seems that you've found just the right one . ::)

Amazing , yes .

It seems too that everybody need to quote their favorite ... so do I ; the last one is my favorite , due to the excellent perspective between two higher buildings on the avenue ... and these busses make this urban traffic so ... real & vibrant . Stunning . &apls &apls &apls

The freeway an railyard are freakin awesome!  &apls

Thanks for all the comments!

I'm off on holidays, so no more updates until after the summer.
Thanks to all who followed!

Updates will continue in August.

Until then, here are some pics.

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Have a great summer, everyone!

Nice Mulefisk :thumbsup:

have a great summer by the way! Enjoy it, because in august it's back to the "prison"! :D

WoW Mulefisk have you been taking lessons from Mightygoose's compendum of interchanges?
That rundabout and the interchanges just blow me away great job - pat

btw have a great summer and dont have to much fun  ;)

Great teaser, my friend! Have a great summer, and I'll be looking forward to seeing more in August!

Waa ... Your crossroads very are successful, I like much, simple but very realistic
And the last image is wonderful  :o

Bravo  &apls

Wouldn't mind spending the summer in the last pic. Nice work with the intersections too. :thumbsup:

Enjoy the summer break, while I shiver thru the southern winter.

Will be looking out for your return.

Cheers

Dave

Great work you have done there mulefisk! Inspirational work.

btw, tooheys we'll be shivering through our Northern summer too ;)

take care,

Great pictures, Mulefisk! Have a great summer! Looking forward to the update after this summer! :)

very nice interchanges... :thumbsup:

 :thumbsup: Were the heck did you get those marrast tunnel peices!I've been looking for them for ages!!!

Your last image looks like the perfect holiday spot, maybe we are even in the same area this summer holiday. I am going to Tromoy myself.

Enjoy your holidays :)

Very interesting interchanges.  I like the second one best.  Great work.

Robin   :thumbsup:

The interchanges are nice, and the third picture, I like that blur effect on the trees to the bottom left and right, gives a nice perspective, as if I was peering through/around some trees from somewhere much higher.

Wow, i really like those intersections, great use of Buddybud's underpasses! The fishing village looks nice too. Good work.

Kwakelaar: lol you went to Tromøy this summer? that is like 15 minutes from where i live! (if you mean Tromøya in Arendal that is).
Anyways to say the least, this summer sucked, though it did't bother me much since I have worked most of this summer :)

take care,

QuoteUpdates will continue in August.

...is it August yet?

This is one fine MD- well worth a relook back.


David

Well, i'm finally back from my holidays, and i'm able to play Sim City yet again.

Durning my holidays I went to a music festival outside Copenhagen, Dennmark. The festival was located right outside a small Danish town called Roskilde. This town was so nice, that it inspired me to create a remake, or atleast a city inspired by it, in sc4.

So, here's a small taste of what's to come:


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Glenni:  Thanks for stopping by ;)

patfirefghtr:  Thanks! Nope, they're all mine.

thundercrack83: Thanks!

Snaper: Glad you like it!

tooheys: Thanks!

ExiLe: Glad to hear it ;)

bat: Thanks!

Yoder7652: Cheers!

jayo: Actually, they're not marrasts, they're made by bubbybud.

kwakelaar: Thanks! Never been to tromøy. Where is it?

Sober: Thanks! That was the intention :P

FissileBread: Thank you!

dedgren: Thanks for stopping by ;)

In a week or so, I will post a full update of Roskilde.

Hope you enjoyed the hol's.

That's a great teaser, I like the station with the plazas and bus stations out front. Nicely done. :thumbsup:

Looking forward to seeing more.

Cheers

Dave

PS: the rail line going thru the station doesent appear to be flat, but only a minor detail.

Roskilde ? ???  &Thk/(  I do recognized it that name. Ahh I live there. :P

Hope you didn't become totally wet.

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Mud, mud and then a little more mud. I'm glad that I wasn't going this year. Been to the Festival 12-15 times.


Love your teaser.

Nice teaser Mulefisk, the town looks pretty cool. Looking forward to more.  :thumbsup:

Great teaser, my friend! I'll be looking forward to seeing more! And I hope you had a good time at the Roskilde Festival, I hear that is supposed to be a good time. One of my favorite bands, Tool, played there last year.

Also, congratulations on moving into the Best Sellers, too!

That teaser is looking very nice!

Congrats for the "Best Sellers-Status"!

my 2150th post

LoL mulefisk that is a real great teaser and vester i think that they should change the name to MudFest lol