I know... the MD's name is extremly creative ::)
Anyways, I wanted to write a small MD here featuring my current region, maybe even more, time will show.
As a bit of explanation: This won't be a usual MD I think (though I must say that every MD is special in its own way), because I will write a story going with the pics, I don't just want to show you my cities only and I hope you will enjoy reading the story as well as I hope you enjoy the pictures.
So... I wanted to use this first post here as a table of content, so no one looses overview when this gets on more on more pages (hopefully).
PAGE 1
- 1. A sunday morning's awakening (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg11031#msg11031)
- Lars replies to you (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg11252#msg11252)
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- Lars replies to you (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg25809#msg25809)
- 2. The Zollernmark (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg26051#msg26051)
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- It's back! (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg184831#msg184831)
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- 3. October Update on Lowangen (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg185877#msg185877)
- 4. Lowangen - This Ol' Hammer (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg189209#msg189209)
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- Lars says thanks! (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg189614#msg189614)
- "De Tagsspiejel" newspaper - 8/17/08 (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg190557#msg190557)
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- 5. Lowangen Bahnhofsviertel and surroundings + TV Newscast! (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg192709#msg192709)
- Lars replies to you (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg193045#msg193045)
- 6. Lowangen - Auguststadt Mosaic (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg194971#msg194971)
PAGE 8
- Lars replies to you (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg195464#msg195464)
PAGE 9
- Lars replies to you (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg206411#msg206411)
- Christmas Update; 24th December! (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg210104#msg210104)
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- 1. Region View of Lowangen (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg212171#msg212171)
So... stay tuned
I can't wait for this, it will definitely be interesting...
Waiting patiently! :thumbsup:
Regards,
Marius
Thanks M, I really hope you enjoy it.
1. A sunday morning's awakening
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It was a cold february sunday morning when Mirco Heebelingen awoke in his huge bed. Alone. It was nearly totally silent, only the old trams outside, down on the street made some noise when they drove along their track. The sunrise filled the room with a soft but warm, orange light. Mirco enjoyed this kind of moments, knowing that they are just of short endurance.
After some time gone he straigthened up to have a look on his clock.
7 AM already..., he thought with a little sigh letting himself fall back in the cosy pillows.
After a few more moments of snoozing the alarm of his clock went on he reluctantly got up and went to the bath room.
Looking in the mirror he saw the smooth face of a handsome man at the end of his 20s with round, sapphire-blue eyes, short black hair and some stubbles arround his cheeks.
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After a shower and a shaving Mirco dressed while looking out of his appartment onto the ocean and the lifefull small quarter of Friedrichstadt, the city he lived in. Suddenly it came to his mind, that he actually has a wonderful life and reached so much already: He had a good job in one of the nation's most reknown architect's office, owned an expensive Mercedes and this wonderful appartment with that wonderful view over the city. But he felt alone. He had no one to share his fortune with.
He already imagined, that his parents will complain again about that he hasn't found a woman for life, later this day when Mirco attends church with them as he does every sunday.
If they just knew..., he sighed, took his keys and left the appartment.
Down, he didn't had to wait very long for a tram - he considered to take the tram instead of the car, knowing that the parking space situation in the inner city is horrible. As the stations passed, the train finally entered the inner Friedrichstadt. Mirco got out of the train and decided to walk the rest of the way.
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When he passed the Michael's Market he already saw the busy St. Michaelis Square with its pompous column which is just in front of St. Michaelis Cathedrale.
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He walked a little further until he saw the whole square and the cathedrale. In the first seconds he was astonished by this view.
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But then he already saw his parents waiting for him, standing on the stais of the church and had to sigh. He walked on.
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When Mirco reached the stairs he put on a pretended smile when he looked up to his parents. He couldn't stand this ritual. Every sunday the same...
Mum, Dad, how's it going? he asked while making towards them and then hug first his mother, then his father. Well, son, it's well with us. And how are you? his father wanted to know. Mirco hesitated a few seconds to answer, then he quickly said Thanks, I'm well as well. A bit tired though, there's so much work currently at the office..
Poor son his mother sighed and Mirco thought Gosh, when will they ever learn to call me by the name they gave me once. A few seconds of silence occured, then Mirco said Let's go in before all the good seats are taken. They just nodded and went ahead.
The divine service was even worse than Mirco expected it to be, the priest's homily was about smething like evil in today's society, but Mirco didn't even try to hear to what the man on the pulpit said. And it was darn cold in the church. When the divine service was over, Mirco told his parents that he has to finish a presentation still to get rid of their annoying presence.
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Walking down a street heading for a tram stop he realized he hadn't eaten anything yet. He bought himself a sunday issue of the Friedrichstadt Kurier at a Kiosk on Tannenbergplatz and entered a small cafe called Mausis Café, sat down on a table and sighed. A stressed waitress came around to take his orders. Welcome to Mausis. What may I bring you?. Mirco just ordered a coffee and a small breakfast, then he took his newspaper and began to read...
to be continued
awesome pictures. it really has a euro pean feal to it. i like that white brick building in the 3rd picture that'as above the el station, can you tell me where to find it? thanks. can't wait for another update!
This is a great start, praiodan! The city is quite beautiful and, so far, the story is very interesting! I'll be coming back for more!
great detai, i really love the dead trees ;D
nice story Lars....this is an MD to keep an eye on! As always, your pics are great....I particularly like that plaza in front of the church, did you create that in LE?
Lars- the parks, plazas and squares- just alive with beauty! You've captured the European streetscape perfectly. Your MD's a gem.
Good luck.
David
Nice city Lars. I really love the "european" feel to it. I can't wait to see more. Pretty good story line as well.
---Gaston
Wonderful european looking city! Great start and pictures! :thumbsup:
Great city+interesting story= fantastic MD :)
Not only building cities but telling a story as well, nice work and like Yoder said the square in front of the cathedral is very well put together.
Super story and pictures, Lars. I await the next instalment with great interest.
Really good! I especially love the plazas :)
Didn't have time to read all the text right now, but the pictures are stunning! :thumbsup:
I especially like the park around the church - it looks perfectly realistic.
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First, I feel really flattered by all your kind words! &ops
@ goin2chicago
That's the Iron Block Building (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13469) made by SimGoober. Thanks for your comment!
@ thundercrack83
Thanks for you comment! See you next update hopefully :)
@ Cali
Thanks for your comment! They aren't dead actually, just fit the winter season ;D And I thought, they fit the overall story's mood well.
@ Yoder7652
Thanks for your comment! Nope, it constists of several 1x1 Plaza Lots, that come mostly from the Porkissimo Plaza and similar Packs.
@ dedgren
A gem? Wow. It seems I nailed my aim of a euro city then :D Thanks for your comment!
@ Gaston, bat, urban, kwakelaar, barbyw, metasmurf
Thanks for your comments! I feel really flattered!
@ emilin
Never mind, I hope you will find some time for it anyhow. Thanks for your comment!
No update yet, sorry. ::)
Wow !! I love your city ! It's fabulous :thumbsup:
take your time with updates Lars....we don't want you to get burned out $%Grinno$% ;D
Great start. It's very beautiful !
they are truly beautiful. and they do set the mood nicely.
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@ thundercrack83
Thanks for you comment! See you next update hopefully Smiley
You can count on it, my friend!
&apls Very nice &apls I loved everything, special that beautiful park on pictures 7 and 8. That architecture it's not my kind of favourite, but you made it look fantastic. Keep up this great work of yours.
Cheers
Rayden
What..........those are very beautiful pictures. St. Michaelis Square is breath taking. The city looks very well laid out. Great start, I can't wait for what is to come.
You've got a great city going. :thumbsup: The avenue - road layout, showcased in the 4th pic, is very clever, especially with the way the plaza is arranged along them.
Yep, have to agree with the comments so far, very nice job indeed. Your church with the park in front of it is beautifully done! Keep up the good work, I look forward to the next installment.
That is sexy Praiodan! ;) I love the plazas, the Euro buildings, and most importantly, that beautiful Cathedral! :thumbsup:
I see you have Maxis' Buro of Burocracy, did you get it as a reward or did you just plop it? For some reason I have never received it as a reward... I usually cheat to get it. &ops lol
Anyway, looking really good and looking forward to more! ;D Great story too!
Regards,
- Marius
WOW! Very Europy (hehe)! Great use of porkie's trees, and I love the symmetry in the parks/plazas. Captivating storyline, too. I wonder what the newspaper holds...
I too, await the telling of this story. As David said, a gem indeed!
Quote from: praiodan on February 09, 2007, 03:09:45 PM
If they just knew..., he sighed,
I can't wait to find out ;)
Nice story - nice pictures - this could be start of a great MD-soap?
Geile Stadt Pra!!! &apls
Beautiful pictures, sweet looking town and a good story. I like it very much and cant wait to see more. &apls
BTW. What is that great looking red church? I dont remeber seeing it before. :o
&apls Lovely park you done and the layout of the church too is very well done. Great pics. :thumbsup:
the last post before this one says March 8. i hope you have not abandoned such a great start, story wise and city content wise. i honestly had to take a deep breath when i scrolled down to see the cathedral. wow. hope you continue the story and development
Hi Lars. You have done a very nice job of the plaza's. You have captured the scene and feel of a cold fall day. The pictures are very enjoyable to look at.
Lars fantastic work so far, great European feel to the city, and the public spaces are stunning.
Looking forward to seeing your future updates.
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Thank you for all your encouragement. I finally came around to answer your comments and I wanted to let you know, that an update isn't far away. Though, I must admit, it won't continue the story (I'm sorry, but it's pretty tough to write it) but I'll give you some major information about the city, the region and country the story is set (I recognize I should have done this first probably)...
@ Antoine, Air6, thundercrack83, rooker1, willisj, petercintn, kimcar, belfastuniguy
Thanks!
@ Yoder7652
I don't want this to happen as well, though, it's really time to update here!
@ Cali
Yep. Gotta thank Shadow Assasin for the street mod and Porkissimo for the great seasonal trees. :thumbsup:
@ Rayden
Thanks. I think I'm addicted to W2W stuff somehow. Can hardly build a city without any smaller historical blocks. :D
@ jestarr
Thanks... I put much time into the layout of the streets and plazas.
@ Marius
Thanks Marius. I got the BoB after playing some time as reward. It's strange that several people report they can't unlock it, it always works for me without problems... strange ()what()
@ Eddie
We'll see what it holds *tries to make it a mystery* :P
@ sebes
You really want to know? Sorry, you have to wait until I complete the next part of the story $%Grinno$%
@ FromTheAshes
Schankedoen ;)
@ Naryanna
Thanks... That's St. John's Church (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=4463).
@ Heinz
No, of course this isn't abandoned. Just had to take a break from playing SC and other things due to heavy RL stuff... Thanks for popping in!
@ jmyers2043
Thanks! Good to hear I kind of reached one aim with setting the mood :)
So... stay tuned... the next update is near... And let's hope that I don't need so much time for the update after this $%Grinno$%
welcome back! hope everything else is ok with RL. VIVA LE SC4! :P
As promised, the information update...
2. The Zollernmark
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The Zollernmark is a small independent kingdom consisting of a bunch of small islands, located in the German North Sea Bight. Of the approx. 470,000 Sims living there, 300,000 of them live in the capital which is Friedrichstadt. Other major cities are Harrisbourg, Hijchtensen and Smörretho.
Friedrich-Arnold III. is the officiating (absolutistic) King who resides in the Arnoldsburg Palace, south-east of the inner city of Friedrichstadt.
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Talking of Friedrichstadt... you've already seen a few close-ups from north-western parts of the city while Mirco headed for St. Michaelis Cathedrale... here's a bit more...
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Compared to other capital cities in Europe, Friedrichstadt is a pretty young one as founded in 1571. But today it is as busy as any other.
Due to heavy subventions in the last 20 years the city and the whole kingdom was seized by a big economic recovery, which caused highrises to pop up. The district Neejen Felde holds most of them.
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Today the economy is a pretty healthy one which can be traced to the prospering industry around the harbour.
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All that caused the suburbs to sprawl, today they cover big parts of Zollernland, the island Friedrichstadt is built on. Because of this, the municipal authorities established a toll charge for everyone who wants to enter the inner city coming from the suburbs.
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But please don't think the Zollernmark is nothing else but Friedrichstadt!
Harrisbourg, with 70,000 inhabitants the second largest city, is located north of Friedrichstadt and is apart from a few smaller farms near Smörretho the only community in the Zollernmark, that still depends on agriculture...
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Smörretho is the smallest of the 4 big cities of the kingdom counting 42,000 Sims. It's famous for the so called Seeschloss (Sea palace).
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I'd like to show you Hijchtensen as well, but it's still undergoing major developement... so just a sneak peak ;)
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That's it for today I think... %%Order?/
wow pariodan...that looks most impressive. I particularly like pic 13 and the last one! The palace complex is huge...I like that the radcliff camera is up on the hill with the walkway going to it...very cool!
That is simply fabulous, I love this style of city building and try to do things very much like what you have.
I hope you don't mind if I use one or two design ideas, stunning. &apls
Hi praiodan ,
So we've had to wait about 2 months to see others pictures from you ...
Stunning work :thumbsup:. So many things to see that I don't know by where begin ... I love the city planning , the amount of great historical buildings ( I'm assuming they're your own stuff , like this triangular and others on picture 3 ...)
Stunning suburbs , so green ...
Picture 9, 10,12, 13 , I particularly love the shore ...
Anyway , too many things on each picture to draw up an exhaustive list of what I enjoy . $%Grinno$%
You have drowned us with too many things to comment on .
However , I would have liked closer views ... ::)
I'll have to come back on this set . &apls
Glad to see you're back, praiodan! The new update was spectacular! I love the region shot with everything labeled, and your residential sections look absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to see what else you have in store for us!
Brilliant praiodan. There is soooo much detail to take in, and all of it is very, very good. But what strikes me most about all of the images is the seamless way you've blended the old Euro with modern, with industry to suburbia and rural. It really is very, very good. Well done! &apls
Some exceptionally good looking devleopment taking place here. And the overview shot looks really really good too. &apls
farms! suburbs! seaports! CBDs! oh my man, i don't know what else to ask for. the complete package! see you around!
Such a massive update, it is really to much to take in at once. Love the palacegrounds with the Radclif camera on the hill and the central areas with all the huge historical buildings. Most of all I like the suburbs which I have never quite manage to make myself, and these here in Frederichstadt are very good.
praiodan- wow what can I say? I just discovered this MD and am very impressed with what you have done. I too wished there were more close up pics (I kept having the urge to zoom in :)) There are too many great touches too mention. I am looking forward to more updates. &apls
Nice close ups!(well the region was good to!) ()stsfd()
Lars- Your eponymous MD is better and better all the time. The last update was a truly marvelous collection of pics- great background text as well.
You are just a bit away from moving into the MD "Ones to Watch" category, so if you wake up and find it (the MD) missing here one morning, that's where to look.
Take care.
David
Fantastic update Lars - I love the shores and the suburbs of Zollernland: the atmosphere is very european, I like it a lot! :satisfied:
I am anxiously waiting how Mirko's livestory will go on ;)
This is a beautiful city you have done here, and yet another great update.
Great stuff!
The way your cities are laid out is very realistic.
The general atmosphere as well reminds me of central european cities i've been to.
Looking forward to seeing more! :thumbsup:
wow, these pictures are amazing!!! I haven't seen them like this before.... &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &hlp &hlp &hlp
that are wonderful pictures, great update!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Lars, this is one of the most beautiful european looking plazas I have never seen. Great combination of custom content &apls
Indeed, I agree with Jeroni, that plaza looks absolutely sexy. Any chance of releasing the components, or are they already on the STEX/BSCLEX? :P
bloody............!!!1 ;) Thats what i call sexy ;) Nice work :thumbsup:
I'm so stupid....
I haven't even noticed you had a Cj, Lars! :D
Well, now that i am here, i just gotta say, looking from page one to 3, this looks absolutely breathtakin'!! ;D
I agree, that plaza is beautiful. Great work, Lars!
How on earth did I miss this? Your cities are unlike many European ones I've seen, a blend between Paris and other European buildings, and I must agree with Jeronij that that is just one amazing plaza.
Hi Lars,
I never knew you had your own MD. It is wunderbar! The city layout, and the spreading of monuments are well done. It has indeed as Jeronji said a very european feel to it. and that plaza is superb!
Look forward to Hijchtensen.
take care,
Strech.
Can't wait for the next update! ;)
hey lars, just passing by, i'm wondering where did you get this white building? i beleive it is located in ladefense in paris so i've been wanting to use it :)
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thanks!
^^^I was actually wondering that too ;D
Oh, I'm just now catching up with this one ... it is astonishing. This is one of the best Euro-style MDs I have ever seen. Kudos to you, Lars.
I especially loved the palaces and the surrounding parks and greens. Now that is fit for a King (Kaiser?). ()stsfd()
It's wonderful, your places is so realists ... I love that :thumbsup:
Bravo for your work, it's very beautiful &apls
Hi Lars, the european plaza picture on the previous page is one of the best sc4 images I've seen. &apls
But where can I get the tree props in the picture, and the leaves on the ground?
@sam...the treep props are Porkissimo's, he has three (I think) tree varieties that have 3 seasons and then a leaves prop to go with them...
Wow, I can't believe that I missed this before. Your city is so wonderfully picturesque.
Long time no see, eh?
Well, I thought that it became just a tad too long, so I asked if this MD could be revived from the Archives - and thanks alot to the MD Section Staff, it was :thumbsup:
Ok, now to tell how this will go on... A lot did change and it's some aweful long time since I played the Friedrichstadt region for exampel. Actually I do work now on (re)creating several cities from my nation, which is the Zollernmark Kingdom (which's capital is, as you may guess/know, Friedrichstadt).
Apart from posting pictures I think I might keep you up to date about the going-ons in the Kingdom.
To finally start off, I'll have a few bits about the Zollernmark for you...
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The Zollernmark
Population: 16.850.000
Area: 32.000 km²
GDP: 358 Billion €, ca. 21.000 €/Sim
Sovereign: King Friedrich-Arnold III. von Hohenzollern
And here's a little map:
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The city I'm currently is Lowangen, the capital of the Revonnian Uplands County in the south-east of the Mark. It's located along both banks of the great river Haver, making it an important domestic port. The city counts about 600.000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city of the Kingdom behind Kronstadt and is especially well known for the here brewed beer.
That's it for now actually... oh wait, no, here's a little teaser from Lowangen for you, showing the Königsburger Tor at the edge of "Auguststadt".
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Grat teaser, love all the custom lots.
Can't wait to see what's next :thumbsup:
Lars wow!!! Stunning teaser here and I cant wait to see the next update!!!
looking good lars...great lotting.
Great to see you back here, Lars! And what a fantastic plaza, too!
Can't wait to see what else you have in store for us!
Dustin
welcome back lars :) That's a beautiful plaza. Looking forward to more.
Wonderful to see a new picture here!
And that new teaser is looking very great! Nice work on that nice area!
Looking forward to more... :)
Very nice pic and MD
Great work :thumbsup:
very nice picture Lars :thumbsup: and your MD is wonderful &apls
Fantastic to see you and your MD back again. I had really missed your style and I had to go back over the entire thing. All great work and this new plaza you have shown us is no exception. I look forward to waht ever you have for us next.
Robin :thumbsup:
Wow! Superb! :thumbsup:
I've seen the Brandenburger Tor and i've found it great! I know you come from Berlin and I've ever went to .
Great teaser. Nice use of custom lots there :thumbsup:
BTW, I didn't even know you've had the MD. ???
Anyways, can't wait for an update! ;D
Piotr
Way to come back with a BANG Lars! Looking forward to seeing what else you have to show us!!
Welcome back, Lars! And a lovely teaser.
I mean, THAT's A PLAZZA ! (want to do the same !!!!)
Wow, thanks a lot for the many replies, kind words and wb-wishes everyone! If you're already leaving 14 comments on one teaser, I'm anxious to see how many there'll be on a real update $%Grinno$%
Quote from: Sheep49 on October 01, 2008, 08:32:48 AMBTW, I didn't even know you've had the MD. ???
Well my dear Piotr, how should you? I mean this thread has been in an abyss for more than two years. So there'd only be two real possibilities how could have known it already: You saw it when it was active in first place (which is rather unlikely, refering to your registration date; otherwise you must have been lurking around SC4D for more than two years :D) or you combed through the MD Archives :P
Ok, so here comes the first update on Lowangen...
3. Lowangen - MierendorfBefore I show you around the center of Lowangen (where also the Königsburger Tor is to be found), I wanted to start with one of the western districts of the city, which is
Mierendorf.
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Mierendorf station. One of the most important stations of Lowangen, right behind the Central Station and the Ostbahnhof.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Feab2fc6dad3a8345f8083a257a1772a7.jpg&hash=692097497e75e50b248847070976150475b1d760)
Just behind the station the main motorway's exit of Mierendorf is to be found.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F35c72d2dd11bc3fbac9297a074b77378.jpg&hash=bf2116f2bb297b92227a5185ba7fc39cd02d309c)
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Some holding tracks to be seen, as there's a lot of industry around.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fe328fdd5b121a3b20845e92218ce6001.jpg&hash=933bf003cfcf2d6551728a974dd4e5550cc542e0)
Nataliealienallee and the tramline 4 tunneling the railroad heading towards Ipfsburg.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fb10a10d8f5953f9310c2fdb3e155e6b8.jpg&hash=ed7d5807174139ffb06634dcda71e9a4da5d1f60)
As (former) working class district, Mierendorf is still very densly populated.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F4aadd60978aaa749e4f623585d49ee8e.jpg&hash=bbe72089a9b2f06711e422c692460fc90954bb86)
The Mierenbergstadion ontop of the Mierenberg hill, home site of the LVfB Mierenberg and temple of football tradition in Lowangen.(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Fe8699f6ec5d9838084f7458df0ea6ed8.jpg&hash=2698b7117293e9692bf5edcaa3499ec43f80b5b7)
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That office building of harlemmergolds' just grew perfectly, didn't it? :)
Wow very nice update
Your city looks very good and very réalistic. I love all the diagonals &apls
Lars- great update :thumbsup: I love the diagonal streets and the overall density. In pic 6- I never realized how out of scale the Azteca restaurant lot is. Looking forward to the next tour....
Lar's great update here and I love the little sneeking in of the FARR there!!! your city is breath takinly stunning!!!
Nice update :thumbsup:
Another smashing update, Lars! I love the picture with the diagonals, especially. Great stuff!
Two questions (well, one question about two things): Where can I find the 1) train station in your first picture, and 2) the mod you've used on the Maxis highways? I had the highway mod before, but I can't seem to place it! Any help would be very much appreciated!
Keep up the good work!
Dustin
Quote from: thundercrack83 on October 04, 2008, 12:01:38 AM
Another smashing update, Lars! I love the picture with the diagonals, especially. Great stuff!
Maxis highways? I had the highway mod before, but I can't seem to place it! Any help would be very much appreciated!
Dustin, http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13705 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13705),You speak this mod, I remember definitely, the file where is lined up the .DAT must have Z at the beginning
I hope that it will regulate your problem.
Praiodan, your city is simply fantastic, congrulation.
Go on your excellent work. :thumbsup:
awesome update Lars &apls :thumbsup:
Dustin,
It's the Perry station on simtropolis :thumbsup:
by Jasoncw
http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=19328 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=19328)
It's very beautiful! :thumbsup:
Fantastic update.
I love that you have made the city using alot of diagonal roads and did a very good job in doing so. Alot of built up buildings in the area make it look very nice.
I was wondering how much is ploped and how much is grown?
I look forward to what you have for us next.
Robin :thumbsup:
Your city looks really good there, praiodan!
And the pictures of this great update are wonderful!
Fantastic work on it!!! :thumbsup:
Looking forward to more... ;)
Awesome update! I really love it :thumbsup:
Well, my dear Lars, you're right - I'm not reading all the MDs in the archives. :P So, I didn't know it existed ;)
Thanks for you compliments everyone :thumbsup:
@ EDGE4194
Yeah, in fact it's out of scale quite a bit... I like it nevertheless :P
@ Pat
FARR? Well, all I employed there are the already NAM included curves and some self made lots $%Grinno$%
@ rooker1
Apart from the diagonals and some functional w2w Lots everything is grown ()stsfd()
4. Lowangen - This Ol' Hammer
Will you hear me
tellin' my story?
Will you hear me
when I tell you a sad sad story?
A story 'bout a man
who-o-oo
who was workin' very hard,
veeeeeeeeeery hard.
He was workin' day and night.[...]
Well, these are parts of the lyrics of a workers song, that used to be very popular in the beginning of the 20th century, not only in Lowangen, but all over the Zollernmark. So you might guess this is an update dealing with industry and workers in particular, as I already mentioned that Mierendorf can still be mostly characterised by just this. So, no more words, I'll let the images speak for themselves ;)
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A logistics center serving the surrounding industry of the industrial site "Mierendorf - West".
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The "Mierendorf - West" industrial site.
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Northern part of the mentioned site.
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Manufacturing site of AEKI, the best-known zollernian company, world famous for its DIY furniture, in northern Mierendorf.
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Tram maintanance workshop, not far away from the AEKI-area. Every tram wagon in Lowangen is checked at least once a week.
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The "Große Bäckerei" was the first industrial bakery in the Mark and was established in 1902 and it's occupied.
Enough of plain industry. Here's where still a lot of the workers live:
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Apart from countless flats we have the Albert-Tiefhuser-Gymnasium here, named after a famous footballer, who was born just around the corner and played very succesfully for the LVfB Mierenberg, which he never left during his career.
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Just some more flats ;-D.
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The Stephenszeile in Mierenberg is a showpiece of zollernian housing projects.
This is a very good update
I love the first picture :thumbsup:
Wow, what an update, Lars!
Your industrial areas look just fantastic, my friend! And the mosaic at the end is great with the highway and the sound barriers--great stuff!
You're almost into the Best Sellers, too! I'll be keeping an eye out to make the move for you!
Take care,
Dustin
that's an awesome update my friend &apls &apls
BTW this is the 99th post :P
Lars - this is an excellent update. I love how you combine the industries and transport means. Your residential quarters are exactly how I like them the most! Prenzl'erberg in optima forma &apls
100th comment: this will kick you into the bestsellers. Well done Lars.
Very nice update :thumbsup:
I like your busy railways!!
they look great! especially with those freighttrains stacked on those side-tracks
are those lots by yourself? or are they from royal? (think I've seen some on simforum?)
cheers
E
Lars wow I love that industrail area!!! Hey did you make that logistic center cause dang that bad boy is massivly sweeet!! Any chance's of a public release on that ;)
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... to all the guys, that made it possible, to let ths MD archive the status of a "Best Seller". :thumbsup:
As a little "special" for that, I created a wiki entry for the MD (http://www.wiki.sc4devotion.com/index.php/Lars%27_MD). :)
And of course another thanks to you, for leaving your comments :)
@ thundercrack83
Thanks a lot Dustin for having it moved asap :thumbsup:
@ sebes
A very special thanks to you for marking the 100th posts, my friend! Prenzl'erberg in optima forma you say? Well, then it has to be true ;D
@ ejc
I have created those side-track Lots myself (the props used are from royal and Kenworth) and it's quite possible you've seen them over at SimForum cause I showcased them there as well ;) As the state is now, they (and another bunch, am about to create some more) will be released as a pack asap the SFBT Railroad Mega Prop pack by royal and Kenworth will go online :)
@ Pat
No, the logisitc center's not my creation, but I can give you the link to the public release anyway :P It's an awesome creation by jestarr:
http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=514
Cheers! :)
Sweet thanks for that one Lars!!! :thumbsup: Cant wait till the next update...
the article of your MD on wiki look good &apls
can't wait an update :thumbsup:
And there I was expecting yet another AMAZING update, only to be slightly disappointed! BUT immensely impressed and eager to congratulate you on your well-deserved achievement!
&apls &apls
Methinks a contract needs to be discussed between you and Eleutheria's Transnet, it seems you're very good at creating and recreating über-realistic transit (especially rail) networks!
:thumbsup:
Looking forward to more! ;D
M :satisfied:
Congratulations, Lars!
Something tells me that Best Sellers is only a rung on the ladder for you here and that we'll be seeing you in the Classics in no time!
Great work on the Wiki entry, too, my friend!
Keep up the fantastic work!
Dustin
&apls
congratulations lars on the move to best sellers! Great update. I especially like that you have provided plenty of industrial parking- something that is often overlooked. Your residential parking however looks to be a bit scarce. the residents must pay a lot for a parking space! :)
Stunning CJ, absolutely gorgeous.
Such massive potential and creativity. Lovely work :satisfied:
A great MD and i will be supporting your application at the SCJU :)
Very realistic and a crisp, clean presentation. :) I especially love your extensive use of rail and the organization of your city building. :satisfied:
P.S: Have those rail cars on the holding tracks in the third update been released yet? ;D
I can't wait to have you as a member of the SCJU. :) :) :)
Praiodan, nice to see you back!
Good MD and I glad to see you haven't started a new one.
Thanks everyone for leaving your comments!
@ Pat
You're most welcome :)
@ M4346
Lol, sorry for disappointing you then :P
Well, yeah, why not as there's quite a bunch of clever transit engineers around in the Zollernmark $%Grinno$%
@ thundercrack83
Hehe, well, we'll see how quickly I will progress ... :P
@ EDGE4194
Sure they have to pay a lot for parking. I mean, somehow I have to keep the city's finances in a balance :D
@ Dark_Jedi06
Nope, they are still not released. Andreas said, he wants to hold'em until I send him my side-track pack (which I still need to finish) :P ::)
@ BoKriF
Hey my old friend! Yeah, it's been quite some time... but the idea of having a nation under control just grabbed me again ;D
For today I brought you an issue of "De Tagsspiejel", the most read newspaper of the Zollernmark.
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Cheers!
Nice newspaper
Wow ! really great newspaper my friend :thumbsup: &apls
Great newspaper! You've even included weather forecast! (:D)
Sorry for not commenting lately BTW &mmm Much work for school lately... ::)
Nice newspaper :thumbsup:
Newspapers are always a plus in my book. ;D
I like how you related the current global financial crisis to Zollernmark (I just realized how awesome that name sounds out loud $%Grinno$%) as well as your background story to your SCJU application, which by the way, has full support from the Grand Duchy of Genevra. :)
As for the trains...I figured they weren't released yet, I was sure hoping for it though. :P I will eagerly await getting my hands on them. :satisfied:
So true DJ! Newspapers give an extra touch of realism to a CJ :)
It has some nice articles also, really good =)
And you can count on my vote for Zollermark's Ambassadorship to the SCJU, héhé ;)
xo Carmine
nice newspapper and congrats for your 100 post in your MD !! :thumbsup:
Your newspaper is looking very good! Fantastic work on it!!!
Looking forward to more... ;)
Why have I never stopped in here before? A stupid decision on my part. I'm loving this MD, the best part is the organic feel and flow of the residential areas (and your great work with railways). I will have to stop in more often :thumbsup:
There I am again :) Thanks for all your comments!
@ Sheep49
Hey Piotr, nevermind. I know exactly what you mean with the school work (though I got holidays right now :P). But thanks for stopping by anyway :)
@ DJ
Haha, remember though that you have to spell it with a sharp Z, not a soft one like in "Zoo". It's rather like there's a T before the Z :P BTW, with every day the rail prop package gets closer to its release (no fix date though). :)
@ Carmine
If you like media, you will like the coming update as well I guess ;D
@ Yoman
I, though, hope that the shown pics won't rise your expectations (esp. regarding the rails) too high in future $%Grinno$%
5. Lowangen - Bahnhofsviertel and surroundings...
Today I'll show you around the Bahnhofsviertel, which is the quarter around the main station of Lowangen. It kind of connects the CBD in the north with Auguststadt in the south.
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Lowangen central (also HBF). More than 200,000 passengers frequenting this station everyday make it the second busiest right after Kronstadt central.
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The HBF is perfectly connected to Lowangen's public transport systems. 9 of 14 tram lines, 3 subway lines and about a dozen bus lines stop around, in front or beneath the station. You can practically get everywhere in the city from here most easily.
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Just around the corner, the Bahnhofsstraße and the Breite Straße are crossing.
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The A351 acts as a feeder to the Stadtautobahn A30 and leads directly into the Bahnhofsviertel and Auguststadt.
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Bruderkrieg-Gedenkpark (War of Brothers Memorial Park - the War of Brothers took place 1907-1913 between the Royalists and the Republicans) in the quarter "Neu Lowangen".
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Small section of "the scar". The scar is a commonly used term for the traffic area, consisting of the A30 motorway and the main rail tracks, that kind of "cuts" through the city and looks like a scar from above.
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Commerces along the Königsburger Landstraße and the overburdened main tram track.
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The Königsburger Landstraße crosses the busy Hehrfurter Platz.
That's it of Lowangen for today. But I got still something for you: a bit of the latest newscast on EZF (Erstes Zollersisches Fernsehen)
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"New Rhodesia - In the course of the last SCJU Secourity Council meeting, the ambassadorship application, which the King filed a week ago, for the Zollernmark was granted. His very Majesty announced to comment on this personally in his State of the Kingdom speech this evening, that will be held to conclude this year's Azalea Feast."
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"On behalf of the King I may announce his very happiness about this happening. We believe that being an ambassador state will benefit both; us - the Mark - and the Union. It is our sincere hope to establish good relations with the other deputized nations. This is a step of extremly high importance for the Kingdom to be finally able to shake the current misery of international isolation off. For having made this a possible action, we are thankful to all the member states that gave their very support to the application., said Hermann Jal, chairman of the KNA*, at this morning's press conference."
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*Königliche Nachrichtenagentur (Royal Information Agency)
Great pictures! Totally love them =)
And welcome to the SCJU!! xo
Do me that King!!!! :P
And a great newspaper by the way. I also love the last update, It realy has a berlinerisch feeling to it, but I don't know exactly why though. The HBF sections is very nice... I got some inspiration that I migth try out near Rhenen Central station as well.
So - what does one need to do to get good diplomatic relations with the spicy King?
Absolutely gorgeous! Your MD just reeks with a European vibe and especially love the use of rail and the avenue GLR. Worthy of many rounds of applause. &apls
Welcome to the SCJU! ;D
Very good update! &apls
Very beautiful indeed! And stunning transit networks! :thumbsup:
that's a great update Lars :thumbsup:
it's a really great city you have here :thumbsup: &apls
I have some little thing to say:
1 I really don't like the parking along the highway on pic 4 ;) I think that's not very realistic ;) (but it's my opinion ;D )
the tram station in pic 1 is very big :o ;D
and last, where did you find the train station ?
looking forward to more of your great city ;)
Arthur
wonderful md! May I ask where I can find the huge central station you used in one of your last updates?
A fabulous update...some very unique buildings in there. Welcome to the SCJU too :)
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Thanks for your comments, everybody!
@ Carmine, DJ, Pip
Thanks for your welcoming wishes :)
@ sebes
Haha, getting into good relations with F-A III. might be quite easy. Just support him while he's going through with his... well... special style of governancing :D Shall I ask him for a private audience with you? :P
@ art128
Ah, well, you can find something like this at quite some places in Berlin around and also beneath highways, though in a smaller scale I've got to confess, so it's not thaaaaat unrealistic at all I think. Apart from that, for such an inner city setting, some parking area is never wrong on some space that would be rather useless and very hard to develope something on it ;)
The train station btw is a compound of NOB's Hiroshima Central Station (which unfortuatly is not available in its original form anymore since he took is creations offline, but the building might be included in one of the Building Packs available on the LEX: Pack 1 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1554), Pack 2 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1555), Pack 3 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1556)) and a self-made and unreleased glass hall (kind of inspired by the Berlin Central Station). :)
@ feliwi
As said above in the reply to Arthur, the station itself is not available anymore, but the main building might have been included in one of the NOB Mega Packs, available at the LEX. The hall, however, is my own creation and will most probably stay unreleased as I didn't put so much effort into it and therefore it's not really worth a release $%Grinno$%
I really love that transport center with the HBF, the bus station, the tram stop and subway station. :thumbsup:
Wonderful work here, as always, Lars!
It's so great to have you back and around here in the MDs!
Take care,
Dustin
Looks great Lars...! I really like the extensive GLR and the W2W, especially with the mixed types of architecture and building types. Though they're not the same as the adjacent ones, you have the same theme throughout... and it really works! (I have no idea if that actually made sense...)
Keep up the great work!!
Very nice tenements and GLR, but I sometimes feel some mess with those maxis shops in it ;)
Fantastic update there! And great use of the GLR!!
Nice work! :thumbsup:
Thanks a lot guys :)
@ CabraBuitre
Sure, I think it made some sense ;D
@ kbieniu7
Messes with Maxis shops? How come? Can't see any messes :)
6. Lowangen - Auguststadt Mosaic
Because I didn't found the time to prepare a real update for you, I created a little mosaic. Hope you'll like it :)
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The Revonnenallee is one of the most adorned procession streets in the Zollernmark. It was set up as the heart of the Auguststadt, which's construction works started in 1752 by order of August-Gustav I. von Revonna, also known as August the Great Elector of Revonnia. The Auguststadt served him and his successors as a residence city near Lowangen, which ever had been the county's actual capital. During the 19th century, the Auguststadt was incorporated to Lowangen, as the developements completly surrounded the residence by now. Nowadays, the Revonnen dynasty still inhabits the Revonnenpalast and the Revonnenallee became a famous aim for tourists.
OMG! So many BAT's I've never even seen before :o
Fantastic job, praiodan!! So glad to have you in the SCJU!!
btw, I advise you to run for Full Membership sometime soon ;)
xo Carmine
For some reason or another, that reminds me of Berlin......
Love it and the way you have builded the city up around the axis.
I love your style since .... a very long time and that's a pleasure to have you back . Some old stuff like base textures (I'm assuming that's a choice ... )or parked cars but this last mosaic is :o ... breathtaking .
&apls &apls &apls
That's a fantastic mosaic there! Great work! :thumbsup:
wonderful mosaic my friend , very great work on it :thumbsup:
OMG!!!
Those new BAT's are absolutely stunning, I would die to have them grace Atlantis. Are they private creations??
As Carmine say, you so should consider Full Membership, such a fantastic asset to the union in many many ways :)
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Thanks everyone for your comment! :)
@ Carmine
Aw, well, not so sure about full membership, cause I don't think I'm familiar enough with quite a lot of things still. ::) ;)
@ vester
;D (have a look beneath :) )
@ Badsim
Wow... what a comment from one of the best MD'ers ever - I feel most honoured. Yeah, I'm quite a fan of rather those rather bright base textures, they just fit those brightly textured buildings :)
@ bat, art128
Thanks for dropping by :)
@ Emperor Stormont
Aye, they're (semi) private creations. I asked yoder7652 for some of his Osturland buildings models and I'm sooo really thankful that he send me some for me to retexture and match them to my needs. Yet, I've also made use of swi21's Zappeion Megaron model. Besides, I stuck together some pieces of my Oslo Slottet to create those twin buildings infront of the palace... This ensemble btw is inspired by Schloss Charlottenburg and its surroundings, where you find twin buildings, known as the Schlüter buildings, in front of the palace as well. :)
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For the Full Membership... see my reply to Carmine ;)
This is the kind of building style I like; European with a mix of American touches. The avenue promenade in the mosaic is definitely European, whereas the highways and some of the buildings are American. It's also nice to see someone who works with diagonals, rather than against it (i.e. the buildings and the lots to hide jagged edges). I watch here for more :thumbsup:!
~ Dan
Simply amazing... I'm jealous that you have access to such great creations... (i.e. that you make so many yourself!!) Keep up the great work, and I'd love to see some other angles of these same pics!!
It's very good my friend!
Congratulations! &apls
How fabulous.
I know Yoder is also working on some new material and thought that might be some of it, How very jealous I am lol :satisfied:
hey Lar's I am sooo very sorry I've been slacking here in not checking you out lately.... I feel so bad on that I've missed a lot of goodies coming out of here and you have been doing some wonderful stuff!!! Auguststadt Mosaic is just sooo very impressive I cant even begin to descridbe it at all!!! Till the next time!!!
pat
I remember coming across your MD many moons ago...don't know why I lost track of it, but I did. And, I'm so glad that I've stumbled upon it again and re-read through the pages. The story is definitely a great addition and makes for a wonderful place to visit!
WOW!
Your mosaic is absolutely incredible, Lars! So much detail--I don't even know where to begin!
Extraordinary stuff, my friend! Extraordinary!
Can't wait to see more!
Dustin
More excellent work, excellent idea to combine that HSR Glass train shed with Hiroshima Station. The grand boulevard looks excellent also, I like the choice of base textures for the lots. Would close ups be possible?
Lars,
I just got caught up on your MD and must say excellent work. The park picture that jeronij highlighted on page 3 was excellent. You also have done a great job in your building style by building a balance between parks, transportation, and structures that everything is very interesting and unique. Keep up the good work and I will keep looking at it.
&apls
&apls &apls
Somehow, this one escaped me, and I'm sorry that it did. You have put together a marvelous European MD. The diagonal buildings are almost to die for. I say "almost," because I couldn't read this MD anymore if I died. $%Grinno$% Nice work, Lars. :thumbsup:
Well, I think I'm the first to congrats you, so Congratulation for putting this awesome MD in the OSITM my friend &apls
Arthur
Congratulations to you Praiodan... you definatley deserved this award for your awesome MD &apls
Keep up the good work
Fabian
Hey it's my first visit to your MD (there are only so many SC4D hours in a week ;) ) and I have to say I've been missing out. Some great pictures, and nice storylines - congrats on such a great MD and also on being awarded OSITM status for December.
I'll be sure to pop back again.
Paul
Wow, I feel proud to see my MD becoming OSITM! Without you, my dear readers and commenters, this would not have been possible, so thanks to anyone!
I will try to justify this award within the coming weeks. School was quite heavy the last weeks and I had to write quite many semester exams, but on wednesday I will have my last serious one (one week later there still is one coming, but this will be rather relaxing ;D). I hope I will be able to get an update ready for you the coming weekend, so stay tuned :)
Again, thanks everyone! And welcome to page 9! ;)
Hello Lars!
It seems I missed a lot during my absence ;) That's really great you decided to continue your MD! :thumbsup:
I was always amazed by your BATing skills, but now I see your cities are excellent too!
I like your city planning a lot, your pictures show really alive and realistic Euro city, I must analyze them carefully, I guess I can learn some new things ;D
(And I must look at BATs you used, it seems I don't know some of them ;))
Congratulations of the OSITM award, I'm sure you will show us more fantastic pics in future :thumbsup:
Adam
Lars congrats on going OISTM!!! Well deserved and I cant wait to see what happens in December!!
Congratulations, praiodan!
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The SC4D MD Staff*
* Heh, Lars- actually it's just little old me, filling in for Dustin and Robin. The ribbons were a bit late arriving from the printer. -DE
Hey Lars, great to see your MD in OSITM as well.
You definately deserve it.
Your city pictures are always so pleasing to look at.
Congratulations. &apls
Robin :thumbsup:
Hi Lars,
I spent a bit of time catching up here today, and I must say that I'm sorry I didn't do so sooner. Congratulations on being in OSITM and I'll be looking forward to whatever you have in store for us!
JB
Congrats for your OSITM award!!! &apls
Looking forward to the updates...
congratulations lars on the award for ositm &apls
nice cj, was a real treat to view. I cant wait to start seeing more from you :) i like your news man photo, how did you get that clip? did you make it?
Congratulations, Lars!
I can't wait to see what you come up with for the month, as everything around here is absolutely amazing!
I'll be standing by with eager anticipation, my friend!
Dustin
Congratulation for your award :thumbsup:
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Unfortuatly I got news for you, which are not that good, in fact. Lots of homework (more than I expected to get) and stuff to do at the office (much more than usually) kept me from preparing a decent update for you. I hoped that after the exams stress would cease, yet it's still rather messy. I hope everything's sorted out asap so I can finally provide you an update. Nevertheless, I will answer your posts now and leave you with a teaser I had on my HD for quite some time now. :)
Oh, and of course a thanks to everyone who commented! :)
@ dsrwhat316
Aye Dan, in fact that highway arrangement can be considered quite European as well and once more I got inspired by (guess what?!) Berlin. Though, on the other hand it is yet american again... because it were the American city planners, who came to West-Berlin during the 50s and 60s that wanted to rearrange Berlin like this :D
@ CabraBuitre
Thanks. I will try to provide you some other shots of that area in the coming updates!
@ paroch
Ah, true, there's way to few time available for hanging around SC4D (or at least spending time with the game!), so no problem. The more I'm delighted so see many new guests like you popping in :)
@ Ennedi
Adam, it is good to see that you are back to the community and I'm anxious to see you analyses of my city planning :P
@ flyinbird93
Ah, that was an easy one to do. I just googled for Tagesschau, one German TV news cast and edited the logo etc. :P
@ thundercrack83
Dustin, I really am disconsolate about having to put you off with the update. But as I said, I hope to get it ready asap!
And before I forget... here's the promised teaser !
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Cheers!
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Dustin, I really am disconsolate about having to put you off with the update. But as I said, I hope to get it ready asap!
Don't worry, Lars--things come up! And with a teaser the one you've shown popping up, I'm more than satisfied!
Good luck with school and work, and we'll be looking forward to what you have for us when things slow down!
Take care, my friend!
Dustin
This teaser look good my friend. &apls
Can't wait the update !
Arthur.
Your a king, this is my first time looking at this and I'm stunned by the customization.....
haha thats funny, nice update the trees look great. cant wait for more, hope the extra rl stuff dies down so we can have more.
Your teaser is looking really fantastic! Nice work! :thumbsup:
A teaser picture is better than no picture at all. You take care of school first and we'll all be waiting here for you.
Robin :thumbsup:
Hey
I haven't been here for quite a time, but I think I have to come back, there are so many great things goign on here and I love to see the Zollernmark back again!!
Great work my friend :thumbsup:
Okay, just before Christmas I've been able to sort everything out so far :)
And finally, just in time for Christmas I have it: The long awaited first ( ::) ) OSITM update in MD :)
Mostly this is just a couple of close-ups of the Auguststadt part, but also of the Revonnengarten, the grand garden found behind the Revonnenpalast. I'll just leave you with the pictures for now :)
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And to finish I want to wish Fröhliche Weihnachten, Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, Shèngdàn kuàilè to everybody (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cosgan.de%2Fimages%2Fsmilie%2Fxmas%2Fa042.gif&hash=aadb47f433aefe14fbc51a9bba2d2fe6f22b2508)
Fröhliche Weihnachten, Lars!
And such a stunning update, my friend! Every detail so meticulously placed, and placed so wonderfully, it's just stunning!
I hope you and your family have a great holiday!
Dustin
Yes, a really awesome update.
I'm a huge fan of your MD and the fact that many parts really look like Berlin make it even more great.
I especially like your "Revonnenallee" (if that was the name for the street).
Your batting AND lotting work are phenomenal, too &apls
Keep it up and Fröhliche Weihnachten,
Fabian
Those broad avenues and cobblestone streets are wonderful, as well as though bats and parks ;D
Hi!
It might be you first OSITM update BUT nevertheless it is a great one! I love every single picture and can not decide which one I like the best since all are wonderful!
Merry Christmas (Vesel Božič :P :D) to you!
Karin
Your Christmas Update is fantastic! Beautiful pictures of your city!
Ich wünsche dir auch fröhliche Weihnachten!!
Excellent pictures Lars: ick wünsch dir was!
Zum start: prettige Kerstdagen en een gelukkig Nieuwjaar :P
Great update! I really love this area!
And those buildings... They're even better since you've retextured them to all match! Simply amazing!
wow splendid update and superbe parc ! very good job ;)
Excellent pictures, the city looks so vibrant :D
VERY NICE! You have a great place here. And, some buildings with which I am not familiar. Are those your work? They are very nice. &apls
Ahh, back to the Best Sellers. Even during December, when this MD was OSITM, I've always looked into this category first, when I wanted to have a look at the thread $%Grinno$%
I hope everyone around survived the Christmas and New Year's (which I belated want to wish to be a very happy and prosperous one for every body!) jollifications :)
Okay now, but back to topic... or rather commenting your comments first ;)
@ thundercrack83
Thanks, Dustin :)
@ Fabian
Thanks a lot! Yes, indeed it is the Revonnenallee. But keep in mind, that it's called that way only between the Revonnenpalast and the Königsburger Tor. Behind, it becomes the Königsburger Landstraße (usually just shortened to KöLa, when someones talking about it :) ).
And as you might have already guessed... I love to make lots of referings to Berlin when it comes to build up a city... Not the best way to show off creativity, but well, it works :P
@ iamgoingtoeatyou
In fact that's just one broad avenue, all the others are simple avenues :P But also a thanks to you for stopping by!
@ Lilojame
Thanks Karin! I just hoped I would have been able to update on a more regular basis and not just once ::)
@ bat
Thanks! :)
@ sebes
Bedankt! (is that the right term? )
Yeah, I think I understood it... at least most of it :D
@ CabraBuitre
Hehe, thanks! Still, most of your nice words I have to pass on to swi21 and yoder7652, at least they had much more work with the models than I had with just retexturing ;)
@ warconstruct
Thanks! :)
@ CraigKingOfIreland
Thanks! Well, I really hope it does, because it's one of the main points to make a city look good... make it look vibrant ;D
@ Schulmanator
Thanks! For your question I'd like to redirect you to my 2th November replying post (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=392.msg195464#msg195464). Just have a look what I told Emperor Stormont :)
So, now... though I have holidays, I've felt rather jammed when it came to SimCity. Just a liitle bit of laying out roads here and there, but nothing really worth mentioning. But then I finally installed feroxx' new W2W package this morning... and I was in fact PLAYING for about 5 and a half hours (must be a record for me! also cause my computer usually decides to take its breakes after 1 hour or so ::) ). Though, it wasn't anything spectacular, I've been able to fill up quite some blocks, which was very satisfying! Therefore I wanted to show you a regional view of Lowangen:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ld-host.de%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F1fef5054188559c54bbbeb0145020c81.jpg&hash=bd7daac40ce0da4d0aa16762b487ecf0d38f32f3)
While playing I also jumped over the 1-million-sims border... again, nothing really spectacular... but I just noticed while switching maps :)
Oh, and don't wonder about missing suburbs etc. and the single buildings to be found in the middle of nowhere... I need them as orientation ;D
Cheers!
Lars,
great region shot! I had no idea it was inland region... I thought the region had some islands too, didn't it?
Anyhow, looking forward to see what you made during those 5 hrs with Feroxx package... And now please advise: why do you need orientation in the middle of nowhere ::)
I really like that avenue promanade you made in the last update; very creative Lot Editing. That overview is impressive, too. Hope to see more updates soon!
~ Dan
Happy New Year, Lars!
The region's look fabulous, my friend! Congratulations on breaking the one million mark!
I can't wait to see what else you have planned here!
Take care!
Dustin
I wünsche dir ein Frohes neues Jahr!The regional view of Lowangen looks wonderful! Great work on that city! Nice development. :thumbsup:
Lars , Lowagen looks great my friend, I like these islands.
Arthur.
Quote from: praiodan on January 02, 2009, 08:28:19 AM
@ CabraBuitre
Hehe, thanks! Still, most of your nice words I have to pass on to swi21 and yoder7652, at least they had much more work with the models than I had with just retexturing ;)
Lars,
To be honest, I'd love to get my hands on either the originals or the retextured ones... !
I can't wait to see what you've got for us in '09... I'm glad we've got a "Praiodan" MD to follow on a regular basis again!!
It's good to see that you found time for SC4 again, Lars. 1,000,000 sounds like a good enough milestone to me. The regional map looks good. I look forward to more, Lars. :thumbsup:
Plazas are great, I'm waiting for more :)
Hey, your last update was quite amazing. It really looks like you spent a lot of time and detail laying everything out and filling it with plazas and parks. Its just beautiful. I am looking forward to seeing more :)
That's quite the region you've got going there so far! I love the details on the parks and plazas in your last full update!