This where I will post my pathetic efforts to play on this insane map ;D
I'm looking forward to your work, barbyw!
Same here. I have a feeling your "pathetic" efforts will be as astonishing as they always are. ;)
hi barby i think your work will be amazing i cant wait to see it
I too cannot wait to see you work Barbyw :thumbsup:
Good luck Barby.
(You'll need it ;D)
Nik-Nik
A few pictures from my most developed city Port St Louis which sits at B2. It has 37670 inhabitants.
High above the city a mountain spring shoots into the air and forms a small lake.
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The lake falls down the mountain via waterfalls to form another lake above the sea. Here a dam has been built to provide some of the power needs of the city.
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Farms sit on the lower ground with a church standing above them at the heart of the old village.
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The first of the industries to move in was the Nick O'Laus toy Factory built by PegProd inc.
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More views later.
mmmm, very nice so far. I really like the pond and the overall mix of vegetation.
Great lakes Barby! The forests in the picture fit very well in...
hi barby excellent start love the lake and falls the dam is fantastic,great farms and houses
I like the houses in your village and the PEG Factory looks great.
You did a lot of leveling for the dams ... must have kept you busy for a while.
Love how you've transitioned the dam from the lake to the sea: great idea :thumbsup:
Very nice pictures Barby, I like how you've made the dams. The last picture has a wonderful combination of slope friendly houses.
Well barby, instead of damaging the surrounding terrain, you seem to have enhanced it. Amazing!!
Here is an overview of Port St Louis.
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As you can see there are small pockets of development with the main denser population areas in the centre. This will be where the high rise appear in due course. One or two mid rise have already sprung up in this mixed commercial and residential district to one side of the main avenue.
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Along the seashore more power has been provided from natural gas found in the bay. There is also a water pumping facility.
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High above the main CBD a smaller commercial district has appeared to service the small residential estate.
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Finally for this update, the renovated Winterton Theatre is close to the Toy Factory and the soon to be shown recreation trails in the natural beauty of the hills.
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A word about the strange snow levels, I started out with a lower, lower snow mod by cycledogg for the Italia terrain. If you look to the cities either side of Port St louis you can see the result - very little without snow. I changed the mod but have not yet been back to all areas so there is a mix of the lower snow and the lower, lower snow mods in view.
Looks very great, barbyw
Looks fabulous Barbyw :thumbsup:
Looking forward to more. Hopefully soon ;D
:satisfied:
Very nice update Barby.
barby you are doing great,nice work there
Maybe I should have started with the first city I developed. It is called Le Depart and sits at D3. there are currently nearly 3 000 sims living in this mainly agricultural city.
An overview of the city
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As you can see I have not done a great deal of terraforming or land reclamation from the sea.
There are a variety of types of farms. Some with the Mediterranean buildings by mickebear.
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Some by CSX:
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And some by simgoober. It seems that Melody's Melons are popular with the TMs.
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Here and there are pockets of low cost housing.
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And also of higher wealth housing:
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There are small commercial buildings among the residentials.
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There is a small amount of industrial development along the coast line but it is still growing and has plenty of lots available.
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More later.
Hmmm ... I see two things that I have to get ... I love it to see how others play on teh same land ... it also is great to see how our plugins corresponds on some and varies on other items.
Good stuff.
Marvelous Barby. I am glad I quickly peeked here before going to bed... Looking forward to the "more later" ! :thumbsup:
I don't think I'd call this a pathetic attempt...I'm loving it Godess. Really like the waterfall area with Colyn's dam.
My region has grown to nearly 80 000 population but still has a long way to go.
A few pictures from Alpes du Sud which sits at A3. This is a very mountainous city and I had to make some decisions about what and how. It has a population of about 5 000 and is mainly an agricultural area at the moments.
An overview
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A small timber farm sitting below one of the main roads.
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CSX Wine Cellar - Baksberg built into a deep cutting in the rock to keep the wine cool.
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Why I dislike mountains &hlp
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As you can see the development here, which is in the northern section, does not work on a slope and there were many complaints about access. The mayor and regional council took the decision to allow some land flattening providing any trees cut down were replaced with new ones.
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The newly terraced CBD.
More later.
Good ... the small timberfarm is actually a Nature Conservatory ;) ... I have no problem with terraces as you used it in your CBD ... the Comm lots are mostly Slope Unfriendly and for good reason :)
With the snow mod I am using this city is useless for development.
Great work, barbyw! &apls
hey girl your doing well,i love the farms,everything is looking great beautifull pics and work
Hi Barby - that is magnificient. It's realy cool how you have these 2 alleys in last picture (at the right) starting at same height, but one going up and one going down... &apls
Looking fantastic (definitely not pathetic) - the commercial area looks just right for a tricky mountain slope &apls
Superb compromise to allow construction. :thumbsup: &apls
If this is pathetic then somebody please help me. ::)
I don't make coffee very often but 1 Latte coming up!
Well Done my Dear
:satisfied:
Very nice work Barbyw :thumbsup: It looks great in the overview
A new city - Les Landes - which lies at D2. This former river silted up and left a flat area for development beneath the high mountains.
An overview of the city which now has 33K inhabitants. It is a mixed economy with farms and tourism in the area farthest from the coast, commercial and residential growth nearer the sea and industrial down by the port.
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Dalene set up home at the base of the eastern mountains close to the trails that lead up the mountain.
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Close by Jacky's Kabin opened to serve food, drink and conviviality to the visitors. Her place is so popular that she opened guest accommodation to cater for those who need an overnight stay. The Kabin is surrounded by hot springs - very popular for the morning after a serious banana throwing evening. :D
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Also at this end of the valley is the old Summerton Mill renovated by callagrafx and Scottie's Kabin - a place for secluded pleasure.
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Les Landes is such a popular spot that even the rich move into the farming area.
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In the summer cricket matches are played opposite The Foxhunters' Arms.
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But in the winter the hunt comes out to play:
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One of the most popular spots in Les Landes is the Codberry Sisters' Chocolate Factory.
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Eventually the city attracted the attention of Sir Gulpington Liversmasher who was allowed to carve out some land for his mansion on condition he replaced any trees.
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I like the amount of details you show us. The hunter one, my favourite. The last mansion on the top of the hill looks also very nice and the place is perfectly choosen :thumbsup:
Wow Barby makes me wish I was there at the Kabin chillin by the stream and gazin at the Sommerton MIll - great job on the mansion &apls
Great update Barby. I like the first picture with the trees among the snow. It looks very natural the way the trees follow the ridges.
I also like the old town feel with the fox hunters, the cricket pitch and the kabin.
Very nice! :thumbsup:
yes... has a very "natural" feel to it all :) I like how you blended the slightly higher density in...
Awesome work Barbyw :thumbsup: Very nice ;)
Fantastic Barby - great pictures to look at, and wishing being there. Choclats for you! :thumbsup:
Fantastic update!
nice job so far, which tree controller are u using? I am using the italia now with nice results, thought it looked similar. Anyways you have done a nice job of using custom content to create a very European looking city, sans PussyCleaners of course &dance
AK
I am using the Italia terrain mod and tree controllers.
&apls First time that i post on your city , and i have to said that i like it . Great detail and layout. That's right the hunter shot is great. Keep going . Btw i know Peg advertise us that his site gonna be down for a moment , but do you know if is already under another name or we have to wait a few days beforetry again . Thanks
Aweome, So true to life. very classy skills :thumbsup:
awesome work barby looking great so far i love how you are placing everything
Good work Barby.
I like that fox hunt scene; never seen that before.
All the lots are well chosen and fit very well.
Nik-Nik
Good ... I should look at hose fox hunters things again. :thumbsup:
Love this update - the pub and the cricket pitch really complement each other...now if the pub only had an off-license, the cricketers would be in heaven! :P
Well with such a beautiful enormous gift this morning from debussyman I just had to try and earn the reward in the only city big enough for it. Unfortunately on this map there are few places to put my "palace" so some intense ground preparation had to be done and the trees replanted.
The region now has a population of 139K+ and Port St Louis has 64K+. Here is a distant view of the palace:
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As you can see it sits high above the city centre on a steep escarpment to keep out any marauding Singes Tapants.
A closer view of the whole two lots:
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The modelling of this building is exquisite. Here are a couple of close ups of the main building and the entrance gates.
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In the small mixed district on the hill NDEX has arrived with DT's Michigan Avenue.
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Although near by it is tag_one and simgoober who have been busy building.
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More later as I have to do some severe rebuilding in St Louis.
That is a very nice and big palace barbyw ;) Happy Birthday
I spy some GooberMagnums &dance
Indeed you do, Sebes. ;D
I was having a severe traffic problem in St Louis with all the commuters going to Port St Louis so I decided to have a rethink. The council and I decided to relocate the current sims and build a motorway from Port St Louis. Once this was done and some transit hubs introduced the area was rezoned for a mix of residential and commercial.
Soon the area was crammed with high rise homes and businesses and at night it looked spectacular.
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The central area was also zoned again with high density zoning and again the city population increased dramatically. In this picture you can see the central avenue as it transitions to the highway with transit hubs from deadwoods. There are also a number of car dealers in the area, a Sim Swim Arena and Museum from simgoober and a temple complex from CSX.
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The council decided to provide a sunken plaza complex that went underneath the highway.
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Despite all the high rises there are some quiet corners of St Louis. This holds the homes of Dalene, Cindy and Mike as well as some private homes clinging to the hillside. Cindy's home is particularly popular due to the proximity of the hot springs.
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At the other side of the city the rich built their homes surrounded by trees.
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One of the aristocrats had turned his home into a centre for artists.
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Unfortunately there are always criminals about the place but the police helicopter is on the scene quickly and arrests are made shortly afterwards.
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St Louis now has a population of over 120K and the region has grown to 250K. The mayors of the other cities are not intending to allow development of this type in any of the other cities. Well that is what they say ::)
Great updates Barby. I can imagine this &dance reminds you of me, but it was actually Alek King of SC4 who wrote the previous comment ;D
&apls Loving it. Barby's palace looks fantastic in game....methinks you need to throw a giant party in there as it would be very lonely wandering all those halls (sans singes tapants, naturellement) :P
The rich areas look great too. I love those mansions!
HI Barby,
again I liked the amount of details overall :thumbsup:
Re-reading this thread, I found this pic:
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Can you tell me where to find these low wealth houses ?¿. Specially the ones in the center and on the right. Thanks in advance ;D
The houses you are asking about are in cycledogg's forum at BSC only at the moment.
hi barby i told you that you could do it and you have done some wonderfull work excellent building and planning
Very nice barby, keep it up :thumbsup:
Lovely just lovely.
What a very nicely presented update.
Great pics too
Put your feet up I'll make you a cuppa
PS Many happy returns of the day ()flower()
%BUd% & &dance is how you felt when you got your pressie I'm sure and what a superb one it was too. &apls
:satisfied:
Great work!
Just a short update as a I had some rare lots grow yesterday.
First is an rp2005 building - The Turkey Mill Apartments, a converted former texxtile mill that now houses the higher earners of the city.
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One of my favourite ripptide BATs - the exquisite Palacio Cristalino and pool. This is from the BATter who was criticised for poor textures by Glenni. &mmm
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Now to the industrial area. I often have the CSX Mega Industrials grow but not this one too often:
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And finally I was overjoyed to see this grow as I made it a year ago and have never seen it before. It is now on the LEX here ;D
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I have more pictures but haven't processed them yet. I apologise for the lack of story line but I cannot compete with Mattb and Colyn.
I love the MEGA Industrials ... if you ZONE LD that one will grow frequently.
Storyline shmoryline. With pictures this good you don't need a storyline :D
The detail you build into your cities is wonderful.
And I have to agree, the Palacio Cristalino and pool is very nice.
I'm looking forward to more!
Quote from: barbyw
I apologise for the lack of story line but I cannot compete with Mattb and Colyn.
Aw, who needs a storyline. A lot of CJs (or should I say, Mayor's Diaries) work pretty well without any sort of storyline. I think I speak for more than just myself when I give some encouragement to show pics and let any story take care of itself.
Really great work, barby!
Quote from: barbyw on January 06, 2007, 02:46:37 PM
....lack of story line but I cannot compete with Mattb and Colyn.
Errr, don't tell anyone, but my story line comes from the smoking monkeys I keep chained in the family room ::) They're cheap and as a bonus 1 in 100 pages of what they type actually makes sense :D
Seriously, great pics, and the park area with the Church and the theatre looks fantastic :thumbsup:
Great pictures Barby. I'm glad that you don't bother to show that poorly textured palace in it! :thumbsup:
I am a big fan of the MEGA IND lots, but believe I never had the one growoing that you got. And thanks for releasing the Inktopia lot to all of us - I love it already!
Very nice building, great park and fantastic mega lot!
Nice work Barby :thumbsup:
Hi Barby, the Palacio Cristalino and Pond is simply ???
Awesome work :thumbsup:
A picture paints a thousand words!
Anybody wanna try and Describe your awesome pictures?
Hmmm
Thought not.
More pics is the general concensus. Do what i do - make it up on the spot if it's needed at all $%Grinno$%
Like a biccy with your cuppa? #stsfd·
Another update from me. The region now has 388057 resdential population, 211935 commercial and 66069 industrial. An overview of the whole region.
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Among the industrials that have grown is Domino's Sugar. This takes the extra sugar not required for rum production.
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St Louis also has its Pantsdowne across the road from the Ezy-Flo factory which is very handy.
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Although there is a high proportion of high rise buildings the mayor insists on there being plenty of parks and plazas to keep the city beautiful. This one sits in the heart of the CBD.
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And has a statue dedicated to the victory of the sharp shooters over the Terrycan Moochees in a nearby region.
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There are many hidden gems in this city. This one sits among the trees and is one of my favourite of all BATs done by caliban - the Duke Chapel.
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Next update will be from Les Landes.
The Duke Chapel is indeed gorgeous ! You placed it very nice as well. :satisfied:
I like it and I have fond memories of your first cities ... you have come a long way. &apls
Lovely updates!
I really love the parklands...I also love the duke chapel...it is one of those exquisite pieces well ahead of its time and I always smile whenever it is offered.
The whole region is coming along brilliantly :thumbsup:
wow you are doing an awesome job barby excellent work you have done so far i look forward to lots more
I returned to Le Depart, D3, which now has a population of 13k. What none of us realised was that there were two sides to Le Depart. The original residents were surprised to find a thriving second part to their city on land reclaimed from the sea.
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As you can see the left side clings precariously to the hills with farms in the valley but to the right the newly discovered section has a beautiful waterfront and even an airport on this just above sea level land.
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The CSX company had built one part of the waterfront with restaurants and other ameneties.
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A very lively community by night.
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Near the airport - built by the ripptide corporation - are many food, drink and fun outlets to tempt the arriving visitors.
The Tea Gardens
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The Randy Squid, Wriggle and Squirt and Malibu Night Club. Many visitors fly in and never get any further than this ;D
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Further along the coast there are areas of reef and rocks. The locals often leave their boats on the shore.
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The ripptide corporation developed the rest of the area with a promenade, large hotel and marina. Along the waterfront there are parking places, different attractions and a ferry to take passengers to work in nearby cities.
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The small commercial areas developed with small hotels, mini golf and offices.
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The clientele at the guesthouses are happy to have the bandstand opposite as there is no music allowed at night.
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Being of military interest, ripptide built his hotel next to the old Murney Tower that had been the first defence in earlier times. Built to keep the community safe from the invading buccaneers from Lac au Montagne it is now a peaceful park.
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And finally, the Royal Yacht Marina, an extremely up market place for the rich and famous.
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I love the water front walls :thumbsup: Very nice mountains in the background, the trees look awesome on them ;)
It looks like a very nice area :thumbsup:
Great work Barby :)
Great Waterfront areas Barby !!
I like the pic of the community at night and the Royal Yacht Marina.
Looks like something out of a movie. :)
This is a lovely place to live in.
You're not only the best loter ( lotess ? ), but you are also very talented in getting them on the right spot ! &apls
However I've not seen any roads to the other part of the city, so that means everyone use ferry to get a job, I'd like to know how so commute time is, or does the small commercial district hold enough job for everyone ?
Good stuff ... I like that Roayl Marina ... where it from ?
I do wish you would keep up, Colyn. ::) The Royal Marina and Yacht Club is part of the Casa del Soliel series doen by ripptide last year.
Great "waterfront" and nice park in the downtown and fantastic church!
What a fantastic update again Barby :thumbsup:
Quote from: wouanagaine on January 09, 2007, 07:13:55 AM
This is a lovely place to live in.
You're not only the best loter ( lotess ? ), but you are also very talented in getting them on the right spot ! &apls
I fully agree.
A few pics from my big city, now nearly 300k population.
Another rarely grown lot the Casa degli Allori a CS$$$ lot with a building by sw121 made for the 2004 Oktoberfest. It still seems as fresh as it did then although one day I may revisit the lotting.
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SMART cars are very popular in St Louis and the local dealer has a wide selection of colours and styles.
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The big factory for the production of Terrycan Moochee Propellant for the hunters of other cities.
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Finally when it all gets too much the Fukitol Pharms facility grows and harvests the little capsules that make your day.
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I like the factory the building looks real familar - I havent seen that building in quite a while - who does it belong to $%Grinno$%
Little capsules? $%Grinno$% Those are the full-on Monday-itis suppository capsules methinks :D
Seriously though, fantastic updates. I really, really think that the waterfornt looks superb! :thumbsup:
Mmmm, I can see Fukitols in some containers, other are empty, and the other three.....what do they contain ?¿ looks like palms....or BIG marijuana leaves ?¿ $%Grinno$%
Quote from: jeronij on January 09, 2007, 02:43:23 PM
Mmmm, I can see Fukitols in some containers, other are empty, and the other three.....what do they contain ?¿ looks like palms....or BIG marijuana leaves ?¿ $%Grinno$%
you wish ;D
wonderful pictures and great update!
Great update Barby.
I have not visited you playing the....... for some days and I see a lot of updates. And you complain that you cannot keep up......wow talk of understatements!
I love the idea of 2 communities growing on the same map independantly from one another. Very nice. Do not forget about your target of 1.000.000.
Nik-Nik
excellent update barby i love those capsules lol
where can i get that smart car dealer barby i absalotle love it .
The BRT SMART car dealership is available on the STEX here: http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15443
Thought you might ask about that one, Derek. :D
and what about that brown ston factory complex cuz that would look great in gotham
That hasn't been released yet but will hopefully be on our LEX very soon.
when and where will the lex be released too cuz it looks awsome .
Such great diversity and many things I don't know, very interesting to see your city building.
Fantastic updates. &apls &apls &apls
I love the way that you get it all "so right".
I look forward to the next update eagerly ;D
great work barby....I love the smart cars depot...such a nice showcase of so many great BSC creations, even if colyn doesn't know about them :D
It's no wonder your our Great and Glorious Goddess &apls
awsome towns barby!! ;D
Wow, I wish I could make such great looking cities.....
*going to close the browser and fire up under the BAT*
That looks great barbyw :thumbsup: Keep it up ;)
A newly developed city - Alpes Midi situated at A2. The mayors of St Louis and Port St Louis were besides themselves with worry as they were rapidly running out of space as you can see from the satellite view. They petitioned the mayor of Alpes Midi and also Vallee Cachee for space to expand. The mayor of Vallee Cachee was reluctant but the mayor of Alpes Midi agreed instantly. The city was zoned for maximum growth as soon as the mayor could do so. He was enticed by the big money offered by the developers.
Here is an up to date overview of the region. As you can there is little room to grow in the valley that leads to the sea.
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An interesting experiment was the use of underground living instead of high rise but it failed as the structure damaged the mid rise buildings around it.
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Along the edge of the industrial zone rowhouses shielded the upper class homes from the industry.
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Later demand rose and the rowhouses were demolished to make room for some tower blocks.
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The developers were keen to establish their own styles and as they fought over the land the area showed a very eclectic mix.
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The commercial district grew enormously and as there was no room to spread out they built up and up and up...
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But it looks very attractive by night.
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The businesses demanded an airport but the amount of space available was not suitable for a standard one. SG built his heliport here so the customers could be ferried in and out to a main airport.
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More later.
sweet awesome collection of BATs i even spied the notorious Goober Heliport &dance
Second episode before I forget which pictures I have shown. %confuso
The education hub is set around the Kapodistrian University built by swi21.
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This is just above the old city centre with its beautiful old buildings.
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Also it is close to the Chateau de Sceaux and the Villa Bellrive, also built by swi21.
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There were many objections to the continued heavy zoning and when D66 built her Dude Ranch it was well received by the rich guys who wanted to play at being cowboys. Luxury accommodation and easy rides for the pampered rich.
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This end of the valley is dominated by tourist spots and accommodation.
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Stables for proper horsemen and women have been built.
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And Jacky has built a branch of her Kabin franchise.
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But what is so interesting in the garden of Scottie's Kabin?
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Very nice pics there Barby!!
The pic in the first post with the SG Prentiss Buildings looks pretty cool 3 of them in an almost square there. Just needed the 4th corner with one and it would have looked like a "huge" Prentiss Complex building.
great update i love it hey barby dose the BSC bat older looking apartments like mid 1930's cuz i cant seem to find any around that are actally good.
I see that pshycho peeping tom is flying in your region too :angrymore: ... I have heard rumours that the Polony Brothers has put a contract out on him $%#Ninj2 ... big bucks to the one that nails him ... if it is in flight the bucks will be doubled ... "$Deal"$
Well, you and Peg will have to get your TM shooters. There is plenty of TM propellant available in the city ;D
great new update and that region is scary, oh just one little thing, why is the SG heliport so notorious???? %confuso
Well rumour has that when it was built the contractor discovered ancient bones as they dug foundations ... then instead of reporting it ... the nightshift encased it in the shutering of one of the foundation piles.
Now every year on the 30th day of the Second month a strange and eerie sound whales through the city ... shortly after that then the Sims stop using the facility for one year ... &cry2
Great update Barby. There is lot of variety in your cities. I like the area around the lake with Mike's Place. I bet you also have a great waterfall hidden for us there ???
&apls :D :D
This is a great update. I love the *****huge***** variety of bats on display here; amazing stuff.
I especially like the last pics with all of the tourist attractions, it's a lovely contrast to the bustle of the city :thumbsup:
I love the variety of styles in the architecture. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Nice update Barby, just gotta love the way you bring all these different bats together.
Great update &apls
I wish I have such an amazing collection of lots !
I'll give some stats and individual images of each of the cities I have developed so far.
Total region residential population: 694134
Total region commercial population: 391353
Total region industrial population: 131585
The biggest city: St Louis 284628 Grid ref: B1
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The second city: Port St Louis 170795 Grid ref: B2
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Alpes Midi: 166015 Grid Ref: A2
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Les Terrasses: 19805 Grid Ref:B3
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Alpes du Sud: 8130 Grid Ref: A3
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Baie Ouest: 14945 Grid Ref: A4
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Le Depart: 13011 Grid Ref: D3
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Les Landes: 15819 Grid Ref: D2
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There are small pockets of development in other cities but they are small. ::)
Nice ... thanks for this post ... I should do something like this too ... so at this moment it would appear that you have the biggest population ...
How is the general LAG on your machine ... I am at 650k and LAG is becoming a disturbing issue now for me.
Nice pop :)
Colyn, are you implying that the regional pop play a role in LAG ? I always thought it was only the city population played that influence the LAG
To be sure, do you have lag on an unbuilt city in your region ?
I will check that specifically.
I will check that too but I suspect that it is to do with the amount of trees planted as I noticed graphic lag in a virtually undeveloped city that was thick forest. I will check a couple of undeveloped cities to day both with and without trees.
Edit: I had virtually no lag in two undeveloped cities until I planted god mode trees. The thicker they were the more graphic "stuttering" I noticed. I'll do some more checking later.
Nice work Barby! :thumbsup:
Those stables look great!
You even plopped the Maxis churches....wow that is not seen often anymore.
Pity no pic of the mill next to jacky's Cabin.
What are those bluish commercial towers in one of the commercial districts. t looks like something from Arabian Nights.
Keep on going.
Nik-Nik
The blueish towers are one of the Shalloya ones from cerulean - an oldie but still goldie in my book. I have all cerulean's high rises and they still look fresh after over 2 years.
Cerulean made soem great stuff. It's indeed an oldie from 2004. I love the Dolphin Landscaping lot. I think I have one in each of my cities.
Nik-Nik
looking good Barby. I love the mix of the different types of custom content. :satisfied:
I was bored with the big cities so ambled off into the hills. Les Doigts is situated at C4 and is just developing so there isn't a lot to see yet. It has a population just over 2K - which has brought my regional population to 700K.
View of the whole city:
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To the top of the picture you can see the farming area. A mix of farms and some that need making slope friendly.
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An interesting juxtaposition with the TM banana farm grown next to SG's Fukitol farm. ;D
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In one of the valleys between the fingers a small industrial area has been developed:
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The residents demanded a ferry to help some of them get work elsewhere:
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And next to this waterfront CSX developed a waterfront full of fun.
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The waterfront development did not pollute the water and the whales still come close to shore.
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Looks good ... I dont have so much land available on C4 :( ... I am jealous.
A more then decent update. :thumbsup: I always love to see the whales show up near the coast.
wonderful update and very nice pictures!
Very nice pictures.
Fantastic as always. I particularly like the regional shots you provide.
Wonderful stuff with the waterfront and those lots with the boats and jacarandas :thumbsup:
Nice water front Barby, the whales seem to like them too. I haven't seen many that close to development.
The industrial area seems to have some interesting buildings too.
I also like how you have your farm fields interweaving with each other.
Great update.
Very nice.
Love the whale. I guess that is one of the most popular things Maxis made in this game.
That small industrial area is your own design with use of DW and SG lots?
Nice.
The waterfront is very nice and very....tropical.
Nik-Nik
The small industrial area uses the 8x8 CSX Mega lots from the STEX. I wish someone would make some more as they get a bit repetitive sometimes.
Hey what happend to the trees here are we now looking too high in the mountains for them to grow?
Nice update Barby.
See the first post on this page for why there are no trees yet. This is one of the cities I am working in without trees for the time being. I am trying to find out the effect of god mode trees on my system.
More pics later.
Return to Alpes Midi. If you remember this city had turned into a high rise jungle in the vallye below the mountains but there is another side to the city too.
High above the hustle and bustle of the city the hot springs and other springs are the start of some spectacular waterfalls. On the lake of one that has hot springs CSX has built the Randy Trout hunting lodge that is only accessible by seaplane. The journey is fantastic but the landing scary.
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As the water gushes down the mountain there are rapids and great waterfalls.
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There are hot springs on this side too and occasionally you can catch the skinny dippers in them.
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There are tunnels in the mountains too.
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Along the side of another lake that ends dramatically are hunters' cabins and an observation tower.
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Looking at the lake from afar it seems impossible that there isn't another water fall but the rock here is very porous and the lake has never yet overflowed.
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The only access to the cabin area is from the north through the very top of the mountain. There is a railway station and a small commercial area by the station. Travellers have a good choice of accomodation and food with D66's Baker Sisters' Bagel Bakery, Cal's Old Coach House and BLS Guesthouses.
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At the end of the rail line is a small general store and parking place with mountain trails for the fit outdoor types.
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From the car park you can hire horses.
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Goody ... now I have to try and set some trailparks and camps up too ... Barby you are wicked &apls
Porous rock or not I think I will stay clear of the campingsite below the lake, allthough should not be a big problem as I don't go camping anymore :D, a long story including a hungry bear among other artefacts. :D
Again an imaginative update with the very steep terrain.
Oh, ye of little faith. I will now show you why the lake above Scottie's will never overflow and flood the land below. First the faithful climb the trail from the city below.
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Then they face the swing bridge that swings and sways above the falls.
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Finally they arrive at the Temple of the STEX Goddess who protects lots from all dangers.
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See there is a reason why the lake does not overflow ;D
I love that swing bridge ... perfect installation. &apls
I have to admit that is so cool - Goddess
&apls Wonderful. I love it. The swing bridge, the snow, the lakes, the falls, the camping grounds, all topped off with some naked public fornication... &hlp :D :D Perfect!
very nice swing bridge! wonderful waterfall and lake!
Silly me forgetting the divine touch in all of your creations ;D
I will now of course have to get my camping gear out for the new year, just remind me....where do I plug in the dishwasher and the anti-bear safezone device %wrd
Great use of the swingbridge and some spectacular waterfalls. &apls
Very nice Barby, I love the snow lots in particular. I tried the snow mod but it didn't look as good as yours does. Well done!
Sam, that is just the default snow line in the Italia terrain mod. I tried it with both Peg and Swamper's snow mods and it didn't make much difference. I was trying to get rid of the awful blockiness of the trails but it didn't work. I shall try Deadwoods trails in the next city.
yep i am loving the italia terrain myself, don't forget to use the flora brushes and show some of the great flowering meadows, and mediteranean scrub that can be done.
Great pictures Barby - the sites are just perfect. I love that skinny-dipping in the snowy ponds.
Kwakelaar: I bet some of those Shosaloza campings have dishwasher and ADSL connections.... :P
#stsfd· I love this CJ, Barby.
Great that temple of the STEX Godess!
Steep climb indeed to the shrine.
Very nice work you did with this area. The little town is very nice. Did yu plop the buildings or did they grow (lot of bulldozing I guess?).
Nik-Nik
:o That waterfall is amazing!! I would love to walk over that bridge! Great work Barby ;)
@Nik-nik - I only plop civic buildings etc and only bulldoze when absolutely neccessary. The areas I show are generally grown.
Some pics of Les Terraces which sits at B3 and has a current population of nearly 40k. As you can see it is not an easy area to develop:
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The terraces have been flattened out to build on with high rise residential and commercial buildings crammed onto them.
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Not wanting to spare the space for an airport the city constructed a seaplane base for air travel into and out of the city.
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Close to the seaplane base small commercial guesthouses and eating places have been built including a Big Pecker and D66 Aristocat Inn.
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Looking across the bay there is a small harbour and ferry for ease of access to Port St Louis
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The harbour is old and built of stone. No one knows if the rumours of previous inhabitants is true but callagrafx is certain there were and he maintains this area carefully. Some small commercials have been built to supply the needs of the passing travellers and tourists.
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The ferry terminal is very busy and the fishing port next to it thrives on the traffic going past.
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Clinging to the hillside behind the ferry the residents work locally or travel by ferry.
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I have no words to describe this update, one thing I'm sure, yours skills improve with your age, and when I get to yours, I want to be as good as you too. ;) That seaplane base, is it available anywhere or is it one of your masterpieces and still on your harddrive?
Regrettably I cannot make the BATs that make up the Seaplane Base $%Grinno$% It is ripptide's work and a reward in the CdS series. It is available on the STEX - search for ripptide and you will find all the CdS series.
Thx Barbie, but you were being too modest, I could swear that was your work ;)
Like your B3 ... to me this is one of the great cities in my map ... not in numbers but dozens of beautiful hideouts on the mountains slopes. :thumbsup:
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Nice pop :)
Colyn, are you implying that the regional pop play a role in LAG ? I always thought it was only the city population played that influence the LAG
To be sure, do you have lag on an unbuilt city in your region ?
hmm i was also thinking about this issue and find that if you have a large region with many sims commuting between tiles that it would make sense that all the commuters between cities would lag out a well connected region.
What i am say as if you have two med tile cities next to each other each 100,000 pop, it will probably lag more if they are connected and have sims traveling between them.
Beautiful update again Barby - I really like the feel of this one. I have yet to tackle B3 properly (at present there is just a single connection on that little island), so it's great to see what you managed here! :)
That is awesome Barby!! I love the waterfront and the air base thing :thumbsup: Keep it up ;)
Great city! Wonderful pictures! :thumbsup: &apls
Wow Barby. Generally grown area, impressive especially those big commercials!
Great to see those Calligraphix seawalls lots in action.
You sure made a nice area out of it I especially like those seaplane airport. Nice!
Wonder why that pond in the last pic does not run empty? It is build on a slope isn't it?
Nik-Nik
excellent work barby very nice building and planning
I like the sea plane picture. I also see you have quite a few of your small commercial lots. They are some of my favourite lots, they always look nice in a city.
Great pictures.
A new city - another one. This one is called Vallee and sits at C1. It is a high valley with a similar topography to Alpes Midi but no so much flat land.
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As you can see there is little development yet despite having a population of over 20k. the mayor took the decision to allow high density building on any available suitable land but not to allow wholesale flattening.
The city started as a cluster of growth in the valley nearest to St Louis. Interestingly the farms arrived after the first commercial and industrial growth.
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At night the gshmails' water plant shines brightly next to the Serkanner Power Plant.
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At the opposite side to the farms the first industrial area grew.
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Moving further up and along the valley, JB Simio placed his post office opposite my statue and next door to the Benevolent Asylum so the pensioners didn't have far to go to collect their cash.
The old markets were joined by an Ikea built by gascooker - come back all is forgiven.
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The main CBD developed quickly.
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with stunning night scenes
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Housing was built in a variety of styles, shapes and sizes
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Including one of my favourite condos from cerulean - Caparthage Condos
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Further away in the hills are a cluster of very attractive properties:
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We shall have to see how this city develops as it is one fo the few lest that have potential for high growth. Shosaloza currently has just over 800k inahabitants and getting to 1 million will not be easy now.
I like it ... this city has a certain look of tranquility that I really like. &apls
yes, a very great city! wonderful pictures :thumbsup:
Nice work Barbie, very nice buildings and layout. :thumbsup:
Before continuing any of the other cities I thought I would have a look at C2 which is the most difficult of all the city tiles. It is the central high mountain and has very little scope for development without major surgery:
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The region now has a total population of 815+K and it is going to be difficult to see where another nearly 200k could fit in. However, I digress.
La Montagne has grown up on the slopes below the snow line. It is mainly residential but with some commerce to serve the tourist trade.
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There are hotels close to the ski lift.
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And close to the other tourist attractions:
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There is a toy factory with a shop for the children:
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And a winter wonderland village for them too.
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The main attractions for the adults, however, is climbing and skiiing.
The ski lift is always busy.
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And high in the hills the trails up to the climbs are lined with huts to stay in.
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Currently the city has 1500 inhabitants but workers in the commercial district come from nearby cities. The Mayor is considering adding a rail link to increase accesibility.
&apls &apls &apls
Barby !!!!! &dance That ski-piste ... magnificent &apls
That is amazing barby! I love the ski slope! Keep it up ;)
That's a great idea with the hiking cabins and ski slopes :thumbsup:
And I love the variety of BATs and lots you have in your cities.
Really nice work Barbie. I'm going to take this chance and besides asking you where did you get that ski lift, also ask you or any other BSC member if this is doable:
For some time now, I am planning to get some props/lots done for a snow resort. I've found a few nice models and have adapt them to the BAT/Gmax
Ski Chair 1x1 (http://rayden.zftp.com/sc4/ski_chair1x1.jpg)
Ski Chair 1x4 (http://rayden.zftp.com/sc4/ski_chair1x4.jpg)
Ski Chair 1x4 (http://rayden.zftp.com/sc4/ski_chair1x4_2.jpg)
Ski Gondola (http://rayden.zftp.com/sc4/ski_gondola.jpg)
Ski Gondola (http://rayden.zftp.com/sc4/ski_gondola2.jpg)
But, as I still can't bat properly, I need some of you nice batters to do some of the buildings to which those chairs connect to, like the ones on the link bellow.
LA CHAUX EXPRESS (http://www.televerbier.ch/index.cfm?dsp_pagebody=chauxexpress&dsp_pagetop=televerbier&dsp_image=televerbier)
Can it be done?
If anyone would be up to this project, I would gladly send them those models and others if necessary (have hundreds of them), vehicles, houses, buildings, towers, bridges, warehouses, etc.
The ski lift and pylons came from http://www.toutsimcity.com/downloads2.php?voir=208
There are other props in the pack but I have never found the ski station referred to in the text file.
The ski station refered on the txt file is here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=2011) (Simtropolis) %confuso
I found it by typing the author's name at google &scl()
Thanks, Rayden :thumbsup:
wonderful development on snow! &apls
Love the ski area. Makes me want to go the Alps and ski, but there is not money for it this year.
Beautiful Goddess, and I got my 'look at the snow' fix this year (usually I get it from the local paper/TV news but alas no snow in Northern California this year - so far), notice I said look, too darn cold to be there :P
These updates are lovely! I have to add my voice to the chorus and commend you on your job in the alps with the ski resort. I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it! &apls :thumbsup:
Yippee, Barby made it to 1 million sims in Shosaloza &dance :party: &dance :party: %BUd%
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I am taking shots of each city tile and will post each here so you can see if I have destroyed the environment too much.
&apls &apls :thumbsup: Great job Barby...congrats!!!!! &dance
&apls &apls &apls :thumbsup: ... great ... to me it is a great achievement ... that map is hard to play and it took a lot of planning to achieve that ... GOOD SHOW.
Wow Barby,
1 million sims is pretty impressive indeed. That is truely amazing. Congrats.
---Gaston
1 Million. &hlp &dance &bis&
Awesome - I don't know how you did it.
I'm still struggling at just over half that! Congratulations &apls
Congrats Barbie, great achievement. Looking forward to see a region shot of it. ;)
Congrats on having 1 million inhabitants! &apls &apls
So, we have a winner ?¿ ;D
Congratulations &apls .
Hey Jeronij, in my opinion, those of us that have watched these threads are the winners! Oh, and Congratulations Goddess! You always do things with such style! &dance &dance &dance &bis& &bis& &bis&
Congratulations Barby! &apls &apls &apls
Congradulations Barby - quite an achivement &apls &bis& :sunny:
1`000,000?! quite an achievent, I'm hardly at 200k and the environment is as good as chernobyl. Ingoodhour!
A little word of explanation here, I think. I HATE mountainous areas so was horrified by this map. ;D I tried my best not to do too much flatteneing but SC4 constraints mean that some has to be done. I took the easy route by limiting the major development to four city tiles: A2; B1; B2; and C1. These were the most obvious valleys and would take some basic terra forming without totally destroying the mountains.
For power I used the CSX Wave Generator and Natural Gas Cookery where there was a shore line and inland I tended to use Serkanner's Warehouse power plant as it fits well into rural developments. For water I use gshmail's large and small water plants as I have done since he made them. Similarly for garbage I use the two gshmails facilities or the CSX Rural or Urban Waste disposal for inland areas and Peg's Garbage Dock for shorelines.
If I was continuing with this region I would spend a lot more time on the mountain sides. There are many ways to beautify a city and interesting uses of trail parks - both Peg's and Deadwoods' - can make a difference. I may return to the region eventually but for now have other things to do.
Here is the latest region shot where you can clearly see the main development areas:
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The region population is 1003294 with the majority employed in the commercial sector.
Some individual city tiles:
A1 - small population of 1323 most of whom commute by road and rail to B1. I used some new slope friendly x5 residential lots here to take advantage of the hillsides plus the 1x1 CSX stations.
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A2: one of the main connurbations with a population of 187809. I showed plenty of images of this city ;D but there is still room to develop.
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A3: one of the smaller cities with a population of 8130. This was one where I made mistakes and did too much flattening in one part. I wasn't happy with the result so have left this tile alone.
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And finally for today, A4: another city that I started early and wasn't really happy with. It has a population of 18550 with most employed in the industrial sector.
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I'll show the B cities tomorrow.
Wonderful regionoverviews! Great city! :thumbsup: &apls
Looking forward to the B cities!
Well done ... I find it interesting that you chose this strategy. Again .... well done. &apls
Congrats with reaching such a high population in this very difficult region.
And the ski resort was a great update to look at.
The B cities today. This is where the highest density cities are as the main two follow the valley that runs north - south.
B1 - a population of 284628. The land in between the mountains was flattened but little additional land was made from the mountains.
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B2 - the second largest population. This port city has 191826 population. It has a port, ferry and a hydro dam to provide power. Some land was grabbed from the mountains and a large area flattened - well I had to have my beautiful palace after receiving such a wonderful birthday present ;D
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B3 - A population of 53098. The land was terraced from the mountains and some was reclaimed from the sea. Another city that I have shown images of recently.
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And finally B4 - a small city with only 705 inhabitants. This has had little development and is mainly agriculture.
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The C cities tomorrow.
Thanks ... it makes the picture clearer ....
Congratulations on 1 million sims Barby &apls
Quote from: barbyw on February 07, 2007, 03:13:08 AM
I HATE mountainous areas ...
LOL , so we are two ... Great work so far BarbyW ! Strange feeling ... I don't know a real so big city so close to so high mountains , but except for the sea coast , that recalls me Grenoble in the french Alps ... I love too this collection of BATs , some of them are ancient & it's pleasant to see them again .
Congratulations . :thumbsup:
The B Cities looks great! :thumbsup:
C cities today.
This is one of the more difficult sections as it has the high mountain as one tile and a wide section of water in another.
C1: has the second greatest populations with 216444. It has a central valley area so that was flattened and slightly enlarged.
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C2: the mountain. ::) It has a population of 1533 serving the ski resort. ;D
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C3: the wide water tile. This has a population of 6060 mainly in x5 slope friendly housing. There is a port and industrial area on a small section of reclaimed land. Across the bridge some housing clings to the hillside along the coast road and the mayor and the Playboy chief have their seafront villas and a small holiday area. I'll get some screenies of that for you later.
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Finally C4: another small population tile with 2210 mainly in the agricultural sector.
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D cities tomorrow
Very nice overview Barbye. Looking forward to see the rest of the quads. :thumbsup:
The C cities are looking as good as the A and B cities &apls !
These region and city tile shots are great....and, you haven't trashed the environment at all :thumbsup:
Thanks for sharing this.
Final set of city overviews - the D set:
D1 - a small population of 2148 mostly commercial but travelling to D2
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D2: a city with 15819 population clustered mainly in the valley with a port, ferry and dockside garbage removal.
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D3: A difficult city as it has a narrow valley and little flat land. This has a population of 13011
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D4: totally undeveloped ;D
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So ... just curious ... are you now done with this region ?
I'm not sure at the moment. I would like to do some more but I need to do some other stuff before I go back to play with it.
Fantastic development on the "D cities"!
Congratulations Barby - thanks for showing all tiles again. &apls
:thumbsup: Hey Barby great work on the region and lovin it...
the "d" cities look really nice. i really like it. great planning too :thumbsup:
Great MD, great pictures and super job on getting over a million. I really like the industrial building you have used.
&apls Great Job on getting over a million Sims in this difficult area. &apls
I love the work on the D regions. they look the most untouched of all. Especially D2 (yeah and D4 of course, duh!).
I would love tos ee more development on the ski resort area. There have not been so many CJ's or MD's (which I should call them from now on) showing ski areas.
Great work.
Nik-Nik
Super work Barby.
That was a difficult area to build large population into without dramatically altering landscape.
I think you acompished that goal quite well.
Thanks for sharing it with us!
Thanks for all the kind words. I haven't finished with this region but haven't had chance to go back there yet. What with trying to sort out the uploads to the LEX it has been a bit hectic. When I do return I'll post some more pics.