After all these years of SC4 and SC4D I guess it's time for me to start a MD.
I bring you the region of Balavia.
This region is a 12x12 large city tiles region with in it's center the Capital Astria.
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Astria is a city where old meets new. In the center there's the old town with it's narrow streets and alleys surrounded by canals.
To the southeast the CBD where all the money is made and lost. further south we'll see a residential area where a lot of people life and where all the young people try to escape from.
The mayor highway Z1 crosses the city north to south. The Z2 connects the suburbs to the east to the city center, and the Z3 connects the city to the airport on the west.
That completes the quick survey of this city, lets get to the city!
Welcome to the center of Astria.
Here we see the oldest part of Astria. The Island in the middle is by far the oldest part. The avenue "blue lightning boulevard" (with is up for reconstruction) used to be a canal but has been transformed to support the growing traffic during the ages.
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To the north there's the "SimGoober interchange" it connects the Z1 to the Z3 with is on route to the airport.
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To finish this first episode of my MD I want to end with a mosaic going east where the suburbs start to the west where you can see a glimpse of the "BarbyTrumpet"
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I hope you like this MD. please leave a comment!
Best Maarten
Are those normal streets in the CBD? Don't they get enormously overloaded with traffic? ()what()
I do love you layout though, with plenty of open space. Gives it much less of a crowded city feel, which your residents probably enjoy. They should, at least. :thumbsup:
And I really enjoy your interchanges, nicely decorated, and very well designed.
I do have one question though: in which way is this MD Dutch? I see some canals and Dutch houses, but that's it. %confuso
Regards,
Korot
Thanks for the reply
QuoteAre those normal streets in the CBD? Don't they get enormously overloaded with traffic?
yep normal streets, but the usage of the train station and subway keep them to overload.
QuoteI really enjoy your interchanges, nicely decorated, and very well designed.
thank you ()stsfd() there's more to come where the Z12 and Z2 connect is a turbine I already named "tarkusianturbine"
and where the Z1 connects with the Z11 and Z12 the "Jonathanjunction"
Quotein which way is this MD Dutch? I see some canals and Dutch houses, but that's it.
It's a 12x12 region. I've some ideas that are really Dutch. think "waterlinie" and do you see all that water on the north? I can't leave my sims unprotected can I?
Great city, a nice mix of modernism and futurism :thumbsup:
Good start here! I look forward to seeing more....
I like your motorway infrastructure and the beatification of your junctions
However, that excessively tall Associates Building does nothing for your city...it just doesn't enhance the scene at all.
Nice start!!! :thumbsup:
I usually dislike cities with masses of skyscrapers, but you're a few to do it right it seems. Fantastic work. :)
,marsh
Very nice first update.
Love that mosaic.
Robin
QuoteI usually dislike cities with masses of skyscrapers
same here, but it can be nice can it ;)
QuoteGood start here! I look forward to seeing more....
I like your motorway infrastructure and the beatification of your junctions
However, that excessively tall Associates Building does nothing for your city...it just doesn't enhance the scene at all.
there will be more ;)
There will be more mototrway's ;D
On the buildings that grow in my city, I don't like to demolisch buildings that grow in my city and I hardly ever do. If a building grows some where it has to be there. I only demolisch buildings if they are spreading like a virus.
Astria is a beautiful city!
Fantastic start on your MD.
some teasers for my next update.
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The farms are great! What a contrast to your first update!
Great farms. Looking forward to more...
Great work!!! Nice pics!!! :thumbsup:
Great to see you starting an MD! I've been meaning to comment here for a couple days but had internet problems so the pictures didn't load. Very nice start &apls It's great that you plan on showing a variety of areas (rural, old W2W, highrises, etc) and I'm especially interested in your interchanges and traffic networks. Looking forward to more! :thumbsup:
welcome back to Astaria!
Today we take a closer look at the city center.
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The Barby trumpet with on and off ramps in it's center
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Today I finish with a large picture of the industrial area on the south east.
The edge of the city where Industry ends and the rural area begins
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That's a fantastic new update! Superb work on the mosaic!! Also great pictures of your really nice city.
Your images are great but also huge. The last one doesn't even fit on my 22 inch screen.
A nice start, Maarten. An MD to keep an eye on. Your pics have a "sunny day" quality I can't quite put my finger on.
David
Nice update Maarten :thumbsup:
I really like all the green spaces and of course the transport stuff is great!
Lots of cool pictures :)
A good start so far. The city is a very interesting mix of dutch buildings and superskyscrapers, it'll be interesting to see how it grows and develops. You have also used RHW very well. Keep up the good work. :thumbsup:
I sadly have to announce that there will be no more updates on Balavia,
My HD crashed this week and I lost this city among other things.
When I get my PC up and running again and I've build a succesor for Balavia I'll start a new MD.
Thank you all for your support
Maarten
That's too bad Maarten! It's been very nice visiting Balavia and I hope it's successor is up and running soon. Good luck getting everything straightened out :thumbsup:
PS, I hope you didn't lose any multi-height RHW work!
Sorry for that ()sad() ()sad()