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Title: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Rayden on December 31, 2006, 08:16:03 AM
Following a little bit of Jeronij's experiment "Slope City" and using his techinics or similar, let's see your achievements on building on slopes or mountainous areas. Here is a couple of pics from some of my CJs.

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Click to enlarge

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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: goin2chicago on December 31, 2006, 09:01:38 AM
nice work rayden. looks like it took a while to lay that out.
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Post by: TheTeaCat on December 31, 2006, 12:02:02 PM
Nice job rayden very nice job

nice layout too 

:satisfied:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Alfred.Jones on December 31, 2006, 06:55:27 PM
Very nice Rayden :thumbsup: Those walls look very cool
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: KooriSim123 on December 31, 2006, 09:18:03 PM
Wow Rayden those walls are amazing stuff man,as someone said in a previous post it certainly would off took a while great job  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: sebes on January 01, 2007, 03:49:42 AM
Gems Rayden, Gems! This must indeed have cost you hours to lay out...  You must have great patience &apls
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on January 01, 2007, 03:52:13 AM
Very great windy road!
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Post by: Owen Luby on January 01, 2007, 04:04:02 AM
Awesome work! I love the street mod, fits perfectly!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Rayden on January 01, 2007, 06:35:54 AM
Thanks guys. Take good attention to Jeronij's work at Slope City, he will show you more or less the same shown in here. I learned with him ;) The tunnel and slope modd is very important to smooth the road steepness and avoid those ugly 45ยบ descents/way ups and try to follow the mountain surface without carving it too much.  :)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: NikNik on January 03, 2007, 02:55:28 AM
Great work rayden. That winding road is flabbergasting!  :shocked2:

The thread is a great idea. I will dig some pics up (or make some).

Nik-Nik
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Masochist on January 12, 2007, 01:58:46 PM
Whoa!  Lombard St., eat your heart out!  Nice work, Rayden!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: keithsed on January 12, 2007, 10:49:16 PM
 &apls

Great! 

Well Keithie, it looks like it's back to the drawing board for you!

Excellent work.

Keith
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Menotyou on January 23, 2007, 09:46:52 PM
Great shots! I don't know if this work for the slope, because I mostly got rid of them, but here they are...
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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Rayden on January 25, 2007, 05:19:04 AM
One more shot for this gallery

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Frayden.zftp.com%2Fsc4%2Fshosaloza%2Fcity1_4.jpg&hash=a5f120d005064702f8296cad41b43008a0ec7f9b)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on January 25, 2007, 06:01:05 AM
Great pictures and work @ both!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: spacez52 on January 26, 2007, 11:20:42 PM
Okay, this was my first real shot at terraforming with a purpose after looking over Jeronji's tutorials. I designed this hill/mountain with the idea that the default Maxis Mayor's mansion would go on top and then there would be a nice winding road down it. I like the way it turned out. I don't plan to continue with this city since I have terraformed the rest to bits and so I won't be posting any more pictures.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi22.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb319%2Fspacez52%2Ffar4.jpg&hash=020a84d79458ae2fd603a89e2af566da976fc0f2)

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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on January 27, 2007, 02:35:59 AM
fantastic pictures, spacez52!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Mulefisk on January 31, 2007, 10:04:36 AM
Here are a few shots from a little experiment I'm working on.
It's a big city full of high-rises set in a very steep hill.
The city is called Astjika, and is located in Croatia in Eastern Europe.

The idea is that the city was booming in the 1960's, attracting business and many rich jet-set tourists.
After the tourists stopped coming, the city was largely forgotten about, and fell somewhat into despair.
Today, tourists still come, but these are mainly poor people who don't have the money to travel elsewhere.

Here's one shot.

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Heres the same shot from a different angle. It's also inversed.
You can see just how steep the hill is.

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If you want, I can post an overview.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: jeronij on January 31, 2007, 10:44:01 AM
Hello "Slopers" !!!

Fantastic pics you are posting here  :thumbsup:

Sometimes we forget that this game has somehow a 3rd dimension...slopes are great to increase this sensation  ;D

Hint:  If you dont get the desired slope with the network you want to use in a place, try using another transit network to make the slope, delete it and place your wanted network. I usually use the railroad tool when I want really smooth slopes, and then I redraw the network using the road or street tool. Just in case you didn't already know  ;)

Keep the pics coming !!! If there is some slope fanatic can join the Slope City project  :D
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Gradonacelnik on January 31, 2007, 11:49:36 AM
Quote from: Mulefisk on January 31, 2007, 10:04:36 AM
It's a big city full of high-rises set in a very steep hill.
The city is called Astjika, and is located in Croatia...

You got the steepness right for Croatia, but I assume that as the city moves to the present every single open space next to the streets will be filled with parked cars.

I miss the wide open streets of the old days when only a few folks had cars in Croatia. Thanks for the flashback.
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Post by: Alek King of SC4 on January 31, 2007, 12:04:15 PM
mulefisk AWESOME shots some of the best slope work i have seen
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Post by: Alfred.Jones on February 01, 2007, 01:24:19 AM
I agree with Alek! The use of the marrast roads is awesome!! Looking forward to more :thumbsup:
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Post by: Katten Gustaf on February 02, 2007, 06:05:59 PM
Nice pics. :thumbsup:

Here is one from a region I just started, hope you like it.

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Post by: Alfred.Jones on February 02, 2007, 09:45:15 PM
That looks awesome! That bridge looks great :thumbsup:
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Post by: bat on February 03, 2007, 03:54:11 AM
Fantastic picture, Katten Gustaf! &apls
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Post by: Heinz on March 14, 2007, 06:28:44 PM
seems like i got here a month and so too late but COME ON! you ACTUALLY made those?? specially Rayden and Mulefisk !!! those are ridiculously wicked!!! in a superlatively amazed way.

wow. im in shock ()what()
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: thundercrack83 on March 14, 2007, 09:55:07 PM
Great job, Katten Gustaf! I love the ploppable streams with the waterfalls and the bridge that crosses it. Outstanding work, my friend!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Colyn on March 15, 2007, 12:00:27 AM
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nelspruitlink.co.za%2FSC4Bucket%2FSHZ%2520Moya-00a.jpg&hash=89cbbf91f4a34ba1791d2484ef72c7647a9fed07)
Secluded and serene ...

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Slippery and slopey ...

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Wet and wild ...

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Peace and tranquility ...

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Quiet and contented ...

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Rustic and rural ...

A few shots on the slopes in Shosaloza ... enjoy.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Alfred.Jones on March 15, 2007, 05:32:33 AM
Very nice work Colyn! I love that dam!
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Post by: bat on March 16, 2007, 11:32:32 AM
Wonderful development on slope, Colyn! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Masochist on April 06, 2007, 09:09:52 PM
Here are a couple of shots of a hill top development I spent a bit of time trying to fix.  Before this, it looked absolutely terrible, and the fact that it was on a hill was very noticeable.  What I tried to do is make it look nice, and at the same time hide the fact that it was on a hill by cutting down on the Maxis retaining walls as much as possible (and Jeronij helped me out quite a bit, unbeknowest to him ;)).  I've shown it quite a bit on this site, but hey, why not once more?

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb99%2FJetWarrior%2FSimCity%25204%2520Pics%2FEmeraldPlaza2.jpg&hash=c3d7ea9a0b5aeb5611f0e4cff4f4b1d50df45507)

Here's an area I'm planning on working on (I think I've already shown it somewhere around here, but as it's on a hill...).  I tried to keep cliffs down to a minimum here, as I plan on zoning for houses (and they'll probably make enough of them themselves).  Quite a bit of Jeronij influence here, as well (P. S. Pay no attention to that beach...that comes later  &sly):

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb99%2FJetWarrior%2FSimCity%25204%2520Pics%2FStreetsofthefoothills.jpg&hash=10f872127157290684583c6225208c651bd1cb7c)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Shadow Assassin on April 07, 2007, 12:48:21 AM
Well, I have one. :P

This suburb is built on a hill. If it doesn't look obvious... I don't know what to say to that :P

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg88.imageshack.us%2Fimg88%2F7267%2Fensenada40103zx5.jpg&hash=bd8f4e6050381ded1a3f20b5700a1bd9145adb3b)

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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: mattb325 on April 07, 2007, 02:08:46 AM
University lodgings, Galston Shosaloza:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi42.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe311%2Fmattb325%2FGalston%2FTerraces_and_uni.jpg&hash=f1f0abee3dfd3b87950f364b82ecb1fa7a0c4cb4)

Galston Suburbia, Shosaloza:

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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Shadow Assassin on April 07, 2007, 04:35:43 AM
Very nice, Matt.

Would the name 'Galston' be derived from the village of Galston, in the northern areas of Sydney (I'm very familiar with that area :P)?
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: sebes on April 08, 2007, 02:42:06 AM
Great pictures y'all.... That new res-area near the beach could become a real topper Masochist  :thumbsup:.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: threestooges on April 08, 2007, 06:25:26 PM
Everyone has shown some very interesting and creative ways for working with slopes (and they all seem to add a sense of realism to the pics). I particularly like the rowhomes by the university (matt325). I'm not sure whether this qualifies as building on slopes or with them, but I like them, and can always use suggestions. I'm using these as a way to prepare for an upcoming project that I'll be working on.

Approaching a bridge over a creek:
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Travelling around the mountain to get to the bridge (zoomed out to show the slopes):
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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Ennedi on June 04, 2007, 08:40:49 AM
It looks very good, threestoges!

I like the way you preprared flat space for the rail line, it is wider than the rail needs. This is much more realistic.

One question: where can I find this rail texture? It looks very well on diagonal pieces, I must have it!  &hlp
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: threestooges on June 04, 2007, 09:23:59 AM
Thank you very much Ennedi. At some points, the width of the land was just a side effect of the levelling process, but it is fairly realistic (though there are some places where tracks are right on the edge of a cliff). The mod/rail texture I'm using is PEG's Alternative Rail Set Mod and was originally acquired at ST (but their search feature is acting up right now so I can't give you the link there) but you can also find it here at PEG's Site (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item183) along with a bunch of other great things in the PLex. There are some small "notches" on the diagonals at he edges of the grid squares, but, in my opinion, they don't detract much from the overall look.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Ennedi on June 04, 2007, 09:37:46 AM
Thank you!  :sunny:
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Post by: shoreman905 on June 07, 2007, 05:59:50 PM
Matt, I haven't had time to drop in lately, your work is fantastic. It really shows off what someone can do with talent, patience and creativity.  &apls
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: FromTheAshes on June 09, 2007, 07:21:49 AM
This is a very "slopy" village I'm building at the moment.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg530.imageshack.us%2Fimg530%2F2572%2Fettersbergmosaik01xh8.gif&hash=c8fc5efb8f3590cb44d2935407594d1001f81f79)
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Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Ennedi on June 09, 2007, 12:00:53 PM
Ashes, I love this picture!  ;D

These houses look charming
But I'm not sure if your windmills have enough wind on this slope... ;)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: FromTheAshes on June 09, 2007, 12:08:45 PM
Thanks, I'm glad you like it :)
Right, actually I didn't think of that :D Beside they are standing in different directions  &Thk/( I think I have to do a lot more work on realism &idea
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Ennedi on June 09, 2007, 01:29:24 PM
It's very good they stand in different directions, this way you have power irrespective of wind (if you have wind...  ;) )
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Post by: spartanB292 on June 09, 2007, 02:01:06 PM
very pretty ashes, nice bit of medditeranean (did i spell that right? i think if a words long enough you get to just make it up) style you have goin' there, that farm's a very nice touch, and nice bit of fotoshopping too.

here's a bit from one of my cities, not sure if it counts a sloped, since it's mostly leveled, but here goes
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg76.imageshack.us%2Fimg76%2F7545%2Fsc4screenshot001fb4.jpg&hash=8a003c4fda360a21242d06460698be6562ff2360)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: FromTheAshes on June 09, 2007, 02:03:25 PM
Thanks. Yours is very good as well, have you already played it? (Built a city)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: spartanB292 on June 09, 2007, 02:21:17 PM
Thank you, and i have not, though it is slightly planned out as to what goes where, i still want to completely terrace off the rest of the city.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on June 10, 2007, 03:56:29 AM
Great pictures of that area @ both! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Shadow Assassin on June 10, 2007, 07:06:22 PM
Macchu Pichu! :P


Looks good, Spartan.

And, FTA: that looks wonderful.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: flame1396 on June 13, 2007, 05:00:11 PM
WOW.... sweet terracing...

reminds me soo much of sc2k
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: schm0 on January 26, 2008, 07:42:33 AM
Mulefisk: Where in the world did you find these walled-in sloped ramps?

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi49.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff277%2Fschm01978%2Fwalled_ramps.jpg&hash=1a0ccea808c32fb15b8eac830e4fb4d2f4f85996)

I'd love to use them as a template to see if they can't be implemented in the NAM for RHW and Maxis highway ramps.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Mulefisk on January 27, 2008, 02:19:51 AM
schm0: Here you go: http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=17489 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=17489)

The lots aren't that great but they can be modified easily.  If you want something to use as a template, I'd use marrasts M-TEL set instead.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: schm0 on January 27, 2008, 08:27:37 AM
Thanks Mulefisk... you can see what I'm trying to do here. (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=1138.msg113010#msg113010)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Shiftred on January 27, 2008, 08:59:20 AM
I am Bluepelican31 on Simtropolis.  Those viaducts you linked to are the only thing I have ever released :D.  Mulefisk you are the first person I have seen use them, I don't even have them installed right now.  You made great use of them. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: spartanB292 on February 01, 2008, 06:15:22 PM
Just another of the same city, only further progressed,
Obviously, click to enlarge, and it may take a sec to load.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg221.imageshack.us%2Fimg221%2F1078%2Fsc4screenshot004kx5.th.jpg&hash=ed8816be8eb699aef6fb5bbe7882991a804f4fac) (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sc4screenshot004kx5.jpg)

Oh, and thanks for the link Mulefisk, always wondered where you'd gotten those.

EDIT: pesky imageshack :angrymore:.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: LoneRanger on February 12, 2008, 11:10:49 AM
Wow, thanks to this thread [I recently stumbled on] I started to take an interest in onslope building.
Onslope makes some nice eyecandy as showed in this thread.  :thumbsup:
My contribution and I hope you guys like it:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu24.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F45543%2F2001957817805531165_rs.jpg&hash=28dca07f783f92c7baeea2644e47d66070aca8c1)

Please, any critics, hints or other usefull comments are welcome.  :) [except for the pause while taking a screenie  :D ]
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: RBC on February 12, 2008, 11:40:56 AM
That looks great, LoneRanger. Most of all I like you terrain-forming skills and the way you gently spread the trees cross the hill side. What terrain mod is this? I definitely need that!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Andreas on February 12, 2008, 03:05:18 PM
I must admit that I don't really like the streets along the hill and the various buildings that are scattered along it. But the place for Burg Eltz is beyond awesome; together with that terrain mod it looks really great. Too bad that your computer doesn't seem to handle the shadows very well. What about using a regular road and curve it upwards in smooth serpentines?
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: LoneRanger on February 14, 2008, 09:59:10 AM
I'm not sure yet what causes the "weird" shadows, I started when I upgraded from a 7600GT to a 8800GT.
I don't have a special profile yet for SC4 so I'm probbably using some settings SC4 can't handle well.
As for the terain mod, I have meadowshire installed but also missouriBreaks wich loads last. [long story]

I am working right now on road curving up gently as you suggested.

Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: LoneRanger on February 15, 2008, 12:16:41 PM
Same location after Andreas' suggestions.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu28.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F42227%2F2000896243953251664_rs.jpg&hash=923b72828ec865fc51952e453371453623df0817)


This view gives a better impression of the steepness:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Faycu04.webshots.com%2Fimage%2F41803%2F2001079091745800519_rs.jpg&hash=307c6328edb97081897b694f5712b84cb9515058)

It's not perfect but I think it defently improved.

Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on February 16, 2008, 01:55:01 AM
WELCOME TO PAGE 4!

Looking really nice that city tile, spartanB292!!

Nice one there, LoneRanger! And also two very great pictures! Like that road way! :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: TheTeaCat on February 16, 2008, 10:23:24 AM
From a test bed city tile, checking out some slope mods :D
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg262.imageshack.us%2Fimg262%2F3401%2F02162008175014qh8.jpg&hash=1fec6a3a387ddbf009a28db1c89993ad2efc61e4)

:satisfied:
TTC
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on February 16, 2008, 10:24:54 AM
Looking really good that testing, TTC! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Ennedi on February 17, 2008, 12:34:40 AM
Hello Derry,

It seems you have an interesting slope mod  :D and you made a perfect use of it!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: rodrigogua on March 02, 2008, 08:05:06 PM
A mosaic I did including a few high-wealth homes built on slopes and hills

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg337.imageshack.us%2Fimg337%2F566%2Fmosaic0101zv4.jpg&hash=84d881bacfd5729978b9a62e12880cb707851927)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg509.imageshack.us%2Fimg509%2F5223%2Fmosaic0102yv8.jpg&hash=c7c6425d115f144ccc731b7e16c1aa79135e8981)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg525.imageshack.us%2Fimg525%2F8642%2Fmosaic0103kd8.jpg&hash=6f0a00b18bf20858c639bb7e901ad0a8258834d5)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg184.imageshack.us%2Fimg184%2F4140%2Fmosaic0104zg0.jpg&hash=d3fd40d6b5dfd8180088e91d86b240a050b0b7ba)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg111.imageshack.us%2Fimg111%2F9550%2Fmosaic0105he7.jpg&hash=e7880ddeb7577b57eeabd845068eb8481b3387e5)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg337.imageshack.us%2Fimg337%2F2121%2Fmosaic0106ej8.jpg&hash=2c7f7b624bfa00199423714bff4e9507276ed1c4)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg182.imageshack.us%2Fimg182%2F1194%2Fmosaic0107ft4.jpg&hash=c483113d33a631d5fcaf51986dffe29f325f717a)

Hope you like it!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: bat on March 03, 2008, 08:51:55 AM
Fantastic city there on slopes and hills, rodrigogua! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: io_bg on January 26, 2011, 07:09:17 AM
Let's revive this almost 3-year-old thread ::)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg209.imageshack.us%2Fimg209%2F5808%2Fslivenjan16130129207287.jpg&hash=d6d670d39c39fa99793d340cfde970b4282f6e6a)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg221.imageshack.us%2Fimg221%2F4025%2Fslivenjan61301292072808.jpg&hash=bb537c947bae97dc75cfd6817b5c6bcf37bbc55e)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: noahclem on January 26, 2011, 07:57:11 AM
Great pic Ioan!  &apls   Nice idea to revive this thread, building on slopes is one of the trickiest things to do in a nice looking way in SC4 and a place to display accomplishments and get ideas is a great thing to have!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Biriali on January 26, 2011, 08:00:08 AM
I agree with Noah. Your pics are very good, Ioan.  :thumbsup:
Personally , I really suck at building on slopes. It is a side of the game that I have never grasped.
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Livin in Sim on January 26, 2011, 12:39:29 PM
Oh, wow, I never thought of using the NAM puzzle pieces on slopes like that.  (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi98.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl252%2Fsimdiary%2Fdoh.gif&hash=67a479ab5cf46ea3019cd3d27fde8409f118f3c1)  That is a very eye pleasing and realistic high density slope area, very difficult to achieve.  The picture contest thread is looking for an entrant... (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simtropolis.com%2FfckEditor%2Feditor%2F..%2F..%2Fforum%2Fi%2Fexpressions%2F41.gif&hash=820b123370f036f0f77701ca04d4a8ad8f5d8b4b)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Evillions8 on January 26, 2011, 06:19:54 PM
Here's some of mine, and boy I had to level the (insert swear adjective) out this terrain.  Thank god for slope mods.  :P

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi681.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv174%2FIndexdude%2FNapoli-1.jpg&hash=e5cd395dcea6ba34d6a9bafea4bbd9226a130e8f)

This is more of a subtle slope, but you can still see how there are retaining walls and what not.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi681.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv174%2FIndexdude%2FNapoli-2.jpg&hash=5c68afa116cf788f31eca9d78a0e22e439db4e44)

And, well.... this isn't much of a slope, but more of a transition.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi681.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv174%2FIndexdude%2FOldCity-2.jpg&hash=2c90ffe4900cdd1e3371f6b9642f55b575e49732)

Hope you all like them!  :)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: kaylacey on January 27, 2011, 04:55:25 AM
Awesome thread.  We need more people to build on slopes.  Bravo!
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: noahclem on April 01, 2011, 07:59:10 AM
More people building on slopes? That's all I've been doing lately  ;D

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi779.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy77%2Fnoahclem%2Freshillgimp.jpg&hash=3d468756bc8518db6a25c45cba744da095073b79)



(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi779.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy77%2Fnoahclem%2Fh1m.jpg&hash=4855153962c7c8ed48f397a6b56d0c63a230f261)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi779.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy77%2Fnoahclem%2Fh2m.jpg&hash=5cd24d22d0200c4fa762d176b0a25cfc9d2ce436)


There's more to see in my MD  ;)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: unit2981 on April 03, 2011, 02:50:35 PM
I don't know if this counts as building on slopes, but I find the winding road very interesting.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1177.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fx354%2Funit2981%2FTestcity-Apr4311301859312.png&hash=e80d88dc30eb54119f736cffcb11bc9a05714949)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: c0rnh0li0 on April 03, 2011, 10:58:05 PM
Quote from: noahclem on April 01, 2011, 07:59:10 AM
More people building on slopes? That's all I've been doing lately  ;D

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi779.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy77%2Fnoahclem%2Freshillgimp.jpg&hash=3d468756bc8518db6a25c45cba744da095073b79)






There's more to see in my MD  ;)
Those walls are nice. A personal creation or something downloaded?
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: noahclem on April 04, 2011, 03:08:09 AM
Nice winding road and nature scene unit2981  :thumbsup:

@ c0rnh0li0 - Those walls are a personal creation. The only thing stopping me from sharing them right now is that I've borrowed the concept and foundation stats from kazuki's red brick plaza wall set and I want to make sure that it's okay for me to release it first. You can find his original set here: http://klex.blog85.fc2.com/ (http://klex.blog85.fc2.com/)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: jacksunny on April 04, 2011, 06:10:39 AM
Great pictures everyone!!  &apls
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: Evillions8 on April 16, 2011, 11:03:39 PM
Let's add more....
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi681.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fvv174%2FIndexdude%2FAnicentOnubis-1.jpg&hash=021c9c9f19e0fd85152aedeb2e49b02c05ff2b25)

More of that at my MD.  ;)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: netmod on May 03, 2011, 10:37:56 PM
Great Pictures

Evillions - Please, why must you post in 8 different posts for this?
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: greckman on May 26, 2011, 07:54:18 AM
Slopes have never worked out for me, but I thought I'd try it again. All of these shots are of the same hill from Herndon10 and Herndon5 (I copied the tile and made different versions of the city).
Herndon10...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi970.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae183%2Fgreckman%2FSC4%2520greckman%2F042411-4_HN10-industrial1-1.jpg&hash=76bdd07b6098ed8fa9df6807fef29b593b0baf1b)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi970.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae183%2Fgreckman%2FSC4%2520greckman%2F042411-3herndon10-hillside_homes-1.jpg&hash=7daa5ae50fc5a0c356509d3677920de2ecb9be4d)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi970.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae183%2Fgreckman%2FSC4%2520greckman%2F042411-2herndon10-grassy_berm-1.jpg&hash=354a789051ed8d0fee6a4b8848218181b6831e4e)

I leveled each step that the development is on, but in Herndon5, I decided to not do as much leveling to give the hill a more natural look...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi970.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fae183%2Fgreckman%2FSC4%2520greckman%2F042511-1Herndon5-Mosaic-1.jpg&hash=984781eaeb4fb0d2912490b8d3f7d17affac63bd)

edited by greckman to reduce the picture resolutions
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: jonno on May 29, 2011, 06:15:46 AM
This entire city is on the side of a mountain.  It took a long time to lay it all out.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg855.imageshack.us%2Fimg855%2F8929%2Fdonutplains1sep15998130.jpg&hash=d4137cc84bce62226359024e315d2175397bc22d)
Title: Re: Show us... your bulding on slopes.
Post by: io_bg on June 24, 2011, 04:52:51 PM
Quote from: jonno on May 29, 2011, 06:15:46 AMThis entire city is on the side of a mountain.  It took a long time to lay it all out.
It was worth it, nice work :thumbsup:
Some W2Ws (grown) on a slope-ish avenue

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg845.imageshack.us%2Fimg845%2F7029%2Fnimpkishbayapr115413089.jpg&hash=f0da99769698629dd2450fa7ff8bab88d7e83fb3)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg191.imageshack.us%2Fimg191%2F7029%2Fnimpkishbayapr115413089.jpg&hash=4e23382bbe48ada17a164a01b9dfc7d839ff06b8)

There's more in my MD :)