Show us your Rural areas

[Alfred.Jones]

Very nice work Jacky! Very nice

[threestooges]

Everything thus far has been amazing. Here is my contribution to the whole thing:

[Masochist]

Hello!  I like what's going on in here!  I have a couple of questions and comments...

Frankie: One rail line?  Did I miss something!?  The way it curves around that barn is fantastic!

Jackie: Okay, I gotta say it: you're insane!  And by insane, I mean insanely good.  I've only ever called two other people insane, and they were AK and El Burro.  I mean, look at those cliffs!  They're gorgeous!  Unbelievable work, yes!

threestooges: That second picture reminds me of a backroad in South Texas, the way the road runs through the small towns and between farms like that.  Are those clay streets or red brick?  Or something else?  I can't tell, but they look interesting.  Nice job!

[bat]

Great rural area! Fantastic details, threestooges

[jacqulina]

thankyou so much you wouldnt believe the time it has took so far terraforming lol and still doing it as i build lol


awesome work you guys beautifull rural

[threestooges]

Thanks for the comments. If you are interested, the first is just a zoomed in section of the second (just right of the center of the 2nd pic). Most trees you see dividing the farms are hiding canals.

--Masochist: I've never been to Texas so I wouldn't know their style, but what I did is partly inspired by some farms/vineyards in central California and by Digby and Anduin Valley Revisited (both of the Simtropolis website). I just draw out a few roads/streets and see where the farms want to fit in. Any space left over usually becomes filled with trees or something. The streets are just a red brick mod (or whatever they're called) by ardecila which can be located here. It's a herringbone (fish bone) pattern and stays the same across wealth levels if you want. I find it useful to avoid nasty/abrupt wealth transitions that can happen.

[Cali]

 very very good work, the agriculture is awesome. i see the same style here in southern cal .the farming is the same.

[Diggis]

OK, here is my small attempt.  It's the start of my region and is still small.  Sorry I caught it in late autumn so most of the leaves are gone.  WIll get a nice early autumn one when I get the chance.

[threestooges]

Nice use of the irrigation canals intertwined with the farms. Two suggestions I have though that tend to spruce up any pic: get rid of the u-drive-it icons and use the 'g' key to turn off the grid. Overall, it looks like a good start.

[Diggis]

Ahh, good point.  I have flicked the UDI icos off already, but will disable the grid tonight.  This is my first attempt at really pretty cities, I'll post the other city tomorrow.

[bat]

Great rural area and picture, SIMMANIA!

[jacqulina]

beautifull rural excellent work

[jmyers2043]

Hello Diggis

Any idea what is causing the dilapidation of farmlands near the windmill power plants? I thought it might have been pollution caused by traffic ... but I see the neighbor connection near the bottom of your screen shot and suddenly I wasn't so sure.

[shoreman905]

I have one to share and it is a bit different. I created a representation of a 17th century plantation owned by Ens Thomas Savage, the first European to settle on Virginia's Eastern Shore in 1618. I used SC4 and lot editor to accomplish this. This image and several others were used in a video during the recent play "Piece of Eden" at the historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles, Virginia. I suppose it shows that SC4 has other uses than just a game.

[Cali]

that's absolutely beautiful. and very detailed to the 17th century. i love it

[Diggis]

Jmyres: I checked the fields, and had to bulldoze a couple to be sure, but the dapilidated ones have high traffic and the others don't so I guess it's that.  Weird though because there is no polution, except for the cabbage fields.

[Alek King of SC4]

Here's mine

[shoreman905]

Cali, thank you for kind words. The best thing about that setup was the faces of the cast and crew when I told them is was SimCity. Using Vegas 6, we able to zoom in and bring the audiance right into the scene on stage. I think I proved the worth of the game.

[threestooges]

Well, Alek.....That is... wow...amazing not only for its detail, but also its scale. Were you able to create this just going through once, or was there a fair amount of planning that went into it? I would be interested to know.

[Nikopol]

Very scenic rural pics here 

Here is my little town called Everton: