The Heartland - Random Images

[thundercrack83]

Hey, meinhosen!

Sorry to hear about your plugin troubles, my friend. I've never had that problem you were talking about happen to me, but I'm sure someone else has.

As for the new pictures, the RHW looks great in you region! That first picture looks like the quintessential rural highway shot for me--absolutely stunning! Great job!

[Frankie]

this update is amazing! I love the fields of crop and the trains...very cool! 

[Glenni]

Niiiiiice The RHW looks amazing like this!

[BigSlark]

Great update, it would be neat if you did a RHW tutorial one of these days...*nudge nudge*

What bridge pieces are you using for the rail overpass in the last photo?

Cheers,
Kevin

[Pat]

meinhosen, wow just omg wow the last two updates was just simply amazing.  hehehe awsome train bridge shot, i think it turned out ok. RHW seems to turn out really good for you. im looking forward to next update - pat

[threestooges]

Though the plugin issue is something rather annoying, I'm glad it hasn't stifled your interest in the game. The new stuff looks great and the bridges in the last pic look great (even if they aren't of the same type...chalk it up to a fresh coat of paint of something). Regarding the annihalaition remains, one possible explaination would be that the remaining features were flora items (though that would be odd for parks etc) as the obliterate city option leaves the trees and terraforming alone (unless you just bulldozed everything, in which case I'm stumped). Glad to see everything has been shaping up nicely.

[EDGE4194]

  great update. the rail bridge is a nice touch, and you really do show off the RHW.
You do good work! 

[meinhosen]

Sweet, I made the best-seller's list... move over New York Times, here comes SC4Devotion 

Many thanks to everyone who replied:

thundercrack83 - Thanks for the compliment!

Frankie - Thanks!

Glenni - Thank you, and welcome as a first-time commenter here.

BigSlark - Tutorial... I can do that... actually it'll be more of a run-through of all the tricks I use.    About those overpasses, they're available on the STEX, and can be found: here.  They're made by buddybud, and are an essential download if you extensively use sunken networks (like I do).

pat - Thank you!  The RHW is working well for me now that I've had a chance to enjoy it 

threestooges - Bah, plugin troubles happened to me before (in Iraq, where I couldn't rebuild my plugins folder), and I'm still here.  I did figure out that obliteration issue- the city tile I obliterated got corrupted prior to the obliteration.  But thankfully it's not a worry anymore.

EDGE4194 - Thanks!



Sometimes work gets to you and you need a place to relax.  This was the place where I relaxed this afternoon 



My apologies for such a miniscule update... I'm busy rebuilding a bunch of cities and many of them aren't quite ready for public presentation.  But, as requested by BigSlark I'll be highlighting some of the tricks I use to blend the RHW into the scenery of my regions.  Stay tuned.

[thundercrack83]

That park looks great, meinhosen! Good luck with the great rebuilding project and I'll be looking forward to seeing more!

[Pat]

Meinhosen you defintly got me captured and tunning inn.
I love that park that is sweet with the cresent moon pond
it seems to draw you right to the middle.  see you next
update - pat

[pickled_pig]

Now that is truly mastery of the BSC Park set.  It reminds me of the Boston Commons in some ways - it's compact, yet spacious, and it's a good refuge from the surrounding urban jungle.

-aaron

[kwakelaar]

That is a great looking park you have made.

[metasmurf]

This is an awesome CJ. One of the best I've seen in a very long time 

[Mulefisk]

Some beautiful stuff here, meinhosen.
That park is looking stunning! Is is custom made or did you download it?

[bat]

That's a beautiful park, meinhosen!

[threestooges]

Exquisitely done. The symmetry of the park is very nice. It seems like a perfect place to go to spend a lunch hour, or just to stroll through. I also like how the line of sight from the top and bottom (of the pic) entrances allow people to see through to the fountain, but overall the park maintains a very secluded feel.

[Giligone]

Amazing park. It looks like something out of roller coaster tycoon. haha. Very well done. Those highways are stellar as well!

[Nardo69]

Hello my friend!

back again ... changed my work to a way better job - with the disadvantage that the new job consumes more of my time and the energy at the moment ... but I don't complain - It was like the chance you get once in your live!

now back to the basics! 

Yes, those terraformed overpasses do look good - especially in rural environments butr I would think about not totally plastering them with retaining walls - for this their slopes are too big. A grass lot looks better there - even better as cycledogs ground textures as these greens are artifical.

Good work with the BuddyBud overpass. And 35 min is not too bad ... I have the same problems from time to time!

That park is great arranged with these concentric ways! reminds me of Damrok's great parks (I guess you know what I mean!  )

Take care my friend!

Bernhard 

[meinhosen]

Chalk it up to being busy, but I had an update all ready and planned and I totally forgot about it for 2 weeks.  Oh well, at least I didn't lose it 

Thanks for your kind comments (thundercrack, pat, pickled_pig, kwakelaar, Metasmurf, Mulefisk, bat, threestooges, Giligone, & Nardo)

@Mulefisk - That's a combination of a bunch of lots from the BSC park set.
@Nardo - I agree about the retaining walls... they don't fit well on the terraformed overpasses.  That was one of the first I did- subsequent overpasses are bare or have wildflowers and trees.

And now for the *forgotten* update







A couple close-ups of the horse farms and stables surrounding Grantville.







I'm still keeping the theme of symmetrical parks... it makes it a lot easier to plan them 



Typical cookie-cutter suburban housing.  It makes you wonder how often residents of the neighborhood accidently walk into the wrong house...



The Grantville Micro-Brewery (one of my favorite industrial buildings... even though it's a reward)

[Travis]

I love lose farm fields. Could you tell me where you got those fences in the middle of the pastures? I like the High school complex too- they're
often forgotten in SC4. I'll be watching for more.