Barby plays Shosaloza

[BarbyW]

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.

[NikNik]

Nice work Barby! 

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

[BarbyW]

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.

[NikNik]

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

[Yoder7652]

looking good Barby. I love the mix of the different types of custom content. 

[BarbyW]

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:



To the top of the picture you can see the farming area. A mix of farms  and some that need making slope friendly.



An interesting juxtaposition with the TM banana farm grown next to SG's Fukitol farm.



In one of the valleys between the fingers a small industrial area has been developed:



The residents demanded a ferry to help some of them get work elsewhere:



And next to this waterfront CSX developed a waterfront full of fun.



The waterfront development did not pollute the water and the whales still come close to shore.

[Colyn]

Looks good ... I dont have so much land available on C4 ... I am jealous.

[Serkanner]

A more then decent update.      I always love to see the whales show up near the coast.

[bat]

wonderful update and very nice pictures!

[Air6]

Very nice pictures.

[mattb325]

Fantastic as always. I particularly like the regional shots you provide.

Wonderful stuff with the waterfront and those lots with the boats and jacarandas

[sam]

 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.

[NikNik]

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

[BarbyW]

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.

[kwakelaar]

Hey what happend to the trees here are we now looking too high in the mountains for them to grow?

Nice update Barby.

[BarbyW]

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.

[BarbyW]

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.



As the water gushes down the mountain there are rapids and great waterfalls.



There are hot springs on this side too and occasionally you can catch the skinny dippers in them.



There are tunnels in the mountains too.




Along the side of another lake that ends dramatically are hunters' cabins and an observation tower.



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.



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.



At the end of the rail line is a small general store and parking place with mountain trails for the fit outdoor types.



From the car park you can hire horses.

[Colyn]

Goody ... now I have to try and set some trailparks and camps up too ... Barby you are wicked 

[kwakelaar]

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 , a long story including a hungry bear among other artefacts.

Again an imaginative update with the very steep terrain.

[BarbyW]

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.



Then they face the swing bridge that swings and sways above the falls.



Finally they arrive at the Temple of the STEX Goddess who protects lots from all dangers.



See there is a reason why the lake does not overflow