SimWorld

[Tomas Neto]

Wow Sam..., amazing mosaic!!! Really awesome night shot, my friend!!! Great!!!   

[Nanami]

Nice looking MD! Looking forward to see more!

[bat]

That's a really nice video.
Also wonderful pictures of the farms.
The night image is great, too. Nice region.

[RickD]

Very nice Mosaic. I think I need to learn how to make them.

[samerton]

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@ supremec: Thank you!
@ MrMAvE94: Thanks! I've tried to get rid of the buttons for this next mosaic 
@ Tomas Neto: Thank you as always Tomas!
@ 976: Glad you like it!
@ bat: Wow, thank you! I'm glad you like my updates.
@ RickD: Thanks, RickD! I use Photoshop to make my mosaics, but you can use programs such as GIMP I think.


Today's update is from Al Kohbar (thanks to Cacks for the name).


The golf course.


Trees grow near the small lake.


Houses and a few shops..

And now for a mosaic to round up the update...


(sorry about the small blue lines)

Thanks for looking at Al Kohbar,

Sam =)

Note: All comments are welcome, especially constructive ones.

[Tomas Neto]

Hi Sam, Al Kohbar is amazing!!! I liked a lot of the first and third pics, and of course, of the mosaic!!! This houses and the shops are very nice, and this streets on the mosaic are amazing, my friend!!! Fantastic update!!! 

[ricardomiranda]

Very good your city, beautiful mosaic too!

[bat]

Nice pictures and the small lake is wonderful!

[Terring7]

Very nice job

[samerton]

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@ Tomas Neto: Thanks as always, Tomas! I appreciate your support for this MD   
@ ricardomiranda: Thank you! Glad you liked it!
@ bat: Thanks, bat! 
@ Terring7: Thank you! 


SimWorld has had an unusual weather pattern... many areas of the planet are seeing severe storms and bad weather.

Construction has been stopped in many places...





Cities look bleak and dreary..



... and many workers are dreading the journey home...





Even the driest cities are affected...



Night time skylines are ruined..



The pavements are empty but the roads are full...



... and the highways are full with cautious drivers



But of course, not all of SimWorld is affected...



Let's hope you're one of the lucky ones...


Thanks,
Sam =)

[Tomas Neto]

The effect of rain is marvellous, Sam!!! Incredible as you created a perfect storm in the city!!!  Amazing update!!!   

[DanniBee]

Looks great Sam, I love the use of the sunken highway lots and the rain! 

What mod is it in the previous update that changes the street texture, because there are beautiful!

[bat]

Great looking rain effect there!
Nice work on it.

[samerton]

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@ Tomas Neto: Thank you Tomas! I'm really glad you like the rain.
@ DanniBee: Thanks Dan! The street texture is by Rivit, and it's available on the STEX. I can't get you the link right now because it seems to be down for me.
@ bat: Thank you Bat!


It's been a while, but it's time for the next update in this random CJ. It's called 'City Island', and it is about a city on an island. Today is also my birthday, and it's a chance I've had to finally update this CJ, which I have had the pictures available for a while but I just haven't had time to create the actual update.



We'll kick today's update off with a shot of some nice towers overlooking the newly built and unopened Airport Highway. The towers also have a great view of the seaport which is nearby.


And, here's the port that the towers get a great view of. This port is expanding by the minute.


The port is also dangerous for ships, with shallow waters and pebbles. Lots of pebbles.


Moving inland, we find an old mine that hasn't been used for 200 years. The minerals under the estuary in which the island is were a major trade for the early city.


New and old bridges cross the tramway. The trams first arrived in the city just under 200 years ago. Back then, goods were transported from the mines to the port.


The football pitch at night. The multi-storey carparks are pretty much empty, and the football pitch is closed until the season restarts in late August.


The Old Town is rather quiet at night, with only three cars driving down the normally packed streets.


The marketplace which was built in the late 1500s is still a busy place today, holding markets every Saturday.


This is one of the oldest parts of the tramline. It now follows an embankment above the airport carpark.


And.. the final picture of today's boring update. The airport was decorated as part of it's 25th anniversary last year, and a new flower garden was erected.


I might have a chance to create a summer-special update, but with work for the RTMT on the top of my list, it is slightly unlikely.

Thanks,
Sam =)

Note: all comments are welcome, especially constructive ones.

[Tomas Neto]

Hi Sam..., fantastic see your return!!! Amazing city and seaport too!!! Great work my friend!!!   

Happy birthday Sam!!!   

[samerton]

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@ Tomas Neto: Thank you Tomas!! 

Today's update is a little appetiser to keep this going. Not the best of single-picture updates, but hey. There's a little story I devised to go behind this picture, just to make it look a tiny bit more important.

One hundred and fifty years ago, the Lord of the Region, Bob Newbie the 62nd, went into his crafting warehouse and built a two wheeled device, now called a bike. He rode around his courtyard until it was looking a bit of a mess. He went up to his tower and looked over the countryside, and he saw a forest that would be perfect to ride through. The trouble was, the forest was full of bears and horses. The Lord sent out his finest hunters who cleared the forest of any creatures. He then sent out his finest builders to build a path through the forest so he could ride his bike. He enjoyed his private path very much, and when he left SimWorld, he left the path to his son, Bob Newbie the 63rd. However, he didn't want it so he sold it off to the council, who turned it into a public path. Now, whizzing to the present day like some time traveller, we see that the path has fallen into a state of disrepair. This happened when the Highway 6 was built alongside the forest, and the noise from the traffic put off all of the cyclists looking for some peace and quiet. The overgrown path has also found some new threats, with the bears and other wildlife returning. Enough talking, now for the picture.


Two brave cyclists continue after their brake in a little lay-by overlooking a pond. The path here is in a particularly awful state, with weeds growing all across it.

That picture is all for this little appetiser update, I hope to work on putting together another update for soon.

Thanks,
Sam =)

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[bat]

Great pictures of your city!
Also the newest teaser is nice.

[Tomas Neto]

I liked very much of the text about the picture!!! Fantastic!!! I did remember a filme, but I don't remember the name of him!!! Amazing update Sam, text and picture are very nice!!!   

[RickD]

Beautiful. 

[Skimbo]

Just nice