Show us your Rivers and Creeks

[Rady]

Here's a little creek from my current MD ...

[ShultzCity]

Beautiful Rady - I think using more custom trees instead of maxis trees would make this look a lot better.

[thingfishs]

very nice Rady

[Rady]

Beautiful Rady - I think using more custom trees instead of maxis trees would make this look a lot better.

I fully agree ... it's just that I plopped them using the "god" menu, and I haven't found a way to change the trees planted with that menu  to something providing more variety ... I do have a lot of ploppable trees, but none that canbe spread covering whole areas like the god tool does ...

So here comes the "ShultzCity Special Version" 

[clearlypowa]

Nice pictures, but still prefer the first version. 

U can use CP trees in mayor mode, and have the same result with the God mod : just take much time to have a big forest

U can use the Peg's pine tree cluster, and have a huge forest (but u will have only one tree model)

[ShultzCity]

 

I prefer the amount of trees in the first version, but the type of trees in the second 

The Meadowshire Tree Controller is great. It uses different groups of trees for different altitudees (realistically of course), in god mode. It even creates little patches without trees, as in real life. It does not create very dense forest, however after 5 swipes, it does start to get fairly populated 

Give it a go, see what you think

[thingfishs]

I think your first version looked much better. Although you definitely want to check out different tree controllers, I think in this shot the maxis trees worked well, in that they were sparsely distributed and colour wise didn't distract from the main focus of the shot (which I'm assuming is the waterway). Try adding just a few more different trees, but leave some ground showing. Love your road and it's angles as well, very natural looking.

[trapmaka]

Went for the mountain shingle stream. Couldn't zoom in because of the HUGE ammount of wildlife really ruined the picture. Is there a mod or command to get rid of them?

[clearlypowa]

nice picture 

Well i think that nature (wildlife) will not ruine your picture  , but will give a natural touch 

For your question, sry    no idea

Hint : don't forget the "G" button to get ride of those grids 

[Rady]

I prefer the amount of trees in the first version, but the type of trees in the second 

Give it a go, see what you think

I think you made the point! I have downloaded the Meadowshire Tree Controller right now and gonna give it a try tomorrow!

@ thingfishs: thanks! The way the road goes through the terrain was created nearly by accident, but I love that part, too!

[thingfishs]

nice variation on the theme trapmaka
As was said, hitting the g button is a must. Also you could do with a little more variety vegetation wise.

[Rady]

@ ShultzCity, thingfishs: Ok, I admit I was unable to create a natural looking little forest .... I have problems with using the "click-cycle" functionality of the meadowshire tree mod ... since this is off topic here, I created a ne thread in the "Playinge the game help" forum ... possibly yu can have an eye on that .. Thanks!

[MattyFo]

Very Nice Picture @ everyone!!

Rady, where did you get the tall grass and the flowers from???  I see those flowers everywhere but can't find them

[Floydian]

It's mostly from the Rural Renewal Project Flora by ChrisAdams. http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1886

There is also a set by Pegasus with more tones and textures

[TheTeaCat]

A couple from me 






TTC

[vester]

TTC: Very nice.

[Battlecat]

Great mix of shots in here, it's always great to stop in and see what's going on! 

Here are a couple contributions from Adara. 

[bat]

Some beautiful images of your rivers there, @all! Nice work on them!!!

[Floydian]

Belvedere Expressway crossing La Roche Creek in the western foothills.

[cubby420]

Really cool shot Floydian. That's a great transition from plop to game water.