Grand Canyon

[Alek King of SC4]

this really took off once the housing grew in.  Very colors and small intricate layout, with lots going on.  I do have one small gripe about the tile and that is the flora, with all the great new god mode tree mods, you can get some really nice alpine meadows and realistic treeline vegetation, instead of the same trees growing in the valley and on the snow pack.  Obviously just being picky, but is would just look, almost hyper realistic with a retouch of flora.

oh yeah and a quick tip about growing residentials with DTs mod, try and keep track of what building grows on what lot size, and try to just have one lot size for each building (delete less used options),  that way by setting your tilest specifically to only one, ie euro, houston, ect, zoning a certain size 1x2 1x2 2x2 2x3 ect, and keeping taxes of the two wealth groups you do not want to grow at the moment above 10%, you should get a specific building each time, or at most only 2 or 3 options at each size.  this makes it really easy to get the exact growables you want.  When you learn what grows when, it is pretty much like having plopable residential if you know what i mean.

[Badsim]

I agree , on Biniaraix - U06_06 , the mix of vegetation and fields realism is incredible . Though , my prefered is the first , the panorama is breathtaking , the scene looks so familiar that I was wondering fisrt : I know this place , but where is it ?
I think it's the viaduc , looking like viaduc de Garabit by G. Eiffel , I was fishing there with my grandfather when I was a child .
It looks like a photography of auvergne (Old volcano's region in the center of France) .
Just wonderful .

[jeronij]

Hello again dear Grand Canyon visitors 

I apologize for the lack of updates, but I am quite busy at the moment. Anyway, finally I found a minute to post some more pictures 

Today I dont have the time to answer all your posts personally, but all they are very pleasant and motivating. Just what I needed after a day like yesterday  . So a BIG THANKSgo for you all 

NN, I understans your suggestion about the access to the McD...I´ll try to find a solution for this


And with no further delay, here you can see some more pictures about how the development was for that area. No comments. Simply enjoy  . Ah, pics are 1024 pixels in width.

GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic01



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic02



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic03



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic04



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic05



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic06



GC - Biniaraix - U11  Pic07



I hope you like them. There are some small nice places in that area. I hope you can also notice how I tried to mix some more modern styles near the center. Nothing excessive I hope 

[NikNik]

Fabbergasting as usual Jeronij!

I love the modern style near the town center. Very nice buildings those pink-roofed ones!

Last picture is fascinating!

HAve a great rest of the sunday.

Nik-Nik

[Badsim]

Yes, I think since always 1024 is the minimum ... I would like to see all this beauty full screen ... like you . Now I would like to see cows on the heights of this country . There's already a Lot for that , with too much cows however , you can make your own with the original MAXIS' prop Effect_ cows ...

[pvarcoe]

A wonderful update Jeronij!

In the zoomed out shots, we really get a feel for your rural countryside.
I really like the layout of your farms.
There is a very nice mix of trees between the farms that looks very natural.

[mattb325]

Amazing. I love the snow melt from the mountain as it cascades through the valley underneath those bridges. While the whole area is brilliant, that is the part that most does it for me 

[emilin]

The slopes. The farms. The slopes. The farms.

I feel like I'm going to cry.. it's just beautiful!

[Alfred.Jones]

  I love how the train weaves its way through, under and over everything! This is a well planned area Jeroni! Welldone

[Frankie]

Outstanding work!!  Must have taken ages to get it so perfect 

[metasmurf]

Very nice work indeed. Seems to be well planned 

[Darmok]

Hola Jeroni,
I never ceased to be amazed at how good you are at managing those dirt streets/roads, every time I've tried, the dirt is always mixed with smsll strips of asphalt....
I think that you already made a small tutorial about how you do this!
Have you made something similar here at SC4D??

Anyhow... great work amigo!

Take care and have a great week!

John

[keithsed]

Jeroni:

When I looked at the pics the old saying came to mind  Less is More

Great design and work.   

Keith

[thundercrack83]

Great update! I love the farms and how they reach up to the base of the mountains! Keep up the fantastic work!

[dedgren]

Beautiful. Beyond. Belief.

Biniaraix!

The last pic, 07, is almost vertigo-inducing.  You feel, as you look at it, that you are standing at the top of that snowy slope in the foreground looking down...

...way down...

...on all that off in the distance.  Wow, jeroni- I don't what else to say.


David

[Slann]

Well - this is my 1st post on SC4D *grin*

So I thought it is appropriate for me to comment on your Grand Canyon Jeronij!

*speechless**flabbergasted**amazed**splutters**faints*

It is indeed beautiful beyond belief as dedgren said. I am really amazed at the beauty and the effort that must be involved - it almost look as if I am overlooking a real countryside in a small plane!

BTW, just wondering about the path up the steep hillside you had a few pages back - where did u get it?

[wouanagaine]

Wow jeroni, how can you still outdoing yourself after that many hours of play

The pic 06 is one of the best I ever seen, the curving road, the farms and the slopes are perfects

[bat]

Wonderful town and wonderful rural areas!

[Rayden]

Pic 2 and 4 are my favourites. It did take you a lot deleting and let grow again to have those med building to grow on pic 2, didn't you? Very nice job Jer, keep it up.

[jeronij]

Hello to all Grand Canyon visitors !!!

Wow , so much feedback....I would swear I posted yesterday.....You are great motivating people    !!!!

I am glad you liked the layout and some of the small residential areas. I do agree with Wngn and dedgreen about pics 6 and 7. They are some of my favoutires ever 

Rayden and Alek, I have created a custom set of lots, 30 more or less, which are growable R$ 1x1, 1x2 and 2x2, using Mickebear's props. Using these with DT's No Maxis Buildings, and the other Istrinian content, they grow quite easily and you can make an Mediterranean city in seconds  . I just had to seriously deal with that white "pinkish" 1x1 residential, which seems to grow like mushrooms 

Thanks for the feedback again  . Some more regular updates, and then what about a nice and looooooooooong mosaic ?¿