SC4 Devotion Forum Archives

It's time for me to try this out :D All the cities featured in this MD are fictional, and are based on ideas for Cascadia, a proposed nation made up of parts of the Western states and provinces. Cities may be entirely fictional, or they could be re-designs of actual cities, like Vancouver, Seattle, etc.



1-01
I downloaded the map TSC Lake Leman (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=19615), which is based on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

The blue square is approximately where the first city I will feature (Lakesyde), is situated in the region. This update is set in May of 2010, before the formation of the Pacific Nation of Cascadia.

1-02
Lakesyde was founded after some kayakers got lost trying to cross Lac Leman. Halfway across the lake, a vicious storm knocked them off course Having lost most of their equipment in the turbulent waters, the surviving kayakers sought shelter at what came to be known as Kayaker's Point. They thought it would be s good place to live, so they came back and founded the town.

1-03
Thirty years have passed, and the small town of Lakesyde has expanded along the shore, with plans for further expansion. The leader has decided to stagger zoning, and keep dirty industry out. He is trying to keep the town clean and efficient, so it can be leading force in the future.

1-04
The Lakesyde Town Hall is just across the road from Central Park. Central Park is the main rest spot on town. A replacement park is planned for May of 2011. Plans include an outdoor stage, man-made pond, a soccer pitch, and a plaza.

Here are some pics showing the development:
1-05

1-06
The Heights is a developing neighbourhood that the council is trying to clean up to eventually house high wealth residents. Expect more in the future.

1-07

1-08
What better way to dispose of garbage than to dump it over the side? Or turn it into plasma?

Well that's it for the first update of Cascadia. I hope you enjoyed it and please leave comments! Constructive criticism is also welcome. :)

Here are some links to the more interesting Lots and BATs...If I remember the links!

PLEX
Garbage Disposal Chute (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item21)
MTP Fire Station (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item161)
MTP Sheriff's Station (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item162)
MTP Urgent Care Clinic (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item164)
UT Plasma Gasification Plant (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item916)

LEX
JBSimio's School Packs 1 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=680), 2 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=681), 3 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=682), and 4 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1919)
The BSC Parks Sets - There's too many to list :D.
matt325's houses - Again, too many too list.
Jeronij's Street Cul-de-Sacs (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=108), Street And Road End Functional Parking (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=113), Street Side Mod (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=115), Parking Lot Set V1 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=171)

                                                     -Jordan

EDIT: Added image numbers

Wow, I actually like this. Dump the garbage off the face of the planet! Muwahahahaha!!!

Good job! I do sugest downloading a tree mod so you can have trees along the landscape.

Very nice start. Lakesyde is growing nicely. You've got a great map and have downloaded some good BATs. I'm anxious to see how you build Lakesyde into a booming city.

Geoff

Cascadia is fascinating concept, it's one I'm pretty familiar with as a resident of the Vancouver region of BC.  I'm looking forward to seeing how you approach this region! 

Gotta love that garbage lot, it always makes me chuckle when I see it!  Looking forward to your next update. 

Yeah, nice start! Great work!  :thumbsup:

Cyclone1001: Thanks! Glad you like the dump  ;D.

Driftmaster07: Thanks! I have downloaded a tree mod, which you will see towards the end of the update.

Geoff (calibanX): Thanks! I hope you enjoy what I have done with Lakesyde.

Battlecat: Cascadia is an interesting idea, especially since I have this idea in my head about what it would be like. I'm trying to recreate that idea with this MD. Pegasus did an awesome job with that garbage lot, and I use it in most cities, it's such a space saver.  ;D

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks!

Alright, in this second update I figured I should give some history as to the formation of Cascadia, as well as a map of the major

cities.

2-01

In June 2010, the leaders of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California got together for an environmental meeting. During the meeting, Premier Gordon Campbell of BC suggested that he thought the best way to protect the forests of the Pacific would be to create an independent nation. He argued that the forest could be better protected if the same laws and bylaws were in effect along the length of the Northwest Pacific. The leaders of the American states could find no major cons about this idea. So in January of 2011, the Pacific Nation of Cascadia came into being. The new citizens voted in Rodyl Damor, a previous MP from British Columbia.

Cascadia is divided into 3 states, 1 province, and 3 federal districts. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho were able to retain their old borders, with the exception of Idaho, which lost a part to the US. Northern California was amalgamated with Oregon, the Alaskan Panhandle was added to British Columbia, with Juneau staying in Alaska. Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland were made into federal districts, belonging to no state or province.

---

And now to Lakesyde...

2-02
...where an underground mall is being constructed.

2-03
...and finished

2-04
There's an interesting story behind this solitary group of houses. A neighbourhood of Lakesyde had two groups of families. They fought over the stupidest things. "This is my half of the street, if I catch you on this side again...", "Your tree hangs over my yard, that gives me the right to chop it down.", etc. So eventually they snapped. One group left and built these houses away from the rest of the city.

2-05
Eventually, the city got alarmingly close to the small settlement. So the families erected a wall, hoping to avoid further disputes.

2-06
The families were horrified to learn of plans to develop the land around their enclosure. They fought the city, but eventually...

2-07
They lost, and the city prepped the land for development. The families fumed  :angrymore:

2-08
The new developments were less than pleased with their new neighbours, but time went on, and the grudge passed. Eventually. At least the trip to school was shorter.

2-09
The city decided to put a highway on the city limits, as an alternate route into the city. Construction began in the Spring of 2040.

2-10

2-11
And a city overview, taken in the Summer of 2042

Interesting Lots and BATs

LEX

c.p.'s Olympic Terrain Mod (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1637), Olympic Tree Controller (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1638)
SFBT Allotments (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=14214)
SFBT Highway Bridge Construction Set (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=14359)
Jeronij's Residential And Rural Diagonal Walls Set V1 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=168)

PLEX

Subterranean Mall (http://simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item20)

Well, that's it for this update. I hope you enjoyed it and come back for the next one ;) Tell me what you want to see in Lakesyde, and please, recommend lots, BATs, and mods to me! Thanks!
                                                    -Jordan

Hello from the neighbor to the west. So far everything is looking good. You managed to plan your highway ahead of development, so there's no houses to demolish.

Have you ever considered using the Street Addon Mod? You might need it if you plan on farms. Did you get Smalltown USA yet too?

Very interesting.  I see you've gone with the intermediate sized Cascadia!  The smallest I'm familiar with is an amalgamation of Washington and BC, effectively a return to the old territory before the Canada-USA border was established.  The largest I've see also includes the Yukon, Alaska and California. 

Interesting to see how Lakesyde is developing!  It's looking good so far, I like the way you're using the construction lots! 

Nice work on your MD Cascadia. There has already been plans for a Cascadia nation in this part of the world? I am asking as I am not familiar with the name.
And they certainly took a neighbour quarrel to the extreme :D

emgmod: Thanks. I do have the SAM installed. If you look at pics 2.02 and 2.10 you can see PEG's Dirt Road textures. As for SmallTown USA, I do have that installed, I am just saving it for a more rural city.

Battlecat: Thanks! I thought about the other configurations, but I decided this one would be more realistic. Those construction lots have really come in handy. I got the idea from Alex's (Tarkus) MD Tarkusian Cities (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=1555.0).

kwakelaar: Thanks! No there is no plans for a Cascadia nation yet. This MD is totally fictional. I suggest reading the wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_(independence_movement)) article.

---

Unfortunately, I have run into 'technical difficulties'. When playing SimCity, the game crashes to the desktop irregularly. Sometimes I am on for an hour, others, a few minutes. Does anybody know what is causing this? Running Windows 7 Ultimate on a Toshiba Satellite (250GB HDD, 2 ghz, 1GB RAM, 32 bit).

Well until then, I have a teaser of the development of Lakesyde.
T.01

                          -Jordan

3.01
Today's update is set in Douglas Shores, 35 kilometers (approx.) from Lakesyde.
in
3.02
Here's an overview

3.03
The schools of Douglas Shores. Douglas Secondary is on the left, and J.H. Lemeuw Elementary on the right.

3.04
Hmmm. I guess it's not an ordinary farm. This was left over from when the US owned operated this land as a military base. It was left behind, and forgotten. With today's cutting edge research, we can examine the facility without getting too close...otherwise  &hlp  (the barn roof opens up to reveal a deep chasm)

3.05
Some development...

3.06

3.07
Morach Island, out in Douglas Bay. Developers have chosen it to build a small townsite, with a ferry connecting it with the mainland.

3.08
After development...

3.09

3.10
And the whole island again...

3.11
The waterfront...

3.12
Cascadia's initiative for clean energy means harnessing the heat from the mantle, with a geothermal power plant.

3.13
A town overview, after some more work. Please forgive the transparent window.

3.14
My little experiment with ploppable water...

3.15
And overall overview, including Morach I., my experiment, and Douglas Falls.

Now, before I leave you, a teaser for somewhere in the near future...  ()stsfd()

3.16

                       -Jordan

Looking Great ,any plans to recreate Amtrak Cascades line? :)

~Corey

Great!

Quote from: Nexis4Jersey on December 20, 2009, 04:05:12 PM
Looking Great ,any plans to recreate Amtrak Cascades line? :)

~Corey

Or plans to build any passenger rail line?

Coming along very nicely here!  Your plopable water experiment looks quite good!  You're doing a wonderful job of capturing the feel of a west coast region. 

That teaser for the future is very familiar.  I think I see it every time I pull up google maps!  Looking forward to seeing your approach for this area. 

Nexis4Jersey: Thanks, and yes, wait til we get to Vancouver :D

976:Thanks.

emgmod:Yes, again, in Vancouver.....maybe sooner...

Battlecat:Thanks, that was my first try at ploppable water. As for that last part, I wonder why :D


Meanwhile, In Douglas Shores...
4.01
A private contractor bought some land and prepped it for development. He thought the city needed more residents. What town doesn't?

4.02
Of course the contractor thought right, the developments were filled within months.

4.03
The same contractor bought this plot of land, after his succesful developments. He turned it into a mall.

4.04
The council decided it was time to upgrade Hwy 431 to 4 lanes. Construction started from the Hwy 401 interchange onwards into the center of town.

4.05

4.06
Areas along the highway were rezoned, and quickly redeveloped.

4.07
This is the commercial area of town.

4.08
This is the middle section of town.

4.09
This is the residential area.

4.10
And an overview...

4.11
And two region shots. I'm not finished rendering the region yet. Douglas Shores is first, then Lakesyde.

4.12

That's all for now folks...Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!

                     -Jordan

Good job! Keeps looking better.

Looks good!  Quite the mix of housing in that new subdivision.

I like that zoom 1 view in 4.10.  The development is coming along nicely.

Very nice!!!  :thumbsup:

There will be a proper update with replies soon. For now...


Happy New Year!!

               -Jordan

Happy new year.
Nice.

Very impressive looking urban area there!  Looking forward to hearing more about where this is located!

Wooww, fantastic city!!! Great work my friend!!!  :thumbsup:

hey! i remember havin an idea like this awhile ago! Anyway very nice amigo, lookin forward for more  :thumbsup:

Cyclone1001: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thanks, and yeah, I use a lot of custom residential.

sumwonyuno:Thanks!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks!

976: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thanks! You'll know soon.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks alot!

oktoberfest: Thanks! I hope this MD lives up to your idea.

This update is in three parts, the first is a fact sheet I had some time to make.


CASCADIA

BACKGROUND:
In June 2010, the leaders of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California got together for an environmental meeting. During the meeting, Premier Gordon Campbell of BC jokingly suggested that he thought the best way to protect the forests of the Pacific would be to create an independent nation. He argued that the forest could be better protected if the same laws and bylaws were in effect along the length of the Northwest Pacific. The leaders of the American states could find no major cons about this idea. On January 1st, 2011, Rodyl Damor was sworn in and the papers signed. The Pacific Nation of Cascadia was born.

OFFICIAL NAME: Pacific Nation of Cascadia

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg163.imageshack.us%2Fimg163%2F5259%2Fflagnu.jpg&hash=7cae75998dc92b88d95f545917756f0dbd18cb32)

LANGUAGE: English

DEMONYM: Cascadian

POPULATION: 54 506 417 (2011 est.)
  DENSITY: 58/km2 (150/sq mi)

CAPITAL: RICHMOND WEST - 974 386 (2011 est.)

LARGEST CITY: Seattle - 1 104 657 (2011 est.)

ESTABLISHED: January 1st, 2011

PRIME MINISTER: Rodyl Damor

AREA:   LAND: 938 372 km2 (362,307 sq mi)
           WATER: 59 474 km2 (22,963 sq mi)
           TOTAL: 997 846 km2 (385,271 sq mi)

CURRENCY: Dollar ($)(CCD)

TIME ZONE: Pacific, Mountain

FLOWER: Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)

TREE: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

BIRD: Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

DRIVES ON THE: Right

INTERNET TLD: .cs

This part is an update to Douglas Shores.

5.01
In 2012, the need for a new provincial building grew, and the government took Douglas Shores under consideration. Eventually, Douglas Shores was selected for the location, and construction began in July 2012. Highway 431 was also upgraded and beautified.

5.02-03
After too many accidents at this intersection, The city approved a redesign, and upgrade. Before and After.

5.04
This is the SkyRise Hotel and Casino, the first casino in Douglas Falls. I don't know why they built it right next to the legislature. Maybe the MP's wanted to gamble after work :D

5.05-07
Here are some shots of the outskirts:


This last part is an introduction to Richmond West, the Urban area I showed you in the teaser. The whole city was plopped and layed out first, while in pause, then watered and powered and unpaused. Richmond West is built on the west side of Lulu Island, where real-life Richmond is built. YVR (Vancouver Int'l Airport) is the island at the bottom of the page.

5.08
This is how it was plopped and layed out.

5.09
I guess the Pan-Am guys wanted to build their building in the suburbs. Does anyone know how to cut down the numbers of that building, the one with the blue and tan roofs? It's everywhere.

5.10
Hmm.. what could be going here?

5.11
Maybe this? You see all those parking lots? Each tile, plopped. That took forever :D

That's all for the moment folks. Check back for the next update, where I'll show you around Richmond West some more.

                           -Jordan

Really nice work on Richmond West! It looks beautiful! And nice work on the parking places! :thumbsup:

You're off and running on a great start.  I like your concept for a MD, and I also very much like the terrain you've selected (trees,mods and such).  That suits my taste as well.

Looking forward to following along.  :thumbsup:

From the small to the rather large, very nice work on Richmond West

Awesome city, great work my friend!!! Fantastic images, and the last picture is really awesome!!!  &apls

Fantastic work here!  Both Douglas Shore and Richmond west look excellent!  The parking lots in those last shots look very impressive and very appropriate! 

Plopping tiles one by one is sure not fun  :thumbsdown:

The final result is wonderful!  :thumbsup:

From the looks of it, those buildings that keep on repeating are one of Simgoober's hotels. The only ways to cut down on those buildings are to get buildings with the same size and similar stats, and to use the bulldozer a lot.

Nice and great!

bat: Thanks!

djvandrake: Thanks, and hope you enjoy this update!

kwakelaar: Rather large is right :D. Thanks!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks, and I hope you like the pictures of it this time around :D.

Battlecat: Thanks, and plopping all the lots was worth it :D.

sumwonyuno: Yeah, it wasn't, but the end result I think justifies all the labour ;).

emgmod: Thanks, I'll do that. In fact, I already have :)

976: Thanks!


Today's update is in Richmond West, and shows you around the interesting places that I plopped and grew. Richmond West is rather large, as kwakelaar pointed out :D (pop. 695 757). The empty zones are only there because the city hasn't finished growing yet. And I kept getting duplicates, or buildings that didn't quite fit with the overall theme I had in mind for the area.

6.01
First I think, a pic of downtown.

6.02
Here's some suburbs partially done.

6.03
I really like how the streets turned out here. Very 'non-griddy'.

6.04
Here's a 'second downtown' of sorts. All grown except the hospital.

6.05
Here's Central Park, surrounded by a residential area (maybe a bit too residential).

6.06
Here's a small W2W section of the city

6.07
A small ghetto of sorts by the bridge to YVR (Vancouver Int'l Airport).

6.08
A second shot of downtown.

6.09
One of the many freeway exits. Hmm.. I forgot soundwalls on the one side.

6.10
Here's OceanSyde Mall, a 'mall for all your shopping needs, be they small, tall, or as big as a house' (direct quote from their Ad campaign :D)

6.11
This is the Matt Office Complex, containing the Edgren Law Firm, and Meaden Planning Agency, which the city hires to plan out the city. Is it a coincidence that Coke Stadium is right across the street?

6.12
Richmond Centre is the premier shopping destination of Cascadia. It has an underground theme park to rival the West Edmonton Mall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Edmonton%20Mall).

6.13
Just a parking lot.

6.14
This is the Cascadia Light Rail terminus in the Arthur Rooke residential district.

6.15
I really like how this shot turned out. I had to do alot of bulldozing and rezoning to get that right.

6.16
And another residential area.

6.17
And the long overdue overview of Richmond West. Not very centralized is it? Well this is my first larger city.

Just some questions: What's a good sidewalk mod? And are there any other BAT's I should get?

And some user input: should I continue with larger cities, or try my hand at a rural area?

And that's all for today. Whew, that was a large update :D. See you guys next time, and again, thanks for the comments, keep 'em coming.

                 -Jordan

I love the way you do the cities, but it's always good to diversify to other stuff. I'd love to see some rural stuff, considering how good these cities are.

Brilliant work!  &apls

Very nice MD. You seem to have a nice CBD growing.

For a sidewalk mod try Jeronij Sidewalk. Just powerseachon the LEX for Jeronij lots and you should find it. It adds trees to your sidewalks which is quite eye-pleasing.

Very nice update.  I love your downtown area.  &apls

Nice city!
Maybe Jeronij sidewalk mod, just like what I use.

Great looking city!  You've got a great looking waterfront and excellent use of the various curves to fill in the gaps of your city! 

As for sidewalk mods, my personal preference is for mods that provide a consistent style across all wealth levels.  I find the shift in sidewalk textures quite jarring.  I'm particularly fond of the Sandstone Style as a result since it applies the same textures throughout the city.  There are a lot of options though, Sithlrd98 has done a lot of work with them in his mod thread here. (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=5706.0)  In particular he's worked with texturing the wide radius curves, although the catch with his mods is they aren't wealth dependent which means the textures show up in rural areas as well. 

Anyhow, good luck with your decision, I look forward to seeing what you choose!

Fantastic city, very nice update!!!  :thumbsup:

Update 6 is really good! Nice work on it!
Looking forward to update seven... ;) ;)

BuildingUp: Thanks!

wwvictory: Thank you!

djvandrake: Thank you!

976: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thank you! I do use the curves alot. I was looking for a mod that wasn't wealth dependent, so I think SandStone Style is the one for me. And you can see what the next update is today!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you!

bat: Thank you! Update 7 isn't quite here yet :).


I was working on a new rural region, and these are two screen shots from Chilliwack, a rural community. I implemented the RHW into this town, and it fits better than the Maxis ones, so I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. And now, when look at them, I realize I forgot to turn the grid off :D

T4.01
Some farmland around Exit 34, the subject of Update 7.

T4.02
Exit 36 by the townsite.

Be back with more later!

                       -Jordan

Looking good.  While maxis highways have their place, the "Real Highway" mod is getting better and better with every update.  I'm also glad to see you're keeping the rural character of the Chilliwack area.  Nice approach to the raised highway interchanges there, I'm looking forward to seeing more of this area!

Wow! I really like the RHW, especially in the first pic. There must be alot of trucks using it. Nice interchanges too, Exit 34 looks interesting.

Wow!!! Awesome rural area my friend!!! Really great!!!  &apls

Nice RHW!  &apls
What walls is that?

nice work there friend, just remember to turn the grid off.

Nice update with the highway and the farmlands

Battlecat: Thank you! I pass through Chilliwack every time I leave for Christmas, so I still have images (and smells) in my head.
FleshaR34: Thank you!
Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks alot!
976: Thanks! That is Jeronij's Modern Concrete Walls (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=116).
mightygoose: Thanks! I usually do have the grid off, I was tired when I took the pic :D
kwakelaar: Thank you!

Today's update focuses on the addition of a median to Exit 34.

7.01
Before the improvement project, there was no median between the lanes.

7.02
The frontage road beside the highway is moved over.

7.03
Retaining walls are removed, and original frontage road demolished.

7.04
Grading begins on the new lane.

7.05
The new lane is built.

7.06
The overpass is built.

7.07
The old lane is demolished, along with the old overpass.

7.08
An overview of the exit, beautifications to be finished at a later date.

7.09
And now for some shots around the area. The residential area.

7.10
The commercial area.

7.11
An overview of the Chilliwack town site.

7.12
And some farms for your eyes to enjoy!

7.13

7.14

7.15
And Exit 39 on the outskirts of the farms.

7.16
And a mosaic of Chilliwack Regional Campground to finish things off.

Thanks for reading, and hope you enjoyed the latest update of Cascadia!

                             -Jordan :thumbsup:

Very inspiring MD, and I really like your latest rural update! Looking forward to future updates :)

VERY NICE &apls 

I am also working on a rural area but am having some issues.  One being that I can't get any of my custom farmlands to grow.  I know one is by SimGoober, not sure about the other tho.  What can I do????? note i do not have the CAM installed and i know thats why the other won't grow, do SG's need CAM aswell? 

Lovely update! I love the farmlands, very realistic!  &apls

Vrey nice update.  :thumbsup:  Is that red tipped windmill functional or just eye candy?

Very nice work on the overpass/ exit area, I think you should do that on all of your highways.

Fantastic work on that highway and on the rural parts around... :thumbsup:

Oh yeah!!! Awesome update!!! Fantastic rural area, and suburbs too!!! Great work my friend!!!  &apls &apls &apls

Very nice update!  Great batch of farming all around here!  The urban part of Chilliwack also looks quite nice indeed! 


I like that industrial site in 7.13, where did you pick it up?

T5.01
Welcome to Hixon, (pop. 367)! I'm sure Battlecat recognizes the name, along with most BC residents :D. For those that don't, read this (http://www.travel-british-columbia.com/Cariboo_Chilcotin_Coast/Hixon.aspx).

T5.02
And a teaser of what I'm planning to do in Hixon.

It obviously isn't ready yet, so that is the best shot I've got. Thanks Battlecat for that tutorial you posted in Adara (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6976.0) a few updates back :thumbsup:.

I hope you are now waiting eagerly to see the full Hixon and Chilcotin River. I'm short on time, so replies will be done next time. Thanks!

                  -Jordan

puresim: Thank you!

MattyFo: Thank you! Did you look at the dependency list?

BuildingUp: Thank you very much!

djvandrake: Thanks! Yes, that is a functional windmill. It is the SFBT Wind Power Plant by voltaic (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2321).

Cyclone1001: Thank you! And I already do.

bat: Thank you!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you very much! ;D

Battlecat: Thank you! And I got it here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=12626).

Guess what? Another teaser :D!

T6.01
Here is the Hixon townsite.

T6.02
And here is the Chilcotin River:

Thanks guys for reading! :D

                                       -Jordan

Nice teaser and thanks for the link!   ;D

Fantastic update!  Interesting use of the flowers on the shoreline of that river!  The small part of that train station I can see there in Hixon looks fantastic as well!

My friend, great work!!! Awesome both images!!! Fantastic teaser!!!  :thumbsup:

Looks really good, but the river area looks a little too 'uniform' so I suggest mixing up the grasses and such around it! But anyways, good work all around!

djvandrake: Thank you and you're welcome :)

Battlecat: Thank you!

Tomas Neto: Thanks alot!

Cyclone 1001:Thanks! I hope it's improved a bit today.


Alright, here's Hixon in it's entirety :thumbsup:!

8.01
Here's a town overview.

8.02
And here's a night view, just because :)

8.03
This is the small community of Colgrove, just a residential block a kilometre away from Hixon, being built.

8.04
And here it is complete.

8.05
Colgrove Church, the oldest building in Hixon, built in 1866, by the family of Joseph Hixon.

8.06
The Cascadian Railway Network (CRN) passes through Hixon. Lots of passengers commute with the CRN, so every town it passes through have modern, well-equipped rail stations.

8.07
Where do they think they're going? There isn't anything in the direction they are heading.

8.08
A solitary pedestrian walking through the middle of nowhere? Smart.

8.09
Almost road kill there. There was three of them crossing earlier, and caused a car accident.

8.10
Since when are llamas amphibians?

8.11
And the finished pond. No llamas drowned in the making of this pond :D.

8.12
Just for Bernhard (Nardo69).

Quote from: Nardo69 on January 27, 2010, 03:00:24 PM
canyonjumper, I could have forgiven the flare (I don't like too much PS) and I wouldn't have said anything if there were only one level crossing but two of them so close to each other - no way!  $%Grinno$%

Better?

8.13
And next time...Duncan. I'm trying out a new turning lane mod, so let me know what you think.

And that was Update 8! See you guys next time!

                    -Jordan

Where did you get those paths in the last pic? Oh yeah, looks nice (amphibian llamas, what a joke. We all know they are reptiles!

great update there, maybe don't go quite so overboard on the flowers, but other than that, fantastic shots.

Nice looking update!  The homes and dirt tracks facing the railway are particularly eye catching, how did you pull that off?

The pictures of the town are great!  Heh, there are a lot of pedestrians on that bridge.  :P

Interesting update , i like the extra detail around the creeks and ponds :)

~Corey

Awesome update!!! Fantastic city, and florest too!!!  &apls &apls

Good update! I really like the first pic - it's perfect how this little village fits into the clearing of that forest. ALso the rail passing through with that dirt roads aside looks very natural!

What a nice town!

Very nicely done! Must be peaceful there ... except when the trains pass through. ;D

Cyclone1001: Thanks! And those paths are Shadow Assassins Cycleways (New-looking (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=15363) or Old-looking (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=15534)).

mightygoose: Thanks, and now, looking back in retrospect, I realize that I did indeed go overboard on the flowers :).

Battlecat: Thank you! Those are actually lots that I found somewhere on the STEX. I tried looking for them, but no luck. The only clue I have is that they were uploaded sometime in 2003.

sumwonyuno: Thank you! I have no idea why there was so many pedestrians on the bridge.

Corey (Nexis4Jersey): Thanks!

Tomas Neto: Thanks alot!

Rady: Thank you Rady!

976: Thanks!

jimbo_jj: Thank you and yes I imagine it is!

This is the first in a series of four updates about various vacation and resort towns around Cascadia. Each update will feature the town itself, and the various resorts, campgrounds, hotels, or motels around it. First up, Ashcroft.

9¼.01
Ashcroft was founded in 1967 by a group of loggers and their families as a temporary settlement meant to be disassembled when the nearby forests were cut down.

9¼.02
However, now in 2011 the town has thrived.

9¼.03
Nearby Nepa Lake has attracted resorts and vacation homes. This one is for sale for CCD$3.5M. Previously owned by the Meaden Family, it has 5 bedrooms and a master suite, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, basement suite, study, dining room and attic. 2 floors plus a basement and an attic. Designed by the renowned Matt325, this home is very spacious, and has a pool.

9¼.04
This home on the outskirt of the area is secluded, but provides quick access to the Nepa Lake Provincial Campsites. This home is brand new, and is available for CCD$2M. 4 bedrooms and a master suite, 3 bathrooms, dining room and study. This one too, designed by Matt325, who has done most of the houses around Ashcroft.

9¼.05
And here's a shot of the farms on the other side of town.

9¼.06
And one last pic of Ashcroft. Note how the town has expanded over the hill.

And that was Part One of this update. Next time we will have Crescent Point, a small resort municipality on the Sunshine Coast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Coast_(British_Columbia)).

Thank you for reading :thumbsup:!

            -Jordan

I need 3.5M CCD right now. That house looks perfectly secluded.
In the second to the last picture, what is happening with that building near the road curve?

 &apls

Well done.  Great shot of the under construction houses.

emgmod: Sold! Sign here "$Deal"$ please. And I have no idea what is going on there. Glitch I think.

djvandrake:Thank you!


Today's update is Part Two to this series.

9½.01
Here is Crescent Point, a pleasant town of 346 people. This town's main revenue is tourism, so there are several accommodations nearby.

9½.02
Here is a lovely secluded cottage. Available to rent for $CCD70K, the cottage is perfect for a weekend to getaway from it all. Optional power activated by a switch in the kitchen.

9½.03
Or you could stay at the Crescent Hotel located at the heart of the town. Not far from amenities, you won't be disappointed with the view out to Vancouver Island. CCD$500 a night.

9½.04
This seaside villa has a phenomenal view of the Georgia Strait. For rent, CCD$1000 you can stay in this luxurious villa for three nights.

9½.05
This lodge is perfect for those who want to reduce their carbon footprint. Made of green materials, it will only need CCD$650 for you to stay in it.

9½.06
The DeHune Hotel and Spa is right on the waterfront, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding area. Renting a room for one night will take CCD$560

9½.07
This beautiful home is for sale CCD$1.5M. Fully furnished, this home is far enough away from Crescent Point to be a quiescent place to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature.

Next...Whistler :D

             -Jordan

Wowww, great updates here my friend, in your MD!!! Really awesome!!!  &apls

Great mix of shots in these last two updates!  Crescent point reminds me a bit of Tofino, another small coastal town in BC with very high end hotels! 

So why have i missed Cascadia until now? It is just great and i think i spent almost an hour looking trough all. I hate building citys on hillys areas, but i think you made it great.
I liked looking at your construction sites turning in to buildings. :thumbsup:

Nice little town with some good looking hotels.  :thumbsup:

Great update! I love the little towns. So is the CCD$ equal to the USD? If not, whats the exchange rate?

Tomas Neto: Thanks, Tomas!
Battlecat: Thanks, Battlecat! I do have a SC4M file of the Pacific Rim Nat'l Park area, including Tofino and Ucluelet.
Q-Tips: Thanks for reading it all through, nedalezz. I do try to make everything aesthetically pleasing.
djvandrake: Thanks, DJ!
nedalezz: Thank you, little towns are my specialty! CCD is equivalent to approx. USD $1.10, but does change frequently.


I'm working on an entry for the Thematic Competition, so I thought I'd show you what I was aiming for.

I started using the Lot Editor for the first time, and I got the hang of it, I just need ideas for the plaza. Is it okay the way it is, or should I tweak it?

                 -Jordan :thumbsup:

Great teaser! The only thing I can think of is change the two fountains to one large fountain. But that's just my opinion. I think it looks great! :)

A lot of hard work is really evident here, Jordan.  This was a great place to come rest my eyes.


David

Looks good Jordan.  My suggestions for your lot would be to add some people, and put dirt circles around the bases of your trees so they don't look like they're growing out of the bricks.

I actually like the way it looks!

BuildingUp:Thanks! Advice taken into consideration ;D!
David (dedgren):Thank you David, I try hard.
djvandrake:Thanks DJ! V3 will have people and bases.
nedalezz:Thanks!


Here's the second version of the plaza:

I will have a third version, hopefully the final version, ready soon, and that will have people and tree bases :D!

                 -Jordan :thumbsup:

Version 2 looks good.  :D

 I like to see members trying out LE.  It's not really that hard to get into it and once you do I find it very addictive and I know of a few others that are in the same boat.
Anyways, about the LOT.  I find it bare and frankly a little boring.  You need to remember that the cathedral is very grand so the LOT needs to reflect this.  A larger fountain in the front, maybe some fences down the sides, a fancy garden, some benches, large older mature trees and always remember to add people.
This is just my opinion but maybe it will get you thinking a bit.  If you need any help with props, just drop me a PM any time.  ;)

Robin  :thumbsup:

Well, nice update!

Looks great! I just would go with what djvandrake said - some little dirt or stone circle surrounding the trees would be a nice addition. Also, you possibly would like to add a low wrought iron chain seperating the plaza from the man road. Just that none of the little sims that inevitabely will play around here will get hurt by a car passing by.

Scott (scott1964): Thank you!

Robin (rooker1): Thanks Robin :thumbsup: I'll be sure to include those ideas. Do you know where some good fountain props are?

976: Thank you!

Rady: My first priority is keeping my little sims safe :D

Update Ten is basically a teaser of my entry to the Thematic Competition.









Suggestions are welcome :)

            -Jordan :thumbsup:

This is coming along great. I love the small town feeling you give. Tough the cathedral / big church gives me a sense of a town with a big history. Now your challence is to get the right residental to grow.

Your canals look great.  :thumbsup:

Heh, I was waiting for the area around the church to be built out.  The development doesn't look complete yet, but the development that is already there is nice!

Wow my friend, this canals are awesome!!! Fantastic city!!!  :thumbsup:

You're citie is beautiful! Similar layout to one of my own cities except the city hall is where the church is then the plaza then accross the way is the church.

All of your work here in Cascadia and your Thematic Competition pictures are amazing. You really work hard, Jordan. Sorry I don't stop by more often.

Ethan

P.S. Welcome to page 6 and the Best Sellers...

Welcome to the Best Sellers Jordan. You're doing great work here. The closeup of the plaza in front of the church really captures a great scene. It should make for a nice entry into the thematic competition.

Geoff

Q-Tips: Thank you! I plan to plop the residential, as I have a large mix, I would rather have one or two styles for this particular town.

djvandrake: Thank you!

Sumwonyuno: The development isn't quite ready yet, I had to find some more W2Ws and I had to fix an issue with the ExtraPlugins.dll. But fear not, it'll be ready soon!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks alot, Tomas!

Daniel (danielcote): Thanks! That is a cool fact ;D!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks for the compliment, Ethan! I try my best to make the updates worth reading. And as long as you stop in once in a while, I won't get too angry ;D. And thanks for propelling my MD across Best Seller's Canyon :thumbsup:!

Geoff (calibanX): Thanks, Geoff! The plaza isn't quite finished yet, there are still details like people and bases to add, but I will have it ready in time to meet the deadline.


Cascadia is now in the Best Sellers! Thanks Ethan for moving this MD up a notch on the Mayor's Diary ladder :thumbsup:! Here are some more pics! I'm almost finished the waterfront area, Now I'm moving on to the downtown area by the Church. I'm tentatively calling the town GrantView.






Ethan gets to pick one of those to live in :thumbsup:. Thanks again to all of you who helped make this MD what it is!

                  -Jordan :thumbsup:

Like usually, looks great!

Hey Jordan,
Congrats on jumping right over the Recently Published section and into The Best Sellers section with ease.  It gives me great pleasure to move your MD.

Congratulations from myself and The SC4D Staff! &apls

Hi Jordan!!! Awesome city again, my friend!!! The channels and the suburb perfectly combine creating a wonderful place!!! Fantastic!!!  &apls &apls
Welcome to the Best Sellers!!!  :thumbsup:

Things are coming along very nicely for your thematic competition entry.  Looking forward to seeing the finished product! 

Very good! I like how you integrate the park's pathways with the bridge, street, etc.

976: Thanks!

Robin (rooker1): Thank you very much, Robin, as well as the SC4D staff! :thumbsup:

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you and thank you!

Battlecat: Thank you, so am I :thumbsup:!

Rady: Thank you!


I was working on the plaza a bit more today. Here's what I've got now:
T10-01

Does anybody know of any better fountains? Or any other props that could go in?:

                  -Jordan :thumbsup:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F%5Bcenter%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg30.imageshack.us%2Fimg30%2F2428%2Ft101fin.jpg%255B%2Fcenter%255D&hash=1c0744b51cbcd60f66b6fba6efeb496a4ed9f4f1)

EDIT: Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremonies tonight! Anybody watching?

I am! I'm really excited about them. I want to visit Canada sometime. Anyways great update! I like the fountain you used!

great plaza, the fountain fits great. I'd add some trashcans :)

BuildingUp: Thank you!

soulchaser: Thank you and I will :)

I went downtown on Saturday, just to experience the Olympic fever downtown. It was a raining off and on all day. Took some pics, so here you are: ;D

12-01
This is GM Place (http://wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Place), one of the Olympic Venues, all decked out in Olympic posters.

12-02
The Hockey House was pretty loud, considering it was only 11:30 in the morning. But then again this is Canada


12-03
Various little inukshuks someone erected all along the seawall.

12-04
The Ontario Pavilion, one of the many pavilions scattered throughout Downtown.

12-05
This is for everybody downunder. The IOC [linkie] (http://www.shotinvancouver.com/vancouver/olympics/australian-olympic-team-hoists-a-huge-banner-over-athletes-village/) wanted it taken down, but it's still there ;D

12-06
These flags line the seawall by the Olympic Village.

12-07
Heading towards the Olympic Cauldron, along Canada Place.

12-08
Another shot of the street. The whole area is blocked off, only authorized vehicles allowed through.

12-09
And the Olympic Cauldron. It was fenced off shortly after Gretzky lit it. I had to jam the lens through the gap ;D

12-10
Samsung getting in on the Olympic action.

12-11
Here's Robson Square. The ice on the rink isn't real; the real ice melted a week ago ;D

12-12
Here's two more shots of Olympic posters.

12-13

12-14
This is the foyer of the convention center. People were taking pictures of themselves 'holding up' the world :)

12-15
And the cauldron again, this time at night, and lit up!

12-16
The Olympic Rings are positioned in North Vancouver, across Burrard Inlet

12-17
Looking back at the Convention Centre, you can just barely make out the cauldron.

12-18
On Robson Street, the roads on either side of us are closed.

12-19
And Granville Street, looking back towards False Creek.

12-20
And one last shot of the skyline of the area near Main Street and Science World, which the Russians have turned into an exhibition of Sochi 2014.

                    -Jordan :thumbsup:

Fantastic pictures!!!  Thanks for sharing those.  How exciting.

And I like your plaza.  Looks quite nice.  :thumbsup:

Awesome!

Wow, beautiful plaza my friend!!!  :thumbsup:

Very nice pictures, too!!!

Some very nice photos from your trip to Vancouver, Jordan. I, for one am not a fan of them fencing in the cauldron. Seems, very un-olympian. I love that Aussie poster  :D. I'm glad they didn't take it down. (Even though I'm a kiwi at heart.)

Also, I think that your plaza looks fine. Maybe some of the NUTs market stall props (on the LEX) could spruce it up a little bit. Or maybe one of c.p.'s great Cafe tables and a vendor.

Ethan

djvandrake: Thank you!

976: Thanks!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you very much!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm steadily progressing on Grantview. I'm slowly replacing the light blue canal water for the one you see here. Here's some more pics:

13-1

12-2

13-3

               -Jordan :thumbsup:

Ooh! I definitely like that canal better than the original one. The large amount of canals out there make it hard for me to choose which ones I should use.

The massive amount of high wealth in this city still amazes me.

Ethan

 &apls &aplsGreat pics from Vancouver Jordan, and great work with your canal

I like the second pic, looks like a great place to take a walk.  :thumbsup:

Busy times in downtown Vancouver!  Nice job with those canals, the new texture looks excellent!

Ethan (ecoba): Thank you Ethan! I think this texture suits the city more.

kimcar: Thank you very much!

djvandrake: Thanks, DJ!

Battlecat: Thank you! And yes, it was pretty busy, but it was getting there that was the hard part ;D

I finished replacing the canals, and reworked the shoreline a bit. I also added a FLuP tunnel to a neighbouring tile which I think I'll start working on when I finish Grantview.

14-01
Havva mosaic, just because I felt like making one, and because I don't recall showing one here yet.

14-02
Almost finished over here. You can see I swapped out the old SAM texture for this cobblestone one.

14-03
And this is the University of Northern Cascadia (UNC). I left the SAM texture here alone, as it fit in with the Jon's (JBSimio) excellent campus buildings.

And to all you lurkers (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsimpeg.com%2Fforum%2FSmileys%2Fcustom1%2Flurking.gif&hash=8e655d2f0656a15674f8811ba3b6b9f26a7730fc), I know you're there, so leave a comment ;D

                                        -Jordan :thumbsup:

Very nice! It all looks good, now you just need an overly-huge palace :P

Fantastic!  Those new textures are great.  How are you modifying them?

The crosswalks at the road crossing the canal are a great touch as well! 

I'd live there! The crossing is a very nice touch if it's one of yours.

Out of curiosity, are many of the lots in the last update customized?

I'd like to live in one of those canalside houses!  Good job on the customized elements too.

I'd like to purchase one of those homes. I'd love to be able to stand at that bridge and watch the water. Very good!  &apls

Cyclone1001: Thanks! That palace just might go in after the Competition is over ;D the LE

Battlecat: Thank you! Those canals are actually by SimGoober, found here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=979). I really do like those crosswalks, I might just have to go in the LE and change the sidewalk texture though.

puresim: Thanks! The crossing is not mine, it's part of a set released by Swamper77 [link] (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=3871). I don't customize too many lots ATM, as I'm focused on my plaza                         the Competition, but in the future (March) I will probably start again.

antimonycat: Thanks! Which house did you want ;D

BuildingUp: You can have one too!

Time for today's progress report! Finished up two areas today; the commercial strip I mentioned last time, and a reworked residential area.

7-01
Another shot of the University of Northern Cascadia.

7-02
The reworked park and FLuP tunnel

7-03
The aforementioned residential area. It's actually more of mix ;D The diagonal fillers are a big part of this area.

7-04
And to end, a shot of a pedestrian bridge across the canal.

                -Jordan :thumbsup:

Nice  ;D

Very nice!  I really like how your university turned out, and those canals are great!  :thumbsup:

Well very cool, I didn't realize there was a fresh version of those canals!  Great job on this city, it's really looking fantastic!

WOW!!!! Awesome updates my friend!!! Your city is amazing!!!!  &apls &apls &apls

Scott (scott1964): Thanks!

djvandrake: Thank you very much!

Battlecat: Thanks, Battlecat!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks alot!

Alright, for all intents and purposes, Grantview is finished! I've just got to take the necessary pictures and post them in my Entry Thread. I've got two mosaics today, one detailing the town centre and the other the shoreline.

16-01
I threw the crosswalks into the LE, and changed the sidewalks, so now they almost match. I really have to get rid of that TP'd tree. Is there a mod for that? I also DL'd Battlecat's excellent cul-de-sac mod, which makes the street ends look more like Canadian cul-de-sacs.

16-02
There, the new canals in all their shoreline glory ;D. Also, the BSC's awesome parks used as a riverfront park. Is there a way for FLuPs to continue on another tile? No, let me rephrase that: Do FLuP neighbour connections work?

16-03
Here's the final version of the plaza. There are more people, but they only show up on zoom 5. I added garbage cans and covered tables.

16-02
And here's the overview :thumbsup:

If there's any rules I've overlooked, or anything you think should be added, let me know before March 1^st, so that I have the time to add/change anything and take the photos. Thanks again for all your feedback ;D

                       -Jordan :thumbsup:

The mansion with the red brick around it is so something I would love to live in. The whole mosaic is breathtaking! I also really adore that small town feel in the first one.

&apls &apls &apls

Looks very nice! Great work.  :thumbsup:

Lots of great looking pictures, and your plaza is a nice piece of work. There is a good mix of buildings from different makers, giving your city quite a natural feel.

It looks really nice, great mosaics  !   :thumbsup:

 &apls &apls Great work Jordan . I like what you did with the canal and great touch of realism too  :thumbsup:

Good job.  :) Couple of questions. What is FLUP and where do you get it. And I notice some accessories on the sides of your roads like a little fence with the light poles.  :D 

It looks good, Jordan. Except, mosaics aren't allowed. And all of your pictures have to show the cathedral or your other church.

Hope you can fix it, because March One will come up soon. Anyway, Grantview turned out to be an excellent little town.

Ethan

Great overview shot!

Very nice small town. I love the neighborhood with beautiful houses and your campus is great  ;)

BuildingUp: Thank you, and that was what I was aiming for.

djvandrake:Thanks!

kwakelaar: Thanks, and I do have alot of houses, don't I?

Yann (Yan077):Thanks!

kimcar: Thanks alot![/b]

Scott (scott1964): Thanks! FLuPs are part of the NAM, and the accessories are Jeroni's Side Street Mod (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=115).

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks! Any pictures I post here are merely showcasing Grantview, they are not necessarily the pictures I will submit. I have to do a little repositioning of the smaller church, to allow for a bigger area to show up close. I wonder if I can link this MD to the entry, for extra pictures?

sumwonyuno: Thanks!

M.M.Malwin: Thank you very much!

I have started a new medium-sized tile next to Grantview. I'm considering to make Grantview a suburb.

T11-01
Just a rough outline of the city centre.

T11-02
An overview of the marina.

Lots of overhanging lots used in those pics ;D. Comments welcome!

          -Jordan :thumbsup:

A lot of overhanging lots indeed. That (overhanging lots) is one of the many lotting tasks that I think I will have to try soon. Lotting is very exciting for me, but it takes a long time! But, maybe that's just me. Did you lot these yourself? (Or am I going on a long rant about something completely irrelevant, if I am please let me know...)

Ethan

Looks good. A lot of potential in this area.

Quote from: canyonjumper on February 21, 2010, 01:47:17 PM
T11-02
An overview of the marina.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg714.imageshack.us%2Fimg714%2F9580%2Ft1102.jpg&hash=2b19f56e78327c3470db00eedb1537b93800e6fe)

This is something you can see so many times. I also did it myself. ;)

Maybe you can tell me, how the boats can get out of the harbour?  :P

Just a little spot on realism....

Ben....

Hi my friend!!! Really fantastic start on your new city!!! Awesome work!!!  &apls &apls

Nice stuff you've posted over the weekend!  I like the start you've made on your new tile. 

That marina looks great except for the boats being a bit too close together!

Love the Coastline! Looks like this could be the making of a large urban center?


EDIT:  Where did you get the "straight coastline thing" it looks very good on those islands!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks! No I didn't make them myself; they were included in the set. I'm sure that if you lot some yourself, they'll turn out great ;D

djvandrake: Thanks, and yes it has a lot of potential.

Ben (soulchaser): This is just a rough draft; the marina will extend further towards the edge of the tile.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you very much!

Battlecat: Thanks! That will be fixed.

Matt (MattyFo): That is exactly what it could be ;D The "straight coastline thing" comes from the canal set linked in Update 16.

No pics today folks, seeing as my laptop is doing interesting things all by itself :D However, I am working on another update That relates more to Cascadia as a whole. Perhaps hand drawn maps and photos are in the near future? Or maybe a list of the major plugins I use (I say major because I use way too many to list them all :D). Here's a link to a website that will give you a taste of what I'm trying to do for the future [link] (http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Many_Nations_of_North_America)

                       -Jordan :thumbsup:

Ok Jordan!!! I'll return to see the newness of the next updates, my friend!!!  :thumbsup:

Cant wait, bring on the new update!

Very nice start. It starts very well, these are well thought layout! Wait to see more!  ;)

Nice harbour can't wait to see more

Will

Great marina my friend, looking forward to seeing the area develop!  &apls

Excellent, excellent work!

That Marina looks great, I can't wait to see the city grow up around it.  :)

Havva good one,
Adrian.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Almost there!

Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks!

M.M. Malwin: Thanks!

Will (penguin007): Thanks!

BuildingUp: Thank you!

Adrian (Adroman): Thanks, and the city is already in the works ;D

My grandfather passed away last night, so updates may be a bit sparser than usual. The last few weeks I've been going back and forth from Surrey to Kelowna or Quesnel. But last night, he passed away in his sleep. So just to tide you over, I've got a picture of what I'm calling Eastside.


                   Your friend,
                                           Jordan

I'm sorry for your loss, Jordan. It sounds like it's been a bit of a rough time for your family recently. At least it sounds like your grandfather died peacefully, and not after a period of suffering.

Ethan  :)

I'm so sorry to hear about your grandfather Jordan. You have my condolences.

My friend..., my big friend, you have my condolences!!! I'm sorry for your loss!!!

It's a very nice picture Jordan, and our thoughts are with you at this very difficult time.  &ops

All the best to you.

Its very tough losing a loved one, and it will take some time to heal, but in the end, life has a way of picking us up when he dont have the power to lift ourselves.

Im very sorry for your loss, and you have my heartfelt condolences.

Looks I missed 3 pages. They're great!

Sorry to hear about your loss.  All the best to you and your family.

You have my condolences Jordan. Nice shot of Eastside, very West Coast :)

My condolences to you  and your family for your grandfather

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks, Ethan.

BuildingUp: Thanks.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks, Tomas.

djvandrake: Thanks, DJ.

Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks, Nedal.

976: Thanks.

Battlecat: Thanks.

Matt (MattyFo): Thanks, Matt.

kimcar: Thanks.


I've made some progress on Eastside (which I've renamed to Bonner City). To start us off, here'a a mosaic of the completed downtown area.

17-1
17-2
Exit 324 of Highway 3A, going through Bonner City

17-2
Exit 326 of Highway 3A, with access to Highway 3B (Grantview Connector), which heads to Grantview.

17-3
The revised Marina.

17-4
A waterfront area.

That's all for now. Enjoy!

           Your friend,
                          Jordan :thumbsup:

Absolutely adore the work you've done on the downtown. I really like the lighthouse and statue of liberty islands too. The Marina and waterfront are splendid.

&apls

A very interesting update!  The islands for the lighhouse and statue of liberty are awesome, and your downtown area looks quite nice.  :thumbsup:

Great pictures of your nice city. :thumbsup:

What a sensational mosaic, your downtown looks fabulous! I cant wait to see how that place looks at night :)

Your marina is also very nice, understated but complete. Are you planning developments around it?

That first mosaic is really well done ! I like the way the canals leads to the standard maxis river. Also that skyscrapers city along the water is very nice.
Picture 17.4 is great, a nice composition of buildings there.

Take care,
-Arthur.  :thumbsup:

Fantastic job!  The mosaic looks amazing as do all your other shots.  The revised marina looks excellent! 

 &apls &apls I like what you did with the waterfront. People gonna have a great view over there  ;D

 &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls

Awesome update, fantastic, my friend!!!

VERY NICE!!!  Hmmmmm...the Waterfront area looks familiar though, you weren't at all inspired by your recent trip to Vancouver where you?? :D  If so great job capturing the feel of that beautiful city, if not, then it reminds me Vancouver  :D  Also I recomend giving the Marina a bit more capacity with PEG's Dock Extention and Dock End available on the STEX just search Marina  ;)  If you don't already have them of course.


-Matt

Just a little detour from Bonner City to visit Porteau, a small community on the North Californian coast.

18-1
An overview of Porteau. With only 177 inhabitants, this small hamlet doesn't have much to keep residents here. Only a small CMP (Cascadian Mounted Police) station, a branch of the RCMP, a small fire station, and a very small general store. In fact, the only real attraction here is the pristine beach.

18-2
With warm waters April through October, Porteau Beach is a popular day trip spot. The soft sand feels great under the toes, and surfing is very popular. With the fallen trees typical of most West Coast beaches present, who needs a beach blanket, or a lawn chair :D?

18-3
The actual townsite consists of a mere twelve houses and six businesses. The houses are only there because the occupants fell in love with the beach, and love to spend hours on the beach, listening to the waves break, and feel the soft sand between their toes.

Hope you enjoyed that little excursion to the beach! That was part three of the holiday series I started a while ago. To refresh your memory, the first two were Ashcroft, and Crescent Point. Next time we return to Bonner City to see the progress on the marina and the construction of Highway 1.

                   Your friend,
                                  Jordan :thumbsup:

Wow, that looks way better than my beach :)

I love the little town, if I could, Id want to own a house there and just disappear there for a weekend or so :)

Awesome beach and I love the color of the water.

Stunning job on that beach and shoreline!   

I reconise part of that mosaic:)  Funny thing, when I saw that pic in the Picture Competion I thought that there was something really wrong with the beach, shoreline, EVERYTHING!!!.  I couldn't put my finger on it but I thought something was odd about that beach......   There I was wondering,  why is the water white by the shoreline?  The rocks and logs look like they are floating above water! NO MAXIS WAVES,  that's it!!! Stupid me, I did not have those Maxis waves there to tell me where the shoreline was :D.  I had thought the white part was the "underwater texture" and where Maxis would have their waves would be right where the grass and flowers end.  So I must ask, where did the maxis waves go?  Photoshopped? A Mod that removes it?


Sorry for the unusual comment, but it was one of those moments where I laughed at myself and said "Wow, Now i see it".  That being said, I wish I could take my vote back in the Pic Comp :(  Now that "I see it" that beach is very nice and I just love the paths going from the houses down to what I now reconise as the beach :D.

-Matt

[Edit]  Accually I did manage to change my vote, no one voted after me ;)

The shoreline detailing is excellent. I like that style. The coastal road with the scattered houses look very realistic.  My only criticism is that the water color is too bright for my taste.

 &apls &apls Very nice beach. Which one is it . A mod from you ?

Awesome rural coastline there can't wait for more

Will

Wow...., the color of the water is fantastic!!! Beautiful beach, really awesome, and very nice forest too!!!  &apls &apls

Looks good.  :)

What a difference between the two waterfronts from your updates. The first one is as packed with buildings as is possible the next one is looking like the perfect holiday spot. I must say great work on both occasions.

Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks! I got the idea to do a beach from your MD.

djvandrake: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thank you very much!

Matt (MattyFo): Yeah, the waves were draining my CPU, so I turned them off in the Settings. Sorry for the confusion. There is a pic with waves and darker water in the Comp Thread.

Rick (RickD): Thanks Rick

kimcar: Thank you! No its not mine, it's DK Cyan from Rivits Coastal Modd (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22358). I wish it was mine, its so well done.

Will (penguin007): Thank you, Will!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thank you, my friend :D!

Scott (scott1964): Thanks!

Gjermund (kwakelaar): Thank you! Yes it is rather a large difference :D.


Back to Bonner City this time! Made some progress on the downtown/waterfront area, and the marina.

19-01
Oakridge Place, quite possibly my favourite BAT. You will see it alot in this MD.

19-02
The school complex. I've used SimGoober's excellent Enyati School lots here.

19-03
I'v removed the board walk, and replaced it with a small boat pontoon.

19-04
'Nother shot of downtown/waterfront.

19-05
The marina, with the immediate area filled in. The tall buildings have been demo'd, as I felt they did not fit the feel of the area.

19-06
The exit leading into Bonner City

And a collection of interchanges. I've upgraded the highway to 8 lanes. All functional.
19-07

19-08

19-09

19-10

That's all for now. Hope you enjoyed the nineteenth update of Cascadia. Also, Cascadia is also at CSGforums, so feel free to check it out.

           Your friend,
                          Jordan :thumbsup:

Like the highways and roads.  :)

Cascadia is a wonderful place, amazingly beautiful!!! Awesome update my friend!!!  &apls

Lots of progress and looks good.  Can't wait to see it fill out.  Great stuff.

Great stuff, Jordan!! &apls  I really like your highways!


-Matt

Great highways. And nice to see you used the Enyati schools. Those BATs are quite old but still very good.

 &apls &aplsExcellenmt update once again. Thanks for the link too . It`s appreciate :thumbsup:

This business district is coming together very nicely!  Great selection of buildings!

Very great!

You've really put together a gorgeous CBD here, my friend. Excellent job, Jordan.

I'll be by more oftenm I promise.

Ethan

Nice work again there can't wait for more

Will

Scott (scott1964): Thank you!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): I want it to be ;D Thanks!

djvandrake: Filled out it shall be ;D Thank you!

Matt (MattyFo): Thank you!

Rick (Rick D): Thanks! Yes they are ;D

kimcar: Thank you, and your welcome!

Battlecat: Thank you! It's always great to read your comments ;D

976: Thanks!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks Ethan! Your comments are always welcome, no matter when you post ;D

Will (penguin007): Thank you!


Sorry for the delay between updates. I've been busy with school, and Reach For The Top, plus life threw me a curveball. I've also been busy over at CSGforums (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/). And my laptop was doing interesting things, like crashing. But I fixed my scanner this morning, so I drew some maps, scanned them, and uploaded them just for you ;D. I also wrote some history about why the boundaries are the way they are.

HISTORY:

In 2017, the North American War, fueled by border disputes and water supplies, splits Canada and the US into several countries. Cascadia was neutral, and remained out of the fighting. The US is split into the Confederation of the Great Plains, And the United States, while joins the Maritime provinces of Canada to form Acadia. Canada is split into Quebec, Newfoundland, acadia, while ontario, the praire provinces, and the territories remain in Canada

Cascadia gave its provinces more power, in order to prevent it's own breakup. In effect, Cascadia became like the UK, in the way that each province was basically a country, tied to a central government. The former American state of Alaska joined the Confederation in 2024, in a smaller scale border skirmish with Russia. Hawai'i joined in November of that year after it felt threatened by China after it declared war on the US (the US had allegedly denied access to the Chinese leader). Baja California and Baja California Sur joined after the third Mexican Civil War (2022 - 2026).

In June of 2027, British Columbia had grown to the point where the gov't could not handle the population effectively, so it split into several different provinces (Stikine, Fraser, Cariboo, Okanagan, Vancouver Island).

The current event everybody is talking about is the impending war between Russia and China. Details have surfaced that say Russia has been in talks with the Mongolians about a possible annexation. China is furious because the Mongolians were meeting with them about the same issue.

MAPS:

20-01

20-02

20-03

20-04

Hope you enjoyed this installment of Cascadia!

                         -Jordan :thumbsup:

An interesting update, Jordan. I like the 'prediction of the future' you've given us, as it seems like the US and China will probably get into a war eventually. (Due to the US owing China trillions of dollars and not paying them...) One thing I must point out however, is that the UK is a Unitary government, the divisions have no real power, other than voting for the lords of parliament. Also, with the United States redrawns I must admit that I am not pleased with Florida getting larger, Georgia should get all of that land!  :D  $%Grinno$%

Ethan

You do an amazing job at handdrawing that map man! And great History too. :thumbsup:

Very cool and interesting. :) I like it. You've put so much work into your region, as well as a story line to go with it, making it very entertaining. This is by far the best Mayor Diary I've EVER read! &apls &apls &apls

Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what else you've got in store!

Nice job with the hand drawn maps! 

Nice update!

I love historical facts and updates about MDs, and this was certainly a great one :)

Quite an interesting look into the future.

Ethan (ecoba): One thing I must point out is that this is the future, where anything is possible ;D Thanks for your insight!

marsh: Thanks!

Nego: Thanks! That's one of the best comments I've gotten! Thank you!

Battlecat: Thanks!

976: Thank you!

Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks for the comment!

Gjermund (kwakelaar): Thank you!


This is the first of a set of six, the "Best Of Cascadia". The updates will all be laid out differently, and I will attempt to include a preview of the next update with each one. There will also be the introduction of a storyline soon, when I finish Bonner City. I have my plans ;D. So without any further ado, here is Part One of Six.

T13-01

And the promised sneak-peek of update 21, which will be split into three parts:

T13-02

Yes, I am working on signs now! And that can only mean one thing ;D:

T13-03

Yes! I can BAT now (thanks to alot of help from BuddyBud ;D)

That's all for now, readers! Hope to see you all soon with Part II!

                  -Jordan :thumbsup:

That is sooooooooooooooo cool  ;D &apls (sorry for all of the Os). Can't wait to see more!

Great news! Will you do HD?

How do you export BATs in HD? ()what() The best export setting there is High. &mmm

 &apls Glad for you that you can bat. Never enough batter for do stuff  ;D

Looks good.  I looked back at your last few updates as well, and you seem to have skills with waterfronts.  Maybe I can get some ideas looking through your pictures.  Keep up the good work.

Looks very good! Great work!

Just a quick announcement:

I have started a second MD on CSGf, Okanagan. It can be found here (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=472). It is a narrative, taking place in Cascadia, based on the character of Tyler Jellkey.

                    -Jordan :thumbsup:

Well, it is the future, just me not liking Florida as much, too hot!  :D

Great looking signs, Jordan. However, have you thought about looking into HD signs, I know that Ryan BATs HD signs and they look wonderful, as do your diagrams above, however in game it looks rather pixely.

Hope to see some more work from Cascadia soon, and I'll stop by CSG to check out Okanagan.

Ethan  :)

Nego: Then more you shall have!

RickD: I will absolutely do HD, just have to learn how first ;D

Nego (2): I heard there is a script, an Merijn (tag_one) posted the link in my BAT thread, so I'm gonna try that.

kimcar: Well thank you!

Kevin1a: I hope my work inspires some new stuff from you ;D. I must say though, that the last few updates have been my best.

976: Thanks!

Ethan (ecoba): HD signs, absolutely. I hope you do hop over to Okanagan ;D


Alright! Part Deux ;D Here we go!











And another sign design:


                  -Jordan :thumbsup:

Amazing wor man. &apls ecept theres a pic inserted wrong inbetween the 5th and 6th pics

Richmond Mall is great. And your coastal style (last pic) is still awesome.  ;)

Cool houses in Grantville.  :D

Quote from: marsh on May 02, 2010, 01:03:00 PM
Amazing wor man. &apls ecept theres a pic inserted wrong inbetween the 5th and 6th pics

Thanks marshy! Fixed ;D

Quote from: RickD on May 02, 2010, 02:45:21 PM
Richmond Mall is great. And your coastal style (last pic) is still awesome.  ;)

Thanks Rick! New coastal pic below ;D

Quote from: scott1964 on May 02, 2010, 08:05:14 PM
Cool houses in Grantville.  :D

Thanks Scott!


Just a teaser today, but it's a good one ;D First, A revisit to Hixon, with a zoom 4 mosaic of the whole town. Click the image for full size.


And now, a two new tiles!

First, Qualicum, a village on the east coast of Vancouver Island.


And here's Cultus, a new farming tile just south of Chilliwack.





I have started a spin-off of Cascadia, called Okanagan. It is a narrative, taking place in Cascadia, based on the character of Tyler Jellkey. Here's a sample:


Tyler Jellkey was born in Chilliwack, BC, Cascadia, on February 29th, 1999. He was born into a family of four. His parents were of Welsh descent, and they were a reasonably wealthy family, as they lived in the 'better' part of town. As his parents stared down lovingly at him, he started to cry softly.

Eighteen years later, as Tyler graduated Cheam Regional High School, he had already achieved a scholarship for the University of Northern Cascadia, and enrolled in the Architectural Design courses. His parents missed him at home, but eventually ended up using his room as the home theatre.

After graduating UNC, Tyler went on to be employed with Silver City Architects, as the youngest architect. This CJ is the story of what went on after Tyler started at SCA, and his adventures around the world, designing architectural wonders, eventually earning himself a prestigious award...

But that is for when Tyler has aged a bit more. For now, I think it will suffice if we just take a look at a wonder Tyler has planned for the Town of Grantview...


If you enjoyed this, you can read more here (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=472) :thumbsup:.

More on Cascadia soon!

                                      -Jordan :thumbsup:

WHAT! The US gets it's ass kicked!  :bomb:
Well, i guess i COULD still read this

I like that river. :thumbsup:  Im assuming that people of the township planted those flowers, since it would be near impossible to find those naturaly  ??? .....  :P

I didn't even notice the flowers at first.  There is so much detail, that you notice new things the longer you stare.  They look good, and I like the way the town is kind of rounded.  A lot of my developments suffer from a square look reminiscent of rapid growth, rather than the rounded look of a small town that has slowly chewed away at the edge of the forest for a number of years.  Also, that railway station is one of my favorites.  It's also present in my city, though it will be at least one or two more updates before my overview reaches that point.  May I ask where you got the two track leading up to the windmill?  Is it transit enabled?  It just happens to look a lot like the farm roads near my grandmothers house in Germany.  That white beach is very pristine looking I wouldn't mind having a campfire out there one day, and maybe camping on the beach for a day.  Anyone want to bat my tent? :D Haha.

Great stuff in the last few updates!  Nice job on the zoom 4 mosaic! 

Nice rural area! I like the farm!

Hi all! There will be an update soon focussed  on my explorations with the new NAM stuff. For now though, I have started a series of stories, non-SC4 related about alternate histories. You can read Chapter One of the first story here (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=535).

                        -Jordan :thumbsup:

Thats great man! interesting  ;)

Everyone:

Unfortunately, my installation of SC4 has gone awry. I'm 99% sure it was a computer issue. And, adding to my negative karma, it seems that when the game decided to stop working as it should, it dragged my installation folder with it. Fortunately I backed up my regions yesterday, but my plugins are not so up-to date. I will be taking time to redownload everything, and I will be starting a new region for Cascadia. If I am a little touchy over the next few days, you'll know why. I'll probably keep an actual list of CC this time ;D. Thanks guys.

               -Jordan :thumbsup:

Very sorry to hear about your computer problems, hopefully we will see Cascadia rise again.

A nice interchange there, Jordan !
I'm sorry to hear about the lost of your SC4 files.. But luckily you've made a back-up recently. (this reminds me to make a back-up too.. )

Arthur. :thumbsup:

Sorry to hear that. But good you have a backup.  :thumbsup: Waiting for the next update ...  :)

This wonderful series, "Best Of Cascadia", is amazingly fantastic!!! I'm truly speechless!!!   &apls &apls &apls

Awesome work my friend!!!

Sorry to hear about your computer problems, Jordan. Hope you get it sorted out soon, and I know that your redux will be better than ever!

Ethan  :)

I'm in the process of building a new installation too.  I didn't lose my old one, but it is cluttered, and I want to play on my netbook.  I am still going to continue my current region on my MD on my desktop, but I will probably be playing mostly on my netbook.  I have spent almost a week now putting together the perfect setup with tons of custom content and all the different mods that I have been too lazy to download in the past.  Good luck with your recovery, and I'm sorry for your loss.

Aww, sorry to hear your comp down.

Just a teaser today, I'll do replies next time.  

T15-01

Ah, the smell of a pic right out of the proverbial oven ;D This pic is of the Ladner CBD, along the main branch of the Tohose Canal. Ladner is located in Central Pacifica. It is known for it's breathtaking canal system. In the Euro section of the city, W2W buildings dominate, around a central roundabout. (Euro section is still a WIP). 

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNAM_Windows.jpg&hash=d2ead7eea4cbf8450d895667edc9d416b660be70) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=851)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNetworkWideningMod_Win.jpg&hash=1ed6ca98d8fad8e6f54234d70b3f051fc58706c2) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fcanal_lexpic.jpg&hash=e1483414eaf6ae9b8f3c933f43473ed1da38f7f8) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2373)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FLEX_bridgeset_vol1.jpg&hash=d57a01483b3d74a0442065b8fb506205a4054b7b) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2374)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fne_bridges_lex2.jpg&hash=42a876afb2cf050a2575f1328ad963136f799cf0) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2384)

Your friend, 
                  Jordan :thumbsup:

Fantastic teaser, Jordan! Great use of the TULEP and the NWM! :thumbsup:

Wow Jordan, my friend, really awesome teaser!!!   &apls
I'll be here for see the conclusion in the next update!!!  :thumbsup:

Wow, great teaser here, Jordan. Glad that you've been able to get SC4 up and running again, can't wait to see more of the new Cascadia. :)

Ethan

Heh, I think you're implying you got your computer back up and running.   :thumbsup:

Nice teaser!

Nice job on the canals and the NWM, mr jordan.  :thumbsup:

-greck

Just popping in to say that you can download my Park Set here (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=70&p=13022) :thumbsup:

                        -Jordan :thumbsup:

Oh no... So many replies.... Maybe I shouldn't have delayed them so long  &mmm

Quote from: i_love_lamp on May 07, 2010, 02:20:45 PM
WHAT! The US gets it's ass kicked!  :bomb:
Well, i guess i COULD still read this

Well, y'know, I'm Canadian...  Of course you can still read this :P I'm not totally anti-American. And FYI, the US didn't get pwned, it had another Civil War.

Quote from: marsh on May 07, 2010, 02:40:01 PM
I like that river. :thumbsup:  Im assuming that people of the township planted those flowers, since it would be near impossible to find those naturaly  ??? .....  :P

Thanks marshy! And yes, they did, as part of a rural renewal project.

Quote from: Kevin1a on May 07, 2010, 11:17:32 PM
I didn't even notice the flowers at first.  There is so much detail, that you notice new things the longer you stare.  They look good, and I like the way the town is kind of rounded.  A lot of my developments suffer from a square look reminiscent of rapid growth, rather than the rounded look of a small town that has slowly chewed away at the edge of the forest for a number of years.  Also, that railway station is one of my favorites.  It's also present in my city, though it will be at least one or two more updates before my overview reaches that point.  May I ask where you got the two track leading up to the windmill?  Is it transit enabled?  It just happens to look a lot like the farm roads near my grandmothers house in Germany.  That white beach is very pristine looking I wouldn't mind having a campfire out there one day, and maybe camping on the beach for a day.  Anyone want to bat my tent? :D Haha.

Thanks Kevin! No, those paths aren't TE'd, and they are somewhere on the LEX. I'm rather pressed for time ATM, so I'll PM you when I have the link, unless someone beats me to the punch :P

Quote from: Battlecat on May 10, 2010, 09:59:47 AM
Great stuff in the last few updates!  Nice job on the zoom 4 mosaic! 

Thanks BC!

Quote from: 976 on May 11, 2010, 08:33:14 PM
Nice rural area! I like the farm!

Thanks!

Quote from: marsh on May 13, 2010, 07:14:17 PM
Thats great man! interesting  ;)

Yes it is :P Unfortunately I haven't updated it in awhile, I've been so busy with CSGforums (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/index.php).

Quote from: kwakelaar on May 16, 2010, 01:32:18 AM
Very sorry to hear about your computer problems, hopefully we will see Cascadia rise again.

No worries ;D It's back!

Quote from: art128 on May 16, 2010, 01:39:30 AM
A nice interchange there, Jordan !
I'm sorry to hear about the lost of your SC4 files.. But luckily you've made a back-up recently. (this reminds me to make a back-up too.. )

Arthur. :thumbsup:

Nice to see my mistakes made a difference :P Thanks Arthur!

Quote from: RickD on May 17, 2010, 02:26:42 AM
Sorry to hear that. But good you have a backup.  :thumbsup: Waiting for the next update ...  :)

Thanks Raphael!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on May 17, 2010, 05:31:05 PM
This wonderful series, "Best Of Cascadia", is amazingly fantastic!!! I'm truly speechless!!!   &apls &apls &apls

Awesome work my friend!!!

Thanks Tomas! This is a great compliment coming from you, the master of mosaics!

Quote from: ecoba on May 17, 2010, 05:34:45 PM
Sorry to hear about your computer problems, Jordan. Hope you get it sorted out soon, and I know that your redux will be better than ever!

Ethan  :)

Thanks Ethan!

Quote from: Kevin1a on May 17, 2010, 10:15:53 PM
I'm in the process of building a new installation too.  I didn't lose my old one, but it is cluttered, and I want to play on my netbook.  I am still going to continue my current region on my MD on my desktop, but I will probably be playing mostly on my netbook.  I have spent almost a week now putting together the perfect setup with tons of custom content and all the different mods that I have been too lazy to download in the past.  Good luck with your recovery, and I'm sorry for your loss.

Nice to know Kevin! Thanks!

Quote from: 976 on May 19, 2010, 09:58:30 PM
Aww, sorry to hear your comp down.

Thanks.

Quote from: io_bg on May 31, 2010, 10:30:18 PM
Fantastic teaser, Jordan! Great use of the TULEP and the NWM! :thumbsup:

Thanks Ioan!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on June 01, 2010, 03:29:50 AM
Wow Jordan, my friend, really awesome teaser!!!   &apls
I'll be here for see the conclusion in the next update!!!  :thumbsup:

Thanks Tomas!

Quote from: ecoba on June 01, 2010, 05:43:57 AM
Wow, great teaser here, Jordan. Glad that you've been able to get SC4 up and running again, can't wait to see more of the new Cascadia. :)

Ethan

Thanks Ethan!! More is coming ;D

Quote from: sumwonyuno on June 02, 2010, 02:47:06 AM
Heh, I think you're implying you got your computer back up and running.   :thumbsup:

lol, yes indeed ;D

Quote from: 976 on June 02, 2010, 11:01:15 PM
Nice teaser!

Thanks!

Quote from: greckman on June 13, 2010, 06:50:40 AM
Nice job on the canals and the NWM, mr jordan.  :thumbsup:

-greck

Hey greck! Nice to see you over here as well! For anyone who doesn't know, greck and I are fellow staff members on CSGforums. Thanks for the comment! ;D


Here's what you've all been waiting for; more pics :P






More soon, I hope to have a full update sometime in the next few weeks, but RL has been unpredictable. But I get out of school on Monday (21 June), so I will have lots of free time! ;D

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNAM_Windows.jpg&hash=d2ead7eea4cbf8450d895667edc9d416b660be70) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=851)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNetworkWideningMod_Win.jpg&hash=1ed6ca98d8fad8e6f54234d70b3f051fc58706c2) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fcanal_lexpic.jpg&hash=e1483414eaf6ae9b8f3c933f43473ed1da38f7f8) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2373)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FLEX_bridgeset_vol1.jpg&hash=d57a01483b3d74a0442065b8fb506205a4054b7b) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2374)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fne_bridges_lex2.jpg&hash=42a876afb2cf050a2575f1328ad963136f799cf0) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2384)

                   Your friend,
                                   Jordan :thumbsup:

Wow, Jordan, my friend!!! Fantastic city, really awesome work!!!  &apls &apls

Nice (first MD I've ever commented on so you shoud be proud!).  Has a fantasitic downtown feel to it, very clean but extremely realistic.  What parks do you use? Referring to the footpaths lining to canal, I think they are the Jeronji trails but they seem slightly different.

Jordan, i've always thought you had the best pictures. You always have such amazing cities and pictures and they just keep getting better. Keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

your friend, greg  ;D


edit: rewrote a sentence

Great urban area!   :)  The NWM roadways look great, though, they'd look excellent with roadway traffic.

I'd definitely live in Ladner. Great teaser. I can't wait for more!

:)

Wow, great work, Jordan. The canals in this city are an interesting feature. The buildings are quite tall though; intimidating.  :)

Ethan

Quote from: Tomas Neto on June 18, 2010, 07:41:04 AM
Wow, Jordan, my friend!!! Fantastic city, really awesome work!!!  &apls &apls

Thanks Tomas!

Quote from: slinkyhead on June 18, 2010, 07:59:28 AM
Nice (first MD I've ever commented on so you shoud be proud!).  Has a fantasitic downtown feel to it, very clean but extremely realistic.  What parks do you use? Referring to the footpaths lining to canal, I think they are the Jeronji trails but they seem slightly different.

Really? Well, I feel proud then ;D Here are those trails you wanted. [linkie] (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=798)

Quote from: greckman on June 18, 2010, 08:39:11 AM
Jordan, i've always thought you had the best pictures. You always have such amazing cities and pictures and they just keep getting better. Keep up the good work. :thumbsup:

your friend, greg  ;D


edit: rewrote a sentence

Thanks Greg!

Quote from: sumwonyuno on June 18, 2010, 09:09:39 PM
Great urban area!   :)  The NWM roadways look great, though, they'd look excellent with roadway traffic.

Ah, whatever :P I had to think of an excuse for not having traffic. I thought of it as I wrote ;D

Quote from: Nego on June 19, 2010, 09:38:34 AM
I'd definitely live in Ladner. Great teaser. I can't wait for more!

:)

Thanks Nego!

Quote from: ecoba on June 19, 2010, 05:46:04 PM
Wow, great work, Jordan. The canals in this city are an interesting feature. The buildings are quite tall though; intimidating.  :)

Ethan

Thanks Ethan! Buildings in Ladner don't have a height limit, so they can be as intimidating as they want ;D


Well, it's been a long time since the last full update (May 2nd), I've been busy in the last few weeks, what with being an admin on CSGforums, and the aftermath of the death of my grandfather, and yet another death in the family, my great-grandfather, both on my mom's side. So my mom's been a bit moody lately, and I've had to tread lightly, limiting my SC4 time in order to do stuff while she was away. And on top of all this are my exams. My last full day of school is Monday (June 21) and I have a Science exam on Friday (June 25).

So in the last few days, we've gotten new flooring, and in the shuffling of things, our internet got disabled. So I've been working on stuff without the distraction of CSGchat, and I got so much done :P So early yesterday, I got internet back so I uploaded Volume Two (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=711) of my Park Set. During yet another internet spazz period, I played SC4 and finished of the Ladner tile, and now here I am, with enough pics for a full update ;D

This time around, I labeled the major roads and highways this time around, along with the canal system. Lemme know what you think! Should I keep labeling? Or is to too much?

Ok, enough of me going on about my life, time for the meat of this update, the actual pics ;D You may notice all the NWM and NAM stuff. I am addicted to it. Every city I've made so far has used the NWM ;D Ok, pics now :P

23-01
Yes, it's this pic again ;D IMHO it's my favourite pic out of all these. Intersection of the Crowsnest Highway (BC Prov. Hwy 3), and TransCascadia Highway (Nat'l Hwy 1). Gotta love the NWM and TuLEPS ;D

23-02
This is the Ladner City Hall, with the Regional Library beside it on the left.

23-03
This is where Ladner gets all its power from. I had a larger version of the power plant, but decided to switch it for the compact one.

23-04
Here's a shot of Ladner Regional, the only hospital for 50 km. A small W2W section in the lower left-hand corner was a late addition to the area.

23-05
Stephenson St and 3rd Ave. This is a busy area usually, but most of the people aren't in Ladner. They're all the neighbouring city of Kitsilano, attending one of thirteen simultaneous events, which include 7 concerts, sporting events, and rides.

23-06
Ladner Marina. Again, this is usually a very busy area, and I'm guessing the straggler boat is on his way to one of the many after-event bar parties in Kitsilano.

23-07
Canyon Park and La Mirage, two highlights of this area of town.

23-08
The Jordan Gallery, a very popular destination for artists and art-lovers alike. A city landmark since 1949, when the first masterpieces were hung.

23-09
Another shot of the Tohose Canal and the accompanying canalwalk.

23-10
Another shot of Hwy 3 and Hwy 1.

23-11
The tallest buildings in Ladner, situated in the centre of the downtown core.

23-12
This intersection serves as the boundary between Ladner and Kitsilano. Most of the shoppers are coming from the suburbs of Kitsilano.

23-13
The Judicial Courts have additional offices in this building.

23-14
Another shot of the shopping area.

23-15
The downtown again.

23-16
Waterfront Avenue becomes Waterfront Street here, and the underground rail line, the GroundTrain, begins at this station.

23-17
One last shot of the area around Canal Street.

I hope you enjoyed this update, and the extra little things I put into it. Again, I apologize for the long delay between updates, but with the summer so close that I can taste it, I imagine I will have a fair few updates over the coming months. I have a French exam on Monday, so I'll be studying for that, along with the Science exam on Friday. Well, that's it from me. I'll be back sometime within the next few months, and I look forward to reading all your comments ;D

[/size][/font]
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNAM_Windows.jpg&hash=d2ead7eea4cbf8450d895667edc9d416b660be70) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=851)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNetworkWideningMod_Win.jpg&hash=1ed6ca98d8fad8e6f54234d70b3f051fc58706c2) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fcanal_lexpic.jpg&hash=e1483414eaf6ae9b8f3c933f43473ed1da38f7f8) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2373)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FLEX_bridgeset_vol1.jpg&hash=d57a01483b3d74a0442065b8fb506205a4054b7b) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2374)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fne_bridges_lex2.jpg&hash=42a876afb2cf050a2575f1328ad963136f799cf0) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2384)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fimg1.1.jpg&hash=e9635f2e9d0037aad6e481e39fcd9ff29e140c82) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2389)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Flamirage_lexday.jpg&hash=e6a51f11e79320317ad68201455c0cdf7110172d) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2399)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fmarina_day.jpg&hash=f65ce8c068ee40cca6ace00c2c71f304f2e7023a) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2394)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FBSC_LEXpic.jpg&hash=9ac51fcacfda535da867657c4320f651e7de9622) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.phplotGET=2380)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg189.imageshack.us%2Fimg189%2F7626%2Fjordangallery.jpg&hash=54e9597217b28332ccea6a1b7553f3dd73090b26) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=448)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg294.imageshack.us%2Fimg294%2F4800%2Fcjsparksetvol1.jpg&hash=14804352ce4ac9442f8fdb5dd05aa0cffdf33fe0) (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=599&start=0)(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg443.imageshack.us%2Fimg443%2F9031%2Fcjsparksetvol2.jpg&hash=d36b72d95cf70d021feedb9fbfc1ea79a4fbc71f) (http://www.csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=711&start=0)

                               Your friend,
                                                Jordan :thumbsup:

Looks great, Jordan, you certainly have had a lot going on in your life recently. The cities look really good, and the NAM stuff certainly is well showcased in your work.

There are a lot of parks in this city too, that and the canal seem to give it the Pacific Northwest touch, being a very green area. :)

Ethan

Fantastic work here, i like very much your presentation with the links, awesome and usefull, your pictures are all great, nice work  :thumbsup:

Well, Jordan, that update certainly was worth the wait. Excellent work, my friend.

Hi Jordan, really these canals are perfect in your city! And I liked very much of the way as you built this city, you do the proportion between buildings of a very well real way!!!  Awesome work my friend!!!  &apls

wonderful, this whole beautiful, well detailed.
it shows that you give her some time to your region. &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls

Hi Jordan, I like the canals. It is great that you put labels with names of streets and places in the pictures. In my opinion you should keep it up.

I am sorry about the deaths in your family. My condolences. It hit me hard when my grandfather died.

very nice city !!  &apls

Nice looking city, I can't wait till I can get my game working again. Then I'll try some of this.

I like the canals  &apls &apls

The city looks realy great CJ. The Canals look great and I realy like the bikepaths winding near them. The city looks amzing.  &apls

,marsh :satisfied:

Great work with the canals. :thumbsup:

 Congratulations on getting your fantastic MD in OSITM! &apls It's always a pleasure to look over your MD and it's no surprise to me why you have been choosen to show us a little something special this month.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi901.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac213%2FBSCLEX%2FMouse%2520stuff%2FCascadia.jpg&hash=5fdb47b980060135ba95a5cba0679340b1311502)

Congrats from myself and The SC4D Staff!

Robin  :thumbsup:

Congratulations, Jordan.

This is a well deserved award!  :thumbsup:

Ethan

Wow, Jordan! O.S.I.T.M.
All your hard work and dedication to making awesome pics for Cascadia has paid off. Congratulations on this honor!

-Gregory!

Congratulations  &apls i agree, well deserved on your MD, wow, great choice of OSITM this month, your pictures are awesome and i think your presentation make also the difference, i repeat but i really like the pictures links  ;)

Congratulations, Jordan!!! Fantastic see your MD here, my friend!!!  &apls &apls &apls

Quote from: ecoba on June 20, 2010, 03:35:19 PM
Looks great, Jordan, you certainly have had a lot going on in your life recently. The cities look really good, and the NAM stuff certainly is well showcased in your work.

There are a lot of parks in this city too, that and the canal seem to give it the Pacific Northwest touch, being a very green area. :)

Ethan

Thanks Ethan! I do live in Surrey, the 'City of Parks' ;D

Quote from: planetechef on June 20, 2010, 09:30:20 PM
Fantastic work here, i like very much your presentation with the links, awesome and usefull, your pictures are all great, nice work  :thumbsup:

Thanks!

Quote from: greckman on June 21, 2010, 06:34:37 AM
Well, Jordan, that update certainly was worth the wait. Excellent work, my friend.

-greg

Thanks Greg!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on June 21, 2010, 08:25:26 PM
Hi Jordan, really these canals are perfect in your city! And I liked very much of the way as you built this city, you do the proportion between buildings of a very well real way!!!  Awesome work my friend!!!  &apls

Thanks Tomas! Hope you like the mosaics in this update ;D Nothing like constructive criticism from the mosaic master :P

Quote from: kalvar on June 23, 2010, 10:33:58 PM
wonderful, this whole beautiful, well detailed.
it shows that you give her some time to your region. &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls

Thanks kalvar!

Quote from: RickD on June 26, 2010, 04:03:09 PM
Hi Jordan, I like the canals. It is great that you put labels with names of streets and places in the pictures. In my opinion you should keep it up.

I am sorry about the deaths in your family. My condolences. It hit me hard when my grandfather died.

Thanks for the condolences Raphael. Glad you like the pics ;D

Quote from: citymax on June 27, 2010, 03:15:18 AM
very nice city !!  &apls

Thanks!

Quote from: Cyclone1001 on June 28, 2010, 09:29:28 AM
Nice looking city, I can't wait till I can get my game working again. Then I'll try some of this.

Thanks! Can't wait to see Bob back ;D

Quote from: kelis on June 29, 2010, 07:10:58 AM
I like the canals  &apls &apls

Thanks kelis!

Quote from: marsh on June 29, 2010, 08:54:52 AM
The city looks realy great CJ. The Canals look great and I realy like the bikepaths winding near them. The city looks amzing.  &apls

,marsh :satisfied:

Thanks marshy!

Quote from: nbvc on June 29, 2010, 01:21:10 PM
Great work with the canals. :thumbsup:

Thanks nbvc!

Quote from: rooker1 on July 01, 2010, 03:50:24 AM
Congratulations on getting your fantastic MD in OSITM! &apls It's always a pleasure to look over your MD and it's no surprise to me why you have been choosen to show us a little something special this month.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi901.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac213%2FBSCLEX%2FMouse%2520stuff%2FCascadia.jpg&hash=5fdb47b980060135ba95a5cba0679340b1311502)

Congrats from myself and The SC4D Staff!

Robin  :thumbsup:

Wow... Thanks Robin and the OSITM selection team! I'll do my best to make July special ;D

Quote from: ecoba on July 01, 2010, 05:38:04 AM
Congratulations, Jordan.

This is a well deserved award!  :thumbsup:

Ethan

Thanks Ethan!

Quote from: greckman on July 01, 2010, 07:01:16 AM
Wow, Jordan! O.S.I.T.M.
All your hard work and dedication to making awesome pics for Cascadia has paid off. Congratulations on this honor!

-Gregory!

Thanks Greg!

Quote from: planetechef on July 01, 2010, 07:35:38 PM
Congratulations  &apls i agree, well deserved on your MD, wow, great choice of OSITM this month, your pictures are awesome and i think your presentation make also the difference, i repeat but i really like the pictures links  ;)

Thanks!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on July 02, 2010, 03:21:29 AM
Congratulations, Jordan!!! Fantastic see your MD here, my friend!!!  &apls &apls &apls

Thanks Tomas!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wow... OSITM ;D I've got a few ideas for this month, and I'm sure whatever I decide to do, it will be interesting ;D On with the update!

24-01
Whipped this up when I was in Paint Shop, with a bit of spare time, and no SC4 on hand.


I've had these pics since the 22nd, so I may as well put them here ;D
24-02

24-03

24-04


And on to the new pics! Surley is a WIP, so there is massive empty spots, but it still looks cool ;D

24-05
This first mosaic is of the canal, and the commercial strip beside it.

24-06
This mosaic is of the W2W area I've completed so far, on a different branch of the canal.

24-07
This interchange has gone through several revisions, and will probably go through several more ;D (click for full)

24-08
Just another area I've finished ;D

Next time, more of Surley, hopefully in a more completed state :P Thanks for reading!

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNAM_RuralHighwayMod.jpg&hash=5ad3a0ad9f55dffed56f6f16091a905dd4a35220) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=853) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FNetworkWideningMod_Win.jpg&hash=1ed6ca98d8fad8e6f54234d70b3f051fc58706c2) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fcanal_lexpic.jpg&hash=e1483414eaf6ae9b8f3c933f43473ed1da38f7f8) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2373) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FLEX_bridgeset_vol1.jpg&hash=d57a01483b3d74a0442065b8fb506205a4054b7b) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2374) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fne_bridges_lex2.jpg&hash=42a876afb2cf050a2575f1328ad963136f799cf0) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2384) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Fimg1.1.jpg&hash=e9635f2e9d0037aad6e481e39fcd9ff29e140c82) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2389) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2Flamirage_lexday.jpg&hash=e6a51f11e79320317ad68201455c0cdf7110172d) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2399) (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fcsxlex%2Fimages%2Fbeximg%2FBSC_LEXpic.jpg&hash=9ac51fcacfda535da867657c4320f651e7de9622) (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.phplotGET=2380)

And lots of mattb325 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_search_00.php?pNO=0&sSTATEMENT=USRID%3D'21'+AND+ADMLOCK%3D'F'+AND+USRLOCK%3D'F') and goofyguytpa (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?p=files&keyword=goofyguytpa&view=all).

               Your friend,
                                Jordan :thumbsup:

Nice update Jordan! Congrats for getting OSITM this month.
Happy(almost) American Independence Day!
-Daryl

Congratulations, and I really like that interchange!   :thumbsup:

Stunning update! I really liked the mosaic of the canal, and the newscast were nicely done too! Congrats on the deserved OSITM!

Happy 4^th of July!!^*, Canyonjumper!

Congratulations because not only is your mayor diary O.S.I.T.M., but this has been one of your best updates yet! The pictures in the beginning were very cool, especially because of the boarders. Just wondering but what does CABC stand for? I think it's Cascadia A________ Broadcasting Company but I'm not sure what the 'A' would stand for. Anyway, all of your pictures look great, and what medians did you use (on your RHW & in your mosaic)? They look great! Oh, and BTW, those OWR wide median avenues look great and are a great idea. I just have one suggestion, check this out (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=11158.new#new) because it will make those avenues look a little better and you won't even have to download anything.

:)

*American Independence Day

    Wow great update. The city is amazing and that W2W area looks like a little slum, and that lightning pic looks astonishing. Its by far amoungst the best pics Ive ever seen. Also congrats on the OSITM.   :thumbsup:

,marsh  :satisfied:

P.S. Nego, I like you avatar  :P

Looks great, Jordan! It certainly is a WIP, but it has potential and I can't wait to see more! :)

Ethan

nice update, very good looking lightning storm effect and a great mosaic too  :thumbsup:

very good use of the Nwm Jordan! :)

Great update Jordan! Love the WIP shots  :thumbsup:

Nice update! I like the extensive use of NWM!  :thumbsup:

Those mosaics are fabulous, nice use of the canals and the w2w. I like the buildings that have stuff on their side. 7UP! (y)

Congratulations on OSITM!  You've done some great work over the past month, looking forward to seeing what you've got planned! 

Congrats on OSITM!  Great update.  That lightning pic is awesome.  &apls

Yeah, the lightning pic is great. And the canals, too of course.

I really like the variety of road transit networks you have there, Jordan.  The canals are rather nice, too.  Good work!  :thumbsup:

Congrats on OSITM!  &apls

The development of the city is fantastic, my friend!!! The system of roads, streets, canals and parks are excellent!!!  :thumbsup:

Quote from: daryl7478 on July 03, 2010, 01:39:20 PM
Nice update Jordan! Congrats for getting OSITM this month.
Happy(almost) American Independence Day!
-Daryl

Thanks Daryl!

Quote from: sumwonyuno on July 04, 2010, 04:56:28 AM
Congratulations, and I really like that interchange!   :thumbsup:

Thanks!

Quote from: nedalezz on July 04, 2010, 05:32:10 AM
Stunning update! I really liked the mosaic of the canal, and the newscast were nicely done too! Congrats on the deserved OSITM!

Thank you very much Nedal!

Quote from: Nego on July 04, 2010, 08:44:00 AM
Happy 4^th of July!!^*, Canyonjumper!

Congratulations because not only is your mayor diary O.S.I.T.M., but this has been one of your best updates yet! The pictures in the beginning were very cool, especially because of the boarders. Just wondering but what does CABC stand for? I think it's Cascadia A________ Broadcasting Company but I'm not sure what the 'A' would stand for. Anyway, all of your pictures look great, and what medians did you use (on your RHW & in your mosaic)? They look great! Oh, and BTW, those OWR wide median avenues look great and are a great idea. I just have one suggestion, check this out (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=11158.new#new) because it will make those avenues look a little better and you won't even have to download anything.

:)

*American Independence Day

Thanks Nego! CABC stands for CAscadian Broadcasting Corporation, so you were very close ;D The medians were found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21716), and here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21721), and here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21725). And yes, I have seen your tutorial ;D Plus, you know I'm Canadian right? :P Thanks again!

Quote from: marsh on July 04, 2010, 01:01:30 PM
    Wow great update. The city is amazing and that W2W area looks like a little slum, and that lightning pic looks astonishing. Its by far amoungst the best pics Ive ever seen. Also congrats on the OSITM.   :thumbsup:

,marsh  :satisfied:

P.S. Nego, I like you avatar  :P

Thanks marsh! Glad you like the lightning pics, most people seem to enjoy it ;D

Quote from: ecoba on July 04, 2010, 08:17:47 PM
Looks great, Jordan! It certainly is a WIP, but it has potential and I can't wait to see more! :)

Ethan

Thanks Ethan!

Quote from: planetechef on July 04, 2010, 08:49:07 PM
nice update, very good looking lightning storm effect and a great mosaic too  :thumbsup:

Thank you!

Quote from: superhands on July 04, 2010, 09:12:32 PM
very good use of the Nwm Jordan! :)

Thanks Dave! Hope you enjoy what I did this time.

Quote from: ShultzCity on July 04, 2010, 10:07:47 PM
Great update Jordan! Love the WIP shots  :thumbsup:

Thanks Jacob!

Quote from: Haljackey on July 04, 2010, 10:16:50 PM
Nice update! I like the extensive use of NWM!  :thumbsup:

Thanks Hal!

Quote from: greckman on July 05, 2010, 05:53:21 AM
Those mosaics are fabulous, nice use of the canals and the w2w. I like the buildings that have stuff on their side. 7UP! (y)

Thanks Greg! Y'know that the ( y ) only works on CSGf right? It's : thumbsup : here ;D

Quote from: Battlecat on July 05, 2010, 08:51:35 AM
Congratulations on OSITM!  You've done some great work over the past month, looking forward to seeing what you've got planned! 

Thanks BC!

Quote from: djvandrake on July 05, 2010, 02:45:48 PM
Congrats on OSITM!  Great update.  That lightning pic is awesome.  &apls

Thanks DJ! Haven't seen you around in awhile ;D

Quote from: RickD on July 06, 2010, 05:58:42 AM
Yeah, the lightning pic is great. And the canals, too of course.

Thanks Rick!

Quote from: metarvo on July 06, 2010, 07:12:54 AM
I really like the variety of road transit networks you have there, Jordan.  The canals are rather nice, too.  Good work!  :thumbsup:

Congrats on OSITM!  &apls

Thanks metarvo!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on July 09, 2010, 10:47:24 AM
The development of the city is fantastic, my friend!!! The system of roads, streets, canals and parks are excellent!!!  :thumbsup:

Thank you Tomas!


Hey guys! I'm back with Update 26, OSTIM #2! ;D I've completed a bit more of Surley, but there's still empty spots visible in my pics. I leave for holidays tomorrow, so I don't know if I will be able to update again for a bit. My plan is to keep playing SC4 while I have no internet, and transfer everything to a USB stick when I get to my grandma's house. I won't have internet for at least a week, as I'm camping up north for a bit. On to the pics!

26-01
Here's Surley Stadium, Home of the Surley Sharks.

26-02
A completed canalside commercial area.

26-03
An uncompleted park, and a high school football (or handegg :P) stadium.

26-04
Experimentation with Glenni's bridges.

26-05
A canalside townhome complex.

26-06
The Aquarium.

26-07
Another commercial area.

26-08
Another W2W section of the city. Mattb325's stuff came in handy again.

26-09
More of the W2W section.

26-10
Highway 23, at the intersection with Camosun St.

26-11
More from the downtown core.

Here's a few close-up shots, Zoom 5, which I rarely do.
26-12

26-13
I love these townhomes ;D

26-14

26-15
A rare night shot. Apparently I'm missing the Night lighting fix.... Anyone have a link?

26-16
And a mosaic of a neighbourhood that I really like ;D (click for full)

I hope you guys enjoyed this update!


Just because I'm pressed for time, I won't be doing this section.

               Your friend,
                              Jordan :thumbsup:

Awesome update, as usual. &apls I like your use of the NWM. Also, thanks for all the links. :) And I could of sworn that you had this: (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fforums%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fflags%2Fus.png&hash=c94df4305013e994a2011d74278493e3589edd55) under your username in your posts instead of this one: (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fforums%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fflags%2Fca.png&hash=f017df09b37ac092cfd32c7a10883bb65f1808db). Oh well. ::)

:)

P.S. I just happened to bookmark the link for the night-lighting update. Click here (http://www.sc4devotion.com/maxis/SC4Update4BAT.zip) to download it right away.

Such stunning work, you continue to impress with each update! The canalside complexes look great there, and judging by how beautiful your close up shots are, I recommend you start taking more of them :)

Wow, great update, awesome work my friend!!! Your city is very beautiful!!!  &apls &apls

Looks good.  Very varied.  You have a good looking commercial area, with sufficient parking, and the residential area looks well developed and somewhat wealthy.  That RHW right on the corner of the picture fit nicely.  I have trouble making the interchanges small enough to use inside of a city.  I see you are using the NWM a lot.

I don't recognize the mansions in pics 12 and 14... are those custom, or do you remember where you got them?

Keep up the good work!

Great update and I hope you enjoy your vacation.

Robin  :thumbsup:

Those residential areas look so good, Jordan.  I'm also enjoying seeing the NWM get some good use here.  Keep up the good work, and enjoy your vacation!  :thumbsup:  :)

---

CabraBuitre: I don't know about all of them, and I guess Jordan could tell you more about them, but I'll do my best since he's probably on vacation by now.  I'm positive that the mansion in pic 12 with the greenhouse next to it and the single red car in the driveway is the Prestondale by Mattb325.  I'm fairly certain that the one across from it is another Mattb325 home, The Fitzsimmon.  In pic 14, I think the mansion towards the lower left across from the school is The Westcliffe XIII by Mattb325.  Just do a search for Mattb325 on the LEX and you'll find a wide variety of good suburban houses, including mansions like the ones that I named.

Great looking update once again.  Great to see you're adopting the NWM so quickly! 

Great looking update!  &apls  I like your zoomed in shots too.

CJ, Stunning update once again! You did a great job on all the buildings and also on implimenting the NWM.

,marsh  :thumbsup:

P.S. Have fun on your trip!  :sunny:

Quote from: metarvo on July 12, 2010, 06:40:46 AM
Those residential areas look so good, Jordan.  I'm also enjoying seeing the NWM get some good use here.  Keep up the good work, and enjoy your vacation!  :thumbsup:  :)

---

CabraBuitre: I don't know about all of them, and I guess Jordan could tell you more about them, but I'll do my best since he's probably on vacation by now.  I'm positive that the mansion in pic 12 with the greenhouse next to it and the single red car in the driveway is the Prestondale by Mattb325.  I'm fairly certain that the one across from it is another Mattb325 home, The Fitzsimmon.  In pic 14, I think the mansion towards the lower left across from the school is The Westcliffe XIII by Mattb325.  Just do a search for Mattb325 on the LEX and you'll find a wide variety of good suburban houses, including mansions like the ones that I named.

Yep, I think you're right.  I hadn't DL'd the most recent stuff... and I'm missing quite a bit!

Great update, i really enjoy watching your traffic, Nice touch the new NWM, definitly great.

Very nice use of the canals through the city. And a nice mix of buildings both old and modern.

Nice update, I really like your suburbs and your NWM touch.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Nego on July 10, 2010, 01:58:02 PM
Awesome update, as usual. &apls I like your use of the NWM. Also, thanks for all the links. :) And I could of sworn that you had this: (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fforums%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fflags%2Fus.png&hash=c94df4305013e994a2011d74278493e3589edd55) under your username in your posts instead of this one: (https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsc4devotion.com%2Fforums%2FThemes%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fflags%2Fca.png&hash=f017df09b37ac092cfd32c7a10883bb65f1808db). Oh well. ::)

:)

P.S. I just happened to bookmark the link for the night-lighting update. Click here (http://www.sc4devotion.com/maxis/SC4Update4BAT.zip) to download it right away.

Awesome, thanks for the link and the comment! And don't worry, Canadians are pacifists. (Well, I am at least :P)

Quote from: nedalezz on July 11, 2010, 06:38:37 AM
Such stunning work, you continue to impress with each update! The canalside complexes look great there, and judging by how beautiful your close up shots are, I recommend you start taking more of them :)

Thanks Nedal! I think I'll take some more ;D

Quote from: Tomas Neto on July 11, 2010, 04:45:26 PM
Wow, great update, awesome work my friend!!! Your city is very beautiful!!!  &apls &apls

Thanks Tomas!

Quote from: Kevin1a on July 11, 2010, 05:27:58 PM
Looks good.  Very varied.  You have a good looking commercial area, with sufficient parking, and the residential area looks well developed and somewhat wealthy.  That RHW right on the corner of the picture fit nicely.  I have trouble making the interchanges small enough to use inside of a city.  I see you are using the NWM a lot.

Thanks Kevin! Yes, I use the NWM heavily, because the networks included in it are common where I live. Plus, it's just pure awesomeness ;D

Quote from: CabraBuitre on July 11, 2010, 09:34:30 PM
I don't recognize the mansions in pics 12 and 14... are those custom, or do you remember where you got them?

Keep up the good work!

Look at metarvo's comment :D

Quote from: rooker1 on July 12, 2010, 05:57:56 AM
Great update and I hope you enjoy your vacation.

Robin  :thumbsup:

Thanks Robin!

Quote from: metarvo on July 12, 2010, 06:40:46 AM
Those residential areas look so good, Jordan.  I'm also enjoying seeing the NWM get some good use here.  Keep up the good work, and enjoy your vacation!  :thumbsup:  :)

---

CabraBuitre: I don't know about all of them, and I guess Jordan could tell you more about them, but I'll do my best since he's probably on vacation by now.  I'm positive that the mansion in pic 12 with the greenhouse next to it and the single red car in the driveway is the Prestondale by Mattb325.  I'm fairly certain that the one across from it is another Mattb325 home, The Fitzsimmon.  In pic 14, I think the mansion towards the lower left across from the school is The Westcliffe XIII by Mattb325.  Just do a search for Mattb325 on the LEX and you'll find a wide variety of good suburban houses, including mansions like the ones that I named.

Yes, all the houses in the close-ups are Matt's. His BATs are excellent. I love the NWM, it's probably my favourite mod right now ;D Thanks metarvo!

Quote from: djvandrake on July 14, 2010, 07:33:43 PM
Great looking update!  &apls  I like your zoomed in shots too.

Thanks DJ!

Quote from: Battlecat on July 12, 2010, 08:39:30 AM
Great looking update once again.  Great to see you're adopting the NWM so quickly! 

As I've stated above, I love the NWM ;D

Quote from: marsh on July 14, 2010, 11:50:53 PM
CJ, Stunning update once again! You did a great job on all the buildings and also on implimenting the NWM.

,marsh  :thumbsup:

P.S. Have fun on your trip!  :sunny:

Thanks marshy!

Quote from: CabraBuitre on July 15, 2010, 10:07:35 PM

Quote from: metarvo on July 12, 2010, 06:40:46 AM
Those residential areas look so good, Jordan.  I'm also enjoying seeing the NWM get some good use here.  Keep up the good work, and enjoy your vacation!  :thumbsup:  :)

---

CabraBuitre: I don't know about all of them, and I guess Jordan could tell you more about them, but I'll do my best since he's probably on vacation by now.  I'm positive that the mansion in pic 12 with the greenhouse next to it and the single red car in the driveway is the Prestondale by Mattb325.  I'm fairly certain that the one across from it is another Mattb325 home, The Fitzsimmon.  In pic 14, I think the mansion towards the lower left across from the school is The Westcliffe XIII by Mattb325.  Just do a search for Mattb325 on the LEX and you'll find a wide variety of good suburban houses, including mansions like the ones that I named.

Yep, I think you're right.  I hadn't DL'd the most recent stuff... and I'm missing quite a bit!

Yup, he's right ;D

Quote from: planetechef on July 17, 2010, 05:14:04 AM
Great update, i really enjoy watching your traffic, Nice touch the new NWM, definitly great.

What traffic? :P It's a ghost town right now, until I hit the play button ;D. Thanks planetchef!

Quote from: kwakelaar on July 18, 2010, 02:26:38 AM
Very nice use of the canals through the city. And a nice mix of buildings both old and modern.

Thanks Gjermund!

Quote from: Earth quake on July 18, 2010, 05:04:48 AM
Nice update, I really like your suburbs and your NWM touch.  :thumbsup:

Thanks Vivien!

                       Your friend,
                                      Jordan :thumbsup:

excellent, I really like the use of the NWM in the city :)

Congrats on 300 replies Jordan!  &apls  I like the new template, it gives the update a very structured and unique look.  However, the only downside is that the pictures are a little small and makes it difficult to see all the small details that make your pictures so great. ;)

-Matt

No worries, those pics aren't actually new pics. In future updates, the pics will be the same size as past updates.

          -Jordan :thumbsup:

I think you have the best usage of NWM in any MD/CJ. It's not excessive, and it blends in well with your surroundings. Give yousrself a pat on the back Jordan!

I should really check out this MD more often. Tremendous stuff going on here!

Hi Jordan, I like the new design. But I also worried that the pics might be too small. But if you keep the picture size it will be very nice.

Hi Jordan, very nice the new design!!! I like a lot, my friend!!! Fantastic update!!!  &apls

Hi guys!

Sorry about the lack of up dates recently, but as you know, it's summer here, so I'm busy with other things. That, and my free time is taken up coordinating the Earth V2 (http://csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewforum.php?f=128) project at CSGforums. The Earth V2 project is a series of Urban Biographies (aka. Mayor's Diaries), maps, & timelines, all depicting an alternate history, hence Earth V2, and is currently headed by myself, and DarthViper3k.

The creation of this project has ramifications on Cascadia's history as well. Instead of being formed in 2011, as I have said in previous updates, it will be formed in the year 1958. Also, a revised map of Cascadia in 2010 is underway, along with the state of other sovereign states of the world.

Anyone wishing to join can post in the Discussion Thread (http://csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewtopic.php?f=128&t=844), or PM myself of DarthViper3k, with the appropriate details, such as the date of your nation's creation, location (a rough map would greatly help), and some history (completely optional, if you don't care how your nation is created; e.g. war, referendum (vote), peaceful secession, etc.) Or if you wish to be included as a city, or state, include the appropriate details.

School starts on September 7, so I hope to be back on the update bandwagon again by then, or perhaps sooner ;D Again, it all depends on what I do for the rest of the summer.

                          See you guys later,
                                                    Jordan :thumbsup:

Quote from: travismking on July 23, 2010, 03:12:08 AM
excellent, I really like the use of the NWM in the city :)

Thanks Travis!

Quote from: MattyFo on July 25, 2010, 11:56:35 AM
Congrats on 300 replies Jordan!  &apls  I like the new template, it gives the update a very structured and unique look.  However, the only downside is that the pictures are a little small and makes it difficult to see all the small details that make your pictures so great. ;)

-Matt

The pics were supposed to be like that, there were from previous updates, and were just there to fill the spaces, so no worries ;D Thanks Matt!

Quote from: canyonjumper on July 25, 2010, 12:21:28 PM
No worries, those pics aren't actually new pics. In future updates, the pics will be the same size as past updates.

          -Jordan :thumbsup:

See above reply for a better explanation ;D

Quote from: Haljackey on July 25, 2010, 03:54:35 PM
I think you have the best usage of NWM in any MD/CJ. It's not excessive, and it blends in well with your surroundings. Give yousrself a pat on the back Jordan!

I should really check out this MD more often. Tremendous stuff going on here!

Thanks Hal! I model my usage after what I see around where I live ;D

Quote from: RickD on July 27, 2010, 08:58:48 AM
Hi Jordan, I like the new design. But I also worried that the pics might be too small. But if you keep the picture size it will be very nice.

No worries Raphael! You've probably already seen that you no longer need to worry ;D

Quote from: Tomas Neto on July 27, 2010, 09:35:37 AM
Hi Jordan, very nice the new design!!! I like a lot, my friend!!! Fantastic update!!!  &apls

Thanks Tomas! Hope you like this update as well!

Well certainly no need to worry about the pictures being to small!  :D   Great update, I love the new template! It makes everything so organised and original.  Keep up the stellar work!

- Matt

Hey Jordan,
I don't post in here as often as I should and today I have been compeled too.
Very nice river and the winding/following road is very fitting.  I got a small chuckle from the boater that lost his paddles....that sort of thing has never happened to me. ::)
I look forward to seeing more.
Robin  :thumbsup:

Another awesome update from the canyonjumper!
Great job, CJ! So green and beautiful! You achieved a very nice semi-rural look... nice job!

Superb quality! Great stuff and thanks for sharing.

Great job with the pond there.  I like how you've detailed the shorelines.  I often forget to use those as well, I should put them to better use in the future. 

Matt (MattyFo): Thanks Matt! Yeah, I had to ditch the new format, because it was getting longer to PS each time. Aldergrove was only six pics, and it took me a few hours to do. Imagine 21 pics and a mosaic. That would be like two days before I updated. The classic way is much easier.

Robin (rooker1): Thanks Robin! Glad you had a chuckle at the poor mayor :D

Greg (greckman): Thanks Greg! Glad you liked it!

cubby420: Thanks!

Battlecat: Thanks Battlecat! Yeah, I had them buried, and it was only while looking for where some medians had got to did I see them.


Hello again! What, no new fancy formatting? Yup, I ditched it, getting it update-ready took way too long. Plus, this time around, each pic is also viewable at a 1440px width. But for you with smaller monitors (*cough*Casper*cough*), I have them in 1024px. Just click in on each pic to get the full-res.

Today's update is rather larger than most of mine (21 pics and a mosaic), so be prepared ;D I also fixed my nightlighting, so there's a few night pics in there as well. Today, we visit the city of Fort Langley, an old fort in the Metro Vancouver area. Most of the city is encompassed by the city walls, although the train station, and several big box stores are located on the outskirts of the city. But first, a picture of the Ladner CBD at night.....

U29-01
Just a quick hop back over to Ladner, to show the beautiful nightlights ;D

U29-02
The train station outside the city. people from all over the British Columbia and Washington come here to visit the historic city walls.

U29-03
The CABC network main building. Many employees enjoy their lunch break across the street, in Cailsey Park.

U29-04
The main entrance to Fort Langley. Every person entering the city has to enter through one of the six entrances.

U29-05
Part of the residential section of the city. Where was this (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2477) when I needed it? ;D

U29-06
More residentials, and Serpentine Creek. (If you're having difficulty finding it, look for a street bridge :thumbsup:)

U29-07
Even more residentials, but closer to the main thoroughfare.

U29-08
Last residentials. Mostly condos here.

U29-09
The Fort Langley Retirement Home. Outside the city walls. the area is quiet, perfect for retired Sims.

U29-10
Welcome to Langley Field, Home of the Langley Lions. The stadium was completed in 2012.

U29-11
Look! A vacant lot! Surrounding a Costco! That's my first try at a vacant lot, so I hope you guys like it.

U29-12
The northern entrance. Mostly some big-box stores and a bit of W2W.

U29-13
Part of Clades Park. Also visible is the city's power source, on the left.

U29-14
On the western edge of the city is the soccer fields, where the city's league can train for games against Surley, and Grantview.

U29-15
The western entrance. Like the curves? ;D

U29-16
Part of the CBD. And now I notice I missed a piece of the TuLEP....I'll have to fix that when I run SC4 next.

U29-17
A weird Ave-Road intersection, and some more of the CBD.

U29-18
An overview of the raised Cailsey Park. A very popular afternoon destination for many residents and visitors. Cailsey Park is sitting on mounds of dirt brought in from the Whistler quarries.

U29-19
W00t! Night shots! Here's an overview of Clades Park.

U29-20
How 'bout some big box stores?

U29-21
And the best for last ;D A night show of the downtown core.

U29-22 (Full-Res (http://a.imageshack.us/img820/968/2922.jpg))
And a mosaic! Haven't done one in while, so I thought you guys'd enjoy it! This runs from the Northern wall, through the downtown core, through the residentials, and past the southern wall.

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed the update, I certainly had fun hiding all the traffic generators :P Lots of overhanging pieces, and custom lots ;D Well, that's all for this update! See you guys next time! And as always, comments are welcome!

                     Your friend,
                                    Jordan :thumbsup:

Nice job there!!

Hey Jordan, everything looks great.  Fort Langley looks like a slightly more historic part of Cascadia.  The streetscapes are very nice looking.

I have a question about the NAM curves in image U29-15.  How do you make them show up with the sidewalk?  My NAM curves just have grass around them which is frustrating because I do build mostly urban areas.  Are you using some kind of mod?  With the way you have it set up, is it still possible to access the normal sidewalk-less NAM curves that I occasionally have to use in rural areas?

By the way, U29-01 is fantastic, you should enter it in an image contest.

Looking forward to the next update,
-Kevin

     Cj, great update! I have know idea why but that city strangley reminds me of SC3000. It could be the buildings you chose, or how the trees look, i realy dont know.  :P Anyways great update. It looks great.  :thumbsup:

,marsh   :satisfied:

PS; Pic 12- I spy a traffic generator!  ::)

Mondo update my friend.  As always it has been a great pleasure to read and view your MD.  I had no idea using that template took so long!  Perhaps if you are just doing a teaser or a small update and have time to spare?  Regardless, great pictures are great pictures and your MD is full of them!  ;D  Great update!

P.S In image 3, those McDonalds are awfully close together,  Perhaps you should change them both into Starbucks?  At least that way it would be more realistic  :D

- Matt

Love the wide radius curves in this update.  They've integrated into your region very nicely! 

excellent mate :D I love the use of NWM, Tuleps and wide radius curves to make the roads look as realistic as possible, great job :)

Fantastic, keep going &apls

Great job my friend  &apls &apls &apls

Wow Jordan, some very good pictures here !  :o
Very great last two updates   &apls &apls

My friend, awesome, really awesome, the last two updates!!! Great work!!!

Wow! Best update yet! :thumbsup: I love the walls you put around the city. It's one of the best uses of CC I've seen yet on this site.  &apls Great job and I can't wait for your next update!  &apls &apls &apls

:thumbsup:

Hi guys,

As I'm sure all of you know, it's that time of year, when students are returning to school. I'm drowning in homework (Physics, Chemistry, Math, English) already, and it's only been a week and a half for me. So I'll be around alot less. I am working on a new tile, called 'Cloverdale', so expect to see screenies of that sometime in the future. See you guys next update (or teaser),

                 Your friend,
                                Jordan :thumbsup:

Great looking updates, Fort Langley looks like a perfect place to live. The city walls in combinations with other park-like lots are very well done.

That cul-de-sac in the bottom of your last mosaic, how was it done?  That has to be the most realistic one I have seen yet.

Great updates. :thumbsup:

Just a small update today, because I have limited time in RL. However, I managed to scrape up some time to play over the weekend, and this is what came up ;D

30-01 (click for full)
Cloverdale Walk, on the shores of the Dale Canal. The area is slated for reno in March of 2029 due to rising water levels.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg72.imageshack.us%2Fimg72%2F8897%2F3001small.jpg&hash=43627db40cadb5d02c5dab864fa0da71a3db71d2) (http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8053/3001a.jpg)

30-02 (click for full)
Something different. A W2W section of the city with a large place of worship. Ah, gotta love the SAM ;D
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg339.imageshack.us%2Fimg339%2F6450%2F3002small.jpg&hash=e629bfe450afd68144f4666f9ac0f5f03798aa14) (http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/5779/3002k.jpg)

That's all for today folks! My sixteenth birthday is next Monday, October 4th, so I'll be in Victoria all weekend, with my family and grandma. So, see you next time ;D

                 Your friend,
                                  Jordan :thumbsup:

Quote from: daryl7478 on September 01, 2010, 04:03:50 PM
Nice job there!!

Thanks Daryl!

Quote from: Kevin1a on September 01, 2010, 05:12:44 PM
Hey Jordan, everything looks great.  Fort Langley looks like a slightly more historic part of Cascadia.  The streetscapes are very nice looking.

I have a question about the NAM curves in image U29-15.  How do you make them show up with the sidewalk?  My NAM curves just have grass around them which is frustrating because I do build mostly urban areas.  Are you using some kind of mod?  With the way you have it set up, is it still possible to access the normal sidewalk-less NAM curves that I occasionally have to use in rural areas?

By the way, U29-01 is fantastic, you should enter it in an image contest.

Looking forward to the next update,
-Kevin

Thanks Kevin! Yeah, Fort Langley is modeled on a fort here in BC ;D I sent you a PM about the sidewalks.

Quote from: marsh on September 01, 2010, 06:03:32 PM
     Cj, great update! I have know idea why but that city strangley reminds me of SC3000. It could be the buildings you chose, or how the trees look, i realy dont know.  :P Anyways great update. It looks great.  :thumbsup:

,marsh   :satisfied:

PS; Pic 12- I spy a traffic generator!  ::)

Gah, wily eyes :P and lol marsh, thanks for dropping by!

Quote from: MattyFo on September 01, 2010, 10:11:46 PM
Mondo update my friend.  As always it has been a great pleasure to read and view your MD.  I had no idea using that template took so long!  Perhaps if you are just doing a teaser or a small update and have time to spare?  Regardless, great pictures are great pictures and your MD is full of them!  ;D  Great update!

P.S In image 3, those McDonalds are awfully close together,  Perhaps you should change them both into Starbucks?  At least that way it would be more realistic  :D

- Matt

I'm afraid I have absolutely no time to get the template ready :( As it is, this update took me forever to get ready, and it's only two pics! (Although I did screw around with GLR alot.... :P ) Thanks for reading Matt!

Quote from: Battlecat on September 02, 2010, 10:45:55 AM
Love the wide radius curves in this update.  They've integrated into your region very nicely! 

Thanks BC!

Quote from: travismking on September 02, 2010, 12:43:25 PM
excellent mate :D I love the use of NWM, Tuleps and wide radius curves to make the roads look as realistic as possible, great job :)

Thanks Travis!

Quote from: Terring7 on September 02, 2010, 12:50:59 PM
Fantastic, keep going &apls

Thanks!

Quote from: kelis on September 02, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Great job my friend  &apls &apls &apls

Thanks kelis!

Quote from: Yan077 on September 02, 2010, 01:15:14 PM
Wow Jordan, some very good pictures here !  :o
Very great last two updates   &apls &apls

Thanks Yann! I enjoyed your last few updates as well ;D

Quote from: Tomas Neto on September 15, 2010, 11:11:49 AM
My friend, awesome, really awesome, the last two updates!!! Great work!!!

Thanks Tomas! Always a pleasure to hear from you!

Quote from: Nego on September 15, 2010, 04:52:39 PM
Wow! Best update yet! :thumbsup: I love the walls you put around the city. It's one of the best uses of CC I've seen yet on this site.  &apls Great job and I can't wait for your next update!  &apls &apls &apls

:thumbsup:

Thanks Nego! ;D

Quote from: kwakelaar on September 17, 2010, 11:25:03 PM
Great looking updates, Fort Langley looks like a perfect place to live. The city walls in combinations with other park-like lots are very well done.

Thanks Gjermund!

Quote from: Utvaw on September 23, 2010, 09:02:43 PM
That cul-de-sac in the bottom of your last mosaic, how was it done?  That has to be the most realistic one I have seen yet.

Thanks for commenting ;D For the roundabout, you make a regular street roundabout, then connect two streets on the same tile.

Quote from: nbvc on September 25, 2010, 08:52:53 AM
Great updates. :thumbsup:

Thanks nbvc!

---

Here's two photoshop projects I did today ;D



Yes, I was bored, and had no internet :P That's all for now! See ya!

                       Your friend,
                                      Jordan :thumbsup:

Very beautiful

I concur with x-ten, that looks incredible!

Cant wait to see what a full update will bring :)

★★★★★★ Six stars! :shocked2: Is that even legal!?! I don't know, but that is some awesome photoshopping there, canyonjumper!


PS. Happy early 16^th birthday

Wow, Jordan!!! Fantastic both updates, my friend!!! Awesome!!!  &apls &apls

So today is my sixteenth birthday! ;D Had a lot of fun over the weekend in Victoria, ziplining with my family and geocaching with my dad. The motel we were at had the crappiest wifi ever, so i has rarely on. However, I had time to work on this code. Try and crack it :P

O jsf sapy pg gim pbrt yjr errlrmf, smf O jpqr upi saa fof sd eraa ;D

Winner gets to name a city, and a character in my secondary MD over on CSGf, Okanagan, whenever it starts again ;D

                Your friend,
                               Jordan :thumbsup:

Nice work, and congratulations, noticed the date even in your collage :)

I think cracked the code!:
I had alot of fun over the weekend, and I hope you all did as well ;D

That sounds like an awesome way to celebrate your birthday, too! (ziplining and geocaching that is)

very nice photoshopping work. It's very pity that I don't have photoshop. But  &apls

Great job on that CJ! That is really great photoshopping. Great city as well!

,marsh :thumbsup:

Happy belated Jordan! %$payas)(  there is a clown for your birthday as there is no cake or gift icon :)

I haven't dropped by your MD in a while, and I missed your last 2 updates.  Both are very well done and it's nice to see you try your skills at making a W2W, euro style development like in Cloverdale.  Also your photoshopping projects are very well done.  You sure have alot of skill in this area.

- Matt

Quote from: x-ten on September 30, 2010, 06:19:49 AM
Very beautiful

Thanks x-ten!

Quote from: nedalezz on September 30, 2010, 08:02:24 AM
I concur with x-ten, that looks incredible!

Cant wait to see what a full update will bring :)

Well, you'll have to wait a bit longer unfortunately, but you'll see Cloverdale in its entirety soon enough ;D

Quote from: Nego on September 30, 2010, 12:31:48 PM
★★★★★★ Six stars! :shocked2: Is that even legal!?! I don't know, but that is some awesome photoshopping there, canyonjumper!


PS. Happy early 16^th birthday

lol, thanks Nego! Glad you liked the 'shopping!

Quote from: Tomas Neto on October 03, 2010, 03:28:28 PM
Wow, Jordan!!! Fantastic both updates, my friend!!! Awesome!!!  &apls &apls

Thanks Tomas! Always glad to see you!

Quote from: kwakelaar on October 05, 2010, 12:35:22 PM
Nice work, and congratulations, noticed the date even in your collage :)

Thanks Gjermund! Glad someone noticed ;D

Quote from: Nego on October 05, 2010, 12:55:47 PM
I think cracked the code!:
I had alot of fun over the weekend, and I hope you all did as well ;D

That sounds like an awesome way to celebrate your birthday, too! (ziplining and geocaching that is)

See? Wasn't too hard :P I'll PM you when I have the screenshots ready to show you. And you know what geocaching is! No one I asked knows what it is ;D [linkie] (http://www.geocaching.com/)

Quote from: peter007 on October 05, 2010, 01:14:34 PM
very nice photoshopping work. It's very pity that I don't have photoshop. But  &apls

Thanks Peter! There's always a free equivalent on the net to programs like PhotoShop. Try GIMP or Paint.NET.

Quote from: marsh on October 05, 2010, 05:11:42 PM
Great job on that CJ! That is really great photoshopping. Great city as well!

,marsh :thumbsup:

Thanks marsh! Glad you like the PS'ing ;D

Quote from: MattyFo on October 07, 2010, 01:31:12 PM
Happy belated Jordan! %$payas)(  there is a clown for your birthday as there is no cake or gift icon :)

I haven't dropped by your MD in a while, and I missed your last 2 updates.  Both are very well done and it's nice to see you try your skills at making a W2W, euro style development like in Cloverdale.  Also your photoshopping projects are very well done.  You sure have alot of skill in this area.

- Matt

Matt! Missed ya ;D Thanks, and I enjoyed trying to build a different type of city. It's certainly different from what I usually build.


So today's update will be bases on Cascadia's revised borders, and new history that I haven't published here yet ;D Why do this update now? Because I've had to time whatsoever to play SC4. Physics, Chemistry, Math, and English will do that to a guy :P Hopefully I'll be able to play sometime this week, but for now, here's Update 31!

First off, we have the revised borders of the Pacific Republic of Cascadia. Basically, I googled 'Cascadia' on a whim, and found this map (http://api.ning.com/files/llWAGERSdbZR9Z-9eLv2q6t1Hm9RTtZEz6VhUk901lnRlXkTCi--pnxGTmlYoqVNl3ueie5y6-yRuvZgRblH36GUCH9gW17n/CascadiaMapnolabels.jpg), which looked cooler than the boring, straight borders I had before. So, this map was born ;D

Cascadia has five provinces, two territories, one autonomous region, and a federal district. Stikine is the northernmost province, and is the most recent province. It's home to Cascadia's most northernmost point and highest point. Fraser is the largest province, and the most populous, with over 6 million inhabitants, mostly centred in the area directly outside the Fraser District, and the Okanagan. Pacifica is the wettest province, and is also called 'Washington', in memory of the US State of the same name (which Pacifica incorporated in its entirety). Idaho is the smallest province, and the second least populous, with just over 1 million residents. Oregon is the recreational province, which contains 3 of Cascadia's 5 theme parks, and is home to the best trail system on the West Coast.

Corian Island is located off the coast of Chile, and is home to a famous collection of native sculptures, created sometime in 4000 BCE. It is home to Corian City, which houses 400 000 residents, and sports a modern stadium complex, with Cascadia's best IMAX theatre. There are movements that wish Corian Island to become a full province, but so far politicians have been denied this privilege. The Jacansi Islands are home to the Venice of New World, a collection of islands that are all connected by canals and bridges, only accessible to pedestrians and boats. Cars are only allowed in certain areas of Haifisch, the only city. A ferry system is run by the Cascadian government that takes passengers from Haifisch terminal to Corian Island, and onto Portland.

Greilson is an area, mainly untouched by humanity, has huge swaths of evergreens, which logging companies are unable to touch, due to several proclamations placed by the federal government in 1992. (Greilson is a co-op portion of Cascadia, shared between myself and faded_glory).

The Fraser District, Cascadia's federal district, is home to Vancouver proper (which contains the RL cities of Vancouver, Richmond, West Vancouver, North Vancouver District, and North Vancouver City), and contains 13 million residents, which makes up the bulk of Cascadia's populace. The Parliament Buildings in Point Grey are a wonderful sight at twilight, with the Georgia Strait and distant Vancouver Island in the back ground. This is where the current Prime Minister, Robert Jacques, makes his home.


After a devastating terrorist attack on the White House in Washington, D.C. in early 1958 (thought to be ordered by the Cascadian Union), newly sworn-in President Nixon announces his support for a referendum of independence for the Western States, to alleviate public outcry at the rejection of previous proposals. On April 1^st, the referendum resulted in an overwhelming 85% voting for independence. Only months after independence, the new nation was shattered by two devastating events: the Kodiak Tsunami (June 18^th), and the eruption of Lassen Peak (June 23^rd). When the California Gulf War broke out in August 1958, Cascadia was one of the participating nations, fighting for the Sonorans' independence. Over the course of five decades, Cascadia has flourished, and become one of the richest economically important nations in the world.

---

Hope you guys enjoyed reading that huge wall o' text :P See you guys soon, hopefully with new pics ;D

                      Your friend,
                                     Jordan :thumbsup:

I'm glad to hear more about the history of Cascadia.  Have you by any chance read "Ecotopia" by Ernest Callenbach?  Basically Washington, Oregon, and Northern California secede from the union and form their own Utopian society.  It's a fantastic book.  I highly recommend it to you if you haven't read it.  It might even provide you with some ideas for Cascadia.

Best Wishes,
Kevin

Well I didn't miss this update and I'm glad I didn't.  It's nice to see that you have used the powers of your imagination in not only creating this in-game, but also forging up a history and politics etc. It would be neat if you could creat a CIA World Fact Book profile for Cascadia,  just a thought but seeing as how you are struggling to find time to play the game I do not expect you to jump on this project. :D

Here's Canada's profile,  I didn't know Canada had the second most proved Oil reserves in the world. :P
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html

Quote from: MattyFo on October 18, 2010, 07:44:18 AM
Well I didn't miss this update and I'm glad I didn't.  It's nice to see that you have used the powers of your imagination in not only creating this in-game, but also forging up a history and politics etc. It would be neat if you could creat a CIA World Fact Book profile for Cascadia,  just a thought but seeing as how you are struggling to find time to play the game I do not expect you to jump on this project. :D

Here's Canada's profile,  I didn't know Canada had the second most proved Oil reserves in the world. :P
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html

I've actually thought about doing this for my MD for a long time.  Of course, just like Jordan, I'm finding it hard to make time to compose and illustrate updates, much less create an entire alternate universe.  Next thing you know we'll all be drafting imaginary constitutions. ;P

Nice map, Jordan !  :)

Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:

Kevin (Kevin1a): No, I haven't read that book yet, thanks for the recommendation!

Matt (MattyFo): Actually, I finished doing the top part of the profile in August :P However, finding time to finish..... Mebbe I'll post what I have, after some fine-tuning

Kevin (Kevin1a) - 2: Speaking of alternate universes, over at CSGf, we've got one in progress ;D [linkie] (http://csgdesign.com.au/CSGf/viewforum.php?f=128). Constitutions? Who has that much free time? Certainly not me ;D

Arthur (art128): Thanks Art! Glad you like it!


I managed to scrounge up some time yesterday, and used it to plop some more W2W and coastline stuff. I need your guys' help. I need a better water mod than the one I'm using, 'cause as you'll see, it's kinda bright :P . If you guys see a good one, just lemme know, I'd appreciate it. Anyways, this update is divided into two parts, the regular, I-show-you-my-new-pics part, and the new here's-a-bit-of-history-for-you-to-learn part. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, "I don't wanna read a huge block of text!" Well, it's not a huge block of text, I broke it up into dates ;D So with out further ado, here's Cascadia, Update 32!

32-01
The Johanson Bridge leading into Radley, a neighbourhood of Cloverdale. Radley is the Anglo section of the city, with more North American architecture around, especially on Jordan Boulevard. [click for full] (http://img804.imageshack.us/img804/9369/3201.jpg)

32-02
A work-in-progress shot of the second Euro neighbourhood, the Quartier Françoise. [click for full] (http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9127/3202.jpg)

32-03
The waterfront walk, on the Johanson Bridge approach. [click for full] (http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9664/3203j.jpg)


June 18, 1958: 7:49 PM - A magnitude 9.6 earthquake occurs off the coast of Kodiak Island. The ensuing tsunami devastates Kodiak, AK and Anchorage is severely damaged. Across the Pacific, cities along the coast are swamped. Prince Rupert is struck by a 5.7 metre wave three hours after the quake. The Queen Charlotte Islands are inundated, and several villages along the west coast of Vancouver Island are washed away, including Tofino and Ucluelet. A 6 metre wave inundated the Alberni Fjord, striking Port Alberni three times. Three quarters of the town is destroyed. In Hilo, officials evacuated the residents in preparation of the oncoming tsunami, so casualties are low. The Pacific Coast of Cascadia felt effects all the way to San Francisco, where boats in the harbour were carried by the wave three feet in the air. Aftershocks were felt for another two years, the strongest being magnitude 7.1. This earthquake is the strongest earthquake on record.

June 19, 1958: Relief floods into the affected areas, helping the stunned victims locate shelter, food, and clean water. An aftershock of 6.7 strikes Anchorage, killing a further 28 people who were in a building when it collapsed. Residents on Kodiak Island are ferried to Anchorage, where they receive medical care, and phone access.

June 20, 1958: Tourists around Lassen Volcanic National Park spot a steam plume halfway up the mountain. Large cracks appear in the flank of the volcano, and earthquakes occur approximately every hour. Part of the South flank collapses. The resulting landslide cuts off Route 89. Volcanic Alert raised to Red.

June 21, 1958: An aftershock of 7.1 strikes Kodiak Island. No casualties are reported.


June 25, 1958: The UK, US, France, Spain, Russia, and several other countries send relief aid to the Pacific Coast, both for the tsunami and the devastating volcanic eruption. Prime Minister Holmes airs a heartfelt thank you on television for all the support.

June 27, 1958: A third aftershock of 6.7 strikes Anchorage. A fire starts near city hall after a powerline collapses. The fire is doused, but not before city hall and and several other buildings are burned to the ground. A large crack appears in the middle of Minnesota Drive.

July 9, 1958: A 6.5 aftershock strikes Lituya Bay, creates a landslide that slides into the bay, generating a 520-metre megatsunami. 7 casualties, all boaters on the bay. One boat is washed up over the bay, and miraculously survives.

---

That's all for this update folks, hope you enjoyed reading it, and please, if you have any suggestions (especially about the water mod), don't hesitate to write 'em down ;D

                       Your friend,
                                      Jordan :thumbsup:

Great update Jordan!!!!  I love your W2W developments!  all your custom buildings match so well. 

As for the water mods, you should check out Mas71's water mods,  I beleive they are on the STEX, but they could also be on the LEX aswell.  I remember having some trouble finding them earlier when I lost my water mod.  He offers 6 different mods in the pack I use the darkest but there are diffrent shades.

- Matt

Great boardwalk. I like the bridge, pic 1 is very good.

Peg's Brigantine watermod could look good in your city, too.

Waow ! That quarter Françoise is for sure really well done, Jordan ! Nice use of the fillers in this area. Thought, it is more in Polish style than in a French style...  ;D Nice work with the riverfront too, those building just fits perfectly there !

Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:

Great stuff in this update as always.

For water mod's, I've always been partial to Pegasus' Brigantine. 

You're right that water mod is a little bright.  It would look good in a tropical setting where the water is very shallow and blue.  I don't use a water mod (too inexperienced), so I can't really recommend an alternative.  Everything looks great.  I'm assuming Jordan Boulevard is the MAVE6 running left to right.  One thing I noticed is that the area down by the waterfront looks kind of bare.  There is a road down there, there is parking down there, but there is little reason for people to go down there.  But who am I to complain about something this awesome.  Good work.

Wow..., A W E S O M E ! ! ! Fantastic update!!!   &apls &apls

Very nice CJ. That 1st pic is my favorite.  ;D

,marsh  :thumbsup:

Matt (MattyFo): Thanks Matt! I ended up just changing the mod I had to a less retina-burning hue.

Raphael (RickD): Thanks Rick!

Arthur (art128): Polish? pfft :P Don't kid yourself ;D (Mebbe it's the 'Polska dzielnica' now? ;D ) I thought the same thing about those buildings, thanks for the comment Art!

Battlecat: Thanks Battlecat! I used Brigantine for the longest time, but I switched to my current one in May.

Kevin (Kevin1a): Thanks! Again, I've just changed the hue of my current mod to a less fluorescent one. And yes, Jordan Blvd is was the MAVE-6, it's now a TLA-5. And I changed the waterfront, I agree, it was too bare. Thanks again Kevin!

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks Tomas! Always a pleasure ;D

marsh: Thanks marsh! It's mine too ;D


It's been awhile, and I thought this update would be a mish-mash update, of new stuff, old stuff, and stuff I've had lying around on my HD that I haven't shown yet, plus a bit more history. I've also revamped the waterfront, as certain people :P said it was too dull, and needed more reason to be there. It may also interest you that I've launched my website, Jumping Canyons (http://www.jumpingcanyons.weebly.com).

33-01
Part of the redesigned waterfront.

33-02
Intersection of Highway 4 and Trent Street.

33-03
More of the redesigned waterfront.

33-04
The Douglas Inn. A very popular destination for its location.

33-05
The revamped Cascadian flag.

33-06
And with that basic design, marsh did this:

33-07
A website mock up I did in July. Just ignore what I said in the paragraph :P

33-08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13
This is a DVD that I PS'd a few weeks ago, and have been meaning to share. I was originally going to do something like this for Update 25, but I forgot ( (n) ), so I'll do it every 33 updates (if I remember :P ). Here's the front cover, the CD, and the three menus on the disk.







February 1, 1958:
-Cascadian Union activist, Robert Holmes, declares that any nation has a right to secession and independence, if they so choose. President Eisenhower declares the Cascadian Union a terrorist organization. Public outcry results from this decision.

February 4, 1958:
-Protests start in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and other major cities in response to Eisenhower's decision.
-The Canadian government releases a press statement, expressing their support of the Cascadian Union. Eisenhower is disgusted. He immediately cuts off ties with Canada.

February 17, 1958: A petition signed by over 500,000 people, demanding the right to a referendum of secession, is received in Washington D.C. It is acknowledged, but nothing is done.

February 22, 1958: Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker attempts to repair the severed ties with the US, and fails.

February 28, 1958: The Cascadian Union secretly hires a paramilitary organization, and begins to gather a small militia.

March 1, 1958: 2 A.M. A rogue stealth aircraft breaks from formation in a training exercise over Virginia Beach. It speeds towards Washington D.C., and upon reaching the White House at 3:03 A.M., deploys the test missile stored inside. The White House explodes in a fireball seen from 4 kilometres away. President Eisenhower and his family are incinerated instantly. Vice President Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 35th President of the United States of America. No one claims responsibility, but suspicions are drawn on the Cascadian Union after the pilot of the rogue aircraft is found to be from Oregon.

March 2, 1958:
-Diefenbaker holds a press conference, expressing his condolences, and his hopes that Nixon will continue reconnect ties with Canada.
-Nixon holds a conference hours after Diefenbaker, announcing his support of a referendum for independence in the western states.
-The Cascadian Union is taken off the terrorist list.

March 4, 1958:
-The Cascadian referendum is announced for April 1. The borders of the proposed nation are publicly released for the first time. They closely follow the boundaries that have been proposed in the past.

March 10, 1958: Cascadian Union posters appear in all the Western states. Pro-Union posters also appear, but some, especially in Washington and Oregon, are torn down. 

Marsh 20, 1958: Texan residents send a proposal for a referendum to Washington D.C. It is ignored.

April 1, 1958: Voters hit the polls in a referendum that has a turn-out of 89%, the highest percentage ever. Voters in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaskan Panhandle, and Northern California voted 85% in favour of secession and independence. 3% voted for secession and union with Canada, and the remaining 12% voted to remain the the US. Robert Holmes is declared Prime Minister of the new Pacific Republic of Cascadia. Final details, such as government structure, type, and internal organization are still being negotiated.

April 21, 1958: The final papers are signed, and official languages etc. are agreed upon. Cascadians will have to adopt the Metric system, as well as change all their roadways and signs to match. New Departments of Transportation are formed, with the CDOT having the largest responsibility, being in charge of the new nation's highways, and commissioning signs and route numbers. The Cascadian Army is organized from the portion of the American Army who decided to stay in their home states, and new recruits, from the recruiting offices in Portland, Seattle, Juneau, and Reno. English is set as the official language. The capital is also pending a move to Cascade, a city under construction in central Oregon. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is being used as currency until the Cascadian Dollar (CSD) is set up, an all coin currency (1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1, $2, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $500). The internal organization of Cascadia is still being debated. A voluntary confederation is suggested.

April 23, 1958: Members of the Cascadian Independence movement urge the Canadian province of British Columbia to join the new nation. William Bennett proposes the idea to Victoria. A referendum is announced for June 3rd.

April 26, 1958:
-The Cascadian Flag is proposed to members of the temporary parliament. The flag is accepted by a majority and becomes known as 'The Doug'.
-Britain cedes the British Western Pacific Territories to Cascadia, under hopes that a trade union be formed. Holmes wishes to become allies with Britain, and agrees.

April 30, 1958: Cascadian Election Day is set for June 22.

January 1, 2000: A troublesome FRH (Fraser Hydro) employee cuts off all power in Surrey, Fraser. Panic ensues, as people are led to believe that Y2K occurred. The power is soon restored by the same employee after being threatened at gunpoint by a frightened security guard. Surreyites sigh with relief, and the FRH employee is put on trial and found guilty.

April 1, 2008: Cascadian residents celebrate 50 years independent. Major celebrations took place in all major cities, especially Vancouver, where celebrations consisted of a spectacular fireworks display over False Creek, entertainment in the form of major Cascadian bands Hedley, Faber Drive, Marianas Trench, Heart, Van Halen, and Mötley Crüe, the opening of the new Vancouver Whitecaps stadium, and various other events throughout Vancouver proper, as well as Metro Vancouver. Cascadian Prime Minister Steve Jacdor spoke at the opening ceremony in BC Place.
"This years festivities are bound to be the best we've ever had! We've been planning this for 3 years, and I want to thank all the volunteers, Metro Staff, and city staff that helped piece these events together. I personally am looking forward to the Celebration fireworks Thursday night at 7. I was promised personally by the coordinator that the fireworks were the best he'd ever worked on. On behalf of the Cascadian government, I wish every single Cascadian feels the joy I hope this week-long Celebration of Independence will bring! Good night!"

March 22, 2011: Cascadia begins the revamping of it's infrastructure, while incorporating the need of the electric car. Electric charging stations are placed every few kilometres, where you can plug your car in and do something else for a few hours, or switch out your battery for a fully-charged one.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Well, that's it for this update! Hope you enjoyed this hodgepog of images, data, and history ;D It's always fun writing the updates :)

                    Your friend,
                                     Jordan :thumbsup:

Great job :thumbsup:
By the way, from where did you find this water mod?

Some nice updates. :thumbsup:

Nice update, I'd say the upgrades came out well.

One thing, in 33-01, I think the turning lane on the hill looks really out of place.  Maybe make it into an ARD-3 for the slower traffic going up the hill.

what is it? An European or an american region??? The buildings are european, but the streets and the palms are american...but it looks nice, just the european buildings don't look good to the american roads and the palms...

Awesome update my friend!!! Your cities are fantastic, really fantastic!!!  :thumbsup:

Fantastic job on the waterfront this time.  I think I see a hotel down there, some parks, and the new water mod looks good, even though it's almost a primary colour  :D

I have to agree with Utvaw though about the turning lane on the hill.  There is nowhere for people to turn there, and it wasn't really the lane itself that looked out of place, mostly the arrows.  I think the best way to address that little quirk would be to make it an AVE2 or perhaps just a simple road.

The flag looks good too.  Maybe you can get someone to screenprint you a copy you can hang outside your house. :D

I think I'm gonna post an update to my MD tonight, it's been a long time, if you get a chance check it out.

Really nice work on both the history part (blowing up the White House....no half measures taken here :D), and your collections of images.

Excellent update! &apls &apls &apls All of the images were fantastic and I loved reading the history (accept maybe the part where the White House got blown up :P). But other than that, you had a great update. I will definitely be making a stop to your new website very soon!

Can't wait for the next! :thumbsup:

:)

Just amazing photoshopping Jordan. It all looks fantastic. Am I the only one who noticed the reflections in the water?  :P

,marsh  :thumbsup:

Great update Jordan.  You sure did alot of good work to get this region looking sooo good!!!!

- Matt

Photoshop freak. Excellent effects CJ!

But what's with the TLA-3 on the waterfront slope? Looks a little out of place IMO.

Great update!  Really impressive!  &apls

Very nice update. If I would have your photoshopping skills...

Great stuff Jordan! Your PS skills really do make me envious  ;)

Terring: Thanks Terring! http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22358 :thumbsup:

nbvc: Thanks very much!

Utvaw: Thanks! Yeah, I thought the same thing after you pointed it out. I don't really know why I did that. AVE-2 looks better.

MR. Y: Sorry for confusing you. This is a hybrid city with a Euro section of town.

Tomas: Thank you very much my friend ;D

Kevin: Haha, thanks alot Kevin! Yes, that is a hotel down there ;D The water mod is still in transition, but you won't see it in this update. And the TLA-3 is now an AVE-2 ;D

Gjermund: lol, thanks ;D Sorry if I offended any Americans, but someone had to blow up that place :P

Nego: lol, I don't think any American did :P Thanks for popping in ;D

Marshall: Probably ;D But then again it was you who told me which effect to use ;D

Matt: Thanks! I certainly tried hard ;D

Ryan: lol there's nothing freaky about me ;D TLA now is an AVE-2 ;D

DJ: Thanks alot!

Kodlovag: lol, thanks ;D

cubby: Thank you! I try hard to make my stuff look nice ;D


Well, I'm back with another installment of Cascadia! This time we return to rurality, with the pleasant countryside of Balch Springs (name chosen by Towncrafter (on CSGforums), who cracked the code I posted awhile ago). I could ramble on about how my life is, but you guys don't really care seeing as I'm thousands of kilometres away from many of you, so I'm just gonna show you guys the pics right now ;D As always, click on the image for a larger version.

34-01
Welcome to Balch Springs! To start off our tour of this picturesque locale, we have a mosaic, from the point where the Jarhey River goes over the edge of the Earth, to where the current expanses of this tile are. Featured in the mosaic is the Balch Springs Provincial Campground, one of the first campgrounds with a dock established in Stikine, and Jarhey Lake, a lake known for it's rainbow trout population.

34-02
Here we have the pleasant hamlet of Duncan, named for the founder, James Duncan (1804 - 1845). Baker Creek cuts right through the residences, and the kids in the area love to cool down in the creek during the summer months.

34-03
Some of the scenery around Duncan. Hidden ponds make great watering holes for resident wildlife.

34-04
Baker Creek winds past the charming residence of Glenda Hawkins, a diligent author who uses the peace and quiet of the Stikine Region to write a successful series of books.

34-05
Balch Springs Provincial Park, Jarhey Lake Campground. Very popular in the summer, this campground boasts 26 campsites, out of 56 total. Kids love to float on Jarhey Lake's calm waters. When kids have had enough on the lake, they can chill in the camp clubhouse, which is equipped with arcade games, air hockey, and a small cinema.

34-06
Baker Creek splits off from the Jarhey River. Regional highway 34 crosses the river, and the Hot Springs Trail winds through the area. Kayakers love the fast-flowing waters, as it provides a bit of a challenge.

34-07
Christon family cabin. Owned and maintained by Harley Christon, this cabin is one of the best in the area. Every weekend, the Christon family piles into their vehicles, and takes the 1.5 hour journey to their cabin. The kids stay in tents in the backyard on nice days, while the adults stay in the main house, talking and drinking 'til the wee hours on Saturdays, and then recovering from their horrible hangovers on Sunday.


November 11, 2011: Known as Veteran's Day in the US, and Remembrance Day in Canada and Cascadia, November 11 is a day when Cascadians pay respects to those who have died serving their country. Cascadian soldiers served in the Vietnam War, and the First and Second Gulf Wars. As of 11/11/11, 3 572 soldiers are deployed in various parts of the world, on peacekeeping duties. The poem 'In Flanders Fields' is often read aloud today.


Thanks for reading, and don't forget to take a minute today (or tomorrow) to remember those who have passed on defending their country.

                           Your friend,
                                            Jordan :thumbsup:

Great work. In my opinion this is the best stream kit available and you used it very well.

^^^ I'd have to agree.  Your waterfronts always look so nice that you've set the bar high, but you've just raised it.  &apls

I just love the camp ground! Keep up the great work!  :thumbsup:

Jayster

Wow..., fantastic river and city!!! Awesome update my friend!!!  &apls &apls

Whoa Jordan...I'm just putting this out there...I am so gonna steal some ideas from this update  :D

RickD hit the nail on the head. This stream kit is, in a word, awesome. Very flexible with a lot of diversity mixed in.

Great stuff Jordan! I can't wait to see more!

Very nice work on the nature. I like the photoshopping in the last picture. It has a strange (but nice) look.

,marsh  :thumbsup:

I'm a transportation guy, but I think you've got me a little interested in scenery.  It looks very much like the kind of place I would like to go fishing for a weekend or float around on my air mattress drinking beer (don't worry, I'll recycle)  Are there any good Cascadian microbrews?

And since I am a transportation guy, I can't leave without complimenting your use of RHW2, it looks very genuine.  I noticed you even set up the passing lines nicely instead of leaving a double yellow as my local traffic engineers would (unfortunately) do.

Lovely update I love the curvy roads and the little creek looks perfectly tranquil

Will

Nice update  :)

I like that you switched from RHW2 to normal road when the village starts. Nice road scenery too.

Nice update, canyonjumper! :thumbsup: All of your ponds, rivers, lakes, and streams look fantastic! Your mosaic looks great, too. That's also a nice little campground you've got there. I can't wait for your next update! :)

Fantastic!  Love your use of those ponds and streams!

Raphael (RickD): Thanks Raphael!

djvandrake: Thanks alot DJ! I hope to set it a lot higher in the future ;D

Jayster: Thanks! I thought it turned out pretty good :)

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks my friend ;D

Andrew (cubby420): Robbery :P Guess it's only fair, I jacked some ideas from your MD too ;D Thanks Andrew!

Marshall (marsh): Strange in what way? Thanks ;D

Kevin (Kevin1a): Thanks! I modeled the RHW-2 after what I see on my yearly trips to my grandparents' place in Quesnel. And yes, those trips are usually in the summer, where we fish and camp (which is why I thought of a campground ;D )

Will (penguin007): Thank you! I like to take inspiration from what I see around me on my trips around BC.

Scott (Scott1964): Thanks Scott!

metasmurf: Thanks! I'll try to get more of Balch Springs into future updates ;D

Nego: Thanks Nego! I worked hard on those ;D

Battlecat: Thanks Battlecat!


And I'm back for the 35th update of Cascadia! Today we return to civilization, only instead of Cloverdale, we have the suburban town of Surrey, Fraser. People around the Lower Mainland know where I got this name from :) Surrey is still a work in progress, so I'll show you what I've got. On with the pics! As with every update recently, larger pics can be accessed by clicking the pic :thumbsup:

35-01
First off, a small mosaic of Elm Avenue, the main North-South thoroughfare through Surrey. Mas71's walls, FLuPs, and the NWM play a major part of this scene. Also, most of those houses are grown, something I haven't done in a while. Only the stubborn lots were plopped.

35-02
Surrey Heights Secondary School (SHSS), serving grades 8-12, is the largest school in the area. The Fleetwood Greenbelt starts here. It's the path off to the side of SHSS.

35-03
The SPD station, and a view of Fleetwood Plaza, along Elm Avenue.

35-04
The under-construction part of the Fleetwood Trail. As you can see, the trail is built, but nothing's been built around it yet.


June 17, 1958: 19 workers perish when the Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses during construction.

May 18, 1980: Mount St. Helens erupts in Pacifica, at 8:32 AM (PDT), causing 57 deaths and $3.54 billion CSD in damage. Widely regarded as a success in warning, geologists had the area cleared except for those who refused steadfastly, and the geologists themselves, including David Johnson, who perished in the pyroclastic flow.

April 1, 1982: As an April Fool's joke, a group of UBC students TP some facilities around the campus, then spray-painted 'UBC was here' on several benches in Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

September 1, 1990: An 5.6 earthquake on the island of La Palma, in the Canaries, sets the American East Coast on edge, as a large slab of the western flank of the island slips 5 metres towards the Atlantic.

January 1996: A Near-Earth Object (NEO) makes a close pass to the moon, missing it by just over 600 000 kilometres.

March 1, 1997: Voters decide to split the province of Columbia in two. The provinces of Stikine and Fraser are created.

December 2-17, 1998: A large blizzard engulfs Cascadia. Temperatures well below -15°C are recorded. Power is lost throughout the country, and many people freeze to death, as gasoline generators sold out hours before the storm arrived. Forests are flattened as winds exceeding 60 km/h are recorded in Stikine and Fraser.

June 21, 1999: An EF2 tornado touches down outside Vernon, Fraser. Residents are thrown off guard, and many perish in the ensuing chaos. The trail of destruction is 780 metres long, with the damage estimated in the $1 million range.

July-September, 2003: Wildfires spread throughout Fraser, Pacifica and Oregon. Widespread damage is estimated around $1.6 billion. The executive retreat on Tilote Lake is threatened, and the Prime Minister and family is evacuated to Vancouver.

October 4, 2005: Activity resumes on Mount St. Helens, creating a new lava dome, and several steam eruptions.

April 23. 2006: A Cascadian Humvee explodes after being hit with friendly fire from 2 USAF F-16s. Public outcry in Cascadia as the news makes top story on the CABC's 5 o'clock broadcast.

July 1, 2006: Cascadian troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan. PM Forte calls the war a "waste of taxpayer's time and money".

January 31, 2011: The 2010 census results are published, with the City of Surrey overtaking Vancouver as the largest city in Fraser. Plans to expand the Trans-Cascadian Highway to a second branch along Okanagan Lake are given the go-ahead, with the Village of Armstrong becoming the terminus for the new Highway 1A.

July 2, 2012: The TATWS (Trans-Atlantic Tsunami Warning System) is deployed as a system of buoys, sending constant measurements back to Washington, D.C.

April 1, 2014: FEMA designates a 'safe zone' from tsunamis on the East Coast, 25 miles (40 km) inland.

December 31, 2016: 5:56 AM WET. During a pneumo-magmatic eruption of the Cumbre Vieja vent on La Palma, the loose flank from the 1990 earthquake becomes freed, and slides 345 metres into the Atlantic Ocean. The resulting splash wave is 624 metres high. The TATWS detects the resulting tsunami, and predicts a 6:56 AM (EST) on the American East Coast. Warning systems along the Eastern Seaboard are set in motion, and most people area able to evacuate to the designated 'safe zone', 25 miles (40 km) inland. The first tsunami struck the US at 7:01 AM, EST, and the second and third waves hit at 7:23 and 7:37 AM respectively. The first wave was 201 feet high (61 metres), the second 225 feet (69 metres, and the third 302 feet (92 metres). Towns all along the East coast are either wiped off the map, or severely damages. Major cities have their streets swept clean, and the bottom floors of most buildings are gutted. Most notably, Central Park in Manhattan is reduced to a muddy mass of tree trunks and concrete. The death toll was 516 943, and over $56 billion (USD) in damage was caused.

---

And there you have it, Cascadia's newest update :) See you guys in 13 days, on December 12th, for Cascadia's


                          Your friend,
                                         Jordan :thumbsup:

I really like how that bike lane turned out!  And the terraced transition between the lowland and highland!  Where did you scare up that street tunnel entrance in the first picture?  Is it part of the FLUPS mod? 

Interesting future history there!  I'm impressed that there was so little loss of life in the Tsunami considering how densely populated the East Coast is.  Sounds like that safe zone was pretty effective!

Wow, on December 12 will be the birthday of your MD, that amazes!!! Jordan my friend, fantastic city, an amazing suburbs!!! Great work!!!   &apls &apls

You have got to tell me where to get the trees on the Ave-2! Great pictures!

I like the way you've built the bike lane, it fits perfectly! And great usage of Diggis' ponds on the previous page! Can't wait to see what you've in store for Cascadia's first anniversary!

Great update and Happy First anniversary!

Robin  &apls

Wow, nice update! Great use of the MAVE-2 fillers.

Nice update. Great work with the Flups and roads. :thumbsup:

I like the idea with the trail. And the first picture, the avenue, the walls, the road and houses on the plateau ... wow it looks gorgeus.  &apls

Looking good. Which street textures did you are you using in 35-1?  :)

Looks good.  Even though other people already said it, I really like the use of FLUPS.  I never thought of using the tunnel entrance with the 1x3 entrance like that.  Now all I have to do is wait for a 3x3 diagonal entrance that twists 90degrees like a corkscrew, and I'll be able to successfully model the railroad underpasses near my grandmothers house in Germany.

I also like how well the trails fit into the surrounding area.  Does Cascadia have a lot of bicycle commuters, or is it mostly recreational?

I love the idea of the Fleetwood Greenbelt Jordan. I'm curious to see where it leads.

Geoff

Wow that trail looks amazing and the area around it perfect suburbia

Will

Battlecat: Thanks BC! Glad you like the transition, it is indeed part of the FLuPs mod ;D And yes, the evacuation zone the Americans had in place was very effective.

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks Tomas! Glad you enjoyed the past year ;D

kassarc16: I sent you a PM ;D For everyone else, this (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=11550.msg343116#msg343116) thread is a great place to look ;D

Ioan (io_bg): Thanks Ioan! You'll see where the bike lane leads in a week or so, but for now, you can see what I got ready for the anniversary!

Robin (Rooker1): Thanks Robin!

Ryan (Haljackey): Thanks Ryan!

nbvc: Thanks! Glad you liked it!

Raphael (RickD): Thanks Raphael! Glad you enjoyed the various elements ;D

Scott (scott1969): Thanks Scott! I'm not using a street mod in that picture, could you be referring to the Ave-2 along the central road in the pic?

Kevin (Kevin1a): Thanks Kevin! Bicycles are encouraged for shorter distances, like 1-5 kilometres, so there are lots of greenbelts and greenways through Cascadia.

Geoff (calibanX): Thanks Geoff! You'll know next week or so ;D

Will (penguin007): Thanks Will! Glad you thought so ;D


Well, today is Cascadia's first anniversary! Hard to believe I've been updating for this long already ;D So for something different, I made a video recapping the last year, from Lakesyde to Surrey, from grown towns to plopped cities, from rural to urban. This was my first youtube video, and I can't figure out the BBCode for it :'( So I'm just gonna post the link, and you guys can watch it ;D You guys are why I keep updating, and if it wasn't for you, Cascadia would have evolved differently from what you guys all know. So thank you, and I look forward to another year's anniversary! Here's the video! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKDhnSsnBac) :thumbsup:

                 Your friend,
                                 Jordan :thumbsup:

Congratulations on the 1st anniversary, Jordan.  :thumbsup: &apls

Coming to that point means you definitely have left rookie state in MDing! ;) Which is confirmed by what you are showing - I like what you did with the Ave 2! :) Good work with the trails. Nice idea with the bridge even though it's abit short for that setup. Love the lake - are this diggis' replacement lots for PEG pond kit?

Take care my friend!

Bernhard  :thumbsup:

Very nice Ave-2s and bike paths! Glenni's eyecandy bridge looks nice as does the on-slope street FLUP. Congrats on your 1-year anniversary  :thumbsup:

Congrats on your anniversary. I hope that many years will come in the future :thumbsup:

Happy birthday Jordan !
Go for another year of splendid updates  :thumbsup:

Congrats on the anniversary! Looking forward to year number two!  :P

Lovely video. &apls Let me guess, ready for the second anniversary? ;D :thumbsup:

Nice video Jordan! I commented on your video. I'm daryl380 on YouTube. Also, good luck on second year!
- Daryl

Congrats on the first anniversary. I am looking forward to all the great stuff you show us in the second year.  :thumbsup:

The video looks great.  I don't remember all the cities, but there are a lot of familiar scenes in there.  I especially like the cities where you used canals and the NWM to create a really unique looking urban environment.

Hi Jordan, and happy birthday to Cascadia!!!   :thumbsup:

Awesome video my friend, very well done!!! Fantastic!!!   &apls &apls

Nice video, CanyonJumper! It was really well done. And happy anniversary/birthday to Cascadia!

I hope Cascadia's second year is just as good, if not better (which I'm sure it will be), than the first. Can't wait for the next update!

:thumbsup:

PS. I'm still waiting for the prize of getting to name one of your towns for cracking your code... :P

Congratulations on one year of Cascadia!   &apls &apls

Your region has come a long way in the past year, looking forward to seeing what you have planned for the next year! 

I hadn't read this MD for the longest time, and I regret not doing so.  Really, really spectacular work.

The update back a couple of pages had a few comments about your great work with a certain stream kit.  Which one is it?

Congrats on one year of this great MD!!!!!

Congratulations on one year Jordan !

I for one, have enjoyed it (though quite silently at times I believe) and have seen you make great progress as a player ! :)

Congrats again,


Ethan xx

Bernhard (Nardo69): Thank you very much Bernhard! The Diggis streams don't replace PEG's unless you download this (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2016).

Noah (noahclem): Thanks Noah! Glad you enjoyed!

Peter (Peter007): So do I Peter, so do I ;D

Yann (Yan007): Thanks Yann! Second anniversary, here we come ;D

Andrew (cubby420): Thanks! So am I ;D

Terring7: Totally ;D

Daryl (daryl7478): Thanks Daryl! Glad you like the video?

Raphael (RickD): Thanks Rick! I've got goods stuff planned for 2011!

Kevin (Kevin1a): Thanks Kevin! Hope I jogged your memory! ;D

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks my friend! Glad you enjoyed my first video ;D

Nego: Thanks Nego! I'm sure it will be ;D And Crestwood eh? Scroll down to see what I did ;D

Battlecat: Thanks BC! 2011 will be a fun year!

jgehrts: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! The stream kit I use is Diggis Streams. Just search 'Diggis' on the LEX and set will show up ;D

Matt (MattyFo): Thanks Matt!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks Ethan! Glad you've enjoyed the last year ;D


'Tis the season! Yup, it's the winter solstice, when the Earth is furthest from the great star Sol, and also marking the beginning of the season of Winter. It's also 2 years until the end of the Mayan's Long Count Calendar, a 5125 year cycle that will restart (not end, contrary to popular belief) on Dec. 21, 2012. Last night also featured a total lunar eclipse visible in the Americas.

So, I'm updating on the Winter Solstice. Why? Because I have pictures that represent the season the solstice starts. Snow. Ice. Cold. Nego has named today's tile 'Crestwood', as a winner of my code contest in October. And here we go! All pics can be clicked for a larger size ;D

36-01: The Smythe Residence
Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) goes past the isolated, idyllic residence of John Smythe, a retired schoolteacher from Chilliwack. The Thompson River flows in the backyard. The air is crisp and cold after the night's snowstorm, which left the area blanketed in 10 centimetres of snow.

36-02: Lone Boater
John often takes boat rides on the Thompson River to take photographs of the beautiful scenery, and today is no exception. Many of these pictures end up framed on John's massive 'Photo Wall'.

36-03: Night Drive
It's an 80 kilometre journey to the nearest town for groceries, which often result in long night drives. Trip gets longer in the winter when John takes his time to avoid skidding on the black ice and potholes.

36-04: Crestwood Pond
The Crestwood Pond freezes over easily in early November, and becomes a popular skating rink for locals (all 6 of them :P). John often brings his grandkids here to skate until they drop. John also cuts down his own Christmas trees here, which is why some of the trees have disappeared. On Christmas morning, John and his family all gather at his house and celebrate Christmas together. John loves seeing the surprised looks, the screams of delight, and the flushed faces after an epic snowball fight.

---

This update is dedicated to my grandfather John, who passed away last Monday (Dec. 13). You could also say that it is dedicated to my other grandfather Vincent, who passed on March 10th. I will miss both terribly, because without them, Christmas will never be the same. Both of them had their unique qualities, but both of them loved their families, and remained close with their kids even after they left home. Both were fun to be around, and both were loved very much.

2010 was a year of change for me. I started Grade 11, began dating my second girlfriend (she's the best ever ;D), and I've become part of an amazing community (the SC4 community of course ;D). I've also had friends move away, computer glitches, and people I was close to pass. I hope 2011 is a better year for me.

Shout-outs to Chris (CSGdesign), for being the cruel dictator that you are (:P); Robin (rooker1), Casper (CasperVG), and the rest of the OSITM team for selecting Cascadia for July's OSITM; everyone who voted for me in the Picture Competition and Thematic Competition; and of course, everyone who's commented in Cascadia at least once: Cascadia would never have become what it is without your input.

                        Your friend,
                                       Jordan :thumbsup:

Snow update.  :) Your getting me into the Christmas spirit.  ;D

,marsh

a new side to cascadia, i quite like it :) Nice looking update

Also, sorry you had such a rough year, its really tough to lose family. Glad to see your doing well though :)

Nice update. I like the image with the small boat. &apls

Nice update and Merry Christmas to you! I especially like that bridge shot and am curious how you went about making it.... Rural bridges are generally narrower than normal so it fits in nicely. Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope 2011 brings you all the best and I'm glad for the good things that 2010 brought you!

Fantastic winter update! The bridge indeed is a good idea. Happy holidays to you as well!
And sorry to hear of your losses ()sad()

Nice Winter pictures! :)

In the last time I tried them, too, but I do have too much summer trees ...  :D

I am really sorry to hear about your grandfather. He passed away one day before the birth of my second son.

You are lucky though as you had the chance to be so much time together with them. I was not, may father's father died when I was 5 years old and my mum's dad was killed as a soldier in Russia in WWII when she was five years old. Keep your grandfathers in your memory and tell your grandchildren about them, I guess they would appreciate this.

Take care, happy Christmas and a happy New Year!

Bernhard  :thumbsup:

Very nice winter pictures this time, Jordan !

I think I have to like the second picture the most ! The beauty of the trees covered in snow is just shocking, almost. I've never played around with winter trees, so I may have to try after seeing your inspiration !  ::)

Sorry to hear also about your grandfather, I never knew my real grandfathers so I hope you continue the fond memories of them for always !


Take care,
Ethan xx

Nice winter pictures Jordan! Let a great MD go through the year 2011!

Apologies and sincere sorrow for your loss. Its always tough to lose a family member. Hope everyone is doing OK.

As for the update, what a gorgeous one! You capture the essence of a snow filled Christmas perfectly :)

Fantastic homage to your grandfathers, my friend!!!
Awesome update, really great!!!   &apls &apls

Great update. Love those rivers

Great snow pics Jordan, those are amazing. I really like what you did with that night pic, I like the blue.
Anyway, Congratulations on a year of Cascadia. You've done well with it.
Wishing you a great 2nd year of Cascadia and a better 2011 for you.
-greg (TC/greckman)

My deepest sympathies to you and your family.

On a lighter note, a continue to be amazed by the quality of wintertime pictures here!

Fantastic winter shots and great homage for your grandfathers Jordan !  &apls

I really hope 2011 will be better for you Jordan  :)

Marshall (marsh): I hope I was at the moment :P It would be kinds awkward if you were still in the spirit ;D

Travis (travismking): Thanks Travis! Glad you liked the change of pace!

nbvc: Thanks! That was a favourite to many people it seems ;D

Noah (noahclem): Thanks Noah! The bridge came about as I was dragging the road, and I ran into the river :P So I used one of Glenni's overhanging bridges to bridge the gap and then photoshopped the road texture on (it was originally a street bridge).

Ioan (io_bg): Thanks Ioan! Glad you liked it ;D

Bernhard (Nardo69): Thanks Bernhard! Congrats on the newborn ;D Yeah, I was lucky to have known them as long as I did, I now plenty of people who've never met their grandfathers. I'll always remember them and I know they both would've liked the update.

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks Ethan! I got the inspiration for the winter pics looking at some of the Pic Comp HoF competitors and one of them really piqued my interest in snow landscapes. If you wanted to try your hand, here are the trees: TSC Winter Pines (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2305).

Daryl (daryl7478): Thanks Daryl!

Nedal (nedalezz): Thanks Nedal! Thanks for the compliment ;D

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks Tomas, my friend, glad you enjoyed the cold side of Cascadia ;D

Peter (Peter007): Thanks!

Greg (greckman): Thanks Greg! See you this time next year (hopefully :P)

Albus (Albus of Garaway): Thank you very much Albus ;D

Yann (Yan007): Thanks Yann! It's nice to hear a compliment from such an accomplished landscaper ;D

---

Now I know you were all hoping for a full update, and much sooner, but I admit I wasn't feeling the drive to play for awhile. Till yesterday, I said to myself, "Really? You'd rather keep dying in Black Ops instead of making creative scenes that won't get newb-tubed?" So I raided the STEX and the LEX and the PLEX looking for new plugins that wouldn't screw my HDD over, and away I went. Wanna see the results of the hour I spent plopping and dragging? Alrighty then, here ya go. Just one image today, as I only had an hour and I got distracted with some of the new CC I installed :P Remember, as always, click the image for a larger res.

T17-01: Surrey CBD
Yeah, I know right!? A three laned roundabout!! Gotta thank psander5 for this (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=25664) little jem. And yes, don't say "OMFG where are the cars! Where's the Fries? (next time we'll wash your mouth out with soap) Jordan, what happened to Surrey!!!", it's just the consequence of plopping this stuff down. I haven't hidden away traffic generators yet.

So yeah..... that's all I've got.... Don't give me that look, it's not my fault I got a PS3 for Christmas! OK, fine, maybe it is my fault that I neglected SC4 for 2 weeks, but a guy's entitled to a few weeks off. Ok, now I'm just wasting your time. So I'll see you guys next time! Oh wait, I have a little bit of history first ;D


November 1^st, 2011: An agreement is made between Canada, US, and Mexico to coordinate the battle against gangs, drug smuggling and other assorted criminal acts plaguing the North American continent.

January 1^st, 2013: The Turks and Caicos Islands joins Canada as the 11^th province.

March 22^nd 2013: Puerto Rico is admitted into the US as the 51st state.

June 4^th, 2014: India annexes Bangladesh, after buying up the last of it's resources. It's alleged that India was secretly using obscure companies to slowly cut off Bangladeshi trade.

                   Your friend,
                                  Jordan :thumbsup:

Great shot, Jordan!




But where are the cars?  >:D

Quote from: RickD on January 14, 2011, 02:08:27 AM
Great shot, Jordan!




But where are the cars?  >:D

He invented invisible cars.  $%Grinno$% :P Great shot of Surrey.  :)

Quite a lovely teaser, Jordan. May I ask what building it is in the sunken plaza? :)


Ethan

Nice update, CanyonJumper, even if it was only one pic. :P It looks great, even though there aren't many vehicles. The history is nice, too. Though if on March 22nd 2013: Puerto Rico is actually admitted into the US as the 51st state, I will give you $1,000 USD. Haha! :D Not really. $%Grinno$% But still, that would be pretty funny, and cool, if that did happen! Anyway, can't wait for your next update! :)

Beautiful! Makes me want to play right now... :)

Jason

Great use of jasoncw's buildings and psander's new roundabout filler! Don't have too much fun with that PS3  $%Grinno$%

Nice teaser, Let's see if your PS3 gives you some free time to continue building your cities

That was a great find.  Nice shot there!

I love your cities
and I like the history you add to your updates :D
waiting for more!

-Matthijs-

The teaser is looking really nice!
Nice work!
Looking forward to more... :thumbsup:

Wow my friend, fantastic picture and nice teaser!!!   :thumbsup:

Raphael (RickD): They're invisible :P Nah, it's an effect of plopping buildings instead of growing them. I usually place traffic generators to counteract that, but I forgot :P

Scott (scott1964): Thanks Scott!

Ethan (ecoba): As I told you in my PM, that is the Gardener Building on the STEX. I'd link you but ST is down (what a surprise ::))

Nego: Thanks Nego! Hope you enjoy this update then ;D

Jason (Albus of Garaway): Hope this has the same effect ;D

Noah (noahclem): Of course not, why would I ever have fun with a PS3? :P Thanks ;D

Skimbo: So far it has ;D Thanks for the comment!

Battlecat: Thanks!

Matthijs (MrMAvE94): Thank you!

bat: Thanks! Hope you enjoy this ;D

Tomas (Tomas Neto): Thanks my friend!


Well, it's been over a month since the last update, so I spent some time today crafting today's small, but hopefully enjoyable update. My exams are all over, and I'm starting with a clean slate on Monday, with slacker classes ;D For today's update I constructed the areas specifically for the pic, seeing as Surrey is still a WIP. Heavy FLuP usage in these pics, as you'll see :) As always, click each pic for higher-res.

37-01:
Welcome to Downtown Surrey! Through the picture we can see the Surrey stretch of the Trans-Cascadian Highway, reduced to an avenue in the congested atmosphere of downtown. The SLR (Surrey Light Rail) line in this picture is heavily used, espeically in the winter months, because most of it is underground.

37-02:
Suburbia. This is the Whalley neighbourhood, a mix of wealthy and well-off families living in medium to large homes.

37-03:
A night shot of downtown Surrey. As you can see, the Trans-Cascadian Hwy is still heavily used, even at 10PM. The same can't be said of the main avenues of downtown however. The streets are basically deserted every Sunday night, as fog tends to form around this time every week, and no one wants to end up in a fiery wreck.

37-04:
Welcome to Rainier National Park, part of the Cascades Range National Parks. It houses the dormant volcano of Rainier, at 4392 metres high. This picture was taken on January 31, 2024, three years before the famous 2027 eruption that claimed over 500 000 lives. A heavy snowfall had just taken place, and logging was at it's worst, the Hart administration allowing logging on certain national parks, Rainier included. By 2023, Mt. Rainier NP had been stripped of 80% of it's trees.

37-05:
At 4:47:34 PM, on January 3rd, 2027, Mount Rainier erupted with the same force as Mount Tambora in 1815 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora#1815_eruption). The ash cloud reached 52 kilometres high, and was spread across the cloud, with areas directly around the volcano receiving over 5 centimetres of ash. Vancouver Int'l, Abbotsford Int'l, Portland Int'l, Seattle Int'l, and many other major and minor airports were immediately closed, as ash clogs aircraft engines. As it was, 3 aircraft went down directly after the eruption. Pyroclastic flows raced over 5 kilometres into the surrounding forests, killing any living things caught in it's path. Route 123 was rendered inaccessible due to lahars and hundreds of small rockslides. Officially, 103 people died in the eruption and ensuing disasters. The catastrophe was classified on the Volcanic Explosivity Index as a 7, and the strongest eruption since the Indonesian volcano Tambora erupted in 1815.

37-06:
Mount Mazama was a stratovolcano in the Cascades range in present day Oregon. Circa 5600 BCE, the mountain was utterly destroyed in a VEI 7 eruption that tore away about 53 square kilometres of the mountain. All that was left was the collapsed magma chamber, known as a caldera. Over the last seven thousand years, the caldera has filled with water to become today's Crater Lake. [click image for a larger image. Beware though, PNG]


I've redone Cascadia's independence yet again, hopefully for the last time ;D Here you go!

---

May 1: Cascadian War of Independence. At 6 PM (VLAT), Soviet fighter jets take off from Vladivostok and fly rapidly to Seattle, arriving simultaneously with the Navy. Saboteurs take out most of the military installations and anti-aircraft guns on the West Coast, making the Soviet invasion basically unimpeded. Only 2 fighters are downed. The fighters immediately move south and take Salem and Portland. The Army disembarks and forms a 2.5 km cordon around downtown Seattle. The USAF base in Tacoma is obliterated. US Army bases in the Seattle and Portland areas are placed under Soviet control.

May 2: News of the invasion reaches the White House, which immediately declares war on Russia and the Cascadian separatists. The USAF launches an full-fledged attack on the Soviets, dropping bombs on the Navy fleet still offshore Seattle.

May 5: Soviets finish setting up anti-aircraft guns on the tops of buildings in downtown Seattle and Portland. USAF jets are shot down in large amounts due to an incompetent commander. A mole in the US Army sells crucial intel on a bombing run to the Soviet-Cascade forces. The path and number of planes are given away, giving the Cascade-Russo time to set up a virtually invisible net across their path.

May 9: Battle of Tillamook. Russo-Cascade forces locate US troops operating in Tillamook, Oregon, and enact a pincer movement, which the US squadron doesn't realize is there unless it's too late. The whole unit is slaughtered.

May 11: Civilians on the West Coast demand the US go into peace talks with the invading army. President Nixon refuses.

May 15: Richard Holmes and Nikita Khrushchev ask for Canadian Military support from the province of British Columbia. PM Diefenbaker politely declines, not wishing to anger the US.

May 23: Siege of Portland. After weeks of scouting, the area surrounding Portland is deemed clear and the Russo-Cascade forces occupy the city. The US Army begins it's siege of the city.

June 1: The United Nations forces the warring countries to peace talks in Vancouver.

June 13: Nixon walks out amid peace talks with Nikita Krushev, Robert Holmes, and Diefenbaker, forcing the UN to place economic sanctions against the US, until Nixon agrees to return to the table.

June 14: In an operation led by a US Black Ops team, several anti-aircraft installations are blown up. The UN members vote to temporarily suspend the US' membership.

June 18: 7:49 PM -  A magnitude 9.6 earthquake occurs off the coast of Kodiak Island, AK. The ensuing tsunami devastates Kodiak, AK and Anchorage is severely damaged. Across the Pacific, cities along the coast are swamped. Prince Rupert is struck by a 5.7 metre wave three hours after the quake. The Queen Charlotte Islands are inundated, and several villages along the west coast of Vancouver Island are washed away, including Tofino and Ucluelet. A 6 metre wave inundated the Alberni Fjord, striking Port Alberni three times. Three quarters of the town is destroyed. In Hilo, officials evacuated the residents in preparation of the oncoming tsunami, so casualties are low. The Pacific Coast felt effects all the way to San Francisco, where boats in the harbour were carried by the wave three feet in the air. Aftershocks were felt for another two years, the strongest being magnitude 7.1. This earthquake is the strongest earthquake on record.

June 19: Relief floods into the affected areas, helping the stunned victims locate shelter, food, and clean water. An aftershock of 6.7 strikes Anchorage, killing a further 28 people who were in a building when it collapsed. Residents on Kodiak Island are ferried to Anchorage, where they receive medical care, and phone access.

June 20: Tourists around Lassen Volcanic National Park spot a steam plume halfway up the mountain. Large cracks appear in the flank of the volcano, and earthquakes occur approximately every hour. Part of the South flank collapses. The resulting landslide cuts off Route 89. Volcanic Alert raised to Red.

June 21: An aftershock of 7.1 strikes Kodiak Island. No casualties are reported.

June 22: In response to the recent earthquake and tsunami, Nixon agrees to return to the table.

June 23: Lassen Peak explodes violently in the climax of its recent activity. The entire East flank collapses, sending an avalanche of superheated rock and gas 4 kilometres away. The snow on the peak melts, creating a liquid lahar that rushes down Lost Creek. The explosion sent an ash column 11.3 km into the sky, and was visible from Eureka 240 km away. 43 casualties, 34 of which are tourists driving on Route 89, the other nine were scientists studying the effects of the water in Helen Lake.

June 24: Treaty of Vancouver. Upon hearing of the Lassen Peak disaster, Nixon immediately signs the Treaty of Vancouver, which ends the Cascadian Revolution. The Treaty recognizes the Pacific Republic of Cascadia, and gives the Soviets fishing and oil rights in Cascadian waters and trading rights with the nation. The Republic will come into being on February 1, 1959. Nixon tells a reported 'off-the-record' that he didn't want to deal with the aftermath of the catastrophes.

June 25: The UK, France, Spain, Russia, and several other countries send relief aid to the Pacific Coast, both for the tsunami and the devastating volcanic eruption.

June 27: A third aftershock of 6.7 strikes Anchorage. A fire starts near city hall after a power line collapses. The fire is doused, but not before city hall and and several other buildings are burned to the ground. A large crack appears in the middle of Minnesota Drive.

July 3: As a nation in turmoil, Cascadia elects a temporary government with Holmes at the head. Holmes immediately airs a live broadcast that states his heartfelt gratitude to the relief money his nation has received, for only being in existence a few days.

---

Well, that's it for this installment of Cascadia! Hope you enjoyed reading!

                  Your friend,
                                   Jordan :thumbsup: