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Hello everyone and welcome to my first MD! Here I'll show you the region I've been working on for about half an year (if not even more).
So, to start, here are some pictures from the biggest city in the region (actually it is named after the city) - Pirgos. (you probably know the first two ones from the Picture competition)
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The downtown
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The main rail station
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The second CBD
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A big park
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And a picture from the suburbs
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That's all for today, I hope you liked it! More is coming soon!
Great start there Ioan, I really like the CBD. The downtown is very nice too, I like the use of the EL-rail, it looks like the loop in Chicago. The big park is great to and looks like a nice place to relax after a hard working day at the CBD and downtown's office. Suburbs are nice to (again xD), the trams fit very well in. And I see that you loted some thing there, looks really great, I especially like the central station lot and the difference between the modern glasses roof building and the old pavement ground.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Wow! That first pic is incredible! Did it win in the picture competition? You really have some nice looking cbd's there, too. It all looks great so far. :thumbsup:
Wow impressive start , i like your residential areas & beach &apls
Nice work there :)
Excellent start! Nice job on both the downtown area and the suburbs. Thats a really nice park as well.
Looks very nice but in my opinion there is too much maxis
Nice looking city, and some interesting photoshopping? for your images. And your time has been well spent.
Great start to your new MD, io_bg :thumbsup:
The downtown looks fabulous and I absolutely love your Hall of Fame picture &apls
Keep it up!
Fabian ;)
Wooww!!! Really fantastic start!!! :thumbsup:
Replies
art128 - Thanks, my friend! (although I didn't understand the last sentence though "the difference between the modern glasses roof building and the old pavement ground" :D)
jimbo_jj - Thank you, I tried my luck with it in the picture competition and I won 2 rounds.
Nexis4Jersey - Thanks, I'm glad you like them :)
Leodido - Thanks!
Battlecat - Thanks to you too!
tankmank - Well, sometimes lots of Maxis buildings grow, I'll do what I can to avoid repetition.
kwakelaar - Only pics 1, 2 and 4 are photoshopped - I've added only blur and "sun reflection" if I can call it this way ;)
Fabian93 - Thanks!
Tomas Neto - Thank you!
Update 2
Let's start with a mosaic of the downtown
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Another mosaic with an industrial area between a rail interchange and a highway
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Rush hour
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Suburbs
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What about some night pics? :P
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That's all for now, expect another update in a few days :)
Hi Ioan,
By the difference between the modern glasses roof building and the old pavement ground I mean that I like how you managed to make a glassed roof building (the train station) going very well with the paved ground. :P
That new update is very nice, these two mosaics are really wonderful. The tramway lines and the EL-Rail lines fit very well in here with the rest of the city. The rail interchange looks nicely done like, same as the suburbs and the industrial area. the thing I must liked in this update are the night shoots, it makes your CBD looking even better because of the choice of towers. The last pic i great, I would like to see it at sunrise !
Looking forward to more !
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Very beautiful city! I like the mixed archetecture and the elavated rail system is a real bonus.
Great one! Those mosaics are quite nice. I like the railway layout you've got there.
Wow, fantastic pics of the downtown!!! Amazing work!!! :thumbsup:
Replies
art128 - Thanks for clearing that up! I'm sorry but you won't see that pic at sunrise in this update, probably in the next :P
danielcote - Thank you!
Battlecat - Thanks! I like it too $%Grinno$%
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too!
Update 3
This time we go west of the city of Pirgos to the rural part of the region.
First I'll start with a mosaic of a rail yard. You might have already seen it in the Show us your railroads thread. Click on the thumbnail for full resolution.
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The intersection from the mosaic
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A small lake (I like how it turned out ;D)
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The same lake but from different view
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An industrial area with a rail station
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A small town...
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... and the interchange next to it
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Now a bigger lake
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And an overview of a small village
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That's all for now, hope you like it! And don't forget to write a reply if you have any suggestions, tips or if you just want to comment the update :P
I like it! Very nice!
btw, I must say, I love your downtown.
Great work Ioan, I like the mosaic of the railyard, also as the interchange. The little lake looks quite good too, I really like how you managed it, and yes it turned out well :P . The industrial area is one of the best I ever seen, all the things are quite thought, the railway, the layout of it and the building used. The old town is nice, I like it very much, the industries aren't so close to habitation, but not to far too, great work.
BTW, I see there's mainly freight rail lines, but are there passengers rail lines too ?
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Look great! &apls
Bobbi :thumbsup:
Beautiful rural area, very detailed well!!! Great job my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Excellent work! That rural area is looking great!
Just beautiful &apls &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Replies
Glowbal - Thanks! Today's update is exactly for you! :P
art128 - Thanks, Arthur! Yes, the rail lines are not used only by freight trains, there are also passenger stations :)
Bobbi - Thank you!
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too!
Battlecat - Thank you! But I guess I'll never manage to make my rural areas as detailed and as beautiful as yours ;)
Sciurus - Thanks for stopping by, my friend!
Update 4
This time I'll show you a mosaic and a night pic from the second CBD. (caution: the mosaic is quite big!)
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And here's the night pic (actually it's also a mosaic but a really small one :P)
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That's all for today, hope you enjoyed this update! And don't forget to post a comment after viewing! :)
Very good pictures, nice one :)
Great update.
Léo.
You've got a beautiful CBD there &apls
Well done, I really like the parks and the trees along the canal :thumbsup:
But personally I think the little house on the bottom left doesn't match in there, but this is just minor ;).
Keep it up,
Fabian
Excellent work Ioan, these two mosaics looks wonderful my friend. It's looks like you love the Art-deco style, me too, nice choice of BAT soo. :P the transition between canals and Shaun (diggis) 's ponds is really nicely done and looks quite good. The tram line fit in very well.
Looking forward to more,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
A beautiful CBD area. &apls
Bobbi :thumbsup:
Yes indeed. this update was exactly for me. ;D Very nice!
Looking good. Always a fan of cbd pics, and this one doesn't let me down in the least. Nice waterfront parks in particular. Great job! :thumbsup:
-James
Replies
Leodido - Thank you!
Fabian93 - Thanks, but that on the bottom isn't a house, it's a school ;)
art128 - Thanks, my friend! Yeah, I really like art-deco buildings, that's why I put some in the downtown :)
Bobbi - Thank you, Bobbi!
Glowbal - Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
jimbo_jj - Thank you for the nice comment!
Update 5
In this update I'll show you the suburbs west of the city of Pirgos.
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A roundabout interchange
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A pic is from the northern suburbs
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And in the end a big mosaic (from the western suburbs again)
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And now a question for you, the readers: what would you like to see next? More pictures from the suburbs or from the CBD?
Nice looking suburbs. That intercharge looks like a creative solution, certainly different than usual.
As for your question, usually I would say "Go downtown!" but I'm in a suburban mood right now. Either way is great, though. ;D
-James
Wooww, great mosaic!!! Very nice pics, my friend!!! &apls &apls
I love it. ;) That intersection is great
I didn't know there were an update ! :P
Nice work Ioan, the suburbs looks quite a good place to live, as always. As I have already said, the tram line fit in very well, also as the interchange that is nicely done and thought. I like how the rural highway ends at that avenue interesection, again it's nicely done to put everything in well together. The only thing I can reproach are the edge of the grass in the interchange zone, you could use some of SFBT's awesome fillers lots to lake a diagonal junction between the grass of the MIS and the grass of the terrain texture (BTW, the fillers have also some trees in the diagonal section, it will be nice ! ;) ). The second thing I don't really love is the repetition of the Mattb325's villas and the maxis ones, in the mosaic I count four time the same by Maxis and three time the same by Mattb325... It will be nice to have some more variation ! (I know, between crashes and other RL problem it's hard to do ::) )
Well, my critics ends for today ! :P
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
nice job on the roundabout-intersection thingie, I've been thinking for ages about how I could do something just like that, and you prestent me with an answer which is (though it never even crossed my mind to do it like this) exactly what I wanted. :thumbsup:
Nice job on those suburbs! That interchange is particularly innovative!
It looks really good :thumbsup:
NICE &apls
Ahh, I've seen that mosaic you submitted in the Show Us Your Mosaics thread, but I decided to compliment it here. The second CBD looks very nice and well done. And, I have to agree with everyone else, that interchange is a unique combination of several mods.
Replies
jimbo_jj - Thanks, sorry if I disappoint you, but I chose the downtown (I haven't finished the suburbs yet &ops)
Tomas Neto - Thank you, my friend!
Glowbal - Thanks!
art128 - You like writing long comments, don't you? :P I thought about using these fillers but I was too lazy to put them :D I also don't really like the repetition, but unfortunately there aren't many R$$$ houses &mmm
WC_EEND - Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad I've given you ideas!
Battlecat - Thanks, my friend! Glad you like it ;)
peter007- Thank you!
sumwonyuno - Thanks for stopping by here!
Update 6
This time I'll show you
only two mosaics... Click on the thumbnails for bigger resolution - 800x5312 px (before converting them, they were 1280x5300 px ??? ) I hope they won't load slowly $%Grinno$%
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Enjoy and, please, leave comments ;)
Beautiful region!
You have a great eye for detail which makes for reading an attractively compiled CJ. Well done and keep up the good work.
Very Well Done!
Great mosaics, really impressive and worth the wait! :)
Just a small detail: The NAM avenue bridge over the canal, if you use Avenue over 2 Tile transpaert (e.g. avenue over avenue) you can avoid such irregular support spacings - and the underlaying transport bitmaps are coverted by the extender pieces. ;)
Bernhard :thumbsup:
Great pics, I just love! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Disappointed? ??? No, I'm definitely not disappointed with these pics. Great night shot especially. It worked out well, I'm in a downtown mood anyway. ;D
-James
Very nice job on your down town area. :thumbsup:
Nice city, good region.
Looks wonderful! Very nicely done. You have a talent for layout and building those really interesting interchanges. :thumbsup:
Replies
wallasey - Thanks for the compliment!
joelyboy911 - Thanks!
Nardo69 - Thank you, I usually do this but this situation was a bit different because I've used can-am pieces and it was impossible to put pillars exactly where I wanted them ;)
Sciurus - Merci, my friend! :P
jimbo_jj - Thanks, James, this time I'll show more from the downtown :)
Glowbal - Thank you!
976 - Thank you for stopping by!
djvandrake - Thanks!
Update 7
Hi, everyone! School has recently started, so I won't be able to update my MD as frequently as I did during the summer break &mmm After loads of crashes, I'm finally able to show you this update!
As Yan077 once said, "let's talk with pictures"! ;D
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Hope you've enjoyed this update! Also, expect another lot from me in the STEX quite soon! If you haven't seen my previous uploads, check them out by clicking here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?p=files&keyword=io_bg&view=all)!
The beauty of your cities is amazing!!! Very impressive!!! &apls &apls &apls
&apls I love your pedestrian plazas and that first shot with the one ray of sunshine on the tram is fantastic! :thumbsup:
The plaza is beautiful. :thumbsup:
That's very nice &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Extremely beautiful European city! :thumbsup:
You show quite nicely the purpose of the tram-in-road puzzle pieces, it gives such an extra realism! &apls &apls
-Stijn-
Hi,
beautiful update here, Ioan &apls
I especially love the little details and even more that we can see that you take yourself quite some time to build the city (for example lot-resizing which can be seen at the canal to run the elevated avenue over it - :thumbsup: (at least i suppose you used the resizing -technique ;))
Keep it up,
Fabian
You impress once again! The night pic looks great and the canal area looks really well done, too. Great job!
(... and this time I won't request rural or urban specifically because they both turn out well ;D).
-James
Excellent update as usual my friend, your urban settings are really nicely done and all those Art-Deco style buildings fits in very well. The canal looks Ok, it look like you've reloted it no ? because of the trees along it, if so, nice touch. Good emplacement for the church, it fits well with that W2W development.
Looking forward to more for sure !
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Good work. It's nice realistic european city.
Looking great! Nice layout in your urban areas, I like the mix of classic and modern architecture!
Awesome update :thumbsup:, where did you get the Euro avenue x Avenue turning lane textures and how did u get the Custom Traffic lights to appear right?
Sorry for not updating here for more than a week, but I've been busy with RL, I also had tons of crashes... Hopefully, a 2 days ago I discovered how to stop them (I have a CPU with two cores, if anyone is interested to know how to solve this problem - write here ;))
And I have so many replies! :o Thanks to all of you! Hope it was worth the wait until this update!
Replies
Tomas Neto - Thank you my friend!
djvandrake - Thanks, DJ!
Bobbi - Thanks, Bobbi!
Sciurus - Thank you, Guillaume!
BarbarossaS - Thank you, Stijn!
Fabian93 - Danke, Fabian! ;D Actually you're wrong - I haven't used this technique in this city, but thanks for reminding it to me - I think there are a few spots where this'll be useful!
jimbo_jj - Haha, thanks! :D
art128 - Merci, mon ami! ::) I haven't relotted that canal, because I like the original lots ;)
976 - Thanks for stopping by!
Battlecat - Thank you! That mix is one of the things I want to achieve and I'm glad you like it!
Nexis4Jersey - Thanks! The traffic lights are made by Maarten - you can find them in the STEX. As for the avenue crossing... I have no idea :D I don't remember installing such a thing, but I think it appeared after installing the traffic light mod. Maybe Maarten has accidentally put it in his traffic light mod? ::)
Update 8
This time I'll show you 3 mosaics from another downtown area which I've been working on lately. The first one is horizontal and it's too big to post it directly, so please click on the thumbnail to see it. I don't think there's anything more to say, so enjoy! $%Grinno$%
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Hope you like it!
Yes I do like it! &apls
Wonderful mosaics, and that canal with the rail crossing it looks fantastic. :thumbsup:
Hey, Mr Stealer.. :D :P
Some excellent mosaic in this update, Ioan. I really love the panorama, with on the left side, low and mid rise building and on the right part the high rise one. The EL-Rail line fits in well perfectly my friend, good work to make it with the feeling of an European city. The first mosaic is nice too, I see you use Dan's Foundation Technic, that's good, you've done it really well. The second one, with the canal is good too, I like how the EL-tram line goes on the canal, looks like a real bridge. Also, as usual, a lot of Art-Deco buildings, I like.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Most definitely worth the wait! That is one impressive city you've got there! &apls &apls
I love the waterfront and the river, excellent work! :thumbsup:
-Stijn-
This is wonderful, I love it! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
PS : 1000th comment! :party:
Nice pair of mosaics! I really like that dark blue building by the canal in the second shot! Could you let me know what it's called when you have a moment? Thanks!
Hey Ioan,
wonderful Update #8 &apls It's just as good as the others :thumbsup:
I really like your custom lots you put here and there, those make the mosaics even better.
BTW where is Pirgos located (don't know if you've ever written it)? I´t's hard to figure it out, since you mix the different architectural styles perfectly.
Fabian &apls
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djvandrake - Thanks for seeing you so frequently here, my friend! :thumbsup:
art128 - Thanks, although I haven't used any techniques $%Grinno$%
BarbarossaS - Thank you! Glad you like it!
Sciurus - Merci, Guillaume! And congrats on your 1000th comment (soon I'll hit 1000 too ;D)
Battlecat - Thanks! I sent you a PM about that :P
Fabian93 - Thanks, my friend! That's a tough question, maybe Pirgos is a European country with strong North American influence in architecture? :D
Update 9
I'm working on a part of the city, but it's still not finished, so I decided to show you some random pictures from the city.
Here's the downtown I showed you in the last update:
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And another downtown I've been showing you in more previous udpates:
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The pier next to the beach (the next update will be focused on the area to the right of this mosaic)
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Another angle
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Hope you like it!
Edit: I saw some of you lurking here! $%#Ninj2
&apls &apls &apls Fantastic images, and awesome mosaic, my friend!!! &apls &apls &apls
Amazing!
I love the way you've blended the styles of buildings together...
Super realistic!
:thumbsup:
beautifully, no other word to discripe this update. ;)
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Thanks for seeing you so frequently here, my friend!
You're welcome. :) It's always my pleaseure to visit here.
I really like the plazas that you have in your downtown area. :thumbsup: The boardwalk along your beach is really nice, and that's an impressive pier! &apls
Great update, Ioan. :thumbsup:
Love the little beach you've made there.
And of course the Lot in front of the Waldorf-Astoria is looking brilliant ;)
Keep up the good work, &apls
Fabian
This city is fantastic. I particullary like the latest image, it reminds me the french's front of sea, built in the 60's like La Grande Motte.
Where did you fins the building we see on the latest pic please?
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Fantastic mosaic! :thumbsup:
yeah that was me A.k.A "the mysterious lurker" $%Grinno$%
Awesome job on the mosaics. I love everything on your MD. Downtown looks awesome !!! &apls
Hey Ioan. You are doing a great job. Those pictures from the CBD and of the waterfront are excellent.
Great Job, you did nicely with the CBD :)
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Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas! :thumbsup:
adroman - Thank you!
Glowbal - Thanks to you too! :)
djvandrake - Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy your visits!
Fabian93 - Thank you, Fabian, I spent about 3-4 hours on that lot $%Grinno$%
Sciurus - Merci, Guillaume! Do you mean the yellow high-rises? If yes, these are Maxis buildings ;) (some of my favourite Maxis buildings)
Bobbi - Thanks, Bobbi! :thumbsup:
TmiguelT - I'm happy when I see a comment by a lurker, thank you for it!
joelyboy911 - Thanks, Joel!
Nexis4Jersey - Thank you!
Update 10
This time I'll show you the suburbs north of the city of Pirgos. Enjoy ;)
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Hope you like it! And don't forget to leave a comment :)
INCREDIBLE update! How could I have missed this wonderful MD? I am certainly glad I found it! The suburbs you have there are wonderful! The highway and the marina are both great as well! Good job with everything you've done here. Keep up the good work~!
I am sorry I don't comment here enough, Ioan.
Pirgos is such a wonderful MD. Your city building style absolutely amazes me. All the different BATs give sucha diversity in you downtown, and I also like how you don't make your downtowns walls of skyscrapers, with lots of midrises and a couple of lowrises here and there.
Pirgo's northern suburbs are insanely besutiful. I would compare them to those of Daniel's (Shadow Assassin), featured in Ensenada [linkie in sig]. Your blend of Brian's (c.p.), Matt's (Mattb325), and Jon's (JBSimio) BATs as well as the Maxis houses is amazing. I love those SFBT soundwalls between the RHW and the Wal-Mart. (So suburban, even though I utterly despise Wal-Mart).
The flora on that picturesque coastline is amazingly perfect, that is a wonderful amalgamation of trees, underbrush, and rocks. You probably have an amazing Mayor Mode Flora menu.
Is it pronounceed Peer-gos, or Pir-jose? Or something else?
Ethan
Awesome two mosaics; :thumbsup: I originally thought it was a single long one.
Very nice looking suburbs! That's a great interchange btw! :thumbsup: &apls &apls
-Stijn-
THIS is just wonderful, I love &apls &kiss
And thanks for the buildings ;)
Guillaume :thumbsup:
What a nice suburb! :thumbsup:
Great suburb Ioan :thumbsup:
I love the little port and the beach area in the first picture. It looks like a great place to live.
The second mosaic is just as fantastic as the first. I really like that highway-interchange you have made.
Everything continues to look really good :thumbsup:
Keep it up,
Fabian :)
Very nice suburb and a wonderful shoreline! &apls :thumbsup:
Excellent update, Ioan.
Your suburbs are really greatly done and looks so perfect, that they looks like real ones. The fishing port just top of the first looks nice. Excellent use of flora and etc.. The beach you created looks like Bondi beach in Sydney ! :D Also, nice work with the interchange in the second mosaic.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Awesome update again my friend!!! Great mosaics!!! :thumbsup:
Awesome work so far!
Can't believe it took me so long to uncover this gem ::)
Congrats on the great work &apls
Wow, it is really splendid.
Your city had an incredible realism.
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Dreamcat - Thank you for the great comment!
ecoba - Wow, this is probably the best reply I've ever read here in Pirgos! Thanks a lot!!! And yeah, I've quite a big Mayor mode flora menu :D About the pronunciation, I it is Peer-gos. Actually this is an ancient name of my hometown ;) However, some time ago (after I started this MD) I found that in Wikipedia that the name is P
yrgos instead of Pirgos. Does this make a big difference? ()what() (sorry, my first language isn't English)
sumwonyuno - Thank you! But, as you can see, they're two mosaics ;)
BarbarossaS - Thanks, Stijn!!!
Sciurus - No problem ;) and thanks ;D
Bobbi - Thanks, my friend! :thumbsup:
Fabian93 -Danke schön for the great comment! ::) :D
djvandrake - Thanks!
art128 - Merci, my friend! However, I've never heard about that beach :D
Tomas Neto - Obrigado! ::)
adroman - Thanks for the great comment!
Earth quake - Merci, EQ!
Update 11
Hello, everyone, sorry for not updating lately, I've been quite busy with RL lately (lots of tests at school). However, I managed to take some pics of my latest works - Levsky city, located north of Pirgos on the estuary of a river (I still haven't thought a name for it although it runs through the middle of the whole region $%Grinno$%) So, as Yan077 usually says, let's talk with pictures! ;) (mosaics in this case :P)
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How 'bout a night one? :P
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Hope you like it! And don't forget to comment! ;)
I've missed a couple of great updates here! That night shot you posted today looks particularly nice, and I also like your coastal suburbs on the previous page!
Another fantastic update!!! Very nice work my friend!!! :thumbsup:
nice pics, as allways...but tell me: how do you realize avenues under bridges??? :o
Very nice update, that night shot is just marvellous! &apls &apls
-Stijn-
Great work I like the last update.
Beautiful Update.
Your CBD is really beautiful and the night pics is really impressive.
This is just wonderful!!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Very great!
Woaw ! The highway fits in well perfectly my friend, good work with it. Also the downtown is one of the best in the Art_déco style I ever seen. Also, that avenue under the bridge looks interesting, can't wait to see you explain it to us, how you do that ! ;) :D
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Great CBD and that night shot is just awesome! &apls
Well done! Keep up the good work. You have interesting ideas and your cities are very original.
Best wishes from Metropolis! http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=263.480
;) Uncle VTM!
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I don't have the time for replying individually, sorry ()sad() (I gotta go to bed in a bit)
Battlecat, Tomas Neto, BarbarossaS, 976, Earth quake, Sciurus, Bobbi, djvandrake - Thank you, guys!
soulchaser and art128 - It's quite easy - I downloaded some lots from a Japanese site (sorry, I don't remember which one exactly &ops). They're overhanging and extend under bridges. They also convert the traffic from the avenue to subways on both ends, so we can say that the crossing is functional ;)
vtm.vic - Thanks for commenting here! Your region looks really good!
Update 12
Today I'll show you more from the latest city. Enjoy! :)
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Don't forget to comment after viewing, it won't cost you more than a minute or two! ;)
Very nice!
That's a nice looking urban area! Your shoreline looks great and you've got some lovely green space tucked into that urban area! Looking forward to seeing more!
Very very very nice! I see you use dutch traffic lights? ::)
I love the mix of buildings!
I believe this is the first time I've visited your MD and since you've commented in my MD, I'll return the favor ;)
All the open plazas, parks and walkways you've shown here look great. I also noticed some custom lotting and re-lotting, which is something I can appreciate ::) Lot re-sizing, too? I see you've used all the tricks to make your MD stand out and I commend you on that. I'll be sure to make a return visit soon!
~ Dan
Heh, I thought I saw abandoned buildings, but they actually were aged buildings. Nice mix of buildings: lots of wall-to-wall midrises and a couple of high rises mixed in between looks quite natural.
Looks very nice, Ioan. Well done on the move to Best Sellers, also.
I like your style!
Looks very nice! :thumbsup:
Uhm.. Now that I know your secret for the avenue, I can tell it to the CIA.. $%#Ninj2
Nah, just kidding, excellent update my friend, I really loved that three mosaics. Your use of custom content and personal lots is really good. Also, good work with your choice of buildings, they fit perfectly with each other. I think in these mosaics, the park is really the thing that catch the eyes, I liked it very much with the big central walkways.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Awesome city..., another great update my friend!!! &apls
Very nice! I especially like your park and those shoreline plazas. :thumbsup:
Ioan, I'm sorry for missing your eleventh update, the recent update is wonderful, I especially love that bridge in the beginning of your first mosaic &apls
I also noticed that there's a street running under that bridge... I guess you did that with the lot resizing method, pretty cool :thumbsup:
Keep up the fine work,
Fabian
Good to see you still have large, open green spaces in your busy city! I like it.
-Stijn-
Beautiful Update. :thumbsup:
Your mosaic and your CBD are really splendid.
Your "CBD" is really realistic and I like the small park in the middle, which gives impression to be in a small Manhattan. :thumbsup:
The reproaches would be that I find that on your pictures, there are not enough vehicles.
Love the way you handled the bridge approach--very well planned there!
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vtm.vic - Thanks, my friend!
Battlecat - Thank you, there's more below ;)
Glowbal - Yes, I do because I'm tired of the old Maxis ones :)
dsrwhat316 - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos :) You're right about lotting and reloting, however, I haven't used the lot resizing technique, the avenue under the bridge is made of overhanging lots I downloaded from a Japanese site ;)
sumwonyuno - Yeah, before taking the pics I also noticed that but I thought it's usual to see such a thing in a big city :)
joelyboy911 - Thanks, Joel!
Bobbi - Thank you, Bobbi!
art128 - No, please, do not tell that secret! $%Grinno$%
Tomas Neto - Thanks, my friend!
djvandrake - Thanks to you, too!
Fabian93 - Don't worry about that, I'm glad you comment here so often! As I said in the reply to Dan, I used overhanging lots for the avenue going under the bridge :)
BarbarossaS - Thanks! I decided to make a large park in the middle of the city which is inspired by Central park in NY ;)
Earth quake - Thank you, unfortunately it's not always possible to get enough traffic in the streets...
[gottago - Thanks for stopping by here!
Update 13
Today I had some free time and decided to make a new update :) The downtown also has some new additions :P
At noon the weather wasn't really nice...
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However, after the sun went down, the weather changed and the sky became clear (as far as you can see it during night ;D)
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That's all for today, hope you enjoyed this update :)
Waow..
Another quite excellent update, Ioan !
The first mosaic is very nice, I like the newest additions to the downtown, like the Empire State Building, that fit really well onto the atmosphere of the downtown. The art-deco style is really something you can make easily, with a fantastic result, as we can see in this update, and in the past ones. Also, the W2W development, both European and American low wealth, is very well added in that city, and had all its loveliness in these pictures. The railway is nicely putted there, although, I think the underground parking lot isn't at the best place, it looks like the road is going to the rail tracks..
The second mosaic, is by far the best night shot I ever seen, It looks like a real New York City shot. With all these lights, that make your city full of life, by day, and more by night. Although, some building looks like ghost with these lights (the bright white ones.. ) :P Anyway, fantastic shot, as the second night mosaic. I really would like to walk in a city like that, it must be really pleasant ! Also, I like how, on both night and day mosaics, you managed to ensure that certain buildings stand out of the others one, showing all their charms, their qualities and their beauty.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Beautiful mosaics! Nice job with the weather shots, and your night shots are excellent!
Nice mosaics. :thumbsup:
I love waht you do, it's just wonderful!!! &apls &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
A nice collection of buildings in your downtown. :thumbsup: Those night shots are first rate. &apls
Wonderfull Update. :thumbsup:
I really the first mosaïc, simply beautiful.
The night pictures are really awesome and give us impression to be in New York because of Empire State Building.
Finally, the Last mosaïc is really splendid, I really your small Central park. :thumbsup:
Hello everyone and sorry for not updating here in a while...
First, thank you art128, Battlecat, Bobbi, Sciurus, djvandrake and Earth quake for the comments! :thumbsup: And now, let's continue with
Update 14
Some suburbs I've been recently (sorry for the empty zones on some places, the area isn't 100% done)
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That's all for now, I hope you like it! And don't forget to write a reply! Criticism is welcomed ;)
Edit: in the mosaics there are some photoshopped things... can you find them?
Nice suburb! :thumbsup:
Those are some good looking suburbs! Makes me want to do some development using those red brick roads sometime in here!
Fantastic update.
The mosaics are splendid and your suburbs is looking nice.
I agree with everyone else: the suburbs are well done! Those tunnels running under the suburbs must be pretty long.
Very nice burbs! &apls :thumbsup: I like the HSR tunnel at the top of the first set too. Hope to see more of that network.
Fantastic suburbs my friend!!! Great work!!! :thumbsup:
Beautiful suburbs! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Nice suburbs. Good job!
Fantastic suburbs there, Ioan.
The houses you left grow there are really splendid and make your city even more nice. Your photoshopping skill is getting better and better, as I can see that in the mosaics and the picture. $%Grinno$% Also, nice work with the transports layout, it fit perfectly with the ambiance of the city. The RHW is a good touch, also as the HSRP tunnel ( ;D ) ! At last, the red bricks street look excellent there.
Regards,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Great new suburbs &apls. I have a question though, where did you get those short tunnel lots for the rhw in the first mosaic pic?
Great update, Ioan &apls &apls
I love how the highway runs through your suburbs and then "ends" in a tunnel :thumbsup: - great work on that.
In general I must say that your suburbs are pretty green... just how I like it &apls :)
Keep up the fine work,
Fabian ;)
Ooh, suburbs!
Great update, Ioan. I like your suburbs, there is a very nice mix of BATs and Maxis buildings in them that makes your suburbs have there own uniqueness.
I didn't see any empty zones, though.
Ethan
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Bobbi - Thanks.
Battlecat - Thank you, can't wait to see in your MD what development you'll make using these streets ;)
Earth quake - Thank you.
sumwonyuno - Thanks, actually that tunnel isn't so long, it's other entrance is just a bit north of that mosaic :P
djvandrake - Thank you! And yes , in the future you'll see HSR lines more frequently ;)
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too!
Sciurus - Merci, mon ami :P
976 - Thanks.
art128 - Thank you, my friend, I'm glad you like it :)
intensivecarebear - Thanks! The tunnels are made by Buddybud, they're still in beta and that's why you won't find them on the LEX or STEX. Try searching in the forums, the beta should be attached to a post. Hope you'll find it!
Fabian93 - Danke :P I also like green suburbs :)
ecoba - Thanks! You should look closely to find the zones ;)
Update 15
Today we'll visit a rural area east of the last city...
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That's all for now, don't forget to post a comment after viewing ;) Criticism is welcomed again!
Rural areas in Pirgos, and I'd thought I'd seen everything!
Really beautiful mosaic, Ioan.
Ethan
Really really beautiful!! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
How a beautiful rural area!
Your last mosaic is looking great, I especially like the power station mixed with all the ploppable paths and flora.
Great rural shots, my friend! Lots of curves and trees make it look like a serene country scene. One critique is that, to me, the power plant (not the substation) looks a bit out of place. The high voltage lines look great where they are, though. Nice work, Ioan!
~ Dan
Beautiufl rural aera. &apls
The village is really splendid and the mosaic is really beautiful.
I like this update really much, Ioan.
As you already know, i'm always kind of your building style, which is really excellent. The farmlands and the suburbs are nicely done. The thing I liked the most here in this mosaic is the power plant, with the little pond just near it it's so awesome ! Although, it will be even more good if when you took the picture, some smokes were leaving the chimneys.. But it's just a little detail eh..
take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Wonderful rural area! Looks great. And I have to admit I've never seen a Sim City bar raising Amish style! :P Very nice work Ioan. &apls
This is beautiful city making. I love it. Your transportation networks are extraordinary. I'm anxious to see more.
Geoff
Wonderful work on that power station and the surrounding area. Great job on the details all around this shot!
The mosaic is very detailed; I like the high-voltage transmission line towers, the plants and those people building the farm. Though, I do find it seems weird for those animals to be huddled in that one area under the transmission lines.
Hello, everyone! Sorry for not updating here in a while, I've been a bit busy and I haven't played SC4 in some time (you probably know, there are periods when you're full of ideas and play the game every spare minute you have, but there are also other periods when you just don't enjoy the game so much...). I recently started building on a new city tile, at first the new city was meant to be a commie one, but later things didn't go as they were planned at first :D The result is below, but, before it, here are the
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ecoba - Thanks very much, Ethan! :thumbsup:
Sciurus - Thank you, Guillaume! :)
Bobbi - Thanks !
kwakelaar - Thank you, I'm glad you like it ;)
dsrwhat316 - Thanks, however it seems that there are different opinions about the power plant (Arthur likes it ;D)
Earth quake - Merci :P
art128 - Gracias, amigo! :D
djvandrake - Thanks, my friend!
calibanX - Thanks very much!
Battlecat - Thank you!
sumwonyuno - Thanks, I couldn't think of anything better on that place, that's why I put those animals there $%Grinno$%
Update 16
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Hope you like it :) Any feedback - comments, suggestions, criticism - is welcome ;)
I love it &apls &apls
Fantastic work on that city - I especially liked your idea with those parking lots under that elevated highway - something I have to try out, too :thumbsup:
I'm personally not a huge fan of skyscrapers, especially if they're placed so densely - but the way you built your cities with those skyscrapers is just fantastic :)
Keep up the fantastic work,
Fabian &apls
Well, there certainly is a lot going on in this picture. Underpass and overpass for getting the traffic through and elevated rail as well and then the raised bridge and a beautiful marina. A bit hysterical, but that can be city-life for you.
I quite like the combination of 19th century buildings and the high-rises, a very nice update :thumbsup:
wow great mosaics, many details on it, the realness of your pictures is incredible, and a great use of PEG' stuff &apls
Splendid, it's just splendid. &apls
These mosaics are just fantastic.
Incredible update, Ioan!
Ethan
Great design and details around this harbor! Great diversity of buildings in this area.
Nice update, Ioan !
I really love the layout of your road network. Everything seem to be well thought, from the elevated highway with its parking under it to the marina using PEG canals. I like a lot the mix between big residential H-K styled, and other styles, buildings and old W2W European development. As I already said, it's not quite a commie city ( $%Grinno$% ) but I know, you said that things didn't goes like you wanted ! :P
Can't wait to see some commie blocks there !
Regards,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Nice update! The combination of buildings work really well together, and that marina makes the pictures feel complete.
It's to bad the interchange in the second pic isn't always showing the right texture, it kinda ruins that shot &mmm
-Stijn-
Wonderful mosaics! &apls I think the use of the parking lots near the elevated freeway is just brilliant. That does so much to create an urban realism. :thumbsup:
great update :thumbsup:
i've one question, is the interchange in the second pic in the latest nam(i've not played much lately because of RL, so if it's there i'd like to know)
Nice job on the city there! :thumbsup:
Oh, wow, you had to have plopped all those water-canal tiles! Your results are wonderfully done.
its been a while since my last visit and you've made great progress. :thumbsup:
Great pics !!!
&apls
The marina looks great, Ioan!
I like the parking stalls under the highway overpass; you took the extra step to fill in all the spaces very nicely. Those apartment and condos sure have nice views! Hopefully someone will fully-texture the interchange you used to be compatible with your highway mod. Other than that, everything looks perfect!
~ Dan
Hello, everyone! Yesterday the number of views has passed 5000! Thanks to all of you who have viewed my MD! To "celebrate" that, I decided to show you 2 mosaics from Levsky city, hope you'll like them ;) Caution - they're quite big and it might take a bit to load them ;)
Update 16
First, a
small mosaic...
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and this now is probably the biggest mosaic I've ever made :P
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg28.imageshack.us%2Fimg28%2F8867%2Fbigmosaic.jpg&hash=cc7af1382e5d3694024a05832aea46743d43cdee)
Replies
Fabian93 - Danke, Fabian :) Hope you'll like this update as well ;)
kwakelaar - Thank you!
Yan077 - Thanks, Yan! And welcome to Pirgos ;)
Earth quake - Merci, Vivien!
ecoba - Thank you, my friend!
Battlecat - Thanks! :thumbsup:
art128 - Thank you, Arthur, however the commie blocks area needs a lot of work, so you'll see it it the next updates :)
BarbarossaS - Thanks, I agree about that interchange... &mmm
djvandrake - Thanks! :thumbsup:
shanghai kid - Yes, it's in the newest NAM. When you have time, check the new stuff in it - it's awesome ;)
danielcote - Thanks, Daniel!
sumwonyuno - Yes, hopefully there is a 2x2 water piece $%Grinno$%
spot - Thanks, my friend! Glad to see you here!
tcx - Thank you!
dsrwhat316 - Thanks very much!
Wow! Fantastic city ;) It really reminds me New York. And I like your custom lots ;)
Great mosaics! That is a huge and great looking urban mosaic! Love the quality of your details through these shots, great inspirations here.
Congrats on your 5000 views! &apls
Those are wonderful mosaics. You have a nice layout and a great collection of buildings that work well together. :thumbsup:
Wonderful mosaics! Great job, Ioan! Might I ask, though, what that pink skyscraper is? It's in both mosaics, in the center right of the first one and towards the top left of the second one. It's kind of near Rockefeller Center. Thanks in advance!
Awesome mosaics!!! :thumbsup:
Waow, those mosaics are very impressive, and I really like the second &apls
Guillaume. :thumbsup:
Nice work comrade ! I'm glad to see my favorite New York building in the middle of a mosaic.. ::)
Everything in these mosaics looks wonderful, the waterfront buildings, highways also as park plazas and canals. I love the feeling of your cities, always nice. However, you should rework the water just next to the seawalls, we can see the bottom.. $%Grinno$% Maybe if you add some little rocks, flora and other things like that, it'll be much better.
Anyway, can't wait to see some commie blocks by you.. :P
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Nice work on the mosaics... you have a fine looking city here :thumbsup:
Excellent mosaic there! I love the winding road along the waterfront. Excellent road network.
Geoff
Well I for one like your largest mosaic ever. :P
Wow!!! This city actualy really impresses me and I don't mean by just a little I mean by a lot. Astounding work! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That is a very nice collection of high-rises and great looking mosaics.
Replies
_maciex_-Thanks, my idea was to make a NY-looking city ;)
Battlecat- Thank you, my friend :)
djvandrake- Thanks very much! :thumbsup:
woodb3kmaster- I PMed you with a link to that building ;) Enjoy it! (and welcome to Pirgos!)
Tomas Neto- Thanks! :thumbsup:
Sciurus- Thanks to you too!
art128- Merci, I really should put some flora on the bottom of that river ;)
Schulmanator- Thank you! Welcome to Pirgos ;)
calibanX- Thanks! :)
sumwonyuno- Glad you like it :P
danielcote- Thanks very much, Daniel!
kwakelaar- Thanks!
Update 17 - video update!
I'm glad to present you my first video update! ()stsfd()
http://www.youtube.com/v/SA9oWKCfvPg&hl=sv_SE&fs=1&
Enjoy ;)
that's a lovely video @io_bg :thumbsup: &apls
I liked very much of the video, being possible to see your city during the day and the night too! Beautiful city, and fantastic choice of music of the video!!! :thumbsup:
Big thanks to
Tage for helping me with the video thumbnail (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=8724.msg293354#msg293354)!
I like video updates, Ioan ! And this one is really well done. It's nice to follow an elevated train in all the line. The night part of the video is nice. Good mix between all those buildings too.
грижа се ! Не мога да чакам следващата актуализация!
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
shanghai kid - Thanks!
Tomas Neto - Thank you, at first I wasn't sure what music to choose for it... Glad you like it ;)
art128 - Merci, although the first translated sentence isn't really correct $%Grinno$%
Update 18
This summer I visited a small town located in the foot of a mountain and I liked the idea to have a similar one in SC4 as well ;) The name of the real one is Troyan and I couldn't think of anything else, that's why I called the SC4 one with the same name ;D
At the moment the town has a population of about 25000 sims, my goal is to make the town with about 40-50 000 sims. There are two rivers running through the town and some mountains around it. Here is what I've made so far :P
A rainy day... (thanks to art128 for the rain effect ;D)
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... and a sunny one $%Grinno$%
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg138.imageshack.us%2Fimg138%2F5522%2Ftroyan2.jpg&hash=9d5a2ee8c1fea3032778a089a51b60897cfd884c)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg265.imageshack.us%2Fimg265%2F5008%2Ftroyan3.jpg&hash=5b67c70c203108e9f499bbaeb3d449edd25a3d9b)
That's all for now, hope you like it :) Any feedback is welcome ;)
That's a great looking town! The details of the railway through town are particularly cool! And that stream came out very nicely indeed!
Wow, my friend, your mosaics always are fantastic!!! Impressive again!!! :thumbsup:
Very nice mosaics as always. I particularly like the short exit lane at the top of the second mosaic. I'll have to experiment with that little technique.
Geoff
Looks so great Ioan. :thumbsup: I'm also curious to know how you make this small intersection in your second picture?
DEL!
Great update! &apls
Just great! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Very nice town; I like the river and vegetation along it. :)
Great stuff. :thumbsup: I like the collection of apartments at the bottom of the last image.
A charming little town (well little.... ::) ) there Ioan ! The first mosaic with the uphill road is fantastic, the rain effect is a nice touch on it, and I'm quite satisfied with its result. ;D The second mosaic is good too, I liked it a lot with the train station/depot... But that truck really has to stop now if the driver wants to avoid a crash.. $%Grinno$% Nice work with mosaic number three, the bus depot looks quite nice here.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
Battlecat - Thanks, my friend!
Tomas Neto - Obrigado ::)
calibanX - Thank you, glad I've inspired you for the exit lane ;)
Delecto - I've made it using David's (dedgren) Rural roads plugin and GIMP ::) ;D
Bobbi - Thanks for stopping by!
Sciurus - Merci :P
sumwonyuno - Thanks. Glad you like it ;)
djvandrake - Thanks to you too!
art128 - Thanks my friend. Hope you'll like today's update as well :)
Update 19
I recently downloaded the Pyrenean terrain mod and I can only say that I love it ;D At the top of the following mosaic I left some empty land just because I really like the mod's textures
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg341.imageshack.us%2Fimg341%2F5887%2Fmosaic22.jpg&hash=e11eafcf8eb44c365eb0f341fe9f5ddf404410fc)
The industrial zone
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And a mosaic showing the river running through the town as well as it's downtown and park
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg215.imageshack.us%2Fimg215%2F355%2Fmosaic2222.jpg&hash=855f64894ea01caf629e4983ba4cec022ed0e3bd)
That's all for today, hope you like it! And, as always, feedback is welcome :)
Also, who will write the 200th reply? ::)
I love your custom lotting. It fits in seamlessly. Great mosaics. The detail is exceptional.
Geoff
Yeah, I agree totally with Geoff, the detail is exceptional!!! Awesome!!! :thumbsup:
That is indeed a lovely terrain mod! It suits the character of your region very nicely indeed! Love how your river came out, and your industrial area in the second shot is excellent as well! You've given me some nice little bits of inspiration here! Looking forward to more as always
Looks great! That is a very nice terrain mod, and the topography of your city brings out the textures nicely. I really like your park and your industrial area. &apls
Nice change of terrain mod, and I've enjoyed looking at your mosaics. :thumbsup:
Nice update! :thumbsup:
Wow, these mosaics are sublimes my friend, excellent work on them !
I liked them a lot, with a little preference for the first, which is a nice view of that creek (or river if you want) and the transition between suburbs (well city) and nature.
Also, the park is excellent !
Take care,
-Arthur.
BTW, 200th comment ! :party:
A very nice looking cemetery, and your industrial areas are well done.
very beautiful cities! nice job on the custom lots and the rivers too.
That city is beautiful. I really like the road the loops before heading to a bridge.
I like the overall detainess you put into this :thumbsup:
~Corey
Beautiful city!
Hello, everyone
I'm stopping by to show you a teaser of something that I've been working on lately...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg19.imageshack.us%2Fimg19%2F6585%2Flastmosaicfortheyear.jpg&hash=aee383d08e68588cf57b4440691618cdc87c3718)
Hope you like it ;) Expect personal replies and the full update next year ::)
Very nice! I hope to see the update soon!! ()stsfd()
Guillaume.
wow, that's a very interresting teaser.
love how you put some green field between the diagonal building and the roundabout, can hardly wait to see more ;)
Nice teaser, I just love those Parisian BATs and you've used them in a much better way than me :D
PS: happy new year :thumbsup:
Nice teaser !
That district looks like a nice Parisian area, I like that because it's well done? The atmosphere of Paris is very well created. The only thing is that there's no more cars in the street and no tramway on the tracks.. ;D Although it's a nice teaser of an upcoming fantastic update.
Take care, Хорошая работа моего друга, я с нетерпением жду до следующего обновления. ;D
-Arhtur :thumbsup:
Replies
calibanX - Thanks very much, Geoff!
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too! :)
Battlecat - Thank you; I'm glad I've inspired you!
djvandrake - Thanks! I'd like to mention that I've made the terrain by myself ()stsfd() Although I'm not very good at terraforing, I like how that town's terrain turned out :)
sumwonyuno - Thank you, hope you'll like today's update as well ;)
Bobbi - Thanks!
art128 - Thank you, mon ami ::)
kwakelaar - I don't really like cemetaries but I'm glad you like the one i've used $%Grinno$%
danielcote - Thanks, Daniel!
emgmod - Welcome to Pirgos & thanks for the comment! :thumbsup:
Nexis4Jersey - Thanks, my friend!
976 - Thank you!
Sciurus - Merci! The update is ready ;D
shanghai kid - Waiting is finally over, hope you'll enjoy the update :thumbsup:
WC_EEND - Thanks :D I love the Parisian bats too ;) (Happy new year to you too!)
art128 (2) - Thank you again! Unfortunately that part of the city is plopped, that's why there isn't much traffic on it... And the sims are too lazy to ride on the trams as well... &mmm
Update 20
To compensate the long wait, I made 3 big mosaics ;)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg141.imageshack.us%2Fimg141%2F1408%2F2010mosaic1.jpg&hash=68e8dc662c1f6d83ca82eb8bcc5378ee5e77819c)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg710.imageshack.us%2Fimg710%2F1106%2F2010mosaic2.jpg&hash=807904ddf4e0fb8137965966e2015f8161bf87fb)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg709.imageshack.us%2Fimg709%2F2391%2F2010mosaic3.jpg&hash=7b54c0530e57e7a2389a7fbee7bdf10d8acb54e8)
Hope you like it. Don't forget to leave a comment after viewing ;)
Brilliant update! There's so much wonderful detail in here! I really like how your classic wall to wall buildings dominate the landscape, but there's signs of modern development mixed in as well! The parks all look great as well. I'm looking forward to your next update.
I must say, your city is perfect. A true city. I'm making my own huge european city, but with the number of mods you have i can't even bare the shame of comparring mine with yours. I'm not showing mine just yet, because it's still very largely in the works (800.000res out of aprox. 5.000.000-6.000.000 estimated). Great job I must say and I love the el. rail usage. I also prefer it from the invisible underground rail (not to mention you can't drive your trams in there).
wow, great update &apls
i love you have the GLR go from "in Avenue" to beside the avenue and further connecting to Elevated Rail + all the great French w2w buildings :thumbsup:
Wow, my friend, awesome city!!! These mosaics are great!!! &apls
Very nice city!
Great pictures so far this year! :thumbsup: I think you're doing a great job with the variation between the old parts of the city and the new buildings. The parks are also very nice. The only thing I did not like was the highway-texture mix.
Very impressive! You've done so much in these images it's hard to take it all in. GLR, Elevated Rail, wonderful W2W and angles abound. Most wonderful work! &apls
Wow! This MD is absolutely spectacular :thumbsup:
Very well done, I absolutely love your style. May I ask - where do you get your European styled W2W buildings? And, could you grace us with a regional shot?
Cheers mate, and keep it up :)
Nice
Update 20 is really nice, io_bg! But the others, too!
Looking forward to update 21!
Fantastic Update, Ioan &apls &apls
I really like the colour in your pictures - it makes them look even better :thumbsup:
Great work with those parisian BATs - you really know how to place them and where to put a nice monument in between &apls
Oh and that big avenue looks spectacular &apls
Keep up the fantastic work,
Fabian
Hey Ioan,
Excellent update my friend, the feel of a real Parisian quarter is really here, well done. Nice mix between the different architectural styles. I'm liking a lot this wide avenue with the tram in its center, looks like the one in my capitol city. The park is well done too, however, I think there are maybe a bit too much big rocks, try to add some little white ones.. :thumbsup:
Anyway, that's a fantastic update ! I've never been a fan of Haussmanian cities, but yours is truly great, and for the first time (well tbh the third if we count Antigone and TW ) I can say that I love the representation of the parisian style !
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
holy super mayor diary batman! This is friggin amazing!
Now that is what you can call a massive Parisian W2W environment!
Great Job with the church in the axis of the wide avenue coming from the circle! Love those sins in concrete in between as well as the highway that separates the town from the sports park and the R$ high rises!
Take care my friend!
Bernhard :thumbsup:
This is a truly impressive w2w city. I very much like your mix of buildings both old and new. The church at the end of the boulevard and the round square are looking very nice.
Replies
Wow, 15 comments and 5 new-posters - strucka, ManuelR, ShultzCity, bat and oktoberfest! Welcome, guys!
Battlecat - Thanks! :thumbsup:
strucka - Thank you a lot! The population of this city is only about 200'000 - my aim isn't to make huge cities, and realistic (I hope I'm successful in this $%Grinno$%)
shanghai kid - Thanks very much!
Tomas Neto - Thanks, my friend!
sumwonyuno - Thank you!
ManuelR - Thanks! Unfortunately the highway texture mod I'm using isn't updated for the latest NAM, that's why some parts aren't properly textured &mmm
djvandrake - Thank you, my friend!
ShultzCity - Thanks! The Parisian-looking buildings are made by Porkissimo and Xannepan. The Easter-European ones are made by Ferrox. Sorry if I disappoint you, but I'll have a regional shot the update after today's one.
976 - Thank you, I hope I'll see longer comments from you next time ::) :D
bat - Thanks to you too! The 21st update comes in a bit ;)
Fabian93 - Danke shön! I also like that avenue, that's why you'll see it in the middle of one of the mosaics ;)
art128 - Thanks, Arthur! I'm glad you're changing your opinion about the Haussman cities :D
oktoberfest - Thank you, glad you like it!
Nardo69 - Thanks, Bernhard! However I don't really understand what you mean by "Love those
sins..." &Thk/( Did you mean sims instead?
kwakelaar - Thank you a lot!
The update is coming in a bit... I'm having problems with uploading one of the pictures (probably it's too big :D)
Update 21
So, here are the two mosaics. The problem about was that one of them was too big to be uploaded... So I had to divide it into two parts ;) Now everything is okay, I hope (exept that you'll have to wait for the mosaics to load ;D)
By the way, I still haven't invited a name for this city, if you have any suggestions, share them here!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.noelshack.com%2Fup%2Faac%2Fupdate21_huge_mosaiccopy-dfc2924752.jpg&hash=5515697822ef1fb7d8e5741d148de1c380940793)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg706.imageshack.us%2Fimg706%2F1332%2Fupdate21bigmosaiccopy.jpg&hash=f2eb275b5cec5fe88d28898f59d0a61898554061)
Hope you've enjoyed the mosaics :) Feedback is welcome as always ;)
Edit:
the first mosaic isn't always showing... any ideas why is that? &sly
Here's a link to it if you can't see it: part 1 (http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7738/update21hugemosaicpart1.jpg) and part 2 (http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/747/update21hugemosaicpart2.jpg)
The problem with the mosaic is fixed now, you can enjoy it in it's whole beauty $%Grinno$% :D
These mosaics are fantastic, Ioan !
I really love how we go from big skyscrapers to small W2W haussman buildings, that's a nice transition. I also like the rail line interchange, it's very well done my friend. That big wide avenue is also a nice touch to your city, I say it again.
take care,
-Arthur :thumbsup:.
Very nice city! I really like the waterfront! :thumbsup:
Heh, I always break up my mosaics into smaller pieces.
A very nice update, Ioan! &apls
I really like the little apartment towers and the fact they are space out with green areas. Bixel's Y-shaped apartments look nice, as well. The only critique I have is that the train station at the end of the first mosaic should've had street access added to it for a drop-off area for passengers. I know, I demand too much :satisfied:
~ Dan
Wonderful update! :thumbsup:
So much to see with all the detail you've included. The GLR looks great, as does the area dedicated to conventional rail. Those smaller apartment buildings near the top are really neat. You're waterfront looks great too! &apls
Wow! :o
Those mosaics are spectacular! I love those little apartments at the top - that whole area reminds me of my favourite city in Australia, Melbourne. I love the Parisian buildings, the CBD and the waterfront. The trams and rail look great - the whole area is just perfect. Keep up the good work mate :)
:o :o :o
Very beautiful :thumbsup:
&apls &apls &apls
I think this is a dense MD! ( has many comment).
Those city area look great!
&apls &apls &apls Great work Ioan, I realy like this city!
DEL!
That's a superb pair of mosaics there! I really like how the city transitions from modern style through to older buildings and the back to newer structures across the canal!
Two really great looking mosaics there! Nice work on them!
Looking forward to more... :thumbsup:
Well those mosaics are some great stuff! I like they wy how you integrate all those parks and alleys!
ENORMOUS, but so beautiful!! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Woaw it's fantastic :thumbsup:
Woooowwwwwww, awesome mosaics!!! Great update my friend!!! &apls &apls
Replies
art128 - Merci mon ami! ::)
sumwonyuno - Thanks! I also had to do divide the mosaic because else it was too big :P
dsrwhat316 - Thank you, Dan! However I didn't really understand where exactly you want me to add street access :-[
djvandrake - Glad you like it, thanks! :thumbsup:
ShultzCity - Thank you very much!
Dino007 - Thanks! And welcome to Pirgos! :)
976 - Thanks to you too!
Delecto - Thank you, Samuel!
Battlecat - Thanks, my friend!
bat - Thanks a lot!
Rady - Thanks! I wasn't sure until the last moment what to put there... and finally decided to make a small park :)
Sciurus - Merci, Guillaume!
sc-4 - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas!
Update 22
I decided to leave the urban planning for sometime else, because I got a bit bored of it. So I started building a
town, eeer, actually it's port ;D You might think it's a bit too big for town that will have just a few thousands of citizens, that is because that port will serve the nearby towns ;)
So, I picked up a new city and started terraforming...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg697.imageshack.us%2Fimg697%2F5195%2Fupdate22step1.jpg&hash=784970ce8c12fb76ea1dc3bd83e712de499accb2)
... then started forming the main part of the port.
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After that I put some warehouses...
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...and realized that usually ports have rail access $%Grinno$%
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And here's the result of all that work:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg69.imageshack.us%2Fimg69%2F6411%2Fupdate22portorverview.jpg&hash=709c4fbc389f88f5ceb9c077f6cb98a2bbd5ef06)
Here are two mosaics showing more details
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And now it's the first time I'm showing you a regional shot! (click for bigger resolution) As you can see, there's a lot to build in this region ;)
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I still haven't invited names for the Parisian-looking city and the villages to the northwest. If you have any suggestions for names, go ahead and post them here!
That's all for today, hope you liked this update!
Very cool update indeed. Neat to see the steps you went through to build such a cool looking port! Nice looking region as well, looks like you've got a huge amount of space left still!
Neat update!
Wonderful pictures of "The port of Kraimorie"!
Nice! :thumbsup:
While I'm rendering some models now, I'm just looking through some MD's. So I'm stopping by here, and looking at your MD, I see it's one of the better MD's. Your cities look splendid and I see you are using some of my CC ;)! (Although I see a trumpet interchange with outdated textures. There is an updated HRS texure file available on ST.)
Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:
Best,
Maarten
WoaW it's fantastic !
Very nice port! Looks great. :thumbsup:
Hey !
It's nice to see a port built step by step my friend, nice work with this little port. Everything seems to be well thought and I like the general shapes of the port. Although, i'm not fan of the containers lots you used, three cranes are a bit too much for a little port like that.. ;)
Anyway that's a nice pore you've done !
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
Battlecat- Thanks! The "step-by-step" development was mostly inspired by your MD ::)
976- Thank you!
bat- Thanks, bat! :thumbsup:
mrtnrln- Thank you for the kind words! I checked out your uploads at the STEX and everything is fine now, thanks for pointing this out ;). And welcome to Pirgos!
sc-4- Thank you, Ludo!
djvandrake- Thanks!
art128- Obrigado!
Expect an update soon ::)
Update 23
I'm happy to present you Paradise Island :satisfied: It's a small resort island, located near the port of Kraimorie (from the previous update). It's only connection with the mainland is a ferry dock. The architecture of the island is a mixture of old W2W buildings and modern hotels and offices. I won't show you an overview of the island because some parts of it are still in the works ;)
So, here's a bird's eye view of the old town: (click for bigger resolution!)
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Clouds over the cathedral - it looks like it's going to rain...
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Hope you liked this update (this was my first attempt at making clouds and rain in photoshop ()stsfd())
Any feedback is welcome! :thumbsup:
Beautiful shots! That's a lovely looking old town there. You did very well with the photoshopping as well!
Wonderful, I really like the port you've done, I find really nice! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Great new views there of your island! The port looks really beautiful! Also nice rain and fog effect! :thumbsup:
WoaW it's wonderful!
Well done for the rain and the clouds!
I really like the coastline and waterfront area of Paradise Island! :thumbsup:
Fantastic work again!!! Great pictures!!! :thumbsup:
I'm glad I found this, great work!
cool update :thumbsup:, i wanna move there , what do you recommend ()what()
Very impressive. I like the beach the most. :thumbsup:
Great work with the island !
Replies
Battlecat - Thanks, my friend! :thumbsup:
Sciurus - Merci, Guillaume!
bat - Danke, glad you like it :P
sc-4 - Thanks!
sumwonyuno - Thank you!
Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas!
Cyclone1001 - Welcome to Pirgos! My pleasure to hear you like it :)
Nexis4Jersey- Thank you! What about a mansion in the hills or an appartment next to the marina? ;)
djvandrake - Thanks, my friend!
976 - Thanks for stopping by!
Update 24
Today I've a few (photoshopped ::)) pictures for you :P
I really like the blur effect $%Grinno$%
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Again the cathedral...
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After reinstalling my Windows at the end of December, I've been having problems with installing the SC4 Updates... So for this early-morning shot photoshop helped me with creating the nightlights ;)
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Two streets crossing in the Old town
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Now the sunny beach :sunny:
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And a picture showing part of the marina
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Hope you like this update! Don't forget to post a comment, it doesn't take much time ;)
Wow, that marina is flawless! That first night shot looked great, and you make good beaches. Very nice.
Nice update, Ioan. I like how you managed to get a good looking city of the coast of the Mediterranean or the Black see. The photoshopped effect you've done are nice too, I like the picture with the marina, nice job with the water reflection. The only thing I don't like is the mix of Spanish W2W (Madrid) and the parisian W2W.. I think those can't be mixed together.
But anyway that's a nice update for sure.
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Looks like this comment in your MD is my 3000th post.. ::)
Very nice all around! That's a great looking beach scene!
Wow, awesome marina and beach!!! Very realistic!!! &apls
Nice waterfronts :thumbsup:! especially the marina!
Really nice more pictures of this island! And nice beach there! :thumbsup:
I love your beach!!!! That's got to be the best beach shot I've seen in a long time. Bravo!! &apls
Beautiful! Love the marina and the beach, they are great :thumbsup:
May I ask how you were able to blend the san d into the ocean so well?
Wonderful! I like the mix of Parisian architecture and Mediterranean style, I find it goes goos together :thumbsup:
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Paradise island is looking beautiful, I especially like the cathedral with the stairs leading up to it. Great job on the marina as well.
i like the subtle photoshopping and the excellent layout/feel of the city, however the pictures are a little heavy on the saturation.
Ioan, I'm sorry for missing so many Updates &mmm...
All of them look really fantastic &apls &apls and your photoshopping skills are unbelievable good :thumbsup:
But what impressed me most was the region shot ;) - I don't know how you did that, but all those cities flow together very nicely somehow.
Keep up the fantastic work &apls
Fabian
Replies
Cyclone1001 - Thank you! Glad you like it!
art128 - Well, I think that the mix looks good ;) Thank nevertheless.
Battlecat - Thank you for always commenting here! It's appreciated! :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too!
976 - Glad you like it!
bat - Danke, bat :P
djvandrake - Thanks for the compliment! :thumbsup:
ShultzCity - Thank you. I made that blend by terraforming and using underwater beach lots ;)
Sciurus - Merci mon ami :P
kwakelaar - Thanks! I'm glad that someone has spotted those stairs ;D
mightygoose - My point was to make the pics look like they've been taken during a sunny day, that's why I saturated them more than usual.
Fabian93 - Thanks very much, Fabian!
Teaser
Something like a week ago I installed Windows 7 on my PC and had a few issues, that's why I couldn't play SC4 and post updates here ()sad() Hopefully everything is fine now and now I'm showing you some progress ::) I hope to be able to post a full update in the weekend.
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Hope you like it, any feedback is welcome :)
Looks good to me! I like your use of the reefs on those river bottoms!
Glad you sorted out windows 7, that's one leap of modern software I'm really not looking forward to. I'm probably not going to upgrade my current computer, I'll just make the jump when I get a new system.
Fantastic teaser. Your river bottom has so much detail! &apls
Your last three updates look absolutely fabulous :thumbsup: Maybe you can send a pic to the Picture Competition.
I'm glad that you got everything working with Windows 7. I hope I can see some new wonderful updates soon!
Best,
Maarten
Nice!
Er, did you already use program compatibility?
Your newest teaser is looking really beautiful! Great work! :thumbsup:
Replies
Battlecat - Thanks. If I were you, I'd be really looking forward to getting a new system, Windows 7 is great IMO.
djvandrake - Thank you! Glad you like it :thumbsup:
mrtnrln - Thanks a lot, Maarten! That's a good idea, I might send a pic or two :P
976 - No, that (fortunately) wasn't necessary. Thanks for commenting!
bat - Thanks, bat! :)
Update 25
Today I'll show you a few more pics from the city tile I'm currently working on.
I decided to change the ploppable water, I think it looks better now...
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Further down the river flows into a lake. There's a small town located next to it. (hope you like the detailing ;D)
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In the middle of the lake there's a small island
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Again the shore... You can also see the ring road, which goes round the town
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Same scene, different view...
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There's even a sports complex in the town $%Grinno$%
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That's all for now, I hope you liked this update. Comments and especially criticism are welcome, there's always need for improvement ;)
Very realistic! I especially love the first and third pictures! Bravo! &apls
Fantastic shots of that nice looking area of your great city!
Looking forward to more... ;)
&apls &apls &apls
I like this MD! Fantastic work on the river and nice tiny island!
Delecto!
Fantastic update again, great pictures!!! :thumbsup:
The detailing of the river's banks are nice and very well done, only some times the amount of the same flower is a bit too much. I mean like in the picture number 1, the green flowers just at the left of the river are too much, try to diverse them a bit. The city looks good, but i'm not a fan of the mix of rich houses (at least R$$) and the ugly poor maxis bungalows.
Arthur. ;)
Arthur, I'm afraid there are no R$$ houses in the pictures ;)
Quote from: io_bg on February 01, 2010, 10:53:24 AM
Arthur, I'm afraid there are no R$$ houses in the pictures ;)
And i'm afraid there are, look at the houses by Mattb325 (at least I guess they're from him ) the ones with a different angle. ;)
The angled ones are R$. Let's end this conversation and not increase the posts unduly.
Beautiful update! The lake and the suburb both look fantastic! There's a nice mix of homes there.
I also really like the retaining walls in the first shot, where did you pick those up?
Replies
BuildingUp - Thank you! And welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
bat - Danke :P
art128 - Thanks. I already explained the rest ;)
Battlecat - Thank you! Those walls are made by MAS71, here's a link (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1504).
Teaser
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Where will the new highway be leading to? Find out in the next update ;)
Great teaser, Ioan - I'm definitively looking forward to the next Update :thumbsup:.
That recent Update was fantastic, too &apls &apls
I especially liked that river - your shoreline looks really great :thumbsup:
In addition to that you really know how to build your cities - I think it's quite amazing to see so many different styles in this MD (American looking cities, small towns, European looking cities and so on ;))
Keep up the fantastic work &apls
Fabian :)
Really wonderful Ioan!! &apls &apls
Guillaume.
Very nice teaser!
Looking forward to it!!
I'm glad you solved your problems with Win7 and SC4.. :)
Nice teaser there my friend, I like to see constructions pictures. Your highway construction is well done, all the details are here, like the trees that are cut etc..
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
I especially like the first picture, the one with the stream and culverts. I also like how the trees are mixed in with the development. :thumbsup:
Replies
Fabian93 - Thanks a lot Fabian! :thumbsup:
Sciurus - Thanks for stopping by!
Battlecat - Thank you, hope you'll like the update as well :)
djvandrake - I hope it was worth the wait ;D
art128 - Obrigado ::)
sumwonyuno - Thank you! :thumbsup:
Update 26
Finally I've an update for you :P Welcome to the town of Dimitrovgrad!
The main road leading to the town
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I've wanted to develop a commie town for quite a long time
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There's also a nuclear power plant nearby...
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And, in the end, a night shot :P
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That's all for now, hope you liked this update! If you did, leave a comment ;) It's appreciated!
P.S. Who'll be the 300th poster? ;)
It's really wonderful!!! I love!!! &apls &apls
But are your buildings ploppable or grwoable?
Guillaume. :thumbsup:
Good pics, love the nuclear plant.
Very nice job with the city. Authentic to your theme. And I too really like that nuclear power plant. :thumbsup:
Nice shots :)
Very nice update! It all looks great.
Your updates are really nice, io_bg! Great work on them!
Looking forward to more, and congrats on
over 300 replies... &apls :thumbsup:
Ah.. So you're making commie cities too ? :D I was thinking i'm the only one.. :P
Well, as you should now I love commie city, so I can only tell you that you've done a great job with this one. But I don't really like the photoshopping you've done, on the second mosaic is it a fog ? If yes it should be less "compact". (I hope you'll understand what I mean :D ) And for the the rainy mosaic, the rain is too much in my opinion, and generally such rainy day need less saturation and less lighting..
But anyway it's a nice town you've done there !
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Nice!
Replies
Sciurus - Thanks, Guillaume! Most of the buildings were plopped though ;)
Cyclone1001 - Thanks for stopping by.
djvandrake - Thank you! :thumbsup:
scott1964 - Thanks!
Battlecat - Thanks, glad you like it!
bat - Danke schon! :P
art128 - Why do you have to be the only one? ;) On the second mosaic it's clouds and i desaturated quite a lot the rainy pic...
976 - Thanks.
Update 27
Today we'll visit Levsky city and a part of it that you've never seen :) I hope it won't take long to load the mosaics :D
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And a night mosaic of one of my favourite NY buildings :P
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I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a comment after viewing ;) Feedback is always appreciated!
Stunning as always! That huge park looks amazing!
Wow. Great mosaics. Can you tell me, where this lake in your park is from?
Absolutely spectacular! One of the best CBD's I have seen. May I ask where you got the tunnel entrance from??
OMG! &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls
I love it. You have a fantastic mix of buildings. That big park is wonderful (and that sculpture near the opera house is just the right touch). That cable stayed HSR bridge is unbelievable! Where did you find that gem? It's fantastic! I love the way you set it above the sea walls and the terrain is perfect. There's not a thing out of place here.
The night shots are wonderful too. Really, really impressive update. :thumbsup: Bravo! &apls
That is a nice and big park area in the middle of all the buildings!
Thanks a lot, guys! I'm really glad you like it!
soulchaser - It is from Diggis' pond set, click here to get it (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2091).
ShultzCity - Which tunnel entrance do you mean? The GLR to subway one or the tunnel under the bridge? You can get the first here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2248), the second one if part of Buddybud's underpasses, they're not released but there's a beta you can download from this post (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6699.msg213046#msg213046). Scroll down and click on "Underpass 0_2".
djvandrake - That bridge is made by choco, you can download it here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2002).
Two fantastic Updates, yet again &apls &apls &apls
Outstanding work on that city - I've said it once and I will say it again: I'm not a fan of skyscrapers but your skyscraper-cities look fantastic, nothing seems to be crowded :thumbsup:
Dimitrovgrad looks fantastic, too &apls - Great work on those public housing projects :thumbsup:
Keep up the fantastic work,
Fabian :)
Great mosaic of that city waterfront--very dynamic and good choice of buildings.
But the Empire State night view is really spectacular--it should make anyone think twice before bad-mouthing Maxis BATs.
Quote from: io_bg on February 12, 2010, 04:43:59 AM
djvandrake - That bridge is made by choco, you can download it here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2002).
MANY thanks for the link. ;D I can't get over how awesome that bridge looks in your city. First rate work!
Great work on your previous update with all the large residentials, and the new update from Levsky is equally good.
wow splendid update &apls
Great great!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Great, great... great! :D
I fell a little chaos, but when I look longer it looks quite fit :)
And the block estate from previous update - it was also... (great)^3 :D And with very realistic plannig ;)
Very great pictures &apls
Looking great, Ioan!
Ethan
Fabian93, gottago, djvandrake, kwakelaar, warconstruct, Sciurus, kbieniu7, Bobbi and
ecoba - Thank you a lot :thumbsup:
Update 28
Let's continue with 4 more mosaics :P First is the Chrysler building, another of my favourite NY buildings. During the night:
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and during the day
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I played a bit with the angle here ::)
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A night overview
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That's all for today, I hope you like it! Any form of feedback is welcome! ;)
That picture of the city with the nightlites is amzing, Ioan. One of the best pictures, IMO to have come out of Pirgos. (Not that they're all not great.) The series of the New York City buildings also adds new flare and an interesting touch.
Keep up the good work!
Ethan
That is a great mosaic! The colours looks so good and the city is huge! &apls
Waow, this wonderful!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Nice update and great night shot there! :thumbsup:
I always admire those who can do such great mosaics - me I couldn't do a singe one ... /wrrd%&
And I do love the way you made the double road (resp. oneway) bridge at the bottom of the first mosaic, with the marast aveune deividers in between the oneways and the stairs in between the bridge supports as well as the budybud underpass. Great layout! I might steal copy get myself inspired by it and try something like that by myself!
Take care
Bernhard :thumbsup:
Io_bg, where do you get the sidewalk mod you use in your cities? It looks very cool. Also, great urban cities. My favorite type of city is a highly urbanized area. Levsky City is that kind of city. One reason I like cities is that I LOVE skyscrapers. And also, is the Canadian Broadcasting Center (might not be the correct name, but I remember it has a "Canadian" in it) that you used in your last mosiac a ploppable or a growable? If it is a ploppable, send me a link to the download for it. Also, where do you get the little flat tunnel thingy, you know, one that goes under an elevated ground road, avenue, GLR, etc. Also, where do you get the parking lot stuff that connects with streets. I would also like the circular thing that leads to an underground parking lot. I would like a link to the tunnel thingy, the parking lots that connect with streets (not the SAM one), and the piece of road that leads to an underground parking lot. Sorry for the many link requests, I want those to make my city more realistic. Also, nice and realistic cities. In the SC4D Picture Competition, you are the latest winner! The score was 10-3. Good luck and nice and realistic cities!
- daryl7478
Those mosaics are fantastic as always! You really have build an amazing looking urban area.
Great!
Beautiful mosaics! &apls I really love the night shot with the lights reflecting in the water. The Chrysler building is one of my favorites too.
I always enjoy visiting your MD and thanks for sharing your creations with us. ;D
Fantastic!!!
Chrysler building... &apls &apls :love:
It's maybe the best building by Maxis, I think.
Nice work with the mosaics my friend, great work ! I like the waterfront ( err.. riverfront :D ) by night, it's nicely done. Also you've done a good job with the perspective in the second mosaic from the end.
Take care comrade !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
New York ruleees $%Grinno$%, i like the night panorama &apls
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ecoba - Thanks a lot, Ethan! :thumbsup:
CrossSide - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos!
Sciurus - Merci ::)
bat - Danke! $%Grinno$%
Nardo69 - Haha, you're free to use my idea :P
daryl7478 - Thank you. You can get the tunnel from this post (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6699.msg213046#msg213046), just scroll down and click on "Underpass 0_2". The parking lot with the circular ramp can be found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21570). However, I didn't understand what is the other parking lot you're searching for ()what() Could you please explain more?
Battlecat - Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
976 - Thank you!
djvandrake - Thanks so much! :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto - Thanks!
art128 - Obrigado! ::)
kelis - Thanks for stopping by and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Today I've only a teaser for you, I hope I'll be able to post a full update in the next few days. The teaser shows an area that I've been recently developing...
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I hope you like it! :thumbsup:
Lovely layout and great effects! &apls
Nice teaser, can't wait to see the full update of this area. :thumbsup:
Your skyscraper pictures do look very good, and a nice teaser as well.
That teaser is looking very good - not the best time for a dip in the pool on the roof though..
I'm late but the your last mosaic is work of art, wonderful ! &apls &apls &apls
Nice teaser as well :thumbsup:
Nice update, I like the city. However, i'm not kind of the rain effect, it's too much. You'll never see such a rain in a city and plus you need to put down the saturation and the luminosity.. ::)
Arthur. ;)
For the parking lot problem, I meant like one in your past updates, that huge stadium parking lot. It was quite hard to find a good example from your MD. Also, where do you get your rail catenary mod?
Your updates are very interesting. I love the blur and the effect of glare on the water. Your city is beautiful especially the CBD. The pictures are beautiful nights. &apls ;)
Rain seems to be a popular photoshopping effect, lately. This latest picture looks really nice. It also seems to be an affluent area of the city.
Ethan
Wow, awesome teaser!!! Great effect of rain!!! &apls &apls
Great job with the rain effect!
Quote from: io_bg on February 12, 2010, 04:43:59 AM
Thanks a lot, guys! I'm really glad you like it!
soulchaser - It is from Diggis' pond set, click here to get it (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2091).
ShultzCity - Which tunnel entrance do you mean? The GLR to subway one or the tunnel under the bridge? You can get the first here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2248), the second one if part of Buddybud's underpasses, they're not released but there's a beta you can download from this post (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6699.msg213046#msg213046). Scroll down and click on "Underpass 0_2".
djvandrake - That bridge is made by choco, you can download it here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2002).
Sorry, missed the reply - Yep, I was meaning the one under the bridge, thanks for the link :)
Loving that rain effect!
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BuildingUp - Thank you! :thumbsup:
djvandrake - Thanks, the update is coming ;D
kwakelaar - Thanks!
caspervg - Lol, you're right, Casper ;D Welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Yan077 - Thanks for the kind words!
art128 - I see you're becoming a big critic $%Grinno$% I think the rain isn't so much... And I also dissaturated the picture quite a lot (and you haven't seen the original to compare them, have you? ;))
daryl7478 - Ah, that makes things clear now. You can download those parking lots here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=12774) and the catenary mod here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=21935).
M.M.Malwin - Merci and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
ecoba - Hehe, you're right ;) Glad you like it though!
Tomas Neto - Thanks my friend!
Battlecat - Thank you!
ShultzCity - You're welcome! :)
Update 29
Let's start with day pictures...
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And finish with a night one ;)
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That's all for now, folks, I hope you've enjoyed it! :thumbsup:
Wow. Levsky has turned out to be quite a cosmopolitan area.
Ethan
$%Grinno$%Where did that ship come from? :P
simply amazing ;D and your lotting skills are super pro
Fantastic! &apls &apls &apls
красив, мой приятел!
Amazing, my friend!
(I've used Google Translate.. So it can be wrong :P?)
Awesome downtown area there and it looks even better at night. Also I love the avenue curves there add a nice bit of organicness to it
Will
Very nice downtown ;) !!
Fantastic! i like the small bridge in the second pic &apls &apls
That is a gorgeous downtown core!
Nice update, Ioan ! :thumbsup: There's a big feel of N-Y in your pictures.
I really like the second mosaic, nice work with the contrast in it, it makes me feel like when I build my commie cities.. ::) The only thing is that big sail maker, i'm wondering how it gets into that river... Flying ? Because the bridge are too close to the water to let the boat accessing to that town.. city (yeah it's not quite a town with 300.000+ habs.. ::) ) center river.
Also the nice shot is wonderful ! :thumbsup:
Take care,
-Arthur. ::)
Page 19 btw.. :P
Awesome, really great work!!! Very nice city my friend!!! :thumbsup:
That's beautiful. I like the effect you create along the water's edge.
Geoff
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First, I'd like to welcome harris14, Gilikov1994, penguin007 and citymax here! :thumbsup: :party:
ecoba - Yeah, that's right. The loading times of this city time are big as well $%Grinno$%
scott1964 - It's from a French SC4 site, click here (http://www.toutsimcities.com/downloads.php?view=1642) to get it :P
harris14 - Thanks a lot! :thumbsup:
djvandrake - Thanks!
Gilikov1994 - Yeah, the translation isn't really correct $%Grinno$% Thank you, nevertheless!
penguin007 - Thanks, I'm really glad you like it!
citymax - Merci :P
kelis - Thanks :)
Battlecat - Thank you my friend!
art128 - I wonder where did you see any bridges nearby? ;) Thanks anyway!
Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas!
calibanX Thank you! Photoshop is a wonderful program, isn't it? $%Grinno$%
Update 30
Today I've two more pictures for you:
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I hope you like them! Feedback is always welcome ;)
Wow. I love that night mosaic. &apls &apls
You put together amazing night shots! Great job as always!
This night mosaic is fantastic!!! Awesome update!!!
Fantastic. Both pics are great but that night mosaic is especially detailed. Great work! &apls
Nice night shot! Where do you get your little monument that kinda looks like the Turning Torso building in Sweden? And usually how big are your city blocks? Also, how do you get the bridges to go over avenues and seawalls? And where did you get your sunken highway walls (like the ones with the stairs)?
I am absolutely blown away by how many awesome night shots you are able to put together, Ioan. Also, I don't know if I've mentioned this, but your day pictures really have a striking diversity of colours.
Ethan
I have been away for quite a while. This is really an outstanding MD. I really like your style. :thumbsup:
I love what you've done with the elevation and the buildings, it's a really cool thing! I also really like the building choices, very diverse and realistic! &apls
Awesome mosaic. &apls
Again great mosaic there I love the choice of BATs you use and the angles you create with your roads
Will
Very nice mosaic! I really like that one building near the top. It looks like it's reflecting a neighboring building.
[Edit]: Heh, rooker1 keeps posting after me with good news! :P Congratulations on being OSTIM!
Fantastic work, awesome mosaics and great all around work here, so it's no surprise to see you have been choosen for OSITM this month.
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Congratulations from myself and The SC4D Staff. &apls
congratulations on OSITM
Congragulations on OSITM, Ioan. It is really well deserved!
Ethan
Congratulations on OSITM, Ioan!!! :thumbsup:
Congratulations on OSITM!
!!!!CONGRATS!!!
Will
Congratulations! &apls A well deserved honor. :)
Very well deserved indeed. Congratulations on your month in the spotlight Ioan.
Geoff
Congrats on the move to OSITM Ioan. &apls
Your last night mosaic is nicely done indeed. A good selection of buildings and the road network looks great. :thumbsup:
Hope you enjoy the month to come.
Dave
Wow... Thank you so much, Robin and the rest of the staff, for choosing my MD for the OSITM section! :sunny: &bis&
Also thanks to everyone who commented -
Engorn, Battlecat, Tomas Neto, djvandrake, daryl7478, ecoba, Kokopelli, BuildingUp, nbvc, penguin007, sumwonyuno, mightygoose, calibanX and
Tooheys! I'm not writing individual comments because most of them would be just "thank you" ;D
Update 31
So, here's my first OSITM update! Something I've been working on the past few days...
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And, of course, a night mosaic :P
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I hope you like it! The next update should appear in a few days!
Hello Ioan,
Great first update for the month.
The night shots are stunning. I never play enough at night any more. I should see what my city looks like. ::)
Just out of curiousity....is your city grown, plopped or a mix of both? Are you playing with the CAM, and if not, why?
Either way, everything looks great!
Robin :thumbsup:
Hey, Robin,
Thanks for the compliments. To answer your question(s), most of that city is plopped. And I'm also not using CAM. I might try it one day though :P
Quote from: daryl7478 on February 26, 2010, 05:38:03 PM
Nice night shot! Where do you get your little monument that kinda looks like the Turning Torso building in Sweden? And usually how big are your city blocks? Also, how do you get the bridges to go over avenues and seawalls? And where did you get your sunken highway walls (like the ones with the stairs)?
Looks like I've forgotten to answer Daryl's questions... Well, better late than never, eh? ;) That monument is made by Jasoncw and can be found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=20064). My city blocks are in different sizes. I don't really like the grid, that's why I'm experimenting with that - 4x6, 6x6, 5x6 tiles... It depends. The walls can be found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=13865). And the avenue which goes bellow the bridge is made by using overhanging lots I found at a Japanese site, unfortunately I don't remember which one exactly.
Wonderful update! Your city has such a nice layout and those night shots are incredible! &apls &apls
Great looking update! The reflections in that night shot look amazing!
A great first update for your OSITM, and like the rest have been saying the night shots are looking wonderful.
Nice update Ioan, I really love how we switch from skyscrapers (in one of my favorite style - Artdeco) to small W2W buildings, I have no doubt on why your MD gets into the OSITM.
All the buildings you're using in this part of the city are very well chooses, and the way you placed them is great and pleasant to see. Although, one or two of them seems to be a bit out of place. By that I mean the big slim building in the first mosaic, I think you should delete it (or at least if you really like it put it in another place, and put a smaller one, which will leaves a better view on the river for the skyscrapers/buildings which are just after it.
In the second mosaic, I like how the canal goes though the skyscrapers at the bottom, it reminds me my business district... Only that canal (which is ugly me thinks ).. ;D The rest of the city that the mosaic shows is great and well done. The river looks good but I only suggest you to put underwater flora, because the whitish color of the water is sooo ugly ! $%Grinno$% The Children's place and that SFBT's police stations are fitting very well in there. Also, you should also use some fillers lots at the avenue diagonal part, because putting trees to hide that isn't the best thing to do ! $%Grinno$% And a last thing for that second mosaic, I didn't know that trees were growing into interchanges... :D
The night shot is also great, all these lights makes me thinking of N-Y, i don't know why but it looks like New-York City night life. But i'm not fan of the effects you put on the river, I think it's a bit too much..
Anyway, great work.
I hope to see more great update like that in your OSITM.
Arthur. :thumbsup:
Heh, the sparkly water reflections are awesome! :thumbsup: It's a nice touch!
Another great update!!! :thumbsup:
Thanks for answering my questions io_bg! Unfortunately, I can't play Simcity anymore because I got many viruses from all that stuff I have downloaded for SC4. My dad had to restart the whole computer so now no more Simcity.
I agree with sumwonyuno, those night effects on the water are very nice.
Congrats on making it to OSITM, and with updates like that, I certainly can see why :)
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djvandrake - Thanks!
Battlecat - Thank you, I'm glad you like them!
kwakelaar - Thank you! :)
art128 - Thanks. As for the canals, they're not my favourite, too, but at least they have a big variation of pieces. I didn't use diagonal fillers because the sidewalk would be much wider, and I don't think I'd like to have it. And why not to have big reflections on such large buildings? ;)
sumwonyuno - Thanks!
Tomas Neto - Obrigado! ::)
daryl7478 - Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! I guess you've downloaded files from the Maxis' lot exchange? It's possible that there might be files that are dangerous for your computer.
nedalezz - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Update 32
I see you like the night shots, that's why I'm posting 3 more! :P
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I hope you like them! Feedback is welcome! ;)
Well your night shots do look fantastic! Another nice set here!
Wow those night shots are stunning!!!
Will
Beautiful. &apls The buildings you've selected all have great nighlighting, and it makes for an impressive skyline.
Really fantastic shots, in particular the night shots :o I'm sorry I forgot to congratulate you for the OSITM &ops
Congrats it's well deserved and it's always a pleasure for me to come here &apls
Yann ;)
Welcome to page 21 and congrats to 400 replies!
Also congrats for the OSITM-award! &apls &apls
That are really great looking pictures! Nice work on the rain effect, too! Great! :thumbsup:
Only 5 comments? Thanks to those who have decided to write a few words...
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Battlecat - Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
penguin007 - Thanks to you too :)
djvandrake - Thank you!
Yan077 - Better than never, eh? Merci!
bat - Thanks for being the 400th poster here! :thumbsup:
Update 33
Today I did some reconstruction of the Brooklyn bridge. I made it higher - now it is 45 ingame metres above the water so it looks much more realistic than before.
You can compare this mosaic to the one first picture from the previous update to see the differences.
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At the other (northern to be precise) shore of the river
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The southern shore at sunrise
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Another bridge, which is at the estuary of the river
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And a (night :P ) overview of the Brooklyn Bridge
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I hope you enjoyed it. If so, please leave a comment.
Another couple of great pictures there, Ioan !
I really enjoyed all of them, but I have a little preference for the fourth shot, it's really fantastic ! The bridge fits there perfectly and all those buildings do looks nice there too ! The canal that ends in the river is another touch.
Both night shot and sunrise shot are wonderful, I really love the overview, that gives a nice view of the city. In the sunrise one, the buildings that aren't all lighted is nice, however, I think the effect on the water is a bit misplaced.
Great work overall !
Arthur. :thumbsup:
good work, it's so realistic &apls &apls &apls
Love the city, it feels lively and looks gorgeous.
What is that tall white building with what looks like a sign of some sort on top? in pic 2
&apls &apls
I agree the bridge looks better being slightly higher in elevation. The skyline around it adds a lot too! :thumbsup:
Great! It looks awesome! I like this highway with bridge, and closest area near it. I aslo like this park - it fits well to neighbourhood!&apls
And night view is breathtaking! ;)
Your bridge looks very good indeed, well worth the time spent on the reconstruction.
this might have been asked before but how do you get the Avenue under the Maxis bridge (do you have any links to this?)? I love the pics of the bridge :thumbsup:
Wow awesome update that bridge is almost iconic in that area!!
Will
EXPLENDIDO &apls &apls &apls &apls
Most excellent Ioan. I especially like the nighttime picture.
Geoff
It's a great looking set of shots once again! Love the urban setting. Raising the bridge did make a noticeable difference!
Fantastic images, really great work again!!!
Another Great update and nice downtown :thumbsup:
I loved the last overview pic, and you are right, the bridge does look better now.
You have some great night shots, I mean some really nice ones!
Again great work on your newest update! Wonderful pictures of your reconstruction...
Welcome to OSITM! (Sorry I'm late)
Great updates!
Welcome to OSITM! (Sorry I'm late)
Great updates!
I'm so sorry I haven't commented sooner, this is a wonderful MD. Congratulations on OSITM! You deserve it! &apls
I love the building choice too, that one thin building is great looking in that spot. Wonderful job man! &apls
Wow this is an impressive CBD. I love the bridges.
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First, I'd like to welcome
citymax, Utvaw, BuildingUp and
RickD! I hope you're enjoying yourself here! ;)
art128 - Thanks my friend. The reflections effect is photoshop's fault though ;D
citymax - Thanks! :thumbsup:
Utvaw - Thank you. You can find that building here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=2837).
djvandrake - Thanks, DJ!
kbieniu7 - Thank you!
kwakelaar - Thanks!
shanghai kid - I made that using overhanging pieces that I downloaded from a Japanese site. Unfortunately I can't give you a link as I don't remember where I got it ()sad() You can still search in the Japanese board here in SC4Devotion.
penguin007 - Thanks, Will!
kelis - Gracias, amigo! Glad you like it!
calibanX - Thanks, Geoff!
Battlecat - Thank you my friend!
Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas!
Nexis4Jersey - Thanks!
nedalezz- Thank you. I'm really glad you like it!
bat - Danke, mein Freund! $%Grinno$% (yes, I speak little German ;D)
976 - Thanks! And no worries, it's never too late :P
BuildingUp - Thank you a lot :)
RickD -Thanks!
Update 34
Today's update is quite small but it's something you've never seen :P
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It's my first try to make an animation. I used
Easy gif animator and the result isn't that good - the quality is low :( Do you guys have any ideas what software to use in order to make a high-quality animation?
I think it looks really interesting, Ioan. Even if the quality isn't that great. Unfortunately, I know of now animators, but I'm sure that bat would, considering his whole MD is animated.
Ethan
Quote
It's my first try to make an animation. I used Easy gif animator and the result isn't that good - the quality is low
Well wether you think it's poor quailty or not, I enjoyed it. :thumbsup: I like how the various buildings turn off their night nights at different times. You have a great downtown. &apls
Nice work ;)
Well it's a fantastic first stab at animation! I really like the way the lighting changes as the sun rises!
Very nice work!!
I think it looks great. I like that shot of your MD.
Geoff
Wow, just wow. You continue to impress me with each update - much like Battlecats update, it is short but so very sweet.
Although of low quality, I too think it is a great looking animation.
A very good first attempt, good work :thumbsup:
nice sunrise. :thumbsup:
Very nice animation there love the sunrise
Will
looks good :thumbsup:
Thank you, guys. Sorry for the lack of updates but I've been quite busy with RL. I hope I'll be able to make an update this week.
Don't worry, everyone has its own real "problem", and i'm sure school is more important than a game which waste the time.. ;D
Anyway, great work with the last picture, the animation is nice, except the bad quality, but you can't do anything for that, it's the GIF format after all.. .. ::)
Arthur. :thumbsup:
Update 34 part 2
Today I'm going to show you a newer part of the CBD. It's not 100% complete, that's why on some places there are repetitive buildings or ones that are out-of-place (blame that Maxis simulator :angrymore: ;D)
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I hope you enjoyed it. If so, please leave a comment, any kind of feedback is welcome! :thumbsup:
Looks very nice even if it isn't done! There are some fantastic buildings in this area!
I think it looks fantastic, even with a few buildings repeated. You've done a tremendous job of integrating the bridges and canals into the urban fabric of your cbd, and it looks great. :thumbsup:
I don't enjoy it, I love it ! All your city looks fantastic, with spectacular bridges, wow... &apls
Keep up the good work,
Yann :thumbsup:
A very dense urban environment, and it is very well done. There is enough diversity in low and high rises to make it look quite like the real thing. And to me it seems like the simulator has been very kind to you, I would say that you have a great selection of different buildings growing.
You are very talented at creating realistic and lifelike CBDs, some of the best I have seen yet. And you seem to be at your best when there is waterfront development involved. Great update!
Really beautiful update, Ioan. The CBD has such a variety of buildings, and the brightness of the picture is really nice. You also have created a very nice transition from High-Rise, to Mid-Rise, etc. Pirgos really is a lovely city.
Ethan
Sorry for not posting so much here, Ioan &mmm, however I've followed this MD very closely
Definitively a fantastic month in the OSITM-category &apls &apls
Apart from the fantastic looking CBD, I will always admire one thing: the complexity of your transport system: :thumbsup:
Roads under bridges, smooth curves, GLR etc.
Keep up the good work,
Fabian :)
This is still a wonderfull CJ my friend :thumbsup:
- Giel
Replies
Battlecat - Thanks! :thumbsup:
djvandrake - Thanks a lot, my friend!
Yan077 - Merci mon ami! I'm really glad you like it!
kwakelaar - Haha, thanks!
nedalezz - Thank you so much for the compliments!
ecoba - Thank you, Ethan!
Fabian93 - Don't worry, Fabian, you're excused :P I'm glad you like it!
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, Giel!
Update 35 - the last OSITM update
In the last hour of my being in the OSITM for March, I'm presenting you an update.
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I hope you like it. Again, thanks to the OSITM committee for chosing my MD and to everyone who has stopped and commented during this month! It's really appreciated and I do really hope you've enjoyed it. :thumbsup:
&apls &apls &apls
Just wonderful mosaics! I really can't say enough about your downtown area. Some of my favorite buildings and I really like the bridges and waterfronts.
A great month in OSITM and I really enjoyed your updates. ;D :thumbsup:
Some beautiful mosaics of Pirgos that you've showed us here, Ioan. Pirgos City has some great features that really stand out at me and make me fall in love with it. Especially the bridge and the waterfront. Great job, my friend.
It's also been a lovely run in OSITM with you my friend, you truly deserved it.
Ethan
Wonderfull!
It is a great looking final update for your OSITM month.
great final OSITM update.
where did you get the walls for the GLR - El-Rail - Transition on the first picture.
i have no words to describe this perfection
Replies
djvandrake - Thanks a lot, DJ!
ecoba - Thank you, friend!
976 - Thanks!
kwakelaar - Thanks to you too!
soulchaser - Thank you but what walls do you have in mind? ()what()
i_love_lamp - Welcome to Pirgos and thanks a lot!
Update 36
Yesterday I came home from a 3-day excursion. I took about 600 pictures (:D) and am going to show you the best of the best :P
First, a few panoramas from Veliko Tarnovo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veliko_Tarnovo). Having a history of more than 5 millennia, it is one of the oldest settlements in Bulgaria. It was also the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Bulgarian_Empire) (from 1185 to 1369).
(click for full resolution)
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I was lucky to watch the Audiovisual show of the Tsarevets Hill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsarevets), which is quite unique
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One of the city churches
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I also visited a few monasteries in the area like the Transfiguration Monastery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_Monastery)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstorage4.album.bg%2F9e2%2Fdsc05086_90e10_22577873.jpg&hash=0dac5f4f7f7fdad8df5947930e218fb07cae2a1b) (http://storage4.album.bg/9e2/dsc05086_cc8fc_22577873.jpg)
... and the Dryanovo Monastery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryanovo_Monastery)
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And, last but not least, a panorama from the centre of the town of Tryavna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryavna)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fstorage4.album.bg%2Fda0%2Fpanorama18.1_52d3c_22577954.jpg&hash=ee4f1228cbbfec1210867e507c360a01810e994c) (http://storage4.album.bg/da0/panorama18.1_235c0_22577954.jpg)
Now, onto the SC4 pictures :P
First, a day mosaic (sorry for the lack of cars)
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A night pic
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And a huge panorama (9000x950 px!, 4 MB), click on the thumbnail for full size
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg36.imageshack.us%2Fimg36%2F917%2F22568714.jpg&hash=8cf4a58f38430bd25c675654e71f4eef0ed033b9) (http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5770/panorama2q.jpg)
That's all for today, I hope you like it. Any form of feedback is welcome ;)
Nice mosaics there I love the cobbled streets and what looks like a tram line?
Will
Fantastic! Those pictures from Veliko Tarnovo are wonderful! What a beautiful place.
Your mosaics are splendid too. Always a joy to visit here. :thumbsup:
Nice! That looks like a beautiful place to take a load off.
As for the SC4 pics, you continue to astound! One can only imagine the magic you work with airports
I've been talking of this one:
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great pics again. these make me want to visit bulgaria.
Beautiful mosaic!
Wow, some beautiful pictures from holiday, Ioan. I did not know that Bulgaria had such a long history, but I feel like that town certainly would contain lots of it after looking at it. The red rooves and the way it's nestled by the riverside and then backing up to the mountains is really interesting; I might have to stop by sometime. :)
Pirgos has such a varied amount of buildings from everywhere it really creates a unique city. You are able to blend these BATs so seamlessly as well, you certainly have created a masterpiece here, my friend.
Ethan
Great photos from Bulgaria. I have been to Varna once for holiday. But I have to admit that I did not see much of the country. &ops My girlfriend preferred to go to the beach instead of sightseeing. ::)
beautiful pictures &apls &apls
Great update Ioan, A nice couple of real and SC4 pictures there.
I love all the panoramas of the trip you had with your parents. Also great work with this giant panorama.
Arthur. :thumbsup:
That's one quite unique MD. I have to congratulate you my friend &apls And those photos of Veliko Tarnovo made me very sorry that I don't have the opportunity to go sightseeing :(
I 'm late but I have to say these are fantastic pictures for your last OSITM update.
Definitively one of the best skycrapers cities I ever seen &apls &apls
That little bulgarian town looks amazing, really spectacular. Im sure it mustve been so beautiful in person. Your mosaic, once again, really stands out. Great update!
opps , i guess i missed a few updates....nice city shots, is that my building i see? :thumbsup: &apls
Woow, great Ioan :thumbsup:
Looks very nice and the lay-out can't be better (with that nice tiny island ::) ) ;)!
- Giel
The mosaic is beautiful, I especially like the small island with the w2w buildings. The panorama is impressive.
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penguin007 - Thanks! And yes, that's a tram line :P
djvandrake - Thank you, DJ, it's always a pleasure to see you commenting here :)
i_love_lamp - Thanks. I'm not an airplane fan and I've built only 2 airports so far ( &ops ) but maybe I should try and build another one for my current region ;)
soulchaser - Thank you. That thing is a el-rail to tram transition and it can be found here (http://homepage2.nifty.com/caribou/simcity.htm).
976 - Thanks!
ecoba - Yes, Bulgaria has been founded in 681 and is the oldest European country (which hasn't changed it's name since it's formation) :P And thanks for the compliments!
RickD - Hehe, actually there some sights on the coast as well - mostly in the south though ;)
kelis - Thanks!
art128- Merci mon ami :P
Aspirin4o - Благодаря, прителю! Все пак, никога не е късно да посетиш Търново ;)
Thanks, my friend! However, it's never too late to go there!Yan077 - Merci, I'm really glad you like it!
nedalezz - Thank you!
Nexis4Jersey - Yes, it is it! :P
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, friend! There are more canal pics coming :P
kwakelaar - Thank you!
Update 37
It's been a while since the last update and to compensate the long wait, I've 4 mosaics for you :P
Here's a mosaic showing both the downtown and the suburbs. That road going between the houses is quite congested and should be upgraded to avenue! The citizens hope that the government will do something about that.
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The downtown and the canal with two islands in it's middle
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Different view
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Another look at the canal
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That's all for today, I do hope you like it. Comments will be appreciated! :thumbsup:
Wonderful update! I love how you've used the canal and shaped the city around it and I really like the architectural historicity of a number of your skyscrapers, while still having a lot of new and modern ones too.
It reminds me a little bit of New York or Chicago (on a much smaller scale, of course) with the right blend of new and old.
Your road network is very realistic too, and I love the open spaces, both plaza and green that you've got. This update seemed to me to highlight these things as well or better than your other ones... which were great too!
Looks fantastic. You have a great collection of buildings that complement your downtown style. The buildings next the canal must have nice views too. :thumbsup:
Are we going to see an avenue upgrade through that residentail area? ;D
Like the comments before me, I have to applaud you on finding such a perfect balance between old and modern buildings. You have put them side by side and made them work extremely well.
The mosaics are nothing short of stunning. Great update!
I absolutely love those canals snaking through the city and the mix of old and new buildings work really well. I'd love to walk through those streets. You've put a lot of work into this, good job!
4 new great mosaics there, Ioan ! I love what you did with the canals system. Although, I'm not a fan of the mix between skyscrapers (art-deco etc) and dutch W2W, i think hey just doesn't fit together. But anyway you did a great job with the overall city.
Arthur. :thumbsup:
oh my god, i just did something VERY inappropriate in my pants after i saw these pix.
Very nice !! It's so realistic &apls &apls
Awesome!
nice pics Ioan, realy great!
- Giel :thumbsup:
Beautiful looking mosaics, your city centre looks great.
Those are some impresive mosaics O.o Without a doubt, the best ones I've seen in a long, long time. Congratulations &apls
Beautiful mosaics &apls &apls
Fantastic! Love the Mosaics! :thumbsup:
Hello, Pirgos readers! I am sorry for not uploading for a while but I've been having some issues with my video card... While it's being fixed in a service I'm temporarily using another low-end one which even can't handle SC4 $%Grinno$% Fortunately I took some pictures before the problem appeared so expect and update soon ;D In the meantime, here are the replies to the latest comments (thanks everyone!)
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CabraBuitre - Thanks for the kind words and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
djvandrake - Glad you like it! And you're right, the next update will represent the upgrade of the road ::)
nedalezz - Thank you for the compliments!
antimonycat - Thanks to you and also welcome to Pirgos!
art128 - Merci, however it looks like you're the only one who doesn't like the mixture of these buildings ;D
i_love_lamp- Lol :D
citymax - Merci :P
976 - Glad you like it ()stsfd()
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, my friend!
kwakelaar - Thank you!
Aspirin4o- Благодаря за коментара, приятелю :P
Thanks for the comment, my friend!kelis - Thanks, friend, I'm glad you like it.
marsh - Welcome to Pirgos! I'm happy to see you like it!
I'm looking forward to the next update. Hope you can sort out the problems with your graphics card soon. :)
Thanks, Rick!
Teaser
Unfortunately I still haven't solved my problems, that's why I've only a teaser for you showing the downtown of Levsky city.
The photoshopping was made by Arthur, thanks for this, my friend!(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg153.imageshack.us%2Fimg153%2F2871%2Fessainuit.jpg&hash=54a9459a6a2632bb44e9a7b3ee8f752eb24b4fd0)
I hope to be able to post a full update next week. Thanks for viewing! :thumbsup:
Teamwork :thumbsup: nice one Ioan and Arthur..
- Giel
Nice one chaps, I really like the headlights/taillights trail effects :thumbsup:
Take care
Xander
Левски (Levsky City) :D :D :D
Haha, that made me laugh...
Beautiful picture, Ioan. And Arthur made some beautiful photoshopping. The city is really alive, my friend. Great work! :thumbsup:
Ethan :)
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Gilikov1994 - Thanks, Giel!
WC_EEND - It's nice to see you stopping by, my friend! :thumbsup:
Aspirin4o - Eer, don't you like that name? ;)
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan! :)
Update 38
Finally I got my video card so now I'm able to play SC4 again %BUd% And with the release of the NAM, RHW and NWM I just can't stop playing it $%Grinno$% So here's the first mosaic showing the canal and the downtown next to it:
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And now the 9700 px monster which I had to divide into two parts in order to get it uploaded (otherwise it was something about 7-8 mb).
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Here we can see the canal (again) and a part of a newly built park. The sims living in the surrounding neighbourhood love going for a walk there after a tiring work day!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg686.imageshack.us%2Fimg686%2F6699%2Fmos3.jpg&hash=badecdef8150dd2353870f27b520bc3474edc267)
This is all for now, I really hope you enjoyed it. Any kind of feedback will be appreciated! :thumbsup:
Woow Ioan :D, great mosaics, love the park, everything...
just GREAT :thumbsup: &apls
- Giel :thumbsup:
:o great great great pictures, your canal is awesome, your city is really beautifull &apls and of course the mosaic :o well done.
Superb update! That is a gorgeous city you've built!
Wow, Ioan. Just marvelous pictures here, my friend. As Battlecat said, the update is just gourgeous.
Ethan :)
Разбира се, че името ми харесва, просто не го очаквах/Of course I like the name, I just didn't expected it to be such.
Great update as always, my friend. Just stunning. By the way, where did you get the basketball court visible at the end of the last mosaic?
:o
...
Lovely mosaics there, Ioan ! I love the use of the new name you've made in this update. But i'm still not fan of the architectural style in this city... ::) But that's just my personal opinion. Also, the transition between houses and big skyscrapers is a bit.. unnatural. Anyway, great update, even if the mosaics (and mainly the giant one) are a bit slow to load... even with my new comp.... ;)
Arthur. :thumbsup:
Great mosaics and awesome use of the canals through out your city.
I love how crowded it gets at one point there. Can we get a higher overall view please?
Robin :thumbsup:
The mosaics and night shots are amazing. And those canals! Are those functional canals courtesy of can-am or eye candy?
Amazing!! :thumbsup:
Bravo, It's so realistic !! &apls &apls
The mosaics are amazing my friend ! &apls &apls
Replies
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, Giel!
planetechef - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Battlecat - Thanks, I'm really glad you like it!
ecoba - Thank you my friend!
Aspirin4o - Благодаря, приятелю! Можеш да изтеглиш игрището оттук (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=18069).
i_love_lamp - Thanks for stopping by ;D
art128 - Thanks but you should know that downloading speed depends not on your computer specs and on your net speed ;)
rooker1 - Thank you, Robin! Mods' comments are really rare and great to have $%Grinno$%
mgrinshpon - Welcome to Pirgos! The canals, unfortunately, are only eye-candy.
976 - Thanks!
citymax - Thanks for writing the 500th comment! ;D
kelis - Thank you!
Update 39
Thanks to everyone who has posted here! 500 comments and the Classics section are quite big achievements $%Grinno$% Today I've 3 special night mosaics and a panorama showing the celebration in Pirgos!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg156.imageshack.us%2Fimg156%2F3958%2F3861273749995.jpg&hash=003dafd78af40eff5f62cd6b0e2a9a1d143f2541)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg171.imageshack.us%2Fimg171%2F3474%2F3871273750291.jpg&hash=1fa9c3fd795d67d9911c292ed16459fefd56d30e)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg96.imageshack.us%2Fimg96%2F647%2F3861273750166.jpg&hash=70097db0cf5fdf1107a471feb4c308337cb5461e)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg28.imageshack.us%2Fimg28%2F7264%2F3871273750448thumbnail.jpg&hash=1c19e0eb32dcad42b77a23e3d50cc8cc7efe8944) (http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/127/3871273750448.jpg)
Click on the thumbnail for full size!I hope you like it! If so, please leave some feedback! :thumbsup:
Hey Ioan,
It's no surprise that your MD has made it to 500 comments, I can easily see twice that in the near future and more. Your MD is always a pleasure on the eyes and this last update is no exception. Great night mosaics and the fire works are a very fitting effect for your MD moving to "The Classics" section!
Congrats from myself and The SC4D Staff!
&apls
Robin :thumbsup:
Amazing mosaic my friend &apls &apls
congratulations &apls, i hope my MD will go so far ;D of course your fire show is perfect, awesome shots :thumbsup:
You finally made it, eh.. The classics. Congrats my friend ! :thumbsup: &apls
A nice compilation of mosaics there, I like the fireworks effect you've added to the pictures. But you'd better hide the undeveloped spot... ;D
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Hi io_bg! I'm a big fan of this MD (even if I just lurk and don't post...). I really like the integration of the canal in the second to last update, it was really great!
I've got a question for you... what sidewalk mod are you using? It looks like the modular one from Jeronij... but it only includes the medium wealth texture. I've used the modular for as long as it has been out... but I'm starting to get tired of the changes and I really like the uniformity that you've got here. Do you remember which one you have/where you got it?
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Congratulation on the movement! Also nice update!
Congratulations on your 500th, this is going very well. :thumbsup:
Those night / fireworks shots are stunningly beautiful. &apls
And of course congrats on making it into Classics.
Congratulations on your move to Classics! You've certainly earned it with your excellent work!
Those are some gorgeous shots of your city!
Welcome to the classics my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Awesome update, really a great work!!! &apls &apls
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rooker1 - Thanks so much, Robin!
kelis - Thank you!
planetechef - Don't worry, this is just a matter of time ;)
art128 - Thanks, Art. However I've never said the city is 100% completed ;)
CabraBuitre - Thank you! I am using Jeronij's mod but have removed the high-wealth (§§§) sidewalks; this way the medium wealth ones show up next to high-wealth buildings, too.
976 - Thanks!
kwakelaar - Thank you, friend! :thumbsup:
RickD - I'm really glad you like it! Thanks!
Battlecat - Thanks, my friend!
Tomas Neto - Thanks to you too! :)
Update 40 - part 1
Today we're moving west into some newly-developed suburbs of Levsky city. Click on the thumbnail for full resolution (3700x1850 px)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg15.imageshack.us%2Fimg15%2F361%2F76922179.jpg&hash=70f0f3c791ee6787d719c8a0e4f8abc420b2767d) (http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5326/46728019.jpg)
This particular suburb is still growing and lately there have been proposals for widening this road to an avenue before it's too late.
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What happens next - find out in the second part of the update ;) (I'm not able to post it right now because large parts of the suburbs are getting abandoned because of a strange reason - there's enough jobs and everything but those sims keep leaving their houses :bomb: if you've any ideas why this is happening - please share them with me!)
great update Ioan, love the way how you've used the new RHW and NWM :)
- Giel :thumbsup:
Wonderful pictures, Ioan. Pirgos is looking just as beautiful as ever, and you've used the new RHW and NWM really well. :)
Ethan
the full resolution picture is :o :o :o awesome details & very clever traffic, i hope you will fix your problem soon ;)
So that's what those slip lanes are for... &idea
I actually ran into some problems myself with no job zots. If development found jobs before the NWM, and have no job zots after starting the NWM, then you should double check the route queries. You might want to replace certain NWM roadways (e.g. the AVE-2) back to Maxis roadways to see if the Sims can find jobs again.
Nice Job friend !
Replies
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, Giel!
ecoba - Thank you, my friend, it's good to see you posting here :P
planetechef - Thanks! I hope so, too!
sumwonyuno - Unfortunately the NWM roads aren't the problem (at least I think so). I made a few alternative roads for the sims however some neighbourhoods are still being abandoned ()sad()
kelis - Thanks!
Update 40 - part 2
The road has been upgraded to a medianless avenue and some department stores have been built around it, providing both jobs and shopping places for the sims.
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And an up-to-date overview of the suburb (sorry for the abandoned houses, I know they look ugly but there's nothing I can do about them). Click for full resolution (4300x3200 px)
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Comments, suggestions and criticism are welcome as well as ideas how to solve the abandonment problem :D
Nice shopping centers and roads.
I have a similar abandonment problem in my region. I think it is because I can not keep up with high wealth commercial demand in the suburbs. The problem is that there are almost no suburban style buildings with a decent amount of high wealth jobs. Mostly only skyscrapers or too fancy looking stuff. So I have to choose between ruining my suburbs with buildings that do not fit in or live with abandonment problems.
Another idea I had would be to create a 1 tile lot that offers a large amount of high wealth jobs to balance the demand. But that would be cheating and it would ruin traffic flows because too many people would drive to this lot. ::)
Pity about the abandonment, Ioan. The suburb looks like it must have been really nice before the abandonment set in. The RHW and NWM work in the area looks really good as well. Can't wait to see more.
Ethan :)
Great!
Wow, really fantastic update!!!
Replies
RickD - Thanks for your suggestion, I'll put a few skyscrapers in the neighbouring city and see what happens :P
ecoba - Thank you, my friend! I hope today's update will be no disappointment!
976 and
Tomas Neto - Thanks, guys!
Update 40 - part 3
So, here is the third and the last part of this update $%Grinno$%. Below is another high-resolution mosaic for you (click to see the full size)
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Here's a region pic as well showing the purposed new highway connecting Troyan and the suburbs north of it. In yellow are the main roads, in orange - already existing highways and in red - the purposed ones. The rail line might also be lengthened to the north to provide another link with the rest of the region. As you can see, the new highway will cross another already existing one. If you have any proposals for the interchange between them, go ahead and share your ideas :)
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This is all for now, I hope you enjoyed the pics. Comments and suggests are more than welcome.
P.S. only 39 views left until 20,000!
Sorry, can't help you out with the abandonment problems in Troyan.
The pictures do look great though and I like how you have made the layout and infrastructure for this area.
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Congrats my friend, you made it ! &apls
Also nice little mosaic there, I really liked it. Nice and intense use of the NWM ! The RHW looks great too, but I think it wasn't necessary to make an underpass (at the top, where it leads to a small suburban development. I think a standard road crossing should be better.
Take care !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Very nice again my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Wohoo! 20k views! :party: Big
THANKS to all of you! %BUd%
Replies
kwakelaar - Thanks a lot!
art128 - Thank you, Art.
Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas!
Update 41
The highway has been lengthened so that the residents of Troyan can get to Levsky city and Tsarigrad much faster. Here's the interchange between the old and the newly-built highway (again click for full resolution)
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As mentioned before, Tsarigrad is one of the cities that is next to the region's main highway. Here's a square from it:
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Another view
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And a mosaic showing more from the area
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That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed it! Please leave some feedback, readers' opinions are always important!
A really beautiful square you have made, and those trees, if you don't mind me asking, who made them?
Your interchange is looking great as well.
Wooow :D!,
I see I've missed quite much of your MD.. I like the way you've used the new RHW, that intersections are great :)
I promise I'll check your MD every update and comment it ;)
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Wish you all the best,
Giel :thumbsup:
That interchange looks great man &apls and that mosaic in the last update is also amazing. (One sugjestion, use the cheat to get rid of the zones. Such a nice mosaic should not have ugly zones in it. ;) )
,marsh :thumbsup:
Only 3 comments? ()sad() Don't you like my MD any more?
Quick replies:
kwakelaar - Thank you! The trees are made by c.p. and you can find them in his latest prop pack (on the LEX)
Gilikov1994 - Thanks a lot, my friend.
marsh - Thanks. And sorry for the zones, I'll try to avoid them next time ;)
A new update should be coming soon.
I'm sorry, Ioan. I've been lurking around here for a while.
Your most recent updates are really stunning. You certainly have mastered the use of the RHW, and the pictures are just flat out beautiful.
Ethan :)
Tsarigrad is well crafted! Heh, it was a delight trying to understand that one highway interchange! ;D
The interchange in the first pic is fantastic. :thumbsup: Amazing what you can do with the new RHW. Too bad I didn't have time to play in the past weeks. When looking at your pictures I feel the urge to start the game right now.
Nice update ! I like how the town is composed with that elevated rail line. Although, i'm not really fan of that mix of Parisian and Art Deco, but it still can be looking good..eh..
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan.
sumwonyuno - lol, did you succeed in that in the end? $%Grinno$% :D
RickD - Thanks, Raphael!
art128 - Thank you, Arthur. However, there's only one art-deco building and also art-deco architecture appeared first in Europe so I think it blends well with the older W2W buildings.
Update 42
Today we're visiting a newer district of Tsarigrad, located around the ring-road (highway to be more precise ;D) which goes round the centre of the city.
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2 of the schools in the area, you can also see the tram line which many sims enjoy travelling on their way to work.
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Some hospitals
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And now a few mosaics of the same area
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Here you can see the transition between the sunken and elevated highway as well as two interchanges and a stadium
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And a closer look of the district
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That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed it. If yes, please leave a comment. Criticism is welcomed as well - there's always room for improvement!
Wow, wonderful work here, Ioan. That ring road certainly is a marvel to behold. The last mosaic however is my favourite, I especially like the middle complexes that hold SimFox's trees. :D
Ethan :)
Beautiful residential zones ! &apls &apls
Nice mosaic! I ever made one but it's terible :-[.
Edit : Welcome To Page 28
Fantastic city, awesome work my friend!!! :thumbsup:
I have never seen so nice modern residental area. It will be great to live here ::) I really like your highways too. Great work at your MD and of course at this update :) Sorry for my english :P
Those mosaics are great man :thumbsup: I love the smooth transition from suken highway to an elevated one. And the many apartment complexes fit in well.
,marsh :satisfied:
Wow, I love this district. Very good selection and placement of buildings. And I have to admit, you are showing that the elevated Maxis Highway can look good in some situations. Still won't use it myself, though. ;D
WOW, these if it is a highly developed urban area, it seems here there is much dedication, and work in the city.
Very nice your update, wonderful.
Hey! That's not fair! You have made it to well! ;D
All things you build - highways, blocks, schools, glr - are excellent! Also the space between them - I can't stop watching them, NWM's usage is also well-planned.
I have many feeling on my mind, but I can't form them into one intelligible sentence. Just: awesome work :D
Fantastic mosaics and pictures over there, Ioan ! I really love all those housing complexes. You also did a nice job with that highway, I like how it goes though the residential areas.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan. Glad you like it! :thumbsup:
kelis - Thanks, my friend!
976 - Thank you. Good luck with making mosaics in the future ;)
Tomas Neto- Obrigado, Tomas!
_maciex_ - Thank you, Maciek!!! And don't worry, your English is very good!
marsh - Thanks, Marsh!
RickD - Thanks, my friend! ;D
kalvar - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
kbieniu7 - Lol, thanks ;D Hoping you'll stop by again in the future ;)
art128 - Obrigado, Arthur ::)
Update 43
So, we are in Tsarigrad again. It's been raining all day...
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And the rain didn't stop until the sun started to set over Tsarigrad's quiet streets.
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When it completely set there is no trace left of rain.
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A photo taken from a plane.
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In Suburbia it was already dry, too...
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This is all for today. I hope you enjoyed it. Comments are welcome :)
Yes, great Ioan.. :D &apls &apls, realy reminds me of Paris.. &apls
Wish you all the best,
Giel :thumbsup:
Beautiful city and great weather effects. &apls
Great work on these effects... :thumbsup:
This city is wonderful! I love your urban planning. Keep up the good work. &apls
First of all, sorry for not posting so often.
Secondly, I really like the raine mosaic, it really gives a realistic image of Europe :D Also, I just love those Parisian W2W's and the way you used them.
Take care
Xander
Fantastic again, great effects in the images!!! :thumbsup:
awesome work again !! &apls
Nice pics ! &apls
Waow, very nice update. Each mosaic is a pure beauty !
I love the night mosaics you made, there's really something about the city that tells "Hey, come over here !", very eye-catching.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Your last updates are wonderful, Ioan, stunning work with weather effects but as it was said, I particulary love the urban planning of your city, everything is in its right place :thumbsup:
Yann :thumbsup:
Thank you all for the great comments. It's been a busy week for me at school and I haven't had much time to play SC4. But you should expect an update in the next few days ;) Until then, here's a small teaser for you to enjoy:
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Nice teaser!
Wow, these apartment blocks are so beautiful, Ioan. I feel like the large amount of trees makes it not so urban, and more of a rural, yet sophisticated feel. :)
Ethan
Really nice night shots from Tsarigrad.
Thanks for the comments,
976,
ecoba and
kwakelaar!
Update 44 - The marina in Levsky city
Well, today's update has nothing in common with the teaser I showed you 2 days ago :D After 2 years of spamming around this wonderful site (yes, I registered here 2 years ago ;D ), I looked at the region that I've been developing for probably more than a year...
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... and thought that Levsky city, one of the biggest ones in the whole region, would look even better with a marina! I found some unused space near the edge of the tile and started building :P Below is the result:
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A look at the bridge crossing the marina. It was built at that height so that even the highest yachts can enter the marina.
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And how can I miss the opportunity to show you some night shots? ::) :P
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That's all for now, I hope you like it. Comments, suggestions, criticism are welcome.
Lovely, marina, Ioan. It is very beautiful here, my friend. :)
Ethan
That's a really cool idea to have the bridge passing over the marina. :thumbsup:
That was a really good update Ioan.
I like all the bridges, great layout.
Robin :thumbsup:
Well that was random, but good looking marina anyway
but i think that a couple of boats would have trouble getting out of the dock
well done Ioan :D, realy good job &apls
- Giel :thumbsup:
well done &apls &apls
Impressive pictures! I like what you are doing.
Impressive update here for sure! That's quite an amazing marina you got there. The only bad thing are the pylons of the bridge just in front of the boats..
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Wow, fantastic again my friend!!! Awesome update!!! :thumbsup:
Replies
ecoba - Thank you, Ethan!
RickD - Thanks, friendl! :thumbsup:
rooker1 - Thanks for stopping by, Robin!
i_love_lamp - Yeah, you're right, but as you can see the space is pretty limited ;)
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, Giel!
citymax - Merci!
Schulmanator - Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed them!
art128 - Thanks, Art, but as I replied to i_love_lamp, there's not much space there
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas!
Update 45 - Suburbia
Here's the earlier promised update from the suburbs! Let's start with some roadgeekery :P
A tight trumpet interchange (click for full size)
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And a partial Y one (click for full size)
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A parclo interchange
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Enjoying the Tuleps...
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Some non-roadgeekery pics ;D There's a well-developed rail and tram network in the suburbs we're viewing today
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The main rail station in the area
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And a few random pictures
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That's all for now. Comments, suggestions, criticism - any kind of feedback is welcome!
woow, great layout of your city :), love the highways :) &apls
- Giel :thumbsup:
Very nice urban areas! I really like the RHW interchanges you made! :thumbsup:
Nice pictures, I think the one with the railway station and tram is a great shot.
Great picturs and nice use of that canal. :P
Brilliant updates! I love how you have put the new NAM to use with that median strip down the road (the tuleps picture) and your bridges/waterway/marina constructions are incredibly true to form :thumbsup:
:thumbsup:
nuff said
Looks great, I love the rails and trams, as well as RHW. Are those on-slope ave FLUPs or some kind of tunnel mod in the "Y"? The par-clo might benefit from type-C ramps for a little merging space, but to each his own style. Really enjoy your MD :thumbsup:
Nice pictures, the ones with the tram-in-avenue seem to have a quintessentially European atmosphere :thumbsup:
Xander
Really impressive! Very much enjoyed your updates. :thumbsup:
Oh, it's been a very long time I didn't stop by there! :-[
But I saw your 2 latest updates, and I can say that's really really really beautiful! &apls &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Nice trumpet! And excellent whole suburbs area, I like the way how you are developing it! Great work :thumbsup:
And on region view I like the most this small, but beautiful-looking curved river with fields between Dimitrovgrad and Kraimorie ;)
Awesome update, with very nice images!!! Great work!!!
Very beautiful :thumbsup:
Renne
Nice suburbs you got there, Ioan ! I love what you did with the tram ! Also, that canal is really well done.
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Replies
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, my friend!
sumwonyuno - Thanks to you, too!
kwakelaar - Thank you!
marsh - It's a river actually ;) Thanks anyway!
mattb325 - Thank you a lot, Matt. I'm a fan of your BATs and I'm really happy that you're stopping by here :D Welcome to Pirgos!
i_love_lamp - TY ;)
noahclem - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos! Those are underpass lots made by Buddybud (you can find them in his board). You're right about the C-ramps though but I think I like it the way it is now :P
WC_EEND - Thanks, Xander!
djvandrake - Thank you, DJ!! :thumbsup:
Sciurus - Merci, Guillaume! Better late than never, eh? ;)
kbieniu7 - Thank you! Glad you like it!
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas!
Bobbi - Thanks, Bobbi! It's been a while, where have you been all that time? ;)
art128 - Thank you, my friend!
Update 46 - Almus City
So, today we're visiting Almus City, most of it is still WIP, so I'm showing you only what is (completely) finished :P The city is located on an island and is connected with the mainland by two bridges (a highway and a HSR one), there are also ferry lines (however the sims aren't using them :D )
Here's a picture of the highway bridge
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The Marina residence named by the ... (guess?) marina!
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Two rainy pics...
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This here is on the mainland, it's part of Levsky City
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And now a few night pictures! The Marina residence with it's beautiful greenish illuminated roof
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The highway bridge again with the tower under construction
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The marina and the HSR line
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Again the HSR plus the city gallery
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And last but not least, two pictures from the mainland
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This is all for today, I hope you like it! Comments, criticism, suggestions are welcome as always.
Amazing Job my friend !
Nice job Ioan! I liked your cities until I saw your region view. I didn't know that you have created SKYSCRAPER FORESTS!!! I personally hate skyscraper forests. Yours only look good close up. But still, you have nice cities.
-Daryl
wow! howd u get those avenues underneath the bridge?
Quote from: i_love_lamp on June 23, 2010, 08:36:16 PM
wow! howd u get those avenues underneath the bridge?
Click here (http://klex.blog85.fc2.com/blog-entry-11.html) ;)
You have the coolest bridges I have ever seen in any MD! &apls
So... only 4 comments?!
kelis - Thanks, Kelis!
daryl7478- Thanks, I'm glad you like the close-ups :D
i_love_lamp - refer to my previous post ;)
RickD - Thanks a lot, Raphael! Making these bridges look like what they are in the pictures requires some time and patience ;D
Update 47 - Another tour round Almus City
Today's update is bigger, I hope this way I'll make you comment more than the last time ;D To start off, here's a mosaic showing the HSR bridge and part of the W2W district - which is the oldest in Almus city.
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Another look of the city showing the newer development in the city located west of the old district.
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Commercial buildings along the coast. The top of the Marina residence (shown in the previous update) can be seen at the bottom of the picture.
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Another shot of the same area.
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A different view of that district. Note the ferry preparing to dock on the terminal.
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This terminal, along with the other few ones (currently 2), provides an alternative way to get from the island to the mainland (and vice-versa) besides going over the highway bridge or taking a high-speed train.
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Speaking of bridges, below is the highway one which is pretty busy.
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Here's the eastern section of the bridge. The whole bridge is divided into an eastern, middle and western sections. The eastern, as you can see, is a suspension bridge. It was made high enough for ships to pass beneath it. On the top of the mosaic you can see the middle section which is the lowest of all.
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This is all for now, please, comment after viewing.
This looks so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm speechless. I don't know what to say first. I've always dreamed of a region like this. If only it existed, for I would live there! I do have a few questions, however. How did you terraform the coastline? I know you put sea walls over it, but It seems so perfect.
Neat and majestic. I always enjoy looking at your updates! :thumbsup:
Comments seem to be slow at the moment. Propably everyone is enjoying summer or watching the world cup. ;)
Nice avenue in the mosaic. The FAR houses on the corner are an interesting feature. And that tower BAT with the golden roof is nice. I can't remember seeing it before.
Do I need to say that I like the bridge? ::)
It's so great ! &apls &apls
Amazing work, Ioan! The W2W in this update was fabulous, did you LE it all?
Another thing I really liked was the RHW with the custom medians, simply gorgeous.
Ethan :)
so nice !! Very good work &apls &apls
Bravo! Fantastic work. I'm always so impressed with your bridges and how you make your shorelines look so awesome. &apls
I would compare this to a Picasso painting, but your city isnt a bunch of random lines and colors put together in a manner that would make a seasick person puke
I would compare this to a Michaelangelo painting, but your city makes the Sistine chapel look like a 4 year olds fingerpainting
Ill just say good job :thumbsup:
Another splendid updates Ioan, I like so much your system transportation, you give me some interesting ideas for my city :thumbsup:
this is probably my favorite CJ errr... MD? of all time. I love your attention to detail and making sure things look 100% the way you want them to look, wish I had this kind of patience. BTW, what type of seawalls do you use?
Such great looking updates again. I really like the combination of buildings in your older district.
Awesome update!!! City very well done!!! Fantastic!!! :thumbsup:
I've been looking around the LEX for sea walls. I found and downloaded some of jeronij's. They are very good walls, don't get me wrong, however, I quickly discovered that the terrain has to be terraformed very accurately to make the walls look similar to Pirgos'. Using hole diggers takes a long time and, city wise, costs a lot of money as you have to drag road after road. Perhaps you could give us some tips on how to do this without loosing it or breaking the city bank, and some download links. I can't get over how good your coastlines are!
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Highrise99 - Welcome to Pirgos! I'm really glad you like it! As for the seawalls - yes, I terraform everything (and sometimes you've to be patient with that). The whole island from the last two updates is 260 m high, which is 10 m above sea level. Of course, the bridges are higher - I don't remember how much exactly, but they're probably something like 40-50 m above sea level. I hope this answers your question ;)
TiFlo - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
RickD - Danke, Raphael! That building you mentioned is called Cathedral of Commerce and can be found in the STEX ;)
kelis - Thank you, my friend! :)
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan! Actually none of the W2Ws re-lotted, everything is like it is ;) And that isn't RHW, it's MAVE-4 :P
citymax - Merci! :P
djvandrake - Thanks, DJ! Always a pleasure to read your comments :)
i_love_lamp - Thank you a lot!
Yan077 - Merci, Yan! :P
travismking - Thanks! (and welcome to Pirgos!) You're right, sometimes you really need a lot of patience to achieve what you've in mind $%Grinno$% The seawalls are made by marrast (can be found in the STEX and LEX, I think). I've relotted them, though, to add trees and benches.
kwakelaar- Thanks! :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas!
Highrise99 (2) - take a look at the first reply ;)
Update 48 - A rainy day in Almus City
The whole day it's been raining... (just like in my town)
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Hopefully in the night it stopped so that you can enjoy this view from the city ;)
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That's all for now, I hope you like it! :thumbsup:
I do like it! &apls A beautiful city. Nice effects with the rain, but if you feel like showing us the city on a clear day I'd love to see that too. :thumbsup:
I love the rain effects! They make everything look so much nicer, although it doesn't get much nicer than Pirgos... As I said earlier, the coast looks amazing! Also, the highway networks look great! I especially like the curves on the raised terrain.
I've been thinking, and I think some evening (or dawn) shots would look really good. Also, a shot between evening and midnight would look really good near a highrise.
After reading some of the other replies, I realized what I thought to be RHW is actually MAVE! I noticed the very long curve. I looks very realistic!
Really, none of the W2W is re-lotted, well, it looks great how you have placed it then ! :P Also it is interesting to know that is MAVE-4, looks very much like the RHW.
The rain effects in this update really do add another dimension to your wonderful city-building, which is already fabulous. Hope to see another great update from you soon, Ioan ! :)
Ethan
Wow, long time I didn't posted a reply there, Ioan ! I really loved that last update, the rainy effect and the last one are really well done. I see you tried to make a picture like Yann's one.. :P
Take care !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
A beautiful city and awesome effects!!! Your MD is great my friend!!! :thumbsup:
i've just spent hours going through your MD....can you explain anything about how you've achieved this? or at least the logic behind how you create cities like this..its amazing...another question are you using CAM? ..one more...what percentage of buildings are plopped? any comment would be valued.
Superb work over the last few updates! I love how your rainy day shots turned out in the latest update.
woow, absolutely great :), love the nightpic and overviews
Loved the angle of that last shot :) The rain certainly adds a nice effect to all the pictures :)
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djvandrake - Thanks, DJ, more clear-day shots are on the way ;D
Highrise99 - Thank you, in today's update there are some night pictures, I hope you'll like them as well (there'll be more in the future ;) ).
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan, I hope today's update will be no disappointment :)
art128 - Thank you, Art. However, I've never really tried to copy Yan, I've my own and different playing style ;)
Tomas Neto - Obrigado, Tomas!
raskolnikov - Thank you, I'm glad you like it. I'm (still) not using CAM. Almost all of my W2W buildings are plopped, same goes for office ones.
Battlecat - Thanks, friend!
Gilikov1994 - Bedankt, Giel ;)
nedalezz - Thank you!
Update 49
Well, it's been a while since I last played SC4 and updated here! I managed to take a few pictures and work on a few new things, though ;) To start off, here are two mosaics
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Two more night pictures - of one of the city's cathedrals
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and of the ferry & Simfox's Krost tower
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A little teaser of what you should expect in the future update ;)
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That's all for now, let me hear what you think about it :P
I really love those water towers like in the last picture, I use them all the time :D great update as always :)
Beautiful update again :thumbsup: That OWR-3 boulevard looks great and I like your use of HSR. Nice football stadium too, can I ask which it is? Look forward to more &apls
Quote from: io_bg on July 21, 2010, 05:44:02 AM
art128 - Thank you, Art. However, I've never really tried to copy Yan, I've my own and different playing style ;)
I mean the effect you used in the last picture is
inspired by the picture Yann's made in his MD. I never said you were trying to copy his building style, btw, you can't copy it, nobody can copy it. ;)
It isn't even inspired by his pictures. I just like playing with the angle of the shots (and have done this before, too). ;)
impressive ()stsfd()
Great as always! I'm really looking forward to the suburb pictures.
Quote from: io_bg on July 21, 2010, 08:14:41 AM
It isn't even inspired by his pictures. I just like playing with the angle of the shots (and have done this before, too). ;)
v
Quote from: Io_bgThe last pic is awesome, how did you make it look that way (what effects did you use?) Grin
Why are you making me go offtopic? $%Grinno$%
Yan's response was
Quote from: Yan077 on July 18, 2010, 01:45:26 PM
io_bg
Thanks Ioan ! hmmm..it's not a secret Ioan, but I don't remember how I made it
... I think it results with a very low level of intensity (I use photofiltre...) &mmm
Do you see anything mentioned about the angle of the pictures? ()what() I was just asking how he achieved the colours of the last picture of that update. I hope this makes things clear.
Fantastic update Ioan &apls &apls
Your city is unique, and I haven't see any copy of my work $%Grinno$% I think it was just a misunderstanding ;)
Yann :thumbsup:
Another delicious Pirgos update! I just love the way you layout things in your cities.
Shame about no nightlights on the cathedral of commerce, it's a great building. I had the building in one of my cities but the no nightlights really killed the look so I had to remove it. (was the tallest building in this small city)
And some questions if I may: that tall building by the rail in mosiac 1, is that maxis or custom? If custom where can it be found? And the trees in the upper part of your boulevard in those mosaics?
Very nice work &apls Your HSR seems real ;D
Very nice work. You have some great urban spaces here. You continue to impress. :satisfied:
Wonderful work still here, Ioan ! The cities have such a lovely and unique style that you have created.
I also just love that avenue you have made from MAVE. :P
Ethan :)
&apls
Looks fantastic. Your night shots are just crystal clear and really sparkle. The day shots are full of color and varierty that add so much visual interest to your city. Bravo! :thumbsup:
:thumbsup:
i approve
Fantastic, your cities are awesome my friend!!! Great update!!! :thumbsup:
Hi,
I was wondering what files you have installed of Jeronij Sidewalks Mod. I know its the medium wealth ones but I can't get them to show up for the life of me. I have BSC Texture Pack 3 so I know I'm not missing anything. The readme isn't very clear either. Thanks for your help.
EDIT:Nevermind, I figured it out. :thumbsup:
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travismking - Thank you, I'm glad you like it :)
noahclem- Thanks! The stadium is called Rhein Energie and can be found here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=13088).
Gilikov1994 - Thanks, my friend!
Highrise99 - Thank you! Hope you'll like them as well!
Yan077 - Merci, Yan!
Utvaw - Thanks! The building next to the HSR is a Maxis one, I don't remember it's name but it's in the Euro tileset and is R$$. And the trees are made by
c.p., you can download them from the LEX.
citymax - Merci! $%Grinno$%
Schulmanator - Thank you! I hope today's update will be no disappointment as well ;)
ecoba - Thanks, Ethan. It's always a pleasure to read your comments :P
djvandrake - Thanks, my friend!
i_love_lamp - TY! ::)
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas!
Jayster - Good to hear you've solved your problem, if you have any other questions, I'll be glad to help.
Update 50
After a short break from playing SC4, I'm back with another update! Did you miss me? :D
As you can see in the following mosaic, the sims can travel to the city either by train, tram or car.
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Suburbs, what else to say? ;D
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Some newer development and highway interchanges
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And here's a teaser of what I've been recently working on. I tried to create a realistic and not-so-big downtown (my other ones were huge $%Grinno$% ) and I think it's turning out nicely!
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa.imageshack.us%2Fimg84%2F7167%2Fteaserr.jpg&hash=5204f9d9393730b694d990949edf417203d790c7)
I hope you enjoyed this update, please leave a comment if you did! :)
Gorgeous update! Love how your suburbs turned out! The new RHW stuff looks fantastic in your region!
I'm glad to see you back. I really enjoy your MD. Wonderful work on those suburbs - and I think your not-so-big downtown is coming along nicely. :thumbsup:
Very nice update! &apls
It really was worth the wait! :o I esspecially like those rural RealHighway Interchanges. The downtown looks like it is coming along nicely.
inspirational, I have a strong desire to go home and spend the next 8 hours playing. Great job!
So beautiful again , Ioan ! I really love the transit networks through your cities, you certainly have gotten the knack for the new NAM ! ;)
I especially like in the first picture the school next to the expressway, and in the last one bridge over the railroad, very, very marvelous work my friend. :)
Ethan
Great update and nice highway interchange in the first pic. What are those small houses on the edges in the interchange?
wow, im diggin that suburban pic. Where'd you get that train station that leads to the street?
Superb suburbs (I hope thats how to say it!).
Great work on them. The amount of detailing you do is excellent!
subvurvio nice that we see that is a good place to live.
remains so.
Nice suburbs there, Ioan ! I really love the highway network, clean and effective. Great work with the small downtown, which is really well done and looks realistic ! &apls
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
beautiful update ioan :)
question: in the mosaic, the avenue over rail overpass, do you know where i can find that? most ones i found are not functional
Awesome, fantastic suburbs!!! :thumbsup:
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Battlecat,
ScottFTL,
Jayster,
Highrise99,
mindaugas,
ecoba,
citybuilderx,
kalvar,
art128,
Tomas Neto - Thank you, guys!
RickD - Thanks but what houses did you mean &Thk/(
i_love_lamp - Here's a link to that station ;) (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=14741)
travismking - Thanks! The overpass is an overhanging prop made by buddybud (linkey) (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=13869). You can place it next to a functional overpass for more eye-candy.
Update 51
So here are the
pictures mosaics from Downtown Newark!
There's an elrail line running through the Downtown
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I experimented with the vibrance and the saturation of the mosaics, I hope you like the effect!
Here you can see the Newark train station as well as some of the older buildings in the Downtown
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Train yards, busy avenues and Newark's tallest building - The Palmolive building, built in the late 20s.
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Another view of it
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A night view of the Downtown with the brightly lit Palmolive building
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After some toying with the angles I came up with this
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This is all for now, I hope you enjoyed these mosaics. I'll be glad to hear your comments / suggestions / criticism.
PS: only 11 days left till Pirgos' first birthday!
Absolutely breathtaking, Ioan ! Your cities certainly are magnificent, a sight to behold. :)
Ethan
Another beautiful update! I really like the rails and avenues (underpass, diagonals, euro-tuleps, etc). Glad you through in that night shot of the Palmolive too! That last pic seems maybe rotated a bit much as it seems a little distorted. I seem to always leave your MD wanting to take something from it for my cities :thumbsup:
beautifull city over there &apls a new great update, love the realism :thumbsup:
What a spectacular looking city you have.
Awesome pics/mosaics.....I loved it all.
Robin :thumbsup:
It's really wonderful, congrats! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Looks fantastic as always! I like the various railways through your city!
I really like the mix of buildings in this update, as well as the El Rail system. :thumbsup:
I can't wait to see what you have in store for Pirgos' first birthday!
It is the beautiful discovery which I have just made, your city is magnificent
Man, i am green with jealous rage right now.
Great images. &apls
&apls excellent again, more good inspiration.
Wow, this is really great! Your transit systems are awesome, and i like the custom content you've used, everything seems to fit just in their place. :)
Gotta also ask, what is that heavy rail automata you use? (in the lower right of the 1st pic) Also, what is that great train station in the second pic?
That is a great job ! &apls &apls
Absolutely wonderfull! I'm just wondering though, how do you "toy around" with the angles?
I found the perfect entry in my picture dictionary for "awesome picture!" &apls
That's beautiful, is that the trunight mod you're using or photoshop?
Great pics there! You realy put CC like the NWM to good use. :thumbsup:
,marsh :satisfied:
Fantastic work on that Downtown, Ioan ! I really love that second mosaic, even If I found the plaza t the bottom a bit empty, maybe a fountain will fit there ! Also, can you give me a link to that train skin ?
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Great work on your mosaics, looks like a very well built downtown area. Like the effect in the last picture.
niice :), I like the train station
- Giel :thumbsup:
Spectacular downtown! Reminds me of Chicago in many was.
Fantastic work on this downtowns! The mosaics of it are looking beautiful!
And looking forward to the special of the first anniversary which is tomorrow of Pirgos.
Quote from: bat on August 29, 2010, 11:05:13 AM
Fantastic work on this downtowns! The mosaics of it are looking beautiful!
And looking forward to the special of the first anniversary which is tomorrow of Pirgos.
oooo hopefully we get a nice anniversary update :D
Wow, it's already a anniversary?
Whoa, so many comments on the last update!
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ecoba,
noahclem,
planetechef,
rooker1,
Sciurus,
Battlecat,
ScottFTL,
Orange_o_,
i_love_lamp,
nbvc,
mindaugas,
kelis,
Schulmanator,
marsh,
kwakelaar,
Gilikov1994,
cubby420,
bat - Thank you so much, guys!
Ciuu96 - Thanks! I'm using this train skin (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=20468) and the train station is made by frogface (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=11575).
Highrise99 - Thank you, in order to change the angles you need an image editing program (I use Photoshop). Open a picture with it and then click on Image > Image Rotation > Flip Canvas Horizontal.
iamgoingtoeatyou - Thanks! And yes, I'm using the trunite mod.
art128- Thanks, but at the bottom there's an avenue curve and there isn't much space to fit anything else. For the train skin, check my reply to Ciuu.
travismking - You certainly will :P
daryl7478 - Yes, my friend! Time flies fast, doesn't it? $%Grinno$%
Update 52 - Pirgos' first anniversary!
Today's update is pretty big so, please, be patient while the pics are loading ::)
Let's start with a few pics from the suburbs near Newark
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This is the industrial zone of the city
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The downtown with the railyards
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A smaller city's downtown, located east of Newark (it's still WIP)
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And now, some pics of the celebrations in New Ark!!
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This is all for now, I hope you like it!
Great update! I've noticed a few things I'm curious about: First of all, I noticed some 3x3 street roundabouts in the 2nd picture. And second of all, great fireworks photoshoping!
excellent update, love the fireworks :)
Quote from: Highrise99 on August 29, 2010, 06:11:36 PM
Great update! I've noticed a few things I'm curious about: First of all, I noticed some 3x3 street roundabouts in the 2nd picture. And second of all, great fireworks photoshoping!
also this roundabout is only 2x2 it lppks like, ive seen this when you draw a roundabout like normal, but have two streets intersecting like that, where they hit the roundabout on the same tile but perpendicular to each other
Awesome work! You have made beautiful, green suburbs as a ideal place to live. Industral areas also are very impressive, as well as the downtown :)
Congrats for one year of Pirgos! This newest update is fantastic! The pictures of the fireworks are also very good. :thumbsup:
Congratulations on one year of Pirgos! Fantastic set of mosaics in this update!
Amazing Ioan! Excellent mosaics! I must stop by here more often ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Happy first anniversary! :thumbsup:
Congrats on the milestone! Fitting this should be one of your best updates yet. So diverse and breathtaking. The industrial stuff was perfectly bleak. Hats off.
WOW great update my friend ! I Like the fireworks and the trainstation &apls &apls
My friend, congratulations in your first birthday of MD!!! Another great update again, really awesome!!!
Oh no, I was away for a short time and missed Pirgo's anniversary. &ops Congratulations and keep up the great work. &apls
great ;)
Awesome! I love the different photoshopping effects you used to make it look more depressing, or more happy and bright. &apls &apls
,marsh :thumbsup:
Wow, what a big update. Your industrial areas do look fantastic.
I know it's been a month since you last updated, and I feel ashamed &ops that I didn't catch it earlier! That set of mosaics are amazing! :o
I really like industries, the center , very good work that you did.
PDT, and I always wondered where silos download, Would you tell me where please.
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I would also like to know where to find the train station.
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Hello, dear Pirgos readers,
First of all, thank you for all your comments. I'll post replies soon (I hope).
About 3 weeks ago I returned from a one-week vacation from Italy and the French Riviera. Shortly after that I started developing a new city and made some progress, however a few days ago my HDD failed and I had to buy a new one... So, this means that all my cities and plugins have been lost ()sad() Well, I'll have to start downloading hundreds of mods, bats, lots, etc in order to be able to play the game as I used to do.
I hope to be able to post a new update soon. Wish me luck :D
Greetings to all of you,
Ioan
That's terrible! I'm feel so bad for you. ()sad() Does this indeed mean Pirgos is lost?
Quote from: Highrise99 on October 01, 2010, 02:44:31 PM
That's terrible! I'm feel so bad for you. ()sad() Does this indeed mean Pirgos is lost?
sorry mate :( why does this always happen to the MD's that I like most :p
Tough luck here.... ()sad()
I hope you did not lose anything too important (beside your SC4 related stuff that is ;D). I'm going to miss that wonderful MD of yours. This one was a real keeper, and an endless source of inspiration.
Well that sucks... Hopefully we can all see a new city soon! Good luck on it!
,marsh :thumbsup:
Oh no, very sad &mmm Its such a pain to rebuild that plugins folder from scratch :bomb:
I'm sure you'll come back with a bang though!
Very sorry to hear the unfortunate fate of Pirgos, hope you will be able to start over again with something new.
That´s a sad situation!!! I expect that you can return in more short of time possible, to the next update in your MD!!!
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Highrise99, travismking, kbieniu7, bat, Battlecat, canyonjumper, Schulmanator, cubby420, kelis, Tomas Neto, RickD, Gilikov1994, marsh, kwakelaar, sumwonyuno, - Thank you so much!!
kalvar - Thanks! You can get the silos right here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=14944) and the train station here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=11575) ;)
Highrise99 (2) - Yes. Everything is lost. Well, I actually found some ancient DVDs with backups from at least a year ago and I don't think it's worth using those old plugins. Plus, I felt like a wanted a fresh start ;D
travismking (2) - Hehe, well, this could be a good reminder for all readers to start making backups more frequently ;) Bad things occur when you least expect them so you always have to be prepared.
TiFlo - Thanks so much! Unfortunately, I lost everything on my old HDD, including pictures (taken with my camera), games, films, music, etc. Well, after all, life goes on, doesn't it? $%Grinno$%
marsh - Thank you, my friend. I already started developing a small town but it still isn't really finished :P
cubby420 - Yes, it really is. Hopefully, (after hours of searching and downloading) my plugins folder has grown to 800 MB :)
kwakelaar - For now I've only a teaser but soon an update should be posted, too :)
Tomas Neto - Thanks for the support, Tomas!
Teaser
I spent the last few days in downloading the most important plugins and choosing a good map for Pirgos v2. Eventually I decided to start developing on one of drunkapple's most recent maps, Nimpkish Lake. Big thanks to him for making this wonderful map!
It has a seaside, plains, mountains - pretty much everything I need :P The straight sections of the shore would certainly be good spots for big cities ::) Before I've forgotten, here's a view of map:
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And here's a close-up of the area I started developing ::)
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The terrain mod I'm using is Italia. So is the tree controller. And the water mod is Peg's Brigantine. At this moment the little town you see has about 1000 residents but this number will increase soon :)
Well, this is all for now. Thank you for reading. See you soon with a full update! :)
A great start to what should be a bustling metropolis in no time given your skills. :thumbsup: Looking forward to more.
io_big...
so cool you chose this map...I live about 2 km from the area you started, from my house it is a 5 minute walk to the beach...
It will be interesting to follow how you go about developing this... in RL the whole region Drunkapple rendered may contain 7 - 8 thousand inhabitants, maybe you will show me a preview of what my world could become :o $%Grinno$% (I have always said I'm moving if we ever get a traffic light!)
Sorry to hear about your HD, I was lucky, for me it was my motherboard, and was able to recover my HD... but you can be sure my backups have backups now! :D
Looking forward to more
Glad to see you're off to a fresh start this soon. I look forward to seeing Pirgos develop.
Good luck for this new start Ioan, this a fantastic map, I look forward to this new region ;)
God luck on the new start! Hope to see so much moar! ;)
,marsh :thumbsup:
That's too bad about your HD Ioan, mine did the same thing in May. Awesome map choice though! Nimpkish is a great little lake to visit ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Sorry to hear about your hard drive. Computers, can't live with them, but you can't live without them. $%Grinno$%
Looking forward to how you fill out this region. :thumbsup:
Jayster
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cubby420 - Thanks! However I doubt it'll become a metropolis in no time... My playing style is quite slow ;D
Gringamuyloca - Well, my version of the region already has more residents than the real-life one and their number is constantly growing :P Big cities should appear soon, too ;) And it's good to hear that others (like you) are making so many backups, unlike me $%Grinno$% The worst thing can happen when you least expect it.
Highrise99 - I hope it was worth the wait :P
Yan077 - Thanks, my friend. I hope you'll like what you see below :)
marsh - Thanx ;)
canyonjumper - Thanks for stopping by, my friend :)
Jayster - Ain't that the truth? :D
Update 53 - New Beginning
So, to start off... Welcome to Oak Bay! It's a small town with population of approx. 5800 citizens and has a port which serves the other towns in the area as well.
The year is 1968, that's why the pictures aren't top-quality ;D (I hope you don't mind the extensive photoshopping)
On the following picture you can see town's centre as well as the church.
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Another look at the town centre
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The train station
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Town's school, fire station (both are located at the top), main park and ring road
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Port Avenue and the port itself
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Main Street and the train station (I overdid the photoshopping here, sorry :-[ )
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A small quay on the shore
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Another view plus some expensive houses
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This is all for now, I hope you like it.
See ya in the next update! :thumbsup:
Nice update, but I'm not too sure about the photoshoping this time.
Beautiful city and it's great that you showed it as a mosaic.
Robin :thumbsup:
Well, I wanted to make the pictures look old :-[ Hopefully the next update won't take place in 1968 :D
QuoteWell, I wanted to make the pictures look old
To be honest, I thought it was a rain effect. :P
Anyway, I like the town. The coast is well done and the flowers in the AVE-2 median are beautiful. :thumbsup:
To make the picture looks old, you have to desaturate it, and maybe add an old effect, but this is more like a styled (and horrible to be honest) rain than an old effect. Anyway without the ugly photoshopping, nice update, but I think the park is a but too small, and also did such a small town of a little bit less than 6000habs needs a big seaport like that ? ;)
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Good raw quality update, but the photoshoping takes away from the quality. Other than that, great to see Pirgos off to a new start.
Fantastic update! I'm curious to see how you're going to develop your region. Perhaps you might go for a realistic looking natural growth region? That would be quite impressive. :thumbsup:
Keep up the great work!
Jayster
To kind of echo Jayster, I'm so curious to see how you'll develop this region. Throughout Pirgos' past, we've seen mostly meticulously crafted finished products. I'd really like to see how you would tackle natural growth. With your characteristic level of detail, it would probably probably take you months to finish a tile :D
Very cool!
If your interested, here is a tutorial on creating a vintage effect. Maybe you'll find it useful? :P
http://veerle-v2.duoh.com/blog/comments/photoshop_vintage_effect/
,marsh :thumbsup:
very glad to see you back :)
But I agree with the others, the photoshopping is not for me, I also thought it was rain, and didnt really like it. The game-city is good though, and I'm happy to see that your new region is developing nicely :)
It looks really nice for a city :thumbsup:
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Awesome pictures
How do you make a trees in NAM road?
Last picture is amazing ::)
good job for sure ;)
Thank you for the comments, a new update should be out soon! :thumbsup:
Very nice update! I really like it since I'm doing a historical part in my MD as well, and that includes photoshopping to make the pics look old. Your PSing is quite good I must say. I'm looking forward to the next update! :thumbsup:
- riiga
Looking great Ioan! The coastline is well done! Eagerly awaiting the next installment of Pirgos ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
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rooker1 - Thanks for stopping by, Robin, I hope you'll like the PSing this time.
RickD - Those are supposed to be scratches on the pictures ;D I also like the flowers in the AVE2 :P
art128- Uh... What's up with you? This sounds like a hater comment to me... First of all, old photography doesn't always have to be black and white. Colour cameras have been invented in the first decade of the 20th century IIRC. Second, this isn't a rain effect, as I explained to Raphael. Also, if you had read everything in that update, you would be most likely to find answers to your other question.
Highrise99 - Hoping you won't be disappointed again ::)
Jayster - Thanks a lot! I'm still not sure whether this'll become a natural growth MD... We'll see :P
cubby420 - Yeah, you're right, I'm a really slow region developer! I want everything to be as I want it, unfortunately this isn't always possible ;D
marsh - Thanks a bunch for that tutorial, it's quite useful. All pictures in this update have been photoshopped using this way!
travismking - I hope you'll like the editing this time!
Sciurus - Merci, mon ami ;)
x-ten - Спасибо ::) I used a T21 mod which adds flora to the AVE2 median, unfortunately I forgot where I got it :-[ All I can remember is that it was a Japanese site.
Girafe - Thanks, I'm the last pic is my fav, too :P
riiga- I'm glad there's someone who likes the PSing :D Here's coming more!
canyonjumper - Thank you, Jordan, hoping you'll like today's update as well :P
Update 54 - Expansion of Oak Bay
The year is 1972. There has been a raise in the demand for industrial development. That's why the mayor and his advisers have decided to create a small factory district next to the rail line which heads to the port. A small train station is used to transport the workers from their homes to their working places.
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A couple of random close-ups
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Here's the other station located in the residential district of Oak Bay (you probably know this picture from the Picture Competition :P )
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Speaking of residential districts, here are a few overviews of them
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A view of the port
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A few years later, in 1976, the mayor decided to make a modern sports field for his citizens. It's located in the downtown (if we can call it this way ;D ) next to the church.
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The outskirts of Oak Bay with the new sports field still in sight. Those muddy lakes are hated by the people living nearby because of the bad smell and the possible infections which can be caused by mosquitoes and other insects.
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On the south edge of the town is located the ring-road which can be seen on the upper side of this mosaic. The newly-built turning lanes make less traffic congestion. The new sports filed, the church and the downtown can be seen as well.
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This is all for now, I hope you've enjoyed it. Please, leave a comment if you did :P
It's very nice, I like &apls. But I find the images a bit too dark.. &mmm
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Great update! I realy like the avenue in the suburbs, and I am amazed at how you can create the ports!
oh my sweet jesus...
Great pictures of your pictures there!
Nice work.
Looking forward to the 55th update... ;)
Looks like you got the hang of the Vintage Effects link Mash posted! Very nicely done... :thumbsup:
I really enjoyed the shoreline detailing done shown in the mosaic... looks like the coastline around here...
Oak Bay is coming along quite nicely. :D
Really a great update Ioan! The town has great character and the industrial area is great. :thumbsup:
Nice ! I like this update ! The port is nice, and the new developments you made on the city are great. However, I think a bigger sport center would be nice, with two football grounds (the maxis one)..
Looking forward to your next update my friend !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Looks awesome! And glad you found that tutorial useful. :)
,marsh :thumbsup:
Awesome Ioan! and congratulations on your pic going into the HoF!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
I like that "avenue" version too (from the pic competition). Is that just eyecandy or is it functional? And is it your creation or did you find it somewhere else?
Nice town. &apls
Yes I very much enjoyed it. ;D I like the muted colors and the "feel" of your pictures, very much in the industrial style. Bravo.
I like the update of the Pirgos 2.0, is that you can return to what it was before. or better.
Very nice update! Keep up the great work! :thumbsup:
Jayster
Really good job, I like this european style ::)
wait for sure the next update ;)
Very nice, again, Ioan ! I am liking the reincarnation of Pirgos, it is quite different and modern. :)
I eagerly wait the next update.
Ethan :)
Yeah my friend, fantastic update!!! Great!!!
What a nice update, I kind of like the rather chaotic feel to Oak Bay with its many different trees and buildings.
Replies
Sciurus - Thanks, Guillaume. I hope today's ones will suit you better :P
Highrise99 - Thank you!
i_love_lamp - Thanks for stopping by ;D
bat - Danke schön! I hope today's update will be no disappointment as well!
Gringamuyloca - Thanks a lot! That vintage is a lot better than the first one, isn't it? $%Grinno$%
cubby420 - Thank you!
art128 - Merci! You're right, more sport fields would make the sims healthier :P
marsh - I certainly did! Thanks again!
canyonjumper - Thanks, Jordan!
CabraBuitre - Thank you. That is AVE2, found in the NWM. The flora in the median is an additional mod that I found in a Japanese site.
nbvc - Danke!
djvandrake - Thanks! I hope you'll like today's update, too ;D
kalvar - Thanks!
Jayster - Thank you!
Girafe - Well, I think it's more of an American-styled town but that doesn't matter :D Thanks anyway!
ecoba - Thanks, my friend!
Tomas Neto - Thank you, Tomas, you're always so positive! ;D :thumbsup:
kwakelaar - Thanks, Gjermund!
Update 55 - The town of Dover
Today's update is bigger as an excuse for the long delay :P
As mentioned in the previous update, the muddy lakes in the outskirts of Oak Bay are disliked by the citizens and are a potential danger for them. That's why the mayor has decided that he could fill them up... and build a highway on their place! That would be expensive but would also bring more investors in the area.
October 2nd, 1976 - the work begins.
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5 months later, the highway is almost complete. What is left to do is an interchange to serve Oak Bay and a couple more kilometers of roadway to the town of Dover. There'll be more pictures of the highway in the next updates, today we're focusing on the town of Dover.
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July 30th, 1977 - the highway is complete. Here's the place where it ends in Dover.
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A look over the Town Hall, Hospital and boardwalk
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Another view
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A stretch of the town's main road artery. At the top left can be seen the Twister restaurant which constantly rotates and offers it's customers a nice view of the whole town. Across the street is the Flower market.
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The Dover downtown. Here are located most of the offices in the town.
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Another view of it
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A quiet neighbourhood; at the lower right side can be seen the Dover river
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It flows into the sea next to the Ferry terminal and the Lighthouse museum.
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A broader view of the downtown, the pier and their surroundings
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Different angle showing the northern part of the town
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The outskirts and the river
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This western exit of the town.
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And a sunrise shot to wrap up today's update :P
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See you soon with another update! Thanks for viewing (and commenting ::) )
Woaw, excellent update, Ioan ! I love the feeling of this town ! The Seashore docks are really well done and the downtown looks quite nice. I like the pond too.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Excellent update indeed! Very nice use of the different NWM network as well as TuLEPs, and great realism in them. :thumbsup:
- riiga
Very nice little downtown. Great choice of lots and residentials!
Also, in your second from the last picture, what's that little cemetery filled up with colourful graves?
Great update io_bg! A very beautiful shore side town you've created. I especially like that river and canal flowing through the town. Great job!
Great stuff! Full of vibrancy and color too.
Wonderful, Ioan !
This town reminds me of maybe the 1950s America; I think the new style of Pirgos in general are of this... an interesting change ! ;)
Ethan :)
I'm loving these semi-rural areas. And as ecoba said It's a nice style.
,marsh :thumbsup:
Great work, awesome update Ioan!!! Fantastic city!!!
Great work. Who needs lakes anyway? Highways are much more interesting. ;D
great city, very nice this city, I like the details, and air rural they have.
:thumbsup:
That's great Ioan! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Wonderful work. Your river is splendid and the waterfront looks great. &apls
I would live in Dover !! $%Grinno$%
It looks so calm and quiet... ()stsfd(), fantastic job Ioan &apls
Awesome Ioan! I just loved this update! The harbour and NWM usage really caught my eye ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Hello, guys. I'm really sorry for the lack of updates but I've been busy with RL and have also been experiencing some pc-problems (I haven't been able to play SC4 for a couple of weeks). Hopefully I've taken a few pics which should be enough for a proper update which, I hope, will be out soon. Thank you for all the comments!
Those are really beautiful pictures. Great job!
Don't worry my friend, we all have things that don't let us playing... take your time !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Real life hits us all on occasion, hope things improve soon!
In the meantime, your latest update that I seem to have overlooked is impressive as always! Great looking waterfront!
This is such a charming looking town, I really like it very much. The harbour you have made for it is a small gem, will be a great tourist destination I am sure. :thumbsup:
First of all, thank you for all the comments. TiFlo, you can find those cemeteries here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2301).
Almost a month after the last update, I've finally prepared another one. I hope you haven't forgotten the existence of my MD $%Grinno$%
Update 56 - The town of Dover Part 2
Let's start with a few random pictures from the town! I've decided to put numbers above the pictures for facility's sake when you're commenting ::)
56.1
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One of the elementary schools with it's sports fields and park
56.2
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Three sunrise shots
56.3
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56.4
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56.5
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Why not a night one, too? :P
56.6
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The highway exit at Oak Bay
56.7
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In the late 70s - early 80s the government decided to build a small residential low-wealth complex between the towns of Oak Bay and Dover. The road connecting Dover and that complex would start from this point.
56.8
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The work has begun. Trees have been cut and gravel has been laid.
56.9
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Progressing...
56.10
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56.11
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In the meantime, here's the residential complex I mentioned
56.12
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And here's the finished road
56.13
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One of the park's alleys has been lengthened so that pedestrians can get easily to Dover (sorry for the grid on the next two pics :-[)
56.14
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And an overview of the whole thing
56.15
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That's all for now, thank you for reading! (and hopefully commenting ;D)
Great update. &apls
Fantastic pictures and update! I especially like the construction part, since I often do that in my MD. :thumbsup:
Nice work on that part of your city! And the night shot is really beautiful!!
Fantastic pictures, looking forward to more... ;)
Excellent update Ioan! That low wealth complex looks very cool and is greatly done. I like it a lot.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
How could I forget one of the best MDs around? ;)
The nightshot of the harbor area is great.
It would be pretty hard to pass up on an update here! The construction shots are a nice touch! That residential complex turned out great!
Awesome update! The residential complex looks great and I love the use of the 10m hill FLuPs!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Really very nice update, great work!!!
Very great work! Love this small town! ;D
.marsh :thumbsup:
Thank you for stopping by, nbvc, Riiga, bat, Arthur (art128), Raphael (RickD), Battlecat, Jordan (canyonjumper), Tomas Neto and marsh!
Update 57 - A trip to the country
Today we'll check out how Oak Bay is connected with the rest of the region. Here's a quick look at the intersection at the entrance of the town. If you turn to the road going to the left of the picture, you'll go on the ring road, if you go on the road going to the bottom - you'll get in the centre of the town and if you turn to the road on the right, you'll get to...
57.1
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...the town's power station. Here's where it gets its electricity ;)
57.2
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If you go back, you'll have to go through a few hills. The road is a bit steep, that's why it's a 2x1 one - slow vehicles have to drive on the right while the faster ones can overtake them on the left line.
57.3
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A couple of random close-up pictures
57.4
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57.5
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You can also take the highway which just goes under the hills
57.6
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The other entrance of the tunnel
57.7
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Different view
57.8
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Here's where the road and the highway intersect
57.9
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The last option is to take the train... (sorry, no trains appeared on this section of the tracks ;D )
57.10
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...but I don't recommend you that because it'll take you longer as the rail line detours round the industrial zone
57.11
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Here's an overview of Oak Bay and Dover in case you've wondered how they look from above (this satellite image is not up-to-date - the retaining walls next to the highway still aren't built ;D ) Click for full size - 2738x807 px
57.12
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And a small teaser of what you can expect in the next update ::) A small city I've recently been working on...
57.13
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That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed it! :thumbsup:
Great looking little towns! Nice idea using the 2x1 road for the climbing lane!
Great use of 2+1 roads! I like! :)
Your exchanges are really good and well thought as all your transport ways &apls &apls &apls
the rest is simply and nicely I like it :thumbsup:
Where did you get the 2x1 road in picture 57.5? :o :)
It's the Network Widening Mod, an optional component of the NAM.
http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2376)
Awesome Ioan! Love the use of the ARD-3! Reminds me of the road I use to get to Quesnel, BC for Christmas ;D The next update looks epic, I'm looking forward to it!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Impressive update! &apls
The 2+1 road looks really great I must say. :thumbsup:
Yeah..., fantastic idea using the 2x1 road!!! :thumbsup:
Beautiful intersection in 57.9 and I absolutely love the large plaza in 57.13. The 2+1 roads are very well used too.
Geoff
Nice update Ioan, a trip to the country side is always welcomed ! Great work with the RHW too.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
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Battlecat - Thanks! I think this is the most realistic way one could use this road network, at least in my country main roads have an additional lane when climbing a steeper hill.
riiga - Thanks, my friend!
Girafe - Merci, Girafe! I hope you'll like today's update, too.
scott1964 - As
Methene wrote, it is part of the NWMod. Hoping to see you both stopping by here some time soon ;)
canyonjumper - Thanks! I hope the update won't be a disappointment :)
Schulmanator - Thank you, my friend!
RickD - I'm glad you like it. I hope it'll be the same as today's update ;D
Tomas Neto - Thanks for always being so positive, Tomas :)
calibanX - Thank you, Geoff. More of the plaza can be seen below ;)
art128 - Thanks, Art. This time, however, we're staying in a small city ;D
Update 58 - The city of Sliven
Hey, everyone. I'm presenting you a small city that I've been working on for a week now. It's not fully ready but my goal is to make it home for about 80,000 - 100,000 sims. So, to begin, here's a mosaic of the city's downtown with the train station and the pedestrian avenue going between the buildings.
58.1
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The train station. An avenue underpass has been constructed to ease access to the station.
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The pedestrian avenue. No one would've thought that palms could survive Sliven's climate but recent researches showed that the city's location in a valley and between the mild and subtropical climatic belts is perfect for growing such trees. That's why the mayor has decided to make the city unique compared to it's neighbouring towns.
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One of the broadest streets in Sliven runs through it's downtown.
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Another view.
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The city stadium built in 1985 is home for the city's football team (or soccer, if you prefer so).
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Some residential buildings; this neighbourhood is currently city's biggest one.
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The industrial zone and one of the highways running through Sliven.
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City's hospital is located between the rail line and the stadium.
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Now where is this road heading to? Find out in the next update ;)
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Wonderful use of space and so colorful, in keeping with your recent style. This city will be on my mind for some time :) So many ideas and interesting quirks. The ped walk over the underpass is well implemented. The palms add a totally believable uniqueness to the area. The building choices are great as well. Oh...and where can I get that gorgeous train station?
Very nice city and update :thumbsup:
I really like the area around the train station with the underpasses for easy pedestrian access and safe train track crossing! The amount of pedestrian routes in general is nice. I also like the road curving back and forth to get down the steep hill in the residential area! Great choice of buildings overall, especially Mattb325's and Simfox's. I didn't realize it was possible to place adjacent FLEX-fly pieces pieces like you've done but look forward to trying it out. Can I ask where you got the building across from the train station in 58.2 (that says longines on it)?
EDIT: No dice on finding that building in the Japanese gallery at SC4D :'( Just tell me that the diagonal part of the building wasn't overhanging and I won't be too worried ::)
EDIT2: And thanks for voting in our largely ignored photo competition ;) I'm curious if you know any industrial filler-type pieces that would look better than my plain 32m square ped mall...
Looks great! Could you please tell me where you got the brown building in the 58.8 picture? Thanks.
Great update as usual! :thumbsup:
The first and last picture have got to be my favourites, and I'm very curious as to where those MIS ramps lead...
Fantastic update ! Can't wait to see where this road will goes... ;)
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Wow, amazing update Ioan! I love the use of the FLuPs and NWM, it looks great!
What are the two reddish buildings on the right side of 58.5?
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Quick replies
There have been quite a lot of questions about buildings on the pictures, so here are some replies for you:
cubby420 - Thanks, Andrew. The station is made by ill tonkso and is called Langstrath central station. You can get it here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=18184) :)
noahclem - Thank you, Noah! I downloaded this building off a Japanese site, unfortunately I don't remember which one ()sad()
You can look around the Japanses BAT gallery, I hope you'll find it there.Edit: No, the diagonal part is not overhanging. I hope this'll help you finding it ;D As for the picture competition, well, I think tag_one has some nice industrial fillers - small sheds and factories which should fit in nicely.
Supertim12000 - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos! That factory is made by marcszar and can be downloaded here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1408).
riiga - Glad you like it :) The ramps are, er, well, leading to an interchange :P :D
art128 - Thanks. You'll find out in the next update ;)
canyonjumper - Thank you, Jordan. Those are made by spa. Click here (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1536) to get them.
Oh my god...
good update, very nice stadium
Once more very fine work here !
Love the pedestrian avenue in front of the railway station &apls
Beautiful city!
I like the pedestrian avenues and the avenue tunnel in front of the station is a neat idea.
excellent update mate :) Any chance of you releasing those sandstone plazas ? been trying to make something similar for myself but I suck with the lot editor :p
Also, i really like that black reflective building next to the avenue in 58.1, Do you happen to remember where you got it from?
Lovely, Ioan ! I really enjoy seeing the cities of Pirgos on a cold day like today. :)
Ethan
Very nice creations :)&apls
Thank you for the comments, i_love_lamp, peter007, Yan077, mikeski, travismking, ecoba and Terring7!
Travis, the building is made by JasonCW and can be found in the STEX. Click here for Maxis night version (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=25229) and here for DarkNite version (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=25230). I might release these plazas once I create more pieces to complete the set (or at least try to). If you have any ideas for other lots, feel free to post them :)
Update 59 - The areas south of Sliven
Remember that road I showed you in the previous update? Today we're going to follow it and see where it is heading to ;) But in order to get on it, we'll have to take the underpass next to the train station and go through the industrial zone.
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Then we'll go past some big factories
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And then start climbing this winding road
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Until we finally see an intersection which leads to...
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... the rich man's quarter full of huge and expensive mansions.
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It's built on a hilly area, that's why the uneven terrain is left out.
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Here we can see the two access roads
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Going uphill we exit the city and go into the countryside
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The third access road
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We're going back to the industrial area. A highway is running through it. If we go to the north (the bottom side of this picture), we'll arrive in Dover, the town from the previous updates. If we drive on the interchange, we'll get to the residential zones of the city and to some other areas that are still long way from finished ;)
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A close-up of the highway tunnel and one of the interchange ramps.
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A broader view of the tunnel
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A parclo interchange
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And a small teaser of what we'll see in the next update :)
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That's all for now, thanks for reading (and hopefully commenting).
And since it's unlikely that there'll be a new update in the next few days, I'd like to wish all of you a merry Christmas! :)
Fantastic as usual! And I got to see where those MIS ramps lead to, if I know picture 13 right.
- riiga
What a huge and well done update &apls &apls The mansions look great on those hillsides and your industrial areas look natural and believable.
Nice job there!
Nice work, I liked the rich neighbourhood, looks very good.
This is amazing! I'm going to try to copy, I mean borrow, your style of playing for my own uses. ;D
Nice work! I like how you've mixed up the various wall sets.
In 59.12, I really wanted to ask how you got the wall texture underneath all of the rails, including the puzzle pieces? I have the peg mod but it doesn't incorporate the farr/puzzle pieces so I stopped using it..has there been a new download made available?
Much appreciated
Just wonderful!! I particularry love the latest image, where the avenue grows up... but how do you do that? ;D
Guillaume :thumbsup:
The mansions in the hills look great. And I like the road, too. The parclo interchange in 59.13 is cool.
Fantastic city, and the suburbs is great too!!! Very nice update!!!
Interesting creations, good job :thumbsup:
Great shots today! Lots of excellent details through the area. I really like how you set up those interchanges!
Great! I think the hill, and rails looks the most eycandy :)
Very nice, Ioan !
I like the contrast of industrial and residential in this city. It also shows your versatility in that between the mansion district in the hills, the industry along the freeway, the apartments in the city, and the freeways crossing all of it. Beautiful work. :)
Ethan
Wow Ioan! I loved the infrastructure in this update, very well thought out! I'm looking forward to the next update!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Awesome update.
,marsh :thumbsup:
"May the Schwartz be with you" <-- Reference to 2nd pic & "Spaceballs" :D
Excellent update Ioan, this town has a nice feeling.
Take care,
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Great industrial areas, country roads, wealthy neighborhood and RHW!! Fantastic as always &apls
Just wanted to stop by and wish all of you a merry Christmas :thumbsup: I hope Santa has left a lot of presents for you under the Christmas tree ::)
I'll be away for a few days but when I get home I'll post another update :) See you then!
Nice update. i really like your sidewalks &apls
Great update. I like your intracity transportation system. :)
Your transport networks are splendid! Very clean and sensible.
Thank you for all these comments,
riiga, cubby420, daryl7478, kwakelaar, i_love_lamp, newsimaddict, Sciurus, RickD, Tomas Neto, Terring7, Battlecat, kbieniu7, ecoba, canyonjumper, marsh, art128, noahclem, peter007, scott1964 and Albus of Garaway!
i_love_lamp- Feel free to do so! :P
newsimaddict -
I found that mod in a Japanese site, unfortunately I don't remember where exactly :-[ Found it on a Chinese one, click here (http://hide-inoki.com/bbs/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=803) :P
Sciurus - I've used the el-ave pieces ;)
Update 60 - Happy New Year!
Today I'll show you the R$$ district of the city.
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The elementary school
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And the high school
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Some random shots
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Another angle
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It's almost midnight and the first fireworks are off!
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January 1 has come! Happy New Year!
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This is all for 2010, I hope you've enjoyed it ;) I wish you all a better and a more successful in every aspect year! And don't drink too much this evening $%Grinno$%
See you guys in 2011 :)
&apls &apls Fantastic update and a happy New Year to you as well! I love the way you handled slopes in this update. Very creative.
Excellent work on the fireworks my friend. Keep up the great work ! And Happy new year !
-Arthur. :thumbsup:
Looking as a pleasant place to leave! I like how you build on slopes :thumbsup:
Happy New Year!
Good job there! I guess this is my last post for 2010. Maybe not my Nyhaven one. Well Happy New Year!
Very nice work! &apls
,marsh
Very nice update my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Great update and happy new year! :)
Great new pix! Happy 2011! :)
Great last pictures for 2010!
Your city looks really fantastic. Also nice fireworks...
Looking forward to more great pictures in 2011!
Great city and great firework images. &apls &apls
Nice update some great interchanges there
Will
Great RHW and residential areas! Those redone Asian viaducts look great in your city with the sandstone texture under them :thumbsup: And of course the fireworks are great :D
Happy New Years!
Great pics Ioan! &apls And Bonne année! :P
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Happy new year! I loved the flower shaped firework! :thumbsup:
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cubby420 - Thanks, Andrew :) I'm doing my best when it comes to slopes ;D
art128 - Merci, Arthur!
kbieniu7 - Thanks but I hope you meant "live" instead of leave, I'd like my sims to move in this city instead of moving out of it $%Grinno$%
daryl7478 - Thanks you, Daryl, I hope you'll stop by here again :)
marsh - Thank you.
Tomas Neto - Obrigado! :P
riiga - Thanks, I'm glad you like it :)
Schulmanator - Thank you for stopping by :thumbsup:
bat - Glad you like them! I hope the following pics won't be a disappointment!
nbvc- Danke schon :)
penguin007 - Thanks, Will!
noahclem - Thank you, Noah!
Sciurus - Merci, mon ami :P
serebii666 - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos :)
Update 61 - A cloudy day in Sliven
Okay, it's time for another update! If you haven't noticed already, there's a small district in Sliven that consists of... commie blocks! At first I wanted to make that neighbourhood even larger but SC4 didn't want to grow commie buildings, that's why I had to plop them $%Grinno$% So, we're starting with an early-morning close-up of the main road in the district:
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An overview
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Another one, notice the avenue underpassing the tree-covered hills
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A look at the industrial zone
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And lastly a view of the city centre and some of it's outer areas:
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That's all for now! I hope you like it and please stop by if you do :P
Oh, very nice pics! I especially like the first one! :thumbsup: The only problem I have is with that weaving on the motorways, but that's just from a road geek point of view. :P
Beautiful update! I especially like the first picture. This whole city is coming together very nicely and having some nice R$ commie blocks is a nice contrast to the more upscale buildings across the freeway. That avenue underpass/tunnel is nice too. Does that convert traffic to subway, FLUPS, or what? Looking forward to more!
Sliven is a really nice city!
Wonderful work on this city! :thumbsup:
Looking forward to more...
Fantastic update Ioan ! I love the feel of each single mosaic (and the picture too). :thumbsup:
Wow, that mosaic is fantastic! I've missed a lot of great updates over my holiday, the last few have been excellent as always!
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riiga - Thanks! I'll try to avoid that next time ;D
noahclem - Thank you, Noah! The underpass is converting the traffic into subways :)
bat - Danke! I hope today's update will be no disappointment!
art128- Thanks, my friend!
Battlecat - Thanks a lot! I hope you've had a great time on your holiday :P
Update 62 - The town of Westbeach, Part 1
Okay, today we're visiting the town of Westbeach which is located on the seashore North-east from Sliven.
We're starting with a picture of the beach. Locals like riding their bikes and walking around in the park next to the beach.
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Another view
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A few close-ups of the beach
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And a couple of views from the town itself
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And this should be all for today! I hope you like it!
Nice beach, my friend!!! :thumbsup:
I like the paths between the street and the beach ;)
good work &apls &apls
Beautiful beaches there and some of the little details like the paths add to it perfectly
Will
Fantastic! I love those details on your beach!
The Westbeach is looking really nice!
The town is beautiful, too!
And it's no disappointment, it's great. ;)
Looking forward to the next...
That Beach: Brilliant :thumbsup:
Nice beach the small paths look great. :thumbsup:
I love the beach! &apls
Hello, io_bg! I've read through all of your MD and I have to say that your MD is definitely one of the best ones out there! &apls I love that most of your pictures are mosaics. I also love your use of Custom Content! It makes your small towns and big cities look amazing! I do have a few questions about what CC you use. First, where did you get these crosswalks (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Nego16/SimCity/Other/screen_shot_2011-01-15_at_10.40.12_am.jpg)? They look really cool. Second, where did you download these boardwalk/wall things (http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Nego16/SimCity/Other/screen_shot_2011-01-15_at_10.45.43_am.jpg)? I'd really like to use them in a city that I have. And finally, just a suggestion, but I think it would be really cool if you did more shots like the 57.12 picture. That one was really cool. ;) Thanks for the links, if you have them, and I can't wait for your next update! :thumbsup:
PS. The beach? Amazing! :thumbsup:
That town is very charming!
Very well-done beach paths and great-looking beach!
I first thought the beach was some texture, but it appears to be plopped. If I may ask, where did you get that sand from? I've been looking everywhere for mayor-mode ploppable sand that has that Hawaii feel. ;)
Excellent looking beach ! However, If I can tell you, I think the vegetation (palm) doesn't fit with the building style in the city. ;)
Thank you all for the comments! :thumbsup: Some quick replies:
Nego- Thanks and welcome to Pirgos :thumbsup: The crosswalks must be these (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=14370), although I'm not completely sure ;D And the walls can be found here (http://klex.blog85.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html). I'll try to take more overview pics in the future :)
sumwonyuno - Yes, the beach is plopped. And you can find it here (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=24399) :)
art128 - Uhm ??? Then I'd like to know what building style do palms fit in?
A new update is already in the works and will be posted tomorrow (I hope) :thumbsup:
Wow! Thanks for the links! You were very helpful. And don't worry, those were the correct sidewalks. ;D Can't wait for your update!
Just really awesome work on that beach! :)
,marsh :thumbsup:
Nego- You're welcome :) I hope you'll like today's pics!
marsh- Thanks! More is comming! ;D
Update 62 - The town of Westbeach, Part 2
So, we're starting with an overview of the beach
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Part of the Old town:
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A green park, the locals love walking and relaxing in it. The tower offers a nice view of the town.
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The park stretches to the rail line
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On the other side of the rail line there are many wealthy houses
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A view of the marina and the area around it
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The Westbeach tower which is a landmark and is visited by hundreds of people
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The town centre with the church and town hall
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And a mosaic to wrap up today's update!
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I hope you've enjoyed these pics :)
Fantastic update Ioan! I really like the mosaic, especially the way you did the train bridges and those tunnels.
Robin :thumbsup:
Fantastic! Love the layout of your parks! Great selection of buildings in those shots as well, I love the diagonal stuff!
Really fantastic!!! Great update my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Awesome update the rails and diagonals look great
Will
Brilliant job! &apls
The beach, the parks, the rail with the underpasses, everything are wonderful :thumbsup:
Great update Ioan! &apls
I love your parks and waterfront and everything else is great as well! It's always a pleasure to visit here! :thumbsup:
These last few updates have been fantastic! I love the beach, and the underpass lots really fit in ;D
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Awesome update, io_bg! &apls I really liked all of the parks and other recreation in the town. Very nice! :thumbsup: I also like your little mariana and other aspects of your waterfront, like the beach. Excellent work. ;) Keep these great updates coming because I can't wait for the next one! :)
Some fantastic views of your city!!! Great work on it! :thumbsup:
btw, my 7600th post...
Replies
rooker1 - Thank you a lot, Robin, glad you're enjoying it :thumbsup: I hope you'll return here soon ;)
Battlecat - Thanks, friend :)
Tomas Neto - You're always so positive, thank you! :thumbsup: ;D
penguin007 - Thanks, Will! Glad you like it!
Terring7 - Thanks a lot, Elias!
noahclem - Thank you :) I hope today's update will be no disappointment ;D
canyonjumper - Thanks, Jordan! Hoping to see you here again soon :)
Nego - Thanks a lot! More pics are coming!
bat- Danke, mein Freund! :)
Update 63 - More pictures from Westbeach
So, here's a close-up of one of the Westbeach's main streets:
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This is where it ends, near the seashore:
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Another view, a bridge is crossing a small bay
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Different angle
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The rail bridge, as seen in the previous update
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Another view
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The seawalls around this small and narrow bay
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The train station and the old buildings around it
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That's all for today, thank you for viewing! Please, stop by and let me know what you think about it :)
Fantastic city Ioan.
I like the bridges and all the work you have done around them.....under bridge roads and walls. Just perfect!
Robin :thumbsup:
Again great pictures! Looking forward to more... ;)
Great work, especially on the close-up view in the first picture! All those trees with the old W2W buildings and sandstone sidewalks--just perfect &apls
The underbridge stuff looks cool and I like the little alley near the very center of the last picture (to the left of Prepo's modern looking diagonal W2W). Your small bay is a nice addition but I think would look better if you turned the waves off (but keep them on for 63.2 ;) ) and lower the height of that bridge.
As you suggested in your replies this update is anything but a disappointment! :thumbsup:
Wonderful W2W development and fantastic rail bridge! :)
Very nice update again!!! :thumbsup:
Amazing! After seeing your pictures around the Show Us Your boards, I clicked on the link in your signature. This is brilliant! &apls
Love your work with the wall to wall structures!
Nice update. &apls
Great pictures and a lovely atmosphere in your city.
Great! I love your work with bridges :)
awesome job! I like the interesting mix of old and new buildings and great work on the marina and the elevated rail line through the city. &apls
Mike
Thanks for the link, and wonderful set of updates! :)
Nice W2W development. Your rail bridge looks fantastic, too! &apls I Also like your sea walls. Great update and I can't wait to see the next one! :thumbsup:
I like the work on the waterfronts
Excellent update my friend. I really loved the bridge in 63.4. &apls
Great work, especially on bridges ! another excellent update, as always Ioan :thumbsup:
Replies
rooker1 - Thanks, my friend, I hope you'll like today's update, too!
bat - Danke! More is coming below :P
noahclem - Thanks, Noah. I agree about the waves, however, I have made the bridge higher on purpose, it doesn't look good when it's completely flat.
riiga - Thank you, my friend! Even the Maxis stuff can look good, eh? :P
Tomas Neto - Thanks!
samerton - Thank you and welcome to my MD :) Hoping to see you around again soon!
Battlecat - Glad you like it, my friend!
nbvc - Danke schön ::)
kwakelaar - Thanks, Gjermund.
kbieniu7 - Thank you! And I love building sea/lakeside towns :P Feel free to stop by again :)
mikeski - Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed it!
sumwonyuno - You're welcome! I'm glad you like them!
Nego - Thanks! :thumbsup: More is coming! :P
Skimbo- Thank you! I hope to see you around here again ;)
art128 - Thanks, Arthur. Glad you enjoyed it!
Yan077 - Merci, mon ami!
Update 64 - Some overviews & random pictures
Okay, today we'll have a little break from the usual pictures in the previous update :P But first we'll bring to an end (at least for now) the updates from Westbeach. Let's start with a couple of sunset shots.
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A night shot.
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And a day overview
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Let's move on to some region overviews. Pirgos has changed a lot since the last region picture, eh? ;D
Cities and population map:
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And a road map
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Yes, there are some parts of the region that you haven't been able to see... until now ::)
The city of Austin, which is still work in progress. It's going to be the biggest city in the region, at least for now. A night shot of it's downtown:
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A couple of pics of some suburbs located between Austin, Sliven and Westbeach. I'm quite fond of the detailing I did here ()stsfd() :D
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A parclo interchange... or sort of ::)
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And last but not least, a big panorama of commie suburbs located near Sliven. I just couldn't sit and watch all these awesome blocks being uploaded to the LEX, that's why I downloaded them and gave them a go :P You can also see a part of the craziest and largest interchange I've ever built ;D
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My current plans for the next update are to include pictures from either those commie suburbs or the ones from the 2nd picture from the bottom. But who knows what will I think of till then :D
See you guys then, thanks for viewing and commenting :thumbsup:
This town turned out beautifully! I really love how the composite images turned out.
It's great to see your region shot as well, it's coming together very nicely!
That's some fantastic work io_bg! I especially like the last picture with the commie blocks! :thumbsup:
excellent update, I really like the interchange in 36.9, very creative Parclo :)
Wow, lot's of great stuff, even for you! :thumbsup: The region view, composite, night & sunset shots, two interesting interchanges, and use of the new commie stuff looks great! I like psander's 3 lane roundabout you snuck in there too ;)
Great work my frend !!!
I'm proud with you don't stop with your ptojekt and good picture ;D ;D ;D
Много ми харесват плажовете ти. Имаше снимки на по-задни страници, където незнам как но беше направил страхотен плаж с игрище и палми. Снимките с дъжд са малко кофти - не си личи кое какво е и виждам, че харесваш нощните снимки но не прекалявай с тях. Впечатлен съм от пристанищата ти наистина си много даобър в рази област, може би защото живееш на брега ХАХАХ
- Ивайло
Excellent update, as always! &apls And I have to agree with you, the detailing in 64.8 looks fantastic. :thumbsup: I hope to see the whole interchange in 64.10 soon. It sounds crazy. :P Anyway, can't wait for another one of your updates. :)
P.S. Awesome! An overview!!! :D
Great pictures there particually the 4th and 10th ones!! Your RHW interchanges are nice and complex but still practical and I love the different moods in each picture
Will
Some great shots there! And the overview(s) are really nice!
Great region... :thumbsup:
Great images and nice looking region. &apls
Excellent work on that interchange of the last picture :thumbsup:
Awesome pics Ioan! I keep seeing that avenue FLuP underpass, is that in the NAM? 'Cuz I've looked, and all I can find is the street one :(
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Great pics. I like the interchange in 64.10.
Where did you get this Avenue underpass in 64.9? Are those buddybud's unreleased ones?
Can't wait to see more &apls
First of all, sorry for the lack of activity here, I've been busy with school :-[
Thank you for all the comments; here's a couple of quick replies
@Jordan: these are Buddybud's overpasses, he has only uploaded a beta file which should be accessible in his project thread. Good luck finding it :D
@Raphael: yes, they are :)
The next update will probably be posted this weekend :)
Great stuff Ioan! Your region looks peacefully empty (for now). Can't wait to see what you have for us next.
Update 65 - The commie suburbs of Sliven
Welcome to Sliven's suburbs which mostly consist of commie blocks. They're such an eyecandy! :D
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A couple of close-up shots
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Local residents call it "Depressive city" and I think it's easy to see why ;D
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The highway and the industrial zone
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A rainy day
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That's all for today, I hope you like it :thumbsup: Comments, suggestions, criticism, etc are welcome!
You're right, great shots of these buildings!
Also nice images with rain-effect... :thumbsup:
Just amazing pics! :thumbsup:
really good pics &apls &apls
Nice update, I must say. This commie suburb looks nice. I'm just not fan of the rain effect you made, maybe it is over used. ;)
Just great! I like European cities. &apls
Fantastic work once again. I love the slums. And you are using the land in a creative way. (with the elevated pieces in places.)
Very nice.
,marsh :thumbsup:
You never stop surprising me :thumbsup:
May I ask you where did you found those avenue bus stops?
Great update! The roundabout RHW intersection looks great and I love the rainy picture &apls
Fantastic update!!! Awesome work!!!
Interesting photos. As I watch them I feel like I'm stuck in the eighties in one of the famous socialist complexes. Everything is so dark and depressing HAAHAHAH. Interesting bus stops did you - who you give them ;) ;D ;D
- Ivaylo (Ivo)
Nice rain pictures! Your photoshopping in general looks great! :thumbsup: You can really set the mood in your pictures. I'm still hoping to see more of that interchange. :P Can't wait for your next update. ;)
Wow, looks cool. You always have creative ideas with the roads and intersections.
Great job on those suburbs! They turned out great, even if they are a little grey and bleak looking!
Excellent update ! Your suburbs are extremly realistic, and I love the interchanges &apls
Great work !
I like the depressing feel of this entry.
The interchanges look great! Very nice work.
Although I don't reply much here (or a lurker), I'll always like your works! Please, keep them coming! &apls
Replies
bat - Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
riiga - Thank you, Felix!
Girafe - Merci!
art128 - Well, I actually lowered the effect... thanks anyway.
MrMAvE94 - Thanks and welcome to Pirgos! Hoping to see you round here again :)
marsh - Thank you, my friend!
Dino007 - Thanks! The bus stops are made by ivo_su and me, they might get released when they're finished ::) Please, stop by again soon :thumbsup:
noahclem - Thank you, Noah!
Tomas Neto - Thanks, Tomas!
ivo_su - Thanks! But don't forget who helped you with making them ;)
Nego - Thank you! Hoping you'll like today's update, too :thumbsup:
RickD - Glad you like it, Raphael!
Battlecat - Thanks! I made them grey-ish on purpose ;)
Yan077 - Thank you, Yan! Don't forget to stop by again whenever you can :P
eldaldo - Thanks! Today's update isn't depressing fortunately ;D Welcome to Pirgos!
wwecruz - Thanks and welcome here! :thumbsup:
Evillions8 - Thank you! And feel free to post again when you can ;)
Update 66 - Suburbia
Today we'll visit another suburb but this time it's a low-rise one. It's located next to the main highway in the region along a small river.
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The main road artery of the suburb which connects it with the highway
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The whole interchange
66.4
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A close-up of the river
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The highway going above the river
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Another overview
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And another highway that goes to the city which will be shown in the next update :P
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I hope you like it! Please stop by if you did!
Very nice update, they only thing I dont like is the building repitition in the commercial area (that blue maxis building). I know there arent many low-rise CO lots, but the commercial area isnt that big and should have repeated buildings in that way, at least in my opinion.
Excellent update Ioan, I really liked it.. However on the last picture I think a slope would have been better at the overpass. :thumbsup:
The river looks really nice.
The highway is also great!
Wonderful work on another fantastic update. :thumbsup:
&apls Great update, io_bg! &apls "Suburbia", here, looks like a very nice place to live. The interchange in 66.3 & 66.4 looks really nice, too. The highway itself came out looking really nice, and the river looks fantastic! In fact, all of your landscaping looks amazing!!! &apls Awesome job and keep up the great work! :thumbsup: Can't wait for your next update. ;)
Great update my friend!!! Very nice!!! :thumbsup:
I loved update 65! The grime was amazing. Your attention to detail is very good. What terrain mod are you using?
Great update Ioan, it's fantastic! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
I love how that river turned out! The highway and the terrain it winds through is very cool!
Very cool tight RHW work. There are some great concepts at play here. Also, the river is top notch and beautifully decorated.
Great work Ioan! &apls
Amazing work on that riverwalk path! You must have an extremely steady mouse hand, I've never seen those paths look so good ;)
The low-density suburb looks great as well and I really enjoyed another look at that RHW interchange!
Looking forward to more!
-Noah
Very nice update!!
I like the the river surroundings and the last image with the curved RHW &apls
It's the first time that I comment here but I was following it for a long time. And I had give one vote in the HoF. :)
Beautiful mosaics :thumbsup:
The river is great but I also like the curvy highway in the last picture. ;)
Awesome pics as usual in particular the curvy motorway at the end!!
Will
Great looking update and indeed the curvy high way mosaic is quite striking.
Quote from: io_bg on February 17, 2011, 01:33:51 PM@Jordan: these are Buddybud's overpasses, he has only uploaded a beta file which should be accessible in his project thread. Good luck finding it :D
Found it ;D
Great couple of updates Ioan! The infrastructure and the buildings really mixes well!
Your friend,
Jordan :thumbsup:
Wonderful :thumbsup:
I really like the river! The variation of plopped materials are well done! The highway shot is great too. :thumbsup:
Heya guys! I'm sorry for the lack of updates recently but I've been busy with RL and free time has been scarce. I started building a new city tile a couple of weeks ago but at the moment it's on hold, I started another one this week and it, fortunately, has been developing well. There's a small preview of it below ;) But first are the
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travismking - Yeah, you're right. I'll have to take care of that.
art128 - And I think it's good the way it is now ;) Thanks anyway.
bat - Danke mein Freund :thumbsup:
Nego - Thanks very much! Hoping this teaser will keep you interested until the full update arrives ;D
Tomas Neto - Thanks!
Allstillwell - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos! I'm using the Italia terrain mod which can be downloaded off the LEX.
Sciurus - Merci Guillaume :thumbsup:
Battlecat - It's great to hear this from a landscape master like you! Thanks!
cubby420 - Thank you, Andrew!
noahclem - Thanks, Noah! My mouse has a changeable FPS so before laying out flora I set it to a smaller value ;)
Kergelen - Welcome here and thank you very much! Glad you've decided to stop by, I hope you'll return again some time :)
kodlovag - Thanks!
RickD - Thanks, Raphael! It's good to hear that a road geek like you is approving my RHW work :D
penguin007 - Thank you, Will!
kwakelaar - Thanks!
canyonjumper - Glad you like it! :thumbsup:
Terring7 - Thank you!
sumwonyuno - Thanks! I'm glad you like the river (I do so, too ;D)!
Teaser
Let's take a journey back in time...
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More will follow soon :thumbsup:
Very cool!
Nice teaser!!!
New York in 1917.....this is going to be great.
I can't wait.
Robin :thumbsup:
Looks great! &apls This is going to be interesting...
This looks fantastic.Very cool! :thumbsup:
Thank you for all the replies :)
Update 67 - NYC in the early XX century
As you'd have already guessed after seeing the teaser on this page, I'm trying to recreate NYC while still trying to make it look as realistic as possible (this means streets such as Broadway can't be fully recreated since it's mostly diagonal). At the moment we're in the late 10s - early 20s of the XX century. As time progresses, more modern buildings and structures will appear ;) That should be enough as an introduction, let's go on with pictures ;D
So, here's the NYC Downtown. Near the top you can see the Trinity church. At the left is the Woolworth building (built in 1913) and near the bottom is the City Hall. The bit of a steep road at the right is the approach to the Brooklyn bridge.
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Another view of Lower Manhattan
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The Brooklyn bridge and the Brooklyn docks
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Residential areas north of the Downtown
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Night view of Manhattan skyscrapers. A part of the City Hall can be seen at the top left.
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It's midnight and the city is sleeping...
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That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for viewing and commenting!
Nice views of your NYC at the early XX century! :thumbsup:
Quote from: io_bg on March 20, 2011, 06:48:56 AM
It's midnight and the city is sleeping...
...but I thought NYC was the city that never sleeps :D
Really great stuff Ioan. I for one am blown away!
Awesome work! &apls
I especially like 67.3 and 67.4!
Keep on doing such great stuff!
~Simcitler
Excellent views of YOUR NYC! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
I never modify my images, but I must try this black and white effect.
Very nice and very dense city.
Looks so realistic. Like I've really got to New York in 1928. To be honest it would have been nice if he made the city the way the 2000 year. But in the reconstruction of the past has received incredible. Necessarily make OWR-4 and ORW-5.
- Ivo
Great series of pictures! I like the aged photo look.
Pictures in black and white from this amazig city, very nice!
Ioan, you've really outdone yourself with this one &apls &apls
I really love it :thumbsup:
Xander
The historic New York project is looking great Ioan! &apls I look forward to seeing more of your new project :thumbsup:
The black & white effect looks great and your choice of bats and their placement is excellent!
Nice update! :thumbsup: The aging you did to the pictures came out really good. Your recreation looks awesome! &apls I'd love to see more of NYC. Can't wait for your next update! ;)
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bat - Danke! :thumbsup:
cubby420 - Well, at least those residential districts are sleeping ;D Thanks, Andrew!
Simcitler - Glad you like it! Please come back again when you can :)
Sciurus - Merci mon ami :)
kodlovag - Thank you! And thank to your mod my night pictures look better than ever!
ivo_su - Благодаря ;) Както съм написал по-горе в предишния ми пост, по-нататък ще започна да слагам и по-модерни сгради. Ще видя дали мога да вмъкна OWR 4 или 5 някъде в града си.
sumwonyuno - Thank you! Photoshop helps a lot, doesn't it? :P
Skimbo - Thanks!
WC_EEND - Thank you, Xander, I'm glad you like my work :)
noahclem- Thanks, Noah, I'm trying to do my best ;D
Nego- Thanks! More is coming :)
The next update is coming in a few minutes on the next page :P
Update 68
Let's go on with more pictures from NYC, again from the 20s
The coast of East river
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The Downtown with the Woolworth building and the City Hall
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Buildings near the southern tip of Manhattan
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Docks on the Hudson river
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Development on Park Avenue, at the top is the Grand Central Terminal
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St. Patrick's cathedral
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Macy's at night
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Midnight traffic
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That's all for today, I hope you like it!
Next time we'll be visiting NYC is the 30s, so stay tuned! &opr ;D
Wow, just beautiful! Amazing work at night, beautiful bats, and the transport looks amazing. About as close to perfect as simcity gets &apls
Brilliant, I can't wait to see more :thumbsup:
It's so great! Wonderful pictures... :thumbsup:
Well done! And great effects on the pix :)
Fantastic updates. &apls
Amazing update! Very realistic shots &apls
Awesome update!!! :thumbsup:
That last picture is just terrific and incredible, Ioan, Looks almost real ! You should try a hand in the picture competition with it .. ;) :thumbsup:
It's extra as we say in french!! Congrats &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Why did you stole real life pictures? ::)
Lovely update Ioan! :thumbsup:
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noahclem - Thanks a lot my friend :thumbsup:
WC_EEND - Thanks, I hope it was worth the wait :)
bat - Thank you bat!
Schulmanator - Thanks, glad to hear you like it!
nbvc - Danke!
Cierzo - Thank you and welcome to Pirgos! :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto - Thanks my friend!
art128- Thanks, I'll have to try my luck ;)
Sciurus- Merci mon ami ;)
Evillions8- Eeehm eeer :D Below is another
stolen set of pics ::)
976 - It's been a while since you last posted in this site, welcome back and thank you!
Update 68 - NYC in 1932
It's been 3 years since the Great depression but the development of the city still hasn't stopped. Many new and high skyscrapers were built during that time. To start off, here's a view of Downtown Manhattan. New additions to the skyline include (from left to right) the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building (1931), 40 Wall st (1929) and the Cities Service Building (1932)
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A view of Battery park
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A close-up of the top half of the 40 Wall st
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And of the CSB
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Here's an overview of the Downtown
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Let's move on to Midtown. A lot of new skyscrapers have been constructed here, too.
Newly built apartment buildings overlooking Central Park
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The Empire State building, one of the NYC icons, is the tallest building in the city since it's completion in 1931. At the background is the Rockefeller center.
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The top of the Rockefeller center.
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The Chrysler building, another famous city landmark, was built in 1929 and was tallest building in the world until the
ESB was completed.
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The Waldorf=Astoria hotel (left) and the RCA Victor Building (right), both built in 1931.
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City details - an expensive residential building next to Central Park
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... and a busy intersection with the ESB building at right
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And a wrap for today's update - a night shot of Midtown
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Looks really realistic!
Are you sure these pics are from in game?
Those picture are not from Simcity, but from a history book ;D
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wow, these look beautiful Ioan! &apls Looking forward to more of our trip through history ;)
Fantastic again, awesome city!!! the look in black and white is beautiful!!! :thumbsup:
So.... where did you find that mod that enables time travel in SC4? :D
Amazing pictures!
Another great set of pictures there! :thumbsup:
I looking forward to more pictures...
I'm stunned. Can't wait to see how you handle some future decades. ;D
Nice to see this recreation of New York, it is working very well with all this iconic buildings that has been made for the game.
I think the way you've done the last few updates is very original, and immensely enjoyable. Cant wait to see more throwback pictures of what is possibly my favorite city in the world!
I like your interpretation of the historic New York. I have seen many NYC recreations in SC4 but this is quite uniqe. :thumbsup: I understand that you want to create the hisoric feel with the black and white pictures. I'd prefer some color, though. But that is just my personal taste. ::)
Another fantastic update of a old New York. I really loved the shots where the Rockfeller center (aka GE building) stand ! &apls
Wow Ioan, are you sure you didn't time travel and take this pictures? :P Great stuff, I'm enjoying seeing the Big Apple back in the day!
Your friend,
Jordan
So metropolic ;D
New York New York ;D One of the most beautiful cities around the world ! Great proyect my friend, Keep up the good work.
Hello guys and thank you for all the comments! Apologies for the lack of updates recently!
I'm just dropping by to leave a small update to show you I'm still alive ;D Replies will follow in the next update :-[
Update 70 part 1
Two pics of the Downtown
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The top of the ESB
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The plaza in front of the Rockefeller center
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Midtown skyscrapers
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The Queensboro bridge
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And a colour version of the night pic from the previous update :P
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Have a happy Easter! :thumbsup:
P.S. Just 13 comments till Pirgos reaches the 1000 comment milestone!
Yeah, now I'm sure. You stole pictures from a history book ;D :thumbsup:
(make them 12 :) )
These new pictures are really nice!
Wonderful work on that city.
And 11 replies left for 1000. ;)
This recreation of NYC is great! There are so many details to look at :)
...10 replies left...
That night picture in color is just beautiful! &apls
I also really like the layout of that intersection with the tram going under.
I'll make it 9 ;)
I will help to get this beauty past the 1000 comment mark.
Historic pictures still looking great.
Nice update!!! :thumbsup:
7 replies left!!!
Great update!
(6 by my reckoning now ;) )
The last pic is just amazing my friend !!!
&apls &apls
Nice job :thumbsup: I was hoping to be the 1000th reply but no cigar $%Grinno$% So thats 4 more you need then...
I like this black and white approach to presenting New York. I also hadn't realized so many specific buildings had been reproduced (I think this is the first I've seen the Macy's). I like the progression through time, and it should be interesting to watch it continue. Out of curiosity, where did you find your streetcar automata? It may just be that it's black and white, but I don't think I've seen that one before either.
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Congratulations, io_bg. You're doing a great job on Pirgos, and it looks like you're going to make this an exciting month in OSITM.
The OSITM Committee
Congratulations on your OSITM award and a pre-emptive congratulations on a 1000 posts &apls
Hi Ioan, congratulations on your OSITM!!! &apls &apls
And congratulations about your 1000 comments!!! Fantastic my friend!!! &apls &apls &hlp
Nice update you did :thumbsup:
Congrats Ioan for these 1000 comments and for your entry in the OSITM!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Oh no, I missed the 1000th comment.. :'(
Anyway congrats on OSITM my friend, and what a lovely update ! &apls
Congratulations with your 1000th reply. And your OSITm of course.
Keep it up!
-Ernst
Congratulations for the OSITM my friend ! You're doing a great job &apls &apls &apls
Congratulations :thumbsup:
1000th replies!? Awesome! Great Job :)
Congratulations! :thumbsup:
Congratulations on your latest visit to OSITM! &apls
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have planned!
A second time in OSITM....well it's no surprise to me! Congrats my friend!!
It's always a pleasure to follow what ever it is you are up to and I'm sure this month will be no exception.
Robin &apls
Congratulations for the second OSITM!!! &apls :thumbsup:
Also congrats on more than 1000 replies!!! :thumbsup: &apls
Looking forward to more fantastic images...
Congratulations on another OSITM and being "double-classic"! &apls
I've always admired your work here and this is the first MD I ever commented on :thumbsup:
Looking forward to what you have for us this month!
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MrMAvE94 (1 & 2) - Absolutely yes :P Thank you!
Terring7 (1 & 2) - Thanks! ;D
noahclem (1 & 2) - Thank you for the both comments my friend :thumbsup:
Tomas Neto (1, 2 & 3) - Obrigado pelos comentários tanto do meu amigo! (I hope google translate got this right ;D)
Cierzo - He-he, you just need a lot of old-looking BATs some photoshopping ;)
bat (1, 2 & 3) - Danke mein Freund :thumbsup: I'm glad you're enjoying it!
cubby420 - Thanks, Andrew! Fortunately, I've some more modern day pics ;D
kwakelaar (1 & 2) - Thank you, glad you like it!
nedalezz - Thanks! NYC is my favourite city too!
RickD (1 & 2) - Danke, Raphael, today's pics are colour ones so I hope they'll satisfy you better $%Grinno$%
art128 (1 & 2) - Thanks, my friend
canyonjumper - Heh, thanks, Jordan! More is coming! ;)
kbieniu7 - Yeah, I like the feel of the city, too ::)
kelis (1, 2 & 3) - Gracias, amigo :thumbsup:
Reikhardt (1 & 2) - Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Exla357 - Thank you and welcome to my MD :thumbsup:
threestooges- Thanks, Matt! Yes, there are a lot of NYC buildings made for SC4. You can find the Macy's in the STEX (by searching for that name). You can find a lot of old streetcars here (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/user/69150-screamingman12/) :)
Jmouse- Thank you so much Joan and the rest of the committee! I'm so excited about being chosen for the OSITM once again! I'll try to do my best in the following month!
Sciurus- Merci mon ami :thumbsup:
peter007 - Thanks, Ernst, I'm glad you like it!
Framly - Thank you!
Battlecat - Thanks my friend! I hope you won't be disappointed by this update too ;D
rooker1 - Thank you Robin! I'm trying to do my best, hoping you'll enjoy today's update too!
Update 70 | OSITM update 1
First of all, let me thank you - all the readers of my MD - for writing all these 1000 comments and for viewing this thread almost 50 000 times!!! Another big thanks to the SC4D MD committee for choosing me for the OSITM this month! I'm honoured and I hope you'll enjoy the following few updates!
Now the picture part! Let's move on the the 50s - the postwar era when the modernism was the dominating building style for a few decades. The old brick-covered buildings' successors were made by metal and glass and changed the skylines of many cities.
Let's take a look at Midtown Manhattan
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Central park surrounded by residential skyscrapers
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The Lever House, built in the early 50s is a good example of the modernism
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More modern buildings appearing here and there
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The top of the RCA building
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The Rockefeller plaza
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The top of the One Chase Manhattan Plaza, a 60 storey skyscraper in the Downtown
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Another view
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A modern-ish residential building in the area
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Sunset over Midtown
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New Yorkers celebrating the OSITM and the 1000-comment milestone ;D
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The firework show at it's culmination
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That's all for now! I hope you enjoy it!
Awesome!
Looks great - a fine OSITM update for us. &apls
Awesome update to start the month, Ioan ! I really enjoyed all those shots. The fireworks were amazing. I really, but really love the first shot, also as the modern-ish residential building shot. &apls
Great update, really liked the 7011 photo!
Great stuff, some well taken shots there!
Lots of great photo's and congratulations both on your 1000 comments and OSITM.
Oh wow, such a lovely update again from Pirgos. (Quite a long time since my last visit, I do believe).
Pirgos has also seemed to change quite a bit since I last visited, but it is of course still lovely as ever. Congratulations on receiving OSITM, again, Ioan! :)
Ethan
Very beautifoul city &apls :thumbsup:
It's juste AWESOME!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Fantastic update again!!! :thumbsup:
Oh, wow, great pictures. I love it. :)
Quote from: io_bg on May 07, 2011, 09:55:54 AM
rooker1 - Thank you Robin! I'm trying to do my best, hoping you'll enjoy today's update too!
Awesome update....what made you think that you need to "try" to do your best when updating. Your work has always been outstanding!!
Robin :thumbsup:
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&apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls &apls
Keep it up :thumbsup:
It's just AMAZING &apls!! We really the NY's atmosphere. It has been a long time we haven't seen a realistic recreation of NY. I love the way tou make the city, smaller but busy and it's funny to see that both rivers are upside down. I am looking forward to seeing the next update
Great job my friend, I like so much this historical New York City, Keep up the good work &apls &apls
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TimberHawk, Schulmanator, art128, ricardomiranda, Reikhardt, kwakelaar, IAM, Sciurus, Tomas Neto, RickD, Terring7 & kelis - Thank you all for the kind words!
ecoba - Welcome back here, Ethan! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Please, stop by again when you can :)
rooker1 - Thank you so much, Robin! This means a lot to me!
Jack Bauer - Thanks! Yes indeed, my NYC version is smaller (I can't imagine having to fill a realistic-sized map of NYC) and I tried to build what's possible to recreate. And yes, the whole city is mirrored due to it's location in my region. Maybe I'll have to show a region view too ::)
Update 71 part 1 - Night over the city | OSITM update 2
To keep you interested, I prepared a new (short) update ;D I think it would be better to post smaller new updates but more often than before :)
Late 50s - another iconic NYC skyscraper has been recently built (on Park Avenue) - the Seagram Building. Here's a view of it in the late afternoon, during sunset
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And here it is again during the night. At the left is the Chrysler Building, the Rockefeller Plaza is behind it and the Lever House is at the right.
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The top of the
ESB which is brightly illuminated at night. I photoshopped the pic to create a depth of field effect, I love the bokeh in it ;D
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Click here to see the original pic :) (http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7321/83869996.jpg)
And last but not least, a mosaic
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I hope you've enjoyed it :)
Some really beautiful night shots there &apls
The blurred empire state building pic is much better than the original, I like it, nice photoshopping, and yet another wonderful update. And congratulations on the OSITM :)
Awesome work, fantastic pictures!!! :thumbsup:
Nice two OSITM updates!
And the firework-pictures are really nice, too! :thumbsup:
I did enjoy it!
You have some great chioce buildings in your Plugins.....some of my favourites for sure.
Your night shoots are outstanding and your depth field effect shoot is very good too!
Robin :thumbsup:
Beautiful OSITM updates! &apls Sorry I forgot to comment on the last one, I did read it and enjoy very much however ;D Beautiful work with the night pictures here!
Stunning! These shots are simply stunning!
Amazing update!!
I specially like night shots were I can feel the big city. &apls &apls
Reikhardt, travismking, Tomas Neto, bat, rooker1, noahclem, Battlecat, Kergelen - Thank you so much guys!
Something else I noticed today - Pirgos has hit 50,000 views! Thank you all for this!
Update 71 part 2 - Night over the city | OSITM update 3
Now some pictures of the Downtown - buildings on the Hudson shore
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The City Hall
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Broadway
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40 Wall st and the One Chase Manhattan Plaza in the background
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The City Hall, the top of the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building and the base of the Woolworth Building can be seen here ;D
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And an overview mosaic of the Downtown. Click for full size (3300 x 1700 px)
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Thanks for viewing! And please leave a comment :thumbsup:
Once again, it's perfect. Downtown is so well-done and so realistic. I know how hard it is hard to recreate downtown, especially the rivers and the banks. You made it.
I can only agree with what Jack Bauer said &apls &apls Those night pictures turned out quite simply brilliant. :thumbsup:
Xander
I like it !!!! Your new style is so great &apls &apls
Welcome to page 53!
Nice pictures of the downtown!!! :thumbsup:
Nice update again!!! :thumbsup:
are those building from CAM pack? because i am looking for nice high buildings and in youtube one man pointed me this pack...if there is another pack which can be downloaded and work with CAM pack simultaneously(together) tell me about pls....
Nice pictures and update. :)
Fantastic job, great updates !
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Jack Bauer - Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!
WC_EEND - Thanks Xander!
kelis - Thank you my friend! :thumbsup:
bat - Danke!
Tomas Neto - Thanks Tomas!
nick96st - They aren't, I've been downloading them separately from the STEX and LEX. Plus, most of them are plopped.
scott1964 - Thanks!
ricardomiranda - Thank you, Ricardo!
Update 72 part 1 | OSITM update 4
First let's start with something more unusual - this is how my NYC recreation started almost 3 months ago... The Brooklyn bridge was the first thing to build on this city tile.
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And here's a basic plan of the city streets and landmarks
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Now we're in the late 60s. On spot behind the Woolworth building something will appear and will change the city a lot.
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Demolition of old buildings has started...
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... which will clear space for that new commercial centre.
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Can you guess what will be built on this site? ;)
The old WTC is impossible, You haven't space ;D mmm... I don't know...It's a real building of New York ?
If this were the real New York that's the site of the World trade Center but anyways you need more space $%Grinno$%
Great update my friend, I can't wait to see the new comercial Center.
Greetings :thumbsup:
Looks like something like WTC ! &apls &apls if it is, as kelis said you'll need muuuuch more place in order to put it here. :thumbsup:
The update was about lower Manhttan. So I guess that will be the WTC even though the area is a little bit small.
Wow, an interesting recreation, more or less, of New York City! It will be interesting to see where this leads in addition to the rest of Pirgos! :)
Ethan
The last three pictures are simply wonderful ! :o
Fantastic new images there.
That area is looking great.
And looking forward to the new commercial centre... :)
I also love the last three images, out of the ordinary but so beautiful ! We can feel the atmosphere of NY late 60's ! Great work, i'll soon be back here to see more :thumbsup:
Great work! &apls
72.3 is a fabulous picture, I love it &apls &apls
Beautiful last updates! My curiousity is piqued as to what will be developing in that spot.... Outstanding OSITM so far &apls
Wow..., fantastic!!!
I'm very curious about what will be built there!!! ::)
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kelis, art128, Jack Bauer, ecoba, Yan077, bat, Ol.S / Benoit, nbvc, supremec, noahclem & Tomas Neto - Thank you all for the comments. Yes, I know the space isn't much but I had an idea ;) Another thing - yesterday I decided that the location of the WTC can be improved so I moved it a little. You can see below what I came up with ;D
Update 72 part 2 | OSITM update 5
So... here's the WTC ;D
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And before you ask me why there's empty space next to the towers, I'll answer you in advance - the land that was dug before the construction of the towers was used to make a landfill next to the WTC ;) See the pic below
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How about some night ones, too ::)
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And an overview of Manhattan
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That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed it! I'll try to post another update before the end of the month but I can't promise you anything... See you next time! :)
Very nice version of Manhattan, keep it up :thumbsup:
great pics, love the WTC placement and i love how the GLR goes across the parks to change street(avenue) before continuing on to the next street(avenue) &apls
Welcome to page 54!
Fantastic work on your Manhattan!
The overview of it is looking great!!! :thumbsup:
Great work my friend !!! Coming soon we can see the World Financial Center, In that space near of the WTC, Right ?
I also want to tecreate New York, It's amazing !!!
Fantastic, really awesome work!!! :thumbsup:
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Terring7, shanghai kid, bat, kelis, Tomas Neto - Thank you guys! Yes, the WFC will be built there!
Update 72 part 3 | OSITM update 6
In the last minutes of my OSITM I'm presenting you a couple of region pics. First in line is a normal one
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Next is a road map. Photoshop came in useful here
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And last is a teaser pic from the town of Nimpkish Bay :)
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I hope you enjoyed the whole month of my being in OSITM as much as I enjoyed making these updates!
Looks nice :)
By the way, did you know that there is a city in Greece called Pyrgos (Ðýñãïò)? ;D
And also pirgos in Greeks means "tower" ;D
Wow, superb. "Algonquin" ;D. A nice view of your region &apls
Algonquin !! Anyone know New York ? Manhattan ? ....Naaaa Algonquin !!! $%Grinno$%
Okay, Seriously Now, You do a great job with this region my friend :thumbsup:
Beautiful finale on New York and awesome OSITM! &apls &apls
Very nice work my friend!!! :thumbsup:
Great work on the roadmap!
Also fantastic picture of Nimpkish Bay.
And also wonderful work on the OSITM-updates!
Looking forward to more... ;)
OSITM farewell in style, great update!
Your time in the OSITM section was well-spent, that's the best recreation of Manhattan I've ever seen, and the night shots were awesome. ;D ;D
Another Superb couple of updates, Ioan! i really loved and enjoyed watching what you did with the Twin towers !
It was a fantastic month following you in OSITM!
Robin :thumbsup:
That's an intersting update. I understand better why Manhattan map was upside down. The last picture is really nice. I love the street car on it.
I want to see New York in the next update.
A great time-lapse of NY over your OSITM (a belated congratulations, by the way), and I love ALL of Pirgos. I'm happy seeing either progression in the Pirgos region or New York (WFC?) in the next update.
Either way, keep up the amazing effort and attention to detail! :thumbsup:
-Hugh
This is an excellent showcase of the Nimpkish map Io_bg, and the New York interlude was fabulous. I only just discovered it, congratulations on the OSITM award. I shall drop by often to check your progress. Keep up your great work.
Cheers
dobs
Hi guys, thank you for all the great comments. I'm sorry for the lack of updates but I've been quite busy since the school year is almost over... I'm hoping to be able to post a new update soon but don't have high hopes :D
I understand you fully. My MD didn't get any updates for two months till recently and was even moved to the inactive section. Good luck with finals or whatever tests/schoolwork you have left! :thumbsup:
Yours have better activities than my MD. so don't worry about that ;) .
Nice region shot btw..
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Terring7 - Thanks! Yes, I know the meaning of the word :P My hometown's ancient name was the same since it was founded by Greeks and there was some kind of a fortress with towers.
supremec - Glad you like it :thumbsup:
kelis - What's wrong with Algonquin? $%Grinno$% Thanks for the kind words!
noahclem - Thank you, I'm glad you've enjoyed it!
Tomas Neto - Obrigado!
bat - Danke und tut mir leid für die Verspätung! I hope I got that right ;D
ricardomiranda - Thanks :thumbsup:
apeguy - Thank you very much!
art128 - Thanks my friend!
rooker1 - Thanks Robin! Please come back when you can :satisfied:
Jack Bauer - Thanks and sorry if I disappoint you for not showing NYC in this update ()sad() I just got a little bored with it so decided to change my topic a bit.
bhughguy - Thank you! I'm glad you like it! This time we'll have a little break from the NYC update series.
dobdriver - Hi Dobs, thank you for making this wonderful map and for stopping by! I'm glad you've enjoyed your time here!
riiga - That's such a shame ()sad() And thanks, I did okay at school, there's just one more examination left :D
976 - Ah, c'mon, I like your MD too! And I shall stop by it more often...
Update 73 | Nimkish Bay
Okay, we'll take a little break from the NYC updates and visit a smaller city. It was actually shown in the last teaser :P
If you're riding on the highway from western end of the region towards it's centre then you'll go over this bridge
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Then you'll pass this weird interchange $%Grinno$%
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Another interchange but in the suburbs of the city
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The train station
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The intersection next to it
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Considering the size of this city it has quite an extensive tram network. At this part it crosses the rail line and a congested avenue.
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Closer look
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Going west we arrive at this avenue crossing
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Let's move on to the coastline :P I really like how Mattb325's [insert correct spelling here] W2Ws grew here.
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A small yacht port
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A small park located along the coast next to the Downtown. The (still nameless) river also flows into the sea here.
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A cargo ship preparing to dock at the port
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And in the end a early morning picture :P
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That's all for now, I hope you like it!
Congratulations on your beautiful photos Jonah. Very nice suburbs seem nice and calm. Your transport network can be improved especially in small junctions, but not fatal and if they remain so. However, little miss New York, and you?
Otherwise chudestna work as always.
-Ivo
Some very nice images, and I agree the row of Mattb's w2w along the see are perfect for the spot.
Great work. &apls
It's just excellent!! Congrats my friend! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Awesome, just AWESOME!! &apls &apls
Excellent update Ioan, I love the harbour! &apls
Oh these intersections are great.
And mattb's houses works perfectly with your scene
-Ernst
Beautiful work. The time you must of spent on those interchanges (and all the transit network actually) really pays off. That coastal highway is amazing. I have to say though, I like Pirgos more than New York. Both, though, being awesome.
,marsh :thumbsup:
great update &apls
Great update! &apls You made perhaps the best New York recreation I've seen, but I still prefer Pirgos and am glad you brought us back here. Those mattb325 bats are really handy for filling in areas without much space (1 tile depth).
Fantastic new update there! That are wonderful views of your beautiful looking city. Picture 74.8 looks really really nice. Also great yacht port and port... :thumbsup:
One of the best use of the latest NAM I've ever seen :o
Excellent update Ioan &apls
:o It's just awesome io_bg
Thank you all for the positive feedback! Forgot to mention that all buildings in that town were grown :)
I've been recently trying to create a realistic rural area. Here are a couple of teasers ::)
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Very nice and realistic rural area!!! :thumbsup:
Nice rural area! :thumbsup:
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kwakelaar, nbvc, Sciurus, peter007, art128, supremec, marsh, shanghai kid, noahclem, bat, Yan077, sc-4, Tomas Neto & Framly- Thank you guys! I'm glad you're enjoying my work!
ivo_su - Thanks
although my name isn't Jonah :D And how do you think those junctions can be improved?
Update 74 | Nimpkish County
Let's have a little tour round the outskirts of Nimpkish Bay.
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The road connecting the city with the villages east of it
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Larger (and more expensive) housing next to the beach
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The centre of the village
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The rail line separates it from the farms
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A-1, the main highway in the whole region of Pirgos, passes through some farming areas
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It also bridges a valley. Building this bridge was expensive but it is much better than having steep slopes on the highway.
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Some suburbs located west of the city of Nimpkish Bay
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And here are some pics of the city itself
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A-1 goes through the city as well
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The rail line separates the downtown from the industrial zone
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Large blocks near the stadium
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The city relies on a tram network to help the residents reach their workplaces faster than they would do by cars
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And here's a map of the tram network (my first map ever)
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That's all for now, I'll see you soon with more new pics ;D
Fantastic update Ioan! :thumbsup:
Great update Ioan! &apls I really like that rural junction, just perfectly done. Also nice to see a map here--I'd like to create something like that for my tram routes. The rural areas and city look very nice as well.
Beautiful mix of rural and urban shots! :thumbsup:
You've done some Beautiful work there on this city, Ioan!
I really loved all the shots you've presented in this update, showing nice waterfront beautiful housing and great and effective road network. Although there's some little things I may ask.. Like in the first picture it's a pity about the shadow of the boat appearing under the see, but i'm afraid you can't do much about this SC4 glitch... Also, concerning the town center, I don't see any town hall, I think it deserve one!
Also I have a question, where did you found the street underpass passing under the highway on the picture #74.6 ? I think I downloaded it but it doesn't appear in my game...
Anyway nice update Ioan, Can't wait to see the, already good looking, map finished !
-Arthur.
Very beautiful pictures. The first one is also a bit funny because the boat seems to hover in the air. ;)
That's excellent, wonderful update! I must say that I'm fan of your tram network, very well thought and built! &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Great work mate, I like that transport map, keep up the good work &apls &apls
Another good update ::), I love your rural and farm fields. And the city is superb &apls
Great set of updates you have given us over the last few pages! Please keep up the exceptional work!
Wow! You continue to impress. ;D Rock on!
Very nice update !
Great work with the network which is so realistic :)
Your first map coulb be a real one :)
See you soon here.
Great update Ioan!!! Very nice again!!! :thumbsup:
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Thank you
riiga, noahclem, sumwonyuno, art128, RickD, Sciurus, kelis, supremec, wallasey, Schulmanator, Ol.S / Benoit and Tomas Neto for the great comments! I'm glad you like it!
Update 75 - A tour round Nimpkish Bay
Let's continue our tour round the city of Nimpkish Bay. This is the main city hospital
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The industrial zone
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A compact interchange
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Another view
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The port
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The rail line goes under a residential neighbourhood
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The police headquarters
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A congested avenue climbing up a hill
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Expensive housing located somewhat close to the city centre
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High-rise buildings at the seashore
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Office buildings along the river
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A view of a district that I haven't shown you until now :P
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That's all for today, I hope you enjoyed it!
Great update Ioan, once again congrats!!! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Very good update &apls I like your city so awesome :thumbsup:
yet another beautiful update, I dont believe I've seen that rail station in 75.15 before, do you happen to remember where you found it?
That railway station fits perfectly in your environment on the last image.
It's perfect.
-Ernst
a great update ;D &apls &apls
Love the river canal! &apls
Very beautiful update! I love the business office district along the river. And I like the look of that unseen district, I hope to see more of that in a future update.
75.15 is definitely my favorite in this update. :)
Excellent new update, Ioan! I just love how you can get beautiful and great road and rail networks. I love the last picture, showing something which looks like a new modern commercial area. Too bad there isn't any aerial metros on the line. I see the tramway lines are really present in Nimpkish Bay, that's a good thing! ;)
There are some very nice places in the last updates, great work ;)
Great variety of scenes, transit networks, and neighborhoods. I'm surprised you got such a nice shot at close zoom (next to that Japanese river)! &apls
Fantastic updates Ioan, with a lot of nice places!!! Great!!! :thumbsup:
Great work on the city of Nimpkish Bay.
The highway interchanges are nice, also great port and industrial zone...
The tramway is also great... ;)
Looking forward to more.
Very cool tram in your city .. also like the 75.15!
Hi guys! I'm posting here to show that I'm not dead. But what's more important, it's Pirgos' second birthday in 3 days! So I'll have to come up with something exciting for you ::)
Yay, can't wait to see what you are preparing! ;)
Spectacular update there! Your waterfront and riverside areas look amazing! even better with the tram! Some heavy engineering went in to building it by the looks of it!
Another excellent update Ioan, I'm always very impressed by your intercity transport network ! :o
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Thank you
Sciurus, supremec, peter007, shanghai kid, kbieniu7, mikeski, RickD, art128, Skimbo, noahclem, Tomas Neto, bat, ricardomiranda, wallasey and Yan077! I'm glad you've enjoyed it!
travismking, it's a SFBT station, just have a look at Andreas' uploads on the LEX.
Update 76 - Two years of Pirgos
I can't really believe it's been two years. It seems like yesterday to me when I started this thread. I really doubt I'd go this far without your comments, so big here's a big
thank you to all Pirgos visitors!
Today we'll have a quick look at Austin - Pirgos' largest city. I've been working on it shortly after the time I started working on this particular region and it still is work in progress. Until now I think I've shown you only one picture of it. Now let's correct this mistake ;)
High-rise and high-wealth apartment buildings on the sea shore
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A couple of pics of the CBD
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Another expensive apartment building near the yacht port
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It it's vicinity is the seaside library - one of Austin's landmarks
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Going further east we arrive in a large park
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More expensive housing
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In the area is the city's second CBD
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... which is located around a large plaza.
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As the night falls the first fireworks are off to celebrate Pirgos' anniversary
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And a mosaic showing the culmination of the show
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That's all for tonight! See you soon-ish with another update! :) ;)
Beautiful update Ioan, I really love the way this city is presented. Also great work with both night and day view, they're wonderful! :) The marina, beaches and skyscrapers area are looking good. May I ask where you found the building in the middle of the large plaza? (picture 9)
Happy Second Birthday region of Pyrgos and its founder Ioan. My friend I wish you many more and yet so beautiful photos and updates. Pyrgos wish you to enter the Hall of Fame and you can win Mogul popularity and respect from others. I am proud that I am honored to know such a good player like you.
Сърдечни поздрави
Иво
Happy birthday to your fantastic MD, Ioan!!! Amazing update!!! Great!!! &apls
This is a wonderfu update, congrats for these 2 years there my friend! &apls &apls
Guillaume :thumbsup:
Congrats on 2 years!
And wonderful update!
The night shots are also great!
Congratulations on two years with Pirgos!! This is truly a classic MD and I hope you continue for years to come!
Excellent update, I like the wealthiness and density of the area, with nice transit networks, plazas and green spaces and more. I look forward to seeing more of your new region :thumbsup:
Happy Birthday Pirgos. :party: Great coastlines in the recent update.
Great update ! I love the night pictures here :)
Very nice update !
Great pic! Looks like an awesome party! :thumbsup:
All the very best for the last 2 years, lets hope for at least another great 2 years (and more!) from Pirgos!! I hope the champagne was flowing that night!!!
Guys, don't you think that's sick, how much time, we spent in front of the computer playing simcity and building our regions? ;D 2, 3, 4, or even more years!
But looking at the screens, made by the best players at sc4d (like you!) it's a pleasure :D
*Cough cough... blows off the dust*
It's been a while since I posted here, and it's finally time for a new update ::)
First of all, thanks to all of you for commenting (art128, ivo_su, Tomas Neto, Sciurus, bat, noahclem, RickD, Ol.S / Benoit, ricardomiranda, Schulmanator, wallasey, kbieniu7)! Much appreciated!
Update 77 | RHW 5 improvements
As the title suggests, I'm going to show you some of my highways I improved with the help of the new RHW. Click on the pics to view in larger size. Let's start with some rural shots....
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... continue with suburban (Nimpkish Bay suburbs are shown here)
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... and end with some urban ones ;) (Nimpkish Bay residential and industrial zones in the pic below)
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Sliven industrial zone.
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Thank you for viewing :)
Nice highway stuff there, Ioan! I really enjoyed the interchange you've made, especially the one with the suburb part!
Beautiful landscaping. &apls The RHW makes when you really look good. The separation of the industrial area and urban area is well done and you look fantastic. &apls
Great work on the highways!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice work with the new RHW &apls
I am somewhat jealous of those highways and junctions there! Great work!
Great work with the RHW ! First picture is a bit weird :)
I've always liked how you build highways and roads on slopes.
And also the plasticity and originality of your highways &apls
I mostly like the 77.4 picture :) . Having buildings in the highway intersection is not something so common ;D
Looking good! how do you make the 1st mosaic?
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art128, Dantes, bat, noahclem, wallasey, Kergelen - Thans for commenting guys!
Ol.S / Benoit - Thank you, I made it like that on purpose :P
Terring7 - Thanks, let's say the highway was built at a later stage so they had to remove some of the buildings to make way for it :P
976 - I just changed the proportions of the picture by resizing it (if you're using Photoshop go to Image -> Resize, remove the "Constrain Proportions" tick and type a height / width smaller than the current one).
Teaser
Here's what I've been working on lately... Expect more soon :thumbsup:
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Great teaser, Ioan. great teaser. Can't wait to see the full thing. ;)
Not bad, I love it :)
If I was in your shoes, I would build some Maxis style roads and avenues in order to lay tram lines. Many European cities, like Athens, has some tram lines to help cutting down the too much traffic and they also look very cute. Of course that's just my humble opinion ;D
Keep it up, can't wait so see more :thumbsup:
Guess what Ioan, IT'S PARTY TIME ! &hlp &dance
Great teaser Ioan! &apls
And congrats again on the HoF!! :party:
Congratulations on being selected for the Hall of Fame! &apls &apls
I love the shots you latest two updates. The urban area with the NWM looks amazing, and your work with the RHW is fantastic. Looking forward to seeing more as always!
Cool update with the RHW, a nice variety with your interchange designs. :) :)
And congrats on making it to the HoF! :thumbsup:
Hi guys! It's a really big pleasure that Pirgos has been included in the HOF! Thanks to all who voted for me! Click on the picture to see my SC4 story ;)
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Update 78
Today's update is a retrospective one. I chose these 5 pictures because I thought represent my MD at it's best.
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Levski City
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Paradise Island | Algonquin
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Tsarigrad
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Levski City
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Sliven | Riverside
I've some new stuff to show, so expect a new update soon ;) And sorry for the lack of personal replies, they'll be included in the next update.
Great pictures Ioan! &apls A really nice summary of your MD. They really showcase the diverse range of cities you make with such talent. Great writeup on your MD as well--I'm glad persevered through the difficult times and have finally made it to the pinnacle of MDing :thumbsup: Congratulations again!
Congrats, Ioan, on entering the HoF! I, for one, am glad as well that you kept going. I haven't read all of the stuff going on here, but what I've seen is definitely up to the quality the other MDs in this board are known for. I hope Pirgos has a long and healthy future ahead. ;)
Cheers,
Willy
Well it's certainly a beautiful selection of photos to mark your move to the Hall of Fame. You have a really amazing talent with urban regions!
Very, very nice photos, Ioan! :) And congrats again for a well deserved HoF.
When Ioan does something he does to be beautiful. Congratulations on the adoption of Pirgos in the hall of fame - you deserve it long ago. I wish you many more successful and beautiful future updates my friend.
- Ivo
Impressive pictures!! &apls &apls
Congratulations Ioan for making it into the MD HoF!! &apls
Definitely a very well deserved move.
Robin :thumbsup:
Congrats on entering to the HoF! &apls
From the last year an half I was thinking that you have a great, varied and consistent MD. :thumbsup:
Congratulations Ioan. You have a very classy MD, your place in the Hof is really well deserved &apls &apls
Hope to see many more pictures from Pirgos ;)
Happy Holidays to my great friend Ioan and his born city of Bourgas (Pirgos - the old name of town). Today is the day of the Christian Saint Nicholas and it is a celebration of Burgas cartridge and fishermen, and thus my friend Ioan. I wish you all the best
- Ivo
Very nice pictures &apls
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art128 (1) - Thanks! Unfortunately, the work on this city is on hold and I don't know when I'll present a regular update of it.
Terring7 (1 & 2) - Thank you. As you've probably noticed, I'm a tram fan too and use GLR quite often in my cities. Unfortunately it's not really compatible with NWM networks and I wanted to make a city which has non-Maxis roads (NWM ones).
art128 (2 & 3) - Wohoo! %BUd% Thanks! ;D
noahclem (1 & 2) - Thank you very much Noah!
Battlecat (1 & 2) - Thanks my friend! Glad you like it!
apeguy - Thank you!
Swordmaster -Thanks a lot for the kind words!
ivo_su (1 & 2) - Thanks for the thumbs up and the wishes, Ivo!
supremec - Merci!
rooker1 - Thank you Robin! It was more of an unexpected move to me :D Please stop by again soon :thumbsup:
Kergelen - Thanks :thumbsup:
Yan077 - Merci Yan! Today's set of pics is below! ;)
Update 79 - The city of Wilshire
First of all, I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas!
Second, today we'll visit the city of Wilshire. It's inspired by the game
L.A. Noire which takes place in late 40's Los Angeles. Unfortunately there aren't any older LA BATs out there so I had to experiment a little. So, let's start with a panoramic view of Downtown and the Pershing square.
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Union station (sort of :D)
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Transition between commercial and industrial development
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A much cleaner version of the LA river
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The industrial district
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That's all for now! See you next year with more pics :P
These pictures looks fine, Ioan!
I really like the downtown and how you managed to make an old look, it's well done.
Great update, Ioan.
Love the city center and the industrial area.
WOW, Great update mate !! The pictures looks amazing with that effect and we can feel that we are in the 40's &apls &apls
Wow, indeed!
Great industrial shoots!!
I know there were others, but those industrial shoots over shadowed them.
And great use of Mas sans canals.
Robin &apls
Great city Ioan. &apls
I really like the park in the first picture! ::)
Best Regards.
Sam.
Nice city! I like the industrial area!
Awesome pictures, especially the industrial areas and the river, very authentic. :) :thumbsup:
Happy New YEar Ioan, I wish you all the best.
Robin :thumbsup:
Nice! I love your use of NWM and all those facotires standing just by roads, showing how the city (and industry) was developing :thumbsup:
And happy New Year! ;)
Great work with the road, rail and tram layout. &apls
wow,fantastic update!
I like the industrial area and the tram system &apls
Very nice work on Wilshire, right down to the yellow used for the LA Railway streetcars. I know they're not quite the actual models, but the color alone goes a long way to setting the scene in that time. I can only imagine the LA river used to look so clean, and not covered in concrete. I haven't played L.A. Noire (though it looks like a great game) but from what I have seen of it, you caught the feel.
-Matt
Great pictures. I remember a website comparing screenshots from LA Noire with photos of real LA taken from the exact same position. Too bad I can't find it anymore.
Wonderful update, fantastic pictures Ioan !
Love how Wiltshire turned out, those industrial areas are fantastic!
Wonderful update Ioan! &apls &apls An authentically American feel to the neighborhoods and a great-looking transport system. Happy New Years to you too!
A small teaser for you to enjoy ::)
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I'll try to show more this weekend!
Beautiful teaser, Ioan!
Everything fits perfectly, the row houses as well as the industries. I like the colour correction you've used, it blend well with the autumn atmosphere of the picture.
Great teaser Ioan! &apls
I love the trees but it seems to be both summer and fall :D
Nice teaser, very gritty and industrial. :) :)
I like the blur effect on the cars. It looks like they are moving.
I like that teaser!
Looking forward to the update... ;)
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art128 (1 & 2) - Thank you my friend!
vester - Thanks for stopping by!
kelis - Thank you! I used the same effect in the following pics, too!
rooker1 (1 &2) - Thank you Robin! Unfortunately there are no industrial pics in today's update &mmm ;D Happy (belated) New Year to you, too!
Delecto - Thanks, my friend, always a pleasure to see you stopping by :thumbsup:
976 - Thanks!
apeguy (1 & 2) - Thank you!
kbieniu7 - Thanks for stopping by! Happy New Year!
nbvc - Danke! :P
Kergelen - Thanks! I did my best to create them!
threestooges - Thanks Matt! I had a hard time choosing a tram skin since there aren't yellow/orange-ish ones like in the game.
RickD (1 & 2) - Danke! If you happen to find that comparison, please let me know! :thumbsup:
ricardomiranda - Thank you Ricardo!
Battlecat - Thanks my friend!
noahclem (1 & 2) - Thanks Noah! Happy (belated) New Year! And you know, during the autumn not all trees turn yellow at the same time ;) ;D
bat - Thank you, Bat!
Update 80 - City Details
Transition between commercial and industrial zones
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Downtown buildings
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As you've already noticed, there are a lot of tram lines running through Downtown
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One of the main junctions next to Pershing square
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Another view of the same area
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One of the churches in Downtown
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And a night pic (the car light trails didn't come out very well, sorry about that :-[)
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That's all for today! I hope you've enjoyed it! :thumbsup:
Great pictures, as usual, Ioan! I really liked how turned out the motion blur effect at the cars, perhaps it is used too much in my opinion.
On an other hand, I like a lot the different custom content used, such as the Cadillac tower and the Carew tower.
Keep up the good work!
-Arthur. :)
I have only one word for this: awesome... &apls &apls &apls
And i have to look more often here into - i will do!
Greetz, Carl
Your city looks great. :o Your city has a fantastic flair 1940s. :thumbsup: Picture 80.4 I really like.
Impressively beautiful. &apls &apls &apls
Amazing urban pictures and great transition between industrial and comercial zones. &apls
In my case the images have loaded more slowly :thumbsup:
Fantastic city. &apls Nice motion effect on the cars. For the car lights may make some lights go around a corner and one side red ligths or is it one way driving?
Great update Ioan! &apls &apls The selection of bats is perfect and I love the layout of the streets and trams. The park in the last (night) picture looks great.
I'd also add that the pictures seem to load a bit slower. And if you find an image upload site that works great for you be sure to let me know!
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art128 - Thanks my friend! In the first half of the 20th century they used large-plate cameras which, combined with low film speeds (equivalent to today's ISO 10) resulted in photos with slow shutter speed which resulted in blurry vehicles and pedestrians. So I thought this would make things a bit more realistic ;)
carlfatal - Thank you Carl!
Dantes - Thanks Dantes!
Kergelen - Thanks! I uploaded those pics in Imageshack and updated their links so I hope they load faster now.
nbvc - Thank you! I made that effect by selecting the the cars in Photoshop and applying the Motion Blur filter. I chose a higher value (50px IIRC) and then brightened the selection to make it look like car light trails. Seems I'll have to try harder next time :D
noahclem - Thanks Noah! It took me some time to plop and grow them ;D As I already mentioned, I re-uploaded the pics in Imageshack as it seems to be faster than the site I previously used.
Update 81 - The Gloomy Side Of Wilshire
A while ago I made a commie depressing update, now it's time for an American one :D
Such flats were built in the last few years to meet the increasing demands for cheap apartments.
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Wilshire has polluted air thanks to all these factories.
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The crossing of Hunter and Mateo streets
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One of the bridges crossing the LA river
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Rail yards located along the river
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Just another tram stop along 7th St.
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And a tram depot next to the end of the line
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Another rail yard
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That's all for now, I hope you like it :)
Fantastic pictures. The reduced colors give it a fascinating vintage feeling.
Great work Ioan as always. &apls
Amazing pictures. I love all the railways.
Hello IO
Quote from: io_bg on February 06, 2012, 04:11:37 AM
That's all for now, I hope you like it :)
Wow, that is a great looking power plant!! I'm going to jump into the lot editor as soon as I get done with this reply.
- Jim
Excellent update, Ioan! I really liked this industrial area. Maybe because i'm a fan of depressing things but it looked rather nice. :)
The last updates are fantastic! I love the overall gritty mood of that city. It could almost be a clean looking Detroit.
OH WOW!!
Love the dirty city and all those rail lines. I can really tell that it took a long time to put this area together.
I hope we get to see a lot more.
That update deserves a K-Point. ;)
Robin &apls
Great industrial area. I also was thinking how to make industries with single rail tracks. Your solution looks good. &apls
Oh i love these railyards: perfect, quite perfect! Best detail are the old no more used switch on pic 81,5 and also the grass between and on the rails... &apls &apls &apls
Really fantastic also the industrial area with the spur lines and the tram depot. I can´t stop looking... :)
Yes, i like it dirty, and here i get a feeling as i would dive back into the fifties. Wonderful! :thumbsup:
Greetz, Carl
Fantastic update &apls &apls
really well deserved point, entire lotted industrial zone, I have rarely seen this before,
keep going on this way :thumbsup:
Excellent update, I always love seeing gritty industrial areas, a well deserved K-point. :thumbsup:
I love it Ioan; right down to the seeming reference to the Red Car streetcars. The tunnel/rail crossing in 81.2 has an excellently grimy feel to it that just lends itself to imagining the clouds of smog hanging over it, dampening the sun. As for the bridge crossing the LA river, I think you went with too much grass on the banks and not enough graffiti. Overall though, nicely done.
-Matt
A great industrial area. :o I like the dirty atmosphere. :thumbsup: If you are working properly and goods produced. I am very impressed with the feeling of heavy industry. &apls
Fantastic work! :thumbsup:
:o Fantastic industrial area!
I like the mosaic 81.2 with the tunnel rail and the rise tram-on-grass and avenue.
Also great is the tram-depot picture with the chimney in the middle.
&apls
Great work with the colors, perfect atmosphere for an industrial area ! :) :thumbsup:
I heartily approve of all the rail stuff on there - very realistic and all. Railways move the world!
Cheers,
Willy
Those look great, looking forward to the next update!
Awesome teaser Ioan &apls
I just love your last update :o You did an especially great job with all the rails and provide a great feel of a dirty industrial area--just perfect really! Is that a functional Avenue-to-subway transition in 81.9?
Look forward to what's next :thumbsup:
Happy Easter from Pirgos!
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The Orthodox Church celebrates Easter today. In the pic above I've shot some of my aunt's Easter eggs. I hope everyone's had a wonderful holiday :thumbsup:
Also, I'm sorry for the lack of updates recently but I haven't been in the mood for playing the game. I'm hoping this will change soon as I find inspiration :)
Happy Easter for you too, my friend!
I know that feel, when you open the game, and then don't have any idea what you are going to do, and finally end up closing the game.. It was that during the entire week, and just today I found inspiration.
Hope to see some pictures soon, even a teaser of an undergoing area would be great!
Take care,
-Arthur.
Oh my gosh great job Ioan was the first time I see your industrial part and I dare say that I am thrilled and delighted. I would like to have similar areas in my city makes me envy you for perfectionism that achieves the construction of your cities.
Update 82
Okay guys... here's a new update - long overdue :D My excuse is that I didn't play the game for about half a year - I pretty much lost interest in it during the spring and summer. But after this long break in the autumn I ventured to play SC4 again ;D I continued developing an older city I still haven't shown, then started a new one and finally decided to return to Wilshire again. And since this month there are celebrations on SC4Devotion's birthday, it would be the perfect opportunity to continue my MD. So let's go!
First off is a city map. I haven't made many so far but I think it's turned out okay.
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The train station and the area
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Freeways, something new for the whole country during the mid-century
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Downtown
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Transition to the industrial zone
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Rails, rails...
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That's all for now :) I hope the next update won't take as long :D
P.S.: I'm also changing my image hosting site. I chose imgur. Does it work well with all of you? And do you have any other recommendations for other good (and free) image host sites?
Good to see you back at it! Wouldn't say you haven't played all this time.
I have just one remark on otherwise great pictures: I think you should use a different avenue bridge in 17. Looks like it comes down all the way onto the rail?
Cheers
Willy
Your city has a very gritty 'lived-in' feeling - I enjoyed every picture. :thumbsup:
Yes! it's back! :) Since this is 1952, the RHW does look a little out of place looking at the areas surrounding it. Though, it seems awkward to see such tall buildings in a city that seems so small on the map. Very nice update though, i love hoe there's always so much rail in the cities.
Glad to see you back! Overall, it was a great update, anybody agree with me? "$Deal"$
Excellent update for your come-back, Ioan!
The transition from residential/commercial to industrial area is very well made. Picture #15 has to be my favorite from this update.
very nice city! :thumbsup:
Fantastic update &apls &apls
The roads and rails are perfectly done. Excellent choice of BATs and nice map :thumbsup:
Pirgos is looking great as ever. &apls
But why is your update from March 15 a page back exactly the same as this one? Is there something wrong with my eyes? %wrd
Well, I initially intended to copy some text (including BB codes) from the last teaser but accidentally carried on writing there... It wasn't until posting it that I realised I should've made a new reply ;D That previous post had a teaser and the two pictures in it had disappeared. ??? So now I deleted it.
That is an incredible return - I really like the tone to the images - makes me think of a very carefully colored graphic novel, i.e. blurring the edges between looking real and looking drawn (in an artistic sense).
Fantastic update. &apls Hope to see more.
Glad to see Pirgos back with such wonderful pictures ! :thumbsup:
I also really appreciate the tone to the images. Excellent work !
Yann :thumbsup:
What an awesome city! &apls
I really like the buiding density and intricate transit solutions, 82.7 is my favourite in that regard. :thumbsup:
As for hosting solutions; I've recently started using dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com) much to my satisfaction.
Impressive! You have nailed the look and feel very well.
Your industrials districts + the exacly dose of photoshop = Amazing pictures &apls
I love 82.17 and the different level tunels in the 82.8 :thumbsup:
A delight to look at. I have always liked pictures of the darker industrial area's of cities in the game.