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Indiana Joe and the Quest for the Ultimate Plugins Folder
By Indiana Joe, in SimCity 4 General Discussion
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Cities Skylines II Announced - Release Date and Pricing
By Samerton, in Cities: Skylines General Discussion
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On Education in SC4: A Detailed Deep Dive with Simulation Data and Recommended Modification
By xBlaze89x, in SimCity 4 General Discussion
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SimCity Classic + Terrain Editor - Guide To Installation (Windows / DOSBox)
By Marble1MC, in City-Building Games
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Bring your own avatar into the game Cities: Skylines via the asset editor
By steam_hl0, in Cities: Skylines Modding - Open Discussion
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Casino and Tourism Guide
Mayor K-slank posted an article in Other Games,
By: Joshua Gellock (@joshuagellock)
with contributions from Phongpanot Phairatwetchaphan and Randy Roberts of the SimNation Guild
Hey everyone. The tips I share here will help you plan and grow a successful tourist city. Let’s get to it!-
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Post in BRAD'S SC4 American Series M-1
Brad posted a post in a topic,
With the northern sections completed, we head to the 3 railroad regions to the east. These increase the population by 22,000. 1 will build the engines and train cars, 1 will build and maintain the tracks, and the 3rd will be agricultural support. All 3 have police, fire, schools, and are making profit. -
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Chapter 20: The Western Highlands - 1836 to 1837
Gandalf42 posted a City Journal entry in Windsor - A Natural Growth City Journal,
Aug 1836: Until now, explorers had only ever mapped as far West as Lake George, which was presumed to be the source of the Victoria River. Charles Rossington (one of the original 10 explorers who helped map the Victoria River and found the settlement of Oakwood) looked to make a name for himself by setting out further West from Lake George. He had heard rumours of a much larger lake, which may prove to be the actual source of the Victoria River, however nobody had ever produced accurate maps of the region West of Lake George. Charles set out with a group of 5 from Oakwood on a planned year-long expedition to map as far inland as possible.-
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Post in Bounty: A Tropical Story
Tamijo posted a post in a topic,
May 2045
Member of the Council of the Districts Mónica Ivanov retired 69 years old. New member will be the former head of Cielo Hotel, with the rare name Thomas Thomas. Mr. Thomas represents the tourist industry.
Mr. Thomas at the theater square.
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A New Generation Takes Over (1874-1876)
BruceTedder posted a City Journal entry in Buchanan, California,
November 1874
The first city council is elected: George Cooper (R), Porter Blackstone (R), and Gray Anderson (D).
January 12, 1875
The City Council has passed a resolution to eliminate dirty industry and allowing them to move to new development south of the city between Forestville Rd and the teaching college.-
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Meandras, obsessed with creating a realistic satellite view
Adamskisc4 posted a topic in SC4 City Journals,
It was really great to discover and play the Maxisland region uploaded here by member catty-cb. It gave me the idea to create one of my own, with the aim to reach roughly the same regional population but with a more European look to it. Like flying in and viewing the region from the cockpit of your little Cessna at 4,000 meters of altitude and thinking, “Oh man! I’m gonna land over there and get a rental car to drive around, discover and explore.- 3 Replies
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Post in Hiroshima Prefecture - Discussion thread and projects
Odainsaker posted a post in a topic,
Perhaps another way of looking at it could be inferred from the actual condition of the real-world Iwakuni, where the Expressway 188 and the Sanyo Line skirting the airport largely follow the coast as the north-south coastal connection is an important route. -
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Post in Cities Skylines: UK Edition - Woodford County
Chris-4127 posted a post in a topic,
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Laying down the foundation for a Mid-Century Modern suburb
Mister_Vintage posted a City Journal entry in My CS journal,
Laying down the foundation for a Mid-Century Modern suburb-
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Bahía Medusa, part 1
Girafarig posted a City Journal entry in Welcome to Isla Bonita!,
From small, sleepy town to bursting bedroom community, to a town in its own right, Bahía Medusa hosts Looking for Sponsors International airport and, for this reason, is for many, the very first thing they see in Isla Bonita.-
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West Chemeketa Reconfig, Part 1 (Update 107)
Tarkus posted a City Journal entry in Tarkusian Cities,
Hi everyone-
Thanks for the warm welcome back--I'm here with the next part of the downtown Chemeketa roadwork, focusing on the reconfiguration going on along the 5th Avenue/Murdock Way corridor.
This update (as well as the next couple, at least) will be focused on Project Area A, involving the 5th Avenue/Murdock Way corridor, from just west of Wallace Road out to Progress Street.-
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Markets of June
tomz16 posted a City Journal entry in Worsaw,
Every year in mid-june, small markets are springing up like mushrooms around the city.
A simple attraction? Or... a tradition that has continued since medieval times? No matter..
Many ancient and precious things can be found cheaply, for those who know where to look.-
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Tornado, Airport, Skyscrapers (1973-1980)
BruceTedder posted a City Journal entry in Marble Canyon,
1980 at a glance:
Population: 270,425
HS Football Champion: Reed Station High School
Mayor (Harrison): Henry Strickland (Democrat)
Governor (Nebraska): Charles Thone (Republican)
President (USA): Jimmy Carter (Democrat)-
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Post in Tri-County Region
Tubthumper posted a post in a topic,
Up north of Brooks Park on Highway 1 sits Knightstown (also at the intersection of HWY1 and HWY101)
Following HWY101 East out of Knightstown brings you to the small town of Union Dale
Continuing along HWY101 (or, following HWY1 north east out of Knightstown) you come to a small community which is currently unnamed where 101 meets up with HWY1 again at it's northern terminus -
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Crossing the Rio Colón
JcCali1214 posted a City Journal entry in Belflower City Redux,
After 50 long years since the town's founding, the citizens of Bellflower City have done what the first settlers dreamed about doing since Ríoside Beach was created: crossing the Río Colón.-
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Entry 2 - Riutta
JulioC posted a City Journal entry in The Karelian Republic,
Hey, it's been a while, right?
I was not having much time to play SC4, and when I had a bit of free-time, I was spending in other things. And, when I could play some game, I was choosing games that didn't take like, half a day just to load the intro
But I recently successfully organized my plugins folder and now I can play SC4 again, a bit slow, but playable at least. So, I made this random little town we're going to see today just to get sc4 rhythm again since I forgot how to do basic stuff in this game lol
anyway, here's wonderwall the little town of Riutta...-
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Fight to Endure: World War II in Beringia
PlanetOfHats posted a City Journal entry in Beringia,
The city of Victoria is Beringia's second city and has been so for a long time, since shovels entered the ground in 1859. As Beringia's southernmost major metropolis and largest seaport, it was a candidate for capital for some time, and indeed remains the second-largest city in the nation. The community sits atop a rugged peninsula straddling Golden Horn Bay, jutting into the northern edge of the Sea of Japan.-
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Teaser and Poll
Terring posted a City Journal entry in Welcome to Fairview,
This entry will be very different. In case you're wondering why it's been so quiet here, I've had been too busy with my report of my postgraduate studies at environmental engineering. I've finished it for now, so I have more free time to work again with my CJ. It was also a good chance to re-evaluate some things about Fairview and how things should be going on from now. As you might have noticed, I'm developing Fairview town by town, city tile by city tile. Develop one city tile to its maximum capacity, save it, go to the next tile, develop it too, save, next, develop, repeat. You get the idea. You've been here from the day 1 of this CJ. Nowadays I'm seriously thinking about following a different strategy, where Fairview will be developed in a more regional and holistic approach instead of piece by piece. I've already build the regional magnetic railroad of Fairview and I'm thinking about making the same thing with the rest of the infrastructures as well, such as the main roads, the streets, the water pipes, the subway, the streets and the zones. Kind of like making a big cake layer by layer instead of individual cupcakes putting them together.-
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Entry 6: Terraforming
Dukestoner posted a City Journal entry in Premiera,
Hello everyone, it's a wonderful day in Primiera.
Primiera's map is a changing. I've downloaded the 25 tiles mod as well as taken on some landscaping projects to extend Primiera's buildable area. The first step is to extend some land on the bottom of the cliff near the south side. This was pretty convenient because I used some soil from the top of the hill - which flattened the hill. Here is the progression of the aptly named Cliffbottom
The development includes a subway line with 2 stops. The green space at the end is now turned into a park.
This is what the site used to look like:
Now let's get to the top of the cliff. I wanted it to be a commercial center and have the first real university (the Campus DLC one). Here it is:
I love these atlas statues. I used the medium sized ones on this central plaza but the mod comes with bigger and smaller ones. It also includes a metro stop. The line climbs up cliffside with a stop in the mansions. You can see it in purple below and it only goes to the large subway below and doesn't go all the way to downtown or the CBD. The higher ground across from the large avenue will hold the university. Surprisingly the district grew fast! I kind of like the low rise look, i might put a no high rise policy on it.
I will put a video of the university build out after I make it so be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel!
There was a bit of land I put even further out but I'm not sure what to do with it. You guys should give me suggestions!
Cliffbottom a day later:
That's all for now. Have a great day from this Croatian plane and I
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Bahía Mosquito, Puerto del Manglar, Punta Almodóvar... y más!
Tso Tsengkun posted a City Journal entry in Culebra Island,
The Culebra project started in Jan. 2rd, 2023, and I am putting a pause on the further development of this city. Because I am returning to my campus to finish my undergraduate program, which means a lot of stuff await: thesis, preparation for postgraduate study... Simcity4 has always been a game that I enjoy the most, and the support from the community of Simtropolis has made the gaming process a even more wonderful adventure. I relish this experience and I will continue to build more cities at the right juncture in the future.-
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Fairway Highway Upgrades Phase 2
CityNut607 posted a City Journal entry in New Humboldt Files,
Phase 2 of Highway Upgrades!!!
Hello again! Last time we saw phase 1 of the new upgrades to the East/West mainline highway through Fairway. Today we will focus on Phase 2!
Phase 2's plan was to lower the grade of the highway through the downtown as well as complete reconstruction of "The Beast" interchange. (it really isn't a beast anymore) as well as change the grade of the North/South Highway. The aim of this project was to not only upgrade the highway system downtown, but it was to allow a more aesthetic appeal to the area. The old highway was raised and was beginning to become an eyesore to the downtown. This project was big and a lot of changes took place. Without further ado, lets dive in!
Our first stop is this interchange:
Everything leveled and prepped for new: (left grid on to emphasize terrain changes)
Interchange has been replaced with a simple sunken diamond. This saves a lot of space and allows development to grow around the area.
Other side of sunken Diamond heading into the T interchange:
"T" interchange before: (sorry, I realized that I did not get a good picture of it...)
New grade work:
After: This interchange mostly kept its old configuration.
Death of "The Beast"
We are now moving into the former "Beast" interchange.
Before:
After: (not final configuration)
This next interchange did not change much either. Mostly coordinating the new sunken levels.
Before: (this pic is turned a different direction)
After:
Project Complete!
Here are overviews of the same areas we just saw with completed features:
And lastly, pics of after development:
That concludes the presentation of this project. Questions can now be taken!
Future Plans
Preview of things to come:
The two circled areas are where I want to focus my attention to next!
Lower left corner is the final leg of the ring road to be finished, and the upper box includes the newest development of the region. I am thinking about maybe streaming live the work on the final leg of the ring road if anyone would be interested. I want to allow people to see the way I plan and build in full detail that I cannot capture in a CJ.
Another project I am going to work on is creating a detailed map of Fairway Metro and actually label the highways and major arteries. Its not a small task, but it needs to be done. To help you all better know where you are at when I am showcasing. Any tips are appreciated.
Thank you all for viewing and your support of Fairway. The region continues to grow and I plan to keep going with this CJ for a while.
Until next time,
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CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SimCity 4
Ulisse Wolf posted a submission in News,
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SimCity 4
SimCity 4 turns 20 today, and as a community, we are proud of reaching this milestone! Despite the various difficulties we have encountered along the way, we have achieved a lot; let's walk through these moments.-
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Midtowns and Movement: Bolliton's Inner Boroughs
PlanetOfHats posted a City Journal entry in Beringia,
The city of Bolliton is divided into administrative boroughs. The city centre is far from the only hub of activity; the central business district is ringed by a bustling network of dense boroughs and unique neighbourhoods, connected by roads, rails and subways.-
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A Greater Plan
tomz16 posted a City Journal entry in Worsaw,
REGIONAL
Worsaw is growing fast and according to forecasts will reach 5 million citizens within the next year.
With a league of small-sized clean industries, (H.T.H.D, High Tech Hub Department), the city found a partial method to fulfill most of the 2030 enviromental requirements with a sort of local area-based strategy:
"Low impact and respect of natural arrangement is the way and the law".
Land value is skyrocketing in the directives of this new equation, but everybody in the council know that's a delicate moment for political decisions, between profit and common good..
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Chapter 23 - The Towers
drocca posted a City Journal entry in Izzy City - A Ghost Town Exploration Story,
October 24th came around, and the plans were the same as they had been four weeks earlier: meet at the McDonalds on the west side of Kallal City at 7 am.-
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08 Ichigo Town
reg posted a City Journal entry in Tenryu Prefecture -Urban Development Records-,
08 Ichigo Town
A town located in the northern part of the province.
Town center.
There is a Shinkansen station in the center of town. The Shinkansen connects to Koriyama City, the prefectural capital.
Outside the center, the area is dotted with fields and houses.
The many and varied faces of the town.-
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Long Beach California
zdog720 posted a City Journal entry in Los Angeles California (2022 Update),
Welcome To the LBC! Long Beach California, here are some closeups of downtown and the the ports and Harbor.
Here is a Live YouTube Video Link of Gameplay of the Region View and San Fernando Area: SimCity 4: Los Angeles California City and County Build - YouTube
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Capital Centre
Jedimarine posted a City Journal entry in Dornelles,
The Civic Heart of the Dornelles...
Rotten to the core...
Situated between the 4 major commerical centers (Addiesburg, The Approaches, Theodore, and Jamestown), the city was planned as a compromise to centralize the government.
In truth, Capital Centre is a mess. So many transit systems pass traffic straight through the city, there is hardly space for the development which is needed.
And yet, even so, when the Dornelles bid for international sporting spectacles, they dug out some precious space to place an Olympic Park within walking distance of the Congress Hall.
Despite a decent population of 250,000, the business and culture of Capital Centre is rather sterile and manufactured. Most "citizens" of the capital merely sleep here, while they work and play elsewhere.
In the far northeast corner of the city limits is a small harbor, providing a limited industrial output from a city which pretends at many things.
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I hate this city. I have reset it twice, and it never comes out that way I want. I blame the massive number of transit systems that criss cross it between the much larger cities in every direction. I buried some of the rails and freeways in tunnels in an effort to clean it up, but it turned into a choking maze of highrises, when I would prefer something more pristine and park-like.
The Olympic park was a nice inclusion, and far nicer to look at then the senator mansions it replaced.
The biggest problem is the city is medium size city. If it was a large one, I think I could space it out to my desired intent. But alas, everyone wants to be around all the nice civic structures, and in result, they muddled the beauty of the capital.
UPDATE November 2022:
I took a lawnmower to the skyscrappers and restored a great deal of parkland around the government building.
I did it slowly enough, I didn't see major penalties to population levels.
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Entry 15: An Overnight Town
whiteshark365 posted a City Journal entry in Kanin Fjord,
October 9, 2005
Population: 4,282
From Nothing to Everything in 2 Years
Only three years ago, the shores of Stille bukt were uninhabited with nothing more than wildlife and forests. Only E220 wrapped around the bay; however, no one lived in the area. Construction of the Kanin Line changed all of that.
In April 2003 construction of New Kanin Fjord began around the train maintenance yard of Baldur jernbanegården. By 2004, a town of 454 residents surrounded Baldur jernbanegården. Growth did not stop, however. New Kanin Fjord continued to expand. Between September 2004 and October 2005, the small town grew by an additional 997 residents. New Kanin Fjord was thriving. In fact, the population of the entire Kanin Fjord region increased by 1,192 people or 38% in a single year.
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Episode 5
TheMurderousCricket posted a City Journal entry in Saving Magnasanti...,
The creepy and satanic vibe of this video is appropriate, reflecting the nature of the dystopian secrets, the pain and suffering the city hides.
- M Luminoth
Episode 5
Welcome! It's another (hopefully beautiful) day in New Magnasanti and a time for another part of this interesting, if perilous, adventure. As no new entries (apart from the content recycled into the CJ format) have appeared for a long time, I believe you will like today's report which is a brand new part of New Magnasanti's story. Enjoy!-
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