The Mayors of Ellis Valley - Year of the Monkey stamps are here!

[Benedict 3,119]

Yeah!!!

It was pretty hard actually. I first thought about moving the letters till i get something i could recognize. Then i thought the messages were words from the reports. I could not understand why every message started with the same letter.

Then i look for important words in the others updates when it finally struck me , "Lets try with titles" i said. And as soon as the numbers start to coincide i knew i was on the right track. Made a huge image just to be sure that the words all coincide and bam!

Now Roger McGregor is coming to season 5! (I would ask for a map but got no real CJ or MD going on, although im working on something)

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Wow!Nice airplane there! Too bad the site where you can get custom airplane templates doesn't work anymore

[rewright 804]

The Boeing 737 is a great plane, South West flies them in here. Boeing is working on it's replacement and it will be interesting to see if they go with the composite body like the new 787 Dreanliner has.

[Benedict 3,119]

Answering fanmail

Hi, schulmanator: Thanks! Yes, I know - vanilla does have its disadvantages... all the mods and cc are so tempting at times.... but I still haven't finished exploring the basic game.

Hi, emmotic: Hi, Matt. Congratulations again. Watch out for Roger McGregor is season 5.

Hi, Nathanthemayor: Thanks. I did get the skin from that website, although it wasn't quite as easy to 'paint' as I gather it was in the past.

Hi, rewright: Gotta love Southwest.

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Season 4 Interlude 7

The Ellington Underground just turned 150! To celebrate this auspicious occasion, enjoy this animated version of how the lines grew over the last century and a half.

Current system map:

Next: M for monorail.

  Edited January 30, 2012 by Benedict  

[simlink 1,098]

Great map, it is really neat to watch the system grow and the lines evolve.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

What a nice presentation; I might try that!

[Schulmanator 5,815]

Nice! And, is it just me or does the Northbank station symbol look suspiciously close to a radiation symbol? Perhaps a sign of trouble to come...

[squeakyazn 0]

Your maps are great

I'd try but I'm too lazy to learn Adobe Illustrator... or make a city journal xD

[emperordaniel 1,281]

Fancy metro map!

[Simbourgeois 139]

Very nice map! I like the way you show the intersections!

[rewright 804]

Great job on this map. The system is developing nicely and getting quite large.

[Benedict 3,119]

Answering fanmail

Hi, sim_link: Thanks! It has been interesting to see it grow in-game as well, particularly since I don't play with any cheats.

Hi, Nathanthemayor: Thanks. I had forgotten that you can use photoshop for gifs, and thought I'd try it for this - worked out well, I think.

Hi, schulmanator: You don't need radiation symbols to know there'll be trouble ahead in Ellis Valley.

Hi, squeakyazn: Thank you. I am self-taught in photoshop (plus there are some extremely useful on-line tutorials that I have used in the past).

Hi, emperordaniel: Thanks - my transit maps are my favorite thing to work on for my CJ.

Hi, Simbourgeois: Thanks - I didn't want to use the typical white circle enclosed in a black ring like you see everywhere, so I tried to be creative.

Hi, rewright: Thanks. 150 years, 5 lines and 42 stations. Not too shabby.

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Season 4 Interlude 8

It's Port Sinclair's turn to show off its transit... with the help of your favorite website, Millipedia!

[For best results open in new browser window]

Next: scrolling down to more maps and stations

[vivapanda 422]

The Millipedia is a really great way to show these things. Good work!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Nice work on mocking wikipedia!How long did it take you to make that?

[simlink 1,098]

A very creative way to display information about your transit system - I like it!

[Schulmanator 5,815]

Nice! Looks awesome! Millipedia FTW!

[emperordaniel 1,281]

Teriffic new Millipedia article

[rewright 804]

A unique way to present an update. Very creative.

[Benedict 3,119]

Answering fanmail

Hi, vivapanda: Thanks! Millipedia updates take a bit of time, but they are fun to do.

Hi, Nathanthemayor: Thanks. This one took about an hour, today's update the same, both made in photoshop.

Hi, sim_link: Thanks - I play the game in vanilla mode, so I like to do creative things in the CJ.

Hi, Schulmanator: I must be old (or out of the loop) because I had to look up FTW...

Hi, emperordaniel: Thanks again.

Hi, rewright: When it comes to my transit maps I try to bring something new to the CJ.

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Season 4 Interlude 8b

Scrolling down to maps and stations for the Central Line.

If it's on Millipedia, it must be true!

[For best results open in new browser window]

Next: Lake Line

[vivapanda 422]

Great maps and pictures! I can understand it takes a lot of time to make.

[Schulmanator 5,815]

Great pix! A vanilla CJ never tasted so good! :ducky:

[Benedict 3,119]

I enjoyed the Trixies, as always, and Element's award triggered something in my brain...

Who else indeed! Enjoy.

If you spot any errors, please let me know and I will correct them.

[rewright 804]

Very cool and helpful!

[simlink 1,098]

Haha, that is awesome! Great work!

[vivapanda 422]

Wow, very creative!

[Schulmanator 5,815]

FAN tastic

[Girafe 1,729]

Amazing job !!

congrats

[Sgt Pepper 864]

That's really cool Benedict! I love it!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Very nice;Very genious piece of work!

Very nice;Very genious piece of work!

[TekindusT 3,809]

Oh, I'm a noble gas!

Very cool, Berillium Ben!

Although you mispelled my nickname, not a big deal...

  Edited March 16, 2012 by TekindusT