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[Shadow_prophet 91]

His Divine Hand: Nope those would be arches made by ..a japanese batter....guy......i think its 2ch.net.simplayer... heh I wish i remembered..... Its the halfway open arches with no functionality which i placed for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

I'm going to revamp it later on and edit it and widen the space slightly. But gabry85 has a point that it's TOO close.

and mpol, i'm not drunk, just a little tipsy. lol.

[patriots_1228 51]

mpol-turn off the zots. Industrial area looks fantastic though. 8/10.

[politicman 1]

wow anothers beautiful pictures like a dream !

[Shingure 56]

Capitol1	7.5 -10 , It's ok
Ryan04	8.0 - 10 , Too Saturated
Amerikaner	9.5 - 10 Great Parisan Style ,Somthing with that building with the red cylinder seems off.
TheSixCents	9.8-10 , Well done , Also how do you get the construction sites. I need alot of them.
topcliff	5.0-10 , Huh? It looks just off...Very off...Too much random editing.
mpol	8.6 - 10, Looks good , Just finish developing it.
Shadow_Prophet	6.9 - 10 ,For a naval shipwyard too cramped..Other than that looks good
mpol	8.0 - 10, I like it in black in white. Even though it looks boring.
Patriots_1228	9.0 - 10, The Architecture is great . But it is abit unrealistic. I cant seem to put my finger on the reason why though.

My Contribution:

[politicman 1]

I like the last pic of industrial at night !!

[patriots_1228 51]

shinguire-why? cause i just pointlessly plop every building i can find we got some brazil, america, europe, china, etc. etc. lol

I love that industrial area, but i cant stand that yellow grass. 9/10

[Shadow_prophet 91]

patriots_1228: I like the diagonal lots 8/10

Shingure : Thanks for the crit. I already widened the space further. as for your pic 8/10 as well cause nothing much to see.

My Convention centre. I Can't distinguish it from the rest but it's a large grounds. Anime convention this year lol...be nice...... *hides*

[+Guest]

Shadow_prophet. 8.5/10. LOVE the parks. The rest is nice.

[gabry85 2]

Originally posted by: Shadow_prophet His Divine Hand: Nope those would be arches made by ..a japanese batter....guy......i think its 2ch.net.simplayer... heh I wish i remembered..... Its the halfway open arches with no functionality which i placed for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

I'm going to revamp it later on and edit it and widen the space slightly. But gabry85 has a point that it's TOO close.

and mpol, i'm not drunk, just a little tipsy. lol.quote>

Shadow_prophet: That's OK. I notice your editing and I appreciate your feedback 9/10.

mpol: Looks like a 1920's picture. Well-done editing 9/10.

patriots_1228: Nice downtown. I think it would be nicer with some more avenues 8/10.

Shingure: Good too! It differs a lot from the dull SC4 classic industrial parks. Just add more details  8/10.

Shadow_prophet: Nice plaza. I like the statue!  Buildings are quite repetitive though 8/10.

[Glenni 1,444]

My sewage plant model was just recently rendered... So i just played around with it in in game, and made some appropiate surroundings...

No photoshopping  involved at all!

[Mulefisk 15]

Glenni: That is sexy Very gritty. 10/10

[gabry85 2]

Yea, if you wanted to do a slum, you did it perfectly! 10/10

It reminds me of Half-Life 2.

[Shingure 56]

Shadow_Prophet	7.2,10 - Looks jumbled abit but great effort. Like said before , Some repetitiveness
Glenni	9.8 , 10 - Great use of the grittyness. Looks like a perfect example of urban decay. Something just intruded on that though. The nice clean industrial buildings on the lower left.

My contribution

[Alien_397 8]

Shadow Prophet: Looking past the comments about the tight quarters, I really like how you've built the industial areas around the port, really works well with it.  9.2/10

Mpol: Great job taking something ordinary and making something cool out of it.  8/10

Patriots:  The whole thing has a certain randomness to it, which is not necessarily unrealistic in some cities...  Kind of a strength and a weakness. 7.3/10

Shingure: Nice use of green space in there, and great shot of the nightlighting, but lacks anything truly original.  Nice all the same.  7.8/10

Shadow Prophet(second pic): Not bad, but the fact that you can't actually pull off the attempted symmetry in game really detracts from the attempt.  Also the parks and plazas you used tend to add a cluttered affect to the area rather than opening it up.  6.5/10

Glenni:  Nice setting for that BAT, saw it in developement over at SC4D.  Whole thing makes me feel like I need a shower after looking at it.  9.5/10

Shingure(Second Pic):  The developed part is nice, cool use of the walls, but the rest looks terribly unfinished.  6.5/10

Now for something I've been working on.  This features(albiet from a distance) some new fences and dirt/gravel paths I've been making for agricultural and ranch areas.  Kinda like the effect.

[gabry85 2]

Shingure: Good idea! I like the monastery. You should give it a less "squared" look though 7.5/10.

Alien_397: Excellent picture. You did a very nice countryside 10/10.

[SpecialEddie 3]

That's a 10, Glenni! 

The texturing is fantastic, and hell--look at the detail! I can see tire-marks outside of the garage! I gotta applaud you not just on the BAT, but the surrounding setting as well. 

I'm not being nice, it's really THAT good.  

[Shadow_prophet 91]

Glenni: 9/10 Pulled off the realism rather well

Shingure7/10 Not working for me Maybe you should add more vegetation? And thanks for the feedback.

Alien_397 : 9.9/10 Nothing is ever perfect. But you're just that close. And your Criticism has been noted. Countryside is near flawless.

Hmm my last few pics didn't go as well as expected but i do appreciate the criticism. It helps me improve on my city building concepts. Meh I'm just here to have fun anyways

[smstevenms 7]

Haven't been on in awhile so I started where I last left off. These are in order as they were posted.
Fair & Honest comments only. There's a lot of great work here and some that aren't meant to be posted here.

(It's been awhile) mpol, the answer to your question about the avatar. From the forums or private
message page click "Profile". From there scroll down to author icon, browse the list or upload your own.
Now on to your image here: It's not bad, the land mass color has a nice dirty washed look to it, but the
water is to bright. I like the original much better, however the bridge to right doesn't appear to have
any height. The first I give a 7/10 and the second I give it 8/10.

MasterPlanMan, this is very nice, can't find anything wrong. I especially like the train set (both) my
fist 10/10

Duvad, I like this simple suburban town. That's just it though, to simple. Don't get me wrong very
pleasant to look at, but nothing much stands out. 7.9/10

Deever, There's not much here. I like the lighting, it plays well with the color of the trees, but
there's nothing here but trees & a bridge. What's the white spot on the water? 6.8/10

mpol, This other image isn't as exciting. There are some element I like but overall it just doesn't
move me. 7.5/10

Tojglee (HUN), this is very bland. That's all I can say 5/10

Brad-MacD, I'm partial to cities, and this one is very evenly dense. I like 8.6/10

Shingure, A bit simple but ok. I think if you removed the sidewalk mod and replaced it with the brick
mod it might this flow better. 7/10

SpecialEddie, cool blimp, it fits well 9/10

Thundercry, I'm not into the photoshop rain but this one seems to work well great work. 8/10

MasterPlanMan, excellent work. Great lighting, and well structured other 10/10 (Two 10's in one post,
wow)

Shingure, not sure about this one. The color of the buildings, the blurring, and the rain. 6/10

SpecialEddie, I love this City Hall one totally awesome. 9.5/10

masochist, dark, gritty, reminds me of childhood, I like it. 8/10

TheSixCents, this one is a bit to cartoony, and not much here. 5/10

*****atoo-210893, Beautiful & brilliant and usual. This might be your best yet 10/10 (thats now 3 10's)

ryan04, I'll rate you when I more to ponder.

Deever, I don't like this one. To choppy, doesn't look natural 4/10

tomdapom, Sorry but way to dark & to much rain. 3.8/10

Elaclairee, I can't see, please turn on the lights. 2/10

Elaclairee, this is a very nice looking poor class neighborhood. 8/10

dosomthin90210, I like this overall. Very proportional 8.2/10

CarmineHilton, Sorry but I really tell what I'm looking at. To dark, all I can focus on is colorful
lights. 4/10

Amerikaner, Very nice work, but I think this would look just as good even better in color. 8.5/10

dosomthin90210, Good work, nice to look at. 7.9/10

Weihnachtsmann, Well done, good clean structure & placement of transportation network. 8.5/10

ryan04, It looks ok but a bit to dark. 7/10

SpecialEddie, Once again beautiful city layout. 9.2/10

Weihnachtsmann, Good work, is the focus the transportation network or overall? 8/10 overall, 7.8/10
trans. network.

SimsPlanet2, It's ok but not exciting, needs more of somethings. 6.8/10

Deever, To bright, colorful, but just to bright. 6.8/10

topcliff, This doesn't look like rain. 4/10

capitol1, This look made me think of SC3000, and you have a car flying, would look ok if it was
the Delorean 5/10

SpecialEddie, Great work again, but the El Train is a bit snaky, this looks good but would be a
long slow train ride 8/10

Shingure, Sterile, to much grey/white, needs some color. 7/10

TheSixCents, Normally I'd say to dark but this one works. Very nice 9/10

dosomthin90210, Most farms have a pattern of growth. 6.4/10

Deever, I don't know not bad not good, dark obscured. 6.4/10

haljackey, Overall this is very nice. Mostly the transportation. 8.6/10

TheSixCents, I think the dome building should be on the corner, and you more variation in the buildings
other than that looks nice. 7.5/10

Elaclairee, this one is a bit better but I think it's still dark. 7.8/10

ilikehotdogsalot, Looks like a fun house, clownish. Would like to see original 5.5/10

Amerikaner, Not much here, nothing happing. 6/10

belfastuniguy, Very nice set-up. Well balanced, can't find much wrong 8.7/10

shinkansen1, Choppy, to much space between tall buildings and short ones, and that tan/orange building
stands out to much. 5/10

Shadow_prophet, Great! I like the statues, very impressive. 9/10

Elaclairee, about the censoring, notice my quote. I was told to change it from what it was because it
"offensive & disgusting", "in bad taste". Whatever!

*****atoo-210893, A day-time shot and still looks great. 9.1/10

shinkansen1, Not much wrong with this shot except the sharp rise in the ave. 7.6/10

Godzillaman, lets see the original, this one hurts my eyes. 5/10

Shadow_prophet, that is really a tall building. I think if there was more around it would help it
stand out better, but not to bad. 7.8/10

Elaclairee, This is a very cute & cozy. 8/10

belfastuniguy, Pretty cool, looks like this one took you awhile to complete. 8.4/10

Shadow_prophet, Impressive & balanced. Nice 8/10

belfastuniguy, can't see much detail, but looks ok. 7.5/10

SpecialEddie, Cool, but not exciting. Good tone. 7.7/10

Glenni, sweet so cool, damn rubber necks. 8.9/10

dosomthin90210, Reminds me of GTA Vice City, I couldn't stand all of the color blur. This nice just to
much orange. 7.3/10

Shadow_prophet, This is kinda basic, however I think the mono rail would be better next to rail bridge.
6.6/10

dosomthin90210, I like the retaining walls, but this might be a better pic at different time of day.
7.8/10

mrbisonm, Nice work, I like river/waterway. Overall great 8.8/10

Elaclairee, to dark again. Sorry 5/10

Shadow_prophet, Sweet ships, how much does it cost for a flight? 8/10

dosomthin90210, is the world starting over? 4/10

mrbisonm, Again nice image 8.8/10

giorgos69, nice work with the flames 9/10

Shadow_prophet, A bit more light and this might very nice. 7.5/10

capitol1, Not to rich, not over done, just right 8.7/10

ryan04, to much color, or coloring, no to bright. The colors stand out to much. 6.4/10

Amerikaner, Nice work, but it feels very cold. 8/10

TheSixCents, The construction site looks good much image needs more lighting. 7.8/10

topcliff,  2/10

mpol, Awesome port, enough said. 9.5/10

Shadow_prophet, Sweet port as well, I sense competitor spirit. 9.5/10

mpol, Don't like the greyscale 5/10

patriots_1228, Nice, good variation. 8.9/10

Shingure, Needs lighting. 5/10

Shadow_prophet, Interesting statue LOL. The overall image looks good though. 8.5/10

Glenni, Very dirty, very gritty, looks real. 9.5/10

Shingure, very nice stair path 8/10

Alien_397, it a far shot of not much of anything, how do I rate. ? ? ? 4/10! If this isn't the final
result then it's an excellent beginning. 7/10

Shadow_prophet, loving it, great lighting, busy & dense city. 8/9/10

[gabry85 2]

Bravo Shadow_prophet! That's a well-designed picture, and great work with Photoshop! 10/10

[JanYpe 17]

Originally posted by: Alien_397

quote>

So are all those rounded bits fences and paths? This looks great. 8/10

[Alien_397 8]

Shadow_Prophet: Well, no criticism this time.  I have to say there are few cityscapes that that make me just step back and say wow, but "Wow!".  truly stunning, all the buildings just seem to fit together and the nightlights just really bring it to life.  Really like it.  9.9/10 (eh, nothing's perfect, but close, very close)

@smstevenms: Haven't spent much time in the country lately have we, remember that not everything is concrete and bright lights.  I've used the natural terrain and lots with transparent base textures to simulate the look of real pasture and rangeland.  What lots you ask?, see below.  Hope that clarifies what you're seeing.

@JanYpe: yep, fences and paths I'm working on right now.  To elaborate:

Another picture (a little closer perspective this time,)

[+Guest]

smstevenms thanks for the grades, especially the last one!

And thanks for the information on the avarta. It doesn't appear to work for me very well. I'll have to look into it.

[smstevenms 7]

Alien_397, I'm more of a city guy, so when see empty space I see unfinished work. I understand what your doing though, and I give you 8.1/10 instead. The other image you posted isn't loading.

mpol it could be your browser settings or it might be ST server. I haven't changed mine in awhile, so if your still having trouble try contacting one of the moderators, they might be able to lead you to someone that could help.

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

heres one of mine

edited by me but not in photoshop

[smstevenms 7]

sEAhAwk fAn121, this is a well captured shot. This looks very well balanced, great job 9.7/10

[gabry85 2]

Good work sEAhAwk! I like roads network and the skyline (there's also a very thin fog, am I right?)

9.5/10

[smstevenms 7]

I can't see any fog.

[Shadow_prophet 91]

Wow. I didn't expect my last pic to be that good. lol Thanks guys. I really appreciate it and hopefully i can improve on it as well.

I'll post a pic later but i wanted to rate people's images first.

Alien_397: Thanks for the comment really means a lot to me. As for your pic. a 9.8/10. And where did you get those fences? It suits the area perfectly!!

sEAhAwk fAn121: Cool i saw this in your CJ. I give a 9.7/10.

[Alien_397 8]

Sehawkfan:  That's a spectacular Skyline, 9.5/10

Shadow Prophet:  check my sig

Chris

[smstevenms 7]

Shadow_prophet, lets see a day light image of that one as well, same angle/zoom.