Aqua Vista

[football_fever 6]

Example of how realistic this city is: I was looking at this CJ at work and my boss walked by and asked what part of the world the stallite photos were from. Keep up the good work. Very well put together

[jacqulina 162]

wow chris my friend that is some awesome work i love that university its beautifull,the area around it is so pretty too,awesome night pic amazing work you have done.

thankyou for the nice comment. 

[lennon801208 0]

wonderful city...I also prefer "green" style cities ...no wonder that Jacqulina loves it so much..are those neat british family houses plopable? what is their name? I would love to download them from STEX .... I cant wait to use them in my green "garden" city.......

[Gecko_2006 1]

I know I'd see this cj coming my way when I saw it in the "Show Your Accomplishments!" thread! And you've brought it to all of my expectations! Beautiful beautiful pictures! And the downtown is too good for words to describe, so I'll just give you a drooly smilie:

[connor_v 3]

Nice looking downtown. Is it grown or plopped? Looks good, I'll be looking forward to more in the future.

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Looking good! That's a rocking downtown

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

sweet downtown!! university of oklahoma, nice.... are you from there? *checks profile* ahh yes! lol i have been there. a looong time ago. Anyway, no i dont mind you calling me that lol, i get all kinds of nicknames around here lol woohoo more shopping centers, how i love shopping

[Hawkeye9 0]

Great night pic, that downtown is awsome!

[mayorron 0]

Wow, How fast things went. The investors feels the "feel" of your city. Keep up the good work, looks like Coca Cola will soon have a branch there.

[Camedia 0]

Wow, it all fit's together perfectly. Great job, can't wait to see the region

[seemurray2 21]

Hey everyone, it is time for my third update - there is lots to show, so I will get on with it...

football_fever - Thank you, that's pretty cool if thats true, I appreciate it!

jacqulina - Thanks again Jacky for always being so nice!

lennon801208 - Hey, thank you - those houses are gascookers UK Suburbia Pack, they do look really nice!

Gecko_2006 - Thanks for the drooly smile, and thank you very much for the great comments!

connor_v - The downtown is about half grown and half plopped.  I plop the civic buildings, of course, and then I plop the buildings that I want to give the downtown a certain distinct look, and let the rest grow.  If something grows that takes away from the appearance that I was wanting, I bulldoze it.  Thanks for the response!

Schulmanator - The Schulmanator!  Thanks alot, I like the "rocking" comment!

BlondeTwiggy - Thanks Twigster - yeah I'm from OK, from Tulsa (thats the city in my avatar).  I had a feeling you probably liked shopping, I mean you are female right? 

Hawkeye9 - Thanks Hawkeye!  

mayorron - Thank you, lol - actually the downtown was there during my first two updates, I was just keeping it out of the picture!

Camedia - Thanks again for commenting!

Okay, now for the pics - I will give as little description as possible and let the pictures do the talking...

Pic 3.1 - Daytime overview (view from the south)...

Pic 3.2 - Close up of the area developed...

Pic 3.3 - at night...

Pic 3.4 - Hess Express near the entrance of a new housing development...

Pic 3.5 - University of Oklahoma - Aqua Vista campus...

Pic 3.6 - Overview of Excelsior Park...

Pic 3.7 - Excelsior Park...

Pic 3.8 - Excelsior Park...

Pic 3.9 - Excelsior Park...

Pic 3.10 - EP

Pic 3.11 - EP

Pic 3.12 - EP

Pic 3.13 - Overview at night...

That's all for now, feel free to comment if you want. Thanks for stopping by!

[mayorron 0]

Everything still looks great. I love the night shot. Beautiful colors. Hey look at that, an arena, looks like there's a game. Keep up the good work man.

[gurrgkud 2]

oh my... two fantastic updates!!

looking very nice.. and realistic

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

very nice updates!!! cant wait for more!!!

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

I love the park and the greenness, it looks very well planned out, yes I am a girl lol so shopping is my fave thing to do(besides, errr, playing sc4 of course!)

[Hawkeye9 0]

Once again another great update. Awsome job.

[football_fever 6]

The more I see, the more I like. What kind of rock mod are you using? I never downloaded one because I never saw one that I liked. But that just changed...

[Gecko_2006 1]

Hm... I could have sworn I replied to this...

Anyway, Excelsior Park looks fantastic. The little lake is nice. And the fact that you surrounded it with apartments is realistic. You don't find many parks nowadays that don't have development in them unfortunately.

[Meastro444 1]

hey, nice CJ man. nice detail.

what rock mod are you using btw?

Meastro444

[seemurray2 21]

Time for the long overdue update number 4!  In this update I have continued expanding west, and have created a new area called the Spring Creek District.  I will get to the pics following the replies as usual...

mayorron - Thanks for the encouraging words, I appreciate it!

gurrgkud - Thanks alot, gurrgkud - hope you like this update too!

newyorkrunaway1 - Thanks, and sorry to keep you waiting!

BlondeTwiggy - Thanks Twigster, I knew you were a girl - I was just messing with you... and I have another shopping center for you in this update, it's another small one though.

Hawkeye9 - Thank you, glad you like it!

football_fever - Hey that's good to know!  I am using PEG's Limestone from his rock mod 1 pack (an oldie but a goodie).

Gecko_2006 - don't sweat it, that happens to me too!  I'm glad you liked the park area, I thought it turned out decent - and I know what you mean about the parks!

Meastro444 - Hey Meastro, thanks for the comments - that is PEG's Limestone from his Rock Mod 1 - it's old but it should still be on the STEX.

Pic4.1 - Here is the first pic showing the Spring Creek District before any development...

Pic4.2 - This is the current state of  development so far...

Pic4.3 - This pic shows the future site of the Spring Creek Plaza shopping center...

Pic4.4 - and this is after development...

Pic4.5 - night shot of the same area...

Pic4.6 - Spring Creek Parkway runs parallel to the creek...

Pic4.7 - Here is the view at night once again...

Pic4.8 - Some mixed use residential and commercial developments have sprung up along the North bank of the creek, this is currently the most prime real estate in Aqua Vista...

Pic4.9 - Here is the night view...

Pic4.10 - Looking East down the creek...

Pic4.11 - A final overview of the area, as you can see there is plenty more sites in this district yet to be developed, but planning is underway!

Sorry if that was too many pics, but I would love to hear any comments!

[RushHourFreak 1]

Pfff even you think there were too many pics I enjoyed one by one!!! Amazing job my friend and the housing development is very nice. The gas station is located perfectly and those lakes are wonderful!

[football_fever 6]

I like the effect of the water. Since the shores are so close the waves overlap. Very nice little strip mall. I don't have any transit enabled parking lots, so those shops always have to go on the street. I like what you did there.

[oyd 2]

amazing work..... everything looks so "real"..... i love your detailing....

[jacqulina 162]

hi my friend,those overview shots are beautifull,as are the night shots,that highway is very nice,i do like the lights,very pretty night shot.i like those houses you have where did you get them the darker brown ones.just the right amount of trees too,i like the lake,love the campus it looks great by the lake.excellent park,love the flora around the lake.beautifull night overview,nice pic of spring creek,the development is fantastic,the shopping centre is amazing you have done well,beautifull night shot.wonderfull creek,awesome work and pics and i do especially love the night shots.

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Great use of green space and water. This is a verythoughtfully designed town. The rocks on the water's edge are great - a nice choice of rock mod.

[pickled_pig 7]

I really like how everything butts up against the hill and follows the shore of the river. Splitting the road into two one ways was also an interesting and uinique idea.

Looking forward to more

-aaron

[BlondeTwiggy 43]

Wow it looks nice, I like the area you are building on, its very green and beautiful! a nice little shopping center, i see an old navy and a sears, w00t lol. I also like the rocks by the river. now i feel compelled to go dl some rocks, lol. I also like the houses in the suburbs that have those brown and black roofs.

[rewright 804]

Very nice. Good layout and detail. Not crowded with nice open spaces.

[connor_v 3]

Wow, looks great! I really like your creeks...they're very nice.

[mayorron 0]

Everything looks nice, love the creek. I definitely want to see some neighborhood connections. I hope you give us a region shot, just for fun. lol. keep up the good work.