Planning Gotham City

[SpecialEddie 3]

Gotham City: The Planning Stages

I wouldn't call this a city journal, but more of an outlet to see what the public will think about the final, finished result of Gotham City. This way, I can get feedback and make some changes before I post the final "drafts" of the updates. Also, I will use this thread to experiment with layouts to see how everything will fit. So basically, I'm posting random images to see what you guys think. Hope you enjoy it. Feedback and criticisms are welcome and appreciated. 

This first mosaic will pretty much show the basic layout and style that I'll be using--a comic book! However, I've just noticed that some of the quality was lost when I converted it to JPG. If anyone can help me find a good picture converter (with little or no loss in quality), I'll be forever greatful.




If you have any questions, as well, I'll be happy to answer. 

-Eddie

[football_fever 6]

Awesome. Awesome.

I did kind've the same thing with The Planets. I wanted to show off my stuff before it shows up in the actual story.

As for a converter, I don't see much quality loss using GIMP.

I hope to see more, and hopefully you'll launch this bad boy pretty soon

[fate556 5]

I dont like batman but Im looking foward to your cj

[fate556 5]

I dont like batman but Im looking foward to your cj

[daniel01 0]

geez that was really awsome really like the graphics there

and the comic strip was amazing

keep up the good work mate

daniel01

[Voulpiotis 4]

Very good start!

[homeandaway 1]

woohy!, coolio storyline, always looking forwards for more as always!

Take care

~AleX~

[SamTheMan 0]

Is batman going to be apart of your city?

[psteverific 8]

That looks really slick, didn't even notice the screenshots at first glance.

Really creative, I really want to see more

[SpecialEddie 3]

Thanks for the feedback, you guys have all been a help. I'd also like to thank football_fever for reccomending GIMP. 

Yeah! Lossless .JPG conversions!!!1111

fate556: Well, let's hope the new CJ will change your opinion about the Dark Knight.

SamTheMan: Well, there can't be a Gotham City without a Batman...

psteverific also brought up an important point. I'll be incorporating SC4 screenshots into the comic strip itself, because well, this is a Simcity CJ. I also like to compare the SC4 picture side-by-side with its comic counterpart to see how they're similar to each other. 

And here's the next preview. You might be wondering, what's with the change in styles? Well, because the first image showed in this thread were scans taken from a comic book, edited, added new speak-bubbles, and molded with SC4 screenshots. This new one I'll be showing you are a blend of DVD screen captures and SC4 images. In my opinion, I happen to enjoy the Batman Animated Series more than Batman Begins.  Even for a cartoon, the BTAS had mature storylines and dialogue. More info can be found at 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTAS

EDIT: Here's a treat for the kiddies.

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work my friend awesome pics very nicely put together

[Mulefisk 15]

Oh wow this is cool

Great idea to mix sc4 with comic books.

[homeandaway 1]

wowow, look at the last pic - ultimate!. - so love it!, and cant wait for more my friend!.

Take care

~Alex~

[Nardo69 51]

Now THIS IS special!

And as a comicbook fan I like the idea of making a comic book CJ as well as I like what you made out of it!

Keep it coming!

Bernhard

[patriots_1228 51]

nice comics, and the city aint bad either

[crazyyaya 4]

That's great, i like it when people try to replicate cities on sc4. How did you get that blimp?

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm really liking the comic-book theme! please keep this up!

[Deever 23]

Gotham City? Who would've thought... I hope this project gets off the ground.

Since it's Gotham City, I'm guessing most of the pics would involve night time and/or a rainy day right?

[SpecialEddie 3]

I'll be experimenting with Times New Roman font in "update" to see if it matches better than Arial for the images. 

Replies: 

Nardo69: I'm glad I'm attracting the attention of my target audience. What kind of comics do you read?

crazyyaya: Hey, thanks for the comment. That blimp can be found by searching "Zeppelin" on the STEX.

ilikehotdogsalot: Just keep in mind that this isn't the official CJ. This is just an experimental thread. 

Deever: Of course. Bats operate at night--they're nocturnal! 

Sorry if I didn't reply to all your comments. As this isn't a real CJ, I'm only answering to those who have questions or have something that catches my eye. But thank you all for the feedback!

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A bit of background on the storylines. For the first month or so of updating (in the official CJ thread), I'll be posting the "comic book" Batman Begins (with my own Simcity twist ). After that, I'll switch styles to the Animated Batman, and that will have tons of new storylines, including new villains, characters...it'll be interesting to see how it turns out, and what you guys will think of it. I've been planning this months ahead (but still hard at work), and I hope you guys will enjoy it. 

This is Wayne Manor. Thanks to meinhosen for lotting this for me (He got rid of those awful robo-knights in the backyard ). 

Inquiries, comments...you know the drill.

[jacqulina 162]

wow waynes manor is awesome very nice pic

[joshiejack 0]

Woah, that's a lovely screen.

[BubbaGump 0]

SpecialEddie with a new CJ?! Aaaaaaah!

[football_fever 6]

Those pictures look MUCH better now that you're using GIMP. It has quite a learning curve, but it can make things look amazing. One of my favorite things is adding fire like this shot from Crystal City:

I seriously hope the CJ will be starting soon. Wayne Manor looks exactly how it should. It's amazing what you can find on the STEX, no?

[crazyyaya 4]

Hey Special Eddie thanks for replyling, you've got a awsome city with lots of potential, keep it up!

[meinhosen 11]

That's one fancy-schmancy Wayne Manor you've got yourself...

Nice job on the initial posts... might make me pop in once in a while just to see how things are going. Great work!

[homeandaway 1]

i am always looking forwards to seing the pics my friend!. - take care

~Alex~

[siso43 13]

Looks amazing your Gotham City, fantastic work

[Voulpiotis 4]

That IS cool! Where did you get the hot-air balloon?

[SpecialEddie 3]

I think I'll keep the font...

Replies:

football_fever: Hmm. Look's interesting, I might have to check out how to do that effect. But right now, I'm focusing on making some crispy-clear jpgs. Thanks for the help--and suggesting GIMP!

crazyyaya: Yaya.

meinhosen: I can't thank you enough for lotting that for me! It's made dozens of my storylines involving exterior shots of the mansion possible. 

Voulpiotis: Search "Zeppelin" on the STEX.

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This is the infamous back-street where random acts of violence can create a domino effect which may never end...

...and where childhoods come to a close.

[capitol1 1]

yay its batman town!!

i cant wait to see wayan manor!

Btw whats you avatar?Is it underoath or something?