How do I make this city?

[Oh Ye Scat 0]

How do I make a city like this one:

http://www.darkacres.com/SimCitySceneCropped.gif

Do they use programs that allow you to build any building you want? Or are they just 1337 at city building?  

Thanks

[Vandraad 0]

Some of those are ploppable lots, others are standard. What you see there might not be the entire city for that zone.

[Oh Ye Scat 0]

but are there programs who allows me to build whatever I want?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Yes.  You need the Building Architect Tool (BAT).  When you go to the download page at Simcity.com for it, you will find a reference to gmax, which is no longer at the link given.  gmax is at Turbosquid:

Download:

Register:

The order of loading is:

1. install gmax
2. go to the registration site and get the code
3. start gmax and enter the code when requested
4. Close gmax
5. install the BAT.

The BAT is a gamepack for gmax, and it must be present and fully enabled.  You will be learning how to do 3D modeling, so prepare for a learning curve.

Here is a tutorial.

You might want to take a look through the ST-Exchange (button above) to see what's available.

As part of the BAT download, you also need the Plugin Manager and the new Lot Editor to make your models into lots.  As you work your way through the BAT download page, be sure you get everything you will need.

Oh, and to use the BAT, you need either Rush Hour or Deluxe updated to at least build 638.

[offgreen 1]

Those are all growables, so you just lay things out and see what happens. There may be more to that city or maybe not.

[scififan68 23]

I found the full story of that city in that picture at http://www.darkacres.com/SimCity-jump.html