New Dublin

[penguin007 27]

Nice update I like the railways and may have to use those embankments myself

Will

[dresik 0]

Hi another small today,

Jayo: thanks,there's more seawalls to be seen in todays screenshots.

penguin007: thank you too, the embankments are brilliant Idea, I hate how elevated rail and highway looks without them.

today I'd like to present another suburban town, a most recent addition to New Dublin:

Dun Laoghaire

Dún Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town and ferry port, situated 12 km south of Dublin city centre, and is the administrative centre of the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The town had been officially renamed Kingstown in 1821 in honour of a visit by King George IV, but reverted to its ancient Irish name by resolution of the town council in 1921, one year before Irish independence.

The name derives from its founder, Laoghaire, a 5th-century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and France. Dún' is an Irish word meaning 'fort'. King Laoghaire is famous for having allowed Saint Patrick to travel the country and preach Christianity.

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Dun Laoghaire Harbour

The harbour, one of the largest in the country, and base for a major car ferry route to the United Kingdom, is notable for its two granite piers.

The harbour is the main leisure boating centre serving Dublin and the surrounding area and also the terminal harbour for the Stena Line High Speed Ferry from Holyhead, UK.

I have to give credit to Jeronij for Seawalls and breakwater sets, I love them.

And also JBSimio for the buildings I used for Dun Laoghaire Town Centre.

Hope you like it and you're welcome to post any comments.

[jayo 44]

Holy *****!!That update was good!The harbour was good although the breakwater should have been extendered out more

[dresik 0]

Welcome to last update this week,

jayo: Thanks, what exactly do you mean? That the piers are too short or that the breakwater doesn't fit together with jrj's seawalls or that the water underneath should be deeper?

This might be a small update but there was a plenty to see during this week so enjoy the last part.

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Bull Island



Bull Island or more properly North Bull Island is an island located in Dublin Bay, about 5 km long and 800 m wide, lying roughly parallel to the shore. It is less than two centuries old, having been formed by sand building up after the North Bull Wall was completed in the early 19th century to keep clear the channel to Dublin Port. The island is connected to the mainland by a wooden road bridge at the southern (Clontarf/Dollymount) end, and by a causeway at Raheny and forms part of Raheny and Clontarf districts. There are just a few residents, and in addition to the clubhouses of the two golf clubs, there is a Sea Scout den at the Clontarf end. 

Bird life on the island has been protected by legislation since the 1930s, and it was designated a national nature reserve in 1988. It is listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere reserve. Bird species on the island include Pale-bellied Brent Goose, curlews, oystercatchers, grey plovers and shovelers.



There are 6 terrestrial mammal species on the island: brown rat, fox, field-mouse, hedgehog, Irish hare, and rabbit. The common seal and grey seal are also found in the surrounding waters and can regularly be seen hauled up on sand at low tide at the tip of the island near Howth. The island is also home to the bee, pyramidal and common spotted orchids.

As well as two golf courses (the Royal Dublin and St. Anne's), the island also has an interpretive centre. Dollymount Strand, the c. 5 km beach on the island, is a popular walking and recreational area for Dubliners.



In recent years Bull Island has also become popular with kite-surfers, with a declared kitesurfing launch area. The shallow water and long stretch of straight beach allows for safe kite-surfing. This has encouraged many beginners to take up the sport on the island.



Due to limited space in New Dublin, there is just one golf course on the island in my game and the beach is just a few tiles wide, no space for huge beach lots. I have to work on the sea depth around the pier as you can see on this second screenshot:

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For the end I prepared a night shot from New Dublin Port for you today:



Cheers

[penguin007 27]

2 great updates. I particully like the harbour in the first that looks great

Will

[Schulmanator 5,812]

I love it! Dun Laoghaire is where I arrived in Ireland when I went many moons ago. Overnight ferry from England. Made me smile to see it in Sim form. Jeep up the great work!

[Cleaner475 150]

that port is great, looks very orginal a nice island golf course

keep it up,

Richard

[jayo 44]

Nice update mate.lovelly harbour!

[Silur 3,308]

Excellent work with harbores !!!

Real nice job with SC4 !!!

Waiting more and much success for you !

Thank you ...

[dresik 0]

Hello,

thanks for all the lovely comments

Unfortunatelly there will be no update this week as I had no time to play the game and build anything new. 

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I'm really sorry for no update but I have a good excuse - I've started to try to make my own buildings.

So far, I'm only going through the tutorials and playing with GMax. I will see if I'll be able to create anything usefull. If yes, maybe I'll create something nice to share with you guys in the future. But that's a long way to go and I really have barely some free time so dont expect any fast progress.

Maybe you'd like to check my first model, I'm learning on the go so this is my first (yet unfinished)creation.

This is the original, I chose it because it is simple. A nice little Irish pub.

I will probably have to remodel and retexture everything if I'd like to use it in SC but this is just for me to learn how the GMax works. I dont have the BAT installed on this computer so sorry - no 3D rendered view.

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If I will see that my modelling is going somewhere I'll create a new thread as a support forum.

New Dublin will continue, although I'm not sure If I'll be able to post regular update every week.

Once again sorry, I hope I'll be able to post something next week.

[Sim_Air 2]

your CJ looks pretty impressive mt friend

do't worry about posting...just make sure you enjoy building it first

keep it up!

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Nice work on your first BAT.

[www.bob.ie 0]

HI I LIVE BESIDE BALLYFERMOT IN BESIDES LIFFEY VALLEY DUBLIN AND I LOVE IT I NEVER HAD THE SKILL TO MAKE A CITY LIKE YOURS BUT ITS SO COOL ID LOVE TO SEE THAT AS A TOP DOWNLOAD SUCH A COOL CITY CHEERS

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work on those seawalls,excellent harbour my friend,i love the pics especially the night shots.

excellent bat you have made its something that i would love to use in my cj its lovely i cant wait to see more progress on it

[Cleaner475 150]

looks very impressive, can't wait to see it finished

I'll be waiting for updates, keep it up

Richard

[pipishere 3]

I really like your updates!! Keep up the fab work.

[dresik 0]

Hi,

Finally I have some time to update my CJ.

Sim_Air: Thanx, I do enjoy it very much, it's only a lack of time. 

Schulmanator,jacqulina,cleaner475: Thanks, I will try to get through all the tutorials and then finish my first contribution to STEX. Might take some time though.

bob.ie: Hi, thats great, another Dubliner is always welcome in Simtropolis. I wonder what do you mean "to see that as a top download". If you mean to upload the whole city somehow for others to play with, I wouldn't have a problem with that but unfortunately the dependancy list would be endless due to the number of custom content I used.

pipishere: Thank you too.

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Today I prepared an update dedicated to the wonderful suburban town:

BRAY

Bray is a busy urban centre and seaside town, situated about 20 km south of Dublin on the eastern coast.

 

 

The town is home for many who commute to Dublin by car or rail, is a market town for the surrounding area and still attracts tourists particularly from Dublin and at weekends. The town straddles the Dublin-Wicklow border, with a portion of the northern suburbs situated in County Dublin. The River Dargle enters the sea here, from a source near Kippure, in the Wicklow Mountains.

 

 

The town is popular with visitors particularly from Dublin who come to enjoy the beach, the amusements, ice creams and fast food.

 

 

Bray Head is the situated at the southern end of the promenade and a well worn track leads to the summit. The coastal railway line continues south from Bray along the seaward slopes of Bray Head. At the summit of Bray Head is a large concrete cross, visible from the famous Victorian promenade, which is regularly walked by locals and visitors.

 

 

The Dublin & Kingstown Railway, the first in Ireland, opened in 1834 and was extended as far as Bray in 1855. With the railway the town grew to become the largest Irish seaside resort.

 

 

Nowdays Bray is on the southern end of the DART Rail Network and also on the mainline Iarnród Éireann Rail Network which connects Dublin city centre on the north and Rosslare Europort on the south.

 

 

There are four bus companies which pass through Bray; Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Finnegan's Bray and the Glendalough Bus. There are also plans to extend the Luas green line to Bray.

 

 

Today, Bray is a vibrant holiday resort and boasts fine hotels and guesthouse accommodation, shops, restaurants and evening entertainment. The town also plays host to a number of high profile festival events.

 

 

It has a safe beach of sand and shingle to walk on, which is over 1.6 km (1 mi) long, fronted by a spacious esplanade. The scene is dominated by Bray Head, which rises steeply (241 m, 790 ft) above the sea, affording views of mountains and sea.

 

 

Bray makes an ideal base for walkers, ramblers and strollers of all ages. Walkers can join the many locals who stroll the mile long promenade which stretches from the harbour to Bray Head at the southern end of the promenade from which a well worn track leads to the summit. Also very popular with walkers is the 7 km Cliff Walk along Bray Head to Greystones.

 

 

The annual Bray Summerfest is the lead tourism event in the town. Held over six weeks in July and August each year, Bray Summerfest includes over 100 free entertainment events, including live music, markets, sporting entertainment, carnivals, and family fun. In 2006, over 60,000 visitors attended the main Bray Summerfest weekend in mid-July.

Bray also hosts one of the largest carnival and festival events to celebrate the annual St Patrick's holiday. The Bray St Patrick's Carnival & Parade is presented by Bray & District Chamber and is a five-day festival of carnival fun, parades, and live entertainment.

 

 

Bray hosts an annual international jazz festival in a weekend in May.

Other attractions in Bray include the Old Courthouse (1841), Victorian seafront and Bray harbour (1891), St Paul's Church (1609) and Bray Town Hall (1881).

Bray is home to Ireland's only dedicated film studios, Ardmore Studios.

 

That's all for today, I will be looking forward for posting more.

[Sim_Air 2]

Excellent update there! Wonderful work; the recreation seems pretty accurate. Well done; please keep it up!