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[Shadow Assassin 336]

Thanks, Helomoto. Well, next up, we have Tuggeranong being renovated.

[6underground 11]

Hello Stranger! So this is your simtropolis gettup huh? Nice place , I really like that radio tower with the convention centre, i'll have to hunt that sucker down. Well you know me i'll post over here or over simcitycentral, not fussed

I Proclaim this to be thee; Ye olde page Three! Creoso!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Yay. Page 3.

And let us be welcomed to the next update - Tuggeranong's Urban Renewal Project.


Before the urban renewal project.


The open patch of land before development.
[these images were taken last week]


Just a relatively new suburban division. This area has been left alone, as part of the Urban Renewal Project.


The first After Picture. This area is now low density residental, though, the agency is having a hard time trying to get people to buy this land.


Residental filled in the rest of the gaps, while a new shopping mall was constructed on the site of the old convention centre.


The hotel was pulled down, and a brand new church was erected in its place, along with some trails and sprawling parkland.


This area was basically left unchanged, however the divider was rebuilt.

And that's about it.

[sharkbait16 0]

Nice residential neighborhoods, they blend so well with the great parks.  This CJ is coming along nicely.  Can we get a glimpse of the city as a whole?

[oroen 0]

I agree, the residential developments looks great with the parks in the vicinity.

[wks2003x 0]

The parks are superb.  And they do make the area look much better.  Think you can give me some pointers on how to do parks, SA?

[Shadow Assassin 336]

For a glimpse of the city as a whole, you'll need to look at region views, as I don't have pics of Tuggeranong.

Thanks, oreon.

Thanks wks2003x - here's a couple of tips:
- Create a flexible layout.
- Create a few parks of your own in the Lot Editor.
- Make good use of custom props.

That's about it, and have fun!

[sloppet 3]

great pictures so far!! [:0] good work S_A

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Thanks, sloppet.

Welcome to:
Paragia: Dynasty's northernmost city



Paragia's town centre. It's generally a nice place to be, surrounded by industrial seaport, and the beautiful Seaport Village.


The entire Seaport Village. 55 shops to be found here, all providing different needs. Every Sim loves the seaport village. There is also housing and hotels along the frontage road, which leads to the rest of SimNation (Paragia's on the edge of the map)


The DNS Pentium, currently docked at one of Paragia's spacious docks. (obviously). Though, it is expected that a dredging operation would be underway in order to allow the ship to leave dock without having to back up.


The entire seaport. You can see the DNS Nitro hidden by the island, a defence force. Also, there are two other ships in this image, the DNS Sempron (the smaller one), and the DNS Beutelgeuse (the larger one). Here is where the bulk of the fleet is being held.


Paragia's rather spectacular residental area, using a different type of zoning, not seen elsewhere in Dynasty, you can see the core of Paragia's industry there, quite small, and 100% manufacturing. 10,000 people live in Paragia, at this point in time.


Paragia before incorporation, but after terraforming. Ignore the glitch.

Enjoy this update.

[oroen 0]

The mid-rise apartments looks nice along the avenue, across of the waterfront area.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Thanks, oreon...

Hmm, only one reply? Come on people, comment!

[dhoppeii 12]

Hey SA, Wow, missed two updates....Well, let's have a look shall we?

 

Really enjoyed the before and after pics....I will admit it took me a bit of looking until I got myself oriented, but I think now, I see what you have done here.  I really like the trails behind the church....Very nice looking, green park area.......The last pic in the previous update is also a great one.  I like what you did with the tunnels under the avenue.

 

I love the wharf and shipping port in this most recent update.  It is just huge.  There also seems to be a European feel to the residential sector there too.  Looks Great.

 

Great Job....

 

Regards,

 

dhoppe

[Shadow Assassin 336]

*sings* Bump, bump, bumpity bump!
And thanks, dhoppe for the comment.

Ah, this update is Titanium Grove, and I'm trying out new graphics for the update - what do you think? [edit: oops, forgot to copy the update here ]
New update...! Welcome to Titanium Grove...!

This here is the city overview. Clouds and all. This is home to the only parking lot that can be seen by any low-flying satellite clearly.


The Berlin Embassy. Made to seem as if no expense has been spared. It's the building to the top. The bottom one is basically a multi-purpose building, used for various diplomatic purposes. It is shared by both Dynasty and Berlin diplomats [and possibly other regions such as Amethyst Cliffs and Socale]. A FTA agreement [and many more to come] has been signed in recent times between the leaders - Shadow Assassin and Trixin.


Titanium Grove Amusement Park.


The master-planned community, using 100% British Rowhomes®.


Redwood Grove. Named after the freakin' huge trees that GROW there.


Meriott Lake. With fountains and everything. [Yes, I'm aware it's a bit big, but it's the best I could do - using PEG's old centre waterfall splash thingy...


Six Ways Park. Look to the left, that intersection was named Death-Trap of the Year three times in a row. Fun fun. On average, there's at least one crash a week, usually a minor scrape - blame the traffic lights. :twisted:


A suburban subdivision.


Another one.


Yet another one. Whee. You can also see Embassy Gardens Mall there, too.


Part of the Titanium Grove CBD.


Yet more CBD-ness.


This bleeds over into Gemstone Valley. This is Titanium Grove's Residental Area.

[oroen 0]

Actually I think Marriot Lake looks just fine, not too big at all. I like all the parking near the stores; lots of parking is nice and suburban. And that Six Ways is a monstrosity!

[wks2003x 0]

Beautiful seaport.  I have to agree with oroen, the lake is gorgeous...as well as the amusement park.  BTW, Titanium Grove is so green...I almost want to see a big resort right in the middle of the map, haha.  Good job on the Six Ways area.  Your parks are always top-notch!  I'm lovin' it.

[MrCinatit 30]

holy cow, Shadow...the amount of work you must put into...your eye for detail and willingness to put so much time and effort into that detail is mind boggling. the little roads and streets winding around the neighborhoods are magnificent.

i likeyour new graphics, as well...i find the where am I? to be quite helpful, and gives us an even better idea of the scope of what we are looking at.

keep up the great work.

[newy2 0]

wow dude congratz on such a great cj, spectacular pics too
Nice work

[sharkbait16 0]

Wow, this CJ doesn't get enough praise.  Gotta love that port area, although it does look a little unfinished.  I especially like that little island jutting out there.

And Titanium Grove, odd name for a city but spectacular nonetheless.  The embassy looks great and those neighborhoods are so realistic.  BTW, where di you get those flower gardens, they work better than the Maxi made ones.

[dhoppeii 12]

Great Update SA.  I really like the new presentation......very eye catching....

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Thanks, guys, for the comments. Will have another one coming soon.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Hmm, unfortunately, I've forgotten exactly where, but they're the Wildflowers lot on the STEX.

Well, welcome to the tranquil town of APPLEGATE. This town's only got 3,700 happy little Sims living in the place. More like farms, farms, and more farms, and the occasional tumbleweed.

And I present to you the little course-on-the-side... Applegate!




Many of the farms in the city area. Some famous farms are given special mention.



Experimental Farming - who knows what they cook up in that big dome? Maybe a new breed of genetically modified corn? Applegate's Tractor Dealer can be found just across the road.


Sweet as Sugar and Turkey Mart



http://img208.echo.cx/img208/1087/applegate0044wo.jpg

Many random pics here:



As you can see, that's Applegate! There's an error on one of the pics - dunno how that happened, so just ignore it. There'll be two or three farming towns coming up soon. I couldn't be bothered writing much, so sit back and let the pictures tell the story of Applegate, the side dish of Dynasty... literally.

This town was basically an experiment in the BSC farms... it took me three hours trying to get everything working. There's some textures missing, but I don't particularly care.

And as always, the compulsory Share And Enjoy. :mrgreen: And that was update 17: Applegate.

[Nik-nik 3]

Love it, SHadow Asassin!

I get the feeling of a deja Vue. Did I miss something? Did you start a new CJ as the old one was too big or something?

Titanium Grove is excellent in its simplicity. Well, anyway keep up the good work.

[sharkbait16 0]

Hmm, a lot of your pictures aren't showing up even after I refreshed the page.

Well from the one picture I can see about Turkey farms looks good.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

That's Imageshack for you. I'm even considering changing over to IMGCity.

[newy2 0]

nice farm shadow, each look unique (judging by the only pic that works), too bad the others dont show up cause of imageshack   

Ill be looking forward to your next update

[aasim45 1]

Your 2nd last update was terrific!!

However, I could only see a Turkey Mart picture from your last update! Must be some server problem.... I am sure it will be great as well!!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Well, I seem to be holding on grimly, never letting go. Anyways, thanks, all for the good comments.

Next city. Gemstone Valley!


Gemstone Valley main section overview during the day.

During the night, with fog added by Photoshop. You like?


Various buildings in Gemstone Valley - the Shalloya Shipping, or fondly known by the locals as the Dildo , is at the bottom right, then Frank and Archai II next to it, then the bottom part of Mori, then over to the brown building (forgot its name, lol - if I even click on it to query, the game crashes, so I can't find it - something to do with the NDEX plugins...), then Raysorra Unlimited next to it, and finally the Wells Fargo Centre.



The East Side.


Casa Del Sol Hotel.


Northside.


Aaaanndd.... Bianco Hills!
Now for the random pics.






As always, share and enjoy!

As always, comment. Lurkers, set your mode from Lurk to Active, please.

[dhoppeii 12]

SA - Love all the pics.  I really like that night shot....

 

I looked at the links that are going to your pics...(the ones that are missing).....You are getting line break code in the middle of your pics.....Not sure how that could happen, but that seems to be the problem....It looks like it might be an image link followed by the line break<BR>and then another image link.  All this is coming through for a single image.  Don't know if this helps out or not...I hope so, because I would love to be able to see all the pics....

BTW, loved the Casa Del Sol Hotel pic.  Fantastic job of putting it out there on it's own little island.....Great Job.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Fixed the Applegate update, the images should appear fine.

Thank, dhoppe.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

No comments? Argh, it's annoying. I'd like ideas, maybe... or you're too speechless to post?

Well, this time, I figure I'll show a bit of UDI-ing, eh? This is the first time I've done it, so bear with me (22 images). If you like, I'll do more in the future.


I had called for a taxi driver to pick me up from the airport tram's shuttle bus depot. Right on time, as usual. Good service here in Celeron Mountain.


Driving along, there's the microwave plant on the left, the Advanced Research Center on the right. Not much can be seen of the plant, but I heard that a fire happened there a few months ago. So, as a result, security has been a lot beefed up, as this is the only power supply for Celeron Mountain, and we cannot afford to lose it.


At the intersection. My taxi driver told me that he's pretty new here, but will happily take me on a tour around the city. On the right, is the Black Hole Water Plant, where water is drawn from the well to provide water to Celeron Mountain. We're about to turn left at this intersection, heading into the city.


Entering Downtown Celeron Mountain. Not too bad. It's a bit quiet here, not as much traffic as you'd expect.


Turning onto the interchange here, apparently my driver took a wrong turn, but that's okay, as we got to see a bit of downtown, before heading to the hotel.


Well, looks like we had to move over a lane or two - the right most lane got blocked off, as there was foliage intruding onto the highway, and the highway was narrowed down to two lanes to minimise damage to vehicles. I hear they're going to cut them back, and reopen the highway fully.


Passing by Chandlers. The road's very bumpy, and now I can see why my driver told me to hold on. Hell, I hit my head on the roof of the car several times. I hope they can re-lay this highway...


Passing by Ong. This is our exit. Looks a bit hairy in this image, but we made it off the highway in time, narrowly missing the barrier...


We're just driving along the avenue, next to the country club. I hope my hotel's close by, as I want to get a few rounds of golf in. As you can see, there's not much traffic around... good.


Well, my hotel is just right there, it's only a 2 minute walk down to the Club. Looks like we just narrowly missed being caught in that crash - the guy ran a red light, and pushed that car clear across the intersection.


The next day, I called for another taxi to take me to the Duomo, and look around the area for a new house. The guy turned up late. Let's hope he's as good as the guy I got yesterday.


El-rail passing over the avenue, as we were driving under. There's a lot of trains passing by - we saw three in the time waiting for the light to turn green so we could go.


The obelisk at the bottom of Ong Condos. I wish I could have an apartment there, but the rent's horrendous - something like $2,500 per week. But it's worth it... it looks as if no expense has been spared, which is most likely true.


The top part of the new Medical Centre, as we were passing by it. It's made by a Japanese architect, and looks good.


Looks like there's the turnoff for the Duomo. There's the sign up ahead.


Passing by an intersection up the hill. There is a sign there, as well. This hill's the steepest I've ever seen... will we make it?


A bit further uphill, we've just turned from the junction from the bottom, ready to turn into the next intersection, to go further uphill. Hopefully this is the last intersection, I don't fancy driving through this rather nice residental area every day - blame the hills.


Finally at the Duomo. What's so interesting about that puke (or is it a bright green teddy bear?), that people are standing around it? Ah well. The Duomo was pretty nice too. I asked my driver to wait, while I took photos of the building.


We were just exploring the area around the mountain. This area's nice, I'd like to live here, but I don't really like driving on steep hills - it's hell if your brakes give out, and your car rolls down the street!


Well, we made it back on the main road... this here is an entrance to some subdivison in the corner of the map. We're turning left.


AHHHH! A BEAR! FLOOR IT! Turns out that bear was merely curious about us... he soon lost interest. Well, who'da thunk it, a bear in Celeron Mountain. Wonder how the zoo will react?

Well, I headed back to the hotel, played a round of golf, and overall, had a bit of fun in the city that never sleeps. There are an awful lot of nightclubs around, you know.

This would conclude the first UDI update. Celeron Mountain is now at 250,000, and the region population is 925,000, approximately. Only 75k to go till 1 million, eh?

Does anybody want the traffic map? (this is an old one)