Switzerland

[gndrew 0]

@fabsies55: Thanks! Yeah I know I need more custom content...only using the Euro set really limits your building diversity.

@roboo1: I appreciate it...that's what I was going for!

@xV.I.N.C.E.N.T.x: Thanks for all the kind words! I appreciate you adding me to your favorites! That pic is also one of my favorites...comparing me to LOTR is an honor!

Here is a quick teaser/update:

I've been working on Bern for a while now. I've built most of the farms that surround the city, and now I've moved on to developing the core.

Enjoy!

[jacqulina 162]

wow very nice region pic there my friend

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

Wow! Nice region! Can't wait to see some close up pics!

[xV.I.N.C.E.N.T.x 0]

The farms update looks fantastic. Definitely would love to see close-ups.

Vin

[rusty_777 0]

That region picture is excellent! I really mean it, from your farms, to your lakeside and riverside cities to what could be some sprawling suburbs. I like this a lot and congratulations at over 1,000,000 sims.

[PhilsCafe 8]

Hey gndrew. I agree with the posters above, your region looks amazing. Your transitions to farmland look very natural, especially around Basel. I'm looking forward to seeing your vision of Bern now.

- Phil

[Schulmanator 5,807]

Sweet! Looks real from above. Very nice.

[gndrew 0]

@jacqulina: Thanks as always!

@seahawkfan121: They will hopefully come soon...in the meantime, check out my pics from other cities!

@xVINCENTx: Thank you sir, that is my specialty! There are some farm pics in previous posts, but I will have a substantial amount in my Bern overview, coming soon.

@rusty_777: I appreciate the compliments. I've tried to make at least the aerials as realistic as possible. The towns themselves are semi-realistic, but I've taken a creative role in bolstering city populations to appropriate densities by adding skyscrapers that aren't part of the real city.

@PhilsCafe: Thank you, that's what I was aiming for. It's really hard to do this around some of the smaller cities.

@Schulmanator: Thanks!

Here is a teaser shot from Bern. I will hopefully have a full update within the next 2 weeks.

[PhilsCafe 8]

Cool, I'm looking forward to it!

[gndrew 0]

Sorry it's been such a long time since my last update guys...I've been incredibly busy recently.

But here it finally is...

Bern

Population: 240,000

I tried to do a fairly accurate representation of Bern, but unfortunately there are many high-rises that I know aren't in the actual city. I think I did a pretty good job on the government district though, and I hope you enjoy regardless.

Here's a good overview of the city:

A decent view of the central government district with the capital of Switzerland, parliament, and the executive house:

The beautiful cathedral in Bern:

Other central Bern shots:

University district:

Bern International Airport:

outer town areas:

Wealthy suburbs:

Farming around Bern:

Hope you enjoyed!

[jacqulina 162]

very nice transport system,great farming my friend.wonderfull close up shots

[SirUnger 13]

I really like your new update! I espacially like the the region shot you've posted some updates before (beginning of page 10). I'm looking forward to see more.

[Vegetarian-Dracula 3]

Wow, take a look at that... i could spend hours looking at those country pictures.

[gndrew 0]

@jacqulina: Thank you!

@SirUnger: Your wish is my command...see the updates below.

@Vegetarian-Dracula: Thanks! My farms are definitely my specialty. I also think I did the best job I've done yet on wealthy suburbs...I believe they turned out very nicely!

Here are some regional updates:

Regional shot w/out city names:

With city names:

Transportation map:

Enjoy!

[gndrew 0]

bump...check the Bern updates and region views!

[knarfmo 0]

Very nice cities. I like the region shot most of all.

[SirUnger 13]

Really amazing region shots! I can't wait to see some close ups.

[gndrew 0]

@knarfmo: Thanks!

@SirUnger: I appreciate the kind words sir! Check higher up for the closeups...there's lots of em!

Do you guys know where I can find a tutorial on creating waterfalls? Thanks!

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Holy cow! Those region shots are spectacular! You have really put a lot of effort into getting those tiles put together.

Well done,

-Todd

[gndrew 0]

@Todd: Thanks so much?

Guys I'm trying to create beautiful waterfalls...anyone know how or could reference me to a tutorial?

[drsn 0]

Very nice CJ. interesting to see switzerland - where i come from - boiled down to major cities and a couple of smaller ones in between berne being just a couple of minutes away from basle... and having an international airport in every city

but it looks really lovely. is there a sum-up of european sets somewhere? i'd like to style my cities more euro-ish, but find it quite tiring to browse through those heaps of custom content...

keep it up! looking forward to see zurich, which im most familiar with... wondering which surrounding cities you'll choose

[newyorkrunaway1 110]

wow, very developed region, cant wait for more

[gndrew 0]

@drsn: Thanks! I know they're not totally accurate (especially with the amount of high-rises), but I've tried to make them at least accurate in population. I downloaded most of the Euro-style townhouses from Andreas, I think on SC4 devotion, but maybe from here too. My Euro-farms are by kwakelaar, and I believe those are from SC4 devotion. I don't know of an overall Euro set that you could download, but it would be awesome if there was!

@newyorkrunaway1: Thanks!

Last night I figured out how to make waterfalls, and boy do they look sweet!!! I spent about 3 hours building 2 waterfalls in my new city, Thun. Hopefully I will have you an update in 1-2 weeks. I'll have a teaser coming out before then though!

[PhilsCafe 8]

Great updates, gndrew. I like your version of Bern, it makes an impressive capital. Nice placement of things like the wealthy neighborhood and farms. I like how the towns connect in your region view. I'm looking forward to more of your towns.

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

Ooooooooooooooooooooo... I'm really liking the rural farm areas.

[Tomasneto 20]

Nice update... Very good...!!

[Ric741 1]

This is unfortunate, because it's not like this in real life... (i'm from switzerland. So, i know)

[suplado! 23]

wow -- nice region shots!!

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

very nice past updates! keep it up dude!

[gndrew 0]

I'd just like to make a final post regarding my region, Switzerland. I had to uninstall SC4 the other day and delete my cities b/c my computer had literally run out of room. I'm in the Netherlands right now, and I hadn't played SC4 once since I'd arrived in January. It seemed like other people's interest in my region was waning and for me it just wasn't fun anymore b/c almost all of my Swiss cities just seemed like repeats with little character.

FWIW I created some awesome waterfalls in my last city, Thun. It's a shame I never was able to upload pics of them.

Maybe I'll be back in the future with another city, but probably not until I get back to America in June.

I hope you all enjoyed it while it lasted.