Is the Big Dig possible??

[jeeper 14]

Now that I''m fairly good at city planning, I''m about to start my much anticipated Boston region. However, I''ve been experimenting with using a "Big Dig" like underground freeway, but my attempts don''t look very realistic. Has anyone out there had success with tunnel freeways with surface on and off ramps. If so, PLEASE post some screenshots. I know if any site can help it''s SIMTROP.

[frogface 352]

Not trying to advertise but have a look at my city journal at the downtown screenshots and i have an example of underground freeway i havent tried with on ramps but they sound pretty difficult. Practise with tunnels and soon you should be able to get tunnels where you want them.
Good luck with this!

[jeeper 14]

Hey thanks Frogface. Nice lookin city too I might add. I don't have any trouble placing the tunnels, it just look kinda crappy when the free has to come out of the tunnel for the ramps, then go right back into another tunnel. It would be great if there was a nicer way to do it.

[Meg 368]

Did you read the underground tunnel tutorial?

http://home.new.rr.com/larzgames/under_tunnel_tut.htm

[digitalurbanity 0]

My mostly underground freeway system:

[A Killer Ewok 2]

You can use the terrainquery cheat to help you out too. Lowering the land by 20.0 points should be sufficent for a tunnel (for both sides, of course). I'm working on a city with an underground freeway system. Thanks for some pics, digitalurbanity!

[simcityperron 2]

Killer Ewok.  Will the entire system be underground?  if so I can't wait to see the pix!

[A Killer Ewok 2]

lol, I haven't even made the region yet!! Just planning it on paper. I plan to create the city that was featured in the Matrix series. It looks so damn cool, especially the freeway system! No, I haven't watched Revolutions yet.

[Equinox 1,209]

Wait, what was that cheat you mentioned?

Something about lowering the land 20 points?

How do you tell how much you've lowered the terrain?

 

I get the feeling these three questions are related...

[Joe123456789 0]

Can I download your city ?

[simbuilder 1]

I really like the tunnel, but can you say "vacant"

[BarbulaM1 38]

Nice tunnles. Did that take youlike forevery to make. It looks very hard to do.

[Tass 0]

I have done some experimenting with tunnels lately and I don't think it is possible to make them as you want them jeeper. In order for the on/off ramps to be put in, the freeway has to come out of a tunnel, then the ramp, then back into a tunnel again on the other side. I'd love to be proven wrong on this so if anyone knows a way to do it, plz let us all know.

To make tunnel entrances/exits with perfect sides, perfectly leveled ground etc of any width, length or depth (no deeper than sealevel of course) is very easy though. No need to raise the land first as so many ppl sugest, actually, it just makes it harder. The way I do it works very good for canals and such too. Canals can then be filled using the surface water texture lot kit for a truly awesome look. Sides can then be dressed in for example a brick texture. Bridges can be built over them too if one wants to.

[G4ce 0]

It probably is possible, the highway will have to come out of the tunnel to make on/off ramps and it will probably be much easier if it was a straight highway, but even if not it's still possible. You'll just need a lot of patience, a bunny to help you go started (it just keeps going and going and going)

[AfroThunda 1]

I wish I could show some pics of my underground highway system, I have a ground level highway that goes underground to allow for a uni. campus. Its really kewl looking it turned out really well. I also have an underground monerail system that runs through a few of my cities. I would upload pics but I am at my grilfriends house for the weekend.

-Afro

[simmax 0]

Underground highways would be great. It is not difficult but expensive to build them. I don't need them yet, though.

 

Afrothundra :  How did you build underground MONORAIL?!?

[tommiej 0]

check blahdy's Boston Big Dig Project, it isn't finished but it's amazing

[Meastro444 1]

ehm, lat post was THREE years ago, please dont revive long dead threads

[SC4Noobie 5]

Man, I wonder what those people must be doing.... 3 years ago lol

[mrbisonm 1,620]

Wake up tommyj !!! It is 2006 !

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