The Greater Terran Region

[Hamish 1,370]

Wow, good update, or should I say dates. Haven't been over here in a while.

Good video, and much better with sound and a higher definition version as well.

[gabry85 2]

Beware, General Haljackey is in the town! Clear the way!

[Haljackey 17,385]

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dfnva:  Cool, Thanks!  Glad you liked the music!

bbfan02:  Thanks for the comments!

edmonton_stinks:  LOL, yeah!  Crazy, eh?

Need4Camaro:  LOL, glad you liked it and the music! 
-I used hypercam to make this video, which is in F-Forward.  It does save on the filesize.

mightygoose:  Thanks!  I have no idea, I think that's what the game does when you exit a city?

waway625:  There's a first time for everything!  Thanks for the comments!  The mayor is the only one who drives in a tank, its the only safe mode of transport!

kj3400: LOL, I use the tank so I don't blow up in UDI.  Also, its slower, so easier to keep track of in fast-forward videos.

jacqulina: Great video?  Thanks!  Great tanks???? Well, okay, thanks

Tommy7777: Nice to see you here!  Thanks for the comment!

hamish:  LOL, long time, no post, eh?  Glad to see you back!  Glad you liked the video!

gabry85: LOL!  Ya, the mayor is the one in the tank!  No limo for him!

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Update time!

Another video!  I keep experimenting with different video programs and techniques, so let me know what you think of this one.  

Also, what you should know about this video:
-No tank this time!
-Video is not in fast forward mode, but real time.
-A high-quality video is linked to this post.  Just click on the file and it should play on your default media player.

A Youtube video box should appear below.  If you can't see it or are having problems, follow the link below it.  Make sure you turn up your speakers!

It gets choppy here and there, sorry about that.  Also, mind the brown-box.  I need to fix that

A High-quality video should be found below.

Download High-Quality Video HERE!

I hope you enjoy it!

Best,
-Haljackey

[kj3400 178]

First off, great video!

Second, I don't know how you manage with all those buildings. I don't have 1/10 the skyscrapers you have and I have trouble driving.

Third, where'd you get that light rail train in the first few half a minute?

Last, the second song, did you get that from Motorstorm?

Whew, that was a lot of commenting!

[mightygoose 92]

fantastic new video. i like the traffic interaction.... great work.

[bbfan02 23]

You make great videos! I need to learn somethings from you...

-bbfan02-

[Smarty218 2]

Couple questions:

First: HOW do you get those videos to embed?? It never works for me!!

Second question: What do you use for video capture in game?

[Hamish 1,370]

Great video there.

[dabadon5 295]

your city was very nice and full of life,unlike mine, and nice driving skills !

[marco1771 0]

quite the highrises nice city

[Haljackey 17,385]

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kj3400:  Okay, a lot of replies for you:

1.  Thanks!

2.  LOL!

3.  Here:  https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=11779

4.  I have never player Motorstorm, but I hear its a great game.  Is the song in that game too?

mightygoose:  Great, thanks for the comments!

bbfan02:  Thanks a lot!  All my stuff if "open-sourced", so I don't care about you pirating my stuff (Just give me the credit, eh?)

Smarty218:  Couple replies:

1.  Click the "anchor" in the reply box.  Then paste the embedded code from a youtube video in it.  You should get a video!

-The only thing I've noticed is that it doesn't work with the Firefox browser, so I have to switch to IE every time I post a video.

2.  I use Hypercam (fast videos), and FRAPS (real-time).

hamish: Thanks for the comment!  I'm glad you liked it!

dabadon5: LOL, nice driving skills?  Well, whatever .  Thanks for the comment!

marco1771: That it is.  Thanks for the comments!

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Update time!

Its time to look at Terran Settlement, a city located north of Downtown.  It is thus far unpopulated, and is used as both a recreation and transport for the region. 

-However, since both Downtown and Mighty Mouth have run out of room to grow, Terran Settlement is now preparing for development of its own.

To prepare for this development, the existing infrastructure is getting a overhaul to prepare for heavier usage.  New roads and rails are being added as well.

For the next little bit, this CJ will focus on the development of Terran Settlement to show you how I make my cities.

Here is a overview of the city right now.  It has 0 population.

City:

Transport: (RHW shown by thin green lines if you look closely)

And, now on to pictures!  Some of them are before/after photos

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Picture Information:

NOTICE:  Please Read!

    Before I post some pictures of my cities, please know that I strive for the best quality of my images possible.  Every picture from here on-in is not photoshopped in any way, and is taken directly from the game to show you exactly what I see in the game.  The only editing done is converting the .PNG file to .JPEG.

***IMPORTANT***    Also, please know that my pictures are COMPRESSED, and are NOT RESIZED! When you resize a picture, a ton of the image's quality is lost, and is shrunk to comply with ST's picture size limits.  Compressing the image retains the quality, but looks terrible when squeez

[Smarty218 2]

Great planning! I love the RHW! Each interchange is unique!

Oh yeah, and thanks a ton for the info, I gotta try that out...

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Great work. Those junctions look absolutely fantastic!

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work all round excellent planning.fantastic video my friend

[bbfan02 23]

Excellent work on the development around those interchanges. That city is fantastic so far!

-bbfan02-

[Coyote Seven 6]

Mind if I ask, but where did you get the Haruhi Suzumiya Bunny statue? I didn't know anyone made such a thing for SC4, haha!

[dfnva 34]

I do the same thing when I develop regions, I put down a skeleton of where the roads will go and such. Then I change as I fill in the areas as needed. Looks good.

Dan

[kj3400 178]

Excellent infrastructure. I plan my cities out too, even going so far as to draw a map for it, but the city never seems to come out exactly how I planned it. Is Terran Settlement going to be a real city or one of those places that want to be a city but, being already near a city, have to be a suburb, but with its own downtown? 

Thanks for the info on the download, and in answer to your question, yes it is in the game. Motorstorm is a good game, but I prefer Burnout Paradise, but that's a subject for another forum. 

Owwwwww! Writer's cramp!!

[The_Hutt 11]

Nice highway interchanges there. I like the signage you've got as well.

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Oh crap, I missed a lot in the past month!

  Your cities and their infastructure are impressive as always.

Also, those videos were wild! I never knew you were so ingenious with the camera!

Your CJ never ends amazing me haljackey.

Nice Job

[Hamish 1,370]

Excellent, great use of the RHW and MIS there.

[edmonton_stinks 5]

Looks well planned. How come there's already a traffic jam on the RHW if there's zero population?

[mightygoose 92]

fantastic but why arent some of those pics in the compendium

[Need4Camaro 50]

LoL Nice second video and nice highways. It's coming along very nicely.

[Haljackey 17,385]

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Smarty218: Thanks a lot for the comments!  Glad the info helped ya!

Mike the Mayor:  Thank you!  Welcome to the Greater Terran Region!

jacqulina:  Wonderful, thanks so much for the comments!

bbfan02:  Great, glad you like it!

Coyote Seven:  I believe I downloaded it from Somy's Website.  Honestly, I have no idea who that is!  Take a look in the Japanese BAT Gallery for a link to it.

dfnva:  Interesting.  Thanks for the comment!

kj3400:  Hey, thanks a lot!  I don't actually draw a map myself, but whatever works for you!  Terran Settlement is going to be a real city just like all the others!

The_Hutt:  Thanks for the comments!  Glad you liked the signage!

Fresh Prince of Wmbg:  LOL! Welcome back! Thanks for the comments!

hamish:  Thanks a lot!

edmonton_stinks:  Thanks!  There's traffic because the RHW is still a commuting road between cities, but the area has yet to be developed.

mightygoose:  Thanks!  I believe some of them are now!

Need4Camaro:  Thanks!  Glad you liked it!

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Teaser shot!

Sorry I haven't done an update in a while everyone, I've been a busy guy recently.

-During my "Absence" from this CJ, I purchased a new computer monitor, which enables me to take high-definition screenshots for SC4!  This means that my full-resolution screenshots will become high-def as well, from 1440x900 to 1920x1200! (AKA desktop 1080p if you know what that means)

I present to you a teaser shot from my new monitor.  All photos from now on will be this size as well!

Click on the 800x500 photo to see it in high-definition! (1920x1200)

As you can see, Terran Settlement is going to have an industrial area.  Due to strict environmental policies, only high-tech industry will be able to develop in this zoned area.

Best,

-Haljackey

[Smarty218 2]

INDUSTRIAL???! No way! Sweet man, looking forward to it!

3000th post! I'm a celebrity!

[mightygoose 92]

great work hal industrial area is nicely laid out, might want to get some freight rail in there...

though

[Shingure 56]

Wow the road layout is nice for an industrial area. I doubt there will be a traffic jam in that area anytime soon.

[kj3400 178]

High definition? That sounds great. It looks almost as if I'm playing SC4 now... Maybe I should go play it.

[jjune4991 1]

i like the network there. and i can see a little bit of construction. wonder what the whole looks like.