The Greater Terran Region

[nihonkaranws 88]

Even better banner! Looks nice!

EDIT: WELCOME TO PAGE 32!!!!!!

[Markwizz 0]

Ah i see, may i ask why they arent permitted?

[Patricius Maximus 236]

The stated reason is excessive filesize, which will take up bandwidth, which will make the site run slower, which will increase expenses, etc.

[Markwizz 0]

May i ask why they arent allowed? Size?

[Cidwm 0]

New sig looks good though i agree with Patricius Maximus that it would look better if you removed the Mirowave Power Plant from left side of the sig.

[Haljackey 17,394]

Replies:

un1:  Thanks a lot!  Ya, everything will get outdated eventually.

deion30296:  Oh yeah!

068664663:  Oh yes they were!  Glad you enjoyed it!

cavscrew1:  Thanks a lot!  Glad you liked the first pic!

Patricius Maximus:  lol!  Glad you enjoyed the tour!

TV-VCR:  Yes indeed it does.  Its a little too early to be celebrating the 1 year anniversary, isn't it? Its not till December...

hamish:  Good for you!  Yes there is a major difference!

rushman5:  Thanks!  No, I already showed those pictures!  Something new will be comming!

hamish (2):  Thanks for your input!  I will take it into consideration!

-Yes indeed I did enjoy the opening ceremony!  It was so epic!

jmoats3:  Thanks a lot!  Glad you liked the region and the updates!  Want tips?  Just look at my updates when I was building the city of Terran Settlement!

Patricius Maximus (2):  Thanks for your input!  I will take it into consideration!

feliwi:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Glad you liked the first picture!

Dsrwhat316:  Long time no see!  Welcome back!  Glad you are still enjoying this CJ!

Hahayoudied:  Thank you very much!  Glad you like the highways!

Twenty20:  Wow, thanks a ton!  Glad you like the road networks!

Markwizz:  In addition to what Patricius Maximus stated, all the custom content I downloaded would not function if you downloaded the region.  You would have to spend hours upon hours downloading everything to avoid the brown boxes.

Patricius Maximus (3):  Well, the raw region is up for download on the STEX.  It is called Eaton, and looks similar to the Greater Terran Region (I terraformed it a bit).

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=5315

nihonkaranws:  Nice to see you back!  Glad to hear you like the sig image!

Markwizz (2):  I can link you to Eaton, the region this CJ is based off of.  But I cannot send you my cities or plugins.

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=5315

Patricius Maximus (4):  Yes, it also has to do with copyrights of those who made the plugins I use.  All that custom content needs to be downloaded because I am not allowed to distribute their work.  It is part of the rules.

Markwizz (3):  Yes size is a factor and also due to the use of excessive custom content.  If you downloaded my region, you would get brown boxes everywhere.

Cidwm:  Thanks!  Glad you like the new signature!   I will take it into consideration!

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Update time!

Sorry I haven't updated in a bit.  The Olympics are just so good this year that most of my free time is spent watching it!  

However, I did get some time to configure a special Olympic update!  The next two updates will showcase some of the sports venues and stadiums in The Greater Terran Region.

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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 squeezed to comply with site limits.

But, I have found a loophole in this problem.  Each compressed picture displayed will be linked to the actual uncompressed, true image.  All you have to do to view the image in its FULL RESOLUTION (1920x1200) is to simply click on the compressed image displayed in this city journal (800x500).  The reason that the images are not 800x600 is because I present my pictures in widescreen (16:10 aspect ratio), making the image much more appealing for the human eye's stereoscopic vision.

If you have any questions or comments about how I display my images, feel free to post a reply.

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Pictures:

Click the images for full resolution! (1920x1200)

Let's begin with The Greater Terran Region's very own Bird's Nest stadium.  Not nearly as large as the one in Beijing, but symbolizes the passion for sport.

The Water Cube if my favorite sports complex in Beijing.  It looks so great that I have constructed a number of them in the region.  They act as municipal aquatic centres.

This multi-purpose stadium has been built along the coastline:

A baseball stadium in Downtown:

A sports arena is inside this casino.  A lot of boxing/wrestling events take place here:

A smaller indoor football/soccer stad:

Track and field and tennis courts:

A basketball court is inside "Haljackey Square Gardens"

Another Water Cube and swimming complex along a multi-highway:

The region's primary sports stadium:

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Well, that does it for Olympic update 1 of 2.  I hope you enjoyed it!

Best,

-Haljackey

[Tia-may 0]

Interesting stuff. How did you managed to make segregated highways (4 tiles wide)?

[068664663 2]

Looks fantastic, although the water cubes don't really look "building-ish", if you know what I mean.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Those venues look great. I like how they blend into the area, and look at home in the GTR.

Have a good time watching the Olympics, Hal.

I just like the water sports, so I'm going to watch that.

Looking forward to the next update, but just take your time.

- Patricius Maximus

[un1 41]

Have fun whatching the Olympics. Wow, you have alot of Beijing plops in SC4. Keep up those updates (just enjoy the Olympics as much as Updating).

-un1

[rainyday 2]

wheredid you get the multi highways idowloaded lakeboys multi highway midd but there it doesnt work in the game

[penguin007 27]

Nice sports arenas there I love the water cube it just looks sooooooo cool!!!!

Will

[rainyday 2]

Great Cj i love your highways im just wondering where you got those white sunken highway walls???

[Cidwm 0]

Nice choice of arenas.

[Psycho_Teddy 25]

Omg I simply adore the first stadium! Looks awesome! A good stadium showcase! Keep it up hal!

Also I noticed a really good mix of vanilla/custom content that I'd not noticed before, it a takes a lot of skill to mitigate the two! Props!

[Hamish 1,370]

Wow, It looks good. And it adds a lot of colour.

Too bad some of the opening ceremony was faked...

[spore415 5]

looks nice (the sporting arenas!) maybe our teams should play some time LOL !!!!

[Mr. Monorail Man 3]

What happened to the TV tower where they do the Today show on NBC?

[edmonton_stinks 5]

Great Olympic showcase! You've certainly captured the spirit of Beijing...or at least the side of it they let foreigners see.

[dfnva 34]

Nice BAT's of Olympic stadiums. Too bad that they're not being held in the Greater Terran Region where it looks like, despite all the roads, that pollution is not as bad a problem.

-Dan

[Haljackey 17,394]

Replies:

Tia-may:  Thanks!  You can make these 4 tile wide highways (multi-highways) by using lakeyboy's multi-highway guide on the STEX here:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=4267

068664663:  Wow!  Thanks!  The Water Cubes', I think, add a twist to the otherwise crowded pictures, and the open space and colour of the building provides a much needed break for some of the images.

Patricius Maximus:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Ya, Canada still hasn't won a medal yet .  We came close in men's 200m swimming I think losing out to the bronze by like 0.09 seconds.

-Have fun watching the water sports!

un1:  Thanks!  I guess I do have a lot of stuff from Beijing.  I never really knew that

rainyday:  Lakeyboy's multi-highway download is a GUIDE, not a MOD.  All it is is a "readme" file which explains how to make a multi-highway.  You can make multi-highways without any downloads whatsoever.  (Not even the NAM!)

penguin007:  Thank you!  Glad you like the Water Cube!  I will show more in part 2!

rainyday (2):  Hey, thanks a lot!  You can download the white sunken highway walls here:

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=12982

Cidwm:  Thanks a lot!

Psycho_Teddy:  Great!  Glad you like the first picture!  I hope you enjoy part 2 of the showcase!

-Yes it does take some skill when you try to blend maxis/custom content into your cities.  Experience is everything!

hamish:  Thanks!  I think it does too!

-Ya it sucks to hear about the Opening Ceremonies' fakeness.  I loved watching it!  That little girl should have sang that song!  I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the fireworks, and its a good thing, because most of those were fake/previously recorded/edited too.

spore415:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Maybe we should lol!

Mr. Monorail Man:  I have no idea what tower that is .  Would you be able to show me the picture?  (I am not from the USA, and have never watched this "Today Show")

edmonton_stinks:  Why thank you very much!   Yes, its the side of Beijing they want us to see!

dfnva:  Thanks! Olympics in this region?  It's possible, but we would have to also cut the amount of cars on the roads by 50% not just to reduce pollution, but congestion!

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Update time!

Not too much to state here.  This is part 2 of 2 of the Olympic Showcase.  Enjoy!

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Pictures:

Click the images for full resolution! (1920x1200)  See my picture information section on the first update of this page for more info.

A small Gymnasium near a busy intersection:

The Toyota Centre, a large indoor arena.

A major stadium and arena in Downtown:

A newer baseball stadium:

A large gymnasium:

A Water Cube and Square Gardens in Terran Settlement:

An indoor arena in Escape:

A unique spherical stadium:

A large soccer/football stadium in Escape's CBD:

Finally, I will leave you with another Water Cube which has just been completed.

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Anyways, that does it for my Olympic Showcase!  Regular updates will now resume.

Best,

-Haljackey

[Patricius Maximus 236]

It all looks nice. Especially the Toyota Center and the newer baseball stadium.

[068664663 2]

I agree! But in the last picture, could you tell me where you got that train station?

[edmonton_stinks 5]

It's a very good showcase! I'm in no hurry to go back to regular updates anyway, and it's hard not to get into the Olympic spirit.

[Goldfish4209 9]

Nice! Is the first picture default maxis?

[luudan 6]

great work!!

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull city your building my friend

[Superchan 23]

looks sweet, btw where did you get that white domed stadium?

[dfnva 34]

LOL I think you're right, congestion would be the biggest problem.

-Dan

[Twenty20 28]

I love this city ! good choice of buildings, parks, excellent transportation network : awesome work !!