The Greater Terran Region

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Congratulations for your Trixies! Well deserved. And a new one for the new NAM will be coming next time around!

[mightygoose 92]

so, so, so deserved, about time you got a trixie, the other two make up for lost time, now keep up the good work because don't you dare think for a second i'm not lurking, big thumbs up mate...

[GreekMan 246]

ahhh how dare you win at sprawl?!?!? When i had more than you!

This is a scandal!

nah i am joking. I didn't think that tall towers classified as srawl. I am surprissed by that one but

Best CJ(you got my nom). That is a feat when there were 10 or so in that catagory! Congrads hal!!!! You earned it! what was your slogan?

BTW: great update!

[remanh 1]

Congrats on the Trixies Hal! Well deserved.

[Dsrwhat316 12]

I also would like to congratulate you on your Trixie wins. Great job, Hal!

~ Dan

[TmiguelT 10]

Congratulations on the trixies ........ i kinda did the same that u did but in a much less scale . i'm trying to make my own cj as well but you guys are great and i'll think that my cj wont be whorty to see

[Vahr 343]

congrats on the trixies! Hope on seeing more awsome stuff!

[Haljackey 17,398]

Replies:

Zezug:  Thank you very much!

Theirishnintendonerd:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Me too!

futurama2506sim:  Yes they will be (I hope! )  Me neither!

Blue Lightning:  Wow, thanks a ton!  Yeah, he should leave some space! 

Twenty20:  Am I now?   Thanks a lot!

driftmaster07:  Maybe.  I'll think about it.

rainyday:  Thanks!  Me neither!

blue sinjid:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Congrats on your Trixie!

068664663:  Hehe...

futurama2506sim:  Yes indeedy

GreekMan:  Really?  Ok, thanks!  Congrats on your Trixie!

collgab:  Thanks collagb!

Korot:  Hey, thanks a lot!

Patricius Maximus:  I sure hope so!  Indeed I am, and I can't believe it!

IsaacTham:  Hopefully I answered your question! 

Patricius Maximus (2):  Glad you enjoyed the "mini" update! 

Simsamerica:  Thanks, very very very much!

dfnva:  Hey, thanks a lot!  Maybe, but I'd perfer to have it in a area that isn't already developed.

-Congrats on your Trixie too!  Well deserved!

Tomasneto:  Thanks so much!

ecoba:  What was it? 

ComputerGuy890100:  Hey, glad you liked the concept!

SWAT-MEDIC:  Hehe, thanks as always!  Congrats on your Trixie too!

rainyday (2):  Wasn't it?  Thanks a lot!

kj3400:  Interesting.  I hope so too!  Thanks a lot!

hamish:  Always, always.  Thanks so much!  Nice Mac attack! 

IsaacTham (2):  No problem!  Thank you!

jacqulina:  Thanks!  You too!

rainyday (3):  Thank you so much!

io_bg:  Thanks a lot!  It means a lot!

Schulmanator:  Thanks!  You too!  The team awards should be up soon!

mightygoose:  You're back!  If I knew you were still lurking around I would have nominated you for loyal lurker or something! 

-Don't worry, the GTR hasn't shown any signs of stopping, but things may get slower as my university term progresses.  Its February now, and thing are about to pick up real soon!  I hope to hear again from you again sometime soon!

GreekMan (2):  I don't get it either!    Sorry!  This isn't ordinary sprawl, that's for sure! 

-My slogan is my CML:  "Click for full resolution!"

-Grats on your Warm Fuzzy too, that's quite impressive!

remanh:  Thanks so much!

Dsrwhat316:  Thank you Dan!  Congrats on yours as well!  Long overdue I must say!

TmiguelT:  Thanks a lot!  I'll be waiting to see what you can come up with!  Just give it a shot, and then we can give you pointers on how to improve it!

Blue Lightning:  Thank you very much!  Hope I don't disappoint!

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News

Recently, the Trixie award winners were announced, and the award-winning GTR added a pair to its collection!

The GTR has already won:

-City Showcase Spotlight Award (from the SC4 Wiki)

-Best Urban MD (during SC4D's birthday bash)

-Of Special Interest This Month (just last month at SC4D!)

...And the GTR recently won:

-Best City Journal (possibly the hardest award to win and the category with the most members nominated and most nominations cast)

-Best City Sprawl (in this case, not suburban sprawl )

On top of that, I also won the "Slogan of the year" Trixie, which is "Click for full resolution!"

-Tarkus was also nominated for his "Imminent" slogan

But that's not it.  The GTR was also the runner-up in:

-Awe Inspiring City

-Best City Planner

-Chaotic City

As well as being nominated for:

-Most Aesthetically Pleasing City

-Best Use of Custom Content in a City Journal

-Best Roadgeek City Journal

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Anyways, that's it for now.  I should have another new update ready sometime soon.

Oh, and check out my new RHW Interchange Guide if you haven't already!  I've been updating it a lot recently!

-There's a direct link to that thread in my signature.

All the best,

-Haljackey

[ac94 5]

Congrads on the trixies Hal! Both well deserved! Thsi city journal is definately inspiring what an urban metropolis + RHW + A great journalist can = A trixie winner. Let's see if you can get Best CJ in 09 Trixies!

[Cockatoo 2,257]

Oh Hal, you’re so humble...

But seriously, this CJ probably was the standout in '08. (Yes, I lurk here.) Congrats on your awards, you must put a damn lot into producing this thing and it seems that it’s paid off for you. Well done.

[IsaacTham 0]

Go, GTR!!! I voted for you, you know? Great work in your tremendous effort you put in to do up this CJ!

[lucky7 73]

Yeah!!!! Two more than well deserved Trixies, congratulations! Very good update, looking very much forward to more,

lucky7

[thepokemaniac 18]

Congradulations! If I had remembered to vote(), the GTR would have been my choice for best CJ!

[doironhebert123 0]

HEY hal!!! congrats!! you got slogan of the year i saw!!     CLICK FOR FULL RESOLUTION!!!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Great work on this cj to win the Trixies this year, and to be nominated for so many! Very impressive. The work you put into this really has paid off, and it shows.

[Dsrwhat316 12]

Congrats on your Trixie wins, Hal, especially for Best CJ!

Apologies for not commenting as often as I used to, but RL has been in full-force for several months now. But that whole time, I have been following your CJ's growth. Congrats again!

~ Dan

EDIT: I just realized I posted before and after your post. Guess I'm getting "old"....

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Congrats on all the GTR's Trixies Hal! It deserves them!

[pipishere 3]

Amazing work on the road and rail network....inspiring

[masochist 111]

Congrats on the Trixies, Hal! Something told me you were going to at least get slogan of the year , but now GTR gets the recognition it deserves.

[Godzillaman 21]

Congrats on the trixies you won, you deserve them.

[JakeMD 107]

I have been called upon by high authority to squash this evil bug. I will then comment on the greatness of the CJ update when the bug is gone.

[SimsRealtor 20]

Congratulations on the trixie haljacky and i you still have the best planned highways, you must be highway crazy (I am too, i can spend countless hours creating diffrent types of highway interchanges, when there isn't even a town or city created ).

                                                 -SimsRealator

[Follarch 327]

Yay for trixies! Trixie.....fairies....TRIXIE WIELDING FAIRIES!

Good work on your previous work haljackey. Your cities just pop up right out of the ground and go for several kilometers into the air huh. And you're work with the RHW is also incredible.

[Livin in Sim 83]

Wow, haljackey, you won six Trixies.    You're like the Michael Phelps of ST.  Just stay away from the Wacky Tobaccy, now, ya hear?

I've lurked in this CJ for ever.  You see, I accidentally clicked on one of the pictures and was actually absorbed into the city.  Luckily, I had a nice simmobile to drive, it was an Audi.  It had a wicked stereo system.  So I cranked it and I've been driving around all this time.  I was on an interchange for about 20 minutes.  There were huge light towers and several tunnels.  I went off on a left hand exit and then down a one way street past some blue skyscrapers in the CBD.  Someone in a green Subaru tried to cut me off but I managed to force him onto the sidewalk near the apartment towers.  Next thing ya know, I was on the bypass.  I ditched off of that in an industrial area that went on and on.  Then there was another skyscraper jungle, with buildings so tall I wasn't sure what time of day it was.  I'm here to tell you that GTR does go on forever...

Good job, I'll see you on the streets.  Don't try to cut me off.

--Liv

[Vahr 343]

GO! GO! GTR! I love the urbaness of this region. How much is your population?

Your highway knowledge amazes me, its like you're the highway king.

Love this CJ,

Vince

[Haljackey 17,398]

Replies:

ac94:  Why, thank you very much!  That's quite an equation, that's for sure! 

Cockatoo-210893:  Aren't I?  Thanks again and for keeping me honest! 

IsaacTham:  Hey, thanks a lot!  See you round!

lucky7:  Thanks so much!  Congrats on your Trixie too!

thepokemaniac:  Hehe, thanks anyways!  Trixie or not, the GTR will continue onwards! 

doironhebert123:  Thank you very much!  Yes indeed I did.

NMUSpidey:  Thanks a lot!  It was a tight race, I'll tell you that!  With all the other great CJs out there (including yours!), I bet it was tough for the admins to decide.

Dsrwhat316:  Thanks, you too!  A well-deserved winner indeed.  RL gets the best of us (I should be studying for a midterm, but decided to take a break to update the GTR ).

-I also see you are making a Wiki article for your CJ.  If you need any help with that, just let me know!

deathtopumpkins:  Hey, thanks a lot!  It is always appreciated!

pipishere:  Thank you!  Glad you thought it was inspiring!

masochist:  Thank you so much!  Yeah, I had a felling about that one , but not the others... that's for sure!

Godzillaman:  Thanks zilla!  Always great to hear from you!

SWAT-MEDIC:  Really?  That's odd.  Well, thanks to you, its gone now.  Thanks again!

SimsRealator:  Thanks a lot!  I don't consider myself a roadgeek, but someone did vote the GTR for "Best Roadgeek CJ".

Archean:  Hehe, thanks!  Its like a magic beanstock eh?  Cya later!

Livin in Sim:  First of all, let me say welcome to the GTR!

-Phelps won 8 medals, and I "only" got 6, so I'm not Phelps material yet .

-An Audi eh?  Interesting story you share with us.  The GTR may be a never-ending jungle, but its planned in a way so you can navigate your way around without too much trouble.  If all else fails, grab a roadmap or one of those fancy GPS systems and you'll find your way around!

-Thanks again for all your comments!  I hope to hear again from you soon!

Blue Lightning:  lol, thanks a lot!  The current population is 16.5 million or so, projected to grow to about 45 million in the near future.  Glad you are enjoying this CJ and its highways!

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Update time!

This will be my first (full) update since the Trixies came out.  Its an honour to be the best and best sprawling CJ around, and I hope the GTR will live up to its reputation!

The update will mainly consist of more developments in "The Landing", as preparations are underway to not only expand the GTR, but build a port as well.

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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 STs 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 on the images for full resolution!  (1920x1200)

Here we see more work being done on the rail lines.  This web of junctions is still being worked on before it opens.

The first interchange along the east/west elevated highway has been completed.

A closeup of the interchange, with signs added.

Further inland, a bullet train line has been built.  It will provide a quick connection with Terran Settlement, the city to the south.

Heavy signage has been used at the new partial-y highway interchange to notify motorists of the split and advanced information about merging.

More signage along the RHW-4 to RHW-6C transition.

On the RHW-6C itself, large blue signs are used to direct shipping traffic.  This is the main interchange that leads to the port.

In this photo you can see how intricate the networks are.  From sunken to elevated, highway to rail, the portside connection has it all.

More work has been done on the rail viaducts that lead the rail lines into the port.

This last pic should hold you over until the next update, showing a new freight station, some of the port and seawalls.

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More port action is to come!  I'm downloading seaport content like mad right now!  I'm kind of new with building ports, so is there any content that you could recommend for me?

I also reconstructed, updated and expanded the GTR's article on the SC4 Wiki.  Click here if you want to check it out!

The GTR is getting close to reaching 2,000 comments and 40,000 views.  Staggering numbers eh?  Thanks to all for your continued interest and support!

All the best,

-Haljackey

[JakeMD 107]

Looking great, I can't wait to see what you have for a port!

[un1 41]

Looks great haljackey! I wonder what surprises you will have for us next update!?

[ky72x 13]

Not a bad haul this year, eh? Congrats on your Trixies! I definitely saw you winning the "Best City Sprawl" one. Yep, your skyscraper jungles and transportation webs are really just amazing.

Great job on the interchanges, as always. Nice accurate placement on all the signs, I really liked that. Another thing I liked was that one aerial shot of the area. Man, I really can't wait to see it all in action. The port looks like its coming along well. I can't wait for it to be up and running as well.

- Kyle

[Follarch 327]

Nice port! It looks like that one part of it that's lower then the other has an opening in the wall. And the layout of the city has a lot of potential i see as usual. And of course, most if not all of my port content is PEG's CDK3 stuff.