Puerto Joya

[connorc24 2]

Wow! Great work! I love your before and after shots! I really enjoyed that. Grea port and airport! I would like to start flights there from Solomon as soon as possible!!

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

Mike the Mayor - thanks Mike glad you liked the airport, it isnt big though as my city isnt that big (pop currently at 1.4 milion) ill show more pics once it opens im itching to demolish the old one now lol

jacqulina - soon my friend its nowhere near presentable yet lol as im not that experienced in making nature scenes but i try

Benedict - haha yeah, as soon as i posted the pic i thought "err *****, why did i put that power substation there" LOL

pilotdaryl - oi pare ill post more pics this week, i want to finish off the introduction part (boy, this is the 4th update yet its still all introductions) and move on to the next chapter

Smarty218 - thanks smarty that was very flattering

connorc24 - yo west thanks, as i was typing the update i thought err i didnt have pics of the time when i was still reclaiming the land, luckily i had a region backup, opened it and luckily it was the region where the airport was still being reclaimed lets negotiate about the flight once the terminal opens

anyway, should i keep the ashy textures or are the regular asphalt textures better? im still 50/50 which to  choose coz i like em both lol well ideally id like the highways and the avenues to be dark, but the streets and roads to be ashy does anyone know how to accomplish that? which files do i delete?

[jacqulina 162]

im sure you will do a fantastic job with the nature my friend

[bbfan02 23]

Wow, excellent work! Great airport on that island. I like the port too. Looking out for more!

-bbfan02-

[petriknl 15]

Awesome city I like the fact that you show a development in time very cool. Btw why did they choose to build the airport in sea and not in the hintherlands?

Btw where did you find those containerterminals you use in the port? and sorry to bother you the elevated railwaystation??

[waway625 72]

sorry for the quick reply (might seem like im bumping the CJ) but i felt like i had to answer petriknl's questions now

Jacqulina - thanks i hope so too

bbfan02 - thanks my friend my next update wont be pretty though but i hope you still visit it

petriknl - glad you liked how i presented my CJ thanks

about the airport, two reasons actually

1. the rest of the region is hilly, in fact, if you look at the region view, youll find there is limited flat land

2. i (or they lol) wanted to integrate the transportation network esp the seaport and airport with the export processing zone, plus this way, the airport is accessible via the skytrain (elevated rail) and since im reclaiming land anyway, so why not include an airport too

about the port, its from somy the other container terminals are downloadable off STEX too. i just arranged them such that itd look like this terminal i saw in the net (manila container terminal)

about the elevated rail station, its actually a monorail station . The rail/track is a shinkansen mod (though i forgot where i got it sorry and its not at STEX im afraid)

hope this helps

[Nardo69 51]

Great survey from the past till now! I like all steps of the development, you even got a nice airport her (did you know that I don't like airports at all?)

Take care (and don't forget to make backups!)

Bernhard

[Jaime_ua 34]

Dude, your CJ is just amazing! I love the new airport but i have a request for Puerto Joya's authorities: Don't close the old airport, repeat, do not close the old one because it's just beautiful and real, just like real small airports in old towns. I love it and looks really great in the middle of the town!!! maybe you cau use it for small planes or charter flyghts.

Hope to see more soon!

[Slowhand 0]

Maganda! Taga saan po sila? States o Pilipina?

[suplado! 23]

awesome and very perfect airport pic and the port looks great as well, i really like the huge industrial complex and the container yard...looks very realistic!!

[Kiwi n Grapes 2]

That is an awesome airport! Great job on the CJ!

wooooo 50th post!

[panthersimcity4 162]

This is such an awesome CJ I love the colors and the realism.

[Andronicus22 1]

very colerful!      keep up the good work!

-happy building!!

~andro~

[TRNSTN 0]

Everything is so realistic! Keep up the good work.

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

Nardo69 - thanks for reading my CJ bernhard, yeah after a major crash, i have learned that backups are a real life saver

Jaime_ua - Glad you liked the new airport as far as the old airport though, well its a surprise but the authorities have deemed it expensive to keep it running (and dangerous since new skyscrapers are being built along the landing path) and have decided to sold the lot to fund for the payment for the new airport but what will be built there is a surprise

Slowhand - Pilipinas pare davao

suplado! - thanks idol salamat sa google earth coz i had the chance to look at images of subic and the industrial parks at calabarzon lols

Kiwi n Grapes - thanks for reading my cj, glad you liked the airport

panthersimcity4 - hey neighbor (neighboring CJ lols since our cities are both in southeast asia) whats up?

Andronicus22 - thanks for dropping by andro, hope you come back for more

TRNSTN - thanks for the kind words much appreciated pal

SNAPSHOTS

Well here are a few snapshots while i prepare my 5th update

a mosaic of the Poblacion (downtown)

a massive residential complex rises on the other side of the river, while another one is being constructed at the Ayala Global City (top) fronting the park.once finished, the residents of the two towers could probably look at each other thru telescopes since there arent any high rises between them lols

chinatown: new pailous were built, and aparments have risen as well

[skyliner22 16]

Good Stuff here! This is a very nice looking city, very tropical! Oh I spot my BAT

[waway625 72]

ahh yes, i used quite a few JDM bats in my city..love those asian style BATs (looking forward to skylark restaurant too )

thanks BTW and please extend my thanks to Nihonkaranws too keep up your good work, its you guys that make SC4 such a great game to play

[jacqulina 162]

im sure it will my friend,this is awesome work on the port and the building along the shoreline,excellent building skills.

[Twenty20 28]

I really like your city, it's exactly the kind of big cities that I love

[Smarty218 2]

Awesome downtown! Really nice diversity in there, very unique. Excellent update.

[pilotdaryl 25]

The city looks to be very well put together, waway!  Looks great!

[gabry85 2]

Great update, it's getting better and better! Love the harbor and the downtown!

[connorc24 2]

Great update dude! Really great city. I look forward to much more from you!

[GreekMan 246]

looks great!

put me in your list of Cjs!

[Jaime_ua 34]

It's sad to hear about the old airport's definite shut down but I'm sure that the project for that area it's amzing, just like the entire city! Hope to se it soon!!!!!!!! Take care!

Jaime

[panthersimcity4 162]

That is super awesome. That last picture looks very realistic!

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

jacqulina - thanks jaky i got your email too (will use it soon)

Twenty20 - thanks, i have to warn you, Puerto Joya isnt all flash though there are some derelict parts too

Smarty218 - Thanks, its not an update btw, just snapshots lol

pilotdaryl - Salamat parekoy

gabry85 - Glad you liked the snapshots gabry yeah its fun building waterfront developments. I had to post pics of the

downtown since i think i havent posted a pic of it since the first update lol

connorc24 - Thanks west (haha i call you west even if your username here is connorc24 lol)

GreekMan - Thank you for your kind words I have to thank the great CJers here (too many to mention) since i get most of

my inspiration and ideas from them

Jaime_ua - Dont worry, something good will rise on the site..The airport remains open though as the new one is still

unopen but i hear rumours of a deal between the contractor and the government that would hopefully mean the opening of

the new terminal

panthersimcity4 - Thanks neighbor (can i call you my neighbor CJ? ) looking forward to updates from Salau too

UPDATE 5 : Outside the urban core

Warning! massive yet (probably) boring update lol, i would understand if you will, at some point, doze off while reading

Before we begin, I would like to invite you to an overview of the metro area first since this recaps what I have shared so far and where i will resume. As seen on the metro view, the urban core only comprises a small amount of the entire city and, as explained in the previous update, the city is bounded by smaller cities.

click here to see a metro view without any graphics

Outside the Urban core:

So far, I have shown you the urban core districts. In this update however, id like to share the districts outside the urban core.While much of the developments and commercial activities are on the urban core, the districts beyond this area are a mix of sprawling residential developments (usually low-cost), agricultural lands and some small-medium manufacturing industries.

The Southern Districts (pink line)

We start off the 5th update along the southern part of the city. As what can be seen from the metro view, the southern coast is bounded by hilly terrain. Sprawling inward development is limited and so are large agricultural areas.Development, instead, is concentrated along the coast

There isnt much development between the Sta. Cruz and Puerto Joya, along the highway are trees and a few small houses.As we approach Puerto Joya though, the houses become more dense and some small agricultural lands are present.still there is few commercial activity

[frogface 352]

I like the mix of rural and urban and the region view is great!

the plantations are also a very nice touch, typical of SE Asia!

[Nardo69 51]

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Ooops - the update is already over????

*sorry but I just had to make that joke ... *

I have to agree with frogface - nice overall feelings and a astonishing farm layout.

There are just two things I don't like:

- The railway crossings at the highway exit ramps - you build that overpass, so why didn't you connect the ramps on the overpass without a unnecessary and dangerous level crossing?

- The freight station at the main track. Freight cars can easily stay hours till days or weeks at loading and unloading stations, that's why they are always on a siding and never on the main track

Other than that it was a great boring update!

Take care my friend!

Bernhard

[Smarty218 2]

WOW! Amazing update, I loved the highways for starters, they were great. I also really REALLY liked your farmland, it looked soooo realistic! I loved the rural communities too, the road system with the underpasses was great!

Phew, I still haven't covered everything, but you get the point!