Puerto Joya

[Jaime_ua 34]

Ok...I did not know you can recreate a real city in SC 4........ Puerto Joya is amazing! I love the aereal view of the entire region. It's really helpfull to find out where are all the districts and farms. Just a little question......how do you build something like that???? do you plop? do you use cheats? or are those pics the result of months of hard work???

Congrats my friend!!!!

Welcome to page number 7 of the most realistic Cj

[nihonkaranws 88]

OMG This is such a beautiful city! How can you do this? Amazing job, I am so inspired!

Where did you get that elevated rail bridge in this picture?:

[pilotdaryl 25]

How could this update be boring?  I love roads!   Well laid out, from what I can say!  Your CJ is awesome, pare!

[bbfan02 23]

Now that is an impressive city! For one second, I thought you were serious!

-bbfan02-

[connorc24 2]

Wow that was amazingly. . . . . .. . . . . NOT BORING!!!!! LOL. Great job dude! You really are a master. I'm so happy to have such a great city builder in the AU. I look forward to more!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Awesome! How awesome, you ask?

This update earns 7 out of 5 stars...

and 13 on a 1-10 scale!!

Love the details, the harmonious blending of lots and flora... just great stuff. Now to fall back alseep to dream of the next update.

[SODATWIN 7]

very nice... some of these photos do remind me of the philippines...

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[GreekMan 246]

OHH WHAT IS THISSSS????A BORING UPDATE?!?! I think not!

Awesome update!

[Dsrwhat316 12]

geez, wake me up when it's over. why must you bore me?!

just kidding, man. this was a spectacular update! i see your are using the high speed rail mod. i tried it before, but didn't really care for it. but you seem to make it flow nicely.

might i suggest a mod? try out a sidewalk mod; i think some of your denser area will look better with different textures. the one i use is found over on SC4 Devotion; it is a sandstone texture. only a suggestion; just disregard it if you want.

i also enjoy seeing your farms and ports; they are quite realistic. this is an amazing CJ, great work!

~ Dan

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

frogface- thank you for those kind words   i like khaled too

Nardo69 - Hey bernhard glad you liked the development

about the rail, thanks for the tips. To be honest, ive no clue about rails since there arent any here in my city so thank you

the only railways ive seen are the ones in Manila and i dont see much since most ive seen is when i pass thru areas like these..LOL

the railway crossing the highway exits though, well im targetting the economic side of it i figured out that the trains would only pass 1-3 times per day so it would be too expensive to make special provision such that the rail wont cross any exits (well that and the fact that im still learning to use the exits lol)

hey i just noticed you have a railway tutorial, i better start reading it then

Smarty218 - Thanks Smarty Glad you liked the highways and the farms, twas a pain to develop since it was my first time to use the RHW and boy did i had to do so many repeats lol

Jaime_ua - thanks for the very kind comment Jaime Glad that you found the region view (or metro view in Puerto Joya terms lol) helpful

how did i do it, its a mixture of Plops, cheats (moolah is such a helpful cheat eh) and months of hard work of course i grew too (probably 30% plop and 70% grew though residential plops dont work so the residentials are all grown)

the region took me a few months of development before i was able to start the CJ

nihonkaranws- thanks! it wouldnt be like this if not for your contribution though (so again i thank you)..love those JDM bats

that isnt an elevated rail bridge though, its a monorail bridge. It just automatically replaced the monorail bridge to look like that. I used the Shinkansen Mod BTW..but since i cant remember where i got it, i just uploaded the file for you. You can download it here

pilotdaryl - thanks pare, well the layout/pattern of roads (at least the highways and their locations) are patterned after Davao so i had a hometown inspiration

bbfan02 - I was..why? didnt you doze off while reading lol..thought it wasnt interesting but i just felt i had to post these parts to complete my introduction to the city (lol took me 5 updates to complete an intro)

connorc24 - Thanks for your invitation and warm welcome to the AU too my friend

Schulmanator - Thanks for the very flattering comment my friend much appreciated

SODATWIN - Thanks, i do strive to make the developments patterned after the Philippines

GreekMan - Haha, when i said boring, i was under the impression that this would be a boring update since the images more or less look the same. add to that the number of pictures lol

Dsrwhat316 - thanks for the suggestion Dan that mod sounds interesting.Ill look it up on sc4dev then High spee

[skyliner22 16]

Its abandoned and theres a NEW ONE!

[TRNSTN 0]

I really like how you did your farms!

[pilotdaryl 25]

Home Along da Riles!

Teaser looks nice!  The updates to the airport make it look alot better!  You just need a better control tower.

[feliwi 4]

great cj, keep up the fantastic work

[GreekMan 246]

you must be crazy talking about a great city like this!

Thanks for adding me. I added you to my list!

Welcome!

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

skyliner22 - hmmmmm

TRNSTN - Thanks, i enjoy making farms too..well sometimes lol

pilotdaryl - Haha you remember that sitcom?

feliwi - thanks

GreekMan - Mwahahahaha im crAzY alright! LOL

SNAPSHOTS

Ok, id just like to share some snapshots of what i worked on yesterday had a lazy afternoon so ... lol

Kembali Coast @ Kembali City (the island off Puerto Joya)

[waway625 72]

 

OPENING OF THE NEW PUERTO JOYA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGER TERMINAL

It was another  congested day at the Puerto Joya International Airport.The terminal was jampacked with passengers, some flights were still delayed and passengers and airport workers were under a lot of stress

But there was something unusual in the air. An sentimental aura among the passengers and employees was prevalent. People were taking pictures more than the usual. The Airline employees were looking at their workstations as if it were the last.
Of course it was...It was the last day of operations at the old Puerto Joya International Airport as the New Terminal will finally open the next day

More than a month ago, the Supreme Court has finally made a decision regarding the dispute between the Philippine Government and the Contractors of the new terminal. Dragging for almost two years, the investigations regarding the overpricing and kickbacks were finally over and the "corrected" price was indentified. As per the court's decision, the remaining unpaid contract was to be granted to the contractor by allowing them to operate the terminal for a period of 5 years (thru terminal fees, rental fees etc...ok dont ask for more details lol im not privy to the contract )

Fast forward to the final day of operations at the old airport

From the outside, it looked like a typical day at the old Puerto Joya International Airport

Passengers at the Philippine Airlines Check in area fill the counters for the last PAL flight of the day

Passengers at the Pre Departure area take a last look at the terminal they have been used to thru the years

Night Falls at the old terminal as the last passengers arrive

The final flight from Osaka arrives at 9PM

The Last Flight: A JAL 767 bound for Osaka

Off she flies

In the morning, an unfamiliar sight beckons...no more passengers trying to catch their flight, no more planes parked at the tarmac

16km south, another unfamilar sight.. the lights are on at the new passenger terminal

at the taxiway, a familar visitor at an unfamiliar location (i promise this is the last time ill use the term "familiar" in this update lol)..fittingly, it was the nations flag carrier to first touch down (passenger plane) at the new terminal

The passengers disembark the PAL plane from Manila to be greeted by the smell of the brand new terminal

As the dawn breaks, more planes fill the gates

The President of the Republic of the Philippines, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (small woman in white) leads the opening rites

[connorc24 2]

Looks Awesome! I hope one of those planes is heading to Solomon Can't wait for more!

[collgab 10]

Nice CJ, just checked it out! cant wait for more!

[villagemayor 0]

amazing pics! I really love the BPO Complex! Love the airport too!

[Nardo69 51]

It's  nice airport. (I don't like airports at all, if I post more than two words about them you may regard it as appreciation )

About my tutorial, well I speak about the rather elaborate German / Midde European railways, I do know that in other countries (unfortunately) railways aren't that important.

Nevertheless a railway crossing on a ramp is a potential danger for all vehiycle on a  highway or highway ramp so that I don't think such death traps could be tolerated anywhere ...

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

Bernhard

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Great pictures there, like the look of the new airport!

[tankmank 853]

very nice updates very nice

[bbfan02 23]

Wow, excellent work! I love the night lights. Great work with the terminals!

-bbfan02-

[pilotdaryl 25]

BEST UPDATE EVER!

[skyliner22 16]

Awesome! I was right! I love how you created nightlights to those planes. How did you create those night glows?

[waway625 72]

REPLIES

connorc24 - its in the works

collgab - thanks for reading please come back for more

villagemayor - thanks for the support

Nardo69 - lol thanks bernhard..as for the trains, well it being substandard may just add spice to the CJ eh lol

Mike the Mayor - thanks its finally open! lols

tankmank - thank you my friend

bbfan02 - i have photoshop to thank for that lols

pilotdaryl - salamat parekoy, syempre youll like this over the previous updates airport eh hehe

skyliner22 - thanks used photoshop..i usually take daytime screens (so its light) then overlay a dark layer over it (new layer) and delete the dark parts where i want it to have lights

Puerto Joya Celebrates the victory of one of the Philippines greatest boxers Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao

congratulations for beating Juan Manuel Marquez and winning the WBC super featherweight title

MABUHAY!!!

[panthersimcity4 162]

This is undoubtedly my favorite Asian-style CJ! I was just looking at some cities in the Philippines a while ago and realized how superly realistic your city is! I love your airport pictures. Can't wait to see more!

[Deever 23]

Yeah look at that tiny ol' lady lol! The president sure is having a lot of fun seeing the new airport.

Realistic! Absolutely realistic. That pic with the JAL plane taking off is a masterpiece!

We have NAIA, Davao, Mactan, and now Puerto Joya Int'l.

[feliwi 4]

well done, i espacially like the airport lights (probably photoshoped?). Keep up the great work!