CKSmooth Showcase

[RJN 1]

WELCOME TO PAGE 2 !

execellent, great pictures and i can't wait to see more !

crazy box picture!

[CKSmooth 0]

Whoops... Had a run of no SC4 again, but I'm back and I'm making a habbit of downloading as much of Goobers and BSC's stuff as I can to make my cities look more... ya. Can't find a word for that one. Anyway!

I've been working on a region that is HUGE. Thus I'm building sattelite cities that will eventually be connected sometime in a few decades. The one I'm most dedicated to right now is Grandville, name inspired by Granville in Vancouver. The architecture style is much different from the Industrial early 1900's however. Anyway.

zee ooooold overhead pic. new one coming up soon...

Sorry for the lack of creative writing, getting pretty lazy.. I will follow up shortly with an updated overhead pic and planned region layout.

[RJN 1]

Originally posted by: CKSmooth

Sorry for the lack of creative writing, getting pretty lazy.. I will follow up shortly with an updated overhead pic and planned region layout.quote>

 

Hello again! Nice picks! I really like that^ ^ ^ mansion! hope to see more.

[Twenty20 28]

Nice work, your city looks realistic !

[etherian 4]

Hahaha, I like the brown box picture!

I agree with Schulmanator about urban sprawl, growing continuously outwards just isn't an efficient use of the land. There is a need for wide open spaces within a region but many cities in real life are suffering because people are living further and further away from their jobs, and this in turn contributes to massive stress on the transport network and sky-rocketing development and maintainance cost for basic services like electricity, water etc. So continue to encourage your already centralised residential and commercial centres to grow upwards!

[lucky7 73]

Very good update, the area has a certain feeling, I like it. The last pic reminds me very much of the el- rails running through NYC back then. Looking forward to more,

lucky7

[CKSmooth 0]

RJN: Thanks! Looks realistic doesn't it?

20Twenty: Thanks

etherian: That makes sense, and thanks for the outside analysis. Suburban sprawl is something I think looks really good in SC4 but I'll keep it under control.

lucky7: Thanks for dropping by, and thats the exact same impression I got from those pictures too. I'll check out your CJ when I get a chance.

Region picture:

Sorry if that looks a little blurry, but everything outside of Grandville for now is planned for some local suburban sprawl, and I'll have the G-10 running along the whole outside of the peninsula, and expand the el-line as well. The region also has a bus system, and when the budget can handle it, I may add a subway line spreading out from Grandville, so stay tuned.

[jacqulina 162]

great residential my friend coming on well,excellent work and pics,great region view.

[CKSmooth 0]

I'm trying to improve my city building, and what are some tips on making a particularly CJ or showcase-worthy city? exactly how do you guys build your cities?

EDIT: One thing that would help would be some good BATs. I'm looking for something Vancouver ish in architecture, and alot of the stuff I find on the STEX is American influenced. Anybody know where I could find something here? Maybe Pacific Canada influenced at least?

[lucky7 73]

Well, I am a fan of re-creating cities..! I lay out the roads and everything first, then I go for the zones. As I have a lot of one-ways I primarily zone for commercial on the main roads (valid for suburbs and medium- developed tiles). Oh, yes and parks. Just watch any bigger city in GE and see how specific areas are developed, that helps a lot (or try live.local). But as I said, that's valid for real cities, so hope I could help!! Anyways, cool region-view, I guess there's plenty room to fill and looking forward to more,

lucky7

[etherian 4]

From the last update, I guess I would suggest some more streets for your new suburb? Especially for low to medium density residential areas, it doesn't have to conform to the grid that you have now (not saying its bad, but it may look more pleasing to the eye) But having a suburb surrounded by arterial roads is the right idea.

Perhaps also have a theme for your cities, what sort of people live there? What are their main source of income? How do they get around the place? Rather then putting everything thats available onto your city, choose specific ones and make combinations to build a more structured and "convincing" city.

That is my 2

[CKSmooth 0]

lucky7: Thanks for the tips, I never thought of using GE, I'm going to start doing that and take some notes.

etherian: Thanks alot! I'm working on miles and miles of suburbs right now and they're starting to turn out verrry well but traffic remains somewhat a problem at this early time. Once I've expanded past the downtown completely, I'll start making the streets more diagonal perhaps, or conforming to the terrain or whatnot.

So as you can see, I really like where the burbs and outskirts are going. Here are a couple from the growing downtown.

Corporations moving in ^

The overlook has changed now as well, the first and second pictures being taken about 5 years apart

[CKSmooth 0]

...Any comments or interest?

[lucky7 73]

Oh, you are welcome! Glad I could help! Anyways, cool mosaic and great udate, the area is pretty nice developed. Looking forward to more,

lucky7

[CKSmooth 0]

Thanks, but I didn't pu up a mosaic It kinda looks like I did almost at first glance which is completely coincedence... But I will try sometime to make a mosaic. I don't have photoshop so I'll have to try with paint...

[nottheboss 1]

i like this elevated rail system that youve got going around

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Man, that Coca-Cola company seems to be EVERYWHERE! They've set up in so many cities, they must be doing really well. I should buy Coke stock.

Anyways, I like your stuff. I like the wild coastline (I prefer that look myself). A suggestion for your elevated rail: over at SC4Devotion (I think) they have these stores you can put underneath the rails to provide some CS$ jobs. With the style of buildings you have in your city I think they would fit in nicely. Just a thought!

[Kiwi n Grapes 2]

Looking good so far, can't wait for more!

[anarchy0029 2]

It looks really neat. I like you r CJ so far.

[CKSmooth 0]

nottheboss: Thanks for the drop by comment!

NMUSpidey: Thanks, yeah it just works with what I do (I dont like lining the coast with nothing but beach, for one thing it's really hard to do with or without the beach kit) And Thanks for that! Do you remember what they're called?

Kiwi n Grapes: Thank you, and you needn't wait much longer...

anarchy0029: Thanks

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work and pics my friend,i like the way you do the residential

[lucky7 73]

Oh, yes, you're right, oops, sorry! Good luck w/ the mosaic in paint, I tried it once and the outcome was... ahm... a disaster lol.

I should get photoshop, too, I guess!!

Looking forward to more (and the mosaic ),

lucky7

[Twenty20 28]

These new pics are really beautiful, I like the little houses, excellent and realistic work.

[CKSmooth 0]

Thanks all again for the replies, I haven't started the mosaic yet... Plus I have to find a good spot to do a mosaic of. I did however expand the city southward and create some industrial port space and frieght hub. I have some pictures, but photobucket is down right now so those will be out soon.

[jacqulina 162]

looking out for that update my friend.

[CKSmooth 0]

Firstly, the beachfront property in Tarent:

Now we'll go way South to the new modern industrial and port space of Port Ryan

And to finish, a nice little overview highlighting recent developement!

EDIT: Regional Highway Map

[jacqulina 162]

great beach front there my friend and nice looking industry

[nottheboss 1]

I agree with jacqulina

[jjune4991 1]

very nice work man! i like those suburbs. and nice use of the SAM! which one is that? gravel? or asphalt? anyways, good job!

[jjune4991 1]

very nice work man! i like those suburbs. and nice use of the SAM! which one is that? gravel? or asphalt? anyways, good job!