Highwater, Washington

[jacqulina 162]

sounds great my friend very nice intro cant wait to see some work and pics

[jacqulina 162]

very nice and pretty too,great details there my friend.

[Geronimo 4]

Really nice! I like the terraforming and the terrain mod u use! Nice chose of custom content as well. Great overview. One question, what snow mod do you use?

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Wow, that's really pretty! I'll certainly check by for more.

[OM3N 20]

Beautiful. Good Suburbs as well.

[alaixander 0]

I used the "Snow-Capped/Arctic Terrain Mod" by Teirusu, but I had trouble finding it on the STEX as I got it two years ago. I found a similar file from Cycledogg in the link below, which may be the same file I have.

https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=13804

[anarchy0029 2]

Great veiw of your city, it is very interesting. Looking forward for more.

[jacqulina 162]

i just noticed the otherpics you have posted ,very nice snow and i love the bridge pic,very nice work my friend.

[boon1234 9]

Grrreat pics!

[Yeah_Right 2]

Thats really good work. Keep it up!

may I JUST suggest that getting the water mod where the colour of the water turns normal blue, instead of 'lagoon' blue. it will suit your city much better.

But its your choice, and I like your Cj anyway!

[Shanna 1]

Great work! I like your terrain mod and the snow on the mountains! Really good start!

[gabry85 2]

Wow, great views! I can see a lot of good details! I like that canyon especially!

[nottheboss 1]

i like the bridge

well done!

[bbfan02 23]

Wow, great city on that land! I like the surface water and props, and great bridge across the canyon!

-bbfan02-

[Abc987 3]

That's so pretty! Something about it just has so many wonderful contests! I don't know if it's the orange terrain against the white snow, or if it's your great city building skills. Keep up the great work!

[nottheboss 1]

Good luck with your region

[marco1771 0]

awsome aerial pic cant wait to seee more!!

[jacqulina 162]

sounds interesting my friend cant wait for more

[Hamish 1,370]

You region looks great, and your cities are very colourful. Good work.

[Simtastico 0]

awesome region map, did you terraform it yourself? looks great! That mile high bridge is cool too, dunno if I would like to get on it though you also had a good background story to this cj, so in total.. it's super! great start mate

[alaixander 0]

Thanks everyone for your feedback. 

The region was rendered from a USGS elevation map download, and I added the Columbia River basin and enlarged Puget Sound to the south; moving the river north helped a lot w/ that haha!

I still have lots of terraforming to do, but USGS made the core structure of the map easier to create than doing it all by hand. This region is huge with over 300 mixed city sizes. It was created with the intention to build multiple metropolitan areas into a large megapolis.

[KingTitan 6]

Pics look awesome....I remember when Mt St. Helen's blew up...

Love the region shot at the bottom....looks like a lot of thought....

Okay...now here is the thing that bugs me. LOL... That suspension bridge looks unstable....I tell ya I wouldn't cross it without support pilons. LOL....the legnth is scary.

Great stuff friend.

-KT

[Albatross Domain 2]

The map looks excellent for the region... (I'm originally from Tacoma, WA--- FOSS HS!!!!) Anyways the map you have would be excellent for showing what the region looked like BEFORE, major global warming changes.

[antsel 841]

That is a really nice region map. I love what you've done with the city of White Springs. I especially love the parks and all the trees in contrast with the colour of your terrain. That's a nice aerial view of your city, I would like to see some close ups of downtown. Oh, and I would LOVE to drive across the mile high bridge!

[alaixander 0]

I know... the BRIDGE is WEIRD  It's one of the new NAM bridges that came out - the huge white suspension bridge. It has no pillars because the bridge span is too short... LOL, I guess the Columbia River Gorge isn't wide enough...

The bridge model was originally intended to cross hugh bays in the largest tiled cities.

I originally planned to place this city and canyon bridge in a fantasy region I made up, but the layout I wanted was too ambitious to undertake terraforming by hand; thanks to downloaded elevation data, things got much simpler. Based on how the city looks, I placed it as part of the Columbia River Gorge as some of it's walls are really high and wide; it could serve as a back route around Portland to Washington (traffic is so bad there because of free sales tax). 

The bridge kinda looks built into the ground on the Oregon side, which helps with stucture and stability. 

It's also an excellent bungee jump hot spot! Daring dudes and bettys can now say "What's up..." to the passing yachts below as they hover over them on the low end. I'm sure the Captain and crew will be flattered, but puzzled at the same time while shaking their little Sim heads.

[alaixander 0]

Hi Albatross Domain, you're right and thanks for the idea. As I reterraform the region, I show how the waters and hills changed. The resistance of ocean currents and the next eruption of Mt. St. Helens I will describe will create some changes to the current look. Some areas will be flooded out while others get hilly and have new valleys transformed. The sims of Highwater will reap the natural benefits of the new landscape, but they take on a great risk living near a potential landslide in case a big eruption happens, like at Mt. Rainier.

I didn't grow up in Tacoma, but I have lived in Federal Way during college and Longview before then for a while. I love Washington and I hope to return soon; it's the prettiest place on Earth to me. In comparison, Houston really sizzles and is really boring to look at.

[HADC10 1]

As a former resident of this region, I've got to congratulate you on trying it, and complement you on the bridge. I can't wait to see what's next.

[panthersimcity4 162]

*is from Vancouver, WA*

Nice work, looks like it will be a very interesting city.

[Equilibria 16]

Great work, and I say that as someone familiar with Portland and the Columbia River area. ST doesn't get enough hilly cities, so your embrace of elevation is refreshing. I certainly couldn't pull it off (my cities are flat as a board).

One thing: I would download the mod to get rid of those arrows on the one-ways. It would add a lot to your realism.

[yunpiling 0]

Very good 5 of 5 keep up the good work!.