Urland, a (mostly) rural coastline

[rooker1 4]

Very cool looking city.  The details are great.  Keep it up.

[iquere 2]

Whoo! Great cities yo've got there. Keep on!

By the way, welcome to page 16!

[hogs29 1]

I've got to say, I really like your style of building cities. The layout is awesome, and those Dusktrooper trees really are the bomb!

One question, in the first photo on page 15, there is a row of flowers. Where did you get those? They really add a lot to the scene.

 

And again, awesome work. I'll be watching this one for sure!

[jacqulina 162]

no no i love what you have done so far its all fantastic i just love rural very much,flegginger allee looks wonderfull especially at night,fantastic railway,industry and commercial looks great,the rock cafe looks great there,i adore your farms,the snowy pics are amazing very pretty,you have done a fantastic job with the transport layout,pics are awesome

[Micah 16]

Urland is still growing and expanding into new realms of possibilty with that great snow mod. Your city looks really great. Oh yeah, I noticed that row of flowers as well. Quite different, that row is.

[Nardo69 51]

Not an update ...

... just some answers, photos and a link ...

John: Thanks for the compliment! Aytually I was positively surprised how the pic came out, it didn't look that good in the game ...
Gl

[Darmok 34]

Hey Bernhard, you're turning into a full fledged touristic guide my friend!
I really liked those Istambul pics, I've always liked seeing the Hagia Sophia, quite an interesting building!
Never thought that Palm trees could tolerate snow!!!

Thanks for those pics!

Take care

[Fabiocb 1]

Hey Nardo, I just saw it, thanks and as I said the honnour is mine

oh and keep on this great work you're doing here at Urland.

 

[mayormommy 8]

Thanks, Bernhard, for proving that I'm not totally crazy (at least not when it comes to palm trees in the snow anyway ). What nice pictures of Istanbul! I never knew that's where you lived (guess I always figured it was Germany). Stay warm!

[Dave The Hokie 0]

Love it (The City)/10

[PhilsCafe 8]

Hey Bernhard. Sorry for not posting lately, I was just too busy to pay longer visits to ST during the last couple of weeks.

The first thing I saw when I checked your CJ were these palmtrees in the middle of snowy Istanbul. That was a strange view indeed... I've never been to Turkey, but I do like what I see from those pictures.

Now to your updates. I like hilly farms because they remind me of the farmlands in the foothills of the alps. But I also like the flat ones like the ones in W

[Nardo69 51]

Fabiocb: Thanks for stopping by my friend! There is a lot to do left in Urland so ...

mayormommy: You are always welcome. But I must commit: when I saw my first palmtree in the snow here two years ago I couldn't believe it, too, now I am used to it.

About Germany, well, my CJ is a bit a homesickness cure since I moved to Istanbul 1 1/2 years ago for to live together with my wife ...

Dave The Hokie: WOW!! 10 from 10 ! You really like my CJ!

PhilsCafe: Glad to see you back my freind - I already missed you ... yes, those snowy palm trees are unusual, but when I saw them in the snow I remembered Dan's remark about the palm tree in the snow and so ...

Glad you like the flat part of Gleiwemünde, too. It'll stay a flat for a while because I don't flatten mountains as well as I dont raise mountains for no reasons. And I like this map from flamesrock, I searched quite a while until I found what I was looking for ..

Now for the update ... we are now going to enter the suburbs!

 

And for those who are seeking a nice place in the suburbs or n Gleiwemünde I have a special offer ...

@All: Have Fun!

Bernhard

minor format fixes, headline inserted, replies partially lost - May 30th 2008 Nardo69

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the rural closeup of the motel is great that pic just jumps out.

 

Alek

[PhilsCafe 8]

I like the two sides of this update Bernhard.

On one side there are the very nice looking farms on the one side of the Autobahn : The details on the farms look amazing. Great use of farmland fences, dirt tracks and ploppable trees. The mixed farming/residential layout turned out beautifully, also the main alley. And aleking is right, that motel picture caught my attention too.

On the other side, the suburbs on the other side of the highway (okay, now that was complicated...). The exit looks very nice and I like the suburbs a lot, especially its upper-class feel. And I love the anecdotes / subruban rumours. Some people really seem to have no other worries than watching their neighbour's garden...

Take care my friend.

- Phil

[CDI_spy 6]

Wow Nardo... that's just awesome!  Great work, keep it up!

EDIT:  Hahaha LOVE the Winnipeg winters reference...   Oddly enough, we're getting beautiful 0 degrees C at present...

[mudspreader 0]

Great looking CJ Nardo! I figured I better come take a look-see since you visit mine with frequency. Well worth the trip! Looks great! Two bunnies and a ducky at least ! I got some real good tips on rural layout. Gonna apply them in Landfall for sure..

[jacqulina 162]

wow that is an update wonderfull work the rural is fantastic very beautifull

[Mickebear 2]

Your Germanic suburburbia is like directly the Wisteria Lane in Desperate Housewives

[Odd from Sweden 129]

All I can say is WOW! Very impressive landscaping in this region and it really captures the feeling of the German countryside! It is also nice to see my row homes in use!

 

Gr

[Darmok 34]

Hey Bernhard, nice one!

First pic
two things I like very much, superb placement of those trees alongside the road, and good use of the fences on that farm.

Second and third pic
Good idea to use the avenue overpass and connect it to a road instead of an avenue, I like that.
And that SimGoober motel is a favorite of mine, so true to life.

Fourth pic
Ahhh the glamour . I particularly like that side road (along the highway) just before the gas station. Wich leads to...

The fifth pic
Very nice looking suburb! good use of green spaces and parks.

Sixth pic
Humm, Rumor as it that Mrs Muller is taking those lessons to improve her fingering. People are so narrow minded tssss... And such a nice neighborhood predispose to music
Ahhhh! listening to Fuhr Elise or the Moonlight sonata.... hummm back to topic

Seventh, eight and ninth pic
The tennis court, have you heard about young Karl who gives lessons to old Frau Sc.... nahhhh! rumors again! (good setup by the way for the baseball diamond and the courts)

Nice night pic to finish it all

Good one my friend, and interesting mini-story line (again so true to life) you had me laughing there!


Take care and enjoy the rest of the week!

[Fabiocb 1]

really nice update Bernhard, I like it a lot, and one question, on the farm (cow one), on the first pic, I see it has fences, are they plopped or a mod?

 

Keep on the great work.

 

[Kwakelaar 92]

I have completly missed this update.

You have had more snow in Istanbul than I have seen here in Holland this winter, always strange to see this southern flora in the snow.

Yeah, this could indeed be Wisteria Lane.
Wonderful looking suburbs with great diversity of buildings and trees, as always very well put together.

[sloppet 3]

fantastic work nardo!! it's really great

[Nardo69 51]

Hello to All!

So, this will be the first update in the new ST forum. Hopefully that ol' bone o' me is able to cope with that much of change ...

Hmm, no preview, huh, this is going to be hard ... and no more my old fornat tags ... geee, do I have to reformat all of my old updates or what?

Alek(aleking) Actually the motel is not grown but plopped by purpose ... it not only seemed to fit there perfectly but it was also a nice quote a movie noone seemed to recognise ...

Phil(PhilsCafe) Thanks for the compliment. Especially since I was not 100% happy how the area turned out at the Autobahn. About the motel: See my reply to Aleking.

There will be some more small stories in this updates. I am no Mr.Cinatit or Radioheadfan or ShadowAssasin but if I "see" a mini storyline I'll write it ...

CDI_spy Thanks for the compliment. That Winnipeg reference is a classic one from my schooltime btw to show effect on warm gulf stream on Europe. The German town Mainz for example which lies perfectly to the east of Winnipeg on the other side of the Atlantic has maximum 10-15 cm snow in Winter (but way more rain than snow)

mudspreader Thanks for the bunnies and the ducky! Glad I could guve you some inspirations!

jacqulina Glad you like it! Altough we went through the whole rural belt of Gleiwem

[jacqulina 162]

hi my freind as allways beatifull updates and wonderfull pics you sure do have a fantastic designing ability of your city

[Darmok 34]

Hey Bernhard,

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Hummm, The historical content found in your updates is amazing! For instance, that baron story was quite informative!
BTW I'm also looking for that carriage return in Firefox... (Only thing that works so far is to use the HTML "BR" command)
Perhaps Mrs Muller neighbor will retain the services of "Von Schotter, Kohlen & Reibach"...
I agree, the servants wages are so high that some of them can even afford the golf club membership fee! Intolerable!
I really like the glof club neighborhood, it is an "upper crust" sector but not so much as to exclude some of life basic necessity as a Pizza joint! Rich or not everyone enjoys a good pizza!
And that highrise is perfect for that sector, fits right in.
My friend, another great update.
Hoping that your snow is now melted, here we're still buried under the white stuff!
Take care!

[sloppet 3]

great update nardo! the pics are really nice!

[bat 6]

This is a really nice CJ! Nice updates!

The new update looks great, too!

bat

[poops2u 2]

Hey, I really like the greenery in your towns. Plus, the parks in between the houses is very interesting. Looks like a very nice community! -P2U

[Fabiocb 1]

hey nice update Bernhard, I really like the lateral parking idea on the wealth areas.