Urland, a (mostly) rural coastline

[Benedict 3,119]

Great placement of the covered bridge. Beautiful work as always.

[WillR116 60]

Simply wonderful, I am astonished I have just now found Urland. Simply wonderful.

[Nardo69 51]

Hello to All!

Again it's update time. This time I'll show some pictures I made for the Simforum Village Competition that I couldn't show due to the sheer amount.

But as always before we start: 

@Larks2242: Thanks for the compliment my friend! More pics in today's update! 

@dfnva: Thanks for the compliment my friend!

@jacqulina: Hi Jacky! The small one is doing fine using up his father's remaining nerves ... Hope you like the additinal shots, too! 

@Benedict: Thanks for the compliment! The covered bridge(s) are hard to set for me, and I am especially proud that this one fit so well. There's another pic in this update!

BTW thanks for opening page 33 - the last page before the four digits are beginning! 

@Simsamerica: Thanks for the compliment and welcome to Urland! 

BTW: The SC4D Thematic competition is up an running! And I am sure we'll see tons of marvellous pictures there!

But now let's go in medias res and start:

Update 12a: A little bit more of Leonhardt

I'm not commenting a lot today - most is said in the update before!

An overview from another angle

The railway station and the Sudetensiedlung. It was a lot of work for Dozer 07 but eventually it was worth it!

I like that mix of farm, forest, residential and commercial/industrial. 

And yes, that is a level crossing ...

The Sudetensiedlung from another angle.

The serpentine and the Qualch going down to the valley.

Still one of my All Time Favourite Churches!

The first time I found an adequate spot for this nice bridge!

I didn't wanted to let the fields go untill the creek so I created a small forested valley.

View from the other side of the Qualch

I just love that one!

Not far from my parent's house a stable is situated almost the same as here!

A closeup with some small important yet most of the time overseen details ...

And with this closeup we say Good Bye to Leonhardt. More villages are to come, and there is still the SC4D Thematic competiton ...

Have fun!

Bernhard

[TmiguelT 10]

Awesome Update. A lot of detail on those pictures Keep up the Awesome work nardo

[mntoes 271]

Glad to see the old church still gets an outing now and then. I like where you have placed it too. Anyway enough of that I'm going to take the time to read this CJ from the front.

Regards Mntoes (Mike)

[Nardo69 51]

Hello to All!

No, this time no update, just a teaser and a question. I am about to prepare two updates for you from a map under construction, only one corner is presentable, and I want to know which one you'd like to see first ...

But before as allways:

TmiguelT:  Thanks for the compliment!  And I'll do my very best to continue like this! 

mntoes: Thanks for the compliment and welcome to my humble CJ!  Glad you liked how I used your old church! 

OK, now for the teaser and the question. On one of the first maps on my recent region a lot of areas ... well ... are in dire need of a severe redo despite the fact that the main traffic arteria is ok as it is now. However one corner turned out rather nice:

So, where do you want me to start:

A

Hainingen, a small village, some industry, some farms and a nice railway station:

or

B

suburbia. lots of homes in a rather standart street layout, quite some farms and wood and a little bit of railway:

The choice is up to you!

Have fun!

Bernhard

[dfnva 34]

Great stuff, I love the trees and whatever you're using along the banks of the ploppable water.

-Dan

[shanghai kid 6]

@Nardo69

My choice would be "A" - Hainingen as your first update.

[Nardo69 51]

Another Teaser ...

Just a little sign of life from me. The next update is going to be A: Hainingen. To shorten up the time a little bit from my works in progress:

Another map, and Maxis Highway instead of railway.  No RHW - don't expect too much progressive changes from an oldfashioned donkey ...

Some Texture(s) and lot(s) are going to be changed but I like how it turned out here.

Answer will be following - it is 3:30 am here ...

Have fun!

Bernhard

[Benedict 3,119]

glad to see some life... and a very clever transfer from ground to elevated highway - nice!

[ironicepitome 0]

very nice mon ami! im lookin forward to the update

[Nardo69 51]

Hello To All!

Sorry that I couldn't do my update before Christmas but my short one just didn't let me do anything in Sc4 ...   and in the little remaining time my wife wanted to have something from her husband so ... 

Anyway here I am - not with another teaser but with a full blown updates which is only part 1 of 2.

BTW - in case you don't know, the Trixies are out. And well, I am a little bit proud for winning the "Best Rural CJ" - Trixie for the second time  ...

But as always before we start: 

@dfnva: Thanks for the compliment!  Hope you like today's update - only railway no ploppable water ....

And congratulation for the Trixie! 

@shanghai kid: So you are going to like today's update! 

@Nardo69: Shuddup! 

@Benedict: Well, I never was one of the fast guys ... Hope you like the new update my friend! 

@ironicepitome: Here it is - also from another tile, the tile from the last teaser still needs a lot of LE works

So, let's go in medias res and do ...

Update Nr. 13: In and Around Hainingen, Part I

... which is the first update after my second "Best Rural CJ" - Trixie ...!

Overview and surrounding of Hainingen. Haining is a part of the map / community of Petershain.

As you can see there's quite something left to do on the right and lower edge  of the map ...

The village itself is dominated by the Scharff & Rizz Papiermanufaktur, a evry old and traditional paper manufacturer. The company was one of the reasons the railway line was built as the transport with horse cars to the nearby river harbours became too expensive and slow in the second half of the 19th century.

Next to the paper factory you can see the Jakob Daniel Eiswarengesellschaft, famous not only for their Bourban Vanilla icecream but also for their Bourban flavour icecream ...

The industry never expanded across the little street. In the early days it was the necessary railway connections in ladder days the birds that raise their children in the small wood across the street.

Even today agriculture is very important to Hainingen as seen here.

Rather symbolical: the main road of Hainingen ends up in a dirt road for the farms and a small street for the factories ... and behind the forrest is literally nothing!

I like these irregular shaped areas as they do make nice little woods that are home and hideout for birds and insects that don't find a place in today's "clean" agriculture.

Nice difference: The dirt tracks before I painted them with the RRP flora ...

Yes I know, some texture work is necessary at the Maxis field. The entry pre signal leads us directly to the ...

... entry signal of Hainingen with some suicide cows.

It has a pre signal that shows if a train has to stop or may run through. Especiall yon secondary railway lines it isn't always necessary.

The same area like 13.8 but from another angle and with the RRP textures. I just like the shades of green here!

The side strip of that road was one of my first tries to use the RRP. Even though I prefer the Green Rye Grass by now I still do like the layout!

The main road of Hainingen connects the village to the main road that runs next to the village.

The railway leaves to Grafenauberg and the Hydro Power Plant (you haven't forgotten, have you  )

Next time I'll show you some tips and tricks.

Untill then:

Have fun!

And of Course: 

A Big Thank You Very Much to all those who nominated me! 

And another Big Thank You Very Much for my second "Best Rural CJ" - Trixie! 

Bernhard

Edit: Inserted Missing picture 13.8 ...

[dfnva 34]

Great update and nice stuff with the wide radius railway puzzle pieces. What texture do you use to prevent the default 'dirt' texture underneath the tracks?

I also liked the update with the highway, for some reason it reminded me of the mountains of Pennsylvania.

Congratulations on your Trixies... your rural areas are amazing as always.

-Dan

[Hawkeye9 0]

Wow i havnt been around here for a while but it looks just as good if not better than when i left!!!! Seriously awsome job, your work with the flora is just amazing!!! Congrats on the trixies and i will be back for more!!!

[mightygoose 92]

your still the rail master

[Larks2242 251]

Once again great job on your CJ Nardo, the foliage looks incredible!

[Nardo69 51]

Some quick answers: 

@dfnva: Thanks for the compliment man!  The trick with the dirt texture is using the NAM puzzelpieces - more in the next update!

And cogratulation on that nifty triple Trixie Award! 

@Hawkeye9: Thanks for the compliment man!

@mightygoose: Thanks for the compliment man! I'll do my very best not too loose that ..

@Larks2242: Thanks for the compliment man!

And, maybe you noticed, picture 13.8 and some desxribing text were missing. I just added them to the update! 

Happy New Year! 

Bernhard

[PhilsCafe 8]

Congrats to the Trixie, Bernhard! Very well deserved. Your attention to details always strikes me... your rural areas look so complete and realistic. Great job, and good to see that this is still going!

Ich w

[Nardo69 51]

 

Some (a) Quick Answer(s):

@PhilsCafe: Thanks You Very Much! I was really pleased to see you are still alive and updating!

Auch dir ein gutes neues jahr

Happy New Year to Everybody!

Which isn't only a new but also a new decade! 

The update isn't ready but I have two more teasers for you: 

Well, I forgot that corner between the field and the STR. My friend odie at the simforum complained about this   ... anyway it looks way better now!

Another closeup of the pre entry signal.

Have fun!

Bernhard

[Benedict 3,119]

I really enjoy your dedication to making SC4 railways look as realistic as possible. I never would have thought about little things like pre-entry signals...

And congratulations on being #1 on Phat's Hottest CJ list.

[Simbourgeois 139]

Away, away from the concrete jungles into the countryside to feel the exhilarating air of peace and calmness...

Your CJ makes me dreaming about leaving the city altogether! To be simple and in tune with nature, how wonderful that should be!!!

Keep up the great work, my friend! Happy New Year to you too! And congratulations for your Trixie!!!

Yours sincerely,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[Korot 6]

Small updates, but it comes with beautiful pictures! You attention to detail, especially when it concerns rail-roads, is indeed unsurpassed.

Regards,

Korot

[PhilsCafe 8]

I should use STR once... it looks very nice, and I think in some setting it makes more sense to use that. Especially when there's extremely low usage. Would be nice to see a train on this, but who am I to complain pretty pictures as always!

Take care, Bernhard!

- Phil

[Nardo69 51]

Over at the German Simforum Picture Competition I had a discussion wether close ups or overviews are more demandinf. During the discussion I promised to show the surrounding map of this picture:

after it is out of the Competition. It lost in the 4th round (HoF there needs 5 rounds, the picture has been in the SC4Devotion Picture Competition, too but failed in the first round) so to keep my word I'll show you a

Construction Site Report

As I explained this is a construction site report and not a regular update. Because of this there are tons of empty spaces as well as lots of unfinished places on this medium map which is now used not more than 20% total. Untill you'll see a full blwon update a lot f problems of all kinds have to be solved here ... 

And I am slow. Why? Well, some love Zoomlevel 2 or 3, my favourite one is Zoomlevel 5. I just love all these small details in all the Bats and props and textures and ... the things I have to plan and layout and plop by myself. Maybe this is the reason why I still do Sc4 as my hobby...

The left lower corner of the map. The spot of the competition picture is marked with a yellow rectangular.

Someday this is going to be a bigger village. The railway lines makes it way in a 180 degree curve around the village in order to gain height. Except for the railway station and some level crossings the railway lines goes up all over the map.

A view in the direction of the other lower corner of the map. I started building the map from there. These overviews are fresh, I made them during my last SC4 session!

Some where further down in the lower right corner of the map you can find this small seddlement where two creeks come together.

And - because I love closeups: 

Pinewood, high voltage line and edge of the wood. I am far away from being satisfied here - the pinewood doesn't stand Nardos Naggin' ...

A closeup to the road at the left corner of CS2.04. Its not that easy to integrate FAR pieces adequatels in RRP and MM tree forrests but for now that's halway acceptable ...

I am neither a BATter nor a texture heroe but if the "delivered" textures don't fit then they are made to fit ...

There's some finetuning necessary here, too, but overall, well,  could've been worse ...

That's for now - Answers & replies tomorrow, the next regular update soon here.

Have fun!

Bernhard

[PhilsCafe 8]

Cool "update"! Well, I also prefer close-ups because 1) you can show little scenes with a big effect while you don't have to have the whole map ready yet 2) as I said, small scenes use to have a big effect. But if I don't like the way a scene looks from far away, then I don't like the detailed scene as well. So it's hard to answer what is more demanding. Hehe.

But as for your rural scenes, they're lovely as always! Amazing details once again.

- Phil

[SounderBruce 173]

Very nice work here..I love the natural scenery and peace...and later, mega-ultra-human destruction!

[Kusajika Yachiru 9]

I like it very nice and spaced. Looks like something from Italy.

[Nardo69 51]

Some Late Replies:

Ok, tonight during the update I couldn't do them so here they are:

BTW - Have you noticed? Two Milestones are approaching: 

1. The first four digit post number

2. 30000 views ....

Benedict: Thanks for the compliment! 

Well, as I wrote in the update I am rather dedicated to these little things. They allways fascinated me on Sc4 - have you ever looked at some of the Maxis R$ lots? There are some true Gems among them you can only discover in Zoomlevel 5!

Simbourgeois: Thanks for the compliment!

But if it's me making you dream about nature it's you who make me dream about the utopia of nice towns ful of live! 

Korot: Thanks for the compliment! 

PhilsCafe(1): You definately should! I do love them however I use both STR and DTR. Doing one doesn't mean stopping the other ....

Nardo69: 

PhilsCafe(2): That's my way of thinking, too, even though I like these kind of big scale CJs, too, that cover whole regions like the fantastic works of EJC  or Mr. Beer.

ComputerGuy890100: Thanks for the compliment! 

Kusajika Yachiru: Thanks for the compliment! 

Actually I am inspired by my home country (Southwest) Germany but some things I do are rather universal - maybe because they come from the heart? 

[Benedict 3,119]

Great update. And in response to your comment, the small details were the initial inspiration for my cj, and the reason I am still playing the vanilla game - all those tiny details that I am still discovering keep me interested.

[Simbourgeois 139]

It is just incredible, I'm speechless  The detail you put into all these scenic views is just incredible... Well, but it's worth the effort, because the outcome is just extraordinary!

Keep up the great work!

Yours sincerely,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville