Lindaraja

[dhoppeii 12]

Marrast - This is just simply incredible work.  The time it must have taken to get just the way you wanted must be mind boggling....The fortress walls mixed with CD's Terrain Mod is simply breathtaking.....

[dewie04 0]

Unbelievable!
cant wait to see what the city will look like when people start moving in!

[sc4frk 0]

This is an amazing region. I love your terraforming!!! Oh yeah, person above me, you hsould prbably size down your sig pic. I have just been warned about this to. Yours is to big.

[debussyman 1,349]

It's incredible how this CJ has only 1 update an it's already at page 2. Imagine how it is gonna be when it actually starts to get ineresting. I think it's like the quote says: make fame and go to sleep.

Anyways, It's a lovely one update

[Kwakelaar 92]

For looks this is one of the best if not the best CJ around, even after only one update.
The walls and the nature surrounding Lindaraja is beautiful. Very original city layout, I have not seen anything like it here on simtropolis before, (but then maybe I have not seen everything), it will be interesting to see how you will fill this city with buildings.
Nice to see that you have not given up on making a CJ after Eladremme.

[dinogamer 2]

This is a great idea to a city journal. Can't wait for more updates!

The way the entrance to the castle is set up is cool and the road layout looks great too. Good job (for one update)!

[Darmok 34]

Marrast,

This is breathtaking! Original, well done, terraforming is top notch!

Will follow it!

Take care

[Ma8thew 77]

Beautiful region. I will be following this!

[2s 0]

Very nice start! Great pictures so far!!

[aasim45 1]

Great Region Marrast!!! You sure know what you are doing!

[jacqulina 162]

 i look forward to more

[TTFour 0]

oh... Beautiful. [:0]

[fosterk 4]

Totally kickass CJ you have here, I can't wait for more!!

[Kamikaze 0]

It's a diferent concept from the one you use on Eladremme but i think it will just nice as Eladremme.

I'm waiting to see more of it.

[Magtheridon 0]

Your fortress is really great!  I can't wait for sims to come to your city!

[pikatchoum 2]

Amazing and unique...I love that

[Death Reaper 0]

Really nice Marrast!!! very Unique, it most have take so much time to build this!!!! kna't wait to see updates!!!

[fredval 26]

Marrast invented a new concept of CJ : only one update (but what a fantastic update !) and 42 (no 43 with mine) comments.

It's unbelievable. Probably the most awaited CJ of the moment !

 

[Mickebear 2]

I totally agree with fredval - we are all waiting with mouths open, what Marrast is cooking up. By the way, if anybody knows where to get the diagonal castlewalls, please PM me - I don't want to bother Marrast, because there will be some answering to do later

[+Guest]

To be honest, guys, when i've prepared the first update, i thought that you'll like it, but i couldn't imagine how much!!!
So, thank you so-so much for such an amount of pleasant comments! I've really enjoyed reading all these words!
As i always do, i'll try to answer some questions and criticism over here.

To Sloppet and Mickebear: the stone walls is a part of medieval castle lot by Maxis, you can find it  at the official SC4 site. But diagonal walls are from Frimi2's site: http://www.simcafe.de/batindex.html

To Kingofsimcity: Oh, well, i hope since you've asked your question, you already find all about diagonal streets, but still,  here is the thread

To MissTonya: The land texture is a part of teh Cycledogg's terrain mod (as well as the trees), and aviable from his homepage: http://www.clefsdeschampsserrurier.com/CyclePuppy/CyclePuppyColumbus.htm

To MayorDeRock: Well, you're right, but i've just plopped some walls and that's all, but it's only a beginning, and i already love the way it looks. I think that people find that amazing just because we can't see acropolises in every CJ.. But I don't thing i'm doing something really outstanding..
this part of the CJ will not be about workable city planning, or successful managing.. This part of the CJ will be about history of the city. About sculpting the heritage of the city. So..

 

To All: I've read all the comments again.. oh well, i hope to keep this CJ as intresting as the first update!   Thank you every one again for your words!!!


And of course, i couldn't came up without some pics for you, my friends!
But this is not an update, just some pics since i've had a little progress. Which is a very slow at this moment because of RLS
But i hope things will move faster soon So, i repeat this is not an update  

The first area i've started to develop is an entrance. So, finnaly, after testing some variatns, i came up with this sweet gallery:




I've used roadtop arch lots, and nice looking pedmall puzzle pieces from the NAM, i think they fit really well there:




Here is another view of the gallery:

 


Let me tell you about the buildings. From the last pic you can see the Guardian tower (at the botom) and the Mercado de los Ambulantes (at the top) a market where all the merchants from over the world can sell their stuff.

And here is an aerial view of developing area, where you can see an arena...



Actually, i'm not sure about that arena, so may be i'll come up with something else on that place.. any way this is not a final version 

And the last picture for today - an aerial which shows you the heart of the Lindaraja - the main square. Actually, i don't have a name for it right now, so i will give a name to il a bit later

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So, i hope to get more fortress areas developed soon, and teh second update will contain more intresting stuff.
Also, i'll prepare a scheme of the different Lindaraja fortress areas... something like a general layout.. so, stay tuned
Good luck everybody! 

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[dhoppeii 12]

Absolutely Incredible.....I can't find the words to describe how this looks....

[Amryai200 2]

wow, this is stunning

[JayStimson 212]

Very nice so far. I really like the way the streets wind up the hillside. Looks so natural and realistic. Can't wait to see some development (growing stuff that is). I know how time consuming the terraforming is. Kudos for your perserverance. Keep up the great work.

[RadioheadFan 1]

I'm with dhoppe on this one...really no way to describe how stunning this is. Simply spectacular.

RHF

[MayorTim 16]

I will repeat myself: Dude..... Wow

[____----____ 37]

dankness

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work

[lonaryl 3]

This is incredible! If this isn't an update, I can only imagine what we will see during the actual update!

Hope to see more soon, you're brilliant!

[lilou 1]

Wow [:0]

[the_crispbread_witch 0]

Where's my jaw?!

Just...mindblowing...perfect...amazing...

If that's not an update, how cool will the real update be?!