Chicago

[villarule 2]

i love the old effect you put on your screenshots they look very authentic!!
nice idea

[chunkymon24490 6]

I like the way you do your pictures!

[Larsz 7]

Great Journal! I had asked in my journal if people missed having time periods and didn't get a single response. I am glad to see someone else chronicling their city through time periods. Awesome job on the pics too. Another great journal I have to keep up with

[simcityperron 2]

THis is the first CJ with such an interest in historic accuracy as well as the appearance.  Hats off to you, Zeb Fisher!https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/2.gif>

[jeeper 14]

Between B&W photos and color, you should use sepia tones, like pics from the Old West and early 1900's

[zeb_fisher 0]

Thanks for all the comments!

 

 

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On 1/5/2004 4:40:05 PM jeeper767 wrote:Between B&W photos and color, you should use sepia tones, like pics from the Old West and early 1900's

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I'll do this...

[zeb_fisher 0]

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How's that with the sepia?

 

I'm working on Chicago's railroads now... Unfortunately I'm quite dissapointed with how Sim City handles them. If you have some tips on how to make a rail line work better I'd like to hear. For instance, I have a couple of lines that get no usage at all (both passenger and freight).

[zeb_fisher 0]

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[zeb_fisher 0]

Here are a few shots of the rail lines...

 

This shows the Galena & Chicago Union as well as the Milwaukee & Chicago Rail Road. The Galena travels to the right edge of the picture while the Milwaukee goes off the bottom edge. The rail lines are located on the western shore of the canal.

 

This picture shows the Joliet & Chicago R.R. and the Rock Island. It is located south of the Chicago metro area.

 

This image of the Chicago metro area also shows the Illinois Central rail line along the lake shore. This line traveled south to St. Louis and finally the Gulf of Mexico.

[zeb_fisher 0]

Here is an over view of Passenger Rail utilization...

As you can see, it doesn't look like the rail has much effect on the city. I was hoping for a little more.

I've a bit of work to do bringing the rest of the region up to date so my updates will slow down for a little while. Perhaps increasing the regions pop count will help with the rail usage some?

[DuskTrooper 314]

If you want to bend the rules slightly, tweak the transport speeds with the Traffic Cop program.

[fire47251 0]

The river is very polluted. I guess that makes it more realistic too.

[SkyTearer 10]

This will go down as one of the greats I believe

[wolverine 12]

Hopefully your city won't burn down in its early stages like Chicago really did.

[silkcut312 0]

looks great so far! good job.

when you start to build transit you might have a look at this page

http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/index.html

maybe you already know about it. if not, there are some great high resolution maps from 1898-2003 illustrating chicago's 'L' development over the years.

[JasonW 0]

Holy smokes, I cant believe I didn't catch this one until now.  This is quite easily the most interesting journal I have ever seen on here. Keep it up!

[zeb_fisher 0]

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On 1/9/2004 1:37:13 AM silkcut312 wrote:looks great so far!  good job.

when you start to build transit you might have a look at this page

http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/index.html

maybe you already know about it.  if not, there are some great high resolution maps from 1898-2003 illustrating chicago's 'L' development over the years. 

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Very Cool! I didn't know about this... I have another map that is much harder to read... this makes things a lot easier. Thanks!

[simcityperron 2]

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On 1/9/2004 2:05:49 AM zeb_fisher wrote:

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On 1/9/2004 1:37:13 AM silkcut312 wrote:looks great so far!  good job.

when you start to build transit you might have a look at this page

http://www.chicago-l.org/maps/route/index.html

maybe you already know about it.  if not, there are some great high resolution maps from 1898-2003 illustrating chicago's 'L' development over the years. 

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Very Cool! I didn't know about this... I have another map that is much harder to read... this makes things a lot easier. Thanks!

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I just looked at everysingle subway system map in this link, it's amazing to see how the Chicago Subway evolved.  Zeb Fisher, with this reference to help you, I can't wait to see how you'll implement the evolution of the Chicago Subway system in your City Journal.

[cirugo 1,889]

Really, really outstanding job on making your photos look vintage!

[krillin1501 0]

where did u get the terrain from?

[zeb_fisher 0]

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For the stock yard I just grew the city around a cow farm that was already there. The location is a little off but its close to where it is supposed to be.

[zeb_fisher 0]

Here are some general views...

 

 

 

So we are getting close to the Great Fire! Right now I am still working on the rest of the region and also practicing the fire. I want to make sure I can get some dramatic pictures.

 

The city is growing very fast now... mainly I need to begin attracting higher wealth residents in order to get bigger buildings. I accidently had one high-tech industry pop up, heheh. So I had to go through all my cities and raise the tax rate to 20%. As I grow the surrounding regions though, the city itself seems to grow better.

 

OH, excuse my misprints in the previous post... ugggh! I'm in a slight rush.

[Arin0 0]

Very good job!! I'm impressed by your city, its developement and by your art work. Congrats!

[zeb_fisher 0]

It's October 1871...

 

 

 

 

 

 

A painting honoring the fire fighters...

 

 

 

[talkblah00009 47]

good lookin' city, like the antique lookin' screenshots, how'd you mak them look like that. was it photoshop?

[Pooty 228]

Wow. Nice! I love how you used facet for the honoring firefighters picture. Great job! Cant wait for more!https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/24.gif>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/24.gif>https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/24.gif>

[JackalStreet 0]

Damn Mrs. O'Leary and her cow! Great fire. Are you going to do any aftermath screenshots? Must be interesting destroying half your city.

[davidhogan 1]

this CJ just keeps getting better and better. i can't wait for the next update.

good job.

dave

[Briman 5]

Good job in all aspects. The fire is a great moment in the CJ. so are we gonna see you modernizing the pictures over time? Again the best journal so far.

[BarbulaM1 38]

I realy like the detial of time in this CJ, keep it up.