Escher

[jigsaw 227]

This is my first CJ/ Photo upload, so please be gentle.

This is Escher, named after the fantastic artist of the early 20th Century. The Escher Region comprises of 2 Major cities, and Lake and small farmland area. The map is actually the Auckland Region area, i just compressed it to be smaller.

this will be the one and only upload of pics, as i do not work on this region anymore. i just wanted to share my work.

firstly here are the regional pics of the two cities:

here is the Escher Lake area... i made this to look like a damn, for water supply and farming.

heres is the regions airport: Escher International. It sits on the outskirts of the main city Medusa.

next is the Main city, Medusa

[jigsaw 227]

Here is the main city Medusa. the total population of this city with surroundings is about 1million

it comprises of a ring bypass for the CBD, and the greater bridge to the north shore and city Pirada.

this is Pirada, the most populated outer suburb (a city unto itself) which is located on the north shore

next post will be the other city, Raven

[jigsaw 227]

and finally here is Raven. total population approx 380.000

i hope you like the pics, there are a couple more, but these are the best. enjoy!

-- jigsaw --

[fabsies55 5]

your reion shot is so similar to mine its not funny but mine (no offense) looks better close up lol.

anyways about yours

you have good builldings and plenty too just not plenty enough which gives you too many maxis still.

the close up of medusa with the canal is cool

you just need to work on your city more, its good just needs to be better.

[hamsterTK 93]

That's some serious job, nice work. Love the overall level of planning and organization.

I can't wait to see more pictures of your new project

[starrychelx 0]

it is good just you need to add a bit of a story line and i donmt likde the beaches, not natural

[GMT 389]

nice work so far.

I really wanna see a roadmap of this city.

[jacqulina 162]

very nice start my friend,wonderfull region,very nice looking city so far.

[SirUnger 13]

Amazing start, I love those region shots. I hope there will be more soon.

[Twenty20 28]

Good start, it's a very nice city, keep up the good work !

[jesusnavidad 0]

Love the suburban areas and highrises also. Very good terraforming! Also the canals and bridges look great. Good luck, great start!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

You've done a pretty nice job here, the region is big and built up, and you have some pretty BATs. The dam area was creatively done. The mountains need some trees though. And it was mentioned above, and I second the motion: transit map!

[jigsaw 227]

ok guys, here is the transit map. its the vanilla transit map, i was in between mods at the time.

- someone said i didnt have enough plugins, too many maxis etc. well im running in this on a laptop and it has its limits. i tried the maxis blocks that are on the STEX, but the damn thing would not grow at all.

-as for planning, i dont plan it too perfection from the word go. i dont lay freeway first, etc. i dont like the cities that lay it down perfect the first time. i evolve my cities, with the attitude that the real world has. a city was a village once, then became a town, then became a city. i will go over an area to improve roads, services and access again and again and again. 

-this city is no longer worked on, so it is what it is.... well maybe one day i may dig it up and rework it...

anyways... here they are:

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Nice looking work. I would like to see what else you have for us to admire.

[Haljackey 17,241]

One word: Wow.

I'll be watching this one, nice work!

Best,

-Haljackey

[kingdiz_55 12]

The development is astonishing... Keep up the good work.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Planning? Psh, who needs that? I certainly don't do any myself!

I love the transit maps though. Certainly does show a lot of work went into your cities. I'll be looking for more.

[SirUnger 13]

Really amazing transportation system!

[Petrovar Ambassador 15]

Escher is looking nice indeed. The only thing that I think isnt that great is the beaches, but your terraforming skills are good! cant wait to see more

[Alabaster 0]

Nice pics for your first CJ, jigsaw! I like the look of DT Medusa.

That's a pretty big region you are working with, and you've seemed to develop a nice-sized chunk; nice work!

Let's see more!

[iquere 2]

Pretty damn sweet. I really like the traffic planning (or lack of it)