Experimental City Journal Preparations : Developing Internations

[fredval 26]

Sloppet has my vote even if the two other appliants would have deserved it as well

On my side i'm still working on preparing my country... I'll try to be ready for September.

[Mickebear 2]

Welcome to page 14

To all: As we have 3 remaining nations, and 3 excellent candidates - there is no need for voting for the moment. But let's wait until next Thursday. If we have more than 3 candidates, we'll have to vote. I would like to encourage all interested to apply, please see here the rules once more.

Rules to apply to three remaining nations in Experimental City Journal Preparations : Developing Internations

 

We need people with reasonable commitment. We all do have our lives, and are not playing everyday or even every week, but are willing to contribute to this thread. If you are having a flash that you want to participate in this, like mrbisonm says, think about it 24 hrs and come back, with petriknl's ideas. Also,  READ THIS THREAD FROM THE BEGINNING , because it is essential to understand the philosophy of our experiment before participating.

 

So, for the future participants, please apply, bearing the above in mind, and with following as your showcase:

1. create a city or village... as realistic as possible, presented in a cool picture

2. make something up .. like your history / economy / companies etc etc etc.

3. and this all should fit in the current Istrinian cultural, historical etc. background (this means: read this thread from the beginning  - you don't have to make a Mediterranean copy, but catch the essence of the thread)

4. explain why you would be an asset to the team (story telling, building style, BATting skills)

5. Post your application on this thread.

 

DEADLINE is 1st September at 18:00 hrs CEDST (Paris/Amsterdam/Brussels/Warsaw) or 12:00 hrs  EDST (New York/Montreal/Toronto) . The current participants are judges.

[NicolaiS 8]

Finally I can present the community some Regional pictures of the SSR Sushill. I have completed most of the terra forming and am pleased with the results.

The original map had a lot of completely flat city tiles ... just as I like it    ... but, nevertheless, I was of the opinion that the Nation needed a bit more variety.

 

I have created some extra rivers, mountains and a lake to enhance gameplay. I hope you like the result as I am content with it.

I know the woods are not planted yet ... but thats what I am working on right now.

The SSR Sushill  ... The Republics:

Rivers, mountains and a lake:

[Peng74 1]

Mickebear - Thursday is fine with me, you did say earlier in the week that the deadline was Sept 1st, so i think it only fair we stick to that. Good luck to anyone who is thinking of entering, and to those who already have.

 

NicolaiS - Region's looking good, a good diversity of terrain, could do with more trees, but i'm sure your already on it.

[NicolaiS 8]

Date: 8/27/2005 1:11:24 PM Author: Peng74

 

NicolaiS - Region's looking good, a good diversity of terrain, could do with more trees, but i'm sure your already on it.

 

Yep ... I was ... here is the result:

 

[Peng74 1]

Date: 8/27/2005 2:45:38 PM Author: NicolaiS

Date: 8/27/2005 1:11:24 PM Author: Peng74

NicolaiS - Region's looking good, a good diversity of terrain, could do with more trees, but i'm sure your already on it.

Yep ... I was ... here is the result:

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Sweet, me thinks SSR Sushill will be a big exporter of timber!

[sloppet 3]

so you all use peg's brigantine water mod, and ofcourse all the cycle dogg's mods (with rock mod. etc. etc. )??

[Mickebear 2]

Sloppet: Actually the only common mods are cycledogg's terrain and PEG's Brigantine. The rest is up to each individual player. But I suppose we have all NAM...

[pikatchoum 2]

I didn't have time to work on the mape today,but tomorow it will be ok.

 

Sloppet:I'm curious about seeing a more global view of your work..is it possible .Great pics.

 

kelkus:Nice rural feeling!great work with the church

[sloppet 3]

well, pikatchoum , those pics were for my application, I hope you like 'em all, but it's from my never shown cj.. hmm, but you know what? I'll build some more buidings, and I'll show you a mosaic of my city, so there will be no questions why do you like my work... ok, so right now I'll go toplay sc4 and stay tune for some pic...

[pikatchoum 2]

I like them all!!don't worry about that! .It's very european,all that i like .

I was just wondering about a global impression.

[sloppet 3]

Ok people, here it is, well It isn't great, but I think you will like it a bit...

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So do you like it??

[Mickebear 2]

Sloppet: At least I like this one a lot, congratulations!

[NicolaiS 8]

Sloppet: I like it a lot too, especially the mosaic.

 

That brings me to the question: How on earth do you make a mosaic?  I know it has been done in photoshop ... but how?

[sloppet 3]

well, it's very easy

 

html code:

 

<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src=image address align=baseline></DIV>
<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src=image address align=baseline></DIV>
<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src=image address align=baseline></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src=image address align=baseline></DIV>
<DIV align=center>&nbsp;</DIV>

 

 

you have to make it this way if you want all your pics in the center...

for example

 

<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src= http:// w ww. imageshack.us/image1tes.jpeg align=baseline></DIV>
<DIV align=center><IMG hspace=5 src= http://w w w.imageshack.us/image2tes.jpeg align=baseline></DIV>

 

and you will gat a mosaic...

Do you understand?

[pikatchoum 2]

Nice mosaic 

 

 

I have a small problem with the map....I follow the tutorial,but when i arrive to the last point (Ctrl/alt/shift/R) i clik on the jpeg map,i wait.....and nothing....

[NicolaiS 8]

Sloppet:  I understand now ... I had the impression it was made in photoshop ... I will experiment with mosaics too

 

 

Date: 8/28/2005 12:39:53 PM Author: pikatchoum

Nice mosaic&nbsp;

I have a small problem with the map....I follow the tutorial,but when i arrive to the last point (Ctrl/alt/shift/R) i clik on the jpeg map,i wait.....and nothing....

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Perhaps you will need to change the jpeg file in Irfanview to a greyscale jpeg ... worked for me.

[pikatchoum 2]

I'll test that.....heu..how can i do that?

[sloppet 3]

you can do something this way:

open your map in photoshop

click on the image, then click ctrl + c

later go to file - new and in the mode selection click greyscale, be sure the pixel size is the same!

later press ctrl + v in the new file and save it.. and you have a greyscale!

[Peng74 1]

Good Morning/Good Afternoon/Good evening all

 

Nice Mosaic Sloppet. One query you might be able to help me on, how do you get the RCI ploppables to not become abandoned. Everytime i place one, its soon abandoned due to commute time, even though there's plenty of jobs around.

[sloppet 3]

well, you have to know some tips and tricks while posting a picture.. later on on my forum I'll show you people how to do it

[pikatchoum 2]

Well,i converted it in greyscale but it don't work

[Mickebear 2]

Peng74: RCI (esp. R) are difficult, but try following: first zone some R, let a building to develop, then plop ONE R-ploppable at a time, let the game go for some time to see if it stays normal, then repeat. But be careful with the R ploppables, because often they have an unrealistic habitant figures.

EDIT:

Pikatchoum: I will send you tomorrow new map and config file (I am now at work during whole night), and tell me if it works alright.

 

Hope this helped.

 

Mickebear

 

EDIT2: does anybody know suitable BATs with Mediterraneanish look, which would suit our CJ??? I haven't had time to even Lot Edit lately, let alone bat, and I am running out of ideas...

[sloppet 3]

well, I can help you in finding some mediterrian style buildings if you want, but I think all the buildings that have to be found are found already...

[Peng74 1]

Been trying to develop a more European city style, let me know what you think, any comments or criticism gratefully received.

 

I'm not entirely happy with it myself, still needs a bit of work, but, its gettin there.

 

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and a couple more, just because.

 

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Mickebear - As for Mediterranean style buildings, hmmm, not sure i've seen many, although the houses shown in my suburbs shot, with the red rooves, kinda look mediterranean to me.

 

Sloppet - I have no idea how you did that mosaic! i ended up inserting each imagine, one at a time.

[sloppet 3]

Well, your from europe right?? so you shouldn't have any problems with making a euro style city. the city you have done is nice, very nice I'd say,, but remeb\mber about adding some more tree's...

[Mickebear 2]

Pikatchoum: I sent new map for you. Please remove Cycledogg's terrain mod from your plugins while you do the rendering, after rendering is successful, close the game, and put back the Cycledogg's mod.

 

Peng74: Your mosaic is very good, but remember to put some more trees

 

Sloppet and Peng74: Finding Mediterranean buildings is a difficult task...

[petriknl 15]

Hello, after a very very cool party weekend (including Mysteryland) I am back.. I hope to build up my nation this week altough.. with this weather...:-p But I will try. Also sloppet and peng74.. very nice work dudes!

About mediterranean looking buildings... I will look for it.

[Peng74 1]

Thanks guys, point noted, must include more trees!

 

As for Mediterranean style lots or bats. I did a search on the STEX, and all i could come up with was some Row homes by Frogface. I don't think there's many out there.

 

If you are considering going for a mediterranean style, what you need are lots of white buildings. I've been looking at a few pics on the net, and nearly all towns on the med are a dominated by white building, mainly with red rooves.

 

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I don't know how easy it is to change building colours using the BAT,  but it might be a way for you to go about it.

 

[sloppet 3]

well, but I think even if you haven't all the mediterrain buildings needed you can still make a good city /region etc. etc.