Show us your Riverside, Lakeside, or Oceanside

[philforhockey51 4,220]

9 hours ago, MeMyself&I said:

Yeah, no kidding!  That's perfect!

BTW,  I'm really diggin' that waterfall below the footbridge along with the observation deck.  Is that in your CJ?  I don't recall seeing it but maybe I missed that entry.

Good Catch, no some of the recent pics I've posted in the Concepts threads are from River's End the major city in my Region that I am finishing up, the area with the seasonal trees visible in the following pic.  It is the core city of the region and since I am growing about 98% of it having only plopped 3 "landmark" skyscrapers (without jobs)  a major part of this region is my testing of a technique to avoid the commuter bug. 8 city tiles are directly connected to the main River's End tile, with an additional 12 tiles that are connected offset by 1 from the main tile using the 8 main connection city tiles.  I actually have every city tile with a road network in my region connected so it is possible to drive through the entire region, one day I will learn how to record gameplay to show it.

*Only 4 of the 20ish city tiles visible in the above pic have a CJ entry

[philforhockey51 4,220]

23 hours ago, 9gruntsand1hammer said:

Newberry Beach and Marina

 

I came back to look at this picture at least 6 times already, I really like this little bay area

[Silur 3,308]

This a little picture from me...

 

 

[f3cs 1,063]

Hello, I came with a question today. This is Bellingham.

It's a seaside city, but i have a question about this trench

In special, this little elevation here

I want to have something like an observatory, or a castle-like fortress. Can you help me to chose and implement something here? I would really appreciate it

[matias93 7,535]

Maybe this beauty:

 

[philforhockey51 4,220]

On 3/18/2017 at 11:24 PM, f3cs said:

I want to have something like an observatory, or a castle-like fortress. Can you help me to chose and implement something here? I would really appreciate it

My first thought is:

or you could do something like this

or use these to make your own

 

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Maybe a bit massive for that spot... it screams for a lighthouse, of course, but I can see that the thought of a castle or observatory would be intriguing. A derelict watchtower or something may be nice.

Here, have some more choice. I couldn't find what I was after, but this one may be an interesting (and somewhat obscure) alternative:

 

[Silur 3,308]

I can see some Observatories in my Archive:

[matias93 7,535]

I'm not sure if I'm interpretating this rightly, but I guess that what is searched is a port defense fortress, something very typical on former iberic dominions as a countermeasure to piracy:

Fortaleza del Real Felipe on El Callao, the main port of Perú.

Or even closer to what F3cs is trying to recreate, the forts that protect(ed) Río de Janeiro: the Copacabana and the Santa Cruz da Barra (now on Niterói)

[Silur 3,308]

This is a very simple, but it kills sometimes too...

What is behind this wall ?      Have You any options?   

[f3cs 1,063]

3 hours ago, matias93 said:

I'm not sure if I'm interpretating this rightly, but I guess that what is searched is a port defense fortress, something very typical on former iberic dominions as a countermeasure to piracy:

Or even closer to what F3cs is trying to recreate, the forts that protect(ed) Río de Janeiro: the Copacabana and the Santa Cruz da Barra (now on Niterói)

I was really thinking in something like this! I Don't know it was just that specific.

 

16 hours ago, philforhockey51 said:

My first thought is:

 

 

 

 

The first is very nice! "Oravský hrad", great name for a castle wall.
But I Think I'll keep with paeng's Castle walls and make something nice in lot editor

EDIT: the original file of the castles was lost. so I'll use the first option. thanks everybody

[Silur 3,308]

Let's get back to the topic "Show us your Riverside, Lakeside, or Oceanside "

May be we can watch and discuss about the fortress, observatory and beacons on the new thread ?

It seems to me that we fill with trash this topic.

[philforhockey51 4,220]

3 hours ago, f3cs said:

But I Think I'll keep with paeng's Castle walls and make something nice in lot editor

EDIT: the original file of the castles was lost. so I'll use the first option. thanks everybody

I see you are running into the Dropbox Privacy problem, Dropbox changed some things that affected public folders.  The castle set should be the original Maxis files Castle Set.  The recent main location to retrieve these files was screwpile but craig needs to update his dropbox.  This has already become a thread as others are looking for the Maxis files.   Seems as of the latest posts Catty has been nice enough to share and we will probably have the Maxis files here on this site very soon. But if I read it right you can find them on her site.

Screwpile site: https://screwpiledevelopments.com/screw-pile-exchange-spex/maxis-files/

Catty's site City Builders: https://community.simtropolis.com/clubs/26-city-builders-website/cbex

 

@Silur   I'm sure we will get back to pictures real soon, but since this is not a request for a specific file that should be in the Can't Find It Thread, rather a request for ideas or "building concepts"  there is nothing wrong with helping fellow members even if it takes up half a page.  I'll post a picture next to get back on track.

@f3cs If you have anymore questions on the suggestions provided feel free to pm myself or the others that have made suggestions in my experience they are all helpful.   

[philforhockey51 4,220]

Getting back on track....well the word play would be better if it was a rail bridge

From an unfinished city, still a work in progress, and yes I am using an underbridge overhanging retaining wall lot but for some reason it does not appear properly, possibly due to slope being too short

[korver 27,686]

A couple of waterside scenes from my latest CJ update - you can see the rest of my "Southeast Asia" update here.

Crater lakes of Kelimutu, Indonesia


 

Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

 

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Woodland by the lake.

 

Rock faces and lake.

 

Thirlmere Lake.

[korver 27,686]

One of my favorite oceanside pics I made during 2016 (not shown yet in a show us thread) - the stilt houses of Bora Bora.

More scenes available in my "South Pacific" update here.

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

On 3/22/2017 at 5:37 PM, philforhockey51 said:

Getting back on track....well the word play would be better if it was a rail bridge

From an unfinished city, still a work in progress, and yes I am using an underbridge overhanging retaining wall lot but for some reason it does not appear properly, possibly due to slope being too short

I love the random 1x1 commercial buildings that grew in this pic.

[korver 27,686]

A lonely stupa on the shores of sacred Lake Namtso, high on the Tibetan Plateau...

You can see the rest of my "Central Asia" CJ update here.

 

[korver 27,686]

[philforhockey51 4,220]

[korver 27,686]

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Two sections of my current city - Saint Joeseph

Sugarcane Pond

St Joe's Beach

[philforhockey51 4,220]

[Arn71 804]

Reservoir & Dam.

[philforhockey51 4,220]

@Arn71 The stairs to bridge over the small canal is a nice touch  

[Arn71 804]

16 hours ago, philforhockey51 said:

@Arn71 The stairs to bridge over the small canal is a nice touch  

Thanks for noticing  

It would have been quite a walk for pedestrians if this bridge-stairs shortcut wasn't there.

[Talla 2XLC 36]

On 7.5.2017 at 4:55 AM, philforhockey51 said:

How did you get Trees on the Roadsides?

[matias93 7,535]

@Talla 2XLC this is the most probable method, even if there are others:

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1196

Be very attentive to the installation instructions, as the mod is highly customisable, and hence, not so easy to get working as intended

[Talla 2XLC 36]

14 minutes ago, matias93 said:

@Talla 2XLC this is the most probable method, even if there are others:

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1196

Be very attentive to the installation instructions, as the mod is highly customisable, and hence, not so easy to get working as intended

i use this Mod for a very Long time now and it works fine for Streets, but i have never seen Trees on the Roads