The United Cities*4th Birthday and Retirement!*

[Hampi 54]

That performing center looks really good! Great lightning on that BAT

[Jack³ 291]

I like how you focused in on that blue building. Good job!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Schulmanator:At the moment, nobody.

@Vivapanda: It's actually one of the default Maxis Landmarks

@SimCoug:Thanks!

@Hampi: Which Bat?

@jack3oh3:Thanks!

Well, sorry for the small hiatus(RL+Being distracted by SimCity Societies and Flight Sim 2002)

Anyways, for our update, let's look at the main UCCRL Yard(No trains in the yard, as they are all in service right now).

[Schulmanator 5,799]

I could get lost in there!

[vivapanda 422]

_{Realisitic detail to see they've got a railyard too}

  Edited April 22, 2012 by vivapanda  

[riiga 234]

Not to be harsh or anything, but that isn't very realistic for a railyard.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Not to be harsh or anything, but that isn't very realistic for a railyard.

Generally it helps to provide more detail about why it isn't realistic. For instance...

Where are the trains, for instance? Why not use northcountydude's railyard lots, for example? It'd provide a lot more detail and it would make the railyard look a lot more alive.

As for the Maxis highway glitch... yes I prefer RHW, but in this case I'm not going to bother pushing RHW. However, you need to reinstall your Maxis highway mod to fix the glitched curves. Make sure these files load after the NAM.

Hopefully this helps a little with constructive criticism.

[Hampi 54]

Oh I meant that the performance center had really good light.

[DavidB_ 83]

I've done a massive railyard (with brick depot buildings, no props yet like yours) for main line stopping and intercity (long-distance) services, as well as for a metro system. I can only just make out the through route on yours though!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Schulmanator: Well, considering that if you are riding the train, there's not much to worry about....

@Vivapanda: Well, a railyard is needed for any rail system(Whether freight or passanger)

@riiga: Hmmm, like what?

@Shadow Assassin:I'm not sure how to put passanger train automota on rails where I want them. Also northcountydude's lots are for freight only, and contain a lot of dependences, which I really don't like. Anyways, thanks for the tips.

@Hampi: Thanks! Photoediting makes it look the way it did.

@DAB_City: On mine, there's only local trains, no express lines(Aka the trains stop at every station along the route).

For this update, we will explore the small suburban town of Benderson(Formally known as West Hollister). Better bring your raincoat and umbrella as it's a downpour today!

First we start off at the UCCRL station, which serves "A" and "C" Lines.

We drive through suburban areas, with both mansions and middle-class houses.

We also stop at a cafe along Carroe Rd., and wait until the weather calms down.

Well, I'm afrid that's it for this update. I will not update for a little while because RL will be hard on me this weekend(Going out of town Saturday), and so see you at the next update

  Edited April 26, 2012 by nathanthemayor  

[simlink 1,098]

Nice rain effect.

[vivapanda 422]

Great photo editing!

[Macko123456 32]

I love the rain. Very good!

[wenter13 26]

Nice city! I love the train station, which one is it? Awesome photo editing.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Sim_Link: Actually, that's easy to do.

@Vivapanda:Thanks!

@wenter13:The station is part of Marrast's pack on both the STEX and LEX.

Well, sorry for the hiatus. RL and laziness have gotten to me lately. However, let's look at something I did last night. This was a former 4-tile Maxis GHW before I upgraded it into a 401-style freeway. Let's take a lot at it.

(Sorry for the lack of cars, my sims are too lazy to notice a new freeway)

What you are looking at are former Maxis interchanges upgraded into RHW.

Enjoy!

[simlink 1,098]

Always love highway updates. Hopefully as cars discover the freeway it doesn't experience the chronic congestion issues the 401 does!

[kakado_to_save 514]

Don't take me wrong.

But when you blur all your pictures it kind of kills the beauty of you cities

but still a great update

[RAMPO 2]

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@Schulmanator:Thanks!

@Vivapanda:Thanks!

@Sim_Link:Scroll down and see...

Well, unfortunatly Imageshack is playing with me(They disabled uploading for me ), so from the next update onwords, all pictures will be on Majohost.

And now for the update....

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

What is the name of the map?

[riiga 234]

Those ramps at the top of the first image seem to be a bit too short for narrowing 5 to 2 lanes... You may want to widen/extend them.

[Halen Of Dania 350]

neat

[wenter13 26]

Loving your highways mate! Your interchanges look way better than Maxis ones or even the ones I make with RHW. I only don't like the texture transitions on some viaducts. Oh well, you can't do anything about it

[Isaiah110 2]

Thats a cool Freeway if i wanted to make something like that how would I do it?

[Schulmanator 5,799]

I love the new highway

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Sim_Link: Probably even worse-case scenario, no. But traffic can get pretty nasty on certain occaisons(Like big events)

@kakado_to_save: I blur the pictures so that i can just focus on what i want to show(In this case, the highway)

@RAMPO: I made the map myself. It is not on the STEX.

@riiga: Well, there wasn't any room to do that(Neither on the next city tile).

@halenbyname:Thanks!

@wenter13: Yeah, I am in the process of fixing that.

@Isaiah110:Use the RHW mod on the STEX.

@Schulmanator:Thanks!

Well, we will continue on our Hwy 455 tour heading west towards Northridge, explored in a preivous update. The highway has been extended another .5 miles south from Tavern Ave(The old terminus, now a exit), and the current terminous is Chalk Road. From there, the highway transitions into a limited-access road(Basically, a 4 lane expressway with turning lanes).

Future plans call to extend the highway furthur, but nothing has yet been decided.

We continue southbound, and the next intersection is Road 25. Heading both ways goes to farmland.

After the intersection with Road 27, the highway merges into 2 lanes, then intersects Bridgeston Ave. That brings an end to Hwy 455.

See you all next time!

(Sorry for the lack of photo editing-Too lazy )

[Benedict 3,119]

Congratulations, you're number one on Ben's Top Ten this week! Bet you thought that would never happen

[vivapanda 422]

Congratulations on being number one!

I like your new highways!

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Benedict:Yay!And Phat's Number 1!This is unbelieveable!

@Vivapanda:Thanks!

So anyways, a lot of you noticed, but this week this CJ is Number 1 on both Phat's and Ben's CJ lists. Thanks to all who helped me gain these honorable titles.

For our update, the newspaper will explain:

Got two pics to show of the project.

The new Laton station. Currently, there is still some work to do. The station and Steincross Station will open on the same day.

(Sorry for the weird photoediting with the last picture-just a experiment I wanted to do).

Here is the planned community. As the newspaper said, the tracks will be built, and then the land will be zoned and developed.

  Edited May 9, 2012 by nathanthemayor  

[vivapanda 422]

Nice developent! I'm looking forward to see it expand

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Keen to see how that community will turn out, looks great

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

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@Vivapanda: Eventually, once the tracks are built, it will be expanded.

@City_Master: Not for a couple of updates....

Well, what are we going to look at today?

The Capital Transit Center, whose UCCRL Station has been expanded to 4 tracks(The station is the busiest in the nation), and a new bus center built. The parking facilites are located to the right of the photo.

And just for fun, a map I made of the complex: