Iris (AFDES Observer)

[Follarch 326]

You have a very large airport! It must be able to serve at least several million a day.

And I see you too are preparing for the arrival of the new plane.

Edit: Welcome to the second page!!

[Vahr 341]

Oh wow.... very nice CJ....

The new airport looks great, and I see that supersonic transit is well awaited

[mayorbk 66]

Great CJ! I love the port, marina!

[Blazerhawk 162]

 

[Follarch 326]

Congratulations on joining the union. We're happy to have another member state under the banner of the blue planet.

And I really enjoyed reading the news article on the story, it made for a really good read.

[SounderBruce 173]

Congrats Iris for taking on something that my people (of Camano) have already expierence for one month! Welcome to the Observer's Club!

[TmiguelT 10]

Holly Simtropolis !! That's one awesome airport !! and the whole region view is impressive

Keep up on what you are doing and good luck on the AFDES

[Mayorm 14]

like thew newspaper, keep it up

[Blazerhawk 162]

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Simtropolis City Journal Section

CHR--I know what you mean, that airport took constant work for almost a week, and it is not totally complete. The runways are made two ways the orthogonal ones are made with RMIP Concrete runways, and the diagonal ones are made using taxiway pieces.

feliwi--Thank you. The goal right there was to divide the terminal based on airline. However, I definitely will do leave some empty next time. I just didn't think of it when I was making that terminal.

Simtropolis Forums

ComputerGuy890100--Thank you! Yes, I am planning for the AFDES, and my own, supersonic airliners. 

Archean--I may actually try figuring the exact number one day. And, yes planning is in place for the future.

Blue Lightning--Thank you. And I placed those because I'm designing my own supersonic jet.

mayorbk--Thank you.

Archean² --Thank you. I am glad to be in the AFDES. And it's nice to hear that people read those stories I writ for the newspaper.

ComputerGuy890100²--Thank you. It is great to be in the AFDES.

TmiguelT--Thank you. The airport is definitely one of the bigger projects I've ever done.

Mayorm--Thank you.

Worthington Pass and Meyers Rock State Park (Carter Island)

Alert--Next week I may not post an update on Monday due final exams. There will be an update next week it may just be late.

Okay, today is a special two-for-one. Granted, Meyers Rock State Park has only a couple of pictures right now. Worthington Pass is a nearby town with a population of 13500 SC4 (5000 adjusted). Also of note is that this my first use of RHW.

That's all for now. As always comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcomed.

~Removed doubled images. -Archean

[Follarch 326]

I just now realized just how detailed that region is. The terraforming and flora is magnificent.

And i like the small town too! That school makes me want to go inside and explore the campus.

[SounderBruce 173]

That was amazing work! I love the scenic and suburban qualities of the area! The RHW-2 is nice too! Maybe you should expand it into a RHW-4 at Meyers Point using the "Wide Curve" pieces.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: crushedcar

Iris is a fictitious country in the central Pacific ocean. Discovered in 1935,quote>

Took all the way until 1935, eh? I guess it didn't want the world to see it!

 

[Blazerhawk 162]

 

Replies

Simtopolis City Journals Section

DCMetro34--Thank you.

iGod--Thank you.

felipz_07--Thank you.

Daan300--Thank you.

Simtropolis Forums

Archean--Thank you. It has been a while since I made a small town.

ComputerGuy890100--Thank you. This one of my first uses of RHW. Also, it was hard enough to get the RHW-2 to work there I don't want to try RHW-4 there.

Duke87--Nah... its just in the middle of the Pacific, and it was very hard to find.

King River (Ford Valley)

As expected, this update it a little late. The next one may be a little late as well. Final exams are still in progress so I don't know when I will get the next update done. 

If you don't remember Ford Valley being introduced, well, you're right. This is the NHP Invermere Lake map.

Today we have some nature scenes.

That all for now. As always comments, criticisms, and suggestions are welcome.

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Looking good and I like your work with the Peg Boulders. A good waterfall

[SounderBruce 173]

Nice waterfalls! I like the use of PEG's stuff, but add some more trees!

[Vahr 341]

....wow.

Very nice water work! And on the previous update, very nice suburbish town, and welcome to the world of the RHW!

[TmiguelT 10]

Nice work on the waterfalls .

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: crushedcar

Nah... its just in the middle of the Pacific, and it was very hard to find.quote>

Sounds like somebody didn't catch the reference.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work my friend great detail love the terraforming

[Benedict 3,119]

I love your work. Really nice update.

[Follarch 326]

I love those bridges! You've mastered the way of land bridging! which I haven't... lol

They look gorgeous, great work with the nature side of the CJ coin.

[Blazerhawk 162]

 

Simtropolis City Journals Section 13orthr- I'm a bit confused. Do you mean the last picture or the one before that? I personally like the rocks in the second to last one, though, I do think the last picture is a little unnatural.

CTMandR- As it is not my map, I cannot take full credit for those. Most of the credit goes to beskhu3epnm and JPlumbley. Thanks, though. 

k50dude- Again I cannot take full credit, but thanks.

Daan300- Thanks. The rocks, besides aesthetics, are actually being used to hide some areas where the ploppable water wouldn't go.

Simtropolis Forum Schulmanator- Thanks. I'm glad it turned out as well as it did.

ComputerGuy890100-Thanks for the suggestion, though for that update I was more concerned with the river.

Blue Lightning- Thanks. The RHW is going to take a while to get used to.

TmiguelT-Thanks. The waterfalls were by far the easiest part of creating that river.

Duke87- That would be correct. I had no idea that song existed.

jacqulina- Thank you.

Benedict- Thank you.

Archean- Ahh.. land bridging is an art. That particular bridge is perfect for making land bridges, though.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to Iris. I apologize for the extended break, and feel I should mention that I have, at least for the forseeable future, limited this journal to the region of Aquarius. This is because the starting of regions led to a creative block that contributed to the break. As you will see I have a good start on Aquarius and should be able to develop the region fairly quickly now.

Aquarius Break is an inner suburb of Aquarius. This city has population of 81,000 sims. I used the Maxis Highway for its compact footprint.

That's all for now. As always, comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcome. 

[kj3400 178]

Wow, that mall is so close to downtown. It all looks very nice though.

[Follarch 326]

New city! On the beach! With a big mall!

Good development on Iris, glad to see it getting big.

[TmiguelT 10]

I see great developments ... I love all the greenery in your cities

[Benedict 3,119]

Fantastic new update, I love all the trees in the first pic.

[Blazerhawk 162]

 

Simtropolis City Journals Section Guibanez_--Thank you! JGellock--Thanks. Roe's library was a no-brainer. I knew i would look good in there. The mall, on the other hand, has been replaced. DCMetro34--Thank you! froelich131--I have relocated the mall. I agreed with your assessment. Thank you for the suggestion.  Simtropolis Forums kj3400-- Yes and no. Yes for the tile, no for the region. Though it has been relocated. Archean-- Beach front property is pretty common in this region. Most of tile are coastal.  ...And even bigger cities are coming. TmiguelT-- Thanks. Getting the correct amount of green space is one of my goals. Benedict-- Thank you. The trees are kind of obligatory for a tropical feel. Before we begin, I would like to show the area where Gordon Valley Mall used to be. A new mall has been constructed elsewhere in the region. Thanks to froelich131for the suggestion.   Pleasantview Beach is a city of approximately 31000 sims. It is part of the city of Pleasant view which continues on the city tile to the north. Hedley Manor is home Thorton Hedley, Jr. Thorton is the CEO of Island Motors, one of Iris's largest car manufacturers. As the name suggests, Caldera Bay is located inside a caldera of a long extinct volcano. It is also part of the Twin Craters Nature Preserve. That's all for now. As always comments, criticisms and suggestions are welcomed.

[Benedict 3,119]

Really interesting city layout. I was wondering how the traffic is with that setup?

[Blazerhawk 162]

 

Simtropolis City Journals Section

IrvingTwoSmokes--Thank you. The water mod is one of PEG's (Not sure which one) and the terrain mod is Heblem's Yucatan Terrain Mod. Both are available on the STEX.

sumwonyuno--When I selected this map I actually looked at Honolulu as a reference, so thank you. Also, slope mods make knowing where to zone a lot easier in those valleys.

Muck308--Thank you. I will be adding Marinas and other ports, but the areas I have shown thus far were to steep to support any type boating areas.

Simtropolis Forums

Benedict--Surprisingly, traffic is not too bad, except at neighbor connections, with that road layout. I forget which NAM controller I have installed.   

Programming Notes

1. I may be slightly late with the next update as I will be on vacation next Monday.
2. Newspapers will be making a return in the near future.
3. Somtime next week I will be posting a question for the readers to vote on. Watch this space for more.

South Aquarius is a district in the city of Aquarius. It is home to Aquarius University (not pictured as it is incomplete) as well as the southernmost portions of Downtown Aquarius. This city has a population of approximately 330,000 sims. For reference here is a region view. BTW, this is now my largest region ever.

We start the nighttime tour at the Gateway Junction, so named because it splits into two highways that encircle the city of Aquarius.

South of I-3 we find some suburban homes. 

If we head north on I-201 we hit the waterfront commercial district, famous for the Verne and Seaside Casinos.

To the east of the highway we find Summer Hill, an upscale residential neighborhood.

Continuing north on I-201 we find a collection of civic buildings that have earned the area the nickname of Civic Plaza

Finally, we hit downtown. 

Hunter Avenue is one of the busier roads through downtown.

We have reached the end of the city tile, but not the end of downtown.

A view from the sea.

The final (finished) point of note in South Aquarius is Aquarius Park, the largest urban park in the region (so far).

Please not that Aquarius University is still under construction and will be featured in a future update.

That is all for now. As always comments, criticisms, and suggestions are welcomed. 

[Benedict 3,119]

Great update, I love that angle on the freeway T-connector.