GRANDEGRAD

[jazyje 1]

GRANDEGRAD

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Cool man! Can't wait

[Simbourgeois 139]

Ah, that last picture looks amazing! I wish we could do such things in SC4...

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[jazyje 1]

Originally posted by: Simbourgeois

Ah, that last picture looks amazing! I wish we could do such things in SC4...

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Bellevillequote>

thanks --- but oh man, I checked out your SC4 city (Belleville) and I was simply blown away --- I had no idea you could build such beautiful people-oriented cities using SC4!!

[jacqulina 162]

very nice work my friend

[Skimbo 304]

The startup is good, let's see how it develops......

[johannesut 1]

Another good presentation by jazyje.... good work.. can't wait to see it grow.

[Simbourgeois 139]

Thanks for the compliment! Actually, one thing I admire in SC4 is the Lot Editor - that's where I'm spending most of my gaming time. And the lack of such utility is the main reason why I'm not playing CXL.

But your CJ makes me dreaming about all the missing things in SC4... 

Keep up the great work!

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[jazyje 1]

Welcome the to the first full update. GRANDEGRAD now has 60k residents and it is growing fast fast fast!!!!

AS always what you'd expect from me, is the overview map:

Followed by a closer shot:

And a traffic congestion map:

Some nice angles shots showing GRANDEGRAD:

Downtown:

Note the new Bus Terminal GrandeStation:

So afar, 3 well-utilized bus lines serve transit needs of the community. Here's just one of the bus' fleet:

The City Hall in the foreground:

City Hall Plaza:

Executives Row:

Just a mile away from the Executives Row lies the old urban ghetto called East Side -- quite a different world!!! See for yourself:

Life in this part of town is short, brutte, and prospects are bleak....

THANK YOU FOR VISITING Grandegrad!!!!

[YannickSHE 0]

Amazing Continue the nice work, I feel that your town might become quite a nice midsize town.

[Damastius 5]

Good job!

[johannesut 1]

Awesome job dude! keep it up !!

[jazyje 1]

Something happened to my photobucket account and I was not able to upload all my screenshots yesterday.... However, here's a teaser shot from GRANDEGRAD which has doubled its population---- it's the regional shopping center on the outskirts of town - still a work in progress:

Stay tuned for the full update coming up today or tomorrow!!!

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Yea I see what you were saying Jazy about the shopping center. That's about how mine looked and I wasn't 100% satisfied with it. It didn't feel quite right and the bases of most of the retail buildings didn't fit in very well with one another. I am going to try some different tweaks on mine I tested and see what i can come up with as well. Good start and very creative!

[jazyje 1]

Really what I'll do is place the mall int he middle and surrounded it by a sea of parking. Stay tuned. Do note that I at least managed to line up all the parking spaces properly --- too bad they are all empty....

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Hey it's better than nothing!! The modders at CitiesXS did the best they could..... since a lot of the game atm is "play around and see if you can make it work."

[jazyje 1]

I agree --- can't wait for your next update --- it's been a while....!

[Timmystwin 201]

now tempted to get cities xl....

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Hahaha yea Jazy all my updates lately have been piecemeal really. Working on a lot of updates to the existing city right now and trying to remember and do before/after shots. I still don't see how you have time to do so many cities!!

[jazyje 1]

Yeah, it's nuts -- and I DO have a full-time job with other after work activities as well.... ... I guess I ought to take a break from CXL. This game is kind of addictive though... sometimes I feel like I'm bored of it but then after a few days I want to get back at it again..... Hmmmm...

[jazyje 1]

Welcome to full update #2, GRANDEGRAD is now at 120k residents, and has plans to grow at a very quick pace. Let's start off by an overview shot:

Followed by a closer look:

Downtown overview:

Note new wind power plants:

Elites are doing OK, many new execs as well have arrived in GRANDEGRAD:

The have-nots and working class live nearby in mixed-use neighborhoods....

We followed our grandma from her visit to the City Hall downtown back to her home -- she's riding a scooter!!:

OOPS -- I think we have lost her!!!! SORRY!!!!

[jazyje 1]

Welcome to GRANDEGRAD update #2.5 -- in this intermediate update we'll show the remake of the regional shopping center in GRANDEGRAD (Grand Shopping Center) --- here's what Grand S.C. used to look like before it was redesigned:

And here's GRAND S.C. after the recent redesign - more realistic in our view:

We hope you enjoyed visiting the GRAND S.C.! 

[patriotizzy 0]

I laughed at the grandma on the scooter part, pretty funny.

[Jaybyrd05 3]

Nice redesign on the mall Jazy... I like it!

[Mayor49 0]

This is incredibel!

Edit: Where did you get the parking lots?

[Stef42 0]

The old lady on the scooter just looks funny.

Nice shopping area, it's a shame that the people can't actually park on it...

[Jesse Swiss 6]

parking mod?

[jazyje 1]

Welcome to update #3 -- GRNADEGRAD has been growign slowly but steadily.... New parks and new elites neighborhoods are some of the newest developments worth mentioning...

Cool shots from around town:

Next few shots make GRANDEGRAD look like a typical American town, in this view:

Remember GrandeMAll>?

Locals called it the 'Lake Necklace'...

Nature outside the city limits can surely inspire poets and such...

The farmers are happy just working the land...

The City is GREEN, and here is the proof:

NEW CITY HALL DOWNTOWN!!!!

Central Park:

We hope you enjoyed the update!!!

[Damastius 5]

Yeah nice city! Love the parks in the middle! Finally there are people on the forums again gonna post a new update of Timet soon too

[jazyje 1]

For the last few weeks I either didn't have any time or was in the mood for some racing games (GRID, DIRT 2).... Now I'm back at city planning, got tired of driving cars....