Show Us Your Suburbs

[Kifflom112 355]

@Zulu - Do you have a street mod? if not, I would recommend one, a streetside mod for trees and the like would also be useful. Additionally it would be good to grant pedestrian access in between those larger loops of road. I don't know how it works in the US, but typically in the UK although it's very ungriddy there are quick ways for pedestrians to move from one area to the next, often passing through green spaces on the way.

I also have to say I find the road layouts from some of the above way to griddy, Steelersfan in particular. It's fine to have some grid, but try and mix it up a little. Zulu you are going in the right direction, but it may look more realistic if you incorporate some diagonals, parkland, maybe a small church - that kind of thing.

No way, I hate diagonals, these houses will only grow on 2X2,in most neighborhoods I will have a pool, but I am aiming for Charlotte NC realism, they do not have trees on their sidewalks and they look pretty much like this. They also don't build churches in their neighborhood, outside of them instead, but thanks anyway. I only build like that for realism, and I'll try to make it swoopier but I don't know about diagonal.

[AdoxxBE 289]

[Moonraker0 193]

I just took this one today, and I like it enough to post in this thread.

  Edited September 5, 2011 by Moonraker0  

[Kifflom112 355]

Pine-ville, NC:

[jacksunny 741]

Minimize the CP before you take a picture

[Kifflom112 355]

It's grown a bit.

  Edited September 7, 2011 by Zulu2065  

[SAVAGExPHOENIX 955]

Meh, nothing special. A couple of my 'burbs.

[nathanthemayor 1,262]

Some new suburbian scenes of mine:

[Jack³ 291]

@Zulu - Do you have a street mod? if not, I would recommend one, a streetside mod for trees and the like would also be useful. Additionally it would be good to grant pedestrian access in between those larger loops of road. I don't know how it works in the US, but typically in the UK although it's very ungriddy there are quick ways for pedestrians to move from one area to the next, often passing through green spaces on the way.

I also have to say I find the road layouts from some of the above way to griddy, Steelersfan in particular. It's fine to have some grid, but try and mix it up a little. Zulu you are going in the right direction, but it may look more realistic if you incorporate some diagonals, parkland, maybe a small church - that kind of thing.

I agree with this. Please take off your grid by pressing g, minimize all menus and then take your picture by pressing ctrl-shift-s, and I like how your suburbs don't have too much grid. Andreas Roth has a great Street Tree mod that makes suburbs look more realistic .

Mine:

[Kifflom112 355]

Charlotte.

[jmarshall 17]

A suburb in my small town of Gandale

[Jack³ 291]

This is Bartlett.

[Kifflom112 355]

Big improvements.

[TmiguelT 10]

Interstate 1 passing the suburbs of Brunswick ...

[Kifflom112 355]

You should make a CJ of your city.

[jacksunny 741]

Zulu: Minimize your control panel before taking a picture. It makes it look a million times better

[TmiguelT 10]

You should make a CJ of your city.

I might do that but i need to finish at least 3 more tiles in order to make a CJ...

[Ion_Cannon 677]

Not neccessarily, you can show it off as you build it. Are those smooth AVE2 curves in the NAM? I never knew those existed

I have one criticism though and that is your picture quality, it looks very blurred.

[TmiguelT 10]

Not neccessarily, you can show it off as you build it. Are those smooth AVE2 curves in the NAM? I never knew those existed

I have one criticism though and that is your picture quality, it looks very blurred.

They do exist and they are on the new MAV ... and the picture looks blurry because i was trying to make it better. I guess i could not made it.

[Nathangec78 183]

That's the Southwest part of my city....

[Moonraker0 193]

Here is a university in the suburbs that span the area between two major urban centers.

[dohraymii 427]

A few shots from the suburbs:

  Edited October 8, 2011 by dohraymii  

[Jack³ 291]

Big improvements.

Your pictures would look so much better if you

1. Minimized all menus

2. Press Ctrl-Shift-S

3. Take your picture without the menus showing

4. And also if you didn't already turn off the UDI icons

Here is a subdivision with some town houses and a sign showing what subdivision it is.

  Edited October 8, 2011 by jack3oh3  

[Kifflom112 355]

I know, look at my latest status picture, it's blank, only the forest is showing.

[Jack³ 291]

I know, look at my latest status picture, it's blank, only the forest is showing.

Oh ok I see I just thought you didn't because your pictures showed the menus

Well since I'm posting again I might as well post some more suburbs:

A nice little park in a suburban area

[SAVAGExPHOENIX 955]

Jack, I like that park! It's a great idea. I'll probably use that kind of layout to make my larger suburban parks.

Anywho, here is the most affluent neighborhoods in all of Illium. This area is called Grapevine

[-JD- 41]

Your city looks amazing! What canals are you using in this picture?

[Jack³ 291]

Jack, I like that park! It's a great idea. I'll probably use that kind of layout to make my larger suburban parks.

Anywho, here is the most affluent neighborhoods in all of Illium. This area is called Grapevine

OH ZE NAZTY ZOTS!!! Use the tastyzots cheat to turn them off . Anyway I like the trees and the use of the SAM!

A rich suburban area by the ocean.

  Edited October 15, 2011 by jack3oh3  

[-JD- 41]

This is one of the upscale areas of my city. I've been doing a lot of work on the transportation system lately.

[dohraymii 427]

Your city looks amazing! What canals are you using in this picture?

Thanks!

The canals are originally Moonlinght's (here) and I changed them a bit in the Lot Editor for my cities.