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[Skimbo 304]

Some of my suburbs growing along a river....

extremeley modded SC4

More in my CJ

[Kifflom112 355]

Nice pictures everyone. Here are some last pictures of my suburb.

[Ion_Cannon 677]

More suburban goodness, forgot to turn off UDI

More progress from Somersby.

[nick13 194]

Another rainy day in a pacific northwest suburb

[Kifflom112 355]

Another rainy day in a pacific northwest suburb

Looks beautiful. I also like how you sort of change the lots of the houses in lot editor.

  Edited August 14, 2011 by Zulu2065  

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

These are some suburbs outside Capital District.

[steelersfanforlife 43]

Here is a suburb i am currently working on.

[Ltw 401]

A suburb for high-wealth citizens I've build some time ago:

[CutlassCieraFan 22]

New pictures from a city I've been working on:

And some slightly older pics from a different city:

[Ion_Cannon 677]

More suburbs, though it is going to segue into a denser city. Or at least thats the plan. Still a WIP but I really like how it's turned out so far. The name is derived from the large mountain, it has very rocky spires on top, much like the ones that can be found on some of the Scottish mountains. It's 99% grown, hence the repetition, I may go back later and plop a bit to reduce the repeating buildings.

First an overview of the currently developed area.

And now some closer shots. This is the latest development, the rest is older. The housing project is only 3 years old.

The same area-ish, but from a different angle.

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

Wow Ion Cannon, I love this. You did an amazing job with the creation of a suburb just below a mountain. What amazes me is that you have kept a perfect balance of organization and nonconformity. Truly inspiring work, thanks for sharing.

[kccl35 83]

Here's some of mine

@Zulu2065 - Where'd you get those medians for the AVE-2?

[Ion_Cannon 677]

Thanks for your kind words Elemented, here are two more pictures of the same city.

Newbury industrial estate.

A growing small suburban office centre.

  Edited August 19, 2011 by Ion_Cannon  

[Kifflom112 355]

Here's some of mine

@Zulu2065 - Where'd you get those medians for the AVE-2?

Those are some beautiful suburbs. Go to the STEX and type in Median for AVE-2 . You'll get it.

[Yarahi 1,816]

Nice suburbs Zulu.. Clearly a rich neighbourhood, only big classy mansions all over

Is it all grown or is it plopped?

  Edited August 19, 2011 by yarahi  

[Kifflom112 355]

Nice suburbs Zulu.. Clearly a rich neighbourhood, only big classy mansions all over

Is it all grown or is it plopped?

It is all grown even though I try to control what grows. I'm starting to plop only one building, the SG Colonial, because it won't grow. The rest is all grown.

[steelersfanforlife 43]

Here is my sim driving through a suburb

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

Awesome burbs Steelersfan! I like the mixed styles and wealths.

And your UDI skills are a heck of a lot better than mine. I would have blown my car up after just 3 minutes of driving around.

[gamzdude 57]

hears some of mine 1 Charlotte NC 2 the main city Phiness & Ferb Danville a juicy nice suburb not all but some ps my 2ed biggest suburb i have ever made en joy them .

[steelersfanforlife 43]

There are some very good suburbs here.

Here is a close up of a suburb i am working on.

[tshirt23 75]

Here are a couple from a region I am currently working on:

Thanks!

[steelersfanforlife 43]

Here are a couple from a region I am currently working on:

Thanks!

Great suburbs you have there.

Here is another suburb i developed recently

  Edited August 27, 2011 by steelersfanforlife  

[Kifflom112 355]

Here is a taste of my suburbs for my upcoming CJ.

Juts a preview of Fairview Pines.

[IDS2 3,346]

You guys have a lot more patience than I do. Very nice stuff here. I've always sucked at suburbs, I'd always rather be making an urban area, but I suppose suburbs are what fill everything out.

Here's a little subdivision outside of a very small downtown...

[Kifflom112 355]

You guys have a lot more patience than I do. Very nice stuff here. I've always sucked at suburbs, I'd always rather be making an urban area, but I suppose suburbs are what fill everything out.

Here's a little subdivision outside of a very small downtown...

You have a very nice layout and a pretty decent green belt. Your downtown is also amazing, it really looks neat.

[tshirt23 75]

Here is a taste of my suburbs for my upcoming CJ.

Juts a preview of Fairview Pines.

I love this shot. There's a great mix of houses, and it looks so natural.

[steelersfanforlife 43]

There are some excellent suburbs here.

Here is some residential near a roundabout.

  Edited August 28, 2011 by steelersfanforlife  

[Kifflom112 355]

Nice suburbs, @steelersfanforlife, I love the turn around. I think I am getting good in this cookie cutter( all houses seem to repeat themselves and even though there is a variety it can get repetitive) suburban style. What do you all think, I have a bird's eye view shot?

  Edited August 28, 2011 by Zulu2065  

[Ion_Cannon 677]

@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.

[steelersfanforlife 43]

@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 like using grid because it's easier to manage. Here is an earlier suburb of mine that uses something other than a grid.

  Edited August 28, 2011 by steelersfanforlife