Simtropia

[jeronij 13]

 

SIMTROPIA

 

Hello to all. This is going to be my second CJ. Dont expect big surprises. I am still playing SC4 .

Why Simtropia ?¿. Simtropolis + Utopia, since this will be an utopic region created for the Simtropolis Community  !!! I hope it will deserve the name ...

This time I decided to start with a blank 8X8 medium city tiles region. Many reasons for this. Not too many cities (64 is a good number  , and not too big (medium size is the best for my computer ). And I can develop the land the way I want.

 

Dont expect many changes from my other CJ Sculpting Columbia River . There wont be a big history behind this CJ. Only landscaping and cities building. Maybe some more attention to the detail and functionallity of the cities. Again it will be a matter of patience.

 

After my first experience in the CJ´s world, I´ve learnt many things, that I will try to aply to this CJ.  Some of them:

 

A Table of Contents with links to all the updates and relevant posts. I will use this initial post from now on to start the CJ TOC. I would recomemd to all the visitors the check it as it grows, to easy find out what you are looking for.

 

Less regularity. I will be able to post maybe twice per week. I will try to answer all of your requests but it´ll take its time. And this time I started the region at the same time as the CJ, so I will need some time to develop before updating.

 

Same pics quality. I ´ve noticed that what you want are nice pics, so that is what I´ll try to give you !!!

 

 

So, here finishes the presentation, and starts the CJ. I hope you like this one too !!!

 

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The following section will be updated with links to all the updates and relevant info.

 

SIMTROPIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS AND EXTRAS. LAST UPDATE 20/02/20

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01 - UPDATES

 

THE REGION CREATION

STEP 01  - Page 01

STEP 02  - Page 02

STEP 03  - Page 03

STEP 04  - Page 03

STEP 05  - Page 04

STEP 05 Revision - Page 05

STEP 06 Main region planning - Page 06

Transit Networks Master Plan  - Page 07  - 16/09/05

 

CITIES CREATION

 

Sa Roca Rotja - Rural community

 

UPDATE 01  - Simtropia starts to move - Page 08 - 17/09/05

UPDATE 02 -  The firts sims in Simtropia - Page 11 - 20/09/05

UPDATE 03  - Sa Roca Rotja - Completing... - Page 13 - 22/09/05

 

Bonanova - Transition community

 

UPDATE 04    - Bonanova - Simtropia starts its expansion - Page 15 - 25/09/05

UPDATE 05    - Bonanova Residential - Page 16 - 26/09/05

UPDATE 06    - Bonanova - The Pond - Page 19 - 30/09/05 

UPDATE 07    - Bonanova - The Baattlefield - page 21 - 03/10/05 

UPDATE 08    - Bonanova - Dirty Industry - Page 22 - 06/10/05

UPDATE 09    - Bonanova - Water treatment plant  - Page 23 - 09/10/05

UPDATE 10    - Bonanova - Diagonal Nightmare  - Page 24 -  16/10/05

UPDATE 11    - Bonanova - Did you say Industry ?¿  - Page 25 - 20/10/05 

UPDATE 12    - Bonanova - The Alien Center - Page 26 - 26/10/05 

UPDATE 13    - Bonanova - Lets go finishing - Page 27 - 31/10/05

UPDATE 14A  - Bonanova - Lets Terraform - Page 28 - 03/11/05

UPDATE 14B  - Bonanova - The residential near the canal - Page 29 - 05/11/05

UPDATE 15A  - Bonanova - The Shopping centre -Part 01 -  Page 30 - 09/11/05 

UPDATE 15B  - Bonanova - Last steps ( and shopping centre  - Part 02-) 14/11/05

UPDATE 16    - Bonanova - Finished City - Page 32 - 19/11/05 

 

Sa Penya - Rural community

 

UPDATE 17    - Sa Penya -  Introducing Sa Penya - Page 33 - 24/11/05

UPDATE 18    - Sa Penya - The Farms - Page 34 - 27/11/05

UPDATE 19    - Sa Penya - Developing the town - Page 35- 04/12/05 

 

The Refinery -Industrial city

 

UPDATE 20   - Goodbye Sa penya  - The Refinery - Page 36 - 08/12/05

UPDATE 21  -  The Refinery Masterplan -  Page 38 - 14/12/05

UPDATE 22  -  The Refinery, Adding details and more details... -  Page 41 - 22/12/05

UPDATE 23 -  The Refinery - The Core - Page 43- 31/12/2005 

UPDATE 24 -  The Refinery - Lets enjoy the hard work - Page 45 - 04/01/06

UPDATE 25  -  The Refinery - Famous last words - Page 46 - 10/01/06 - (shared with Peraires City)

Peraires - Cargo Seaport

 

UPDATE 25  - Some urban development again. - Page 46 - 10/01/06 - (shared with last Refinery update) 

UPDATE 26 - Starting the shoreline. - Page 47 - 15/01/06 

UPDATE 27 - The cargo area -  Page 48 - 17/01/06 

UPDATE 28  -  The fishermen Docks Part One - Page 51 - 26/01/06

UPDATE 29  -  The garbagge depott - Page 55 - 20/02/06

 

02 - USEFUL LINKS (Section will be updated as necesary)

 

Interesting threads

 

Plopable stuff - Water, trees, rocks....  - Page 11- 20/09/05 

Cycledogg´s terrain mod help thread

The ANT street textures thread  - aka The Diagonal streets mod (Great work by Andreas Roth and Frimi2)   

The Dirty Diagonal streets mod thread

Roundabouts, development thread

 

 

 

03 - EXTRAS ( Section will be updated as necesary)

Mosaic Ses Penyas mountains - Page 03 - see the end of the post.

Mosaic Serra de Bonany - Page 04 - see the end of the post 

Mosaic Es Cavall Bernat - Page 04 - see the end of the post 

Mosaic Sa mola (1) - Page 05 - see the end of the post

Mosaic Serra de Consolació  -Page 05  see the end of the post 

Lets start moving  - Page 07 - First rural development - 16/09/05

Simtropia - The Wind Farms  - Page 08 - First power park -  17/09/05

Plopable water Pond 01  - Page 10 - First use of plopable water - 18/09/05 + Regional view addon   - Page 10 - 19/09/05

Water Treatment Plant preview - Page 12 - 21/09/05 

The refinery Preview  - Page 14 - 23/09/05

Custom lots Cul-de-sacs and Playground presentation  - Page 17 - 270905

The Alien Research Facility  - Preview - Page 18 - 270905

Cycledogg´s Snowcapped mod presentation  - Page 18 - 28/09/05 -  Addon Beaches - Page 19 - 29/09/05

Mosaics Bonanova  - Day and Night - Page 29 - 06/11/05 

Tutorial - Create your own irregular harbour  - Page 37 - 10/12/05 

The Cargo Docks 1   - Page 39 - 18/12/05

The Cargo Docks 2   - Page 39 - 18/12/05

The Breakwaters  - Page 40 - 19/12/05

Cargo Ships  - Page 42 - 29/12/05

New (Concrete) Walls -  One -  Two -  Three -  Four -  Five -  Six - ...... Pages 49 - 50 - 51- 52)

Tutorial - How to make a lot transparent (100%)  - Page 52 - 27/01/06

Some trees  -  Page 53 - 05/02/06

 

 

04 - MODS USED (Section will be updated as necesary)

 

First I want to thanks to all those great modders for their outstanding creations  ¡¡¡

 

 

REGION CREATION

Terrain - Cycledogg´s Columbus Project Terrain mod  (also used for the river shores)

 

Trees -  Cycledogg´s Columbus Project Trees

 

Water -  PEG´s Windjammer water 

 

Mountains - Rocks - PEG´s Limestone rock mod customized by me. Not published in the STEX. Just PM if you want it . ( And include your email, so I can send it to you )

 

Beach -  Teirusu´s Beach mod - White_Sand_Beach.dat.

 

 

OTHER MODS

Terrain sculpting / transit networks layout - BRF_Tunnelandslopeb_mod . The original mod is attached to that post . Or PM if you want a copy of my custom version ( and include your email, so I can send it to you) . There are also some lighter version available in the STEX,  here (* A BIG thanks to Hordijk for the link !!!) and here .

 

Budget / Ordinances - Radical Ordinance V2

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Feel free to ask for any mod not listed here, and you think I can be using. 

Dont forget to check my signature    for my lots and mods which will be intesively used in this CJ¡¡¡ 

 

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 - All the images in this CJ are hosted off site. -  Thanks ImageShack !!!

[RadioheadFan 1]

Yay, a Jeroni CJ I can follow from the beginning! Can't wait for more pics!

 

Jamie

[Nardo69 51]

I read SCR from the very beginning but posted late, this time I post before it begins ...

Normally I would say something like great start or so but i guess it isn't approbriate here

So let's wait and see!

Nardo

[rewright 804]

Looks like you plan to terraform your own region?? Can't wait for your first update!!!!!

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

I can't wait to see how this will turn out, i am anxiously waiting.

[Slowhand 0]

Finally I could follow work as it progresses! Especially jeronij's work!

Yay! It looks like something big will come.

Good Luck and Godspeed jeronij.

[Alakazam 3]

Aaaaaaaaah!Wesome!


Can't wait Jeronij!
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[palmgurl 1]

omg omg!!!!!!!!!!!!1[:0][:0]

[____----____ 37]

glad to see you are going to jump right into a new

cj and it is cool to see you plan on hand terraforming this

 

oh crap i just read that i wasn't  supposed to post yet

 

alek

[Mikeaut1 261]

Jeronij!!! You are back with a great surprise for us!! Can't wait!!

[timotheus4 39]

Don't post yet? Come on! We're excited! Is this going to be hand terraformed? Or another greyscale render?

We need a joyful excited graemlin! Jeroni's starting a new CJ! Bunnies galore!

[Chilean President 0]

I can't wait to see what Simtropia will bring us.

[Traffic_Jam 0]

Ooh! So excited! I can't wait!

[The Sim Mayor 1]

Yay this time I'll actully be able to follow this CJ. I can't wait Jeroni!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Do we REALLY have to wait?

Ah well, that's a nice blank square. Can't wait to see the end result.

(Is that the final name of the region, or is it going to be different?)

[sloppet 3]

jeronij

Pls dont post yet. This is only a CJ name reservation. Pics will come asap

Sorry, but I have to post here! Very big region, and you're almost the best, cause you have shown one picture, not even tertraformed, with no mods, just with the name, and your signature  A CJ by Jeronij and you've got 14 (mine is 15) replies...
Though I didn't show any pisc in my Cj, and I've got 5 pages, but thats another sotory...
We all are waiting for some more inforamtion about the region, and ofcourse some terraformed region pictures...
As you have said, you will have not so much time for this CJ as for SCR, but we all know that it will be a second (or third..) revolution here, made by you (one I think was by mrbisonm). Who knows, maybe after this Cj you will get a second label name Good luck Jeronij!
Oh, and will this be a European Style Cj, or you will try to make something else?
Sorry for those questions, but you know how it is...

Festina lente Jeronij...

Regards,
Sloppet

[Alkaola 18]

can't wait jeronij

[jeronij 13]

Date: 9/9/2005 7:04:12 PM Author:jeronij

Pls dont post yet. This is only a CJ name reservation. Pics will come asap

Hello to all,

I am glad to see you all and I

[Criquette 0]

Woah! A new CJ project by Jeroni!

It must be a really great place with such a name for it
Wish you luck with this CJ.
I'll follow it! No doubt!

[jacqulina 162]

excellent region size,and fantastic start,cant wait for more of your awesome work

[sloppet 3]

jeronij

So far it looks really good! Nice terraforming! Looking forward to see some more pictures! Well, The History is once again made...

[bat 6]

nice Terraforming!

[Nardo69 51]

Jeroni, I guess YOU are the only one here on ST who gets 16 replies (including me!) within less than 24 hours by just posting an empty, flat, green region shot!!!!

Anyway - the region shots look very promising!


Nardo

[Hordijk 18]

it's very simple I'm gonna folllow this form start to end and hope this will become a succes (No doubt)

glad to see you in another project

[Akroma 0]

Well, I guess this is my first post here at ST, and what better place than a thread by Jeronji, the inspirator

 

Anyway, I have a small request. Could you also show us (me?) the pics from preparing, laying out, planning etc. all the stuff, like you did at SCR? Anyway, although the thing is just starting off, good luck and I hope it will be as good, or even better, than your last CJ

[Eastwinn 6]

Very nice start! Are you going to finish terraforming before you start building or save the rest for later?

[Slowhand 0]

Oh boy! New ideas.

I'll be following you around jeronij. I WILL be following you AROUND.

Did you have a problem with Cyclepuppy Terrain Mod? You are lucky if you didn't.

Nice start. I'm loving it. I am too amazed about how many posts there were just for flat 64 medium sized cities. Hehe. . What can I say? You are jeronij.

EDIT: Welcome to ST Akroma.

[Jerebannus XVI 7]

The terrafirming looks pretty good, i can't wait to see it when it's finished.

[ExiL3 10]

At it again are we? Heheh, Your terraforming looks good, but do you have examples of what mods you will use? Like one of the desert mods, obviously cycledogg's mod, PEG rock mods, snowcapped mod, beach mod and so on...

Great start btw, and I think you have the right qualifications to make the simtropolis region or simtropia

-Kinda reminds me of something in between Simtropolis and olympia .. heheh

take care

[Compromise 1]

I never followed your last CJ but this one seems like it is going to become a success story. Keep it up...