Norwich

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for all the great comments guys!

nooneatall - thanks for the approval of my road signs! I meant to get the pedriana mod but got sidetracked, I think I'll get it now.........

 

Shadow_Assassin - I love the avatar, funny.

 

MissTonya - welcome to Norwich! The trees are a brilliant addition to any city, so simple but probably one of the most important things to arrive on the STEX for a long while, along with the hedgerows they really add a realistic touch to rural areas.

 

jacqulina - thanks, your comments are always appreciated in Norwich.

 

 

Thanks again guys.

 

 

A

[dhoppeii 12]

Just fantastic looking.  I really love the road signs....They really seem to complete what you are doing here.  I lvoed the barn converstion shot.  What  a great looking lot and idea.  The global shot looks incredible.  I do have a question for you though.  I see you have the BSC Farming EP employed, are you also using the No Maxis Farm Mod?  I bring that up because of all the grain silos on your farms.  Anyway, great update, great CJ.

Regards,

 

dhoppe

 

P.S. - Looks like I have the distinct honor of welcoming you to

 

Page 21

 

Congrats

[kb 0]

Congratulationz on page 21!!!! Great work so far, and this CJ gets a 9,68/10 In my ketchupy cj rating!! good luck and let the ketchup be with you!

[uncrazycooper13 0]

Hey you're back! Hurrah!!! This is looking great. I can't wait to figure out what is happening in that mountain! By the way would you mind posting a regional picture that shows where the coast is in relation to the city? Thanks

-uncrazycooper

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the comments......

 

dhoppeii - I am undergoing somewhat of a self-tutorial in farm building, I've never tried it before. The only mod I'm (now) using is the Pedriana Plants killer mod, the benefits of which will be seen in future updates. Thanks for looking.

 

 

kb - ketchupy cj ratings, eh? 9.68 is fantastic! Thanks so much!!!!

 

 

uncrazycooper13 - welcome back, it's been too long pal. Your request will be fulfilled in the next update, coming soon.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

A

[2s 0]

Great updates! I'm glad you're back! Keep up the great work andre george! P.S. The pics are really fantastic!

[rewright 804]

Very entertaining and pleasing to the eye as well!

[GingerBlokey 30]

Brilliant signs. I hope Matt doesnt feel too bad. Well done AG very good job

[oroen 0]

I've always like your exit (or junction, if you will) tours, so I'm glad to see a bit of one here. Thorpe and Great Chesterton are looking nice as well.

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the kind words!

 

2s - thank you very much.

 

rewright - thank you too!

 

GingerBlokey - thanks for the compliment, although Matt definitely DOES have a job to return to!!!

 

oroen - Thanks, another big junction coming up in the imminent update.......

 

Standby.

 

Cheers

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Norwich Has It's First Satellite Town - Welcome To Chipping Norton

Hello to you all and welcome to Norwich's latest update. The M2 motorway is continuing it's eastward course towards the region's coastal area, and the arrival of the motorway has heralded the growth of a new town. Chipping Norton nestles on a hill and is served by the M2 and a new motorway, running south, the M20. Chipping Norton is directly east of Thorpe & Great Chesterton, and is just a few miles from the coast, you can smell the sea air!

Here is the M2, just north of Firkin Plantation, a square wood which has been placed here by engineers. The trees are grown on Thistlehurst Common, a south-western borough of Norwich, and brought here. The plantation also extends to the once open area of land to the north-east of Great Chesterton. This will be visible in the latest regional view which will be available soon.....

Junction 4 of the M2 is the convergence of four key roads, the M2, M20, A22 and A201. It is closeby Chipping Norton's electricity sub station and several industrial units. The western half of the junction provides access to and from the Norwich side of the M2.....

The eastern half serves what will be the Bayswater side.....

Roadsign.....

Another sign to provide clarity, to ensure drivers get in the right lane before it's too late!

The A22 is this dual carriageway heading through the top of this picture, heading eastward. The crossroads not far from the high-rises sees two minor roads, the A2201 & A2202 head in opposite directions.....

Roadsign.....

If we turn left (past possibly the region's most dangerous farm, sheer drops of several dozen feet are not common in farmyards, after all), we head into the quiet northern part of Chipping Norton, along the A2202.....

The Church Of St. Genevieve sits below a steep hill, with a narrow street winding above.....

Wellesley House, which was highlighted as a local attraction on the earlier roadsign, is named so after Arthur Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington. The Duke Of Wellington Memorial statue is on the private road belonging to the stately home.....

Wellesley House itself. Tours can be arranged, but must be booked in advance. Please see your Norwich Tourism Guide.....

If we turned right at the crossroads, we would follow the A2201 into Chipping Norton, a town of some 27,000 people. Here are some classy residential apartments.....

Then we head up the hill to a large number of offices and shopping areas. Despite it's modest population, Chipping Norton is an affluent area.....

The A22 continues it's course eastward by some highrises. This could almost be mistaken for Central Norwich, and will help provide a useful halfway house between the commercial hubs of Norwich and Bayswater.....

The A22 continues from here and reaches the junction with the A204, close to Chipping Norton Town Hall, before continuing eastward out of Chipping Norton.....

The A204 follows round the eastern & southern sides of Chipping Norton, forming a ring road around the town. On the eastern side is Oxton, another small village with a parish church.....

The A204 is the route leading to junction 1 of the new M20 motorway.....

Sign.....

Firkin Plantation makes up the western boundary of the town. Some farms.....

Going all the way back to the start of this update, there is one road we haven't explored - the A201 leading to Lower Norton. This is Lower Norton.....

More farms close to the M2 as is heads north-eastwards towards it's destination.....

Chipping Norton, with budget & population data.....

Thanks for looking, regionals coming right up!

Cheers

A

[andrew george 0]

Regional pics, can anyone PLEASE tell me why my farms are appearing as they are??!!!!! It's so annoying!

At uncrazycooper13's request. Bayswater is our destination.....

Region census data.....

Population league table.....

Thanks very much. Keep chucklin'

A

[nooneatall 6]

Aha! a rivaling city comes into the picture!
Well, Chipping Norton maybe isn't big enough to compete with Central Norwich; however, there's a lot of open space a ways north of Norwich. An ideal place for another metropolis?

About those farms, the black/purple areas are caused by the transparency in the farm's base. As for the fields coming up as plain colour--without any overlays--is because of some way the BSC made the farms; try looking at them at zoom one. The farms loose their textures.

I think that in Norton, however, there are too many highrises in-a-clump, and not surrounded by sprawl Noteably frogface's two BATs.

Besides that, the city looks really great. Again, great motorway ensemble--your original interchanges and signs.

Looking forward to another update. A costal one, I presume?

[jacqulina 162]

excellent rural,great region pics,

[sloppet 3]

Great pictures!!! Really good update! Looking forward for the next one!!

[dhoppeii 12]

Great update - I really like your transportation network around the industrial sector.  The statue and estate look fantastic.

As far as your region view goes, hmmm, I've never seen anything like that.  It only appears to be one type of field though.  What type of field are those that are blanking out on you?

[aasim45 1]

Wow! Great Update!!!

[GingerBlokey 30]

ooh the coast in beckoning. Does this mean we may see a tacky, overblown, scouser magnet such as Yarmouth or a pretty seaside town like Cromer? I cant wait to see Bayswater. This CJ is coming along brilliantly.

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

Nice update. Looking forward to the Bayswater township.

[Dannato 4]

Nice intergange/motorway exit there at Chipping Norton.  Those custom farms made me think I should finally use some myself (despite the installers and all those props). But first, thanks for being the guinea pig who'll find out which farms are affected by this bizarre region view befor I start using them.  

Great to see Norwich keep on growing by the way.

[Amryai200 2]

nice, i love those satellite towns. i installed those farms but none of them developed so i deleted them; so i don't know why the region view is like that. i hope you can figure it out though

[andrew george 0]

Heeellooooooooo again.

 

 

nooneatall - we are heading a bit north and a bit east of Chipping Norton to work on the first of Norwich's satellite 'big' cities. Perhaps I did misjudge how Chipping Norton would look when I'd finished, of well all part of the learning process. Thanks for the informed comments.

 

jacqulina - thanks to you too, sweets.

 

sloppet - thanks to you too, er, (can't really call you sweets comfortably with that avatar), er, pal.

 

dhoppeii - thanks. I will check out the farms problem when the opportunity arises - see if I can get to the bottom of it.

 

aasim45 - thanks.

 

GB - Cromer and Great Yarmouth (great as they are) weren't really what I had in mind, perhaps later. It is a long coastline to north and south. Thank you for the kind comment.

 

mike_oxlong - thanks - it may be a while in the making!

 

Dannato - Welcome back to Norwich, I was starting to miss you...... Guinea pig? I've been called worse! Glad to be of service!

 

Amryai200 - thank you too.

 

 

Thanks again everyone.

 

 

Keep smiling

 

 

A  

 

 

[oroen 0]

Lots of nice hedge usage there. I'll consult my Norwich tourism guide immediately, but in the meantime I'll just content myself with driving around. And I've noticed that about the farms in region view and in Zoom 1; I think it's one of the Maxis fields in particular.

[bienefeldt 3]

I like it very much. Superrealistic. Like the roadsigns especially! Any chance of distributing a motorwaymap anytime soon?

 

[andrew george 0]

Thanks for the comments guys.

 

oroen - so do you think using some sort of mod to stop them growing might be the answer?

 

 

bienefeldt - I will have to look into that - I have toyed with the idea - if for no other reason than to navigate around myself - it's getting so big!

 

 

Thanks again, update coming up......

 

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Norwich Takes Advantage Of It's Scenic Waterways - Bayswater Broad Welcomes You

Hello again everyone and welcome to another update. We are moving north from Chipping Norton and to an area around a deep lake set in Bayswater Channel. First of all, we enter the area via the A201 from Chipping Norton. The road passes through some farms and across the main eastern line from Norwich towards Bayswater.....

The road continues beyond a water tower and a Shell petrol station before reaching a crossroads with the A2010.....

Roadsign.....

Turning right from here, the A2010 leads us into the small village of Upton. *George family history* I named this place Upton as it is the name of the real Norfolk village that my family (dad's side) come from. Just thought I'd share that.....

More quiet streets in Upton, very close to the edge of Bayswater Broad.....

Village Green close to the ferry terminal. This is the only way for residents on the western shore of the lake to cross, except for going back to Chipping Norton and following the M2 around. This is because of the large amounts of wildlife in and around the Broad, the Mayor has prohibited the building of bridges.....

Upton Parish Church stands opposite the primary school and library.....

The southern end of Upton.....

Back on the A201, the road cuts through more farms before reaching this junction and then heads north towards the next village, which will be Banningtree.....

Roadsign.....

Neaton Turf is by far the smallest village in the Norwich area thus far, with a population of some 130.....

The village with it's ferry terminal. The woods on the shore of the lake provide a peaceful and tranquil setting - favoured particularly by lovers of fishing.....

Back around to the southern end of the lake, the busy 4-track railway line narrows to a 2-line route in preparation to cross Bayswater Channel.....

The said crossing is not far from Bayswater Bridge, which takes the M2 from Chipping Norton onto the Bayswater Island.....

The M2 continues past an industrial estate and towards West Bayswater. Junction 5 provides access to West Bayswater via the A25.....

Roadsign.....

The A25 crosses the eastern line and to a crossroads with the A250.....

Roadsign.....

Turning left from here, we turn onto Ferryway Road, West Bayswater's High Street. Ferryway Road Station is here.....

The road continues to the ferry terminal (as it's name suggests!).....

Another popular spot for fishermen, but only wealthy ones! It makes for an expensive hobby - buying one of these expensive homes just for the privilege of sitting in the flower bed at the end of the garden with your rod in your hand.....

Another place for expensive homes, beautiful panoramic views of the Broad available.....

Back to the A25, we can see views of both sides of the road. First of all, the lake side - a quiet suburbia with the A25 heading north towards Burgh St. Margaret.....

And on the Bayswater side of the A25, a slightly larger nucleus of population with the A250 heading into Bayswater.....

Bayswater Broad. Can you spot the famous Bayswater Broad monsters?

Night view with budget.....

Thanks, let me know what you think please.

A

[andrew george 0]

Region views, please excuse the light blue water.....

Region census.....

Thanks

A

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

So, the Bayswater Broad Monster really exists! Very cool update - i love how realistic your small towns are!

[dhoppeii 12]

Another great update.  I love how the farms are looking, but I can't express how much I like those signs.  It's just one of those things that really add to the character of a CJ.

Great Job

[andrew george 0]

Thanks guys for the kind words - they are much appreciated.

 

dhoppeii - glad you like the signs, I quite enjoy making them, but not as much as I enjoy making Matt make them!!!

 

 

Cheers

 

 

A