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[Artimus 485]

@Dreadnought, if I am not mistaken, are those naval destroyers? Also, I am loving that dock work you made, and those rock embankments are a good touch too!

[Dreadnought 8,231]

1 hour ago, Artimus said:

@Dreadnought, if I am not mistaken, are those naval destroyers? Also, I am loving that dock work you made, and those rock embankments are a good touch too!

Yo, Artimus --

I'm glad you like what you see - ! 

The docks were re-lotted from the PEG Naval  lots (and I think the PEG stuff grew out of the SNM Military System.)

The ships at the docks are United States "Iowa Class" BATTLESHIPS.  These were the last actual battleships launched by the US Navy right at the end of WW II.  They were "big bruisers" back in 1945 and they were, over the years, alternately retired and reactivated -- and modernized -- several times.  You can see the last weapons system upgrade on the "bat" model in the picture -- cruise missiles.  The last one was finally retired in 1992 and all have been parceled-out to various coastal states as museum ships.

I don't want to get into a "history lesson" -- but in recent times, it is an easy thing to confuse the actual "ship classes" in world navies.  I think that is due to the fact that "big-gun" ships were made obsolete by aircraft and ant-ship missiles.  Smaller cruisers took over the role of the larger battleships -- and destroyers actually grew considerably larger to take on the role of the cruisers.  It doesn't help that many news broadcasters often refer to a warship as a "battleship" -- not because they ARE a "BATTLESHIP" -- but because they are a ship, and they go into battle.

In Sc4, PEG had released several Naval "sets":

"PEG-CDKN - Navy Pier One" is the first set and it uses an "Iowa Class" BATTLESHIP as the warship.

Navy Pier Two is supposed to represent an "Aegis Missile Cruiser" -- though they have taken a little "artistic license" with the ship image -- and seem to have combined a missile cruiser with a missile destroyer in the process.

Navy Pier Three is supposed to be a "naval reserve" center.  The warships depicted in the set are US Navy "Fletcher Class" Destroyers from WW II.

Navy Pier Four represents modern submarines -- though the actual ship modeled is somewhat androgynous.  It appears to resemble a US submarine of the "attack class" -- not a missile boat.

Keep your eye on my CJ -- The Jade Bight.  Wilhelmshaven is the first of my map tiles to have a naval base.  There will be more -- and they will use a variety of the PEG kits and stuff I have re-lotted.  For example -- my navy will have submarines too!  But I'm going to have Missile boats, attack subs, and patrol subs as well !!

Sorry -- I got a bit carried away.

[Artimus 485]

@Dreadnought, No, you did not get carried away, your knowledge on these things tickles my nerdy self on history and naval warfare myself. True that aircraft carriers did outclass the traditional true battleships of old. Truly, the modern navy embraces much more on mobility over raw firepower these days.

Yes, I will definitely follow your CJ as you have interesting developments there.In fact, I was considering making a CJ for myself, as I felt that I needed to make a sort of "interactive album" of my work to other people. 

Thanks!

- Artimus

[matias93 7,535]

*taking notes for the next test of my strategical analysis class, is in two weeks*

[MushyMushy 3,618]

It's been a little while since a BATer has posted on this thread...

I've said I've wanted to make Japanese buildings for a while, but now I'm actually doing that after getting distracted by all manner of stuff.

[korver 27,686]

@MushyMushy Looks great so far! The textures in particular look very nice.

[jmsepe 2,039]

Lovely, its great to see more Japanese BATs maker still alive. 

[SharkSark 397]

this an African city I am building. You can see the CBD along with the residential and the city university I still have to make a transit hub,expand the industrial area and an airport as of yet.

 

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,198]

Trying to cram in as much people as possible into these little islands without any abandonment.

Got just over 10,000 people on these island plus almost 4,000 on another island in a different tile.

[Compdude787 916]

That looks pretty darn good, @9gruntsand1hammer!

[korver 27,686]

Cool exotic city!

[juguesal 233]

@Sexysark:P 

Hello: I saw that you put in the post yesterday about an African city, you have a transition between the sea and a Canal. How did you do it?

Greetings for Spain.
 

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Been working on figuring out my mysterious "Draggable FA Power Plyon". After fumbling around my test city tile for well over an hour, I have finally found a reliable way to replicate it. Infrastructure fans take note!

1. Our goal is to link 1A with 2C. Start by placing a cluster of three plyons, with the center one (B) as the anchor. B is your standard 45 degree angle. For this example I'm using a 4-tile diagonal gap - this will result in FA 1.66 (5 x 3), or 31 degrees.

2. Perform a special diagonal drag from center to center. Take note of the standard dragging on the left versus on the right (lower $ cost). Make sure the opposite center pylon is highlighted blue - I found that placing the cursor right in center between the 3 pylons works the best.

3. Voila! 1A and 2C are now connected. You may bulldoze the helper pylons at will. NOTE: Depending on your dragging direction relative to the city tile, you may get 1C and 2A to connect instead. Also note that 1-tile gap versions have inconsistent behavior.

4. To continue your pylons, treat the 2C pylon as your new 1A. Drag out a set of helpers and repeat the process.

5. Proof that it is definitely not 45 degrees.

There's still a couple of things left to figure out but I think I got the brunt of it here.

  Edited May 15, 2016 by kingofsimcity  
math corrections

[watercitymadero 805]

47 minutes ago, kingofsimcity said:

Been working on figuring out my mysterious "Draggable FA Power Plyon". After fumbling around my test city tile for well over an hour, I have finally found a reliable way to replicate it. Infrastructure fans take note!

Can this be placed on slopes?

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

@CDM Madero: Absolutely. You can also use @takemethere's technique to have these cross over plopped lots as well.

[matias93 7,535]

This is an amazing advancement by itself, but it is more amazing considering there is no mod involved, only an standard feature 'discovered' and documented 13 years after the game release. 

[vortext 573]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but metarvo already documented the same in 2010: How to Build Draggable Fractional Angle Maxis Power Lines. Unfortunately the accompanying pictures have disappeared since (what else is new.. .) so it's a good thing kingofsimcity rediscovered it and shared this neat little trick for all to enjoy!

[Bipin 3,403]

This game still holds surprises - amazing!

[feyss 1,981]

Working on an Arinsian Venice of the north!

[Dreadnought 8,231]

WORK  IN  PROGRESS ---

The Jade Bight --

Wilhelmshaven --

(1)  The South Mole has been filled in and detailed --

(2)  Adding a few new units to the Fleet --

Still have 3/4 of a large map to work on --

QUESTION:

Has anyone experienced a problem getting Somy's tugboats to work??  I keep plopping them -- but nothing ever shows up on the map.

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,198]

Some districts in Goulais Bay.
The Islands District.

The Uptown District.

The Entertainment District which has many hotels and casinos, a mall, a golf course, a beach, restaurants, nightclubs, an observation tower, and much more.

[antsel 841]

I'm working on a small historical city centre. I'm still trying to get better commercial buildings to grow next to the train station.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

That's an interesting beginning for sure! What I'm not so sure about is the combination of that castle and the bridge. IMO, the bridge is better suited for a large capital city - I'd expect palaces and monuments where I see such a bridge, just like in Paris, London, or Vienna. The castle and the buildings we can see so far, however, remind me of a much smaller and more rural medieval town. Of course I don't know what else you're planning, just thought I'd leave this feedback here.

Anyway, that castle hill will be quite the landmark, even if it's not that tall!

[antsel 841]

12 hours ago, T Wrecks said:

That's an interesting beginning for sure! What I'm not so sure about is the combination of that castle and the bridge. IMO, the bridge is better suited for a large capital city - I'd expect palaces and monuments where I see such a bridge, just like in Paris, London, or Vienna. The castle and the buildings we can see so far, however, remind me of a much smaller and more rural medieval town. Of course I don't know what else you're planning, just thought I'd leave this feedback here.

Anyway, that castle hill will be quite the landmark, even if it's not that tall!

Yes, I think you have a good point. Here's an update.

[Compdude787 916]

That bridge looks a lot better!

[11241036 5,115]

I also like your second version better. BTW, below your castle and directly below the diagonal houses by prepo, there's a large diagonal building. May I ask you about the link for this building?

[antsel 841]

47 minutes ago, 11241036 said:

I also like your second version better. BTW, below your castle and directly below the diagonal houses by prepo, there's a large diagonal building. May I ask you about the link for this building?

Thanks @11241036! The big diagonal is by Cycledogg, he released quite a few similar buildings during the SC4D advent calendar event.

The one you're asking for comes in ortho and diagonal, the link is here.
And if you follow the rest of these links you can find the rest of his buildings here, here, here, here, here, and here. They are super handy because most come in ortho and diagonal/FAR, and are very slope tolerant.

[_Michael 2,681]

On 26 May 2016 at 0:51 PM, feyss said:

Working on an Arinsian Venice of the north!

 

 

Wow. That's looking very interesting. I've never tried ploppable cannals, I might need to try in my next city!

I'm currently working on Wolfskreut:

See more of the city here.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

WORK IN PROGRESS ....

The Jade Bight --

Wilhelmshaven --

A "museum ship" / amusement / marina complex.

 

[gviper 922]

On 5/26/2016 at 4:51 AM, feyss said:

Working on an Arinsian Venice of the north!

No jobs! Now Feyss!