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[redfox85 659]

8 hours ago, matias93 said:

This

This is so much needed!!

Would you consider doing an 7,5 metres deep version? 15 metres is nice, but I think it's a bit too much for what amounts to be a sub-surface tunnel

Consider this image:

Bloor-Danforth (Green) was built in the 1960s, Sheppard (Purple) in the late 90s and the Relief Line (Blue) will start construction hopefully in a couple years. The line not shown here, Yonge-University, is about 6.5 m at its open cuts and that section was built in the early 1950s. So, it all comes down to what era your modeling for station depth.

[matias93 7,535]

Undoubtedly, but those are full-depth tunnels meant to operate fully covered, not having open trenches on stations. Sub-surface stations on trenches are much shallower, frequently having a roof that goes over the sorrounding terrain level:

 

[Simmer2 23,831]

10 hours ago, matias93 said:

This

This is so much needed!!

Would you consider doing an 7,5 metres deep version? 15 metres is nice, but I think it's a bit too much for what amounts to be a sub-surface tunnel

Lets see how this project pans out first shall we? I have never done sunken stations, they are a totally different beast due to the LODs setups and they use a very precise dimension scheme.

I have read no tutorials on the matter therefore I'm learning by experimenting. It is the best way to learn! So far so good. That one shown on the pic took me about 10 hours and 9 tries to make. I now have it down to a "T"

As far as I know there are no 7.5m trench style sunken stations in game. On the other hand, there are a few 15m based ones.

Simmer2

 

Porting over a pic on this page.

[TekindusT 3,809]

Columbia is currently celebrating that its metro area has surpassed the 2 million population, making it ever my most populated region ever in SC4. 

This is my best take at a North American inspired city, with its strict grid pattern in the downtown and inner city districts (north-south streets are numbered, east-west avenues bear the names of US capital cities), a towering downtown with art deco and international style skyscrapers, decaying industrial areas, a couple of neighborhoods divided by busy highways, elevated subways at the inner city and sprawling ritzy suburbs.

Expansion will be fun, which such a hilly terrain...

 

[matias93 7,535]

2 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

Lets see how this project pans out first shall we? I have never done sunken stations, they are a totally different beast due to the LODs setups and they use a very precise dimension scheme.

Ok, maybe I was being overly confident, but this one looks really impressive and well done, hence my optimism...

2 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

As far as I know there are no 7.5m trench style sunken stations in game. On the other hand, there are a few 15m based ones.

You can literally count them with your fingers: there is one by Mattb325, a modular one by Carpenter7, a trio of them by Tadasu (including a 6 track one), one by bcgpapa and another one (that I cannot find right now, but seems to be british) that is only for GLR. So there are, seven stations, from which only one (the modular one) can be used on 7.5 trenches.

[BossDragon 220]

I really should not be working on the tourist and downtown areas, but I like the progress so far. A good chunk of it is static landmarks so the commercial demand doesn't take a huge hit. This city is also the capital city of the region. Picture #4 has what is meant to be the presidential residence, the parliament/congress building, and the main headquarters of the national police, among other older style buildings.

[redfox85 659]

@Simmer2 Please tell me someday those walls will get a release...

[kschmidt 6,223]

Shimaraka Range Hydro project !

Today I started on creating one of two hydro electric works in the Shimaraka Range ! Wakarimska will have the third high level reservoir faciltiy !

This short construction will cover reservoir S1 !

Relatively experimental it it offers the straightforward start !

We fill in the reservoir water !

Terraforming reservoir level and the bellow base is about 30 heigh !

Area bellow left is for the hydro electric pumping room wich I yet have to find !

Hydro Electric Works about finished with overall MMP´s added !

Well not bad for a short evenings work !

Enjoy !

[BossDragon 220]

Looking good so far.

[RRetail 7,912]

Bon Voyage to Bon Ton in real life, but it can live on in SimCity like so many brands now.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Lookin' good! And yet, once more I have the impression that some roof junk elements are floating in the air. Maybe check their height to be sure?

[Simmer2 23,831]

22 hours ago, redfox85 said:

@Simmer2 Please tell me someday those walls will get a release...

Someday over the rainbow......

Nick

PS I may actually make them into a model based retaining wall set.

[RRetail 7,912]

Thanks to @DavidDHetzel's request, Montgomery Ward can come to your cities soon.

[RRetail 7,912]

Pick a prop any prop.

[pclark06 12,073]

new vans, some that were held over from last year

[Evanjs 602]

49 minutes ago, RRetail said:

Pick a prop any prop.

I see some new stores coming! But would also like to see maybe a Kmart for a mall vers. 

[younghappy 308]

Love the sunken station Simmer.  Somehow it reminds me of Half Life 2 when Gordon Freeman gets the pistol.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

2 hours ago, pclark06 said:

new vans, some that were held over from last year

Now we need someone to make a BWW, Aarons, and RAC

 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

4 hours ago, RRetail said:

Pick a prop any prop.

Do I smell a new mall?

 

[BossDragon 220]

Been working on another section of downtown.

[RRetail 7,912]

4 hours ago, DavidDHetzel said:

Now we need someone to make a BWW, Aarons, and RAC

Do I smell a new mall?

I think I know someone.... 

By the time I'm done with these signs there may be over 50 signs with different logo combinations for different regions. Yeah, you probably smell hard work but not necessarily a new mall at this time.

@Evanjs It is tiring to get these signs to work, but we'll see.

[pclark06 12,073]

Only thing I need to do is add icons, will be released tonight

[BossDragon 220]

2 hours ago, pclark06 said:

Only thing I need to do is add icons, will be released tonight

Always down for some more vehicles.

Heck, if I could actually figure how to do  this, I’d be bombarding the STEX with a bunch of cars, as I’m a car nut.

[Simmer2 23,831]

Almost done!! I just got to complete the night lights 

Simmer2

[BossDragon 220]

Me: I really should be working on neighboring cities, working on other areas of the city, etc

Also me: DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN

 

[RRetail 7,912]

A proper Kroger in the works.

[Evanjs 602]

2 hours ago, RRetail said:

A proper Kroger in the works.

I like but I’d like to see one with a Starbucks. Also like to so maybe a longer front building with this greenhouse look also if you’d like a picture I could get you one.

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

@RRetail How big is this going to be?

I'm thinking it would look better in a stripmall . The one near my house is in a strip mall, and it looks just like the one you made.
 

 

[RRetail 7,912]

36 minutes ago, DavidDHetzel said:

@RRetail How big is this going to be?

I'm thinking it would look better in a stripmall . The one near my house is in a strip mall, and it looks just like the one you made.

The building itself is on a lot size of 4x5. This was made purposely bigger then the department stores as the department stores were meant to be in scale with SG's RLS Mall. I strive for realism you know....

I do eventually plan to do just that as most of these greenhouse Krogers were a part of a strip mall sometimes even with a Kmart. Got to start somewhere.

 

2 hours ago, Evanjs said:

I like but I’d like to see one with a Starbucks. Also like to so maybe a longer front building with this greenhouse look also if you’d like a picture I could get you one.

You'll get what you get and you won't throw a fit. The size is right as it is.

[Evanjs 602]

19 hours ago, RRetail said:

The building itself is on a lot size of 4x5. This was made purposely bigger then the department stores as the department stores were meant to be in scale with SG's RLS Mall. I strive for realism you know....

I do eventually plan to do just that as most of these greenhouse Krogers were a part of a strip mall sometimes even with a Kmart. Got to start somewhere.

 

You'll get what you get and you won't throw a fit. The size is right as it is.

I’m not saying now just maybe later in the  future.