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[Fantozzi 4,068]

11 hours ago, WolfZe said:

A typical coal mine, as it was operated in Germany until the eighties.
Is still in its infancy and will probably need a few more days of work.

The mine looks great but I miss some coal mounts around the facility. To my taste it's to clean and I'd like to request some more dirt please.

Thank you.

 

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41 minutes ago, Fantozzi said:

The mine looks great but I miss some coal mounts around the facility. To my taste it's to clean and I'd like to request some more dirt please.

Thank you.

 

All my ancestors were miners and I have seen a lot of mines in my life.
The only thing you do not see there are coal mounts ore piles.
The trains go directly under the buildings in which then the coal is filled.
Right, a bit dirtier it will be but not too much, because mines are not so dirty on the surface ( " über Tage" we say in german)

 

What you often see in pictures (these big mountains near the mines) is not coal but waste from the coking plants. So-called slag.
Coal is far too valuable to store on big mountains.

[Simmer2 23,831]

@Fantozzi Don't worry. Last year I started to make a coal mine with lots of coal mounds......soon...ish.

 

[The British Sausage 5,449]

14 hours ago, WolfZe said:

A typical coal mine, as it was operated in Germany until the eighties.
Is still in its infancy and will probably need a few more days of work.

The buildings and textures are perfect! You've nailed that subtle gritty feel.

[metasmurf 705]

14 hours ago, WolfZe said:

A typical coal mine, as it was operated in Germany until the eighties.
Is still in its infancy and will probably need a few more days of work.

Very nice! Agreeing with the previous poster about the subtle gritty feel, in fact it looks a bit DDR-creepy which I like   Are the rail textures part of the bat? It would be better if they were overlay textures, since most users now use RealRailway textures or variants of that, and some use the original maxis textures. In that way it would be more flexible

[11241036 5,115]

@tariely  I believe I pointed to the wrong dependency. But this is the wrong place to discuss this. Please check the Donwload section for further information.

[Haljackey 17,398]

6-way roundabout as the center of a new community

[tariely 4,499]

6 hours ago, 11241036 said:

@tariely  I believe I pointed to the wrong dependency. But this is the wrong place to discuss this. Please check the Donwload section for further information.

I have currently no access to the download section ( and haven't had in a while). Let's go PM -- if it works.

 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@WolfZe

That's fabulous !!  This game has always needed more attention to coal mining.  It is the opportunity for a complete industrial category that has never really been addressed.  We have coal-fired power plants, the odd railyard with coal cars, and the occasional attempt at a mine -- but we have never really had any serious attempts at building the complete industry from digging it up to distribution.

That is REALLY spot-on for a deep pit mine. 

I agree about the big mounds of coal -- not really necessary.  However, a bit of "industrial clutter" around the buildings and on the lot would not be out of order.  A few "company vehicles", some dump trucks just for local color, some "worker ants", a stack or two of pallets, etc, etc.  AND -- night lighting would be essential.

Have you considered working on an open-pit coal mine with conveyor systems or overhead drag lines to transport the material up to the processing works from the bottom of the pit ??  The processing plant area would be the place for the large slag heaps, bulldozers, trucks, etc.

But this is a spectacular mine !!  (Three thumbs-up !)

   

[RobertLM78 1,598]

3 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

This game has always needed more attention to coal mining. 

All mining for that matter...  .   There are a few BATs floating around, but not enough

 

[VALASatoshi 1,130]

After some time away I'm back in PIM 

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Small intermediate but not finished yet

[Simmer2 23,831]

Well here is a completely revamped version. I redid all the props and added new ones.
I have also included a no water version pic to show the actual seawall, plus I made a separate 4 water tank array which can be plopped separately if you wish to add more water tanks in the vicinity of the main lot.
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[Simmer2 23,831]

A little update on SM2 Saturn V..

Simmer2

[kschmidt 6,223]

Luzern & Vierwaldstättersee !

Lake Luzern or Vierwaldstättersee region prepairing for Anno Europe series !

Luzern, rough outline !

Enjoy !

[Tyberius06 12,267]

Hi everyone!

Small update about what's going on on my end recently. I still have two volumes of GLR terminals to be released. Third volume is coming on this week, if the STEX seems to be stable enough. 4 volume is waiting for some additional props which are in progress ( @MushyMushy maybe?).
But in the mean time I got involved in multiple lotting projects. I started to learn and practice more about custom paths, so I have in mind some crazy stuffs... Complex criss-cross paths under lots, prefab urban set-ups, there is a multi level/platform/network urban megastation under planning (with multiple networks such as: Urail, Underground Tram, GLR, rail and maybe some elevated network too and as a bonus an avenue FLUP path would pass through underneath the LOT), I started to relot and bunch of parisian buildings from Xannepan (JENX), Porkissimo and few from @gutterclub... It will mean dozen or even close to hundred new growable and ploppable lots, but considering the huge amount of dependencies (close to 100, if it's not more), probably won't get a full scale release, but I might make them available via my google drive account.

And here is an other project. I love the Caribou Slop transitions between EL-Rail and GLR. Nicer than the default NAM (which is a bit short with its 4 tiles), but it's a TE'd LOT and not the one what I would like to use, because it's working as an actual transit station between networks. So what I made here was that I gave it new custom paths (for the UDI and game automata), so the lot doesn't require anymore intermedate transit switches. Due to game limitation the automata will pause for a bit, like it does with stations, but the lot actually doesn't have station function. It has a capacity up to 400k for pass through traffic only, and more or less UDI compatible (less means the LOD hiding the automata).

 

- Tyberius

[Haljackey 17,398]

@Tyberius06 your image isn't loading for me.

 

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[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Rusty Industry Vol1 Is now available here https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32535-sm2-rusty-industry-vol1/

14 Industrial growable lots in all.

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[monkeywater 910]

8 minutes ago, Simmer2 said:

SM2 Rusty Industry Vol1 Is now available here https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/32535-sm2-rusty-industry-vol1/

14 Industrial growable lots in all.

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Simmer2

 

Beautiful!  How well does it play with the IRM?  Will they grow with other Dirty in med density or with the HT in high density?

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[Simmer2 23,831]

13 hours ago, monkeywater said:

Beautiful!  How well does it play with the IRM?  Will they grow with other Dirty in med density or with the HT in high density?

They will play well as long as the stage parameters are met. They may have a harder time popping up in an advanced city where most industry is hightech.

Look at the industry demand bars for an indication.

Simmer2

[Barroco Hispano 26,932]

[Fantozzi 4,068]

On 9.10.2018 at 7:17 PM, Simmer2 said:

A little update on SM2 Saturn V..

Simmer2

 

It's to early I know, to start critics but ... I don't think you can use rusty textures here. On NASA stuff everything looks clean and shiny even the pipes on the platform. At least in my fantasies ... Instead I see some yellow power transformer units on the platform and much dirt on the chain caterpillar.It seems they used tons of anticorrosion paint on the platform as it isn't much reflective compared to the rocket and the pipes and gives a dull blue-greyish look.

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@Fantozzi

Ah yes I agree but the one I'm making is going to be a tourist trap display. It has been standing in the same place under the elements for over 40 years....

Some components have been painted over but due to the severe budget cuts NASA has been subjected to, painting has been suspended until further notice.

A bit of rust is a must

Simmer2

[The British Sausage 5,449]

4 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

They will play well as long as the stage parameters are met. They may have a harder time popping up in an advanced city where most industry is hightech.

Look at the industry demand bars for an indication.

Simmer2

Or use BuildingPlop or LotPlop to plop them in like a madman!

That's what I'm gonna do!

[tariely 4,499]

9 hours ago, Goldman Sachs said:

 

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Ah, yes. Thanks ! 

[Tyberius06 12,267]

Hi everyone!

So I finished the relot of the Caribou Long Slope ramps, from the 3 version I made two of them: L2-L0 - El-rail to GLR and L2-Underground - El-Rail to Subway and/or FLUP/Underground TRAM. These lots have 400k capacity to provide pass through traffic, but they don't have station fuction, so people won't switch networks. The original Caribou lots don't have custom paths which would allow the tram/el-rail cars to follow the tracks of the ramp, they are working as transit stations. One side the the El-Rail network drop the passangers and the other side the GLR network pick them up, but those lots are NOT UDI enabled.
My new lots HAVE custom transit paths, so the automata can pass through the lots without switching between networks and the UDI is working with seemlessly with these new lots. Also the L2 to Underground versions have direct El-Rail/GLR to SUBway connection via restricted direct transit switches. The following pictures shows what should you expect.

1. The upper Ramp is connecting to the SUBway system, the lower is connecting to the FLUP network. These are the same lots, but with two different option to use it. Of course only the lower set-up supports the UDI, since there is no direct transition between GLR and subway.

2. UDI test

3. UDI test - FLUP compatibility

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5. Piazza Fontana station test (it will be part of the Heretic GLR Station Pack volume 4). It's a hybrid station and works similiary like these ramps, it provides FLUP/U-TRAM and subway support in the same time, also direct connection between GLR and Subway.

Stay tunned...

- Tyberius

[Simmer2 23,831]

2 hours ago, Tyberius06 said:

Hi everyone!

So I finished the relot of the Caribou Long Slope ramps, from the 3 version I made two of them: L2-L0 - El-rail to GLR and L2-Underground - El-Rail to Subway and/or FLUP/Underground TRAM. These lots have 400k capacity to provide pass through traffic, but they don't have station fuction, so people won't switch networks. The original Caribou lots don't have custom paths which would allow the tram/el-rail cars to follow the tracks of the ramp, they are working as transit stations. One side the the El-Rail network drop the passangers and the other side the GLR network pick them up, but those lots are NOT UDI enabled.
My new lots HAVE custom transit paths, so the automata can pass through the lots without switching between networks and the UDI is working with seemlessly with these new lots. Also the L2 to Underground versions have direct El-Rail/GLR to SUBway connection via restricted direct transit switches. The following pictures shows what should you expect.

1. The upper Ramp is connecting to the SUBway system, the lower is connecting to the FLUP network. These are the same lots, but with two different option to use it. Of course only the lower set-up supports the UDI, since there is no direct transition between GLR and subway.

2. UDI test

3. UDI test - FLUP compatibility

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5. Piazza Fontana station test (it will be part of the Heretic GLR Station Pack volume 4). It's a hybrid station and works similiary like these ramps, it provides FLUP/U-TRAM and subway support in the same time, also direct connection between GLR and Subway.

Stay tunned...

- Tyberius

Nice going Tibi!

Going back to SM2 The Pit, I changed the base textures, added a few things and lit up the night with the fires of hell. Here are 3 pics including 2 night shots showing that beautiful orange glare.
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Especially in the test ... Sim-Medieval

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I think we need new police cars.