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[mitsos 12,966]

Hi everyone, check out my new entry. Thanks

 

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

On 2/18/2023 at 3:58 PM, Dreadnought said:

I just wish the US would quite pussy-footing around and get some main battle tanks to Ukraine.  The only way to solve that problem is a mobile envelopment -- then see how long it takes for them to surrender !! 

If memory serves, a certain tinpot dictator made the same assumption 80 some years ago,and sent his finest tank divisions in against a ragtag, greenhorn army(Stalin had almost completely eliminated any political enemies, including his top generals) . 5 and a half million casualties later, Uncle Joe was knocking on Adolf's door. Never underestimate the tenacity of the Cossack. Remember Alexander Nevsky?

Isle of Lopez-

 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

5 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

If memory serves, a certain tinpot dictator made the same assumption 80 some years ago,and sent his finest tank divisions in against a ragtag, greenhorn army(Stalin had almost completely eliminated any political enemies, including his top generals) . 5 and a half million casualties later, Uncle Joe was knocking on Adolf's door. Never underestimate the tenacity of the Cossack. Remember Alexander Nevsky?

Isle of Lopez-

 

Rather than get into a "kerfuffle" and hurt people's tender sensibilities -- I will simply say -- your point is well taken, Jack.  But Napoleon had already proven that point well before 1941.  Time will tell if the situations are all that similar. 

And as far as human nature and carnage is concerned -- "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."

'Nuff said......

[justforfun 7,926]

5 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

And as far as human nature and carnage is concerned -- "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind."

Yo, Dreadnought! Me thinks your good intentions are being misled by all the bs information we are fed by our media. If you want to know who really sowed the wind, please send me a PM rather than replying here, as this really isn't the place for policy debate. Personally, rather than sending tanks to the Ukraine I would send our NAM team to Ohio, as they do need an infrastructure upgrade down there. 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

5 hours ago, justforfun said:

Yo, Dreadnought! Me thinks your good intentions are being misled by all the bs information we are fed by our media. If you want to know who really sowed the wind, please send me a PM rather than replying here, as this really isn't the place for policy debate. Personally, rather than sending tanks to the Ukraine I would send our NAM team to Ohio, as they do need an infrastructure upgrade down there. 

Just for the record --

In my earlier life I served in the US Army, Armor Branch, and many of my classmates stayed in the Army.  I now have what they sometimes call "friends in high places".  And being former Army, I have a very sensitive Mark 7 "BS detector".  So -- if I don't ask too many questions -- I get answers.

As for Ohio -- you need to ask where all that Federal funding went that "Norfolk & Southern" didn't spend on track maintenance -- that was their department.

And -- you're right -- this is not the place for technical discussions.

Ta, Mate --

[rsc204 21,866]

Very early stages, but I've the beginnings of a seasonal tree mod for the Avenues already:

I'm still debating how to handle the Maxis Avenue dividers, some of them work well, but others less so, notably those with trees as part of the prop. But I don't want to ditch them entirely since they add some much welcome greenery to the medians.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

20 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

But Napoleon had already proven that point well before 1941

But not with tanks!

All this tank talk has really raised my "Old Glory" up the flagpole, and I'm kinda parched. Care to join me at the VFW for some beer and burgers?

VFW Post 1439(a random number that landed me in Frankfurt Ill. Never been there.)

[watercitymadero 805]

On 17/2/2023 at 10:18 PM, davide1983it said:

I'm working for 1x1 $ residential set
I'm makaing them in prop version too

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[Ke|is 3,337]

 

Another Japanese Airport is coming, this time a regional airport...

[Dreadnought 8,231]

22 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

But not with tanks!

All this tank talk has really raised my "Old Glory" up the flagpole, and I'm kinda parched. Care to join me at the VFW for some beer and burgers?

VFW Post 1439(a random number that landed me in Frankfurt Ill. Never been there.)

Yo, Jack -- let us not forget the 1939 "Winter War".  The similarities with that one are striking.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

[rsc204 21,866]

More T21 work, this time using Flora Families for more variety:

^{to see screenshot in full resolution (Full HD), click the image}

Please see this post in my development thread for more details and a downloadable preview.

[Lazarou Monkey Terror 1,838]

It's taken a week or two of careful pruning but finally have all these 1x2 townhouses in order.

All grown lots, all have jobs to go to and public transport within reach. 

Something so immensely satisfying about that and I know you good folks at Simtropolis will understand!

 

 

 

[art128 4,622]

I just uploaded my car prop pack to the STEX, it's heavy and has 700+ cars in it for you to use on lots. More details on my BAT thread.

STEX:

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

Dirty Dan's Farm(relot)-

[rsc204 21,866]

Adding yet more trees into the Flora Family:

So currently I am using just one Family which contains 92 of Girafe's trees, or pretty much all of his single tree models. That means one of the 92 is randomly selected and rotated on every tile of the Avenues. The image is just to show how easily this process scales, but also because I needed everything together before I can start further tweaking. Next up I will create a series of Families for different situations, for example some trees here look a bit small, whilst others may be a little too big. In order to have a bit more control and try to ensure the right kind of tree appears in a given situation, this will be controlled by the T21s themselves. However, other groupings might be useful, for example combining trees which are of similar colours in Autumn seems like it would be potentially handy. In theory I can add a given tree to more than one family, so once I've got a solid plan for how to group them, I'll get those setup. I also need to expand the test T21s for basic coverage of Roads, Streets and OWRs, really not as difficult as it sounds. The harder and longer term goal is expanding the mod to cover all the in-between pieces and ensure any Maxis trees are completely suppressed.

I've updated (for the 2nd time today), the files on my Dev thread, so anyone who wants too can see the concept in action with the full range of trees seen above . I'll note that I know of released mods that only provide this basic coverage and certainly without the flexibility and variety mine can offer. So whilst it's technically a preview/beta or whatever, it's solid and can be used to add Girafe's wonderful trees onto your Avenues. I don't imagine the complete mod to be ready for a potentially long time, Trees are just Step 1 towards my goal of a complete UK Streetside mod, similar in coverage to the Japanese Streetside Mod.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Small enhancement

[Lazarou Monkey Terror 1,838]

This week I have been mostly smoothing out the tiles around Chrislee Lake, building their transport networks and putting in some industrial and agricultural to get some inter-borough traffic flowing. 
Loving that transition from city to countryside vibe right now. 

 

[davide1983it 5,426]

On 21/2/2023 at 1:40 PM, CdMadero said:

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They're all for $ 

for $$ $$$ i will make different shape. With prop building  will be easy to make some block buildings

[pclark06 12,072]

Making a Cars and Coffee meetup with @art128's new prop pack for myself.

[RomanFox 28]

18 minutes ago, pclark06 said:

Making a Cars and Coffee meetup with @art128's new prop pack for myself.

That's quite the coffee meetup! Also, this reminds me that I've spent way too much time playing these car puzzle games... 

[Rott 2,398]

Anyone who has done the northern part of the I-5 drive might possibly recognize this one...

[mitsos 12,966]

Working on some biblical locations across middle east.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rsc204 21,866]

Another quick update on the T21s/Seasonal Flora Families:

On the left is @Barroco Hispano's English Oaks (now part of the preview files here), on the right are the trees from Girafe I had previously planted. This allows me to demonstrate something I was able to confirm today, you can use the Flora Families like a Prop Family to control which Props appear. Now obviously I know you can do that by choosing which files (trees) to install from my flexible families, but I specifically mean that you can change things. I'm going to get into this more on my Dev thread if you want to know more ins and outs.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

20 hours ago, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

This week I have been mostly smoothing out the tiles around Chrislee Lake, building their transport networks and putting in some industrial and agricultural to get some inter-borough traffic flowing. 
Loving that transition from city to countryside vibe right now. 

 

Chrislee Lake? Right up the road from Petercushing Reservoir, no doubt!

Calhoun's Farm-

[Lazarou Monkey Terror 1,838]

16 hours ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Chrislee Lake? Right up the road from Petercushing Reservoir, no doubt!

A sharp eye for the cultural references as always! 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

17 hours ago, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

A sharp eye for the cultural references as always! 

Yeah --

I think that place is just down the road from Baskerville Hall -- right ??

[Dreadnought 8,231]

Yo, guys --

I got to thinking about all these "technical maneuvers" involved in the CJ (battle portions) and decided a picture was actually worth a thousand words......

This is a "16 point turn to starboard" - "in succession".  (Remember that -- it will be on the test ! )

Models of the battleship USS Oklahoma graciously provided by @Barroco Hispano.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

On 2/26/2023 at 1:52 AM, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

A sharp eye for the cultural references as always! 

 

20 hours ago, Dreadnought said:

Yeah --

I think that place is just down the road from Baskerville Hall -- right ??

We must all get together someday and Hammer this out!

 

Been on the prowl for some small towns to map, and that's when I tripped over Uranus. Uranus Missouri to be exact. A marvelous little nook on old Route 66, it sports all sorts of attractions like Putt Pirates Golf and the World's Largest Belt Buckle. Not to mention the famous Fudge Factory. Stop in and they'll pack you some to take with you. With a scant population of just 25, it's always roomy in Uranus.

I find it to be the perfect location for the Uranus Mushroom Farm. "The Best Shiitakes come from Uranus" and morels and portabellas too.

[justforfun 7,926]

On 2/22/2023 at 6:54 PM, Lazarou Monkey Terror said:

Something so immensely satisfying about that and I know you good folks at Simtropolis will understand!

Oh we do, that's why instead of pruning I now use the fantastic growification tool. Plopping buildings yet having them work just as if they had grown was a complete game changer. At last my cities look the way I wanted them to!