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[tariely 4,499]

7 hours ago, The British Sausage said:

I've resumed work on Cindersville and I've been busy finishing off the north-eastern part of the city tile. Mattb325's recent new buildings have come in handy!

The London W2W pack is a great add-on! Same with the Parking Garage too- very 21st century.

Oh, VERY nice ! feels very organic -- using Mattb's building does that to any city... ;-)

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

On 19/07/2019 at 1:51 AM, mattb325 said:

Wow it's looking really good and it's always impressive how fast you can do your models. Also adapting the lot was a good idea, looks really good.

Regarding Suico, he's very respected in the community and everyone recognizes his works were awesome considering they were made like 15 years ago, but everything evolves for the better. Today with all the tools that we use and that didn't exist at that time it's natural that we can improve the models. I can't guess what he would do, but if we had the good fortune that he would still be among us I wouldn't doubt that he himself would rework his old works because, well, today we have the means to do it. Anyway, I don't see problems either.

BTW I have to download some trillions of BATs, I don't play SC4 for like 5 months D:

[art128 4,622]

9 hours ago, mviewl&g said:

shouldnt u just ask suico b4 using his model? I have the original and it is pretty good, dont see why we need another 

 

Why would he? Matt is not using Suico's model, he's making a completely new version based on the real life building.

Suico himself made a version of a building based on the same real life building.

Plus BAT quality greatly improved since 2005, we now have very high detail buildings with excellent textures and realistic nightlights. Well in the end it's an opinion.

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[Tyberius06 12,267]

9 hours ago, mviewl&g said:

shouldnt u just ask suico b4 using his model? I have the original and it is pretty good, dont see why we need another

If I had the talent, the patient and all the resources, I would remake a bunch of old models with todays high quality standards. For example we have a bunch of old industrial props from Jestarr and others, but now we have even nicer, newer, HD quality industrial props thanks to @Simmer2 and we have beautiful HD quality cars thanks to @Girafe and the @VIP Team, or @pclark06 or @AndisArt, beautiful railcars thanks to @SimCityFreak666, @blanco_05, @Angry Mozart not to mention the new cabs and trailers and camions from him and from @MushyMushy. So yepp just because we have some stuffs from 10-15 years, the game has evolved and we have even nicer stuffs now. 
I don't know Suico's version, but I can see, that @mattb325's version is fantastic. We have a bunch of parisian buildings from Porkissimo and Xannepan, and if I had the capacity I would make a bunch of new stuffs from those models (thanks to Xannepan who shared his 3D raw models), as @gutterclub gave some of them a nice touch in one of his releases.

- Tyberius

[ByeByeBayou 1,938]

So, I built a transit map for my new journal update. The transit system for this city is quite extensive, but it's been difficult to show from photos. 

 

also... more GIFs...

 

[ByeByeBayou 1,938]

14 hours ago, mattb325 said:

I've always loved this building. I'm glad you're doing it!! It looks pretty awesome. Keep up the good work!!

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[mattb325 28,891]

The MASP is available here:

 

[matias93 7,535]

21 hours ago, mviewl&g said:

shouldnt u just ask suico b4 using his model? I have the original and it is pretty good, dont see why we need another 

Don't think so, many famous buildings have been modelled more than once for the game, just because they are famous enough to pique the interest of talented BATters even if a version is available. Also, Suico did a great effort with very limited tools, and many years after that, we are long overdue for an improvement on what could be done. Lastly, Matt indeed included some extra elements that don't exist either on the original building nor the version Suico did, so that's some added value we wouldn't get otherwise. IMHO, I'm all in for more versions of everything, and more buildings (but maybe I'm also a little bit addicted to installing plugins )

[Haljackey 17,398]

A grid is taking shape

[MatlockMan 370]

Mocked up some branding for my train network and Passenger Information Displays (PIDs) for the commuter train network in my CJ. Screens are 16:9. Inspiration is from the German S-Bahn and U-Bahn logos.

Maps are still a work in progress

[Lucario Boricua 7,052]

Jenny Salisbury, the chief advisor and head of the Kingdom's government, has an important announcement for us!

 

Jenny Salisbury: Greetings everyone! We have been extremely busy completing a multitude of infrastructure projects to address the needs of a rapidly growing population! Today I want to bring light to progress with a new reservoir, Lake Ruby, which supplies both hydropower and irrigation for the thirsty crops of Silurum and its villages.

 

 

 

֍ LAKE RUBY ֎

We start with Lake Ruby, which has become the second largest reservoir of the Kingdom. It has a surface area of 2.04 square kilometers, or 505 acres, a maximum depth of 120 meters or 394 feet, and a complete volume of 81 cubic hectometers or 66,289 acre-feet. This makes it very similar in size to Lake Diamond.

 

The reservoir is located just upstream of the town of Zacien, which will benefit from an upcoming hydroelectric power plant fed by this water body. Once completed, said power plant will also supply our upcoming major airport, the Queen Ilene International Airport!

 

The reservoir's dam is built with roller-compacted concrete and has no spillway, excess floodwaters instead are dispatched using underground conduits.

 

 

The reservoir currently empties much of its useful water through the Upper Silurum Hydroelectric Power Plant, discharging water to an adjacent valley of the Alba River basin. This water is then held at a regulation lake, which ensures the stability of the water supply for the canals even when the power plant's discharge is temporarily interrupted.

 

These regulation lakes also assist in reducing the influx of silt into the irrigation canals, they will be dredged periodically to maintain their capacity.

 

֍ SILURUM ֎

As we head northeast, we reach the Silurum valley, where we have an area of cropland lacking a reliable water supply, as well as the town of Silurum itself.

 

Water exits the upper regulation lake through a main irrigation canal, which then winds between the crop fields and perpendicular to the hillsides, while also having its first side canal before crossing the valley atop an embankment.

 

This feeder canal now reaches the lower regulation lake, directly adjacent to the urban area of Silurum. Additional water storage is provided here while the excess inflow flows out through the Lower Silurum hydroelectric power plant.

 

The regulation lake here is contained by a rock-fill dam but chiefly rests atop bedrock from the mountainside.

 

The outlet downstream of the second regulation lake quickly bifurcates to two branch canals: the north branch with its spillways and the west branch following along the power lines.

 

If we continue along the north branch, we reach the crop fields and pastures adjacent to the Alba-Silurum border. The canal here has three branches to reach the different crop fields. We are still evaluating the feasibility of establishing a tap water service for the villages fed by the excess water of the canals.

 

As for the east branch, this one is still being evaluated for a potential extension to reach the easternmost fields of Silurum. An alternative route further uphill and bypassing the Lower Silurum power plant is being considered.

 

And to finalize, here is a view of Silurum from the north, as if we were standing on the mountains just beyond Alba.

[Haljackey 17,398]

On 7/18/2019 at 8:45 PM, Haljackey said:

I'm still chugging along making stuff like this:

I like making roads.

[Barroco Hispano 26,942]

I just discovered how to make a normal map work in mental ray... 

Now I have to fix hundreds of materials 

[Duco 546]

First Thing I dare to show, made with GMax. Yes, it is fun. Taking pictures outside, editing in Gimp and then make your model. 

It is far from ready, but I wanted to see how it looks in game and took a screenshot. I know what to do the next few years. 

[The British Sausage 5,449]

Working on the south-east part of Cindersville.

Tomorrow's task is infilling the gap between the two suburban areas. The newest additions are at the top of the picture.

 

Making use of Mattb325's Springhill Suites.

 

Mansions and horses.

 

And for good measure let's squeeze in some pasture land too!

[zdbsy 35]

Updates: about 70% completed now. Did not use any building plugin but follow the original rules to develop gradually. +NAM and trees only

The main city (Kitakyushu) is divided into old district and new CBD. I used two different styles for each area.

Plan to further expand high-tech areas on the eastern part; and another town at northeastern corner of the map.

[Lucario Boricua 7,052]

The fine-tuning of Lake Ruby's facilities continues!!

 

֍ LAKE RUBY ֎

Completed reservoir facilities and upstream of the Zacien Hydroelectric Power Plant

 

 

Updated view of the reservoir from the north.

 

Water intake for Zacien Hydroelectric Power Plant.

 

Lake Ruby's dam, spillway and penstock headed to Zacien.

 

Spillway outlets for Lake Ruby, in full discharge.

 

Spillway outlets with no discharge.

 

 

Upper Silurum Hydroelectric Power Plant with added transmission power lines.

[The British Sausage 5,449]

4 hours ago, Lucario Boricua said:

The fine-tuning of Lake Ruby's facilities continues!!

 

֍ LAKE RUBY ֎

Completed reservoir facilities and upstream of the Zacien Hydroelectric Power Plant

Lake Ruby's dam, spillway and penstock headed to Zacien.

 

I've never seen a diagonal dam before! However you may want to tidy up the jagged textures on the roadway at the dam's top. You can using SFBT's diagonal fillers and using the manufacturing half grass / half IM concrete to create a smooth transition between the dam and the road.

[nycsc4 5,250]

A mostly completed East Vancouver.  Still a few little things to fix here and there, but it's about done.  The wide boulevard to the right (with the GLR and ped path down the center) is Boundary Road, the east city limit for the City of Vancouver.  The highway is Trans-Canada Highway 1.  The still undeveloped area to the right of that is the City of Burnaby, which has yet to be fully planned out.

This is a closeup of a new civic centre along Broadway.  Due to the rapidly growing residential areas of the city, some municipal offices are opening up in these new areas.  This eliminates the need to travel to City Hall and the larger Government District in Downtown Vancouver for some city business.  One each of the city's TV and radio stations (CKVU and 102.7) also call this area home in addition to a former church that has been repurposed into a community center.  One of the city's movie studios can be found here too.

[tariely 4,499]

Very nice ! What are the two buildings in the 3rd pict, , the one with the stairs and the rubiky one  ?

[The British Sausage 5,449]

Finally finished off the urban areas in the south-east part of Cindersville!

Now I've got to add paths upon the hill at the top of the picture; that and include some other light MMP touches.

 

I also reforested the mound-shaped hill.

 

Forest trails for all those suburban dwellers...

 

[The British Sausage 5,449]

2 hours ago, tariely said:

Very nice ! What are the two buildings in the 3rd pict, , the one with the stairs and the rubiky one  ?

The "rubiky" building is Mattb325's St Mephitz Tophel. A great building but very hard to place right.

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3727

[pclark06 12,073]

[Barroco Hispano 26,942]

PAZ-3205:

 

@The British Sausage You modified the terrain mod, right?

[The British Sausage 5,449]

51 minutes ago, Goldman Sachs said:

PAZ-3205:

 

@The British Sausage You modified the terrain mod, right?

Nope! I wouldn't know how to either.

The Sudden Valley terrain mod comes alive at higher elevations and upon slopes.

The dirt textures which appear are my personal favourite.

[pclark06 12,073]

work begins on converting my main Camping World building into a Golden Corral.

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[The British Sausage 5,449]

I've made a start on a project I call "The Big Mango", imagine Manhattan, and the surrounding areas next to the island, recreated in GTA- think of the Los Angeles recreation in GTA V. It has all the flavour of LA just not the size. Same with The Big Mango, it has the flavour of Manhattan just not the size or scale.

First thing I did was place down the new WTC Complex.

 

The second thing I did was to place Brooklyn Bridge. Yes there will be mini-recreation of the west side of Brooklyn and completion of some eastern parts of Jersey City and Union City.

 

I would develop this further in the short-term, however I'm going down to London for 10 days from the 25th of July to 4th of August.