Mandursuro: a ChicAgo333 city journal

[ChicAgo333 2]

WARNING: This is a high graphics journal and pictures may load slow for dial-up users.

 

after the crashing of my computer and the time of waiting if finally present to you the region of...

 

 

 

before i start lets clear a few things up

 

Mods: traffic cop to change the capacities and commutes to realistic times but it is lower than the x10 mod i thought that was to high; transit bug fix; my own mod that lets low dense R$$$ grow on 2x2 as well as 3x3.

Cheats: NONE!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0> 

 

Upcoming: the beautiful city of Woodshore Point

 

Comments are appreciated!

[Equinox 1,209]

I'm likin' the look of those palm lots by N747 ...

Give us more pics! 

[BarbulaM1 38]

Looks amazing, I really love that shore. Good luck on your region.

[your_adress_here 11]

Just by the first image, it looks pretty nice!

[edd_erickson 0]

Your off to a start...sort of.

[n74704 21]

nice, i cant wait to see your tropical beaches!!

[clindhartsen 5]

So far, I think your city sounds like a very interesting little spot (since I have been talking to you in MSN) but the beach on that banner pic looks good. One tip, make sure to use a good form of anti-alising for font, the edges in that banner look a little jagged to me !

[cyber_256 0]

Looks good from the banner you have shown us. I like citys with beaches, I cant seem to make them very well. This city looks organised aswell which is good. I give a thumbs up for a good start. Lets see more!!!

[ChicAgo333 2]

thanks for the comments everyone!

 

as promised here is Woodshore Point!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0>

 

Woodshore Point is the biggest tourist spot in the region so far complete with beaches, hotels, resturaunts with sea view, shopping centers, marinas, a country club, a beach club, and of course a beautiful downtown to visit...

 

 

i split my city up into communities and making highways the only way connecting them.  this is a very realistic and effective way to make a transit system.  the system i am about to show you throughout this city forces sims to take a certain route to work and forces traffic a certain way. this helps to lower congestion and makes you life a whole lot easier'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif width=15 border=0>

 

you should try this method yourself...

 

well here is a pic of the Northeast Community bordering the 1-Expressway. This expressway is trenched down in the ground and is a regional expressway getting you where you need to go fast. I call these trenchways, there are also many other names for these...

 

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Most of the sims in this community go to work in the neighboring city, Seaside Hills, in the mid-town area.

 

here is another pic of the Northeast Community with the one and only Toys R Us and one of the two Wegman's Grocery store oh yes and dont forget the Eastwood Hospital giving Woodshore Point a healthy population.

 

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Well that is it for now...

 

More updates of Woodshore Point to come!

 

Once again comments are appreciated!

[cyber_256 0]

Good work. Gotta love Toys R Us. I like how you have organised traffic control, with only one access point to the highway in certain areas.

[DuskTrooper 314]

Looks interesting.  IMO, you really don't need to overdo the highways.  A single line through the city would save space, money, and it would look better, too.  I see you are using my viaduct method. 

 

Anyway, I'd like to see some traffic volumes, counts, etc....

[ChicAgo333 2]

DuskTrooper: yes i could have put a big highway line throught the middle of it but that would ruin the plans i had at the beginning for my city and i don't think it would look too good with just a highway line through the middle.

 

Oh yes traffic maps and such i will post maybe next update or the one after that. Theres a small chance i might post it after im done with showing the city but thats a very small chance.

 

cyber_256: Yep gotta love it.......

[jmusshorn 7]

I really like how the highways blend into the landcape instead of protruding out like they do in my region. Also like the traffic control! Unfortunately I can't do any of that because too many cars would get backed up on one ramp and ruin all of the commute times and everything. Perfect for a small city like this though! Niiice.

And yeah, the highways are the perfect divisions for communities; I do it myself.

[ChicAgo333 2]

Date:6/28/2004 4:22:35 AM
Author:jmusshorn

I really like how the highways blend into the landcape instead of protruding out like they do in my region. Also like the traffic control! Unfortunately I can't do any of that because too many cars would get backed up on one ramp and ruin all of the commute times and everything. Perfect for a small city like this though! Niiice.

And yeah, the highways are the perfect divisions for communities; I do it myself.

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oh and if you have a slightly larger community than what i have maybe put an extra on-ramp or two but keep them close.(in med or high dense areas i do different zoning than this) 

[MadTV_Freak 0]

this is great, you deserve bunnys yay yay yay

[subedei 3]

Looks good so far. Keep the updates coming.  

 

Subedei

[simcity4crazyguy 24]

I give you a 9.999999999999999999999999/10. Just because it looks too organized for my taste

[Kaasen 0]

Nice CJ ChicAgo! Keep on developing

[railrod7 2]

Wow. . . . lots of time was put into this great city!!!!

[unusualfire 0]

cool..nice beach area. Did you make the buildings historical or plopped them?

[ChicAgo333 2]

Date:6/28/2004 4:28:01 PM
Author:unusualfire

cool..nice beach area. Did you make the buildings historical or plopped them?

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thanks

neither. i just have a lot of R$$$ demand and a mod i have made to make 2x2 R$$$ lots low dense because i think the 3x3 R$$$ low dense is too large of a yard and is unrealistic 2x2 is much better

[Jeff K 0]

First off, you've done a beautiful job with your city and I can't wait to see what else the region has in store.

My only constructive critism I have for you is about the downtown area. Very rarely will zoning change from high density commerical to low density residential right away as it does in your city. I think the city could achieve a more realistic look if the skyscrapers gave way to lower density commercial, interspersed with some medium/ high density residential living. I think this would make the transition in zoning much more realistic.

[ChicAgo333 2]

Jeff K: thanks for the comment. also i do think you are right that i should have some med dense to gradually lower it out but in some beach cities they have low dense all around and skyscrapers spread throughout the city. i did the same thing but instead put all the skyscrapers together in one main downtown. i probably will though put med dense to gradually lower it out in any further downtowns.

 

thanks for all the comments everyone!

 

update coming in 10 minutes and counting! (it is right now 5:55PM ST/EST time)

[ChicAgo333 2]

ok update time! sorry if the update is late...i had a little problem with photoshop.

 

now moving on to the South Community and the office park bordering it...

 

here's a shot of where the South Community began, oh yes and don't forget the second Wegman's Grocery Store located in this city and also a McDonalds! (I'm Lovin' It!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/18.gif width=15 border=0>)

 

 

Now moving southwest to the west side of the South Community

 

 

Now lets stroll on in to the one other place than downtown to grab an office job...the office park

 

 

finally like i promised here is the traffic congestion, volume, mayor rating, $, and population. Notice if you use my traffic strategy you can accomplish all green congestion. also notice in the volume shot that most of the cars travel to downtown, the office park, or take 1-Expressway to the neighbors mid-town.

 

 

 

 

 

more updates to come!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0>

 

also i probably will add the populations of the Northeast Community and the South Community tonight. I will add the rest of the populations for communities when i show them.

[+Guest]

This CJ is facinating and if I was rich, I would move to the south community because it looks too beautiful.

[sweetmsdj 0]

nice cj, man! it looks good so far!

[clindhartsen 5]

I will say, I like how this city is coming along, all the different areas and designs.

The only thing that annoys me is the repeated buildings, but that is normal for SC4 (which I hate!) but overall it looks great!

[simcity4crazyguy 24]

Wow.

It almost looks good enough to eat

I still think its a bit too organized, but it looks cool!

[ChicAgo333 2]

ok as i promised here are the two populations of the communities i have shown so far:

 

Northeast Community: 2,612 sims

 

South Community: 2,771 sims

 

and also one thing i forgot to add in my update, the monthly budget

 

 

if you would like me to add the demand graph, please feel free to ask.

 

Enjoy!'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif width=15 border=0>

 

-ChicAgo'); height=15 alt=Insert smilie src=https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/10.gif width=15 border=0>

[spacedavid 0]

Your city is so cool.My city comes this weekend, and you have given me some last-minute ideas to how a city should look.