Show Us Your Skylines

[Ricotez 2]

I'm very fond of the filters. This is a screenshot taken from my city in the Achievementville region on US West 3 with all graphics maxed out and the filter set to "warm":

 

 

Incidentally, maxing the graphics out like this reduced my FPS to less than 1. I can set all other settings to max and enjoy 30 FPS without any trouble, but as soon as I move lightning above Min the FPS takes a serious hit. The game is playable with lightning set to Low and shadows to Off, but anything beyond that and it becomes insufferable.

[CoolColJ 42]

 

How do you hide the UI option?

 

Setting in Options under the Gameplay tab

[SLCer 22]

I decided to start a new city in a different region. So far, not many people are building and I have a feeling this region is going to be abandoned soon enough. But I've been able to create the largest city in the region in only a brief few hours. Here's the progression of my city...

 

The first skyline shot I took before the construction of the city hall complex:

 

 

City hall and the courthouse would dominate the skyline for a long time: 

 

 

The city reaches a milestone with the completion of its university:

 

 

My city from one of the towers on the university campus:

 

 

This area outside downtown really took off with fairly dense residential development: 

 

 

The residential area with the university in the forefront:

 

 

My city's first real high-rise - a residential tower:

 

 

The completion of the tower shows it by far the tallest building in the city:

 

 

 

 

 

[CoolColJ 42]

My new city Blitzos in lovely OCAU Woods

Yes it's another "UFO" city

[data7 98]

Part of my mining city

[rawls 39]

I had some problems with arsonists...

 

[Ambs 4]

I've just been playing around in sandbox mode to test some designs and features. Here's some pics

 

 

 

 

[Nomad1 53]

My first city:

 

 

[Eonopeono 2]

I know I know pretty generic for a Show Us Your thread but I'm sure we'll get more specific threads once the game comes out.

 

Here are some of my city skylines made during the closed and development betas of the game. (What you see here may not be final.)

 

No filters or anything cuz I'm like that.

 

Click pics for full size!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice!

[Ocram's Razr 963]

Are any of these pictures taken with the Juicy or Vibrant filters? I ask because some of them look very colorful. I certainly am glad of the neutral and warm filters.

 

 

--Ocram

[CoolColJ 42]

The first batch I posted used the Juicey filter - my 2nd batch the Soft filter

[bokrif 18]

I don't have the graphics nearly at the level of the photos here, but eh...oh well. 

 

Here's a progression of my skyline since I started earlier today:

 

Here's my skyline when we were just a tiny village. The tallest structure was city hall, which dwarfed the tiny skyline (population 6,826):

 

 

This is shortly after the construction of my first real 'tower' - a residential high-rise in the heart of downtown. You can see the University has since been established (population 44,775):

 

 

And here's my skyline now. Lots has changed as the city has become more dense and I've pretty much run out of space (population 80,347): 

 

 

Fun fact, throughout all these pictures you can see a massive skyline of a user in my region. Somehow, in that last picture I posted, my city is now the largest of the region. I can only assume that one city had a huge drop in population after it rapidly developed ... because I don't think mine looks anywhere near that large and yet, population wise, it is.

How did you turned on the "grid"?

[Deed_Poll 32]

My first city! Been playing about 6 - 7 hrs so far. It's the only city in the region. Sorry for all the icons and junk on the screen I haven't got the hang of this capture stuff yet! I always play on the 'warmer' filter.

 

 

 

[SLCer 22]

How did you turned on the "grid"?

 

Hm...I'm not sure I understand the question? 

 

Anyway, here's more photos of my second city. It's really growing now and I've actually liked the way it's developed because it actually feels like a downtown has formed - as my last city had a cluster of high-rises all over the map. I'm sure that'll change as the city grows, but for now, it looks pretty cool. 

 

Here's a downtown street. Just a few years (days in game time?) these skyscrapers didn't exist.

 

 

Most my city's towers are on this street. So far, the density hasn't pushed outward, as there are some small shotgun style houses just outside downtown.

 

 

A night shot shows downtown growing at a rapid pace. Still, a great deal of the residential remains single-family detached dwellings. 

 

 

I decided to change the filter because the brightness was causing it to look too cartoony. Here's a good skyline shot not far from city hall. This area of the city remains low density. 

 

 

Here's a then and now from when I started the city yesterday.

 

Then: 

 

 

Now:

 

 

Another skyline shot, this again from a lower density area of the city - you can see the courthouse and city hall, at one point the two tallest structures in the city, peeking out. 

 

 

Suburban-style housing on the edge of downtown. 

 

 

I don't know ... I thought this was a cool view with the stretching skyline.

 

 

A lot of these apartments outside downtown. 

 

 

My original water tower and what will eventually be a street with light-rail.

 

 

Another night view. The older building next to the bus stop was one of my first structures ever and it remains today. I noticed it back when the city started forming because it looks like an old west saloon. 

 

 

Here's another then and now from the University. 

 

Then: 

 

 

Now:

 

 

Finally, I thought this was a pretty cool skyline shot from a distant city in my region. Since my city sits atop a mountain, it's easily seen from there when the pollution isn't bad.

 

[Coastercraze 1]

[GreekMan 246]

some of these pictures are just amazing!!!

[ginoboy3 2]

Here are some of mine. I love taking shots during night time!

 

[GenXisT 127]

 

My first suburb. 95% Low Density Mid Wealth residential plus education. All utilities and services provided by other cities in the region.

 

Wonderful picture.

[bokrif 18]

How did you turned on the "grid"?

 

Hm...I'm not sure I understand the question? 

 

I mean you can see on your last screenshot that a grid is visible on the city. In my game I don't see such grid.

[SLCer 22]

 

How did you turned on the "grid"?

 

Hm...I'm not sure I understand the question? 

  I mean you can see on your last screenshot that a grid is visible on the city. In my game I don't see such grid.

 

Ah, yeah, I understand now. I actually have no idea as you can see the grid shows up in some of my photos ... but not all?

[SLCer 22]

I have a really short attention span as I've started a new city. This one hasn't grown as fast as my first two and I decided to angle the roads a bit differently to make things more interesting. So, that could be why the city's growth has been stunted...but I like the way it's developing. It reminds me of a smaller river town.

 

Here's my town early in its development from a neighboring peak. 

 

 

Here's an early photo of the skyline as it develops from one of the city's bridges. 

 

 

A look out over downtown.

 

 

A mid-rise is under construction.

 

 

The downtown area.

 

 

 

Downtown from the towering peak. 

 

 

A skyline shot with the sun setting or rising ... I can't remember.

 

 

My first high-rise - a residential tower.

 

 

The city from above the bridge.

 

 

A second tower is under construction.

 

 

A second tower is constructed.

 

 

The two residential towers together.

 

[iceanimator 6]

Here is an overview of my city. Not so neat but I like my city.

[flyer2359 92]

[Prankemperor 3]

This is my first city, I goofed up a lot!!! Went for education specialization and then midway through it all i changed to electronics specialization. I have so much of high value land, I dont have low/mid residences now. Having problems trying to balance it. But here is the skyline.

 

 

 

[Panos 29]

I was on the test server tonight, and was one of the longest sessions (6h) had with the game since I got it on Monday. (no work tomorrow, hurray). 

 

Other than the last 2 test cities, this is the first proper one that I had more than couple of hours like the remaining of the week. 

 

Is a mess, but I like the view. Still learning the game. 

 

 

 

Need to figure out how to make better roads on hills.

[patpatty45 17]

my skyline

[bokrif 18]

SLCer, on 14 Mar 2013 - 02:29, said:

I have a really short attention span as I've started a new city. This one hasn't grown as fast as my first two and I decided to angle the roads a bit differently to make things more interesting. So, that could be why the city's growth has been stunted...but I like the way it's developing. It reminds me of a smaller river town.

Here's my town early in its development from a neighboring peak.

Here's an early photo of the skyline as it develops from one of the city's bridges.

A look out over downtown.

A mid-rise is under construction.

The downtown area.

Downtown from the towering peak.

A skyline shot with the sun setting or rising ... I can't remember.

My first high-rise - a residential tower.

The city from above the bridge.

A second tower is under construction.

A second tower is constructed.

The two residential towers together.

Too bad you don't know how you did turn on those grid. Anybody here who knows?

By the way those are really nice pictures.

Another question to all: what does determine the look of the city hall? My city halls doesn't have that nice dome on top of them.

[SLCer 22]

Too bad you don't know how you did turn on those grid. Anybody here who knows?

 

I know, right? I'd like to know so I could toggle 'em on and off for the photos. I don't like how they're on my photos. I seriously don't even know how they turned on. They were there from the start. Maybe it's a glitch?

[brandorambo 1]

Here's a few of my gritty coal city at night.

 

 

 

 

[brandorambo 1]

Bonus: Skyline fire picture and downtown art!!