My SC4 CJ Scrapbook | Important update and news!

[Bipin 3,403]

Your work is truly astounding; extremely impressive to say the least!

[feeroz123 461]

Thats a huge mountain !! Can't even see houses in last pic. Beautiful work ! Waiting for next one.

[#1SithLord 63]

Looks beautiful! Wouldn't mind taking a hike there myself! Nice job!

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

It's just....so bwautiful *--* congratulations! Wonderful job.

 

When you said: "Schriefer: With MMPs it's far more easier to achieve realism, or as close to real as this game will allow." I was wondering what actually 'MMPs' means '-'

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Replies:

 

Bipin: Thank you!

 

feeroz123: Blunder's map of Zurich Switzerland has quite a few huge mountains.

 

#1SithLord: Thanks!

 

Schriefer: Good old Mayor-mode ploppables, a must-have necessity

 

 

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Update 6: Cranksville- The Industrial Quarter

 

 

Welcome to Cranksville a neighbouring city just north of Tamboria, one which is home to 250000 people. The tour around Cranksville will be divided into 4 parts.

 

 

Area covered in part 1;

 

 

For part 1 we travel around Cranksville's industrial quarter, nearly all of the heavy industry and large freight stations are found here. While a little northwards there is suburban area of moderate density.

 

 

Area covered in part 2;

 

 

Cranksville's downtown; an area which is covered in part 2. Aside from the grand train station and high wealth office blocks, there are a couple of stadiums, two industrial estates, three residential districts and one county hospital. Plus there are a few oddities tucked away here and there...

 

 

Area covered in part 3;

 

 

Part 3 covers Cranksville's CBD and the two residential districts immediately next to it. To the west of the CBD lies a rather posh suburb, while to the east there resides some of the most expensive real estate in the area.

 

 

Area covered in part 4;

 

 

Lastly, part 4 explores the remaining residential areas south of the CBD, whilst eastwards we take a look at a small rural area; a village which has yet to be gobbled up by Cranksville.

 

There are a lot of pictures to get through, so let part 1 commence!

 

 

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Surrounded by a cement factory, a freight station and a trucking depot, Cranksville's jail is a pretty grim place for incarcerated Sims.

 

 

 

A second freight station, this one both picks up and unloads freight containers, gas and oil tanks.

 

 

 

Surrounded by industry, and disturbed every ten minutes by the freight trains, this is a small slice of nature which was spared simply because of the impracticality of running a road across this stretch of the railway tracks.

 

 

 

 

Diagonal fillers are a God-send!

 

 

 

So to is grunge concrete...

 

 

 

In the centre there is Cranksville's postal distribution depot.

 

 

 

Just North of the industrial district lies one of Cranksville's stadiums.

 

 

 

Diagonals have never looked so nice...

 

 

 

 

 

With this being one of Cranksville's least glamorous stadiums, it only makes sense that a garbage disposal depot is simply a stone's throw away.

 

 

 

 

 

Despite being right next to the garbage disposal depot, this stadium has a loyal following of soccer fans.

 

 

 

Another shot of the entire industrial quarter.

 

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And that concludes part 1. Next Saturday there will be part 2.

 

Lastly I would like to give special thanks to Andreas and his SFBT Diagonal Filler Lots. They have really helped with my city building.

[Vitoraju 675]

Our Your city is so alive, full of running trains, cars passing, walking Sims and realism was great, the buildings on the diagonal are legal, the photo showing the whole city was very beautiful, congratulations for your great Ln X daily!

[feeroz123 461]

Amazing entry here.

One question. I saw some industry buildings not directly placed/connected to a road/street, but surrounded by grunge concrete. Are the grunge concrete tiles transit enabled? Don't those buildings cry for road connection? First pic in Part 1. Or are those all plopped non-functional buildings?

[CorpusDei 69]

Love the way the railway snakes around that pond! I may need to "borrow" that idea for some of my IND areas

Amazing entry here.

One question. I saw some industry buildings not directly placed/connected to a road/street, but surrounded by grunge concrete. Are the grunge concrete tiles transit enabled? Don't those buildings cry for road connection? First pic in Part 1. Or are those all plopped non-functional buildings?

 

Paeng Grunge Industrial Alleys :

 

There's road under them thar tiles

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Nice update.

Loved your city center.

[feeroz123 461]

Love the way the railway snakes around that pond! I may need to "borrow" that idea for some of my IND areas

Amazing entry here.

One question. I saw some industry buildings not directly placed/connected to a road/street, but surrounded by grunge concrete. Are the grunge concrete tiles transit enabled? Don't those buildings cry for road connection? First pic in Part 1. Or are those all plopped non-functional buildings?

 

Paeng Grunge Industrial Alleys :

 

There's road under them thar tiles

 

Read it. Thanks !! That solves many doubts.

Thank you Ln X for creating such creative industries and inspiring me.

[slickbg56 778]

Looks sharp! I like the manner in which you separated each community. Well done.

[DustyLee23 6]

Beautiful job, everything thing just looks so great together and so neatly assembled  

Would love to see this tile filled in some more

[Ceafus 88 1,843]

Nice industry there! I like the power lines also!

[tankmank 853]

I really like it, very well planned and great use of BATs, but i think that it is a little repetitive in some areas, apart from that,i can't wait for more 

[freemunchies 124]

Another great update as always! Really loving your style especially when it comes to industry!

[Benedict 3,119]

Great updates this week - and congratulations, you're the new number one on this week's Ben's Top Ten.

[monomass 36]

I like it a lot! If you don't mind me asking, where did you get that crazy, purple, space-needle looking structure toward the left of that downtown area? http://imageshack.com/a/img839/2337/ujbj.png

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Replies:

 

Vitor13: Thank you!

 

feeroz123: I still haven't explored other industrial layouts/designs: primary industries (resource gathering), industrial wastelands, seaports, industrial complexes and of course agriculture.

 

CorpusDei:  I like to blend the concrete jungle with nature, as for the railway- realism dictated no other choice.

 

Schriefer: You'll see more of the city centre in update 8.

 

slickbg56: Thanks!

 

DustyLee23: Cranksville is indeed a work in progress, and sometimes an incomplete tile is a complete one...

 

Ceafus 88: Thank you!

 

tankmank: Some of that repetition was deliberate; for instance the residential area had a lot of these four storey flats, but the store fronts were rather varied so...

 

freemunchies: Thanks!

 

Benedict: I'm just getting started, for the next year my weekends are free and I have a 72km by 80km to fill so there is alot more work to do. And thus more updates to follow.

 

monomass: That would be the CS$$$ Stage 9 Foxs Club Globe building. You need CAM first of all, membership of the LEX and then the following links: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1017 (CARCH Lots BSC), https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=694 (BSC MEGA Props - CARCH Vol02) and https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=2039.0 (which lists all available CAM buildings to all corresponding lots). I would like to add that once you start using CAM then you automatically have to download ALOT of dependencies to avoid those brown boxes, whilst the use of BSCleanitol is VITAL for removing conflicting files and cleaning up folders.

 

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Update 7: Cranksville- Downtown & High-tech district

 

The tour around Cranksville continues with part 2, this time we explore the Downtown, the adjacent high-tech district and two suburbs nearby.

 

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Cranksville's downtown.

 

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We start with a journey along Cranksville's main railway lines to the grand train station and a bit beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Now we explore the immediate area around the train station.

 

 

The heart of Cranksville's downtown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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And now for the high-tech industrial district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is the residential suburb to the West of the downtown area.

 

 

 

 

 

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And to the east the other suburb adjoining downtown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Further eastwards there resides Cranksville's main hospital and a major league stadium.

 

 

 

 

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And thus concludes the tour around Cranksville's downtown. In the next update we explore the CBD.

 

 

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Wonderful! Fantastic!

I really liked your city. Keep it up!

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

I love that you're using that railway station! So many dependencies, but it is definitely worth it.

 

Oh, and a quick tip: If you have the rail lines spaced with that one tile in between, you could use FAR to cross lines. It looks a lot better, trust me!

[Ceafus 88 1,843]

I like your use of custom content, the rail station and stadium are among my favorites for sure! Great update!

[wwetom1 831]

                  My friend I am envious of your rail work!! I have always tried to have nice rail systems for my train loving Sims and visitors, but it is always sub par to awesome works like yours. You use the curves provided by those awesome modders on the NAM team very well. It adds a good element of realism, and it does nothing but help this CJ look great. I love the way the rails wind throughout, almost always tucked away in the thick of some nice trees. I'd love to take a ride on one of them and just cruise around for the day, looking at all of the awesome scenery, neighborhoods, and downtown areas your city has to offer. I do have one question. Where did you get those fence lots featured in pictures #20 and #21 in post #78? They seem to be great filler lots. They are one of the little things that CJers may not think to add, but help pictures look that much more realistic. With those fences, someone may wonder on to the tracks, which may not end well! Also, one suggestion if I may. I am unsure where in the world this city is, but should it not be in a tropic area, I would suggest downloading a palm tree remover or replacer. I downloaded one years ago and haven't looked back since. Of course, this is only a mere suggestion. Your CJ is spectacular regardless! 

[tankmank 853]

Looking great, some very good choice of buildings and i love the extensive railway network, very realistic and i can't wait to see the CBD

[freemunchies 124]

Great work as always my friend!

 

I love the way your city is sculpted around the rail system. Also, I typically prefer RHW, but I really like the use of Maxis highways here and I think they really fit! Finally, I really am in love with your use of custom content, especially that football stadium, (the one with the orange and in the middle of a residential neighborhood) is that from here on the STEX?

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

This scrapbook of yours is quite amazing. I mean dayum!

U should bring this over to the CJ section. I always find browsing forum CJs to be kind of awkward.

[feeroz123 461]

Those rail lines are all over the place!! I want that train station that has split single rail line on either side of it.

Also, you have many buildings that I never saw before.

1) Please share at least the names of all the buildings in below pic surrounding the park:

2) The tall tower in center-left of this pic

[SimRico 968]

Nice scrapbook!   Whats the name of this bldg and could you share the download link?

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Those rail lines are all over the place!! I want that train station that has split single rail line on either side of it.

Also, you have many buildings that I never saw before.

1) Please share at least the names of all the buildings in below pic surrounding the park:

2) The tall tower in center-left of this pic

 

Nice scrapbook!   Whats the name of this bldg and could you share the download link?

 

Alright guys, in for a penny in for a pound!

 

feeroz123:

 

Railway station: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1116

 

List of buildings in the aforementioned picture of the park:

• Mattb325_Small_Apartment_Bloc  -->  https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2780
• BSC McMehan Place  -->  Somewhere in the BSC/LEX...
• Cobb's seaside villa  -->   https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=689 and https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=960
• BSC Vlakhaas Law Offices  --> Again, hidden deep in the LEX archives, but try looking through Simgoober's BATs you may find it.
• SCGE (redit union/BSC JMYERS)  -->  Search jymer2043's content on the LEX.
• Quai Anatole Jenx  -->  https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1417
• Bullard, Mason and Fraules  -->  Search Madhatter106's content on the STEX.
• Final Destination Travel  -->  Search simgoober's content on the LEX.
• 1400 Barclay Street  -->  ???
• Astoria Pointe Apartments  --> 
• Cobb Emerald Park  -->    https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1018 and https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=693 (these two links answer your second query)
• Sukima Sangyou Building  -->  https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2115 and https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2100

 

SimRico: The building you're talking is the Sukima Sangyou Building, so see the links directly above.

[Titanicbuff 1,262]

boy your plug ins must be HUGE!!!!!! Half those buildings I've never even seen. Good work.

[APSMS 1,893]

Lovely update. I'm a little disappointed, though, for all the hard work in making such an intricate rail network, of the slopes involved (esp with the short 0-15m piece). It would have been more realistic to have a 4-way crossing there, especially since the large rail station would limit approach speed anyways.

 

Still, it's a great update; got a lot of good ideas here, and this easily demonstrates your ability with the old as well as with the new (SC2013 being the reference, of course).

 

Looking forward to more...

 

(FreeMunchies, I think the stadium is the default Maxis Major league stadium that is available via ingame reward/ You don' deserve it cheat)