My SC4 CJ Scrapbook | Important update and news!

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I'm still in bad shape, and the worst may or may not yet to come, but there are still a few more things to show you and still a few more things to explore in future entries. Still, thanks for the support Benedict and Schulmanator.

 

Let's start with Treblane's night life. For some reason night pictures never really crossed by mind, but after sorting out some kinks I got it sorted out. Please note that I use Maxis night, or Hollywood night as I like to think of it. Despite the night time mods out there, I don't really like them because they make things too dark. Having said there is a small night-time mod I use which alters the light cones from streetlights, this I do like.

 

And now, let us start...

 

 

Welcome to the nightlive, let us travel to...

 

 

 

The industrial heartland of Treblane; the south of Clackney Flats.

 

 

 

At night the TULEPs look super sexy...

 

 

 

The Clackney Flats coal powered station.

 

 

 

I lurve how the pulp illuminates in this pulping plant.

 

 

 

 

The northern part of the coal complex.

 

 

 

Such beauty, whoever created this coal pile did an amazing job with the luminosity of the coal.

 

 

 

And now here is what you've really been dying to see- Treblane's CBD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favourite street in Treblane's CBD...

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my RHW interchange complex, my first attempt at such complicated transit networks.

 

 

 

And a few lakes to spruce things up... Why not?

 

 

 

Next entry we will return back to Stokesley where is there is another lake to explore plus streams, marshes and scree slopes...

 

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

I'm the same way with night mods. I think Maxis Night is just fine, it has a lot of latitude for use in photoshop. Great work. Where did you get that pulping plant?

[SharkSark 397]

wow it looks really cool dat coal plant looks awesome !! and where did you find the pulp thing from is it somy's ?? can you give me the link?

[city89 147]

omg omg this is out of this world i am in love wit this city. i liked it at day but it looks good as hell at night this should be on the front page of sim city today lol this is a city to its on and it just shines like the sun set over a sandy beach on a hot summers night. i will be on the next flight out from my city on sim city omg i found true love and will never cheat on here my god my god i am blow away talk about a true city scape and and a nice transit system that really moves you from a to b and c this is so dam dazzling i am lost for words ps this should be on the front cover nat geo                   

[Vitoraju 675]

WOW! 

Beautiful images night, good job!

[TekindusT 3,809]

Nice industrial areas!

[suomi2005 52]

Very nice night shots and your city has a even more beautiful skyline during the night. 

[tankmank 853]

I think seeing it all during the night, allows for a greater appreciation of the city, looking good 

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Fabulous work, definitely.  I am very impressed!

[simlink 1,098]

Absolutely lovely. Fantastic work.

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Replies:

 

MilitantRadical: Thanks a lot. See your PM for the link.

 

sarthakknight: The coal power plant was a great find. Also, enjoy using the pulping plant.

 

city89: Your comment cheered me up, thank you.

 

Vitor13: Cheers!

 

TekindusT: As always, I lurve customized industry.

 

suomi2005: Thank you.

 

tankmank: I guess different perspectives do help...

 

NMUSpidey: To get results you need to put in the time, I reckon I spent at least twenty hours working on Treblane. Twenty hours and two sleepless weekends!

 

simlink: Thanks.

 

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Update 28: The marshland, lakes and scree slopes of Stokesley

 

Going back to Stokesley again and this time we take a trip around the area west of Toral's Peak.

 

 

 

This area!

 

 

 

 

 

For the stream I tried a softer, and greener, approach to the banks.

 

 

 

As always the versatile Heblem paths can be used just about anywhere to paint in a pebbly surface.

 

 

 

A small marshland. Inspired by numerous walks around the Pennines and the Howgills, I decided to give it my best shot at creating extensive marshes.

 

 

 

 

 

Love the reeds, they almost look the same as the ones which grow in the Pennines and the Howgills, except the SC4 ones are of a darker green.

 

 

 

 

 

The northern part of Bogee Lake.

 

 

 

For some reason the water shifted several metres in four different ways with each respective view rotation. As such I had to make the shoreline wider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another waterfall. With hindsight I wished I had used one of the Pegasus ones which are smaller...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is another attempt at creating a scree slope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The end of the journey...

 

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There is one more thing to show in Stokesley, but that will be for a mini-update. For now it is back to Treblane plus night-time entries of my other cities. Once my exams are done I will start on other projects. The first one is a city divided in two by the river, with one half comprised of industrial wasteland and poorer areas, while the second half is one of agriculture and countryside.

 

Other things I have on my wishlist are:

massive hydroelectric dam;

huge coalpit;

lumber industries;

seaport complex.

 

And finally some kind of miniature version of Los Angeles, GTA V style. As for regional views, well, I don't expect to show any for a long time since I work on different tiles in the same region which are spaced apart considerably.

[rathefalcon 395]

Beautiful MMP work, very tastefully done.

[SharkSark 397]

thank you i am really grateful to you and i owe you one bro  and awesome work with those mmp's !!!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Incredible.  Creating such amazing landscapes, cities, etc absolutely takes time, and it really shows up in your work.  From a fantastic urban environment to this mountain pond, awesome!

[NielsC007 499]

Great work with the MMPs as usual!

[nath1980 3]

So good to see you back I have been looking forward to your updates as usual sir they are first class. I hope you are feeling ok.

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Replies

 

rathefalcon: Thank you.

 

sarthakknight: I wonder what other foreign SC4 sites are out there which contain large industrial buildings?

 

NMUSpidey: I like to create it all, that's why I'm constantly switching from large cities, industrial areas, farmland, countryside, nature and back again. I get bored with doing the same thing twice. It's got to look different, every city must feel and look different.

 

NeilsC007: Thanks.

 

nath1980: I'm getting there, thanks for the comment.

 

 

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Update 29: Treblane University

 

One thing which I really like are university grounds. Large green areas, dotted with a few carparks and campus sites. I walk around them in Durham and so Treblane University is an imitation of what I see on a daily basis.

 

 

 

 

Treblane University and its grounds. I decided to build around the Vanilla SC4 university- next time I will use a custom university to create an even larger campus site.

 

 

 

Fawlty Lake.

 

 

 

Tower's Lake; named after the long shadows which cover it from the skyscrapers nearby. Collectively the two lakes are known as the Fawlty Tower's lakes.

 

 

 

 

To the right is Sybil's Pond, this was formed by a cluster of springs beneath the pond.

 

 

 

 

 

The campus grounds at the North are littered with meadows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These tree were cut down to make way for a new path and a basketball court.

 

 

 

The Fawlty Towers Stadium. In the region some stadiums are virtually identical in design due to sport infrastructure plans of the former communist government. One stadium, one sport, one people. Those were the old days many dozens of years ago...

 

 

 

Here marks the start of the M4, one of a few dozen motorways in the region.

 

 

 

To the south of Treblane University is the Porcelain Bouvier suburb. It is home to all of those with wealth who prefer houses to high-rise flats.

 

 

 

 

The Charles Xavier grammar school. And no- this is not where the X-men reside.

 

 

 

 

 

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Next time there will be another night-time entry, I just need to get to my rig which is back in Darlington- after my exams are over.

[47ply 1,100]

wow real nice I like the neighbor hood near the Grammar school all the long streets looks real good

[Schulmanator 5,799]

Great setting for the vanilla university. Looks like a nifty place to learn!

[SharkSark 397]

it looks very peaceful and beautiful !!! dem vanilla

[BIWDC 2,296]

Nice City

[Haljackey 17,380]

Beautiful work. This scrapbook is among the best work in SC4 I have ever seen, and that's going back a decade!

[suomi2005 52]

Nice update! The park surrounding the Uni looks really good and its always an upside to have big green spaces close to CBDs.  

[tankmank 853]

You have made the maxis university look really good in that setting. Also nice use of all the the green space. 

[burnzie_16 37]

where did you get that grammar school? love it!

[CapTon 592]

Very nice pictures you're obviously very talented when it comes to building SC4 cities. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this city journal, and I will surely leave replies.

[Benedict 3,119]

Well done - your CJ is back at number one on BTT.

 

Glad to see you back to updating - hope you're getting assistance as we all enjoy your work.

 

Edit June 13: And a second week at the top based on the strength of your last update - nice work (but the kitties are right behind you!)

[anytownUSA 32]

This is absolutely beautiful.  Great work!  I love the rural settings so much.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

I didn't see the 3 lasts updates, they were in the time I had to be out. But now I see it, and it's just perfect as always! Wonderful job in the cities and with MMPs.

When is the next? 

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I didn't see the 3 lasts updates, they were in the time I had to be out. But now I see it, and it's just perfect as always! Wonderful job in the cities and with MMPs.

When is the next? 

 

Unfortunately due to a little family dispute I can't go back home and use my computer. Don't worry I'm not homeless or anything, I've got a flat and the tenancy expires 2 months from now. If I had access to my rig I would be cranking out updates two or three times a week. But I'll sort things out, some of which is related to certain mental stuff I indicated in a previous post six weeks ago.

 

But I'm confident the situation will resolve itself before the summer holidays end. So at the latest expect an update sometime before September.