My SC4 CJ Scrapbook | Important update and news!

[TekindusT 3,809]

I keep loving your industrial areas!

[Donician 9]

Simply stunning

[freemunchies 124]

Astonishing industrial detail as always, you never cease to amaze!

[feyss 1,981]

Beautiful industrial aera. I like the way you planned it.

[SharkSark 397]

It's so perfect !! and it looks awesome now that's what i call an industrial area !!

[suomi2005 52]

Very nice, easily one of the best industrial areas I have seen in SC4. I like how much attention has been paid to the details and the diversity throughout the area.

[tankmank 853]

Looks great, you can really see how you have improved and i always enjoy following your updates 

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

Excellent work, as others have mentioned these are some of the industrial areas I've seen in an SC4 CJ. Fantastic work!

[LexusInfernus 908]

Wow looks delicious. Makes me hate my own industrial areas

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

Dude. Wow. Just wow.

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Indiana Joe: I always love that picture! Thanks a lot and thanks for the RRW railyard reveal- that is something I'm really curious about.

 

47ply: Thanks! I love building intricate rail networks.

 

Haljackey: Thank you for the great compliment. Interesting nitpick; do you really think two elevated 45 degree avenue curves would slot in? I've only got four tiles to work with. Still I completely forgot 45 degree elevated avenue curves even existed.

 

Sabretooth78: Personally I think that is unfair since there are great journals made by paeng, gigius76, elavery and other top class CJers who would also deserve their journals to be stickied.

 

Prophet42: Thanks, and, just so everyone else can know, in response to your question I used nbvc's modular oil port.

 

TekindusT: And I love to make them!

 

Donician: Thanks.

 

freemunchies: The detail ain't so much the buildings as it the fillers, MMPs and spacing. I have so many filler lots that I can very easily extend the visual footprint of a building without having to actually use the lot editor. Also I can add MMPs to add additional features onto to most lots during gameplay.

 

feyss: Thank you. As for the industrial area it took a total of at least fifteen hours of planning, plopping and positioning.

 

sarthakknight: Cheers!

 

suomi2005: Thank you.

 

tankmank: I always find new ways of combining the content I have in my plugins folder, so as long as I find more pleasing combinations I will keep on improving.

 

Belfastsocrates: Thanks!

 

LexusInfernus: Nothing that SFBT's diagonal fillers, paeng's grunge concrete, murimk's industrial content, bipin's industrial essentials, T Wreck's industrial fillers and some massive industrial BATs can't handle. Merge these together and your industry will look great!

 

UndercoverNinja12:

 

 

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Update 34: The Grethor Nuclear Reactor Complex

 

Moving towards the centre of Grethor resides the nuclear reactor complex. This facility contains the most imposing structures which cast a shadow on the town...

 

 

 

The primary reactor. This is an advanced molten salt reactor design: safe, efficient and with a high power output.

 

 

 

These two very long buildings house the steam-propelled turbines which generate the electricity.

 

 

 

All of that super-heated water hast to go somewhere...

 

 

 

The site to the right contains two buildings specializing in metallurgical refinement. Some of the items produced are used as spare parts to repair the reactors.

 

 

 

 

 

The transformer stations where the electricity's voltage is altered and the current sent far along the electricity pylons to other transformer sites in the region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Three Diablo nuclear facility. Named after three prototype thorium-based reactors which use the more economical and cleaner Thorium-232 fuel. These reactors are not wired up to the electric grid and their chief function is primarily for research and Uranium-233 breeding/extraction.

 

 

 

 

Advanced prototype or not, these are some ugly buildings!

 

 

 

A small oil reservoir lies beneath the surrounding area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are numerous scrapyards along these railways lines.

 

 

 

The third railyard in Grethor.

 

 

 

 

By using the curved fence pieces -- with ground textures on one side -- from Chrisadams3997 RRP Wooden Fences set, I found a curvy and symmetrical way of bordering FAR railway with fences/barriers. I also believe such fence pieces are one of their kind in that their transparent side is a curved shape.

 

 

 

Straight, diagonal and FAR railway seamlessly merging together and diverging...

 

 

 

 

Here I used diggis gravel-banked pond pieces to create these lakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mosaic: Grethor Nuclear Reactor Complex

 

 

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Note: This link below takes you to a larger picture which I decided not to show here because the steam from the cooling towers overlapped and made the top middle third look weird. The pictures are in line but the steam looks odd so I had to crop this picture.

 

https://imageshack.com/i/eyr4LKSPj

 

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In the next entry we travel to East Grethor to look at some suburbs, a retail estate and MMP agriculture. Stay tuned and thanks for all of the comments!

[Schulmanator 5,799]

Nice stuff. So you've gone nuclear on us, eh? Keep up the awesomeness!

[Igo 11]

 

 

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The Three Diablo nuclear facility. Named after three prototype thorium-based reactors which use the more economical and cleaner Thorium-232 fuel. These reactors are not wired up to the electric grid and their chief function is primarily for research and Uranium-233 breeding/extraction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where did you get Chernobyl nuclear power plants?

[thecitiescenter 3,057]

Very nice, that's an awesome power complex!  I really like how you incorporated the rail lines too, especially that picture with the mix of passenger and freight rail.

[SharkSark 397]

Dude ! you a pro when it comes to industrial areas !! awesome !!!!!!

[freemunchies 124]

Blows me away every time, great work!

 

freemunchies: The detail ain't so much the buildings as it the fillers, MMPs and spacing. I have so many filler lots that I can very easily extend the visual footprint of a building without having to actually use the lot editor. Also I can add MMPs to add additional features onto to most lots during gameplay.

 

Precisely what I meant, this is what makes your cities so great!

[scissors 20]

What beautiful ugly buildings...

[TekindusT 3,809]

On CJing; beautiness is beautiful, ugliness is even more beautiful!

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Schulmanator: Here in Simtropolis we're all part of a big nuclear family.

 

Igo: Here you go-

 

portlandexpos04: Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

 

sarthakknight: Thank you!

 

freemunchies: Thanks.

 

scissors: Ugliness is king!

 

TekindusT: Here, here! But sometimes more is just even more.

 

 

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Update 35: East Grethor- suburbs, retail estates and MMP agriculture

 

Moving away from heavy industry now, East Grethor is greener, brighter and more lusher.

 

 

 

 

 

I love seeing 5 by 5 apartment blocks develop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Grethor's retail estate.

 

 

 

5*5 apartment blocks are really awesome.

 

 

 

The railways convergeth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

T Wrecks IRM fillers are just as useful in non-industrial situations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now a bit of agriculture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moo! The cows say hello.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In the next entry we travel to the centre of Grethor where large, rundown tower blocks await.

[LexusInfernus 908]

Beautiful agricultural fields. And the town has atmosphere. Very impressive! 

[Markus J 242]

Your power plant makes mine look horribly under scale (lol), I like the real feel you got to your city. My only complaint is the lack of traffic on your highways. I imagine the realism plays a big part in that, but always makes me a little sad seeing ghost highways.

 

Keep it up

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

Excellent update, I love the detail and thought you put into this. The curved fences along the railway is a nice touch and the agricultural plots are very nice indeed. Great use of RHW and Symphony pieces as well. 

[Haljackey 17,380]

This CJ is the opposite of 'scrap', but I'm too lazy to find the opposite word of scrap.

 

Farms done right. Wonderful work.

[Benedict 3,119]

A potential opposite of scrap is sterling. And this sterling CJ was number one on BTT for the week ending 7 August - great stuff as always.

[nos.17 5,215]

Ln_X, every time I visit this thread, I am always amazed at the amount of pictures you show, and the fact that every one is of supreme quality - I almost want to +1 every single one of them! I absolutely love your work.

 

By the way, I LOVE 5x5 or larger apt blocks too!

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LexusInfernus: I really appreciate the atmosphere comment, I go to great lengths to try and visually differentiate different portions of my cities.

 

MarkusJ: Thanks for the comment; it is good to see you around again. As for the power plants I plop down, I love making huge extensive complexes which incorporate all the buildings.

 

Belfastsocrates: I'm glad you like the curved fences, right now they are the best-looking filler I could find to fit in with FAR RRW. As for Symphony, I am starting to really like it. In a nutshell it is the poor man's RHW, but it works great for small inner city highways and I'm slowly learning how to integrate it with RHW.

 

Haljackey: The reason why I call this CJ a 'scrapbook' is so viewers know this CJ is for pictures only, there is no story and it is highly unlikely that I will be posting region pictures as I usually work on separate city tiles. The scrapbook is all about posting raw SC4 pictures. I have only two rules: 1. No photoshop and 2. No lotting. This CJ is about displaying the vast and extensive mods developed by the SC4 community and pushing them to the limit with regards to functionality, aesthetics and realism.

 

Benedict: Thanks a lot.

 

nos.17: Cheers! With this CJ being a scrapbook, I tend to photodump to display every possible nook and cranny of my cities without getting too repetitive.

 

 

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News

 

Just a small news update for today. I have spent the last three days trying to restore the city of San Widge which was going to be my big CBD city complete with sunken highways, a massive RHW interchange, a cathedral plus its grounds, a river running through the middle, NWM, a WTC complex and extensive plazas winding their way through a jungle of skyscrapers. Unfortunately the last save file was corrupted and since I back up my cities far less than I do with my plugins, I could not quickly retrieve San Widge, neither could I isolate what had corrupted the save file.

 

But fear not, I consider the lost version of San Widge as merely the prototype for a far better version. Now that I know what I want from this city AND how to implement it then this city should be done by this Friday. Already I have rebuilt the key road networks (including the RHW networks and sunken highways) in half the time. The first entry from San Widge -- or a WIP depending on the progress I make -- will be published this Friday.

 

Right with that out of the way I just want to let you know that the next update concerning Grethor will be posted this Sunday with another one coming out this Tuesday.

 

Enjoy the weekend!

 

 

Ln X

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Update 36: Central Grethor- grungy tower blocks and ponds

 

 

The centre of Grethor features grungy tower blocks; what's left of a very run-down estate which has been renovated more than ten years ago. Thanks to anti-pollution laws and better air filters, the NIMBY factor associated with central Grethor has diminished and the area is increasingly being yuppified _{(even if it is several hundred metres away from a nuclear power plant).}

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Drak Lake.

 

 

 

Stovely Lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dimple Pond.

 

 

 

 

 

The building with the vibrant red bricks and partial glass roof was once a flour mill, now it has been converted into flats.

 

 

 

 

The Baltic, another converted flour mill, is the only former industrial building in Grethor to be turned into an arts museum. This BAT is based on the Baltic in Gateshead, a northern England city, which has a similar history and is one of the iconic buildings of Gateshead; along with the Sage.

 

 

 

 

A sign of Grethor's rising affluence is this new convention centre which was recently built.

 

 

 

 

 

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In the next entry the west of Grethor is explored, which features stadiums and a lot of agriculture!

[LexusInfernus 908]

Wow, another amazing update! I love how you used those industrial tiles to create those back alleys by the highrise apartments. They really help to nail the feel of this being heavy industrial city Or the parking tiles to create a backside parkingspace. Reminds me a bit of certain parts in Manchester

 

Also, well done on the contrast with the outer areas of the city. 

[47ply 1,100]

what an awesome city I really like those ponds and streams do they work on slopes

[Belfastsocrates 1,753]

Absolutely brilliant. I assume there's some Lot Edited lots in there as well as a rather canny use of pre-existing lots and buildings?

 

Incredibly impressive