Josephinia: Genesis, Progress, Stray Pictures

[Lost Realist 762]

 

Hi guys! My Region of Josephinia CJ has been going on for quite a while in the CJ section now and a lot of you have been very supportive and kept me going, trying to constantly produce something that you would enjoy.

That City Journal will not come to an end now. I will continue presenting you the bulk of my work in the CJ section and that blog will remain the central CJ.

In working on the region and it's fairly high degree of details and (or so I hope) realism, I often find myself craving to post some visuals but way short of a good enough collection to present them in the CJ. The City of Josephinia and the surrounding region are growing constantly, but work on even just a quarter of a quad city tile can take several days to come to completion. While this compels me to keep going, I'd just like to release smaller chunks of material on a higher frequency than I can update the CJ.

Thus, I hope you'll enjoy the "Genesis, Progress, Stray Pictures" thread that will contain pictures of the planning phases of new development, the construction process of new networks, compounds, zones, the nature that fills between them and the occasional polished picture of anything that comes to mind, before it makes its way to the CJ. I will update the thread more frequently than the Journal and keep you posted on the goings-on in shaping up the Josephinia Metropolitan Area.

Comments are very, very welcome, no matter of which nature they are. Any input is greatly appreciated!

 

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So then, two pictures to start the thread. We are south of Beakpoint, a southeastern suburb of Josephinia, location of the Josephinia Resources Regeneration Facility, or, alternatively, a landfill, seamed to the east by this little stream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then I already posted this one to the "What are you working on"-thread, but it couldn't fit here any better. The current state of the core area of the region, Josephinia at center, southeast of it lies Beakpoint. Far west you  can see half of Away, for those that followed the CJ for a while.

 

 

I still have quite a way to go.

[jmsepe 2,039]

Woah, nice texture. What did you use in making that river? it looks so real. 

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Wow!

Amazing first update and the pictures.

Keep it up!

[wwetom1 831]

Awesome use of MMPs! I never thought the Maxis landfill could look so good!

[MilitantRadical 2,844]

Great little mmp river or stream. Nice work.

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Great MMP work.

[47ply 1,100]

wow as always I love to see your updates...

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Your landfill looks great... 

[Markus J 242]

Great attention to detail in the river. But that landfill seems... Out of place

[Lost Realist 762]

 

 

jmsepe: I used which is truly outstanding and hands down the best water texture I have found by a long shot. It includes a lot of different pieces, too, most notably for creating streams that look vibrant and alive. I recommend this!

Schriefer: Thanks man. Encouragement is always welcome, nice to see you liked my stuff.

wwetom: It all just comes down to what you make of it... the landfill itself really doesn't look too bad and with a bit of work to embed it into its environment it can really shine I guess. Maxis didn't screw it all up, you know.

MilitantRadical: Thank you, that's nice. (:

Ln X: Thanks. (: Cool username by the way. I dig it.

47ply: Thank you once more for the kind words. I hope this doesn't change in the future.

Cool_Z: The pondering guy kinda worries me a little but thank you! (:

Markus J: Thanks for the compliments but what can I say about the landfill... it has to be somewhere. If the goal is not only to deliver aesthetics but also a believable setting, then the region will need facilities like this and not always would they look nice, feel cozy or benefit their surroundings... I know what you mean and I hardly think it's worth denying that landfills are ugly, but that's kinda the point. (:

 

I promised an update to the CJ soon and it will be there by tomorrow. I already have all the screenshots together but it's fairly late at night here now and I do have to work tomorrow...

But just posting replies is not what I came here to do, so enjoy two little teasers from tomorrows update to Josephinia.

 

 

 

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Looks good. I look forward to more.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

It's looking nice!