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[Don_Pato 528]

Wainor City, Metzú Republic

Population: 52.351

Wainor Downtown - Wainor, Metzú Republic

Wainor Downtown and seashore at midnight - Wainor, Metzú Republic

 

 

 

[Don_Pato 528]

Villa Hermosa, Metzú Republic

Population: 22.766

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

An overview of south Sault Ste. Marie. 272,000 people live on this city tile. Right now it has the most people on one tile in the region.

[snowman_pr 33]

Hello everybody! First time poster here but a long time lurker. I've been playing SC4 since 2004 when the Deluxe Edition came out and haven't stopped since. Incredibly I never used custom content until two, three years ago that I discovered NAM and suddenly that flame, that spark I felt back in 2004 was reignited, and I've been on a second honeymoon since then, so to speak.

 

Anyways, since i don't know exactly where to put these I am posting them here, this is my main city so far in a new gamesave (victim of a prop plox issue). The city is Vistamar, named after a residential zone near my home which is on a very long beachfront near the main capital here in San Juan PR. As of now it has only 15k residents, but there's a lot of growth planned for it. Here are the main residential areas, parks, and some scenic drives/views. hope you like them!!

 

 

 

 

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

26 minutes ago, snowman_pr said:

Hello everybody! First time poster here but a long time lurker.

Hiya, snowman! Welcome to the posting part of Simtropolis.

That's a nice looking city you've got going there.

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27 minutes ago, snowman_pr said:

Anyways, since i don't know exactly where to put these I am posting them here, ...

Of the 4 zillion different Show Us (Showcase) topics we have I'd say you picked the right one. And you need not wait another decade before your next post. 

 

[snowman_pr 33]

Thanks @CorinaMarie, I actually didn't want to be a lurker but yes, it happened, I'm that guy lol  . And thanks for your comment! Very glad you like it, it's still in development, but I'm very happy with it. All those cities the community has made all this time really motivated me to try and do something similar. Will be posting more soon!

 

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

18 minutes ago, snowman_pr said:

All those cities the community has made all this time really motivated me to try and do something similar. Will be posting more soon!

In those 3,595 days of lurking (from when you joined till you posted), I imagine you prolly know where every thread of every kind is. So, I'm sure you are aware of the other Show Us threads too. You can get good mileage out of one city tile by zooming in or out and by focusing on certain aspects such that you can post in more than one thread. Often times you'll receive a Likey or three and other times peeps will comment too. I know when I was doing my first full farm region (starting here if you are curious) that those little hearts and comments encouraged me to keep on going. You might find the same is true by participating with pics of your progress in all the appropriate showcases.

[snowman_pr 33]

9 hours ago, CorinaMarie said:

In those 3,595 days of lurking (from when you joined till you posted), I imagine you prolly know where every thread of every kind is. So, I'm sure you are aware of the other Show Us threads too. You can get good mileage out of one city tile by zooming in or out and by focusing on certain aspects such that you can post in more than one thread. Often times you'll receive a Likey or three and other times peeps will comment too. I know when I was doing my first full farm region (starting here if you are curious) that those little hearts and comments encouraged me to keep on going. You might find the same is true by participating with pics of your progress in all the appropriate showcases.

Duly noted, will do, thanks for the hints. Again, my apologies for being that guy. :-)

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

An overview of northeast Sault Ste. Marie

An overview of West Sault Ste. Marie

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

A few overviews of the north/ central section of Sault Ste. Marie.

[korver 27,686]

 

[korver 27,686]

 

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

A whistle stop town along the Cori Express Railway:

[korver 27,686]

 

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

Just another of my farm and trees and small towns:

[Cyclone Boom 17,033]

@CorinaMarie

Delightful subtle use of landscaping as always, and I particularly like how each area of development seems to blend and flow with the terrain.

Now, I did spot something hidden away in the forest clearing...

 

And zooming in...

 

So, have I discovered the not-so secret entrance to a secret base, or is it simply a trig point atop the hill summit?

  Edited October 14, 2017 by Cyclone Boom  
Attached images. (It didn't work at the time)

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

4 minutes ago, Cyclone Boom said:

So, have I discovered the not-so secret entrance to a secret base, or is it simply a trig point atop the hill summit?

That would be this:

[Edvarz 1,985]

@CorinaMarie Neat! It goes to show how great vanilla SC4 can look in the right hands.

[huzman 445]

4 hours ago, CorinaMarie said:

That would be this:

OK. Does it have a purpose?

[CorinaMarie 29,934]

On 13/10/2017 at 7:10 AM, huzman said:

OK. Does it have a purpose?

Yep. It's a token of appreciation from my Sims to immortalize their favorite mayor.

However, I'm guessing you are wondering why I plopped it where I did.

When I get the message I've earned that statue there really isn't any one little town that needs the aura boost so I tend to just toss it somewhere out of the way. My mental story line is that it is really an ancient statue from thousands of years in the past that will eventually be discovered. I might develop a park or commercial zone around it like I did starting in the oddities thread and finishing in the before and after one.

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[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

This is the Central West area of Sault Ste. Marie. The area is also known as Steelton. This is were the City of Sault Ste. Marie was first settled in 1742. The settlement was called Steelton at the time even though no steel mill would exist here for another 160 years. I guess they could see into the future. The area between the Steelton Centre skyscrapers and the Steelton Marina is were the first settlement was created. In 1848 as the city was developing eastward and across the St. Mary's River on the island and in the West Point neighbourhood, the city was renamed to Sault Ste. Marie which means the rapids of the St. Mary's.

An overview of West Point in Sault Ste. Marie.

An overview of Steelton in Central West Sault Ste. Marie. 

[korver 27,686]

 

[korver 27,686]

 

[korver 27,686]

 

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

@korver That's a great recreation of Toronto. Do you know if First Canadian Place (BMO) is available for download anywhere?

[korver 27,686]

Thanks @9gruntsand1hammer

Unfortunately it's not available on any file exchange currently, its a model I found online and I exported and converted it into a BAT for use in the game.

[korver 27,686]

 

[9gruntsand1hammer 3,199]

Some overviews of this area of Sault Ste. Marie which houses the biggest park in the city and the main university for the region. Next one will be the downtown area of the city and that one will fully complete the region.

[Edvarz 1,985]

Some pictures of the district of West Aurora, a city tile that just turned 500. I've been playing it since 2013, and I've been adding and tweaking stuff as my plugins folder grows larger, there's still a way to go, but I'm satisfied with how it's turning out.

The view to the north.

To the south

Nightshot with fireworks, view to the east.

[korver 27,686]