Show us your most unique and creative transportation network!

[packersfan 666]

Where did you get those hiway interchanges, DUSKTROOPER?

AWESOME LOOKING!

[kingofsimcity 5,739]

Here is something I cooked up recently.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Klendathexpressway.JPG align=baseline>

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//KennedyKlendathu.JPG align=baseline>

 

Its a Avenue T interchange.

[kingofsimcity 5,739]

packersfan: Dusk Gets the from the NAM. You could find it on www.masoria.com .

[chapmanclam 3]

okay, you might want to work on your slopes.  I would never dream going down one that steep. 

The average car slope is 14%.  That looks more that 100%  (45 degrees is known as 100%)

 

Though, nice job.look snice.

[DaMaster_architect 0]

lol I've got highway slopes of about 150%

[valhum 23]

very nice work guys

[Chris M 406]

I think that would look better if you added some flora to that pine trees whatever. It looks nice though.

[SBSaxophone 0]

nice. im gonna try some of these

[kingofsimcity 5,739]

Hehe, I cooked up something else in the same area...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//KlenthaduhTurnCurve.JPG align=baseline>

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//VicxtoriaBlvdKennedyInterchange.JPG align=baseline>

[DaMaster_architect 0]

well, i posted this pic already somewhere else ago, but I'll post it again:

 

the high-speed solution: If you haven't got any place left, bury your monorail!

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//simplicity!.JPG width=600 align=baseline>

[Avvy 0]

I like round-abouts too, they seem to be able to handle large amounts of traffic better then a crossroad. The connections between my residential highrise and my commercial areas always tend to get flooded with traffic, no matter how many mass transit options I give them. This round-about is doing its job well enough, it's yellow on the trafficmap, not red.

 

My only problem is my industrial area. People can use the highway or the subway. Seems my city likes subway better even though its more aimed at rich people:

 

 

Of course that part shows up as red often on the traffic map

 

I'd love to see some examples of how to control the flow beteen residential highrise (just having 5 4k+ res buildings on an avenue seems to generate WAY too much traffic, even with added busstops and rail) and commercial areas.

[kingofsimcity 5,739]

Welcome to ST...

[stevolay 0]

packers fan

its the network addon mod...

 

 

edit... youve already been told lol!!!

 

[AgentUhOh7 10]

Where did you get that fountain? I'd like a good, circular fountain like that.

[Pixter 0]

there's some great things in this thread, but i don't like the things that are not useful, or that have avenues that are way to steep

I will get screenshots of some of the simple things I made when I'm going to play tonight.

[DaMaster_architect 0]

Date: 3/1/2005 6:15:54 AM Author: Agent UhOh7 Where did you get that fountain?  I'd like a good, circular fountain like that.

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search the STEX for fountain 

[Pixter 0]

Here, this is what I made. I think they're beautiful, but it needs some more development around it.

This is a roundabout on top of a highway. In fact the onramps and the offramps in the center of the roundabout must be removed

http://members.home.nl/r.m.heuijerjans/sc4/Riverside-2-3-05_rotondeEi-tunnelIngang.jpg align=baseline>

 

This one just looks nice (the development around it sucks:

http://members.home.nl/r.m.heuijerjans/sc4/Riverside-2-3-05_AutowTeeMooi.jpg align=baseline>

 

 

damn im too late for school, i got more pics but no time

[aldara6166 109]

You guys are just too great.  I am certainly no newbie to the SimCity series, as I've been building in all 4 versions since the original Sim City over 10 years ago.  My problem is though, I seem to always try new arrangements for my transportation network and always revert back to the standard square block arrangement.  I also need to get better at getting my trains and monorails to be better utilized.  My subways and buses are used anywhere from 25% to 125%, depending on the area they are at.  But when I try to use trains or monorails instead I never, except for a select few instances, get any use at all.  In those select few instances, I usually only get utilization of like 1% or less.

 

I need help...I just guess I have lost my sense of imagination or something.

[Pixter 0]

Date: 3/2/2005 10:01:37 AM Author: aldara6166

You guys are just too great.  I am certainly no 'newbie' to the SimCity series, as I've been building in all 4 versions since the original Sim City over 10 years ago.  My problem is though, I seem to always try new arrangements for my transportation network and always revert back to the standard 'square block' arrangement.  I also need to get better at getting my trains and monorails to be better utilized.  My subways and buses are used anywhere from 25% to 125%, depending on the area they are at.  But when I try to use trains or monorails instead I never, except for a select few instances, get any use at all.  In those select few instances, I usually only get utilization of like 1% or less.

I need help...I just guess I have lost my sense of imagination or something.

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Use the terrain, try to avoid building on steep hills, this forces you to lay your roads in another direction. Also try to make some bends your highways, avenues and roads. That should help. And about your train usage, use rails in combination with bus stops. So lay a rail from residential to industrial, build some station, put a bus stop next to each station, and build some bus stops in places that can't be reached by train. Sims will use bus or car to get to a station, then use train to get to a station near their work, and then walk or use bus to get on their work.

[aldara6166 109]

Would be nice if we didn't have to download new regions but rather have a random region generator...or is this an option I've overlooked?  I hate having to spend time terraforming a new area when all I want is something random.

[Pixter 0]

Date: 3/2/2005 3:16:20 PM Author: aldara6166 Would be nice if we didn't have to download new regions but rather have a random region generator...or is this an option I've overlooked?  I hate having to spend time terraforming a new area when all I want is something random.

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There's no random terrain generator. Just download a nice terrain from the map exchange.

 

 

This is a tunnel, roundabout and a start of a highway, of course everything around still has to be developed!

http://members.home.nl/r.m.heuijerjans/sc4/Riverside-2-3-05_tunnelVliegveld-AutowBegin.jpg align=baseline>

 

 

http://members.home.nl/r.m.heuijerjans/sc4/Riverside-2-3-05_tunnelAvRail-AutowSideramp.jpg align=baseline>

[thaneth 0]

There is a random area generator: RanDEM, do the following:
generate a picture there, open Paint Shop Pro or some similar program, export the picture as greyscale-png and voila, you have a custom region!

[aldara6166 109]

I realize you can import images, but I'm referring to how it was possible with previous versions to simply go in to the game and make a selection and the game created a totally random region.  You could then terraform this region or play it as is.  I hate having to wait sometimes as much as an hour for the game to generate a region from a file I import which is why I try to do it only when absolutely necessary.

[Pixter 0]

Date: 3/3/2005 7:47:37 AM Author: aldara6166 I realize you can import images, but I'm referring to how it was possible with previous versions to simply go in to the game and make a selection and the game created a totally random region.  You could then terraform this region or play it as is.  I hate having to wait sometimes as much as an hour for the game to generate a region from a file I import which is why I try to do it only when absolutely necessary.

 

 

As I already said, it's not possible to generate a random terrain. I think it would be too complicated for the game to do. If it takes one hour to get all terrain info from an image, how long would it take for the game to calculate all points in a region? There's a HUGE amount of points in a whole region.

 

 

EDIT: In earlier versions of simcity the grid is a lot smaller.

[pansarkatt 2]

There is a program called Landscape Designer that works very well. It creates a terrain picture that you can import into the game. You can also use it to edit a terrain picture if you want. The program can be downloaded here .

EDIT: Didn't read properly. I understand now that you wanted a way to NOT have to import a picture.

[citynut 2]

aldara6166, there is a random terain generator its called LDsetup0973.exe available on the modding files section under programs its about 7 Megs in size but is a great little program not only can you generate a terrain but you can also do the bitmap for it also and put it all together in a file.

[cammo2003 20]

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Stare at that for a few moments. That's my current region's downtown.

[ThePeoplesPerson 3]

This is one of the junctions in my newest city of my regional journal. It looks complicated but basically the avenue splits, and either you can go onto the highway or travel under and get pulled back on to the highway. Traffic coming in the opposite direction can loop around over the overpass and come back the other way to get onto the highway.

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//junction.JPG align=baseline>

[Fox 1,444]

This is part of a small city I'm working on atm... I'm trying to update it from last year with all these new mods and lots... Just thought I'd drop in and post a pic of it.

 

 

 

[ThePeoplesPerson 3]

That looks awesome!