Show Us Your Skylines Interchanges

[Haljackey 17,385]

Let's try something a bit different. This is a little "drive through" of my city that passes through some of the previous interchanges that I showcased, if briefly. I wasn't sure where to post this so bite me.

 

 

1st person camera is a little bumpy at times, and the cims drive wayyy too fast - seriously, is that like 150 mph or something? Still, I feel like this game has potential for a true u-drive-it mode.

 

Wow very nice! Shared it with Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zivc4/highway_drive_wow_the_map_feels_huge/

 

 

Speaking of Reddit, I found that road signs are starting to be created. Here's the first one I found:

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410113692

http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zj5fq/good_luck_sign_requested_by_upm_me_a_pizza/

 

Context: http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zde94/id_love_to_see_some_signs_like_this_in_a/

 

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Wow very nice! Shared it with Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zivc4/highway_drive_wow_the_map_feels_huge/

 

 

2K views in 24 hours, oh my.

 

For those that are interested, here's a rough MS paint sketch of the path I took through my city. I've made a few adjustments since including turning the second interchange from a partial-Y to a full T and reducing the median gap.

This is still pretty much within the inner 3x3 squares. Imagine the full 5!

 

 

[Haljackey 17,385]

 

Wow very nice! Shared it with Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zivc4/highway_drive_wow_the_map_feels_huge/

 

2K views in 24 hours, oh my.

 

Over 4K now.

 

It's good stuff, the video shows a proof of concept that the FPS camera can act as a virtual drive and it deserves to get noticed.

 

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Edit: This may be useful for making overpasses/embankments:

 

 

via http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zk9ms/how_to_make_a_roadramp_at_any_elevation_credit_to/

 

[Sims firehouse 198]

I made a modular cloverleaf with collector/distributor lanes in the assets editor.

 

In the editor, I made the loops as wide as possible. 

 

The whole interchange is too big for the editor, so I made the missing pieces as separate files.

 

 

Note the weaving part of the C/D lanes. It is curvy as is most real-life cloverleaf C/D lanes.

 

Time to assemble the huge interchange!

 

 

Edit- This file is available at the STEX: 

 

The file I share is different from what's shown above. Both highways are at ground level, to reduce the number of pieces needed.

[gerok 8]

Manhattan bridge. part of my Manhattan Project map that i created with the heightmap import.

 

[TPB 563]

Wow so much goodness! That trick is awesome Haljackey, thanks for sharing!

 

You Cloverleaf is a masterpiece Sims Firehouse, great work.

 

This Manhattan bridge is also jawdropping stuff, well done!

 

I've been trying to make Nanpu bridge interchange, here's progress so far:

 

[simcity4deluxe 95]

Here's another four-way interchange

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Wow very nice! Shared it with Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/2zivc4/highway_drive_wow_the_map_feels_huge/

 

That video was amazing! Felt a bit like Koyaanisqatsi in places!

[Sims firehouse 198]

@TPB, you've done a good job recreating real-life interchanges! I can feel the mass from the pictures you showed. It's impressive.

 

@simcity4deluxe, the clover-mill you created is neat and elegant. Nice work!

 

Here's an update.

 

River flowing through 3 quadrants of the interchange. I believe there are many of these around the world, at least it is in my hometown.

 

[TPB 563]

@Sims firehouse: Thanks, I'm trying my best to make some real life ones but it's been tough hehe. Lots of fun though.

Love that river interchange.

 

 

New 3-way directional Stack up on STEX

 

 

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...and a directional T, also on STEX.

 

  Edited March 22, 2015 by TPB  

[Sabretooth78 808]

Speaking of the drive-through videos, has anybody else tried driving to the physical edge of the map?  It's like driving in a blizzard.  I was curious to see what happened when I hit the edge but I couldn't see so I turned around and headed back. 

[Thin White Duke 4,072]

So after finally laying my hands on CSL (yay!) I have made my first interchange. Not much to look at, perhaps, but a milestone to me.

 

[Cobraroll 138]

This thread is so full of eye candy. Makes me wanna start up my newbie test city and improve all its interchanges (which for the most part are stock interchanges connected to the city grid with roundabouts).

 

Too bad it's 00:30 AM, so I have to wait until tomorrow. Oh well, at least I get to sleep on it. That video from kingofsimcity was really awesome, and watching it all sleepy just before I go to bed... Yeah, I'm going to dream about driving on highways at breakneck speeds tonight.

[kei00051 59]

 

 

 

 

Trying to replicate I80 - I110 Interchange near LA downtown 

[TPB 563]

Nice kei00051! I love it!

[Axin 0]

Trying to keep it compact:

 

Roundabout interchange:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410130387

 

6-way Oval interchange:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=410154468

 

 

p.s. would be nice to be able to show steam workshop pictures on the simtropolis forum.

[Haljackey 17,385]

Odd angle parclo B4 interchange

 

_{Click for full size}

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Those are some smooth looking ramps Hal!

 

Close-up of a folded diamond with earthen embankments courtesy of terrain editing tools (expensive though!). Just waiting for those crosswalks to be modded away.

 

 

A cloverstack and T near my new airport.

 

 

This double-T thing right next to the city limits: Partly inspired by the 401-427 interchange near Pearson Airport in Toronto.

 

[d4em0n 1]

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[d4em0n 1]

My intersection

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=412211379

[Sims firehouse 198]

Long post ahead!

 

1. Round-city expressway goes parallel with and intersects main regional freeway, where the future bottleneck will be: 

 

 

(Do I look like spaghetti?  )

 

 

2. Showing off 2 prefab SPUIs with their flexibility:

 

 

3. Guess what will this piece turn into?

 

 

A 53-degree clover-mill! Still little amount of work after plopping it. I plan to make another that's 74 degrees. (53+53+74=180, guess what?  )

 

 

A quick explanation on its geometry:

 

[TPB 563]

That is awesome Sims firehouse! I really like your work on the modulars, giving me a lot of inspiration! Perhaps we could do a collaboration?

[MandelSoft 2,775]

Look at this marvel of engineering!

Best,

Maarten

[TekindusT 3,809]

Look at this marvel of engineering!

Best,

Maarten

 

It must be painful to you work without accel/decel lanes, decent signage, asphalt textures... And with veeeeeery steep ramps! 

[Haljackey 17,385]

They don't have to be that steep, but you sometimes have to put up a good fight to get them to look right.

 

-That level 1 flyover is part of the original in-game 3-way interchange for comparison. I will upgrade that when needed.

 

We also now have terraforming tools, so we can make our own overpass embankments!

[Titanicbuff 1,262]

Created this.Yikes. I call it The Pretzel

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Sunken 4-level stack - based off the US-101 and I-110 interchange near downtown Los Angeles. Also surprise parclo A-4 near the top.

 

 

[47ply 1,100]

that last picture is awesome Kingofsimcity thanks for sharing

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Let's try something a bit different. This is a little "drive through" of my city that passes through some of the previous interchanges that I showcased, if briefly. I wasn't sure where to post this so bite me.

 

 

1st person camera is a little bumpy at times, and the cims drive wayyy too fast - seriously, is that like 150 mph or something? Still, I feel like this game has potential for a true u-drive-it mode.

 

Hey, You're kinf os Sim City, not of Cities Skylines 

[TPB 563]

Sunken 4-level stack - based off the US-101 and I-110 interchange near downtown Los Angeles. Also surprise parclo A-4 near the top.

 

*snip*

 

 

 

 

Awesome, how did you make the sunken part?