My Cities: Skylines CJ Scrapbook -- The Night Cometh...

[47ply 1,100]

this just keeps getting better all the time great work Ln X!!!!!! I am working extra shifts to get a new pc so I can play as well

[Cobraroll 138]

Awesome industry I think that was the gas plant from SC3000unlimited.

 

I also see the coal power plant in there, though it has a different colour than it had in SC3000. Back then, it had (very dirty) white walls, but now it's brown.

 

The third SC3000 power plant is obviously the microwave plant.

 

Great city, by the way! Can't wait to see what you'll do next!

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iviaarten: Look for the infinite ore and oil mod on the Steam Workshop.

 

Haljackey: Thanks a lot!

 

Vitor13: Cool.

 

89James89: It is getting a bit more easier to create grungy industrial towns in CS. But more larger industrial buildings and larger zone sizes are really needed here.

 

Mymyjp: Thanks.

 

Snugies: I bet most of the youtube let's play people have never played SC4 hardcore and gone for the realism route. Even New York doesn't have that kind of high density for miles on miles!

 

47ply: Wow, that's dedication!

 

Cobraroll: What I'm going to do next is build a lot of farms and expand out the suburbs. This is going to be a low/medium density town devoid of skyscrapers. The next city tile will be different but then its terrain is designed for highrises.

 

 

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Entry 12: Coniferous Suburbia

 

I have been absent these past two days thanks to a stomach bug, a lot of throwing up and foody innards going out like a sieve on the first day, followed by a whole ton of aches and pains on the second day. The good news in that period is that I get a place on a teacher training course in Sunderland University, this September I will be training to be a secondary mathematics teacher.

 

Now, what is the plan for Charon Lake? A low and medium density town covering the lowlands along with lots of farmland. Because of the terrain I don't think skyscrapers will fit in, if you do want skyscrapers then a wait a week or two when I start on the next city tile which is just perfect for a metropolis.

 

Oh yes I finally managed to break the game with one of the mods. Fortunately I tracked down this troublemaker down and the games back to normal now, or as normal as can be when the graphics card is straining away due to the insane anti-aliasing I use when taking pictures.

 

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There are barely any flat areas in this map, at best there are gentle rolling hills but I do like a challenge.

 

 

 

Grapevine Roundabout.

 

 

 

Another look at the train station.

 

 

 

 

And there is Charon Lake stretching out in the distance.

 

 

 

That octopus store front is crazy.

 

 

 

 

There is nothing like an open-air cafe in a coniferous part of the world.

 

 

 

A wee bit of sun shafts.

 

 

 

The Western most point of Charon Lake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another council house estate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[89James89 1,169]

Love that train halt there very nice and suburban. Not sure I'm the biggest fan of the housing estate but then again I don't suppose anyone is lol.

 

Love the views of the lake though, looks very idyllic.

 

Cheers

 

James

[max_13 128]

Now that's one cozy little town!

 

Did Traffic++ crash your game? I had lots of troubles with it last night, but it's playable again. Although I still don't have the arrows on my roads back...

[Vitoraju 675]

I liked the last one photo! Can you a touch of realism in their cities and they are very beautiful! ^^

[iviaarten 534]

This is definitely something different from your last city Some lovely sprawl meandering through the hills, with a great backdrop at that.

 

Which mod was it that was causing you problems? I'd like to steer away from that one then.

[coolwiththecool2 827]

Good as always but the textures of those small houses don't really fit the game well

[Mymyjp 1,052]

cute little town for sure. I like that row of houses..and is that a toll booth?

[Snugies 91]

I like the picture you took from your car of the Swedish twins.

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Dat baseballfield-fence

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89James89: Thanks!

 

max_13: Turns out it was traffic++!

 

Vitor13: Thanks, mind you with Cities Skylines it's not hard to get some beautiful pictures.

 

iviaarten: I want to expand this rolling suburban/agricultural sprawl over the next two weeks. Also it was the traffic++ mod which was given me bother.

 

coolwiththecool2: Aye, the textures are a bit offski.

 

Mymyjp: Yes that is a toll booth, a police one!

 

Snugies: In this game it's not Swedish twins, it's Swedish clones!

 

Toothless Stitch: At least the site is well sponsored.

 

 

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Entry 13: My Way or the Highway

 

So with the brief shenanigans of the recent patch for a moment there the town of Charon Lake was pretty messed up, it's all right now. Thus starting fresh I moved straight ahead to the next map I wanted to develop so as to explore a heavily urban theme along with getting my hands dirty with the highways. Now all cities start small...

 

 

 

So let's welcome the town of Brendon.

 

 

 

What I have so far. This weekend I intend to expand this at least twenty times.

 

 

 

Bowlton Avenue is going to be one of the CBD/downtown areas. I laid down a six-lane avenue because this mayor likes to plan ahead.

 

 

 

My first serious attempt at a major interchange.

 

 

 

 

By laying down the elevated highway sections in the same direction I could get them perfectly parallel to each other. The one way road direction flipper tool comes in very handy for getting the directions right.

 

 

 

The hotdog van is taking that corner like a mofo.

 

 

 

I also tried my hands at an expressway. Please Colossal Order! Build us some two lane highways so I can lay down some proper dual carriageways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The expressway expands into two lane one-way roads, again two lane highways please!

 

 

 

 

 

One day someone is going to build elevated highway fillers.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally a skatepark!

 

 

 

Oi! This is a skatepark not a place to cuddle your bleedin teddy bear!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Howgill Fells in the distance.

 

 

 

[PK111 19]

Looking great! Love the shot of the rays and the highway supports picture!

[feyss 1,981]

Awesome pictures. I like the different angles.

[iviaarten 534]

Holy Interchange, batman!

 

And that skate park is great isn't it! Awesome update, looking forward to what you've done to the place after this weekend.

[SimWarrior 10]

The town of Brendon has a lot of potential

[switchkeys 8]

lovely surroundings a great start on this new map

[47ply 1,100]

this town looks real good and I just noticed in your fist person shots the girls are pretty hot in this game lol

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PK111: Thanks.

 

feyss: Thank you.

 

iviaarten: Cheers! I plan on extending the elevated highway network and adding some roundabout interchanges to.

 

SimWarrior: Some of that potential manifested itself in this update.

 

switchkeys: Thank you.

 

47ply: Yeah, the girls are hot in this game. Come to think of it I have not seen any obese people roaming around the streets of CS.

 

 

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Entry 14: A Taste of the Urban

 

This is just a teaser highlighting some of the progress I made building Brendon today. Enjoy.

 

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The extent of Brendon so far; tomorrow I intend to triple its size. Also the city can fit into about four tiles, God this game is so big!

 

 

 

Just a little extra...

[coolwiththecool2 827]

That last picture is everything! So much life for such a small city.

 

And I read the last update too, and you could just use two lane one-way roads like I do, since highway ramps don't make intersections with roads. And when the expressway intersects with a road just convert it into a highway...

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

I love the feel of those downtown shots. Nothing feels repetitive and the building choices are great! Also enjoyed that expressway from your previous update. I agree, two lane highways can't come soon enough!

[Vitoraju 675]

I liked the update, and I love roundabouts!

[iviaarten 534]

hmmmmzzzz, teasers.... tasty....

[Haljackey 17,398]

Nice roads!

[89James89 1,169]

Looks lovely. I espicially like the image of the ped walkways going to the middle of a the avenue. I also agree though that CO should give us some two lane highways lol.

 

Cheers

 

James

[RipRap 4,400]

Looks lovely! I like it

[max_13 128]

That last picture is really something. Looking forward to your urban update!

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coolwiththecool2: There is a mod which adds two-lane highways (Some Roads), problem is, in my case at least, the new road options are missing from the modded UI.

 

kingofsimcity: Thank you!

 

Vitor13: Cheers.

 

iviaarten: The teasers continue in this next update.

 

Haljackey: Thanks! I have been focusing a lot more on the road system in Brendon, including more effort put into the interchanges. I have this really snazzy ground roundabout interchange that I can't wait to show to you.

 

89James89: I really need to start building more pedestrian bridges...

 

Tonraq: Thank you.

 

max_13: Glad to hear it.

 

 

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Entry 15: A Mini Update

 

So I was taking various pictures of Downtown and the minutes were slipping away towards midnight when I noticed the f-lock light on my keyboard was turned off. With a sense of paranoia creeping in, and resolving to take the remainder of the pictures for Brendon's downtown tomorrow, I left the game to see just how many pictures I actually took. Luckily I only missed one picture, now I was going to post a fully entry tonight late in the evening, but I kind of ran out of time.

 

Instead here are seven preview pictures from the 30+ collection I took tonight, two of which aren't even in downtown. Enjoy!

 

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The full downtown entry will be up this Monday.

 

[coolwiththecool2 827]

As a California native I can recognize SanFran's Bank of America tower anywhere. Very good placement of it!

[89James89 1,169]

I love that first image. Lovely view of the industrial estates and the city in the distant.

 

Cheers

 

James