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

[Dazzyls 576]

Great shots!

 

All I can think of is...

 

Lol, me too!

 

Nice update and nice CJ! You're a great builder, Ln X!

[max_13 128]

great entry, I enjoy your picture quality. I should give PostProcessFX a shot. If I use Dynamic Resolution I get FPS drops like something else, even though I'd consider my PC to be pretty decent.

[tankmank 853]

Another great entry, the city has really grown 

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89James89: My computer specs they are: Intel Core i7 2.8Ghz 4-core processor, 6GB RAM, 12GB virtual memory, 1.024GB of graphics RAM with a ATI Radeon HD 5800 graphics card, 64 bit system and a Windows 7 operating system.

 

SteveManx: What bloom settings do you use?

 

Haljackey: Thanks!

 

Carnivorus: Thank you, as for the traffic it's all about the flow.

 

iviaarten: Toned down the bordered skylines mod adds alot to the games graphics. Some of the other settings are pretty cool to if you want a flair for the dramatic.

 

Ultimate727: Thanks a lot! I'm finally getting my mojo with this game after spending so much time on SC4.

 

max_13: On my computer the graphical lag can be horrendous at times. But then again it is all worth it for taking amazing high quality pictures.

 

tankmank: Thanks, plus I'm going to grow Brendon quite a bit more.

 

 

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Entry 24: Kingston Tracks East Side

 

Elevated rail, suburbs, city blocks and skyscrapers. Starting at the east point of Kingston Tracks, we then move towards the city centre. Enjoy.

 

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Mind the bump!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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To mark the 25th entry, the next one is going to be special because it will be pictures exclusively of the Cims.

[RipRap 4,400]

Frat content. The elevated train tracks give it a certain kind of unique. Great job

[Linoa06 1,374]

Yeahh I do like this elevated line wiggling through the city..Makes me wish for elevated stations though!

[iviaarten 534]

Yep, definitely needs some elevated stations. Love how you made it looks realistic as well. Plenty of room.

 

Great pictures, especially #6!   Dat bump though

[Haljackey 17,398]

Huge rail loop!

[Mymyjp 1,052]

Excellent pictures. You can feel how busy this city must be!

 

Nice idea to run the train through the city and you did a great job placing the rails.

Another superb entry!

[Kim Sunwoo 817]

This city journal looks amazing and I found it in the search engine by pure coincidence!

Any reason why you keep it forum-based, LnX?

[max_13 128]

I'll never not upvote elevated rails. That bump looks a bit crazy though, have you tried the terraform mod to make it a bit more... survivable?

[Dazzyls 576]

I absolutely loved the first, third and sixth picture! Outstanding work! Your downtown looks really awesome!

[Sanshy6544 42]

This elevated train gives a super look to the city. I am definitl fan of it.

[Carnivorus 19]

This update hits it. That elevated trainline is truly amazing.
Had a good laugh looking at the bump

[89James89 1,169]

That looks lovely L'nx. Some really nice images there espicially the ones where the train is running through the city.

 

Great work!

 

James

[SteveManx 24]

I see the elevated rail is a hit. I feel weird complimenting it now so I'll just say "I guess it's time to get the pillar mod." (that is how you did some of this, right?). I was avoiding it for some reason.

 

As for the bloom, I use the one built into Bordered Skylines. It's under the "bonus effects" tab/button. It's possible to use it with or without the borders portion running. I'm still finding my optimal settings. I recently started using the sun mod and it added another layer of adjustment since you can control light intensity and angle with that mod, which effects the way the bloom looks. So i've been going back and forth tweaking lighting. I'll give you my settings for starters but I think you may find you like different settings.

 

1. Threshold=0.22  This determines how much light has to hit a surface before it starts to "bloom"

2. Intensity=0.80  This is how strong the bloom is

3. Blur Size=3.20  This is how big the bloom is, how far off the surface it emits.

 

I find areas with dramatic lighting and then sit with the panels open making adjustments. When I like it I go find another spot and see if the settings hold up. If not, more adjustments, rinse and repeat. I have a feeling you do stuff like this already anyway.

 

Any more questions feel free to ask or message me.

 

Edit: Fixed "Bonus Effects" button from advanced, sorry. Also, I realized I'm using a LUT I made which also likely effects my bloom, so those settings might be horrible with a different setup.

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Tonraq: Thanks a lot!

 

Linoa06: I'm sure someone will build elevated stations this year.

 

iviaarten: Thanks.

 

Haljackey: It is actually a large rail loop; Kingston Tracks is just one quarter of this rail loop.

 

Mymyjp: That's the magic of close-ups.

 

Kim Sunwoo: Because I'm a lazy little bugger, dat's why.

 

max_13: Survivable! That's a good one! Good idea though, next time I'll get the terraform tool to the land to address that mad bump.

 

Ultimate727: Cheers!

 

Sansha: Thank you.

 

Carnivous: The bump of nightmares, the bump of train-genocide.

 

89James89: Thanks.

 

Stevemanx: I didn't use the No Pillers mod for the elevated railway, I used a steady hand instead. Thanks for providing your recommended settings, I will give them a go tomorrow.

 

 

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Entry 25: Meet the Cims

 

25 entries already? I have been busy with this game! Now this entry is something special as the main emphasis is all about the Cims.

 

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The main star of this entry is of course the Cims.

 

 

 

 

Not many Cims roam industrial areas.

 

 

 

 

 

A woman stares at a store front.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An outdoors cinema.

 

 

 

People milling around.

 

 

 

 

 

Man on moped.

 

 

 

Statue of Tarzarius the Conqueror.

 

 

 

Tarzarius Tower.

 

 

 

Fat man with fanny pack reading map.

 

 

 

 

A happy outlook is old age's best friend.

 

 

 

This grotty place was once a pub, now it houses banking offices done on the cheap.

 

 

 

 

Two lanes of traffic, one lane moving slow.

 

 

 

On the back of a lumber truck.

 

 

 

A lone pedestrian ventures across Dayana Roundabout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This could almost be a thumbnail for an advert. Almost.

 

 

 

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Oh yes if you ever see the bottom of the menu bar ingame, get the cursor down to it and click on the CS icon. It properly maximises the ingame screen and considerably bolsters up the framerate- especially when using a lot of graphics mod! I only discovered this today!

[Carnivorus 19]

Very nice shots. Your city feels big just by watching the screens

[Dazzyls 576]

Awesome update!

 

Because of your update, I got an awesome idea for a mod. Wouldn't it be funny if the cims in your city made selfies all day? Someone should make a '#SELFIE MOD'! Unfortunately, I can't mod, but I would like to learn.

[tankmank 853]

I liked the previous entry with the rails, the last few images reminded me of Tokyo. And of course you can't forget the Cims, lovely up close update 

[TekindusT 3,809]

It feels so... strange... to be so close to the people we tend to observe from our high thrones. 

 

Lehto Electronics? Only a Finnish team could make a billboard with that name!

[RipRap 4,400]

That feature picture of yours was creepy I would have used the picture of the old guy

Nevertheless, amazing depth!

[Mr_Maison 2,426]

I'm enjoying these updates as usual. You really get into the city. I can't wait until we have rail over road and see what you do with it.

[Mymyjp 1,052]

This was fun! But I must say those cims upclose kinda creep me out a bit..lol

 

Love the BAT for the bank..old and new at the same time...has a certain charm to it.

 

Great job as always LnX and I will make sure to catch up with your journal upon my return!!!

[PhatHead 248]

Great looking pics and I think I'll come visit next Wednesday riding on my camel  he needs the exercise anyway.  he also was in a 50's 60's  movie called  One hump or Two.  he had a bit part in that.     lol.  

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Carnivorus: Thank you.

 

Ultimate727: Yeah that would be cool, more variety of Cims would be even better.

 

tankmank: Thanks a lot!

 

TekindusT: It does feel strange, it makes this mayor feel almost... mortal. Almost.

 

Mr_Maison: The No Pillers mod can make possible limited stretches of elevated rail over roads, but to lay down the elevated rail requires a very steady hand and a lot of patience.

 

Mymyjp: Thank you, also I hope you get better soon.

 

PhatHead: Thanks. Not sure what to make of your camel though.

 

 

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Kingston Tracks West Side

 

More elevated rail including a look at the west part of Brendon. Enjoy.

 

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[max_13 128]

Cool pictures, that shooting range is awesome!

[tankmank 853]

Love the elevated railway, shame that there aren't any stations also. And looking forward to more growth and railways 

[TekindusT 3,809]

I like how the elevated tracks look in this game, they seem to go with the city flow!

[Kim Sunwoo 817]

The el-train is just so cool.

 

Those statues in front of the cathedral are creepy, arent they?