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

[Carnivorus 19]

Brilliant pics. The elevated train is so fantastic.
Ammu-Nation is always a nice laugh Been using it myself

 

Keep them updates coming! Love your city

[Dazzyls 576]

Love your city and especially your downtown! Great work!

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max_13: Thanks! I didn't even realise I had that custom building in my assets.

 

tankmank: Thank you, I'm going to keep on expanding Brendon while returning to Charon Lake to create a lot of farmland.

 

TekindusT: They sure do!

 

Kim Sunwoo: Creepy yes, but an interesting contrast!

 

Carnivorus: I'm glad you like it all! This next entry is far more industrial, for the most part.

 

Ultimate727: Thanks!

 

 

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Entry 27: A Hazy Day

 

Recently I have been developing East Brendon and the industrial area of Ashford Estate is now almost complete. So part of this entry is a teaser and the other part comprises shots of Brendon taken from the outskirts on a rather hazy day.

 

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It's one hazy, lazy afternoon in Brendon today.

 

 

 

To the right is Ashford Estate- an industrial area.

 

 

 

It is something of a railway hub with a solid cluster of tracks.

 

 

 

I used FX2K's brushes to fill the gaps between the rails with gravel.

 

 

 

This doubles down on the industrial realism factor in my opinion.

 

 

 

The outskirts of East Brendon. This is the area I am mainly focusing on for expansion.

 

 

 

Did I mention that it was a very hazy day?

 

 

 

Bird's eye view of the city centre.

 

 

 

Now we are in West Brendon.

 

 

 

The last section of the expressway is lined by a great number of trees.

 

 

 

 

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Tomorrow I will be showing you Ashford Estate.

[Sanshy6544 42]

Beautiful as usual!

I can't wait tomorrow lol. Hehe

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Lovely, and that last pic with the lines of tree is particularly sweet.

[Dazzyls 576]

Is that the Wahington Monument in the 4th picture? Anyways, great update!

[max_13 128]

I agree the gravel adds a lot to rail tracks. Looking forward to the full update. Not sure about the LUT you're using though, I think it doesn't really fit to the climate and general feel of your city.

[RipRap 4,400]

Looks great! Although on the last update it screams "I want elevated track stations"

I love the expressway's transition to a Parkway.

[Linoa06 1,374]

I like the gravel brushes! I'll try and use them myself some day

[Kim Sunwoo 817]

Fourth picture is my favourite. Very nice colours in all of them!

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Replies:

 

Sansha: Thank you!

 

Cool_Z: Thanks; tree-lined highways have always been very cool in my eyes. The A66 comes to mind.

 

Ultimate727: I think so. But in the game it is just called a white obelisk.

 

max_13: The LUT I was using desaturates the colours, dulls down brown colours and can make buildings look brighter which seems to fit a bright yet hazy day. The LUT I am using in this entry is an evening one with softer colours, more contrast and a bit more saturation.

 

Tonraq: I know, I know- elevated stations will eventually come. Thanks for the expressway comment- I decided to cap it with a roundabout instead of connecting it with the M28.

 

Linoa06: The texture brushes are very powerful tools and very versatile.

 

Kim Sunwoo: Thanks, sometimes a desaturated look can really work.

 

 

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Entry 28: Ashford Estate

 

Boy do I have an lengthy update for you folks! It has plenty of the one thing I love most in city simulators- industry. Let's dive in and get our hands grimy!

 

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Ashford Estate is in the outskirts of East Brendon.

 

 

 

A railyard for both freight trains shifting products and for trains to rest. It would be super cool if there was a mod to plop down stationary, innate trains on railway tracks.

 

 

 

The railyard connects up with the east rail route leading out of the city.

 

 

 

Smelton's Chemical Works is the small industrial complex to the right boasting that massive smokestack.

 

 

 

Filtration units clean up most of the waste products which come from Smelton's Chemical Works.

 

 

 

 

I spaced out the estate with a lot more carparks, storage sites and junk areas.

 

 

 

Another view of that smokestack. Handy hint- power plants make great industrial fillers!

 

 

 

A small incinerator for when you have stuff to burn.

 

 

 

This ancillary building of Smelton's Chemical Works is a coking plant.

 

 

 

Industrial trash is the best.

 

 

 

The building to the right is both a power plant and a heavy metals recycling centre. Some of the heavy metals are used as fuel for electricity generation, the metals are partially melted to create this sludge-like fuel which is burnt.

 

 

 

More junk!

 

 

 

Finally a crane!

 

 

 

 

 

Baytah Unit is an experimental nuclear reactor using thorium as nuclear fuel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In any large industrial area, in real life, you nearly always see a tower crane somewhere.

 

 

 

The M28 in the near distance.

 

 

 

A little fun fact; the expressway that cuts right through Brendon's city centre eventually connects up to the M28 via the interchange just outside of East Brendon.

 

 

 

 

The M28 gradually rises and falls over the very gentle rolling hills which eventually rise up and constitute the Howgill Fells to the East.

 

 

 

 

This is one of three freight rail stations that reside within Ashford Estate.

 

 

 

Recycle, or else.

 

 

 

This modded recycling centre is special because it comes transport enabled- it has a one way road running through it.

 

 

 

 

Ashford Estate contains most of Brendon's garbage disposal facilities.

 

 

 

Lets look at some gravel shall we?

 

 

 

 

And now for a closer look at the railyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the most part wildlife flourishes in the woodland.

 

 

 

 

 

One day CS railways will hold stationary trains <slobbers>.

 

 

 

An overview of Ashford Estate.

 

 

 

The Ashford Interchange. To the left is the start of the M28 while to the right is the start of the expressway. All the while the main highway runs through the centre.

 

 

 

 

Brendon is starting to feel very large now. But I have only filled up about eight or so city tiles!

 

 

 

A somewhat closer view of the Howgill Fells.

[Dazzyls 576]

Very nice update, even though industy is my least favourite zone. And I still love your downtown in the background.

[tankmank 853]

I have always enjoyed how you have incorporated industry into your cities, but i can't help but feel that all the smoke stacks just don't always fit in to a general 'western' style industrial area. But i do love the rail yard, some plopable trains would enhance it so much. Looking forward to your next update

[Haljackey 17,398]

Awesome rail yard, and great job getting those highway carriageways to close together!

[max_13 128]

Love the assets, especially the crane.

[mb1.0.2 193]

Your industrial areas are always ridiculously awesome. Glad to see that hasn't changed with this title! Those brushes make all the difference. Awesome stuff, as usual.

[Carnivorus 19]

Missed an update - damn!

Anyway: brilliant use of industrial props there. Looks so realistic. Your trainyard is a beauty and I do agree, stational train (props?) are needed!

That big interchange also looks very good. Awesome work - again

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Awesome industry! You sure know how to bring out the best of those dirty, fume spewing factories . Great work on the Ashford interchange too, very smooth ramps and flyovers.

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Ultimate727: Industry is the least favourite zone in city simulators for most players, but get it right with the mods and it can produce some of the most fantastic images.

 

tankmank: The problem here is the lack of warehouses and large factories. Thanks for that comment.

 

Haljackey: Thanks! It took a steady hand with the free form curved tool in the road menu.

 

max_13: Thanks a lot.

 

mb1.0.2: Industrial areas are my speciality. I love making them.

 

Carnivorus: Cheers!

 

kingofsimcity: Thank you. The only thing holding me back with the industrial areas is the lack of warehouses and large factories.

 

 

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Entry 29: A wander around plus the Frells Skytower

 

I am shattered. But I have energy for an entry tonight. Enjoy!

 

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New areas I'm working on to the east of Brendon.

 

 

 

A half completed office park.

 

 

 

 

A double T-interchange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frells Skytower. It serves as a telecommunication tower, a casino and as a skydeck for those tourists.

 

 

 

 

I like small parks surrounded by tower blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reach up to the sky!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Now I'm off to bed!

[Haljackey 17,398]

Aukland

 

Meets Singapore

 

Meets Toronto

[Carnivorus 19]

Sweet pics.
I think there will be an update on that roundabout in your third from last pic when I look at that traffic jam   
Great job again! 

[89James89 1,169]

Lovely industrial zone there Ln X must take you ages to upload and link to all these images lol. Really well done though looks so gritty and realistic!

 

Cheers

 

James

[Huston 5,800]

Aukland

 

 

Meets Singapore

 

 

Meets Toronto

 

 

*Auckland

 

And nice work Ln X, I just love how the Sky Tower's been incorporated I should really make it for SC4

[max_13 128]

good pictures. i also started using highway ramps as regional highways, but they just look weird to me. there's a mod in the workshop introducing new speed limits for exisiting road types, however it doesnt sound too stable in its current state.

[Dazzyls 576]

O

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It looks awesome and very realistic!

 

 

 

Auckland

 

 

Meets Singapore

 

 

Meets Toronto

 

Meets NYC (NY Times Building)

[Kim Sunwoo 817]

The reflection on the windows was a great touch.

More and more I see that in Skylines being imaginative is as important as being a good city builder.

[YUUU 65]

totally love yor cbd and train network! very realistic

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Haljackey: Amazing pictures!

 

Carnivorus: Thanks! However I am not to worried about the traffic jam!

 

89James89: Thanks a lot! Industrial areas are always my favourite.

 

Huston: Thank you!

 

max_13: I have seen the German Roads mod. However I intend to hold fire until these bugs are sorted out.

 

Ultimate727: Cheers!

 

Kim Sunwoo: Unfortunately those reflections come from the great city image in the sky- no, seriously! Cities Skylines is all about imagination for the hard core player.

 

YUUU: Thank you! In the next major city I work on I want to double down on the cbd and transport networks.

 

 

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Entry 30: The Scraps

 

Exactly as the title says!

 

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As you can see I had a whale of a time in Brendon for the last two or three weeks. Now though I want to move on to something else. First of all I intend to go back to Charon Lake and create a lot of farmland there. Next I will be starting on a new city tile and attempt to get adventurous with terraforming and retaining walls.

[feyss 1,981]

Ahahahaha I love the Ammu-nation store!

 

I really like your city's layout: a small CBD, a large residential suburb and some industries, ... Good realism research

[Dazzyls 576]

It's Justin Bieber!

 

Why did you scrap all these pictures?