Show us your - Canals

[jacqulina 162]

fantastic canals so well built and placed

[psteverific 8]

Fantastic work, everyone! you make those canal kits look amazing, I've never tried then before.

I have, however, been wasting some time building canals in my own style (instead of updating my C.J.), here are some early results:

Before anyone asks...no, the roads under the bridges are not transit-enabled... eye candy only.

The roads just end, here is an example:

More pics...

I've never been fully satisfied with my attempts at canal building in the past, this time, I think I might have got it right!

 

So let's see some more, people... I need some ideas to steal!

[red29_11 0]

WOW!  Alright, I need to know how that is done.  That's absolutely incredible.  Well done, very well done.  I mean it, how is it done?

[____----____ 37]

very very very nicely put together a must comment great stuff

 

Alek

[camros 0]

Amazing work psteverific, a lot of work gone into those pics. The result is stunning.

I think youve inspired me to go back to the traditional way of building the canals.

 

And now the easy way to get waterways.

 

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Ye%20oldeworlde-1.jpg align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Ye%20oldeworlde-2.jpg width=800 align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Ye%20oldeworlde-3.jpg align=baseline>

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Ye%20oldeworlde-May.jpg align=baseline>

[utora 0]

Uhm... very interesting thread.. I can't resist the need to show some of my own work with Oppies Canals.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7665/otrantisu1614rs4fy.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5778/otrantisu165rs6sp.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9382/otrantisu163rs7jd.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7113/otrantisu161rs3rh.jpg align=baseline>

 

Enjoy!

[metasmurf 705]

great work psteverific

[b3rglund 0]

Here is canals around my new citys station.

 https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Titta.jpg align=baseline>

 

I hope Simtropolis will show the correct picture now and not a diffrent one again

[jglei701 8]

Camros, I REALLY like how you've used Peg's canals...!  It's a very realistic use IMO.  I've found that I tend to make narrower canals, and the SKURKs (the larger ships) look out of place and too big for the size of the canals... you really fit them well!

 

Would you mind posting an overview picture of your city so we (or just I ) can see the entire lay-out and how it fits with your city?

 

Great work!

[psteverific 8]

thanks guys, that's kind of you to say

 

utora: That looks awsome! I didn't realise that opies canals had a diagonal set added on, you've made great use of them!

  It reminds me of the citadel in Halifax, only huge and full of water.

 

Date: 1/24/2006 1:02:35 PM Author: red29_11 WOW!  Alright, I need to know how that is done.  That's absolutely incredible.  Well done, very well done.  I mean it, how is it done?

 

Well, the short answer is that the canals are dug, using a combination of the mayor mode and god mode terraforming tools, and I've used Marrasts seawall kit (on the stex) allong the banks, but you could use any seawall kit.

The bridge height mod is essential, and a good slope mod will help alot.

I'd be willing to put together a more detailed tutorial, if people think it would be worthwhile.

 

...anyways, to get back on topic, here's a couple more pics:

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7561/canalbuildingcontinued13vk.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4677/canalbuildingcontinued23gm.jpg align=baseline>

 

 

 

[DuskTrooper 316]

I like to keep my canals green, and natural!



I have many of these in some of my urban areas.

[zigzagzz 0]

Can someone tell me what i need to do to get Oppie's canals too work? I put all the files in my plugins folder and all i get is those gift boxes?
please help

[utora 0]

Brown boxes mean that you miss the model files. Try to find out what you are missing. I downloaded the complete amount of Oppies canalstuff (complete with diagonal & narrow canals and drawbridges and boats) from SimCitycentral.net. If you simply put them in your plugins, they should work without a problem! Hope this helps

[pnorrell 4]

Very impressive pics, guys. I particularly like your real canals, psteverific. A lot of painstaking terraforming went into those and they look fantastic.

[Swamper77 90]

Date: 1/28/2006 11:54:58 AM Author: zigzagzz Can someone tell me what i need to do to get Oppie's canals too work? I put all the files in my plugins folder and all i get is those gift boxes? please help

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You also need to have Rush Hour installed. Plain SC4 doesn't know how to handle BAT models.

-Swamper77

[magpieshooter 1]

FROM MY CJ: Kinata Region...

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/3797/116jm.jpg align=baseline> 

 

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/543/122dn.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5632/138ay.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5063/179tv.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/5386/156pu.jpg align=baseline>

 

Sorry, the images are CJ optimised...

[kazerak2 1]

I thought i would share my canal pictures aswell. This is Springfield, The canal is mostly seen in the downtown area. Although it does go through many other parts of the city, it is just in broken up sections. These are my best canal views.
Here they are:

[SuperBeber 0]

They're great, congratulations everyone !!

Here are a few of mine again...

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/files//Ch

[jglei701 8]

Great work Superbeber... it's kinda like abstract art with canals!

[jackel.22 3]

wow............ im going to build canals now

[soldyne 111]

this is such an impressive thread.  I am humbled by the workmanship and creativity demonstrated thus far.

 

I have just completed a small canal in my CJ Newtopia Valley .  this canal is located on a pedestrian only Commercial Shopping Plaza called Poseiden's Reef and uses a combination of PEGs CDK OWW and variable width canal sets:

 

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/3883/rivecreekcommislandlocks8vd.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/5011/rivecreekcommisland47md.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7696/concordians3mw.jpg align=baseline>

 

http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/8835/concordialocksns6we.jpg align=baseline>

[SuperBeber 0]

Wow soldyne, what a wonderful work !!! I really like all thoses canals !!! I'll never do at the same levels, mine ar farthest worst... mostly because i'm always trying to use all the space to build res, com and ind... i don't know why but i always use all the space, i can't manage to put more parks, vast spaces that don't serve to make more pop... (maybe a psychological barrier  lol )

[soldyne 111]

thanks for the compliment Superbeber!  I used to think and build like that too.  but these pics are just from a single city within a very large region.  when I started playing regionally I quickly lost my desire to build sardine cities.  I do have some skyscrapper forests in the works however.  what great region would be without those?

 

Thanks for starting this thread as there are many great canals being posted for everyone to see and learn from.

[Dillster 0]

WOW!

 

I thought my canals/waterways were Ok until I saw these...

 

Gotta practice some more...

 

psteverific:

I for one would love a bit of a tutorial!

 

 

[jacqulina 162]

this is absolutely awesome work wish i could do canals like this

[Wraith101 0]

Here's a few of mine. I actually took these to show off my parks but SimGoober's canals come up really well in them!

[Sc4mayor_Gabz08 5]

Date: 1/24/2006 5:09:39 PM Author: utora

Uhm... very interesting thread.. I can't resist the need to show some of my own work with Oppies Canals.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7665/otrantisu1614rs4fy.jpg align=baseline>

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5778/otrantisu165rs6sp.jpg align=baseline>

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9382/otrantisu163rs7jd.jpg align=baseline>

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7113/otrantisu161rs3rh.jpg align=baseline>

Enjoy!

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I AM IMPRESSED !!

[BubbaGump 0]

Hmm...some of Pegasus's canal lots seem to be missing on the STEX.  I really wanted that random barge thingy...*sigh*

[jglei701 8]

www.sc4pegasus.com is Peg's website. Whatever might be missing here is there.

[pikatchoum 2]

Lol superbeber,your station get the same name of my canal

Utora:I'm impressed too ^^