Anduin Valley Revisited

[Darmok 34]

MrCinatit,
First let me Welcome you to Anduin Valley, and thank you for your visit!
Thanks for your comments, and no it was not like that before, I've tried (two three minutes) to put it like it was before SEE pic 2_08 in that post : https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?mode=viewtopic&topicID=59816&num=30&pageNo=14#510632

It was not perfect but somewhat good, (still working on terraforming good beaches) but the CD mod kind of lifted or squared the edges, making them more rocky!

So again thanks for the visit, and do come back you're always welcome!

godwin
Thanks, Will have to be tomorrow though, on lunch break now!
But I'll give you the info no problemo! (Hey! it rhymes!)

Dhoppe
Thanks D. Yeah I like using those trails, very useful!
And I've followed your advice I PM'ed the moderator (Mr.Cinatit) about it. I hope he can help!

Later

mrbisonm
Welcome to Anduin Valley, it's a privilege of having you here! As you say, so many good CJ's!
And you only have a 56k connection and your posting your fantastic Nexis of Genesis with that! Hat's off to you!
For the rock mod, If I remember correctly it's PEG ROCK MOD II Weathered Granite
 here's the link : https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=peg%20rock%20mod%20ii%20%20weathered%20granite

Thanks!

And now folks, Mr. Maggot's will continue his Anduin Valley stories!

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Update 2
Church, whales and farms

Thar she blows!.... Those wonderful creatures are the reasons there's observation towers around the island.

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A first look at the church!

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Some farms and trails again!

 

 

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Some shots of the rail transit system, with an overview in pic 7.

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A bee farm, and a glimpse of the scenic road! (which will be reworked later on).

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Here you see L'H

[dhoppeii 12]

Another Outstanding Update

I really like what you did around the Church....The European buildings in close proximity are perfect and the ones on the cliff side are great.

 

The trails and the farms here look great...I really like some of the enterances you built leading up to the farm.  Nice touch.

 

Looks like your freight train's got a tailgater there...

 

The Hotel is a beautiful BAT.  Looks to me like it would have sophisticated rooms....and that water tower looks cool.

 

Ahhh, pic 2_10, there is that driveway I mentioned earlier....Looks fantastic.

 

The Wildflowers across from the church are a nice touch....and the ped. tunnel under the bridge is a cool idea.

 

You continue to amaze my friend.....

 

And welcome to page 21....

 

 

[pekeboo01 3]

A Wonderful journal! I think I have not visited for awhile. I love all those pix. The farms are very scenic. In one of the pics it show a wooden like structure under the road(terrain). Is this a mod? I will visit more often. Very impressive.

[your_adress_here 11]

Whoa...I missed so many updates! And previews! All those trails look so nice! But what I really liked the most was the downtown preview! I really can't wait to see that one! So, anyways, keep up the good work!

[Chris M 406]

Hey Darmok,

I like the banner and the shots of the coast they look great, I am just really liking those farm shots. I like the little freight train station, really nice trains too. That church is really nice, I love the surroundings of it.
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As far as your problems goes, I have fixed a few people's avatars and signatures because they weren't working by logging onto their names and uploading their avatar or whatever for them. Not saying you would want me to do that. Just PM me if you would like me to do that.

[godwin1020 1]

Eager to know about it, waiting

[jacqulina 162]

awesome update very pretty

[aldara6166 109]

Thar she blows.  Nice touch...  That is definitely a nice picture...I like how the whales appear in the water.

 

The church looks good...that little section definitely suits the church.  And it looks like you are getting better with the Farming EP...  Now it's my turn to get good with it... 

 

And the trails are coming along nicely as well.  I like the pine trails, but for certain cases the forrest trails look better I think.  Oh yeah, that windmill by the freight station...was that the remnants of something else or something you plopped?  It would look cool in some farming area for some of the lots that don't already have windmills.

 

The hotel, the scenic road, the... oh well, the whole thing is cool!    The whole area is coming along nicely.

 

Keep em coming...

 

[Darmok 34]

dhoppe

Always a joy to read you. I think that with a bit of practice I may become a regular hillbilly!  Again heartfelt thank you for your continuous support, I look at you go with your posting and I wonder where you find the time!  I'm glad to see that you take some of that time to continue to comment here! I really appreciate it.

Take care man!

pekeboo01
Welcome to Anduin Valley! The wooden thing is part of the regular game and appears when you lay a road in a too steep place. It then give you those boxed support.
Thank you for your lovely comment!

YAH
I knew I'll have you with those previews
Anfalas is just 4 updates away with more pictures than Cair Andros. The crashing problem  was over then!

Dragon
Thanks dragon, I think you're the first commenting on the change of color for the banner. And double thanks for trying to help with the sig. I'm waiting for an answer from the admins, Mr Cinatit as forwarded the problem to them. I never had any problems doing it before, so it's kind of strange!

godwin
Sorry about the delay godwin, Yesterday I came home around 11 O'clock (after a Charity event) and just had the time to post on some CJ's (must pay a visit sometimes hey!) and did'nt had the time to even open SC4. Hope I could play tonight though! Though I have your answer, I made a reserach on the stex on my lunch break and found it, its the NDEX PanPacific Building by DuskTrooper
and equinox, here's the link : https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=ndex%20panpacific%20building%20by%20dusktrooper

A big thank you for your regular visits godwin, it is greatly appreciated.

EDIT :

The rest of the lots

Sc4 garden
In the game

goldiva pedestrain bridge
https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=gdv%20pedestrian%20overpass%20with%20toll%20function

jeroni's set
https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=Lot&Str=diagonal%20trail%20parks%20white%20version

frogface bus station
https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=frogface%20bus%20station

Here you go!

jacqulina
Ever supporting, and your regular visits are also greatly appreciated! Thanks!

aldara
You're the only one so far to mention the old whalers cry! For the farming I hope that someday I'll do as good as Dhoppe on that matter. But I have fun doing it and that is the most important thing!
The windmills are powerplants, they're cheap and powerful.

Allright folks here's update 3

Update 3
Trains, terraforming and industry

I told you before about the lack of significant pictures in North Cair Andros, as I'm working on Dol Amroth right now, I don't have much time to come back to NCA to redo them. So I've sorted what was left of them, and organized them as best as I could to present them in a somewhat orderly fashion. This one will have only 8 pics, but the last three will range from 13 to about 18 pics. Hope you'll apreciate them.

I installed marrast train station, (which I very often use) and was not wholly satisfied with that particular look in that context. At that time Pegasus new rural train stations appeared and that was the ticket!

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Terraforming the pedestrian tunnel. I wanted both side of the tunnel to be level, so I had to destroy the scenic road, and do the terraforming and then rebuild it! I've recently reworked it so it is by now more smooth looking!

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Some parks for the children, though I wouldn't want to live in the block near the skate park!

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Zoning and growing of the new industrial sector, with trails.

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And an overview so far!

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Another one gone by three more to go and we will move to a more industrial and commercial city, Anfalas.

Thanks for your support,  continue to visit and leave a comment if you like.

Take care
Darmok

[Chris M 406]

Hey Darmok,

The coast line shots of North Cair Andros are really nice, I like what you have done with the rocks, looks great, I might do something like that in Palm Point. The industry shots look promising, I am looking forward to seeing what grows there. I will see ya later amigo.

I hope you get your situation fixed, I will look forward to see Palm Point in your sig, it is a great honor to see it in there once it is fixed.

-DragonAnime

[dhoppeii 12]

Darmok my man.....Loved the update...I really don't get a ton of time to get online and post, but when I do, I try to cover everything I can.  This is usually my wind down time.  I like to visit as many CJ's as possible for inspiration and some of the off topic conversations for fun.  I try to get a couple of hours a week playing the game too.  As summer creeps in though, I find that time harder to come by. 

 

Now the update. 

 

PEG's stations fit perfectly there and I like the two next to each other especially with the Nexis Grain Lot next door. 

 

I really like how you use those ped. tunnels, I can't seem to get the hang of them.

 

Why wouldn't you want to live near the skate park?  Aren't you from or use to be from Canada?  I thought eveyone up there could skate eh?

 

I like the mix of industrial near the farms, it seems realistic to me.  At least in my little corner of the world.

 

And as always, I enjoy your global shots....You always seem to pick the right angle.

 

Thanks for a great update my friend....

 

Regards,

 

D

[Cjah 15]

I'm speachless....This was a very good update....

Excellent work and an awsome tutorail!

[kingofsimcity 5,740]

Darmok,

This is a magnifique update, although I am running out of time here...I just say I'm speechless at your talent.

North Cair Andros looks amazing. It looks great at the school with a cathedral near it. Amazing detail.

 

Regards,

KOSC

[jonesla6 0]

Great work Darmok...

Love the cliffs and the trails, among many other things. Please keep up the most impressive work.

[jacqulina 162]

yes i also love the cliffs and trails,awesome update as usual

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Excellent update. Great work.

[pekeboo01 3]

I like the way you used Pegs pine trail. It's a perfect setting for it.

Everything looks like it naturally belongs there. Nice update. So beautiful and very creative. 

By the way thank you for answering my question.

Have a good one,

[godwin1020 1]

What a outstanding region again,  Extremely eager to see Dol

You deserve a picture of my city of today

 

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[Darmok 34]

Hello everyone!

Thanks for all the good comments, will answer you personally a bit later. For now just posting the last link for godwin for the large bus stop in front of the building in Dol Amroth.

 

You'll find it here : http://home.s04.itscom.net/aptx/

 

It's a japanese bat, click on the BAT link, and it's the third one on the first page.

 

Hope this will help you!

 

 

[aldara6166 109]

D,

As usual another cool update.  First, let me start with the train stations.  Marrast's stations look good in metropolitan areas, but you really have to work on the area to get it to look good.  Your transformation to what you have now with PEG's rural stations looks good.  I like how you have the in and out roads for each station.  If the roads were longer, I might suggest one way roads going in and out...that would really make them seem like entrances and exits.

 

The pedestrial tunnel looks good...I see you are getting the hang of that set of trails. 

 

The school...well, what kid ever wants to live close to school?!

 

The industrial area looks good.  Have you ever considered using the alley sets?  The industrial alley might look kind of cool in an industrial sector...I'm gonna have to try it as well.

 

The overview shot look good.  I'm gonna have to work on my terraforming...in some areas my CJ looks too flat...*sigh*

 

 

Overall, the CJ is coming along great...looks cool! 

 

Keep em coming...

[Darmok 34]

DragonAnime
Thanks dragon! I had fun terraforming Cair Andros, somewhat I feel more free doing it in a rural environnement, less constraint to deal with!
And for my sig, MrCinatit and SkiGeek fixed the problem, a similar username was blocking my updates. So it's fixed now thanks to them!
 
dhoppe
Yeah I understand about finding free time,  spent a couple of hours sunday on a dandelion hunt on the front yard! War is on man!  And it's ugly!
And then I had to do the assembly of a new outdoor fireplace, and... well I guess you know that tune too hey!

Those stations I really like! And I saw you using it sideways! are they still operational with the rail that way?

Well the ped tunnels are not that difficult to place, except in that particular location as the wall is not perfectly vertical, there's a slight gap, but quite acceptable!
 
As most of my industry in that sector is Hi-tech, it's easier to integrate it in a res or agricultural sector.

So thanks for the visit and when relaxing and having a cold one, just have a thought for your friend up north! Who by the way is not skating all year, thank god!
 
Cjah
Glad you appreciate it Cjah, just having fun with the game and trying things!
Thanks for the comments!
 
kingofsimcity
Hey KOSC, how are you doing? Is your eyesight comming better?
Thanks for your compliments and taking the time to stop by, and do take care of your health friend!
 
jonesla6
Thanks for the appreciation!

jacqulina
Thanks jacqulina!
  
Shadow_Assassin
Thanks Shadow, appreciate it!

pekeboo01
Thanks for your kind words Boo, as for the trails though those ones are the Deadwood forest trails, less structured than the Peg ones, I like both of them just thought to try those for a while!
Don't mention it for the answer, as I've said many times, I'm really glad that I can in a small way help others the same way I was helped, (and still am) in Simtropolis.
 
godwin1020
Thanks godwin, I'll have to go see your CJ these day, as soon as I can!
Hope that the links could help you!

Aldara
Thanks man, and I agree about the school, I would not have wanted to live near one too when I was a kid! Now is another matter though, would easier transportwise!

Thanks for your suggestion about the alleys, I used them in MT and Belfalas, I just wanted a more relaxed look in CA.

And as for terraforming I guess we're all learning new tricks everyday.

So folks, see you tomorrow for update 4

Take Care
Darmok

[mtbrocket 2]

Very colorful. I keep my eyes on this CJ.

-Dan

[dhoppeii 12]

Hey Darmok.  Just wanted to drop by and answer your question.  I have not had any problems with the rail stations working.  I think that they only need touch the rail like the standard stations.  Hey and BTW, the new sig looks good.

I haven't skated in almost a year as well.  The knees just don't hold up like they used to.

 

Later,

 

D

[godwin1020 1]

Thanks again really for the link, i got the NDEX PanPacific Building already and found it very similar to the Union Square phrase 7

here's a pic of it

 

 

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[your_adress_here 11]

Still looking very good Darmok! I like the train station, it has a nice feel. But I just thought thtat the trail down the middle is pretty useless. Anyways, keep up the good work!

[Darmok 34]

 

Please note that I'll upload the pictures in waves of three! Explorer is crashing often!

EDIT: Whew! finally all pics, uploaded!

 

mtbrocket
Thanks and glad you like it!

dhoppeii
Thanks for the info D. That was something I didn't know I always assumed that the rail had to go behind the station!
 
godwin1020
Don't mention it godwin! Glad to help.
 
your_adress_here
Thanks Yah!, and for the trails, As I changed the train station, the modification to connect the trail came a little bit later, you'll see it in this update in pic 4.06

And now lads and lasses here's the continuing story of Bungalow Bill... oops, sorry wrong thread, Cair Anndros.

Update 4
Terraforming and chapel

Up to pic 4_07 Is the only time I could take more than two pictures without restarting the game! Sometimes the crashes were so severe that the PC rebooted itself!

So here we go

Some terraforming for the future commerce and industrial area

The terraforming of the cliff.

Now this part I like (If you allow me to say so) It's a little thing but I like it nonetheless! I wanted a very gentle slope to go down from the cliff so I decided to do it diagonaly, and it did the trick!

 

 

I wanted more than one road access to the lower side of town so I terraformed another access point! Straight down this one.

 

 

This I had fun with (in spite of the fact that I could'nt take much pictures of it! Crashes came back!) I thought that this would be a good spot for a chapel

 

 

An overview

 

Just a detail to show what I mean when I say that I try to avoid to steep slopes!

 

 

The pedestrian tunnel that goes to the industrial sector! As this is the main road connecting South and North Cair Andros and that the traffic is heavy, the city council decided to put a pedestrian tunnel here.

 

 

And we'll finish this one, with two shots of the development near the cliff.

 

 

As the sun comes down on Cair Andros so this updates ends.

Please do not hesitate to comment or ask questions, I'm all ears! hummm.. or I should say all eyes since I'll read you...

Thanks again ever so much for the great comments and support, without which this CJ would mean strictly nothing!

So till next time folks

Take care
Darmok

 

[aldara6166 109]

Well D, another great update.  I love your terraforming, it always looks so natural even though it is so planned and man-made. 

I have a question...the building in the next to the last picture...right around the middle of the pic...the A-frame building with the mesh looking front.  What is that?  It looks cool...is it a museum or something?

 

Your CJ is great.  You always manage to pack so much in to your cities without making them look crowded.  Same with the updates, there is always so much to look at.  I love it! 

 

Keep em coming...

[aasim45 1]

Great and Awesome Update. Your city looks great !!

[dhoppeii 12]

Darmok - Fantastic update.  Another great use of the ped. tunnel in the first pic I see.  Some interesting buildings there as well. 

I always enjoy your technical shots.  I enjoy seeing how it gets done. 

 

Looks like something interesting may be happening there in the bottom right corner of pic 4_04.  Perhaps we will find out later? 

 

What I really like about this update is the chapel area.  Very nicely done indeed.  I just love how you wrapped the dirt trails around it.

 

I like how you are mixing your agricultural lots with the rest of your development.  They seem to coexist without interfering with each other.

 

Bravo my friend.

 

Regards,

 

dhoppe

[Chris M 406]

hey Darmok,

I really enjoyed all the pics, especially the Chapel shots, and yes the trails again, really great. I love what you have done with connecting the trails in such a urban looking area, great idea. I noticed something in 4_13 there is a farm in the middle of that urban area, kinda strange but I like it.

Take care, and to next time,

-DragonAnime