Anduin Valley Revisited

[Nexis 1]

Wow Darmok, this is impressive.

[Dsrwhat316 12]

ahh, a bonus update! it's too bad about the farms, though everything looks great without them anyway. i like the new blue building, very modern-looking. i will give you a nomination in a trixie category soon!

[sorchin 18]

Hello John.

Well it certainly has been awhile since my last visit. I must say I have missed plenty. Osgiliath is coming along beautifully my friend. The city has grown very quickly and yet with much care and effort Your terraforming skills never cease to amaze me in that you can make something look so natural in both the buildings and the lands around them 60 pages is well deserved my friend. You also seem to get a bigger and bigger folowing as time goes on (and so you should).

Take care for now buddy. I have to start to work on an update myself. It's been awhile

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Woo, that's quite nice. Good job, eh, Darmok?

[Darmok 34]

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Nexis
Welcome to Anduin Valley Nexis.
Thanks for your good words!

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Dsrwhat316
That blue building is  Peterson Tool Specialties by RJM Designs by aldara6166
As for the farms, I'll do some more in my next city, but this time I'll do them first!
Thanks for your support man it's really appreciated!
 

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Steve
Hey, don't worry I know you're very busy with Macedon.
I'm stilll in awe of all the support people are giving to AVR. Thanks for your kind words my friend, and now go back to work in Macedon!
Take care
  

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Shadow_Assassin
Thanks buddy! I really liked working with that last BAT, fits very well in that spot, Jason had a good eye to find one. But then again, he wanted his lot to be showcased I guess, hummmm. Jason could sell ice in the Antartic if he wanted to! Seriously that is a great BAT and I was just looking for a good spot for it.
Thanks for your great support S_A
Now go back to that computer of yours and write some more of those good jokes of yours for Savanah Way.
Take care!

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Here you go folks, next one should be friday, if I can find some free time! (crossing fingers)

 

Again each and everyone of your comments and suggestions are appreciated!

 

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Until next time

Take care

Darmok

 

[godwin1020 1]

Thx very much Darmok with the suggestion, great it is all in your style. 

Good lookin in the Peterson Tool Specialities, great work with the surronding decorations too.

 

BTW you can edit your first post like Jeroni, putting the lot/bat/mod... suggestion and the content there.

 

Greaty looking, Godwin

 

EDIT: oh this is magnificent, i will try not to be so jealous

[choco1 4]

Great update, great development. It looked very beautiful, and I liked the way you developed the village. Very realistic and gave me some ideas for Green Depra. I love how you put so many details in, its so carefully designed and it ends us with this great effect where everything flows in together to form an awsome, stunning overall look. I'm a huge fan of your work!

PS. That puzzle piece sure went crazy!

[Fabiocb 1]

really great work as usual and the NAM problem, I had that too, it's crazy, and it goes relly deep.

 

great work man, keep on going.

 

[aldara6166 109]

John,

 

Oh my...I got home from work last night and checked my email and saw your bonus update.  I must say that I am floored (and honored ) to see PTS show up in AVR.  Believe it or not, you are the first person to show PTS in a CJ.  I think it does look very good in game.  I thank you very kindly my friend.

 

Now, for this update...I like the rural feel to this one.  I just wish there was a way to get your farms to grow.  Have you tried getting one of the demand mods and increasing the I-r demand with it?   If for no other reason than to get your farms to grow I think that would be ok.

 

I like the zoning you have going on here...and the entrance to the highway looks great.  My friend, fabulous work here... keep em coming...

[Dsrwhat316 12]

good use of the roundabouts to connect the freeway network, something i have personally never seen, but it seems to look pretty good. very peculiar what happened with the NAM pieces. keep it up and soon we will be at page 60!

[jacqulina 162]

beautifull as allways and i love st jackys church,its very pretty i love what you have done thanks my friend

[mayormommy 8]

It's been a while since I've stopped in. I was wondering the same thing as Aldara, perhaps one of the demand mods might get those farms going. I feel your pain - I had the same problem in Mt. Olive in my last journal. Even though there was almost no development in that city, the advanced state of the region's development seemed to keep agricultural demand in the negative.

One small suggestion - rural areas usually have houses on bigger lots. I know you probably don't want a lot of mansions, but there must be a few modest homes on bigger lots. If you don't supply water you might get the kind of development you're looking for.

I like the varying density of the trees and I love the pics of the church - that's one of my favorites off the STEX and it's hard for me not to want to use it all the time!

[PhilsCafe 8]

Hey Darmok.

I love the small village. The highway connection looks great, especially with that gas station there (that's always a nice detail...). Also the residential development, combined with the street layout and the trees looks nice. My favorite place is the area around St. Jacky's.

About the farms: I like where you've zoned the farmland. Too bad that they don't grow... I'm sure that would've been a great touch. I already made that experience myself. I'm not sure if a mod helps though... because the agricultural demand disappears completely (there is no negative or positive demand at all). But it's worth a try I think...

Take care my friend.

- Phil

[sharkbait16 0]

I never could manage zoning on slopes, it never comes off as good as that.

[dzgill 0]

I think you've found some very rare evidence of the widely speculated NAM-black hole!

This could be an important contribution to the search for the missing matter in the universe! And to think - the whole time it was right here in your CJ! This is great... (BTW - nice pictures too).

[dhoppeii 12]

Wow John, closing in on 60 pages....that in itself is pretty impressive.  Great update here.  You have shown us that not only can you develop larger more dense areas, but the small rural areas as well.  I really like how the homes are built into the hillsides here.  You really did a great job of conforming to the terrain.  I must also say congrats to Jacky for achieving Sainthood...

 

The only thing I noticed that seemed out of place were all the buses moving through the area....seemed a bit odd....

 

Thanks for showing the in game pics of Peterson Tool...I did notice thought that you seem to be missing a plugin there pal.  The trailers sitting in the docks as well as the one that is suppposed to be hooked up to the tractor there.  The prop pack you are missing is Industrial Props Pack .  Again, thanks for showing it off....I know we both appreciate it....

 

Enjoy the upcoming weekend my friend.

 

 

[vicavulpe 0]

Salut, John - I asked also in Developing Macedon CJ and now I notice that Anduin Valley too has a very large density and variation of trees growing along the streets. How do you do it? If I make my city cartiers 6 squares by 6 squares I only get maybe 3 trees growing on each cartier. Below are examples of what I ask:

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[Darmok 34]

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TO ALL
My answers will be short today, as I don't have that much time, but please know that I appreciate all your comments!

And I'll probably be absent for a week or so, so next updates will probably be on the 21st of november. Thanks for your patience.

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godwin1020
Don't mention it, glad to help!
If I do another CJ, I'll surely do as Jeroni, and have a first post that'll contain all the links people ask for.
Take care
 

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chocolatemax285
Thanks chocolatemax, and yes that NAM piece went crazy .
Take care
 

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Fabiocb
thanks man!

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Jason
It was a pleasure my friend, and you were right it was the perfect place to use it! As for the ag. demand I am using the increase demand mod, but even with it, it stays at zero.
Take care my friend
 

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Dsrwhat316
Thanks dsrwhat! And yes page 60 is just around the corner, who would have believed!
Take care
 

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Jacky 
Don't mention it Jacky, just a small gesture to show my appreciation of your support!
Take care
 

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mayormommy
Glad to see you mayormommy, as for the mod see my reply to Jason, suggestion well taken about the bigger lots, and the one about not watering the res sector, good thinking I'll try that in my new city, and this time agriculture will be the first thing to be developped!
Thanks for your suggestions!
Take care
 

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PhilsCafe
Hi Phil Thanks a lot for your great support, and you're right about the mod it's exactly as you described it.
Take care!
 

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sharkbait16
I just zone 1x1 or 1x2 and give a lot of space between houses. And the rest I guess comes with practice.
take care
 

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dzgill
Thanks dzgill, yeah, that was weird, but I sold the wormhole (turned out it was not a black-hole) to some passing Ferengi merchant!
Take care
 

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Dan
Yeah you're right about the buses, I think that I wont put bus stops in those areas from now on!
Thanks for the advice about the missing plugin, I've downloaded it.
Enjoy your weekend as well, and thanks for your personal support (about the PM), I really appreciate it my friend.
Take care
 

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vicavulpe
Salut Victoria,
What I'm using for the trees is PORKIE PROPS VOL2 SEASONAL STREET TREES by porkissimo
Take care!

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So there it is folks, your support is really appreciated

Until next time
Enjoy life and take care
Darmok

[aldara6166 109]

John,

 

First off my friend I must say...I just love the effects that you are putting on this round of photos.  I know the time it takes to work with the photos to begin with, but to add the extra effects is certainly great.  First rate job!

 

Now...about that liquor store...if possible, despite my stature in your various cities as an ambassador and a citizen ( ) I would like a part-time job in this liquor store.  Now, I should like to negotiate my salary...I prefer to be paid in trade...that is to say whatever I would normally make on a paycheck, I should like to take that much liquor out of the store each week.

 

I like that church as well...wow, how blasphemous is that...talking about working at a liquor store and then saying I like the church in the pics!   I'm going to hell for that one!   Anyway...it looks good the way you tied your area in to it...I would only suggest instead of a path on the church lot dead-ending at a parking lot I would probably have put a T piece in the parking lot to tie it all together.

 

I also like the Ugly Twins as well...great development you are getting here.  As for the farms...I know it is difficult and usually an after thought but try developing the farms first and then doing your commercial.  Just a thought...I'm sure Dan, the king of farming, can give you more pointers.

 

Overall great work...can't wait for more... keep em coming...

[mayormommy 8]

Nice weather effects! I like the church too, and the liquor store (which reminds me to stock up for the weekend!). The twins remind me a Communist-era building called the Hotel Thermal in spa town of Carlsbad in the Czech Republic. It was nicknamed The Thumb for the way it sticks out in an otherwise quaint low-rise town. Once there's some more development around the twins I think they'll blend in a little better.

[Alkaola 18]

Date: 11/11/2005 1:22:51 PM Author: mayormommy Nice weather effects! I like the church too, and the liquor store (which reminds me to stock up for the weekend!). The twins remind me a Communist-era building called the Hotel Thermal in spa town of Carlsbad in the Czech Republic. It was nicknamed 'The Thumb' for the way it sticks out in an otherwise quaint low-rise town. Once there's some more development around the twins I think they'll blend in a little better.

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yes GREAT weather effects !!

 

Darmok, i'm still enjoying your CJ everytime i see it , keep it up !!

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i gotta say i like the rural pics of the homes back in the hills the most

nice work

 

Alek

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Osgiliath looks cool, eh.

Well, at least, it's rained in the city, rather than being all dry (you know what happens if it doesn't rain for quite a while.).

[joachim 0]

Very nice work.. I wish I was as patient and could put as much work in detailing my city as the CJ authors here. But I have on question for you though, what are these great looking industrial docks?
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[aasim45 1]

It's been a really loooooong time since I last checked out your CJ, and it still looks great as ever.

Cool Job!! Your Fog and Rain effects on the pictures looks awesome!!

[Mexicanboy13r 12]

How horrible to be re-plopping that overpass. I had to do that once like 5 or 6 times too it was crazy stuff. Glad to see you got that through though from what I see. Great work on these road lay outs because I'm liking it!

Amazing work!

[choco1 4]

Wow, great update.

I love the way you set out a section of a city then take us through the development. Nice how you threw in MONK! The photoshop effects worked really well and its another beautifully presented update!

Cheers mate.

[Micah 16]

Your use of Cycledogg's terrain mod looks good in your CJ. Great use with the fog and rain.

[sorchin 18]

Hi John my good friend:

Wow. 2 more great updates. The first one I missed was interesting. In particular the Highway to Hell theme. What happened there. LOL WOW. Very strange, but funny strange. Once again your ploping those beautiful churches my friend. I think this is the most God fearing Cj around. Sriously though. Great updates my friend. btw. How did you get the Rain effect? That is so cool

Take care for now pal.

[pikatchoum 2]

Nice update!

The weather effects are great,especially the fog one

I like the churhc,i didn't like the Bat but in your pics it looks great!!