Anduin Valley Revisited

[Pinchman 0]

Good one neighbor!

The permanent camping ground is a very original idea, the meeting room as well.

I don't know if people are focused during meetings with a view like that?!

Nice use of PEG's trails, they fit perfectly into this area. That is the strange thing.

When we looking to pic.16 we can see dirt tracks, power plants, construction vehicles on  a dirt field, air base, etc. But the overlook is clean and very hi-tech. Amazing! marvelously done!

Another INCREDIBLE update my friend!

Keep up the good work!

- Pinchman

[sloppet 3]

ok, ok, Don't be angry on me I just wanted to get a passport, so I could live in Anduin Valley

yeah, well... I'm the best polish simcity 4 player.. But since i'm not polish, I'm not the best...

And I have to say I like the last update, it's really nice ! Good work D#1 !! Oh, and could you make me an avatar just like yours, but instead of a "D" on the cap, ycould you make an "S" over there, and in the background instead of "DRMK" write "SloPPeT" ?? If yes, I would be really happy, ( ), and if not, I will never post here again! ( ) .

Looking forward for the next update , o mighty Darmok!

[wouanagaine 86]

grrr Again my post don't seem to be shown

Well I'll tried to recall what I say, wait ...

I'm not sure ...

Was it Impressive, awesome or fantastic

Well nevermind, it's stunning !

I can't imagine how much time it takes you to build those things

Can't wait for next !

EDIT : WELCOME TO PAGE 87

[Nik-nik 3]

Wow, great updates John!

(  if I me be as bold as Philscafe to use your first name).

Not a lot to comment. Although one question how do the researchers get from the airport to the various industries, campsite or even their homes? I do not see a taxi stand nor a bus stand and the parking is not nearly large enough to accomadate for all those company cars.

Nice to see you use that substation and those powerlines (HV Transmission LineSubstation by jestarr). They are very realistic although they do not transport power I believe.

I also use subgrav's power transformers to make the plants look a bit more realistic (I have never seen a plant without one https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?page=15&cat=Utility

That Teflon plant is nice. I must have missed it at Stex, can you show me the way to it?

Question: why do you not press CTRL when laying down industry zones?

Final comment (yes, I managed to find a flaw!). Hardun coal. Where does the coal come from? I do not see a seaport large enough to bring in the coals and no overland connections are yet in place (soon to be probably). Or is it only a Nightclub nowadays (for those scientists that do not want to go to the campfire every night)?

Take care !

Nik-Nik

[bat 6]

Great new update (again)

bat

[AHA 0]

very beautiful work 

much of details, it's really excellent

[choco1 4]

Brilliant!

Update 6 was amazing my friend!  Really nice work!

Your conversion to the PEG road mod is most interesting, I considered that for a while.  It looks very nice in your cities!

You filled that space perfectly!  Great stuff.

Camping site looks very realistic by the way, I wouldn't mind going camping there myself, looks much better than the place I hiked at!  It was pretty much desert though!

Cheers mate!

[dhoppeii 12]

Hey John, still dropping in from time to time. Really like the industrial areas....right up my alley there.

[thatmonkeysim 8]

brilliancy, pure brilliancy! you are one magnaminous person when it comes to city building on here! and i know im using my OWN Adjectives keep up this amazing work! but i have to ask you... and im sorry if its been asked.... but where did you get that dome?

[ElmarO 0]

Very nice update. I like the idea of the camping ground instead of houses.

Good job once again.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Well, Darmok, things are getting more crowded...

Let's just say I like what you've done so far in the first five pictures, but why do you have those dirt streets on? It doesn't suit this area very well: switch back, would ya?

Ah, you're using the substation.... looks good.

Typical of the hippies *cough* researchers to live in the forest: definitely very dedicated of them, isn't it?

But hey, everything's looking good. I wonder when we'll see the next city...

[slann 0]

WoW - Tolfalas is fast becoming a hip...... I mean treehug.... I mean conservationist heaven *grin*

Looking good as always Darmok! - Beautiful update and I really like the way you make everything look so clean *grin*

Anyways - 13 pages until 100!!! Keep up the good work mate!

[Goin2Chicago 4]

i can't believe i missed 2 updates! both of them were fantastic and everything about this place is great. im about to fall asleep so thats all i have to say for right now!

[PhilsCafe 8]

Hey John.

I love the contrast between HT research facilities and that natural environment. It's a beautiful working environment. The camping ground looks amazing. Great update my friend.

A propos des mises-à-jour d'Acorn Creek: I have started to work on the city again. But after the small break I suddenly realised that I'm not happy with some of the parts I've already done. So I have started to change some small details... and ended up rebuilding large parts of Westside District. As soon as I'm done with that, there'll certainly be an update. But it depends on my schedule, when this will take place.

Btw, I always enjoy reading your answers.

Take care and have a great weekend.

- Phil

[Darmok 34]

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This is the last update for the energy sector, next week we'll begin the NUMA sector - Dragon Base

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Jacky (jacqulina) - CJ: "Just wanted to show you my terraforming"

Hi Jacky, thanks for your support!

Take care

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Nik-nik TWICE

Hey Nik, I was wondering if you had disappeared from the face of this earth!!!

Or maybe one of the quantum rift that can sometimes develop in Shadow_Assassin's CJ have swallowed you? 

So as you cannot even start to make apologies, please don't. No need to you know, I would be a very ungratefull person if I required apologies from one of my most regular poster here!

Take the time to look, cause I want your regular and unbeatable eagle eyed comment telling me where I forgot something!

BTW we were talking of you the other day at supper, we were wondering at the quantity of food our son could ingest (I should say we were in AWE!) and I told my wife, poor Nik, It'll cost him an arm and a leg when his 3 children will be teenagers at roughly the same time! I'm telling you, invest! 

But seriously, I wonder how Jason, (Aldara) can manage with 6!...

Take care my friend!

SECOND POST

I knew you would find some details! And of course you may use my name!

Well, Tolfalas have a carpool service, more ecological that way!

Hey thanks for the link to that other substation, I'll download it ASAP!

Here's the linkk for the teflon lot : Teflon Research Div V2 by hillbillytycoon

HAH! the coal plant! There's a very easy explanation!

**mumbling to self--just give me a friggin minute there! and I'll find something---***

AH YES! There's a coal mine in the basement! (are you buying that? cause if you do by it, I have a bridge to sell in Brooklyn very nice structure, you could make a fortune!)  

Take care my friend!

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MS (magpieshooter) - Kinata Region

Hehehe...

First, I think I'll save this message as a reservoir of positive comments! It'll certainly help me doing comments in your great Kinata region!

As for the other part of your message.... WOW!

I'm really flattered here! Inventing words for AVR!

I don't recall seeing this here before...

**Speaking to someone in the background... What?.... no no no, he's not THAT dangerous.... no no no I'm telling you, he's an Aussie... yep they're as nuts as we are...****

Sorry 'bout that just someone who needed information. Where was I???

Oh yeah, Inventing words, well thanks for that!

Nice houses will be coming in the next sector, you'll be able to chose the one you like.

Seriously, thanks for the very nice words MS, they're really appreciated!

Take care

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GMT - Greater Columbia River

Hi GMT,

Thanks, when I started this particular sector I thought that it would be easy to find several "scientific" buildings.... not finding a lot of them, I then tried to use some "regular" industrial one for that purpose.

Anyhow, doesn't look so bad!

Take care

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Oroen - Downingsford MSA

Well I could say the same about me visiting your Downingsford CJ oroen, I should visit more, if only I had 48 hours per day it would help! 

Really good to hear from you man, take care!

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ThomasAH - Valentinovsk&Liberty by eggie99 & ThomasAH

Thanks Thomas!

Tot ziens!

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Tracker - Graph X Services

Hey Tracker, well that's what I was thinking about that arboriculis workers, I was looking at the empty space wondering what I could place there that would be a nice addition for the forest scientists, and then thought "why not let them live under the tent!" that was it, this is a perfect example of what I meant when I said that very often I don't plan every details, I really just "wing" it!

Thanks!

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Mightygoose - Newville

Hi MG

I don't take it in a bad way rest assured! 

I believe that I'm perhaps a tad on the "detail crazy" side...

But my doctor told me I'm almost cured now 

Seriously, when I was a kid I made an awful lot of model cars, planes and boat, and loved to paint every detail with a toothpick! So I guess I just transposed that behavior to SC4 

Take care

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Szarkoz

Hey szarkoz,

Thanks for your comments! And I would be interested in seeing you cities! If you don't want to create a CJ, you could post some pics of your cities in the Show us your accomplishments thread.

Take care!

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Battlecat - Terra - An evolving region 

Hi Battlecat,

Thanks, and yes they are very dedicated!

Take care!

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Bernhard (Nardo) - Urland a (mostly) rural coastline

Hey Bernhard,

I do agree about the lack of grey poles in the game. But these are great looking, and they can go OVER roads and lots! As for the camping grounds, see my answer to Tracker, sometimes I just don't know where these ideas are comming from!

Take care my friend and enjoy your weekend!

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Bow River Valley

Hi Phil, how's it going! Is Bow River Valley on a hiatus, or will we have the pleasure of new updates soon?

Thanks for your compliments man! I'm just havin' fun with the game.

As for the camping grounds it's simply PEG'S Campsite, I think it's part of the MTP Pack, cause I can't find it on the stex by that name! I'll keep looking. IF someone else has the answer that would be great!

Sorry that I can't help you more for now 

Take care

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Threestooges

This is not a very big scientific compound, so the number of research facilities goes accordingly. And I did not want a big complex, just something different and inviting. As for why I put some lots in such and such locations, I don't even know myself! as I said to Tracker I really do wing it very often, just brain storming all the time I guess! I'm in graphic design so it just go with the territory! WINK The downside is being a not very disciplined or focused person! 

Always good to read you TS, take care.

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Rooker1 - Xania a tour of my world

Hey Rooker,

What can I say, I like the added challenge to build on hills and trying to keep a natural look at the same time, sometimes it's good, sometimes.... mehhh... Like they say in sports "Win some, loose some!". But anyway, the fun is not the end result, it's getting there! Well... I must say that the end result is also satisfying  

Take care!

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Pinchman

Salut Pinchman,

As for staying focused in a reuion, I hope they're better than me! I can't stay focused for more than a few minutes in a meeting, the mind's always wandering away thinking of anything BUT the meeting (boring thing meetings, if you ask me!). And more so when you have such a view I'll admit!

See you!

Salutations à ta famille!

Take care!

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Sloppet

hehehe, not angry at all my friend! And if memory serves me right you already had your passport a long time ago, you were one of the first to receive it.

As for the avatar, just look at the bottom of the post, I've attached an file for you, in that zip file you will find two animated gifs for you. If you like them just choose the one you want. I made it slightly different so it suit's you more than my regular one. Hoping you'll like it.

Take care my friend

EDITED

Tried to attach it to the post, but it didn't work

Here they are, just copy directly frome the browser, if any problem just PM me.

Here's the first

Here's the second

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wouanagaine - Genesus

Well it does take time, but who's counting! I'm not a big TV watcher, so when I'm not reading, I'm playing SC4 or CIV 4.

Thanks for your good support!

take care

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Bat

Hi bat,

Thanks!

P.S. In Jeroni's Simtropia the other day, your answer "Nice Bot" made me laugh out loud! That was a good one, short but very good!

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AHA

Hi AHA, Welcome to Anduin Valley,

Always good to see new faces, thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Take care

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Choco (Chocolatemax285) - Green Depra

Hey choco!

Glad you liked the camping grounds, just another wacky idea!

As for the dirt roads, I just wanted an "unfinished look" like they're still in the building process on the island. And besides they put all their moey on the facilities themselves!

Take care!

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Dan - La Plaisance County (Best little County South of Canada!) Hey Dan! Great too see you! I followed the link in your sig and went to look at your band's web site! Impressive! I like the design, very clean and professional with kind of an "underground" feel! I like the name you chose for the band, and I see a parallel between the music and SC4, when you play either one, you do indeed "exit reality"! How many times are we seeing comments about RLS!

Well I wont keep you long, I hope you have the time to relax my friend, don't drive yourself to the ground.

Take care.

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thatmonkeysim – Wood County - Rebirth

Hey TMS,

Wow, I'm being showered with great adjectives on this update... not sure I earn all this... but I like it anyways! LOL

The dome is one of the many great Mrbisonm lots, it's Nexis Science Center by mrbisonm

Hoping this'll help you

Take care

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ElmarO

Hi ElmarO

Thanks!

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S_A_ (Shadow_Assassin) - The Savannah Way

Hey mate, see my answer to Chocolatemax for the dirt road choice. The only thing I don't like about them is that you cant keep them dirt, would be great to have a dirt road tool so the STAY dirt whatever you plop or grow alongside. BTW I'm using your new cycleways in Anôrien, just love them! the gradual curves are really great looking, and the use of a transparent texture is a stroke of genius!

As for the hippies, I'll remind you that I was part of that era!   Had my hairs down to the shoulders and all! Cut them when I resumed my hockey playing though! Long hair and a helmet don't mix very well!

Next city after Tolfalas should be Bruinen Fjord. (Already completed) It's the tile just south of Anfalas.

But before that we have two more sectors in Tolfalas. The NUMA installation "Dragon Base", and a small residential sector.

See you in Savannah!

Take care

P.S. I've put an extra pic at the end to show some of your excellent Cycleways V.2 in action! Thanks for those!

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Slann - Viceroyalty of Dominea: Valmont

Hey Slan, I guess that the fact I've worked some 8 years as a forest ranger shows a bit! 

By now everyone noticed I'm kind of partial to trees! Yep page 87! who would have believed!

Thanks for your great support Slann, to stay in context, let's say that each comment is like a new tree in my forest!

Take care

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Going2Chicago

Hehehe, I know the feeling, sometimes I go to bed because my head drops on the keyboard! And then I realize "What! it can't be THAT late!"

Thanks G2C, take care!

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Phil (PhilsCafe) - Acorn Creek  

Bonjour Phil,

That is what I had in mind, (the general idea), I wanted a research facility, but NOT something too "bricks and mortar" if you get my drift. As for the camping grounds, as I've said to Tracker, sometimes the ideas just come by, that particular bit was not planned, just a fluke!

Glad to hear that you didn't abandoned Acorn Creek! And I understand you dilemma, the other day I was looking at Minas Tirith, and wondering what it would look like if I was to redo the whole city or at least, some part of it. It really is an never ending business!

And BTW I can say the same about your posts!

Enjoy your weekend as well my friend.

Take care!

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And now the last update for the energy sector, next one we will begin the construction of the NUMA base

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People this is incredible, page 87! I really don't know what to say but to thank you all for your very kind support and comments! I would never have believed that when I begun AVR over a year ago... one year! wow, just incredible...

Anyways I'm always pleased to read each and everyone comments, they are now a part of my days and I even look at my CJ before reading the morning paper!

Looking forward to read you all again!

See you!

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In the meantime

Take care and enjoy life

Darmok

[mightygoose 92]

so you play civ 4 aye well good stuff, that library is looking great i see what you mean, i hate it when the fences don't conform to the terrain and stick out all funny, but can i just ask what is being built opposite the police station(i use that one too) in the big construction site...? but anyway great stuff, keep up the amazing work

[wouanagaine 86]

Great update as always

Everything fits so well. SA cycleways are incredible !

BTW what are those fences ?

Keep going !

[Nik-nik 3]

Hi Darmok, my disappearance was either an encounter with a transdimensional rift in search of my furniture (see Savannah Way CJ) or a serious case of RL (booooooring!!!).

Either way, I am back indeed.

Saving my Ass off (sorry for the expression) indeed, got hardly cash to spend today. Well, I am talking RL again. Spank ME!!!

Thank you for the link. I 've downloaded it right away !

Great update.

Great library disappointing that the statue is facing the quet part instead of more towards the rest of the town. I would have turned the library 90 degrees at least or even 180.

So a library for the scientists has to be moved to a more quiter part so at the noisier part a hospital can be built  !?!   Logic the Darmok way?  (although looking at it more closely you turned the hospital in such a way that the noise is probably bearable; the car park and the police station block a great deal of the noise. Good thinking).

The fences look great. A small side effect of the dirt roads is the placement of curfews; a close look at the hospital shows a single piece of curfew in front of the fences. Silly! (sorry I am being a pain in the you know where again).

The SA cyclepaths are just spectacular. Great down hill racing possibilities!

(great homes BTW).

Herewith I endeth this message.

Have a great weekend !  

Nik-Nik

[sloppet 3]

Darmok

hehehe, not angry at all my friend! And if memory serves me right you already had your passport a long time ago, you were one of the first to receive it.quote>

I can't remember that! I'll have to browse those 90 pages to find it!

I prefer the Avatar in a non-animated way, it's better tht way, but I don't say i'll not use those two! Thanks ma friend! Just wait to see my new CJ, coming out Summer 2k6 ! MAN your pics in the last update are totally insane!!

[rusty_777 0]

This has been a gread cj! I love the way you represented it from scratch too...and I'm sorry i haven't been able to comment yet haha well all I have to say is that you put to much effort into this dude...keep up the great work!

[Nardo69 51]

Hi John!

What a strange coincidence ... you can see Porkissimo's great library and police station in my recent update, too, even though in a different environment. Or maybe not a coincidence sicne they are absolutely great BATs with any doubts!

Hey this fenced walkway at the library and hoispital (second version) look great! Especially at the hospital together with the lake - must be rather a joy to go out there for a walk! And fresh air shall increase recovery - but then again two incinerators so close ...

Have nice weekend my friend!

Bernhard

[magpieshooter 1]

Ahhh brilliant pictures mate, trial and eroor is the only way round to reality in SC4.

Also, did you change the textures in SA's cycleways, or was that version also available to download?

[SpecialEddie 3]

Whoah! This CJ is cool! I assume it's based on the Gondorian region in LOTR? If so, that's fantastic! You could put like the slum area on the slopes of Mt. Doom, but if your not extending your region that far...all is still good.

[Bombastix 0]

Looks cool!! I'm impressed by those cycleways... that gives me a few ideas Keep this up!!

[Goin2Chicago 4]

i absolutely love this cj! it can't get any better than this...maybe if there was a cupcake it could be but for now this is great! lol. i love the library and like to find cool places to put it in my citys. you've also made really nice use of the biketrails, they look great in all the trees and by the hills and stuff. i can't wait for more!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Well, it took me ages to reply to this one, as I needed to find words to describe the last pic.

But anyways, long story short: everything looks great. It's a shame about the fences, though, wouldn't Cycledogg's fences look better there?

The library looks good, it should be facing the other way, though. The statue is usually in the front. (convention, you see? ) Unless that section was fenced off and made more private with a few conveniently-placed hedges.

The cycleways look simply wonderful, Darmok. As Nik-nik said, brilliant downhill racing possibilities. You might need to fix that kink in the hill though. Or it turns into hard-core mountain biking.

[bat 6]

Great new update!

(to the "nice bot", I didn't want to write always the same, so I decided me to "nice". But nice is the same like good/ great for me. )

bat

[Cjah 15]

The fences are looking much better and those bats by pork are awesome!

Great job and awesome update!

[szarkoz 8]

In my opinion the library a bit stands out there, I think it looks better in more urbanized areas. But after you made the fences, I'm changing my mind

Last pic is awesome. It gives me some inspiration

[Ramona Brie 121]

This is great still. I like the feeling that you get in your mind while reading AVR.