Anduin Valley Revisited

[ThomasAH 0]

Great update! I like the train station area very much...  
The residents are lucky that they live here, tree schools, lot of parks, a library....
BTW: about the train station, I already got the link from vester_DK, thanks for the help...

Thomas

[rw0381c 2]

Felicitations au champions de la coupe Memorial ... les Remparts de Quebec. Je n'ai pu m'arreter de sacrer contre Radulov toute la partie!

Great update John! I really love all the custom lots you use, and the obvious time you put into your city building, simply amazing. Keep it up!

Rheal

[Ramona Brie 121]

I'll take one of the houses south of the high school. I AM a citizen, right? [i still have to get a house in Green River...when will I ever?] What is it with the amount of new citizens pouring in here?

P.S. I made a new guide in Bugs and Technical Issues, and it got pinned. Cool, isn't it?

[mightygoose 92]

john, personally i don't like the solar panle lots, they ust seem too tall compared to RL ones, but hey, the trainstations look great as do the schools... great update

[Goin2Chicago 4]

great stuff. i really love your step by step aproach. i's still trying to figure your jokes out though (if you even made any in that update, not exactly sure. lol). one thing i don't like are the solar panels. i don't think they fit in. i would imagine there being some power plant thats infamous with the locals that everyone can see in the distance, looks sort of dirty with crows scwawking over head. that kind of thing. i would probably recomend the Maxis oil plant. can't wait for more!

EDIT: i just thought of what town the power plant idea reminded me of. Romeoville, it's a town just south of mine and you can see the coal power plant no matter were you are pretty much.

[threestooges 0]

If the student's residence of a comedy school is the quietest place in town, then this is probably one big party. Being a citizen I think it would be appropriate to seek a house near here... I hope the school system runs well with a few stooges at the helm. The elementary school students will certainly get "moe" for their money (if you pardon my pun). Waiting to the the law offices of Horwitz, Horwitz, Horwitz, and Feinberg (should they develop). In memoriam, I tip my hat, both to those who have passed, and to you for your continuing hard work for this journal. "Three" cheers.

-5/29/06 Memorial Day

[GaBoR 7]

Felicitaciones, Nice train station layout, somehow seems to blend in with the rest of the zoning, like it very much, Also to highlight the way you integrate the buildings to their surrounding areas by the use of pathways it's just great!!! I'll see you Friday

[SpecialEddie 3]

Finally some development! And it looks good! Very peaceful Gondorian Suburbia.

[KoolSIM 2]

Hey Wow!! Brunein Fjord is coming out great!!!! Love the town layout!!

PS: Congratulations to Micah and Wouanagaine!! Two esteemed sims to have gained VIP access to Anduin Valley!

[magpieshooter 1]

Brilliant update. The new residential sectors looks good, dispite being rather... open. And the schools look good to.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Looks great, Darmok. I quite like that lawn of yours, it's very open, that's for sure. I'm sure the walkway will be particularly useful to those who need it.

[wouanagaine 86]

Wow my first citizen passport on simtropolis . Thanks a lot Darmok

That's really a big update, I don't know from where to start

My favorite is the last one, don't know exactly why, but it seems so realistic

Really great job

Cheers

[JoeMeister 1]

I've been following this CJ since day 1 and I just gotta say... you keep amazing me with your updates! every.. single... one...! 

me likes it

[Nik-nik 3]

Oeps! Missed two updates I should stop taking Fridays and Mondays off from work

First update is just looking great. THe work you put into laying down the transportation infrastructure is just dazzling

Thank you on the tip of building those tunnels. I made it and it is working fine now.\That use of Jeronij's parking lots is a great idea. CLEVER!

In the last picture of update 4 I would like to say: Be carefeull with those bikepaths, I noticed some "clever" dude in the town hall decided to put a lamp post just in front of the entrance of the bike paths (incompotent fool, it is so hard to get good personell these days don't you agree.....)

Update 5:

I love your schools. I am glad there is a fence around the elementary school.

I noticed that the fool I spoke of above has managed to put a second lamp post at the end of the cycleway as well. mmmmm what this town needs is some clinics soon! Come to think of it, it may be a sick mind at work but I see those lamp posted cyclepaths are near to the Comedy school. Is there a sick relation between these or is it just coincidence.........

That curved lawn looks jsut great. I just noticed this poor guy of the cottage adjecent to the lawn had to redo his fence. First it was straight (not a good sight) in the next picture it cuves downward with the lawn. Sometimes SC4 can result in some interesting quirks that worked out well this time.

Nice busstop next to the students dorm. It would fit well in my towns. Whose is it?

No comment on the sector that is not bound to be kept.......

Finally, the Postcard.

What a gem. Word cannot describe it. It is just awsome (especially the bike path, you must have had a lot of fun and satisfaction building it).

I LOVE this CJ!!  

Nik-Nik

[anubis89 108]

very nice update, great oveview

[____----____ 37]

Holy cow i just spent about 40 mins catching up on all i have missed and more than ever I can't wait to rip off all your ideas You continue to design some of the cleanest and most well planned cities I have ever seen. you are a true master and I just love looking at all your great pictures. Anyone looking to improve their skills HAS to check this cj out. AWESOME as usual man I can't wait to get playing again.

Your old bud ALek

[Darmok 34]

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Micah

Glad you appreciate Micah, as for the house just point your choice, we'll manage. Yep for this one I wanted more schools.

Thanks for your support!

Take care

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Bat

Thanks Bat

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Rayden - New Haven

Hey Sylvio, well as I said to Micah, this time I wanted more schools, so that's why they where in the first things to be built in Bruinen Fjord.

And as for the Hitech industries, there'll be a lot more. Along with... well, we'll see..

Take care.

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Sc4_cewl

Hi Sc4_cewl

Welcome to Anduin Valley.

Thanks for the good words.

See you!

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Battlecat - Terra - An evolving region 

Yeah, finally!

I don't plan to ever do that again, that is to do a complete (or almost) transit network before doing anything else.

Too constrictive for my taste.

As for the fence, they are Diagonal Park Fences V1 by jeronij

Take care!

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ThomasAH - Zorturia

Vester is always a great help! Thanks Vester

Well It's coming along nicely, kind of a middle class res sector.

Take care

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Rhéal – rw0381c

Hehehe, de notre côté disons qu'on criait plutôt que se sacrer... Radu devrait avoir une belle carriere dans la nationale!

Thanks for the kind words Rhéal, and what can I say, we were lucky to have Radulov, and Desjardins was not bad either!

Enjoy the weekend!

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Tracker - Graph X Services

Would you care for this one, just in front of the school?

And for your other observation, with the increase in visitors these last weeks, it's normal that the number of citizen is increasing as well!

The more the merrier!

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Mightygoose - Vil-valad, a city and its roots

Yes they are tall, that's why I usually use them grouped, which tends to visually reduce the height impact. It's just that I needed power for the sector and didn't want to bring pylons across the river.

See you

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Going2Chicago

Hey G2C, hehehe, you could go to Wikipedia and search the school names, you'll find them under the same topic...

Yeah, the solar panels, well they're a fast alternative when you need power, though these days I'm using more and more a power shed made by mrbisonm, which blends with the surroundings. You can also see my answer to mightygoose just above.

Hehehe, you have some "dark" ideas... well you'll probably see more on this approach later on in AVR.

Take care!

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Threestooges

Well, you know very well that comedy is a serious business! Can't let the jokers take control! God forbid! 

As for a house, the Anduin Valley Council would like to ask you to take charge of the Comedy school administration, so if you accept the charge, I should then recommend the Dean house. You'll notice a direct view from the north wing (your office), over the students residence, and from the westward windows you'll also have a clean view to the school itself.

And I think that the school will run quite well with such a competent person at the shemp, sorry helm!

(Ooooohhhh boy!....This is one of my worst attempt at a joke, should have gone to that school!)

Hoping you'll agree to share your wisdom with the wannabe comedians, the city council awaits your response.

Thanks for your always pleasant visit.

Take care

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GaBoR - Oro Bruno

Thanks, that japanese train station is really an eye catcher, very simple but really beautiful.

Since the very beginning of AVR I've been kind'of obsessed with walkways, cycleways, sidewalks plazas and such... I'm pretty sure that they'll be more and more used in the future in RL, with the pollution problems and not to mention the prohibitive cost of gasoline! So call me nuts, but I really like 'em.

Take care, and good continuation with Oro Bruno!

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Special Eddie - Oasis--The Wild West

Yeah! Finally!....

I was as impatient as everyone...

Take care, see you in Oasis!

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KoolSIM

Thanks KoolSIM!

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MS (magpieshooter) - Kinata Region

Thanks MS, as for the res sector being open, I'm just trying different styles.

Take care

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S_A_ (Shadow_Assassin) - The Savannah Way

Hey S_A, yeah, I just wanted kind of an open park, just lawn where the kids can run and fly kites...

And what can I say, I'm nuts about walkways, cycleways and such!

Take care!

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wouanagaine - SC4 Terraformer a tool for regional hand-terraforming

Salut wounagaine,

Glad you like the passport, it's just a small token of appreciation!

There's more to come, hope you'll like it too!

Take care and continue your great work with SC4terraformer.

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JoeMeister

Hey JoeMeister,

Welcome to Anduin Valley!

From day one you say! WOW, you're a long time lurker then!

Looking forward to reading you again!

Take care

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Nik-nik

If you can take fridays AND mondays off, this ain't a job, it's a position! 

Even if it's easier to put the tramsit network earlier on, I think it's the last time I do it like that. Cause when doing a CJ it's not very practical, and it can be boring just looking at tech shots for 4 or 5 updates. (and this is just a medium city grid!)

The tunnel tip is just the proof that we learn from our mistakes! (or in this case by the mistakes of other   ). Jeroni's parking lots can be used for almost anything! I've worked with them in the LE, and next update I'll show you a little thing I've made to connect it to Sahdow_Assassin's cycleways.

The lampost in front of the bikepath could be construed as a safety feature! The lamp post produce light thus lighting itself, thus helping people seeing it so they can avoid it!.... Does this make sense??? .... nahhhh! that's what I think too... I think we'll relocate the civil engineer who came up with that idea!

Hey! You noticed the school fence! I've put it there on purpose, as well as a separate entrance as to increase security for the kids.

As for the other lamp post near the comedy school, this one's a joke, it's made of rubber... no worry!

You notice everything don't you?   Yeah the guy had to redo his fence, but he received help from city hall, they sent a civil engineer who just had been relocated to other tasks!....

That busstop, let me see (stopped typing and opened SC4 and query and....) Here it is: Suburban Bus Stop Set by simgoober

That particular residential sector (the postcard), was not supposed to be like that at first, it's just another example of me changing my mind and wing it again! I'm glad you appreciate it, terraforming for the cycleways path was the thing that took most of the time in that sector, not really difficult, it's just that I've tried several things before coming to this setup. And yes I really have fun working in Anôrien.

Long answer!!!

Always good to read you my friend.

Enjoy your weekend and regards to the family!

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Anubis - anubis' cities

Thanks anubis!

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Aleking - AK's Eye Candy Album

Hi Alek.

It's a genuine pleasure to see you back in Simtrop!

By all means, rip off anything you like, it'll be a real pleasure.

And if you continue with those compliments, my ego will be so big that I won't be able to pass through the door! 

And I can't wait to see more of your work in the following weeks!

Welcome back my friend!

Take care

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And now dear readers, here's

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Another one gone by!

It's a never ending pleasure to read your comments and suggestions.

So don't be shy and fire away! I'll do my best to help or modify things whenever it's possible.

Thanks for your kind support, and see you Monday.

Enjoy your weekend!

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In the meantime

Take care and enjoy life

Darmok

[Rayden 7]

Nice update, very clean and sharp as usual. I like very much how you lay your rail network. That's one of my weaknesses, rail network layout. Must come up here and take some notes from your work

[bat 6]

Very nice update!

bat

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Very nice, indeed.

So, what's this little thing you've devised?

Icecream next to the church, ideal to reward the good Sunday student.

[SpecialEddie 3]

It must be fun to bring your skateboard to church. The town looks very clean and crisp. I'm wondering why you aren't using Jeronij's street mod? It would look great in Anduin River Valley.

[____----____ 37]

very cool i love how so many different lots are transit enabled the whole area really looks alive I canjust imagine the goods being shipped out the factories and onto the rail, nice work.

Alek

[Ramona Brie 121]

Yes, I'll take that house. That sure looks nice.

P.S. If you want a second link, the guide to common problems in my signature is pinned (yes!), so...there you go!

Tracker

[szarkoz 8]

Because of my class trip I couldn't comment last update so I'll do it now.

The first update:

Personally I thought you'll build medium density residential zones rather than small density - That was my vision But small density is also nice, maybe greener.

Good job with school area, I would only put the library in a bit more visible place maybe near street intersection. Although, it surely offers a great silence to read!

The second update:

I love how the avenue overpass looks in a developed area. Now I want to build a similar overpass in Caledonia... and I'll probably do

That hotel looks sweet! Great BAT. If it's not a problem for you, could I ask for a link to it? I guess it Simgoober's because of the quality of the BAT and those parking lots which are characteristic for him

I like the overview, especially, that's nice you put an arrow with direction to Calenhad, now I now where exactly we are.

Overally it's a very good city so far. I'm looking forward to next updates!

[Battlecat 14]

Nice work!  This round of development is turning out quite nicely.  It's a nice mixture of industrial and commercial there, very realistic indeed. 

[Goin2Chicago 4]

great job! i think thats getting a little old because it's pretty much what i say every week but thats a good thing so keep it up! i like the shipping depots and the warehouses. i also like the coldstone creamery because i was just there last ngiht after my 8th grade promotion. i got the german chocalate in a waffle cone. lol. i can't wait to see wat else you do with all the empty space you have left.

[GaBoR 7]

Cool Tool factory, so nice details on the BAT, the train depot is getting nice, also the good touch with the Icecream Shop, Again a great Update, I'll come back soon to check more and more eye-candy lol

[kant01 5]

Fabulous update as always! love those trails with the seasonal trees! good work!

[mightygoose 92]

bat requests, petersons tools, the lotel in photo8 and the internodal depot.. amazing work i love the tree lined railways.. keep it up

[GMT 389]

once more wonderful work here.

i like all those pics showing the progress!

can't wait for more