Anduin Valley Revisited

[kant01 5]

Hey Darmok,

Beautiful update! That collection of midsize and small buildings really works well together, I think. I particularly like how that one building is inversed to create a rather unified looking space. That is a very nice touch.

As for the little park you made in the grassy knoll, that was very well done, very creative.

Great work as always, Darmok!!

[aldara6166 109]

Another great update my friend...and wait...what building is that...why, it's American Hardware Supply by RJM Designs...it really fits well in there, doesn't it... 

I'm slowly, in what little spare time I get, working not only on the MAPP but I'm also trying to do some Lot work for Blue Star...I can't do it as well as Dhoppeii or T Wrecks...but hopefully I can get something presentable done up so I can upload it someday soon...hopefully we can see Blue Star in AVR once it is uploaded as well...    Check out the RJM thread for a preview pic...

Great work as always...keep em coming... 

[Battlecat 14]

Very nice update!  Your detailing is fantastic!  That little trail up to the knoll is a wonderful touch!

[luker91 0]

good update darmok... just wondering, do you plop those buildings (bank, restaraunt, donuts, gas, etc.) because if they were grown there, that mustve taken a whole lot of time, and moving trucks...anyways, great job and i like the waterfront and the little hill with the observation point, looks nice

Luke

[rw0381c 2]

John, you outdo yourself every update!

Quel beau secteur, j'aimerais connaitre la cloture que tu es utilisee dans ton "look out point"!?

J'espere que tu es passer une bonne St-Jean, et a la prochaine!

Rheal

[____----____ 37]

that 11mb jpg was just SIC!!! awesome i loved every pic that was the coolest thing i have seen in a while

ALek

[BubbaGump 0]

i love the new banner!!! And the attention to detail--fantastico!

[MayorTim 16]

Beautiful, as always.

I may have to steal your idea of using dividers between replies!

[Rayden 7]

That little park up the hill, is the cherry on the top of the cake. The cake, as usual, top class, but, I prefer cherries (details) and your brand is the best.

[sloppet 3]

Tha last update is crap.. I bet you can do better D#1!!

And yes page 3!quote>

lol, it's page 1 - 0 - 3 .. but I just wrote 3, I'm to lazy to write the "one" and the "zero" in front of the 3...

[szarkoz 8]

Ahh, now I see those 'playgrounds', but well only one sandbox? OK, I know the fact about old ladies, but then, think about those poor children, 30-40 of them have to play in a small sandbox, it's a so traumatic experience... ok, I'm being a little too dramatic now, I'm sure they have many places to play in Bruinen Fjord

Let's move to today's update!

I will start with the second picture. Nice use of retaining walls, I especially like sections with stairs. The avenue looks so nice being in between of them.

A good thinking with placing gas station near police and fire station, I'll definitely use it. I already make donughts cafés as they're main policemen need

The rest of office area looks well in a real, good AVR style.

I really like those paths with fences, and I'd like to ask, is there any possibility of releasing them on STEX? I would love to have that small addition in my CJ...

As you would say it in Polish: Bardzo dobra robota kolejny raz Darmok, z niecierpliwoscia czekam na wiecej!

[mayormommy 8]

Congratulations on 100 pages! It's taken me a while to catch up. Nice work on the last update - as a worker in a surburban office park I can really relate to those office buildings. I only wish our little picnic area was as scenic.  Thanks for keeping this going for so long - this CJ is like an old friend.

[Ramona Brie 121]

Sweet!

[seemurray2 21]

Beautiful update!  I can't believe how much detail you put into every area of your city!

[mightygoose 92]

damn you put so much work into so little space, im in awe agian

[ThePeoplesPerson 3]

That's a great looking waterfront, love what you did with the small hill as well, instead of just plow it away and push the excess off the edge of the map . That little path up the knoll would be a great lookout spot over the water.

[bokrif 18]

Oh.. Man, I missed that great collage! It is great! Thank you. It should have taken a lot of time, but IMHO worth it.

[cityhawk 12]

Hey Darmok, that area you outlined in the first pic looks kinda like New York state!...back on topic: I know everybody's going to start saying, "How dare you criticize the maker of one of the longest and best CJs around!" But I have one thing to say: The little piece of land jutting out in front of the promenade shouldn't be there, or the promenade should be extended onto that little piece of land. Hey, you said

do not hesitate to criticizequote>

, so I didn't! Anyway, everything else looks great, especially the knoll and the office buildings that you've chosen that go well with the surroundings. I can't wait for more, Darmok!

[SpecialEddie 3]

Amazing, Darmok! The attention to detail is great, and the sloping is well-terraformed!

[Shadow Assassin 336]

In fact those houses are not the ingame ones, look at the link section.quote>

They are! Marrast made some lots that replaced the default ingame lots for those apartments. They include Der Kuube, Wayside Arms, Louie's Tenements, and a couple of others. He made new lots because the old ones were well, ugly. And I'm glad for that.

[if you're still not convinced, check in the Lot Editor, they're marked with default Maxis naming schemes - they are stages 4 & 5. Or, remove them from your plugins. They'll still grow.]

Short but sweet update. Loving it. You can never have enough donut shops.

Cheers, SA

[jacqulina 162]

hi my friend as allways your updates are amazing,i love the way you show us just what you are going to do and then the finished result of that area looks fantastic,pics are allways amazing especially night ones have a great week

[yaptszwai 1]

Another great update pal... really luv your little park with the white trails...

wonderin how you can make such a smooth slope using roads only... you must be spendin a lot of time tryin'...really realistic... have u used any mods??

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dunno whether i should ask it here... but i have a little problem:

how can u reclaim flat land from the sea(waters i should say) with a smooth straight shoreline?? I've been tryin' your "street blocks" technique... but i cannot reclaim the land...

the cursor become red displayin sth like "unsuitable terrain" or sth like that

I can only use the street blocks to flatten the landscape...but not doing reclamation...

have u used any tools or mods?? or any other methods you've used?

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thx for readin lol...

doing a gd job, keep it up ^^

lookin forward to seeing your update soon =]

[Anarchy 0]

WOW nice CJ!!! I will need to read the rest.

[threestooges 0]

How have I missed two updates? You're not the only one who might need a thermometer... has it really been that long... oh well its good to be back. It is always a pleasure to see what you can come up with (both city and story). I have the feeling I missed something with the two ladies and their copious amounts of pipe smoke, but the pics more than made up for it. The promenade looks great, especially with the t-junctions around that office building. They look more like an addition to the area in front on the office than just part of the path up the hill/grassy knoll (incidentally, I hope there is no book depository nearby or there could be trouble). Those purple trees look pretty good there, where did you get them (if its not too much trouble)?

[godwin1020 1]

allright,,, being the reader-only, i'm still supporting u

[godwin1020 1]

allright,,, being the reader-only, i'm still supporting u

[dedgren 830]

WOW nice CJ!!! I will need to read the rest. quote>

Pack a lunch, Anarchy.  Pack a lunch.

[dedgren 830]

Oh, hey, John, I just picked up my passport.

I am speechless, except for thank you.

David

[ThomasAH 0]

hey Darmok
Again a nice update (like always) I like that riverfront, It looks beautiful with those parks and that knol...l
Thomas

[aldara6166 109]

Another great update John...I like the park area...very reminiscent of those parks I've shown in my CJ long ago...

It's always great to check in and see what you done...it's always a pleasant suprise...keep em coming...