The Dells

It's interesting to compare the two pics where you mention the Literature and Languages Building (#4 and #5).  You really get a sense by looking at them of how powerful the C:S rendering engine is.  Other than the bluish tree-like things (personal preference - YMMV) I really liked this update - nice work!

 

David

You really need to quite desperately get a different LUT and look at your settings as that does look rather toygraphicish and CS can be so much more than toyish

It's interesting to compare the two pics where you mention the Literature and Languages Building (#4 and #5).  You really get a sense by looking at them of how powerful the C:S rendering engine is.  Other than the bluish tree-like things (personal preference - YMMV) I really liked this update - nice work!

 

David

Yeah, it really surprises me how amazing the engine is. Yeah, when I plopped those, it was night, and they looked much better at night. lol

You really need to quite desperately get a different LUT and look at your settings as that does look rather toygraphicish and CS can be so much more than toyish

Do you have any suggestions? I've come across a couple, but the one I'm using seems to be the clearest one. As far as setting go, once my cities get above 50k, I have to dial them down a little.

I suggest finding one that tones down the colours a bit to allow that rough detail to get in, possibly add a bit more grain effect

OK, here's the one I went with. These are the before and after shots:

Before:

After:

It's muted but not overly drab. Overall, this is the one that I liked the most, but I'm going to keep an eye out for new ones as they come out.