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Absolutely stunning, once again!

 

Thanks, appreciate the support.

-korver

this looks awesome again, I don't have time to gaze at these pictures for the 20 or so minutes (each) that they deserve, so'll be back later!

 

Thank you very much.

-korver

So God-dam-GORGEOUS!

That second picture is quite the scene- did you use a desert style terrain controller and then layer some MMPs on top?

While that 3rd picture is strangely mesmerizing. Is this another terrain controller?

Keep this up! And get these entries featured, this is some incredibly unique stuff and I think also a first for SC4- true African desert.

 

In the second picture, I pretty much used _marsh_'s Sahara Terrain mod w/ a heavy dose of the Xannepan terrain brushes from Poseidon to give it more variation. After that, I used a variety of MMP paths/grasses to both create a seamless transition between the two and to detail the landscape.

In the third picture, I actually made my own mini terrain mod by exporting the "sand dune" looking texture from _marsh_'s Sahara terrain mod and made it more saturated/red. I then created new textures out of it, added it into my textures file, I then made my own terrain controller and used that texture at every elevation.

I've been thinking of getting featured but haven't gotten around to it just yet, probably will sometime soon. Thanks for the support though!

-korver

Oh my gosh! I don´t find words, that would match. I stay with simply wonderful, rest is silence and big eyes to the screen...

 

Thank you for that awesome compliment.

-korver

Awesome pictures; nice to see the african theme on the horizon of Simtropolis in such astouding detail, desire to go beyond the casual SC4 cities is hard to come by, well done !

 

Thanks for the comment once again - when it comes to SC4, creating truly unique and special places is my passion!

-korver

Wow, I don't think I've been so stunned and mesmerized by a series of images from this game in a long time. This is amazing.

 

Thank you for the praise. Glad you enjoyed it.

-korver

Absolutely stunning!

 

Thank you and thanks for the follow!

-korver

     Beautiful! 

 

Thank you.

-korver

WOW! Absolutely blown away, just like last time. You've captured the African atmosphere beautifully with your towns, landscapes and custom terrain.

 

Thanks! Glad I was able to replicate that African atmosphere despite the extremely small amount of African related plugins on the STEX.

-korver

korver: That would explain it. The JENX Poseidon terrain brushes contain two sandy brushes, which would explain why Heblem's paths are partially faded in your picture- the result of the terrain brush partially overlapping the MMP texture. I take it those yellow rocks are from c.p.? The desert variety?

 

I tried playing around with the the CP rocks but the color didn't mesh too well, so I just used some murimk brown bedrock and that one beige Sorchin rock mainly instead to complement some of the Heblem stuff around them.

-korver

HOLY CARABAOS. My god, what a fantastic work! Excuse me now, I need to lift my jaw.  

 

I have no idea what carabaos means - but I'll assume it's good, so thank you very much

-korver

I did come back to look again and I'm still amazed. How does an entry get featured on the front page? Without wishing to offend anything that is featured, something like this should be on the front page of the site for weeks. Not just for the quality or the effort involved; but simply because this is unique.

 

I actually just submitted it to be featured so you might be seeing it very soon.

-korver

Magnificent !!!

I almost expect your caravan to stumble across the ancient ruins of a long forgotten Roman border fortress at any moment!!

It goes without saying that you have gone to great lengths to create something new and exciting -- you have even engineered your own tools to make it possible !!

The rest of us are mere children doodling in a sandbox !!

 

Hmmm... Roman fortresses.. now you're giving some ideas.. Glad you like my work so much.

-korver

Reminds me of the when Ilikehotdogsalot was still active doing cities around the world.. Good times.

 

Nice work, it looks excellent.

 

I definitely was inspired by ilikehotdogsalot's CJ "World" when thinking of making this CJ, along with Heblem's "Our Mini Earth" and elavery's short lived "Scenic Routes Around the World" - with the exception that I'm planning on incorporating more of a nature/wildlife theme in addition to my cities as well. Appreciate the comment!

-korver

Excellent presentation man! Cars in the last pic seem a bit too large but that 2nd pic is off the charts!

 

Thank you. I definitely see what you're saying about the cars - something seems to be just a tiny bit off regarding that pic. Do you think the issue might lie with the fact that I might have made the streets a bit too narrow, or do the cars perhaps need to be rescaled slightly. I really like making those crowded, bustling market type pictures, but it's difficult at times - so it's very helpful having another pair of eyes to help me perfect it.

-korver

very beautiful work on this! wow!

 

Thank you very much.

-korver

Excellent Work!!!

 

Appreciate it!

-korver

Now that is really unique and beautiful. Great work.

 

Thank you, it means alot coming from the author of one of my all time favorite CJs on Simtropolis!

-korver

Excellent work on those pictures! I wholly agree that it captures the essence of the Saharan life, the harsh environment and the daily struggle for survival, yet people and animals still find a way to live and thrive in this nomadic life. 

 

Happy to hear that my pics brought out "the essence of the Sahara"

-korver

Damn! this is amazing.

 

Thank you very much!

-korver

Extremamente bonito!

 

Obrigado.

-korver

OMG!

 

Thanks for the comment!

-korver

My guess is that it has to do with scaling relationships. If you created all those marvelous props yourself then you might (if you are so inclined) might revisit and play with the respective dimensional properties you have given the cars, and even it looks like some of the people props as well. Course regardless of that the images are awesome in and of themselves..

What a treat though, it's rare these days to see such a different flavor come across the pages of Simtrop SC4....

 

After looking into it, it would seem like the main culprit would be nbvc's bedouins and most of motokloss's car props. And perhaps to a lesser extent, the VIP cars/nams people props. Nothing a little SC4 Model tweaker can't fix though - thanks for the feedback.

-korver

This is beautiful work. I imagine a ton of effort went into it, so great job

 

Many long nights for sure, but the end result definitely makes it worth it! I remember some of your awesome desert scenes from Royal Gansbaai a while back, definitely gave me some inspiration while working on this project. Appreciate the comment.

-korver

Unbelievable.  Un-effing-believable.  The time it must have taken just to find the right buildings, MMPs, etc., then the flawless balance and composition, the attention to detail, the cohesiveness of the images, the realism, the subtlety, the originality, the fact that I can identify old riverbeds in the seconds shot....I'm blown away.  Great work!

 

That's probably the best compliment i've gotten so far - thanks!

-korver