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Wow! Actually I was there in el chalten this winter and I must say a little more color green and glaciers wouldnt hurt. But still I totally adore your work. Please let me see those nazca lines again but in a simcity way.

And also while were in latin america a really challenging scenery would be one of my favorite places, Cafayate region in Salta, Argentina. Red rocks and wineyards.

 

cheers

 

I can't say that I expected anyone who actually visted El Chaltén to see this - that's pretty cool! I'm jealous, the views must have been amazing.

Thanks for the feedback you gave me as well. The one Fitz Roy fall pic I was mainly working from only had a handful of green trees in it so I was a bit biased while making these pics lol, but after taking a second look at a couple other pics I would have to agree with you there.

I actually spent half a day trying to make a legit looking Perito Moreno glacier to go along with this, but I couldn't ever get it to look right so I decided to drop it. Maybe when my terrain modding skills improve enough.

I don't know about just having a Cafayate update alone - but I could certainly see a "famous wine regions" update sometime down the road. Perhaps Cafayate, Napa, Tuscany, Bordeaux, and my personal favorite, the Badacsony Hill region in Hungary. We'll see.

-korver

This CJ is, for me, already one of the breakthroughs of the year! That amazing level of detail...

 

Thank you for the kind words!

-korver

Although I am not the one to climb on mountains, I had fun to read. Stunning pictures again! And the hanging tents ...

 

Thanks for the kind words. The tents seem to be a hit.

-korver

Amazing work again!

 

Appreciate it.

-korver

All these pictures are excellent, but the first couple. Wow, the first couple

 

Glad you liked those pics, thanks for the comment.

-korver

Wow. Wow. Wow. (That terrain mod though!)

 

Thanks, glad you liked my terrain mod I made.

-korver

Globetrotter, reveal choices you have a quit broad selection of plugns sets to pop from one wrld in to the other. MMP´s and BAT´sre ver stylish excuted, well done !

 

Thank you very much for the support kschmidt. 

-korver

Awesome work korver! Really love that 2nd pic!

 

Thank you!

-korver

wow, very good!

Is this a thing? Hanging your tent somewhere.

 

Yeah,I didn't even know it was a thing either until I saw it on some Fitz Roy climbing documentary a while back. Which is also where I pretty much got the idea for this update. Thanks for the comment.

-korver

Oh man this is good. Ladies and Gentlemen, please do not forget korver when the Trixies season comes!

 

The T word already? Haha thanks!

-korver

The town are creek are gorgeous and an absolute treat to look at! Mountain campsite was also pretty cool. Admittedly SC4 isn't the greatest with massive mountain peaks but you've managed to capture that feeling pretty well. A treacherous one too, especially with those tents hanging off the mountainside... Curious though, what is the maximum elevation possible with your current custom terrain mod?

Keep up the great work!

 

Yeah the mountains certaintly weren't easy to make at all, but I think they came out looking okay. Not perfect by any means, but still pretty decent. The max elevation should be pretty close to where it needs to be I think, I just chose the option in the SC4Mapper that matched up with how tall Fitz Roy is in real life. Thanks for the comment!

-korver

The mosaic shot with the streams is stunningly detailed. I've always been more interested in urban landscapes than natural ones in SC4, but no matter ones preference the beauty of that image can't be denied(btw what mod are you using for the leafless trees in that image?)

A couple other none-entry related questions. Are you a member on SC4devotion? And if not, why not? It seems like there is generally a greater focus on landscaping CJ over there then on simtropolis. Plus a number of members have CJ/MD's on both sites. Also if you don't mind me asking, I'm curious about what you do IRL. Anything related to the gaming or artist world for instance?

 

Thanks for the support - the trees are actually an MMP I made from the CPVol02 prop pack using all the dead trees. I actually have a SC4D account so I might post some stuff over there but I haven;t really gotten around to it just yet. For your last question, unfortunately what I do in real life has nothing to do with being creative or artistic :/ This is just what I do for fun.

-korver

Applause! That village in particular

Are the powerlines yours? And are they available to download somewhere?

 

Thanks once again! They're just the Rural rivers project MMP poles over on SC4D.

-korver

Incrível !

 

Obrigado.

-korver

thank you for the beautiful pix and the image of vertical camping is inspired

 

Thanks, I see alot of people like that tent pic.

-korver

Not much more can be said...

 

Appreciate the comment.

-korver

Wow, some seriously amazing work you have created here, i enjoyed the storyline and all the work that has gone into it 

 

I wasnt really too sure about my story telling skills going into this - but its nice to see that people like the story line. So thanks for the confidence boost!

-korver

I continue to be impressed. Absolutely lovely work, the stream, all of it.

Though I have to commend your MMP work for the town. That is some impressive detailing!

 

Thank you. Glad you liked my village, took an eternity to lot it.

-korver

Hi,

Great work here!

In the lower right quadrant of the first pic, is a little building with a rusty tin roof.

Where might one acquire it?

Best,

H.

 

Thanks for the comment. You can grab that rusty little shack along with a couple others in Fordoniak's prop pack: http://www.simcitypolska.pl/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=344.You'll have to lot them however.

-korver

thanks so much!

 

No problem.

-korver

Nice! How did you get the tents attached to the mountain?

 

Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of SC4 you can't actually place a lot on a slope that steep - so to make that pic I made a custom lot with a couple of nbvc's tents and just photoshopped it on to the side of the mountain along with a couple lines I added as well. Here they are if you want them:

-korver

 I was there too last year and I was also able to get a picture of the mountains without clouds , I asked a swiss girl that was in our group to take me one before it got cloudy again which happened... 10 minutes ago, also, this is the best view available... minus the clouds but really impressive either way. I do agree, some glaciers wouldn't hurt for they were many.

I hope you might like the pictures. Great work!

 

Thanks for commenting and sharing those gorgeous pictures

I really wanted to incorporate some glaciers initially when I was creating this update, but unfortunately it seems almost impossible given the limitations of SC4 terrain mods. For starters, the mock ones I made could only go in a straight line and ended up looking rather silly - and there was seemingly no way to get any sort of smooth transition into the lake. I guess I could have just photoshopped some of them in there..  I'm still learning a lot about terrain mods and my skills are improving though, and I do have a few ideas about how to possibly tackle those issues - but probably not for Fitz Roy. Perhaps the Himalayas or Alps, if I ever reach that point.

-korver