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Sorry for the long wait- RL Anyway, I have prepared something special- another huge mosaic, this time of the capital Bandar Sabah. From Sea to Mountains and everything in between across two large cities!- enjoy! BTW- for replies in the last update, check out the previous page More to come soon! Feel free to comment and +1

What's up guys, it's Escilnavia again bringing a teaser of this summer CJ. Once again, because of school work, I've been really busy. I've wanted to comment and rate on a lot of Cjs but yet have been to busy . Anyways Enjoy and um, here we go! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It's quiet... too quiet... (this is a real Sc4 pic!): HOLY MOLY ! SAND STORM! Run small caravan, run!: Luckily they reach the small village of Deiji, the people welcome the rich caravan, hopping to sell goods to these wealthy merchants: But back at home, (Al Kadir, remade) the sand storm has reached they're home city, hitting the Marina of Kadir! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hoped you enjoyed, if you did, please take the short time to rate, comment, +1, and/or like Thanks, Escilnavia

REPLIES - UPDATE 8: ee99 - lol Alejando24 - thank you mystic destiny - thank you skscreaper241 - thank you enam1478 - lol ok thanks esclivania - LOLtank you XD MamaLuigi495 - Y U MISS UPDATE?! KOLDUN - spasiba Jotauveefe - OK OK thank you P: bigro - my fault thank you NMUSpider - thank you Paulobergonci - thank you Evillion - thank you lol REPLIES - UPDATE 9 TEASER: Alejando24 - now you'll see escilvania - ty Simarco - thank you NMUSpider - lol here it is cyberboy94- 2 words : thank you MamaLuigi495 - thank you UPDATE: i thought it is time to go back to the past.. to the 60's... when the soviets still rulled Kamchatka. Due to the harsh weather I googeled a few historic pictures of the city we were in last update.. Ivantrop. Enjoy

Hey guys, in this update I'm going to explain some Stex files I like and somethin' special. I've been super busy lately, and I'm lucky I got this entry in... So please enjoy: Replies: Andrey km: Obrigado!! Mamaluigi945: Thanks buddy! TekindusT: Haha, yeah but it was a cargo ship (thanks for commenting) ggamgus: Haha, like I told TT (thanks for commenting) NMUSpidey: Thanks Spidey, glad you agree Spursrule (thanks for commenting) emperordaneil: Thanks 10000000000000: HAHA, Happy new year skyscraper: I'll take that as a compliment, Thank you! 111222333444: Thanks #'s Schulmanator: Thanks bud kakado_to_save: No prob, thanks for commenting. matheuspaulo: Obrigado! th3_jok3r: I got a better one, look at the entry, and the link 'ill be there Paris: honestly, I have no idea :|, I got them a long time ago, I do know they "are" on the Stex though! alerules: Obrigado, (see you on the USNW forums soon...) spursrule14: Thanks man, I'm honored. Benedict: Thanks ben, its a real honor once more Simbourgeois: Nice, I like that idea, I'll try it out some time . _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Riverside: Riverside is a little area I made, which is basically a little forest with multiple rivers, I will zoom out 1 level each update, I will zoom out if I get at least 10 rep points: (Zoom level 2, I believe...) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ STEX: RFR plop water pack 1: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/files/file/27199-rfr-plopwater-pack-1/# This file is from 'der_gammler,' the ploppable water I used above, I have to admit I love it, but they're are a couple of things you need to worry about. It is very squarish, so you have to flora the sides of the water really well to make a nice transition, this is the water mod I wanted CURB-Concrete Urban Retainers by Bipin: This: NOTE: PIcture is by Bipin: Left me shocked, this was one of the most incredible things I've seen on the stex, I myself have not tried it out, but you can tell by the reviews it's really good for RHW users. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ST: Remember to vote on the Trixies! We have 400,000 users give or take a thousand and we only have like 500 nominations, vote it up PEOPLE!! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I'm really sorry I only really provided 1 picture , I've been really busy, and I promise my next update will be special, if you enjoyed please rate, comment, like, and/or +1, Thanks, Escilnavia

New year, new projects. This time round, it'll be Canada's Toronto-Dominion Centre, a large financial complex located in the heart of Toronto. Constructed in the late 60's and gradually added to over the second half of the twentieth century, the TDC is home to almost 21,000 workers on any given day. This exceptionally large complex, consisting of 6 individual towers and a large glass pavilion, is spread out over an area expected to translate to 17x9 grid tiles in SC4. We'll also be modelling and releasing a seventh tower and smaller complex located near the main complex in real life, which is generally regarded as part of the centre as a whole. All seven towers will also be rendered and lotted separately from main the complex for those who would like to use them individually. Kellydale2003, who initiated this project, will be at the helm. He'll be taking care of most of the architectural modelling. I've joined him in his efforts and will be taking care of the grounds and the flora, as well as assisting in any way I can with texturing, night-lighting and the export. Kelly's far too busy BATing at the moment to be starting any BAT threads, but he has put together an accurate model sketch of the complex and has almost completed one of the towers already. He'd like you to know that the night lighting is still far from finished. I've been doing some basic work on the grounds of the main complex. (We've made the decision to alter the elevation of the grounds and some aspects of its design to better suit the game environment, but we're trying to stay as close to the real thing as we possibly can.) Done in the same way as the United Nations Project was, this will be a collaborative effort. If you're competent in 3ds Max (2010+), reliable and would be willing to assist with this massive project, even if only in a small way, we'd really love to hear from you. From my own experience I can say that working on a big project with other BATers can be extremely rewarding. We'll be trying our best to recreate this complex as accurately as possible and we'll be incorporating some of the most advanced BATing techniques available. We hope to have the model in a near completed state before the middle of the year. So, let's get started then...

Somewhere up far north.... ...let's go back to civilization.. Jårvelinna is a city and municipality of 41,742 inhabitants (31 January 2011) in the region of Northern Sjnömark in Sjoland. It is the most populous city in Northern Sjolands and the twenty-fifth most populous city in the country. Jårvelinna was founded on April 8, 1605, by King Charles IX of Sweden opposite to the fort built on the island of Ritisjala. This took place after favourable peace settlements with the Russians, which removed the threat of attack via the main east-west waterway, the river Jarva. The surrounding areas were populated much earlier. Jårvelinna is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia, at the mouth of river Sjnöjoki, which is an ancient trading site.

First War Memorial Now more than two years into a war with Queensferry, Schulmania has gained approval from the Supreme Wirdle to build the first war memorial in the nation. Most of the battle sites are either in enemy hands or in areas too dangerous to build such a place. But, in South Wirdleonia, where the garrison town of Little Castle stood before it was destroyed by enemy missiles, the area is safe enough to allow plans to proceed. All that remains of the town now is a large crater. It is that crater which the War Memorial Commission, in association with the Office of Military Construction and Schulmania National Parks wishes to preserve and make into the a memorial. Below is information about the plans and how you can help contribute to make this happen. First, a reminder of what was there before the attack… And what was done by Queensferry… How you can help: The plans drawn up for the memorial will cost 16,300 gold schulmonetas to execute. Once the sum has been raised, construction can begin. Schulmania is counting on the Simtropolis community to help raise these funds. Luckily, 3,000 schulmonetas have already been raised, so only 13,300 remain to be collected. How do you contribute? For each “like” on the Schulmania topic in Volume 3, a contribution of 1,000 schulmonetas will be recorded (thus, the 3 likes there already provide the 3,000 aforementioned coins). Where’s the proper place to like? It’s here: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/journals/698-schulmania/ . A “like” of the War Memorial post in Volume 3 will donate 350 schulmonetas. Where’s that? It’s here: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/journals/698/entry-15547-first-war-memorial/. And, a post of support in either Volume 2 (here: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/topic/24185-schulmanias-gated-community/) or Volume 3 (https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/journals/698/entry-15547-first-war-memorial/ ) will donate 200 schulmonetas. And, there’s one more way to contribute. A posted comment on the Schulmania Blog in support of the project will donate an additional 200 schulmonetas. Where’s that? It’s here: http://schulmania.info/blogengine.net/ . A running total of donations received will be posted on the Volume 3 update page until the amount has been raised. Thank you in advance for your support!

Selbring is back for 2012! And here is the first official update of the year... Welcome again, to Selbring as today we find ourselves in amongst the dense district of Stoddard Heights. A cleaner side of the inner-city of Selbring and is full of towers of all heights, widening the reaches of the financial and commercial center of Selbring. It is the one of yet the most beautiful parts of the Selbrinian Metro, and the part of Selbring which has the least graffiti on it's walls. As the sun sets at Selbring, the towers gleam at the light and the city descends into darkness. The city lights flick on, and brighten the streets of the city. People start their cars and drive home, or take a late evening stroll or clubbing around the city. And as the skies clear of clouds and smog, the towers are seen better and clearer, minus the yellow-green haze. THANKS FOR VIEWING!

Update Synopsis: Well, originally update 50 was going to be on the smaller scale as update 49 was the de facto celebration. Ooops... That didn't happen. So welcome one and all to Windemere & Taschereau's 50th update! We are returning to where it all began, in Eastburg. We will be taking a look at the town then, and now and looking at some of the many changes is has gone through. To mark the occasion a special banner was used above, and the original banner for this CJ is below to mark that we are in Windemere. So sit back, relax and enjoy! This is the original banner, which was never used on a new update here in the CJ Section. 50.1| When this CJ first came onto the scene, Eastburg was a peaceful small town. Not much happened, though it did feature a surprisingly large downtown area for a town its size. It had a few large buildings, a grocery store and common area. But that wouldn't last... 50.2 | As demand rose across the region, Eastburg appeared unchanged. Not much occurred in the town, with only a few housing developments being built. But that would soon change. Developers took note of the downtown core, large expanses of undeveloped land close to the largest city in Windemere. Soon, development sky-rocketed and several new office buildings and condos were built in Downtown Eastburg. 50.3 | The building to be most recently completed is Comalco Tower. This building took place of several smaller offices and a gas station. It has drastically changed the skyline of the Downtown area while also providing more employment to the area. 50.4| As part of the redevelopment of the former Shoppers Supermarket site, condominiums were constructed for those wishing to be close to downtown, but not have to work about all maintenance that goes with a house. 50.5 | As part of the new office building, a small walking park was built while large, mature trees were planted. It is now a favourite spot for residents in the downtown area. 50.6 | There was a lot of empty land when we first visited Eastburg. It only had a population of around 15000-20000. Many residents took pride in their small town with lots of green lands surrounding them. 50.7 | Now, though, development has begun to occupy these green spaces. This development continues to move its way north, with a new phase of housing just completed and another on the way. 50.8 | A new office building will soon find itself here, adding even more employment to the area. Eastburg is quickly changing from a bedroom community to a community where people can live and work. 50.9 | There was also a series of updates detailing the highway construction in Eastburg. Originally a 4 lane highway, it was quickly becoming congested through Eastburg. As part of the widening to 6 lanes, both interchanges were reconstructed. Once this interchange was completed, highrises were expected to pop-up as a result of zoning changes. But they didn't. 50.10 | Instead, they popped up at the other end of town, near the rail lines. Of course, many figured that someday large residential towers would be constructed by the other interchange. 50.11 | And those people would be right. Here we are at that interchange now. These new condominium towers have just recently been completed, causing a huge surge in population to Eastburg. With the completion of these 2 large projects the population now sits at 80 000 - a far cry from the small town days when it was 15 000-20 000. 50.12 | Even though these large towers aren't something you would find in a small town, there are still features which distinguish the development from the hustle and bustle of the city. One just needs to look at the layout of this development and the amount of trees that surround the buildings to remember they are in the suburbs. 50.13 | But even with the completion of these towers, there is still a lot more room to build up. All the empty space between the higher-density developments allows for similar style developments, which could push the population of Eastburg well beyond 100 000 some day... 50.14 | We finish of the 50th update celebration in style... with a huge night mosaic of course! This mosaic shows of a large swath of Eastburg as the lights of the night twinkle. As always, I hope you've enjoyed this update and are looking forward to more! Comments and replies are always welcome. I just wanted to thank everyone for commenting over the past 50 updates. When I started this CJ back at the end of August, I didn't really know how far it would go, what storylines would appear and really what the future would hold. Where, here we are at the end of the 50th update. Making to 50 updates was a hope, but I never thought I would reach it. So I want to thank everyone for continuing to comment, and here is to many more updates!

Update 50 - The Big 5-0: Then and Now It has been one year and eight months since the start of the District of Wenzel city journal. What follows is a mix of old pictures and new pictures of the areas. Also, I have multiple views of the region from various points throughout development. Martin County Statistics Population: 775,000 Townships: Charlotte, Sussex, Portland, Jefferson, Brittany, Martin, Hawthorne, Apostles Cities and Villages: Martin - 655,000 South Martin - 65,000 Hohler - 15,000 Jefferson - 7,500 Hawthorne - 5,000 St. Paul - 5,500 Jade - 5,000 Sussex - 4,000 Bayview - 2,000 St. Andrew - 1,000 Anchor - 1,000 North St. Paul - 800 Fort Orangeport - 400 Axelrod - 300 Unincorporated Communities: Fairchild Lexington Kinsman Trinity St. Mark St. James St. Peter Brandywine Junction National Highways: 20, 45 District Highways: 10, 15, 29, 31, 34, 42, 50, 67, 100, 111, 140, 230, 266, 315 County Highways: H, O, X, BB Airports: Martin Municipal Airport (2 Runways) Metro Lines: 8 Waterways: Brittany River, Penelope River, Christina River, Cedarwood Creek, Uttica Creek, Braddock Creek, Orchard Creek, Honey Creek, Portland Creek, Rosmarin River, Mine Run, Basil Inlet, Whitefish Bay, Newberg's Creek, Bitter Creek, Kewaunee Creek Colleges and Universities: 5 (Parquart University, University of Wenzel - Martin, Martin Luther College, St. Mary's College, Southall College) Stadiums and Arenas: Municipal Stadium (Baseball), Staples Center, Hollins Arena, Red Raiders Stadium, Nelson Everest Field, Andrew Marshall Track and Field Size: 288 Square Miles Land: 240 Square Miles (Estimate) The region before men came. Men came and carved out many acres of farmland and founded the port cities of Martin, Hawthorne, and St. Paul on the Brittany, Penelope, and Christina Rivers respectively. Martin at the mouth of the Brittany River (which travels inland the farthest) has spread to its current form and is the seat of Martin county government, District of Wenzel government, and Wenzel National government. Hawthorne and St. Paul are poised for growth as suburbs. Very early Martin. Martin continued to spread west along the peninsula to the north of the Brittany River. "Old Town" today is home to the headquarters of a number of global companies, and also the county and district governments. Martin has spread all around the confluence of the Brittany River, Bitter Creek, Orchard Creek, and Honey Creek. Only the East Flats remain undeveloped for now. The first river road, now District Highway 50, leads through many lush farms along the Brittany River. More farms south of the river along what will be District Highway 10. The pristine river and farmland with Martin Road Bridge crossing the Brittany River. Near the mouth of Portland Creek, District Highways 50 and 230 intersect. The Brittany River Road, now Brittany River Boulevard (D50) is surrounded by high-rises and workshops. A larger bridge spans the Brittany River parallel to a rail bridge. Now District Highway 15 runs along this stretch known as Grand Avenue north of the river and South Eighth Street south of it. Capital Square and Park, the seat of Wenzel national government. The intersection of District Highways 50 and 230 is considerably more developed and expanded. Municipal Stadium is nearby. Southall Park and Southall College now. The near north side. The intersection of future North Prospect Avenue and East Orchard Avenue. Farms between Orchard and Honey Creeks. Development of Cramer Neighborhood. Carving out Lincoln Terraces. Cramer Neighborhood today. Lincoln Terraces around the intersection of North Prospect Avenue and East Orchard Avenue. The Near North Side today. District Highway 29 intersecting with future Oklahoma Avenue. Undeveloped intersection of District Highways 34 and 15. This intersection of South Wisconsin Avenue (D29) and East Oklahoma Avenue is one of the busiest in the county now. Now the simple intersection of D35 and D15 is now a complicated intersection of three major thoroughfares. National Highway 45 also piggybacks on Hawthorne Avenue (D34). Further development around Sixteenth Street. The extent of development west at District Highway 15. The apple orchard is the future site of Applewood Neighborhood. Development encroaching on the orchard. The region through the years Check out the District of Wenzel Street Map to get an idea where we are. Tell me what you think of the new map style (scroll down to the farthest south area of google map style). I am currently overhauling and adding many new maps, keep checking it out! Thanks for 50 great updates! I hope we have an even more successful next 50!

Update Two | Imperial Kingdom of Okaiken Short Name: Okaiken Long Form Name: Imperial Kingdom of Okaiken Native Name: Area: 50,162.40 mi2 Population: 60,940,000 Population Density: 337.1km2 GDP Per Capita: ε17,181 GDP: ε926,546,194,197 Government Type: Unitary Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy Head of the Government: Toshiro Kurosawa, Prime Minister of Troix Head of State: Emperor of Troix Figure 1: A Map of Troix To view full size, right click and press "View Image" Figure 2: Location of Troix in Adonia To view full size, right click and press "View Image" History Troix (formerly called Mitoyagi) was founded in 1968 in what was called the 'Quiet Revolution'. Troix came from the Etruscan word "trois", literally meaning three. Variations of the country name include in 三 Sanese. According to records, Troix was first settled by the Atsus, which was a tribe that primarily fish and gather food in the islands. Gradually the Atsus were driven south, and foreign invaders eventually settled in the island of Halcon, which then became the Miyagi Empire. Also during that time the new settlers established an early form of Shoto, a religion, in the country. However, the empire didn't last long as it fell on a civil conflict that lasted 86 years, also known in Troix as the Great Sanese War. At that time, 3 major powers appear, the Honda Clan, headed by Honda Teremuto, the Ogasawara Clan, headed by Ogasawara Jinchiro and the Minato Clan, headed by Minato Josetsu. After the war, the nation continued to civilize and it developed laws that primarily reflect their Peilanese counterparts. Also during that time, the nation underwent a period of social upheaval, political intrigue and also constant military conflicts between daimyos. Notable events from that period include the Bodaijō War and the Kidnapping of Crown Prince Futaku, which would later lead the united islands as the Kyōtsū Emperor. After several conflicts and political disputes, the nation was finally united by the Honda Clan in 1401 and they establish the permanent capital in Okashi. During this period, the nation went into a cultural revolution, establishing many forms of art such as the ukiyo-e, a form of wood block printing. The nation also enforced sakoku, in which foreigners and citizens are not allowed to enter the nation and foreign trade only took place in special designated places. However, everything changed when the Saito Emperor took over the throne. He abolished the government's bakufu system and he made a constitution from Western Althenian laws such as Posillipo's and Insulo's. With the restoration of the emperor, Troix underwent a dramatic growth in the economy and the nation established a formidable force in the Armed Forces. In 1921, the constitution is redrafted to reflect the nation's growth in military and economic power. During this period Troix expanded the reaches of its empire to other places in Eastern Adonia such as Southern Peilan and the Kwangju Peninsula. In 1948, however, Troix's imperial growth was prevented and its territories were occupied because of the nation's participation in the Great Adinian War. The nation tried many ways to prevent invaders from occupying Troix by implementing suicidal tactics. The islands were defended but Troix lost its territorial gains. After the Great Adonian War, the nation continued it's growth economically and militarily, but the nation would soon fall to several protests, leading to the Quiet Revolution of 1968. The ruling government was dissolved, and the country underwent several changes, including the renaming of the nation and its cities. By the 1980's Troix's growth is so quick many people think that it would lead to a bubble. The bubble burst in 1987, and the nation suffered an economic crisis that would lead to the Referendum of 2011, which restored the emperor's power as the ruler of Troix. Figure 3: Hitoshi River, near Okashi Figure 4: Central District of Okashi Figure 5: The Palace of Okashi

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Well... a long time has passed since my first addon was released for the 125-years celebration... So over the past few weeks I've been busy to refresh some of the old items and produce a load of new ones for a second addon... While discussing, lotting, modding and testing these items, a number of screenshots evolved - making up this small update :-) If you are considering to start your own logging industry, you're invited to browse my "Cheat Sheet: Logging in Rural Areas" which gives you a complete overview of all logging-related items you'll need for a good start... See you there :-)

22. Lowkee's Terrain Mod of Ridiculous Awesomeness. On February 4 Lowkee released his LK Appalacian Terrain Mod, and my mind was completely blown. I've used Meadowshire for years. I love it. I love the gentle white powder of fresh snowfields, The soft grey of higher elevation rocky ground. Purple wildflowers incorporated into the mid elevation textures. The greenness that reminds me of Western Washington in May. That same brilliant green in the alpine reaches. In short, from sea level to the top of the mountains it fits the region I want to play on. It does such a good job that I've stuck with it even when the HD Pyrenees Terrain Mod was released by TSC. Then Lowkee's Mod came along. I know he's been working on it meticulously for what seems like years, and the effort shows. So I downloaded it, made a fresh rendering Plugin folder and opened up my test region. Here's Mt. Baker before with Meadowshire: And the same Mountain with Lowkee: Moving up to the Granddaddy of the region, Mt. Rainier, with Meadowshire: And again with Lowkee: Although the terrain texture is great the rocky area devoid of greenish textures between the yellow-tans and the snow was greater than I wanted for my region. So with some advice from Lowkee on how to not shoot myself in the foot I fired up Reader and pulled the snow textures down to cover most of what had been bare rock. But before we get to the results of that experiment let's get up close with the knitty gritty of the textures. 1. Mt. Rainier zoomed out. I like how the newer textures lend themselves well to glacial buildup on further out zoom levels. Of course meadowshire was nice in that the fresh white look was good for imitating a fresh snowfield. It's really too bad both can't coexist at once. 2. Closer zoom of the current summit crater of Mt. Rainier. That hard pack / ice look just gets better and better. 3. One of the Transitions on Mt. Rainier from snow to ground. On the default there would be a large zone of rocky scree slopes here. Those look very, very good too but I just tweaked it so it's more like what you find on Mt. Rainier, with the snow coming all the way down to the greenish areas. 4. An 'arm' of Mt. Baker. Here we see the greener textures nicely. Those little blips in the middle near the shore are flora from the next pic. 5. Just some random HD flora on an HD texture. Shiny 6. Black Butte on Mt. Baker, which is actually the core of a previous summit. The snow looks a little patchy here because I was playing with the cliff properties when I took this. 7. Same tile, rotated, with some wintery versions of HD flora. 8. Same area, zooming in a little. 9. Same, next to max zoom. 10. Another brown to snow transition in the High Cascades. 11. More barren upper elevation terrain with C.P.s doug firs to give an impression of scale. 12. Back in the Scott Bluff tile of Crater Lake. 13. It blends so good. And finally, here's a shot of my region with Meadowshire, taken immediately before installing Lowkee's terrain. And now with the entire region rerendered with Lowkee's. (You'll notice I also took the oportunity to do a little remodeling on the Bluewater River and the southern coastline to clean up some issues). Also, you can see the effects of pulling the snow textures down. The snow level is not a little lower than what it was before and shows up on some of the other ridges and mountains than just the volcanoes. So there you have it; there's a new sheriff of Terrain mods. It is just the terrain textures that Lowkee has finished. The cliff texture he made is also excellent and blends perfectly with his terrain. The beach is still good but not really a super polished product (since many will undoubtably use Marsh's HD beach textures or rivit's). The water included is also excellent, however Shock Therapy over at simpeg just released his HD rework of the classic Brigantine and made a variety of coloration for it; I think it's a must have. Lowkee's Terrain Mod can be found on the LEX (requires free registration) here: http://sc4devotion.c...php?lotGET=2753 Be warned; the HD texture pack that is a dependancy is something like 50 Megs, but it's well worth every byte. Also be sure to read the documentation if you have one of Lowkee's Flora Tuning Parameters installed. I know this whole update is like a giant add but hey, I love this terrain mod. Over the next couple update's you'll see how it shines when we take the flora to it. (And holy cow does it shine). Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below; they're all appreciated. Don't be afraid to rate and +1 if you're so inclined. See you all next time. Hmm.... I'm going to need to make new banners now. Anyways!: @ ten trillion, Huston, emperordaniel, gugu3: Thanks guys very much for your comments; I'm glad you like it! @ spursrule14; Thanks! Awards are always a good thing. @dzekins: Sorry but I don't really. There are some ploppable people in the VIP packs or the RFR stuff I think, but they are doing specific scenes, like fishing. @Adooxx: Thank you. There are many plopable water mods out there that you might want to take a look at. There's tahoe, edmonton, Dusktroopers, srotchin's, jeronij's, etc...

Replies abracadabraz85: Thanks! ggamgus: The number keeps getting bigger! Evillions: Thanks! I am a big fan of your work! sucram17: Thanks! I like desert cities. TowerDude: Yes you can swim, the beaches are not too crowded at all. TekindusT: I hope to continue setting the bar higher. Treka: Thanks! 10000000000000: I use a sidewalk mod. If you STEX sidewalk mod you should find it. I had forgotten about those horrible red brick textures. I use nothing from maxis anymore except the roads pretty much. I love Atlantsia by the way. MamaLuigi945: With such a shortage of middle eastern/north african buildings you really have to blend in many others to prevent constant repetition. folokashi: Thanks, it is a school from a japanese site. emperordaniel: I hope you have recovered so you can see the latest update! hahei: Thanks! ladybug2: Thanks! tankmank: Yes we do need more BATs for this part of the world. Unfortunately I cannot BAT and don't have the time to learn. simfreak1998: Thanks! VMIUJcadet09: Thanks! Lagouira's skyline mostly consists of low-rise commercial and residential buildings built in a typical north african architectural style. Lagouira however does have a few notable skyscrapers including the Gharbiyyan Interior Ministry building which was built in the 1970s and towers 113m (371ft) above the city. The Gharbiyyan Parliamentary Building is perhaps the most modern-looking structure in the city and houses offices of all the most important people in the country. Across the road from the Parliamentary Building is Gharbiyya's largest shopping complex. Near the Medina is the Djama'a al-Kebir Mosque which gently illuminates the night sky. Finally, I will leave you with an overview of the city... and a huge mosaic. Thank you again for visiting the great country of Gharbiyya and the city of Lagouira.

Update Three - New Friscia Short Name: New Friscia Long Form Name: Federation of New Friscia Native Name: Fédération de Nouveau Fríscie Area: 663,159.48 km² Population: 74,962,417 GDP Per Capita: ε33,332 GDP: ε2.51 trillion Government Type: Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Head of the Government: Madeleine Desaulniers (LP), First Minister Head of State: Sofia Auro Colette IV, Queen of Posillipo Map One: Nation Map Map Two: World Map Image One: Lamare National University Image Two: Central Business District of Lamare Image Three: Capitol of New Friscia Thanks for viewing, please comment, rate, and tell your friends. For more information on USNW, please visit our site.

Thanks a lot for you comments, as you know I am retiring progressively for lot of reasons but had small time for opening 3ds the last week ends: So I worked a little bit on EDF tower:

Replies k50dude & packersfan: The cathedral can be found here http://toutsimcities....php?view=1588. The medina is created through the Lot Editor tool and is all eye-candy. TowerDude: There are some Hong Kong buildings in there also. emperordaniel: Remember me for the 2012 trixies! kakado_to_save: Thanks! TekindusT: Your kind words mean a lot! escilnavia: Thanks! ggamgus: That is a big number! 100000000000000: Thanks! I hope I got the correct number of 0s in your name. IL.: Thanks! MamaLuigi945: I like the Nafmis store also. b22rian: Thanks! titanicbuff: Thanks! Fox: Thanks! Evillions: To even be mentioned in the same sentence as Gansbaai is a huge honour. Simbourgeois: Thanks, I hope to visit North Africa one day. Anur: Thanks! TurtleShroom: Most of the middle eastern buildings are by frogface. Just search frogface in the STEX. Paulobergonci: Thanks! Today's update is a mosaic of the city of Lagouira. Enjoy!

^ What do you think? Ya I know...its awesome! Ahhhhh....welcome back! Sorry I haven't had an update for sometime. School has just started so I am either taking notes in contemporary social problems, urban geography, US History or Algebra! Four fun classes! It's going to be a fun semester, I can tell you that! Anyway.....lets get down to business beacuse YOU decided to see this excellent CJ if I do say so myself.... 16.1- City Overview Welcome to Astoria: the city of canals! Astoria is located about 40 miles east from Auburn. Astoria is roughly modeled after Amsterdam beacuse of its canal system. In a recent census, 64,000 residents live in Astoria. Tens of thousdands of visitors make their way to Astoria via train or by car. Its a popular destination for many Victorians(citizens of the country of Victoria). The city is divided into different parts or wards, escpecially in the city center. Lets take a tour of this wonderful city! 16.2-Downtown overview Downtown is located right in the middle of the canal system. The majority of residents work in the downtown ward. Sadly, after 5PM, downtown is not known for its nightlife. Nightclubs, bars, and eateries are found in other wards surrounding the downtown area. Nevertheless, in the daytime, its quite breathtaking. 16.3-Downtown skyline Just a closeup of the downtown skyline. 16.4-Marina District The Marina District is more of a commecial shopping district. Many shops line the tree-lined streets. Its a nice place for a peaceful Sunday afternoon. 16.5-Denny's Denny's is alwasy crowded between 11PM and 2AM. Why? there are lots of hungry kids that make there way to Denny's on the corner of Fig Street and Walnut Street. An average bill for four hungry teens is around $37.65 @ 1AM. Its a popular destination for youth at night and the rest of the population during the day. 16.6-Tram Depot The city operates a large tram system. A place is needed to house the many trams that run on city streets during the day. The park accross the street is know as Trolley Park. 16.7- Waterfront The Waterfront is a popular destination for tourists and residents. Often people ride bikes, walk their dogs or sit on a bench and view the sunset. Shoppers browse the shops lining Harbor Drive. Its a very nice place in the evening. 16.7-South Marina South Marina is home to serveral law firms. Its also known as the Justice District. 16.7-Astoria City College ACC is home to more than 12,000 students. The college is located on its own ward thus having its own name, the College Ward. The ATS or Astoria Tranist System serves the college. Between the hours of 9AM-3PM,the college ward is very packed with tons of students. 16.8-ACC closeup Just a closeup of the heart and soul of the campus. 16.9- Professor housing Professors have their own housing. The college built a small number of 3 bedroom houses. Students are not allowed to visit the professors in their homes but nonetheless, the teachers of ACC have a very easy commute. 16.10-Chinatown overview Chinatown is home to a large number of Asian immigrants. Around 4500 Chinese live in this ward. During the day the streets are filled with people spending the day in Chinatown. After dark, Chinatown is run but the notorious Triad gang. They are heavily involved in the distribution of illegal fish to the many chinese restaurants. The city has tried to crack down on the Traids but to no avail. 16.11-Mao Zedong Park Zedong Park is the main park in Chinatown. The park provides a small getaway from the urban lifestyle that many chinatown residents have. 16.12-Chinatown Waterfront The waterfront is named after Chiang Kai-Shek. its also another popular destination for many residents. it also provides a small escape from the urban setting. 16.13-Great Temple The Great Temple serves the religious neess of the community. Around 2300 people can fit inside the building. Xi Shopping district lies behind the Great Temple. 16.13- Gaumont Mall The Gaumont Mall is the largest shopping mall in the country of Victoria. over 580 stores are located inside. 16.14- Gaumont Mall traffic problems Traffic near the mall can be quite problematic escpecially on the weekends. An average of one accident occurs every 23 minites on the streets that surround the mall. 16.15-Northern Blvd. Northern Blvd is notorious for terrible traffic choke points. Even though there is a tram system, traffic can be quite a nightmare during the rush hour period. 16.16-Admiral Kidd Golf Course Admiral Kidd is a famous navy admiral of the Royal Army. The golf course was named after him in honor of his brilliant service to the country. 16.17-Another view A different view of the golf course. 16.17-Allied Gardens The posh neighborhood of Allied Gardens. 16.18- Sillery Sillery is aslo known as the French Quarter. 16.19- The heart of Sillery The corner of Rue Sainte-Jean and Boulavard Rene Leveque. 16.20-de Gaulle Park 16.21-de Gaulle Elementary School 16.22-City Hall 16.23-Kenwood Market Place 16.24-Opera House 16.25-Hard Rock Club, Library, Astoria History Musuem 16.26 Underground Mall 16.27- City Park and Construction of the Arena 16.28-Rendering of the Arena 16.29-Switchyard 16.30-Union Station 16.31-Convention Center 16.32-North Astoria 16.33- Woodhaven 16.34-Porter Square 16.35-Standley Middle School 16.36-Davis Square 16.37-El Camino Memorial Park 16.38-Astoria Hills overview 16.39-Downtown Astoria Hills 16.40- Sprawling suburbs 16.41- James Brown Memorial Bridge 16.42-Million dollar views! 16.43- 8:15 into the city 16.44- Astoria Narrows Bridge 16.45-Evergreen Point Bridge 16.46-Astoria @ dusk YOU do know that you are allowed to leave comments!

WEDDING DAY - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012 - 11:00 AM Welcome, everyone, to the first Adonian Royal Wedding of the year! Today is the much-anticipated wedding between His Imperial and Royal Majesty Charles the First, King of Grand, Emperor of Belluterra, King of Malo, Prince of Tarskya, Grand Duke of Royale, Duke of Long Island, Count of Long Creek, Count of Skarr, and Count of Lake Tranquil, and Miss Jóhanna Anna Guðrúnsdóttir of the Republic of Gamat. 93 state guests are coming to the wedding, hailing from 23 different nations, 15 of which are members of the Union. In addition to these esteemed guests, who are staying at the Great Western Palace, situated on a narrow peninsula at Grand Island's northwest corner, thousands of others are also expected to attend, though for security's sake, they will be in a different part of the cathedral than the official guests. Besides the thousands who will see the event in person, millions, if not billions, are going to be watching this live on TV, the Internet, or what have you. Here is one of many gardens in the world-famous palace, which is one of the largest built in the modern era, construction beginning several years before the Great Adonian War (1947-1952). This particular area is a memorial to the devastation caused by the GAW and associated conflicts, such as the Trentanno-Belluterran invasion and occupation of Grand, which lasted from 1941 to 1951, when the nation was liberated by the Posilliponian Armed Forces. Emnity between Grand and Trentannia has already died down, though; an example of the very good relations between the two nations now is the fact that the Trentannian King, Richard IV, and his wife Queen Julia, have been invited to the wedding. As you can see, a few dozen people have already begun to gather for the wedding, which will begin quite soon. Here, en route to the Cathedral of Saint Francis (patron saint of the nation), we pass an area of the gardens dominated by tall, shady trees and beautiful decorative fountains in all shapes and sizes. This is one small part of the Fountain District of the palace, which covers nearly two square kilometers - larger than the Vateo, home of the Pope. Deeper into the Fountain District, the fountains designs become more varied, and the pathways start to take unusual twists and turns, frequently crisscrossing each other. This is one of the most popular parts of the palace for tours, and is also one of the newest sections; the last fountain was switched on for the first time in 1989. Getting back to the main path, we pass an outdoor hot tub, a miniature rose garden, and a statuary dedicated to famous figures from thorought history. As the time draws nearer, the crowd seems to be getting bigger... Finally, we arrive at the cathedral, which almost everybody has already entered. Discounting civillian residences that used to be located here, this was one of the first buildings begun on the site, before the palace was ever concieved of. It was heavily damaged during the occupation era, as it was the focal point of a stronghold for Royalist troops. From a combination of Trentannian bombing and Belluterran shelling, very little was left of the structure by the time the town, and the palace, was liberated by the Posilliponian Navy in March 1951; what was left was torn down soon after for salvageable building materials. Starting in 1957, reconstruction began on the cathedral, and by 1975, it had been rebuilt and rededicated. Everyone is now inside, and all that is missing is the bride and her father, who are due to arrive very soon. His Imperial and Royal Majesty, King-Emperor Charles I Miss Jóhanna Anna Guðrúnsdóttir The bride has arrived! All eyes are on her as she, accompanied by her father Guðrún Arnarssón, moves forward to take her place by the altar next to Charles. She is wearing a beautiful, yet simple in design, wedding dress made from Ruterian silk, and having designs taken from nature sewn into various parts of the dress in gold thread. She is also wearing a Gamic wedding crown made of branches, leaves and minerals of her сhoice, with traditional Gamic charms hanging from it, designed to make a musical tinkling sound as she walks down the aisle, to protect her from malicious spirits which, according to Gamic tradition, love to wreak havoc upon newlyweds. Jóhanna's Wedding Dress At the altar, the groom's brother, the Prince Imperial and the Louwahkutapaht (head of the Church of Grand) are stationed to officiate over the wedding. Charles is wearing his ceremonial uniform as Commmander-in-Chief of the united armed forces of Grand, Belluterra, and Malo; complete with the sword "Wansisart", a relatively ancient heirloom of the Kingdom of Grand, passed down from King to King since the 16th century, when it was in possession of King Francis Roberts I, who founded the Royal Kingdom of Grand in the mid-1500s. The only time it has ever been out of the country since it was made was during the GAW, when King Francis V took the sword with him when he was forced to evacuate in the face of the advancing Belluterran Army and Trentannian Navy. Wansisart They have now reached the altar, and the wedding ceremony has officially begun. The two of them are now bowing together before the Prince Imperial and the Louwahkutapaht, the Emperor handing his brother the ceremonial sword, and the famous Gamic singer handing the Louwahkutapaht her artistically-designed bouquet of Khwint roses, as is tradition at Grandian royal weddings. Now the sword and roses have been placed on the altar, the King-Emperor and soon-to-be Queen-Empress, who are still kneeling, holding each other's hand, while reaching out with their other hand to touch the bouquet and sword, respectively. They are now about to take their vows of fealty to the nation, and to each other.

Replies @111222333444; ggamgus; TekindusT; 100000000000; evanm1487; Gugu3; sucram17; KHRYSTOF; testuser1234; Simbougerois; Folokashi; HarryFlown: Thankya all very much for your great comments, guys! @NMU Spidey: uuuuhm. It's definitiveley from a japaneese site, I think it was Hide&seek. @jowert20: Great! I hope U like it! @Benedict: As always: great news @Drago in U82: 3rd pic, bottom right. Don't worry because of the bad frequency of my updates. I still love playing SC4 and updating DI but I got many other projects running as well, a busy RL job and so on..... U83:Day N' Nite (Longhu 2.0) Heya and welcome to the eightythird update of my CJ Dragon Islands.... Today I will show you two mosaiques out if the WIP 2.0 version of my city Lònghú. I rebuildt it because the old version of the city just looked creepy compared to it's neighbouring cities which where buildt months later. The first mosaique shows the citie's highrise district to it's west at night, the second mosaique gives you a quick impression of the downtown area and it's beach before stretching to the western highrise district again. Both of them are avaiable in full res. too, just click the link below. I hope you've liked this update, greetings, DragonSkimbo.

Park Towers Apartments Okay here are the night lights, I still have to add the spot light on the terraces and work on the glass a little more. Not much I have said but it's almost done, I can't believe it, and I have started this last year thank you to Heblem.

REPLIES: vivadanda, ee99,Alejhandro24, MamaLuigi495, Schulmanator,Urielgarcia, jakis, testuser1234, Waterclaw, Nathan_spicy.. thank you for commenting UPDATE: now from 1970-1980... when the U.S.S.R was at it's peak.. the development in Ivantrop was very high. Growth was in the entire city. **WARNING- A TRAILER FOR NEXT UPDATE**

Park Tower Apartments Okay guys, I have added the trees and the bushes on the ground floor again, all I have to do on this model is fix the cutains on the other sides of the building re-texture the HVAC unit, decrease the reflection on the small roof junks, make new rail for the front of the building by scratch again, texture the garage area and do the night lights not the windows, I did that back in 2011 around august I think. I have to add direct lights and a few omnies here and there. I hope you guys like the glass texture now, I tried my best to fix it the best way I can, oh yea and do not mine the black lines on the faced of the building I will remove them.

I've been doing a little more work on the grounds. Everything, including the flora, is still a work in progress, but you should get the general idea. I think I kinda went a little overboard modelling some of the restaurant furniture... I'm at the point now where I'm starting to blur the lines between making stuff for SC4 and making stuff for production renders. I guess every bit of modelling practice helps too!

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Been busy... going slow but here is a close scale how it will look in game, the actual scale is real life scale (not yet stretched to 125% 133%), this is an interesting building due its angles and shapes that made me study for hours its design by looking many pictures including bird eye... also been working with glass, note the reflections are plain gray still to make the reflection panel of the city.

I built a city I was very proud of this morning....then I saw this city. 5/5

Well guys, while I create an update for you, here's some pieces of my bid to the Simlympics! Sign up, compete and bid at http://simsports.darkbb.com Some of you already know that I left the USNW to find new opportunities, so I decided to be unionless for a while and to compare the 2 major Unions, AIN and USNW. So what Union should I pick, AIN, USNW or stay Unionless? Please help me

24. Pine Harbor Welcome back folks! Today we cautiously peek over the edge of the crater near Pine Hill Park. 1. approaching the harbor (north is down and to the left) 2. Java Hut; because the Ring of Fire, just like the real Pacific Northwest, runs on coffee. Also, the tunnel used to access the small harbor. The terrain is far too steep to ram a road up the side of the cliff. 3. Pine Hill's houses have a view of the air facilities. 4. They also have a view of the boathouses. 5. Some even have a view of rocks. I still can't get over how detailed Lowkee's terrain is. Just look at those textures! 6. The air facilities. 7. The old breakwater, with the air facilities now filling in the backside. It may be a lake but it's large enough winds kick up significant whitecaps. 8. There's none of those to bug the pilots today though. 9. Boating facilities. 10. The boat launch and yacht club. 11. The marina. 12. Zooming out on the harbor. 13. There's a viewpoint precariously situated above the harbor. It's a 233 meter drop to the water below (assuming falling objects manage to bounce through the trees) 14. It has the sparse vegetation characteristic of the higher elevation. 15. And finally a mosaic. The harbor as viewed from the viewpoint. That's all for this week. Thanks again for stopping by! If you also follow my CJ on simpeg and are wondering where the rest of this update went, don't worry it'll be here next week. I split it to try and control the length a bit. As always your comments are most welcome; please leave them below, and if you feel like it rate and +1. @everyone; 20,000 pageviews! Thank you all for watching! You guys give me the motivation to keep on going. @ten trillion, SimcityFuturist, TS_Venture, folokashi, Vlasky; Thank you all very, very much for your kind words. Detail is what I strive for, and how the new terrain mod lets me do more with less is absolutely phenomenal. @csxt602; Thanks! as grstudios points out, it is indeed Heblem's sands. They are absolutely a perfect tool for paths and the like. @grstudios: Thank you, sir! But I feel I have to point out that Marsh and Yan are the real MMP masters; my work isn't quite up to the bar they set yet. You'll notice that both Corsica and Gansaabi/Sandalwood do some things that I haven't yet. And sadly I don't make a living from these skills: I live in America, where we don't have jobs and you can only start something of your own if someone will just hand you money. lol.

23. Pine Hill Park Welcome back everyone! This time we jump back up to the Crater Lake area. From our last tile here-Scott Bluff-we head east to the tile of Pine Hill. Pine Hill is a largely agricultural tile which I'm using to shamelessly build commercial demand for the next tile north of it; sunrise point. This one is still under construction but today I just wanted to show off the 'park'- which is really just my MMP playground since I'm still gushing over Lowkee's terrain. I promised you all flora on top of the new terrain, so that's what we'll see today with a little nature hike. 01. Off the Crater Lake Highway is the parking lot for the park. It has a loop trail around Pine Hill. Yes, there's actually a couple tiles of buildings in this flora update. 02. Starting off on our trail. This high area of the eastern cascades has a drier climate than what we've seen so far to the south and west of here. The forests tend more towards pine with little undergrowth, and large areas are covered by grasses and lichens instead of the temperate jungle found at lower elevations. 03. The trees are sparser in the drier climate too. 04. And more rocks poke out of the groundcover. 05. The trail drops down into grassy areas. Once this part of the hill was logged but not replanted so it turned to wild pasture. 06. Smaller trees and shrubs have established themselves where there is runoff. 07. Some of the rockier terrain textures poking through. 08. On the rockier and more barren NE slope of the hill. 09. More rocks, this time all the way down to zoom 6. 10. More of the awesomely detailed ground texture. How much of that grassy space do you suppose is MMPs? 11. Not much. 12. Just some of nbvc's rocks, a touch of Heblems sand and Yucatan flora MMP, with a light sprinkling of giraffe's bushes and VIP pampas grass. 13. Small Firs on the edge of the wooded areas. 14. Hey look! wildflowers 15. More wildflowers 16. Looping back around towards the parking lot. 17. The trail comes alongside the road again. A couple of small rocky hills in the foreground. 18. On the road north. 19. The rocky embankment along a curve in the road. 20. flora along the road out. 21. Overview of the Park. (ahem. ignore the blue stripe in the top left, the shoreline is completed now but not when i took these) Thanks for stopping by everyone! I hope you enjoyed the trip. Remember you can always leave your thoughts below in the comments, and if you want feel free to rate and +1. Next time we'll see the small communities of Pine Hill. Hmm....seems those banners are still the same. Note to self: update those. Anyways, onward! @ten trillion: Thanks! He sure did, and I hope the results meet your expectations. @harrythecat: That's kind of the idea since I was showcasing a terrain mod. @emperordaniel: Me too. I'm having a hard time getting over how good the terrain textures look. I just want to flora, not zone! @avrelivs, waterclaw: always be sure to check the readme. It shouldn't be that hard to find out what file is conflicting. @Shulmanator, gugu3: Thank you, kind sirs! But lowkee really deserves the credit for the awesome textures and mod. @Kruness: sadly i don't even think it's possible to make a seasonal terrain mod.

I finished an old old project, it was a request from my dear guinea fowl Yann for his fabulous MD: Corsica. It's parasol pines, that finally are close to be released. A big thank to Quesh for being in backstage each time I need flora icons And a special thank to Yann for giving me awesome pictures of Corsica for illustrating the parasol pines. I developed different pics however I don't know which one to choose for the LEX, so up to you to choose which one you prefer : 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 fabulous pictures from Corsica by Yann:

Welcome everyone to a brand new region of mine. In this quick introduction I'll show you the burbs, the downtown area, and other stuff. Let me show you a quick couple of pics, to give you an idea of how I have built this region... So that's the gist of the region... next update we'll be getting better introduced to the CBD of Meisterville.