Jamonbread

Cool I just made a small ski resort as well. Sucks there are no chairlifts . I just used blank lots to represent the base, but I like your idea of using power lines.

---Replies--- tepodon - Thanks a bunch! Dann300 - Ah, you're too kind as usual, thanks a lot! BTW I hope to see your city journal updated soon ---UPDATE--- Well Ive shown you the urban side of Kenningsjor but what about the places which never got developed? Here they are... these areas have been protected as small islands of green for the environment of the Capitol District. Enjoy. Here is the pride and joy of the Kenningsjor hippy community. The Upper Kenningsjor Conservation Area was opened in 1956 and was one of three starting parks that the newly established (at that time) Capitol District Conservation Authority decided to protect and develop. There are many hiking and biking trails to explore. As you can see there are also a variety of terrains within the park which include ponds, marshes, rocky sheild, forests, and meadows. Here is the ranger station and information centre. Borland lake. (Really a pond, but don't tell Mr Borland that) Here is the small remaining marsh at the very edge of the city along the river. Most of the marshland has been elevated and developed on. Inside the railway junction a secluded micro habitat flourishes. The hole created by construction of highway and rail infill has now filled up into a nice little pond. A river crossing in subburbia. A trail runs along this segment of the river for the local residents. A little farther down, baseball diamonds along the banks. Lastly, the lake which you might remember from the previous update. It is probably the most popular trail system to the residents of the city and is becoming more and more the social hub of it also. Thanks for visiting the Empire! And if you have the time you could preferabely nominate me for a trixie

Whoa I've never seen any of those buildings but I LOVE them. Is that cathedral on the ST exchange? Cause it would be perfect in my capitol!

---Replies--- Archean - Thanks very much! CTMandR - Thanks a lot! Ya, I'm looking for ski lifts without much success and I've never made my own lots so I hope it turns out! ---UPDATE--- Upper Kenningsjor Bay is the newest neighbourhood of the city, only about ten years old. The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Settlement joined together and created a protected area around the city to protect the high grade farmland so this will likely be the last development for Kenningsjor. The area is largely middle class residential but has potential to become more desirible as the neighbourhood ages. Planners spent years on this area trying to stamp out infrastructure details and traffic runs smoothly in the subburban district. It is also home to a small buissness district and industrial park which provides many jobs to the city. This is at the very edge of Upper Kenningsjor as you head toward the CBD. The park is always busy with sims staying heathly running and biking. The lower cluster of towers is the Upper Bay Condo Complex. The major intersection on the districts Eastern edge. The hotel and small residence area at the top of the park. Here is the Uptown Core. This area is slightly older then the rest of the disrict but has grown tremendously for a development only twenty years old. One of the many issues the planners had designing the neighbourhood. This rail overpass cost a whopping 30 million simolineons but is well worth it as this is a major railline which has allowed the Uptown Core to develop so well. Here is the last area to develop in the city and its a subburban nightmare! Here is the brand new hospital and school which is the centre of this community. BONUS: Here is the updated downtown core. This growth was totally natural since showing you the downtown last. Buissness is booming as the city finally dropped its high major coporation extra tax and has made Kenningsjor a ver desirible place to set up shop. Capitol Union Associates Tower is the large tower near the bottom which now dominates the skyline. Once Again, the Empire thanks you for visiting!

Sick, You have some skills with rhw and rail!

---UPDATE--- Here is a preveiw of everything to come starting this weekend. Kenningsjor Bay has been completed along with two smaller towns within its borders. Also the city to the west, Kritton is almost complete along with its internationally acclaimed golf course, ski resort, and lakeside resort. Here is a shot of the completed Kenningsjor Bay. Here are a few pictures from the outskirts of Kritton. And the not yet completed small ski resort... Thanks for returning to the Empire! Callahorn Salutes you!

I love your cities! Especially that curved road at the top.

Nice regional veiw and subburbs :) Keep planting trees like you are! To many CJ's don't have trees in those awkward spaces

Oh WOW! That looks crazy realistic from every veiw. Fantastic work with the power lines and shoreline in the first pic, I am going to try and learn from this!

Nice building arrangement, decent cj you have! You're from the GTA aren't you. Let me guess... Brampton?

Ya its pretty much non existent for me. Its all eyecandy. The game doesnt simulate vacations or and desires the sims have at all like going on day trips, far away shopping, or family.. it only calculates commute. You do need it though for the appearance of real life but as simulation goes, it means nothing for me. City ti city can be pretty important but the cases are very very rare you will see sims commuting through a city... I've seen it but after much forcing and only in a tiny little corner of a city.

You're best update yet!

Really good, love the seawalls!

HAHAHA wow a dragon! Thats actually impressive! Freakin weird but I'm glad you posted that!

Oh I always have that problem I think. No big deal, just insert the the disk to start the game rather then clicking on a shortcut or something!

Fantabulus!!!!!!!!

Oh I once had a industry dominated region, commercial demand was fine in the first city but mega crashed to the point where there was absolute zero demand and soon after my industry sector crashed. It was weird, I actually really liked the challenge though, epic economic crash is exciting, but in the end only cheats could raise my demand. It was nuts, the economy was horrible for no reason except it had too large a industry base.

Oh, I'm likin your CJ. Very nice use of curved streets and nice spread out town.

Wow thats fantstic. Great job at making those high wealth mansions look really good!

Golf GEM!!!!! Every city in N. America has one! I think its a must...

Very well done!

Pretty cool. Very impressive highway system for citiesxl!

Nice! Very clean, modern, and I'm very impressed with the highway interchance you created. Very cool!

---Replies--- xdancerk3 - Thanks very much! dimipol006 - Thanks a lot. I like to develop coastal areas the most. Always a challenge. Daan300 - Thanks! PlyPlay665 - Thanks, I appritiate your comments! BTW, you were clear, I was the one who worded my reply badly. I meant I hope you like the next update as well! But anyways, thanks ---UPDATE--- Here are some various sights that make Kennigsjor a beautiful and unique place to live. Here is Promenade Park. Built on the hilltop overlooking the city, the Park is almost as old as the city itself, but the soccer pitch was built in 1928 as the first soccer staduim in the city. It has become too small for Professional games but many universities, schools, and amateur leagues fill the itinerary. Here is one end of Bayshore Park. The path was created in 1945 when the fish stock in the area crashed and the fishing industry was wiped out. The abandoned buildings were demolished for the park which is always busy and fish populations are very slightly and slowly coming back. Here is part of the relitevely new Bayshore Gate Tunnel system which connects Proud Point with downtown greatly releiving traffic. In fact since its completion in 1999, housing prices on the point of soared 110% of their previous value because of the new access to downtown! This project took a staggering 11 years to build and features veiws as well as environment conservation. Featured here is the rennovated Bayshore development which includes a new office tower, apartments, soccerfields, hospital, and redirection of the major eastern railline. This has darastically improved the quality of life on the eastside and improves traffic with the new dual level rail crossings. This project was just recently finished in 2006. Here is the new Proud Point elementry school featuring the new large playground part of a citywide incentive to improve quality of life for the city's youth. Here is an intresting sight enjoyed by many condo owners each day. The mixing of the fresh water and sea water at the end of the bay. * This weekend's update will feature the outskirts of the city and a little rural development, it will also have a dedicated nature close up section so stay tuned to the EMPIRE! * The downtown has also spontaneously grown this week. It was really weird, it just came alive so I have a new much better shot of downtown as well!