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Greetings! The Incorporated States of Metropolitan Houston have voted to formally join the Simtropolis region!

Don't worry Buddybud, I'm waiting patiently, like everyone else here, as it looks like this is well worth the wait. A question though: are the pedestrian bridges transit-enabled?

Originally posted by: buddybud thanx for the photo darkjedi...looks greatheres an update i finished the last couple pieces, four more to be precise. two for the tunnel and one for the pedestrian overpass and one for the lookout. they look much better now with the shadows. in my opinion anyways..lol now i just need to package them and upload...and move on from there...well see where to nextquote> It looks great man! Any news on when we can get our hands on this?

Well, since I've already done a prediction for the world (see pg. 4 of this thread), and since several others have mentioned baseball, I'll do a prediction for the baseball world in 2050: 2006: The Houston Astros finally exercise the last of their demons, defeating the Atlanta Braves in 4 games (NLDS), the New York Mets in 7 (NLCS, considered the best series ever), and finishes with a sweep of the Detroit Tigers (not as far-fetched as you might think) 2008: The Florida Marlins finally give up on a deal for a stadium in South Florida, and accept San Antonio's offer for a new stadium. Barry Bonds, now the DH of the New York Yankees (followed the trail of money, to the tune of $30 million) hits his 756th HR, breaking the ML record. He retires at the end of the season, setting the record at 761. 2010: The New York Yankees, despite having a record $513 million payroll, fail to even reach the playoffs (their payroll is so enormous, it is higher than the team value of over half the teams in the league!). Shortly thereafter, George Steinbrenner (Yankees owner, if you didn't know) is found dead at his home of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Yankees fans claim he died due to conspiracy and murder. The team is later ordered disbanded by MLB and the franchise suspended for a season after its revealed that they failed horribly due to rampant drug use by every player on the team and most of the coaches. 2011: The Marlins, now rechristened the San Antonio Toros, move into their new $367 million stadium in 2011, after spending a season in Houston as the "guests" of the Astros. They win the World Series that same year, the first time a ML team won the championship their first year in a new city. 2012: The Japanese Central and Pacific Leagues join MLB and begin playing regular season games against North American teams. 2013-4: Due to the Civil War, which broke out early in 2013, play is suspended until order is restored. Play resumes in time for a shortened 2014 season, but several teams never take the field again. The teams lost (and cause): Washington Nationals (team destroyed in the nuclear attack on D.C.) New York Mets (Queens was obliterated, along with most of NYC (Bronx survived); the Yankees eventually resumed play after they rebuilt their stadium) Monterrey Banditos, Guadalajara Knights, and Azteca Mexico(City) (all Mexican teams were folded under orders from the Mexican government) San Francisco Giants (city was destroyed in an earthquake; tried to move to San Jose, but Oakland objected) Portland Pioneers (never played; expansion franchise withdrawn by league upon outbreak of war) Austin Firebirds (never played; franchise withdrawn by league after war ended after it was decided that Austin could no longer support a team) The league also severed ties to the Japanese Central and Pacific Leagues. 2023-31: In protest of the actions of the Republic of Texas government, the Astros, Toros, and World Champion Rangers are forced out of the league by MLB, with the Rangers being stripped of their championship. All 3 teams are reinstated after the Texas-California-Mexico treaty is signed, and the Rangers' championship is restored. 2046: The teams on the West Coast withdraw from MLB, citing an unfair balance in power within the league and media bias in favor of the East Coast teams (such a surprise). They re-establish the Pacific Coast League (the AAA version folded during the war) and begin playing for the California Cup, the prize for the league champion. The league is renamed the Western League two years later, after Arizona, Colorado, Houston, Texas, and San Antonio defect from MLB. 2049: The Western League replaces the National League as the American League's opponent in the World Series. The National League begins talks to be absorbed by the AL starting with the next season. 2050: The National League, now reduced to 7 teams (all struggling to stay afloat), is formally disbanded. All the teams are absorbed into a reorganized American League, with the exception of the Chicago Cubs, who, at the insistence of the World Champion White Sox, are denied admission. After also being denied admission to the Western League, the Cubs are permanently disbanded, having never won the World Series again.

ILL Tonkso, the station looks great! I hope we can get our hands on this station soon. Also, does anyone know if the issue with the curves not working has been resolved yet?

Hey, I've got a question for you. Where did you find that terminal station on your HSR line?

Yeah, it would've been cool if they had put an interchange builder into the game, but they'll never do it because it makes too much sense. It'd eat up a lot of extra hard drive space too, as every single interchange would now be unique. Someone could probably try building it as an expansion though. P.S. - UH area, I-45 and Spur 5 here

I tried looking for the link in daeley's signature, but the link's not there anymore. Does anyone know of another place to get the maglev mod?

Originally posted by: 3ddz i made a quick picture of possible connections, i havent made the station transit enabled jet so theres a gap between the networks and the station. but just that you can see what possibilities the final station will have. quote> Most impressive! Any idea as to when it will be ready for release?

I know someone probably has asked question already, but I'll ask it anyway: Does anyone know when the new bridges will be released? screamingman12: The reason Maxis doesn't do diagonal bridges is because to do so would make sense. That's partially why sites like Simtropolis exist, so we can add on to the game things we think should've been there in the first place.

Here's my thoughts on our future through the year 2050: United States 2007 - After holding a 4th referendum on the topic of statehood, Puerto Rico finally votes to become the 51st state of the Union. A month later, New York City and Long Island successfully force a split from New York State to become the 52nd state. 2009 - President Bush completes his term in office, breathing a sigh of refief as he almost didn't make it to the end, due to scandals too numerous to name. 2011 - The new President succeeds in spliting the nation even further, and is forced to institure martial law to keep the Union together. 2012-13 - The sitting President secures re-election through questionable means, severely damaging ties to parts of the nation. On January 20, 2013, the city of Washington, along with the entire US Congress and the President, are vaporized by a high-yield nuclear bomb, breaking the chain of succession and descending the nation into chaos. 2014 - Out of the chaotic civil war that followed the destruction of Washington, five new nations emerge to end the violence and restore order - the Republic of Texas (considered the re-emergence of the original), the Greater California Republic, The Confederate States of America (geographically similar to the last one, but philosophically different), the Republic of the American Northwest, and the Great Lakes Federation. All five are recognized immediately by the nations of the world, and applauded for ending the violence. 2023 - The Republic of Texas sparks international controversy by annexing the Mexican border states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahulia, and Chihuahua. Greater California further adds to the conflict by annexing Sonora and all of Baja California. 2031 - Texas carries out another round of annexation, reaching within striking distance of Mexico City. Having lost more than half its land area in the past 8 years, the Mexican government desperately calls for European intervention, but collapses under internal and external pressure before help can arrive. The successor government promptly signs a peace treaty with both Texas and Greater California, finally restoring peace and balance to the continent. 2040 - The XXXVII Olympic Games are held in Houston, Republic of Texas, marking the first time the Olympics journey to America since the fall of the United States. This Olympics also marks the first time that all of the North American successor states are represented at the games. California and Texas tied for the most medals, with Mexico finishing a surprising third. 2050 - The combined population of the six successor republics (five American, one Mexican) passes 500 million. World 2007 - Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group which took power in the parliamentary elections the year before (yesterday!), formally recognizes Israel's right to exist. Palestine's sovereignty is recognized by the nations of the world later the same year. Iran still vows to wipe Israel off the map. 2008 - The hard-liner Iranian government enrages the world by launching a low-yield nuclear missile at Israel, obliterating Jerusalem, considered a Holy City among three religions. However, before Israel can counterstrike with their own nukes, a student uprising overthrows the Iran government, and promptly begs forgiveness from the world for the actions of their foolish elders. 2009 - China begins steps to phase out communism in favor of a true democracy. Taiwan agrees to rejoin the mainland once the democratic government formally takes control. 2010 - al-Qaida attempts to seize control of the Saudi government in a coup d'etat, killing the entire royal family. However, the coup is promptly put down by a combined Saudi-American-British-Iraqi force, installing a democratically elected government in its place. Osama bin Laden, as well as all of his high-ranking subordinates, are either killed or captured as a result of the coup. 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II of England passes away, ending her reign as the longest reigning monarch in English history. With her death, the United Kingdom of Great Britain also comes to an end, peacefully dissolving into the nations of England, Scotland, and Wales (Northern Ireland chose to reunite with Ireland instead of independence). 2013 - with the dissolution of the United States, China stands alone as the sole superpower in the world. 2018 - India and Pakistan sign a peace treaty, ending decades of hostility. 2019 - The African continent experiences tremendous growth. Unfortunately, this is short-lived, as a massive earthquake on the Great Rift Valley splits the Somali peninsula off of Africa. The resulting damage sends the whole continent into depression. 2022 - South Korea (with China's secret blessing) invades North Korea. North Korea responds by launching nuclear missiles towards the South, but their guidance systems go haywire, and all the missiles target the North Korean captial by mistake. The blast literally wipes North Korea off the map, and is so powerful that it triggers the eruption of Mt. Fuji in Japan, devastating the Japanese ability to govern themselves. China and South Korea occupy Japan on a temporary basis until a new government can be formed. 2023 - The world community is enraged at the sudden annexation Mexico's border states by the republics of Texas and Greater California, and threaten sanctions against both nations if they attempt to annex more land. 2028 - The members of the European Union merge into a single nation, also called the European Union (convienent, huh?). Shortly thereafter, several of the former nations leave, citing a lack of equal representation as their reason for leaving. 2031 - A separatist group in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula takes advantage of further annexation of lands by Texas to stage a coup d'etat, overthrowing the already unstable federal government. 2032 - The European Union's lack of action in the Mexico crisis leads to some member nations questioning the wisdom of continuing the union any further. Further Nationalist sentiment leads to the union falling apart before the year ends. 2047 - The European continent reaches a total population of 850 million. Well, that's what I see in our future. Feel free to comment. Oh, and on a side note, the Chicago Cubs STILL can't win the World Series!

My vote is for Houston. Houston's skyline doesn't get the credit it deserves. If only it would actually grow...

Does anyone know how to do avenue roundabouts? I remember reading that it was possible, but I could never figure it out.

They'll get past it eventually.

I don't know if anyone has made this request yet, so i'll make it: Would it be possible to create a double-deck freeway and interchanges?

Would it be possible to create a one-way street with the width of an avenue?

Date: 9/13/2004 2:30:03 PM Author: Dan DeVille I've removed the old NAM and installed the new update, however the avenue interchange is not there. Where is it? What do I need to do to get it?quote> Dan, the avenue interchange is located in the custom interchange button with the freeways.

I've got a question: What ever happened to The Great Chozo and his kick-ass stack interchanges?????

I've got a challenge to anyone crazy enough to try it. It's a multi-modal transit/utility network designed as follows: <------------Water Pipes------------> <------Standard Freeway Lanes<------- <-----Trucks-Only Freeway Lanes<----- <--------Local Commuter Rail--------> <---------Local Freight Rail--------> <--Hi-Speed Regional Commuter Rail--> ----->Trucks-Only Freeway Lanes-----> ------>Standard Freeway Lanes-------> <------------Water Pipes------------> Those of us from Texas might recognize this design as the Trans-Texas Corridor Project. Anyone not familiar with this project can view the concept at this site: <http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttc/ttc_home.htm> You can also visit the site if I've confused you! They have a nice picture of the concept.

Now that's a great idea - a double-deck freeway 6 lanes wide! Smart thinking, but I'd hate to have to design the interchanges! P.S. - I thought someone was already working on the double-deck freeway?

I76 has a point. That's happened to me too. Also, would it be possible to create a wider freeway in terms of more lanes? Most freeways in the world are not your standard 6-lane freeway. A 10-lane freeway makes more sense in major metro areas than 6.