Patricius Maximus

City2TheMax: A great interchange with the added bonus of C/D roads! Aside from the 90 degree turns, it's perfect. Although I don't know where I'd use it, I'm sure I'd find someplace thinboy66: Very nice, although I don't know the purpose of the MIS ramps that connect to the same roadway mitsos: A bit of weaving, but a great looking interchange I have some more of mine to show today. Here is a nicely sloped avenue diamond interchange: A large and sloped Semi-Directional T: Lastly, I present a monster interchange I created recently with little weaving on the collectors and none in the express lanes. It consists of a diamond, 2 partial cloverleafs, and 1 volleyball interchange. Click on it for FULL resolution. As it is 1.3 MB it may take long to load. Here is a diagram showing all possible movements from the north starting point and from the south starting point with both express and collectors. Paths are color coded for easier viewing. That's all for now. Please post comments and/or suggestions.

I don't know much about computer error correction, but it seems like a DirectX error. Do you have 9.0c or greater? If you do, I'm clueless about what's happening.

Here it is with the order corrected: Glad I could be of help. - Patricius Maximus

For taking pleasure in my death and for banning people because of numbers.

Here's mine: It was done with no photoshopping. I use a few other free image editors in combination. Not sure if this was exactly what you wanted. If it is not, please inform me. - Patricius Maximus

SR-330 EXTENSION AND CENTRAL FRANKLIN EXPANSION REPLIES: deathtopumpkins: Thanks for voting. I was planning for expansion of Central Franklin in the next few updates Sky Guy: Thank you for your vote and your compliments. sedimenjerry: Odd. Try pressing the refresh button. Central Franklin will regain that ground... Meastro444: Thank you for your suggestions and enthusiasm. Mother of Invention: Same with me. haljackey: Thanks. Glad you like it. I used the GLR rural variant, instead of the regular sidewalks you see so often. Polls are now closed. Thanks to all who voted. The vote was a unanimous YES (4-0). So, the SR-330 extension has been built. The new extension snakes from Hanging Cliff to Northwest Mountains: On it's way, SR-330 goes over the Franklin River with a red cantilever bridge: Lastly, we go to Central Franklin. The expansion has reached the edge of the jurisdiction of the City of Franklin. More development will be in the East Franklin city limits. Note the rail and passenger stations: More development will be in the next update. Please post your comments, questions, and suggestions.

Antimatter just cannot be a source of power or weapons for the foreseeable future.quote> Exactly. For the forseeable future. You never can tell. A scientific revolution or a new and groundbreaking technology or discovery may be just around the corner. I only spoke of the future in general. 1, 10, 100, or 1000 years from now. That is the general future.

A nice video for Canada Day. Thanks for the information on the rural development. It's the same answer I'd give if someone asked me that about my region . I had no problem with the darker night mod in the video. It looked very realistic to me. I'm looking forward to the next development in GTR.

MORE DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPANSION REPLIES: jacqulina: Thank you. dfnva: No problem suppling the link. There's also an article on Wikipedia about them. I'm glad you've got a SPUI in your CJ. I've seen some of it, and it looks interesting, especially the freeways. sedimenjerry: Well, not really. I just named the cities that months ago; little did I know they would be linked and have such a coincidence with the real Vicksburg-Augusta freeways. Also, an odd-looking SPUI. However, I think the previous one has more capacity. After looking at the interchange mentioned by sedimenjerry on Google Earth, I thought I'd look at some in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Here's what I found. Cloverleaf variant hooked up with a Directional T: A pure volleyball interchange at the intersection of TX-12 and TX-144: An interchange in Central Dallas. If you'll look closely, you'll see what looks like a stack actually has an at-grade intersection at it's center. There is also added complexity due to frontage roads: Now back to Patian County for the latest developments. Here is a parclo interchange in North Augusta near the Clearview area: If you look closely here, you'll actually make out a diamond interchange out of the many roads and overpasses here: Going westbound we encounter a roundabout interchange: Going about a kilometer south of here, we see a SPUI with full development and beautification added. In my opinion, very pretty: And the entire area in context. Note the interchange seen in the last update to the left. Here is the southern terminus of the avenue; A partial Y interchange. Going about 15-20 kilometers eastward, we encounter the new town of East Lebanon, which links the Clearview-Lebanon and Dixon areas. The Dixon area was featured in a previous update, as you may recall. A freeway with a collector/express system cuts through this area. Here is a transfer. Note the absence of weaving on the express or collector lanes: Going east on the freeway, there is a parclo interchange with one half diamond: Lastly, there is going to be a new city in the southern reaches of the region, called Harrisburg. The only thing that is there now is a cloverstack interchange. Here is a preview shot: Please post comments and/or suggestions.

Any military purpose at present... Antimatter is hard and expensive to make now, but in the future it will be easier to make antimatter. There will be need for big antimatter bombs for blowing up whole islands or countries and small ones, such as special grenades. I can think of many uses for antimatter in the future; military, as well as civillian.

Well, it's been 7 days since the last update. How's the patch going?

I think that EA has gone insane and has lost any touch of the reality of gaming.

HANGING CLIFF BUILDS UP REPLIES: haljackey: I think so, too. The roundbouts look better than the cul-de-sac mod supercity124: In time it will... deathtopumpkins: 1) I downloaded it, but there are so many uncoordinated dependencies, I decided to uninstall. 2) I really don't know what it is But I do remember it's a Simgoober store pack from the LEX. 3) Thanks. edmonton_stinks: There is much money to be made nowadays in Franklin County. jacqulina: Thank you. Meastro444: Thanks for your compliments. cityhawk: Ahh.. A fellow roadgeek comes and comments. Thanks for your compliments. Also, congratulations on your majoring in Civil Engineering. FatalRook: Thanks for your comments, and you'll get more... wallasey: Yes, it's pretty steady recently. mapmaker89: Thanks. Although I do not use a terrain mod. I do use the Realistic Water Mod and the Cycledogg Tree Mod. I'm also glad that you commented, and you are following this. Rictiovarus: There is a region view in the bottom of this update. Hope that helps. In Hanging Cliff, the Red Roof Inn recreation area established after the earthquake has attracted more tenants, and the street bricks have been relaid into a new pattern: Note the yellow line in the middle. Development has also grown around the Red Roof Inn hotel: The most significant growth has occured on the trumpet spur. The avenue has been surrounded by shops and offices: Furthur down the spur, a new strip mall has been built, and a back road has been constructed to fill in the space in between the spur and the railroad: Lastly, there is a new proposal to vote on. A proposed extension of SR-330 that would run from Hanging Cliff to Northwest Mountains, and provide an alternative route from the interstates. It would also provide incentive for development of the area. Here is a schematic of the proposal: Click on it for full resolution. Please vote in the new poll. And, as always, feel free to post your comments, suggestions, and questions.

Oh, I didn't even notice it. Anyway, it'll be reconstructed soon, so it's of no consequence Thanks for pointing that out.

haljackey: I've seen it before. As previously stated, nice cloverstack! Yours inspired me to find out more and apply it to my regions. McDuell: Wow! That is a 6-way interchange entirely composed of semi-directional ramps. Not unlike a stack interchange. By the way, the one pictured before it is a turbine variant thinboy66: He drew a street across the RHW width. Try it -- it'll work I have some of my latest interchanges to show. Here is a parclo and a diamond combined into one interchange to prevent weaving: A parclo interchange with one side diamond. There is weaving on this one, but it will be reconstructed soon: Modified double trumpet: Diamond interchange with a 10-lane Collector/Distributor setup: Collector lanes diverge from the express lanes: A rather large Semi-Directional T interchange: And lastly, a new cloverstack interchange with C/D roads that replaced an older full cloverleaf: That's all for now.

A great showcasing of the Terran Settlement in it's evolved state. I like the revisiting of previous locations; we can see them from the time they were rural to dense urban city. I like all the parks. In short, it's my kind of development. Looking forward to the next development. Is there going to be development out west in the rural parts near the cloverstack? Or is that in the far future?

MORE HOUSING REPLIES: edmonton_stinks: Thanks for your reccomendation. jacqulina: Thanks. dfvna: As previously stated, I'm slowly but surely working on it. FatalRook: The residents want their share of the economy thecross21: Thanks. Residential population is currently 10,866. supercity124: It will in time.... It will.... Meastro444: There are passenger stations, but none have been shown yet. The real estate developer has refused to listen to any reccomendations from anyone about the design of his house. Instead of using a Simgoober plan, he has designed a victorian mansion himself. In Hanging Cliff, the man is making a fortune. He now has a net worth of over $4 million. He has intentions to develop his Forest Bluff, and is plotting it now. Here is a new housing development along SR-330: Also, along the trumpet spur, almost the entire stretch has been filled with commercial development: Including the rail overpass area: In East Franklin, the housing development has expanded inland: Lastly, if you want to request an interchange, development, or any other thing to be built in Franklin County, I will consider it. I'll continue to take requests until furthur notice. Also, from now on this CJ will be updated for the most part every 2 days. Feel free to post any comments, suggestions, or questions you might have.

Thier doing a darn good job banning smoking anywere but in your oen house in Dallas.quote> Smoking is relatively easy to ban and enforce, since getting out a cigarrette, lighter, and smoking is a pretty conspicuous activity. To put it in context, it would not be very enforcable if a person had some cigarrettes concealed in a pocket. The same with guns. 10,000 Years ago! Gunpower has existed for a good , Easy estimate 800 to 1000 years. Cannons came a good 500 yrs ago. Rifles about 250 yrs ago and Handguns within the last 120-130 years. With over 700,000 incidents in which involve a handgun or a gun of any kind , do you really think that guns popped up and people began to shoot people like they do now. As a matter of fact I understand that the situation was worse in the early 90's in some areas.quote> The intent and rate was more or less the same. It is a little easier to kill with a handgun, but a person must first have the intent to kill. Handgun ban challenges: As I have said, I think that regulation is not in violation of 2nd Amendment rights, but a total ban is in violation.

Yes, it is EA's fault. Not Maxis. When Maxis had SC, all was well and in order.

IDS2: Verrry currvy. I like it. A good rural interchange. thinboy66: Interesting. McDuell: I have no clue what it is called, although it has similarity to a stack. Here are some more from me of some interchanges in a city I'm restructuring somewhat Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI): Roundabout Interchange: Eastern terminus of the Vicksburg-Augusta Freeway: Semi-Directional T: Partial Y interchange: That's all for now. Please post comments and suggestions.

I think its disgusting. I can't see how anyone could not support a handgun ban. Its constitutional? This part of the constitution is entirely out of context now; it was written 200 years ago! Guns just create bloodbaths, I'd be relieved if all handguns were put entirely in control of the Government. Americans are obsessed with the idea of losing their civil liberties, being 'free', and of the Government turning against them. It must be a cultural thing, since no one else in the world really cares.quote> 1. The Second Amendment is an American Constitutional law. It can only be repealed by a constitutional amendment, which is designed to be a difficult process. 2. If the government was the only entity that had guns, what would prevent a totalitarian government taking over and oppressing it's citizens? 3. The Second Amendment is designed around the right of self-defense and to ensure defense against the government. While it may be impossible for you to understand, the state can turn against the people. When the people are deprived of defense against the government, it is given free run to do whatever it wants without threat of resistance. 4. I am sure the rest of the world, you included, would care if a totalitarian government took over and oppressed you, and you would have no means of resistance. The people are the militiaquote> I agree. And notice the word 'militia', not 'military'. Militias are most often composed of citizens in arms. Apologies for my above comment; it was written more due to emotions than my actual feelings. But still, I am entirely against guns in the hands of the people. The people are a milita? The people should never be any sort of milita. As we all know people are dangerous, stupid, irrational, and emotional things. They should never have possession of guns.quote> The government is composed of people. The people elect the represenatives in the government. The people in government are NOT superior to the people -- in fact they are supposed to be serving the people. Therefore, your statement to me implies that no one at all should have a weapon. Anyway, again, sorry if I caused offence. And though I totally condone Che's actions, I supported his ideals. And besides, come on, it's just an avatar.quote> I don't care if you support Che or not, and it is your concern whether or not to support him. I'm not offended by the fact that you support Che. But surely the Democratic process is designed to weed out those people who might pose a danger to your country and/or constitution?quote> It is not. It is designed for government carry out the will of the people and to limit the powers the government has.. The function of the government is to carry out the will of the people. I just read an article about the 10 most livable cities in the world. Three of them where in Switzerland, which has a very low violent crime rate. I remembered reading that every male Swiss citizen is REQUIRED by law to serve in the military, then afterwards be part of the reserves. This requires them to keep weapons and ammunition at home. Somehow I don't think it is coincidence that Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.quote> Yes. Every citizen is capable of carrying out a self-defense that can be deadly (shooting a gun), so that serves as a deterrent to crime. Also, military service also helps in that respect. Rights, such as the right to own firearms, can be revoked in certain circumstances. Committing a felony will result in losing your right to own firearms. There are laws designed to keep the mentally ill from owning firearms, although that one is trickier. There are certain places where firearms are not allowed, such as courthouses (there can be a lot of hotheaded people in courtrooms). and so forth.quote> Well, that makes sense. Felons (especially murderers) should not be given the right to own a firearm, since they will most likely use it to kill people without provocation. See the entire problem I do have with gun ownership is that it gives people so much power. If a burglar comes into your home; they get shot! Here; (and its already happened a few times), if you were to shoot a burglar then YOU would be placed into prison for assault. It makes sense; as you have also broken the law. Two wrongs don't make a right.quote> It does not give people too much power. In a situation like the one you described, the government can haul you off to prison, since the self-defense in that case was very excessive. It does not make sense to use deadly force on a person that did not want to kill you. However, disabling force, in my opinion, would be justified in that case. When a person has a gun on you and is going to kill you, it certainly makes sense to me to shoot the person. Of course, self defence can sometimes be a reasoning. But I think people who think that are generally going to be rather paranoid about their safety; and you certainly don't want people like that with weapons.quote> Yes, felons are not permitted to have weapons. But they have to commit the crime before it is revoked. It does not make sense to revoke a right simply because of a possibility of injury. The oft cited example is that if the students had guns during the Columbine shooting (or other school shootings), then there would be very little deaths, as the pupils would turn onto the attacks. I think that is totally wrong. You increase the amount of weapons in a given situation, and you also increase the chances that you will get killed. Guns do not make you safer, they make you and people around you more vulnerable.quote> There would be little death in that situation. However, permitting guns in schools would increase the amount of school shootings, and would compensate for the deaths per shooting. Restrictions like this make sense, since the stated purpose of an educational installation is to learn, and not having to watch your back every minute. This only supports my claim the the American Constitution is in need of an overhaul badly I don't care what people say about it will cause confusion and other claims like that.quote> I believe so, but I take the opposite view on what kind of overhaul. I think it must be amended with more rights, responsibilities, and protections to the people, and less power for the government to do whatever it wills. That in the modern day it is causing a huge bloodbath in which the human factor is being turned into an animalistic one that can be done by the pull of a trigger.quote> Men have always been that way ever since the first sapient human walked the Earth. Violence today is more or less at the same rate it was ca. 10 000 BC, only instead of spears, they use knives and guns. It is important to look at the rate of violence, instead of the cumulative incidents. The population on Earth is at about 6.7 billion. The population in 10 000 BC was far less than that, so there were less cumulative incidents. You just have to put incidents in the perspective of their time. Another contributing factor is that there are more incidents reported and disseminated now through the media, that people are getting a false illusion of a modern bloodbath. It has always been more or less the same. A day and age in which people can still have access to assault rifles and weapons of the sort.quote> If you think that's bad, think of the assault weapon ban. Before that, people could carry RPGs, rockets, and bazookas around with them. Assault rifles are powerful weapons, and they may need more regulation than the rest of the weapons. I will restate that a ban would be completely ineffective. However, regulation is a good thing for the protection of the people, while still giving them means to defend themselves. Let the law as it is more or less continue. - Patricius Maximus

NEW LOGGING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN HANGING CLIFF REPLIES: sedimenjerry: Glad to be of help to you. Mother of Invention: Good guess.... Cobra_nVidia: They certainly are. FatalRook: Yes, they do. Also, they can get some money from their logging business. The correct answer is mrbisonm's Nexis Lumber, released some time ago. In Hanging Cliff, more shops and businesses have opened up along the trumpet spur: East of the avenue, the real estate developer has bought some land here, and sold it to housing builders and mortgage companies: He is getting quite wealthy, and is considering building a better house for himself. If any commenter can reccomend a wealthy estate on the STEX, please do. Lastly, in East Valley, the residents have decided to enter the lumber business: The lumber collection spot has been hooked up to the rest of the county by a rail spur. In the next update, there will be something interesting for you to think about.... Please post comments, suggestions, or questions.

haljackey: Thanks for the compliments. By calling us roaches, I take it you mean that the thread expands quickly? cityhawk: A good variant of a turbine. It has only semi-directional ramps, although that kind of sloping has never been done before with a turbine. Turbines are also relatively easy to hybridize if you know what you're doing. Take my turbine-clover hybrid for an example. deathtopumpkins: Yes, I do plan on posting it landscaped sometime in the future. Perhaps in the Patrician Showcase... Also, I was wondering about the status of the patch. Glad to know how it's doing, and I hope you make it work soon. I'm going to work on some freeways today, and some interchange experimentation. I may post some here later.

You are becoming a pretty good CJer, un1. It looks good. Also, I see that you'll be gone until July 10. Your presence in Franklin County (link in my sig) will be missed. However, I'll await your return.

DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS REPLIES: sedimenjerry: In time... deathtopumpkins: 1) I'll say it... 2) Yes, it's on SR-285. Schulmanator: It certainly is. haljackey: Thank you FatalRook: You never know what schemes he might be planning... edmonton_stinks: Very creepy (maybe teleportation ). Anyway, the cars/sims will be set on low for those screenshots in the future. deathtopumpkins: Good suggestion, except diagonals would have really jagged edges. un1: Thanks. When you're back, there will be more than 10 updates to look at, so prepare yourself, and have a good trip. supercity124: Thank you. In Northwest Mountains, the aspiring lumberjacks have raised enough money to have a dedicated lumber yard to sell their wood: Try and guess which BAT this is. The correct answer will be in the next update. Also, a water tower has been built with the lumber, meaning Northwest Mountains has it's own water supply and does not depend on imports: Lastly, the developer in Forest Bluff has purchased a big piece of land covering nearly all of the wooded slope. He has sold parcels of his land to 2 businesses for a low price. His plan is to attract buyers with the low prices and gradually raise them to make more money: Here is a regional view showing all the locations in the past few updates: Click for full resolution. As always, post any comments, questions, or suggestions.