Patricius Maximus

The as of now unused flag of the Patrician Empire, in my CJ, Patrician City:

Anti-Grid Railroads? I imagine it's related to the Fractional Angle Roads at 3RR. You should post that in the Show Us Your Anti-Grid thread if you haven't already.

WOW, all these replies already. Here's mine: dfnva: Thank you. Although about half of them are experimental jacqulina: Thank you. manman99: I am working on that. The last update was mostly experimental phase. More will follow. Rictiovarus: Visitors will have to have a satnav system . But the same was said of the Greater Terran Region.... Schulmanator: Sure is. haljackey: As most of my regions are works in progress, I am working on removing weaving areas and reqorking interchanges. Your advice is welcome. edmonton_stinks: Perhaps you should. If you're talking about the fused grid, your Sims would have a good setup. No update now. I just saw all these replies and thought I'd answer them.

The monster suburb of Franklin, surrounded by parks:

I present the suburb of Franklin:

I started playing Simcity 2000 back in 1998, and I've been a fan ever since.

Originally posted by: nonessentialnoodle The city of milton keynes in the uk was built entirely on this principle in the 1960's. Its a very effective way of maintaining fast transportation speeds for through traffic, while preserving quality of life for people living within the grid. Unfortunatly its main drawback is the difficulty it provides to anyone who wants to walk anywhere, a walk to the local shops can take hours (with a bit of imagination) as you have to wind round endless streets rather than cutting back behind your house, simcity shows this rather well. I use fused grid systems for almost all my inner city (medium density, some high) res developments and some of my suburbs, it works very well, i usually form the grid roads with highways or avenues/dual carriageways and make the junctions to the subdivisions grade seperated to maintain the through traffic speed. Unfortunatly i dont have any screenshots atm though quote> I looked at the city on Google Earth, and here's 2 shapshots: I can see how it would be hard to walk in the place. Here is my first fused grid 'experiment' for comparison: Enjoy. - Patricius Maximus

Originally posted by: Twenty20 Thanks Schulmanator and Jaqulina ! I'm currently working on a new CJ, because I like some changement of style and my new city will be different, but the construction of Paris will continue, perhaps I'll show this city when it will be finished. quote> Good Idea, I think. You can take a break from updating, and you'll have a fresh start. I'll be waiting patiently for your return.

s_olah: Thank you. You will see more The Western District tour will be in the next update. For now here's a new mega-avenue roundabout that serves 8 AVENUES: Beautification and scenery will be added later and it'll be shown when finished. Also, I have been experimenting with the Fused Grid plan. I have found that it works! It looks attractive, you can use the SAM with it, and it is traffic efficient: The Western District tour will be in the next update. After that, I will showcase a fused grid city, plus the finished avenue roundabout area. Please post comments and/or suggestions

Looking forward to it, Cornish.

Originally posted by: manticorefan It's already being called the biggest bomb of the summer, and is expected to make only $50 million or so when it's tallied up. It cost $200 million to make, and further tarnishes the Wachowski Bros reputation in Hollywood. We probably won't hear much from them again soon. To me, the original series was so impossibly bad, I couldn't imagine anyone making it into a big-budget movie (I admit, I am not an anime fan). They've been kicking this movie around in various incarnations for 20 years, and Johnny Depp was considered for the lead at one point. I'll bet they wish they had kicked it around a while longer, and maybe had Spielberg direct.quote> If it was a bomb, it certainly was a dud (although I can't see how they could waste $100,000,000 on this thing).

As far as I'm concerned, if the people of Switzerland want plant rights, then let them. However, I believe that full rights should be the domain of sapient species, and that some rights should be transferred to animals to ensure they are not having any torture or degrading treatment (as per Geneva Conventions, etc..)

I find the whole thing rather perplexing -- why would anyone in their right mind commit suicide because of some online communications? Also, I communicate a lot here at ST. But that is all -- communication -- not trust. Being excessively trusting of people you don't know is a dangerous weakness...

Originally posted by: Hahayoudied The next SimCity game is SimCity creator. SimCity creator looks like SimCity 3000, except SCC maybe worse than SC3000. I predict SCC is going to be another rip off game, I think SCC is coming out in 2011.quote> Yep, another cash-in ripoff manufactured by the money-obsessed Electronic Arts corporation.

I like those stations!

Since you payed a visit to Patrician City, I felt obligated to check this CJ out. You have gorgeous landscapes. I like it . I'll be back....

UPDATE 22: NEW TENSIONS AND A NEW EMPEROR First of all, I have a new banner for this CJ in my sig: Notice the planet Darida, and the Mercury capsule in the corner. I think it suits the storyline better . Please post feedback on it. Also, I see that I have over 1700 views, but only 90 of you have replied. That is only 5% of viewers. So, I make a request to all of you lurkers: Come out! Post a comment! Your feedback is greatly appreciated. 14 years after the arrival, Patricius Maximus's reign was now one that lasted 59 years. He had selected a suitable heir to his throne, his friend and protegé, Patricius II. Before the coronation ceremony, Patricius Maximus infrormed Patricius II that he will stay in the capital city for "governmental assistance". The ceremony took place overlooking the irrigation fields, which feeds the swelling population: 14 years, 2 months, and 23 days after the asteroid impact on the former planet, Patricius II took up the position of Emperor of the Patrician Empire. 2 days later, word reached Patricius that construction crews had arrived near the Patrician border with Darida. 50 minutes later, a jet recon flight reported that a wall was being constructed. Also, over in the Daridan capital, Aurius made a radio transmission to Patricius II. He announced, "Patricius -- we will not have our population depleted by the lure of your fertile lands. Therefore, we are constructing this wall in self-defense. Any attempts to interfere with it's construction will constitute a declaration of war." Both Patricius Maximus and Patricius II chartered a flight to the Daridan capital, in an attempt to cut a deal with Aurius: Please post comments and/or suggestions.

To say that it was a great update would be an understatement. Good job with everything. Looking forward to the next few updates that are said to be good...

I like I-495 around Washington, I-95 in Virginia and Maryland, and some other minor stretches.

In my opinion, the key to successs is don't think about the individual city -- Think regionally. Then you will have many more possibilites....

Gunny, a good Y interchange. The residents will have a good way to get to their work. Here is a trumpet interchange I made. After construction, the highway had to continue, so an overpass was constructed, forming a Multi-RHW on the other side: Please post comments and/or suggestions.

Interesting....

This is my 250th post. My posting per day has grown in the last week. I'll report back when I reach 500. This is Patricius Maximus. Signing off.

It's all fitting in place -- everything is ready for development. Anyway, great update and congratulations on 10,000 views!!

If the FARs are released, it will be absolutely GREAT for rural areas. I'll now go and scan SC4D for the latest projects.......