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Hey guys, I should have another update coming soon! Right now I'm working on the city of Basel, but I have alot of other cities to show you before I show off Basel. @PhilsCafe: Thanks for the kind words! @Unassigned: I appreciate the compliments. @penguin007: Thanks! What's the bridge height mod? I've tried to keep the maxis stuff to a minimum by including a lot of downloaded buildings, but it can be very difficult. For example, I'm very tired of the all blue glass skyscraper that maxis is always trying to stick in my cities when I zone medium commercial.

Ok guys, here it is. The long-awaited update has arrived. We move on to Geneve, one of the greatest cities of Switzerland. I know my representation is not fully accurate, as I have a good deal of skyscrapers in the city. I know there aren't very many skyscrapers in Geneve, I just wanted more density, so I know it's not totally realistic. But I think I created a fairly large historic district with many French style buildings. I also had to compensate for part of the southern border with France with mountains to make the city flow better with the rest of the region. Therefore, mountains are in the place of what would be flat plain farmland along the southern short of Lake Geneva. Creating a city this large and broad was very difficult. I initially had large amounts of farmland surrounding the city, however I had plopped some massive office buildings before I ran the simulation, so farm demand was very low. This led to only 3 of my 30+ farms being developed. I zoned low density residential and commercial in many areas that didn't developed farms. I also realize this may not be realistic. Anyways, I'd love to hear your comments. Be kind! Geneve Population: 240,000 Geneve (Geneva) is located at the most southwest point in Switzerland. It is a French-speaking city, and the largest city in the Swiss Romandy region. First, the stadium area north of the historic town: The old town: Mayor's estate in the heart of the city: Geneve central station: Technology center in southwest Geneve: bridge to Geneve south of the Rhone: Financial district on the south shore: mansion on the southern shore of Lake Geneve: south shore of Lake Geneve: main part of the city looking south: suburbs in the north: final overview of the city looking north: Hope you enjoyed!

@LEONARDO81: Sorry, I don't know how to speak German. Basically, I just said I haven't worked on it much lately, but more updates are coming soon. Hope you understood that. @uassigned: Thanks! I will have to try to find where that French estate came from, I don't quite remember. I think it might be agricultural, but I'm not sure. I think I got it off of sc4devotion. Mountains are definitely coming, I assure you!

Update pleasE!!!

@Madog: Thanks! I took great care to make them more realistic looking than your typical farm layout. @Fresh Prince: Thanks, overall population is 815,000 with only about 1/3 of the region completed. @jjune4991: Thanks, hopefully I can get some better updates soon with close-in photos.

@jjune4991: No, unfortunately nothing to do with soccer, just a broad regional update. Here is my region as of last night: As you might notice, alot of work has been done in the southern part east of Geneve. Hope you enjoyed! Hopefully I will have some more updates coming up soon. In the meantime, GO SWITZERLAND!

@jacqulina: Thanks! @Mike the Mayor: I appreciate the compliments! @PhilsCafe: I didn't know the area was called that. Thanks for the info. @LEONARDO81: I know I need to get you all some good updates. It might take forever to do all the cities. I haven't worked on this in a couple of months, but I've completed many areas southeast of Lausanne. @Twenty20: Thanks! @etherian: Thanks, I know some more parks would be nice. Sometimes I get too obsessed with density rather than aesthetics. @Fresh Prince: LEONARDO81 got it right. @Mr. Beer: Thanks for the facts! @Voulpiotis: Thank you! I will hopefully get a new regional update very very soon. Right now I'm actually watching Euro 2008 and Switzerland is tied with Turkey. Hope the Swiss can pull it out!

@jjune4991: I appreciate the compliments. I'm about 25%-30% done. My map is 16x12, so you're seeing about a third of it right now. @TRNSTN: Thanks! That's what I'm going for!

@Schulmanator: Thanks, chocolate too! @muilirk: What does NWUN mean? Here is a Switzerland regional update:

@LEONARDO81: Thanks! Now, an new update! Orbe Current Population: ~19,000 Orbe is a town to the east of Vallorbe, between Neuchatel and Lausanne. Like much of Switzerland, Orbe is known for its beautiful scenery, light industry (Swiss watches), and friendly French-speaking people. First, an overview of Orbe from west to east: some outlying farms: suburban areas: industry: northern part of Orbe: downtown area: Hope you enjoyed!

@bbfan02: Thanks! I believe the majority of the buildings you posted were done by either Andreas or AndreasRoth. I think I may have downloaded them off of SC4devotion, but I could've downloaded them off of simtropolis too. He is a part of the SFBT team, which has some great European BATs. Search his name and you will find a jackpot. I honestly have no idea who did the blue buildings, but if you search either European or Polish, you may find them. @jjune4991: Thanks alot! @PhilsCafe: Thanks, I try!

Are custom airports built in SC4 functional or just purely eye candy? I'd love to build some custom airports, but I'm won't do it if they're not functional. Thanks.

@Twenty20: Thanks! @cleaner475: Thanks again! @jjune4991: Well, here it is! @bbfan02: I appreciate the help! @jacqulina: Here you go! @Schulmanator: Thanks alot. Do you live in NC? I'm from Charlotte. Here, finally, is your update I've been promising you all: Vallorbe Current Population: 10,500 Vallorbe is a small city in western Switzerland near the border with France. Tourism is abundant, as well as light manufacturing. Overview: northeastern side: industry on the east side: northwestern farms: eastern farms: south end: central city: Hope you enjoyed!

@AlexandrosK: Thanks! Sorry I haven't updated in a while...I've been on vacation. The beginning of this week will be busy, but hopefully I'll have another update for you all by weeks end.

Nice! What street tree mod are you using? Also, what rock mod are you using? Thanks.

Wow nice! So good to see you again. I've used your CJ as some inspiration for my own CJ, Switzerland. You should check it out when you have time!

Yeah I will try. How do I do that?

@bbfan02: Yeah, but I can't place any tile at all. I can't scroll through the different types or anything. @AceofSpades: Thanks!

@bbfan02: Ok, so I downloaded the SAM, but whenever I try to place the streets, the cursor is red, and never turns green to allow placement. What is going on?

@jacqulina: Thanks! @PhilsCafe: Thanks alot! @Mr. Beer: Yeah, sorry it's not an exact replica. I wish I could attain the same population figures by using the realistic land use, but that just won't happen on SC4. O well.

Thanks! What's the SAM tool?

Lausanne Current Population: 72,000 Lausanne is a majority French speaking town on the northern shore of Lake Geneva. It's in the middle of the wine region and is home to the International Olympic Committee. We start at the center, the central train station: French architecture: Industrial northern and northwestern Lausanne: moving on towards the countryside: coming back to the city: entering the central business district: dense, central Lausanne: the country club: the university: Hope you enjoyed! Comments are suggestions are appreciated!

Hey guys. So sorry it's been so long since my last update. I've been extremely busy lately with several tests and life. I'll try to get you a new update tomorrow. @jjune4991: Thank you! I appreciate the nice compliments! @Ric741: They're coming up, don't worry. Geneva will be coming out soon - I'm working on that now. @jacqulina: More will come soon. @Mr. Beer: Thanks! @PhilsCafe: Yeah, I wish I had been more aware before I started the region. O well, when I make my next region I will focus more on realistic land uses rather than population figures.

@PhilsCafe: Yeah if I had to redo it I might just go for lower density. O well. So I'll get you guys an update soon, but I just downloaded some new diagonal that will work well, so I'm gonna try to fit them in somehow.

Yeah, there are so many crop circles you see when you fly across the US. It's insane!