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REPLIES: skully250: Thanks for commenting! Hope you stick around to see what develops! TowerDude: Thanks for commenting! Hope you stick around to see what develops! simfreak90: Thanks for commenting! I'm more going for Southern California's newer developed cities, but at least it looks like something sort of nearby lol joinapple: Thanks for commenting! tigeria: Thanks for commenting! Lots of plopping led to perfection... lol bandit22: Thanks for commenting! The road is from the Network Widening Mod, which can be found here. You'll need the NAM as well. Following the success of Phase 1 of Red Rock Ranch, Phases 2 and 3 were planned and released, selling just as fast as Phase 1. Here is Red Rock Ranch fully completed. The northern entrance to the development at the intersection of Oak Valley Boulevard and North Ranch Road. The newly completed school, Red Rock Elementary School and the surrounding Red Rock Community Park under a particularly strong California sun. The school is part of the Tower Canyon Union School District. Tower Canyon itself is a ways off and I'll probably cover it later on. In order to decrease dependency on cars within the development, Eucalytus Trail was constructed to link Red Rock Parkway, Phase 1, Phase 2, the park, and the elementary school together. Mature eucalyptus trees were transported from other places and replanted here so resident could walk along a shaded path. The intersection of Red Rock Parkway and North Ranch Road at a roundabout. (I particularly love this one because of the rock in the center) To the right, another subdivision is just about ready to be released. All it needs are houses to fill the lots. A grocery store, gas station, and Rite Aid have moved into Oak Valley, anticipating future growth in the area. With Red Rock Ranch fully completed, developers are now looking for other places to build homes, and one developer has started some preliminary grading. Next update: The beginning stages of 2 new subdivisions: The Knolls, a community with a new golf course, Oak Knolls Golf Course, and Cobb Crest, a community nestled in the hills and meant to provide sweeping views of the valley below.

Throughout the 20th century, Oak Valley remained fairly similar, still mainly small ranches. However, by the 1970s, many had gone into decline, even being abandoned. The creation of new jobs in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, roughly 45 minutes away, coupled with the need for housing led to the first housing tracts in Oak Valley. The first one, named Red Rock Ranch, is just off Oak Valley Boulevard and was the site of an old cattle ranch bought out by developers. Here, planning of streets and lots for the first phase of development begins. Altogether, the first phase will contain around 70 homes. The streets are fully paved and Red Rock Ranch is officially open to construction. Already, a few homes are being constructed. Some are even fully complete and ready for their new residents. Houses are from the low 100s, so don't miss your chance for a brand new house! The development was a major success, selling out within a year. Phases 2 and 3 are being planned out and implemented now. The entrance to Red Rock Ranch at the intersection of Oak Valley Bl and Red Rock Parkway. A typical cul-de-sac in the new development. Next update, the new construction of an elementary school, and the first retail areas will all covered.

Oak Valley has its inceptions in the late 1800s when cheap land and rumors of oil fueled settlement into the valley. Unfortunately, little was found here, and a major settlement never took place. A group of several ranches were the closest thing. The small cluster lacked commercial buildings, so people mainly lived off the land, occasionally making the trip to Tower Canyon (to be covered in a later update) for supplies. An old picture of the ranches. North of the ranches, Oak Knoll lay. It rose from the surrounding flat land, blanketed in flora. It was a popular stopping point for travelers. Later, as Oak Valley became developed, it would become host to numerous estates and the namesake of the future city to develop. A postcard dating from the 1890s-1900s of Oak Knoll.

Here's one of mine: The area is mostly a bedroom community to the jobs downtown.

Anyone know where I can find this spaceport?

Are there any lots that fit with street curves like this: (in the corner of the pic) or that fit in the cul-de-sac? I'd like my houses to fit on corner lots. If not, any ideas on how to make one?

I've been trying to figure out how to create more realistic subdivisions (here's a good example from google maps (bit.ly/dcrLbY) I've gotten some nice suburban homes but how could I lay out streets and lots to be more realistic?

I've got the NAM, SAM, NDEX The Balmoral, The Chadwick, etc, and the RLS Suburban Homes Collection. I think the actual homes are fine. i'm really looking for odd-shaped lots that could fit around cul-de-sacs and corners, like this:

Note: The two letters after the date refer to where the update was. See the key below for more info. Key: RE: Rancho del Eisel FH: Firestone Hot Springs TABLE OF CONTENTS: Page One: 1. Lost (05/24/09) [RE] 2. Oasis (05/30/09) [RE] 3. Homestead (6/21/09) [RE] 4. Surveying the Trail (6/26/09) [RE] 5. Ranch Developments (07/05/09) [RE] Page Two: 6. A Town Grows (07/13/09) [RE] 7. Gold Rush (07/22/09) [RE] 8. Construction (07/29/09) [RE] 9. The Beginning of Firestone Hot Springs (08/10/09) [FH] 10. Health Resort (09/07/09) Santa Paloma Valley will be a historic-ish CJ set in the Western US. Now please remember this is my first CJ, so be gentle. If I forget something, do not hesitate to correct me. UPDATE 1: Lost September 10th, 1889 It has been exactly 6 months since we left Connecticut for California. There are only roughly 150 miles left until we arrive at Los Angeles. I can't wait to start a new life. Here is a picture of the trail in Arizona. September 11th, 1889 We are lost. During the night, one ox broke loose and we tried in vain to chase after it. We did for several minutes, but it ran off. It was then I realized we were lost. We will be fine though. The trail is not far off. We need only to go back to way we came from. We will be back on the trail shortly. September 14th, 1889 My prediction was wrong. We are not back on the trail. We have been lost now for 3 days. There is nothing out here but scrub and weeds and sand. The heat is nearly unbearable, prickly on my neck. I fear the worst, that we, the Eisel Family, will all die out here. No one will our bodies and bury us; we will be eaten by vultures. They are already preparing to feast on our corpses. My daughter Kate, I fear, is weakest. We are all weak. The food rations ran out yesterday and we were forced to eat the leaves of plants like animals. The worst, though, have yet to come. The water is about to run out.

I have been unable to update due to school. It's my main priority right now. I'll try to post something every now and then. Hopefully by summer, I'll be back to updating normally.

I downloaded a region from the STEX and it said that it requires SC4Terraformer, so I opened it and imported the .SC4M file into it and it came up with an error. The error said that the SC4M file is the wrong size. "It should be (1025 by 1025) but it is (1281 by 1281)" was the exact text. How can I fix this problem?

I would like to buy the second lot (the corner one) and rebuild the Paso Grand Hotel.

I think humor and maybe more of a storyline (like characters living in the city or something like that) would definitely make San Paso more interesting. Not that it isn't interesting right now. Also, how can I rebuild the Paso Grand Hotel?

I shall call it the Paso Grand Hotel.

REPLIES: s_olah: Thanks. Hawkeye9: Thanks for voting, and lol at the private springs. k4driver: Thanks. The Single Track Rail can be found over at SC4D here. N106: Thanks. Archean: Thanks. Djohaal: Thanks. chasespncr: Thanks for voting. colonel1: Thanks for voting. John Kirby: Thanks. UPDATE 10: Health Resort Sorry for not updating for a month. I've been busy. But at least I'm back updating! Option 2 won the vote, so I will update again in Firestone Hot Springs. As Firestone Hot Springs' lots were snatched up by new settlers, the first few buildings were built. Sterling's County Store, a saloon, a small hotel, and a couple homes have been built so far. A young entrepreneur parterned with James Firestone to market the hot springs as a health resort, and constructed the Cactus Grand Spa & Hotel, a gorgeous tuscan-styled building. When the Cactus Grand was built, the hot springs were restricted to guests only. This angered many residents, causing a rogue citizen to nearly set the spa building on fire. Thankfully, he was subdued in time by hotel staff. The incident eventually allowed the springs to be reopened to all residents and free services at the spa. By this happening, many people wanted houses so they could get free spa services (even though it was in the middle of nowhere). New homes were built and much of the green plants were mowed down for houses. This, in turn made green space extremely valuable as well the land the green space was on. Land prices skyrocketed, so to the north, a new development with (much) cheaper prices was built. A close-up of the new development. And last, an overview of the entire area of Firestone Hot Springs

i'd like to buy the new hotel.

Hello everyone! I am not sure what to do for the next update. I have three ideas, but i'm not sure which one to do. Below are the options. 1. Another update in Firestone Hot Springs 2. Go back to Rancho del Eisel and update there 3. Start another town I would highly appreciate your opinion on what I should do next. I will set up a poll soon also for the next update. EDIT: The poll has now been set up.

When I drag an SAM street over a railroad, it shows up as a blank tile with just the terrain and no crossing. Is there a way to fix this?

REPLIES: k4driver: Thanks. Eventually I plan for a railroad to be built. Update 9: The Beginning of Firestone Hot Springs It was another hot day in the dry desert sands. James Firestone was hard at work. He was recently promoted to line supervisor by the railroad company, and was busy carrying outthe plans to build a new rail line to connect Phoenix and San Francisco together. They had just reached the California border a week ago and were on the foothills of the Rockland Mountains. (On the other side of the Rockland Mountains is Santa Paloma Valley) Here is a picture of their progress so far. Another picture of the railroad, plus the workers' camp. The railroad snaked through a valley. The valley allowed for cooler temperatures and more moisture, thus causing more plentiful flora than the rest of the desert. In their spare time, some workers had gone hiking. To the north was a pass, and they wanted to find out what was on the other side. When they came to the other side, the workers had discovered something amazing. They had just found several hot springs. They stripped off their clothes and went into the springs, refreshing and invigorating them. One man even claimed his cold had been cured. After a while, they went back to the camp and told everyone about the springs. When James heard about the springs, he realized that he could make money off of it. He negotiated with the railroad company to build a small spur line and construct a station. He then claimed ownership of the entire valley, building dirt paths and infrastructure. Then he platted off the valley and began to sell. The first people to come to the new settlement were from a growing town by the name of Rancho del Eisel just across the mountains. They told Mr. Firestone about the plentiful gold and precious metals in the area. In turn, he began to explore the idea bringing a railroad into Rancho del Eisel.

Great start! I'll definitely be watching this CJ!

Is there a lot or something that can allow riots to be created on demand like the other disasters? I was thinking of causing mass riots for my CJ, but don't want to drop the mayor rating as it will cause abandonment.

REPLIES: chasespncr: Thanks. jacqulina: Thanks. UPDATE 8: Construction As said in the previous update, many more affluent citizens were moving into Rancho del Eisel. The first house to be completed was a cozy Victorian house. A man by the name of James Earley moved in. An oilman from Texas, he was very interested in the area. Santa Paloma Valley was rumoured to have oil, and Earley was determined to be the one to discover it. The richest man to move in, though was Henry Newfield. Founder of the Newfield Mining Company, he built himself a massive, 8 bedroom, 10 bathroom, 7,000 squarefoot Tuscan villa. He was planning to move the Newfield Mining Company into the oil business and find it before Earley did. Newfield brought with him grass, popularizing the planting of it on the properties of those who could afford it. Mr. Newfield's new company headquarters. It was the first "modern" building using concrete, compared to the old abode and wood structures previously constructed. It even featured the first paved surfaces. An overview of the town now. Some of the dirt path has been newly-converted to street. Some construction is still going on. The first park, Rancho Park was built to fill in an empty block created by the extension of Rancho Drive. The growing village found the old Town Hall, housed in an old barn embarrassing, so a plan was devised to build a new Town Hall. Rancho Drive (formerly Eisel Rd.; it's the dirt path leading up to the ranch itself) was converted to a street and extended to Oasis Avenue. The first public park, named Rancho Park, was built in an empty block caused by the extension of Rancho Drive. Town Hall is to the north. A closeup of the new Town Hall.

REPLIES: jacqulina: Thanks. chasespncr: Thanks. N106: Thanks. Kryptowhite: Thanks. How could I match the building dirt to the game dirt? kevin1031: Thanks. chrissc94: Thanks, and here's your next update! UPDATE 7: Gold Rush It was another morning in the town of Rancho del Eisel. People went to work, often at the ranch, children went to school, etc. Though the town had recently experienced a small building boom, things had begun to quiet down. Dave Cortland, a farmer from Missouri, had come to Rancho del Eisel in the final wave ofimmigrants to the town. He had settled down in a nice house on Orange Street. A water tower was just built across the street from him. As a result, water pipes would be built through his property. That morning, he decided he would save the town workers some work and dig the ditches to lay the pipes in himself. After all, it was a Saturday and there was little to do in town. As he dug, he heard a clink. Intrigued, he dug further, and discovered it was yellowish. He knew it was gold and went into his house, got a canvas bag, and placed the gold in it. He went back out and began to dig more. More gold! Soon, he filled the entire bag with the precious metal. Later that day, he went to the bank and cashed in his gold, getting 5,000 dollars($23,000 in 2008 dollars) . He then went to the local newspaper office and told them of the gold and would sell his property to the highest bidders. The next couple days were "sheer madness", as described by Mr. Cortland himself. People from all over crowded the streets full, hoping to find some gold. Mining companies were clambering for a piece of the town. To accommodate the new mines, a true road instead the current dirt path would need to be built to the town. Construction of the street began on the Paloma Valley Trail, which was renamed Valley Drive. Building the new road went as quick as possible to fulfil the needs of the mining companies. Here the road passes through Copperfield Canyon. Just a little past it, the road takes a turn north to Rancho del Eisel. And finally, the completed road at its terminus in Rancho del Eisel. Meanwhile, Mr. Cortland had gotten an offer of $50,000 ($1.18M in 2008 dollars) by the Newfield Mining Company. He took the money and began building a vineyard estate. He even paid for a road to be built up to his estate. He then purchased a 25% stake in the Newfield Mining Company. Back in town, the road had caused a building boom. But the buildings were very different from the previous boom. Now richer citizens with money to invest in the town were building big houses to the west. One of the biggest projects was the construction of the Newfield Building, where the Newfield Mining Company would be based. Gold has now brought more people into Rancho del Eisel, but will oil(hint, hint) bring in more people?

Sorry for the double post Originally posted by: Duke87 ^^^ Meh. It's Japan. What do you expect? quote> The robot building is actually in Bangkok, Thailand.

Here in the Twin Cities, there's a museum called the Weisman Museum that essentially looks like a bunch of crumpled-up tinfoil.