Denon333

You actually can build cities that aren't in squares, you could simply extend to a size in terms of your region and then build a city outward. That's one way, though you'd have to switch between cities, which can get annoying.

Cool, I can't wait to see the new update when it's done.

Make it on the growth of it, and I mean from the start.

How did you maage to make everything work without anyone being too far away from work?

Well, the Burj Dubai, it's old name, is actually a habitable building, it is just a mixed zones building. Floor 163: A giant taco.

How'd you make all the photo shopping? I am hoping to try and recreate those effects to make a CJ similar to yours. :D

Hi again Ya know about the text you gave me to make a region similar to yours, right? Well, I have a few questions on the advice itself: 13. zone residental on every street that doesnt go through What do you mean by a street that doesn't go through? You mean like near the end of a street that doesn't go through, is it? 21. this should help you unlock powerstations... build what you unlock and sell the power it creates... zone in farm areas with dirty industry You mean in the capitol or in the surrounding towns and such? 26. a capitol has to have a 2 city buffer in all directions What does it mean by a 2 city buffer? Does it mean like two cities buffering each side or just two cities buffering.

Aw, but why? We are sorta going fine here.....

That's looking good, but that panoramic restaurant is kinda out of place, being tall in the suburbs. XD

np. Glad I can help here.

I really like it! In fact, I want more! BTW, nice photo shopping for the text. But you might wanna increase the graphics settings for better pictures: I can see the farm pixels. And the ones for the traffic map.

The year is 2110, 100 years after present day, Singapore had been researching a far away planet which is quite possibly a habitable site. They sent a small convey 50 years later from 2010 after confirming the hospitality of the planet's surface. The destination was Alpha Centauri, a star located about 4 light years away from us. Anyway, the Singaporean Parliament decided to hold a talk immediately after the announcement was made. The decision was this: To send a space shuttle over to Alpha Centauri. It was going to b poweed by antimatter, created by the LHC at Switzerland. No other government other than the ones from USA and Switzerland were supposed to know about it. The spaceship would launch at Changi International Airport at night, exactly when fewer flights were being carried out so as to not be found out. "Ready Houston?" "Ready." "Launch countdown in: 5" "4" "3" "2" "1" "Blastoff!" And immediately, the ship went off. The simulation view of the spaceship in space as it pulls itself out of orbit: As the spaceship arrived on the ne planet, it's crew awakened, looking at how long it has been. Soon, a 50 year old transmission was played out, coming from the Singaporean Parliament, informing them of their age and of their mission: To set an outpost on the planet for Singapore to colonise. However, fifty years is a long time and alot happened in that five decades, so we'll do a historical recap after those other cities are done, ok? Anyways, back to the story. After surveying the planet for some time, they located a loction with tons and tons of water. The name of that area was nicknamed: Great Lake. So, the founders decided to call it Great Lakes City. The founders had other plans besides being an outpost. They decided to call back to Earth on a transmission, telling Singapore that they wanted independance of the area. The response: "We're very busy, you got it." Anyway, the founders setup a small town of 15 people. Here was the tour for one of them, an amatuer photographer called Mr William. "Hello, there Mr William." The mayor, Mrs Jukis, said. "Welcome to Great Lakes City. My name is Mrs Jukis." "Wow, doesn't look like a city at all. But it's nice, a humble place to start anyway. You've sure got a nice city hall, by the way." "Why thank you, Mr William." "Let us begin the tour now, shall we?" "Gladly, Mr William. The first stop here is the town's roundabout, the center of activity for most of the stuff." Mr William and Mrs Jukis were both walking, as she cam over to the shoreline. "Here, we have the Great Lake, as some have called it. Many people have talked about how the place will one day become the center of this whole planet...... But I think not. Just enjoy theview here anyway." "Now, here are the housing for a bulk of us. Quite rundown places we've go, especially the most rundown of all. Some say that the resident living here talks to haunting spirits who live here and this resident is talking to them. Don't believe their sillyness, though." "I want to ask you someting, Mrs Jukis." "Yes?" "What's that clean, suburban like house over there?" "Oh, that's the mayor's house, which means it is my house." "OK, I get it now. Let's move on, shall we?" "Gladly." *After a couple of visits in the homes* "OK, then. Ready to go back to the launch site?" "Hold on, just a sec. What's powering all this?" "Well, the Utility Center. Here, have a look." After a drive in the mayor's car, they stopped outside a tall well located beside a fuming funnel. "This is the Utility Center, I presume." The mayor only nodded her head. "OK, then. I'd just like to take a picture of this, OK?" After a snap, he noticed a kimtrail in the picture. And a small black dot in front of it. "What's that?" "Oh, those are the new planes carrying inspection all around the globe." "For what?" "To find more locations to build another city. In fact, we plan to find perfect spots to create a giant hub of cities and towns to construct the network." "That's one ambitious plan." "Yes it is." Of course, after a small chat, they were back in the city hall. Mr William decided to leave then and after bidding farwell, he got on the plane. As he flew from the small sirstrip to go to the launch site, he managed to shoot a small, yet perfect shot of the town now. "Let's hope that the town becomes huge and strong....." The snapshot was this: OOC: Comments accepted.

Um, look at the post I made 2 days ago.....

Um, look at the post I made 2 days ago.....

Oh, you saw it already. OK, then.

OK, then. I know how. Here's how to do it on Windows XP: 1. Go into 'Pictures'. 2. Go into 'Focus Interactive'. 3. All pictures there should be present when you took them using their snapshot feature. 4. Go into a site like Photobucket, since it is a lot easier transferring files from there to here. 5. Repeat steps 1. to 3. and select the pictures you want to put in Photobucket. 6. Hit the 'Select' button and let it upload. 7. If it doesn't work, try again when given the option. It should get itself uploaded by then. 8. Take one of the pictures' URL and go onto the 'New Topic' button on the forums. Or if you want to add onto a topic, go and press 'Reply'. 9. Once you're there, click onto the picture (The mountains with a yellow sky) and then place the picture's URL. 10. Size the Width to a maximum of 800. The Height can be at a max of 600. Don't go any further, or else the moderators would take the pictures away from the site. BTW, if you're worried about the format, don't worry. JPEG is the format automatically scripted in any picture you take using the snapshot feature. But, if it is different because you used another screenshot program, I recommend that you check and change as necessary. Hope this helps.

Well, the new crap city is not really crappy!

Oh, ok. Thanks. Also, I am announcing that the thread will be closed to make way for a revamp. Because: 1. I am in need of changing how I post updates. 2. A lot of 'crap' not related to the CJ is in here. 3. I'd be using the editng programmes, so I might n have that much time on the game itself. And the structure of the thread has become wrong. That's all. Seeya. In the next edition.

To my mind: SC4: Great! Expandable city, into a region that is, expandable mod-wise, though I hate it when one to two gb of software I mostly don't use slows down my com. CXL 2011: OK, new features, not many from CXL 2009, though. Oh, and less buggy issues. Not SC5, though. SC5: Hoping to see it, but if not, then I'll see if I can contribute to those open-source groups. So, yeah. That's just about it then.

@bowserchomp Yeah, I had played a city once when i placed too many services when I could not afford it. Note: Unless you wanna kill your place, DO NOT pamper your citizens until they're rich. Got that? Note: Unless you play expert mode in CIties XL, in either editions, it should not be terribly hard for beginners to go over their budget. Unless ya build too many roads.

Um..... most pics there are broken. Must be the size of it.

Simopolis: Double post.

Those are some really memorable stuff. But what happened to ya CJ?

We sure won't!