Vlad788

Hello Guys! Its been a while since I've been here. The last time I've been here was back in 2004 and wow how time can truly fly. I hope everyone was well some of you guys may know me from SimCity 4 the closed knit community that it was which quickly migrated to this incredible site. I actually did not join this site until about a couple of months after SimCity 4 was released way back in 2003 ten years ago. So here I am once again here to kind of do it all over again haha. I don't plan to be as active as I was back in 2003 when I was a young teen without any responsibilities haha. Now that I'm pretty much an adult I mean it was like 10 years ago haha with more responsibilties and stuff things have really changed in the last 10 years haha. Anyway many of you may remember me as "The_New_Vlad" but that was the old young name, I kept it simple and changed it back to Vlad788 which is the default handle I have everywhere. I can't believe my old city journal is still here! "Nature's Fury" haha that was the only way I was able to find my account and everything I'm glad I didn't have to re-register again haha. I noticed several familiar faces after all these years! Its unbelievable to see everyone has stuck here for this long. I still have SimCity 4 its not installed and I really don't plan on installing it anytime soon haha. Too many mods, too many new buildings to download. So I'm starting back on a clean slate with SimCity 5. I also have CitiesXL installed as well but thats something I have yet to get into. I guess its pretty tough because I have such limited time now... But for the most part things have remained the same. My writing surely was different back then and boy the maturity was simply not there 10 years ago haha based on the posts I'm looking at from the 2000s. So here we are a new decade, (Already 4 years into it!) oh and wow 700 posts haha. Great way to start my return here haha. Hope everybody is doing ok! And i'm glad to really be back! And I love the new look too! Lots of great changes here at SimTropolis I love the new forum software, new looks and everything, yet it still has the same old unique flare that it's known for. Very closed knit and very friendly! Awesome! The last post I made was back in July of 2004 haha and it was a post about the NAM thread and The Great Chozo's stack exchange. I'm sure things have changed significantly since then haha. Vlad

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NATURE'S FURY The Disaster Journal INTRODUCTION No one fully knows the fury that Mother Nature can unleash. This is exactly what happened to the city of Commercial Venture. This city was destroyed by all of nature's disasters all together, From Fires to Volcanoes and from Lightning to Tornadoes. This was a true destruction that will remain in many Venturans hearts forever. Commercial Venture is a city based on that of commerce and nothing else. The city is highly known for it's beautiful skyline which was destroyed forever. Now, the mayor is working on ways in which he can restore his vibrant city back to normal. This disaster was a disaster in which mankind had never faced. Luckily there were only 20 casualties since many people had heed the warnings and evacuated to nearby cities, and luckily this isn't a residential area and only a commercial area, but this disaster will bring down Maxisland

Its nice to look at old things and this City Journal was my favoriote. Its been nearly a year since it started, and I've bumped it up so people who haven't seen it can re-look at The Fury once more. -Vlad

This journal depicts a nice city but you should put it in its appropriate forums.... -Vlad

Rubik I must say, BTW what is your name? I must say you've have done an excellent replica of the World Trade Center. You never cease to amaze us with your wonderful buildings and you truly deserve an award or something. If they do the Trixie awards this year, you definitely deserve one. You are so good with 3D computer designs and I'm glad that you've shared this amazing piece of work with us. I don't know how else to thank you? What can we do to return the favor? Thank You so much for the World Trade Center and really if you want to, please take a break I think you've been working too hard lately. Without you, this game wouldn't be fun and you add to the reason why I still play SimCity 4. Thank You. -Vlad

Even though, I've given up on this game and rarely play it, and doubt that Maxis will respond, anyway I hope they do, so they can simply bring the game back in action once again, because I think Simtropolis has truly done enough and its time for them to work their end of the bargain. Its not only these issues the game has, there are a lot more. -Vlad

Looking great Whiteshark I like the Memorial Airport. Nice customization. -Vlad

Oh my god this looks so beautiful, in fact it even looks better than the real one!! -Vlad

Amazing! -Vlad

What ever happened to that stack exchange that The_Great_Chozo has been working on? It looks like there aren't any discussions on this anymore, I was really interested in that. Anyway is it still in the works or it has been canceled? -Vlad

I still don't get the reason why it's called TimeBomb. -Vlad

Very nice, superstar, but you have to do something about those Wren Insurances as it makes the city look very unrealistic, what about that mod? Called Go Away Wren You can get it by clicking on the hyperlink below https://www.simtropolis.com/modfiles/content.cfm?section=MODS&download=329 -Vlad

I must say that you did quite an incredible job rubik and devoting all these hours to these buildings is simply amazing and kind. You truly deserve an award from Simtropolis. As for the buildings they are unbelievable. I never thought I'd see these towers in the game. They look awesome especially the World Trade Center's Base. Amazing job. -Vlad

I really like the Pan Am and UN buildings, also I'm guessing you are only using the New York Tile Set. Try and use others to add more variety. There is a mod called Go Away Wren which lowers the frequency and probablity factors in which the Wren Insurance Buildings are built. Anyway, great city superstar and can't wait to see more in the future. -Vlad

Amazing work Tropod , but is it possible that you can modify the highways so that they go in one direction. Like six lane highways? -Vlad

Nice city chicago. I like the way it looks. Especially the highways and the road design. Make's it look different. Nice job. -Vlad

Nice Skyline Whiteshark, thanks for showing us your Downtown, can't wait to see some more updates soon. -Vlad

I wonder, but is it possible to make an on and off ramps for avenues and one way roads? They could be like rural parkways and highways. This is something that I always wanted for my rural cities and I really dislike using the highway for almost all of my cities. So is it possible? -Vlad