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The Elements (below these towers) is supposed to be a high-class shopping mall linked with MTR Kowloon Station, but those vast numbers of property agents from Mainland China seriously dampen the shopping experience there (no racism/offense intended)...and of course, continuing to skyrocket HK's already un-affordable housing prices. Anyways, looks great haha. Looking forward to your next entry!

The photoshop effects seriously add a nice touch to the number of great photos you have. Great job, and I'm looking forward to your future posts! Btw, I'm glad that my CJ was able to...in some way...inspire you to create this!

I am sure you have put in many hours of effort in creating this city, but there are many rooms for improvement. There is a heavy repetition of buildings. Thus, adding custom BATs from STEX and BSC would further make your regional city view more appealing. I would suggest you spending more time in your improving your city at the micro-scale level (a neighborhood or even a strip of road). You can try decorate these "parts" or your city with open spaces, custom BATs, natural vegetations, etc... I believe by doing so, you got a lot more content to share with us here in Simtropolis. Thus, this gives you more opportunities to create more updates per city! I don't mean to discourage you. I seriously hope my comments could help you improve your SC4 skills and CJ. Best of luck!

Although I personally dislike sprawling suburban neighborhoods, this is nevertheless a good start for your CJ! I wish you the best of luck! : )

REPLIES mystic_destiny: The shopping arcade can be found in this link. JDRCRASH: The tetris building is here (made by acchi). 10000000000000: Thanks! However, I definitely still have plenty of areas for improvement. NMUSpidey, Benedict, spursrule14, 111222333444, k50dude, escilnavia, TowerDude, skyscraper241: Thank you all! Happy Chinese New Year everyone! I admit I have been MIA from Simtropolis for quite a while, but I am back with a new update. I will be presenting you a tour on one of ShinBei's main transit line, the MTR Yanto Line. So yes, this update will focus a lot more on public transportation in ShinBei I would not say ShinBei has a sophisticated transit network yet. However, it is definitely quite convenient to get around ShinBei through the MTR system. Most stations in the Yanto Line have connecting lines (TR and MTR lines). Y1 Tsubanki Tsubanki is one of the few stations in ShinBei that offers connecting lines to both MTR and TR network. A portion of commuters from the neighboring city of Seikina transfers here from the TR line to the MTR Yanto line to get to work in ShinBei. Because of this, Tsubanki Station quickly became eastern ShinBei's primary center of activities. It is not surprise to see shops and offices clustering around this station. Y2 Lisette Lisette is one of the two office districts in ShinBei (as of now). It is not far from Tsubanki Station, and it could be considered to be the secondary center of activities in eastern ShinBei. Relative to Tsubanki, Lisette has more office spaces. Y3 Hanamachi This station brings passengers to the ShinBei's TR Shopping Ward and the 5th Chome. Click on these links to see more pictures regarding these two places. As shown in the first map, Y2 Lisette and Y3 Hanamachi links up to MTR Musee station. This station is located along the 5th chome, and passengers usually go here to commute to Y2 Lisette to work or to Y1 Tsubanki in order to get to Seikina. Y4 TR ShinBei This is ShinBei's central station. All modes of transportation go through here. I haven't started developing cities and towns at other regions. However, I am envisioning TR ShinBei Station to be a primary destination for commuters living in outer regions and a transfer point for residents living in western and northern Taipei to get to eastern and southern Taipei. In some ways, it will function like the actual JR Shinjuku Station does in Tokyo, Japan. MTR Hozoki is located southwest of TR ShinBei station. Residents living in ShinBei's southern suburbs go here to commute to other parts of ShinBei. In the context of Saekei, developers would rush to create new developments once they know that a new transit stop would be implemented. However, realizing that residents need more open spaces the local government re-zoned this parcel of land for recreational purposes. Thus, the public soccer field was constructed. This facility's close proximity to MRT Hozoki made this field a popular spot for inter-school soccer matches. Y5 Houseki Houseki is ShinBei's CBD. This can be seen by the tall buildings near this station. I am planning to have a new entry focusing this area, but I cannot say when I will have it released. Although Houseki is located near TR ShinBei Station, this station was placed here as a means to provide office workers and nearby residents additional waypoints to access the MTR lines. This implementation was successful that it improved convenience for Houseki's office workers and slightly reduced the number of passengers inside TR ShinBei (in a sense, reduced congestion). Sekai is a newly developed waterfront shopping and office district. The river is not shown, but this area is becoming another attraction that gives nearby residents and tourist a good view of the river. Because MTR Sekai is only linked with Y5 Houseki, it is predicted that Houseki would soon be a mini-transfer point for the people who wants to go to Sekai. Y6 Efiyon Efiyon is the last station on the MTR Yanto Line that would be inside ShinBei's urban area. This district is mostly residential. A canal runs through the single-family homes. It was well decorated and maintained, residents would usually take a walk on these canals. In a sense, the canals became a open and public space. However, this slightly drove housing and land prices up. Y7 Sei-Bashidon Last but not least, Bashidon is a suburb right outside of Shinbei. This station's name has the prefix "sei" because it is located at Bashidon's western side. This neighborhood also has a TR station, which is located center of this area. I hope you have enjoyed this update! Please take time to rate and comment!

The vegetation under the seawalls..looks fantastic! Also, I can really feel that there is a lot of going on on these streets (2nd Picture). Finally as always, great mixture of BATs from different regions!

I think the highway separating the residential and the commercial districts is too sharp and distinct as a barrier. Planting trees around it would ease the contrast. The God Mode Mod in STEX would be handy in achieving this task. Other than that, interesting update!

Hi Everyone! Merry Christmas to you all from Taipei! Yes ladies and gents, I recently returned to Taipei from the US. Today, I present a relatively long update on TR ShinBei Shopping Ward. It's a long one because I got a bit excited when taking the screenshots, and partly because it's Christmas. So such length should be a suitable for today's occasion. As the name implies, TR ShinBei Shopping Ward is adjacent to the TR ShinBei Station, which is the largest and primary transportation hub in Saekei. Passengers or commuters from the western cities transfer here to go the eastern municipalities or simply work here. That said, it is no surprise that there are many offices and retails in ShinBei. Shibuya 109-2, which is a popular department store is conveniently located across from the TR ShinBei Station. Adjacent to the TR ShinBei Station Plaza, there is an entrance to the shopping ward's indoor pedestrian shopping arcade. There are multiple transit stations that are located across the shopping ward. For example, a MTR station at the shopping ward's south side. Plenty of office buildings, including the YOKOSO Building, are located around the shopping ward. This is great because the retailers could have higher number of customers. Office workers here could easily get food for lunch and dinner in this area. An inside view of the TR ShinBei Shopping Ward. Another large office building beside the shopping ward. Behind the GT Office Building is a short parkway. This is a more quiet public space situated away from the buildings' bright neon lights. Overview of this area in multiple angles and at different time in a day. As you can see, TR ShinBei Shopping Ward is adjacent to and accessible by the 5th Chome (See previous update regarding the 5th Chome). With Christmas here, some decorations are implemented for this occasion. I hoped you enjoyed this update. Please take time to rate and comment! Once again, Merry Christmas!!

[quote name='NMUSpidey' timestamp='1323684053'] Those are some really great images. I really like to see the Tsuutenkaku BAT being used. And the seasonal trees are beautiful (although I suppose that Taipei re-imagined means it was re-imagined north of the Tropic of Cancer!) 5/5! [/quote] Hey Thanks for your comments and suggestion! I was wondering if you have the URL to Tsuutenkaku BATs?? It would be great if you could share it with me. [quote name='keenan1695' timestamp='1323783620'] Awesome city! Which street-side mod do you use with the seasonal trees? 10/10 k50dude & skyscraper241: Thank you very much! [/quote] I used JPN Sidewalk Mod. Go to this [url="http://hide-inoki.com/bbs/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=799"]link[/url] to download it. Be sure to open the readme file to download other dependencies for this mod. Here are the links to the first two dependencies listed in the readme. [url="http://hide-inoki.com/bbs/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=725&view=previous"]道路標識Props[/url] (JPN Road Signs Props) [url="http://tokyo-urbanlab.jpn.org/Jpn-NowDownload/Kei-Jpn-Prop-BasicSet-01.03.zip"]日本小物基本セット１[/url] (Kei-Jpn-Prop-BasicSet-01) You can download the other dependencies in either STEX or in BSC Lot Exchange. Go [url="http://tokyo-urbanlab.jpn.org/Sim-Home.htm"]here[/url] to check our Kei's BAT skyscraper 241 & k50dude: Thank you very much!

Hello! I'm finally done with my Fall Semester, which has been a busy and challenging one. Best of luck to those of you who still have finals to take! Anyways, I am here with an new update on my second city, ShinBei! In a sense, ShinBei will be the core city in my region. 5th Chome A main avenue that runs north-south in ShinBei. It is a busy road, yet is a popular tourist destination for its beautiful and seasonal trees, as well as other destinations along the avenue. Getting off from the MTR Hanamachi Station, we first encounter Central GongHuan University. With TR ShinBei Shopping Ward located just east of the university, students there have a lot of places to go after or between classes. This Main Library is also part of Central GongHuan University's campus. It primarily serves the university's students and faculty, but it is also open to the public. Additional libraries was needed in order to accommodate the large influx of students and the public. Thus, a new one was construct opposite from the Main Library. It is located just at TR ShinBei Shopping Ward's entrance and a subway entrance. Along the 5th Chome, we got another office building and a high school. A pedestrian overpass was constructed to provide workers and students safety when crossing the busy intersection. A contextual view of 5th Chome. Plenty of offices and retails on 5th Chome. This surely contributes 5th Chome as an attractive place to work and shop. Students from the adjacent high school could get some snacks as well. Hopefully they won't cut classes and do so. Finally, at the end of 5th Chome stands the ShinKai TV Tower. Not only it is a popular landmark as a sightseeing tower, but also it help transmit radio waves from nearby radio stations. Last but not least, a night view of ShinKai TV Tower. Seems like this is the only night-pic in this update...hopefully this factor won't disappoint you. COMING SOON: TR SHINBEI SHOPPING WARD EAST I hope you have enjoyed this update. Please take time to comment and rate! I appreciate them!

I hope all had a great Thanksgiving! Even if your country of residence do not celebrate that, I still hope you had a good day! Anyways, I am back with a preview on my second city, ShinBei. I should be able to post a full update by the end of this week. Enjoy! Please rate and comment!

Very nice! The floral design beside the theatre is gorgeous!

This picture made me speechless for a while!! Great job!