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From the album Hall of Fame
3rd Place entry from Night Scenes (S3-12-E) Extended 60 Rep 14 Bonus Points 69 TOTAL Points Challenge Results Data | Leaderboard Rankings [Larger Resolution] 4.7 MB Because you've never really seen Olsènes if you didn't see it after dusk.© 2016 feyss
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Hello guys! As said previously, even though I decided to give up with Olsènes, I promised to post some unfinished pictures. I was thinking that those parts of the city, even if they look like crap, were still deserving to be featured on an update. I also thought this would interest some of you to see how the city was planned. Thus, I will explain here neighbourhood by neighbourhood what I was planning to do. ps: please don't mind the bad quality, as I said it's unfinished work 19. OLSENES - UNFINISHED STUFF 1. Central Station and its surroundings As shown on the 'work in progress' thread, the central station was formerly a passing station, so I didn't like it. I built this Orsay station instead, which I think is one of the best station ever made for this game. Normally, stations surroundings are often crappy neighbourhoods but here I wanted something different. I wanted a prestigious station surrounded by nice looking surroundings. It's why I built the 'de Ligne Boulevard' a tree-lined avenue with the tramway that ends with the 'Belmont park". I know I don't build enough park in my cities so I wanted a little bit of greenery in the city centre. I also built an Haussmannian neighbourhood next to the station, called 'Litlle Paris'. Rents are obviously high there. Unfortunately, after trying to finish it and being unable to save each time, I gave up. On the west side of the station is located the CBD with one railway track going through it. Two other tracks were crossing the river to the south. Then, on the east was supposed to be build some railyards and some train depots next to the tracks. Between the tracks and the river, some low health houses, to make some contrast in comparison with the showy buildings of the CBD. 2. Upper city This is the upper part of the old city. In the middle was supposed to be the 'Place d'Arme', an important square and transport hub with several tram and metro lines. There was also supposed to be another important station next to that neighbourhood, just next to an important church. 3. Herbinster Nothing special here. It was supposed to be the kind of neighbourhood that grown just outside the city walls before they were removed. It's then a mix of offices and apartments. The neighbourhood is separated from more suburban areas by an urban tree-lined highway, as you can see on the bottom of the next picture. There were supposed to be the city university there, some commie blocks ans some healthy houses on a hill. 4. CBD For once, I was 100% happy with my work here. At first, I didn't plan to build huge skyscrapers in the city but then I changed my mind. For me, they're a way to add some verticality and some modernity into my w2w European cities. I was really proud of that CBD because I thought (and still think) I found here the best combination of buildings who all look great together. It's also not too much and enough at the same time. 5. Etale & Glanes Here is Etale and Glanes neighbourhoods. The lowest part of Etale is located on the extreme left of the following pictures. There are some buildings from the CBD there. I also added a tramway line running in the middle and a bridge connecting it with the old city. I still had to change some w2w buildings. Just on the right, below the stadium is located 'Upper Etale'. It was supposed to be built around a square with a small church and a museum. You can also see the railway and the motorway going below the hill with a tunnel. Even though I liked that idea, I was not really satisfied on how both the railway and highway were made on the top of the picture. I indeed didn't like the connection between the two railway lines and the fact it was not possible to make a more curvy motorway. Finally, on the left: Glanes. This was supposed to be a low residential neighbourhood. A bit of Hollogne on the left: 6. Mazy-Notre-Dame & Avenue Louise I've already shown this neighbourhoods with some pictures. That district was supposed to be divided by the 'Avenue Louise', a prestigious avenue between the city centre and the suburbs. This was inspired by the eponymous avenue in Brussels, an avenue surrounded by offices and healthy housing which has become an open sky motorway due to its traffic and the way it was built. The avenue was supposed to end with a palace surrounded by a healthy neighbourhood, as well as some of the tram lines running in the middle of the avenue. On the left was also planned an important train station. 7. Yvoir & Mariefontaine Yvoir (on top of the river) and Mariefontaine (on the bottom) were supposed to be the most industrial neighbourhoods of the city. As you can see on the pictures, there were already some factories built there. The idea here was to mix industry and low health residential areas like in other industrial European cities (the examples here were Liège or Charleroi). The next picture show that idea: some rail tracks with warehouses, some empty lots, industry next to buildings and some supermarkets replacing closed factories. I also added the Grand Moulins building (the white one on the right) as a symbol of renewal and conversion. On the other bank, the motorway was supposed to run through the area on an ugly bridge above the industries. 8. Global views And we finish here with 4 global views of the city: I hope you enjoyed it even if it was a little bit unusual update - REPLIES - @_Michael Thanks a lot! @tariely Thank you too! @raynev1 Thanks for the kind words @Ln X Thank you too! tram is love, tram is live @kingofsimcity Thank you @philforhockey51 Thanks! I wish I could add some boats but it doesn't look that great with the LE. @Scribosilyn Merci beaucoup @kschmidt Thank you too Yeah right, some of the small Scandinavian houses could make thing of Copenhagen @Wallibuk Thank you too! Amsterdam or Bruges, it's just for the canal idea. But you're right, with those buildings from my plugin folder, it looks more like Stockholm @Takingyouthere Thank you! i indeed spend a lot of time trying to find the best place for each building. @slickbg56 Thank you for those kind words! @kelistmac Thank you my friend! My inspiration comes from your previous work on Bassen, it always amazed me! The sidewalk is a personalized one. I just took a random texture on google image @RandyE Thank you too! @sucram17 Thank you too
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From the album Night Scenes (S3-12-E)
Because you've never really seen Olsènes if you didn't see it after dusk. Real size here :)© feyss 2015
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Preview - Belmont Garden & de Ligne Boulevard
feyss posted a City Journal entry in Republic of Arinsia
Hello everyone! Simply a little preview today: Stay tuned! - REPLIES - @tariely Thank you! I also love those river banks. The municipality wanted to make them a wandering place, it's why there is no parking. You can park on the other side of the river though. I also like those metro station with their modern look in the middle of a 'classic' neighbourhood. @TekindusT Thanks a lot! @kschmidt You're welcome, thank you! The green GLR is part of the NAM, it's just below the avenue-GLR puzzle pieces in the menu. For the elevated station, it's a minor train line, it's why there is only one track. @gviper Thank you! @Lord Branham Thank you too! So, the buildings here (tell me if it's not the good ones): @philforhockey51 Thank you! Luckily, the prop pox did'nt affect this part of the city (yet...) Thank you too @jakis! @michae95l Thank you too! here: http://kurier.simcityplaza.de/details.php?file=520 and here: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2732 @kingofsimcity Thanks a lot! @raynev1 Thanks for those kind words! @takemethere Thank you! The city is like 50% plopped, 50% growed. Most of the time, I let the city grow, then I plop some buildings (especially the corner ones which are a nightmare if you just let them grow). Since you talk about it, my plugins folder has a size of 5.33 GB. And yes, it's a lot of patience, sometimes too much @tariely You know it's your second comment here ? I'm not sure this 'historical" thing actually works. I'm quite sceptical about it since the game sometimes doesn't respect it. I don't know for the prop pox. It just happened like that... I've read a lot about it since then and I think maybe we'll never unterstand its real causes. @tankmank Thank you! I will maybe surprise you, but I don't use the LE. I don't have time for that and its even more bugged that the game itself... I indeed not only replaced the road and street textures but also buildings ground textures. It also explains why I built the cathedral on that hill because I did'nt replaced the pavement that surrounds it. -
Hello everyone! First of all, maybe some of you already know it, I have a bad news: the city is pox poxed. But anyway, I decided to still play the city and show you pictures until i'm done with it. So, here we are: 17. OLSENES - LOWER CITY Today, I show you the lower part of the city centre, just next to the Högne river. 1. Let's begin our tour with the Sainte-Catherine Square and the eponym church just next to the river. 2. It's here that was built the first bridge - the Pont Vieux (Old Bridge) - between Olsènes and Hollogne. Since it was the only bridge crossing the river during centuries in the region, the city became an important commercial crossroad. 3. 4. 5. The square is still an important transport hub. From there, you can easily reach all the city's neighbourhoods with public transport. For instance, you can take the tramway - like many tourists - to the Grand' Place or the Cathedral... 6. 7. ... or take the subway to the Opera and the de Ligne Boulevard. 8. 9. If you take the tramway to the south, you'll find the city's business district. Here, skyscrapers have replaced the old houses. I'll post more of this neighbourhood in an incoming update. 10. 11. More global views 12. 13. Let's finish with one last mocaic: between the city most famous landmark - the Cathedral - and the CBD. Thank you for viewing! Next updates will be about the central station, the CBD and the Belmont Garden - REPLIES - @Ln X Thank you! Here for the sairs @MushyMushy Thank you too! I'm really amazed by the possibilities offered by those Paris walls. For the BATs: the building here and I can't find the other one sorry. It's called "geoatcorner" ingame and in the plugin folder if that can help you. @raynev1 A huge thanks too! @kingofsimcity Thank you! I really love those small parkings with those awesome trees. It gave me other ideas of avenue like that. @takemethere Thank you! Here we are! More pictures next time @Belfastsocrates Thank you too! Those walls and those little parking lots are amazing @MilitantRadical Hahaha, thank you too! @kelistmac Thank you too my friend! @tankmank Thanks a lot! @Urban Constanta Thanks too! @kschmidt Thank you too! I though about Marseille Saint Charles station while building this. Here it's because the station is located on the edge of the hill and the majority of railroads in the city is built at 15 meter above the lowest city level. @TekindusT Thanks a lot! @Hafiz173 Thanks too! You just need to download them! @vinlabsc3k Thank you too
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13bis. Some mosaics As promise with the last update, here are some mosaics from Olsènes And those two mosaics you have maybe already seen, but they deserve to be posted in my MD: Hope you liked it and I wish you all an happy new Year 2016!
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raynev1, Themistokles, michae95l, kschmidt, takemethere, gviper, Ben > A huge thanks for the comments I began to work again on Olsènes. I decided to give the city a huge facelift, especially by changing the transport network. Here are the first pictures 13. Back to Olsènes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Well, I had also 3 mosaics but it seems I can't post it since the last ST update. I hope it will be only temporary. I will try to post them later by cutting the pictures in separate files. Hope you enjoyed this update
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From the album Weekly Challenge #22 - High-rise Lifestyle
Olsènes: The northern part of the "Avenue Louise", the city's most prestigious avenue, located in the "Mazy-Notre-Dame" district. Real size picture© feyss 2015
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From the album Weekly Challenge #18 - City Life
Olsènes: "Hollogne district" seen from above with the Hogne river, the A10 motorway and the abbey.© feyss 2014
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ggamgus, Ln X, TowerDude, feeroz123, suomi2005, Ben > Thank you all for your comments. Hi everybody, Here is some pictures of Hollogne 8. OLSÈNES - HOLLOGNE 1. The district is also divided in 4 quarter. Here is simply "Hollogne", the center of the district, known for its abbey. 2. "Bas-Hollogne", with the Hogne river and the Saint-Peter Church. (Well, sorry for the effect) 3. "Arnières", known for its habitation towers. 4. And "Belmont", a residential suburb. 5. 6. 7. 8. Hope you like it.
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89James89, Ln X, jmsepe, Benedict, Pwel28, Schulmanator, fan o SC4, feeroz123, rewright, MilitantRadical > A huge thank you everybody Hi, I show you today some pictures of the old town which is characterized by a mix of old and new buildings. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Hope you like it.
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feeroz123, Tonraq, Benedict, vinlabsc3k, Biff Weissglut > Thank you everybody Hi everybody, I was a little bored with Kookart, so i began a new city: Olsènes 1 2 3 4 5 I hope you like it. More pictures are coming.
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