Neighborhood Landscape Pictures

[bacon164]

In this thread, we try and improve our landscape picture taking techniques using the neighborhood camera.

I've often marveled at landscape renaissance paintings, specifically at how realistic the painter could make some things. Like putting windows and texture on a building half a mile away. The desertion and isolation of everything also amazes me... so when I decided to finally make a full-out medieval feudalistic neighborhood, I decided to try and do this. I used the Maxis Arbordale (or something) terrain to make the neighborhood and used several lots from Veronaville and many from MTS2 (such as the giant European castle, the Hogsmeade set, some cottages and tudor homes, etc.) to finish this off. The picture below is my "final draft" of my attempt at a recreation of a medieval landscape painting. Might take a while to load, I used prtscreen. :p

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5502/shinyneighgn6.jpg

What neighborhoods do you have to show off? :)

[bacon164]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/164Bacon164/Random%20Pictures/snapshot_00000004_b426181f.jpg

Shinyville in the middle of a 100 year winter. Notice that the neighborhood is actually populated now.

[jooxis84]

That snowy pic is gorgeous.

[beeps]

"Simville"

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc86/boolPropped4/S2C%20Sim%20Pictures/Misc/Simville3.jpg (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc86/boolPropped4/S2C%20Sim%20Pictures/Misc/Simville.jpg)

[Aijux]

bacon, beautiful picture! Looks like a spacious place.
bP, I love it, looks so amazingly cozy and cute!

[bacon164]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/164Bacon164/Random%20Pictures/hogwartslandscape.jpg

Shinywarts Academy for the Magically Gifted... featuring my recently completed Hogwarts Castle collection. :)

[lomelindi]

Wow, bacon!! I love all of your neighbourhood shots so much! They completely inspire me to pay more attention to detail in my own 'hoods.

Bp- Your simville is really cool. I love the city buildings in the background!

[bacon164]

Thanks! :)

I spent this last weekend making a custom terrain for the neighborhood with SC4. It was frustrating, but I eventually got the results I wanted.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/164Bacon164/Random%20Pictures/snapshot_00000003_14312ab0.jpg

[Lillubibi]

Very impressive bacon, the big walls, the castle, I understand why it took ages .

[Paradise]

Bacon - very nice work! I love the winterscene you made :)

[bacon164]

Thanks. :) When I say custom terrain, I mean the actual neighborhood file you choose when you make a new neighborhood. The castle took much longer to finish up than this weekend, lol. :p

[LongTallSally]

Ooh, I love these neighbourhoods! You two are inspiring me. :D

[xXkatXx_SC]

boolPropped simville is great!

[beeps]

boolPropped simville is great!
Thank you (and everyone else too)! The neighborhood is made by MaryLou @ MTS2, and its a small neighborhood but perfect for a few of my favorite families. My new neighborhood project is "Crystal Rock" up in the mountains, and Ill post some pictures as soon as possible.

[Lillubibi]

I have a simville neighbourhood as well :

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/1879/screenshot27tf5.th.jpg (http://img114.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot27tf5.jpg)

click for bigger

[crocobaura]

Mermaid Island :)
The grey part in the front is Mermaid City and the whiter buildings in the back are the chic seaside suburbia. The last two pics are a bit older and the skyscrapers have changed their location since. :smash:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/crocobaura/snapshot_0000000d_d438ef67.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/crocobaura/snapshot_0000000d_f438ef5a.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/crocobaura/snapshot_0000000d_1427017d.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f134/crocobaura/snapshot_0000000d_d42701c3.jpg

[Daisie]

bP, do I even have to tell you how much I love SimVille? ;)
Bacon164, the first picture especially is gorgeous. You clearly have a lot of talent - and patience!
Crocobaura, I like the feeling of a bustling little city in those pictures. Great job!

[lmfjaxxon]

Crocobaura...did you make that terrain yourself? It is beautiful and I wouldn't mind having that in my game.....:)



LaTasha

[crocobaura]

Crocobaura...did you make that terrain yourself? It is beautiful and I wouldn't mind having that in my game.....:)

LaTasha

Nope, it was made by Patul. It's called Ghitza island and you can find it on MTS. :)

[oceanborn_SC]

Crocobaura!
Mermaid City looks fantastic. Just what kind of place I want my sims to live :beer:

[seren's]

My favourite suburb Sedona:

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1093/snapshot00000008b43c588kk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5196/snapshot00000008d43c58ael5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[JadeEliott]

I love this thread even more then I love the favorite rooms thread. That is a LOT.

:-)

Alright, rebuilt The Isle of Thyme from the ground up, designed the terrain in SC4. Here are the highlights:



http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-02.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-13.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-14.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-15.jpg


Get a full tour. (http://isleofthyme.squarespace.com/backtalk/tour-the-isle-of-thyme.html)

[oceanborn_SC]

Seren.... The neighborhood template you showed here isn't Sedona. Its Strangetown. Sedona is another template.

[seren's]

I called my neighborhood sedona because I don't like Dziwnowo(Strangetown in my language). :P

[oceanborn_SC]

I called my neighborhood sedona because I don't like Dziwnowo(Strangetown in my language). :P

ok.... But there's another template called Sedona too. lol.

[seren's]

ok.... But there's another template called Sedona too. lol.

Yes, I know :).

Greetings

[lmfjaxxon]

Nope, it was made by Patul. It's called Ghitza island and you can find it on MTS. :)

Thanks Crocobaura! You are a sweet heart!


LaTasha

[zizismommy_SC]

Jade Elliot that hood is amazing. You always inspire me to do more than just slap down a couple of random houses. :lol: *goes on tour*

[romyhorse]

Great neighbourhoods crocobaura and Jade Elliot, I wish I had the patience to make one as nice as those!

[JadeEliott]

Thanks, zizi and romy! Building my hood is definitely for the (fool)hardy; it took me three months to redesign it. Good grief.

[Daisie]

It's not done, but...

http://xs121.xs.to/xs121/07450/Sims2EP6-2007-11-10-20-18-2.jpg

[JadeEliott]

That is lovely....aren't the new BV trees so cool?

It looks like a rustic town.

[fway]

Daisie Is there a way I can live in your computer? Because That Neighborhood Is Lovely!

[TLAWBLIQUE360]

Great landscaping pics. I just got simville for myself by the way. Ill post the pics when im through with it. Im also working on finding a terrain for a small tiny college town.

[bacon164]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/164Bacon164/Random%20Pictures/snapshot_00000003_d44b1544.jpg

Another picture of the Hogwarts college neighborhood. You can see Hagrid's Hut and the forest on the left and Hogsmeade Station with the train at the right. Errr... not really, but they're there! The Quidditch Pitch is centered near the bottom. Hogsmeade is off to the left and still not made.

[Daisie]

I love your Hogwarts 'hood, bacon! The atmosphere of it is totally right. :)

P.S. Thanks for all the nice comments on my neighborhood, guys. Here's an updated pic:

http://xs221.xs.to/xs221/07466/Sims2EP6-2007-11-17-14-33-3.jpg

[bloobrey]

Daisie, I absolutely love your neighborhood! :)

[JadeEliott]

Daisie,

Your hood looks great!

[treejen]

I love all of your neighborhoods, they are so different and inspiring :)

Here is my city that I just finished:

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/treejen/sims/snapshot_00000007_f44b7ade.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/treejen/sims/snapshot_00000007_b44b7aef.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i144/treejen/sims/snapshot_00000007_344b7bb7.jpg

[amaca]

Oh, I love it, treejen... It looks so real. It's simply gorgeous.

[Daisie]

Thanks JadeElliot and Bloobrey (cool username, btw ;))!

Treejen, I loooooove the city! It's so realistic and detailed.

[bacon164]

I'd love to live in that neighborhood, Daisie. Seems very homelike.

treejan, your city is wonderful! I don't think I could manage to play it though; my computer can barely handle the Hogwarts neighborhood. :(

[treejen]

Thanks guys!
It is kind of laggy, but it took so much time to put it together that I'm going to play it whether my computer likes it or not! :P

[Scout]

bacon164, very nicely done. Is that one large lot in the background? Because I think my game would choke on it as my computer hates large, complex lots.

Daisie, your town is so sweet. I love all the trees. And the houses go together so well it looks real.

treejen, what a great urban area. It all fits together so perfectly. I love it.

[bacon164]

No, it's about eight or nine different lots. There wasn't any way I could have had the patience to sit through the same loading times as Minitanic, lol.

[simplegal]

Treejen, that's an amazing city! :)

[Blake_SC]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/poplers/ThePleasantviewRe-Dux.jpg
THE Pleasantview Re-Dux.
It's about 31% complete. ^-^

[patta234]

Wow, I never knew Pleasentview could look so good!

[JadeEliott]

That's fantastic, Poplers!

[Blake_SC]

Thanks very much to both of you! ^-^;


JadeEliott, your comment made my day, as you created the Isle of Thyme. ;)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/poplers/PView2.jpg
it's now about 40.5% of the way done, the town hall still hasn't even been built. D:
I've decided that I love this angle the picture was taken and have resorted to making my town hall there. :O

[Daisie]

Pleasantview looks better than I've ever seen it! You've done a great job. :)

http://i3.tinypic.com/86r5q0y.jpg

[Paradise]

My neighbourhood Rosewater. I made the sc4 terrain myself and I'm quite proud of it, got beaches and all. Still very small but it grows - a house here a shop there. Crappy pics though :eviltongu
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3581/snapshot0000000174639aaje8.jpg
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/863/snapshot000000019461093sl8.jpg

[JadeEliott]

Paradise, you should be quite please with yourself because making a good hood in SC4 is HARD! Or at least I though it was. So congrats!

[Daisie]

Paradise, you should be quite please with yourself because making a good hood in SC4 is HARD! Or at least I though it was.I agree. The times I've tried it, I've failed miserably. :lol:

That terrain looks great though.

[Paradise]

Thank you Daisie and JadeElliot :) for the nice comments

[Daisie]

http://i5.tinypic.com/6s6pd04.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/85dhht5.jpg

[DancingSimmer]

Daisie, your hood pictures are beautiful! I love them. Good job!

I'll probably post some pictures of my new neighborhood as soon as I finished the community lots.

[[Noiseless]sound]

Wow, everyone's neighborhoods are amazingg!!!

[Power Of Three]

I love this thread even more then I love the favorite rooms thread. That is a LOT.

:-)

Alright, rebuilt The Isle of Thyme from the ground up, designed the terrain in SC4. Here are the highlights:



http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-02.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-13.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-14.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-09-28-Hood%20Tour/Web/09-28-07-HoodTour-15.jpg


Get a full tour. (http://isleofthyme.squarespace.com/backtalk/tour-the-isle-of-thyme.html)






Omg, you HAVE to upload that terrain! I LOVE it! It's so realistic and unique! (I hope you haven't already answered this, I didn't read the whole thread yet :X)

[Klinny]

Here's a terrain I made in SC4. The neighborhood a little empty at the moment, but here it is anyways -

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/Klinny/farmhouse.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/Klinny/pinktree.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/Klinny/castle.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/Klinny/trees.jpg

[LiLAmy07]

Klinny Cool castle, very nice :)
Daisie I love your pictures, what neighborhood template do you use?

[JadeEliott]

PowerofThree...thanks! But no can do, my terrain is exclusive to Thyme. I custom built it just for that purpose. Took weeks!

[Daisie]

Klinny, it looks great! I love the mud terrain but haven't ever been able to do anything with it that looks so good... :)

Thanks for the compliments! The terrain is this one: http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=116853.

[JadeEliott]

Merry Christmas from Snowy Thyme!


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-12-18-002.jpg


http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z126/isleofthyme/Hood%20Photos/2007-12-18-001.jpg

Click for more... (http://isleofthyme.squarespace.com/backtalk/merry-christmas-from-snowy-thyme.html)

[AngelFrouk]

Oh Jade, Merry christmas to you too :)
You neighbourhoods make me so jealous... I don't have the time to build them up like that, but they are a hundred times better then mine!

[JadeEliott]

Gosh, thanks, Angel...*looks embarrassed, but pleased!*

[[Noiseless]sound]

Amazingg neighborhoods Daise & Jade! I don't know if I'd ever have the patience to put together something so nice. :)

[DancingSimmer]

This is my new neighborhood, Pottersville. All the houses are from the Katrina Cottages Series which can be found on ModtheSims2.com

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9333/snapshot0000000a7482f11dv8.jpg

[Aquarian2886]

wow jade, how long has it taken you to make that neighborhood? Its beautiful

[JadeEliott]

Dancing Simmer, that is one nice hood...

Aquarian, it took me three months to design and create Thyme - then I had to make all my sims!

Thanks, [Noiseless] Sound. :-)

[simsample]

Jade, Thyme looks beautiful this winter!
This is my 'hood, Channelwood:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Bluefunk/Misc%20Sims/Dec07/snapshot_00000021_d414176f.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y288/Bluefunk/Misc%20Sims/Dec07/snapshot_00000021_14141723.jpg

Not many houses yet, but it rains a lot....

[Blake_SC]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i312/poplers/Pview3.jpg

[Daisie]

Simsample and Poplers, I love love love your 'hoods! :)

Here's mine again... :P

http://i17.tinypic.com/8ej2qzl.jpg

[sims2addict01]

Wow Daisie, Your `hood has really grown! :)

[Daisie]

Wow Daisie, Your `hood has really grown! :)Yeah, I'm trying to complete it. Those Plasticbox houses are a lifesaver. ;)

[JadeEliott]

Simsample, your hoods looks great! Welcome back!

Daisie and Poplers you are both making really good progress. :-)

[Simtastic-Sims]

Gren Ville

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/simtastic-sims/The%20Sims%202/Picture002.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/simtastic-sims/The%20Sims%202/Picture003.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n285/simtastic-sims/The%20Sims%202/Picture001.jpg

[romyhorse]

This thread has inspired me to create a proper neighbourhood for my story, makes picture taking so much better!

It's made on enchantedw0lf's Enchanted Cove neighbourhood from MTS2, the town itself is called Black Ridge, named after the wooded hill it sits beneath. It still needs filling in a bit but I'm quite pleased with my first attempt :)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/ec1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/ec2.jpg

[jenny]

I like it Romy....I have started numerous times to create a new neighborhood like that.....well done:D

[Scout]

I just love looking at everyone's neighborhoods. Y'all are very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your pics with the rest of us.

[Criquette_SC]

:howdy:
These pics are great! Kinda inspiring ;) And inspiration is what i need because right now i'm working on my new 'hood - Fokshire...

[romyhorse]

Some more pictures of my neighbourhood:

Main Street

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/ec3.jpg

Where my Legacy Family lives...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/ec4.jpg

Another view of Black Ridge

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/ec5.jpg

[mieley]

romy, i love the forest with the different flowers in the second pic. that looks so pretty! great neighborhood!

[romyhorse]

romy, i love the forest with the different flowers in the second pic. that looks so pretty! great neighborhood!
99.9% of the neighbourhood decoration is by enchantedw0lf, I just added the town :D.

[mieley]

o well, props to enchantedw0lf for the gorgeous decorations and props to you for making the town come to life!

[jenny]

i love that Romy, especially with that modern white house on the hil there..super cool view!

[romyhorse]

i love that Romy, especially with that modern white house on the hil there..super cool view!
:lol: That's my entry for the S2C Official Contest...

[brilliantcat]

Good grief, your neighborhoods are all so gorgeous! I'm so lazy I rarely decorate my custom hoods properly but lately I've taken to at least throwing a few things in there so that there's a view from the houses. I'm trying harder on my newest Legacy neighborhood but it doesn't look near as good as these!

[jenny]

:lol: That's my entry for the S2C Official Contest...

its gorgeous! I want to live there :D :lol:

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, great pics!
Here's few of mine..
It's Fokshire:
http://i26.tinypic.com/ivh2x1.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/308vat3.jpg

[romyhorse]

Wow! That is amazing, I love the second picture, it looks so realistic.

[Daisie]

Romy, those first two pictures are so realistic! I love your 'hood.
Criquette, Folkshire is just beautiful. :)

[Blake_SC]

Criquette! More pics of Folkshire please! ^-^;
And also, individual lots plx. ;P

[Simtastic-Sims]

Criquette Love that train station! Your neighbourhood is so realistic.
romyhorse Your neighbourhood is so cosy looking in one area and then I like how you did a city kind of area.

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, thanks a lot guys!
Here is some more pics. Fokshire is currently uder construction, so i just started to build it. There is a lot of work but already some scenic places there:
here you can see the shore area, entrance road bridge and small industrial district with coal powerstation in it:
http://i26.tinypic.com/293km01.jpg

And this is some row houses at the mainstreet:
http://i26.tinypic.com/24b10sw.jpg

Another view to mainstreet:
http://i27.tinypic.com/6i48zq.jpg

Deadend train station (another view):
http://i29.tinypic.com/sl1v8j.jpg

And this is what i'm working on now - Cathedral district (see those grey dummy houses?):
http://i32.tinypic.com/10z8wee.jpg

That's all for today :}

To poplers: Oh, sorry, but i'm not sure about lots, they are soo individual, i mean.. I use Lot expaner, so all unique lots can't be plopped the same way twice.

[Blake_SC]

You've been inspired by Amsterdam haven't you?

Oh and also, in what way do you use the lot expander to create your lots? How are they different? (I'm very interested) Also, where'd you get the railroads for your neighborhood, and what terrain do you use? :D Folkshire looks really good, Pleasantview (compared to THIS) sucks. ;-; Great work. :]

~Blake

[JadeEliott]

Criquette,

WHOA. That is some cool town! SO AWESOME!!!

I would also love to hear how you use Lot Expander, as I have not tried it yet, and how you did your train station.

LOVE Fokshire. LOVE IT.

[linuslover30]

Londonius

(The Day's Residence)


http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2184/londoniusyh4.jpg

[LongTallSally]

Keely: I love it. Did you make the houses yourself? I've been planning a mediaeval neighbourhood for awhile, but I'll probably be downloading all the lots for it. Excellent job!

[linuslover30]

Keely: I love it. Did you make the houses yourself? I've been planning a mediaeval neighbourhood for awhile, but I'll probably be downloading all the lots for it. Excellent job!

I built the Day's House, but the others are these Neighbourhood Objects I found (which was just what I needed) I'll have to remember where I got them from as it was one of those random, but wonderful finds! I am still adding more to the Hood, so expect more images and I am thrilled you like it.

[~Charlotte~]

linuslover - I absolute love *LOVE* that picture of that house. Those are exactly the type of houses I wish I could build. I adore the whole village feel to it, now I feel so inspired :lol:

[Criquette_SC]

To Blake: Thankyou! Yes, but not only Amsterdam :} I'm trying to combine different arcitect styles in Fokshire :} The railroads are from MTS2? just search over the train, railroad ore something.. can't remember right :}
To JadeEliott: Thanks! :} Let me explain the trainstation...

And about lot expander - shuch lots as trainstation? or shoreline lot - yacht club are designed exactly with lot expander - it's very useful if you want to place few lots in a row and make them hang over eachother - this way you make connect buildings wall to wall and make long buildings look unbroken by lot borders. I mean - the train station contains 6 lots next to eachother? so each lot is a fragment of the trainstation.
Also i use lot expander to make lots hang over the road? for examp -see that roundabout thing in the center of a town? These lots next to the roundabout was made from 2x3 lots and than expanded to 5x5 so it allows to build a house that will fit the roundabout really well.

[treejen]

Criquette: Your neighborhood is craaaazy beautiful!
linuslover30: You're so creative with your simmies :)

[Criquette_SC]

To Treejen: Thankie :} Here's another pic - just finished The Cathedral district in Fokshire (not Folkshire by the way ;} It's Fokshire):
http://i25.tinypic.com/309hg0h.jpg

Cheers!

[romyhorse]

It looks great! Do you actually play any of the lots?

[crocobaura]

Criquette, me WANTS Fokshire! Is there any chance you will upload it somewhere? :) Love how colourful it is. :)

[Criquette_SC]

To Romyhorse: Thankie! Actually i'm not.. at this moment. But i will when Fokshire will be finished :)

To Crocobaura: Oh, you mean the map? No problem - i can upload it i think somewhere :} But whole 'hood is about 160 Mb at this moment and isn't even finished yet.. %)

[Anyerfillag]

I built the Day's House, but the others are these Neighbourhood Objects I found (which was just what I needed) I'll have to remember where I got them from as it was one of those random, but wonderful finds!.

I know what you mean - I came across them and now can't remember where I found them :lol: Gorgeous hood by the way :D

Criquette: I also want Fokshire - it looks so real! Did you build all those houses yourself?

[crocobaura]

I like the houses. You could upload those on MTS or even the Exchange. I can understand it though, if you find it to be too much of a hassle. :)

[Blake_SC]

I'd love to have the neighborhood terrain. ;3 It looks really great. ^-^;

Awesome job on Fokshire Criquette, I need a napkin because I'm drooling over it so much. ;P

[JadeEliott]

Criquette,

When I saw your pics, I thought, "I'll bet this person is a SimCity player...this looks like so many City Journals I've seen." And then I see you over at Simtropolis!

I would love for you to show some pics of what the lots look like from inside, I mean if you enter on of them to play add walls or deco or something - and how the town looks from the lot view as well.

If you get a chance, that is!

[linuslover30]

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7323/londonius4anb6.jpg

[lmfjaxxon]

Nice Neighborhoods everyone! Criquette, your hood looks like a real city :).

Man, I really miss this game.....




LaTasha

[jenny]

So I was completely inspired after going through this thread to start a new hood...its quite addicting! anyway, its still in its new stages...its the simsville template from mst2.....

SpruceHaven

[Daisie]

Sprucehaven is beautiful already, jenny! :)

[Silmamuna]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2239200774_3363420f4c_m.jpg
Bigger version here http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2285/2239200774_507926cd78_o.png

[Blake_SC]

I like the juxtaposition of the city and the country silmamuna. :]

[Lillubibi]

jenny, you use the same template as me ^_^ really nice town !

Stwythes :

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p151/Addelise/snapshot_00000007_f4b2197e.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p151/Addelise/snapshot_00000007_54b219ab.jpg

[angelsavoir]

LinusLover- Wow nice job on those houses! I like the windmill, in the background or is that part of the home? Anyways just wanted to say they are looking good:)

[linuslover30]

Thanks for all the kind words. The houses are cannot take
credit for, they are Neighborhood Objects that I downloaded.

Londonius

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5215/londoniussmallam7.jpg

Small Version CLICK HERE FOR THE BIGGER VIEW

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/2686/londoniushugefn1.th.jpg (http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?image=londoniushugefn1.jpg)

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Linuslover30, that hood is so cool! You did a great job with it! I love the roads and buildings you included aswell. :)

[linuslover30]

Linuslover30, that hood is so cool! You did a great job with it! I love the roads and buildings you included aswell. :)

Thanks GS, it's a work in progress of course (LOL) I'll doubt I'll stop tweaking it here and there.

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

No problem. All of your neighborhoods are fantastic. *Begs to see more pics whens it completly finshed* :)

[stolenglimpse]

Linuslover30 - I am definitely impressed with that hood. And the looks of the road. You have me wanting to find that now, as I already found the hood objects :)

[linuslover30]

Linuslover30 - I am definitely impressed with that hood. And the looks of the road. You have me wanting to find that now, as I already found the hood objects :)

Found them on MTS2, forgotten the creators name, but just do a search for *roads* and it should come up as thats how I found it!

[Criquette_SC]

Lillubibi and linuslover30 - lovely villages you have!

And here's few shots of another 'hood of mine... i've just started working on it.

http://i25.tinypic.com/dxii6w.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/2q0iueb.jpg

[crocobaura]

Pretty, pretty waterfall. :) What's the neighbourhood name?

[Anyerfillag]

Criquette: God that waterfall is gorgeous :lovestruc - I want your building skills :lol: Is that a EAxis terrain or a custom built one?

[Lillubibi]

Criquette, that waterfall it is stuning !! I love it :)

Stwythes again :

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p151/Addelise/snapshot_00000007_d4b381bc.jpg

[stolenglimpse]

Linus - thanks ever so much. That was exactly what I had planned on doing. Found them quite fast, too :D

[lexielu]

Lillubibi and linuslover30 - lovely villages you have!

And here's few shots of another 'hood of mine... i've just started working on it.


Great waterfall!

[Cinamun]

I'm working on Chicago..Not much to show yet.

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1579/123456tx7.jpg

[romyhorse]

Great start Cinamun, I find the neighbourhood decor the hardest part, that's why I downloaded an already decorated neighbourhood :lol:

[crocobaura]

Chicago looks great Cinamun! :)

[Cinamun]

Hey thanks you two! I find that also Romy. I found some pretty nice skyscrapers though. There's really not too much out there in the name of hood decor and I wouldn't know where to begin to make my own LOL

Here's another shot of downtown with Lake Michigan on the left. I haven't started my lots yet, thats for after the hood has been properly decorated. This pic was taken before I made Millenium Park to the right of downtown. For anyone familiar with downtown Chicago, this is sort of backwards, but thats just how the hood is set up. Coming in from the south, Lake Michigan is on the right. *doh*

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9162/1234hk4.jpg

[Blake_SC]

lol the Chrysler building in the midst of the Hancock building. xD

Nice hood Cinamun. :]

[Cinamun]

lol the Chrysler building in the midst of the Hancock building. xD

Nice hood Cinamun. :]

I know right? :rofl: My choices of Skyscrapers was rather limited but one can pretend! LOL

Random downtown shot

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5796/nm1pm6.jpg

[panther00567]

Those skyscrapers are magnificent! Did you get them on MTS2?

[brandon1107]

I'm pretty sure they are fom TSR

[Cinamun]

Those skyscrapers are magnificent! Did you get them on MTS2?

Thanks!
Actually several of those are from MTS2, they are all under the Neighborhod Objects section in the build mode area of downloads :D

However, the 3rd pic I posted, the dark brick building is by Arenaria at TSR, or Arenaria at the booty, you make the call.

[Aijux]

Pleasantview.
Nothing special, if there's something I can't do - it's hood decorating, lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/aijux/sims/Scr1071.jpg

[brilliantcat]

Yay Cinamun! I can't wait to see it when you've finished. I <3 Chicago. Well, not right now, it's bloody freeeeeeeeezing :blink:

I'm really impressed with your neighborhoods, all :) I can't even seem to get started. It's like there's so much to do my mind just freezes and says "no way lady" :lol: Aija, I think you underestimate your skill, Pleasantview is lovely!

[Criquette_SC]

To Crocobaura: It's ummm... Soeniripshire ;)
Thanks every one!

To Aijux: Oooh, your Pleasantview is really pleasant! I must say, you actually can! Great job!

So, here's mine ;) Another pic from Fokshire.. with some new houses behind the Cathedral..
http://i32.tinypic.com/307udug.jpg
Aiju

[romyhorse]

That's just amazing Criquette, when you're finished I want you to come and build me a neighbourhood!

[Cinamun]

Aijux, I love your pleasantview, the buildings look great.
Brilliantcat, thank you!! This is a project i've just started, not even any lots yet. I wish I knew meshing so I could make my own buildings for downtown, Chicago is HUGE (and yes, very very cold lol)
Criquette, Fokshire looks great, I love architecture in the villages.

[AngelFrouk]

Nothing special, but i like it.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3230/snapshot00000006b4be17dgn2.jpg

[Paradise]

Angel I like your neighbourhood, its very sweet :)

I loved the waterfall Criquette made so I tried to make one in my nhood.
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7310/snapshot00000001d4bf687pn7.jpg

[Martine]

Aijux - I love your Pleasantview, especially the downtown area :) Btw, those lots you built there (the ones near the large neigborhood deco buildings) seem to be really close to eachother. I tried to do that too for a shopping street I'm working on in my custom neighborhood, but I can't build the walls near the edges of the lot (which looks really stupid, because the lots are so tiny). Anyway, I was wondering if you used some kind of cheat or did you just build serveral buildings on one lot?

Criquette - Wonderful shot of Fokshire, the lighting looks beautiful, like the sun has just risen :)

angel f - Very cute picture :)

Paradise - Nice waterfall, I'd like to have one in my neighborhood too, but I don't really have any mountains in there :/

Martine

[dosymedia]

Here's San Jose, my work in progress!
Basically, it's a latino-dominated island with a ferry running to and from Madrid, the mainland.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/dosymedia/sanjose2.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/dosymedia/sanjose3.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc215/dosymedia/sanjose4.jpg

[Aijux]

Aww, thanks for the comments! :) I wish there were more hood decorations out there for download though...
Criquette, I could never beat you at this though, your neighborhood looks amazing!
Dosymedia, it looks so cute, I love island neighborhoods.
Martine, I must confess I don't build the lots myself so I don't really know, lol. I mostly use the Backdoor Lane series (http://www.modthesims2.com/quicksearch.php?tag=Backdoor+Lane&f=143) by plasticbox or lots from Smith Estate (http://apartmentlounge.de/) which are just AMAZING.

[Babbelsim]

Criquette: Fokshire looks totaly awsome, Can i please live there? ;)





I'm bussy making a Castaway style hood and with a little bit of help from MATY it's comming around nicely ^__^

~Pearl Island~
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5683/pearlislandsmallua9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)







xXx Babbel

[AngelFrouk]

Thanks, Paradise and Martine.
Unfortunatily i had to delete that hood. But i built an even better one. At least, that's what i tell myself... :P

[Ka393]

fokshire is amaizing

[Martine]

dosymedia - Such a cute island neighborhood, it looks so sunny and fresh :)

Aijux - Oh wow, thanks so much for that link to Smith Estate, those lots are perfect! :o

Babbelsim - Pearl Island looks so beautiful and peaceful, I'd love to go on vacation there :)

Martine

[lmfjaxxon]

Thanks, Paradise and Martine.
Unfortunatily i had to delete that hood. But i built an even better one. At least, that's what i tell myself... :P

What happened? Was the hood buggy? I really hate that you had to delete it but atleast you like this one better :)....


To everyone else....Your hoods are beautiful....


FreddyBear

[Criquette_SC]

Hey, thanks Babbel! No problem - you can choose any place in Fokshire to live at :)
Oh, and can i have a voyage to this pretty island? :D It looks perfect!

Thanks everyone for the kind words! Here's another closeup.. I'm just testing new road texture.. It's small industrial district in Fokshire. A powerstation:
http://i31.tinypic.com/211836w.jpg

[Daisie]

Babbel, I love Pearl Island! The colors of the flowers are a nice touch, and the whole thing is making me long for summer vacation. :)
Criquette, your neighborhood is absolutely stunning and very realistic.

[AngelFrouk]

What happened? Was the hood buggy? I really hate that you had to delete it but atleast you like this one better :)....

I had a time problem in some of my houses. Time slowed down to a crawl, but the sims didn't. So they could sleep their bars full in under 3 hours. Ate breakfast in 20 minutes and got down from the third floor to the carpool in less than 10 minutes.
I could solve the mystery so i deleted my whole sims 2 folder. I really hope that'll solve it.

I'll post a pic of my new hood later.

EDIT:

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8472/snapshot00000004d4c18f2ee6.jpg

[JadeEliott]

Well! Miss Angelf! What's all this talk about being jealous of Thyme when you come up with that?

That is awesome! Maybe you have gotten bit by the neighborhood deco'ing bug? I hope so!

I love it...I recognize several of those houses...

[sims2addict01]

Westbrook - Small island with the set of my new story. After the story is finished, I may actually build houses for my simmies to inhabit them.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h281/iamlilly/Westbrook_Neighborhood.jpg

[AngelFrouk]

Well! Miss Angelf! What's all this talk about being jealous of Thyme when you come up with that?

That is awesome! Maybe you have gotten bit by the neighborhood deco'ing bug? I hope so!

I love it...I recognize several of those houses...
Thank you so much! That means a *lot* coming from you.
I'm so glad you like it. I know i do :).
And yes, i've got the decorating bug. And i love how the hood looks now. It's not finished yet, but i want to play it first to see if the bug comes up again. I hate to do it all again.

[Aijux]

The Place II

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/aijux/sims/Scr1168.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/aijux/sims/Scr1169.jpg

Can you tell I'm in love with plasticbox's lots? lol

[Daisie]

Looks awesome, Aija! And you're using my favorite 'hood template. :)

[Martine]

Aija - That neighborhood looks beautiful :)

I use Plasticbox's Middleground as my main neighborhood, I've changed the deco a bit and added some houses, and I've also made a downtown area.

http://i27.tinypic.com/23ronpj.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/23m9ffs.jpg

Martine

[jenny]

I love that Martine!

[Silmamuna]

I envy you guys. I have no patience to build nice NH.

[shery00]

Beautiful hood everyone. Here is Tiny Island, not too special but this is something like my real 'hood'.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/shery00/hood/Scr15981.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/shery00/hood/Scr1762a.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/shery00/hood/Scr1854a2.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n276/shery00/hood/Scr1878b.jpg

[JadeEliott]

Martine,

Is there NOTHING you can't design beautifully? Wow...

[Talon]

The Place II

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/aijux/sims/Scr1168.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/aijux/sims/Scr1169.jpg

Can you tell I'm in love with plasticbox's lots? lol


Is that a custom neighborhood or did it come with the game?

[Criquette_SC]

Ajux - great work!
Martine, your hood just lovely - i like it!
Hey Shery! Nice neighborhood! :} Looks great.

So here's another pic of mine - Fokshire urbanization Laedi - proposed to be a business, shopping, clubbing center of Fokshire:
http://i30.tinypic.com/23j4p4j.jpg

More pics here (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=117&threadid=96749&enterthread=y&STARTPAGE=3).

[JadeEliott]

Criquette:

I have been watching your hood development here and at Simtropolis and I love your new mod that makes a cul-de-sac and recolors the road. You are doing amazing, awesome work!

I want to ask about your buildings...are you building them yourself or downloading them and if so, where?

And as to your fence along the fields, the long wooden fence, is that a hood object or is it lots placed back to back as you explained before?

And your bridges...I have never seen bridges like that before. How are you getting those into game? Like Aries Crane Bridge above? Are they lots? or Hood deco?

Along your river, you have a concrete/cement edging. Can you share what that is and how you did it? I saw your fokshire terrain at MTS2 (looks amazing!) and I did not see two straight rivers in it (Aries River) as in your pictures at Simtropolis...I don't understand how you've done that.

Thanks for answering my questions about your amazing hood. You are beyond any creativity I have ever seen in the TS2 community as far as hood design goes.

*bows*

[Daisie]

Criquette, your 'hood is really really fantastic. The level of detail is amazing, and everything is so well-thought out and realistic. Just great. :)

[Criquette_SC]

Wow! So many questions :D

Ok, thank you for your great words and i'll answer, Jade Elliot!


Q: " want to ask about your buildings...are you building them yourself or downloading them and if so, where?"

A: All the buildings i'm using i create by myself (oh, i'm wrong - i also use wef maxis small houses). I never download buildings because i prefer to build it by myself :) The only lots i've dowloaded was vertical res' an comm' 1x2-5 lots :)

Q: "And as to your fence along the fields, the long wooden fence, is that a hood object or is it lots placed back to back as you explained before?"

A: Well this wooden fence (and the embankment to) are 'hood objects - i've found them somewhere at S2Community Finds Gallery (can't find the zip i've downloaded to give a credit :{..)

Q: "And your bridges...I have never seen bridges like that before. How are you getting those into game? Like Aries Crane Bridge above? Are they lots? or Hood deco?"

A: Bridges are lots. Yes, i've build them as usual buildings. But this is a tricky enough - you need a Lot expander to have your lot to hang over water. Both bridges are multilots and contain two lots - each one at the opposite riverside.

Q: "Along your river, you have a concrete/cement edging. Can you share what that is and how you did it? I saw your fokshire terrain at MTS2 (looks amazing!) and I did not see two straight rivers in it (Aries River) as in your pictures at Simtropolis...I don't understand how you've done that."

A: The embankment was created using altered hood objects that comes with the wood fence in one zip (I'll try to find a credit for them). By saying altered i meen that i've added a new texture to retaining walls, walways and make them aviable to place at the water. Oh and this area with straight river is an outskirt of main heighborhood, you know, like a downtown in NL or university campus.. So it's another map - second one.

Thank you again for this great comment, Jade Elliot! Hope I've answered to your questions.. I also will try to find where i've downloaded these hood objects.

Dasie, thank you very mutch too :)

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Criquette, wow! Your hood is amazing, its so realistic! I saw the neighborhood download over at MTS2 and I downloaded it right away. Thank you! :)

[sims2addict01]

Wow. Criquette, you must have a lot of patience and time to create a n'hood that beautiful and realistic! Bravo! I can't wait to see the finished product! :D

[Martine]

jenny, JadeEliott - Thanks so much :lovestruc

Criquette - Amazing picture of Fokshire again, I love the custom road textures you made btw :)

Martine

[JadeEliott]

Criquette:

Thank you so much for answering my questions, I really appreciate it.

I found the deco Criquette is using here:

http://n99forumpaks.djssims.com/old.php?category=70

and

http://n99forumpaks.djssims.com/old.php?skip=160&category=10

Now Thyme can have some new fences! Thank you again, Criquette!

[Criquette_SC]

Thanks Martine!

JadeEliot, that's it! That's the stuff i've downoaded, yeah :)

So, i hope i'm not annoying you guys with my pics cause i have another one )
I'm currently working on new textures for roads and terrain, to give it a rural look, so here's how it looks in use:
http://i25.tinypic.com/14l65g4.jpg

http://i28.tinypic.com/25jky01.jpg

I think about releasing this stuff with a permission from Stev84, because it's based on his Victorian road & terrain mod (http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=241474).
More pic of this new rural textures in use here (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=117&threadid=96749&enterthread=y&STARTPAGE=4).

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Wow! I can't believe that is in the sims! Great job!

[lmfjaxxon]

You guys really made your hoods look really nice :)! Keep up the good work....




LaTasha

[JadeEliott]

So, i hope i'm not annoying you guys with my pics cause i have another one )
I'm currently working on new textures for roads and terrain, to give it a rural look, so here's how it looks in use:

I think about releasing this stuff with a permission from Stev84, because it's based on his Victorian road & terrain mod (http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=241474).
More pic of this new rural textures in use here (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=117&threadid=96749&enterthread=y&STARTPAGE=4).

Jesus. H. Christ.

*dies*

I was really hoping you would upload these mods, particularly the one that made the cul-de-sac. How did you learn to mod all this stuff?

[Ninet]

Criquette oh wow, your pics really are amazing indeed!

[panther00567]

you guys have awesome neighborhoods... I always hate how mine get all cluttered... then I start new ones :D

[Daisie]

http://i29.tinypic.com/30hn41h.jpg

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Daisie, I like that! Great job. :)

[Daisie]

Thank you. :)

[Lillubibi]

Daisie, it is really nice, simple but not plain !

[lmfjaxxon]

Criquette, I am really dying to see what your finish product will look like! Your pics are so amazing and I really hope that you upload this terrain after you do your finishing touches, lol.


LaTasha

[cereja-chan]

:jaw:


Criquette, can I have your neighborhood building skills? Please? Please?

[danicast_SC]

wow
All hoods are really impressive.

Here a couple of mine:

Pleasantville in winter:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/denialalice/snapshot_00000001_54851049.jpg

Mistery Island:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/denialalice/hoods/MisteryIsland.jpg

Neverland:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/denialalice/hoods/Neverwhere.jpg

[Cinamun]

Lot view of my new neighborhood using Criquette's Terrain Mod
Criquette, the hoods look GORGEOUS in-game.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2249/screenshot3000241px7.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2319/screenshot3000242lg2.jpg

[babolat85]

Wow that looks like a neat little country town!

Here's a work in progress for me. It's not actually a neighbourhood per se, it's actually one of my hood's Universities.

Here's City College:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000034_b4d4a984.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000034_b4d4a96d.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000034_f4d4a95b.jpg

[shabba_SC]

I love all of your neighborhoods! Great pictures, everyone. :)

Here are some pictures from my new neighborhood, Pine Hollow. It's a little mountain town built along a canyon.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii307/pinehollowsims/hood/2-28-2008-SNAG-0012.gif
The main town and middle class homes.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii307/pinehollowsims/hood/2-28-2008-SNAG-0007.gif
The town church, looking back toward the water tower.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii307/pinehollowsims/hood/2-28-2008-SNAG-0008.gif
Looking up the winding road toward the higher class homes on the hill.

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii307/pinehollowsims/hood/2-28-2008-SNAG-0009.gif

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii307/pinehollowsims/hood/2-28-2008-SNAG-0010.gif

The higher class homes sit up on higher ground, so they literally look down on the rest of the town.

[panther00567]

shabba: I love that neighborhood. So nice and comfortable. :)

Here's a desert town I'm making. The train is from Free Time :D

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1884/snapshot0000000254d1dffmh2.jpg

[JadeEliott]

Shabba,

Pine Hollow looks great and I am glad you are trying out my integrated economy system. I hope it works out for you!

[shabba_SC]

panther00567: Thanks! That train looks awesome in your desert town!

JadeEliott: Thanks! :)

[Criquette_SC]

Oh guys, thank you for your kind words everyone! Actually, my skills are not so great, i mean, there is more patience than real skills :) I'm just too addicted to good looking stuff that's all :)

Cinamun, these pics are great! Glad that you like this terrain mod :)
Shabba, this is a very scenic hood! I love these pics, looks very detailed!

And i don't have any fresh 'hood pics to show today - i've messed up with my current sim Helga last two weeks :)

[JadeEliott]

Panther, isn't that new Freetime train just great?

[panther00567]

Panther, isn't that new Freetime train just great?

I love it :D

[Daisie]

Panther, I can't wait to use that train! Looks good in your 'hood.
Shabba, what a pretty place! I love the hills.
Babolat, I've never had the patience to build a nice university like that, lol. Maybe if I did, I'd actually use one!
Cin, what a cute little town! The terrain mod does look awesome. :)
Danicast, I love Mystery Island!

[Criquette_SC]

Hello everyone! I'm back with some new postcards from Fokshire! :D

So here it is:

http://i28.tinypic.com/9738m8.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/9gwnrb.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/imt069.jpg

It's another 'hood i'm working on, just have and idea about small settlement at the cliff waterfront..

[JadeEliott]

It is a very nice start, Criquette! :-)

[annachibi]

My god, you guys and your wonderful neighborhoods make me so jealous! Anybody wanna make one for me? :lol: No really, I'm pretty serious. :D

[Sunkiss]

Wow Criquette, That looks awesome!

[Cinamun]

Criquette you are a winner my friend. I love how your neighborhood terrain looks in game. And I love how you've designed Fokshire. Great work!

[panther00567]

Criquette!! That's.... *gasp*.....

[jenba]

I love that, Criquette! Excellent use of neighborhood deco!

And your terrain mod looks great in my game. I'll have to post some pics.

This thread is awesome -- everyone has such great ideas. Very inspiring!

[lmfjaxxon]

Criquette, that new addition is so lovely...You are very talented! Thanks for showing your pics to make us drool over them ;)....


LaTasha

[Daisie]

http://i26.tinypic.com/15oyp84.jpg

[AxelValentine]

Wow.
I wish my neighborhoods were this pretty.
Next time I need to make a sub-hood I'll try to make it fancy.

[babolat85]

That viaduct is really cool Daisie, I could only find a place for it in my Greek Island neighbourhood which I long since abandoned.

And Criquette, your neighbourhoods are what Simcity Societies should have been! Simply stunning.

[Wildchild453]

I have a new hood I'm working on:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3610/sims2ep6200803062126423ej8.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/2920/sims2ep6200803062142550rw6.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/2127/sims2ep6200803061943298mp0.jpg

[lmfjaxxon]

Nice viaduct Daisie and WildChild, I really love your hood! You guys surely have talent ;)....

[Cinamun]

Lookin good you guys! Wildchild I love Urban hoods, yours looks very well designed.

[babolat85]

My main neighbourhood, Denali River:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/snapshot_0000002b_b4dd9755.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/snapshot_0000002b_b4dd9715.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/snapshot_0000002b_14dd96d8.jpg

[jenba]

Daisie, love that shot of the viaduct!

WildChild, that is a VERY cool urban 'hood!

Babolat, your 'hood looks amazing! I love the hills, rocks, and river.

[Wildchild453]

Thanks guys, I'm trying to draw inspiration from Manhattan with the whole uptown/dowtown/midtown thing

Babolat that looks pretty cool, makes me wish I didn't like to play city hoods

[Cinamun]

Babolat, very creative and unique idea aligning those rocks along the riverbank. I might have to use that trick to spice up my shorelines in game. Nice work there!

[JadeEliott]

BABOLAT!!! MARRY ME!

*snort*

I love, love, love that hood!!

Show us more pics, please??? Give a full tour, please!

[shabba_SC]

Criquette, I LOVE the winding road in your hood. Fokshire is so lovely!

Daisie, the picture of the viaduct is so pretty!

Wildchild, awesome urban hood! I'm not good at all with building urban areas, so I always stick to small country towns. Your city looks great!

Babolat, wow! Love the way you have the riverbank set up. I agree with Jade, more pics please! :)

[babolat85]

ROFL Jade, you made me burst out with laughter when I read that on the train. Thanks guys, I'm glad you like them.

I took some more pics, here ya go:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Tour/snapshot_0000002b_74deffbe.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Tour/snapshot_0000002b_54df020d.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Tour/snapshot_0000002b_d4dd96eb.jpg

The rest can be seen here: http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Tour/

[Avaluna]

Wow... :o
That's just... so pretty...!

[JadeEliott]

DANG. Double DANG.

Whoa.

Okay, here is the deal, Babolat. I'ma gonna marry ya, take your hood, and divorce ya.

Questions:

How long does it take to load the hood? How about a lot? With so many trees, do you find a bit of lag?

How long did it take you to make that?

Did you use SaraMk's place hood deco anywhere mod?

http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,10625.0.html

Can you show a few pics from inside lots? Like from inside a riverside lot, for example?

Did you design the terrain yourself?

Wow, you guys are making Thyme look pretty paltry!

[babolat85]

Jade,

It only takes about 2-3 minutes to load the hood actually. My old computer only had 1.5GB ram and a measely video card, but since that blew up in a lightning storm, the new one has 3GB Ram and a fairly decent video card. There's only a "slight" amount of lag when you first load it up, but are doing a few spins of the mouse, it sorts itself out.

I started making it in November, built the terrain from scratch in Simcity 4 and have been gradually working on it since then. I did use SaraMk's mod, but only recently. The riverside rocks were added about a month ago because I didn't like the look of the sharp edges between terrain and water.

I'll take some more pictures today, I've got some reading to do, but I'll crank it up just for ya.

And, shall we make the wedding, July 23rd, at the roof of the Sydney Opera House?

Thyme is never paltry, it looks amazing! Thyme and Fokshire are my biggest jaw-dropping inspirations. I love how your neighbourhood is entirely self-reliant (something I tried to copy myself, but failed), and Criquette's amazing scale. Keep up the good work!

Edit: Okay, here we go.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Extras%20for%20Jade/snapshot_0000002b_14e05a50.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Extras%20for%20Jade/snapshot_0000002b_34e05296.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Extras%20for%20Jade/snapshot_0000002b_34e05368.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Extras%20for%20Jade/snapshot_0000002b_34e053e7.jpg

Sorry, here's the URL to the rest
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Extras%20for%20Jade/ :-)

[JadeEliott]

Babolat,

Thank you for answering my questions. And the 23rd is just fine with me!

I am going to send my blog readers to your photo albums on Thurs, so I hope you have enough bandwidth! Your hood is just awesome.

I especially like the clock tower on your church and the way you have the line of trees seperating your fields that are going up a hill. So nice. In your town, every lot must have a magnificent view!

I have found that making one's own hood in SC4 is more work, but really, REALLY pays off in the end - plus, if you forget a road or want to just expand, you can add them in later with terrain surgery, because you have the original SC4 file.

Also, not sure if you knew this, but you can keep both TS2 and SC4 open at the same time and hotswitch back and forth to check on how your hood's coming along. Just keep making new hoods. I named mine something like Test1, Test2, etc. I got up to the hundreds, no joke, before I was done with Thyme.

Thanks again, so appreciative...

Edited to add: I saw so many pictures in your album that could be real postcards, like the one with the water, the rocks and the goose floating by. Just marvelous.

Jade

[SSChan]

Copacetic Springs

I've been giving it a facelift the past month or so. :3

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/Kaktopus/copa1.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/Kaktopus/copa2.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/Kaktopus/copa3.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/Kaktopus/copa4.jpg

[Fantasyrogue]

These hoods are so pretty! They make me look at my own flat and boring hood and want to rip the whole thing apart and start over. Seriously guys, love your hoods :)

[SundaySim]

That is so pretty, SSChen, I am jealous.

[babolat85]

Jade,
I didn't know you could run both Simcity 4 and The Sims 2 without them both having a crazy attack with each other. What I usually do is, load the neighbourhood on my desktop, and have my laptop with simcity 4 doing minor alterations before transferring it over via a USB drive.

I try to go for a common idea for my neighbourhood, mainly something that's a little bit rugged. I had some lost little area in Alaska as a picture in my mind, and then I decided to add some little quirks to it. As a result, the houses and businesses have a pretty good lookout, especially the ones on the mountain roads overlooking the town.

I'm glad you like my 'hood, I've been getting into the swing of taking pics of it lately, and it's great to have positive feedback. I'm honoured you want to direct your readers to my work :).

SSChan, I like the semi-detached houses, it gives it a cool industrial feel.

Before Freetime came out, I started making a new vacation neighbourhood for my Sims. I was a bit tired of them visiting the same places every time. I really need to get around to finishing it. Anyway, this is my Greek/Tropical vacation area, Hellenica:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Hellenica%20and%20St%20Albans/snapshot_00000039_f4e1a1bc.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Hellenica%20and%20St%20Albans/snapshot_00000039_94e1a1ef.jpg

And this is my main neighbourhoods spin-off, St Albans. Basically, as Denali River starts to become more and more populated, I wanted to have my sims branching out into this neighbourhood. Although it's built in the "next valley" to Denali (built it with the neighbouring terrain in SC4), it has a different feel about it, it's more of an English country village. I hope you like it.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Hellenica%20and%20St%20Albans/snapshot_00000005_94e1a245.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Hellenica%20and%20St%20Albans/snapshot_00000005_94e1a250.jpg

[Paradise]

Babolat that neighbourhood looks amazing! Great work on the railway station! :)

[jenba]

Babolat, I am so in love with your towns! How did you make that awesome railroad??

I love the clock towers, too. I have been wanting to make one for my 'hood FOREVER but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I need about 20 extra hours in my day. ;-)

SSChan, your 'hood is so cool and unique! Is that a big factory in the middle? I'm currently building a (defunct) factory for my 'hood, so I was just curious how other people have done it.

[babolat85]

jenba, the railroad neighbourhood thingys are from MTS2, in the neighbourhood decorations, and then the ones in the lot are from BeosBoxBoy at TSR, I think his stuff went free for a while, but I haven't checked recently, if not, its in the Booty.

We all need 20 extra hours a day, then I could get my History notes done, Argh!

You just gotta start small with your neighbourhood, don't get too ambitious. What I did when I first started the neighbourhood, was to fill all the areas with the BV pine trees, so it wasn't just a blank bit of green land. Now that I'm getting into the swing of it, I will probably start replacing some of the "decoration" plasticbox lots at the north of the town.

[JadeEliott]

You just gotta start small with your neighbourhood, don't get too ambitious. What I did when I first started the neighbourhood, was to fill all the areas with the BV pine trees, so it wasn't just a blank bit of green land. Now that I'm getting into the swing of it, I will probably start replacing some of the "decoration" plasticbox lots at the north of the town.

This is very good advice. With TS2 Hoods, smaller is always better, you can always expand as your hood grows, it does not have to be all perfect right now. I am going to add a poorer section to Thyme, by the pier, for the refugee and mining camp. I will use Pescado's terrain surgery to do this. If you make your own terrain, you can always change it up a bit later - and then call it an earthquake or something and write a story about it.

:-)

SSChan, I am also wondering what your tall building in the middle is. Looks intriguing. Your hood is wonderful!

[SSChan]

Thanks guys! :3

Jenba/Jade: Actually the tall brick building is just a hood decoration, either from MTS2 or TSR. The buildings around it are facades that I built for my story hood that I decided to plop into Copacetic.

However, Rilassare (one of the brick buildings) was built as a factory rennovated into a Speakeasy. There are pics of it around the boards somewhere. ^^;

[jenny]

sschan! I want to live there, well done:D

[sixteensims]

Babolat, your neighbourhood is absolutely beautiful!

[lmfjaxxon]

SSChan...is that Pleasantview.....That is beautiful.......

[Ebbe]

This my revamp of Pleasantview. I got tired of seing my flat land so I'm in the middle of adding somethings to the n'hood in an effort to make it a little moreinteresting to look out the window.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/Bmw4z/nhood2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/Bmw4z/nhood1.jpg

here's another image:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/Bmw4z/nhood3.jpg

[TingTong]

Wow..sschan....how'd you do the waterfall? Beautiful hoods everyone!!

[SSChan]

SSChan...is that Pleasantview.....That is beautiful.......

Sorta. I started with the blank NHood Template called Pleasant View, but it's not Pleasantview, the developed hood by Maxis. Ick. Maxis. *shudder*

Thanks to everyone that's commented on Copacetic Springs!

Ting Tong, I used the unlocked Waterfall objects by Numenor and bunch of boulders. They're somewhere on MTS2.

[lmfjaxxon]

That is so beautiful....You actually made it look better than Pleasantview but I could tell that you used that template ;)......


Good Job

[babolat85]

Some more pics of Denali River:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_d4e9da3b.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_b4e9daa4.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_f4e9d9ca.jpg

The rest can be seen here:
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/

[Ghettiel]

My neighborhood

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9894/sims2ep7200803171752174ay3.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/204/sims2ep6200802222051089ka1.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1642/sims2ep6200802171620229oz7.jpg

[SimpleNclean]

What the >.< OMG..I feel like such a retarded noob freak...I like...don't even edit any neighborhoods in these ways...I usually just play the ones already there or make a new one...but they usually stay very plain rofl..you guys are so amazing >.< how do you do these things (like the city-ish ones) to the neighborhoods??? o.O; Ive never seen that before x.x; lol

[lostforwords_SC]

I always lurk on this thread as it's my fave, but I've decided to post pics of my new neighbourhood. I'm still working on it as you can tell from the empty lots and thanks to you guys I'm making it more than some random houses plopped into a giant field.

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8513/snapshot0000000d74edcfbsw7.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8752/snapshot0000000d34edd0axs5.jpg

[babolat85]

That neighbourhood looks good lostforwords, it looks like a new housing estate :)

Some more random pics of Denali River:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_d4e9da68.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_74e9d996.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/Sims%202%20Land/Denali%20River%20Update/snapshot_0000002b_14e9da60.jpg

[shery00]

Wow, so many great neighborhood everyone.. :)

[JadeEliott]

Denali is looking simply lovely, Babolat!

[coltraz]

Do you guys really build all of those houses and community lots? That must take forever...

[babolat85]

Hrmm, well, out of like 30 houses or so, only about 5 are by plasticbox, 2 are from the Hollywood competition on MTS2, the rest I built myself. All the community lots I built myself, doesn't take too much time, but I like building just as much as playing the families. I'm too much of a perfectionist :\

And thanks Jade, I think I have an admirer. The wedding still on? :D