Neighborhood Landscape Pictures (V2)

[linuslover30]

In this thread, we try and improve our landscape picture taking techniques using the neighborhood camera. Show off your latest here!!

Neighborhood Pictures (V1) (http://forums.sims2community.com/showthread.php?t=47863)

[Bad Kay]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/Kaatje_album/nbdz.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p312/Kaatje_album/bt.jpg

Well, looking at the other thread with jawdropping neighborhoods, this is nothing of course :p

[Ranta]

Bad_Kay, that's so pretty! I especially love the last picture.

[Anna2]

I love the Sailboat picture, Bad_Kay.

[simsample]

Nice images, Kay! I have a 'boat' picture too:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk302/Terra-Incognito/LacunaGondola.jpg

[panther00567]

Nice aqueduct, simsample!

[simsfreak99]

This is more of Valley Woods
Main Road
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/nintendofrk99/snapshot_0000000d_5562efa6.jpg
Sim Lane
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/nintendofrk99/snapshot_0000000d_f562f025.jpg
Monorail
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn292/nintendofrk99/snapshot_0000000d_9562efc6.jpg

[babolat85]

Love your neighbourhood simsample.

I noticed Denali River was a little....still. Needed waves:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_35670479.jpg

[simsample]

simsfreak99, I particularly love that monorail shot. You have a nice hood! Babolat85, thanks! Denali looks nice with the waves, and I see you have a gondolier too!

[babolat85]

Babolat85, thanks! Denali looks nice with the waves, and I see you have a gondolier too!

Yeah, I have a few of them, they're all a little lost in both of our shots though (or they have REALLY long poles) :P

[humblebumble]

What a fantastic beachhood, Bab!

[simsfreak99]

Thanks Simsample. Your neighbourhood is awesome as well!

[Night Racer]

ooo Babolat! those beach houses! so much win!
do you uplaod your houses anywhere? id love to have them

[babolat85]

Night_Racer: I'm in the process of setting up another website as freewebs hates me, I'll start uploading more houses then.

I kinda like these pics of City College. I really want Apartment Life.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_156d4866.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_556d4876.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_956d4885.jpg

[romyhorse]

Great neighbourhood Babolat85, I can't wait for Apartment Life either!

I've found time to play my Black Ridge neighbourhood lately and have added some more houses and deco...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/br1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/br4.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/br6.jpg

[coltraz]

That's beautiful romyhorse!

[pseudonymph24_SC]

I wholeheartedly agree with coltraz!

[coltraz]

I dunno if anyone remembers my 'hood, Blue Rock, but this is what it's looking like nowadays. Still a long way to go!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/bluerock3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/bluerock2.jpg

[Babbelsim]

Awsome hoods you all! O_O




My Sims 1 to sims 2 remaking is slowly comming around ^_^


- SimVille -
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3916/simville3mc6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8926/simville1ld0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6025/simville2vt5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)







xXx Babbel

[Pikangie]

Oh nice! Monorail.

[romyhorse]

That brings back memories Babbel!

[AngelFrouk]

This is my newest neighbourhood; Quastokeborough Bottom

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/7195/snapshot000000153572908yb1.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9743/snapshot000000151572905nf5.jpg

[simsample]

Wow, these are beautiful hoods! I get lots of inspiration from this thread.... Angel, I love the way you have the trees on the side of the mountain, you've clumped them together very realistically! Babbel, the Sims 1 hood is progressing very well... nice! Coltraz, Blue Rock is lovely- I like the way the buildings reflect in the water. Romy, you've been doing some epic building there! Are all of the lots built by you, or do you download some of them? Babolat, the Uni is looking very busy! I like those tall buildings you've made. The college hoods always seem to be the ones I have most trouble with- this is inspiring me though, haha (*Steals lots of ideas and runs away*)!

[AngelFrouk]

Wow, these are beautiful hoods! I get lots of inspiration from this thread.... Angel, I love the way you have the trees on the side of the mountain, you've clumped them together very realistically!
I didn't do that :). The terrain came that way. No idea though if i downloaded it or if it came with the game...
Really no idea, but thanks :P

[babolat85]

angel_f That town looks cute, where on earth did the name come from?

simsample steal all ye want ;) At the moment I have no college students, so while it looks fairly busy, it's a bit deserted at the moment :P

Saint Grenadine Update:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_1577ffa3.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_3577ff9a.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_7577ff79.jpg

[Night Racer]

blurrgg......X_X
you inspire me babo...but i can never be creative enough to do all that.........>_>

[AngelFrouk]

angel_f That town looks cute, where on earth did the name come from?
Random place name genreator ;)
I named all ajoining subhoods weird too. And i love it. I only think of cheesy names, so this is great. And i love your hood!

[Halei_SC]

Wow, these are all amazing. The most thought I've given to 'hoods is having the sims all live on the same street name, LOL. xD

[aurian]

Wow, these are all amazing. The most thought I've given to 'hoods is having the sims all live on the same street name, LOL. xD

ROFL! That's about the extent of my creativity too! ;)

[romyhorse]

Romy, you've been doing some epic building there! Are all of the lots built by you, or do you download some of them? I'm too lazy LOL! All of them are downloaded except 2 farms and a barber shop.

[tizerist_]

OK, I have spent alot of time renovating my downtown area. It still pales in comparison to some I have seen here, but I am climbing the ladder for sure :)
I am aiming to make it look on the Canary Wharf type of scale.http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLCC4-1.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLCC3.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/plcc-1.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLCC2.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/mercy2.jpg

[lmfjaxxon]

Nice ;)....I am drooling over your downtown hood Tizerist. That is really amazing :wow:....

[coltraz]

Wow tizerist! I absolutely love it! Especially the gas station. =D

[simsample]

Wow, great city scape, tizerist! *simsample steals ideas for new hood*

[tizerist_]

thanks for the comments, better than i expected :)

heres one from a semi-renovated bluewater
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLSC.jpg

[mieley]

i love that your 'hood has a McDonalds tizerist! thats so creative!

[coltraz]

lol, McDonalds really is everywhere.

[101ZeroGravity101]

lol, McDonalds really is everywhere.

lol Mcy Ds

[tizerist_]

===================================
thanks :)

[Ebbe]

So in the old N'hood post I posted this city as a downtown to Pleasantview. Unfortunately it kept crashing on me. So I deleted all my Sims, and re-installed the game. So here it is, Metro-Arbor , the city I deleted four years of sims for. It still needs work, but we're making strides.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/Bmw4z/met2-1.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/Bmw4z/met1-1.jpg

[Remyohmy]

aww pretty, Ebbe! It looks so fresh there! Like I'd want to take a big, deep breath of crisp morning air ;).

[tizerist_]

Very nice! I think I will obtain a Baseball pitch too!

[babolat85]

Random shots from Saint Grenadine:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_55825199.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_35825168.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_b5824fe1.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_f5825158.jpg

[coltraz]

^ You're making me wanna vacation :)
Love that shipwreck too!
Saint Grenadine is your Uni subhood, right?
It looks great!

[babolat85]

Nah, City College is my uni. Saint Grenadine is my Twikkii Island replacement ;)

[Night Racer]

Welcome to Rockport!
part of a chain of islands thgat make up ther Twikki Island Archapelago, Rockport, in its essence, is only about 50 years old, but the inhabitants have been living here for hundreds of years. The local goverment decided this whould be a great tourist opportunity, so they rezoned most of the island and named it Rockport. Tourists can hop on a gondala and take a ride over to the islands and visit the local native inhabitants....or take a hot air balloon ride or hang glider and catch a ariel view of the waterfall. But the enviormentalists and natives do not approve of the rapid industrialization in this lush and tropical island.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/fergiefan12/snapshot_00000030_95836cc5.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i236/fergiefan12/snapshot_00000030_15836c8c.jpg
no lots yet...just placed com. beach lots. ill probly just use bin houses nad overhaul them...bleh

[Olivejuice]

Great heighborhoods everyone!! They all look amazing. I wish I could put that much time and effort into making neighborhoods like that!! (darn ADD)

[Avaluna]

LOVE that last pic, Night_Racer!

[Phyllis_SC]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y187/PhyllisG123/The%20Sims%202/wutwutvilliage.jpg

[tizerist_]

I'm still renovating my Pine Lake City Centre.
I have filled about 75% of the map, and it takes about two weeks to load up :)
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLCC9.jpg

[coltraz]

Wow tizerist, I'm amazed. :O Good job!

[tizerist_]

Hi again coltraz :)
Shaima out and about in Pine Lake City Centre
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/PLCC10-1.jpg

[Anyerfillag]

I'm lazy when it comes to picking terrains for 'hoods; thats why the terrain for my current main 'hood and university 'hood are the same (a remake of the TS1 'hood terrain):

Brasedale:

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm155/anyerfillag/Sims2EP72008-07-1717-40-17-01.jpg

St Mary's University (Uni and surrounding residental area):

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm155/anyerfillag/Sims2EP72008-07-1720-48-45-31.jpg

[babolat85]

Anyerfillag cool coloured river :)

Random Denali River Shots
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Andy%20McCure/snapshot_00000003_358f7ef7.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Andy%20McCure/snapshot_00000003_358f7f31.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Andy%20McCure/snapshot_00000003_358f7f64.jpg

[Anyerfillag]

#Thanks! I have no idea how I got it that greeny-blue in the first image; must have been the angle and a mix of reflections from the grass, but it is gorgeous.

I love your attention to decoration; I don't have the patience :lol:

[Dreamydre]

hah well my neighborhood is just plain, it seriously just has one house. I only have 1 lazy/active point lol.

[panther00567]

I'm very OCD about my neighborhoods so they're really simple and clean. :P

[Blake_SC]

Anyerfillag, where did you get that awesome terrain from? I've been thinking of doing a BRAND new neighborhood. The prospect is scary, but that terrain looks great, where can I find it?

[lmfjaxxon]

Impressive hoods guys and gals, lol. I am really amazed by the imagination you guys have. Keep up the good work :thumb:

[Criquette_SC]

Yeah! Those hoods are great!
Now i want to show off my current hood. I've found a lot of great japan lots by Masaharu777 on MTS2 so this neighborhood is totally created with these lots, so it has a kind of eastern feeling. Also most of the female sims living here are twi'leks huh so it's kinda fictional thing :)
http://i36.tinypic.com/23su9lf.jpg

[coltraz]

Criquette, wow! that looks sooo good with the blue roofs!

[Paradise]

Criquette you've made a beautiful neighbourhood. Love the eastern feel and long docks! Any chance you will upload the terrain? :)

[kustirider2]

criquette: All i can say is :blink:. That hood is amazing!

[lmfjaxxon]

Beautiful hoods everyone ;). Bravo as always Criquette :thumb::!: I really hope you are going to upload this terrain :D.....

[Elwood]

Criquette, I really admire your style and talent for making sim neighborhoods. Fokshire is great, but that new hood is really something special too. Definately wanna see more of it. :)

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, thanks everyone! Glad you like this pic :)
To Paradise, lmfjaxxon: Well, this terrain was terraformed ingame (freetime option - great stuff!) so, not sure that sc4 file does have those sand breakwaters... I could upload the hood with decorations maybe... should i? :)
By the way, i'm experimenting with creating my own CC, i have alot of ideas for custom hood decos - first one - those piers ( pics below) and some kind of marina stuff, so i hope i'll able to upload it on MTS2 soon..
So finnaly (here you go, Elwood!):
http://i37.tinypic.com/qrkmy0.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/2w7ldzc.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/xekcy0.jpg

Cheers everyone! :)

[tizerist_]

By the way, i'm experimenting with creating my own CC, i have alot of ideas for custom hood decos - first one - those piers ( pics below) and some kind of marina stuff, so i hope i'll able to upload it on MTS2 soon.. Yes please!
There is such a dearth of hood deco, I certainly won't stop you!
Actually, I think its worth creating a thread of 'Where to find Hood deco' as an easy to access library of all things NH.

[babolat85]

By the way, i'm experimenting with creating my own CC, i have alot of ideas for custom hood decos - first one - those piers ( pics below) and some kind of marina stuff, so i hope i'll able to upload it on MTS2 soon..


WANT!
That neighbourhood amazing Criquette the piers look awesome, can't wait to see it in depth.

[panther00567]

Criquette, you made me slobber all over my keyboard. :P

[Night Racer]

By the way, i'm experimenting with creating my own CC, i have alot of ideas for custom hood decos - first one - those piers ( pics below) and some kind of marina stuff, so i hope i'll able to upload it on MTS2 soon..
ooo could you please? i look so hard for NH DECOS but there all over sized horribly meshed building or just ugly non usefull stuff! but that...id use that in every hood! (and if it didnt have water..id *make* it work :eviltongu )

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, thanks guys!
Sure i will share this :) after it will be finished.
Hope it isn't too mutch of my pics in a row, but here's a pair of new ones (with sailboats moored):
- hood view
http://i35.tinypic.com/ivctcn.jpg
- lot view:
http://i38.tinypic.com/2iqmv6x.jpg

[Anyerfillag]

Anyerfillag, where did you get that awesome terrain from? I've been thinking of doing a BRAND new neighborhood. The prospect is scary, but that terrain looks great, where can I find it?

I've completely forgotten, sorry! If you PM Babbelsim she should know as she linked it in another thread (she's currently rebuild the TS1 neighbourhood).

Criquette: That is just so beautiful, peaceful and serene. Amazing neighbourhood, and one I would love for myself :lol:

[kustirider2]

Criquette: I really want those boats and harbours! ;)

[crocobaura]

The marina is really beautiful Criquette. :) Let us know when you'll upload it. :)

[lmfjaxxon]

Criquette, please do upload this terrain. I really loved what you've done. You are very talented and you could even upload the whole 'hood if you want to ;)....Well, it's worth a shot, lol :laugh:

[panther00567]

Those sailboats are INCREDIBLE. Want! :D

[coltraz]

Criquette, wait... you mean you made that marina (wharfs/docks, boats) yourself? Very impressive! Please let me know when you upload it. It would go perfectly with my custom 'hood.

[Elwood]

Yes, please, piers, boats, bring it on! ;)


So, I finally got around to learn how to use the modifyneighborhoodterrain cheat, and it's pretty neat! It can even make the huge wall rocks look like they belong in the terrain. :D

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/7011/sealionbay1at7.jpg

The picture is just an example that I used a little too much time on.

[Wildchild453]

Criquette I love your hood and the harbor is fab! Did you make everything yourself? Do you think you could make a Hood Deco tutorial?

I really like what you've done with it

[simsonthemac]

Criquette, you work is just AMAZING! how do you do it? Ive seen your other town, Folkshire, and how detailed and crisp it looks. Can't wait until you release those, piers, if you are?

Babolat, Saint Grenadine looks like a peaceful place to live (is it a neighbourhood or vacation area?), It must take you ages to place all those trees, and I wish I could make towns like yours, mine turn out strange with all these box houses everywhere!

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Elwood, I like the way you made the river flow through the neighborhood! Very nice touch. :)

[Nimi]

Criquette: Jawdropping. Seriously.
Elwood: Ooo. Beautiful! I like the beach and the lighthouse and the twinklings in the water.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/SterrenLicht/Sims/Tinn.jpg
Medieval village: Tinn. I want to change the chapel/church, though, and am testing the street texture. But you can see the farmers cottages in the front and the more upper-classes houses some more in the back. Up the hill is the Earl's manor. :)




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/SterrenLicht/Sims/Ambleside.jpg
And Ambleside, my modern hood, in Autumn. I am in the middle of a huge reorganization. Building new lots, voting for an Archer(Mayor), and there are plans for a University..




http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/SterrenLicht/Sims/Screenshot137CE.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/SterrenLicht/Sims/Screenshot144CE.jpg
These two pics are actually hanging in the Chapel's backroom for official meetings :)

[duderocks]

Classic Pleasantview:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/duderocks/ScreenShot048-2.jpg

[Daisie]

Pretty shot, dude. I love your avatar, too, by the way. :)

[gaborburai]

Dude, i love your screnshoot, its very nice!

[babolat85]

Nimi Cool old-worldy hood.
duderocks, cool shot.

The Other side of Denali River
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_559a3850.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_959a3857.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_959a382c.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_b59a3837.jpg

[janedoesim]

Oh my Criquette, your hood is amazing!

Babo i love all your trees.

[xSheepasaurs]

Holy fishes. I wasn't even done with the first page and I was blown away. Y'all have some kick butt 'hoods. It gives me some inspiration to actually attempt to make my own.. or just jealous X3. Keep up the good work everyone, I wanna see more~ XD

[babolat85]

More random City College shots:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Madison/Madison%20Aiden%20and%20Joel/snapshot_0000000a_f59d101c.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Madison/Madison%20Aiden%20and%20Joel/snapshot_0000000a_759d102f.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Madison/Madison%20Aiden%20and%20Joel/snapshot_0000000a_559d1000.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Madison/Madison%20Aiden%20and%20Joel/snapshot_0000000a_b59d105e.jpg

[ndayeni]

Babolat - I am constantly blown away by the pictures of your neighborhood(s)....and houses for that matter. I wish I had half your talent and patience for decorating/landscaping/etc. lots and hoods. Do you use custom terrains you've made yourself for your hoods?

[babolat85]

Thanks ndayeni, to answer your question, yeah I made them myself in Simcity 4.

[romyhorse]

I decided to make a new, smaller neighbourhood. It's a seaside town with bright coloured houses, think Tobermory crossed with Cuba lol! Here it is Western Harbour:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/wh1-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/wh2-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/wh3-1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/romyhorse/sim%20pics/wh4-1.jpg

And I have even managed to build all the houses myself this time lol!

[narlakins_SC]

OMG, romyhorse, your 'hood looks brilliant! I love it! It looks very peaceful. I'd like to live there. ;)

Can I ask you how did you make the row houses? There seem to be no gaps between them...

[romyhorse]

OMG, romyhorse, your 'hood looks brilliant! I love it! It looks very peaceful. I'd like to live there. ;)

Can I ask you how did you make the row houses? There seem to be no gaps between them...
Thank you :)
They are actually a row of shops built on a 4x2 lot, there are no houses in those pictures just shops and deco shops.

[humblebumble]

*thud*

So beautiful, you guys.

[narlakins_SC]

Oh, sure romyhorse, that's a good idea. Thanks for your answer. :)

[maridian_SC]

Babolat85: WOW those are just so beautiful it looks so real. I wish I could do as good as you!

[duderocks]

Valley Heights Neighborhood..

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/duderocks/ScreenShot087.jpg

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/duderocks/ScreenShot089.jpg

[narlakins_SC]

duderocks, really nice houses! Your 'hood looks really crowded and I really like it! Do you have some more pictures? Maybe you could also post some from bigger distance so we could see the environment. :)

[Daisie]

Love it, dude. :)

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/2766_080802171211hoodbeach.jpg

[duderocks]

Further view of Valley Heights:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm171/duderocks/ScreenShot088-1.jpg

[narlakins_SC]

duderocks, I love the 'hood! It's absolutely amazing! Small and cozy, that's why I like it so much. Great job!

Daisie, perfect picture! I like the crystals right above the houses. ^_^

[TingTong]

Criquette: It would be criminal not to upload those piers! They are absolutely gorgeous! And those docked boats..just wow

[Nimi]

Aww, Duderocks, that's such a cute little village. A few streets, that's all you need! :)

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, cool pics everyone!
Daisie, those tiny houses are so cute :D
I love them..
Babolat85, your hoods look like they are larger than standart ones! Tell me your secret, huh ;)

Well, lmfjaxxon, still not sure about terrains, but i have something that mutch better than this ;)
Okay, guys! I've uploaded these piers to the MTS, but the moderation quewe takes forever so i've decided to upload it here (http://www.grape-frogg.com/crqtt_marina_set_all.zip) untill it will appear at MTS2. So feel free to download and try it out in your hoods.

And here some more pics of my next hood deco ;)

A small ferry terminal with a ferry boat:
http://i33.tinypic.com/105yv7r.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2d6rsj7.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/s1op48.jpg

Island hoods will look mutch better with this thing i think ;)
Oh, and i will share it soon too, yeah :D

Thanks everyone for your kind words by the way!
Read above carefully for the link to the piers :D

Cheers!

[Elwood]

I'm speechless! Thanks for the piers, and the ferry with landing is looking so good!

[Babbelsim]

omg i'm completely blown away, it is so beautiful you are a true master when it comes to make a beautiful detailed hood. :bow:

i can't wait what you gonna make next. :D

[romyhorse]

Your ferry terminal looks great Criquette, as does your whole neighbourhood :)

[Elwood]

The piers work with the sea plane too (with a little trickery ;))
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1807/seaplanedockkj0.jpg

[Izzy]

OMG Criquette! thanks for uploading that, just hope it looks as good in my hood as it does in yours! Which are the way too beautiful! and Elwood i like how that looks there with the sea plane!

[Wildchild453]

Criquette That looks great. I know I asked before but can you please do a neighborhood deco tutorial. There isn't one around and there really needs to be one

[Night Racer]

FERRY BOAT TO? your amazing
where is the seaplane from? is it in the set? (ill downlaod it in a sec)
could you maybee do a cruise ship port maybee? that whould be great for vacation hoods :o

[Ebbe]

Way to go Criq. Rest asure when this does finally pass the MTS2 que I will thanks it.

[babolat85]

Can't wait for that Ferry doo-dad, Criquete! They look amazing.

What I did with the piers:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_95a49bfd.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_b5a49c1b.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000014_d5a49c24.jpg

[bopashu2]

OMG!!! thanks you so much for those pier Criquetes. Will so be using these.

[narlakins_SC]

Gosh, this is amazing! What a lovely bay! Where did you get the boats? Or are they in the game? I haven't noticed them...

[Petchy]

Crescent Accent
-At Night :)

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/2800_080805084348TUBS.jpg (http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/2801_080805084420LARGE.png)

[Simtastic-Sims]

PETCHY14 Your neighborhood is lovely!

[panther00567]

Criquette, those are so amazing. I love you! :D :P

[narlakins_SC]

PETCHY: I love the reflections! And Sim-Crystals - one Yay! for that!

[Criquette_SC]

Wow, guys! :D
You work fast, i must say! :D Thank you guys! I'm really glad that you like this stuff :)
Babbelsim, thank you :) I can't wait to finish the ferry too :D Almost done by the way :)
Elwood, your pier looks great with that plane! I've also downloaded it but for me it's little too big :)
Wildchild, actually, there is a tutorial of how to create a custom content for your hoods. At MTS2 creative forums. But first you'll need to learn how to make a table huh ;) seriously... that's a main tutorial about creating CC for S2. I also not very sure about the way i'm doing it. Even if my stuff does not cause any problems and errors with a game... so i'm not a pro for writing a tutorial :D

Night Racer, no no! This plane isn't mine :D It's by Crocobaura on MTS2, try to search 'plane' in the downloads section :) Oh, and i'll think about cruise ship port, or may be just a ship, cruise ship maybee :)
Ebbe, thanks! It's still in quewe by the way.. oh :(
Babolat, WOW! Your hoods allways impresses me alot! This airport looks great and piers add a good mood to this place i think :)
Bopashu, you're welcome! :)
HannaSpring, no they are CC, look at my previous post for the link to it ;)
Oh, Panther, thank you! :)
Thanks everyone again, and i hope i'll finish the ferry soon (also will upload it on MTS2 and add an alternative link untill it will pass the quewe) so.. have a lot of ideas to release! :D
..Hope i'm not spoiling this thread with my stuff..
Petchy, lovely pic! So many sims are living there - cool!

[Elwood]

Thanks Criquette, I had no idea where the plane was from so I'm glad you knew. :)
Btw, what happened to the roads you made for Fokshire? Because they look very pretty. Hint hint nudge nudge ;)

[babolat85]

Criquette Thanks ;) Your hoods inspire me a lot. And I second Elwood in nudging in regards to those roads ;)

Downtown City College has life!
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/SelfSim%20and%20Danny/snapshot_0000000a_95a7b311.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/SelfSim%20and%20Danny/snapshot_0000000a_75a7b338.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/SelfSim%20and%20Danny/snapshot_0000000a_75a7b32f.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/SelfSim%20and%20Danny/snapshot_0000000a_d5a7b2fd.jpg

[Night Racer]

simply amazing; as always :)

[panther00567]

That's awesome babolat, I simply adore what you did with Criquette's marina :D

[Criquette_SC]

Elwood, Babolat, ooh, these roads.. well i thinks i could upload them, after my ferry set will be finished :)
Oh, Babolat, and i love the way you put these piers and boats in a different places - looks cool!

By the way, Marina set has been approved, so it's aviable at MTS allreday ;)
Just click (http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=294916)

[Elwood]

OHHH, the ferry can be found at MTS2 now!

[Babbelsim]

My new hood!

Babbel Ville
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2567/monorail1lo8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/2269/babbelville1po3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/131/babbelville2smallbg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)






xXx Babbel

[Elwood]

Wow, cool, combining the mono and the aquaduct is really clever!

[Daisie]

I just love that last pic, Babbel. And the monorail thing is great. :)

http://www.modyourpanties.com/hosting/2882_080810111405hooddock.jpg

[tizerist_]

criquette is a very popular simmer right now lol
thanks for these, heres where i have placed a couple of piers. they make up a new boat area in the rear of one of my favourite houses :)http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/simslbl1.jpg

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/simslbl2.jpg

[Night Racer]

babble im loving that thing you did with the monorail :o
daisies where did you get the ferry critique didnt realease it yet...did she?
EDIT: wow...that was fast..its uploaded already..i didnt see it...wtf...
EDIT AGIAN: FERRY! yes...thats it...thank you. its early...i just woke up... >_<

[kustirider2]

Night racer: I think its on mod the sims 2 and its spelt Ferry ;)

[Criquette_SC]

Oh, guys! :D Thanks alot for all your kind words!
And yes - ferry is alreaddy approved by MTS2 moderators (it was really fast, i must say!:D)
But i have another idea for my next hood deco set:
http://i35.tinypic.com/2drgdon.jpg

A motorway set! :D
Babbel Great idea with monorail! :D
Daisies, Tizerist, nice shots too :)

[Night Racer]

oo critique..oo you must stop..oo..my downlaods folder will explode :P
will it be able to be placed on existing roads? it whould look great as a highway running down strangetown...
...bit i have a questiion
i while back you posted pics at Simtropolis of a road texture set you made..it had bigger lines and i suppose it was more european...are you ever gonna upload that?
also, will it have bits that dont have fencing so neighborhood roads can run into it and not look like a blockade?

[crocobaura]

Night Racer, you could check MTS, he already uploaded a road repolacement texture some time ago, maybe that's the one you need.
Criquette, love the highway, too bad there aren't that many neighbourhood cars, would have been nice to see it a bit crowded now and then. Anyway, do you suppose you could make an airport as a neighbourhood deco?

[tizerist_]

wow, a motorway set...i wonder what that little beauty will contain...

I've modified Twikkii Island quite heavily, heres the results:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/SIMSTIKI.jpg
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg160/tizerist/SIMSTIKI3.jpg

[panther00567]

*runs off to download Criquette's ferry*

That motorway thing looks awesome. Want! :D

[novemberlove_SC]

I love the train in your neighborhood Babbelsim!

Miji Beach (A Veronaville subhood)

http://i34.tinypic.com/yo1p0.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/28u1spl.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/jtw13n.jpg
Still a work in progress...

[babolat85]

Cool little hood novemberlove, the marina looks great.
tizerist, great looking place, I'd almost forgotten what Twiikii Island looked like.
Criquette Loving the motorway! Would be pretty nifty if you made something similar to those river embankment sets on simtropolis ;)

Denali River Marina
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_15ade5b2.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_75ade5c4.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_f5ade5d9.jpg

[teardrops182]

Everyone's neighborhoods are so scenic and lovely! Keep up the good work guys! :)

[PuX- 80's]

Is it me or is everyone's neighborhoods WAY better than mine...that's not saying much, but I'm jealous now....
*Jealous face*

Here is the most lived in section of Charlton Island
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/portsil28/CharltonIsland.jpg

[tizerist_]

Is it me or is everyone's neighborhoods WAY better than mine.
no, its just you matey.
i think we all look at other peoples hoods and go "ooh, i should do something like that" or "now why can't i do that?"

slightly off topic:
does anyone know anything about the hood deco thats coming with apartment life (apart from the bella goth statue) cause i'm really getting an apetite for it now. :)
the most crucial thing needed - in my eyes - is standard shops and buildings.
you know the type, that could slip in unnoticed in a downtown or shopping district.

also, criquette: how easy, in laymans terms, is it to make hood deco? can you link me to the tutorial mentioned please? cheers.

[bR0Oke_lynn]

I'm so jealous of all your 'hoods!!

[Criquette_SC]

Wohoo, great pics everyone!
Babolat, oh your hoods are allways so green - that's great! And well looks like you've read my thoughts about some kind of embankment ;) But i must finish motorway set first :D
Tizerist, whell, it depends on your 3d modeling skills first of all. Next is texturing (sometimes it takes longer that modeling) after all, you must know what is SimPE and how to use it. There is enough tutorials here (http://sumomo.modthesims2.com/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:Object_Creation_Tutorials).

So looks like no more fresh pics since yesterday ;)
Than here's another teaser :D
http://i37.tinypic.com/24niph0.jpg

See ya! :)

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Criquette, Wow! That is amazing! I never thought the Sims 2 would have a highway or interstate.

Very nice!

[Wildchild453]

Criquette that looks great! When do you think you'll be done with it? I can't wait to put it in this city that I'm slowly building

[tizerist_]

I am a bit confused as to how motorways can be applied....
Do you lay the double carriageway over the standard single road?
And this means cars will only travel on one side?

OK too many questions. I go now :)

[panther00567]

Criquette, are you some kind of divine being? Because your neighborhood stuff is heavenly!

I'll just die if you upload it, I always wanted freeways in Ts2! :)

[AngelFrouk]

Criquette, you are evil with those teasers!
Now i want to start another neighbourhood, just to get your deco stuff in...

[Criquette_SC]

Golden Simmer, me too! :D there's a lot of things to do with custom hood decos :)
Wildchild, well, i want to put about 9 items in this set. Two of them are done ;)
Tizerist, umm i should say that there's nothing with that motorway exept good looking and decoration. That's how you can apply it - like other hood decos :) And yes, if you want to have cars on it it's kinda tricky but possible :)

Bwahaha!
Panther, Angel F, especially for you my friends :D

http://i36.tinypic.com/2njj5kx.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/25ptpqe.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/oswoiw.jpg

[funkeymonkey22003]

amazing, that motorway is just simply amazing wow!

[Wildchild453]

that's amazing Criquette. I want it even though it won't fit in the hood I'm building at the moment but still fabulous. Are you planning anything the highway one? I'm really looking forward to what you come out with next

[crocobaura]

Criquette, that looks amazing. Love the side roads, it will look great with tall city buildings around it.

[DancingSimmer]

Criquette, that looks wonderful! You better upload it, rofl. It's awesome! Good job. You're very talented!

[Ninet]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll8/Ninett_Belle/NHS.jpg

[romyhorse]

Looks great Criquette! Looking forward to it :)

[Lillubibi]

Ninet, that picture is great! I especially like the buildings with the clouds behind (in the foreground).
criquette, everything you do looks amazing !

[ashleydoll_SC]

Criquette - I absolutely love all the stuff you've made!! I can't wait for more of your things to be released on MTS2! I'm also hoping that you share your Japanese terrain with us :D

Ninet - I love that picture! Great job :)

[coltraz]

Criquette's lovely marina stuff placed in my 'hood! :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/castrostaal/sims/criqthr.jpg
Love it!

[funkeymonkey22003]

Omg Coltraz!
expect a pm from me...
:D

[babolat85]

Criquette, can't wait! The freeway looks awesome.
Ninet Awesome neighbourhood, love the mix of different building heights.
coltraz Very populated hood. Nice work :)

City College Randoms
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_b5af5fb7.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_b5af5f4b.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_0000000a_d5af790b.jpg

[AngelFrouk]

Love it criquette. I really hope i can see lots of your stuff in my hoods :D

[tizerist_]

Ninet, really moody shoot, looks like its about to rain. Love it
Coltraz, you're hood looks very neat and comfy, good work
Babolat, that college area is very nice looking. Impressive

[Ninet]

Thank you, tizerist, Lillubibi!

Babolat85 , I'm totally inlove with the 2nd pic!

[crazyfoolgaf_SC]

Hi all :) WOW! All of your hoods are STUNNING! really, they're terrific.

This place is called Brookes Gate, its still under construction and I'm just waiting until appartments comes out so I can start developing the centre of the town.

[funkeymonkey22003]

Brookes Gate is coming along nicely crazyfoolgaf :)

This is my 1st neighborhood photo, it was a rainy day (try to ignore my crappy grafix card)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/funkeymonkey22003/Random/ARaineyDayAtTheYachtClub.jpg

[crazyfoolgaf_SC]

Thanks Funkey :D. I like that shot you gave there, I'd like to see the beach house in detail, it looks really cool from that pic.

[Petchy]

http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/080821083538-Terrace%2042THUMBS.jpg (http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/080821083624-Terrace%2042.png)

Terrace 42
-Its a WIP :)

[funkeymonkey22003]

Thanks Funkey :D. I like that shot you gave there, I'd like to see the beach house in detail, it looks really cool from that pic.

Thank you
I think its one of Maxis houses,
But I will put up some pics of it in anyway, the house thread :)

[Quinctia]

Here's some shots of Manhattenton. I kinda wish I hadn't picked such a large terrain. Some days it feels like I'm never going to fill it. I'm playing a legacy in it, though, so I've got a few generations in which to build the place up.


http://pics.livejournal.com/quinctia/pic/0097xxba.jpg
The "main" populated area.

http://pics.livejournal.com/quinctia/pic/0097s1x2.jpg
Far left is the ferry and settlement office, and then a couple of houses.

http://pics.livejournal.com/quinctia/pic/0097t12e.jpg
Coastline behind second shot, looking back towards the business district.

http://pics.livejournal.com/quinctia/pic/0097wkz4.jpg
Directly behind the main legacy house, I just loved how the birds were in this shot.

[lmfjaxxon]

Criquette, sorry for coming back to this thread late but I must say that you really have me drooling over here, lol. Thank you so much for the Ferry Boat and the Pier and now the Free Way in the future :thumb:....You really know how to make hood deco come to life:!:

[Criquette_SC]

Wohoo! Great pics guys! :D
Quincitia, oh, so peaceful place you have :)

Oh, and that's everyone again guys! Your kind words make me want to do all this stuff ;)
And.. some good news ;) Motorway is in a moderation queve at MTS2 now. Don't know how long it will take (have no idea how moderators can manage all this stuff!) so, untill it will be released, you can find a prerelease by clicking this link (http://www.grape-frogg.com/crqtt_motorway_set.zip) ;)

So, have fun! :D
Oh, and i've forgot to say that road/dirtroad pieces, roundabout and some another road stuff is not included in motorway set. I'll make a standalone road set with all this stuff;)

So, anyway, here is a last pic with another motorway stuff - pedestrian overpass :)

http://i36.tinypic.com/mt5a85.jpg

Cheers!

[crazyfoolgaf_SC]

Quinctia : Manhattenton is lookin' great :) I love what you did with the lighthouse.

[gwengirl9105_SC]

Criquette- I love you! :D Thanks so much for all the awesome neighbourhood stuff.

[tizerist_]

wow, criquette! off to sample it now :)

[Petchy]

*pfffffft* Wait? Why?!?!
*Snabbs the sample* Yay!! :D
Your suff is Really Great! :)

[bopashu2]

Criquette that motorway is gorgeous!

[panther00567]

Criquette, you are soo teh awesome. :D

[AngelFrouk]

Criquette, when are planning on uploading it? I've been saving a spot for it in my new hood :P

[Criquette_SC]

Thanks a lot my friends!
Angel F, huh, look closer to my previous post for the link, cheers!

[gonebynow_SC]

Everyones 'hoods are awesome, seriously. They all look so fun to play. :D

Here is Sandpoint (still thinking of a name). It's still under construction but I had some pictures lying around and felt like posting them. I hope to fill it up and make it look like a busy little town with alot of history. Ignore the crappy quality in the first pic, I used to in-game camera.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk203/lostforwordslol123/sims/1-3.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk203/lostforwordslol123/sims/2-3.jpg

[AngelFrouk]

Thanks a lot my friends!
Angel F, huh, look closer to my previous post for the link, cheers!
:rofl:
Can you tell i'm tired? I only looked at the pics and not read posts at all... Thanks sweety!

[Paradise]

Beautiful work on the motorway set Criquette!! Thank you for sharing it with us, you ROCK :elephant: :guitar:

Gonebynow - lovely hood you have there. It will look awesome when you have put more lots down. Looks like your pc can handle it (lucky you :p )

Quinctia - I like the decoration you have done, especially the lighthouse :)

PETCHY14 - Great picture!

funkeymonkey22003 - I love the colors in the picture, and the house looks awesome!

Babolat85 - Brilliant as always. If I only had your skills .... :tophat:

[Petchy]

awww Thanks Paradise!
I just created a new Terrain in SC4, so I'm going to go mad and save the lots, but delete an old 'hood - Transfer them over :D

[Criquette_SC]

Bwahaha, Angel, i just watch pics only instead of reading from time to time too :D
Gonebynow, I had a hood with a water on two sides once.. it's really great by the way. Yours is really nice looking! Will there be some beach lots? :)

Thanks Paradise!

And now... it's time for another teaser ;)
It's about road pieces set that was separated from the motorway set.
With paved road, dirt road and walkway deco pieces, you'll able to make stuff like this:

http://i37.tinypic.com/2cqfsex.jpg

A roundabout also will included (currently in progress).

...Still hope that there isn't too many "criquette stuff" in this thread. Really don't wanna spoil it.. so more pics of your great hood everyone!! :D

[Night Racer]

that is epic win!
ossim

[romyhorse]

Wow! That looks fantastic Criquette :D

[bopashu2]

OMG Criquette!!!*girly scream* me so wants that set. *drools*

[Elwood]

Thank you so much Criquette! And the roundabout is looking nice too (even if I had to go all the way to simtropolis to check it out :p).

[Ebbe]

Criq, what can I say? I'm going to build a custom n'hood from scratch just to get these into my game. Good work!

[Nissun_]

What can I say about the neighbourhoods posted here that hasn't been said before? xD

Anyways, a Viper Canyon street:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_55b35104_55c08cf0.jpg

[simsample]

Wow Nissun, I love that street view! I've not used those street lamps much before, but they look good in the lot impostors. *Grabs ideas*
Criquette, I love those motorways! Great work :)

[tizerist_]

lovely area nissun. it reminds me of spain. thats a good thing.

about the motorways, they require a bit more thought and space than normal deco's, so i think i will have to build a sub-hood specifically for them, with no houses, just roads. anyone know where theres a 'blank' hood for DL?

Thanks again criquette.

[babolat85]

Criquette I heart your work.
Nissun Awesome.

But enough of the delayed replies...

*sigh* A combination of AL and being in and out of hospital for the past week caused me to do something stupid with Denali River. I think there were too many trees or something. Anyway, I decided, rather than move everything to a new neighbourhood, I would HoodReplace the main neighbourhood, keeping everything else. Almost worked too, until I stupidly deleted most of the Community Lots in the lot bin, D'oh.

Anyway, the "new" Denali River, which is really just the next city tile upstream in SC4.
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_15c5bac1.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_35c5bae3.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/snapshot_00000003_55c5baea.jpg

It looks so barren :(

[LilyBerg]

Babolat - I'm so sorry to hear that you've been ill. -hug- I hope you feel better soon and I believe that the new Denali River will be as good as the old if you just give it some time. Personally I think it looks a lot better than Pasadena (my TS2 baby...)

[gwengirl9105_SC]

Whitebrook

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f397/legacygwen/Other%20Sims%20Pics/Sims2EP7-2008-08-28-06-48-0.gif

[LilyBerg]

Gwen - Whitebrook is adorable! Your houses look really interesting as well...

[Petchy]

*sigh* A combination of AL and being in and out of hospital for the past week caused me to do something stupid with Denali River. I think there were too many trees or something. Anyway, I decided, rather than move everything to a new neighbourhood, I would HoodReplace the main neighbourhood, keeping everything else. Almost worked too, until I stupidly deleted most of the Community Lots in the lot bin, D'oh.

Anyway, the "new" Denali River, which is really just the next city tile upstream in SC4.

<PICCIEZ!>

It looks so barren :(
So sorry to hear you've been ill, Its a thing that can affect us all and its terrible to get *Hugaz* :)

and...

Don't feel that Way Babo! :tooth:
I've just done something stupid too, One of my Hoods (Can't remember the name) Was my Terrain Bebeh, and after awhile (with about, what, 20 Sims in?) It got terribly boring, so I moved on. Since then, I've deleted files upon files of BS content, and changed things galore so the hood (Apart from looking Pleasing to the Eye in Pictures) looks like Crap :)
So what I have done is... Taken all of the Houses I made (I made LOADS of unfurnished Houses to make Estates etc.) and Binned them - Added them to the Bins :) - for a New hood! The Lots look so much better in this new layout (REALLY better) and the Terrain I made fits it Perfectly!
I've been Decorating like Mad with it (I have what.. One sim in it so far?!) and Its going to be done up to the standard of my other Hood (Creasent Accent) and as its bigger - Will be more Prittyful too :)
Can't WAIT to put in some Alleyways!

[babolat85]

<snip>



Heh, thanks. :)

As for restarting stuff, I know what you mean. That's why I did a Hood Replacement, that way I still have my families, so it seems to be working without a big ol' fireball (so far).

It was a little odd that I placed some of the lots in the hood and then it crashed for some reason. When I went back into the game, they had disappeared into another dimension. But there was only a few buildings from there I actually wanted, and I can rebuild those when I get the time, in the meantime there's more space for building and decorations now that some (read: all) of my "filler" houses have gone off to the blackhole.

Oh well, silly me for not being me usual anal self and forgetting to make a backup of the hood before installing AL. I didn't really want to go back to my pre-IKEA backup, because seeing dead people isn't my forte :P

[Petchy]

lol

When Building the Hood, I made a House, and then copied it along a Road - I do it a large amount - But some of these houses were really individual (Like the House I build for the End lot that was like the others, Just being smaller and had less features) and Unique (A big Glass house I made to convert to a Community Lot) so I had to save them :) But the Sims I could Really Live without. They were Glitchy after the BS & Eye Purge I did and they were boringly Simple Faces and Characters.. Plus I needed a New hood to Decorate :lol:

Now it features Apartments, the Café I made, Some Houses estates and Fancy Beaches! I think I've done well :P The Freetime Cheat helps so much though - Don't'cha Think? Roads are now Much MUCH more Realistic for me :)

Now, Off to Witch-i-fy my Sims :)

[Shrewsbury333_SC]

One of my neighborhoods ;)


http://i36.tinypic.com/25iw228.jpg

[tizerist_]

Shrewsbury, thats beautiful.
The buildings appear to have come from a single person building them.
Are they yours or downloaded?

[Shrewsbury333_SC]

Shrewsbury, thats beautiful.
The buildings appear to have come from a single person building them.
Are they yours or downloaded?


All buildings was designed and constructed by me. In did, i've shown some of then in the buildings and landscapes thread :)

[babolat85]

Very grand looking neighbourhood Shrewsbury, I was interested to see how the buildings played with each other, and they look great.

Random New Denali shots
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Davis%20and%20Jason/snapshot_00000003_b5c72b23.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Davis%20and%20Jason/snapshot_00000003_75c72b3c.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/Davis%20and%20Jason/snapshot_00000003_b5c72b44.jpg

[Criquette_SC]

Woah, Babolat, great pics! Where this pond from by the way? Or it's comes with Apartment EP?
Anyway, looks great!

Shrewsbury, impressive buildings!

So, lack of pics here ;)

http://i38.tinypic.com/2prwbja.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2v8iy6f.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/x5cggx.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/25f255l.jpg

[Petchy]

There it goes.. There was my Chance of Getting this in Before You and.. Well, Now It looks like Crud because of the file size and, well, yours looks Amazing - PERFECT - oh great... :(

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Yurterleaf Village

http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/080901154210-Yurterlef%20Village%20Small.jpg

http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/080901153510-Yurterlef%20Village%20Full%20Thumbs.jpg (http://www.modyourpanties.com/images/080901153614-Yurterlef%20Village%20Full.png)
(Please click the Thumbnail to see a Bigger and More Accurate shot of my Hood :))

[Nissun_]

Criquette... I just have one question. Are the views from the lots as amazing and realistic as the panoramics? I'd love to play a neighbourhood like that! If only the maxis defaults had that quality!

It's beautiful, seriously. And did you make the horizon blurry to add depth? Because it works! I read a tutorial on how to make some aerial pictures look like scale models, it was a similar trick.

Great work, seriously.

PETCHY14, that looks so cute! I love small neigbourhoods like that.

[Petchy]

Its just a small portion of my Hood Nissun :) Its the first section I've made (I'm slowly going bit, by bit covering the whole hood with Intricate Deco Features from One side, and the other size I'm going with Sims and individual lots :D Glad you like the corner of it! Its the Part I'm most proud of :)

[Criquette_SC]

Petchy, oh, it looks really nice! I allways start like this.. with idea of making a modest peaceful hood like yours, but.. oh well :)
Nissun, from the lot it looks not that good actually. Most of all - i don't like the way my hood trees dissapear in the distance even when display setup at maximum :(
So in hood mode i have a hill with a forrest, but from the lot - it's bald.. ugh. I should search some info about this i think.

Oh, here's a pic from the lot (still look nice but.. oooh, where's all my trees:(..) :
http://i37.tinypic.com/16m3jbk.jpg

[Night Racer]

i have that problem to critique, i hate it
i love your set...really great.

[crocobaura]

There's a cheat to enable the neighbourhood flora to be visible from the lot. I forgot it though...I think it was something like boolprop enableNHflora true/false.

[Paradise]

Very cosy hood, Petchy!
Babolat I see you have tried out Criquettes great stuff! It looks very good! I am trying to build a hood using the road pieces but I tend to get some roads wrong when building in SC4.

But I'm almost there.... And here you come showing off new beautiful pieces, Criquette, and I have to start all over again :p You are spoiling us I think :p (kiddin.. Can never have enough of your cool stuff)

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Been practicing alot with 'hoods lately...

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Sand%20Simona%20Beach/snapshot_00000024_d5c88a1a.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Sand%20Simona%20Beach/snapshot_00000024_f5c882c2.jpg

[I.nfectious_SC]

how do you create the curved roads?

[babolat85]

I.nfectious, with the use of Criquettes kick-ass stuff on MTS2.
Criquette AMAZING! If you're releasing that railway line, I will have to make room in one of my hoods for it :) And the lake is in Apartment Life, somewhere up the back of the Trees category (for some reason). But from the looks of it, you still have the condo, so you don't have it.
Golden That's awesome. Is there a road under the highway, or are those decorative vehicles?
Petchy Cute hood.

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Yes, Babolat is correct thats where the roads came from. :)

Babolat, Mhm, they are decortive cars. Did you need a link? I know they're on MTS2. And thankssss. :D

[Petchy]

...Mhm, they are decortive cars. Did you need a link? I know they're on MTS2. And thankssss. :D...

I'll go for one ;)

EDIT: Found them :D LINKEY (http://modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=74652)

[seva13]

Golly, everyone's neighborhoods are so much prettier then mine ever are. My current (and hopefully last *crosses fingers*) project, is the Island of Fayette. I've got all the lots placed down, and and am now just working on neighborhood deco. Mostly just waves, :P

But I have snagged a few pictures, take in mind its still a work in progress, and not very good.

Fayette Harbor:
http://s456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/vampiresandwolf/?action=view&current=snapshot_00000011_b5c9955e.jpg

A Random View of Empty Houses:
http://s456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/vampiresandwolf/?action=view&current=snapshot_00000011_55c89084.jpg

Maybe I'll update my progress, once I get some progress done. :P

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

seva13, I love the way you decorated that 'hood! Great job. :)


Sorry for so many pictures! (Re-did Strangetown)

Small update: New hood' : "Golden Pines" (Credits for name goes to Manga_Moon, BUZZ) :P

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Golden%20Pines/snapshot_00000028_55c9de48.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Golden%20Pines/snapshot_00000028_55c9de39.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Golden%20Pines/snapshot_00000028_35c9de65.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r82/GoldenSimmer/Golden%20Pines/snapshot_00000028_55c9dd32.jpg

[Night Racer]

my question to you:
how are you placing lots...but there are no roads? and are you building houses in angles only for decoration or...what? :s

[babolat85]

GoldenSimmer that neighbourhood is making me miss Old Denali River. So many treeeeeeeeeeeeees. Looks lovely :)

New New Denali River Farmland
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_b5c9fbb3.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_f5c9fbd8.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t39/Babolat85/NewDenaliriver/snapshot_00000003_b5c9fbc1.jpg

[TingTong]

How are you guys so great at this? Yeah, how are you placing houses? Has anyone written a tutorial on making neighbourhoods fab like criquette's?

[Nissun_]

I think it would be fantastic.

Well, Viper Canyon. One of the default maps. Lush, but it looked as desolate as if was a plain desert map. So I made some farms and small forests in the top sides of the canyon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_00000002_95c8960a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_00000002_55c89f5e.jpg

The neighbourhood still needs a lot of work, though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_00000002_55c8947a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Viki/Sims/snapshot_00000002_75c89faf.jpg

Maxis should have made more versatile bridges and roads.

[Anyerfillag]

I think Goldsimmer is achieving that look using Crittque's hood objects along with the cheat 'boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads false' - the houses are attached to the Maxis roads but aren't seen, and then she/he has decorated the hood with the decorative roads to make it appear like it does.

[Night Racer]

I think Goldsimmer is achieving that look using Crittque's hood objects along with the cheat 'boolprop displayNeighborhoodRoads false' - the houses are attached to the Maxis roads but aren't seen, and then she/he has decorated the hood with the decorative roads to make it appear like it does.

YOU CAN DO THAT?!
ARE YOU FRICKING KIDDING ME OMFG *runs off and makes another brand new neighborhood for no reason at all*

[bopashu2]

LMAO night racer you are funny.

[~ParkerSims~]

The possibilities of this road set is astounding...this set could effectively free simmers from needing to use SC4 to create hoods at all. Because one terrain with roads crisscrossed all trhough, so basically houses can be put almost anywhere in any 90 degree direction, then turn off the display of the roads, place Criquette's roads where you like, more or less and place houses as you like. As long as the house lines up with the invisible maxis road, and since so many roads are placed, there is always a road to line the house up to...well! Freedom!

You will also need Sara Kirk's place hood deco anywhere mod at MATY.

This has real amazing potential to create awesome hoods!

[TingTong]

hmmm but wouldn't putting that cheat in the user startup cheat file disable all roads on ALL neighbourhoods.....so to get that look you'd have to type it in everytime.

[~ParkerSims~]

Yes, so one would have to be interested in having all their hoods use these road deco pieces. One could put this in the userstartup cheat.

It may not be a perfect solution, but the very thought of the possibilities...

*dreams*

[Night Racer]

...hhmm...well i havnt looked at the set yet...i have it but havnt looked at it...but arnt there road peices? not highway but road? so you can put it in the start up cheat and then lay down the road peices on top of the original roads for hoods you dont want to change...omg...

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

Sorry to see but I used nothing that was stated above, I simply used Criquette's decorative road pieces, and I used this..


*cough* http://www.thesimsresource.com/down...ooddecorations/


And thank you! Rofl, and so much discussion about my 'hood. :)

[~ParkerSims~]

That link does not work.

[Anyerfillag]

Yep, link doesn't work GoldenSimmer :(

[tizerist_]

yeah, for me too.

sims resource > sims2 downloads > objects > hood decorations

[GoldenSimmer_SC]

http://www.sims2.thesimsresource.com/downloads/sims2/objects/hooddecorations/

There ya go. :)

[Criquette_SC]

Hey, creative pics here everyone! And nice discussion too. Weird thing about hood decos at TSR is that most of all, they are pay content. Really can't get the idea of paying for... billboard recolor :D anyway most of all hood decos at TSR are low quality things.. or they are oversized.. or just kinda ugly :D
But let's get back to some fresh pics here ;)
(sorry Babolat, it's not an embankment again!) Its a tram set. A simple tramcar, tramline, and tram loop. All that's left is few corrections on the textures and it will be released. For free, as allways, by the way, lol

http://i35.tinypic.com/25qrokj.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/33nudja.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/j8e794.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2u573ao.jpg

.. oh and i've got last EP finnaly :) (those busstop decos i used is from apartment EP)

[crocobaura]

They're so pretty Criquette! :) Can't wait to get them, even though I will need to start a new, much bigger neighbourhood to be able to use them properly. Anyway, I noticed that the tram number is upside down in the close-up pic. I think they look like those San Fancisco trams.

[Night Racer]

ossim
i tried to make curved roads with the expansion set but it was fug :(
so much work...*sad face*
but this will be good...cant wait for it g

[tizerist_]

Trams? oh my word, i am speechless....

[kustirider2]

Criquette: You are simply Amazing! I love your work :)

[Babbelsim]

that is absolutely wonderful Criquette, i love it! ^__^

[Paradise]

omfg... Criquette you keep rocking! :elephant: I love the trams - so cute! I want them ... badly!!!!!

[Criquette_SC]

I also love these trams, huh :D
Thank you guys! And... voila (http://www.grape-frogg.com/crqtt_tramway_set.zip)!!! You can try it out before it will pass the moderation at MTS2 :)
..Thank god i've released it, cause i'll be offline for two weeks starting from tomorrow... hope you'll post a bunch of great pics here!

Cheers! :D

[seva13]

Thanks GoldenSimmer, :)

Criquette, you are simply amazing. Those tram's are wonderful, and congrats about getting Apartment Life. EDIT: We'll miss you (or at least I'll miss you, :P) whilst your gone.
Nissun, your neighborhood looks very quaint. A bit like where my cousin's farm is, except much more lush. Love it!

And some more pictures from Fayette, simply because I feel like posting them. :)
They aren't the best, so beware.

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/vampiresandwolf/snapshot_00000011_95c99572-1.jpg

http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/vampiresandwolf/snapshot_00000011_15c99b97-1.jpg

[coltraz]

*adds my voice to the Criquette praise!*

[Ebbe]

Ok stop...Criq why are you so awesome at this? Just when I thought my hood was the bomb you make this. Now I have to re-install SC4 and make a custom hood.

[BR_FL]

Vinewood
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y280/neodad/vinewood.jpg

[simsample]

seva13, I love your hood! It looks very peaceful. The rock formation on the hill is really unusual *steals idea*
BR_Fl, what a pretty neighbourhood! There's a lot of detail in there. I'd love to see some street level pics of that, I bet you have some lovely detail in there!
Criquette, thankyou dear! Lovely tram set!

[amora_selvagen]

Just Start...
Thank you Criquet for all great things you are creating!!! :)
Guys All you make me so happy.....Great job!!
Beijos :*