I would like to see how you have solved the huge traffic problems the large cities causes. I would specially like to see photos of places in your big cities where you have both roads, rail, monorail etc. all in one large mix.

Here's some from my largest city, westside (which has a population of about 1.1 million right now), that should give you an idea of what I'm looking for:

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/56.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/57.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/58.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/59.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/60.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/61.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/62.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/63.jpg

Show me yours:)

awesome pics man, I'll put some of mine later.


PS. Where did you get that train station? it looks so real.


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Originally posted by Fabio


PS. Where did you get that train station? it looks so real.


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Found it on www.simtropolis.com . I think it's supposed to be the main rail station in Amsterdam:)

WOW!!! Your junctions are amazing! And I didn't realize how awesome looking that Amsterdam train station is when used properly! I noticed you are also using Lord Quillan's El Train stations. I got a few superbusy junctions here and there and will take pics and upload later. Great job! :okay:

Thanx queetz, looking forward to your pics:okay:

I really love those el. train stations, I wish someone would make something like it for the monorail. All these custon buildings really make the game a lot cooler:cool:

hmmm, i really need to uppdate my roads, thats my weakness now. Well, my biggest city area is on 100 000, with 200 000 in region. I only got Roads, mostly just small main roads, with sub-trains and bus stations.

Thanx for give me this thread, i really need to hurry home and play some, im on the school now....maby i go home some earlyer...;)

looks messy...and cool!

I really love that interstate turning into an avenue...reminds me how the Interstates kind of end when you get to downtown Columbia, South Carolina, my home.

although it'd probably improve your traffic some if you made the avenue an overpass of the ground rail.

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Originally posted by LSyd

although it'd probably improve your traffic some if you made the avenue an overpass of the ground rail.

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I'm not sure I know what you mean:? Can you explain it a bit more?

All tips that can help me improve my traffic is greatly appriciated:)

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/56.jpg


where the avenue has the ground rail going over it...if you can get it spaced out so you can put in some elevated highway and run the rail under it, you can have the avenue connect to the elevated highway, making for a rail overpass.

in that area it'd require some "re-arranging" of the rail line and buildings, but if traffic's bad in that spot, it's probably worth it (plus it looks more realistic/cool/etc...)

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Oh, so you more or less want me to replace the avenue with a highway. I guess I could do that and it would probably reduce the traffic too but I'm not sure I want to go there. I actually used to have highways where you see avenues now, but I really didn't like that. The city was kind of divided in a number of large "boxes"all surrounded by highways. Now the city feel a lot more "city like".

I wish there was an easier way to make the underground highways.

Here are some pics
http://galeon.com/heckk2/fotos/ScreenShot001.JPG
http://galeon.com/heckk2/fotos/heckk001.jpg

hey Heckk, how you made that tunels, I mean how did you make that shape ? on simcity3 that was easy but now.

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Originally posted by mlm

Oh, so you more or less want me to replace the avenue with a highway. I guess I could do that and it would probably reduce the traffic too but I'm not sure I want to go there. I actually used to have highways where you see avenues now, but I really didn't like that. The city was kind of divided in a number of large "boxes"all surrounded by highways. Now the city feel a lot more "city like".

I wish there was an easier way to make the underground highways.

no; it's just the part of the avenue that goes over the surface railroad that should be replaced for there to be an overpass. it'll probably improve traffic in that area, on the avenue, and it'll look cool; the rest of the road will be an avenue.

those sunken/tunnel highways and raillines are awesome.

basically you make a small depression where you want the ramps to be, and then build ground highway/rail through so it tunnels.

i've tried it but haven't gotten it to quite work yet. next city/region i build from scratch though...
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Originally posted by Fabio

hey Heckk, how you made that tunels, I mean how did you make that shape ? on simcity3 that was easy but now.

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I'm working in a tutorial for that
when is done I'll give you the link :)

Originally posted by LSyd

no; it's just the part of the avenue that goes over the surface railroad that should be replaced for there to be an overpass. it'll probably improve traffic in that area, on the avenue, and it'll look cool; the rest of the road will be an avenue.

those sunken/tunnel highways and raillines are awesome.

basically you make a small depression where you want the ramps to be, and then build ground highway/rail through so it tunnels.

i've tried it but haven't gotten it to quite work yet. next city/region i build from scratch though...
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Oh now I get it. Maybe I'll try that out with the small highway:)

I know how to make those underground tunnels, and have a few of them. But when it comes to implanting them into a very dense area I'm no good.

my biggest problem with the tunnels is the landscaping tool...it's just not as precise as SC3000.

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Originally posted by heckk

I'm working in a tutorial for that
when is done I'll give you the link :)

thanks

oh and I'll be waiting anxiously.

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I'll upload some more good pics later but here are a couple of junctions with nice train and bus shots from modified vehicles.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/441bombardier_talent_train.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/441accident.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/441monorail.jpg

Originally posted by Fabio

thanks

oh and I'll be waiting anxiously.

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It's done click here (http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?temaid=1550864&foroid=174552)

the tutorial is in spanish

Originally posted by queetz



http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/441accident.jpg



that's a cool car crash :cool:

I love the sound of an accident in the game

^^ I know! That's what I love about Simcity 4 Rush Hour is you get to see these cool car crashes from time to time. It was just a coincidence that there was a crash and I took the pic.

Here is another cool train pic. This time on my adjacent suburb and as you can see, both the EL Train and the Monorails are experiencing a backlog. The Bombardier Talent train can also be seen.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/441trains.jpg

Very nice queetz, this is exactly what I wanted to see:okay:

here is one of mine, soon I'll take more and past here.

http://site.voila.fr/fabiobeltrao/simcity4/car.jpg

Originally posted by heckk

It's done click here (http://miarroba.com/foros/ver.php?temaid=1550864&foroid=174552)

the tutorial is in spanish


Gracias


I'll try to use it next time I play SC4.


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http://site.voila.fr/fabiobeltrao/simcity4/car.jpg

that's far out-looking man...do each of those lines go somewhere else? how's that working in the game?

and is that an avenue turning into a highway in the upper middle?

later this afternoon I'll put up some pics of intersections.

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heckk, I can see in this picture many building that I never see in simcity.com or simtropolis.com. :

the Bank One Plaza in this picture
http://galeon.com/heckk2/fotos/heckk001.jpg

and the pan am building and the Bank of America Center in this picture
http://galeon.com/heckk2/fotos/heckk005.jpg

can you put the buildings in simcity.com or simtropolis.com please :)

Originally posted by LSyd

that's far out-looking man...do each of those lines go somewhere else? how's that working in the game?

and is that an avenue turning into a highway in the upper middle?

later this afternoon I'll put up some pics of intersections.

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yes, I have subway and elevated ones so I can handdle the traffic, actually that's the corner of the city, so the people can get untill the rail station that makes the connection with neighbor city that has thousands of industrial jobs. I just have that point with lots of jam.

Yes, that avenue turns into a highway and then goes to the neighbor city (industrial one)

I'll try to put new pics.

here's some from my largest city, MEga.

Y intersection:

http://www.pbase.com/image/27070356.jpg

near the border to the south; you can see two rail overpasses in this shot.

http://www.pbase.com/image/27070355.jpg

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Here's another messy area from Westside:

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/sc4/71.jpg

More new photos of this and another new tunnel in my Westside thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72920&perpage=20&pagenumber=1).

wowow

MLM, it looks great.



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Originally posted by Fabio

wowow

MLM, it looks great.



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Thanx, I can only say the same thing about your crazy Rail "station" - Looks awesome:D