Idea Think Tank

I am constantly bored of building the same themed cities or building city styles that has been done too many times. I really need some ideas of creating a new type of city, something that no one has ever done in a while.

Anybody has any ideas for a new themed city?
(Please DO NOT say Asian, American, or European, those cities are way too easy to build and/or been done so many times. Anything challenging is fine.)

Eskimo? Dunno how it'd work but it's an idea.

Build a copy of La Paz, Bolivia, not many do South American cities, especially ones outside of Brasil (Although some of the smaller coaster cities in Brasil might be interesting, especially how some of them are built on hills so steep you need elevators for cars and people to get around). Authentic Carribean maybe like Kingston, Port-of-Spain, Port-au-Prince, La Habana, or Santo Domingo? Black Sea Coast? Balkans? East African Port City? Just shooting ideas here.

If you want a real challenge make a cappadocian town:



You'd have to BAT that stuff though, so might be a bit too challenging.

I can do BATing, its just my export / render does not work really well, especially when I do HD renders.

Anyways, great ideas! I like 2b2gbi's idea a lot! I would have to take a close look at those smaller cities / towns, but its worth the try.

Jon's idea really is interesting (I didn't realize that those were actually buildings and not ordinary rock spires at first ) The easiest part will probably be the actual houses interspersed with the "spires"

Should of come here first before AIN .. here is what I posted over there .. lol.

How about trying to recreate a real World city that would be difficult in SC4 ... like Valletta in Malta , or Venice in Italy.

Fox wrote:Should of come here first before AIN .. here is what I posted over there .. lol.

How about trying to recreate a real World city that would be difficult in SC4 ... like Valletta in Malta , or Venice in Italy.

I guess I could do a real world city, would be extremely challenging, but worth it.

Can't wait to see whatever you'll make!

Hhmmmm... the Caribbean seem pretty good. At the same time, the people at AIN suggest ruins.

I suppose I could have one section being populated while the other is deserted.

I think Mexico City Style? Carribean Flavor, European Architecture, Ruins

one nation, about 50,000 sq mi , west central city, ruins, coasts, 3 cities, tropical, the rest, pick your poison. That work?

Hmm I do Mexico City style in Mérida is just that I have very little updates

You could do ruins of a modern city filled with radiation, chemical pollution... the works

Make a city on a plateau, then photo shop the cliff face out and make it look like floating cities.

What about...

The Caribbean mixed with post-apoc themes. One area is civilized while most of the island is either hazardous or deserted.

YEAH!!! I love Caribbean Islands, I have only made one and they are a pain, and I can't even do them right ;(

Robot cities!

Oh yea...

I am going back to making some projects with SC4, but not for a while.
Continuing from my idea, anybody know any post-apoc models or ruins?

I have some "Mayan-Aztec ones" Mesoamerican Ruins... If you want to see them

Would these help, Ev?

Ruined construction site
A ruined building (although it looks overscaled, it's not)
Another ruined building
Destroyed Brooklyn Bridge tower (with the wires inexplicably still hanging horizontally)
Abandoned oil platform
Badly damaged/destroyed oil derrick
Ruined Golden Gate (apparently, the guy thought of this one in his sleep)
A crashed 747
An aircraft graveyard (unfortunately, not much variety here)
A crashed A380
Two shipwrecks

Daniel wrote:Would these help, Ev?

Ruined construction site
A ruined building (although it looks overscaled, it's not)
Another ruined building
Destroyed Brooklyn Bridge tower (with the wires inexplicably still hanging horizontally)
Abandoned oil platform
Badly damaged/destroyed oil derrick
Ruined Golden Gate (apparently, the guy thought of this one in his sleep)
A crashed 747
An aircraft graveyard (unfortunately, not much variety here)
A crashed A380
Two shipwrecks

This and playing Fallout: New Vegas would be great inspiration.

It has been a long time since I touched SC4. Here is a WIP shot of what I have in store.

And yes, I used some of the suggestions here.

D: Ruins, looks like a Haiti

Very Nice D:

Fantastic! I love how you "hid" the ruins in different areas of the city D:

Here are some teasers for the upcoming update:

This the first skyscraper built in the Post-Apoc world. (Good or Bad idea?)


The ruined airport (Currently in WIP)


Any feedback is welcome.