City of Highland

Nice job, the rain effect could be lessened slightly, but otherwise it's great.

Replies:
30: Haha, yes.
Qorten: Lol
Daniel: Thanks, I will go back to using photoshop's default rain, too.
Fox: Thanks!
Chip: Yes, I agree. Photoshop can be dangerous when in my hands. But thanks!

Update 4: City Hall Area Construction!

I'm back from vacation and an in-game region view is getting closer and closer! For now we have a small part of the region taken in SC4Terraformer showing where Highland and Burlington are.


When City Planners working inside city hall looked out their office window they saw a big, ugly, maxis, dirty, poor, badly maintained, out-of-place building.


So, they simply demolished it! A new building is being constructed.


Everyone is very proud of how it turned out.


Here's an overview from the side. Some new fountains were built, too.


The new shiny building changes the look of downtown.


What do you think? Go ahead and comment!

If it was that simple to replace ugly buildings where I live

Awesome job with the building and all, though the reflection of sunlight could have been toned down a bit; it detracts from the overall look of that part of the pic, if you know what I mean

Whoa that sunlight must have been so bright

Nice!

The new building looks great.

Glad to see the new additions to downtown, and I notice you haven't changed the old bridge... I wonder if that will be on the minds of the council one day?

Today's updates will be a different one, about a criminal...

Recently, a car theft (from Genoa) on parole broke into a car in Genoa Heights. After a friend called and told him the police were waiting at his house, he fled the city. He drove for an hour down the highway and exited here.


He drove down this road until he stopped at a bank in downtown Highland. Here, he made a new account under a different name and deposited all the cash he took out of his former bank. He also took a free cookie.


As the sun was setting, he parked his car in this garage.


Later, he met up with a friend and moved into the apartment next to him.


For now, it looks like he's home free. Highland is a big place, and the Genoa police don't even know he's gone yet.

Go ahead and comment!

D: Criminality

As I said on simtorpolis .. Love love the story.

Love the bridge over the highway too.

Crime doesn't pay! D:<

Great pics

Replies:
30: Haha.
Fox: Thanks! Glad you like it.
Daniel: Lol
Update 6: Region View!
Today we'll finally be looking at the region view of Greater Highland!


Here is a picture showing a map of where the city limits are.


Hope you like the region!

This is like the most complete thing I ever saw D:

Looks awesome, love those farms and the forest

That's a lot of farms...I've never seen so many.

Looks friggin awesome.

Replies to the three above: Thank you very much. -And Lol, fox.

Update 7: Northern Suburbs

Today's update will be about the cities to the north of Highland, Hoffman Estates and Barrington.
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Cool! love it

I'd love to stay in that last hotel

Update 8: Airport Proposal
Highland has been getting increasingly more popular for tourists to visit and the populations of farm towns are rising at a very fast pace.

This is Burlington now. New apartments, stores, and homes have been built around the outskirts of the small town.


So, the Highland Department of Transportation is trying to find space for a new airport. But they have a problem, all of the city is completely developed. To the north, the forest is to mountainous for an airport. To the east, new suburban communities are being built. To the west, the ocean is occupying the space. That only leaves the south. Right now, the area south of Highland as a few farms, but more available space than anywhere else.

Do you see that city limit edge on the bottom-left part of the picture? That is the City of Rockford, where the Aiport is going to be built.



This is going to be a very busy time for Highland. Because the airport is not as close to Highland as the planners would like, a new expressway is also going to have to be built.

Next update, we will see the Rockford, and maybe some progress on the new expressway. Go ahead and comment, I need suggestions (you'll know if you've seen Genoa's airport) !

The only thing missing in your complete city is the airport... LOL

Nice!!!

Replies from Genoa's Update:
Daniel and #'s: Haha, you're right. I didn't notice that!

Update 9: Car theft story, continued...

Today's update is going to be a continuation of the Car theft man update from a few weeks ago.

So, after living in an apartment in downtown Highland and working at a fast food restaurant for a few months, he decided to move on.


He shook hands and thanked his friend for all the help.


He went to the parking garage and got in "his" car.


He drove south on the highway...


With the money he saved, he rented a nicer apartment.


The next day, he found a job as a construction worker.


And lastly, a random, mysterious, photoshopped picture at the end of the update.

Thief! Carjacker! We hates it, we hates it FOREVER!!!

Lovely update once again; and I think that last pic is one of the best you've shown us so far

Nice

Catch that guy!

Saw "Building RHWs like a boss?

Great story .. very well done.

Love the pictures, especially the night shots .. your down town actually looks very pretty at night from that direction looking out to the water.

Great! It looks great! Great!

Great work!