Firstof all, the city and pics are wonderful. I lovee it and I'd like to see more

Second: Please resize your pics to fit the 800X600 rule.

The previous update has been took down... you can link to a forum that automatically resizes images and has the update on it.

I've been playing with GIMP a little bit. I'm personally most impressed with myself with the train station (look at the signs) and the arena (scoreboard and court). Also, this entry (in city journal sections, not in AIFF bidding sections) has an optional voting portion! Enjoy!


Winchester is bidding to host the International Futsal League (IFL) All-Star Game. The logo is the IFL logo against the New Chandler colors.



The game would take place in the New Chandler National Futsal Center. Although it is relatively small, it is by far the most suitable venue for this event.

Arena logo.


Arena picture.


Going inside...


The court.


The arena is located in southern Winchester, in the Kensington District. This name was chosen by Benedict on Simtropolis a very long time ago.





The Canal Riviera Hotel, operated by Westin, is where athletes would stay for the event. It is adjacent to the Winchester Athletics Annex (where the arena is).


The Winchester Castle is once where the Spanish Crown's oversighter of the Gigá province ruled and lived. Now, it is a museum.


This is a work-in-progress image of a highway interchange next to the Winchester Athletics Annex.


Here is a picture of the complex. Notice in the two corners glimpses of the Winchester Garden Arena and the New Chandler National Futsal Center. Although the Winchester Garden Arena normally holds more people than the Futsal Center, it is usually configured in a soccer/american football/baseball formation, and a futsal configuration would end up having a smaller capacity than the National Futsal Center. In the middle of the picture is the subway station.


An inside view of the state-of-the-art subway station. On your left side of the platform are trains leading to the Central Core, on the right are trains heading north to Ashton. A digital board displays how far away the trains are from arriving.


For my city journals, I have a section where YOU SHOULD VOTE! Parking lots are all over the Winchester Athletics Annex. However, residents in Kensington want to see more colorful apartments instead of parking lots. After the event would take place, should the community...

Option A: Keep the parking lots. Parking is very important in a location like this one.
Option B: Build the apartments. More residents and colorful apartments would make the Kensington District look more pretty.
Option C: Build some of the apartments planned, but keep some parking lots. Although the drabby lots would still be there, there would still be a little splash of color.

Nice k50. I vote Option D.

Option D: Build a parking garage at the parking lots at the top and the appartments

I vote for a nearby parking garage with apartments.

But I vote option C

Also very nice update, I love sports, and transportation updates

Yay! Its coming back

Thanks for the optimism but I realized after i posted this that, well, I lost all my stuff so it's actually going to be THIS Saturday!

We're back! I haven't got anywhere close to all the plugins I need to fully operate into my folder yet, but I managed to pull off this entry.

Welcome to NC III!



You can't get a more picturesque picture than a flight over the reefs around the small island town of Phoebe.


Most people are pretty wealthy to vacation in Phoebe. Most vacationers rent houses on the island, however, the Ritz is also an option.


Some shots of the town.






Around Phoebe are reefs home to millions of species of animals, plants, and then some. (flying above is a seaplane that didn't turn out too well)




That island above is home to three large mansions.


Many docks are around the houses. The massive estates are mostly used for beach parties, however, renters can stay in one for a hefty price.


Well, now you can enjoy the sunset.


The sunset above a rocky outcrop.


and in Phoebe.


I'm glad to finally be back! Hope you liked the update!

Nice tropical islands =)

very nie update. The islands look great.

Wow that's great Really nice color editing!

More of it this weekend!

A bit too heavy rain.

nice picture, but I wish we could see a little bit more of the city and less rain

Guys, it's a teaser.... there is a reason I put that much rain in, it's so you don't see much

can't wait to see more

How do you get the rain in the game?

yoda87 wrote:How do you get the rain in the game?

It's edited in with GIMP, ilikehotdogsalot has a tutorial of how to make it it in his city journal "World" on simtrop.

CLICK ON IMAGES FOR FULL SIZE! (they are around 1380 pixels wide each, and they are all .jpeg's, much better than the cruddy ones you get on the forums!)



Rockaway is a city of colors and passion.


A city of colorful buildings, short to tall.


A city of high spirits and fun times, all year long.


It's a city known for color, from the smallest houses...


....to the tallest skyscrapers.


Easter Sunday is imminent, the holiest day in a Christian's mind. The Rockaway Cathedral is expected to have major lines around the block to get in tomorrow morning (yes, I have been to a church where this has happened. I am inspired people!)


Get there by taking a train from Hortaleza Park Station, accessible by taking an underground tunnel under a freeway interchange from a bus stop on Hortaleza Avenue.


Or take a ride back home....


Whats that? You want a nighttime tour?
(btw, I am going to uninstall the Uniform Lighting Mod. With my lighting technique I already had, the ULM made the streets much too bright. Sorry about this.)


The cathedral, one day before Easter.


Downtown Rockaway, the iconic finishing touch in the pristine coastal valley.


Thanks for viewing this entry, hope to see you soon!

Well you certainly don't need your highbeams on if you're driving at night

great picture can't wait to see whats next

sweet nice pics!!!

I'll start with a mosaic of Lake Martinazzi, one of the nine lakes in the Heritage Lakes National Park in Benham. Martinazzi is the second-smallest in the expansive park, but is nestled in a lush valley in New Chandler's highest mountain range, the Cameron Range.

The mosaic is a little bit on the pixelated side, sorry about that.



The lake has rocky shores...


And just as many sandy ones.


This place has plenty of natural wildlife, just like the rest of the area.


Martinazzi has got places to cook some s'mores on a summer night, after a short day fishing, hiking, and plenty more.


This location, far from the biggest cities, is a favorite for spotters of shooting stars (or "static" ones), whether you are in the meadow, a boat in the lake (my preferred spot), or a little but well-functional observatory.


I will end this entry with a panorama! Click it to view it (it's over 8,000 pixels wide so brace yourself!)


Thanks for viewing! In the future, I will probably start doing more panorama's, they are much easier to make than a mosaic, and they show things better in my opinion. What did you think?