Sea connection for Islands!(no highways over the oceans!)

[NihilistsUtopia]

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/sea-connection-for-islands-no-highways-over-the-oceans.1028181/

[tulle040657]

hmm

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/pigeon-key-seven-mile-bridge.html

[NihilistsUtopia]

Originally posted by tulle040657:

hmm

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/pigeon-key-seven-mile-bridge.html

have u ever seen a 1000 mile bridge?

[tulle040657]

Originally posted by Steeltide:

Originally posted by tulle040657:

hmm

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/pigeon-key-seven-mile-bridge.html

have u ever seen a 1000 mile bridge?

pretty sure the map is only 18x18 km in size

[NihilistsUtopia]

not my point... realisms not if it's practical

[grapplehoeker]

Thank you for this post.
It reminded me to build another island city and I'm going to have some fun with this one ;)
I've already corrected the map faults and laid out most of the foundations. I'll probably start and finish it tomorrow. Note.. no highway connections - no highways at all in fact lol.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943407993

[Nite69]

You can run a subway system across the water that would at least be somthing, ya just have to build up the soil in the ocean high enough to build it

enable the unlimited soil mod in content manager cause you will need alot of it

also be sure to build an incinerator for garbage and passenger harbor / cargo harbor so trucks and cars can still make it thier

you guys inpired me btw now I want to do an island hopping based map and test this lol

[grapplehoeker]

Here ya go... one island city unconnected by road. All outside connections served by sea or air.
It's only at 50k for now and I could leave it there, but that's enough for today ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943961190

[the_real_abradolf]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Here ya go... one island city unconnected by road. All outside connections served by sea or air.
It's only at 50k for now and I could leave it there, but that's enough for today ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943961190

What map is this?

[NihilistsUtopia]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Here ya go... one island city unconnected by road. All outside connections served by sea or air.
It's only at 50k for now and I could leave it there, but that's enough for today ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943961190

doesn't help at all tough

[BoydofZINJ]

Ferries also work :)

[NihilistsUtopia]

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

Ferries also work :)

yes they do but they can't bring in cars from out of map, also they can't move garbage trucks and suck. Sims tough can have their car in their "inventory" and that for bring their car with them to the islands. doesn't change the fact tough that we can't get cars from out of map to the city without using highways

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by the_real_abradolf:

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Here ya go... one island city unconnected by road. All outside connections served by sea or air.
It's only at 50k for now and I could leave it there, but that's enough for today ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=943961190

What map is this?

I used this map,
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=690427692
It did require some editing of the shipping and air routes routes, as the author had multiple routes connecting to more than one outside connection. I had to break them up, delete a few and redraw them so that they were independent from each other.
There was also a fair bit of discreet terraforming necessary to provide sufficient terrain to build the city.
Once all of that was done yesterday, I had a lot of fun today, building it and making use of the MT DLC as well as the High Tech Buildings DLC.
There are no road connections to the outside. There are no highways apart from using highway sections for a couple of large roundabouts.

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Steeltide:

doesn't help at all tough

How so? You said it couldn't be done and I'm showing you it can.
What help is it you need?

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

Ferries also work :)

Ferries do work as a mass transit option, but not as an intercity option. For intercity traffic to the outside connections, you need an airport for passengers, a port for passengers and a cargo harbour for freight.

Originally posted by Steeltide:

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

Ferries also work :)

doesn't change the fact tough that we can't get cars from out of map to the city without using highways

Not true.
All Cims that arrive by plane or ship bring their vehicles with them and all freight vehicles that arrive by ship offload at the cargo harbour, from where they can drive to deliver imports to your industries and commercial, or be transported by train to your innercity cargo terminal.
Your own service vehicles will provide citywide service as normal.

[NihilistsUtopia]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Originally posted by Steeltide:

doesn't help at all tough

How so? You said it couldn't be done and I'm showing you it can.
What help is it you need?

Originally posted by BoydofZINJ:

Ferries also work :)

Ferries do work as a mass transit option, but not as an intercity option. For intercity traffic to the outside connections, you need an airport for passengers, a port for passengers and a cargo harbour for freight.

Originally posted by Steeltide:

doesn't change the fact tough that we can't get cars from out of map to the city without using highways

Not true.
All Cims that arrive by plane or ship bring their vehicles with them and all freight vehicles that arrive by ship offload at the cargo harbour, from where they can drive to deliver imports to your industries and commercial, or be transported by train to your innercity cargo terminal.
Your own service vehicles will provide citywide service as normal.

i mean that i request a feature and i ask the people if they'd be interested. i am not asking about 100 ways to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ work arround it

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Steeltide:

i mean that i request a feature and i ask the people if they'd be interested. i am not asking about 100 ways to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ work arround it

Heh... first of all it isn't a work around. It's just how it can be done.
Secondly, who do you think you are making this feature request to? The devs neither read nor post to this forum on a regular basis. If you wish to make a suggestion to the devs, then do so here, but I kindly suggest you refrain from cursing ;)
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?forums/suggestions-feedback.881/