u/TotalSolitude

Apologies for the shakiness

I'm sure this is some kind of bug but I personally wouldn't consider it a very pressing issue since it has no effect on crime or traffic

The first one looks like it was made before I embraced modding, and the rest show the result of playing around with NAM roads for the first time

I don't know where this urge to replay SC4 came from but I figured I'd seize on it while I'm still motivated. I was surprised to find that a mod loader had been developed in that time, making it easier to install mods (the few that use it so far) and download multiple dependencies in just a few clicks

It's a bit of an experience relearning the quirks of zoning and planning my infrastructure around how sims commute within and between cities, and I've made a habit of setting a hierarchy among roads and prioritizing busses and trains over cars, both of which have done wonders for quelling traffic. One other habit (or self-imposed challenge) that I've set for myself is to save highway construction for large swaths of uninhabited land (or mostly farmland) should I decide to develop in that way, while limiting cities to streets and avenues as much as possible

I'll also admit my cities aren't particularly fancy with their road layouts, as I lack the creativity for more intricate/realistic networks and find that doing certain things "just because they look pretty" isn't always satisfying to me. It's only when terrain elements force my hand to adjust my network that I'm more willing to break convention and get creative

Anyway, here is some "playing around" I've been doing. Hopefully I can maintain enough motivation to get a regional population past a million for once. I don't know if I'll be showing off any more updates but I though I'd go with the most fitting tag