Caliber City by JCD
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Description
After California fell into the ocean, the displaced masses that escaped found themselves along the new pacific coastline in a formerly desolate stretch of the Nevada desert. Within months public and private funds flooded the area and just as quickly the concrete and steel reached for the sky. Caliber City was born.
Not three years later, the little city that could had grown to epic proportions and was rumored to be the largest city on the face of the planet. With a core constructed of massive, high-density structures and one of the most complex multi-level traffic systems ever built, Caliber City was now home to an estimated 19,073,926 people. And it was still growing.
While much of the city below level 275 exists in permanent darkness, shadowed by the massive clusters of buildings, the topmost levels get glimpses of smog filtered sunlight and occasionally a view of the Pacific Ocean. On the coast desalinization plants run 24/7 pumping and processing water to supply the ever growing city, while 36 subterranean, nuclear power plants beneath the city center produce enough power to meet the ever increasing demand, all the while the steam from these activities work to create a humid micro-climate around the city, trapping pollutants and forming acid rain clouds.
Traffic may be a bitch and the weather really couldn't be worse, but to those that make Caliber City home, it's heaven on earth.
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This image was built as one scene, but rendered out in two separate passes - the foreground rendered in broadcast mode and the background buildings and traffic in final mode at 3000 x 2121. Thanks to Stonemason for his Dystopian Skytraffic freebie.
Comments (83)
Trollmac
Very cool!
Kunshouling
brilliant scene, loads of detail
ainsoph_00
futuristic !
Rutra
Wow, excellent scene. For sure, this was a huge amount of work, but well worth it. This is the work of a pro, no doubt.
lingrif
Terrific image! You've captured that 'gritty' feel.
kanzler
Wow!What a scene!Incredible detailed render.Fantastic!
Ourias3D
EXTRAORDINAIRE !!! Du travail de professionel. Un immence bravo pour cette image
CrimsonDesire
Incredible work breathtaking ^^
Platin
Great SF-mix - good work!!!!
2Loose2Trek
Fantastic work ... I love the gritty look of this "new" city. Well done indeed!
mmcgallery
Wow!!! Wonderfull!!! Excellent image!!! Great work!!!
philgreg
Awesome!
Lucterios
Fantastic scene ! Well done !
nibburu
Crazy stuff,this is unbelievable!!!It looks similar to the city in the 5th element.Brave move to attempt this and you pulled it off with ease.5++++++++++++++++++++
Alex_NIKO
Oh, this is fantastic! I love it!
evoluzione33
excellent!
DocMikeB
Wonderful sci-fi scene, great artwork, Five Stars!
zfigure7
Love your brilliant stuff, very detailed and dead on the scene!
nosawayne
Excellent gritty future piece! Well done.
pixeltek
Tremendous work! I am speechless. No wonder you had to render this in two passes. You threw everything at this masterpiece, enough to make any renderer weep just a little.
Moebius87
Incredible work! :o)
Tanczos
I love a great picture with a great story ;o)Tanc
Osipenkov
Superb!!!!!!! 5+++++++ It's my favorite!