Scruffaluffa Chronicles

[SquishyBall 0]

Now you have it folks, the official release of the Scruffaluffa Chronicles web site! For any of you that have followed my cities (Shellaccamus, Devils Canyon, Lazy River, or Shady Vale), I hope you''ve enjoyed them thus far, and with this launch, hope to bring you the latest and greatest on day-to-day developments.

Inside, you''ll be introduced to Scruffy and Shellac, our first two children, and all the toils and troubles they have to go thru to build their region, "the hard way".

Thus far 2 articles are done, and I hope to have many more to come! I''d like to get it out there tho, and see what sort of things you''d like to read about in my cities. Is there any one city in particular you''d like to hear more about?

Here''s to a new experience!
-Squish.

[The Milkman 1]

An offering you an idea:

 

Offer us a template with a design (or multiple for divirsity) so anyone can make a website like that. Afterwards you can ad adds on the top for your own profit. I'm sure many people would like that and it would add a couple hundred bucks in your pocket a month! I would defenitly like a website like that.

 

-M&M.

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On 7/13/2003 5:54:44 AM The Milkman wrote:

Offer us a template with a design (or multiple for divirsity) so anyone can make a website like that. Afterwards you can ad adds on the top for your own profit. I'm sure many people would like that and it would add a couple hundred bucks in your pocket a month! I would defenitly like a website like that.

-M&M.

Hey Milkman,
You can grab the layout (of any website out there) for free... just right-click on the page, and click "view source". Then you can see how it's layed out. Once any website is published it's public domain, and anybody can freely copy any layout or HTML coding... just can't copy the content (obviously). Mine is a really simple layout... 3 frames & a table... Even has comments in it to make it easy to read (cuz I'm far from a programmer, and get lost quick if I don't keep it organized). So help yourself! If you'd like to throw up a link to my site, that'd be all I'd ask for.
-Squish.

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City Living The new Copur-Wallace apartment community boasts over 5000 residents in uptown Shellaccamus. The apartments were inspired by two boy-geniuses, Ekim Copur and Eednar Wallace. "We just couldn't stop playing with Legos, and before you knew it, we'd built something great!" -Copur. Full Story

[Starky 0]

Squishyball,
All I can say is great job bro!! i like the site, and I like your town. The stories are quit amusing as well.

One question,
I notice you are using multiple tennis courts in two by three space areas, do you find that better than say...one medium flower bed for desirability? In my current residential layouts, I use a one block divider allot and a 2 block open area between two 4x4 residential areas.

Anyway, keep up the good work, it looks great!

Hasta!
Stark Out!

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Hey Stark,
As far as desirability goes, nothing would beat 4 small parks in a square to get the most out of a 2x2 square for the least money... I have the Prima Guide which has all the values for that, but I don't use it... I place what I think should go there... So near schools I tend to place basketball courts since my grammar school had basketball courts. Near apartment complexes I tend to place groups of tennis courts or a pool (thanks to the designer of the pool lot!) cuz apts I've lived in have all had tennis courts or pools at them. If it's really uppity, I might place a med or large flower garden, but otherwise parks. It's just whatever I think would look best there. Also I try to not use the same layout twice...

I think a 2-block open area between 4x4's would be good, but I wouldn't do that everywhere... sometimes 1, sometimes 2, sometimes smacked right up next to each other in a 4x8.

[Starky 0]

Thanks for the feedback Squishy. I am not advanced enough to really go for total realizm yet. Presently working on the LA Ventura area for a "realistic" region. So far it looks OK, I am having trouble making the same kind of money I usually do with my grid cities (the 2X2 open area design in a 4 x4 resident,I use most of the time). I use that for commercial as well to place medium plazas in the middle...what can I say, still a grid freak .

I'll get there one day, lol. Keep up the good work.

Hasta!
Stark Out!

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Lazy River posts $5000 profit! It's the classic rags to riches story all over again, and little Ted Bear is no stranger to either extreme. This once homeless little bear is now pulling in over $5000 per month in his sleepy manufacturing town. Full Story

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Weed Takes Root! Welcome to Weed, the 5th city in Scruffaluffa County. Fed up with the urbanization in the greater Shellaccamus metro area, many of the residents search for a better life... Eyeing these vast flood plains, the "Weeds", as they like to be known, take root.

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Fred says Wooo-Wooo! The beloved Caterpillar Fred, mayor of Weed, and founder of the FLWC, says Wooo-Wooo to more trains! Seen in this photo, Fred tests out the new rail bridge across the Weedy River: "I love trains!" says Fred... "They're fast, long, and have lots and lots of legs! --I mean... Wheels!" Full Story Fred's railroad empire takes form: Click for hi-res

[addax61024 6]

Thats the hungry caterpillar out of the kids books!! I havent seen that for years

 

I like the way the commercial is set out be the waterfront in between the two res areas, I wonder if it not being near the rail station will affect the demand or not?....I'll be interested to see how Weed develops.

[SquishyBall 0]

Yes, indeed... he's the caterpillar that eats thru everything in the book... So many of these blasts from the past come back to you when you have a baby (seen at left!) and you get to play with all the cool stuff you had as a kid.

Believe it or not, those few commercial zones filled up before any residents moved in! That's bad for Weed, cuz it means people from Shady Vale are filling the jobs, instead of the local residents getting work at the gas stations, fast food restaurants, etc that you find in CS$ buildings...

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Here's how Weed is shaping up -- Raking in over $1k profit by the end of year 1...


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[AV8RFOOL 7]

Gez Squish...

Monique Diamond might not be to happy with you for spending all that dough the first year. Hope your profit margin stays in positive territory, otherwise you'll be running to the bank!

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Fred meets with Transportation Advisor Jamil to plan out "The Loop"...


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[thy451 15]

Love commissonner scruffy. Can we have more of Scruffy?

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Weed has now reached 4500 "weeds"... Downtown is starting to fill in:


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Weed is surprisingly making more money from its commerce than from its residential population!


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[samantha 138]

Its a great site Squishyball, I really enjoyed looking through it - Scruffy is just the cutest!

[TheBullet018 0]

nice

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WUD founded! Weed - The sprawling lush farmlands of eastern Scruffaluffa County are quickly becoming a happy haven for low income residents. Seen in this photo, Commissioner Scruffy is seen helping build one of the now famous WUD-homes. WUD, (the Weed Urban Development Society) was founded to help the less fortunate residents fight the ever increasing cost of living around the greater Shellaccamus Metro area.

[SquishyBall 0]

Thank you for all the comments, everybody! Seems Scruffy is going to have to make some more public appearances to keep his fans happy.

(Why is there no fuzzy little white bear icon? Just a bunny?)

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nice site

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Shellaccamus bursts at the seams! With visions of grandeur, Shellac commits to moving people around his city... Deeming his new creation the "People Mover System" or PMS, Shellac commits to "Get You There". Full Story Click for hi-res

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Scruffaluffa County satellite view as of 300k regional residents:



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The Road to the Lake Residents are on waiting lists to reserve condos at the new hi-rise towers being built w a clear view of the pristine elevated freeway: Full Story Click for hi-res

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PMS Reaches New Heights Shellac's dreams of the ultimate PMS are becoming reality today, with the official opening of the Seahorse Island International Airport, KSEH. Full Story Click for hi-res

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Here's a preview of the next sleepy suburb coming to Scruffaluffa County... Located in the Crater Lake area south of Shellaccamus, this is the first of 3 small cities surrounding the meteor-striken area... LakeView... (West Lakeview and Crater Valley to follow shortly).


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[Screwballl 196]

wow it is looking great!!! keep up the excellent work... and i know how it is with kids, i have a 17 month old (as of this post)

[SquishyBall 0]

Thanks Screwball, yeah, I don't play very fast - he's 8 months now! Most of my games are spent like this... playing a month here, a month there... This 1 year of gametime took me a few days to play out. End result tho, is the city is off to a quick profit, and this w 3 schools and 3 clinics...



The problem now tho, is that expenses are higher than my typical cities... In particular since this is mostly residential -- normally you effectively double-tax your sims... Taxing both their R income, and also their business income, so a town of 5,000 sims should be able to net you about $2k profit. Now tho, I'm only getting about half that since they're all commuting to Shellaccamus for their jobs. Also, the early freeway was a larger than normal expense for such a small town.

[SquishyBall 0]

Hi folks,
Here's the latest from Crater Lake. Haven't had much time to play, but it has come along nicely to 25k residents. Still only pulling in $2k profit, it's tough w the freeway, and now, new monorail connecting the residential end of town w the industry across the hill. Here's the images of the monorail. Part of the ever expanding Greater Shellaccamus Area PMS

Image 1 - Lakeview



Comments always welcome!

Image 2 - Crater Coast



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Image 3 - Crater Valley