Brunswick, Pasicana (Final Update 6 April 2007)

[yarabundi 3]

I love your map. You choosed to create a city in uneasy territories. That makes it more interesting.

[jacqulina 162]

awesome work yet again my friend,beautifull work and planning,

[david1314 44]

petriknl - Thanks.  It's what I'm striving for.

mayormommy - Thanks.  That's how the CJ was started, built functionally first.  Aesthetics are purely after the fact. 

homeandaway - More to come shortly...building up the north now...could be a week or so before a substantial update.

Shulmanator - Thanks.

yarabundi - Thank you.  It's really a lot easier than it looks, very little altitude variance

jacqulina - Thanks...and there's a lot of planning that's gone into making this look unplanned!

Large Version of this map Here

I'm also begining to extend the airport...those are first-run rendered bridges, so I hope to clean them up before a real update...  But under the circumstances, I have not problem showing them off

[Zipme17 18]

Interesting airport

[tommiej 0]

First time i see your CJ.. The first things i saw where amazing! very nice how you constantly avoid to much gridding. a lot of diagonal work and i must say, it really does look european! saw some great pics, especially the traffic 'plans' are very nice!

i like how you did those bridges at your airport, i can surely imagine those bridges!

really looking forward for more stunning pics!!

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Nice region pic! This is a great place.

[david1314 44]

Replies

Zipme17: Thanks.

tommiej: Thank you for the kind words....I think you'll enjoy what's comming next if you like that style on flat terrain

Schulmanator: Thank you... Some new more rural pics for you this time.

The Pasifica State and the Bogue Province

Bogue, Pasicana:

The Pasifica State is the rural west of the nation.  The entire state boasts a modest population of about 270,000 people.  The terrain is either the high plains, or the western ridge.  When the Piedmont ends, it abruptly gives way to the dry hihg plains.  The elevation of the barrier between the Peidmont and the High Plains varries only 4 feet between 158-162' above sea level along the entire length of the island.  The saturated soil of the piedmont provides excelent agricultural conditions while sometimes only feet away the high plains are a dry frontier.  This occurs with the rivers cutting through the plains leaving very little water and dispersing over the piedmont leaving rich sediment that was carried throuhgh the gullies and canyons of the plains.  Within a few miles of the west coast is the Pasifica ridge mountain range.  This rises abruptly out of the Pacific Ocean and ensures almost all rivers in the nation flow east.  Only a few small streams flow through the "western slope" of the nation which is barely 2 miles wide.  The valleys of the Ridge tend to be more similar to the piedmont than to the adjacent plains, largely because they share the same rich soils.  As a result, a stunning agriculture market has emerged.

Region Views:

The Developped city is The Rhyleigh and Cedar Ridge.  Directly south at the confluence of the westward valleys is the city of Cedarhaven, the regions #2 city (plan to have 8-10,000 people).  Three more valleys go through the center of the East, from top to bottom, the Morgan, the Little Bogue, and the Bogue.  In the Northeast is Bogue Rock (at one time the landmark used to find the pass into the valleys), and just NE of that is Frountier's End Village, a tiny outpost once used by travelers going west before making the 2-day crossing over the passes.

Finally, there is a small valley departing the south of the map.  This is called Ellesserhead, being the headwaters of the Ellesser river that flows through southern Brunswick.

The city of Bogue will be at the junction of the two Bogue valleys.  It will be about 15-20,000 people in size, and be the largest city.

The Pasifica state is divided into Provinces.  The nature of the geography tends to leave towns in sparsely spaced clumps.  Because of this the Province was devised to deal with the inability to effectively administer the state.  Each province manages itself as a state, and the state is only left with the remaining frontier to oversee.  As a result, the state is effectively a formality, with the few semi-autonomous provinces dealing collectivley with the national government.  Bogue, being Pasifica's only city to connecto to Rothham and Brunswick directly, is the State capital of Pasifica, and the Provincial seat of the Bogue Province overseeing this particular region.

01 - The Rhyleigh - Overview:

02 - The Rhyleigh High Street:

A busy market in the center of the Rich Rhy fields.

03 - Water Tower Road:

Water Tower Road has recently become an overflow for the businesses springing up in this budding town.

04 - Cedarridge Overview:

05 - This roundabout is the road connecting Cedarridge to the pass to The Rhyleigh:

06 - The Town's main road sits above on the mountainside:

07 - Zoomed out overview:

The Rhyleigh is the one close to water, the far town is Cedarridge.

[homeandaway 1]

I say this in almost every CJs', but this one is absolute realistic!. 100% perfection!. I love it and really am desperate for more!.

Take care

~Alex~

[tommiej 0]

nice pics! like the trees around the farmlands, nice village in the middle.

looking forward for more

[Voulpiotis 4]

Great pictures, especially the region one. Looking forward to more.

[Schulmanator 5,812]

The close up pics are cool....

but the region pix ROCK MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[homeandaway 1]

looking forwards for more my friend...

~Alex~

[david1314 44]

homeandaway - Lol, you really seem like you want to see more...2 posts since last update!  This teaser is just for you

Tommiej - Thanks, I like the farms too... the trees around them really make clear defined lines in the region view.

Voulpiotis - Thanks, No new region pics today, but I'm brewin' up some serious updates on three regions right now.

Schulmanator - Thank you.  Perhaps this closeup will challenge the region pics above?

The Rothham Bridge:

The city of Rothham, the southernmost city in the nation (Can be seen on the map in the above update).  The city is the nation's largest port (and it's big....just big...), and has a much more recent history than does Brunswick.  Because of this, the city design is upgraded to that you would find on the outskirts of Brunswick, with only a small old-town existing at the citie's edge.

An overview map of Rothham (this is VERY outdated, and many of the ports have been drastically modified to accomidate the SC4 grid):

The Rothham River, the main river channel (flwoing from the west, through the city and due east past the two large coastal islands) forms the boarder with the nation of Pasaca.  Relations between the two nations are strained at the moment, and what limited contact between the nations there is must cross by ferry or ship.  Central Rothham sits on the narrow strip adjacent to the long straight canal to the north (in the exact center of the region map).  Because the city's main canal is a major navigation, it must be bridged at proper heights to allow shipping.  Because there is little land to the south of central rothham, and much of it is port, a massive amount of traffic must cross the Rothham Grand Canal from the North.  As a result, a massive road was needed across the river.  Durring the initial construction of the D-road system, this bridge was put in where the canal cuts NE for a short distance.  Years after this bridge was built, the orriginal road making the crossing (then functioning on a rather poor D-road onramp) had it's crossing restored, allowing for merging onto the existing D-road, or crossing the bridge on the road.  The increased capacity across the Bridge was greatly welcomed in the city.  The beautiful bridge is the pride of the city, and it largely serves as the city's focal point.

[trich daddy 0]

oooh, I like that bridge

Interesting idea having it cable stayed like that....

[webmaster76 1]

hey, great cj!! and i love that you named your city brunswick like my hometown in germany :-)

[homeandaway 1]

OMG! - that bridge is so cool, please give me the link via PM, please, please - im desperate!. But, those shots are really cool, and am certainly awaiting more of this great CJ!. Hope you are well and take care

~Alex~

[Voulpiotis 4]

Hey, where did you find that crazy bridge?? It is awesome!

[AfroThunda 1]

Nice work, that bridge is pretty nuts! Good work on the airport... Quick question, are your runways a realistic length? I am trying to build an airport in my cj and I can't figure out how long the runways should be. Thanks!

-Afro

[jacqulina 162]

wow thats beautifull work on the countryside and farms,i love the town too,excellent work and pics

[Schulmanator 5,812]

A cool region map but that bridge.... THE BRIDGE!! That's the curviest bridge I think I have seen yet! Rockin'!!

[homeandaway 1]

always looking forwards for more my friend.

~Alex~

[pickled_pig 7]

Saw this bridge over in your other thread about non-griddiness over in the City Building Concepts area. Though it does not align well with the avenue it's still a revolutionary creation.

-aaron

[hamsterTK 93]

first time(if not the first then at least the first in a while) that ive been around

I love your region. its definetly not griddy and not something you see everyday

[shinkansen1 84]

There's something I want to say about that bridge, but can't without sounding like a critic.

[jacqulina 162]

looking out for more my friend

[jayo 44]

lovely,were did you get the viaduct pieces!.any chance you could email them to me!i so PM me.i am in desperate need for vIaduct pieces for my cj,london

[david1314 44]

First off, thanks to everyone who's followed this thread.

I've run into what I think is a conflict issue, and I cannot solve the problem without destroying my airport cities....*sigh*

Anyway, I'm about 3 weeks into the construction of a new CJ (it will be much cooler than this one, I promise).

So, when this CJ started off, I had three regions shown. Rothham was one I spoke of regularly, but never actually showed any pictures of it. So, it really was a transportation beauty, I thought I'd share the map that was in progress as a parting gift from the CJ.

A large version here

[jacqulina 162]

wow thats an awesome map,im looking forward to your new cj

[daniel01 0]

Really good map

keep up the good work mate

daniel01