~Crossrivers/Vontaria/Queebly~

[IDS2 3,368]

   You've all been waiting for it...or maybe not. But here it is, nonetheless--

I know, boring image, so what?

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DISCLAIMER:

1. All images should be 800X600 or under and have been checked many times. (please tell me if they are oversized and I will fix them A.S.A.P. )

2. This map is not my work, I downloaded it off the STEX but I do not remember who made it. Credit will happily be issued if a proper claim is made. (hey, I wanna know, too!)

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MODIFICATIONS:

1.Ocean-river mod: Mayorbean.

2. Olympic Terrain mod: Cycledogg.

3. Soil mod: Equinox.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (links coming soon)

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STORY:

    Chapter 1: Land Ho!

    It was a sunny morning. Captain Jonathon Swenshyon woke up, walked out of his cabin, and consulted his head cartographer. He was about to ask him how many leagues they had traveled so far when the cry came.

"LAND HO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Jonathon looked up to see Timothy, one of the crew members, standing wide-eyed in the crow's nest. He looked over to see what he was looking at. Guess what?

The southwest corner of a new, untouched country.

Crossrivers.

They crashed into the small island you see and gulped the fresh stream water. One of the crew members accidentally drank some salt water from the ocean and threw up. But, hey, he didn't know.

After refreshments, they strolled across the island and were pleased to find a large quantity of fruit trees. They picked as many as they could carry (35 crew members, including the captain) which was a fair amount. They trotted back to the ship, covered the small hole from where they crashed with a mixture of orange rinds and sticky sand, and sailed off to to another quadrant of the region.

The southeast area, much like the southwest, is mainly water with coastal plains and small hills. These hills turn to mountains which are preserved all through history. They docked their ship and started hiking up the mountains to another section of Crossrivers.

Central-east, and...

Central-west.

This was a fabulous sight for the ocean-weary sailors. They, however, needed rest and decided to continue the next morning. It had been a long day.

DAY 2:

Captain Swenshyon's diary:

"We made landfall yesterday. The country appears to have plenty of resources for us to use. We will probably end up living here we like it so much."

The next day, everybody was eager to see the rest of the regon. They continued up the wide river and reached an isolated area.

They docked the ship, which was gettinhg pretty beat up, in a small cove and continued on foot up the mountains, where they came to an enormous crater-like valley:

However, they decided the ocean area had more of what they needed, so they went back to the area where they would start their first town, Swenshyon, in the next update.

Will they survive?

Find out next!

[BurroDiablo 222]

Nice region! Looks good for building on... and can't wait untill you do!

I'll be back to see Swenshyon

[patriots_1228 51]

wow beautiful region! might i suggest the region census....somewhere in these forums, search it. It lets you take pics of the whole region, i would really like to see the whole thing!

[IDS2 3,368]

Thanks guys! Wow, I wasn't expecting this!

El Burro: Thanks! Actually, I might post Swenshyon later this afternoon, the way I build

Patriots: Thanks! I will try region census I'll look for it right now.

Thanks again guys!

[Meastro444 1]

Hi

looks goood, i am looking forward to the next update!!!

Regards

Meastro444

[jacqulina 162]

great start nice looking region great pics

[IDS2 3,368]

Meastro: Thanks! I will try to post it this afternoon (I have a dentist appointment but the city is done, just gotta size and convert the images.

jac: Thanks!

Everyone: The next update WILL be this afternoon and if it isn't, there will be 2 updates in the next day or so. It depends but I am counting on it being done tonight.

Thanks!

[RushHourFreak 1]

Hi IDS2. I was looking forward to your CJ due to the Forum Games, and here it is. You have done a very nice job on the region. Very well terraforming. The little hills are pretty too. I am looking forward to what you have been preparing.

Good luck

RHF

[IDS2 3,368]

Thanks guys, but once again, I'm sorry to say, it's not my terraforming. Anyway, time for update 2! It's boring, but it's a filler for the next update.

Swenshyon

Welcome to Swenshyon!

This chapter will be pictures, and not much story except for the occasional caption.

Poor-quality image.^

^abandoned coal docks. Very poorly engineered and unskilled workers.

 

^Notice the new office tower.

^the last farm in the city

^the west side of Swenshyon, nicknamed Banjo because of the farmers.

^Swenshyon, 1976

^Swenshyon, 1990.

And, finally, the region:

Sorry for the huge update, it may have been boring, but the city is still new. Thanks!

Next update:

1. Swenshyon: later years

2. Forestview; National Park

[jacqulina 162]

hi my friend its starting to come together nicely good work when your city fills out a little it will look very good

[thundercrack83 0]

Everything looks great! I love the backstory about the discovery of Crossrivers and so far, Swenshyon looks good, too. I'll be back for the next update. Keep up the good work!

[RushHourFreak 1]

Your city is growing fast. Very well work on the zonement process. Be careful, you might be missing something with all those brown boxes there. Greatly Organized zones.

Can't wait for more.

RHF

[IDS2 3,368]

Thanks guys! Time for replies! Expect another update to come in a day or so.

Jacky: Thanks! I have to get a few more pictures, then I'll put some on.

thundercrack: Hey, thanks a lot. It's fun to have a little story isn't it?

Rushhour: Thank you. I have noticed the boxes, but I'll explain. I seem to have deleted some white flower pot props, because when I hover over them, that's what it says.

Thanks guys! expect an update in the next few days.

[patriots_1228 51]

nice job, lots a stex goodies .

[wynney 0]

Great start IDS2 i like the way you have utilised the land the way u have. Heaps of different colours in Swenshyon which is a good thing IMO though the REd lot sticks out like a bit of a sore thumb, otherwise wicked allround.

catch ya

[jacqulina 162]

looking forward to your update my friend

[IDS2 3,368]

Replies! Thanks a lot for your advice guys!

Patriots: lots? Hohoh I was trying to limit my plopping. You should see my 3gb of plugins goodies!

wynney: Hey, thanks! I agree with you for that red, it's kinda bright, I might replace it and move it to a 70's pastel town, eh?

jacky: Thanks! It'll be around soon.

EDIT: Time for update 3!

Swenshyon: part 2

once again, I'm not going to write a story until update four, Forestview. Comments are greatly appreciated!

^Banjo in bad shape

Random pics of Swenshyon's growth:

^ West side

^East side

^Banjo after redevelopment

^A large company moves to town, Longaberger.

^East side of Swenshyon, later

^West side, later

^New residential hi-rises

^A condo behind the stores

And, finally, a regional photo. Population 240,048. Yes, this is a teaser for upcoming Forestview. I have to convert al of the pictures yet, though... Swenshyon has 27,000 sims and Forestview has 220,000.

And that's a mini-update. Next time we will cover Forestview, a large city to the north and part of a new national park. Comments appreciated!

[IDS2 3,368]

Just a note, you guys. Forestview is complete, but I have to convert the pics (a lot of 'em) so update 4 should be on tonight. Thanks!

[jacqulina 162]

great update my friend it sure looks great what ive seen so far very nice work and pics

[coultharda 135]

For the brown boxes, try downloading BSC MEGA Props - MJB Vol01, as I had a similar problem once and that's what I was missing.

If that doesn't work, perhaps download PEG's no brown box mod as they really distract in what is apart from that a really good CJ.

[Giligone 10]

Oh wow, great looking region there. It was very grimy and industrial at first but this latest region shot looks nice, lots of commercial and residential towers. I look forward to maybe a mosaic or 2 of this new area **wink wink nudge nudge** Keep it up!

[AfroThunda 1]

Your region view looks pretty sweet, I would suggest trying to fix your port area... it looks a little out of place. You can check out Emilin's CJ he has a really great tutorial on how to put ports and a lot of other information on where to find good BATs and lots. Keep it up!

-Afro

[RHMgerards 7]

now that's some development!! looks good, keep up the good work!!

[PavSek 1]

Nice region and cities. Looks good. Looking forward to seeing more...

[Voulpiotis 4]

Looking forward for more - the region shots are very promising for a real metropolis... Keep it up!

[IDS2 3,368]

UPDATE 4!!!

Replies:

jacky: thank you, more where that came from lol!

coultharda: thanks, I'm doing that right now, I've been wondering what it was!

Giligone: of course I'll make a mosiac...just as soon as I get a bit better at it

Afrothunda: Yeah, that's been bugging me too but I keep fforgetting to fix it. Next time I go ingame I'll do that. Thanks for reminding me!

natuurzoon: thanks! More growth coming soon...as in right now

PavSek: wish granted! Forestview is complete and ready to go.

Voulpiotis: Muahaha there's gonna be a huge city in store, plus a capital, amusement park, and more of the national park I'm gonna show right now.

Update 4: Forestview.

Ahh, Forestview. That's what most people say when they first experience the lush beauty that soon awaits them. Some developers say the cutoff between downtown and suburban homes is steep, but a nice elevated viaduct keeps out noise. As we continue up the road, we notice the welcome arch to Forest Mountains National Park and Cliff Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The tiny town atop the hill is in Forestview city limits, but has a separate name, as is the case with Swenshyon and Banjo. The tiny resort town is referred to as Plateau Ridge.

West entrance to FMNP.

Main entrance.

The curvy road to Plateau Ridge.

Plateau Ridge, take 1.

Plateau Ridge, take 2.

Zoning of Plateau Ridge.

Surrounding wildlife.

After development, phase 1.

Phase 2: resort hotel.

Downtown-phase 1: road layout

Downtown phase 1 central

Downtown phase 1 western

Downtown phase 2 eastern

Downtown phase 2 central

Downtown phase 2 western

Downtown phase 2 northwest

Downtown phase 3: development-eastern

Downtown phase 3: central

Downtown phase 3: western

Downtown phase 3: Northwest

Downtown phase 3: Airport- take 1

Just a few reminders:

1. The terraforming isn't my work.

2. Bigger downtowns to come.

3. Updates in Swenshyon, Banjo, Forestview, and Plateau Ridge will come later in the cj

4. Comments are appreciated, please keep this thread alive.

The region photo-again.

No teaser this time, but I will tell you that we're headed to a town west of Forestview where we will discover a few surprises and you will learn more about my city-building skills.

Thanks!

[owenluby 1]

Nice start! I liked the history section...

[thundercrack83 0]

Forstview looks great! I love the windy roads through the farmlands. Only thing I would suggest is looking into some of the custom airport stuff. The game airports aren't very good. Otherwise, everything looks good. I'll be looking forward to the next update!

[Voulpiotis 4]

Wow, bigger downtowns......... Can't imagine. I'll be waiting. Your work until now is wonderfull!

[BurroDiablo 222]

Sorry, I missed a couple of updates! Damn, your region is building up really quick! Those Sims must be working thier butts off for you... heheh.