Verisymmetria

[IDS2 3,346]

Welcome to...

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Statistics:

Terrain: ocean/plains, northern mountains

Climate: warm and moist, cooler in the mountains

Highest point: unknown

Lowest point: Brunswick Sound

Economy: Banking, fishing, construction, aircraft, large industry

Recreation: watersports, pro sport teams, hiking, other athletics, theme parks

Discovered in: 2050

What is Cheaumont? Simply a small colony of Verisymmetria...or it was...

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Verisymmetria is the story of 2 rival republics. Verisymmetria and Cheaumont.

Introducing...my second cj! Crossrivers was OK, but a bit too much grainy, boring, urban density. In this cj I will strive for more realism and variety, along with some new mod and techniques.

Mods used: Radicalordinance (raphaelninja) Oceanriver (mayorbean) Soilmod (Equinox)

Maps used: Mackenzie Bay and Banks Peninsula by Flamesrock

    There are many kinds of cjs. There are real-world recreations (Edmonton, Seoul, London, Our Mini Earth) and realistic fantasy (Nemonos, Schulmania) along with futuristic fantasy (Zabitake, Myon, Nexis of Genesis, Battlefront Zanapolis) to name a few. This cj may have all of the genres or none of them, or even a bit of my own IDS2 genre. You probably all know what that one means...

I had other projects planned...Hastings and Northfield, Minnesota, maybe Red Wing. Those are still in place.

Also, this is just my opinion, but I believe putting captions over the update ruins the effect. So, in this cj, there will be none, and if there is any, it'll be kept to a minimum.

    So without further ado, here is the story of Verisymmetria.

Table of contents: (to come later-reserved space)

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And now, for the beginning of the story.

It was a warm day in spring. Queebly resident Creamte Python, who had been living in the city of Inizia, was rafting with his son George down the Richmond River. Currently the Richmond River is the largest river known to man. Stretching 35,000 miles, the river is so large that it would take 9 years to travel the length on a high-speed boat, such as a ferry, which is why ferries are only used locally.

Creamte was talking to his son about his former mayoral position in Birchview, Queebly's largest city. George listened intently. In the back of his mind, he thought: "You know, it would be great if there was a large city right here...a shopping center there...a forest there..." He discussed his thoughts with his dad, Creamte. Creamte chuckled a bit, but soon his quizzical expression bent into a large grin. He knew that an area's population had to be over 100 sims to become an incorporated city. But he thought about how many friends hated their neighborhoods,a nd all the construction workers he knew...OK, this is starting to sound like a fairy tale.

But it was possible. "With a terrain like this, anything is possible", both Pythons thought to themselves. (No, they're sims, not snakes.)

As you can see, one of the several mouths of the Richmond Rivers is located here. Let's get started!

The mouth is very rough. This may be hard for boats to pass.

Let's look at some of the wildlife...

The Pythons' boats were beached as they set afoot.

Rocks of all colors and sizes lurk near trees of several different varieties:

The Pythons gathered everyone in their family and chopped down several logs, providing them with wood to build underground homes, protecting them from the elements.

Over time, the area had come to be known as Brunswick.

Current year: 2055

Hope you enjoy and stay tuned! Please leave a comment and get this project started!

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

very cool start!!

[112233 1]

I cant wait to see some developement!

[Zelgadis 638]

"It's awesome! I promise!"

Okay, I believe you.

I wonder where you got the name "Python..."

ISF

[Giligone 10]

Oooo, nice looking start. Wow that region is big! Is your city on another planet? Cause that'd be cool. I like your use of nature there. If you're going to be doing more of those plopped river thingermajigs. You should check out Three Rivers Region over on Sc4 devotion. He does tonnes of that stuff and its really cool. I think he's done a few tutorials on it as well.

Looking forward to more!

[MsCharamut1969 8]

Wow, it is a nice looking start..I'm interested in how the story goes from where you stopped and the pics you have next update. Keep up the good work. The journal can really go somewhere..you're on a good start..Looking forward to more...

CHARA

[Cjah 15]

Woah...u love Cycledogg's bats and stuff don't ya...lol

Nice start!

[2ch.net simplayer 180]

A river 35,000 miles long!? Hey which planet are you on!!???.........

........yeah, I kind of see.

Nice start!

[IDS2 3,346]

Wow! Success already! Here's another update...

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Replies:

Seahawk fan 121:

Thanks! I try to start off as well as I can.

112233:

Hurrah! Plenty of it today! It's working out rather well so far.

zelgadis:

Hehe, good, you trust me. Lol. And yeah, about the name, you're the first one to figure it out! Hehehe.

Giligone:

It is! And lol, the ploppable water is a lifesaver. And I'll look into that, sounds good, I'm only starting this plopped water thing, not very good at it yet lol.

MsCharmut1969:

Wow, thanks! The storyline kind of holds the journal together, works rather well. I'll try to incorporate it whenever I can.

Cjah:

Yes, I sure do! lol, they save me from using the default trees for yet another reason. The houses have enough of them as it is...lol.

2ch.net simplayer:

Muahaha, long, but yes, another planet. Thanks!

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Ok then, today I'm going to start off with some geography. As many have already figured out, the river gives away the fact that yes, this is another planet. Millions of miles away from our local group. The river, though 35,000 miles long on the planet, is affected due to the lopsided shape of the planet, making for less gravity in some areas. The river splits and is tugged into space, therefore there is a branch that connects the planet to our planet Earth.

(sorry, I had to put in the banner )

Now for Brunswick. We see here that they have been doing some yardwork:

But something wasn't quite right. Overnight something seemed to be different.

When out for his morning walk, Creamte found this puddle of gooey muck and found himself stuck. He called for George, but soon after found that he was stepping on him.

"Gerorge, where are you?"

"Mff...down...here..."

"Oops."

"I'll say! What do we do now?"

"I guess we wait for it to rain."

Which wasn't that long of a wait. The rain caused an offside rainwater drift, setting them free, but increasing the area of the goo.

Now we move east to check out the development along the mouth.

That tall building may look silly now...

Soon, the other side of the canal began to grow...

And soon after that, the sims built downward...

Some taller offices began to go up...

And soon it was a race.

And so ends update 2 of Brunswick. Hope you enjoy!

As always, please leave a comment and have fun!

[Giligone 10]

Ooo, that area is growing fast! Good work reforming the harbour.

[jacqulina 162]

wow what a beautifull start i love the countryside and of course the animals,beautifull work my friend,awesome region,wonderfull pics

[Cjah 15]

I like the city...hopefully more tall buildings will be built and then it'll really looks perfect...

I wonder if you should build out then up...seems like u expend then also expend upwards at the same time...

none the less its ur style and so far so good!

[IDS2 3,346]

Sports news flash:

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STHL:

Maplewind @ Rocheffer

Period 1

0:55 MPW GOAL! #7 C. Arnold (11)   (#23 J. Hilken,  #17  J. LeCorau)

14:01 RCH GOAL! #26 T. Scott (3)   (#96 D. Tremblay,  #54  L. Evans)

Period 2

9:20 RCH GOAL! #61 A. Bailey (3)   (#27 T. Murphy,  #33  R. Sanchez)

19:17 RCH GOAL! #67 A. Basilevsky (17)   (#96 D. Tremblay,  #12  H. Ward)

Period 3

2:29 RCH GOAL! #67 A. Basilevsky (18)   (#96 D. Tremblay,  #26  T. Scott)

9:21 RCH GOAL! #12 H. Ward (4)   (#96 D. Tremblay,  #67  A. Basilevsky)

12:02 RCH GOAL! #25 S. Morgan (   (#37 K. Baker,  #89  V. Patterson)

18:45 RCH GOAL! #54 L. Evans (10)   (#67 A. Basilevsky,  #12  H. Ward)

19:22 MPW GOAL! #51 H. Guyana (3)   (#29 J. Coluvia,  #75  S. Still)

FINAL SCORE: 7 -- 2 Maplewind loses

TOTAL SHOTS: 37 -- 32

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SCBL:

weeks 21-24

21

Xpress 102

Chill 110

Huzzah! a win!

22

Comets 128

Chill 124

Aww, a loss.

23

Chill 114

White Tigers 110

Good! Still holding the top seat...

24

Samurais 125

Chill 105

Oh well...not  bad, anyway.

total

Wins	Losses	place record
17	7	first

The Chill made it to the PLAYOFFS!

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Replies and update to come once I fix my computer...stay tuned!

[Giligone 10]

Although interesting. This hardly seems the place for Crossrivers sports teams information... what being in another galaxy and what have you. lol

[IDS2 3,346]

Time for update 3! The city is getting really big!

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Replies:

Giligone:

It sure is! Quite the vital port city. Thanks! It wasn't all that fun, but worth it.

jacqulina:

Hehe thanks! In this cj I'll try to have lots and lots of rural farms with plenty of animals of course. Thanks!

Cjah:

Oh yes, plenty of them, 'm currently a couple updates ahead and I know what it looks like! Lol, that is a good idea, I always forget...oh well, looks OK anyway. I do have a bit of my own style, you're right.

Giligone:

Aack! You noticed! Well, gotta post it somewhere...or not at all lol, so long as they're still my teams. And yes, the results are coming from another galaxy, but the year is 2070 by now and telecommunications are at a very high standard.

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OK then. I'm pleased to announce the third update!

Curresnt status (in case you missed something):

zone expansion, density upgrades, building races

And now for the update.

I believe we left of with some taller buildings. Well then. 10 years makes one heck of a difference!

population shown: Look at all the rewards!

Newest skyscraper: (Intraco Banking Company, 37 floors)

Some towers grown:

Temporary hospitals built:

University of Brunswick:

This island's gotta go!

So does this one...

The new tallest building going up: the race is on fire!

A ferry port is added with several surrounding plazas: (my favorite part of the city so far )

Another bridge is added:

Ready for more embankments!

How are we doin'?

100,000 sims! Not bad at all!

Soon the first areas of the city became to be known as Uptown and a new area was developed; this area was called Ballard Park.

Soon there was a new sim on the block: Oasis Bistro and Company HQ, 89 stories. Silly for just over 100,000, but necessary.

Enjoy the pictures! Please comment! And remember to get some fresh air!

[Giligone 10]

cool building! That last pic is good. I've never seen that building before... Now you should start sprawling low density everywhere! mwahahaha

[Krio 624]

For some reason I like your CJ, because of the seawalls and grids. But but. I assume all skyscrapers are grown? Too many same towers looks little funny, so replace them with other towers. It won't hurt anybody.

[jacqulina 162]

i am looking forward to the rural my friend,you have done so well with those seawalls there excellent and the pics

[Voulpiotis 4]

OMG, again that outstanding demand!!! Tell me what mod you are using please!

As for the region... You have put a lot of work now! Hope to see more!

[IDS2 3,346]

Yup, update 4! Time for the overzealous plopping stage! Commonly found in IDS2 species.

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Giligone:

I agree! Thanks, and yes, that's what update 5 will be all about. Hehehe..

Krio:

Really? Thanks! It's just my style. And yes, so far they're all grown, but in this update they get plopped in order to, like you said, reduce repeated buildings.

jacky:

Me too and thank you I'm looking forward to making the rural, it's always fun, just need some more variation of farms and then it's good.

Voulpiotis:

Guess why I put that picture in there? Here is the link: clicky

I sure have! And it's very fun as well!

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Update 4!

In this update we will see more recreation and development.

Creamte was out driving George to the local ice cream parlor, you know, the one across from the university? Well, since he's been there, a 50-story tower was added on top!

An electronics retailer decided to build up HQ near the university to attract the college kids to get them to but all the newest supplies. (guess which building that is!)

Hard to miss, eh?

Some Asian buildings were built in north downtown...

See the bottom of the picture? Bwahahaha.

Oh jeez, why keep you waiting any longer? My new pride, Ballard Park.

Complete with condos, hotels and bike paths to the back doorstep of every one of them!

Another menu shot...with the impending demand, just for you Voulp!

200,000 sims! We need more than that! **installs sim cloning devices**

Now for the pet peeve of the day: Repeating buildings. Well let's just take care of that, shall we?

BOOM!!!

BIGGER BOOM!!!

**gleam gleam** Not so shiny, but better than it was!

Still some of that darn Simon and Frank Associates...well, I'll tend to them today I guess.

More of Ballard Park:

If you look very carefully, you can see a guy floating away on his deck chair with gas balloons tied to it! (trying to recreate Larry Walters and his floating chair of doom)

And...yeah, Ballard Park again.

Don't worry about the dezoned areas...it's only zoneria mode.

Now for downtown buildup!

And for the other side, something had to be done to match:

Good enough for now anyway...I'll fix it up a bit later.

And, finally, it had to go:

sorry, BankOne, but I don't like your HQ building. And I showed you that, didn't I?

Kudos to anyone who gives me an idea of what to build here!!!!!

Region shot:

Yah, methinks it need some low density, eh? Sprawl is our friend.

OK then, I hope you enjoy the update, and I may have a mosaic in store for you guys! Have fun!

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Wow! Amazing pictures. Your city has grown quickly! I love that last region shot.

[IDS2 3,346]

OK replies to come later I suppose, to keep you all interested here is a teaser mosaic, my first ever mind you so don't criticize it too harshly!

Enjoy! Remember, this is my first try of all.

[tomdapom 79]

Ahhh another CJ based in the area of where I live. Great mosaic and pics. I await more!

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

awesome job on the mosaic, you know how much i like them! hope to see more of your great work!

[Amerikaner 42]

this city is really interesting i think its cool that a river connected the two planets?? interesting. lolol so what division is it in in Sim Calico or Baseball?? ha

[Krio 624]

Good update, downtown looks allready good, so grow them with caution. But the height difference between lowrise and highrise is too big in the last pic, looks very unrealistic.

[IDS2 3,346]

Time for a small update!

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Mike the Mayor:

Thank you! It seems like a nice place for them to live I guess. And I'll try to have more region shots as well.

tomdapom:

Hehe, exactly the same map. Thank flamesrock for the map. But thank you! The mosaic took a while...

ilikehotdogsalot:

Aha! I'll have you know I used your tutorial when i made the mosaic. Haha! I should thank you for making it. I'll try to have more in thr future. Thanks a bunch!

Amerikaner:

Yeah, kind of sci-fi i a way! And so far it isn't in either but that may change...shhh.

Krio:

Thanks, your advice makes me very wary lol. And thanks for pointing that out, I'll try to fix it up with some more medium density.

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Update 4 3/4!

We start out today with a nice pcture of the new bridge connecting uptown to West Ballard Park on Werth Avenue.

Some pictures of downtown: (no, they're not the same picture)

Trying to grow medium density:

300,000 sims! Huzzah! And the meter is being shown, Voulp! Still outstanding!

Here we see some more medium/low density being started:

Here we see a new hotel going up:

And, finally, the new park expansion, Eden Conservatory.

Hmm, we need a new region shot.

Enjoy, please leave a comment and have fun!

[jacqulina 162]

wow excellent work,i know what you mean about variation my friend a lot of bulldozing to get what you want,awesome mosaic,very nice downtown,wonderfull work and pics

[Schulmanator 5,787]

[IDS2 3,346]

Sorry for the lack of update everyone, my computer is having technical difficulties and replies will come soon along with an update. Again sorry and thanks for being patient.

EDIT: is this my 2,000th post? Jeez!!!