Selicia - A Metropolis in the Making

[cityhawk 12]

Selicia - A Metropolis in the Making

* Plantation Bay map by comdude21

Pioneer Valley

West side overview

East side overview

Pastor Jay Robertson was the mayor of this isolated American town of over 700 people...and isolated it was! The nearest town was over 100 miles away, so all of the necessary city services had to be established. The police station, fire station, bank, post office, medical clinic, school, church, and town hall were all gathered in one block for convenience to all the people of the widely spread town.

Pioneer Valley was such a peaceful place to live: Miles of farmland dominated the valleys that ran between the beautiful Comatose Mountain Range, and houses were dotted here and there to change up the landscape a bit.

Eastern side

Up north

Going south

Keep going

Southwestern terminus of PV

What made Pioneer Valley more peaceful was the fact that beyond the mountains to the west there was a gigantic and gorgeous wetlands area that boasted clear blue freshwater streams and rivers and even a bay, and along with that was the very lush flora and the clear abundance of wildlife; to the people of Pioneer Valley, the wetlands area was an obvious creation of God that should rermain in its beautiful protected state forever!

That was all to change, though...

[TheSixCents 0]

Ferry Interesting. I feel like a cult's going to move in and take over the town!

Anyway, nice first update and i also hope you stick with this one

-Chris

[jacqulina 162]

hi craig my friend how are you,great to see this cj by you,very nice start and intro,excellent work and pics

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Cityhawk, I don't usually like rural/small regions, but yours looks like an exception to that. I've been meaning to do that in my own CJ, and I will.

I'm waiting for the next update. And personally, I would not quit on this CJ. It will turn out beautifully (if what I imagine is going to happen actually happens).

All hail the eventual megalopolis!

[Cleaner475 150]

same here patricius maximus I also don't find rural regions that interesting but yours is different just like one other I foumd here in the CJ section. It looks really peaceful - great tress they make the area look very country like - keep it up - can't wait for more

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Nice start - you picked a good map and started off well. Keep it up!

[Mikeaut1 261]

Another Cityhawk journal!!!

Excellent work, the trees are really nice, loving the farmland!

Keep it up! It's great!

[cityhawk 12]

Replies

TheSixCents: Well, you'll see by next update! Thanks for your comment!

jacqulina: I'm sure glad you like my work! Thanks for commenting!

Patricius Maximus: Before I started making CJs, I always liked the metropolis type of cities, but I always started out with farms and rural areas for some reason...therefore, I've gained a liking for them. I do hope to make a huge metropolis before it's over with, though. I hope my region does turn out beautifully...thanks for your comment!

cleaner475: I'm really glad this appeals to people like you who don't usually like this kind of stuff because that tells me that I'm doing a really good job and should keep going...thanks for commenting!

Schulmanator: I'm glad you liked the start...thanks for your comment!

Mikeaut1: Yes, another cityhawk journal...one hopefully I'll actually stick with this time! I'm glad you like the trees and valley farmland...thanks for commenting!

Everybody: I might update tonight; if not, tomorrow. Thanks for supporting this CJ!

[The Big Z 103]

Looking good! I like how you have placed the farms in accordance to the terrain! That's very clever and realistic. I can't wait to see how your small rural CJ becomes a thriving metropolis! I'll be keeping an eye on this one.

[Godzillaman 21]

do you have any region shots with developement? it would be nice to see them.

[jacqulina 162]

your welcome my friend im looking out for that update

[Cleaner475 150]

you definetly should keep going my friend as you are doing a excellent job - You've really helped me in my latest CJ as you have encouraged me to put farms down which I don't normally do so thanks. I can't wait for that update?

[cityhawk 12]

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Update 1 - Snobby Secret Service

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One morning, a local farmer that lived at the terminus of the Pioneer Valley town limit went to the mayor's office. He told the mayor of bulldozers and shiny black cars that crowded the end of the road beside his farm. Pastor Robertson went to the site later that day and saw the deforestation of the woods that lay beyond the two black Secret Service cars that were blocking off the street. A couple of the Secret Service agents were standing outside, so Pastor Robertson approached them.

Agent 1: "Whoa, Mr.! Where do ya think you're goin? If ya know what's good for ya, you'll turn around right now, go home, and tend to your own issues while I tend to mine."

Pastor: *Holds out hand* "Hi! I'm Pastor Robertson," ---*changes to defensive voice*---"the mayor of this here town that you and your people don't seem to have respect for."

Agent 1: "Oh, so sorry!" *shakes the pastor's hand* "I though you were just one of the residents of this town."

Pastor: *Back to regular voice* "So what's goin on here?"

Agent 2: *comes from out of nowhere* "Basically, we're tearing down everything in your precious wetlands area so that cities can be built and money can be made! Oh, how I love money!"

Pastor: "WHAT! So the protection was lifted from the wetlands?!"

Agent 1: "I hate to be the one to tell you, but..."

Agent 2: "Then don't tell him; I will! Yes, the protection was lifted, and it was largely because of my doing! That whole big area of wetlands out there screams billions of dollars to be made, and the more money that's made, the more money that I and everybody in the federal government gets paid! Bozo here"---*puts arm around Agent 1*---"hates what we're doin, but it'll come out good for him, too, in the end, and that's why he's here."

Pastor: "Well, I can't argue with the federal government. It must be God's will for this to happen, so I have no choice but to let him do his work."

Agent 1: "I wish we didn't have to do this, Pastor, but the deal has already been sealed: deforestation and development of the wetlands area is already in progress."---*three second pause*---"Well, goodbye, Pastor. I hope your beautiful town here stays beautiful and peaceful.

Agent 2: "And I hope it gets very urbanized! Farewell, Pastor!" *walks away*

Agent 1: "Don't listen to him; he's just a greedy fool, that's all."---*shakes hands with pastor*---"Best wishes to ya."

Pastor: "Have a good day." *walks off*

Over a few months, a couple of towns develop. This is what the area around Pioneer Valley, which is now part of the collective region named Selicia, looks like now (use your imagination with the trees!):

And that's roughly within the red square in the pic below:

Replies

The Big Z: Yeah, I was tired of working with boring farms, so I spiced up the layout a bit. I can't wait to see how my rural region becomes a huge metropolis either! So many ideas, so little time! Anyway, thanks for commenting!

Godzillaman: There's your region shots above. I left them out in the first post for a reason (to give a little mystery to the situation at hand). Thanks for your comment!

jacqulina: And here's that update! Thanks for commenting!

cleaner475: I'm going to keep going for as long as I have time, which is hard to come by these days. I'm glad you drew inspiration from my work, and here's more! Thanks for your comment!

[Imprezza05 1]

is it meant to be in the shape of homer simpson ? looking good this is... i hope you don't give up on this cj oh and i am guessing that the city is going to develop around the cove... but we will see i am definetly keeping track of this.

[cityhawk 12]

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TEASER FOR U2

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There are way too many CJs for any of them to stay on the front page for a while, and I hate that because comments are what keep me motivated to keep doing this CJ, so please take notice of this one.

Imprezza05: It's not meant to be in the shape of Homer Simpson, but now that you mention it, it kind of does look like him! Anyway, I won't give up unless comments stop for a long time, and the main city will develop around the bay/cove. Thanks for watching!

Now, a teaser for the next update:

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work my friend,you sure do a great job at building,and the pics are awesome,i especially like the last teaser pic,beautifull railway going through the very scenic countryside just perfect

[manman99 2]

pretty decent so far!! the scenery is beautiful!!

manman99

[Mikeaut1 261]

The forest is really nice, I love how the rail winds through it. Great work!

[Cjah 15]

I love the forest and the railway...I'm the same way about the Comments...the more I get the harder I work and the better things get...

lurkers post in this CJ!...its pretty damn good...

Excellent region btw!!!!

[cityhawk 12]

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Update 2 - Clariston: Industry

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Clariston is the town that developed to the immediate left of Pioneer Valley. It consists of, for the most part, clean industry and a nice little town built along a railroad.

Where the farms left off in the SW corner of Pioneer Valley, this neighborhood picks up the slack:

Then the neighborhood fades into clean industry (for the most part). The next 5 pics show the progression of the industrial buildings sitting between a rail line and a country road, both headed north:

Notice in the last few pics that you saw little, if any, traffic; well, take a look at rush hour!

Lots of traffic:

More traffic:

When I queried that road, it had close to 2000 commuters. I don't really want to change it from a street to a road because it would ruin the country road look, but what do all of you viewers out there think?

Replies

jacqulina: Jacky, I'm really glad you like everything! And yes, I worked hard on that railway junction with the country road so that you could get a country feel. Thanks for commenting!

manman99: I'm glad you like the scenery, and there'll be plenty more! Thanks for your comment!

Mikeaut1: I'm glad you like and feel the country vibe I'm trying to put out. Thanks for commenting!

Cjah: See reply to Mike above...also, I'm glad you like the region! And I hate how the CJ viewing is done, but there's not much you can do. Anyway, thanks for your comment!

[Cleaner475 150]

I love your Trees (what tree addons did you use because they don't look default although I could be mistaken)

Nice update - This CJ is starting to take more shape now - keep it up - very bad rush hour - Its one of the things I find annoying if you build your jobs away from your homes but want to keep it looking countyish because If you upgrade it to a road it just doesn't look nice enough - Once I did it so bad I had to build three highways to kcope with the traffic and it still wasn't perfect

anyways good work - Keep it up

Richard

[Godzillaman 21]

whats with some of your streets? i saw something different about some parts.

[cityhawk 12]

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Night Pics for Update 2

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Notice the rush hour in these pics!

I'll probably end up installing a bus service for this area because I don't want to upgrade to a road because the country look would  be gone.

Replies will come next update. Thanks for watching!

[luker91 0]

wow very interesting...i like your farming and industry... its cool to see a different building style on the same map... cant wait for more!

[Benedict 3,119]

Great stuff! Glad to see you are back with another CJ.

[Nardo69 51]

Not bad, not bad for some "boring farms"

Interesting way of placing the industry right in the middle of nowhere ...

Even though these rural walls fits rather good in your environemnt I would remove the almost flat ones and replace them either with a grass lots or leave them blank and put some trees there ...

Bernhard

[Yoman3 5]

Wow, I've always loved your CJs, and I can only imagine how long it took you to plop all those trees! I can't wait for more!

[homeandaway 1]

you need a highyway now! lol! -stunning pics - i cant wait to see more

[rewright 804]

Nice open layout so far. Looks very inviting indeed. The map looks like it will give you a ton of possibilities for building a large metro area. Nice work.

[Cleaner475 150]

lol! lots of traffic there my friend - awesome traffic and night pics

good work - keep it up

Richard