HAMPDEN ISLANDS

[robbieboro 0]

tWelcome to my CJ!

HAMPDEN ISLANDS

A BRIEF HISTORY

HAMPDEN ISLANDS is a small dependency of the United Kingdom and became an independent country in 1907.

Situated about 100 miles East of the Caribbean, the country has had a rough history.

The Capital Hampden Bays suffered a huge fire in 1911 and much of the town was destroyed.

1916-1917 saw almost 50% of the male population killed while serving in Nothern France.

1928 a Hurricane hit the Eastern part of the Island and caused massive damage and loss of life.

Germany decided to Invade in 1941, but after fierce fighting for 6 months, was liberated by the Allies.

In 1957 the country held its first election, George B. Largus bacame the first Prime Minister and oversaw the Countrys growth until his death in 1972. A large Memorial was built in George Town to honour him.

The right-wing Ultra Goverment lead by Dominic Awemi (born in Nigeria) now rules the country and is in a steady rate of decline.

Capital                     - Hampden Bays

Official Language      - English

Monarch                   - Queen Elizabeth II

Prime Minister          - Dominic Awemi (1972 - Present)

Currency                  - English Pound

6 Main Towns of Hampden Islands:

HAMPDEN BAYS

GEORGE TOWN

LARGUS BAY

FILTON MEADOWS

FULERTON MEADOWS

NORTH KEY BAY

WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH TOWN IN THE NEXT UPDATE!!

[Cleaner475 150]

nice imformation but I want dsome pics! lol!

can't wait!,

Richard

[Menotyou 0]

Looks like a great start! Can't wait for more!

[Amerikaner 42]

looking good so far my friend, your region looks pretty nice so far im lovin that flag

[GingerBlokey 30]

Im going to enjoy this me thinks. I love islands and the British flag looks interesting

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Cool! Nice start. Eager to see these get started.

[patriots_1228 51]

good terraforming, info, damn this comment is too short....mess up so i have somthing to rant about

[granto93 4]

sounds really cool. map is a little blurry but i can see all i need to see nice terraforming there. awsome flag too, looks like it has a story to it. i would like to see some pictures

[robbieboro 0]

TOWN GUIDES

FILTON MEADOWS

THE TOWN CREST

FILTON MEADOWS

POPULATION - 603

MAYOR - ALFIE STEPHENS

MAIN INDUSTRIES - FARMING

EXPORTS - GRAIN, POULTRY, DAIRY PRODUCTS

FAMOUS LANDMARKS - INDEPENDENCE HALL (1908)

FILTON MEADOWS STANDS ON THE SOUTHERN MOST TIP OF THE ISLANDS.

IT IS A SMALL FARMING TOWN WITH A POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 600.

IN THE CENTRE OF THE TOWN IS INDEPENDENCE HALL, BUILT ONE YEAR AFTER THE ISLANDS BECAME AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY. THE HALL IS WHERE THE CURRENT MAYOR OF FILTON MEADOWS LIVES.

FULERTON MEADOWS

THE TOWN CREST 

FULERTON MEADOWS

POPULATION - 790

MAYOR - COLIN BRIGG

MAIN INDUSTRIES - FARMING

EXPORTS - POULTRY, DAIRY PRODUCTS

FAMOUS LANDMARKS - CENTRAL BARRACKS (1940)

IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN SITS THE FAMOUS SECOND WORLD WAR BARRACKS, IN WHICH THE SMALL BRITISH FORCE TRIED IN VAIN TO HALT THE GERMAN INVASION.

THE SITE IS NOW A MEMORIAL TO THE HUNDREDS OF MEN WHO DIED THERE.

THE LARGER OF THE TWO FARMING TOWNS WITH A POPULATION NEARING 800.

cleaner475: thanx for the comment, i now have a few pictures for you, the next city guide will have much more!

Menotyou: thank you for the comment, enjoy!

Amerikaner: i am also quite proud of the flag, altough i think i need to work on the corner section, thanx for the comment!

GingerBlokey: thank you for your comment, hope you enjoy the updates!

Schulmanator: thanks, im eager to get more updates out!

patriots_1228: im sure you will get something to rant about soon, thanks for your comment!

granto93: i will work on the map to make it clearer, hope you enjoy the update!

UPDATED 4TH JULY

NEXT UPDATE 6TH JULY

[IDS2 3,344]

Very nice start! I like how you use no plugins. Very authentic.

[robbieboro 0]

3RD UPDATE TOMORROW NIGHT!!

HAMPDEN BAYS

[jacqulina 162]

great start you have done my friend looking good so far and great pics too

[skyliner22 16]

Interseting... I must say very Maxis!

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

my suggestion is to turn the caps *off*.

[Cleaner475 150]

get some more Custom Content to make it better

but good guide and pics, keep ti up,

Richard

[robbieboro 0]

thanks for your comments guys, i assure you, i do have custom content, i just have to keep the beginning to a very basic level before improving the whole city!!

sorry about the caps ilikehotdogsalot, will keep it small in future!

[gshmails 534]

Nice job Robbie, I think if you can make the original maxis set look nice, even more credit to you.  I am interested in what is next!

[robbieboro 0]

HAMPDEN BAYS

CAPITAL CITY

CITY CREST

POPULATION - 12500

MAYOR - DOMINIC AWEMI (PRESIDENT)

MAIN INDUSTRY - DRUGS, GAMBLING, PROSTITUTION

MAIN EXPORTS - DRUGS

FAMOUS LANDMARKS  - ROYAL PALACE (1870)

                                                     - PRESIDENT HOUSE (1908)

                                                   - CAPITOL BUILDING (1908)

                                             - ROYAL LIBRARY (1910)

                                                          - MONUMENT OF HEROS (1946)

                                                        - PARLIMENT BUILDING (1957)

These days, Hampden Bays is vastly different from the 50's and 60's. Once theis thriving city was to tipped to become one of the richest in the world, through tourism and the islands other valuable source its oil fields to the north.

Today, 2006 it looks more like Moghadishu!!

Poverty, drugs, prostitution and killing sweep the city, all of it caused by the Ultra right wing goverment, under Dominic Awemi. All the profits go tho him and his small section of the city!!

Awemi runs the whole island from the President house, he is the law, what he says, goes!!

Downtown - Brothels, Bars run down Shops

The city resembles a huge shanty town!

There are no schools, fire protection, health care or police!

Little electricity, sanitation and no water.

The transport system is non existent, the roads are falling apart, no trains and no airport.

Crime is the main problem, but it is not from the citizens, it is the goverment soldiers who plunder day after day!

A Typical house in Hampden Bays 2006!

For years the British goverment has turned a blind eye to Awemi, but something has to give, there are rumours that the British Goverment may seize Awemi and install a new President to rebuild Hampden from top to bottom!

NEXT UPDATES!!

Update 4

Largus Bay industry in a mess!!

(Potential to become biggest trading port in the world)

Update 5

George Town and North Key Bay!!

(Cancun of Hampden???)

[Amerikaner 42]

ugh british...we will come in and fight for Awemi...we pledge 5 billion dollars to Awemi to boost his military and to build a better capitol...whew got that taken care of lol lovely update my friend i loved every minute of it im LOVIN how that town looks (not really the buildings but your city style and your building) it looks very nice, your commercial area...Heck you whole city is very interesting it flows nicely all those parks are looking nice to

[Sirithil 1]

I'm not sure if you've really got down what a right-wing government is... the closest real world parallel to the Awemi regime would probably be Zimbabwe, and I've not seen anyone claim that Robert Mugabe is a right-winger. Another possibility might be Venezuela or where Russia seems to be going under Putin - the problem you're describing with all the profits going to Awemi's government would imply excessive state ownership and control of crucial industries such as oil.

Political quibbles aside, this is a great CJ, and you've done some great work with just the base tileset. Keep it coming!

[Cleaner475 150]

yeah I reckon you should get more houses off the STEX ut good work, nice building layout and nice pics

keep it up,

Richard