Fateland

[YoppaDo 1]

This is my first city journal, hope you like!

This is the South-East section of the region

The South-West

The North-West

The North-East

This is where it all starts, a lonely flat land that has never seen any Sim life before!

A small group of Survivors from a Shipwreck miles off the coast swam to shore, the Jones' were very lucky that all of

them survived, they also had two others with them, a young boy about the same age as Susan Jones and his mother

They notice there are a lot of trees on the land, so the women go to chop some wood...

While the men go hunting for some food!

The women find it hard at first but soon chop down quite a bit of wood

When the men get back some of the wood is used for a fire and the meat is cooked. After the dinner

they talk for only a few minutes before going to sleep for the first time in this strange new land!

[fivedayrental 0]

nice looking terrian

[jacqulina 162]

nice start

[YoppaDo 1]

The next day, they woke up to the same scene, nothing but trees and water. They went through the same process again, the women chopped the trees while the men hunted for food

They used only a little bit of wood that day for the fire, this cycle went on for days, the days turned to weeks and the weeks turned to months. Soon, they came to an agreement, they would build a house out of the wood they had stored up!

They all enjoyed their new house and they began to think that this island wasn't all that bad. For months, they lived in their house until the police eventually found them, they had been searching for almost 10 months! All their family rushed to the land and soon their was hundreds of them!

And so, the people returned to their homes and for months their camp laid abandoned . That was, until Bob Jones brought it up over dinner, he told his family of his dreams for the land, he wanted to build a new civilization stretching for miles. He was to call the land Fateland, because it was his fate that he ended up there in the first place.

For almost a year, he struggled to raise money and he eventually raised 500,000 simoleons. He and his family returned on a ship. Once they docked, Bob Jones got down to business, he had to plan how he was going to build the town

Firstly, he zoned a small residential area, people moved in straight away

He then zoned an industrial area to provide jobs

The population began to expand, soon reaching 200 citizens. The power was supplied by a natural gas power station and once enough money was available, a water station was installed, giving the population what it most needed. A small commercial district was created and a few farms, a small school helped the younger sims and a health centre provided help for everyone. The population soon reached 500 citizens.

 

 

There were huge celebrations when the first port was built in the city, helping to bring in more sims and giving out some trade from the industries!

[YoppaDo 1]

Heres a small update

On New Years Eve, news came from the Jones' house, the city was to be named Jonesville

Soon, the first larger residential buildings started popping up

To accompany the new arrivals, new jobs had to be created, Commercial estates were now starting to appear

To stop the roads getting full, Bob Jones used some forward planning and built a rail system

The port was soon overflowing and a new one had to be built, industry got a little bit of a boost from this new, more efficient port

The city boosted quickly up to 8,000 citizens in the next few years

The first coastal area were starting to develop

The first high tech industry were starting to arrive in the town

 

As the population reached 10,000 it was decided that a City Hall should be built

The first Highway was built soon after, it was all part of Bob Jones' forward planning scheme to get ready for city growth!

[captain_cookie 0]

oooO! I love the progress you've been showing! Keep it up! Your town looks real attractive.

[YoppaDo 1]

i'm a little confused here, do I have to change my picture size or is it okay because I'm using imageshack

[dhoppeii 12]

I like what you have done so far.  Looks like a great region to build on as well.

Yes, the max size for pics is still 800 X 600 regardless of where you host it.  I might also mention that the pic in your sig is too big too.  The max size there is 300 X 50.  Thought I would let you know before an admin deletes it.  They may also get your CJ pics if you don't resize them.

Anyway, great start and I'll be looking for more.

 

Regards,

 

dhoppe

[YoppaDo 1]

unfortunately i can't do it yet, but hopefully I will be able to leave them like this until tomorrow afternoon

[MrCinatit 30]

Howdy YoppaDo. even though the images are hosted off site, 'tis preferable to have them sized at 800x600 - otherwise, this causes a scrolling issue for those who like to read the text accompanying the pictures. however, i'm glad to see you will be fixing it tomorrow, so i will leave them for now...thanks very much

[andrew george 0]

A good start, keep it coming....

 

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[aasim45 1]

Wonderful Start! Nice Updates!!!

[YoppaDo 1]

all of the images have been changed to 800 x 600, and it wasn't too difficult, like I thought it would be, I just downloaded a resizing program, so it was easy. Hope you all enjoy!

[Iknowu 0]

great work

 

                                           

[YoppaDo 1]

Jonesville is getting bigger and more established

A new City Park started production giving Sims some relaxation from the busy, city life.

The Coastal area has been updated and made better, a small estuary was accidentally made while changing the land shape, and now serves as a tourist attraction!

On the other side of town, the old port is getting a facelift and an extension

Bob Jones was offered a Mayor's house but instead, he renovated his current house, he still made all his city decisions in the original camp hut though.

A new Country Club and University were welcomed to the town, along with a Private School, this upset some of the less posh Sims though.

The Tourist Port continued to expand down the coast until it got to a housing area

The City continued to expand along the new Highway, some big commercial buildings were starting to pop up as the population approached 30,000!!

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work,coming on great,nice pics,great use of the canal

[theblademaster 1]

Nice start,

 

where are the hunters ??? do they hunt in the city now

[YoppaDo 1]

Sorry for the lack of update, I've been really busy. Heres some more pictures of the expansion of Jonesville, it will be the last one that is for Jonesville only.

 

As Jonesville's 30th Birthday was being celebrated, there was a sense they would not be the only city for long.

Suburban areas were beginning to appear in the north of the city.

The rubbish from the landfill was being moved away to the new waste to energy plant, so that development could continue.

The farms felt under pressure from the commercial and industrial sectors and they felt that they no longer fitted into the city and they soon moved away from Jonesville.

They were soon replaced by low density houses and shops.

Meanwhile, northwards, the Tourist Port was expanding again.

And it just kept expanding.

[YoppaDo 1]

Susan Jones was now 38 and she decided she wanted to run a city of her own, she wanted a big city, one that was more successful than her fathers. She called it Centralberg!

 

One of the things she thought was wrong with her fathers city was the highway system, she thought it was hard to access, so she changed hers to elevated highway as soon as it entered the city.

 

Downtown had great business from the regions citizens and it expanded quickly, the city was 20,000 citizens strong after only 2 years

 

The regions first airport was first built, it had to be upgraded a lot to keep up with the citys fast growth

 

The regions first Skyscraper appeared soon

 

Look how long that train is, lol

 

A big shopping area was planned to distinguish the citys very successful commercial districts

 

After only 5 years, the city was 60,000 citizens strong, and there was a lot more to do. This was almost twice the size of Jonesville! Susan Jones had proved herself as a worthy mayor!

[sirgeoj2 1]

Looking good!  Nice storyline!

[scififan68 23]

Looking good!! keep this up! Great!

[Codythemonkey 0]

Nice love the city keep up the good work

[mentarman 14]

They've come a long way for some shipwreck survivors. Nice work.

[YoppaDo 1]

I should have another update as soon as I have resized a few pictures, thanks for all your kind comments

[YoppaDo 1]

Ok, heres the next update. Theres a lot on this one page, huh?

 

The centre of Downtown was filled with skyscrapers. You can also see two stadiums, one is the home teams (The Jonesville Jaguars) playing ground. The other is an international area for all sports and it has a roof that can open and close whenever needed

Surrounding the main area of Downtown are smaller office and shops

Some more commercial skyscrapers in the northern area of Downtown

With so many jobs coming from Downtown, more Sims were able to move in. Big Residential developments were being created

 

The Northern Suburbs grew further and lots of communities were being created

After many years, the landfill that was stopping the northern development was cleared, a small garbage disposal area was created in the industrial district and was a lot more efficient

The Industrial district was now able to expand, industry and trade was now thriving in Jonesville

Jonesville has transformed from its small town roots to a small city in a matter of years

[Cjah 15]

Wow what a good C.J.!I love all the pictures and I wonder why no ones posts much?Well its a very good C.J. and your transit rules!

[gurrgkud 2]

Wow great start!! i love the story behind it! very good

[YoppaDo 1]

Thankyou for the nice comments, I'll have an update within the next half hour

[YoppaDo 1]

Okay that was a short half hour but here it is

 

Welcome to Wattsville!

Billy Jones wanted to make a small city with great trade, it is small with only 2,000 sims in it

It has the biggest Industrial Sector in the region

It has a big Port exporting many goods

Some areas have had services like schools added bringing in some sims of upper class

Some areas weren't so lucky though

Some areas didn't even have water

Some pictures of the city

An overview of Wattsville

 

[Glenni 1,444]

hmm wattswille looks like a nice place.