Schulmania

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Markus J Not so much mass chaos… a little warm glowing present from QF…

Hester Something overall not good…

111222333444 Woo hoo! Of course in Schulmania, every day is Cat Day!

emperordaniel This one was not a good surprise.

Gn_leugim Yep… it is QUITE the pole!

PhatHead Great gracias!

Wiecher LOL! I don’t know either!

SimCoug I added a new link below to help…

emperordaniel I agree 1000%!

Markus J Probably worse than that…

Lyhoko Leaci I let the game run over 300 years BEFORE those pix were taken… not sure how much longer it will last…

111222333444 It has spread over a good part of the war zone…

Markus J Actually I did that with the iPhone…

Lyhoko Leaci I can do that. With a lowercase j?

emperordaniel We are grateful for your vigilance! And enjoy the new bugg-free home!

Look for word about something new and big tomorrow!

[emperordaniel 1,281]

A new piece of Schulminion tech destined to win the war? A major victory over the Buggs?? A cat-expanding ray??? WHAT WILL IT BE!?

[Gn_leugim 853]

in short, the town was razed to the ground and the soil has gone barren and infertile... God dam them!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Schulmania’s Newest Maps +Lies & Confessions!

This is the latest set of Schulmania maps. This features the four districts of the Kingdom of Tenne. This is the heartland of Schulmania, and is available to you if you wish to build on it, as a map called “Heartland” – available on the STEX by my good buddy Vandy. Here’s a link:

Now, for the three maps you will see… And this is a real treat, because Schulmania does not issue many maps. With over 18,000 combined posts in Schulmania, there are fewer than 36 total maps. And today I issue three! The first shows you the four districts, so you can sort names and places out. The two left-hand districts do not appear on the map posted recently in Schulmania Volume 3, as they were not discovered when that map was made (Feb. 2009).

The next map shows you where all of the cities shown thus far in Tenne are located. Now, of course, some are larger than the dot that marks their location. But this will help you place names and cities. And, if you want to go back and see the cities featured, try out the National Archive of Simtropolis updates, found here: http://schulmania.in...rchiveindex.htm

Now, for the biggie: the capital city of Oak Ridge. It is destined to be by far the largest city in the nation. It is made up of 26 arrondissements (districts/quarters) and is so large instead of having one small town (the old capital, Wirt, has a population ~10,000 in case you were wondering) the town and its suburbs which fall within the designated urban growth boundary (yes, there is such a thing: http://en.wikipedia....growth_boundary) have been given the special moniker “National Capital Region”. This is not a regional government, like Tenne or Wirdleonia, but a metropolitan government area (http://en.wikipedia....d_city–county, in case you were wondering [which you probably weren’t…]). All 26 districts fit within the area highlit in the next map*.

*A confession is needed because the statement above is a big fat LIE!

See, here’s the thing: the four tiles of Tenne are large city tiles. The National Capital Area is equal to about half of small city tile. I labored intensely to get the capital to have the look and feel I wanted (not too crammed up/green space, lots of cool goodies, etc) but the space was simply not enough. And I want to preserve the scale of things in Schulmania by not having the capital dwarf the whole country in order to fill it in properly. So, now here comes the big fat lie…

In order to actually flesh out the areas I wanted and make it fit properly, I am taking advantage of the fact that cyberspace is squishable. How so? In a separate region, dubbed “Fake Schulmania Capital” (yes, that’s the real in-game name of it), I have 6 large city tiles [with names like “Fake Schulmania Capital”, “More fake Schulmania capital”, “Yep, more fake Schulmania capital” and “You guessed it… fake Schulmania capital” used for the actual city names in game] dedicated to the 26 districts and am building them there, taking the pictures, and then acting like it all fits into that tiny space shown in the map. And, since it is all cyberspace stuff, in theory it can fit in the same space. I checked with Dr. Sheldon Cooper and he did not disagree. So it must be true.

Now I have not actually completed all 26 districts. That is a huge undertaking. As a matter of fact, I have enough content made to fill over 20 updates with what I do have already, which is not a whole, whole lot. Now, what I will eventually post will include some of the original cramped up capital but the lion’s share (pun intended) is the fake part. The Schulmania Blog (http://schulmania.in...files/blogs.htm, but you should know that because you have been visiting it all the time already… right?) has a list of the districts and how many are completed (not many). The scope of the capital is such that I have contemplated spinning it off into its own CJ.

And for those of you who know Schulmania does not have cars (except in certain restricted areas), you may be surprised to notice traffic signals. Those are not for cars, as I am QUITE certain the Supreme Wirdle will never allow cars in her capital (she HATES them) but for wagons and other such conveyances. How did we develop them? Here’s how:

And speaking of the capital, with as much stuff as I am putting into it, I am in need of some assistance with generating ideas for names of venues, types of stuff to add and so forth. I have an ever-changing brainstorming list I will be posting soon to get your suggestions. It’s not so much a voting contest than just seeing if you have some good ideas I might want to use and you can be thrilled with submitting. To make my life easier, since the brainstorming list is technically not an update itself, it will be posted only in Volume 2 (the old CJ forum, not the new one). So, if you read this in the new area, you will want to check over in the old area (http://community.sim...-city-journals/) after a while to see the list if you are interested in gaining a measure of fame for a great idea. And remember, a measure of fame is a lot better than a slap on the belly with a wet trout!

And, as a bonus (this is not my map!), if you were ever wondering where I get my inspiration for cities and stuff, here’s a glimpse of ones I have used and will be using later…

First, the context map:

And now the inspiration… in part:

And a map to show where I get the city names… well, some of them anyway…

I would put more, but it is getting too crowded.

So, here ya go: the first new territory shown in a map since 2009… and a true confession. Your feedback is welcomed and appreciated (especially if it is fawning praise!).

  Edited August 12, 2012 by Schulmanator  

[emperordaniel 1,281]

Looks like the new capital will be AWESOME!

[Wiecher 192]

A Catpital !

[Markus J 242]

Seems like the capital would have cars... I mean if the technology is available then it's odd for a capital to want to purposely stay behind the times.

Lots of thought put into your CJ though, good work.

[Hester 699]

To Marcus j -- the felines do VERY well without cars..it has been shown many times. And the Supreme Wirdle does allow their use on a limited basis for certain occasions but only in areas designated.I hope I'm correct but I welcome any correction.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Looks good, can't wait for more!

And yes, the j is lower case. "jebba" does mean "the" after all...

Lyhoko: After finding where Lyhoko's SC4 CD got off to, Lyhoko did an experiment in blowing things up. The "obliterate city" button successfully removed radiation.

Lyhoko: ... Along with everything else.

  Edited August 12, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[SimCoug 5,973]

Dr. Sheldon Cooper is a smart man. Go Tennessee

[Schulmanator 5,787]

A Wirdle wordle?

[emperordaniel 1,281]

A Wirdle wordle!!!

...what's a wordle?

[RipRap 4,400]

Wooo Wirdle Wordle, another fantastic recreation of the Supreme Wirdle!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Schulmania's having a brainstorming meeting soon... and you are invited. Just tune in right here for it and be ready to insert your valuable opinions (only the valuable ones... or the ones I can trade in for candy)

[Markus J 242]

Idea! How about a main rail line linking all the major cities? Unless it's been done... also above ground I might add.

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Schulmania Brainstorming Time!

I would like your thoughts to help me generate some stuff for the new Schulmania capital city. If will happily review your suggestions and add in stuff that sounds good. The first topic is government buildings. I have several assigned thus far, and others with agencies but no buildings. But, I am sure there’s lots more agencies I will want in the capital. See if you have any suggestions for me for worthy offices. I am especially interested in ones feline related. As you can tell, I have a few already.

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

Bureau of Feline Affairs HQ (done)

Travel & Tourism Agency

Diplomatic Office (done)

Fine Arts Council (done)

Transportation Commission

Medical Corps

Colonial Government & Exploration Commission (done)

Education & Literature Commission (done)

Schulmania National Military

Treasury (done)

National Archives (done)

Commerce & Trade Office

National Tribunal

National Parks Office (done)

Catnip Comptroller’s Office (done)

Agriculture Commission

Schulmania Post

Museum of History (done)

National Library (done)

International Trade Office (done)

**The ones that say (done) have a building already… the others will as I build up more of the city

Next, how about some ideas for districts of the city? I have some already decided but need more suggestions…

QUARTERS

Diplomatic Enclave (just started)

Royal Quarter (in progress)

Ecclesiastic Quarter (in progress) [which is better – ecclesiastic quarter, holy quarter, or sacred quarter? Or something similar…]

Government Quarter [not a thrilling name… got a better one for it?] (in progress)

Feline Quarter (done)

Gilded Quarter (done)

Theater District (done)

University District (just started; not real happy with it and may redo it completely)

The Woodlands (residential; in progress)

So, what sounds good to you?

Oh, how about some good names for public squares? Parks? I am going to have several and would like to give each a name. Something feline and/or regal would be nice.

And also some good names for churches. There will be several and I am running out of good ideas and wish to avoid being redundant. Something clever and/or feline would be nice.

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Another note: Some additional information is already available on the Schulmania Blog. From July 1 onward (that’s when the NCR was officially opened) blog posts have revealed more about the nature of the National Capital Region. It does include a sneak peek of one part of the capital in there somewhere as well

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On a separate but somewhat related tangent, if you are someone whose first language is Spanish and you are interested in proofreading something for Schulmania’s upcoming bilingual update, please PM me and I will send you the text. My Spanish is OK but not thrilling… as I learned it on the fly in the Dominican Republic a while back and didn’t take classes in it. I want to make sure what I have sounds OK before I post it.

Gracias mil veces!

[SimCoug 5,973]

Hmmm... a National Zoo perhaps? Or maybe just a big aviary and aquarium

[Hester 699]

I like SimCoug's ideas.

[emperordaniel 1,281]

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

Travel & Tourism Agency

Transportation Commission

Medical Corps

Schulmania National Military

Commerce & Trade Office

National Tribunal

Agriculture Commission

Schulmania Post

Schulmania National Military:

National Tribunal:

Other buildings:

QUARTERS

Ecclesiastic Quarter (in progress) [which is better – ecclesiastic quarter, holy quarter, or sacred quarter? Or something similar…]

Government Quarter [not a thrilling name… got a better one for it?] (in progress)

So, what sounds good to you?

Oh, how about some good names for public squares? Parks? I am going to have several and would like to give each a name. Something feline and/or regal would be nice.

And also some good names for churches. There will be several and I am running out of good ideas and wish to avoid being redundant. Something clever and/or feline would be nice.

P1: I like Holy Quarter best. As for the Government Quarter's name, how about "Administration Quarter" instead?

Also, what do you think of having a Merchant's Quarter (commercial marketplace-type area, with some residential here and there for the various merchant's families)? Or does the Gilded Quarter already cover that?

P2: For public squares and parks, how about Imperator Square (named after the Latin word for Emperor), or Savannah Park (named after one of my personal favorite cat breeds, the Savannah Cat)?

P3: Perhaps Saint Simon's Church, after Simon, the only cat to have ever won the animal's equivalent of the Victoria Cross - the Dicken Medal - while serving aboard a British ship just after WWII?

I can try to think of some more ideas later, but that's all I've got right now. D:

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

I say "Sacred Quarter", as "Holy" sounds too bland, and I don't think I've ever seen the word "Ecclesiastic" before, and wouldn't understand it out of context.

"Administration Quarter" sounds good to me... or "Administrative Quarter."

Park names: Ball-o-Yarn Park? Puma Park? Lion Square? Cheetah Corner? Tiger Terrace?

And a zoo sounds nice.

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Things may be a bit bumpy, but please feel free to continue to offer input as mentioned above even after I post other stuff. I have already decided to add a zoo and look forward to other ideas...

[naftixe 131]

i am all for it

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Military Briefing #8

A new briefing from the Schulmania National Military's Intel Division reveals what the enemy has been doing in the Occupation Zone. And, as you can imagine, it is not good for us. Click the pic below to see the whole story... it is an exlcusive on the Schulmania website.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not simply a teaser picture. There are multiple other pictures and there is text explaining them. But, you have to click on the picture above to see it.

[SimCoug 5,973]

Yay, zoo!

[emperordaniel 1,281]

A tunnel leading through the mountains almost all the way to the sea? AND IT'S OWNED BY THE BUGGS?!

We must stop them.

Oh, and a couple of military-related questions that have been on my mind for a while: do the awards listed here "stack" with those given to members at every quarter for commenting in the CJ, or do they remain separate? Also, is there a list somewhere where it says which members have which ribbons, and how many? (the latter part of the second question is only if it's possible to receive a ribbon multiple times; I'm not really good with that sort of stuff, so I wouldn't know.)

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Ack. That is not the good kind of tunnel.

Would black hole leeches help in any way?

[Joe 90 358]

I can't say I've been following the feline dominion very closely (actually, I wasn't following it at all 10 minutes ago - as an act of penence please accept this kipper ) but I'm a little surprised there are no references to a number of very famous cats - no Deuteronomy's, Mungojerry's, Growltiger's, Rumpleteazer's, Mistoffelees', or Jennyanydots'. Just struck me as odd.

Anyway, above all them I'd name something after Tevildo, Tolkien's Lord of Cats. He was quite bad apparently, sort of a proto-Sauron (although maybe Tolkien grew up in Queensferry?) before being written out. Maybe some sort of clandestine secret police or something would be appropriate. Macavity should be in there too.

And you absolutely need a Ministry of Fisheries

[Gn_leugim 853]

BOMB THEM!

  Edited August 17, 2012 by Gn_leugim  

[Hester 699]

Ditto as per Gn_leugim.

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Here's some maptacular things from my Revolving Globe/ Flag Counter... if you have a CJ you should get these so you can see how many people are coming to see you and from where. It's cool!

I still can't believe I am up to 167 countries!