Hell_S

[timcravey 169]

i!_1

The ads looked good.

And the maps have a deceptive way of making it seem "wetter" than it actually is.

But the Little Elephant Trading Company was determined to expand on Mars and the areologists having discovered a gravitic anomoly that probably signaled the presence of valuable heavy metals had called A. U.  Korsair out to do an extraction feasibility study.  There are no roads into Terby  which is a tiny colonial outpost, the only settlement in the Hellas Region.

[JJC12321 0]

seems interesting, can't wait to see some development or landscape shots

[Tia-may 0]

Very nice map.

[jacqulina 162]

interesting start my friend cant wait to see more

[fabsies55 5]

sounds interesting hope to see more and some simcity pics.

[timcravey 169]

And a look at the region:

I am using THL's Low Desert Mod for the terrain.

The immigration restrictions turn out to be not so lax as advertised.  Even tourists and business travelers are being detained and prevented from departing the colony. I decide to stay here and model the problem in SimMars.

An overlay locates the mining interest.  The areologists are calling the anomaly a "gravity volcano" and implying that it may be an unstable feature capable of 'erupting'.

Early modeling suggests that the first 'man' on Mars will be a transgendered person (and that e will eventually end up owning e's own iBots franchise in a medium size city in the Maxisland Region).

Works with color, too.  Just change the name when you place the character in game, otherwise you have to rewrite the .dat file (also included) which is advanced modding - very technical.

[Twenty20 28]

Hmmm, fascinating... can't wait to see more !!!

[Schulmanator 5,813]

NICE!! I am intrigued.

[timcravey 169]

Schul - High praise from one so bright. Thank you.

[Tia-may 0]

Very nice use of the MySims feature. Hoping to see more.

[TimeMaster 4]

Great job, Tim. Keep me informed in SimMars!

[timcravey 169]

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A team of scientists is gathered in Sekhata Aru, Maxisland, at the top secret Secret Research Company.  Here the Little Elephant's custom BATs are tested before being subjected to the rigors of the actual simulated martian environment.  Some of the team are human; some are cybernetic; and some, like the Ek Chuah, are artificial.

In other news:  Talks ensued in Timagodh (the capitol of Maxisland) about the possibility of replacing the advisors.

We are open to suggestions as to how that might be done.

[jacqulina 162]

looking great my friend interesting read too

[timcravey 169]

i!_3

The group of scientists and explorers finally depart for their date with simulated destiny.

I decided to run the simulation in the SimMars Beta with a few mods.  On approaching the planet the ship passes over the still unsettled Kasei Valley (included in the beta).  This is an astonishingly detailed map with only just a little too much vertical exaggeration.

The THL Sandy Desert Mod gives this map character that was totally not evident with the way too red terrain texture that comes with the beta.

My pre-beta rendered region of Hell_S loaded just fine. The Mars beta brought in its own rock mod so certain things changed about my region view.  I like it.

The town of Terby has been settled for 21 years.  It is the center of colonial activity in the East Basin and has a permanent population of over 1500.  This town pays for itself.

My first group of BATs is lotted up as a self-sustaining colonial farm and exploration hub. 

The so-called Venus of Terby is one of many  naturally occurring copper globules found in craters and believed to be the remnants of meteors.

Early success at growing farms is greeted with great cheer as some of the beta farms are rather dark and industrial.

A smaller nearby community suffers from what appears to be rampant corruption as the sliders in this city (power station, police, and fire) all adjust themselves downward to the detriment primarily of industrial development.  Rolling blackouts and strikes are frustratingly common.

The fire truck came to the fire but made no effort to keep the farm from burning. 

There is a new weather station at Iquusa, another small settlement.

Artists rendition of the view from downtown Terby

[xV.I.N.C.E.N.T.x 0]

Looks very interesting. I like the way you meld Maxisland into the SimMars.

Great Job. Ill definitely be more interested.

-Vin

[TimeMaster 4]

Whoa!!! Great. I think it looks awesome, I hope you can get some more done soon!

-Time

[Twenty20 28]

I love it ! that's very different. Great work !

[timcravey 169]

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Alot has happened on Mars.  The region of Hell_S was destroyed by my whim when I discovered a better heightmap at USGS.  Cyclones, rising in the heart of the great desert swept most of the town of Terby away.  The new region has been overall more agreeable.

Barsoom is the main residential district in a city of 17,000.  It began as an agricultural community and still supports several profitable farms.

My underground farm fields may eventually have a surprising side-effect.

I like subways so I built my own stations for Mars.  Named after the legendary hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs they are glassed over park-spaces. 

Here the center of Terby is seen, with the Hospital, High School, and Fire Station, boxed in by my main parks and a small museum.  All of this has spurred interest in development of some more city infrastructure.

High wealth residents (a few) have finally brought the first of my commercial lots to the region.

Next time we'll take a look at the new weather station, and the proposed hydrologic research center.

[jacqulina 162]

interesting how you mix the two but looking and growing well my friend

[suplado! 23]

wow -- very futuristic, really like how the mars city is developing

[timcravey 169]

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Terby by 2060 had pretty much topped out for growth - without trains industry refused to develop so I built train stations.

In Terby itself development tended toward business and passenger service.

Joyful Tears Station is in the Canal Street area and is intended to raise middle-class population. The little green space is a community garden.

Jewel-like planter cases highlight the new civic plaza with its swimming pool, library and subway connection.  The Curia Ares or city hall is just out of view at the bottom, The Trikuti Plaza is crafted from enormous jade boulders.

The new business district, 101ville, came as quite a surprise.

The city has built a new power plant.

And the Hydrologic Research Institute has been founded at Iquusa in the Canal Zone Natural Park.  I meant to get a shot of the majestic canyon but the HRI was dwarfed to nothing.  This functions as a city college in the game.

In re: Little Elephant - the city is planning to extend the new rail lines through the Invisible Mountain area to link up with agricultural communities in the south.  So far LE HeavyMetal lots are not occuring in the industrial development pattern, so mining may not begin soon.

Unified Rail is the name of the regional transit co-operative.

[hamsterTK 93]

Haha this is cool, I wish I noticed this CJ earlier.

I love the pool and gardens, a sure sign the place is growing beyond just a dusty trade center

[anik 14]

WOW.. Cool! I love the story and I love how you used your creative custom lots..!

[timcravey 169]

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The Hell_S region has surpassed 200,000 people and officially declares itself a Territory.  This entails the election of a governor and the introduction of psuedo-military police mobile units.

The completed railroad is shown in the folowing regional views.  The Western Trunk Road connects the agricultural Hellespontes region with the industrial east.

The new farm fields give a festive psychedelic look to the countryside.

Although I think the SkyFarm series is too aggressive I've let it run wild in some areas.

Also in this region is the Canals of Mars Canyons Natural Park, a great natural wonder of ice and mist.

In the Eastern or Prometheii Terre region wildcat miners have begun tentative operations in the area of Goldrush mining mostly lighter metals and phosphates.

The Little Elephant has imported a smaller, more manueverable miner and wildcatters are springing up all over.

SimMars Date: 2103

[fabsies55 5]

i dont like it but thats me,

its good for those people into like sci-fi and stuff so yea.

[timcravey 169]

Aww - fabsies!  I thought YOU were into it.  What can I do?

[Twenty20 28]

You are really creative! many good ideas, I suppose that it's not easy to make this kind of futuristic CJ.

[timcravey 169]

Much work is being done on the SimMars project by several different people. I have been so busy I could only post this one pic and I don't count it as an actual update.

[flyinbird93 2]

very interesting start. will me looking for more

[timcravey 169]

Part 2 of what's turning into Update i!_7

Terby has a new cemetery, of which more later.

A radical-conservative stylistic separatist movement known as the Bolshoi Gaì or "geex" ( G§ ) mounted an attempted coups d'etat and in the process destroyed the new City Hall.  The rebels were put down with some simulated loss of life which necessitated the digging of simulated mass graves and building of memorials; Mai Selfh, the new governor, after conceding the rebels point about the limitations of Geometry, immediately constructed a newer, better facility - the Cravey Building - which will be part of a proposed Regional Government Complex.

"This has made Us once again aware of disturbing deficiencies in the beta and We have called for an interplanetary AI to coordinate economic development."   Mai Selfh,  2125

Plans are underway to completely redo the downtown with new BATs such as inflatable GroBot planters from iBots and high-density residential.  Unidad Solar (US1 - the proposed AI) will be housed in a new Courthouse called Pax y Securidad.