Tenements & Rust: Ghetto Stories

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Algis242: Thanks for your comment!

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I guess I should apologize because the last week I absolutely forgot I hadn't updated this CJ on the forums! As a result, you'll see six pics today...

As the regulars know, every update tries to follow a kind of "storyline" this won't because I don't know where to fit the following pics. I guess I'm not specially inspired today.

Stations and power lines, nothing strange here; but I just like how the pic looks. From now on, all pics size will be this one.

Even though I'm not a big fan of basketball, I know how Eastern European arenas become a "hell" when the important games are played there. The Gazprom Arena is a good example of it. Normally dull and grey, is a good example of how crazy fans can become "the 6th man" during a game.

Gasometers. Once they've become obsolete; cities have given them different usages. Ones are landmarks, others have been reconverted to arenas or shopping centers. Krasnoslobodsk's ones are a good place to hide all kinds of illegal stuff...

And the pics from my penultimate update, called "Cranes".

Cranes are a quite usual sight in Krasnoslobodsk. Where there's a crane, there's activity. Somebody is loading or unloading something, somebody is building one more tenements block or somebody is demolishing something.

Prefabricated buildings like this (usually known as "prefabs") need very few materials and are built very quicly virtually everywhere. You only need a crane, some plaster and a bunch of underpaid workers. Usually, the most expensive thing is to hire the cranes.

But the place where cranes (and rusty steel sheets) are the kings is Krasnoslobodsk's seaport. The old part of the port has no cranes, but instead, the boats and barges have their own ones.

On the other hand, the "modern" (built during the 60's, when the city was prosperous) has plenty of cranes which can be seen from a long distance. Don't be fooled about the trademarks painted on the containers. Most of them contain weapons and ammunition to be sold later.

Click on the two last pics to see them in full resolution! From now on, they'll all be like this!

[Benedict 3,119]

Now there is an update with a lot of the things I like in T&R... power lines, transit, industry. Nice.

[nathanthemayor 1,263]

Nice seaport there.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great pictures.

I'm Lithuanian myself (it's not East Europe like everyone say) and I know what you mean by saying "hell". When Vilniaus "Lietuvos Rytas" and Kauno "Žalgiris" are playing, the arena becomes a battleground. Everyone in the crowd are saying stuff "Your team sucks, our team is better". The other side replies the same. Sometimes they're a inch away from starting a riot. After Lithuania won European Basketball championship back in 2003, Vilnius looked beautiful the next day: Traffic lights torn down, bus stops completely ruined, telephone booths smashed, glass windows smashed in the news stands. I also saw that night on TV that fans in the center of Vilnius manage to flip over 1-2 taxi cars.

  Edited March 26, 2011 by Member 193110  

[kakado_to_save 514]

Great update once again

[packersfan 666]

Just beautiful and perfect, such an inspiration!

[wwetom1 831]

Very nice as always! Your seaport pictures look fantastic.

[Benedict 3,119]

I was wondering why you hadn't been posting updates here Great to see you back in the forum with such a nice update, even if there is no story.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Benedict: Thank you for your comment, glad you liked it!

Nathanthemayor: Thank you for commenting! This is my first custom seaport ever!

Algis242: Thanks for your comment! I was inspired by this action for the arena pic. I could never support violence, but I think that this kind of ambient (without the violent part) is so great to watch to and so helpful for local players... I've always envied this kind of attitude.

Kakado_to_save: Thank you for commenting!

Packersfan: Thanks for your comment!

Wwetom1: Thank you for your comment! As I said to Nathan, this is my first try at building serious seaports...

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Some hours after having posted the CJ section update, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have played, game drawn 1-1. We'll see in the Cup game!

You know I like very much the "commuting" updates. And here's one, but with the usual three pics.

Our trip begins in one of the worst places in Kransoslobodsk. There are some really bad (District 14, for example), but this is the worst.

This is a dilapidated, polluted and poor place and you may say it's the same as the rest of Krasnoslobodsk suburbs, but you'd be wrong. The other districts have at least an school and a hospital nearby; this one, has no school and no hospital nearby. The whole place has become a hole of corruption, drug use and crime. But as in every place, still someone keeps having a job and keeps commuting to it every day.

It is a short commute, but still no workers aren't as brave to go to their jobs by walk. This railyard area is a common sight in this neighbourhood. There are no graffiti painted in the boxcars just because people can't afford to buy paint sprays; and they aren't sober enough to go to steal some.

We reach our destination in a few minutes. In a dead end of Krasnoslobodsk's port canal system, you can find an small shipyard that saw its glory years a long time ago. It used to be an stategic facility for The Goverment, but nowadays it only builds low-end bulkers and barges.

[Mayorm 14]

very nice images and storyline

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great railyard and shipyard.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Mayorm: Thanks for your comment!

Algis242: Thanks for your comment!

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Inspired by so many football, we'll see today an sporty update. We'll take a look to the stadiums and arenas home to most popular sports clubs in Krasnoslobodsk.

During the Soviet era, the Voluntary Sports Societies were the establishments that ruled all the physical education program, to keep citizens fit and provide the best facilities for elite sportsmen and sportswomen, who would have a huge success in the Summer and Winter Olympics. If you want, you can get more info here [link].

Some of this sports societies, have been present in Krasnoslobodsk, and evolved during the communist and post-communist era to what they look today. The most important surviving sports societies in Krasnoslobodsk are the CSKA, Dynamo, Metallurg and Lokomotiv societies.

CSKA Krasnoslobodsk

CSKA is now the former volunteer sports society from the Soviet Army. This club has been the most successful club in Krasnoslobodsk's history, but nowadays it is financially struggling. Nevertheless, among its fanbase, we still can find the wealthier people in Krasnoslobodsk, the upper-class citizens and a good part of the Goverment (the team, is frequently nicknamed as "the Millionaires"). Its field, the Krasnoslobodsk Army Stadion, has been the largest one in the nation until the Lokomotiv Stadion was built.

FC Lokomotiv Krasnoslobodsk

The Lokomotiv Sports Society, was an extension of rail transport Trade Union, and it united workers of rail transport, transport contstruction and Metro workers. Their heritage still can be felt in the club logo and nickname ("the Railroaders"). In Krasnoslobodsk, the FC Lokomotiv has always had a large fanbase, made mainly from workers and low-class citizens; this has made that the rivalry with CSKA has been fierce from its beginnings. Its field, the Lokomotiv Stadion, was built in 2004 and, with a capacity of 54,500, is now the largest stadium in the nation.

FC Metallurg Krasnoslobodsk

The Metallurg Sports Society was founded like the Lokomotiv Society, but Metallurg united all the existing steelworkers trade unions. This club saw its glory years 40 years ago, nowadays it is a second division club with a very small fanbase who still look at their 1964 and 1965 League Championship cups. Its field, the Metallurg Stadion (capacity 35,303 spectators), designed like a traditional English field, is now old and rusty; and the club cannot fix this problems because it cannot barely pay the footballers wages.

Dynamo Krasnoslobodsk

The Dynamo Sports Society has never had an strong football club; but they have won 25 national basketball championships in the last 30 years. This supremacy, has leaded the Dynamo to be considered the de-facto basketball team in the city, with a large fanbase with CSKA and Lokomotiv football fans. Its arena (known as "Palace of Sports" during the soviet era) is falling to pieces and leaks through the roof are a constant since the 20th century.

Links for the stadiums:

CSKA: http://27.pro.tok2.com/~chilitomato2/

Lokomotiv: http://27.pro.tok2.com/~chilitomato2/

Metallurg: http://www.davidluart.com

Dynamo: https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/files/file/19875-bsp-joe-louis-arena/

[wwetom1 831]

Fantastic update! The stadiums look great in your pictures.

And a BIG thanks for the links! Very helpful.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great stadiums. I would also like to thank you for the stadiums.

[9988 428]

Another impressive update. Brilliand buildings and brilliant work.

[Schulmanator 5,807]

Cool stuff! You always have impressive updates here. A well done sporty update

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Wwetom1: Thank you for commenting! They're not exactly the same type of stadiums you show in your CJ, but glad you like them!

Algis242: Thanks for your comment!

9988: Thank you for your comment!

Schulmanator: Thank you for commenting! BTW, I almost crashed my car looking for a "different" feature in my local McDonald's while driving!

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It's been a busy week again, the 17th ISC Session [link] organization took longer than expected and haven't been much time to play SC4 lately. Furthermore, I feel I'm lacking ideas, so I guess that I won't update once a week as I've been doing until now. This doesn't mean this CJ is on hold, but don't be "scared" if I can't provide a weekly update.

No rust today. If you're looking for your SC4 rust dose, I recommend you taking a look to some brilliant CJs started recently: penguin1364's Soviet Rust [link] and 2b2gbi's latest updates on his CJ [link].

We'll take a look to The Beehive, one of the most hated structures in Krasnoslobodsk. It's not hated by its look or for its placement. It's hated because of those who dwell it.

The New Krasnoslobodsk Apartment Complex, popularly known as "The Beehive" is one of the tallest structures in the city, placed just in the border between the pre-1990 and the post-1990 districts. Its lot was once occupied by an abandoned luxury hotel, which was torn down in 2002 among citizens protests (the only ones brave enough to publicly say their opinion).

The Beehive is one of the favourite places to live for the rich and wealthy here; for those who work on the new shiny glass skyscrapers and drive expensive BMWs. Here, the new elites of Krasnoslobodsk rule the country as an arm of the Goverment. But they know that, nowadays, the Goverment is simply their arm.

In The Beehive, unlike many other apartment complexes, everybody know each other. The CEO of GazKras, the owner of that rusty smelter, the owners of these luxury boutiques in the city center... They're now the Goverment, and watch their concrete dominions from the 27th floor holding a cup of vodka.

[kakado_to_save 514]

Making those people who live in those prefabs blocks stare and be shaded by those high-rises, that glitter and have some color, is cruel XDD

[+Guest Member 193110]

Beautiful high-rise buildings. A flat there should cost a lot.

[Follarch 327]

If i "were" to live there, I'd be on the bottom few floors. I wouldn't dare live anywhere higher where it required an elevator. Those things scare the crap out of me. But the building's themselves are awesome!

Those poor neighbors must dread the sight every day though.

[Schulmanator 5,807]

I heard there was quite a "buzz" about those living in The Beehive!

[Mikeaut1 261]

Wow really creative, I like the name!!! Great work TekindusT!

[Mayorm 14]

hmmm that doesn't look so crumby

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Lovely city you have here.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Kakado_to_save: Thank you for your comment! If I've made you feel this meens I've succeeded!

Algis242: Thanks for your comment! Don't have a doubt about it!

Archean: Thank you for your comment! Virtually all bixel's creations are awesome, but this one is through the roof! As for your problem with elevators, I can't allow myself to have it, because I live in a 6th floor and I have a tough time when the elevator is out of order...

Schulmanator: Thanks for commenting, I LOLed for a while!

Mikeaut1: Thank you for your comment!

Mayorm: Thanks for commenting! Yeah there's been a lack of rust lately, but I'll try to catch up...!

Aaron Graham: Thank you for commenting, my only hope is that you were ironic with it...!

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Not a regular update, just a teaser to see what you think and to see if you guys can recommend me BATs apart of marcszar's and jumpthefence's ones! I still don't know which will be the style of the next update (east or west) but I'll try to figure it out...

[Kusajika Yachiru 9]

If you managed to get that"behive" to grow on it's own... wow, wow, and wow.

[+Guest Member 193110]

That picture reminds me Liberty City from Grand Theft Auto IV.

[TekindusT 3,809]

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Kusajika Kachiru: Thank you for commenting! No, I haven't grown those... as most of the stuff you see here, they've been plopped. Some time ago I realized I was more interested in the aesthetics than in the gameplay...

Algis242: Thanks for commenting, that's the intention!

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Finally back to T&R! It's been some busy weeks and I've been working (in my free time) in some new stuff. I teased you all with some ideas I had on mind and I've developed them in a way that I feel they concentrate the best aspects that in my opinion we've seen here.

Let's take a brief look to the City of Rankine, NY.

Rankine is situated in north NYC, althought can't remember exactly where it is. It was first an industrial city, and the city expansion made a lot of population to move here during the 50's and the 60's.

The subway is one of the few things that work properly here, as it doesn't depend on Rankine. Subway services 2, 5 and 6 stop here, and stations are clogged every morning with commuters waiting for their train to go "to City".

The school, the only one in the whole City of Rankine, is placed in front of the church. You don't see much people during Sunday's masses in the church and you don't see much kids during weekdays at school

[Mayorm 14]

Where did you get that station in the second picture? Also it looks a bit dirtier than some of your last updates.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Yet again, reminds me Liberty City. Great "clean" city.