Cattala (AIN)

[+Guest Member 193110]

Franogei looks great.

Welcome to page 3!

  Edited March 6, 2011 by Member 193110  

[wwetom1 831]

The rain effects look great, very nice job. And the blurred background turned out excellent. I'd love to see more like that.

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Algis: Thank you, and it's brilliant that we've made it to page three. Thanks for all of your posts especially Algis.

wwetom1: Thank you, that's a massive compliment coming from you. The blurred background (and use of Diggis ponds) are all thanks to influence from Stone Creek. Now onto a special update...

It may not be tourist season, but the royal family of Grand and Belluterra thoroughly enjoyed their tour of a cold Cattala this week. The family spent three days in a quaint manor house in the centre of rural Ontano, owned by Lord Monete.

The view from the manor house was spectacular – rolling fields of green, despite the wintry weather that had recently spread across Cattala. The birds sing as they prepare for another spring and the trees dance in the gentle breeze of the Ontanoan morning.

The fourth day of their visit was very different – a tour of the capital included a visit to the headquarters of international media corporation Rmi, the leading broadcaster in Cattala. Could we be seeing Rmi World News launching in Belluterra soon?

One of the most publicised parts of the trip was the tour of Alder Hill, the Parliament and other Government offices. King Daniel was very interested in the political deals that were made here.

On the fifth and sixth days of the tour, the Royal family stayed in Calora and visited Lagos commercial district.

Whilst in Calora, they stayed in Vecchio and had a wonderful view of the Fiume Calora, that traverses the centre of the city.

If you wish to feature a family tour in Cattala, people from your nation buying a house, or any other storyline, just post here or PM me.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

This is an incredible looking city journal. I am sure there are many people in Port Matthew who would be thrilled to take a vacation in Cattala.

[+Guest Member 193110]

Those farms look fantastic.

[kakado_to_save 514]

Good Job

Keep it up!

[ThomasSimpson 466]

NMUSpidey: Thank you again for commenting, I'm very glad that you liked the update. Thanks go to Daniel for approaching me about this, and giving me some help with it.

Algis242: Thanks! You are officially my most dedicated supporter... I should probably get you an award or something.

Kakado_to_save: Thank you very much, it's good to see you visiting again and thanks for the comment.

[Benedict 3,119]

Really pretty update. I like the farmland, for farms packed so closely together you have still managed to make them look natural. The night lighting on the Rmi building is excellent.

[tonyr 926]

OMG I need oxygen!

[wwetom1 831]

Very, very nice update! It is kinda cool that Stone Creek influenced you

Keep this good work up!

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Wow, thank you for all the comments guys. I think this is a record number of posts for one update, so thank you all for commenting. It's greatly appreciated.

Benedict: Thank you, I'm really pleased that you liked the recent updates and thanks for commenting again.

Tonyr: Welcome to Cattala, and thank you very much for the comment. I hope you keep on viewing!

Wwetom1: Yep, early editions of Stone Creek really influenced Calora especially, and the recent updates that you used have influenced rural areas massively. Especially this new update.

Welcome back to Aldoak, in North Ontano. You can see how much Aldoak has changed since we last visited, because I’ve decided to rebuild all of North Ontano into more a Seina-esque, rural, village feel. I hope you like it.

Today we’re starting off in the south-west of Aldoak, in the small farming community to the south of the main village.

The land around the Fiume Ontano is fertile and ripe, and historically, Aldoak has been an important area for food production.

In recent years farmland has been sold off for property construction, which has been highly profitable since the turn of the century.

The Fiume Ontano flows through the centre of Aldoak and is the reason that the village was initially built. It flows from a source in the mountains north of Brunswick.

The village centre is dominated by apartments and traditional Mediterranean homes, which are seen across Almae-Ontano Province.

Much of the village has been built around the Fiume Ontano, and the series of streams that flow from it. To end with, an overview of Aldoak.

[AdoxxBE 289]

Very nice, like the style of the houses. You know how to handle SC

[+Guest Member 193110]

Beautiful river. The town looks great.

[antsel 841]

This is my first time visiting the Kingdom of Cattala, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I really like the variety you've presented, from the sunny Mediterranean towns to the rainy Parisian-styled capital of Celeste. Great job!

I really like your blue ensign flag too!

  Edited March 22, 2011 by selles  

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Thanks go to all of you for viewing and replying to Cattala. Every comment is greatly appreciated.

Adooxx: Welcome to Cattala, and thank you for the compliment! It's taken me 18 months or so of downloading, rebuilding, deleting and reworking, but I'm really pleased with where I am now.

Algis242: Thank you, I'm glad you liked Aldoak. Thank you for commenting on nearly all the updates too - it's great to see a dedicated viewer.

Selles: Welcome to Cattala too - and that is exactly what I was going for. It's brilliant to see that you loved Cattala, and you managed to get the idea of what I wanted to put across perfectly. And I like your blue ensign too!

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Welcome back to Aldoak, in North Ontano. Today we’re taking another look at the village of Aldoak, although mainly the north of the village.

Here we see Aldoak’s central railway station – it’s small, but it does the job well and is one of the more efficient stations in Cattala.

In the western fringes of the village, many homes are suburban and were constructed after the liberation of Cattala. This part of the village housed British servicemen after the 1943 attack on Sicily and Cattala.

The main road through Aldoak traverses from the northern coast of Ontano, and heads through hundreds of acres of land to the far southern town of Brunswick.

Along the railway line, many industrial complexes have been built and are the largest employer in Aldoak. The railway link to the mainland means land rental is cheap, and transportation is as well.

To end with, a wide shot of the border between the village, the river and the vineyards that traverse the eastern side of the Ontano river.

[antsel 841]

Wonderful as always! Great use of the STR, I'm going to have to start incorporating it into my cities, it's amazing how much of a cosmetic difference the single track makes. I really like the way you add street-level detail with the parked cars, restaurant tables and the variety of brick walkways. Absolutely stunning!

[+Guest Member 193110]

Great work again. Nice railroad. Nice night pictures too.

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Selles: Thank you, and yes, I really like using the single track railway, I find it quite effective in rural areas.

Algis: Thanks once again, I'm glad you like the night time imagery.

Good morning and welcome to Celeste, where today we’re starting off early in the day, in the eastern fringes of Vittorius, a northern suburb of Celeste.

Near the railway line that signifies the end of Vittorius district, is a modern Gallery that has hosted expositions and special events for over a decade.

Here’s an overview of the east of Vittorius, built around the Fiume Celeste. This area is located due north of Franogei, so the apartments were constructed at the same time.

Here we see a view of the river from the top of Lassereth House.

And here is the centrepiece of Vittorius – the palace. Victoria Palace was dedicated to Queen Victoria, and was home to the Governor of Cattala during the imperial years. Now it is the main residence of the current royal family. The palace lies on the southern edge of Vittorius, and on the fringes of Franogei.

Here we see the embassy of the Atlantic Federation, which is located on the edge of the Fiume Celeste, which navigates straight through Vittorius.

To end with, an overview of the Veratlantian Centre and the Vittorius Gallery at night.

[antsel 841]

Seems like a really nice place to live. I particularly like the W2W along that long road. Great use of those canals too.

[wwetom1 831]

Oops, I've missed a few updates...

But the last two updates were good, but this one is great! I love how you used different times of days, like dawn and dusk instead of the normal day and night.

JRJ's canals (I believe) look great how you used them and you chose a nice selection buildings to be in the park, like Veratlantian Centre and the Vittorius Gallery.

Great work!

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

I like the way that canal goes through the city!Good work!

[+Guest Member 193110]

Beautiful work. Great use of canals. Celeste looks fantastic.

[AdoxxBE 289]

i love what you did with the canals. keep it up!

waiting for next update ;D

  Edited March 28, 2011 by Adooxx  

[tonyr 926]

Flawless!

[ThomasSimpson 466]

Wow, so many replies - I'm incredibly grateful for all of you for commenting! It means a lot to a new-ish CJer like myself.

Selles: Thank you, I've always been a fan of that canal group.

Wwetom1: No worries, it's good to see you're back. I know how busy you've been with Stone Creek, which I'm about to go and look at now. And thank you, I think they're JRJs canals too, and I'm glad you liked the building choice. They've both been on my plugins folder for a while, so I thought I'd utilise them here.

Nathanthemayor: Welcome back, and thanks for the comment!

Algis242: I must think of some way of rewarding you for your dedication - you've been with Cattala for basically every update and it's such a morale booster to see your comments, especially when it's the only one. Thank you again.

Adooxx: Hello again! And the next update is coming up shortly... I hope you like it!

Tonyr: Thank you!

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Welcome back to Aldoak, in North Ontano for a quick update. Today we’re starting off east of the main village, in the small hamlet of Olieva Rock. Olieva is a tiny, coastal place where only a few farmers and their families live. The local railway station is the only real link to the outside world.

Now it’s time to see a mosaic from Aldoak village itself. I hope you enjoy it.

To end this 40th update, we’re taking a peek at all of the Cattala cities ever featured – Aldoak, Brunswick, Calora, Celeste, Eurellia, Rhodes, Seina and San Pietro.

[wwetom1 831]

Fantastic mosaic! The first picture looks good too.

[antsel 841]

Love the Mediterranean feel to all your pictures. Great job!

[+Guest Member 193110]

Beautiful mosaic. Olieva Rock looks nice.

[tonyr 926]

Postcard perfect,thanks for sharing these beautiful shots!!!