New SorGun

[colco2121 55]

Uh-oh, hope it isn't a fire? Can you now use JBSimio's shops?

[The Avatar 1,089]

Oh noes! D:

[Fox 1,444]

Love the carriage, very cute.

I love how your town is developing in the previous update.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Could ir be some thieves running away from a robbery?

[SimCoug 5,973]

@colco2121: Oooh, good guess - you are on the right track. As for JBSimio, I do plan to use some of his great BATs, but most of them won't be showing up until later in the 19th or early 20th century.

@MamaLuigi: Oh no indeed.

@Fox: Thanks!

@City_Master: I can see that... but not quite...

Here's the next update. Hope you enjoy it.

Update 12: WAR! The Battle of New SorGun

February 1856

The Puget Sound War has spread to the SorGun region. A number of Indian tribes in the area, including the Nisqually, Muckelshoot, and Puyallup have decided to fight, rather than give up their lands in accordance with the poorly negotiated Treaty of Medicine Creek.

The previous month, in January, a raid was conducted against the small town of Seattle.

The local militias were able to repulse the attack on Seattle with the help from the USS Decatur and a detachment of US Marines. Unfortunately the Indian war party has set their sight on the town of New SorGun and the surrounding area.

In February of 1856, the Indian war party began to make their way down the Rannug River, putting the town of Junction directly in their path.

The Wapato tribe became aware of the danger and warned their friends in New SorGun. It was quickly determined that the town of Junction was indefensible. Orders were given and everybody in the area was to pack what they could and head north towards New SorGun.

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Early in the morning of February 17, the Indian raiders prepared to attack the town of Junction.

Homes outside of town were put to the torch as the sun began to rise.

With no resistance to be seen, the Indian warriors quickly set fire to the main town of Junction.

The main crossroads in town were ablaze in no time.

By the evening, most of the structures in the immediate vicinity of the town were on fire, or already smoldering.

By nighfall, even homes outside of town were set ablaze and burned throughout the night.

For most settlers, years of hard work and a lifetime of savings disappeared in a day.

The Indian party wasted little time and continued their war path.

Fortunately for Farmer Ben, the Indians crossed the Rannug River further upstream, leaving his home and farm untouched. All he could do was watch on the opposite bank.

The next day they came across the Wapato village. Because the Wapato were widely known as friends of the New SorGun settlers, their village was not spared.

Like Junction, the village had been evacuated. The Wapato tribe was safe, but their village was no more.

The war party was on the move again, and New SorGun was the last stop.

Old man Nug climbed to the highest point on his hill. Smoke rose in the west where the Wapato village had once been. Would the town of New SorGun be next?

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The Indians made camp in preparation for the big raid. Less than a mile of dense forest separated the two groups – The townsfolk could see the smoke of their campfires rising to the west. For the first time, the fate of New SorGun was in question…

Note: Most of my images are rarely touched using Photoshop, but this update is an exception. I'm still very new to photo editing, so I would like to hear your feedback. Thanks for stopping by!

  Edited June 19, 2012 by SimCoug  

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Looks like big trouble! I wonder how this will turn out...

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Great photo editing!

Two great towns were lost, hopefully New SorGun will stand up and defend for it self!

Old man Nug must have climbed very high to get a view like that!

[simlink 1,098]

Eek, looks like trouble ahead! Amazing photo editing, I really love the "top of the hill" photo; fantastic editing there.

[The Avatar 1,089]

Oh dear; this was unexpected! I hope the residents of New SorGun can defend themselves against the indians.

And I agree; that "top of the hill" was made with some awesome editing. Great job!

[Jack³ 291]

Nice editing! And excellent region shot!

[packersfan 666]

Nice top of the hill view!

[TMorgan 19]

I cannot wait! Looking forward to see what the people of New Sorgun and the Wapato tribe can do to protect their homes.

[SimCoug 5,973]

Schulmanator: Looks like big trouble! I wonder how this will turn out...

I'll give you a hint today, but the full story will be revealed shortly.

City_Master: Great photo editing! Two great towns were lost, hopefully New SorGun will stand up and defend for it self! Old man Nug must have climbed very high to get a view like that!

Thanks! Yeah, that hill image didn't turn out exactly as planned, but I spent enough time on it that I felt obliged to include it

sim_link: Eek, looks like trouble ahead! Amazing photo editing, I really love the "top of the hill" photo; fantastic editing there.

Thanks! I think it could be better, but alas there is only so much we can do with 2D

MamaLuigi945: Oh dear; this was unexpected! I hope the residents of New SorGun can defend themselves against the indians. And I agree; that "top of the hill" was made with some awesome editing. Great job!

Thank you! A change in perspective always makes an interesting picture, As for New SorGun, all will be revealed shortly.

jack3oh3: Nice editing! And excellent region shot!

Thanks! Not quite developed as yours, but perhaps someday

packersfan: Nice top of the hill view!

Thanks! Photoshop has some pretty amazing tools and I'm pretty sure I've only discovered about 2% of them.

TMorgan: I cannot wait! Looking forward to see what the people of New Sorgun and the Wapato tribe can do to protect their homes.

I'm glad you are looking forward to the next update. I'll get it up shortly, but here's a little teaser until then...

The outskirts of New SorGun, a few weeks earlier...

[Charlie_Zane 963]

They must be supplying all the wood for the rebuilding of the towns!?

[The Avatar 1,089]

New SorGun must need a lot of lumber for the construction of all the buildings. Good thing there's a lot of trees!

[simlink 1,098]

Teasers are always fun.

[samima 92]

I'm Back!

[Benedict 3,119]

Congratulations - you're back at number one on BTT this week.

[Fox 1,444]

Amazing pictures in the last few updates.. and love the story that's unraveling .. wow

Sad to see all that hard work burnt Just hope that New Sorgun is going to survive.

[SimCoug 5,973]

@City_Master: Actually, the wood is being used for more selfish reasons than that - scroll down to find out.

@MamaLuigi: The abundance of trees will play an important part in their current construction project...

@sim_link: I learned from the best

@Samima: Welcome back!

@Benedict: Wow! Such an honor again! Thanks for all the comments everybody.

@Fox: Scroll down for the conclusion...

Update 13: The Battle of New SorGun – Part 2

February 19^th 1856

When news of the raid on the settlement of Seattle reached New SorGun, the citizens decided it was necessary to plan for the defense of the town. A crude stockade was constructed around the perimeter of the settlement a few weeks prior to the start of hostilities in the region.

Due to lack of time and resources, the stockade was constructed along the most obvious avenue of attack. Areas to the south of town were left outside the stockade, and the creek acted as a natural defense barrier to the north.

The makeshift wall was hastily constructed, but it did offer an adequate defensive barrier.

The center of town, with the recently constructed 3 story buildings would offer the last line of defense in case the outer stockade was breached.

On the morning of February 19^th the Indian war party made their way from their camp to burn the town just as they had done the

The first skirmish of the day took place at the bend in the creek. The stockade fence was a surprise to the attackers, who mostly fired from the tree line.

The settlers stood their ground, and the fence proved to be a deterrent to the Indian raiders.

The war party began to probe the outer defenses of the settlement, looking for a weakness.

Fire was exchanged throughout the morning – the Indians from the treeline…

…and the settlers returned fire from behind the stockade.

Sometimes the fighting was quite intense.

As morning turned to afternoon, the war party had probed all along the outer stockade. The defenseless farms south of town were put to the torch but all the settlers were safe within the town wall.

Late in the afternoon, while the bulk of the Indian raiders continued to fire on the stockade, a small group of brave warriors crossed the creek to the north of town in an attempt to flank the defenders and crumble the defense of the town.

The warriors were able to cross the creek without incident.

The Denenny home, one of the first constructed in town, was burned while the warriors made their way toward the center of town.

It looked like the Indian’s maneuvering may work, but help had just arrived, far out in the harbor…

The USS Decatur, the same Sloop of War that helped the settlers of Seattle defend their settlement, had arrived in the nick of time.

The heavy cannon fire from the Decatur broke any will the Indians had of finishing their assault on New SorGun.

A detachment of Marines arrived in town just as the sun began to set. The Indian war party was beginning to withdraw, and it looked like the settlement of New SorGun would survive another day.

Epilogue:

The battle lasted throughout the day, and although the settlers suffered a number of wounded, none proved fatal. It is not known how many, if any, Indians were killed. After the battle the settlers combed the tree line where the war party had fired on the settlement, and no casualties were found.

I never intended for this to become war journal, but I did want to include pieces of actual history that coincided with the time period and this piece of the story just kept growing. I hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for taking the time to stop by!

[The Avatar 1,089]

Wow... What a conclusion to such a riveting story. Thank goodness New SorGun survived.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

The town and it's people is safe! For now??

The fence looks like it held it's ground! Looks pretty strong!

[Jimmy Buzaid 53]

This is just amazing. What water mod is that.

[TMorgan 19]

Excellent stuff! The detail in this CJ is outstanding. I'm surprised by the amount of historical mods/ploppables that exist for SC4.

[simlink 1,098]

Excellent, as always. The storyline was a nice addition to your CJ, perhaps one of the most carefully considered story lines I have seen. Great work!

[Simbuilderbr 1]

These graphics are awesome. Where did you get that?

Great story, by the way!

[SimCoug 5,973]

Sorry everybody, internet has been down for a couple days now. Replies and teaser will be up as soon as it is fixed. Hope you are having a great week.

[Fox 1,444]

Stunning! I couldn't stop reading.

I love the History you've included and the pictures are incredible!

[vivapanda 422]

Amazing story, the way you wrote the story is very capturing, the pictures finish it =D

[SimCoug 5,973]

Thank you cable guy...

And now - on with the show...

MamaLuigi945: Wow... What a conclusion to such a riveting story. Thank goodness New SorGun survived.

Thanks! Survived for another day at least...

City_Master: The town and it's people is safe! For now?? The fence looks like it held it's ground! Looks pretty strong!

Yep - all that lumber came in handy.

Jimmy Buzaid: This is just amazing. What water mod is that.

Thank you. That is the standard PEG Brigantine water mod - still the best IMHO.

TMorgan: Excellent stuff! The detail in this CJ is outstanding. I'm surprised by the amount of historical mods/ploppables that exist for SC4.

Thank you - As far as the BATs available - yes, I am still amazed when I go searching for something - more often than not I find something useful. The BATers keep this game fresh, even 10 years later.

sim_link: Excellent, as always. The storyline was a nice addition to your CJ, perhaps one of the most carefully considered story lines I have seen. Great work!

Thank you for the nice compliment - luckily the story-line came to me fairly easily this time. I know that always won't be the case.

Simbuilderbr: These graphics are awesome. Where did you get that? Great story, by the way!

Thanks - but I'm not sure what 'that' is referring to. Give me a little more detail and I will be happy to let you know.

Fox: Stunning! I couldn't stop reading. I love the History you've included and the pictures are incredible!

Thank you Fox - your praise is always appreciated. The history aspect has been a big factor in keeping me interested in updating this CJ each week.

vivapanda: Amazing story, the way you wrote the story is very capturing, the pictures finish it =D

Thanks vivapanda - and glad to see you around here again.

Ok, it's teaser time...

the party of folks that came through New SorGun a while back... we'll, they've been busy over there in the lowlands. Next up - we'll scope it out and learn a little about some big developments...

  Edited July 3, 2012 by SimCoug