New SorGun

[Kevenbro 94]

Voted bro

[TMorgan 19]

Voted! =)

The region is looking awesome. Cannot wait for the introduction of new technology and people.

[SimCoug 5,973]

@sim_link: Thanks for voting!

@City Master: Great!

@Mastof: Thank you!

@MamaLuigi: Here you go

@Kevinbro: Thanks bro!

@TMorgan: Thanks - were approaching the next decade, so new things are on the horizon

Update time!

Update 15: Postwar SorGun

Spring 1857

Congratulations to daTSchikinhed for . The voting was close, but Porthaven was the clear winner. The townsfolk celebrated the founding in the fall of 1856, and Mr. Delin spared no expense with the festivities.

More good news came to the region around the same time. A fragile truce was reached between the US government and the hostile Indian tribes. Although peace was a welcome development in New SorGun, the result of the conflict was having a devastating result on the settlement. Before the war, new pioneers were emigrating to the region almost daily.

But since fighting broke out, new arrivals are almost non-existent. In fact, many settlers are packing it in and moving on to greener pastures. For the first time, New SorGun has seen a decrease in population.

Farms outside of the relative safety of town are being abandoned due to the constant threat of new hostilities breaking out.

Materburg was fortunate to avoid any direct fighting, but the town prepared defenses all the same.

And farms around Materburg were being abandoned as well.

The lack of productive farms was causing food shortages throughout the region. The farm wagons, once overflowing with local crops were now nearly empty. The townsfolk were getting worried.

New SorGun was forced to import food in order make it through the winter, further draining capital and resources. The dock workers were kept busy as ships unloaded their goods.

Business leaders in town were getting anxious. The uncertainty was driving away customers and halting any growth. Main street felt like a ghost town.

The townsfolk voted to raise enough cash to send a delegation to Washington DC in order to lobby for a US Army instillation to be built near town. As the first fall breeze blew through town, many of the townsfolk gathered near the pier to see Mr. Denenny and Mr. T. Master off. Much was riding on the success of their journey.

Thanks for stopping by!

  Edited July 13, 2012 by SimCoug  

[SAVAGExPHOENIX 955]

Hey look, my submission won! That never happens

Yet another great update. I hope that the Army constructs a barracks here. Importing food can get very expensive.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Those people don't know what they're doing! WHy would they want to abandon their homes from New Sorgun?

They'll come back

[Fox 1,444]

Cool update .. Hope the military idea gets approved and I can't wait to see it being built.. will look awesome I feel.

Love the look of the dock too, looks pretty realistic for the time period.

[vivapanda 422]

Congratulations DaTSchikinhed!

I hope the US army can help the city to grow

[Benedict 3,119]

Great update on the lumber mill - and well done on staying at number one on BTT for the second week in a row.

[SimCoug 5,973]

daTSchikinhed: Hey look, my submission won! That never happens Yet another great update. I hope that the Army constructs a barracks here. Importing food can get very expensive.

Congrats again. Yes, expensive, especially when cash is tight.

City_Master: Those people don't know what they're doing! WHy would they want to abandon their homes from New Sorgun? They'll come back

The SorGun pioneers are a hardy folk - I wouldn't give up hope yet

Fox: Cool update .. Hope the military idea gets approved and I can't wait to see it being built.. will look awesome I feel. Love the look of the dock too, looks pretty realistic for the time period.

Thanks - I was pretty happy with how the dock turned out too!

vivapanda: Congratulations DaTSchikinhed! I hope the US army can help the city to grow

A little security would go a long way...

Benedict: Great update on the lumber mill - and well done on staying at number one on BTT for the second week in a row.

Thanks! That was a fun update to create - hope I can pull it off again.

Finally, A preview of whats ahead...

  Edited July 16, 2012 by SimCoug  

[Schulmanator 5,787]

I need to get me some horses for in game like that. Where did you get them?

[crazychickensc12 84]

This is some wonderful work you have done SimCoug. New SorGun was the CJ that I kept refrencing when working on my flora work. Your skills with flora are amazing and I loved looking through!! The theme you have for this CJ is great and I can't wait to see it progress! Keep it up!!

  Edited July 17, 2012 by crazychickensc12  

[The Avatar 1,089]

You and your teasers... I guess we'll just have to wait.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Must be very important! ALmost everyone in town showed up!

[colco2121 55]

Yes, looking very important and maybe even historical! I am very excited!

[simlink 1,098]

Ooh, looks nice. Look forward to the next update.

[vivapanda 422]

I hope it's good news!

[samima 92]

Great Teaser. I'm looking forward to the next update!

[SimCoug 5,973]

@Schulmanator: Those are a MMP that Paeng made - HERE is the link - you will need the BSC MEGA Props - RT Vol01 dependency

@crazychickens: Thank you for the nice compliment - Your flora work looks great!

@MamaLuigi: The wait is over!

@CityMaster: Scroll down to find out.

@Colco: Historical indeed - but good or bad? Find out now

@sim_link: Thanks!

@vivapanda: Depends on which town you are living in

@samima: Thanks - the next update is here.

Update 16: Security

December 1859

The New SorGun travelers reached Washington DC in the fall of 1857. Although it was the capital of the United States, it was still very much a swampy dirty mess at that time. Mr. Denenny and Mr. Master didn’t feel much out of place.

Earlier in the year the Supreme Court passed the Dred Scott Decision which, in part, caused the panic of 1857. Capital investment in the western territories dried up and the political will to support projects in the west was waning. These events did not deter the New SorGun deligation, and the two gentlemen were able to get appointments in front of President Buchanan’s staff, as well as a few members of congress.

Before heading back west, Mr. Master attended to some business in Baltimore, MD (we’ll find out more about that later). The pair made their way back to New SorGun with high hopes – the politicians seemed sympathetic to their cause, and the Army was looking at establishing additional outposts in the western territories anyway.

In the Spring of 1858 New SorGun and other frontier towns in the SorGun region were still suffering from the recession. The little town couldn’t escape the bad luck – even the Walker Barn – one of the first built in town, burned down over the winter.

But rumors were spreading that good news was headed this way, and the Territorial Governor had just sent a post informing New SorGun of exciting political developments. The town was abuzz with excitement – would the army build a post nearby? – Was the navy assigning a warship to the bay? – The little post office became the most popular spot in town.

Finally, news arrived at the end of April, 1858.

How could this be? New SorGun was the largest settlement in the area – Porthaven was barley a spec on the map! The citizens felt they had been betrayed by the politicians. It was well known that the founder of Porthaven, Mr. Delin, had close ties to the higher ups in Washington DC and elsewhere.

Whether new Army post was chose for strategic reasons, or political favors, we will never know. In any case, a company of Army Engineers first arrived in Porthaven in the early spring of 1859.

A survey of the land proved that the high ground near the mouth of the Delin River was a perfect location for the fort.

With the help of loggers from Porthaven, clearing of the land began immediately.

A steam donkey was leased from Mr. Yarahi’s lumber company in New SorGun in order to expedite the clearing process.

An overview…

With the land cleared, work began on the barracks…

and other structures needed to support the soldiers.

Shortly after the barracks and support buildings were complete, work on the main fort commenced.

(click for full size)

The abundance of tall pines ensured that construction moved ahead quickly.

As the fall of 1859 arrived, construction was nearly complete.

The army hired extra workers from Porthaven in order to ensure that the fort was completed by winter.

The finishing touches were added, and the Army wrapped up construction before the first snowfall.

Here is a look at the progression of the fort’s construction at a distance.

(animation)

Here is another animation with a little more detail.

(animation)

As the year 1859 was nearing its end, the new decade was full of promise for the town of Porthaven. Mr. Delin’s dreams looked brighter than ever – but what would become of New SorGun? Stay tuned…

EDIT: ImageShack was giving me fits of trouble, so I re-linked all the pictures to my dropbox account - hopefully that should fix any broken link problems.

  Edited July 21, 2012 by SimCoug  

[The Avatar 1,089]

That's an awesome fort, but I think there was some bribery involved in the decision of its construction site... Many things are happening in this area, and I like how the story is becoming more and more complex as time moves along. Reading each new entry is like reading the next chapter of a book (with better pictures than any book, though.) Great work!

  Edited July 20, 2012 by MamaLuigi945  

[simlink 1,098]

Very intriguing, something is going on for sure. I look forward to what you cook up next, the story is awesome.

[Benedict 3,119]

Another week of CJing, and another week at #1 on BTT - well done.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

That's a nice fort! And it was constructed so quickly! Mr. Delin must have had extremely good relations with D.C for it to be located in Porthaven and not New Sorgun. Will this make a city rivalry between the two?

  Edited July 23, 2012 by City_Master  

[rubberduck3y6 45]

Another great update! The pictures are amazing, they really capture the time period.

I wonder what Morgan's business in Baltimore was?

[AusBoy94 42]

Words cannot even describe my amazement. I love this.

[petriknl 15]

Awesome animation! I like the political twist in your CJ

[coolwiththecool2 827]

i really like, New SorGun is going in the right direction!

[Kdellion 0]

cool ciy journal.

[Fox 1,444]

Awesome update... love the last two pictures..

It's good to see a Military presence now.. hopefully the area will be much safer for years to come.

Although I predict there might be a horrible conflict on the horizon.

[samima 92]

Great update. I cant wait to hear more of the story.

[vivapanda 422]

At least something happened, that's good new anyway!

I really love the construction pictures of the fort, it looks so realistic! The animations are very cool, they give a very nice impression of what happend in this update =D