Norwich

[GaryGerbrandt 6]

Andy, are you interested in having the props show? Then go to the Visual Details tab in the settings toolbar and set detail on High. This also solves the problem of dissappering buildings.

 

           ~bob

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/7/2004 10:14:41 AM
Author:frogface

good job  once the suburbs are added it will be much better, i also like the huge parks, something that more CJ's need

question: did you get the name 'seven sisters' from the park in the south east? i live near that area so i was just wondering since it sounded pretty familiar, or am i totally wrong?

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Thanks. I don't usually blatantly steal names I just mix and merge them. With Seven Sisters, there's an area in North London quite close to Tottenham called Seven Sisters. I love the name and couldn't resist! Is that where you mean? Not sure if there's a park there....

[Dark Avatar 8]

This is one of the best city journals i have ever seen.It's very detailed and nice (like the football and other stuff).I'am really looking forward to more updates.

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/7/2004 10:15:55 AM
Author:bob3003

Andy, are you interested in having the props show? Then go to the Visual Details tab in the settings toolbar and set detail on High. This also solves the problem of dissappering buildings.

 

           ~bob

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Bob, I have all my settings on high except shadows (medium). I have no idea why props don't show, one obvious one is car parks at grocery stores etc changing to grass. Useful if you're attending a music concert in an open field, or going to the British Grand Prix, BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY!!!! If anyone can offer help, I would be very grateful. Thanks for your comments.

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Thanks Dark Avatar, Wednesday night is football night so expect the latest results later on tonight......

 

 

200th post! yay!!!!

[mentarman 14]

Date: 7/7/2004 11:58:53 AM
Author:

Bob, I have all my settings on high except shadows (medium). I have no idea why props don't show, one obvious one is car parks at grocery stores etc changing to grass. Useful if you're attending a music concert in an open field, or going to the British Grand Prix, BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY!!!! If anyone can offer help, I would be very grateful. Thanks for your comments.

A

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Make sure you have all the texture file dependencies listed in the readme for the lots by SimGoober and whatever else you use. After you've gotten the texture files and unzipped them, or if you already have them, then look inside the folders for each one. I was having the same problem, and it turned out that inside one of the zip files I downloaded and unzipped was ANOTHER zip file that needed to be unzipped. Maybe this is your problem as well?

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/7/2004 12:21:54 PM
Author:mentarman

Date: 7/7/2004 11:58:53 AM
Author:

Bob, I have all my settings on high except shadows (medium). I have no idea why props don't show, one obvious one is car parks at grocery stores etc changing to grass. Useful if you're attending a music concert in an open field, or going to the British Grand Prix, BUT NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY!!!! If anyone can offer help, I would be very grateful. Thanks for your comments.

A

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Make sure you have all the texture file dependencies listed in the readme for the lots by SimGoober and whatever else you use. After you've gotten the texture files and unzipped them, or if you already have them, then look inside the folders for each one. I was having the same problem, and it turned out that inside one of the zip files I downloaded and unzipped was ANOTHER zip file that needed to be unzipped. Maybe this is your problem as well?

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Aaah, that could be it! Thanx mate!!!!!

[frogface 352]

hmm... no it isnt where i was thinking then, theres a seven sisters national park on the south downs which is very near to where i live and i  thought you might have gotten the name from that

[andrew george 0]

Coincidence! It must just be a popular name, I wonder why?

[Motina 77]

Date:6/17/2004 8:39:23 PM
Author:andrew george

Also visible in the previous shot is Kingsway Station. In more detail.....

 

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That is one impressive train station, congrates on the creator. Seems a little too big though, but meh.

[andrew george 0]

News At Ten Sport

 

Good evening and welcome to News At Ten Sport. In tonight's football, Clarendon Athletic moved top of the Simtropolis Football League Norwich District, with a comfortable 4-1 win over Norwich United.

 

 

And Salham lifted themselves off the bottom, with a 2-0 win over Bradwell....

 

 

 

The league table as it stands tonight. As we can see, no team is really exerting any authority, although the two top sides, Clarendon and Norwich City, occupy the top two places. The season is still young though, and there is pleanty of time before it reaches it climax.

 

 

 

 

[andrew george 0]

Team Pld Won Drn Lst Gls Cnc Dif Pts

1 Clarendon 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
2 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
3 Bradwell 3 1 0 2 3 3 -- 3
4 Salham 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
5 Norwich Utd 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 1

Thankyou, and goodnight.

[MrCinatit 30]

wow, andrew george, your improvements to Norwich are increadible...not that you were off to a bad start at all, but you have been taking off in leaps and bounds with your city building skills...quite impressive.

and your little palace grounds - great scotts! very nice.

[andrew george 0]

Welcome To Stokesbury!

 

Hello everyone and welcome to our latest instalment of the growth of the mighty city of Norwich. Stokesbury's main claim to fame thus far is it's choice to be Norwich City Football Club's training headquarters. But for now, we start with the usual tour of the borough......

 

First up, some tightly-packed suburb areas, with it's residents having a great sense of community....

 

 

Here are some industrial units just to the east of that community......

 

 

Now, here is an aerial shot of Norwich City Football Club's Training Centre and Youth Academy. The facility, a joint investment by the football club and the local government, boasts an indoor sports arena, hotel, elementary and high school, college, museum, physiotherapy centre and a number of sports facilities. The Club's Youth Development Officer commented, The facility has been established to help attract families with talented young footballers into the Norwich area. It will provide the best in football training, together with an excellent curricular education. It cost us around

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/9/2004 10:26:31 AM
Author:MrCinatit

wow, andrew george, your improvements to Norwich are increadible...not that you were off to a bad start at all, but you have been taking off in leaps and bounds with your city building skills...quite impressive.

and your 'little' palace grounds - great scotts! very nice.

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Thankyou very much MrCinatit. Cool name, by the way. I wonder, is that a reference to your own, or someone else's!!!!

[andrew george 0]

The latest regional pictures for you.....

 

 

 

 

 

 81  Nairobi (Kenya)            2,411,900

 82  Izmir (Turkey)               2,398,200

 83  Durban (South Africa)   2,396,100

 84  Chongging (China)        2,370,100

       Norwich                       2,370,031

 85  Taegu (South Korea)    2,369,800

 86  Belo Horizonte (Brazil)  2,347,500

 87  Havana (Cuba)             2,343,700

 88  Luanda (Angola)           2,297,200

 

 

Thankyou. As I said, comments are welcome.

[andrew george 0]

News At Ten

 

Good evening everyone, and welcome to News At Ten. We begin tonight's programme with sport. In football, a goal each from Darren Huckerby and Craig Fleming helped Norwich City back to the top spot in the Simtropolis Football League Norwich District. They won a difficult encounter away to Kelseyheath club Salham by two goals to nil.....

 

 

......and in Maidenwell, Bradwell beat a very disappointing Norwich United, also by two goals to nil....

 

 

 

Tonight's league table:

 

                              P   W   D   L   F   A   Diff   Pts

1 Norwich City      3    2    1    0   3    0    +3     7

2 Clarendon Ath    3    2    0    1   8    5    +3     6

3 Bradwell            4    2    0    2   5    3    +2     6

4 Salham              3    1    0    2   3    6    -3     3

5 Norwich Utd      3    0    1    2   1    6    -5     1

 

 

Next weeks fixtures see a clash between the top two in the league, a game that could ultimately decide the fate of this year's championship......

 

Norwich City  v  Clarendon Athletic

Norwich United  v  Salham

[Sabretooth78 808]

I don't know which is more impressive - the incredibly realistic layout and feel of your city, or the fact that you have a city that large and you've hardly built any highways!

 

Keep up the good work!

-Chris

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/10/2004 5:56:21 PM
Author:sargeantcm

I don't know which is more impressive - the incredibly realistic layout and feel of your city, or the fact that you have a city that large and you've hardly built any highways!

 

Keep up the good work!

-Chris

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Thank you very much indeed. I have an outer ring road planned soon, so much of the highway network will start from there onwards, as in real British cities (yes, a sneak preview of my plans, I usually try not to give too much away!!!!).

 

Thanks again Chris.

 

A

[mattc005 2]

This really is an impressive region! But I have a request, and a suggestion: how about some newer downtown closeups? And, might I suggest a new international airport in Clarendon or something using Joerg's airport pack?

Have some bunnies too:

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/10/2004 8:04:28 PM
Author:mattc005

This really is an impressive region! But I have a request, and a suggestion: how about some newer downtown closeups? And, might I suggest a new international airport in Clarendon or something using Joerg's airport pack?

Have some bunnies too:  

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Well, mattc005, first of all, thankyou for your comments. Re downtown shots, I must admit that I haven't updated Central Norwich much since my last pics way back.....whenever it was. Although, I will be updating fairly soon, if all goes as planned. Re Airport, all in good time! Again, watch this space.

 

A

[andrew george 0]

Bonfire Night Celebrations - Clarendon In The Spotlight

 

Hello everyone and welcome to another update of Norwich. Tonight, we focus on Clarendon, directly north of Central Norwich. It is linked to Central Norwich via the A1, A10 and A11. Tonight we have some spectacular photos, featuring Clarendon amidst it's Bonfire Night celebrations. First of all, we give you all an aerial view with places of interest labelled. This is the central corridor of the borough.....

 

 

The east end......

 

 

The west end.....

 

 

Now here is the Whitestone area, between the A1 and A10. In this area are the headquarters of Norwich Weekend Television, Parkstone Rangers Football Club, Clarendon Library, Clarendon Stock Exchange and Virgin F.M. closeby. Now playing - The Offspring - Million Miles Away........

 

 

A close-up of businesses in the Stock Exchange area.....

 

 

The new Clarendon Wildlife Park and nearby schools.......

 

 

More quiet housing estates. This one is close to the borough's boundary with Stokesbury.....

 

 

Large industrial areas are relatively commonplace in Clarendon. This is one of three main areas......

 

 

Latest economic status, after 16 years:

 

Population:    190,987

Funds:          

[andrew george 0]

As promised, region views. As you can see, Central Norwich is now almost completely enclosed. There are still 2 main open spaces, in north-west Central Norwich and south-west Maidenwell, where building contractors are waging a bitter battle to obtain redevelopment rights and earn themselves some BIG money.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you very much and please remember to leave comments as you see fit.

 

A

[uncrazycooper13 0]

Wow Norwich is coming along quite nicely! If I were you I would add some more hills etc to the region. Also pretty soon you might want 2 bring down the density some. I love your huge parks. They're really nice! Can't wait for the next update! -uncrazycooper

[andrew george 0]

Date:7/11/2004 9:46:43 PM
Author:uncrazycooper13

Wow Norwich is coming along quite nicely! If I were you I would add some more hills etc to the region. Also pretty soon you might want 2 bring down the density some. I love your huge parks. They're really nice! Can't wait for the next update!    -uncrazycooper

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Thanks very much, as I mentioned earlier in the CJ, density is coming down on average and will do so more from now on.

 

A

[andrew george 0]

NEWS AT TEN

 

Good evening and welcome to tonight's News At Ten. In tonight's game at The Olympic Stadium, Norwich City convincingly beat their championship challengers Clarendon Athletic 4-0. Goals from Matthias Svensson, Leon McKenzie, Damien Francis and Paul McVeigh sealed the match......

 

 

 

And, in tonight's other game, Norwich United and Salham battled out a dire 0-0 draw.

 

The league table tonight......

 

                           P  W  D  L  F  A  Diff  Pts

1 Norwich City    4   3   1   0  7  0   +7   10

2 Bradwell           4   2   0   2  5  3   +2    6

3 Clarendon Ath  4   2   0   2  8  9   -1     6

4 Salham             4   1   1   2  3   6  -3     4

5 Norwich Utd    4   0   2   2  1   6  -5     2

 

Next week's fixtures:

 

Bradwell  v  Norwich City

Salham  v  Clarendon Athletic

 

 

Join us tomorrow where we will bring you an update on the growth of Norwich.

 

Thank you, and goodnight.

[andrew george 0]

Welcome To The Borough Of Stathamstow, Norwich

 

Yes, hi again folks I'm back for another update. Stathamstow is to the north-east of Central Norwich and is fed by two dual carriageways; the A11 coming from Clarendon to the east and the A12 coming from Maidenwell to the south. Without further ado, the first two shots here are aerial views with place labels. First, the west of Stathamstow.....

 

 

 

....and the west.....

 

 

As you can see, there are still a few undeveloped residential areas.

 

Here is the Stathamstow Roundabout, where the A11 and the A12 intersect. It is very busy.... Also in the picture is the electric power station.

 

 

 

Stathamstow Central Station and car park. It stands on Stathamstow High Street (A12).......

 

 

 

Nearby to the station is Stathamstow's outdoor shopping mall. Each and every taste catered for copiously.....

 

 

 

Clarendon Road Station, just by the A11. It's classical Continental European design has won favour amongst Stathamstow's public.....

 

 

 

Rowhouses situated around a public park. The quiet life..........

 

 

 

Stathamstow is also home to some seemingly insane new architectural approaches. This unusual-looking building is home to some 1,145 people.....

 

 

 

Some more rowhouses, just for good measure.....

 

 

 

Stathamstow's Rail Depot is where a large quantity of Norwich's trains are serviced, repaired, repainted and housed.....

 

 

 

A closer look at some of the on-site facilities.......

 

 

 

That's all for Stathamstow presently, here are the borough's economic statistics after 7 years......

 

Population:      98,879

Funds:            

[andrew george 0]

Ok, the latest regional views (Pls ignore light blue water, how embarrassing)........

 

 

 

 

 

As I said earlier, comments are welcome......

 

72  Chattagam (Bangladesh)        2,592,400

73  Salvador (Brazil)                   2,590,400

74  Kiev (Ukraine)                      2,588,400

75  Surat (India)                          2,529,500

      Norwich                               2,510,439

76  Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)      2,489,800

77  Inch-on (South Korea)          2,479,600

78  Dakar (Senegal)                    2,476,400

79  Rome (Italy)                          2,455,600

 

Source: www.world-gazetteer.com

 

 

Please standby for the Department of Planning And Transportation's report into Norwich congestion, and it's plans for a new Ring Road.......

 

 

[andrew george 0]

Norwich City Council Planning & Transportation Department

 

Report Into Road Congestion

 

Norwich City Council is now in a position to present it's report into congestion on Norwich's roads, and how the situation can be alleviated.

 

Traffic in Central Norwich is becoming intolerable. The A147 Inner Ring Road is becoming packed to way over capacity, which is choking the businesses in Central Norwich. This is making development very difficult, and it will, ultimately, stagnate. Meanwhile, conditions for residents are deteriorating and the noise from the traffic is detracting from their standard of life, and their journey to work often takes twice or more as long as it should.

 

 

1 Proposed Solution

 

To alleviate this growing problem, the department suggests that an outer ring road is built around the fringes of the city as it is presently. This road will:

 

- Allow easier and more direct access for traffic from inside outer ring road to reach the city's peripheral areas and beyond;

 

- Create a viable central hub for the city's motorway network to stem from and empty into - if motorways empty into city centre it would cause chaos whereas emptying into ring road will redistribute traffic evenly and effectively;

 

- As Norwich grows outwards (3,000,000+ more residents if present growth trends remain constant) it will help to develop localised economies that cannot rely so heavily on the strength of businesses in Central Norwich as most areas currently do;

 

- Prevents through traffic. It will provide an efficient means of traffic reaching opposite sides of the city eg. Maidenwell to Oakhill, without having to trawl through the city centre.

 

 

2. Policies

 

The department suggests the following policies:

 

- Limit number of junctions. This will:

     a) enable smooth traffic flow by removing many sets of traffic lights that slow journeys;

     b) enable simple upgrade of road as and when necessary.

 

- Place junctions ONLY at major route eg. trunk roads (A1, A2, A3, A4, A11, A13 etc.) to keep traffic on local roads to a minimum.

 

- Add Park & Ride facilities at key junctions and near to residential areas. This in turn would extend the use of existing rail network and help to initiate future forms of transport (see Possible Partnership Plans).

 

- The length of the road should have sound walls and barriers of trees in residential areas, together with footbridges at regular intervals.

 

 

3. Upgrades

 

The road would be upgraded to motorway regulations:

 

- A junction with a major trunk road. Allows for smooth and continuous traffic flow.

 

- Where there are very high amounts of traffic on existing local roads. It is hoped that this would encourage drivers to use the new route for speed and efficiency.

 

 

4. Projected cost

 

- Final cost of the plan is unsure until plans finalised, however ,it is expected that the total cost will be well in excess of

[mattc005 2]

Oooooooo! Finally... the low-density suburbs are comming!

First of all, I must say... I hate dirty and manufacturing industry...  (The little bit in Stathamstow), but I suppose it's the first step in any city. Secondly, since I am very bad (and hate) searching for buildings (I do know how though!), where did you get...

a)The tall rowhouses

b)The railyard?

Thirdly, if you keep telling your secrets I might just end up getting jelous and making a Norwich look-alike No.. that's mean..

Oh, and finally the most important thing...

YAY! URBAN SPRAWL IS FINALLY COMMING TO NORWICH!!!!        

I'm sooo exictied... a new highway encircling Norwich is just what a city needs... trust me look where I live... I know oh too well the effects.

And another question: does Norwich have a subway/underground system or just that massive train network?

 

^That will keep you busy.