Pulau Arafura (Arafura Island)

[zahrul3 471]

I haven't been CJing but beneath all this BATting work, I actually had some time off doing incredibly complex Victorian homes. You can see them all in my BAT thread.

Back to the CJ/MD or whatever you call it...

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Most important, the details:

- Region view:

Nation: - (part of Indonesia), Nusa Tenggara Barat province

Location:

Regencies:

- Wonokromo Regency: 18k

- Capital: Wonokromo

- Tanjung Regency: 42k

- Capital: Tanjung Wedhus

- Kaliasin Regency: (WIP)

History:

Occupied by various unknown kingdoms and natives before Dutch occupation, the Dutch reached Arafura Island in 1859, where they promptly settled in Javanese and Sundanese settlers to work on spice plantations as well as clearing the lands. Unknown to the settlers nor the Dutch, very little fertile land and for years, spices such as pepper dominated the trade. Whatever fertile land was available they were located in what is now Wonokromo Regency and scattered parts of the western half of the island. Things came to a change though, when drillers found oil in Tanjung Wedhus in 1936, but before anything big could be made, the island was occupied by the Japanese.

After a fierce Indonesian independence movement, the massive oil resources were forgotten until an exploration to the south by a joint Indonesian-Australian team found oil in 1994, just off the southeast coast. A boom followed for just 3 years where overinvestment and the general crises crippled the area. Today, the area has bounced back, and its currently growing fast with more and more oil being drilled.

The island is also known for having houses larger than one may expect in other parts of Indonesia, due to the large amount of undeveloped and underdeveloped land. Many of them share things in common with Dutch style houses, an oddity in a country known for favoring minimalist housing.

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A teaser for you aswell!

Don't forget to check my BAT thread from time to time!

  Edited May 20, 2012 by zahrul3  

[Silur 3,297]

It's very attractive for me ...

Excellent Island for work !!! You can create all with this !!!

May be You can show us full Region view ... (not only with SC4 Terraformer) ...

Sure - it's not difficult for You ...

Waiting more ...

Good Luck

  Edited May 20, 2012 by Silur  

[zahrul3 471]

It's very attractive for me ...

Excellent Island for work !!! You can create all with this !!!

May be You can show us full Region view ... (not only with SC4 Terraformer) ...

Sure - it's not difficult for You ...

Waiting more ...

Good Luck

still WIP

[Charlie_Zane 963]

I like the story behind it, a nice island too

[samima 92]

Good story! Nice Job! Can't wait for more.

[simlink 1,098]

Nice start, look forward to seeing how the island develops.

[zahrul3 471]

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For those who think why the CJ has no highways and only avenues, outside of Jakarta and parts of East Java, roads they call 'highway' is usually a 2 lane road or, in more congested roads, 4 lane avenues. Villages, businesses and even homes connect directly to the road, so no overpasses. Indonesian law requires that true highways to not allow motorcycles, though most villagers commute by motorcycle. The main transit system though, is the rails. You'll find out more as you read on.

Despite being set in Indonesia, the lack of good Indonesian BATs make this difficult. 976 has lotted slums but they're basically ploppables, something that I don't want. You will find some more temperate trees, as I already downloaded CP trees way before I knew Heblem had made god mode tropical trees.

The palms are SHK tree replacement mods, which uses Heblem's trees in place of the usual palm trees to give a more pronounced tropical effect.

I'll try my best to recreate that 'Bali' feel into this CJ.

For those thinking about "too much Maxis", well, that's how the game grows, I don't like ploppables.

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Update 1.1

The middle class, Sundanese transmigrant.

Today we're going to follow the journey of a Sundanese transmigrant, Erwin, from arrival to the point where he is currently looking for a house.

Arriving on a Wings Air(red tailfin) turboprop from Bali, this marks the end of a combined train-rail journey, rail from Bandung to Jakarta, Jakarta to Bali on a Lion Air flight, and Bali to Tanjung on this flight. A Garuda Indonesia(well, just imagine!) flight to Jakarta is preparing to depart.

He then takes a "black taxi"(illegal taxi), a Toyota Fortuner, a car common among the upper medium and the upper classes, to his temporary home.

Passing the high tech industrial areas....

As well as thick, leafy and tropical suburbs.

The "taxi" drops him off at Taman Weburg Apartments, he will call this home for a few months until he has found a suitable house. Until he finds a house, his wife and 4 children will be staying home, as the 36sqm/370sqft apartment certainly does not fit a family of 6.

His new workplace? Indonesia Semiconductor. His job? A quality test scientist.

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- See if you can spot an unreleased BAT of mine in the screenshots. First gets a +1

- This CJ is interactive, you can buy homes, condos, boats/ships and office space, those who own property have more presence in this CJ.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

I hope he gets a bigger house later on

Isn't it a bit risky taking a "black taxi"?

[zahrul3 471]

REPLIES!

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@City_Master: "black" taxis are a common(but illegal) form of airport transport in Indonesia, as only certain(legal) taxicabs are allowed to pick up passengers at the airport. "Black" taxis are your usual transportation method used by western tourists to go from the airport to their hotels. They're actually called black because, instead of the yellow license plate, they have black license like every other Indonesian car.

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- See if you can spot an unreleased BAT of mine in the screenshots. First gets a +1

- This CJ is interactive, you can buy homes, condos, boats/ships and office space, those who own property have more presence in this CJ.

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Update 2:

I'll just show you the main residential areas(currently) of Tanjung Wedhus. I will only show the parts governed by the municipality of Tanjung Wedhus.

Let's all start!

Northern Tanjung Wedhus A.K.A North Beach, just due north of the downtown, is an upper middle class suburb. To the south you can see the PT TransArafura railyards and Latuharhatry Regional Hospital, serving the the entire north region of Arafura Island and the small islands between Arafura Island and Timor. A housing project housing the city's(mainly native Timorese) poor lies just west of North Beach.

West Tanjung Wedhus, or more known as Mbojo, a middle class suburb. To the west it borders Flores New Town, a (currently) unincorporated community. The border is Jl. Tandean, a major north-south road.

University City. No explanation needed.

East Tanjung Wedhus, or Sawunggalih, is a mainly lower-middle/working class suburb with some big homes here and there. The big homes are priced the same as the average family house in other parts of Tanjung Wedhus.

South Tanjung Utara, or South Beach. The houses in front of the beach are priced upwards of Rp 3.000.000.000,- . It has a considerable amount of Westerners living here as well.

Taliwang Gardens, an elite neighborhood where houses, even the smaller ones, regularly reach prices above Rp. 3.000.000.000. Like South Beach, there is a considerable amount of Westerners here, mainly Australian expats.

Baturea, or Northwest Tanjung Wedhus, a basic middle class subdivision. Smaller houses here range from Rp 400.000.000-1.000.000.000,- while larger ones fetch prices slightly lower than those of South Beach, Taliwang Gardens and North Beach.

Far north Tanjung Wedhus, or Rasunae Baru, is a middle class neighborhood constructed around the 90s to respond to the national housing boom, due to the existing rail line and the firm, non-marsh terrain which makes it much easier to build around. To the south is Rasunae Stadium,

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Thats all for now guys!

Next update: Update 2.1 Random Closeups

[SimCoug 5,972]

I think I spotted one of your Queen Anne homes in the previous update - Looking forward to their release. (I think they would fit in well with my current CJ)

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Great looking residential neighbour hoods, the layout is really cool

in some areas there are a lot or mansions!!

[zahrul3 471]

REPLIES!

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@SimCoug: PM me for a preliminary release, I'll just give you the model and the DESC, since I know you will lot it yourself

@City_Master: Thanks, the mansions just.... grew there!

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UPDATE 2.2

I'll just show you some random closeups of the city:

South Beach. An exclusive gateway for the upper and upper middle class

North Beach. Formerly a slum, then public housing, the area has been renewed and is dominated by condos and rental apartments alike, after a clean-up and a Rp 30.000.000.000 fund that is.

You can still see public housing in the far right side of the screenshot.

Palms and trees line South Beach's mansions.

Home to PPSB Arafura Utara, the local soccer team, currently playing in IPL division 2.

Latuharary National Hospital. Named for an Eastern Indonesian independence activist, it serves the entire Arafura Island, as well as some smaller islands around the south of Timor. Even that, patients requiring certain testing need to go all the way to Surabaya, as the equipment here is quite lacking and mostly outdated.

Thats all for now, good luck!!!

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Next update: Update 3a Real Estate Saturday

[Charlie_Zane 963]

Very nice looking neighbourhoods! The beaches look very clean compared to the other coastal areas

[zahrul3 471]

REPLIES!

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@City_Master: Thanks, cause your the only commenter

No commenters? This sucks

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UPDATE 3.0a- REAL ESTATE SATURDAY

Its Saturday morning in Arafura Island, and Erwin(E) has just woke up to a TV broadcast on new homes;

Announcer(A): Bachtiar Ramli speaking, we're here to advertise Flores New Town!

A: Complete with its own downtown and only blocks away from the Indonesia Semiconductor and South Beach Industrial Complex.

E: Hey thats interesting!

A: Amenities include the renowned SMA(High School) 2 Tanjung, Windjammer Club, a shopping district, hotels, Flores Hospital, fast rail connection and private security.

A: Amelia Gardens, the final cluster of Flores New Town. Hurry up...starting at Rp. 250.000.000 no one will miss any oppurtunities!

E: I think I should buy a house there.

A: Flores New Town, a hollistic, safe, one-stop environment for you, and your family!

Erwin has decided he should go to the nearby Century21 and look for his dream home, preferably 3 bedrooms with a maid room.

What will he do next?

Read on!

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Next update: Update 3.0b Erwincensoredcensoredcensored

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

Not bad so far, but one suggestion i have is with the beaches in the previous update:

Using MMPs instead of Maxis Beaches is better looking and non-gridular.

[simlink 1,098]

Like your residential areas - very suburban like. Nice.

[zahrul3 471]

Some teaser pics for me to show you guys, just me trying out MAS71's farm field(I find it easier after deleting the MML .dat for some reason)

Replies next update(3.0b, content unknown)