Galesfeburg

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

In one reality Galesfeburg is more commonly known as Galesfe City, and it is the largest city in Myon. In another reality at a different time, it hasn't even been founded yet. Where will the city start? How will it grow and develop? You decide!

Most updates will end with a poll with several options of what to do for additions to the city, or in the case of the first update, where to start Galesfeburg to begin with.

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  Edited July 27, 2013 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

It has been decided that the region around where the Yanar River meets the Melemon Ocean is a good location to start a new city, but where exactly in this region should the city be built? The specific location chosen will impact how the city develops, and can also impact the events that occur in the city as well as how the city reacts to these events.

Location 1 is located along the coast, just to the south of the river. There is plenty of room for now, but if Galesfeburg does become a large city, it will have to expand more along the river, as that is the only nearby open area, with mountains to the south...

Location 2 is also located along the coast, but to the north of the river. There is plenty of room for now, but if Galesfeburg does become a large city, it will have to expand more along the river, as that is the only nearby open area, with mountains to the north...

Location 3 is the south bank of the river itself, farther inland. There is plenty of room, though the river itself is massive, and forms almost as much of an obstacle as the ocean does. Ferries are an option, however...

Location 4 is located on a nearby lake and located just within the mountains. The coast is visible from the mountaintop, so expanding to there will still be relatively easy in the future...

An overview of the region, showing all 4 of the starting locations, and the nearby land. There are more mountains to the south of the map, while flat land continues off to the east along the river.

Poll

Lyhoko: Please choose one option at a time... but you may vote more than once, as long as you do not double post. Let other people have a chance to vote!

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 7 votes

Advantages: Coastal, flat

Disadvantages: No protection from hurricanes, less room to expand

2: 2 votes

Advantages: Coastal, flat

Disadvantages: No protection from hurricanes, less room to expand

3: 2 votes

Advantages: Coastal (river), room to expand

Disadvantages: No protection from hurricanes, difficult to cross river

4: 0 votes

Advantages: Some protection from hurricanes, scenic

Disadvantages: no direct access to the ocean, less room to expand

  Edited September 16, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Benedict 3,119]

Loving the alternate reality timeline!

Option 1. Nice natural harbor that should, barring the odd hurricane, be well-sheltered.

  Edited September 13, 2012 by Benedict  

[Schulmanator 5,793]

Woo hoo! Glad to see you back! I say Option 1. The location is good and hurricanes aren't THAT bad...

[vivapanda 422]

Option 4 would perhaps be more interesting but a bit illogical. Option 1 is the best place to start in my opinion as well!

[SimCoug 5,973]

I also like option 1 - great start so far!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

August, 46EL: Beginnings

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 7 votes for location 1, 2 votes for location 2, 2 votes for location 3, and 0 votes for location 4.

Lyhoko: Galesfeburg will start out on the ocean south of the Yanar river, on an area that approximates a natural harbor. Incidentally, the other timeline's version started out around location 3.

Nerone route 3 is the first major road that reaches all the way to the coast. For most of its length, there's nothing but forest, and in some places this forest is thick enough to completely hide the road from view from above.

However, occasionally there are small towns or farms along the road, as people begin to settle in this largely untouched region. In this case, there's some corn and bee-- er, barley, being grown, among other things.

Just a bit farther along the road we come to the small town of Galesfeburg. The center of town has a small shopping district, along with the basic amenities, like police, healthcare, and so on.

This isn't the old days, however, so it's easier to build a town out in what is basically the middle of nowhere, as small transport starships can drop off supplies when needed, such as portable fusion generators to take care of power needs.

The northern part of town, the farthest from the town center, doesn't seem to be as well off. Though those prefabricated houses are a lot easier to set up.

On the western edge of town is the ocean, along with a couple docks and a basic beach, which is more of a flat sandy area that has been cleared of trees than anything else right now.

And an overview of town. I think it's a bit early to put lights in the trees...

A map! Not much here yet... but it'll grow.

Lyhoko: Weþureeg means roughly "waterfront," and shied is "head," or in this case, "main." So, Waterfront Street and Main Street.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 1 vote

Add an actual beach area, instead of a random flat sandy area

2: 1 vote

Build a park, to add safer places for children to play

3: 6 votes

More housing, so the town can expand faster

Lyhoko: Please choose one option at a time... but you may vote more than once, as long as you do not double post. Let other people have a chance to vote!

  Edited September 19, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Schulmanator 5,793]

The map looks good. I say you need more housing or there won't be a need for much else.

[Benedict 3,119]

3. more housing. right now the kids can play in the woods.

[hotChocolate 95]

Yeah... I'm throwing in a third vote for housing. It's going to grow into a metropolis anyway, let's speed it up!

[jacksunny 741]

I'll say 3 as well. If there were more houses I would vote for the beach though.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Comments:

Benedict: One of 3 or 4, actually. (Galesfeburg, DPM, DPI... other DPI) DPM/I = Dierapyamuk Myon/Invasion

Schulmanator: Hurricanes on Maiyan can be quite bad sometimes... Thankfully, they aren't every time.

vivapanda: Yeah, it probably is.

SimCoug: Glad you like it!

Schulmanator²: There's probably going to be a little more housing added in every update, There's just going to be a lot more if the "more housing" option is chosen.

Benedict²: Just make sure they watch out for stuff like gutarxa (Myonian dinosaur-looking animals) and other stuff... Though gutarxa themselves are normally friendly.

hotChocolate: As long as is doesn't suffer from growing pains...

jacksunny: The beach and other options are likely to show up again in later polls, as well.

[simlink 1,098]

Nice looking area so far. If not too late I'd like to throw my vote behind number 3, more housing. The kids can play on the random sandy area for now.

[SimCoug 5,973]

Great looking google map - I say build baby, build!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

January, 47EL: Growth

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 1 vote for a new beach, 1 vote for a park, and 6 votes for a housing boost.

Lyhoko: Looks like the town has roughly doubled in size.

Starting back at the coast, already people are building new houses to replace old ones. Isn't that a bit of a waste at this point?

The farms are quiet this time of year, even though the climate is such that crops could be grown year-round. ...Is it getting darker?

And now it's raining. Several additional streets or extensions of previous streets have provided room for quite a bit of new development, especially considering the small size of the town to start out with.

A couple of new farms have been added as well, though there really isn't much of interest growing yet.

Lyhoko: In unrelated news, this style of trees is much easier to plant.

And the latest map, this time zoomed out slightly. This'll be useful once the city gets bigger. Note that "k" refers to the Myonian unit of length "kesa(n)". 1 kesa is roughly 2 feet, and 5 kesan are roughly 3 meters.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 3 votes

Add an actual beach area, instead of a random flat sandy area

2: 3 votes

Build a park, to add safer places for children to play

3: 2 votes

Additional farms, to reduce the town's reliance on outside food supplies.

4: 4 votes

More housing, so the town can expand faster

Lyhoko: Please choose one option at a time... but you may vote more than once, as long as you do not double post. Let other people have a chance to vote!

  Edited September 22, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Schulmanator 5,793]

Still more housing... when you have more folks, more can happen!

[jacksunny 741]

I will vote for a park this time around. I think the town is big enough for it.

[simlink 1,098]

Moar housing! More people means more taxes, which means even nicer park down the line.

[Benedict 3,119]

I think now would be a good time to start thinking about a defined park - something that the city can be proud of in the future as it gets bigger.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

June, 47EL: Thousand

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 3 votes for a new beach, 3 votes for a park, 2 votes for farms, and 4 votes for expansion.

Lyhoko: It was a lot closer this time...

Galesfeburg finally has its own powerplant, a geothermal plant to be specific. It is located on a street off to the east of town.

The population in town has just recently reached one thousand people, and a residence for the mayor has been constructed as well.

Most of the expansion this time has occurred in the northern part of town. There seems to be a surprising amount of boats just scattered around in people's yards...

There's been some expansion in the south part of town, but not nearly as much. The farms are more active now, though.

However, with all of this growth, we come to a bit of a problem. The police, fire, schooling and healthcare facilities are all located in the center of town, and the recent development has reached the edge of their effective service area. If the town is to expand further, new facilities will need to be added elsewhere.

The current region view isn't much to look at yet, but it does give an overview of the region.

And, of course, the map.

Lyhoko: "Shieð" is "forest," "myuuþ" is "(river) mouth", and "mien" is "power." Note the "þ" instead of "th" in 4þ. Don't confuse "shied" and "shieð..."

Poll

Lyhoko: Due to the current state in the town, there are two polls for this update!

Lyhoko: Note that choosing one of the options in the first poll does not mean that the town will necessary expand right now. When exactly the town expands will be determined by the second poll.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

A: 3

Expand to the north, to the opposite coast

B: 2

Expand along the coast to the south

C: 4 ... (maybe 5?)

Expand along the coast to the west

D: 2 ... (maybe 1?)

Expand inland, to the east.

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

1: 0

Add an actual beach area, instead of a random flat sandy area

2: 2

Build a park, to add safer places for children to play

3: 4

Additional farms, to reduce the town's reliance on outside food supplies.

4: 5

More housing, so the town can expand faster

Lyhoko: Please choose one option per poll at a time... but you may vote more than once, as long as you do not double post. Let other people have a chance to vote!

  Edited September 26, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Benedict 3,119]

B 2, please!

[Schulmanator 5,793]

C4 is my combination pick

[Liszak 48]

B3. I don't know why, but Idea of long, narrow city along the shore is nicest of all for me. And it is a little too early for park or some quite huge project as actual beach area. And city can't expand without it's own source of food. So food and food again. More independent city will be, the better!

[hotChocolate 95]

C 3, I say!

[Susaji 523]

C 4.

[simlink 1,098]

I'm going to say D4. Cheaper housing away from the water, perhaps?

Looking good, by the way! The interaction and watching the town grow is fascinating.

[SimCoug 5,973]

C3. Moar farms - where's old McDonald when you need him?

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Replies:

sim_link: You were just in time there.

SimCoug: However, you were past the deadline...

Schulmanator: But they'll be happier folk if there's more around.

jacksunny: Thanks for voting!

sim_link: But will parks now attract people who pay higher taxes?

Benedict: Hmm...

Benedict²: Thanks for voting!

Schulmanator²: Just don't blow up the city with it.

Liszak: It doesn't need to be a large project...

hotChocolate: Thanks for voting!

Hazani Pratama: Thanks for voting!

sim_link²: It's still a small town, there isn't much difference in land value yet...

SimCoug²: Living in the realm of the golden arches?

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

December, 47EL: Elbow

Lyhoko: The results of the first poll are as follows: 3 votes for north, 2 votes for south, 4 votes for west and 2 votes for east... or is it 5 votes for west and 1 for east? Either way, west wins, though.

Lyhoko: The results of the second poll are as follows: 0 votes for a beach, 2 votes for a park, 4 votes for farms, and 5 votes for expansion.

For the first time, the waterfront area has expanded, with additional waterfront buildings as well.

There was also the first case where preexisting development had to be removed to extend a street... Or A Striet to be precise. Also, Weþureeg Striet has been upgraded as the town has been expanded off to the side. Also, apparently a bus has appeared in the town...

Some additional development on the inland side of the waterfront has appeared as well, along with the standard housing districts.

Farther inland, the development digs into the thick forest of the delta region, with plenty of more room to expand.

A small spaceport has also appeared nearby, though for now the only ships capable of landing are small transports.

And, of course, the map.

Lyhoko: "Staar" is "star," that one should be easy. The other two are not Myonian, but rather Zukish, for a bit of a change. "Ip" is "west", and "Mtm" is "planet."

Poll

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 0 votes

Add an actual beach area, instead of a random flat sandy area

2: 6 votes

Build a park, to add safer places for children to play

3: 3 votes

Additional farms, to reduce the town's reliance on outside food supplies

Lyhoko: Please choose one option at a time... but you may vote more than once, as long as you do not double post. Let other people have a chance to vote!

  Edited September 30, 2012 by Lyhoko Leaci  

[Schulmanator 5,793]

They are certainly moving along. Now that they have a spaceport and some more waterfront amenities, how about a nice park?