Galesfeburg

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

May, 54EL: Recovery

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 4 votes for an additional village, 0 votes for southward expansion, and 10 votes for expanding on the peninsula.

For the first time, there's true apartment towers in town, built up along the coast. These all by themselves have increased the population of the region by a significant amount.

And again, this time at night.The architects could go with a bit more variety, though

Meanwhile, the inland region is not much different from the rest of the peninsula's development, with houses and scattered commercial buildings.

And an overview of all of the new development, all the way back to the park.

Lyhoko: There seems to be a hole in the fabric of space to the north of town...

And more overview, this time of the southern part of town. The port area seems to have been fixed up since the hurricane.

And of course, the map.

Lyhoko: Portieo and Puronda are again the next planets out in the system.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the unburg area, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Unburg is a Myonian term for an unincorporated village. The one referred to here was shown last update.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 4 votes

Add in a ferry network to connect Galesfeburg with the unburg and allow for development on the north side of the river.

2: 1 vote

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 0 votes

Expand the area around the unburg

4: 5 votes

Connect the Galesfeburg region with the Myonian highway network

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!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Definitely signs of growth here. I think it'll be time for a highway connection.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

You'd get a nice view from those apartment towers!

A highway would help out the growth even more!

[vivapanda 422]

Impressive water front!

I'll vote number 4

[Benedict 3,119]

1. Ferries for fast effluvial egress.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Mapping

Lyhoko: And here is a basic tutorial/outline of how Lyhoko comes up with the maps.

Lyhoko: To start out, one needs the map from SC4 in order to know just where all the streets are at to begin with.

Lyhoko: If you're starting out with an already established city, rather than building your map as you build your city, a basic map using the "All Off" setting can be helpful to allow you to easily figure out the coastline without roads getting in the way.

Lyhoko: Using the volume+car/train/other settings can also help for established cities, in order to distinguish road and rail lines.

Lyhoko: Once you have the map, or maps, paste them into an image editing program of some sort that can handle layers and transparencies. Lyhoko uses Paint.NET.

Lyhoko: Lyhoko is also assuming that you know how to use whatever program you chose well enough, as well.

Lyhoko: Trim it down so that the only part you have is the map itself, without any border.

Lyhoko: In this case, Lyhoko colored the water so that the coastline was easier to see, and for each new update, only the part that was changed was added to the base map file, so the result is somewhat messy.

Lyhoko: If you have multiple maps, place each on its own layer.

Lyhoko: Then you may need to resize it, as it is likely too small. Lyhoko uses a scale of 2m per pixel, or 8 pixels per SC4 tile. This requires a scale increase of 800% for a large city tile, 400% for a medium city tile, and 200% for a small city tile, as the in SC4 maps are all the same size (256x256).

Lyhoko: Final size will be 512x512 pixels for a small city tile, 1024x1024 for medium, and 2048x2048 for a large at the 8 pixels per SC4 tile scale.

Lyhoko: Use the "nearest neighbor" resizing option so that the scaled version remains blocky so you can still see individual tiles.

Lyhoko: Different programs will have different menus, but should have the same or similar features.

Lyhoko: Another layer is just a flat white-ish background, with stuff like parks and other things colored out. For the actual colors, Lyhoko uses the same ones from Google Maps.

Lyhoko: Hide this layer if it gets in the way, which it usually will.

Lyhoko: On a layer above that, trace out the coastlines and fill in the water. Again, color from Google Maps. For this layer, and any above it, it should be initially completely transparent.

Lyhoko: On a new layer, trace out the roads. In this case, side roads are 8 pixels wide, and main roads are 10. Color is a basic gray.

Lyhoko: On a separate layer, trace out rails. In this case, color is an alternating checkerboard of black and dark gray. Width is 4 pixels per rail.

Lyhoko: On a another layer, between the road base and the rails, trace over the roads again with the main color, width is 2 pixels less than whatever the base is. (6 for side streets, 8 for main roads.)

Lyhoko: Some cleanup may be necessary when drawing the lines.

Lyhoko: And on a final layer, type out the names. For the vertical names, Lyhoko types them out in a separate image, then rotates that image by 90 degrees, then copies the names back.

Lyhoko: Actually coming up with the names is a matter of imagination.

Lyhoko: The final layer order, starting from the top, is the following: names, rails, road surfaces, road base, water, basic land, original SC4 map(s).

Lyhoko: Any questions?

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the unburg area, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Unburg is a Myonian term for an unincorporated village. The one referred to here was shown last update.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 4 votes

Add in a ferry network to connect Galesfeburg with the unburg and allow for development on the north side of the river.

2: 1 vote

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 0 votes

Expand the area around the unburg

4: 5 votes

Connect the Galesfeburg region with the Myonian highway network

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!

[JonatanRaven 0]

1. Ferries!

Nice job on the mapping and the journalling, quite entertaining to read and watch the town develop.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

October, 54EL: Highway

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 4 votes for a ferry, 1 vote for expanding Galesfeburg, 0 votes for expanding the unburg area, and 5 votes for a highway.

And now another first for the region, the first truly major road. Off to the right is the unburg, and to the left is Nyuumau.

And right in the middle is a random farming tower, for some reason. There shouldn't be any need for these quite yet...

And the edge of Nyuumau, just to the south.

Continuing farther to the west, there's another onramp/offramp intersection, though nothing's developed here.

And oops, the highway's not quite complete yet...

This is where the street that meets the highway connects to the rest of the road network. Up off the top is Galesfeburg, down off the bottom is Nyuumau.

And of course, the map. Nyuumau area only.

Lyhoko: S for shiedpeþ - highway.

Lyhoko: Don't confuse the two different route three's.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the unburg area, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 4 votes

Add in a ferry network to connect Galesfeburg with the unburg and allow for development on the north side of the river.

2: 1 vote

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 0 votes

Expand the area around the unburg

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!

[Charlie_Zane 963]

That highway looks great! Will surely bring in lots of development and ease traffic coming into the area.

I think a ferry network should be next up! #1

[jason leo 485]

You have done a nice job with the highway.

I think Galesfeburg should be expanded. I vote 2.

[vivapanda 422]

It is a fantastic highway!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Replies:

SimCoug: Fire can help, though.

Schulmanator: And how big will it grow?

City_Master: Thanks for voting!

vivapanda: Glad you like it!

Benedict: Thanks for voting!

JonatanRaven: Thanks for voting!

City_Master²: How much growth, I wonder?

jason leo: Thanks for voting!

vivapanda²: Glad you like it!

[SimCoug 5,973]

Great looking highways - I think a ferry service would help development so I vote #1

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

January, 55EL: Ferry

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 4 votes for a ferry, 1 vote for expanding Galesfeburg, and 0 votes for expanding the unburg area.

The highway as finally been finished, and for now it ends at Mien St. to the east of Galesfeburg. Mien St. has been upgraded as well as a part of the construction process.

And of course, the map. Wait, What? The update just started! It's not time for maps yet!

Lyhoko: "Cyuu" is Myonian for "Sow" or "Female Pig."

And moving on into Galesfeburg, development has spread down to the south side of the peninsula, with similar buildings as the rest of the region.

A ferry terminal has sprouted as well, along with another apartment tower. At least this one has a different design.

And the map.

Lyhoko: "San" is Myonian for "sun."

The unburg has sprouted another street as well as a ferry terminal.

Meanwhile on the northern bank of the river, yet another town has appeared. It looks somewhat big, but that's pretty much all of it right there.

Couple of farms there, as well.

Oh, look, another map. Looks like this place is an unburg too... What should it be named?

Lyhoko: "Shied" is still "head," "shieð" is still forest, and "i" is Myonian for "river."

And a region view, as there hasn't been one in awhile. Galesfeburg on the left, Nyuumau on the bottom right, the new settlement on top, and the older unburg at far right, with farms connecting it to Nyuumau.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the southern riverbank, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 1 vote

Expand the northern riverbank region

2: 3 votes

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 2 votes

Expand the southern riverbank region

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!

[Charlie_Zane 963]

The ferry just fits in so well with the surrounding areas!

Expanding Galesfeburg!

[jason leo 485]

Another nice update, how about expanding Galesfeburg now ?

[SimCoug 5,973]

I always like a good region shot. You need more houses to provide workers for all those farms - so I vote 3, expand the southern riverbank.

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

June, 55EL: Marina

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 1 vote for expanding the north shore, 3 votes for expanding Galesfeburg, and 2 votes for expanding the south shore.

I do believe that's the tallest building in the region... And there's only 10,000 or so people in the city!

Easily visible from the residential towers on this side of the city is the new marina. The ferry terminal is nearby as well.

And more, including the boat ramp. Careful, Myonian cars can sometimes fly, but they tend not to float very well.

And the coast is as lit up as always.

There's also been some development down by the industrial area, though not as much, and most of it is new farms. The cows are phasing though the fences again...

Train! Hopefully the cows that phase though fences just phase though the trains as well... Also, there's about 6 pastures in this region, for some reason.

And of course, the map. Click for full size. Big in number of pixels, but in terms of file size, it's the smallest image in the update.

Lyhoko: That An # road designation is for random country roads that don't have any other name. At least it isn't named An 3.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the southern region, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 1 vote

Expand the northern riverbank region

2: 2 votes

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 1 vote

Expand the southern riverbank region

4: 6 votes

Give Galesfeburg a bus system.

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!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Definitely a town on the grow... time to expandify it!

[Benedict 3,119]

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Lovely update you have here and I love the maps your making for for towns.

You guys that stop here need to give this guy Lyhoko Leaci some thumbs up for making a good city.

[vivapanda 422]

Still such a nice little town, great work!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

Replies:

SimCoug: Glad you like it!

City_Master: Thanks for voting!

jason leo: Thanks for voting!

SimCoug²: Or places to store the worker bots.

Schulmanator: Expandify?

Benedict: Thank you!

Aaron Graham: Glad you like it!

vivapanda: Glad you like it!

Yuul

Merry Christmas!

The Myonian states: "Have a Merry Christmas from Galesfeburg!"

And the dative case ending makes it look like a food...

And in Zukish.

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the southern region, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 1 vote

Expand the northern riverbank region

2: 2 votes

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 1 vote

Expand the southern riverbank region

4: 6 votes

Give Galesfeburg a bus system.

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!

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Ho ho ho!

And I say expand away!!!

[Lyhoko Leaci 770]

September, 55EL: Buses

Lyhoko: The results of the poll are as follows: 1 vote for expanding the north shore, 3 votes for expanding Galesfeburg, 1 vote for expanding the south shore, and 6 votes for a bus system.

In order to get a reasonable bus system going, there needs to be a hub somewhere. And here it is, located somewhat centrally... well, its located at the corner between the two wings of the city. Also located nearby is the main train station, and the so-called spaceport that's more of an open paved area... and a car getting t-boned.

And here is one of the regular bus stops, in this case the Field/Staar station on the red/green lines.

Lyhoko: "Wienpurt" is "Bus stop."

Even that one unburg near Galesfeburg has it's own stop. The blue line here then continues on to Nyuumau, where there are another three stops.

And in non-bus related news, another farming street appeared. There were plans on connecting it to the highway like this...

But it just ended up like this for some reason. The highway ends shortly after this intersection so it doesn't matter much now...

Eh? I didn't know cats could drive...

And of course, the map. But not the normal map. Click for full size, but it might be readable at shrunken size.

Lyhoko:"Wienniepran" is "Bus map," "overgoo" is "transfer," "weinpeþ" is "bus route," "niera toopurt" is "nearby train station," and "purvurt" is "turn" or "corner."

Poll

Lyhoko: What should be added to town next?

Lyhoko: Remember to look closely at which option is which number when voting. Don't say something like "3 - expand Galesfeburg." 3 is expand the southern region, expanding Galesfeburg is 2.

Lyhoko: Voting is now closed!

1: 0 votes

Expand the northern riverbank region

2: 4 votes

Expand Galesfeburg

3: 0 votes

Expand the southern riverbank region

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!

[vivapanda 422]

Great bus system and map

[jason leo 485]

One more great update, how about another Galesfeburg expansion ? I vote #2

[cashius 25]

Great, looks like you're into nature. I like it, good job.

[wwetom1 831]

Great work! I love your seaside areas.

[Benedict 3,119]

2, please.