The Wall

[Buffalonian2 6]

There's a lot of backstory, but I will get to that later. This is my first time doing this, apologize if I'm doing anything wrong. Constructive criticism is welcome.

Edit: I have started over as I was not happy with the way this originally came out. Please scroll down for the actual CJ:/






The raging sea behind the wall. A scientific experiment with the Large Hadron Collider indirectly flooded the planet (I'll get to the specifics later). Eventually the sea will rise above the wall and swallow up everything in it's path. Fun fact: it actually is slowly rising in my game, although it will take days of gameplay for it to overflow.







The wall must be constantly maintained. It used to be open to civilians, with 2 lanes inbound in the morning, outbound in the evening. After a large storm, tall waves managed to scale the wall, resulting in legislation banning the highway from non-emergency vehicles and making it strictly a service road.  I don't know if it's supposed to do this, or if it's a glitch? I did not photoshop this!
 

[Dazzyls 576]

The idea is nice, but unrealistic. It's not very beautiful, now is it? I have never seen such sea wall in real life, but if you make it just a few metres tall (like dunes), it could be nice.

[jmsepe 2,038]

What? It's actually creative like Wall Maria, Wall Rose and Wall Sina. Attack on Titan anyone? 

[Sanshy6544 42]

It is particulary ugly I have to say haha. But nice creativity trough...

[freemunchies 124]

I think its a fun idea... Certainly not the prettiest of cities but I'm interested to see where the story heads!

[Piussi 5]

The idea is nice, but unrealistic. It's not very beautiful, now is it? I have never seen such sea wall in real life, but if you make it just a few metres tall (like dunes), it could be nice.

 

A small wall would not hold that sea i guess

[Buffalonian2 6]

Aye, I was going for fantasy/sci fi, not realism. Anyways, I got fed up with what I made, so I scrapped it and started over from scratch. I think it came out much better this time. Firstly, we go back in time to before the sea flooded the area the Wall now resides. This is shortly after the wall finished completion.




This is the Rundgren pass. It is an old relic from a cold war civilization, built superfluously for the sake of one-upping it's rival nation. It was built by a fascist state, and the materials and engineering is rather primitive, however it was surprisingly well built, and saw much usage until the catastrophe struck. Other than being a white elephant, it's main purpose was as a trade route connecting the cities of Borovichi and Spopavich. It was abandoned after both cities were flooded, and construction of the Wall expressway replaced it's route.





This is by no means a small bridge, in fact it is one of the tallest and longest bridges in this world. This is a testament to how large and much of an engineering feat that the wall is. This area is the Rundgren mountain range. It is the highest habitable elevation on this planet, and the only one still dry. The wall was built here in part to use the Rundgren mountains as a buffer and extra protection from the rising sea. As you can see from the picture, the sea is not yet even in sight of the horizon.





The government has commissioned this location for the founding of a new industrial town, Tambleton. It will become the closest large settlement to the edge of the wall. Because of the fear of living so close to the sea, people are paid incentives to relocate here. The most fertile land is close to the wall, and Tambleton will become the largest manufacturer of consumable goods.





Tambleton's rapid growth.





The residential district of Tambleton. One of the advantages to living here is better quality services thanks to government incentives, leading to better neighborhoods.





Remember the picture with the sea higher than the town? The town actually sits much higher than the sea bed. The base of the wall on this side is a whopping 800 ft, almost twice that of the other side.





It has been months overdue for the sea to reach the wall, thanks in part to the Rundgren mountains. As bad as the catastrophe was, as time has gone by, people have grown complacent and stopped taking the weather forecasts seriously. The mountains are hiding something ominous from view. Not many people frequent the top of the wall these days, and wandering beyond the wall into the mountains is forbidden. The warnings given by witnesses and scientists are brushed under the rug, and the government has begun to cut back on the budget for maintaining the wall.

[Dazzyls 576]

What exactly did you change? It hasn't got any more pretty.

[Benedict 3,119]

That is a fascinating structure. I don't think all cities need to be 'pretty'.

[BarbulaM1 38]

Interesting concept, the town down by the wall looks great. When I hear of "The Wall" I keep thinking winter is coming.