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Riverview Part 3
Here is part 3 of Riverview covering the farms, some small businesses, and some nature for your viewing pleasure. The Golf Course which once was a farm and belonged to Farmer Dan, who sold up and ... moved here with his family and his horses. Retirement suits him just fine! Just down the road are his daughter and her husband, who own the stables in town. One of the dairy farms Here is the small shopping area plus in the back is the distribution centre for the farmers. The farmers market is just in front of the strip mall. You can also see some industry. Some businesses that service the farmers - Bank, Post Office, Corner Gas, a church The big supermarket Barby's Honey Farm. Note the Stall where she sells honey and flowers - all organic of course. A bit of housing near the farms A small overview The lake with the trail around it The creek that feeds the lake (don't know how to do a mosaic yet) -
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Three more suburbs of Mont-Valin
1. Fieldsborough once had fields. Not any more. The city planners have taken Mayor Brownstone's demands very seriously : as little grid as possible ! 2. 3. 4. Although there are still pockets of griddy resistance here and there. 5. Not wanting to be outdone, Aldergrove (where the groves of alders have long since disappeared) also tried its best to comply : 6. Although building diagonally still escapes the vast majority of contractors. 6. There too, as you can see above, a few farms hang on. But it's a losing battle, 7. The MacKinnon flower farm. (Imagine living there in the spring and summer, perfumes wafting on the breeze... and the deafening buzz of buzzy bees.) 8. 10. Last but not least, the further away from Mont-Valin and Middletown, Elmsborough has seen its growth shaped by the railway that goes through it, forcing the planners to give up a little on their ungridding fervor. 11. But they still made a valiant effort. 12. 13. 13.However commerce and some mansions owners still like a good, simple grid... 14. The school and one of the town's clinics : 14. There is one medium shopping center, at the edge of town... 15. ... but the Ste Ermenegilde church hasn't ceded an inch of its propriety -- the cemetery has been relocated, though, and the space converted to the town plaza. 16 Many ancient farmhouses have been converted : 17.The last big farm, half of what it was in its glory days, before the railway came : - 77
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#further
Comment Replies After such a long time, maybe it is a bit nonsense, right? --------------------------------------- The meeting had gone quite well, better than expected. It was already a bit late, and those who had flown from out of Barnanova were already checking their phones and checking in their flights. I was one of those, who tried to do this while giving farewell to the barnanovese business partners. Doing business in Barnanova, and especially with barnanovese officials, is quite an experience. All business meeting etiquettes tend to highlight the same points in regards to Barnanova, and they tend not to be wrong. Handshakes between men are almost comparable to getting your hand stuck with the car door: a painful experience. Barnanovese are used to hardcore handshakes, which can cause them some trouble when dealing with Asian partners. Businesswomen are spared this pain, and most handshakes are milder. We wrapped out our meeting and left the very official-looking building in the historic quarter, and made my way to the Metro entrance. A huge national flag flew in the middle of the circle. Time to head to the airport. Just a couple of stations down to the city's central station, which still keeps its original name, North Station. The underground interchange at North Station was complex and rather confusing, even for locals. Barnanova has pushed since several years the so-called Plan BNN, a hugely ambitious plan to improve the air links of the nation with the world. And the first step, was improving the signage downtown, in order to effortlessly guide the business traveler back to the airport. The yellow BNNExpress train can be invariably found at platform 14. It is painted in yellow colors and of course, sponsored by barnanovair. I was flying with these airlines today. The BNNExpress train breezes through the modern CBD, only stopping at the "Centre de Negocis" station before the airport. A dozen passengers hop in the train, most of them businesspeople and some, having already removed their ties and jackets off. The train starts again and rapidly accelerates running through the city. We arrive just 20 minutes later to the Barnanova-Mediterranean International Airport. The Plan BNN revamped in 10 years this airport from a mid-range international airport to an air hub, competing directly with the large European airports. The success was so large that the airport is already struggling to cope with the increased demand barnanovair brought to the airport. The lack of taxiways forces air traffic control to plan ahead all flight movements to the second, making the airport work like a huge clockwork. Another expansion is already on the planning phase. The advertisements at the station are statements of barnanovair's vision of the air industry. The departures/arrivals screens at the station lobby informed me that my flight was departing from the north terminal. There was still no gate information though. Pushed my carry-on luggage down to the north terminal departures lobby and headed to one of the automatic check-in machines. Only a couple minutes later I received my boarding pass and an SMS with a link where I could download my mobile-friendly pass as well. The new barnanovair boarding pass design looks gorgeous in these vibrant colors! The airline has gone the extra mile taking care of these kind of details, and the high quality printing on the automatic check-in counters is a good proof of that. The mobile pass looks more basic, as per compatibility. The security check was painful as always, a bad experience one has to go through in any airport in the world. Once cleared, I found myself breezing through the duty-free shop, looking for gate N21. The activity was intense in both in the terminal building and outside. I stopped by for a second to see an Airbus 330-300 aircraft, the backbone of barnanovair's medium-range fleet, being loaded for its departure to London-Gatwick. This particular airliner is christened as Alessandro Volta. All planes in the fleet are christened after famous inventors and scientists. Not too far from there, the Queen of the Skies reclaimed my attention while resting on gate N12. She had just been polished and shone under the sun, looking majestic. barnanovair placed an order for 15 Boeing 747-8I in 2011, and the first orders have been flowing in since 2015. The 747 covers these intercontinental high-demand routes between Barnanova and other world capitals, and helped the airline to reach all five continents, placing it among the big names in the airline industry. This particular plane was christened after Marie Sklodowska Curie; all 747s are christened with women scientist names. Her departure to Tokyo-Haneda was expected in half an hour. Near the gate, some more advertisements. Some of them help clear out what is the mission of the airline for the years to come: I relaxed on my seat until boarding time. The Barcelona route is the busiest for this airport. barnanovair offers up to 28 flights between both cities per day, even with its own name, the Viceroy Shuttle. The route is always operated with Airbus 320 aircraft, with 28 business class seats. I wasn't traveling business today, small companies can't afford that anymore. The boarding was fast. In contrast with low-cost airlines, barnanovair makes customers board in four batches in this case: rows from 1-7 (business), board first. Rows 25-32 board after that, later rows 13-24 and finally rows 8-12. People tend to find this confusing at the beginning, but speeds up the boarding procedure, essential to make the Viceroy Shuttle work properly. Once on my 21C seat, I sat back on the confortable seat and leafed the in-flight magazine, Panorama. Found myself discovering the route map, a staple in any in-flight magazine. barnanovair's had drammatically expanded in recent years. Barcelona and Rome are marked in blue, meaning shuttle destinations with many routes per day. The yellow destinations are seasonal, most of them only served during the summer months (Dubrovnik, Santorini, Larnaca...), some during the winter months (Lulea, Trondheim...). It is however the world map the one that had gone through the most changes recently: With the new B747-8I fleet, destinations such as Denpasar (Bali), Buenos Aires, Cape Town and Chengdu could be introduced this year. Barnanova-Mediterranean airport is increasingly becoming an intercontinental hub, efficiently connecting long-haul destinations with European regional destinations. The read distracted me from the emergency procedures demonstrations, and felt already the pushback. In no time we would be departing already. - 30
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Day 1 - Laying down some of the roads
First day is off to a great start! It took a long time, but after about 4 hours of work I got all the streets down (thanks to google maps and its measuring tool), and I managed to detail a whole one lot(s). Not too much work done yet, but I am looking forward to continuing this project. -
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Timbuktu
Sadly I have no pics as there's some format issue but its really coming along well. The funniest thing is is that the making money tutorial map is my best work yet in my own opinion. I love taking any region or map and seeing the possibilities that lie in the infastructure and designing of each city and the surrounding suburbs down to industrial. Everything needs to mesh and thats the eternal joy of SimCity for me in a nut shell. Timbuktu has a fully operational transit system as well. Made sure to have plenty of rail. Folks can fly if theyre in a hurry. My sims have no limmits to what the can do just as i have no limmits as the creator. City - New City (91).sc4 City - New City (88).sc4 -
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Palo Alto: An Introduction
Hey all! Long time lurker here, with my first city journal.
My city is based heavily on the cities I grew up in, Palo Alto and San Francisco (as well as Northern California in general), and inspired by the geography of Hong Kong, as well as the density of New York City. It is named Palo Alto (not to be confused with the actual Palo Alto!) and is envisioned as being north of San Francisco, yet still maintaining SF's Mediterranean climate and geography.
Street names and some history have been borrowed heavily from Palo Alto, as well as local cities Atherton and Menlo Park, as an homage to the area I grew up in.
In this alternate reality, the gold rush heavily affected the Palo Alto Bay region, catapulting Palo Alto into the world’s economy as a heavy financial and tech sector, leaving San Francisco as a regional economy with strong tourism (think Austin, New Orleans, San Diego, etc).
I’ve envisioned most of the institutions that define the San Francisco Bay Area (both current and those that have relocated) as originating in Palo Alto instead, as well as some notable companies from the Pacific Northwest.
The Palo Alto economy is defined by many financial, tech, and Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Google, Chevron, Gap, Apple, Facebook, McKesson, Hewlett Packard, Safeway, Visa, Oracle, Salesforce, Clorox, Charles Schwab, Starbucks, Nike, Nordstrom, Levi’s, Union Bank, Electronic Arts (!), Intel, Adobe, the Hearst Corporation, and PG&E, as well as being the national hub of venture capital, and hosting the (still intact in this world) Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, in addition to the Federal Reserve Bank for District 12. This diversity and strength of industry has allowed Palo Alto to become a Global Alpha city, and a major population and commercial hub of the United States of America.
I’m still learning to play the game, so this is just as much about my experiments with creating a city as it is with perfectly polished regions.
My focus is going to be on neighborhoods, developing infill over time, and transportation routes (particularly subways and buses). My goal is to create a city (primarily wall-to-wall) that feels like it grew naturally rather than disjointed, and each post will feature a different area, project, or transportation system.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy!
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Côte d'Arbica
De L'Ouest, or the western Penninsula, is a largely agrarian part of the Baie. Involved heavily in coffee production, one of the centers of life (albeit not the largest city in the region), is Côte d'Arbica. Just shy of 100,000 people, the "city" is actually made up of three distinct communes. The oldest commune is the northern-most one, known to locals as Coffee Town. Little of the old sleepy beach town still exists, having been supplanted by high rises, whose construction is mostly fueled by Des Capitales citizens looking for beach-front property at lower prices. But while the old beach town is long gone, the inland coffee processing district still exists, just beyond the highway. Newer homes dot the nearby hillside, overlooking this historic, if dirty, district, and the major western highway cuts in front of the district, separating it from the night scene in Coffee Town. Speaking of night scenes, there is no better time to see the Southern coastal commune of Nouvelle Nice, than at night. The beachfront comes alive with the Night Market, and local roasters light bonfires to roast their beans in the traditional fashion for tourists. Most of the population lives in the final commune, La Ville Université. Surrounding Université de l'Ouest, the first land-grant University in the Baie, the commune is predominantly wealthy, and supported by coffee growers, and the agriculture and science programs at the beloved University. Students live mostly west of the University, in a dense low-rise neighborhood. The whole region benefits from a rather forward thinking transit system, with subway access despite the smaller population. - 4
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The City of Blois
Well, it's certainly been a while since I've posted here, why not spice things up again? Much has changed since the last time I posted, I have completely moved over to Cities Skylines and remade all my previous cities in cities skylines using the original SC4 maps. Anywhoo, no more chatter, let's get to the pics! Outside Blois Stadium, the main stadium for Blois' bid for the Alliance's Summer Games, showing the flags of New Duveland's provinces and territories in alphabetical order starting (left to right) with the national flag, the territory of Avaiki, Laperouse, New Caledonia, New Herault, New Munster, New Ulster, the New Duveland Capital Territory, Norfolk, Tasman, and finally, the national flag of New Duveland once more. Apartment living in Blois is becoming incredibly more popular, as it offers a luxurious lifestyle close to the heart of the city, while maintaining peace and quiet. Even though Blois is home to just under 400,000 people, the city's metropolitan train network is one of the most efficient in the country. Here we see commuters at Pontlevoy Station heading towards downtown during the morning rush. Another view of Blois Stadium, showing the lush sub-tropical vegetation that is featured in every park around the city. With a seat from here, you would get an impressive view of the city skyline! The city from above, laid out on a warped grid system, driving through Blois can be a breeze. Wide tree-lined boulevards offer an efficient way to get through town, or you could take the Devereaux Freeway, which travels along the edge of the city. The city skyline from Île de Waipapa (Waipapa Island), one of the most popular getaway spots for exclusive holidays, and is also home to a large collection of early French colonial housing, as well as several large open-air events. It's just a shot ferry ride from the heart of the city. Nothing says national or provincial pride like having your flag everywhere! Just in case you forgot that you were in New Hérault, New Duveland. Extras - 6
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Industrial - v2.2
So... let's begin with version 2.2. For reference, this is version 2.0 - before the IRM Pack installation. The pictures says stage 1 but it is actually stage 2. The first one was just a horrible (could it be possible?!) mash of street, roads and avenues with extremely cluttered industry and severe traffic congestion. The Maxis Highway was replaced yesterday with a more ... "prettier" NAM highway. It totally killed city funds. 40,000-something Simoleans dropped to roughly 16,000 because the Network muppets didn't know what they were doing. The change was clearly needed because driving through the city was a major pain in the backside. All these on and off ramps in all directions would drive any sane person mad - no pun intended! In the pipeline
Figure out where to place railroad
Shuffle industry to fit with railroad
Focus on South-West sector (workforce from Residential Evil)
Whatever else springs to mind as work progresses And since I cannot link a picture from URL... (why?! It worked in the past)
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Sainte Ange Progress
So I made this region originally in 2013 when I was still in high school, finished all that and began real life and got thoroughly into my Cars so SimCity and gaming and general was hard on the backburner. However I was rather bored last weekend and decided to boot up SimCity 4 again and just resume building this region, I was honestly amazed at what my 15 year old self had built back in the day I used to give myself a hard time about not making cities good enough and I still do that to this day with my project cars. Anyway I just kept building and building almost had the second metropolitan tile t'd up ready to build the downtown zone when I noticed a blank lot that was zoned and built. After a bit of research I found out that in such a early stage of this regions life I had already struck Prop-plox I dont know why or how my computers more than strong enough for SimCity 4 and I dont even have the PEG file that supposedly causes the issue.
So ill start a new region by all means reccomend some region maps for me below.
But before I bin this region I thought id share some of my work.
PS: sorry about the 4;3 screenshots haha
Firstly this is the Queenschurch metro area.
Where the PROP PLOX struck first Overview of the suburbs
Night time
The central park close up
Stadium and small business district
RHW interchange excuse the grid haha
Parklands
Now to twin coasts region the first city i built on this region back in 2013
Interchange onto the island
Overview of the city
The burbs and uni
CBD
Beach
Nice little parkland
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San Davide
St. David is the Qwandian capital and the third most populous city of the Federation.
St. David is the city that symbolizes the richness of the Federation of Poemia. If Vancor is the city of work, Berghmann the city institutions, Saint David is the capital of entertainment where there are the VIP of the country.
With many bars, beaches, museums and leisure centers, the Qwanda's capital attracts more than 3 million tourists a year making it the third tourist destination in the country after Berghmann and Puerto Levante.
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2. Infraestructure Planning pt. 1
Whew!! Those were a really strenuous two weeks; RL is still eating me alive, just at a slower rate, so that means I can add something here. But first: The replies! -- + * * * + -- Chapter 2. Infraestructure Planning, part 1 This entry, as the one before, is basically more map-fueled descriptions, but now there is a bit more of interactivity. With the same satellite images shown, I did some zoning and transport maps, that will allow you to see the potential expansion of the city. First is a decontextualized transport map, that is also incomplete. Not really useful, right? I'm posting it anyway because the JPEG compression made the other images a bit less than visible. Here the yellow lines represent avenues or widened roads, the orange ones highways (or motorways, I have to decide from which side of the Atlantic I borrow my words...), the purple lines are railroads (maybe you already recognised that curve from the ascent to the Piedra Roja mine), and the rose one (here, strangely also purple), the BRT line. Last, the parts where the lines are dotted are tunnels. Now, let's put this into its context: Much better, no? Also, it is more evident that a lot of work is still waiting to be done, both on tracing already built networks and on building them! Here, the main obstacle is to decide what to zone on the non-developed areas, to get an idea of what would be the best network design for it. Or not! To keep with realism, not everywhere transport infraestructure has to be good: I plan abstractly on underserved poor neighbourhoods, conectivity problems around the port (too much close to the city centre), and suboptimal solutions to the not-very-friendly terrain. The point is to decide where those good and bad solutions will be. So let's go to the zoning: I did some work on this, and already covered more than the currently built terrain, but there are still relevant portions without adequate zoning. Let's make this a bit more understandable: see that long stretch of orange that looks like a bicycle pump? That's the Central Station, with the terminal building on the left. Just under that (or south of that) is the Historical Centre. The pink zone at its west is the Government Quarter, and north of the station is a non-zoned area, that corresponds to the old harbour (guess which custom will be used there...). Those dark blue shapes will be the CBD, along the main north-south highway. I think most of the map is very self-explanatory, but something escapes from it: those suburbs on the northwest corner cannot be more different to the ones on the south, simply because of class: Now it's more evident: the darker the shade, the poorer the residents and workers. As it is predictable, the port sorroundings are the poorer ones, as the local workers live there, and the rich people flies from industrial pollution. Remember, this is a Latin American CJ, there ought to be urban segregation. In general, I plan for rich people around the Calfú river (the one at the northwestern portion of the region), and for poor people on the nearby of the port and the mine, with the middle class located either at the city centre (soon to be gentrified, sorry) and the more dull areas of the northeast and north, acting as a buffer between rich and poor people. In any case, don't be surprised to find some places where just a tall fence separates a resort from a slum: that's as realistic as you can get, and the overall geography almost asks for it. More detailedly, there are a handful of places where some unconventional development will alter the general distribution of zones and wealth. The Still-Unnamed-Island will be a nature reserve, destined to be MMPed with a very diverse range of flora, to simulate a Fernandezian Cloud Forest. As is the case with many temperate regions around the Pacific, the native flora has been displaced by silviculture and "feral" forests of introduced species: expect Cascadia redwoods on everything but this tiny island, as the shipbuilding industry demanded long and straight trunks, not huge ferns and leaves to feed dinosaurs. The second canal from the Colorado lake (it has a name now! its because the algaes!! now there aren't red algaes anymore there ). I projected it as being built some years after the dawn of the container era, when the increased ship traffic encountered a bottleneck on the original Desaguadero canal. I have to work on its sorroundings: will they be just tall rock walls, or some kind of lowland to give continuity to the port area? It will depend on: The bulk port area: I projected here a bulk port, to reserve the original port to containerised loads, but I'm still doubting if doing a dock on the west side, around the new canal; or on the east side, to avoid the factories on that side to cross the river to ship their output. It can be both? Maybe, but I would need to more more earth, to widen the water area. One of the still unnamed peninsulaes, which is an alternative location for the bulk port: mostly flat, it can be good as a fuel port too. Remember that Santa Clara literally sprouted from a cracked tectonic plate, so it has metal ores, nitrates and silicates, but no old minerals: neither gems, nor uranium, nor fossil fuels; so, every vehicle and almost all power plant on the country has to run on imported fuels, and there has to be a place to unload all that petrol and gas. Conveniently, that place would be hidden from this nice touristic shoreline. Hit by the westernmost winds of the Humboldt current and populated by the hard rocks that avoided the Loberías sound to go even deeper, this beaches aren't safe to bath on them, but are nonetheless a very attractive destination for relaxing: expect some Copacabana-styled locals enjoying the clean water and the marine breeze (much colder, in any case), and several condos crawling on the hills. How to connect the place with the rest of the city? I don't know exactly. Going back to the historical element, this little estuary is the placement of Puerto Viejo (literally 'Old Port'), a small fishing cove that was once the original seat of the Santa Clara capital (or more precisely, only) town. My problem with it is related to their environment: there are agricultural fields at its west, and a copper mine to its north (place 8). How to justify it to be still a small coastal town instead of an industrialised port? Or should I abandon the idea of a small cove and to overhaul the place? Consider that the trend to have UNESCO protected areas is very recent, so a relatively poor nation could have been already tempted to destroy their heritage to reduce costs... This other place is more justifiable as preserved: Quiñenco is a small lake just dammed up before the estuary of the Blanco river, and its fresh waters help a micro-climate to bloom between two big hills. It is the perfect place for a touristic site, and that's what I'm planning there. The problem is: to make the place as protected as is, the northern hill has to be terraformed and grow to a scale where the planned airport to its north is on a very absurd (or dangerous) placement, so I'm thinking on moving it to place 9. Now there is the Piedra Roja Mine: I want it to be an open pit mine, even if it is really difficult, just because is also more flamboyant, as a CJ has to be . It already has it's own very toxic tailings dam, but the terraforming is due. I'll probably dedicate a whole entry to decide where to mine the hill. This plateau looks like a better option to build the airport, but as the area is not flat, some earthworks will be needed. This is maybe the biggest project of the list: a full secondary city to connurbate Ciudad del lago with. Of course it won't be as important, but I want it to have its own centre, structure and history, for which a full entry will be needed: I don't even have a name! 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Tucson Progress.
Greetings everyone! I have been working on this project off and on due to college (finally graduated from the University of Arizona ). Thankfully many parts of town are near finished, although it is a very long way to go to complete the entire valley. I have started working on the Catalina Mountains and Foothills. Although it will be some time before I start adding buildings in this area. Tucson Mall on the north side is done. As is El Con Mall in midtown. (Before it was gutted.) Pima Air and Space Museum. Davis Monthan AFB. And lastly, the Boneyard. -
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Entry III - Residential Development
This entry is going to be fairly brief, as I haven't found much time to develop anything specifically new, so is mostly just a repeat of the previous entry. This time I have developed the residential area north-west of the mini stack interchange. The design is similar to the area south of I-10, but the amount of industry is slightly toned down, with mid-wealth residential and commercial services taking a larger role. Above is a small residential square cornered by E Palm Ln on the north side, N 18th St to the west, N 20th St to the north and E McDowell Rd to the south. The other feature that breaks up the grid pattern is the bow shaped street formed by N Whittier Dr which meets E Granada Rd to the north and E Almeria Rd to the south at their respective intersections with N 16th St. I may return later to N 16th St due to its width. Here is is picture as being 6 lanes wide, but the real life version is only 4. Above is an image of the reduced industry seen in this area of development. Most of the industry here appears along E McDowell Rd and N 16th St, mixing in with the commercial services available. Finally, some work I attempted on the mini-stack interchange. I'm getting to the point on this where I think I am going to use my free will to modify the interchange to actually work, instead of trying to make it as realistic as possible. The main problem at the moment is the flex-fly fun I{m having at the top of the image, but I think I may have a solution to that. Something to note before I leave, I have changed the texture pack, so I am now using CPT Painted Desert Terrain Mod, which I hope will give a slightly more realistic appearance to the general map.- Read More
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Peace and Recovery
After 12 years of bloody war, both the West – Carte – and the East – Ula – had ran out of resources and people. They had to sign a peace treaty but business was unfinished, so tensions remained. However, with the war over, time and effort could be put into reconstruction and technologies of war like ships and guns could be put to use for trade and policing. Some major new projects in Branny include two aqueducts: Project 10 - Vidupe aqueduct Project 11 - Sama-Branny Aqueduct But also the extension of existing ports to accommodate the new bigger ocean-fairing ships... Tearu before year 15S extension project Tearu after the project Constructing the Sama-Branny aqueduct... This was also the start of King Norada Utama, also known as Utama the first, long and prosperous kingdom, marked by ocean exploration, diplomacy with other cultures, and as you can see, architectural projects and expansion. Trading also became a big part of daily life, a real business, with the birth of the first associations, making use of ships as the main means of transport. In the end, war didn't just bring death and destruction, but also advancement and prosperity. The paradoxes of life... But, as I said earlier, Ula was not satisfied with the peace treaty. There would be a second war in the foreseeable future. In the next episode... - 3
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Cinematics,Lot of progress
Welcome back! In today's entry i'm going to be showing huge progress,so sit back and enjoy! 1.Downtown Aerial 2. 3. 4. 5.Foundation of an airfield 6. 7.Cracky runway 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.Overview! And for last,but not least,cinematic! I hope you enjoyed this entry,be sure to leave a like and don't forget to comment!- Read More
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Covington
Welcome to the State of Attakapas. It's small state in the Southern US that rests at the mouth of the Catawba River. Over the course of this journal, I'll introduce you to several of the cities and towns that make up the "Moonshine State." The first stop is the small town of Covington (Pop:14,200 as of the 2010 census). Founded by Jeremiah Covington in 1828, the town beat out the nearby settlements of Shelby, and Kennison to be named the Seat of Sheridan County. It's a typical Southern town, and has often been compared to Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show. The tour of Covington starts off on the courthouse square. The square is formed by Washington Street, Jefferson Street, Lafayette Street, and Jackson Street. The names Washington Jefferson, and Lafayette were chosen by Jeremiah Covington because of the three men's pivotal roles in winning American independence. Covington chose the name Jackson street because he had been a lieutenant in General Andrew Jackson's army during the War of 1812. The first county courthouse was destroyed by a fire started by Union soldiers during the Battle of Pecan Creek in 1864. Construction on the current courthouse was completed in 1871. Until 1953, it housed both the Shelby County court and Covington City Hall. The building also has one rather dubious distinction: It was the scene of the only political assassination in Attakapas state history. On June 18, 1902, 19 year old Billy Maddox loaded a pistol, and rode into town. Eight days before, his brother John had been hanged as a horse thief. The men who sent him to his death were County Prosecutor Phillip Faircloth, and District Jude Harry Newton. Billy planned to get into the courthouse, surprise both men in their offices, gun them down, and escape before the sheriff knew what was happening. As he approached the courthouse, the doors to the West Entrance opened. Phillip Faircloth stepped outside with the Mayor William Ogletree. The two friends were heading out to their weekly lunch at a restaurant on the courthouse square. As they walked down the steps, Billy Maddox recognized Faircloth, and quickly reached for his gun. His first shot missed the county prosecutor, and hit Mayor Ogletree in the arm. Faircloth, being a typical Southern man of the era, pulled out his own pistol and tried to defend himself. His first shot grazed the side of Billy's head, and the second hit him in the chest. Despite his injuries, Billy continued firing, and both the prosecutor and the mayor fell to the steps. When the sheriff and two of his deputies came upon the scene, Billy was reloading his pistol as he tried to stagger up the courthouse steps to find Judge Newton. The three law enforcement officers opened fire. Billy was dead before he hit the ground. It was later said that he had 20 bullet wounds. Phillip Faircloth died on the courthouse steps, only several feet from the body of his assassin. The mayor, in addition to the wound in his arm, had also taken two bullets to the chest. He was taken into the courthouse lobby, and a doctor was summoned. The doctor couldn't do much, and a surgeon was called. Before the surgeon could arrive, however, Mayor Ogletree died. A massive, elaborate funeral was held for the two slain men. The governor arrived to pay his respects, and even a statement from President Roosevelt was read. By contrast, Billy Maddox's bullet riddled body was buried in a pauper's grave on a hill overlooking his parents' farm. Local legend says that Samuel Maddox, the father of Billy and John, went to the homes of Faircloth's and Ogletree's widows to apologize for his son's actions. According to the story, Nellie Faircloth refused to answer the door, and Martha Ogletree actually beat him with her broom until he scrambled off of the porch and vacated the property. Enough about ancient history. Let's talk about the courthouse square. In it's heydey, the square boasted banks, a grocery store, hardware store, druggist, department store, restaurants, cafes, a tailor/haberdashery, and even a small opera house. By the early 90s, many of the square's old businesses had shut down as owners retired or passed away. Things got even worse in 1993 when a Winn Dixie supermarket (with a full service pharmacy, bakery, florist, bank, and deli) moved into town. Only months after the Winn Dixie opened, well-kknown courthouse square businesses such as Buddy's Flowers (in business since 1951), and Rawls' Butcher Shop (in business since 1924, and owned/operated by 4 generations of the Rawls clan) shut their doors forever. When Wal Mart set up shop in town in 1995, the editor of the Covington Courier wrote a mock obituary of downtown Covington that also served as a scathing indictment of Big Box stores. Soon, all that was left was The Court Square Cafe (which always did great business thanks to the police officers, firefighters, lawyers, and civic leaders that worked nearby), and a few law offices that stayed in the square so the attorneys could be within walking distance of the courthouse. A funny thing happened in the early 2000s, however. Thanks to the work of Mayor Anthony Jarvis, and some dedicated members of the Covington Chamber of Commerce, downtown saw a bit of revitalization. A couple of boutique clothing shops, and a Mexican restaurant opened up. Then, Sun Bank decided to set up their Covington branch in one of buildings on the old square. By spring of 2017, some of the old hustle and bustle had returned to the Covington town square. In a later post, I may give you a little more background on the square's current businesses. One block down Jackson Street from the courthouse is the Covington City Hall. In 1949, it was decided that both the town and county were growing too quickly (what with all those GIs coming home from overseas, getting married, and making babies), and that both entities needed their own separate office spaces. So, in 1951 construction started on this gray, two story, somewhat utilitarian, city office building. Mayor Mays Morrison cut the ribbon and opened the building for business in September 14, 1953. The current mayor, Anthony Jarvis, has been in office since 1998. However, he recently stated that he would not be a candidate for reelection in 2017. After 20 years as the city's chief executive, he's decided to retire. Most people say that he's hoping to spend time with the twin grandsons that his daughter gave birth to last fall. The more cynical folks in town say that he was embarrassed and left nearly broke after spending a disgusting amount of his own personal fortune on a failed State Senate bid last year. Either way, Covington will be electing a new mayor this November. Right next to city hall is an older building: The Carriage House Hotel. The Carriage House was built in 1858, and is one of the few downtown structures to survive the fire started by Union soldiers during the Civil War. Though ownership has changed hands seventeen times over the last 160 years, the hotel still remains in operation today. Ok, so it's not exactly a skyscraper but it's still a little unusual to see a mid-rise office building in a small town like Covington. This little art deco beauty is the world headquarters of PM Bank, and it's one of the many things that makes Covington unique. The story of PM Bank starts in Jackson City (the capital city of Attakapas) in 1818. A man named Edward Pope opened Planters Bank that year, and the business quickly prospered. However, during the Civil War the bank's assets were seized, and soon after, Planters Bank ceased to exist. In 1869, two Covington businessmen named Herschel Eckels, and Jules Godchaux borrowed some money, and opened up Merchants Bank on the courthouse square. As they struggled in those first few months, they devised a scheme to capitalize off of the good name of the now-defunct Planters Bank. In 1870, they renamed their bank Planters and Merchants Bank. During the next 50 years, Planters and Merchants acquired smaller banks in the area, and continued to grow. In the 1920s, bank president Jefferson Godchaux (son of Jules) made plans for a "Magnificent, imposing edifice" to serve as the bank's headquarters and main branch. Construction was started in 1925, and the building opened for business on October 10, 1929. People from all over the county, and even the governor, arrived for the grand opening. The Covington Courier boasted that the "Covington Skyscraper is the biggest building between Jackson City and New Orleans." Less than three weeks later, the stock market crash in New York triggered the beginning of the Great Depression. While the bank would eventually ride out the Depression, Jefferson Godchaux lost most of his fortune (which was heavily invested) on "Black Tuesday." On November 6, 1929, he opened one of the windows in his penthouse office, and jumped from the ledge of his "magnificent, imposing edifice." The county coroner was said to have told his friends that what was left of Mr. Godchaux "could fit in a couple of Mason jars." In the 1990s, the bank's board of directors decided the name Planters and Merchants Bank was a little too politically incorrect. After all, the planters who did business with the original Planters Bank were plantation (and slave) owners. They didn't want potential clients to associate anything as ghastly as slavery with their bank, so they decided that a name change was in order. After much debate, Planters and Merchants Bank was re-branded as PM Bank in 1997.Today, they have 75 locations across three states. However, the headquarters and main branch remains in the 10 story building on the corner of Jefferson and Winn streets in the small town of Covington. Across Winn Street from the bank is Memorial Park. The park was built in 1933 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the end of World War I, and has a small structure in the middle originally has a small plaque with the names of the three men from Covington who were killed during that war. Thirteen years after that, the names of the 15 Covington men killed during World War II were added to the plaque. Over the decades, the names of the men (and one woman) killed in Korea, Vietnam, the War on Terror, and the Iraq War have been added. Despite its somber purpose, the park has become a quiet shady spot to relax. Many of people who work in the PM Bank building retreat to the park to enjoy their lunch breaks. That's all for now. I always enjoy coming with stories and histories for my towns. So, hopefully, you don't find my updates to wordy. I'll be back soon with more pictures and stories from Covington. -
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Shooting for the longest record spanning journal entries here. My original goal was to show you all the natural growth of Provident Bay, but as happens a lot of times life got in the way. I ended up playing the region off an on for the last 3 years and still add a few things here and there but for the most part it is complete. Figured I might as well post some final pics. 1.13 million people, first pic is the downtown area, 2nd is the overall region shot. - 6
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Asoura - A Japanese village on the sea
REPLIES : Koriyama I sincerely appreciated your reactions and comments about my last entry. I wanted to thank you all before the replies. @MissVanleider Thank you, I am happy to see that you liked my work ! @MushyMushy I have also spent a lot of time on G.Earth to have this result. It is nice to see it was efficient, thank you ! @raynev1 Haha it is strange ! Living in France I have no problem. This was a song named Yoru no Odoriko, made by the Japanese band Sakanaction (one of my favorites, you should try to listen what they do) @kschmidt Yeah, I noticed that Japanese cities have a very large variety of buildings. They are absoutely not uniform. That is what I tried to recreate. Anyway, thank you ! @feyss "Banality" is maybe not the appropriated word. I just wanted to underline the fact that this city looks like any other one in Japan. I appreciated your remark, thanks ! @_Michael That was one of my goals, capturing the atmosphere. Thank you ! @jmsepe Like I told you in private, this beautiful tower has been created by APTX. Here is the link if anyone else is interested. @korver Thank you very much korver ! @Takingyouthere Yeah I saw that all the main Japanese CJs that I followed a few years ago had closed. That is a pity. I hope to see them opening again soon ! @Ln X Thank you for your comment, it is very nice ! ASOURA - A Japanese village on the sea My holidays end very soon, and then, I will have to pass my exams. I will be quite busy. That is why I decided to post this entry now, only a week after my last one. Asoura is a Japanese village located in the fictional prefecture of Koriyama. Compared to the biggest city of the region, just a few people live here, quietly. It is rare to see strangers aventuring in the area. There is nothing to see, except maybe the authenticity of the Japanese rurality. The inhabitants of this village are mainly fishermen. Indeed, Asoura is located between the Pacific Ocean and a bay which has the same name. To protect the city against the dangers of the sea, a big wall has been built along the beach. In 1994, a famous Japanese photographer flew above the city and took these photos. Asourans discovered for the first time the shape of their village. Today, they are exposed in the city hall. Click and listen ! (Shiki no Uta - Nujabes & Minmi) I hope that you enjoyed this entry ~ Do not hesitate to like and/or to comment ! - 10
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Lovely airport! Nice to see Pan Am made a comeback in your city! -
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those patterns are really cool! You're a patient planner. congrats!
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Ploppable textures would amazing! Meanwhile I also made a small set of S3D fillers. Of course they don't work so well on slopes, haha.
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