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Watering the Crops

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Vigilante1987

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"Guess I won't be bringing my skis on my next mission." DaVinci Brown thought to himself as he continued to read the briefing files on the history of Sanderra...

One early success the colonists of Sanderra had was with the introduction of flora more suitable to an arid desert environment:

 

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Within three years of the colony's founding they would face a serious problem, though.  What meager water supplies there were trapped in underground aquifers had been used up, and the crops were beginning to die.

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The best solution was to build a series of irrigation canals from the river.  With a great deal of Commonwealth aid to sustain them over the next two years, the first canal was completed and the colony was able to begin growing once again.

 

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Night lighting was installed along the canal following a tragic accident involving the death of a young man after a Groundfall Day celebration.

 

Ten years after the town of Speedwell was established the Commonwealth Office Tower was installed to facilitate off-world dealings,

 

 
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and three years later the population had bloomed to nearly 5,000 people.
 

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But new problems were already looming for the colony.  The building materials they could extract locally would only allow for buildings up to around three stories tall, and the waste produced by their processing was highly toxic.

 

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As evidenced by the expense of building the Commonwealth tower, it would be cost prohibitive to import all their building supplies if the colony wanted to continue.  A local source of iron would have to be found soon...

 

Coming Next...Boom or Bust?

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Thanks!  I should mention the canals are being built using Peg's Channel and Stream Kits (Both 1 and 2.)   Although I noticed a boat or two on the water, they are not currently transit enabled.  The primary purpose of the canals is to bring water to the crops and people.  Eventually as the region grows I'll probably allow them to carry traffic, but that could lead to other problems like contaminated drinking water.

Unfortunately, building the canals was not without its own hazards.  As you may be able to discern from the opening picture, the graveyard has expanded.

Thanks again for the encouragement.  I'm growing this region in real time (it really isn't any more advanced than you see it here, currently) so it will be a few days before the next update is ready.  I'm also planning a spin-off project that will be in the old City Journals forum soon.

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Ah, that's exactly what I meant in the last update's comment. Great job, especially the layout of the canal network!

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