A Twelfth Anniversary, A New Decade, and An All-Nighttime Update

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Entry posted by Patricius Maximus · June 3, 2020

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A TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY, A NEW DECADE, AND AN ALL-NIGHTTIME UPDATE

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TheCrybKeeper: Thank you very much. I intend to continue this journal for the foreseeable future, as long as I have new material to post. That'll certainly be a long time.

Goosmoose42: I'm truly touched by your reply, and the fact that the first journal you visited in your nostalgia trip was mine. Yes, I am indeed still here after eleven (and by now) twelve years.

TheCrybKeeper: I'm so glad I've set such an example for others, and I hope you'll put your stimulus check to good use .

TheCrybKeeper: Too bad .

Adamu08: Thank you . It's not exactly desert terrain; it's the game's default terrain texture for high altitudes, which indeed does look desert-ish. If you look closely at the region maps you can see a cliff separating the high-altitude eastern areas from the low-altitude western areas.

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Well, after a burst of two updates last year for the eleventh anniversary my interest once again faded, only to reignite as the twelfth anniversary this year approached. This is a special anniversary because it is the first one to occur in a brand new decade, the decade of the 2020s. This means that this city journal, Franklin County, has now spanned three decades, the 2000s, the 2010s, and the 2020s. Heady stuff, isn't it?

I have accomplished some freeway and urban reconstruction in Hanging Cliff in my latest bout of gameplay, but this year I thought I'd do something different, something I haven't done in a long time if not ever: an anniversary featuring exclusively night screenshots.

For our anniversary of darkness we will start with River Bend. Located directly south of North River, River Bend's left bank has now experienced spillover urban development, consistent with my master plan to extend urbanity in a flush corridor clear through Hanging Cliff, connecting North River, Hanging Cliff, and Franklin proper. Below is a nighttime view of the heart of urban River Bend, showing both banks of the river. Notice the left side of the picture (the right bank of the river) was shown in previous updates.

The next picture is a view, with west at the top, looking from the left bank over to the right bank, toward the old downtown of River Bend. Notice that the older development on the other side of the bank is much lower density, a stark contrast to the very urban skyline on the nearer bank. The different colors of the buildings give the lower half of the picture a very nice look.

Moving over to the north (west is at the top in this picture) we see a somewhat sleepier-looking but still quite tall and pretty skyline.

Zooming in, we can see a very urban and modern-looking view; check out how fresh and new those buildings look. I wonder what all those sims are doing in those offices while gazing out over to the opposite bank's skyline and the boats on the river...

Moving southward, this time with east at the top of the picture, we see a transitional zone of more mid-rise density.

Panning southward (east is at the top) toward the freeway we see perhaps the most beautiful section of the left bank of River Bend, featuring multiple circular buildings all lit up in yellowish tones, among many other urban sights and sensations. An eagle-eyed observer might notice a new roundabout interchange toward the right designed to service this burgeoning section of Franklin County.

Last but not least we have a view of the same area with south at the top, showing the area south of the freeway. Notice the neighborhood developing toward the south.

Well, that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed the twelfth anniversary update, and I invite all of you viewing this journal to leave your comments, suggestions, and questions. They're more appreciated than you know.