Nastreaux. Redux.
Well, well, this is going to be a major entry.
I started to model a medieval core in the main city, but as it turned to be, the whole positioning of the city, with that major harbor so near, made it complicated. Then, what do I do? Restart! Extreme Makeover!. I have even remodeled the whole region. I've lost some major parts of it but now I think, since I do now have a complete plan and a complete view for it all, it is going to grow better than ever.
First thing, I created a cluster. As a city with European medieval heritage, I created an oval-shaped terrain that was supposed to have contained the whole medieval city with its walls. As the 19th Century developed, as it happened in most cities, the walls were demolished, and a new series of wide tramway-ed boulevards were built upon them (in red in the picture below). Also, I created two major circulation axes (in blue) that intersect the oval shape giving it sense, and also, so that I could place the cathedral and its square in the middle.
So, after this huge makeover, I'm going to "hide" for a little the region view, till I manage to smooth the edges, both of the terrain and also of the city and the whole region.
And now, I will present you loads of close ups from the old town, because that's what you've been looking forward to see! Mind that several buildings may appear gone bad, but it is because I build the entire core before even starting zoning, so it was impossible, to keep them all ok. But now, since I'm developing the terrain and doing some zoning, up to 140.000 sims have already moved in, so they will end up working in time.
First of all, Place de Saint-André and its cathedral.
Place Royale and the Henry IV monument.
Place and Église de Saint-Eloi.
Place des Capucins and Église de Saint-Antoin.
Jardins Gambetta.
And, finally, some pictures of the river front boulevard and the connection to the other shore.
Quai Charles de Gaulle.
The plaza where Quai Charles de Gaulle and Boulevard Victor Hugo meet.
Pont de la Victoire between Place Napoléon (on Quai Charles de Gaulle) and Place de Strasbourg. (As you can see, the right bank is still in development, so, sorry in advance.)
Place Strasbourg on the other bank.
So, that's all for now. Hope you liked my Makeover! When the region would be a little more developed, I'll show the changes from above.
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