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About this City Journal

Welcome to the United Kingdom of Cattala! Visit our unique Mediterranean island, home to illustrious colonial sprawl, traditional hamlets and much, much more as we enter its third year here on Simtropolis.

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TekindusT: Thank you! MilitantRadical: Yep, I've spent three years building, demolishing, rebuilding, fixing, altering and improving Celeste. It's taken a long time to, I think, almost complete that tile. Mr Saturn64: Thank you! Lord Branham: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Huston: Thank you, that means so much. I never intended for these cities to have that green style, it just sort of happened. I wish you the best of luck with ME:TMW, and it's good you enjoy making it so much! Prophet42: Thanks! The...
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Update 113 IRE505: Thank you! Here's more now. elavery: Hi, I believe the buildings your referring to are from Simcity China. They were recommended to me by a friend but I don't have a download link. They're from a collection called the ROMA series, if that helps. Prophet42: Thanks! ilikehotdogsalot: Thank you! ioh969: Thanks. I'm glad you like it. Hazani Pratama: Thanks! CGMozart118: Thank you - it's good to hear the cathedral fits better than the last one. Paulobergonci: Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it....
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Happy New Year!

By ThomasSimpson,

Welcome back to Cattala, where the celebrations of the New Year are already underway! This year, we're visiting Celeste, the capital, and Jennai Harbour for the countdown and fireworks. Replies to your comments from the previous update will be on our next edition. Our first stop is the capital, Celeste. This year, the fireworks are focused on Aziens, the vibrant economic heart of the city. Princess Maria and Lord Celestine are representing the Queen and the Government in the capital this New Year. Moving...
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MilitantRadical: Thank you, I'm glad you like it. Ace: Thank you! Forthwall: Thanks. I hope you like the mosaics and panorama in this entry too! Hazani Pratama: Thanks! Sylvio Jorge: Thank you very much. I always try and build my cities so they function, as well as looking nice. That often means that they aren't as beautiful or realistic as plopped and custom lotted or very photoshopped cities, but all of my cities work in-game as well as in updates. I had a water supply issue that crippled Celeste...
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Forthwall: Thank you, that's very kind! Hazani Pratama: Thanks! Huston: Haha, thank you very much! Guy: It's taken a long time to build Celeste, especially Aziens, but I'm really happy with it. It's my favourite city. NMUSpidey: Thanks! But I don't do any custom lotting with Cattala. I've been incredibly busy of late, and I'm not sure whether I will be able to return to regular updates again for quite some time. However, it's time now to leave Celeste, the capital, and head off to the rural east for the...
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Jennai KonstantinII: Yes. Thanks? Forthwall: Yep! I'm glad you like the smaller details. Huston: Haha! Well, I try! NMUSpidey: Wow, that's a real shame. It's strange that we look over from here in Britain at America with a lot of envy, especially at your growth rate and return to prosperity. Perhaps it's not all it's being made out to be. hoodlem13: The hospital is Bywater Springs Medical Centre, and it's available on the LEX. coolwiththecool2: Thanks! Follow Hellken's link. vinlabsc3k: Thanks, I'm pleased...
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Welcome to the Grand Final of AINVision Cattala 2013. Below, 71 images will be loading as you read this message. Please ensure you wait for all images to load, including the GIF in the second image. Text is below the image that it relates to. Several images will have links on them to videos. Thank you very much, and enjoy. Teresa: Good evening and welcome to the Grand Final of the AINVision Song Contest 2013, here in Cattala. I’m Teresa Demalla… Victoria: …And I’m Victoria Cabello. By the end of tonight, a...
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So many comments this week, it's much appreciated. Many of you are asking the same question so I'll be grouping you together instead of replying separately from both updates. I hope you don't mind! Sirron Kcuhc; TayMay27; StanislavSoltys; Hazani Pratama; Gugu3; Forthwall; Kakado: Thanks for the kindness, I'm glad you like Jennai. Dubaidude303; daybreak; KonstantinII; Kaalakiota: Unfortunately, the building is in Davidluart's Simlympics pack I believe, which is nigh-on impossible to find since his website...
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Welcome to AINVision Cattala 2013. Below, 46 images will be loading as you read this message. Please ensure you wait for all images to load, including the GIF in the second image. Text is below the image that it relates to. Replies to all your comments from the last update will be featured next time. Thank you very much, and enjoy. Good evening and welcome, to the AINVision Song Contest 2013, live here tonight from Jennai, Cattala. I’m Teresa Demalla and tonight we will be seeing 22 AIN Member States...
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12petr12; Jimmy Buzaid; Hazani Pratama : Thank you all for the kind words! 0072010: The noise barriers used are found here: dubaidude303: Thanks! I really like them too. They also count as a park which is useful. Ying Blanc: Yep, I can't wait either - and that was your prize. Subtle eh? Forthwall: Thanks! Ace: You clearly have a keen eye for this! Can you guess the meaning behind today's title? I think that building is the excellent Zero7's work on the LEX:...
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Hellken: Thank you! I'd love to see some of your cities. grstudios: Thank you! MilitantRadical: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.There are stairs there every three tiles, it's just there is only one set visible on that corner. Forthwall: Thanks. Now that you mention it, I guess you can! dubaidude303: Thanks! Benedict: Thank you. You'd probably get a nasty surprise if the beach gave way to empty nothingness very quickly! Huston: Thank you. I always like to put some parks in, not only does it make it look nicer...
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MamaLuigi945: Thank you for commenting and rating. Ace of Hearts: Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Kakado_to_save: It only took two and a half years but I got you to Jennai in the end. InvaderNat: Thanks, I've wanted to do that location for a long time and I'm really pleased with how that worked out. Sirron Kcuhc: Thanks! Forthwall: Thank you! titanicbuff: Thanks. I really like those breakwater walls and they suit Jennai quite well, I think. RepublicMaster: Well, it's coming along slowly. It's taken me two...
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Multi Ice: Yes you are! dubaidud303: Thanks! Sylvio Jorge: Thank you. Mickebear's lots are fantastic and without them Cattala wouldn't exist. Forthwall: Thanks! K50: Thank you, that's very kind. Hazani Pratama: Thank you! Simcoug: Thanks, I really like that part of the city too. vinlabsc3k: Thank you, especially for the suggestions. As I build Jennai, the densest urban area in Cattala, I will definitely include more underpasses and overpasses. As for hills, there are some slopes in that update, the wooded...
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Forthwall: I completely agree. It annoyed me a lot. Hazani Pratama: Thanks! Simul8ter8: Thank you! Sylvio Jorge: Thanks for commenting! Hellken: I should've done. Actually, I should have researched if there were any - and there are! Ace of the Thirteen: Arabia was a nice change from my usual building style. I can see why it gets repetitive though. Fox: And we're back! Thanks. dubaidude303: Thank you! City_Master: Thanks a lot! elavery: Yes, Marsh is a genius with terrain and coastal mods. I have been...
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Hellken: Thank you! RepublicMaster: Thanks very much! Forthwall: Thanks, when I built that bridge I thought it would be a great place to put that. Fox: I know, I probably won't use them in the future. Hazani Pratama: Thanks! NMUSpidey: Count yourself fortunate! I think? Not sure if empty schools is a good thing actually. Ace of the Thirteen: Thanks! I'm glad you like it. Benedict: Thank you very much. Perhaps the warmth of Cattala is because it's never really warm here in England! But if you think Cattala...
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Ace of the Thirteen: Thank you! That's very kind! Forthwall: Thanks, so do I. ggamgus: Haha, well let's try. 100 was a dream to reach and I don't have a target number or anything... I'll update until I lose inspiration or can't find the time. The latter will probably happen first. Fox: Thank you my friend, that's nice of you to say. Hazani Pratama: Thanks! RepublicMaster: Yes, it's quite a milestone and at some points if you'd asked me I would never have thought I'd reach it. NMUSpidey: I don't know about...
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dubaidude303: Thank you! Ace of the Thirteen: Haha, well, we'll have to see about that. Forthwall: Thank you, that's very kind. ggamgus: Mission. Failed. No, not really - thanks! Fox: It needs a million dollars to make it a bit more affluent, that's certainly true. The update that that picture is from is number 69, so you can find that from the dropdown menu at the bottom of this update or from the links in the forum section. Huston Number One: Thank you! Huston Number Two: As I said to Ace, we'll have to...
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ggamgus: I'm glad you liked my... slums. Forthwall: Yep, that was the idea! LoonyMan: Thanks Seth! I enjoyed making Tamer. Ace of the Thirteen: Thanks, I do tend to use more plazas in these urban environments than I do in my rural communities. SC4LOver: Thanks - it was a bit of a mix-and-match update. I'm not experienced at all with urban slum work so it was a bit of a trial. Hazani Pratama: Thank you, loyal commenter! Jesus: God wasn't either, so he decided to use less of them in the future. Hellken:...
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SC4L0ver: Thanks! You're welcome. Hazani Pratama: Thank you very much! Forthwall: Thank you. I really like those trees. Ggamgus: Just. Thank you. dubaidude303: Thank you, I'm glad you liked the fireworks! raynev1: Thank you, that's very kind. Fox: Happy new year to you too, especially for two comments! Johan_91: Thank you. Kruness: Haha, thanks! I'm glad you liked it all. SirLegoZach: Thank you, and welcome to Cattala Sir! NMUSpidey: Well I'll never reach a million in game. I've done the centre of Celeste...
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ggamgus: Thank you! Ace of the Thirteen: Thanks - that was exactly what I was going for! daybreak: Munich eh? Cattala isn't based on Germany but I'm glad it reflects not just the Mediterranean. Flavio01997: Thank you, I always like to include some nature in Cattala. RepublicMaster: Thank you again! GuildWars2: I will keep my eye out for it, thanks! Ottoh11: Yes. Except as you will see in this update, they've mysteriously changed again... Wiecher: Thank you, and I'm glad someone spotted it. hasbullah:...
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Kakado: I very much hope so! Forthwall: Thank you very much. Cattala has really progressed again this year and unlike last Christmas, I'm happy with the direction it's going in. LoonyMan: Haha, you nearly scared me there! Thank you for the rating! Ace: Absolutely, I'm glad you thought that as well. I'm very excited for next year! MilitantRadical: Thank you very much! RepublicMaster: Thanks again. Here's more for you now! NMUSpidey: Thank you very much. Without the support of followers like yourself I...
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A Year in Review

By ThomasSimpson,

Hazani Pratama, ggamgus, dubaidude303, dabadon5, gugu3: Thank you for your comments. Mastof: Thanks, I'm slowly getting used to using RHW. It's a challenge but I enjoy it. raynev1: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. I haven't done much industry before so it's nice to experiment. Ace of the Thirteen: It's not something I've really seen much of. But it was nice to try, and it's good to know you thought it worked. NMUSpidey: Taxation is a bum. But it's necessary to pay for the nice roads! That you then can't...
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Buongiorno. All replies are coming next update when we have a special treat for you all. Today we're approaching the end of a bumper year for rural updates. Last autumn I took you on a tour of the southern island of Ontano in late autumn. Well now, we're exploring some of the mainland in winter. Welcome back, to Lessito. But this isn't your usual Christmas update - Lessito features N.O.SNOW, of course! That's Will.i.am's cousin, if you didn't know. Winter in Cattala is not pretty. There's no beautiful...
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Hellken: Thank you. The seawalls are part of the Malta set of the CSX WFK series. Here's a link: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=611 Peguin21795: Most of those are Mickebear's buildings from the BSC LEX, at Simcity4Devotion. The cathedral is also from the LEX, I believe it's the Schloss Charlottenburg. Ggamgus; raynev1; Hazani Pratama; Mastof; Hiigarar; Dubaidude303; AcaCZV: Thank you very much for all of your comments and ratings. Buongiorno and welcome back to Cattala. A few...
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Evillions: Yep, that's what they were used for. I loved the autumnal colours that really flowed with the fields. HotChocolate: Oh really? Well I'm glad I'm pleasing a local! I haven't been to Italy for almost five years, so I'm glad my memory and inspiration is still half decent. NMUSpidey: It's definitely made it easier to make updates and allow my creativity to flow. Those fields were completely by accident too, they just grew and looked nice. I was expecting some olive trees or something. MushyMushy:...
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