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Westover is a massive region (8x8 large maps) with fantastic coastlines. We're going to see a little bit of everything here so pull up a chair and enjoy!

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atsummerlin53
Welcome back, Simtropians!! Well it's the saddest day of the year in Westover: the end of the professional soccer and competitive rugby seasons. The games are finished, the points are in, and champions have been crowned in each of the four divisions. Dragons are this year's Elite champions, although it was hard-fought near the end. They had to worry about a late surge in form by runners-up Gremlins. Fortunately, Dragons were able to take it a little easy on the last day of the season as it was impossible...
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Welcome back to Westover, Simtropians!! Although I am consider myself by no means even an advanced user of the lot editor, I've spent a considerable amount of time recently working with it, trying to improve the variety of lots in my city. I've focused on construction lots recently as I realized that although there are some extremely useful lots on the STEX already, many of them aren't really appropriate for the level of development I have in my city. Also, they don't quite do justice to the sorts of...
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Welcome back Simtropians! Now it's time for a new railroad update. I've tried creating custom lots before, but haven't devoted enough time for it before. With the substantial growth of freight and passenger traffic throughout the region, it was time for the Westover Transportation Authority to build a few dedicated maintenance facilities. As part of these efforts, engine and passenger car maintenance facilities have been added, as well as a motor pool. And these are just a few of the numerous rail lots...
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@ dubaidude303 and Forthwall thanks for the compliments! Well, I know I said I would be doing a railroad update last time, but I decided to change things up a bit, instead. Instead I've got a new container terminal (East) at Port Nottoway, so we'll get a look at it's construction and development. With one exception these pictures are oriented looking west. First, a look at the area under development. The rail line is a secondary feeder line for the West Terminal, and up to now was rarely used as it does...
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Sorry about the long delay, but it's time for another update on Westover's transportation network. The WTA continues to add new lines and stations throughout the southeastern portion of Westover. I'm still developing my map-making skills so bear with me on that part. Here is the current map of the region, sans legend. Remember that the St. Claire river runs between the Green and Blue lines. As of yet, there is only a ferry crossing (not shown) that links these lines above Allendale Station. Also, Rosedown...
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Good evening everyone, Welcome aboard Naval Operations Base (NOB) Mearside. Although the people of Westover like to believe that they live in a completely peaceful world, they know that there are still, unfortunately, people out there who wish them harm. So, the government has invested a considerable sum in developing a strong naval presence in the region. Although the naval base is well-developed already, there are plans for lots of expansion along the shore of Agreer Bay. First off, I must give credit...
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Well, it's been a little while since I've had a chance to sit down and put together an entry, so here's a brief look at the newest addition to Westover: the airport. It's so small, they haven't even come up with a name for it; they just call it The Airport. Maybe when a few more airlines come in somebody will come up with something better to call it. Here we have a lovely shot of the terminal and concourse. Only 8 gates at the moment, but that's enough when you only get about 30 flights a day. So far the...
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Ah! Virgin coastline . . . there is nothing better than completely unaltered land upon which to build a lovely new marina for Westover. Although smaller marinas have been built elsewhere in the region, this one is going to be quite a bit bigger. It also enjoys the benefits of a well-sheltered bay near the entrance to the George River, making it much safer during severe weather, and providing ready access to the river and gulf. To orient you I have boxed the area of the region where this construction is...
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#3: God's Eye View

By atsummerlin53,

@mb1.0.2: Trains are easily my favorite part of the whole process. Thanks for viewing! A really quick update today. Well, quick is relative; it took a long time to put this view together, but it will not take very long to see everything in this topographic picture. I made a mistake in my first entry: this is an 8x8 large city map, not 8x6 as I originally stated. And, just to orient you, the views in my first entry show the bottom left corner of the map. As you can see there is a LOT of water in this map,...
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Well, things are definitely beginning to look up in Westover. The population of the region is now just over 200,000, and citizens are definitely looking for innovative options in transportation. Trains being one of the more versatile functions, and one with a lot of carrying capacity, W-T (Westover Transport) has started investing money to build a robust rail network connecting the cities and towns throughout the coastal region. Ridership on the fledgling network is on the rise, and people have given...
atsummerlin53
It's a beautiful day in Westover as we get our first look at this young region. This will be a much more detailed and complete region than the last one I attempted, so bear with me as I try some new things out with it. To bring everyone up to speed on the state of the region, let us go over a few quick facts. The overall region map size is quite large, at 8x6 large map tiles. No medium or small maps anywhere in the region. Some of you might recognize the area as being that of the Hampton Roads region of...
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