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Take the grand tour of a large region with all kinds of development

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paeng

Oldville

By paeng,

View Album One of these places that seems to have been there ever since... We enter through the south side, passing through some little villages first... The reason for all the hops... Looking at Master Murimk's growing empire (rumors say he'll challenge Mayor Paeng next election)... Tourists just love to shop here... ... before retiring to their rented apartments... The residents are generally pretty well situated and satisfied... Along the canals there are still some pretty dirty industrials... The...
paeng

A Last Look Back

By paeng,

View Album Fort Pegasus has kept the land quiet... Now that the railroad has reached the area, a small trading post has sprung up, and a first stinking industry has arrived, too (it's purpose became hazy over the ages - something to do with breaking rock, or a smelter)... Meanwhile, others are making the land fit for raising cattle, farming, building a town... Since the town consists mainly of just Main Street, let's at least look at it from different angles ;o) Most notable is the Wells Fargo station with...
paeng
View Album Entering one of the town's residential areas, a mix of old and new... Passing some small scale industrials, large textile manufacturing, waste management... Entering the main industry - coal... The old quarry... Night time... Bye bye...
paeng

Beyond the Wall

By paeng,

View Album Well, restaurating the old city walls really gave a big boost to this city ;-)... We start our tour in the northeast through the HiTech Park... Passing by the freight station... Since the city draws tourists from all over the region, a Grand Central Station was needed... We buy a pair of good walking shoes, then check into the old friendly Family Hotel... Time to check out the Old City Wall, a SimWorld National Heritage... Through the Main Gate and ogling the Old Water Castell... Strolling...
paeng

Freightyard Facelift

By paeng,

View Album The growing city needs more tracks and space - old streets, parking lots and some shops need to be demolished and relocated... Here is the area after the reconstruction with a larger freightyard, shiny new administration offices, and some newly established industry... Click for fullsize enjoyment... ;-)
paeng

Nuclear Facility

By paeng,

View Album What else is there to say? Updated Update Since the general public did not share the Mayor's enthusiasm, the brandnew fleet of hovercraft had to be retired... back to the ordinary water fleet <sniff>... To save the day, more firefighting equipment was purchased ;-) And finally - a more complete overview of the area - * Click pics for fullsize... :-)
paeng

Low Waters

By paeng,

View Album A town that has struggled for a long time with the different water-levels from the surrounding rivers and lakes... We enter near the northern flood control station... The inland industrial complex... Click for fullsize... Nearby housing project... Edge of industrial zone... Turning toward the inner city... Wealthy residential area... The city garden with theatre, bandshell, aviary, museum... and some shopping opportunities... Financial and government district - celebrating the tamed waters with...
paeng

Welcome to Zaporizhzhia

By paeng,

View Album Out in the tundra with its birch tree forests we come across a different type of nuclear facility - looking a bit like one would want to have a geiger counter close by at all times... Zooming in we find even more rust... A huge water pump... Tight security... A monument to itself... Modern and spacious apartments with plenty nature around and lots of jobs nearby... (as advertised)... XL overview here (1800x1200)
paeng

Mountainview's Jewel

By paeng,

View Album Well, prepare for a long hike once more... This is my favorite and probably one of the best-looking spots in all of Mountainview... so take your time exploring, and make sure to click every image for fullsize...;-) Our hike begins up in the hills at the old village church - Through the vinyards of the old abbey - From here we have a nice view of the westside - Moving down through the hitech compounds - Visiting the open markets and galleries at the former industrial compound - Strolling through...
paeng

Short Trips

By paeng,

View Album 1 View Album 2 Just taking a few short day trips to different locations... Wetlands Corn Harvest Radio Hill South of the Border Border Checkpoint Going North Again - Bus Terminal At Night
paeng

Urban Art

By paeng,

View Album " Life is so short, and the craft takes so long to learn " (Chaucer) Entering the city from the west... Passing through the old core which is being rebuilt at a fast pace... Giving way to modern apartments... Looping around some hitech compounds... Turning into the city center parks... The new city core... Night time impressions... * Extra large overviews (2000x1400, day and night) here and here Hope you enjoyed!
paeng

Location Hopping

By paeng,

View Album We visited some relatives at Old McPeggers Farm - Then went up into the hills to relax at the Vaucluse Mountain Resort - And finally flew down to the coast to see a Jungle Camp - Must settle down again one of these days... ;-)
paeng

City Of Light

By paeng,

View Album Enjoy the sights (and activities) - I'm poor at making up embedded stories, so I just added more pics... * Make sure to click for full size... Hope you enjoyed (since you don't need to pay the power bills)... ;-)
paeng
View Album Spend a day at our little wildlife preserve... :-) click images for full size Pandas Tigers and Lions Elephants, Giraffes and Zebras Crocodile House, Deer Run WaterWorld Bears Rhinos Monkey Rock Aviary, Playgrounds, Restaurant At night Bus Terminal Xtra large mosaic (1280x2356)
paeng
View Album My initial situation (hard, medium map, valleys) until year 6 - I laid out a basic village plus blueprinting the Trade Posts and planned expansion across the river... with the fewest people possible (17 adults and 7 kids), meaning I did not have too many resources yet... I spare you the pains of the growing years with starvation and disease, cheating traders, fires and other calamities... so we jump right into year 115, where things have already settled a bit... The original village has filled...
paeng
View Album Just a little project on the side where I tried to bring a tamed shallow river into my inner city, providing some relaxing river walks and urban canals to my sims... so this is basically more of a 'proof-of-concept', not a true update ;-) (click for full size)
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