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@radiovolume Concrit? Am I open for it? Wait...concrit...does that mean, constructive critism? Of course I am, that's why it's out here. Fire away!

Deer Park As we continue our travels through Deer Park, we head over across U-2 into the eastern part of the city. At this point the city limits of Deer Park and Cresent City get very blurred. Primarily this section of the city has the art district along with Deer Park College of the Arts, the capital district with the capital tower, high rise (pencil towers) residential facilities), and finally the sports district on the far south side of the city. Major highways include: U-2: Runs north to south through the west edge of the business sector U-3: Intersects with U-2 next to the capital tower. U-103: Brief starting point that'll cuts through part of Cresent city before going back into U-3 VV42: Artery highway running from U-3 south into Oslo's Ending VV34: Crosses the southside of Deer Park ending at VV42 Shoreline Blvd: Arcs around the northeast section of the city, browsing past Deer Park Riverunners, the Deer Park Pro team location, the Viktorian Commons, a housing sector of the city, and eventually into the art district before ending at U-3. Downtown Deer Park Viktorian Commons Deer Park Art District Zoom out on the southeastern side of Deer Park along VV42and VV34 VV42/U-3 Intersection along with one of several small urban parks throughout the city The massive Capital Tower Night shot of the southern sport sector of Deer Park -Jet-

@radiovolume I shall keep it up, newest one is out, it's definitely a twist from the standard updates.

@radiovolume I've come to realize that somtimes in life you hope the train slows down. A few of the interchanges in this specific city amplify that thought, glad it appeals to you!

@radiovolume I understand, this specific region I've actually created twice because of terraforming issues and one corrupt file. I spent a good four months on the first one and the terrain coding just was so corrupt it destroyed everything. Heartbreaking really.

Deer Park Welcome to Deer Park, Vän Vatten; the capital of the Vän Vatten region. Deer Park (DP) is one of the largest cities in the region, and holds in it some of most important aspects of Vän Vatten. When entering Deer Park make note that it will take several days to get through the city. While the United Transportation Network is new and does make quick work through most of the city, the business district, capital district, and residential areas in between are vast, congested, and can be very frightening to anyone from the rural areas of the region. Today we’ll focus primarily on the calmer residential area of DP. Because of the UTN, DP is divided into four quadrants to the eye overlooking the area: single family residential area/condominiums, industrial, business/capital district, and finally the high rise residencies of Deer Park. Our primary focus is on the industry and single homes, which are located west of U-2. Northwest Deer Park depicts what the city is about; family. While the population of the city does exceed 110,000 people, there is still a strong urge to stay united. Yes, it is lost in the hustle of daily movement in the business area, but once you’re west of U-2, you’re safe. U-3 continues east from Blackwater into Deer Park and cuts through the denser of the condominium area of the city. Don’t worry, neighborhoods of single home families do dot the city, primarily in the northwest corner, so for those of you who enjoy having a backyard, there is hope, but note: it comes at a price. Like most cities, property is few and far between because of growth, but is very much desired by many. Many families who live in the NW sector have been there for decades; which translates to the fact that they didn’t have to pay premium price for the land. Deer Park, for several years was just an upstart town for most of the 20th century. It was merely a small town between the ports in Blackwater and the ports in Cresent City. In fact, aside from the Winchester Western, no rail wanted to go through the town. During the darker years of unrest in Vän Vatten Deer Park, unlike places such as Deepwell didn’t see action. With the Viktoria River to the north and Oslo’s Post, a military fort in the southern outreach of Vän Vatten, no one really cared about what took place in Deer Park. There wasn’t to be made in the eyes of the owners. Deer Park was lucky enough for the WW to go through the town as it originally desired to cross through Blackwater, which is still debated on whether or not it was a wise choice. Roads tended to aid Deer Park, VV2 and VV33 tied Oslo’s Post to the rest of Vän Vatten, and VV66 connected Blackwater to Cresent City. So for the most part Deer Park was a place to stop for the restroom and a bite to eat, and that was it. Nothing caused people to want to move to Deer Park. History books tell us though, that this ideology changed shortly after 1988. In ’88 a business man who grew up in Deer Park and worked in Cresent City was elected as the seventh councilmember of the Syv; Zeke McGraw. McGraw was head of Z Financial, a business that worked as stock brokers inside Vän Vatten. He had been rather successful for his young age, in the 80’s when it was announced he would run, he ran off the idea of being financially fit and preparing for the unexpected, but expecting the greatest. When he was elected, McGraw started his first large campaign of relocated the capital of Vän Vatten. Since its creation a few hundred years ago after blending the people of the north and the people of the water, Vän Vatten’s capital was in Queensland. With the new council in place for the form of government, Queensland wasn’t as fitting as McGraw had desired. He believed that the central government should be located within a place where there is no need for biasness, what’s better than Deer Park? In 1990 the official capital was placed in Deer Park, Vän Vatten. Within the next ten years the population exploded in the town, spiraling out of control. UNT was soon implemented in Deer Park replaced VV2 with U-2 and replaced VV66 with U-3. Many roads were upgraded to four lane avenues, and streets were upgrade to roads. A new service, called MicroLink was also created, it is a underground rail service that connected different areas of Deer Park with Cresent City, Blackwater, and Oslo’s Ending (renamed after the dark years from Oslo’s Post). In 1993 a new capital tower was started upon inside Deer Park at the U-2/U-3 interchange. In 2009 Vän Vatten Capital Tower was created. Easily the tallest structure in the city, and the entire region, Capital Tower sticks out like a large prism over the vastly flat terrain of Deer Park. “Of course I’m from Deer Park, but how many of you are? Exactly, Deer Park is neutral, and neutrality is a sign of a strong central platform.” -Councilmember Zeke McGraw- Deer Park Residents inside the northwest section of Deer Park along VV33 Gobi Point; one of the larger condominium builds on the western side of Deer Park U-3/VV34 Interchange coming in from Blackwater The ever growing Deer Park; these two residential centers will hold a total of 1800 people. Housing along McGraw Lake Some of the larger towers located near the U-2/U-3 Interchange One of three ferries along McGraw Lake going into Oslo's En The small industrial port along McGraw Lake What industry area Deer Park does have The start of Shoreline Blvd, it'll run along the northeast corner of Deer Park Shoreline and U-2 Intersection; part of the commerce district: City Hall, few towers, and the regional reserve Residents on the west side of U-2 -Jet-

@suomi2005 First to answer your sidewalk question: I use SMP Sandstone Replacement Mod, it can be found at this link: https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=17323 I applaud you and am in awe of someone risking their life and limb (or at least eyesight) to read through this CJ. I know it's a bit, wordy, but it's what I do to paint mental pictures. I'm glad you've enjoyed your time here. Of course I'd love for you to come back for me. I'm from a small town, so naturally it's a bit reflective on my works in the SC4 world.

@halenbyname Sometimes going back to basics is the best approach for downtowns. Not all cities have to be complicated in my opinion. Sometimes simplicity tells the better story. More updates are sure to come and I appreciate your kind words!

@avrelivs Thank you! I try to aim for realism, try being the noted word of course. I am 'land locked' in real life, so I'm unfamiliar with ports, but it did cross my mind to extend it out a bit. Haven't fully made a choice yet (future update?). Oh the SPAM farms...*sigh...yes, those are indeed the SPAM farms, somewhere in another dimension it really did just take two more weeks. I'm not sure on the time frame, but hopefully soon everyone will have it.

Blackwater Welcome to Blackwater, Vän Vatten. Blackwater sits on the far west side of the metroplex. While starting out as a industrial hub revolving around the Låg Creek heading into the Viktoria River. Like Reeds and Winchester the land was fertile enough for crop development on the southern side of town. The Flatlands Express crossed through town, intersecting with the Blackwater Connection from Kaw City, and the Western Expanse, a line heading directly from Blackwater Port to the west. Western Expanse is primarily used for industrial freight, but can be used from the north as passenger lines for about two trains a day heading west. VV20 heads into Blackwater from the north (recall Reeds and North Blackwater). Once into the technical city limits VV20 can be hard to find for a while, it crosses over the Flatland Express several times before becoming the true main street of Blackwater. It’s unique in the sake that VV20 while being Main Street has few connections to the rest of the town, and is surrounded by Eucalyptus trees, unique only to Blackwater. Main street does intersect with VV34. VV34 is a east/west route that covers most of Blackwater. Stretching from the main commerce and residential area of the city, into the industrial sector, before a main intersection with U-102 and U-2, and ends on its way out to Deer Park. Blackwater, recognizing its growth was not expected to be so large, so quickly has done well to approve a city sales tax that ensures that all signs are posted throughout the city of routes to the north, west, south, and east. In the mid 1900’s serious issues aroused from people getting lost in the city. During the 90’s and early 2000’s VVCoT and the Vän Vatten District 3 (includes Blackwater) worked to get the signs up and ready for two reasons: 1. People were getting hopelessly lost and winding up down at the port. 2. There was rumors that McGraw and VVCoT were looking into placing a Unified Transportation Network through Blackwater. In 2009 U-3 was opened in Blackwater. It would now connected a four lane superhighway to Deer Park and eventually Cresent City, but it started with Blackwater. Because of the strong commerce growth and heavy truck traffic from the port, Blackwater was also granted U-102, a short freeway connecting ‘downtown’ to U-2. Because of all of this, intersection with VV20, U-102, and twice with VV34, transportation in Blackwater has eased tremendously. The industrial area of Blackwater is rather strong when compared to other areas, even Deer Park. The port was created in during Queen Viktoria’s rule. It was the first port that was south of the Viktoria River. Since it has grown, oil is now pumped throughout spots of the district, and still stands as a major source of revenue for Blackwater. Because Deer Park does not have a port, all goods come into port in Blackwater and connected to Deer Park via U-2. Oil pumps are dotted throughout town. The hope is that after a new two year study more drilling will take part in this area. Oil drilling is a new concept to the people of Vän Vatten. They primarily depended on oil from other regions throughout the globe. Councilmember McGraw though, after learning that Vän Vatten could be rich with the ‘black gold’ decided to take the matter to the Syv and ask their thoughts. In a 6-1 vote Vän Vatten agreed to start the process of developing information to a future in oil. As it stands Paris Springs and Blackwater are the only two cities with oil being taken. Fuego Port looks to become the next. This creation also spurred the new development south of town. “Southtown” as many describe it was created along VV34 south of U-2 at an intersection with the Flatland Express and Hickory Highland Rail Lines. Primarily residential it holds the capacity of a wealthier class of individuals in-between Deer Park’s industrial yard and Blackwater’s city limits. Rumors this past year have been that Southtown will soon decide on whether or not it’ll become its own incorporated village, or be absorbed into Blackwater city limits. More will be known throughout the year. Finally, one thing that Blackwater holds over many cities throughout Vän Vatten is the vast amount of rail in the city. Time and time again lines have been rearranged, especially with the construction of U-2, but trains flow throughout Blackwater like streamline poetry. Blackwater VV20/Main Street Downtown next to U-102 Main neighborhood's in Blackwater Just above Blackwater Port The beginnings of oil studies and investigations Blackwater Port Blackwater Port Part of the industrial areas of Blackwater The 'low side' residential areas next to the massive amounts of industry. It is a lower class area that sits next to the factories, I'm sure you can figure out why that is. Some have voiced protest against living conditions here, but for the most part they are their own identity. 'Low Side' Park Smog is a slight issue on the 'Low Side' of Blackwater VV34 cutting through the industrial yards VV34 intersecting with U-3 The community known as 'Southside' VV34 cutting through 'Southside' Flatlands Express heading into Southside Flatlands Industrial Spur west of Southside Diversity of Blackwater: Farms, Homes, Rail, Highways, Port's, and Black Gold Flatland Express/U-3/Western Expanse Line -Jet-

Winchester/Reeds Welcome to Winchester, Vän Vatten, part of the western grain plains in the region. Winchester has a stumbling population that floats around 400 people annually. Just to the west of Kaw City, it is survived primarily due to VV33 cutting through east to west, VV20 running north to south, the Winchester Western running east to west with a depot within the town’s limits, and the Ciscal Orient which comes from the far north through the middle of Winchester, intersecting with the Winchester Western. Agriculture is the main line of work for the small town as the fields spread out miles upon the flat earth. If a citizen isn’t working in the fields, they are commuting to Reeds or Kaw City. Many of the downtown buildings are dated back to the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. The town has worked hard to preserve several of them, and have only lost a few to a wind storm and more popular, fire. The school shutdown in 1948 and students began to be shipped across to the Kaw City School District. With the increasing size of Deer Park/Cresent City Metroplex, many people started to put down the plow and head into town for a brighter future. Winchester holds on, but in a non-forgiving manor. There’s always been something about Vän Vatten towns and their refusal to die. Further south on VV20 you’ll come to Reeds. Reeds is the bigger of the two grain towns. It looks bigger, the roads go to a three lane to deal with the traffic from Blackwater and Deer Park, and the rail line is nearly moving at 100% capacity, primarily due to rail traffic between Blackwater, Blackwater North Depot, Deer Park, and Reeds Depot along the Flatlands Express. The Flatlands also intersects with the Ciscal just north of town. This is the main rail line into the metroplex, making it a rather challenging and busy line. VV20 jets to the east into Deer Park and VV120 heads south from the main of Reeds into Blackwater. Finally, it’s worth taking a stop of Reeds Recreational Park. This park is a newer addition to the community. With Blackwater creeping in from the south, Deer Park to the east, Reeds has the desire (and the money) to save their own identity and they believe that with the creation of this new park area it’ll create a ‘natural border’ between the area cities. One day this farmland will be gone, with the growth of Vän Vatten it is inevitable, the question becomes this: with your fields gone, are you still the same person? Winchester Downtown Residents vs Ciscal Orient Small Industrial Sector Ciscal and Winchester Intersection Fields of Plenty Reeds Reeds Depot next to O'Dool Brewery VV20 (bottom) and VV120 Intersection Reeds Recreational Park...in the works... Suburbs meet Green Acres VV20 heading into the sprawl of Deer Park Zoomed out view of the new park in Reeds North Blackwater and North Blackwater Depot -Jet-

@radiovolume I use ENN Slope Mod-Medium, it adds realism, but be warned it can be tricky to get used to (still have some issues to this day), you can find it here: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1512 Be sure to pick one of the three options, whatever suits you best!

Kaw City One of Councilman McGraw’s strongest urges in the Vän Vatten region was to expand, expand, and expand some more. However, not all places is expansion as easy going as many of the ‘flats’ throughout the region. Kaw City is one of those exceptions, as a city sitting on the Viktoria River at one of its widest portions in the region; it’s been hard to form a strong transportation system with limited space. To add troubles to that, Kaw City is just north of one of the cities of the metroplex; Deer Park. Meaning traffic is already bad enough, add in transportation issues from Deer Park, yes Kaw City can be a nightmare. Vän Vatten Council of Transportation (VVCoT) is spending hours upon hours and pots of coffee upon pots of coffee trying to figure out a solution for Kaw City. At the moment ferry transportation and the increase expansion of the subway transit system from the south has helped, but Kaw City still is lacking adequate transportation systems to Hickory Center, and from previous storylines we know of the importance, still to this day of Hickory Center. Kaw City is a true oddity, to its south is the multiple hundreds of thousands of people making up the metroplex, to the east is the history of Lindsborg, to the north is the former Vän Vatten capital; Hickory Center (Queensland), and to its west is cities such as Winchester (population: 943). Kaw City sees itself as a transportation hub between the vast differences of the northwest corner. VVCoT is extremely hesitant to attempt to build more bridges of the Viktoria in Kaw City. At the moment, nothing connects the west land to the east land, bridges to exist though. One stretches from Deer Park into the industrial area of Kaw City over the Låg Creek, and the other does span the Viktoria in the southern most area of the city. That’s it however, so either your vehicle is going to take you into Kaw City from Deer Park via those two bridges (both being outdated, being only two lanes a piece), or you take the vast ferry system through the Låg area of Deer Park/Kaw City/Lindsborg. Translated: be ready to wait in traffic. When you make it into Kaw City, you’ll be amazed that only 9,000 people call the town home. It feels worse because of the mass amount of vehicles that travel down the main highways of Kaw; VV33 and VV2. VV33 curves through the north end of the city going into the peaceful farm area of Winchester, but the southern end dives directly into Deer Park, it is four lanes along the coastline in the city, but now even the traffic volume there, roughly two thousand four hundred cars an hour, clogs up VV33. VV2 isn’t much better; it descends from Hickory Center along the east coastlines, and also feeds into Deer Park. VV7 from Lindsborg is absorbed by VV2 almost immediately inside city limits near the Travel Center Truck Stop. Finally, there is a rail system that flows from the northwest corner heading south to the base of VV35, turns right, connects to Blackwater (hence Blackwater Connection), and enters Deer Park. It is known as the Winchester Western. There is a rather large depot in Kaw City, but on the western side of Vän Vatten, passenger rail is much more limited than it is in the northern tier of the region. Future: VVCoT does have the desire to bring at least one Unified Transportation Network freeway into Kaw City. More than likely it’ll pass over VV2 and head into Hickory Center, as there is a desire to connect the northern city of importance with the metroplex. Only time can tell, as money continue to pours into VVCoT the possibilities are endless. It is certain that Kaw City will be making some drastic transportation changes in the immediate future. Kaw City VV35 Running Alongside Winchester Western Small Industrial Port for Kaw City The '7:35' heading into Kaw City Depot along the Winchester Western Main residential district of Kaw City VV33 coastside during rush hour (a.k.a all day long) Main commerce district along VV33/VV35 intersection along the Viktoria Traveler Truckstop on the eastern side of the Viktoria at the VV7/VV2 intersection Small parish along VV2 Small main street on the eastern Kaw City shores The orignial ferry station from Deer Park, now overpacked, they've had to add larger volume ferry transports along the coast Northern most subway station in Deer Park near VV2 Deer Park North; the newest shopping/business district from the metroplex stretching near the Kaw City city limits Future expansion of Deer Park North with the newest four lane ferry transit along the Viktoria -Jet-

@radiovolume Thank you sir! Glad you enjoy it!

@Chris95 Thank you! I always enjoy knowing that people are looking at the CJ and are enjoying themselves. I enjoyed the airport, I must admit that since it was a piece by piece deal, it took me forever to get right, but the end result was quite enjoyable. More airports will start to float around the CJ, you have my word. Thanks for looking!