limeyfox

The following has been posted on CSG's blog; ''A quick note to let you know that I have removed my material from Simtropolis. NATURAL GROWTH is still available to read in full and will be updated as per normal on SC4Devotion (see link on the right hand side of the blog page under "External Publications - NATURAL GROWTH) and will also be released here, along with the growing "The Tunnings Chapter". There will be a short interruption while I update them all here, but I will continue to publish entries on a 2-3 day basis on SC4D. Thankyou very much for your support, and I hope you continue to enjoy my journals on SC4d and here (when they're released here).'' Looks like I'll be digging my Devotion account out then! I'm certainly glad he's continuing the journal, albeit elsewhere. Limeyfox

CSG Natural Growth city journal / discussion topic Has anyone else noticed that ALL of the author's posts included the journal entries have disappeared from the topic? https://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=36&threadid=108635&STARTPAGE=12&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linearlastunread Noooooooooooo!!! Edit: It appears that the journal itself has been deleted. :S Limeyfox

As far as pedmalls are concerned (I'm relatively new to them) - if you want sims to go from car to foot (i.e. when commuting from residential to commercial), do you have to build a parking garage at the 'transition' point or do they just change transport mode en-route. If this is the case, where do they park their vehicles

To any and all :) This is my first attempt at a CJ, so please bear with me!  Many thanks go to bmag_20 for the fantastic map of Prince Edward Island, which inspired me to start this journal!  There are many astonishingly detailed regions being showcased here and I could never hope to emulate their success, my cities will be primarily default buildings and transport networks.  Nevertheless, I intend to build an interesting and realistic region! Seb

Early Beginnings: Before 1860 The history of Prince Edward Island is complex. Originally inhabited by the Mi’kmaq people, who named it ‘Epekwitk’ (meaning ‘Island Cradled on the Waves’), it was discovered in 1534 by Jacques Cartier and re-named ‘Ile St Jean’. The region became part of the French colony of Acadia, with a population of around 1000. This number increased significantly in 1755, when the British expelled all Acadians from Nova Scotia, many of whom fled to the island. The British captured Ile St Jean itself in 1758, and in 1763 the Treaty of Paris formally handed it over to Britain as settlement for the Seven Years War. The English translated the name of the region to ‘St John’s Island’. Through the following decades, St John’s Island endured various turmoil as successive governors tried to develop the region. One famously attempted to rename the island as ‘New Ireland’ and implement a Feudal system of land-development, but this was overturned by London and the governor disgraced. There were also instances of American privateer vessels raiding the coast during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s-80s. In 1798, St John’s Island was officially re-named ‘Prince Edward Island’ in order to distinguish the island from other similarly named colonies and also honour the member of the British Royal Family with the same name. The region subsequently became a very popular retreat for eminent British families and members of the British nobility. British Colony or Canadian Province? 1860-1900 In 1867 the creation of the state of Canada was agreed, under the Articles of Confederation. Despite hosting the conference, Prince Edward Island declined to join, finding the terms of union unfavourable. The region remained a British Colony, although strong calls were being made for a separation from London. Several different proposals were suggested, including joining the United States of America. Following extensive discussions between PEI and US delegates, this too was rejected, influenced no doubt by the aggression against PEI during the Anglo-American conflict one-hundred years earlier. In 1871, Prince Edward Island commenced the construction of a railway line linking the city of Williamsburg with the growing Atlantic ports on the island’s east coast. Despite the financial backing of major businessmen, the construction of the Williamsburg & Atlantic Coast Railway (W&ACR) was plagued by financial difficulties, and by 1873 was forced to declare itself bankrupt. In an interesting development, London agreed to financially support the company and construction of the railway was completed in 1875. Many believed this was done to enable Britain to tighten its grip on a colony it risked losing several years before. Although politically driven, the island benefited economically because the new railway was completed as an engineering masterpiece. Following the success of the W&ACR, other railway links were commenced so that by the turn of the 1900s, Prince Edward Island had an extensive railway network, albeit owned and operated by half a dozen private companies. Separation Complete: 1900-1920 At the beginning of the 20th Century, with economic prosperity growing, fresh calls were again made for PEI to become a nation in its own right. Britain was rapidly losing its place as an empire nation, with public opinion shifting towards self-determination. This time there was no opposing argument of any substance – PEI, with strong trading links to and from the USA, Canada and Europe, and with the economic and political strength this generated, was in a position of power. The colony officially achieved independence in 1904, although in reality had been governing itself for a number of years. The first state elections were held a month later, producing the first President of Prince Edward Island, Abraham Clark. In honour of this, his birthplace Charlottetown was renamed Clarkhead in the same year. The seat of government was changed from Charlottetown to Kingstown, a fast-expanding city across Lawrence Bay (not to be confused with the nearby Gulf of St Lawrence) from Williamsburg. These two cities, separated by only a few kilometres of water, would become the centre of industrial, commercial and political strength in the region. The Great War of 1914-18 had an effect on the new nation, as it shipped ten thousand troops along with arms and heavy artillery to Europe to fight the Allied cause. The human losses were great, as nearly a third of these men failed to return. Economically, the impact was not so great, as trade with the USA and Canada continued during the years of conflict, and PEI stepped aside somewhat when the USA entered the war in 1917. Economic difficulties would not commence until the American economic powerhouse began to falter a few years later. Hard Times: 1920-1950 The Wall Street Crash of 1929 severely damaged the previously lucrative trade with the USA. Mass unemployment and hardship led to major borrowing from the European banks, which strengthened ties across the Atlantic whilst those with America were falling apart. In some ways this protected PEI from the deepest ravages of the Great Depression. The closer bond to Europe can be seen today in many aspects of life and culture on Prince Edward Island – whereas before the Twenties the US influence on infrastructure, transportation (other than the railways) and lifestyle was very prominent, since then the island has leaned towards a more European appearance and approach to life. Even today Prince Edward Island is referred to as ‘Little Europe’, a true enclave in every sense of the phrase. The Europe-driven recovery through the 1930s was abruptly halted by the Second World War, which Prince Edward Island officially joined in 1942 prior to the Normandy Invasion, although strong trade with Britain throughout the war played a major part in maintaining the supply of food and resources to the under-siege country. Among those killed in the merchant navies involved with the Battle of the Atlantic there are many Prince Edward Island family names. PEI played an especially important role, due to the national trademark crop of potatoes. Production of these was greatly intensified and increased, and the shippage of these to Britain went some way towards paying back the debt incurred during the Great Depression. In addition, a 15,000-strong battalion of men made the Normandy crossing on D-Day and played their part in the battle for France. A memorial for those lost in both world wars is located near the centre of Kingstown. After the war, PEI relied heavily on Lend-Lease (as did Europe) to restore some semblance of financial order. Infrastructure-wise, the damage was minimal, being nearly out of range of German U-boats and beyond the reach of Japanese air attacks. Growth, Growth and More Growth: 1950-2000 After WWII, the development of Prince Edward Island was similar in many ways to that of Western European countries such as France, Germany and the UK. Major industrial growth occurred, strengthening the nation financially and politically. This was gradually superceded by financial power, as Kingstown and Williamsburg became a joint commercial capital. Indeed, the cities facing each other across St Lawrence Bay have grown to the point of rivalling New York and London in the world financial markets. This was achieved through excellent transportation links, well-planned and layed out cityscapes and an underlying strength in education, health and wellbeing and an emerging hi-tech industrial research sector. Major airports have sprung up at both ends of the island, and every major centre has its own regional airport. Intercity rail links have been successively rationalised, consolidated and then expanded upon good principles of efficiency, cost-effectiveness and speed. This has not been done at the expense of transport links to regional settlements, which have also flourished in general. There is even discussion at a high level of development of a major new east-west high speed railway, French-style, although this will require a major commitment to long-term investment. In the meantime, the network of trunk roads is being overhauled and inner-city traffic problems are being addressed, using a combination of metro and tram solutions, following the European lead.

Might do that I'll have a browse. Seb

What does this have to do with airport traffic (the topic)? Seb

Hi all, When I create an airport, logic would suggest that you would need to maximise transit links - i.e. highway, rail, subway/el train/monorail etc to transport passengers to/from your city. However the only traffic to/from the airport seems to be those sims who work at the airport itself. I know that only commuting is simulated in SC4, but does this mean that the largest airport still only needs a road with a small busstop outside? If thats true, is there any way to adjust the airport's numbers to simulate high useage numbers and therefore push up demand for transit links? (i.e. by greatly increasing the number of jobs created or similar?) Cheers Seb

Its all fine, it is as you say, an intermittent harmless occurrence. Got the hang of downloading/installing regions now, very very very impressed with Prince Edward Island Thank you to everyone! Seb

Its all working now, many thanks to all! One quick question though - when I save a city after playing in Mayor mode, it appears as plain 'plains' in the region view rather than as a city - all the terraforming disappears as well. Why is this? Seb

Hmm, okies I'll go and try it that way. I'd assumed it was logical to actually click on the 'download' link Seems the STEX is down at the moment so I'll try later, I'll let you know if its worked. Many thanks! Seb

Hi, many thanks for prompt replies. I have not renamed the config file, it remains config.bmp as instructed. Just for clarity, the region in question is 'Poole Harbour UK'. I downloaded the greyscale map by clicking on the 'download' link and right-click saving on the image, naming it 'poole.jpg'. The config file I downloaded by right-click saving the image to the right of the screenshot of the region in the download dialogue window and naming it 'config.bmp' It sounds like the problem is with the config file as you say, have I done anything wrong when downloading the image? Many thanks Seb

Hi all, I'm new to Simtropolis and downloading new content for SC4 but I've been playing the unmodded game itself for several years. I'm trying to install a couple of new regions that I've downloaded from the STEX. Before starting, I carefully read through all the relevant instructions, including 'Installing a Region Downloaded from the STEX'', and saved the relevant greyscale image as a .jpg (with the default file name) and the config file as a .bmp. These went in the 'Regions' folder in a newly created subfolder named as per the full name of the region as instructed. On starting the game, I followed the instructions in the forum topic about loading a default region, then loading the new region and going via the CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R route to the correct region folder. When I click open, the region loads, but as a virgin 'plains' region, without any terraforming or height difference. A message pops up: 'Region size error: 0x0, should be 1025x1025' I am at a loss for what to do, could someone gently point a relative newbie in the correct direction please? Many thanks, any replies appreciated. Seb