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.:The Imperial Kingdom of Royal Collanden:.Basic InfoCapital: Geneva
Languages: Gaelic, English
Currency: Alliant
System of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Population: 5,400,000 (approx.)
Per Capita GDP: 47,000
Prime Minister: Arthur Macmillan
Monarch: Queen Ophelia XIII (To be succeeded by Princess Alison II)
HistoryMay 11th, 1123: England gains control of the Collandeen land, then known as Colltinneenanstein, and begins taxation on the few farmers are merchants living in the sparsely populated area.
December 3, 1598: France begins war with the English over Colltinneenanstein. The French claim that because their current Monarch's ancestors were born there, that they deserved the land. The vicious war was fought through the harsh winter, and finally ended with a victory for France in April of the next year.
July 13, 1603: During an important visit from the Swiss people, France decides to steal goods, kill women and children, torture men, and threaten Switzerland with war all because the Swiss refused to visit on the day they were asked. With both nations outraged, they went to war, which the Swiss won when the French backed down in November of that same year. The French knew that the price of a winter war in Colltinneenanstein was far greater than the price of losing the land.
September 2, 1681: For over 75 years, Switzerland focused almost all their efforts to Colltinneenanstein. After being treated poorly by the English and later the French, the Swiss did an astoundingly excellent job of cleaning up the nation. They even decided to change its name so that the people could better forget their past. They decided to name the are Collanden.
October 27, 1682: The Collandeen people decided that it was time to be their own nation, and peacefully created a document for their Swiss rulers stating that they were to become their own independent country. Switzerland, although saddened by this, decided that it was best for the people of Collanden, especially since Collanden was getting so big that Switzerland was having a difficult time supporting it.
January 7th, 1879: Collanden officially decided to become a Constitutinal Monarchy.
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Collanden is located on Colltinneenanstein Island. Other nations on the Island include Garonia, New Bernstein, and Achinania.
Garonia: Communist state
New Bernstein: Constitutional Monarchy
Achinania: Democracy (Government corrupt)
GovernmentPrime Minister
Imperial Advisers Imperial Representatives
Various Department Leaders
Governors
Mayors
Mayor's Council
Italics: Elected by the people
Normal: Appointed by the Prime Minister
The Grand Council is the area of government that accepts or rejects laws. Council Members meet once a month and decide which laws to throw out the window and which laws to enforce. Only Imperial Representatives can bring up laws to be debated over, and they must vote in a matter that represents what their region believes. Members of the Grand Council are Imperial Advisers, Imperial Representatives, and the Prime Minister.
I do have one teaser for you until the first update. Enjoy!
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Well, great beginning. I'll wait for more.
Great picture and start of MD :thumbsup:
Great start on your MD my friend, great map. The first picture is great !! But with a bit of terraforming, that will be better :thumbsup:
looking forward to more ;)
Arthur
WOW!!! I can just tell, this is going to be an AWESOME MD! &apls
Awesome start, will definatley follow this MD.
Love Major Diaries that have a history &hlp
Nice start with that theral historic overwiev. The effects you used on the "teaser picture" looks nice. It will be interesting to see what you have planned with your MD.
Good luck!
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.:The Imperial Kingdom of Royal Collanden
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Lilojame: Thank you! I'm actually pretty surprised at how the picture turned out...I didn't really expect it to look so nice!
Fabian93: Great! I love history too.
Jetset3: Thanks, Alex! I appreciate that.
Art128: Hey, he's here! I was hoping you'd reply. Yes, the Grand Council would look nicer without that ugly retaining wall, but the problem is that if I level the land in front of that, I get even uglier retaining walls on those gorgeous W2W buildings...Oh well, sometimes we must pick and choose.
Simpson: Thank you! Hope to see you back.
Engorn: Thanks! Sorry for the wait!
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And a little teaser:
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Enjoy!
Oh my gosh! There you are! I was looking for you around the site :D
Great MD start I have to say! The newspaper is not bad, and the night shot is just gorgeus! :thumbsup: I have to say, though, that the biggest (and only IMHO) disadvantage of your pic is the building with two towers, which doesn't look right in it's sorroundings. At least for now ;)
BTW, Blue Floydshire, as the stand-alone administrative region of Great Britain, would show interest if Geneva could be its sister city ;) We are waiting for your answer ;)
Can't wait to see what are you going to do next time :thumbsup:
Piotr
Looking good, Albus! Might I ask, though, what that huge building toward the bottom-left corner is? I'd love to get my hands on it.
Keep up the outstanding work!
Zack
The good side of playing with photoshop is that we get surprised sometimes. ;)
The newspaper that you did looks nice and was an interesting to read. The nightshot looks gorgeous.
Looking foward to see more.
Wow that is one awesome shot! It's such a nice city, and great job with the harbour-front! I hope to see a lot more soon! :)
And good luck with the SCJU application!!! ;)
interesting start...I see a few bats that I recognize...
Great start &apls Look forward to more updates :thumbsup:
Geneva looks fabulous...very nice indeed and i look forward to seeing more!
btw, the SCJU flag is the one below....that was the old one ;) :)
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this picture look splendid my friend :thumbsup: I like the mix of big buildings, W2W and government building. nice work !
Good start! I'm interested to see how Collanden will interact with it's neighbors. I'll keep an eye on it.
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Wow...a little too long, eh? But I strongly believe in the 'quality, not quantity' saying. It's taking such a long time to get an update out because I needed to do some major changes to Geneva to make it look right. So, on to replies!
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ben_meissner: Thanks, Ben. There's already some tensions with Garonia, so stay on the lookout!
art128: Thanks! That's exactly what I tried to accomplish.
pipsher: Great! And thanks so much for the correction. I'll make sure I put that in the next addition of Her Majesty's Harold.
blade2k5: Thanks! Sorry you had to wait.
Yoder7652: Ha ha, yes. They are fantastic, by the way!
Jetset3: Alex!! Thanks, I got in! I hope Revante is going well!
Lilojame: Thanks! I'm hoping to have more papers in the future.
woodb3kmaster: That building can be found right here: http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1159 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1159)
Sheep49: Hey, great to hear from you again! I agree about the building with the towers. That's one of the things I re-did while I was gone. Hope you enjoy the update!
Update
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Overlooking the Loch Spuaic (Lake Spire) in downtown Geneva.
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The Collandeen Military Command Center, shown here as the glorious sun rises into the sky on a Monday morning.
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The GR (Geneva Railroad) Line Main Terminus Bus Parking area, shown here on a dull November day.
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A very foggy morning on the edge of the English River. Believe it or not, this is literally steps away from downtown. The retaining walls, created in 1893, make it seem as if the hustle and bustle has simply disappeared.[/i
The update was well worth the wait Albus of Garaway. I like how you use a mixture of pictures; one at night, a couple in day light and a foggy day. I cannot decide which one I like most though, the picture of Lake Spire or the bus parking area. Keep up the great work and keep doing what you are doing, it is working well :thumbsup:
great start! i like the weather effects adds life :)
Hi there!
You have produced a very nice update there. The effects on the pictures are nicely done. I think, that "Collandeen Military Command Center" would be the favorite of mine. Looking forward to see more.
Have fun,
Karin
Hey Albus nice new start here and sorry to see Port Icewater gone :'( But I guess stuff happens and well if it must be that way and no matter what I will follow along here in The Imperial Kingdom without a problem and I cant wait till the next update....
pat
A wonderful update! Great work indeed!! &apls
Hi Albus,
I'm enjoying your new MD. The pics are looking good and I have a feeling there is more to come.
Good luck with the next stage of development.
Paul
Nice atmosphere you have created in your pictures, this will be interesting to follow further.
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Hi! Just some replies and a newspaper I put together a while ago that I thought you'd enjoy.
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kwakelaar: Thanks! Hope to see you again here.
paroch: There you are! I was waiting to see when you'd post here! Glad you've returned to my MD, and hope to see you again.
pipishere: Hey pip! Thanks!
Pat: Yes, it is said that Port Icewater left us. But now we have something new, so I suppose we must forget Port Icewater...for now.
Lilojame: Oh good, I was hoping someone would say they liked the Military Command Center. It was a difficult area to produce, because it was smashed between rail, a highway, and elevated roads to get over the rail and the highway! Glad you liked it!
flyinbird93: Thanks! I think adding weather effects on pictures is a necessity, because without weather, the world would be quite bland.
projectadam: Thanks! Those are my favorite pictures, too, but being the complete train geek that I am, my favorite is the bus terminal outside of the train station. ;)
A November 30th issue of Her Majesty's Harold, a week after receiving its new look.
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I added your picture in, it's the width that can't be more then 1024, the length doesn't matter. Robin :thumbsup:
haha that newspapers awesome! im glad you made a link to the actual image so i could read it on my phone :D
also, you can edit the size of a image like this and link it at the same time to a larger file like this. just put a command like this in to start and make sure you close it to finish. i didnt finish it so it would show
[img width=600]image link here
cant wait to see more! (//add%20your%20link%20here)
Nice newspaper there Albus - certainly PLENTY of snow in the area! I hope your sims have big shovels to dig it out!
Paul
It's very nice! ;)
Great work on the news paper article.
Robin :thumbsup:
Hey hey hey! Collendan looks awesome!!! Sorry I've missed so much!
Great newspaper! Ooh, and Vivini Pianos looks like a very good brand! That name sounds very exclusive... ;)
Sorry I missed the last update, it looks so cool! I like the variation with different buildings.
Keep it up!
yes it's a good news paper but I would like to see the city ;D
Orange
Nice newspaper. :thumbsup:
I like the newspaper quite a bit. ;D
I will be waiting for more. &idea
-un1
brrrr snowstorm! $%Grinno$%
Unfortunately, this is going to be the official announcement of this MD ending. Yes, that also includes the SCJU. I'll still be around the site, but things have become too busy to support a massive nation such as this. So long, farewell, and au revoir! :)