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Welcome to Elizabeth County

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page One:
0 - 20 Years  (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg199356#msg199356)
0 - 20 Years Replies (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg200571#msg200571)
20 - 25 Years (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg201668#msg201668)

Page Two:
20 - 25 Years Replies (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg202581#msg202581)
25 - 30 Years (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg203770#msg203770)
25 - 30 Years Replies (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg204337#msg204337)

Page Three:
25 - 30 Years Replies (Part B) (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg205878#msg205878)
30 - 35 Years (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg206550#msg206550)
30 - 35 Years (Part B) (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg207660#msg207660)
35 - 65 Years (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg208146#msg208146)

Page Four:
Where Art Thou Projectadam (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg209567#msg209567)
TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH BRASKA (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg210273#msg210273)
65 - 70 Years (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg213034#msg213034)

Page Five:
Housekeeping (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6244.msg213518#msg213518)

INTRODUCTION

What is it?!? The River Region of Braska is an area that is developed closed to a historical representation of the Midwest in the United States. What exactly does a historical representation mean? Well due to the lack of custom content, for the early 19th century the buildings and cars being all over the place will be a little out of context BUT I will try to follow as much as I can with the period following limitations to the game. This means that skyscrapers NOT going to be around for a long while. Trains NOT going to be around for a short while. Paved roads NOT going to be around for a while etc...

Some of you might remember that I tried to do something like this about half a year ago and failed. One major problem was that at the time, I had a laptop and it could not handle the amount of content I had. Game play became extremely slow and it was unbearable to play. Shortly after I quit playing my hard drive completely fried out on me. WELL we have a new computer and have brought out the big guns to handle the region (Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.67 GHz and 6 GB of RAM).

I plan to do an update once a week with replies halfway between the week. For starters, 20 years of game play will be in-between updates and as we approach the present fewer years will go by between updates. I very much wish that I was a genius at Photoshopping like many of you are but I am afraid I am not. The majority of my pictures are going to be coming straight out of the game (and when I say majority I most likely mean ALL). I am looking to gain much more from this than most other authors. I strongly recommend criticism as long as it comes with a solution. I can handle hearing "that looks terrible, might I suggest this in its place." Hopefully I will improve significantly as time goes on in this journal but at the same time I hope that I can inform others about significant building events in the United States history (although I do not think I will be quite as good as doing it as Professor David can).

Therefore, with that being said I hope you enjoy your visits here, learn a little bit and suggest A LOT!!! If you stumble across an interesting article or just some general knowledge about city development, railroads, major transportation, etc... please share it, I know I will be interested in learning about it and can almost guarantee that someone else will be too.

I almost have the settlements up to the first 20 year interval and hope that by the weekend you will get the first pictures of the development. In the mean time, here are two teasers. I also just wanted to say that it is a good time to be an author of a MD or a player of this game. Individuals keep pushing the limit and far exceeding anything anyone could have imagined when this game first came out. People wonder when SC5 is going to come out? As far as I am concerned, IT HAS. THANKS TO ALL THAT ADD CUSTOM CONTENT TO THIS GAME!!!

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What ever did we do before seasonal custom content was added to the game? Probably the same thing everyone did before the invention of the T.V.

The First Twenty Years: Settlement Begins

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00 - 20 (Year Founded in Parentheses)
New Jamestown (00)
Jacksonville (00)
Jacobsville (05)
Williamsburg (19)
West Platte (19)

Welcome back to the river region Braska or welcome if this is your first time here. For the first update twenty years have passed and we now find ourselves somewhere in the early 19th century. As Evillions pointed out there is quite a bit of content that is out of place. I agree with him and would love it if I could make Sim City look like this,

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Unfortunately, that picture took somewhere between an hour to 2 hours to complete and I just do not have the time to do that for every picture. My main objective was also to grow the cities as if they were just starting out. Maybe I should have never said that this is going to be a historical represented region but also do not know how I would have justified waiting almost half a century before railroads even shows up? If anyone has any suggestions on how to state the objective better please let me know.

Moving forward you can notice that five settlements have developed. New Jamestown which is located just North of the Braska River (the region shots so far have been with a South orientation pointing up, in the future I will rotate it back to North to save some confusion). New Jamestown was the first settlement of the area. This is where I will be busted by the time police again but I just could not help how funny I thought this picture was. What would an early 19th century town be without a XXX video store?

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The next settlement to be founded is the one nearest to New Jamestown directly west (to the right on the current region view). Jacksonville was established around where a fort used to stand. General Jackson was granted some land for his service to his country and he took that land and developed a town.

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Coming back to just across the river from New Jamestown is the village of Jacobsville. The main reason that New Jamestown and Jacobsville were founded was because of their proximity to the Braska River. Just down the river, there are sudden depth changes and a rocky bottom making navigation almost impossible. Many boats stop at one of these settlements to unload their cargo where it is dispersed from there. Watch in the future as these developments follow the river in their development.

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The next two settlements were founded back out by Jacksonville. These two developments both were established by business associates that got into a fight over a business decision. Businessperson John Williams was so upset over the fighting with his partner that he left Jacksonville and founded Williamsburg. His business collaborate George Platte, not to be outdone, also left and founded West Platte.

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Hope you have enjoyed your visit to Braska River and will come back really soon.

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art128: Arthur, thanks for stopping by and I hope you stay around to see how everything develops.

dedgren: David, hope you enjoyed the next installment. Always great to get encouragement from someone who has made such a huge impact on MDs.

Lilojame: Thanks for the wishes of good luck, if only I had your ability to create such great in game pictures!

Metarvo: Hopefully we will be able to get some good looking rural areas but growing up in the Midwest I am a big believer of the sections of farm ground so there will be quite a bit of big grids in the region. At the start at least.

Sim-al2: I do not know what they did before television but I am guessing it was not near as fun after it was invented. I will use it to make the same comment for the seasonal changing fields found in Sim City 4.

Evillions: Yeah, there is going to be a lot of out of place content but even with all of the great content out there I still do not feel that you can create a true 19th century atmosphere. I hope you can overlook this because I think the development of the region will be interesting and hope you make it back.

We are making progress on the region slowly but surely. The five towns that are already settled have seen a major growth and looks like this update will only be a 5 to 10 year update. Do not worry though because with the added growth of the settlements and the addition of 2 - 6 new settlements the next update should be packed with excitement. Here is just a little teaser, what would a Midwest town be without a Farm and Fleet?

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blade2k5: Thanks for stopping by; to hear that you think the map is good really means a lot from someone who has the map-making skills that you do. I hope you will become a regular here.

David: Thanks for being a repeat customer :thumbsup: As my region gets closer to the present day expect to find many of your great projects along with others to be used quite a bit. As for good old US83, a road that I have been on many times although it was always paved when I traveled it, I am wondering if you went south of I-80 on 83 and if you did, I wonder if the water tower that looks like a golf ball was there when you were on it?

20 - 25 Years: A Little Town Called Washington

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20 - 25 (Year Founded in Parentheses)
Washington (22)
Beatrice (23)

Welcome back all of the loyal followers that post/lurk and welcome if this is your first time here. This update is going to focus on only one town, which I am quite fond of and find it interesting. Washington was founded in the 22nd year after development first began in the River Region Braska. Washington was founded because of the river business that brought in fishing, goods, and the first ferry crossing in the area due to the rocks that are along the river directly to the northeast. Unfortunately, as settlers become more aware of the river, ferry operators will be able to navigate the river along the rocks and the major growth will bypass Washington and settle in New Jamestown, Jacobsville and Beatrice. The other larger cities on the river will become the major attractions to take advantage of the business along the river and Washington's glory days will only be after its first several years of settlement. For now, we will look at the seasonal looks of Washington. Enjoy and have a great weekend :thumbsup:

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

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Winter

For a bonus picture this week, I thought I would take something from real life. I think when you sit down to create a region in Sim City 4 it should be a good mixture of both what you know and what you have seen in places you have not been. Therefore, I have chosen a picture from the area that I grew up to show the role that agriculture still plays to the area.

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Replies:

Lilojame: Thanks for taking the time from your EXCELLENT MD to come over here and comment on mine (for those who have not taken a look at Lilojame's MD (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=6142.0) I highly recommend taking a look). I actually did or did not really have a preference on the sidewalk and did not know I had an option of whether it showed up or not. I thought with the zoning it would automatically show up but if you told me a way for it not too I would probably take it out  ;D

metarvo: Thanks for coming back for a second helping of Braska. I appreciate your comments and the midwest is really a crazy area for the way that the land is used. I have heard from countless amounts of people how boring they think the drive through Nebraska is but I happen to enjoy going (posted speed limit on I-80 75 mph) a little faster because it is so flat you can see if there are any cops ahead  ;)

Replies, Tutorial and Asking for Help

For the middle of the week update (from now on it will be the 1/2 update teaser and replies) we will examine a little tutorial on streams. Why would I be doing a tutorial on streams? Well, for the first reason one of the new settlements will have many streams involved with it and the second reason is maybe someone knows how to make them easier than me and can offer their suggestions.

For starters, we have our little piece of land that we want a stream to run along the road.

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Now if we would just plop the steam pieces on the uneven terrain we would have weird effects with the grass showing through and walls on the sides of the pieces. So we need to smooth the area out with either the avenue or road tool (I have used the road tool in the past but someone recommended me trying the avenue tool to see how it works.)

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Hooray, now all we have to do is add the pieces and we are done right?

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WRONG!!! We have the walls and grass textures sticking through because we are on a slope next to the road. Since we want the elevation to stay the same on the other side of the road, so we do not have the stream just cutting through our region, what could we do. Well, the way I went about fixing the problem is ending the stream one square away from the road. This way the elevation can be changed on the road and the stream on the other side can be smoothed and will not have such a drastic look on the other side of the region. I add a wall on the road and it looks like a great stream if I do say so myself.

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If anyone has any other suggestions, please share them. I do not think this is the end all answer and I am guessing the streams or canals could be made a lot easier but I could not think of anything at the time. Now, time for some

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blade2k5: Thanks again for stopping by, I hope the visit was worth the time away from the region making ;)

Lilojame: If you find a way to remove the sidewalks let me know, I would be eager to find out. Snow is definitely missing from that last picture and it would make for a better winter scene. I guess it was a really, really dry and warm winter :D This MD will hopefully be the essence of a quiet and peaceful place to live, work and play... Until we get further along in the future and start to see major growth.

Simpson: Thanks for stopping by, the Region of Braska appreciates your visit.

metarvo: Always great to see one of the originals that have replied since the first update, welcome back. Washington along with every city is in its early developments; unfortunately for Washington this will be about as good as life gets. Paved roads are around the corner (if the corner was 100 years :thumbsup:)

25 - 30 Years: A Summer Drive near Henery

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25 - 30 (Year Founded in Parentheses)
Henery (Year 29)
Suh (Year 30)

I hope that this holiday weekend finds all of you doing very well and thanks for coming back to Braska. We have had little development in the area with Washington's farm ground growing and two new settlements. A lumberyard was built in the south to meet the need for building materials and the town of Suh was settled around the new business. Henery was built to the east in the hills and the layout is much different from the rest of the development so far with smaller farms to fill the flatlands between hills. Main Street is located just north of Stinkin Water Creek and the edge of downtown is pictured below.

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Mosaics are always a fun way to see a town and I was feeling very inspired by JBSimio's MD (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=4274.320) and decided to highlight the countryside of Henery.

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As always, thanks for stopping by and have yourself a great remainder of the weekend.

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homefryes: Hey Hey Hey, thanks for stopping by homefryes and I am trying to get the region up to speed to display your power poles in my rural areas ;)

metarvo: Thanks for pointing out the bridges over the streams. I have addressed the issue and am curious to see what you think of them now? The same thing that goes for homefryes goes to you metarvo, trying to get everything up-to-date to use your power lines in the cities :thumbsup:

Lilojame: Always such pleasures to have you visit the MD. Thanks for digging up the mod for me. I am a little hesitant to try something that the last comment for was over two years ago though $%Grinno$% Who knows, I might get daring one of these days and try it out.

flyinbird93: Welcome to Braska! Hope to see you around in the future and hopefully you will see something useful to include in your MD.

Update 12/1/08: A Couple of Teasers and Replies

Wow, what an overwhelming amount of replies. I originally thought about only doing one group of replies throughout the week and my major updates over the weekend. As Braska is picking up steam, I might have to do two sets of replies throughout the week.

The first thing I would like to acknowledge is a scene, which was captured from Henery. It was entered into the SC4D Picture Competition and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. For all those that voted both for and against me, thanks for taking the time to check out the pictures. I would also like to thank marcszar's Domino Sugars, which drew me to taking the picture in the first place. Marcszar has several unbelievable lots that he has designed that I would highly recommend checking out on the LEX.

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Inducted 11/30/2008

I also am busy working on the next five years of Braska. It is a busy time with six new settlements in that period. I am hoping that the entire region will be up-to-date by the end of the week but we will see how much I get completed. I can offer you a teaser of one of the six cities.

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Sunrise over Kent

Hope you enjoyed the two pictures and now time for...

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metarvo: Thanks as always for stopping by. I agree that the bridges look much better and want to thank you for pointing those out. I will keep up the good work here and you keep up the good work with the power :thumbsup:

paroch: Welcome and thanks for taking the time to stop by and reply &bis& Washington does have a nice feel to it, a unique small town located right on the river. In the flatlands, the bulky grid pattern will hold up but as development starts to get into the hills, I think you will see farms set up more to what you are used to. Thanks again for stopping by and hope to see you again.

Pat: Thanks for stopping by and I believe this might be your first time posting here. Thanks for taking the time to look and hope to see you back again. I also want to thank you for the nice award you presented me in your MD Waterfalls (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=722.1100)

Although I think that this might come in handier with the New Year right around the corner :D

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Community Chest: GET OUT OF JAIL, FREE
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kbieniu7: Thanks for checking out Braska. Those roads do look very stair steppish, darn this grid system. I think I will revisit certain areas and maybe extend the roads and make the 45 degree angled roads that I think will clean it up a little bit. I also think that the forest will be replanted &idea

sithlrd98: Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will find time to revisit again ;)

CabraBuitre: The river has taken a lot of time to get to work but the time invested truly is paying off because I think it looks great too. Sorry to hear about the hard drive crash :angrymore: those always take awhile to get over but I hope you get back into MDing.

Lilojame: Always a pleasure to have you stop by and thanks for the support ;) The bridges did turn out great and I am very thankful that metarvo pointed them out to me.

Replies and Getting Cranked up for the Weekend Update

Whew, it was an intense 24 hours with some major soul searching. Unfortunately, I had a lot placed in one of my cities that became an IMMORTAL LOT OF DEATH. Well, it lead to some other problems in the city and I actually lost one of my past regions due to a similar event (completely different lot). I was very bummed out and was contemplating what to do next when ScottFTL offered some advice and it WORKED. I was able to solve the problem so construction of the region is moving forward again. Look for a major update this weekend with a region shot and some more pictures but for something to hold you over in the meantime, I have prepared a mosaic. Enjoy...

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flyinbird93: Thanks for stopping by and any house in all of my regions is for sale if you want it "$Deal"$

Karin: Thanks for the compliments and since you enjoy the second picture so much, maybe I will enter it into the picture competition sometime ;)

kbieniu7: Thanks for stopping by and I have actually seen a lot of industry located in some very nice natural areas. Something that we will disagree on but I also look forward to your suggestions :)

blade2k5: Hmmmmmm, some plop rivers/streams and ponds in the works, please let me know when that project is wrapping up. Glad that you have enjoyed the rural communities. Stinkin Water Creek received its name because many of the early citizens of Henery would dump their waste into the creek. Do not worry though, once we get a little further along the EPA will come in and clean it up $%Grinno$%

12/07/08 30 - 35 Years (Part A): Starting with the New Cities First

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30 - 35 (Years Founded in Parentheses)
Kent (Year 32)
Imperial (Year 32)
Papillion (Year 32)
Anne (Year 32)
Clark (Year 32)
Franklin (Year 34)

Now we are getting cranked up with development. As you can see, six new settlements in a three-year time span. I am working to try to get a picture from every town but this update will focus just on the new towns. We will head to Kent to follow up on the teaser. Shipbuilding drove Kent's economy with its great location just past the falls on the Braska River. In this shot, we look at some residential areas and in the corner you can see one of the few farms located around Kent.

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Imperial is the next town to be viewed. Industry was located on the outskirts of the farm sprawl and it did not take long for people to settle around the industry.

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Papillion was founded around a mill that was built alongside Papillion Creek. The mill brought in many different immigrants and a wide range of culture can be seen in the architecture of the town.

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Anne is located in the southwest and is just a small farming community. The community center is a hotspot of activity where farmers discuss crops, pests and who will win the annual Anne's Days pie eating contest.

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The people of Clark take great pride of the clock tower located on Main Street. It was a gift from one of the wealthiest farmers in the area and distant cousin to the famous explorer William Clark. To honor Lewis and Clark's expedition that is rumored to have started near Clark, the clock tower can be found in many of the towns in the area.

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Missionaries followed the Braska River to the Northeast and decided to build a church in the hills. Many others followed with dreams of exploration like Lewis and Clark but did not have what it took to be explorers and started their new lives in Franklin.

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Hope you enjoyed the first half of the update and we will look at the other towns that have already been settled in the region.

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metarvo: It is hard to imagine this game without some of the things that have been created and the SAM is definitely one of those creations. Thanks for stopping by, always appreciate seeing you around :thumbsup:

Karin: Thanks for taking the time from your MD, which congratulations is in the OSIM. I have not visited for a while since this was such a major update but am for sure I will be spending some time there in the very near future &mmm

Simpson: Thanks for stopping by :)

flyinbird93: Consider it done. Although the area that you selected has been developed and no longer looks that way :-[ Thanks for taking a look though and for stopping by.

paroch: Thanks for taking the time to comment and for checking out Braska. I grew up in a town of 1200 people so I know the small town feeling very well. I am honored that you like the way that I have captured small towns ()stsfd()

blade2k5: If you do not mind me asking, where about is home? Born and raised in Nebraska here (Go Cornhuskers on the 1st) :blahblah:

Denon333: Of course, thanks for stopping by :)

12/07/08 30 - 35 Years (Part B): The Foundation of Development

This update is coming out a little later than planned, I was hoping for a midweek update but here it is. We will just be looking back at all of the developed cities from 0 - 30 years. I have the game up to year 45 with three new cities but do not know if I will get that update published this week or not. Taking a little break to celebrate a very special event out of SC4, MY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF 4 YEARS ()flower(). I am sure the wife will enjoy the added attention :D

So, let us start in the past and move forward with the pictures.

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New Jamestown (0)

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Jacksonville (0)

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Jacobsville (5)

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West Platte (19)

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Williamsburg (19)

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Washington (22)

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Beatrice (23)

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Henery (29)

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Suh (30)

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Lilojame: Thanks for coming by and commenting on Braska. As for the property, consider it yours "$Deal"$ Enjoy the stream and the sounds of frogs at night (I also heard that the fishing is excellent off the bridge) :thumbsup:

12/15/08 35 - 65 Years: Life will be Changed
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35 - 65 (Years Founded in Parentheses)
Susanna (42)
Muddy Fork (42)
Karinstown (44)
Dell (47)
Yuna (47)

After the next update, life in Braska as we know it will be completely changed. The winds of changes are starting to blow and if anyone can guess what the major change is going to be they will be rewarded with a town named after them and maybe another special recognition that will be named later. This update is coming at an appropriate time because it is coming after just a few days of Braska's ONE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY!!! To celebrate the joyous occasion I thought I would recognize two individuals. Lilojame has posted the most times in my MD and a town in this update will be named in honor of her (Karinstown). On the day of the anniversary, I also ran a stat to see who had posted the most per day since their first post and one of the counties in Braska will be named Flying Bird County in honor of flyinbird93. Thanks everyone for making it a great first month and I hope that you are and will continue to enjoy this as much as I am. Thanks again and here are some pictures.

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Susanna

With this set of photos, you will notice that we are moving further and further away from New Jamestown and industry is now becoming the major force for growth as the region starts to move away from agriculture. Farming will still play a major importance and will continue to grow but many towns will now be founded because of the industry that was started there.

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Muddy Fork

Muddy Fork was named because on the far west side of the town, a creek splits into two creeks. I know, that is clever that the people were able to come up with that ::)

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KARINSTOWN

Here it is the recognition for constantly encouraging me in this MD, Karinstown. Since it is a special honor, I thought I should do at least two different pictures. The one above shows the edge of Main Street and some of the businesses and the great architecture for the town. The one below shows the processing plant that is a major reason for the growth of the town.

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Dell

Here is another example of industry driving the growth of a town. A major mining operation and other industry is what lead many flocking to this town in search of fortunes.

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Yuna

The wealthy tycoon William Braylor knew that he could invest in a large amount of land just southwest of Anne for a low price. He decided he was going to launch his enterprise from this area as if he knew something that others did not yet. He named the town after his youngest daughter, Yuna.

As I said in the introduction, if you think you know what might be the major changes to the region just comment on Braska with your answer. To cheer up your Monday Blues how about some...

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homefryes: Thanks for stopping in and offering your encouragement. For those who have not checked out Don's work, you have to see how he is going to change the way we do power in SC4! Click on his signature to be taken to a magical place &apls

dandan777: I am honored that on your second day on the site you came by and posted in my MD! Thanks again for the encouragement and if you have any questions or need any help, feel free to ask the community or me. I was involved with several SC4 communities but have made SC4devotion my home because of the wonderful people here ;)

Paul and Karin: I am grouping your reply because I have a question that you both touched on. First the Clark Kent thing happened by accident and I did not even realize it until you mentioned it. Now for the question, I currently have the street side mod but do not have the SAM version. If I download that now will I experience any major problems with my already developed regions or should I be okay :-[ In addition, I was looking at the dependences and it required one that is locked by admins, is this because it is the package that is used for the NAM? If you or anyone knows the answers please do not hesitate to speak up.

Update 12/22/08: Where Art Thou Projectadam

Maybe you have noticed or maybe you have not noticed that I did not do a middle of the week update or a major weekend update for this past week. Is everything okay, is the region still being built???

Of course it is :thumbsup: I am currently working on a project that will most likely deal with 25% - 50% of the tiles which equals around 36 - 72 large tiles. I was hoping someone would guess what was coming next for Braska but no one did. Therefore, just to keep your interest in the region I will post some teaser pictures of what massive project is going on.

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I will be doing a little bit of traveling for the Holidays and will hopefully have something a little more major posted (maybe as a stocking stuffer) before Christmas comes but we will see what time permits. In the meantime, there is always time for some...

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metarvo: Thanks for the wishes of success and for stopping by. If you like the way that Braska is looking now, wait for about one or two more weeks when I think it is going to be looking REALLY GOOD :D

blade2k5: Come on in and get warm my Badger Fan ()sick() Hmmm, I do not know how many the processing plant employs but it is the major employer of the town. I will check next time I am in game and if you need a job, I could put in a good word for you to HR ::)

Shhhhh, keep this on the down low but I believe that a sport that you have worked on with NHP might be coming to Braska very soon. For those who have not been over to pay a visit to a great development team, check them out. (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?board=79.0) They have created many goodies for the game and you will find some amazing maps to use. Thanks for the comment.

Karin: Thanks for bringing in page four with a bang (or in this case, a dancing pink elephant). I think I have installed everything I need and have not experienced any problems but have not noticed many changes either. Glad that you like Karinstown and if you ever have a couple of ideas for the city, send them my way and I will see what I can do ;)

I will close out by wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year if you do not hear again from me before next year. I need to go to bed and warm up from the -14F degrees outside right now.

UPDATE 12/24/08: TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH BRASKA

"The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines from one city to another, almost as fast as birds can fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.... A carriage will start from Washington in the morning, the passengers will breakfast at Baltimore, dine at Philadelphia, and sup in New York the same day.... Engines will drive boats 10 or 12 miles an hour, and there will be hundreds of steamers running on the Mississippi, as predicted years ago." Oliver Evans, 1800.

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The railroad has come to Braska. The above map shows the proposed lines connecting to the rest of Sim Nation. The lines proposed are estimated to take ten years to build. It is an exciting time in Braska and many towns which were once small communities will now become business centers for the railroad.

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For a special picture to celebrate the season, there has been a Santa spotting in Beatrice (shown below). Merry Christmas everyone and expect to have a full and proper update by the end of the year.

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1/06/09 65 - 70 Years: The Boom of the Railroad

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No New Cities Founded

WOW! First of all HAPPY 2009 EVERYONE! I hope that you will do the things in your life to put yourself into the position to have the BEST YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. With that being said, how about an update from Braska. The railroad is being built from New Jamestown and Jacobsville and moving outward to connect to the rest of Sim Nation.

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Passenger Station in Jacobsville

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Eastside Passenger Station in New Jamestown

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Freight Train Travelling through Beatrice

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Freight Train Travelling through New Jamestown

New Jamestown is proposed to be a major hub for both passenger and freight trains and the growth in the city is a direct reflection of the potential. The next pictures are displaying the growth for New Jamestown.

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New Jamestown Neighborhood

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New Jamestown Neighborhood

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New Jamestown Church

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New Jamestown Neighborhood

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New Jamestown Market

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Sunset on New Jamestown

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Karin: Thank you for the warm wishes for Christmas and I will say back at you, Happy New Year "$Deal"$

Dustin: Thanks for stopping by and for posting. It is motivation to receive comments from the author of one of the hottest MDs and is very much appreciated. Happy New Year &hlp

Pat: No problem in missing a few updates, I am glad that you could make it back and are caught up. Happy New Year :satisfied:

metarvo: As they say, "there goes the neighborhood." Glad that you could stop by and Happy New Year $%Grinno$%

bat: Thanks for stopping by and posting. Glad that you like the rural area and expect even more for at least a little while. Happy New Year ()stsfd()

Joan: Thanks for making the rounds; hopefully it will become a regular on your schedule. Happy New Year :thumbsup:

chester: Glad that one of your first few posts was here at Braska, I really appreciate it. I hope that it was inspirational enough to dust them off and use them in your cities. Happy New Year &apls

Haljackey: Thank you for the extremely kind words, which mean a lot coming from one of the transport gurus. In about 100 years, the region should be ready for some massive road systems and I will be anxious to pick your brain for suggestions. Happy New Year ;)

Robin: Thanks for the congratulations and posting here in Braska. The railroad will be a hot theme for at least the next couple of updates. City development is going to take kind of a back seat until the trains make it out to Sim Nation. Happy New Year ;D

Corey Best: Thanks for thinking this is such a great rural area. It is what I was born and raised in so I am glad I could translate it somewhat to Sim City. In addition, your signature has made me curious to look into Jersey, which I plan to do in a little bit. Maybe one day, you can make a Jersey inspired MD. Happy New Year :)

1/09/09: Housekeeping

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Region Overview Showing Counties (Years Organized in Parenthesis)
Elizabeth County (1780)
Flying Bird County (1797)
Perkins County (1801)
Corel County (1808)
Sarpy County (1819)
Keith County (1824)

Before I get too deep into this update, I thought it might be a good idea to bring a few things to attention. It seems if you have not completed a history section for your MD and are considering doing a history write up, that the OSIM is the perfect time to get the history out in the open. Since Braska is living its history, I will not have a lengthy post covering its entire history but I can give some background on some key things that have already happened. I thought the best thing would be to tell about the counties of the region. I will do them one at a time and this will give visitors something to check out while the railroad is slowly extending throughout the region.

Another thing that I wanted to point out is that if you looked at the region map you noticed a major difference from previous ones. I HAVE FINALLY OPENED EVERY TILE OF THE REGION, WOOHOO! Sorry for the screaming but that was a time consuming thing that I am glad to have completed and I think the region is looking great.

Something else that I wanted to mention that I completely overlooked on my last update is that Braska broke the 2000 view milestone. Thanks everyone that has shown interest in my MD and I hope I have been able to inspire you in your own works or that you have just enjoyed checking out the region. Now, it is time to move onto the first of six series on the counties.

Elizabeth County
Founded: 1780
County Seat: New Jamestown
Area:
     Total: 411 sq mi
     Land: 392 sq mi
     Water: 19 sq mi

Elizabeth County was the first county organized in Braska. The county is named after Corel Masterson's youngest daughter Elizabeth.

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David: Those are not swimming pools, just really nice horse troughs $%Grinno$% The "period pieces" are lacking and from the very start, I did not know how I was going to address the issue. I wanted a region to have a somewhat symbolic growth of a typical Midwest area but of course, electricity, architecture and cars being everywhere took the early 1800s out of the era.

On the other hand, I could not justify saying that it was present day and just starting out and keeping dirt streets for around 140 years, no railroad for around 70 years, planes, architecture, etc... Thanks for the kind words and the region cannot wait to transform again after some serious touchups with the single-track railroad when it comes out :o

Dustin: Thanks for stopping by and encouraging an MDer :) Really, if the region was given out and the magnifying glasses came out, it would not take long to notice many things out of place. With the power of showing what I want to though, a lot of farms and dirt roads, I have been able to show a 19th century looking region. Once again thanks for the compliments and I am anxiously awaiting part two of the "transport map tutorial." "$Deal"$

bat: The farms are what really makes this feel like mid 19th century Midwest. Thanks for stopping by ;)

kant01: Thanks for stopping by. I believe that as time moves on the region shot will only look better and better. I am a little taken back at how amazing it looks compared to the very first region view. I wish your New England Colonial pieces would have come out about 2 months before they did but I am sure they will still find a home somewhere in Braska :thumbsup:

Nexis: Thanks for coming back and commenting. I hope that you get into the world of MDing and you can count on me being one of your first comments :D

1/16/09: The People of Papillion Welcome the Train

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Region Shot Showing Growth in Farmland and as the Train Continues to Grow

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Transportation Map from New Jamestown (Train Marked in Black Line)

It feels good to be writing in my MD. I have been without a steady internet connection for the past three days. I believe that it had something to do with the snow that the area received and I am guessing that the -34F wind chill did not help. After the proposal of the train tracks was passed and only a few short years of construction, the developers realized that the project was going to be finished late and cost more than budgeted. Why is that not a big surprise for a major construction project?

The other thing that I thought I should mention is greetings past Braska Region viewers and welcome to the new region, Elizabeth County. Well, it is the same region just with a new fancy name. Even as a creator, it is amazing how you can be involved in a project and realize after someone has pointed out something, that maybe you were focused on something different. I came to this conclusion after Dustin had pointed out something about my region that it seemed like Elizabeth County was much bigger than any of the other counties. I paused, thought about this for a while, looked at the map when I realized that Elizabeth County is actually the star of this show and not necessary Braska (which is the river that runs through the region and the fictional name of the state that this supposedly takes place in.) I think the transition should be smooth and am excited to show off the announcement with the massive growth that Papillion is experiencing with the railroad.

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A Small Industrial Park Located Next to a Neighborhood

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A Middleclass Neighborhood

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Main Street with a Row of Restaurants and Bars

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A Bank on the Corner

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One of the First Hospitals in the Region (A wonderful creation by
mattb325 (http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=1385), if you are looking for a hospital and have not downloaded this one yet, WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE?!? GO GET IT!!! Elizabeth County will still be here when you get back :D)

Since I was planning to have an update out earlier this week but the winter storm had other plans, I thought I would try to appease the readers by finishing out with a mosaic. Hope you enjoyed your stay and welcome to Elizabeth County.

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Dustin: Glad you liked the history aspect and I plan to continue to delve into the history of the region. I decided from reading about CoM's history from last month that there was not a better time to go through it during the stay here :) As always, thanks for coming by and leaving a message.

David: Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I am anxiously awaiting your next update to your region as well :thumbsup:

Readers and Guest of Elizabeth County

As you have noticed, I have not made an update to Elizabeth County for quite sometime and am afraid to report that in my planning I have made an error that is going to take quite sometime to figure out a solution for. As of now, Elizabeth County is going to be retired from the boards but I do not plan to delete it from my system and continue to tinker with it and see if I can get things solved to my satisfaction.

I have learned a lot and believe that the things I have learned from Elizabeth County will improve my building and MDing skills in the future. I am thinking about opening up another project in the meantime to keep myself busy here on SC4D. Thanks for all of the support/replies the past three months and the people of Elizabeth County hope to welcome you again :)

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Since many of these replies will just be thanks, I will answer them all at once. Thanks for your support for the last update before the holding period: Dustin, Feroxx, bat, Haljackey, sim_link, David, TheTeaCat, kant01, Sciurus and metarvo.

The Tractor Supply I believe is from SimGoober but I will check to make sure metarvo.