Genevra Redux (v2.0)

[Jmouse]

I love the buildings you have chosen to use. They are wonderful classics which lend themselves to many different settings, so they remain fresh and lovely wherever and however they are placed. Your mosaics are especially  well done.

The maps were an excellent idea - I'm very fond of maps. I see so many MDs it's hard to keep up with and follow the story of every one. You are really doing a good job here. A lot of careful thought and consideration have gone into this project, and I can assure that it has been noticed and appreciated.

Later...
Joan

[Swesim]

Hmmm, fishy eh?  Gone fishing I suppose... 
Wonderful update as usual though!
How do You make Your newsupdates in Photoshop? I am looking for someone expreienced like You that can give a simple tutorial on how to do these things in PS...
Best regards in the meantime!

[art128]

Eric,
I like how you put the highway behind an old - and maybe historic - church and dense residential W2W parisian development (wow, a lot of  adjectives to describe that !), it's greatly done !!
Looking forward to more.

Take care,
-Arthur. 

[Luke09]

Your city is just amazing!Its inspires me

[Dark_Jedi06]

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Still not much progress with the Wiki, as I've been relying on a really crummy wireless connection here at school after inadvertently exceeding my bandwith limits by quite a bit. I've also been busy with finals week but that will be finishing up soon and I wanted to post an update to hold everyone over until I finally break for summer. Today's chapter is actually taking a step back from our previous expansion and returning to some areas of the capital city that remained unfinished; around Chapters V and VI, so some of this should be recognizable. The first image also takes another look at the rail line that snakes around Montereau, for those well versed in Genevran you geography you will know that Montereau lies in the Rhone River valley surrounded by densely forested, sloping hills (note the use of dedgren's new ploppable water as well as FARR puzzle pieces).
















In addition, the Grand Duchy would like to proudly announce that we were elected to be the 14th president of the SimCity Journal Union over the New Kingdom of Sierrastare by a margin of 16-2.





BarbarossaS: Haha I'm not sure about another edition of Le Monarque anytime soon,
putting together the whole magazine takes quite a bit of work some I'm going to spend some time
exploring various other forms of news media.

Sciurus: Lol I had to look that one up on Wikipedia, though I certainly
think you could compare it to that highway.

TopCliff: Well if I answered that question I'd have to give quite a bit away now
wouldn't I? Rest assured though that I plan to do something combining military and in-game images.

pete3d: Thank you very much!

Luciano: Realism is my ultimate goal.

Jmouse: It makes me very glad to hear that, my intention with putting the work into my MD is foremost
that people can come by and enjoy it.

Swesim: It depends on which news updates you're talking about...the FoxNews one was particularly easy
because it's just a matter of editing a screenshot. I've long considered writing up a tutorial on the various applications
of Photoshop to the art of MDing, I've just never gotten around to it...

Arthur: I figured it was time to throw a bit of modern flare into this completely historic city.

Luke09: Thank you.

[darraghf]

Great MD so far. I love your work.
Where did you get those cobblestone sidewalks, I've been looking for them for ages?
-Rainyday

[Emperor Stormont]

Lovely, the train image was gorgeous. Of course all the images are lovely, but always nice to see shots of the more natural aspects of a country.

The Imperial Atlantean Empire also looks forward to working with the Genevran Presidency

[CarmineHilton]

Yet another incredible update, Eric! I'm soo much in love with Genevra
xx

[BarbarossaS]

Yes, yes, update time! 
I like your use of the new plop water 
As for the rest: like always, it looks amazing. I'd love to sit on the terrace near the forrest in the first mosiac, so nice and quiet!

To bad Le Monarque is so time consuming, but I'm anxiously awaiting what you have in store for us with the other news media!

-Stijn-

[kwakelaar]

Beautifully detailed city images, and ambitious plans for future updates. Saying this after looking at your Wiki pages .

[Navox]

This update is absolutely stunning, the combination of FARR and curves in your city is impressive. It must've taken a lot of time to include these in your city. 
I was wondering how some buildings are connected to your network, because they are not adjacent to a road or street. They only have a plaza tile in front of them.

[bat]

Your pictures of your city looks really beautiful! The first picture is superb!

[Sciurus]

Still wonderful, but the transition forest-city is not so nice But, all other is wonderful!!

Guillaume

[sithlrd98]

Congratulations for your OSITM! Missed a few updates , but I'm back! Love the newspaper , maps ...just about everything in Genevra! I can't imagine how much time has been put into this , I have yet in 5 years , been able to stay focused enough to even halfway complete any city , let alone one with this much detail! Can't wait to see whats next

Jayson

[Luciano]

It's very nice but like Guillaume, the transition forest-city is not super 

Lucien

[calibanX]

Wow, very cool wiki page. Ambitious to say the least. You're basically creating your own atlas. Looking forward to seeing it fill up with info.

Geoff

[Battlecat]

It's been a while, the last few updates are superb as always.  That lake in the latest update looks great! 

Congratulations on your well deserved OSITM!   

[Swesim]

Fantastic update as usual, having had a look at Your SCJU wikipage I can understand that You have many hours work left on this project, but it is still very interesting to see what You do with Your cities in each update.

[art128]

Beautiful update Eric.
The first picture with the rail bridge is wonderful my friend, nice use of floras. I'm not going with Guillaume, I like the transition between forest and city. Also, excellent LOTting job once again !
Looking forward to more.
Take care.
-Arthur.

[Dark_Jedi06]

The Grand Duchy of Genevra
Summer Recess

As it would turn out, summer vacation has found me busier then my time at school. An almost 40 hour work week is way harder then a few classes. In addition, my girlfriend and I are finally back together after spending two semesters at school 100 miles apart. Therefore, it is with that in mind, that I announce that the Grand Duchy of Genevra will be enacting a new schedule for the summer months. Essentially, updates will come as I find time and will likely not be as full as some of my previous updates have been. It's not something I want to do, but it's the only compromise that can be reached to keep Genevra alive over the summer. I fully expect to be back in full swing once fall arrives and I head back to my boring life at college.

I have given this decision much thought and hope that everyone who has followed the Grand Duchy and has been so supportive will understand. We are not going away, simply slowing down for awhile. Not the best way to end my month as OSITM but there's still time.

So anyway, first things first. Though it was published quite some time ago, I've only now gotten the chance to post the May '09 edition of Vox Populi, a collaborative effort by the members of the SCJU to put forth a magazine detailing events from across the nations of the Union. The design follows that of Le Monarque with the actual magazine being designed and created by me, with various members submitting stories regarding their nation.

http://h1.ripway.com/SCJU/May%202009/may2009.swf



darraghf: Are you referring to the SMP Sandstone Mod?

Micheal: I have an obsession with trains in SC4.

Carmine: Haha excellent! Love is a good thing.

BarbarossaS: Since you like Le Monarque so much, hopefully you'll enjoy the SCJU magazine just
as well. Same principle applies, it just covers a more broad range of topics.

kwakelaar: It's looking a little too ambitious at the moment...but slow and steady wins the race.

Navox: Well I'm not sure if I've ever stated this before, but I build my cities by plopping.
So road connections aren't important, its all about aesthetics.

bat: Thank you very much

Sciurus: Well as others commented as well I will explain the city-forest transition. I've never shown
a map but Montereau lies in a deep river valley surrounded by steep hills. As such, where the the city meets
the base of the hills there is nothing to do but give way to the forest. Genevrans are very concerned about the
natural splendor of their nation.

sithlrd98: I know exactly how you feel, simply look at my many other CJ/MDs that
have ended within a month or two.

Luciano: See above reasoning.

calibanX: Well I'm a huge history buff, so my favorite part about journaling is the
ability to create every aspect of my nation as I want it.

Battlecat: Thank you.

Swesim: Project that may never be finished, but I will certainly enjoy the time that
I spend attempting it anyway...lately that time has been hard to come by though!

Arthur: Glad to hear that, thank you very much.