The Agrarian Republic

[Panda_Power]

Greetings all!

This is my first MD, so please be gentle!

First of all I just want to say that I have been so inspired by many of the MD's on this site that it motivated me into doing one of my own. The last few days I've been especially inspired by Tomas Neto's The Rural Life of Vale Paulista (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=8035.0) for making me fall in love with the potential possibilities of SC4's rural scenes and Fighter_Jingyu's Whale's Christchurch (http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=10924.0) for her creative presentation and style.....sorry...I'm not sure how to incorporate the link into the MD titles!

The great map I'm using is called NHP Lake Charles by blade2k5 & Papab2000 (http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22534) Thanks to them for creating that!

My plugins folder is currently at around 2GB, so a big "Thank You!" to all of the many talented creators who have the vision to make such amazing creations that really bring the simulation to life!

Now I'd like to welcome you to The Agrarian Republic!

I used to be the mayor of another region and although it turned out to be a successful, sprawling metropolis, the stress and pressure of being in charge of multiple millions rushing backwards and forwards in a concrete jungle took it's toll! By mutual consent I agreed to step down as mayor of that region and after 6 months of rest and relaxation, I was transferred to the Agrarian Region to become mayor of a vast, new region of lush agricultural land that I could develop in whatever direction I wanted.

When I first saw an overview of the region I had a clear vision of how I planned to proceed and from my previous experience and pitfalls, I knew exactly what I wanted to avoid! The land was so green and so natural and with it's network of lakes, rivers and streams running through the land, I knew I wanted to keep it as pure and as natural as possible. That's not to say I had a vision of an entire region of farms, but what I saw was a place where the rural could become the semi-rural and co-exist in harmony and complement the cosmopolitan.

I grew up on a farm and I had a love of the land and an interest in agriculture. The Agrarian Republic was such an apt name for the region based on the definition of the word "Agrarianism" which is basically a philosophy that is very much in favour of a rural and semi-rural lifestyle. In a way, it seemed like it was fate or destiny that brought me to this land and as the days went by I realised that what had brought me here had brought me back to my rural roots and reminded me of what I had been missing.

I felt refreshed and rejuvenated and I hit the ground running. As big a task as my first task was in dividing the region into village areas, it turned out to be quite straight-forward. My knowledge of farming and crops and of plants and flowers inspired me to name each village area after the botanical names of everything that I planned to see grown in the Agrarian Republic.

The first village I decided to plant my own roots I named Bergenia because it was the roots of this particular plant and their medicinal properties that had helped me when I was given a new lease of life that led me here today.

The images here are presented in a "painted on canvas" style to enhance the rustic beauty of the area and with that said, I welcome you to Bergenia!

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Bergenia in the Agrarian Republic and I look forward to sharing more with you as the entire area develops! 

[Orange_o_]

There are some repetitive buildings, but the result of set is pleasant

[rooker1]

Fantastic, enjoyable and very realistic.
I can't wait to see what you have for us next.

Robin 

[ecoba]

Wow, really realistic, and a great start.

Ethan

[fighter_jingyu]

i love those seasonal trees
really a great start and good job my friend!

only one suggestion: it seems you have installed the Euro Road Textures, and the euro mod doesn't look amalgamation with the NAM road turning lanes. it may makes road strange..

[Panda_Power]

Positive replies..thank you! At least I know I'm starting off in the right direction!

@ Orange_o_
Thanks for your comment and I will watch out for those repetitive buildings!

@ Robin (rooker1)
Your comment is much appreciated, thank you!

@ Ethan (ecoba)
Another very encouraging comment...thank you!

@ fighter_jingyu
Thank you! Think I went a bit overboard with my seasonal trees...it's really slowed my game down, but at least it's almost time to move on to another large village area map!

Not sure what to do about my roads! Someone else made the same comment in another thread and I've tried deleting the SFBT Euro Road Textures folder and also the RTMT folder that has Euro Road Textures in it too, but even deleting them changes nothing. I've tried bulldozing the roads and rebuilding them without those 2 mods and they still look the same! Could it be because I installed the LHD version of the new NAM? That's the only other thing I can think of.

[kelis]

the map it's amazing ! i like so much the river.