Insulo and Kaskaskia | I've a Feeling We're Not in Insulo... (February 6, 2013)

[art128]

Excellent new set of pictures, the rural side looks excellent!

[wallasey]

Great rural set of pics!

I love those sliproads!!!

[2b2gbi]

Hello Everyone,
The following is a "simulcast" of the Simlympic Torch Relay leg Insulo hosted today, enjoy and head over to www.simsports.darkbb.com to get full Simlympic coverage and participate in numerous sports simulation leagues.
-Jon

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Welcome everyone to IENC HD coverage of the first leg of the XV Simlympic Torch Relay in Insulo.

The Relay starts at the cauldron spire from the XIV Simlympiad here in Erikkson where the cauldron has been relit. This symbolizes the handing over of the games from Insulo to New Chandler.



Now the torch passes in front of the Casa Nueva, the official residence of the President of Insulo.



Now the torch is passing through the misty city of Cxefurbo which is currently undergoing a rapid transformation into a modern city after years of stagnation. The city council of Cxefurbo worked very hard to get the relay to pass through here.



Now we see the torch passing through Rural Bascla approaching the city of Purto Masculo. This is without a doubt the most beautiful part of this leg.



Now the torch is passing through a residential district of Purto Masculo, the crowds here are not as large as this is not the planned route. A water main break along the original route prompted a last second change.



Finally we see the flame on a Insulonian Naval Boat with a group of Simlympic Athletes and a group of Insulonian High School athletes that won an essay contest.



This concludes IENC HD's coverage of the First Leg of the XV Simlympic Torch Relay in Insulo, hope you enjoyed it.

[2b2gbi]

Hello everyone,

Today we take a trip back to Jonesboro for a quick teaser of Fulton Mill, a historical and Industrial district just south of downtown.



A full update of this area will be coming a soon as I can finish it, but I'm rather busy so I'm not sure when that will be. Hope you liked this little sneak peek.

-Jon

[marsh]

Very nice looking jon. Can't wait.

,marsh

[Terring7]

Me too

[2b2gbi]

Well I haven't posted an update in a really long time, and I don't have one ready for you today. However, I do have some unreleased pictures I could show you that got cut from some updates or I never made the whole update. So in the meantime enjoy these three pictures and I'll try and get an update out sometime in the near future.

This is really old and related to the Andalusian war, I might have a flashback update sometime with the other pics I took in this scene that are photoshopped for that. This one is just a picture of the area I used to make other pictures.



This next picture is a quick look or maybe a teaser of a Jonesboro Update I may or may not end up making. I've become a bit bored with Jonesboro at the moment.



And finally a picture of something else I'm working on, this is almost definitely a teaser of something I want to work more with. Changing styles is what keeps me interested in this game. This is from Borola, a overseas possession of  Insulo in between two war-torn states. This area is very impoverished and home to numerous refugees from it's neighbors, and is also very tropical.



Hope you enjoyed this random assortment, I will hopefully have something more organized for you soon.

-Jon

[rooker1]

The industrial shot looks great.

Robin

[Lior]

Nice pics, I also liked the industrial one.

[bat]

Great updates and shots of your city!!! Wonderful work.

[2b2gbi]

Replies

Rooker1 and Lior: Thanks, I might consider going to that city sometime in the future, but I'm bored with it at the moment, hope you like the other stuff I'm working on as well. 

Bat: Thanks!

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Hello everyone, time for a real update. Today we are visiting the Insulonian Special District of Borola, a small sliver of land on the island of Borola and the poorest area in Insulo. It is bordered by North and South Borola, two nations that have traditionally engaged in war. North Borola is currently ruled by a military junta, and has seen massive amounts of political violence, resulting in an influx of refugees to Insulonian Borola. The special district is almost entirely comprised by the massive city of Lakit, which with an estimated permanent population of 8,995,462 is far and away the largest city in Insulo. It is believed there may be many more people here living for who have not been accounted for or are living in the city temporarily as migrant workers or refugees.

We'll start in the far western sectorr, outside the city, where one of the last parcels of forest left in the Special district has become home to many refugees and impoverished people. The government is attempting to reduce the amount of squatter settlements by building cheap housing, but construction has been mired by bad weather and cannot keep up with the massive numbers of people coming into the special district. In this shot we see the edge of a slum called Sungai Sedikit.



And here we see a highway embankment through a frequently flooded area that is known as Setanrawa.



Now we move into a more dense area, Cendawan City. This was once a smaller city but has now been enveloped into the giant city of Lakit, and has since become a less than desirable area of town, but is famous for it's lively markets and celebrations.



One of the areas where there has been the most progress in Borola is the creation of employment opportunity through the bringing in of industry. Here we see the Lilin Industrial Park, where there are many oil refineries.



Finally we visit a nicer area of town, a suburb called Teratai. Many people who would be considered middle class live here, and it is typical of many of the wealthier suburbs around Lakit.

This image is large mosaic, click the below placeholder to see it in it's full glory. It will take a while to load, as it is close to 20mb in size and comprised of 20 smaller images, but I think the wait is more than worth it.



Hope you enjoyed this update, I hope to get some more out before the new year (maybe even a New Year's Update) as I should have more time during Winter Break.

Until Next Time,
Jon

[RickD]

Great update, Jon. I like the story. It makes the pictures even more interesting.

[Ol.S / Benoit]

Really nice update, a lot of different and nice things !

[peter007]

Great update. I like picture 3 the most.

-Ernst

[2b2gbi]

Replies:
RickD: Thanks, I've been trying to write more with my updates, glad you like it.
Beniot: Thanks! I started that project because I was getting a bit bored with the style I was doing. These side projects keep my interest in the game up. 
Ernst: Thank you! Took me a long time to find the right buildings for that. I personally prefer the second picture to it though.



Happy New Years to everyone from Kansas City and Insulo!

I don't have a flashy New Years related pic, but I have a little preview of a city I'm working on right now. The city is Talia in central Insulo, it's often referred to as the birthplace of the revolution that freed Insulo from it's Fascist regime in 1985. The scene you see below is the historically important Republic Square. I'll get more into the History in the full update.



-Jon

[rooker1]

 Congratulations on getting your fatastic MD into January's OSITM, what a great way for everyone to start the new year off.



Congrats again from The SC4D Staff!!

[Yan077]

Excellent teaser !
A lot of superb pictures in your MD, the OSITM is well deserved 

[art128]

nice updates recently, i've not commented them by lack of things to say... But wow! truly excellent development my friend. Also, congratulations on this deserved OSITM !

[Battlecat]

Congratulations on your well deserved month in OSITM!   

Looking forward to seeing more lovely pictures like the one today!

[ricardomiranda]

Congratulations for OSITM ! Nice update !