Terraforming Teton

[Flipside]

That was a great shot of Jackson from high above. Pic 7, as someone pointed out. Really well done.

The scenery reminds me of British Columbian hinterlands - all trees and mountains with a city squeezed in there somehow. 

[petercintn]

Coming from a small southern town where the main industry was the hugh denim mill, I felt as if Jackson was a second home town for me.  Mind if I move in?  Can't wait for more.

[SIMMANIA]

Outstanding ! ! !

A question... Where can I find the Olympic Tree Controllers because I'm unable to find them on the STEX and on the SC4D LEX... 

[greenbelt]

       

I'm totally speechless!
  With great hesitation, dare I ask... could you give me a list of "the total number of DAT and SC4DESC tree files is about 159."  for cycledoggs tree mods??  Try as I might I still get the odd box here and there.   

[Rayden]

Outstanding ! ! !

A question... Where can I find the Olympic Tree Controllers because I'm unable to find them on the STEX and on the SC4D LEX... 

Look at Peg's site. I think it's there as well.

[sc4portugal]

WOW great work!

[SIMMANIA]

Look at Peg's site. I think it's there as well.

They aren't there too, Peg's site download section has like 10-20 downloads...

[Zaphod]

man the audubon building BAT is a perfect fit for this.

I love the town, its very old looking, but well taken care of and even lively looking.

[pvarcoe]

Update 12, Jackson, to date


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Giligone
Thanks Giligone. I must admit, living up to the mountain shots is a daunting task. With Jackson, I'm going more for a specific feel.

urban
Welcome urban, and thanks!

Antoine
Thanks for the kind comment!

Air6
I think I could live there too. The pace of life would be slower, and you can't beat the views!

meinhosen
Welcome to Teton meinhosen. Thank you for the compliments.

ExiLe
Heya ExiLe, thanks for popping by!

Serkanner
Thank you Serkanner. It's neat how we are able to use buildings built by all sorts of folks and be able to build cohesive towns (we hope).

Rayden
Thanks Rayden. I'm enjoying your "diary" greatly.

thundercrack83
Good to see you back again thundercrack83. It's nice to have quite a few "regulars", all who are very gracious and kind. There are many here who fit into that category.

Livin in Sim
Hi Liv. Thank you for the kind words. It's great to know I have captured some of the "feel" of Jackson. I really wanted to portray the western small town experience. As for Teton Village, it's in the plans. I'm collecting ski runs and related stuff now.

The underwater roads and buildings posed quite a challenge as the sims did try to continue living there (underwater!). In the end I cut power to the area and allowed the buildings to become abandoned. Then I added a healthy dash of fire just to be sure. Got the desired results in the end. **Disclaimer** However, no sims were hurt in the recreation of this disaster.

emilin
Thanks emilin. I have to agree. That bookstore is a classic.

bat
Hiya bat. Thanks for stopping in again!

rooker1
Welcome rooker1. Building height was something I definetly tried to keep a handle on.

dedgren
Hi David. I'm not sure how you find time to visit with everthing else you got going on, but I sure appreciate it. Thanks for the observation about neighborhoods and their ambience. In my own mind I have a feel for each neighborhood, but wonder if I can succesfully translate that into the game.

Flipside
That's a good observation Flipside. I'm quite familiar with BC and that likely does influence me to a degree in building and terraforming style.

petercintn
Hi Peter. You're more than welcome to move in but I suggest you don't pick the old town area (can't say more than that right now though

SIMMANIA
Thanks SIMMANIA. I believe I got the controller from PEG's site. *edit* I see that Rayden had the same thought as I. Peg,s site has had some difficulties lately. Hopefully the downloads section can be fixed quickly.

greenbelt
Thanks for visiting greenbelt. Of course you can dare. I don't have them handy, but give me a day or two and I'll russle a list up.

sc4portugal
Hi sc4portugal. Thank you for checking Teton out!

Zaphod
Welcome here Zaphod. Thank you.  I agree, that audubon building is a real beauty and fit in well.




Story and pics


It's not like there was no warning.
For decades the climatologists and scientists gave general warnings about global warming. I don't think the Teton region ever thought they would be directly affected. But starting in the twenty-teens the average temperature climbed steadily. The winter rains became a common occurance. The overall climate became much warmer and much wetter; almost like weather formally found on the west coast and Olympic peninsula.

At first the local climate change almost seemed like a good thing. The vegatation in the area benefitted dramatically. The lower valley, that at one time supprted mostly low scrub, now saw the trees and flora flourish. Over the space of about 20 years many varieties of trees grew to maturity. New varieties appeared in the valley, and Teton became even more heavily forested. Some commented that, if the forest could ever be cleared, the land could now support agriculture. That was not really a serious concern though, as Teton was a national park.

Early in the twenties the siesmic activity began, especially to the north at Yellowstone Park. The highways heading north had to be closed due to the constant tremors and potential for slides.

Several lakes in the northern portion of Teton park mysteriously drained into the subterrain in the space of months. Then the extensive upper snow pack and glacier melt began to pool in the lowest spot in the region. Several natural aquifers broke to the surface and combined with the snow pack melt. Water began to seriously collect in the spot we now know as Jackson Lake.

It's not that the town residents couldn't see the water coming. It took months to reach its final level. It's just that no one knew just how high the lake would rise (certainly not the experts). The one saving grace about the slow gradual lake rise, is that residents had plenty of time to get out. No one was killed or badly hurt.

Unfortunately, the highways heading south and west were cut off early by the lake's rising level. No gasoline or deisel was available in the town for months. Many vehicles were left parked in front of their homes, waiting for the water to swallow them up.

The lake finished(?) rising early in 2027. The lake bed was very shallow, only about 3 to 6 feet deep around the homes and buildings. But that was enough to make the buildings unihabitable. Power and other services were cut off to the submerged neighborhood. The roads were blocked off and most thought the buildings would be there forever.


But, without power and services the area could not be protected.
Fires could not be easily put out. Buildings would burn unattended.


At night there was no light, and generally an unsafe area to even be just adjacent to.


The people of Jackson slowly came to one conclusion.
This neighborhood, abandoned and unsalvageable, needed to be demolished.


Rail had reconnected the town to the outside world.
Fuel was again available, and crews moved in and demolition began.
Homes and other buildings slowly began to disappear.


Larger structures like the old school were removed.
Even the tennis courts were gone as residents were determined to remove the memory of that neighborhood.


After 7 months of hard work the submerged subdivision was almost gone.


The residents of jackson decided to leave the communications tower as one reminder.
The street to the tower was initially left intact, but later removed.



One attribute to describe the character of Jackson would be perseverance.
The residents were determined to make the future positive and the town did carry on.

In response to the flooding and demolition a new subdivision was built on the eastern edge of town.



As well, a few apartment buildings were built to handle a higher density of people.



Right adjacent to the new shore line is one of the towns two elementary schools.



The middle years school is near the new subdivision.



Here is a look at the other elementary school.



The town has one high school and it is centrally located in town.
Students and teachers alike have been campaigning for a track and football field.
This school is yet another beauty by JBSimio.



The next two pics show the typical homes we find in Jackson.
Many are approching 100 years old and have been heavily renovated.





Here's a shot of another residential area.
One of the many Jackson churches is tucked into this neighborhood.



A few expensive ranch houses sit among the other homes.
Business owners typically live here.



Back in the center of town we find some higher density upscale housing.
This is perhaps, a small towns version of condos.



Even a small town mayor likes to live in nice diggs.



Our tour of town is done for now. This next shot shows State Highway 22 heading west out of town.
The little spur to the left is the former street to the now partially submerged communications tower.



State Highway 22 west was also partially covered by the lake.
A 4 kilometer detour was created to reconnect the highway.
It skirts along the lake for quite a distance.




That's about it for Jackson for the moment. Future updates will detail the region transportation network, and the proposed decommisioning of Grand Teton National Park.

Thanks to all for checking out Teton!

[dedgren]

Well, Phil, it's details like this that make TT what it is.  More great backstory, really fine-detailed pics- you've turned Jackson into a real alternative future place that you've got us all interested in.

I've seen a battleship decommissioned- wonder how you're going to do a National Park?

Back soon for more.


David

[Rayden]

Magnifique, very interesting story and images. That LE has been very busy, isn't it?

[thundercrack83]

Once again, another fantastic update. Those underwater shots look great, and they contribute to the backstory very well. Keep up the good work!

[bat]

Great underwater development! Fantastic pictures and update!

[beskhu3epnm]

Woah,

I thought the biggest excitement for this MD would be the scenery. I thought all of the excitement would blow over after all of the great shots using the terrain mods and tree controllers....

Little did I know, the best was yet to come. I'm checking out this town, and I'm amazed at the level of detail used to re-create this town. It looks incredible. The unrelenting quality is above and beyond anything I expected.

So tell me, if it's gotten this good, can it get any better? This is already one of my first visits when I get to SC4D!! Keep it up, Phil!

[Giligone]

another great update! Those underwater shots were reeeally cool. It must have taken a long tim to edit those lots to be able to do that. Keep up the great work, and as always. I can't wait for your next update! 

[JBSimio]

I can only echo what others keep saying...  The terrain is incredible!  The story line is very engaging.  The town of Jackson is so well laid out and realistic.    

I also can't tell you how flattering it is to see so many pictures of stuff I made...  

JB

[threestooges]

I find the first pic very interesting... it is a very rare occurance to find fire when water is widely available (and perhaps the cause of the fire). The story, the details (such as the little spur of road that had led to the communication tower), and the overall presentation of the content (custom and otherwise) is just astounding.

[emilin]

That was a really interesting turn of events for this MD. Looking forward to further development.

[rooker1]

Great update and awesome story.

[Nikopol]

I'm realy stunned.
First i could see the most beautiful mountains ever followed by this awesome story of the sunken town with underwater ingamepictures (never seen before  )
What's next? scenic high alpine roads - Keep it up!