Terraforming Teton

[pvarcoe]

Update 15, Farming begins in earnest




Replies, gotta start with replies.
Feedback continues to be excellent, even with the updates coming at wider intervals. Thanks for the great support folks.


meldolion Welcome and thanks for the comments on the winding road.

Badsim (2) Thank you Badsim. I'm pleased to see that the backstory fits and helps the diary make sense to some.

thundercrack83 (3) Hi Thunder. Thanks for the congrads, and thanks for the most regular visits. You seem to be a real lover of maps. I am the same way.

emilin (2) Hi emilin. I am a big fan of closeups too. I hope you will like the shots in this update. Lots of closeups.

threestooges Thank you! I must admit, I quite enjoyed putting that mountain road together.

cali (2) Haha, hi cali. Yes the drive would certainly be white knuckle, at least in the winter.

rooker1 Welcome back rooker1, and thanks!

Giligone (2) Heya Giligone. Oh no, no western alienation here But an independent oil rich Alberta of the future, could make for an interesting side story line (perhaps).

Rayden Thanks Rayden.

HabLeUrG I love the effect the Olympic tree controller has with these elevations. Thanks for the kind comment.

meinhosen (2) If you are inspired from watching Teton, that's about as high as praise can get. Thank you.

kimcar Thanks for checking us out, and come back any time!

bat (2) You are a great encourager Bat. Thank you!

beskhu3epnm (2) Hey besku! Thank you for the great region. And be sure to drop me a line if you start one of your own. I know it will be great.

dedgren (2) Hmmm, what to say to David. Probably not much that should be said, hasn't already been said. But one things for sure, I really appreciate your support of TT. And as you have assumed (unintentionaly I am sure) the role as our unofficial fearless leader (jeronij doesn't count cause he's in a league of his own), be assured you have my full support. I think you are doing a great job as a moderator. 3RR is of course, a whole seperate and succesful story

Livin in Sim Hi Liv. I do have the new NAM. I'm not sure if it affected my mountain road or not. And thanks for the links to those great shots. One has been my wallpaper for a couple of weeks now.

JBSimio Heya JBSimio! Thank you for the kind words. I'm watching your development thread regularily, and waiting with great anticipation!

Darmok Thanks John. Coming from you those comments mean a ton. Still checking out Anduin often, but sometimes have trouble getting into the thread.

petercintn Thanks Peter! 200 is a huge number for me and TT, and the credit goes to the folks like yourself who stop by to say hi.

DarkLoki Welcome here Darkloki. The Olympic is the tree controller I use. The one thing to watch is that it is very fussy in terms of the elevation you are working on. In general it works best on low elevation. I had to modify Teton's overall elevation to achieve these results.

nova vesfalo Welcome and thanks Nova.

keithsed Hi keith. I am using the meadowshire terrain controller and the rock mod that is included with it.

Nardo69 Berhardt!! Great to see you here. And wonderful to see a version of Urland here too. Definetly one of my major inspirations!!

kwakelaar The road was a blast to create. Thanks for the kind comment!

Heinz You can call me Phil, for sure. Thanks for checking Teton out!

sebes Hi sebes. Thanks for the kind words.




Pictures
Last update was a little wordy. Neccesary for story development, but let's be honest, nothing beats a great set of pictures. Not sure if this qualifies as a great set, I'll let you be the judge.

As mentioned in the last update, farming and agriculture was to be dramatically expanded. An area just north of Jackson was identified as a farming specific region. A corridor about 12 kilometers long and about 5 kilometers wide was tucked in the valley.

This update will be short on words and let the pictures do the talking. The next dozen or so shots focus on farms that have grown in that corridor. Quarter sections have been developed within roads built in a half kilometer grid.

The farms are both Maxis content as well as custom content. The detail in the farms is just spectacular, and closeups are a must!









Traffic on these side roads can be murder.



Zooming in gives a even better look at the great detail.






Even out in the boonies, you need good communications infastructure.



The odd trail seperates the fields.






Peg's gravel shoulders work well with the farm fields.



Made some good use of Darmoks rural trails.



This Christmas tree farm is one of the best.






I love the look of old barns. Great textures.



About 10 kilometers northeast of Jackson, the village of Miller has grown. Miller is named after the nearby Miller springs.

Local fields and vilage homes merge into one.



Here's a really nice row of country homes.



I love this little street.



A couple of shops for groceries etc, is about all the commercial development found here.



More cool homes and gardens.



A lovely little nordic church (a Simgoober piece) sits at the edge of town.



Panning back quite a bit gives a wider view of the north end of the corridor. Miller sits in the lower left corner.





Next time we will have more maps of impending development and a continued look at rural development. Included will be a lumber mill, to make use of all this cleared timber.
Thanks for checking Teton out!

[keithsed]

Pvarcoe:

All I can say is OUTSTANDING!!!

The mood you have created through your chose of farm buildings, country residences, small commercial buildings, rural paths, etc. is unmatched---totally spectacular.



Keith

[threestooges]

Your showcase has made me realize just how much variety there is to be found in farms out there (I have some...but wow) and that tree farm is one of my favorites too. Pic 10 is quite well done. It reminds me of the farms in Ventura county, CA. They just run right along the road, few fences, just crops-road-crops. That short little street (with the curve right before the end) looks great. Its neat how you built it right into the farmland and maintained the fence around its perremeter. Plus, that garden in the corner is a great way to hide that more-or-less inevitable open tile. You've attained a fine sense of realism with the way the city is beginning to grow into the farmland. The grid of farms somewhat reminds me of David's farming history at 3RR. This is really well done and continues to improve.

[kwakelaar]

I think this is quite exceptionally well done. Your farmland is interesting to look at, there is great varity of both farms and fields. The village of Miller blends into the farmland in a realistic way, adding some kind of urban center to your farming community.

[meldolion]

Wonderful pictures!! REally nice rural setting

[emilin]

Oh snap, I didn't realize that farms could look THAT good. It looks amazing from every zoom which is very rare. Most often I find that you have to sacrifice detail to get a good overview but you just proved me totally wrong on that.

[Giligone]

You've gone from wild vistas to the common farm. But still its amazing. The detail on those farms (especially the christmas tree one) and how you've linked it all with gravel shoulders and trails.     Who's the rich guy in the massive house in Miller? Is he the 'Miller' beer brewmaster? haha

[rooker1]

Absolutley, superbly, outstanding farming update.  I love it all.  Great job.  Maybe the best farming pics I have seen.

Robin   

[kimcar]

  Great shots and great work you have to show.very good variety of farm and fields. Very realistic. keep going.

[thundercrack83]

Beautiful farmlands, pvarcoe! I love the trails separating the farms, but I do agree with you: The Christmas tree farm does look the best! Great job, my friend!

[Rayden]

Very nice looking farms. I could watch them for hours, and still would not be able to make such job like that.

[Badsim]

Wow , I'm late this time ...

Beautiful farm scenes , the most difficult subject to master .
It's also with farms we can see the most it's an american game ...It's almost impossible to create an european countryside like that . I enjoy this travel .
Like some others , I particurlarly love the tree farm and the little street ....

Oh , and on the first pic it seems that this truck has got a serious problem with its trailer ... 

[dedgren]

nothing beats a great set of pictures.

Heh!  Now there's the understatement of the month.

Farming appears to be going great guns in TT.  You're absolutely correct about the great close-in detail.  The last pic, which has you feeling like you are way up over that valley, is a stunner.

Great to see a new update in this wonderful MD.


David

[bat]

great pictures of your farm area!

[Heinz]

you said we can be the judge if those were a "great set" of pictures... oh my man.. it is a GREAT SET indeed. if you have more of those to go with more rural updates... you've got me hooked. i'm definitely  keep em coming!

[Livin in Sim]

Hi, Phil,

  This judge's deliberation is concluded, I have heard Attorney Edgren's closing argument, and the verdict is in.  I find Mr Varcoe "Guilty"--Guilty of producing great pictures that are unbeatable.  Especially not by any of Liv's words. 

I'm like a kid with his toys when I get to farmin' in SC4.  The detail is indeed superb, even in the Maxis variety, and is best seen with closest zoom.  You have come out with such popping detail without being "oversharp"--is it a certain adjustment technique you would care to share?  I must say, if I were you I might keep it a secret.    I'm going to have to get that tree farm, looks like it might even work on slopes.  But I think my favorite pic is the ninth, with the rail cutting through, the trees, crop variety, and a rural church--dead on countrified, my friend.

--Liv

[mattb325]

Your landscapes are remarkable and your farming districts sit well on such beautiful terrain. I adore the detail in the farms and I really like the way you have presented them here. Thanks!

[Shadow Assassin]

I must say that your farms look absolutely delicious. Great job, Phil! As always, you never cease to amaze with your wonderful vistas across the Teton Valley (is that the right name for it?).

A couple of these farms look a bit too bright, but that's alright.

[glepet]

Nice work. TT is developing wonderfully! 

[pvarcoe]

Thank you for all the kind comments.
Do not worry, Teton has not called it quits!
It has been slowed by RL, but I have continued to play the region.
I need to get the next few upates organized, and stay consistant with the developing backstory.
One thing I can tell you is a major discovery will drive new development in an area of the region currently inhabited by moose and beaver.
This will have a huge impact on the region.
Stay tuned!