So, sorry to say this Fuzzy, but it looks like Universities will be seperate worlds. In other words, adding TRU to Kamloops as a functioning University just won't work (EA, why you so stoopid!?)
I'll probably still add the campus, but apparently the buildings won't actually be able to do anything
Yay! Fellow Canadians! I come from Calgary, Alberta. :P I've visited B.C. before while visiting an aunt, B.C. is really beautiful, especially the Rocky Mountain area.
The world is looking great so far! Although.. I thought it would be a bit more green? Or are you slowly filling in the green?
Dini: Couldn't be! I haven't laid Hwy 1 down yet! :P Only gas station I've placed is the one at the Canadian Tire on 8th Street. I'll probably put down one or two of the truck stops on Hwy 5 at Halston though, as gas stations, a Honda dealer, and a Home Hardware are pretty much all that's out there lol
Haha, awesome Jessi! Pinantan, I'm guessing?
Angel: Nope! What you're looking at is pretty much the environment of the Thompson Valley. Very brown, dry, arid... Alot like the the environment around Los Angeles - dry grass, dry trees, and forest fires every year :P To compare a little closer to you, think Drumheller with mountains, and we're pretty close to that. Maybe a little more arid on account of how rocky it is, but pretty darn close. As far as the rich green version of BC, you're thinking more along the lines of Hope, Prince George, Summerland, those sorts of places.
It does get greener much further up into the mountains around the area, but at the elevations that I'm laying out, you're pretty much looking at all the green there is.
Oh cool, so up near Chase area then! I used to go camping up at Niskonlith all the time when I was in highschool. The lakes out that way are great. Little busy sometimes, but can't complain otherwise.
Oh my goodness! I'm so stoked for this! Having lived in Kamloops and Barriere for the majority of my life, as I still do, I am unbelievably excited to see the end result to this! Looks amazing so far. I saw the bridge from North Shore to Downtown and squealed with excitement. Haha. You're awesome.
Downtown is -almost- finished. A few more houses and community lots left to go:
And I've got a hefty chunk of the Trans Canada Hwy laid out - from Valleyview up to the Columbia St. connector (Ignore the bugged terrain sticking out through the Peterson Creek bridge. It's actually level):
You can also see the start of the terrain sculpting for Mt. Paul in the background.
Sorry I haven't had any new screens for the last couple days. Been run off my feet - I'm on the last 5 weeks of my HCA practicum, and I'm on Home Support this week so... Not much time (Or energy) for CAW :P
I did get a couple lots done, and I got some more terrain work done on the Mt. Paul area, but I'll hold the screens until I got something good to show. Expect more pics this weekend!
I do indeed love this update! Hope I have my new computer when this comes out so I can actually see it in all its Kamloopsian glory haha. You're doing wonderfully. . /excited
Thanks Nilxis! Coming from you, that means a lot considering this can't compare to your Ziwa Bonde world!
EDIT: As of 1:45AM PST (And only because it's a holiday today in BC!), just a small update. Mission Flats is done. There isn't much out that way, aside from the Domtar pulp mill and a landfill, so that's all I put down.
In-game, the mill buildings are all empty shells. Coincidentally, Domtar is shutting down the Kamloops mill. I wouldn't advise it in reality, but in the sims, it would make a great industrial-themed club!
Looking North:
And looking South:
And I've started some serious terraforming out towards Mt Paul. Looking toward the East:
Tonight's update! I've placed all but one lot at Mt. Paul. Now, I had to break map accuracy here for the sake of gameplay. Thing is, if you hop on Google and look up Mount Paul Way, you'll see the entire area is industrial park populated primarily by warehouses and auto wreckers.
I didn't feel it was necessary to have 5 or 6 junkyards in that one spot just for the sake of matching the map, so as well as the KXA (Which is now actually a Northern Trailer assembly site, but I needed an Equestrian Centre) I've placed numerous other lots that I felt would just benefit the area more than Junkyard spam. Take a look:
And also, I wanted to get a screenshot of just how far the map has come, to give an impression of the overall progress, and what's left. Here's that picture, with fog diabled for better visibility:
No update for Kamloops today. Soon, young grasshopper. Soon.
I did, however, post a thread for my backup project when I need a break from the large amount of work that comes from trying to recreate a real-world location from the ground up. You can check out that alternate project, titled "Santa Engracia", here
:wave: hello there! I'm really liking how your world is turning out. I've never been to your location before so I have no idea what it's suppose to look like but its pretty awesome! Are you just working with a desert world or is it going to be lush by the end?
Hi Oilbase! Glad you like it! The painted terrain you see is pretty much what the Thompson valley looks like. It's all semi-arid grassland, so big emphasis on shades of brown and dry grasses.
I fully encourage you to try, Illyianna! Newfoundland is wonderful and a N&L themed world would be a nice alternative for anyone that wasn't happy with the blandness of Aurora Skies (Though which, in itself, defintely has some Newfie to it)
Coming along nicely! Too bad about the DT, but if you were to not build too close to the edges of your map, you could paint the edges Camera non-routable. I can't remember what size map you're using, but I don't think the Camera non-routable is really suitable for much besides the 2048x2048 map as you should paint at least 2 chunks around.
Nilxis, I'd love you to do a part of Canada . You should take a look at the area around Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. I was thinking of doing a Peggy's Cove, but after Salem (if I ever get if off my old hard drive into my old or wait till I get my new computer), I want to get off the North American continent.
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Also got Hwy 5 laid out, along with the Halston Connector, Rayleigh and Mt. Paul Industrial Park
I'll probably still add the campus, but apparently the buildings won't actually be able to do anything
I have had more meals than I can count at that truck stop, back in the day when I travelled between Edmonton AB and Vancouver Island BC.
You are doing a great representation considering the limits of CAW.
The world is looking great so far! Although.. I thought it would be a bit more green? Or are you slowly filling in the green?
Haha, awesome Jessi! Pinantan, I'm guessing?
Angel: Nope! What you're looking at is pretty much the environment of the Thompson Valley. Very brown, dry, arid... Alot like the the environment around Los Angeles - dry grass, dry trees, and forest fires every year :P To compare a little closer to you, think Drumheller with mountains, and we're pretty close to that. Maybe a little more arid on account of how rocky it is, but pretty darn close. As far as the rich green version of BC, you're thinking more along the lines of Hope, Prince George, Summerland, those sorts of places.
It does get greener much further up into the mountains around the area, but at the elevations that I'm laying out, you're pretty much looking at all the green there is.
Downtown is -almost- finished. A few more houses and community lots left to go:
And I've got a hefty chunk of the Trans Canada Hwy laid out - from Valleyview up to the Columbia St. connector (Ignore the bugged terrain sticking out through the Peterson Creek bridge. It's actually level):
You can also see the start of the terrain sculpting for Mt. Paul in the background.
Progress!
I did get a couple lots done, and I got some more terrain work done on the Mt. Paul area, but I'll hold the screens until I got something good to show. Expect more pics this weekend!
EDIT: As of 1:45AM PST (And only because it's a holiday today in BC!), just a small update. Mission Flats is done. There isn't much out that way, aside from the Domtar pulp mill and a landfill, so that's all I put down.
In-game, the mill buildings are all empty shells. Coincidentally, Domtar is shutting down the Kamloops mill. I wouldn't advise it in reality, but in the sims, it would make a great industrial-themed club!
Looking North:
And looking South:
And I've started some serious terraforming out towards Mt Paul. Looking toward the East:
I didn't feel it was necessary to have 5 or 6 junkyards in that one spot just for the sake of matching the map, so as well as the KXA (Which is now actually a Northern Trailer assembly site, but I needed an Equestrian Centre) I've placed numerous other lots that I felt would just benefit the area more than Junkyard spam. Take a look:
And also, I wanted to get a screenshot of just how far the map has come, to give an impression of the overall progress, and what's left. Here's that picture, with fog diabled for better visibility:
I did, however, post a thread for my backup project when I need a break from the large amount of work that comes from trying to recreate a real-world location from the ground up. You can check out that alternate project, titled "Santa Engracia", here
Till next time!
Coming along nicely! Too bad about the DT, but if you were to not build too close to the edges of your map, you could paint the edges Camera non-routable. I can't remember what size map you're using, but I don't think the Camera non-routable is really suitable for much besides the 2048x2048 map as you should paint at least 2 chunks around.
Nilxis, I'd love you to do a part of Canada
Good luck with your course Metallifan