[Planning thread for a new Succession Game] Metropolis, or City by Committee

[stiiknafuulia]

Looking good; but if we are to start the planning of the city, we'll need a shot (close to) direct from above that shows the entire map, as well as a similar shot of the main valley area (and a few surrounding mountain plateaus). That last shot is close to what we need, but it should be in the default view, and from a more upward angle, to make it easier to plan the districts.

Btw could you flatten the southern coastal mountains (on the right in the last pic) a little, to make room for a nice oil-harbor? There's no need for it to be aesthetically pleasing; we can pretend that some rocks have been exploded to make room for the harbor.

EDIT: Ah! There's oil in the West now. Hmm, that certainly means a change or three in my plans. Interesting, since now the Oil and Ore industry kind of conflict, in that their traffic arrangements must run through the same area. I will get to drafting a new plan (unless an oncoming family visit torpedoes this effort. -.- Ah well, I'll just use the night for it then! ).

 

[Myquandro]

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Overview:

Main Area:

Extra guidable areas's:

EDIT: I just added a small location for a port (I think about 3 harbors can be build here.

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[stiiknafuulia]

Excellent; now we can get to the planning stage! (Maybe spoiler the pics btw; it's not crucial since this page won't be viewed too many times, but anyways.) EDIT: Ty.

Those new buildable areas look nice and smooth, at least from this angle! You've done justice to the level of detail that was originally present in the map; had you posted a few shots before, I wouldn't have even bothered to look for another map. Let's start drawing up our cantons (since we are in Switzerland! ), and the laws to govern them!

 

[Spockyt]

You know, some it really reminds me of somewhere I have been in Wales. Really good work on the map.

 

[stiiknafuulia]

That port district is kinda narrow though... But I suppose it can be widened once we have the millions for it (although with the Proper Hardness mod, I'm not sure how much money we'll end up having, as I've never used it before).

 

[stiiknafuulia]

I don't know what I was thinking before... You have 6 hours to vote *now* (you had maybe 7 or 8 when I last posted about it).

 

[stiiknafuulia]

@Myquandro: If I can make a last-minute request, the flattening of this small mountain-bump would greatly ease organizing our processing industry:

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I realize that challenges are necessary to keep the game interesting; however, since the highway also goes through this area, I think it's more in the category of nuisance than a challenge. YMMV; this is certainly not a game-breaking issue, but I just thought to mention it, since now is the last chance to make large modifications to the map.

 

[General Gnu]

Uh, did I miss the poll?

Btw (cause the question was raised earlier): I plan on going a little more rural in my PD. And I don't think I will change this at least until endgame.

 

[stiiknafuulia]

Uh, did I miss the poll?

Btw (cause the question was raised earlier): I plan on going a little more rural in my PD. And I don't think I will change this at least until endgame.

No, there's still time for you to vote! Just pm me with the name of your candidate (this was the system that we agreed upon, inadequate as it is).

 

[stiiknafuulia]

@ItalianGuy @Myquandro @General Gnu @Spockyt

Update: Everyone has voted (or abstained), and the result is a TIE! 2 votes for me, 2 for Myquandro (I won't say who the last one was for, just to keep things more mysterious). So, we'll have a re-election with us two as candidates. This time there won't be a tie unless one person abstains and two vote for different candidates. If this happens, I'm not sure what to do, as it wasn't specified in the rules. I guess I might throw a die over it, but let's hope it doesn't come to that. For now, you have 24 hours to re-vote starting from this moment; pm me your vote again (me, Myquandro or abstain; I'd prefer if you don't abstain though, so that we can get a clear result and get the actual game started).

EDIT: Ofc me and Myquandro cannot vote in the re-election (just making this clear, although it should be obvious).

EDIT2: In case someone is silent, I suppose one might assume that they'd want to stick with their original vote (if it's possible)... But as it's only 24 hours, might as well wait the full time for the new votes. EDIT: Easily solved by a tweak to the rules: along with your original vote, you can state whether you want to stick with it in case of re-election or not (if applicable). I will edit the rules with this detail shortly.

EDIT3: I don't see a reason why we can't start with the presentation of plans during the elections already. It might be good etiquette though to post every plan in the actual council meeting also. Anyway, I will create the actual game thread as soon as this re-election is over.

 

[Spockyt]

I have had a thought for helping slightly for administration,

How about, if someone specifically states they do not want to stand, (I.E. Me) any votes to that person count sas an abstain. (I would hope that the "Mysterious Vote" is not for me.)

I've voted again.

 

[stiiknafuulia]

I have had a thought for helping slightly for administration,

How about, if someone specifically states they do not want to stand, (I.E. Me) any votes to that person count sas an abstain. (I would hope that the "Mysterious Vote" is not for me.)

I've voted again.

Good catch. I'd assumed that people read our conversation and knew that you were abstaining from the race; in the future I'll make it more explicit if someone's not standing for mayor.

I won't say whether you were in fact the mystery person or not, as the more secrecy and uncertainty there is related to the votes, the more interesting the game remains (imo). And especially with such few players, it will be easy to deduce a lot of things from a little piece of information. I think we definitely need a 6th player; on this map though, 7 might already lead to too small cantons for everyone.

 

[stiiknafuulia]

I just realized this: as two people have now voted for me in the re-election, the last vote won't matter either way. So, I'm the first Metropolitan Mayor! May my government be wise and just; and if not, my impeachment swift and severe!

Commencing to create the game thread now... Expect it tonight, probably sooner rather than later.

@ItalianGuy @Myquandro @General Gnu @Spockyt

EDIT: Done already; let's start picking our PDs!

https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-game-metropolis-or-city-by-committee.876885/

 

[ItalianGuy]

I knee to the new almighty king of all things:





... MyQuandro, your map is awesome!

 

[stiiknafuulia]

I knee to the new almighty king of all things:





... MyQuandro, your map is awesome!

While this is a (kind of) superfluous post, let's post in the actual game thread from now on; this way no one will have to keep an eye on this thread for new replies. I will link the reports in the first post, so, let's clutter up the new thread the best we can! --Get to picking your PD (or should I say canton?), good sir, before they're all taken!