OpenGeofiction
An update on Lunaris, the town I’ve opened as a sort of collaborative mini-project to see if the community could build a town together.
It seems to have grown a lot, a freeway has been added to the island for access apart from the railroad, many roads have been added, the railroad expanded into the city itself, a few parks and a meadow have been added, a lake: Lake Aquelle, has been added, along with so much more. Specifically, a football club, two supermarkets, a restaurant, hardware store, light house, hospital, courthouse, town hall, and even an elementary school have been added!
I can’t wait to see the city in the future, though why has there been minimal development in the Iterum-Vitae ruins?
Also, just a note, Lunaris is Latin in nature, not just strictly Roman-style Latin, Latin as a whole. Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Romanian, feel free to style portions of the city after these cultures.
Cheers, Nomine.
Discussion
Comment from Thunderbird on 27 December 2016 at 03:04
I still maintain the position that a motorway isn’t necessary for an island with a low population.
The scale is skewed in some places.
I like the tram line but having a railway with a right angle is not realistic at all.
This is a good opportunity for new mappers to improve their mapping skills: railways need to have gentle curves so the train doesn’t derail!
Comment from Litvania on 27 December 2016 at 09:34
Id love to contribute and/or improve upon what other people have made.
Comment from Pawl on 27 December 2016 at 10:46
I agree with Thunderbird about the freeway (and the other things!) … unless this was an extremely densely-populated city (which it doesn’t look like), a freeway makes no sense.
There are also two rivers running coast-to-coast, but rivers don’t work like this (see Making realistic rivers). The coasts could be joined by a canal, but I can’t imagine why you would need a canal on such a small island.
I would also recommend some work on the coastline, to make it look more natural.
Comment from _zM on 27 December 2016 at 16:46
I updated the city and replaced one of the rivers by a stream coming down from a mountain. Also coastline update, railway, tram + misc fixes.
Comment from Interstate_85 on 28 December 2016 at 00:54
I’m the one who put in the freeway. I come from North Carolina. I’m used to my state’s obsession with rural freeways. I see what you mean about the town being too small. What if there is a bigger town on the mainland side of the bridge?
Comment from Interstate_85 on 28 December 2016 at 01:01
Also, the classification as motorway or freeway simply means that it cannot have driveways directly accessing it. It looks as if the bridge is still a 4-lane highway, so perhaps it should be classified as freeway.
Comment from zhenkang on 28 December 2016 at 10:14
Anyone editing this city can also develop another city nearby Lunacheng. It can be bigger than Lunaris
Comment from Thunderbird on 28 December 2016 at 17:18
@Interstate_85: I understand rural motorways, and I also have an obsession with them. But they have to lead somewhere. Even in the US, there aren’t spur routes of interstates that lead to small towns of less than 10,000. Spur routes are only constructed when there is enough traffic to support it.
If Lunaris were between two much larger cities, it would make more sense to have an interstate running through. But the fact that it’s on an island means an interchange and a 1 mile drive is fine.
Comment from Nomine on 28 December 2016 at 17:26
Comment from _zM on 28 December 2016 at 18:31
@Nomine: I made some ruins on the southern tip of the island. What do you think?
Comment from Nomine on 28 December 2016 at 20:27
Comment from Froggychum on 28 December 2016 at 20:30
Thanks for letting me contribute!
I made my first update, I added a little art museum somewhere in the Lunaris Meadow (I think meadowlane or whatever ;P) it translates into “colorful collection”, or “happy heap”
I also made a bank, and it translated into “golden bank” (i hopefully used the right noun, it took me 10 minutes to translate)
Thats some small stuff i did, because i can hardly understand the complications of this AWESOME town.
Im new :P
Thx again, and bye4now! <3
Comment from Froggychum on 28 December 2016 at 20:33
quick question,
does the beach have a name?
thx<3
Comment from Nomine on 28 December 2016 at 23:48
Cheers, Nomine
Comment from ImmortalHawk on 30 December 2016 at 00:15
:O OH MY GOSH, YOU ALL ARE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB!!! I haven’t been editing for a week, and this is the first time I saw the town like this. Wow, you all have been pretty busy. It’s amazing to see everyone working so hard on this project.
Comment from ImmortalHawk on 30 December 2016 at 00:21
K I will start naming the roads. Could I get some ideas?
Comment from ImmortalHawk on 30 December 2016 at 16:36
I named the cliffs with the [INSERT ROMAN NAME HERE]
The cliff by the beach will be Oranius hill (Coming from Ora meaning edge) The cliff that surrounds the castle will be The Cliff of Castra (Coming from Castra meaning castle)
Comment from Froggychum on 30 December 2016 at 18:00
hey guys,
i just did some work on Lunaris,
-I named the beach -I added Lunaris Meadow Homes
thats all for now,
question: What is the real name for lunaris? (Lunaris, or Town of Lunaris?)
bye <3
Comment from Froggychum on 30 December 2016 at 18:01
p.s. Sol-Aurum Shore, means Golden Sun Shore :P
Comment from Froggychum on 30 December 2016 at 18:44
added houses (details), and created Saturn Forest (space filler)
Ive made so many houses (its about all I can do :P)
<3 bai