OpenGeofiction
I am planning on redoing both of these cities and using my current experience in Nigeria to make them feel more third world like. For example both of These cities are entirely too connected, while in Nigeria on map a city may look indistinguishably connected, but in real life their may only be one road connecting two areas of 100,000 people. Since this city has a plethora of grids they are a lot more connected than a true third world (unplanned) city would be. I plan on putting a lot more industrial areas in both those cities and deleting a downgrading a few highways and streets. I would like constructive criticism (not having to deal with railroads for either city as Avewood for commuter rail is a mess. While the Novograd government doesn’t allow commuter rail. I will most likely ask for help with railroads after reading a few wiki articles.) on these cities and what you think I should focus on. Seeing as computer access is bad you may not see me edit these cities at all for a few weeks, it just depends on a few factors.
Avewood- http://opengeofiction.net/#map=13/14.0001/95.6661 Novo grad- http://opengeofiction.net/#map=13/14.5946/96.2066
Discussion
Comment from isleño on 19 July 2016 at 16:38
It’s interesting to compare Avewood and Lagos, for example. I can see what you mean about being “too connected.” At the same time, there are other big cities in developing/transitional countries that do look more similar to Avewood: Mexico City for example. So I guess it just depends on the history you want to imagine and the kind of feeling you want the place to have. If you do remake Avewood to be more like Nigeria I’ll definitely be looking forward to see how it’s done. :-)
Comment from Portopolis on 19 July 2016 at 18:35
Thanks.
Comment from Luciano on 20 July 2016 at 01:49
@isleño - having lived some years in Mexico City (it’s one of my “home cities” really), I have to point out an observation about that city in contrast to truly poor cities I have visited. If Mexico City was its own country (i.e., a kind of city-state), its per capita GDP would be similar to the US - in fact, it is much HIGHER than major American cities like e.g. Detroit (not a glowing example, admittedly). The rest of the country’s per capita GDP “drags down” the capital, but in fact, as I often say to people, Mexico City is a “first world” city inside a “third world” country. So on the one hand, @portopolis’ comment about Avewood being “too connected” is a good observation, but the Mexico City example means it could still be realistic - except that essentially, Avewood IS a city state already - it’s on a smallish island. So … I’m not sure where that leaves us.
Comment from isleño on 20 July 2016 at 06:38
Sorry for the confusion, Luciano. Setting aside the question of per capita GDP in Mexico City versus Detroit, my point wasn’t limited to Mexico City… it was that there are cities in developing/transitional countries that are “connected” with of lots of grids joined together: from Guadalajara to Mogadishu. So Avewood doesn’t necessarily have to be otherwise, unless that’s how Portopolis wants it. :-)