Day 7

Awesome job on this summit Thomas! I really hope everyone got something productive and useful out of this summit!

For me, how I build a quality nation is by using organization. I really try to strive for realism, and when I'm building a city, I think of what its purpose will be, whether its romantic capital, sports capital, commercial hub, industrial hub, peaceful suburb, noisy downtown, or a farm town. I try to balance out the eye candy and growables because having a city full of eye candy is just not real anymore.

Peter wrote:Awesome job on this summit Thomas! I really hope everyone got something productive and useful out of this summit!

For me, how I build a quality nation is by using organization. I really try to strive for realism, and when I'm building a city, I think of what its purpose will be, whether its romantic capital, sports capital, commercial hub, industrial hub, peaceful suburb, noisy downtown, or a farm town. I try to balance out the eye candy and growables because having a city full of eye candy is just not real anymore.

Thanks Peter - despite a few delays due to exams and my Year 9 Retreat yesterday-today, I think this has gone well. I've certainly learnt a lot from this, and I've been changing some of my cities because of what I've read here. Just a note to everyone, you can still reply to all of the days, even Day 1, until 12PM tomorrow UK time.

Having seen what other people have mentioned, and my own views, the best way I see to build a brilliant country is to combine every type of district in the city, and keep everything balanced. You cannot have a realistic country that is simply just skyscrapers and vast metropolises, unless it is a tiny principality or single-city country. Combining farmlands, suburban sprawl, midtowns and downtown and of course, a capital city area. Eye candy and functionality also need to be equally mixed. A city cannot exist for no reason, be it industrial waterways, resource-filled mountains and coastlines, tax havens or a demand for housing outside cities.
Transport, public services and amenities like parks are key to having a successful country, regardless of whether it's a small town or a city. Small things that people might not notice, such as a tiny commercial area in the heart of a residential district make all the difference to your realism and variety.

The best way to get superb images for your country is to think varied - if you lived in this area, what would you want to see? What would you expect? That is the way to build a brilliant country. Think that you are a resident there, or a worker there, and that will build the best area you can.

Same as Peter for me! Awesome job there Thomas! One of the best summit

I think it comes down to one simple thing: "What kind of country do I want to live in?" If you design the type of country you would like to call home, then you've succeeded.

Capitals should be a showcase of the best your country has to offer. Rural areas should be pleasant and urban areas should be well organised and easily accessed, as well as safe. Transport systems should be through and everyone should live within walking distance of some form of public transport.

Nice summit!

Thank you everyone for participating in this summit. I know there was a slight problem with the Summit's number (the graph said it was 3.3, the forums 3.2) but other than that I think it went well.
Thank you everyone for visiting Ollingdale.