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Armpit

4 (13.8%)

Phobos / Deimos

12 (41.4%)

Undercity / Overcity

6 (20.7%)

Midgar

6 (20.7%)

Other (specify)

1 (3.4%)

Total Members Voted: 29

[Jopax]

Well nothing is stopping us from turning SF into one

Also, if we are going to use that bay area (the large one) I propose we build a dual city, one will be the slums and the industrial area painting the perfect dystopian picture while the other half will be the perfect example of a clean and shiny utopia, lots of light colors and concrete with some greenery mixed in should be a must.

[LostCosmonaut]

That would actually work fairly well, since two of the large sections in the SF region are directly adjacent to each other, although one is mostly water, so I would have to raise an island out of the bay. Shouldn't be a problem, though.

[Sheb]

I'm so in. I used to own that game, but never managed to make it run.

[LostCosmonaut]

Here's the region we're going to be working with.

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The region currently has a population of just under 200,000, with the majority in the city in the northwestern part of the developed area.
I plan on having the dystopia occupy the large flat area to the north of the existing cities. Highway and rail connections have been created to existing cities. This should speed development of industry. Also, in order to facilitate development, taxes on dirty industries in all existing cities have been increased to 20%.  This should ensure that all dirty industry is concentrated  inside the dystopia. The utopia will be located on a yet-to-be created island in the bay, to the west of the dystopia. Ideally, there will be no land connection between the two areas, with only sea transport possible between the two cities.


With this done, if there aren't any issues, I'll start taking name suggestions.

[MonkeyHead]

As soon-to-be comissar of refuse in the dystopia, I suggest we call it Armpit.

[Canalan]

This is such a good idea.  We should totally call the dystopian city Phobos, because they live in fear of their industrial wateland, and the utopia Deimos, because they dread becoming some sort of industrial wasteland.

Or, you know, we could name it Armpit and Lightland or whatever.

[Guardian G.I.]

The utopian city should be named Eos, and the dystopian one should be named Dust.

[Jopax]

Undercity and Overcity

[MaximumZero]

How about Midgar?

[LostCosmonaut]

Poll's up. I'll choose the result earlyish tomorrow, and then the fun starts.

[BunnyBob77]

The utopian city should be named Eos, and the dystopian one should be named Dust.

This.

[Flying Dice]

Going to be following this for sure. Wish I could find my copy of SC4.

[Guardian G.I.]

Plot suggestion: the two cities are at war, frequently launching disasters at each other to impede each other's progress.
Concerning the names: I still think Eos and Dust are fine names. Alternatively, Eos for the utopian city and some other name for the dystopian city

[EuchreJack]

Ron Paul and I would like to jointly own the biggest, most offensive industrial complex in the distopia.  And statues in the nice city dedicated to each of us.   

[NRDL]

It's possible to engineer disasters?