Buildings from the historic city center

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Buildings from the historic city center

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Theotown's facilities are too modern and the only historical ones are Tudorian style. It would take buildings like the ones you see in the center of the big cities!
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As for residential , you can create a more historical neighborhood using the default models.

In the default models for residential are many different architectural styles , everything from half - timbered ( the Tudor you mentioned ) to 1880's - 1930's inner city Brownstones , Art Deco , Stalinist Gothic , what in the American South they call , " Shotgun houses " , to again that mansion type associated with , " Gone with the Wind " and the American South , two - story wrap - around porches with Greek columns.

Unfortunately , these are usually transitional types . Usually the final development is a futuristic high - rise.

It takes micro - management ( but then I'm guessing micro - management appeals to a typical Theotown fan ) . You lay out individual , or two to four tile residential zones , putting trees , one tile parks , flowers and the like between them , think shade , and individual gardens , and run the game at normal speed. When a tile , or tiles , upgrade / transition to an architectural style you like , click on the building , and then click , " untouchable " .

It will freeze permanently into that architectural style.

The same is true of commercial , but seemingly to a more limited degree. There seem to be far fewer historical / old - fashioned architectural models in commercial. but there are a few. Again , lay down some commercial tiles , at least a few --- one in five ? --- will transition to an old fashioned architectural type. When they do , click on the building , click , " untouchable " , and the building will freeze permanently in that architectural style.

I'm guessing you aren't complaining about Industrial. Most default Industrial models are pretty old - fashioned . They would fit just as well in AD 1880 , as they would in AD 2022. And then there are no shortage of player - made plugins featuring Industrial buildings that would fit right in in AD 1880 , or AD 1930.

I'm guessing your main complaint is -- city halls , police stations , fire stations , hospitals , schools , bus stations , metro stations , and the like.
There are few , or no , models from the period 18th century - to - 1930.

As for high end commercial and high end residential , many buildings ten to fifty stories tall were built in cities 1880 - 1930. But few such models are evident in player - made plugins either.
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Re: Buildings from the historic city center

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Thanks!
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