The Old New Babbage

[Rip Wirefly]

I’m not here to harp or complain, or anything of that sort, just bring something to everyone’s attention. Last night Greg Merryman led me into the beta grid and I was shown something quite amazing. New Babbage Square and Palisades, from around one year ago. The land was the same, as was the layout, but the builds were quite different then what is in babbage today.

The first thing that hit me when I teleported in, dirt, the place was far from clean, as an industrial place should be. I looked about, a few of the builds that are still here today were there as well, the Mason Horta hotel, the steam works, city hall, the Paleozoic Museum, though it was far larger than it is today. What struck me was not that those structures still exist today, but the ones around them that are not. So much industry, smoke was seen across the skyline, as should be in an industrial city. As well, the builds, they were not all the most detailed or well built, but what they all had going for them was that they all fit together. Builds did not look like they were different from the one next door, they went together, they fit. It did not look like a bunch of puzzle pieces from different puzzles thrown together. The stores were gritty, the atmosphere just felt like the air was dirty, the city appeared as if it was covered in a layer of dirt, and I loved it.

I am still relativly new here, in my opinion. When I came to babbage it was a completely different monster, the place was clean. Houses were everywhere, though there are no problems with homes in a city, but as well there were so many stores, and each one was pristine. The few factories remaining looked as if they were not in order. It was a different babbage then what I saw it had been. I think somewhere people stopped focusing on the concept of babbage and more on the commercial part of it. I am not saying we ban stores, and cafes, and houses, and bars, but instead attempt to try to recapture the essence of babbae. Learn what your sim’s purpose was, talk to the residents who have been around longer, and find out what babbage is really about. I have been chatting with some older residence as of late, and have been learning much more about what babbage is about.

There is a reason industria is in our motto.

[Breezy Carver]

hi there ..

The town hall was built by Loki .. it is based on The Golden Compass
being there is no working elevator it is indeed hard to get a round .. but just so folks know there was a story behind it a most powerful story one for many of us ....

"The Golden Compass"
but indeed Industry does move on .. grins .. there are several other videos on steampunk that show the building or one very much like it but i decided to torture ya all with this grins .. Sir Arthur I love YOUR build and it is a delight in sky Sir !!

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[Kyle Oller]

I meant no disrespect to Loki's build, I just think it ain't Babbage, and a tad on the unfinished side, that was my point :)

[Edward Pearse, Duke of Argylle]

While it's lack of a working lift always annoyed me I don't actually mind the building (as I've said before). But then I think New Babbage could quite benefit from a little more Golden Compass.

[Ghilayne Andrew]

And Dune... the Dino DeLaurentis version. When I think steampunk one of my main images is Dune... especially Sting. :)

[Ceejay Writer]

Oh. Very good example! And Dune incorporates a lot of mad science and mysticism too, which really does frost the cake. Er, I mean it really does oil the gears. Something. The look of this version of Dune is well worth a happy wallow in, with an eye towards the scenery. I mean besides Sting, heh.

[Edward Pearse, Duke of Argylle]

I saw Dune before I read the book so I wasn't unduly influenced about what I thought the movie *should* look like. While not a fan of Science Fiction's biggest codpiece I did like the feel of the movie. Very rich with the look and feel. A very "old world" science fiction rather than blinky lights and plastic.

[Ghilayne Andrew]

The costuming and music are what grabbed me when I first saw it. I didn't pay that much attention to the dark, stylized sci-fi/victorian machinery until far later.

[Capt. Red Llewellyn]

Series of Unfortunate Events....both for the buildings and the clothes! and the EVIL Count Olaf!

[Ghilayne Andrew]

I've never seen that... I'll grab it to watch sometime this week.

[Kyle Oller]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Edward Pearse, Duke of Argylle]

I wonder if a House Atredies inspired uniform might go down well with the Volunteer Militia?

:-)

[Ghilayne Andrew]

Quite possibly, but not with the non-volunteers as all the ladies would be following those uniforms around...