Christmas City

Aion · Dec 24, 2005, 07:07 AM

This is my little christmas present for you: A Christmas cityset

It is based on Santa Claus' village, which is located close to Mount Korvatunturi in northern Finland. Yes - that's the scientifically proved truth. Don't believe American propaganda that tries to persuade you that Santa lives on the North Pole. It's an irrevocable fact that he lives in Finland. Actually the main reason I post this cityset is to spread knowledge of this.

Merry Christmas everybody

Aion · Dec 24, 2005, 07:08 AM

And the DL (in case anybody wants to make a Christmas scenario including jorde's Santa LH and the Santa paratrooper):

Varwnos · Dec 24, 2005, 07:39 AM

Very nice

Kala christougenna

Rob (R8XFT) · Dec 24, 2005, 07:46 AM

Nice idea. Looks great

!

Quinzy · Dec 24, 2005, 07:58 AM

i love tha christams tree centerpiece

great job

Ares de Borg · Dec 24, 2005, 11:02 AM

Sweet.

Frohe Weihnachten!

Stormrage · Dec 24, 2005, 01:45 PM

Kewl! Its so cute!

Sretan Božić!

jened · Dec 24, 2005, 03:09 PM

nice. i'm playing with it but the fortified unit inside the city blocks out most of the graphic.

jorde · Dec 24, 2005, 04:32 PM

Lol... everyone seems to have gotten into this Christmas spirit, at least in this Civ3 Creation area. I'd say there's almost everything one would need to make a Christmas mod now (I believe there's even a set of modified forest files for this purpose)

Anyway... Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten!

Yoda Power · Dec 24, 2005, 06:36 PM

Lol, and the quality is very good too

Varlin Saliptor · Dec 24, 2005, 07:11 PM

Love It!!! It looks so good!

Sword_Of_Geddon · Dec 24, 2005, 08:42 PM

Merry Christmas everyone...

mrtn · Dec 25, 2005, 11:27 AM

Bah, everyone who knows anything about anything knows that Santa lives in Sweden...
Nice city, though.

God Jul everyone!

Aion · Dec 25, 2005, 03:56 PM

I knew something like this would come from a Swede :shakehead

Next you will tell me Abba is the best band of the world, will you?

Varwnos · Dec 25, 2005, 04:53 PM

Actually 'Santa Claus' is nothing but a cheap copy of Saint Basil, who lives in Caesaria (Turkey; former byz empire)

Im not sure when the st basil thing was santanised here, but i trust this happened in the late 19th century. st basil is one of the important figures in early christianity, and typically a lunatic.

Quinzy · Dec 25, 2005, 05:16 PM

ahemm: saint nicolaus paid for the dowries of two poor girls (hence the ascociation with gifts). in portugese or spanish, its called Santa Nicolaus, and the americans bastadised it down to "santa Claus"

thats how i learned the "history of santa", anyways, but whether true or not, i dont know.

Varwnos · Dec 25, 2005, 05:31 PM

yes, i knew about st niclaus, however he is western; here there is only st basil.

Stormrage · Dec 25, 2005, 09:13 PM

Oh well, in Croatia (and other former Yugoslav republics, I think )St.Nick has his day on 6th of December, he leaves presents over night in children`s boots and shoes, which they have to get cleaned and shiny, or else they get crappy presents, he has a side-kick for naughty children, an Imp-like creature called Krampus.
The dude with presents on Christmas is Grandpa Frost, or as they call him now, the post-communist version - Grandpa Christmas (not exact translation but 95 % acurate), and it seems he has no religious conotations, unlike St. Nicholas mentioned above.... Rural regions say its baby Jesus giving presents...Bah, capitalism and its gift fever... I just like spending one day with my family and friends and know that it is special, what presents you get doesn`t matter.. And I`m not even religious! Its more of a western culture thing...

beboy · Dec 26, 2005, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quinzy

ahemm: saint nicolaus paid for the dowries of two poor girls (hence the ascociation with gifts). in portugese or spanish, its called Santa Nicolaus, and the americans bastadised it down to "santa Claus"

thats how i learned the "history of santa", anyways, but whether true or not, i dont know.

mmmhhh... mot sure here. I heard a different story when I was in Czech Republic three years ago. Apparently, they had a king there named Vaclav who converted Bohemia (the principal province of Cesky Republika) in the 10th century. Somehow, he had some connections with the Holly Roman Empire and was killed by his pagan brother. This Vaclav was cannonized and is the patron of Czech Republic. In German language (the «official» language of Czech Republic some centuries ago), it has been translate to Saint Wencesclaus. Some Czech people told me that Santa Claus name come from the deformation of the name of this christian king. His feast was probably introduced in the US by Czech immigrants.... I let you decide by yourself what is the right version.

Joyeux Noël!!

Mirc · Dec 26, 2005, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormrage

Oh well, in Croatia (and other former Yugoslav republics, I think )St.Nick has his day on 6th of December, he leaves presents over night in children`s boots and shoes, which they have to get cleaned and shiny, or else they get crappy presents, he has a side-kick for naughty children, an Imp-like creature called Krampus.
The dude with presents on Christmas is Grandpa Frost, or as they call him now, the post-communist version - Grandpa Christmas (not exact translation but 95 % acurate), and it seems he has no religious conotations, unlike St. Nicholas mentioned above.... Rural regions say its baby Jesus giving presents...Bah, capitalism and its gift fever... I just like spending one day with my family and friends and know that it is special, what presents you get doesn`t matter.. And I`m not even religious! Its more of a western culture thing...

Here's the same situation with St.Nick on 6th December (and it gives gifts to children in thir shoes and boots, etc), but Santa Claus it's called Mos Craciun (craciun means Christmas, mos means old man).

Staying on topic, these are nice cities.

Dec 24, 2005, 07:07 AM	#1
Aion King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 679	Christmas City This is my little christmas present for you: A Christmas cityset It is based on Santa Claus' village, which is located close to Mount Korvatunturi in northern Finland. Yes - that's the scientifically proved truth. Don't believe American propaganda that tries to persuade you that Santa lives on the North Pole. It's an irrevocable fact that he lives in Finland. Actually the main reason I post this cityset is to spread knowledge of this. Merry Christmas everybody Attached Thumbnails

Dec 24, 2005, 07:39 AM	#3
Varwnos White Knight, protect me Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 9,969	Very nice Kala christougenna __________________ "Art is, in some respects, more real than life" F. Nietzsche. Civ3 my graphics library 11x

Dec 24, 2005, 07:46 AM	#4
Rob (R8XFT) Ancient Briton Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Leeds (UK) Posts: 5,221	Nice idea. Looks great ! __________________ Anno Domini Classic Fritigil of the Marcomanni Attila the Hun Alfred the Great Note that there's been a slight change in name to Rob (R8XFT)

Dec 24, 2005, 07:58 AM	#5
Quinzy Historian in training Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Éire! Posts: 4,850	i love tha christams tree centerpiece great job __________________ CHECK OUT MY GRAPHICS GET_MY_UNITS_HERE \| Unit Count: 13 LATEST UNIT: Maya Warrior\| Unit preview thread +I bid all thee on CivFanatics adieu+

Dec 24, 2005, 11:02 AM	#6
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Dec 24, 2005, 01:45 PM	#7
Stormrage Ever Present Taskmaster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: behind the scenes Posts: 10,583	Kewl! Its so cute! Sretan Božić!

Dec 24, 2005, 03:09 PM	#8
jened Warlord Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 129	nice. i'm playing with it but the fortified unit inside the city blocks out most of the graphic.

Dec 24, 2005, 04:32 PM	#9
jorde Leaderhead Engineering Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montevideo, Uruguay Posts: 643	Lol... everyone seems to have gotten into this Christmas spirit, at least in this Civ3 Creation area. I'd say there's almost everything one would need to make a Christmas mod now (I believe there's even a set of modified forest files for this purpose) Anyway... Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Frohe Weihnachten!

Dec 24, 2005, 06:36 PM	#10
Yoda Power ✫✫✫✫✫✫✫ Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Århus, European Union Posts: 12,579 Images: 16	Lol, and the quality is very good too __________________ Medieval European Mod II 1.3 now available! \| East Asia Mod \| The YP Archives

Dec 24, 2005, 07:11 PM	#11
Varlin Saliptor Does not hate the future. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Marcos, Texas Posts: 1,505	Love It!!! It looks so good! __________________ RIP Spacer and Stormrage. You were some good friends. My Graphics Library My Tech Library LH: Richard I of England LH: Tristius of Elevest LH: Vileck of Sul-Algar I kill threads just by posting. You've been warned. Check out mah personal blag: Click Here

Dec 24, 2005, 08:42 PM	#12
Sword_Of_Geddon OVER 9000! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New England, USA Posts: 11,104	Merry Christmas everyone...

Dec 25, 2005, 11:27 AM	#13
mrtn Shaven not stirred Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Stockholm Posts: 8,632	Bah, everyone who knows anything about anything knows that Santa lives in Sweden... Nice city, though. God Jul everyone! __________________ How would you like your drink, Sir? WARHAMMER FANTASY MOD 2.5 Fingers are like onions; if you cut them, you cry. My Graphics My Units Magnamund Map Get Correct Transparency with Photoshop Living by Stockholm Rude Time (GMT +1) Eight Chicky Bits, is that a Chicky Byte?

Dec 25, 2005, 03:56 PM	#14
Aion King Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 679	I knew something like this would come from a Swede :shakehead Next you will tell me Abba is the best band of the world, will you?

Dec 25, 2005, 04:53 PM	#15
Varwnos White Knight, protect me Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 9,969	Actually 'Santa Claus' is nothing but a cheap copy of Saint Basil, who lives in Caesaria (Turkey; former byz empire) Im not sure when the st basil thing was santanised here, but i trust this happened in the late 19th century. st basil is one of the important figures in early christianity, and typically a lunatic. __________________ "Art is, in some respects, more real than life" F. Nietzsche. Civ3 my graphics library 11x

Dec 25, 2005, 05:16 PM	#16
Quinzy Historian in training Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Éire! Posts: 4,850	ahemm: saint nicolaus paid for the dowries of two poor girls (hence the ascociation with gifts). in portugese or spanish, its called Santa Nicolaus, and the americans bastadised it down to "santa Claus" thats how i learned the "history of santa", anyways, but whether true or not, i dont know. __________________ CHECK OUT MY GRAPHICS GET_MY_UNITS_HERE \| Unit Count: 13 LATEST UNIT: Maya Warrior\| Unit preview thread +I bid all thee on CivFanatics adieu+

Dec 25, 2005, 05:31 PM	#17
Varwnos White Knight, protect me Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Thessalonike, Greece Posts: 9,969	yes, i knew about st niclaus, however he is western; here there is only st basil. __________________ "Art is, in some respects, more real than life" F. Nietzsche. Civ3 my graphics library 11x

Dec 25, 2005, 09:13 PM	#18
Stormrage Ever Present Taskmaster Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: behind the scenes Posts: 10,583	Oh well, in Croatia (and other former Yugoslav republics, I think )St.Nick has his day on 6th of December, he leaves presents over night in children`s boots and shoes, which they have to get cleaned and shiny, or else they get crappy presents, he has a side-kick for naughty children, an Imp-like creature called Krampus. The dude with presents on Christmas is Grandpa Frost, or as they call him now, the post-communist version - Grandpa Christmas (not exact translation but 95 % acurate), and it seems he has no religious conotations, unlike St. Nicholas mentioned above.... Rural regions say its baby Jesus giving presents...Bah, capitalism and its gift fever... I just like spending one day with my family and friends and know that it is special, what presents you get doesn`t matter.. And I`m not even religious! Its more of a western culture thing...

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