So… I’m planning on starting my capital city here, but I’m at a loss of how to start.
Here is a basic idea of what I’m thinking I want my city to be:
- A mid-to-large-sized capital city of my country
- An important governmental center
- A somewhat-important port (but I want the city to look as if it was originally built around the nearby river mouth
- A significant cultural, academic, and commercial hub
- A high-tech area
- The largest city in a larger metropolitan area (ie no substantial rural areas - there are two other significant cities nearby the capital)
The terrain is a relatively flat coastal area.
So, I’m really drawn to a blank as to how to start the planning of the city. I really want this city (and the metropolitan area generally) to be reminiscent of an old city that developed over a long period of time.
So how do I create a city center that looks authentic and not master-planned? How do I create a road system that doesn’t look like a curved grid system or something like that?
Anyways, I think you get what I’m saying.
Thanks!
Anon21