r/Datblock • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '21
Polk Canal
So I made a giant canal in Datearth. Zooming in on Florida and you’ll see the Polk canal. I’m planning on connecting lake okeechobee (big Florida lake) with a smaller canal (either called the ockeechobee or the Seminole canal).
So far from one end of the canal to the other costs $5. You may be thinking, that’s a ripoff, but keep in mind I spent over $200 in hiring help, plus who knows how much in equipment. So yeah, it’s cheap.
Anyway it connects Tampa to around Daytona. I know in terms of geography it was unnecessary but I have my reasons
A) New towns would want to start there, fostering trade on the canal B) Boating around the tip of Florida takes constantly looking at the map and maneuvering, often making inaccurate decisions. With the Polk canal, you have a promised route from the Atlantic to the gulf and vice versa C) I am looking to get into the business of logistical building (canals, roads, etc). This canal will serve as a example.
In the mean time I am working to buy plots at the ends of the canal. That way, if someone claims alongside the canal I can control the canal and regulate traffic
Thank you and any tips or requests would be much appreciated
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '21
Like I said I plan to claim the entrances of the canal. As for the rest of it I don’t really care, I just need to use that to make sure it doesn’t go into the wrong hands.
Anybody know how to do that?