Post by Yuffie on Nov 25, 2006 14:51:45 GMT
Welcome to Midgar!
The city of Midgar is comprised of two principal components: an elevated, circular plate supported by both a central pillar and a system of smaller columns, as well as a network of slums beneath the plate. The upper plate is essentially the "true" Midgar, containing office buildings and similar complexes, as well as theaters, bars and various residences. The plate itself is divided into eight sectors, with each sector punctuated by two walls and a mako reactor. The city's prosperity is due to the abundance of Mako Energy in the vicinity, and the reactor complex meant that there were — with few exceptions — no vegetation within the city or in close proximity to it. A commuter railway system carries workers to and from the slums, and security measures are implemented throughout the city. The Shin-Ra Company's massive headquarters is located in the middle of the upper plate, and serves as the tallest structure in the city. The upper plate remains incomplete for the entirety of its history; neither Sector 6 nor any outer sectors have ever been completed, nor are they intended to be after the destruction of Sector 7. A network of maintenance platforms are suspended beneath the plate.
In the sections below the plate live the destitute citizens in their slum dwellings. The majority of the buildings there are made of collected scrap shaped into dwellings; few of the buildings displayed any thorough architectural planning. There were, however, scattered buildings that were presumably left behind from before the plate's construction. The slums beneath Sector 6, however, are comparatively wealthy, possessing bars, clubs and the mansion of famous slum dilettante, Don Corneo. The slums as a whole are strewn with strange wreckage, including pillars of Greco-roman design, and components of a dismembered mecha.
News in the city of Midgar was covered by the official Shin-ra news service, the SIN. The actual dimensions of the city are unknown. However a 1/10000 scale wire frame model of the city would fit on a medium-to-large monitor.
The city of Midgar is comprised of two principal components: an elevated, circular plate supported by both a central pillar and a system of smaller columns, as well as a network of slums beneath the plate. The upper plate is essentially the "true" Midgar, containing office buildings and similar complexes, as well as theaters, bars and various residences. The plate itself is divided into eight sectors, with each sector punctuated by two walls and a mako reactor. The city's prosperity is due to the abundance of Mako Energy in the vicinity, and the reactor complex meant that there were — with few exceptions — no vegetation within the city or in close proximity to it. A commuter railway system carries workers to and from the slums, and security measures are implemented throughout the city. The Shin-Ra Company's massive headquarters is located in the middle of the upper plate, and serves as the tallest structure in the city. The upper plate remains incomplete for the entirety of its history; neither Sector 6 nor any outer sectors have ever been completed, nor are they intended to be after the destruction of Sector 7. A network of maintenance platforms are suspended beneath the plate.
In the sections below the plate live the destitute citizens in their slum dwellings. The majority of the buildings there are made of collected scrap shaped into dwellings; few of the buildings displayed any thorough architectural planning. There were, however, scattered buildings that were presumably left behind from before the plate's construction. The slums beneath Sector 6, however, are comparatively wealthy, possessing bars, clubs and the mansion of famous slum dilettante, Don Corneo. The slums as a whole are strewn with strange wreckage, including pillars of Greco-roman design, and components of a dismembered mecha.
News in the city of Midgar was covered by the official Shin-ra news service, the SIN. The actual dimensions of the city are unknown. However a 1/10000 scale wire frame model of the city would fit on a medium-to-large monitor.
