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Sci-fi author needs advice on building a multi-layered city
Ha, yes. No shortage of reading/viewing material. I'm buried in it, no joke intended. But I always like hearing from the people who can actually build things in the real world before I start building them in my head. Thanks for your reply!- Thomas Hewlett
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Sci-fi author needs advice on building a multi-layered city
As the story now stands, I need them to treat the old cities as support for the new layers. I think whether they're operational is of no consequence to them. Thank you for your reply.- Thomas Hewlett
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Sci-fi author needs advice on building a multi-layered city
Yes, I like the idea of pillars. Especially complex ones that maybe get buried/fused with the bedrock.- Thomas Hewlett
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Sci-fi author needs advice on building a multi-layered city
Thank you for pointing that out!- Thomas Hewlett
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Sci-fi author needs advice on building a multi-layered city
Many cities, such as Rome and Mexico City, have been built over older, preexisting cities. From what I've read however, this tends to happen in stages, especially after disasters like fires or earthquakes. I'm wondering if it would be theoretically possible to build a completely new city over a...- Thomas Hewlett
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