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— Le Génie Civil —


In the second half of 1891, the Compagnie de Navigation Internationale expanded the Africa route, which had been introduced the previous year, by adding two new vessels to operate a regular service as far as the Ivory Coast. The 100-metre-long Président Milo, formerly the Sénégal, and her sister ship, the Mauritanie, became the new flagships on this route upon their entry into service. The Président Milo accommodates 56 first-class and 196 third-class passengers. The crew consists of 53 men. With a cargo capacity of up to 2,800 tonnes, the ship transports passengers and freight between metropolitan France and the North and West African colonies.
First-class accommodation on the Président Milo is an evolutionary improvement on that of the old Marseille and now offers three fully-fledged public areas. Third-class accommodation provides space for up to 196 passengers in two dormitories.
The engine room is characterised by its redundancy. It can operate normally even with only three of the four boilers. The ballast pump system is decentralised, so that the system continues to function even if one pump fails. It is also equipped with a Brigantine rig.

The Indochina liner Amédée Courbet, owned by the French shipping company Compagnie de Navigation Internationale, is waiting to pass through the Suez Canal, returning from Indochina. Autumn 1912

It has been modernised several times over the years and has changed a lot in appearance.

I turned 26 today. One third of my life is behind me two more 25-year stretches and old age will be right there. I’m not posting any work yet because I’m limited on time. Soon I’ll have to urgently look for a new job. So I hope that by the middle or end of summer I’ll be able to make maps again. The free map will be released it’s already finished, just waiting to be rendered. Thank you for your patience!

Update : Poll Embeds on Wall Posts!
You can now share forum polls directly to your wall! Head to any forum poll thread or create your own and click Share Poll to Wall. Your post will be pre-filled with a live poll embed showing the current results, voting status, and a link back to the full thread.

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Le Génie Civil – September 1891
Steamship Amédée Courbet
 -The Largest Vessel on the Marseille–Saigon Route

Commissioned on the 7th of September, the steamship Amédée Courbet becomes the new flagship of the Compagnie de Navigation Internationale and the largest vessel assigned to the Marseille–Saigon line. In terms of size, she surpasses the Australien, Polynésien, and Armand Béhic of the Messageries Maritimes Australia service.
Originally constructed by J. & G. Thomson for a Belgian transatlantic shipping company, the vessel was subsequently acquired by the Compagnie de Navigation Internationale, which modified her arrangements for service on the Far Eastern routes.

The vessel, measuring 157.3 metres in length and 16.35 metres in beam, accommodates across three decks 170 first-class, 241 second-class, and 212 third-class passengers. A crew of 192 ensures the regularity and proper conduct of the service.
First-class passengers are provided with five principal public rooms, including a music salon, a lounge, a reading and writting room, a smoking room with veranda and a spacious dining saloon. Second-class passengers are likewise provided with a dining room, a smoking room, and a lounge arranged within the main staircase, complemented by additional seating areas on the lower decks.
Third-class passengers are accommodated in comparatively spacious quarters located in the forward part of the vessel.

Propulsion is provided by two triple-expansion engines, supplied by a set of four single-ended and four double-ended boilers, enabling the vessel to attain a speed of 18 knots, allowing it to complete the route in 28 days under perfect conditions.

December 1931.
A group of trappers and Inupiat travel along the coast of northern Alaska with their dog sleds. In the distance, far out on the ice, they see three ice pillars rising up. Fascinated, they venture out onto the ice. As they approach, a black hull emerges from the ice. It is a ship, completely frozen and covered with ice. No smoke comes from the funnel, no light from the windows and portholes, no one on deck. The ship seems to have been abandoned for a long time. They climb aboard. The holds are open and full of furs. There is no one in the quarters. The coal in the bunkers is almost used up, the fires in the boilers extinguished. The ship is stuck, with no chance of being saved. So they leave it to its fate. As they leave the ship behind, they could hardly have imagined that this ghostly ship would continue to haunt these waters for decades to come.

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Learn more and join the Skin Jam Here!

We're gearing up for an exciting Fall Festival on Planet Minecraft, and we need your creativity to make it spectacular!
Join the Planting Season Jam by contributing builds, blogs, or art inspired by autumn themes like harvest, cozy vibes, and festive celebrations.

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Get involved in a community-led PMC tradition—SSPBL's palette contests are back, and Season 9 is in full swing! Week 1 just wrapped up, and now you can step in and help decide who advances to Week 2!

PBL is an exciting, bracket-style competition where participants face off in weekly rounds, each with a fresh and challenging palette that pushes their skinning skills to the limit. The best part? YOU get to vote on who moves forward, so your voice shapes the competition! Oh and watch for a twist...

Head over to CAST YOUR VOTES and help crown the Season 9 champion!

Happy Friday, PMC!

We've revamped our Site Rules with new sections focused on Social Interactions and Moderation— to help make the platform more welcoming and transparent for everyone.


✅ What’s new?

• Our content rules remain the same, but the Social section is all about outlining what’s already been happening naturally but wasn't documented! This is to help newcomers understand how to engage positively and give everyone a clearer reference point. Ideally, if it helps prevent even small misunderstandings or frustrations, it's a win.
  
• The Moderation section provides some insight into our responsibilities and actions. It's one small step towards offering transparency so you know how we keep the community fun, safe, and respectful. We're working on a larger update to this end.
  

We’re also compiling FAQs to make your PMC experience even smoother for both new members and exploring features of our platform! You can help us out by posting in this forum. Just prepend your thread title with “FAQ:” and—bonus points!—if you can provide the answers in your thread. Every contribution helps the community grow stronger and helps us understand what needs to be answered!

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I second this, Opal City does great stuff!

Smaller Patreon Modification

Howdy again, just a small change here. Previously the Patreon was including a 14 day Early Access. I built that around the fact that most of my profile is Skins. But I'm trying to publish more of my builds because they can bring a lot of traction when I put the effort into the photography and production. With this in mind, skins will maintain a 14 day early access window whilst I experiment with a 30 day Early Access window for Builds. This may change to longer or shorter or I may move all downloads for my builds to my Patreon in the future -- the whole build element of it is very up in the air right now.

Don't worry though, the skins (what most of you are here for) will stay completely the same! No changes there. 14 days, commissions etc :)

Also, did anyone read Stargirl & the Lost Children?

Patreon Introduction

Hey folks, I hope this doesn't across poorly to any of you and apologies if it does. I'm opening a Patreon Page to support what I do here. This is by no means something anyone should feel pressured into engaging with and I will still be uploading everything I make (with the exception of Patreon-Based Commissions) to this page. From now on though, the Patreon will include a 14-day Early Access Period to everything so there will an upload delay. I don't have much in the way of future plans for how to develop this page in connection with the Patreon so don't expect much change at all.

If anything, this is simply a change I have to make to ensure that I can still be spending time doing Minecraft stuff as bills and rent and all that fun stuff kinda requires me to be at work and not on Minecraft lol. I don't know how long this will be the case and we may see a day where the Patreon closes but honestly who knows.

You're welcome to check out the page here :) I have three tiers set up at the moment and I've tried to price them reasonably for what's being offered. Feedback is very welcome and sorry again if this leaves a sour taste in anyone's mouth.

Some Betsy & Kwannon skins are on the way