North Yankton Discussion

[Empty World]

 

The wonderful village of Ludendorff

Ludendorff was founded in 1945 by Wilhelm Ludendorff, the illegitimate son of Erich Ludendorff, who was a German explorer who decided to go to America in 1945, having explored every part of Germany that wasn't bombed out or overrun by Nazis. Upon arrival in Liberty City, he traveled westwards to North Yankton, where he heard that gold was discovered. After arriving at a field in the northern part of North Yankton accompanied by his friends from Germany, he came to the conclusion that there was no gold, and signed a peace treaty with the local Native Americans, stating that the land will forever be theirs. The treaty was promptly broken five minutes later, however, when a member of Wilhelm's party discovered oil. Wilhelm promptly forced all the Native Americans onto a nearby reservation and claimed the land as his own, naming it "Ludendorff" and founding a town on it.

The town was slow to start, considering it's isolated location. However, it produced sufficient oil and as a result, flourished economically during the early 1950s, eventually becoming built up with suburban "split-level traps" surrounding it and many businesses coming into town to take advantage of the oil boom. For example, Gary Pollack opened up the well-acclaimed "Pollack Theater" along Ludendorff's main street, Cavalry Blvd., and the Ludendorff Wood Supply, after having a successful business record since it's incorporation, celebrated their 20th anniversary in 1973 by constructing a giant beaver on the outskirts of town to welcome visitors, or as of more recently, keep out visitors.

However, as a consequence of the oil shortage in middle east during the 1970s, Ludendorff began exporting oil all across America in bulk, but it wasn't enough to keep the town itself afloat economically, and since the 1980s, the town fell into an economic slump. With the oil pumped in Ludendorff not enough to keep the town on it's feet, and the town's government ended up putting pressure on local farmers to triple their farming quota to keep the town alive. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to keep the town's economy booming, and as a result, Ludendorff had to sell of it's police department and after a lengthy legal process finally ending in the spring of 1993, Ludendorff was downgraded to an unincorporated community, eventually having to rely on neighboring towns for trade and the Fitzgerald County Sheriff for security.

Today, Ludendorff is the crown jewel of the great plains, an oil town - turned dying town - turned glorified suburb. Ludenforff fine place to retire or start a family, or simply drive through and be glared at by the locals if you're unlucky enough to be driving down the backroads of North Yankton.

 

This is really good. It has inspired me to write my own (I wasn't going to at the start). Probably won't compete with yours, but anyway.

[Camsterguy]

 

 

To keep it a bit On-Topic, went there again:

Was that from when the North Yankton multiplayer glitch got found out, or is it more recent?

 

That's from last night.

 

 

How did you get there? I always freeze at the loading screen after a few pictures of it.

[GTAKid667]

 

 

 

To keep it a bit On-Topic, went there again:

Was that from when the North Yankton multiplayer glitch got found out, or is it more recent?

 

That's from last night.

 

 

How did you get there? I always freeze at the loading screen after a few pictures of it.

 

Do you play on PS3? Every attempt to leave 'Prologue' or 'Bury The Hatchet' while the internet is on will freeze your game since the Holiday Gifts download. The Glitch only currently works on Xbox 360.

[Detective Phelps]

 

 

 

 

To keep it a bit On-Topic, went there again:

Was that from when the North Yankton multiplayer glitch got found out, or is it more recent?

 

That's from last night.

 

 

How did you get there? I always freeze at the loading screen after a few pictures of it.

 

The Glitch only currently works on Xbox 360.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

 

Damn it, now I can't go back there unless I want to do those two, short missions.

[universetwisters]

This is really good. It has inspired me to write my own (I wasn't going to at the start). Probably won't compete with yours, but anyway.

You don't know if you don't try

[Joonas08Joonas]

 

 

 

 

To keep it a bit On-Topic, went there again:

Snippit

Was that from when the North Yankton multiplayer glitch got found out, or is it more recent?

 

That's from last night.

 

 

How did you get there? I always freeze at the loading screen after a few pictures of it.

 

Do you play on PS3? Every attempt to leave 'Prologue' or 'Bury The Hatchet' while the internet is on will freeze your game since the Holiday Gifts download. The Glitch only currently works on Xbox 360.

 

 

If Holiday Gift ends on Jan. 5, does this mean we can go to NY after that on PS3?

[universetwisters]

 

 

 

 

 

To keep it a bit On-Topic, went there again:

Snippit

Was that from when the North Yankton multiplayer glitch got found out, or is it more recent?

 

That's from last night.

 

 

How did you get there? I always freeze at the loading screen after a few pictures of it.

 

Do you play on PS3? Every attempt to leave 'Prologue' or 'Bury The Hatchet' while the internet is on will freeze your game since the Holiday Gifts download. The Glitch only currently works on Xbox 360.

 

 

If Holiday Gift ends on Jan. 5, does this mean we can go to NY after that on PS3?

 

I'm surprised not going to North Yankton in itself would be a gift.

[Camsterguy]

f*ckin' Xbox... always get the good stuff.

[Polish_Trucker]

f*ckin' Xbox... always get the good stuff.

And to this day, this is how console wars start. Wiu wiu!

[Raavi]

 

f*ckin' Xbox... always get the good stuff.

And to this day, this is how console wars start. Wiu wiu!

 

 

Not on my watch, there will be non of that.

[GTAKid667]

If Holiday Gift ends on Jan. 5, does this mean we can go to NY after that on PS3?

Depends. I wouldn't think so because they wouldn't remove the whole update, just disable the individual content (The Clothing)

[nicktestbranch]

 

f*ckin' Xbox... always get the good stuff.

And to this day, this is how console wars start. Wiu wiu!

 

north yankton will look so beautiful on the wii u version

 

that is if somebody would even play it on the wii u if it ever came out, which I know it won't

[universetwisters]

 

 

f*ckin' Xbox... always get the good stuff.

And to this day, this is how console wars start. Wiu wiu!

 

north yankton will look so beautiful on the wii u version

 

that is if somebody would even play it on the wii u if it ever came out, which I know it won't

 

Let's try to keep the thread on topic, right? Any more tomfoolery and the thread'll be derailed, run into a canyon, and blown up by lizard people.

 

So evidently, the only entry to Wildbrick's history contest is me? Yikes.

[Empty World]

So maybe there should be a prize for the winner with the best story about Ludendorff? What do you think?

[universetwisters]

So maybe there should be a prize for the winner with the best story about Ludendorff? What do you think?

 

Or more realistically, the story being featured in the weekly and maybe an interview.

[Empty World]

 

So maybe there should be a prize for the winner with the best story about Ludendorff? What do you think?

 

Or more realistically, the story being featured in the weekly and maybe an interview.

 

Yeah and these questions in the interview could be asked by Yankophiles in this thread.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Empty World

[universetwisters]

 

 

So maybe there should be a prize for the winner with the best story about Ludendorff? What do you think?

 

Or more realistically, the story being featured in the weekly and maybe an interview.

 

Yeah and these questions in the interview could be asked by Yankophiles in this thread.

 

Could work. I guess we're gonna have to get an answer pool made up for the winner.

 

"What got you into North Yankton"?

[Empty World]

 

 

 

So maybe there should be a prize for the winner with the best story about Ludendorff? What do you think?

 

Or more realistically, the story being featured in the weekly and maybe an interview.

 

Yeah and these questions in the interview could be asked by Yankophiles in this thread.

 

Could work. I guess we're gonna have to get an answer pool made up for the winner.

 

"What got you into North Yankton"?

 

More like; 'Empty World asks: universetwisters, What got ya into North Yankton, fool?" I guess it was the weather.

[universetwisters]

More like; 'Empty World asks: universetwisters, What got ya into North Yankton, fool?" I guess it was the weather.

Even funnier how that's why most people got into North Yankton.

 

Speaking of the weather, you know how the back bed of the Sadler in North Yankton is full of snow? Does that happen in real life pickup trucks? I can imagine snow would accumulate, but would the owner be cool with all the snow being there if he was gonna use the back bed to, you know, do pickup stuff with?

 

[SonofYankton]

As a r

 

 

More like; 'Empty World asks: universetwisters, What got ya into North Yankton, fool?" I guess it was the weather.

Even funnier how that's why most people got into North Yankton.

 

Speaking of the weather, you know how the back bed of the Sadler in North Yankton is full of snow? Does that happen in real life pickup trucks? I can imagine snow would accumulate, but would the owner be cool with all the snow being there if he was gonna use the back bed to, you know, do pickup stuff with?

 

 

 

Some what Never fully filed though

[universetwisters]

As a r

 

 

More like; 'Empty World asks: universetwisters, What got ya into North Yankton, fool?" I guess it was the weather.

Even funnier how that's why most people got into North Yankton.

 

Speaking of the weather, you know how the back bed of the Sadler in North Yankton is full of snow? Does that happen in real life pickup trucks? I can imagine snow would accumulate, but would the owner be cool with all the snow being there if he was gonna use the back bed to, you know, do pickup stuff with?

 

 

 

Some what Never fully filed though

Most I can imagine would be like this -http://gardenplotter.com/rospo/blog/uploaded_images/TruckBed-755774.JPG - but lordy lord, that's a lot of snow.

 

It makes you wonder if it really snows that bad in North Yankton or if people put their trucks in a position where they collect a lot of snow.

[nicktestbranch]

It's either that it's full of snow or it's a small cover on the bed that's covered by snow.

[universetwisters]

It's either that it's full of snow or it's a small cover on the bed that's covered by snow.

Did the Sadlers in Los Santos/Blaine County have covered beds, or did they always have open beds? I know some of them had rollbars with lights on them, but that's about it.

[Polish_Trucker]

 

It's either that it's full of snow or it's a small cover on the bed that's covered by snow.

Did the Sadlers in Los Santos/Blaine County have covered beds, or did they always have open beds? I know some of them had rollbars with lights on them, but that's about it.

 

They're open beds. I mean, it's understandable if they were full of snow tho.. *cough*

 

(That's North Dakota as well)

Edited January 2, 2014 by Polish_Trucker

[Empty World]

Diner from Ludendorff? It was found in Rolla, North Dakota and the whole town might look a bit like Ludendorff. What do you think?

Click here!

[Camsterguy]

Diner from Ludendorff? It was found in Rolla, North Dakota and the whole town might look a bit like Ludendorff. What do you think?

Click here!

 

The Diner in Ludendorff resembles 50s architecture, but it makes sense as the town was founded in '45. If they do make a NY DLC (not probable), they should set it in late 40s and have it progress into mid 50s. It'd be interesting with R*'s take on the radio stations and cars etc

[universetwisters]

 

Diner from Ludendorff? It was found in Rolla, North Dakota and the whole town might look a bit like Ludendorff. What do you think?

Click here!

 

The Diner in Ludendorff resembles 50s architecture, but it makes sense as the town was founded in '45. If they do make a NY DLC (not probable), they should set it in late 40s and have it progress into mid 50s. It'd be interesting with R*'s take on the radio stations and cars etc

 

It doesn't seem like 50's architecture to me. 50's diners remind me of those old train cars you see, the shiny ones. For the most part, it reminds me of some McDonald restaurants from the 70s/80s http://columbiaclosings.com/pix/09/08/tn_rest01.jpg

 

 

Speaking of updates, here's that revised "Thinking Out Loud" on North Yankton. I made it the other night, but I didn't post it right after I uploaded it because it wasn't "reviewed". But now, since it's been reviewed, here we be: Thinking Out Loud - North Yankton.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxWdOup54jc

[Camsterguy]

Switching topics:

Any breakthroughs on getting NY in story mode yet? I'm trying to figure it out myself, but since I'm on PS3 my game freezes everytime I try to leave Bury the Hatchet due to the Holiday Gifts.

Edited January 2, 2014 by Camsterguy

[universetwisters]

Switching topics:

Any breakthroughs on getting NY in story mode yet? I'm trying to figure it out myself, but since I'm on PS3 my game freezes everytime I try to leave Bury the Hatchet due to the Holiday Gifts.

Only way I know of is if you exit Michael's Asea and push it around with one of the pedestrian's trucks. It seems to fail the mission if Michael gets X amount of distance away from his car. I don't know how much the distance is specifically. I know it's a fair enough distance to where you can explore, but not big enough where you can wander about on foot.

[Onett]

THE ORIGIN OF LUDENDORFF, NY

 

So, Ludendorff was founded in 1945 by five Germans who wanted to strike it big in America after they failed in Germany. However, they couldn't decide on a name, so one poker game and four headshots later, P.V Ludendorff (brother of General Ludendorff) named the town Ludendorff!

 

During the 50's he grew the town up to be a sleepy town on the border of Canada and had a population of 314. This all changed in the summer of '55. Some kid wandering around found gold, told his old man and he started digging. Soon Ludendorff became a modern day gold town, with people even coming to town from Florida. The town's industry grew and took off. P.V Ludendorff even gave a bit of gold to the Canadian town of Pilgrim and in turn they gave the statue of a giant beaver.

 

That was until the 80's. The gold mine soon dried up and everyone soon fled. Hell, even old man Ludendorff died of a heart attack. Soon Ludendorff dried up of human life leaving only 918 people left in it. The only noteworthy places are Pollock Cinema and the Bleeder Burger. The town even couldn't afford it's own police force cutting it loose in 1997 and then having to rely on the North Yankton State Patrol.

 

(I wonder who can spot the two references? PM me them and you get a cookie.)

Edited January 2, 2014 by Onett