Reference & Info
Handy items like gameplay manuals, tutorials, and other SC4 game related material.
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SC4 Dictionary
By simmering
More than 1200 acronyms and technical terms explained Description This is a dictionary of the most common abbreviations, acronyms and technical terms around SimCity 4. It started as my personal notes and since I used the file format of a stand-alone wiki I am...1,019 Downloads
- dictionary
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Game Manual (PDF)
By CorinaMarie
This is one of the extra files @catty-cb has maintained on her site and now has kindly passed over to us here at Simtropolis for hosting. In the zip file is a 48 page PDF of the SimCity 4 Deluxe Manual. (Manual itself is 93 pages cause there are two per...6,798 Downloads
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MGB's My First Mod Tutorial
By rsc204
Have you ever thought about making content for SimCity 4, but didn't know how to get started? The My First Mod tutorial will guide you through the basics of creating Lots for SimCity 4. The tutorial covers how to make both Ploppable and Growable lots for your...984 Downloads
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- my first mod
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The Reader, Beginners Guide
By Tropod
This is an introductory guide to the Reader program, & goes over various functions & features of the Reader program; including an overview of how to use the Plugin Analyzer. It is not completely comprehensive, & is meant as a guide only.15,547 Downloads
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Colossus Addon Mod - Manuals
By CAM Team
Colossus Addon Mod - Manuals Colossus Addon Mod - Manuals is the ultimate repository for all CAM information and guides on how to manage CAM content creation. The guide includes the following content CAM Manual: Here you can find all the information about CAM...411 Downloads
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- colossus addon mod
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Maxis Props Pictures
By Aquazona883
Hello lot makers! These are nearly all maxis props in pictures (some effects with the green diamond are not involved) and with their names to find them in the lot editor. Now you know wich maxi props exist and you can see them all at once. It`s also good...755 Downloads
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Bixel's Zone List Helper
By bixel
Its just a text file, Tired of trying to remember what size a certain building is? I am too! This is my personal list of zone sizes add more to the list make your own list do what you like. Its up to you. Some of the building listed you may not have - also...2,808 Downloads
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TruNite Tutorial
By bixel
BIXELS BIG BADSCANLINE/MENTALRAY TRUNIGHT TUTORIALOF ALPHA-OMEGA-OBLIVION!! Who to Thank: SimFox for be the originator of TruNite, Jasoncw for being a badass on the Camrigs.Search patterns Ctrl F![00SC] Setting up[0SCD] DAY rendering[0SCN] NIGHT...2,585 Downloads
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TruNite Rig and Tutorial
By Jasoncw
Improvements to BAT4Max have made this tutorial obsolete. Visit the BAT4Max thread in the BAT - Open Discussion forum to get the latest version of BAT4Max. This tutorial shows how to replace the rendered images with other images, before they are converted...527 Downloads
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Jasoncw CamLight Rig and Tutorial
By Jasoncw
This download contains the CamLight rig I've used to render all of my BATs since the beginning of 2007. The render to the left was made following the instructions in the included tutorial, while the render on the right was made using the default rig and...468 Downloads
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File of all Haarlemmergold growables bats
By viking60
This is a file where you can found every Haarlemmergolds growables bats with a picture, the type and the style. This is a help if you're like me : if you don't know what do when you want to have a Haarlemmergold growable bat in your city. I do it because I...2,957 Downloads
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Dependency List
By Neddiggis
This is an update to the list that was previously released on the STEX. It lists all the available (read, that I could find) Prop, texture and essential files that are on STEX, BSCLEX and PLEX, plus any others that I personally have downloaded. If there are...5,484 Downloads
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Now you can change the textures yourself
By Glenni
yea.i am getting a bit tired of making flags when i get like 5 flag request Pms daily! The LODs are all set and ready just right click in any window like for example "Perspective" and then when a some sorta menu comes up press UNHIDE in this way you will...1,109 Downloads
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Animated Prop Tutorial
By denham2010
[EDIT] - UPDATED - Here is an updated version of the tutorial. It includes a few fixes from problems some people were having, updated info on some hex file bytes, and included a new way of generating alpha maps. This update is also available in the BAT...922 Downloads
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Animated Props demo
By denham2010
As promised in the BAT Workshop forum, here is my example file of an animated prop. This one is called Cubeart, as it is a cube spinning round on one of it's edges. Excuse the crudity of the graphics, I am yet to master Alpha channels, especially since there...266 Downloads
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Essential BAT Tutorial gmax files
By Bones1
I thought I would post my completed gmax files from "Phillippbo's Essential BAT Tutorial". The tutorial can be found here: https://www.simtropolis.com/tutorials/Essential_BAT/index.cfm I have also included growable CO$$ lot files, for those who are interested...827 Downloads
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Terrain Tutorial File
By Thalassicus
This is the file for the terrain tutorial located here: https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?forumID=41&topicID=56585 I am uploading it here so that it it's availablilty will be assured in the future.768 Downloads
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Snow Texture Tutorial
By dominohobbes
It's the time of year to be adding snow to your lots, but where can you find a snow texture? You could search around the STEX trying to find it, which is no fun (I don't even know if there's a snow texture on the STEX). But now you can create your own...623 Downloads
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Organize Your PlugIn Folder
By dev
Organize Your Plug-ins Instructions: It comes highly recommended that you organize your plugins folder (My Documents/SimCity4/Plugins), So with that in mind I created a easy way to organize your plugins, It will take a little while to sort out all of your...6,941 Downloads
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Lakeyboys Multi-Highway Guide Third Edition (in JPG format)
By lakeyboy
These are the latest links for what you need to use this guide properly (Updated May 29, 2005):The Network Addon Mod (NAM) can be found here (4.25mb)The Hole Digging Lots can be found hereThe Modern Toll Booths can be found hereThe 3.0 to 3.1 upgrade can be...9,111 Downloads
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Lakeyboys Multi-Highway Guide Third Edition
By lakeyboy
These are the latest links you need to use this guide properly (Links updated on April 19, 2012): The Network Addon Mod (NAM) can be found here (22.16 mb) The Hole Digging Lots can be found here The Modern Toll Booths can be found here This is the version...8,807 Downloads
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Making Custom Building Families with DatGen
By DarkMatter
This is a packaged and downloadable version of the tutorial for offline use and printing.1,340 Downloads
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Tutorial for Random Windows
By cerulean
This is my tutorial for randomizing window colors in the GMAX BAT Tool. This is not a building or a lot, it is a tutorial for all the people of SimTropolis who build all of the buildings and lots of SimTropolis. Included in this tutorial is a quick sub...900 Downloads
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its a Custom Query tutorial
By Daeley
UPDATE 24/4/2004: some minor changes to fonts, some spelling corrections, some text should be easier to follow now. UPDATE 5/4/2004: added a section with some explanation on how to edit area values - as requested by Toroca. ************ ********************...1,497 Downloads
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Creating your own Prop Family
Another example tutorial on creating your own prop family. I've used my R$$ RCI Blank lots to demonstrate how to create a lot that randomly selects a different buildings (props) between plops. Zone before plopping these R$$ RCI buildings.4,063 Downloads
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