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Church Pack, by SimGoober

Across America, many communities are built around local churches. What ever the denomination, they tend to be a focal point for the culture in the area. I have never been very impressed with the Maxis "Houses of Worship", but always use them, as they provide city benefits. For that reason, I developed 4 new churches, to work in place of those. They do not replace the Maxis ones (which are still available), but work along side them. They are Hidden rewards, which will show up with an announcement once certain population levels are reached. Each has the same city benefits of of the corresponding Maxis one.

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SG_ChurchPack01 (49K)
SG_ChurchPack02 (41K)
Lot Details and Information

Rewards

Small Chapel 2x2 tiles
Mayor Rating Effect: +2 over 110 tiles
Cap Relief: +5,000 R$$
Reward Requirements: Population > 3,500
 
Small Church 2x3 tiles
Mayor Rating Effect: +3 over 110 tiles
Cap Relief: +7,500 R$$
Reward Requirements: Population > 7,500
 
Medium Church 3x3 tiles
Mayor Rating Effect: +4 over 110 tiles
Cap Relief: +5,000 R$$
Reward Requirements: Population > 37,500
 
Large Church 5x4 tiles
Mayor Rating Effect: None
Cap Relief: +5,000 R$$ & +5,000 R$$$
Reward Requirements: Population > 87,500
Compatibility

This download is only compatible with SimCity 4 "Rush Hour" or SimCity 4 Deluxe.

Installation

Auto Installation: Double-click the installer file to start the installation. The program will guide you through the process. You can change the default installation path, but we strongly suggest to keep the standard folder in order to make future updates and additions easier.

MAC Users: File Juicer should enable you to use this installer package.

Un-Installing: To un-install the files, simply bulldoze every lot from this download in your cities and delete the files from your Plugins folder afterwards.

File Paths

Here are the paths where the files will be installed:

Lot and DAT Files \Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins\SimGoober\Civic
Readme and JPGs \Documents\SimCity 4\STEX_Downloads\SimGoober\Civic
Dependencies

To ensure the proper functionality, make sure the files mentioned below are installed in your Plugins folder:

Base / Overlay Textures BSC Texture MEGA Pack
Essentials BSC Essentials Files
Prop Packs None
Notes about Nightlighting Effects

In order to see the nightlighting, you must install the EP1-Update 1 for Rush Hour/SimCity 4 Deluxe, and then afterwards, install the SC4-Update for nightlighting. Both can be found here. If this update isn't installed, you won't see any lighting effects on custom BAT buildings.

Note: Digital versions of the game already have both patches installed.

Disclaimer

The usage of this download is on your own risk. I try to test my lots extensively, so they should work properly, but errors may still exist. Feel free to modify the lots for yourself and show them in your City Journals, but please don't distribute them without asking first.

Credits

Thanks to the BSC Team for their ongoing support.

Feedback and Support

Please see my Building Thread on Simtropolis for any feedback or support issues. I will attempt to answer them to the best of my knowledge, and as quickly as possible.


-Cori Edit: Fixed broken formatting from included ReadMe.htm and updated linkys.

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Guest Blackbeard

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Amen Brother Goober.You have earned your key to the Kingdom of Heaven.Bless You

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alright first comment - these look fantastic - nice variety how about one of those mega churches? anyway great job on these - they will be in my cities

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You never cease to amaze me - these are welcome in every city, not only an American one. It seems that I have to start a more rural region again. :-)
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Excellent stuff ... and I agree ... I wonder where did Maxis get the designer who did the Game houses of Worship.

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Vlakhaas: from the same place they got the designer of their Euro set buildings. These look lovely and sure beat the Maxis ones.

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Yay! Great job, Simgoober! I was running out of churches to build my towns around.. Now I can make more and more unique looking towns.. Thanks a lot!

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Really great looking buildings, and nice idea to make it a tiered reward system.

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About time we get a proper place for the baptising of new converts ... just last month the ceromony turned into a nightmare as participants were attacked by something in the local canal. A spokesman for Goober Gen denies the existence or escape of Killer Goldfish.

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Holy crap, Goober, you just stole my idea. (See my Shanghai World Financial Center thread.) Seriously, though, awesome work! I may contact you about doing some other churches (as you're the "god" at rewards! ;) )

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Very nice! I'm liking the idea of SG+Civic buildings. I see a future filled with merriment. As for the buildings themselves...well they're a bit too American (the ingame churches are kinda handy because they have such a generic design.) Excellent job and good idea! :D

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As a possible update, or for a second pack, what about making some wild 70s designs kinda like the Liverpool Cathedral, or that big thing in Pyongyang? Alot of cities have that kinda stuff. Great job once again! :D

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awesome in every possible way! small community churches are always useful and this package has 4!! now only if we can see some SG made police stations or city halls that actually does something ...

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A great set of BATs which replaces the need to use the Maxis bland ones. Personally I wish they would actually replace the Maxis ones permanently...

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