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About This File
This is a simple concept and i am suppried it dosen't exist so i created a set of plugins that changes the elevations that the flora cycle is spread.
Readme for floracycle plugin aproximate
this pluging alters the flora caycle and the elevation from sea level that the lora cycle is spread over. At this point the flora plugins are experimental as little is under stood about them. this set of mod modifys the floracyle for god mode trees only. they have been tested on my machine and don't crash it however i cannot guarrantee that it willnot crash your machine if the is the case put it up in the moding forums. I probably won't be a great help as it is my first mod
From observations the vegetaion types appear to be split along a scale of 16 which isdenoted by the nuber after floracycle eg floracycle0 produces no trees above sealevel and floracycle2000 has trees up as high as 2800m depending on exposure
the default file is the same as the number used in simcity_1.dat and has the value 800. for the floraelevation cycle.
The layers are split appear to be evenly split over the 16 bands they are aproximately
bands
1-4 forest dense no clearings
5-8 forrest with small clearings mixed
9-12 stands of trees mostly conifers broadleaf trees in sheltered areas
12-16 scrub brush with conifers in sheltered areas
elevations higher than this are scrub only as far as i can tell
Usage
to use this set of plugins remove all bar one of these to get a terrain cycle floracylcyle#.dat # is the elevation in m denoted in 250 m steps to 3000 m and in 500m steps upto 7000 m. No signifigant vegetation above 7000m (will need to check that). Default floracycle contains the unmodified flora tuning parameters.
I have afolder in my plugin folders called Moganite this is the location i placed these plugings. Place a copy of all plugins in your unused plugins folder in the subfloder moganite. Copy the plugin you desire into you pluging folder if you want to change delete the plugin of this set already present.
compatability
Although it is not tested i anticipated that there should be no interfence/compatability issues if a plugin does not modify the Flora cycle. If annother active mod does alter the Fora cycle expect problems.
Copyright
you are free to distibute thes mods etc but you must keep this file with this set. disribution of the zip archive this file came with is recomended as it contains this file and all the plugins.
Al credit for this particular set of plugins should go to Moganite at Simtroplis if this set of plugins at over sites without credit myself can be found notify me at david.danson@bigpond.com.au and i will make sure they either credit me or take down the file set.
Moganite
