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Slaytfork Mill Revised  1.0

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For my 100th upload to the STEX I have decided to revisit my most popular BAT to date, and have rescaled, retextured, and remodelled parts that I thought needed it. Additionally, this time the model is an overhanging model so that it can, as shown in the pictures above, be plopped alongside normal ingame water. As the end of the mill (from the top edge of the power house to the end of the log slide) overhangs it is possible, with some care, to plop the model and then terraform the land underneath it. The 'on land' part of this is a 6x7 Landmark Lot.

 

Like the original model, this one produces it's own power but still, for some reason, will not transmit it's power to neighbouring areas. I have not simply updated the original model which is still available on the STEX here. This means that you do not need to delete that model should you have it in use. Also, this earlier model is at a much larger scale which, though out of scale with the remaining Maxis buildings, seems to work well in rural areas on it's own, and has proved very popular.

 

The best way to position this lot is to terraform your water and then select the plot of land you want to plop the mill onto. Now, flatten the area next to the water until it cannot go any lower. I do this with the normal terraform tools until I have all the squares within the zone just showing water. I then raise a single square a fraction and then smooth the lot using that square as a reference. Basically, the land should be at the lowest level possible for this lot to look right next to the water. I am sure that some trial and error will produce the right effect/positioning.

 

I will be releasing the Mill office and the water tower/pump house as seperate lots in the near future.


Stats:

Plop cost: §25000

Budget item cost: §500

Bulldoze cost: §500

Pollution at centre: 10, 10, 25, 0 (air, water, garbage, radiation)

Pollution radii: 3, 6, 0, 0

Landmark Effect: 0 over 0 tiles

Mayor rating effect: 0 over 0 tiles

Power consumed: 0

Power produced: 2500 MWh

Water consumed: 0

Wealth: none

Dependencies: none


To instal

Simply unzip the required .dat file to your plugins folder.

 

If you download and use, please comment and rate.

 

Visit my BATs and Lots thread ... here.

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Congrats on your 100th upload to the STEX!! That is quite an achievment. I loved the old version of this and this one is even better!! GREAT WORK!!

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An absolute triumph! Well done on making it to your century ... time to plan your 200th as, at the rate you go, that won't be far away!

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So many lots in such a short time, I look forward to looking at this in game.

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Very well done. It's creations like this by people like you that make this game that much more enjoyable. A very nice lot for a very fine milestone!

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Congrats on your 100th upload to the STEX! In less than 5 months you have released 100 fantastic BATs onto the STEX. Excellent Work! 10/10! :)

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Excellent idea to have it built on partial water. The first one is still one of my favourites and this one will be added to the collection. To be seen soon in my CJ Nexis of Genesis.

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Congrats on reaching 100, and the perfect choice for this great achievement. This looks amazing in game (yes I've already found a home for it). 10/10

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This came out very well! Nice job! BTW, In the description, it says "Budget item cost:

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It is a shame this has no jobs and also the query is rather strange for a sawmill.

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Well it is a Landmark lot, hence the lack of jobs. I am reading through all the various tutorials and playing with these aspects, and when I get them to work 100% I will update this lot with both jobs and a custom query.

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Maybe you can make this into a power plant or seaport. Anyways it looks great and congrats for you 100th post. Let's have a party

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Hmmmmmmm ... a power plant you say ... now that could be an idea, and one I will definitely keep in mind :D

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BarbyW has very kindly provided a variation with jobs which you can find at https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?id=15916 though you'll still need this file to be able to use that one (if that's clear lol) Many thanks BarbyW :D

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I downloaded this yesterday, loaded my game, and did the terraforming you suggested. I was wowed by the results. I LOVE THIS! It's now on my list of Top 10 Favorite BATs. 10/10

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Very Nice and looks just as good, on PEG's Pond; Peg's Channel and SimGoober's Brick Canal.

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I don't generally download plops but this is beautiful and I'm going to find a special place for it.

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As a mewbie to this site I have been hunting through this wonderful archive and I have to say that I am not only impressed with the quality of your work, but the sheer dedication you show. I am going to make sure I collect ALL your work, both old and new.

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