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Main Street Shops  1.0

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Do you long to create vibrant, URBAN downtowns? Are you frustrated by the lack of truly urban Maxis buildings? Do you want to add a sense of history to your city centers? Well look no further! Inspired by the old warehouse buildings of Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Old Third ward, the Main Street Shops will add density and history to your downtown. (Truth be told, these were more inspired by a recent trip to Cincinnati, Ohio, but they still fit the theme!)

 

Main Street Shops is the second in a set of warehouse style commercial and residential buildings.

 

A note on placement: This lot can function in any configuration! It was designed to be wall-to-wall, but looks just as good as a stand-alone structure. (The right side is a corner building; the left side has an interesting advertisement.)

 

For SimCity 4, the building has been adapted in various versions to give you the widest possible choice, depending on your individual taste. It is up to you to decide which version(s) you want to use. It doesn't matter if you select only one or if you decide to use all of them simultaneously; there are no conflicts or other limitations that would prevent you from doing so.

 

The following versions are included:

 

• Ploppable landmark*

• Ploppable functional CO§§

• Growable CO§§

• Ploppable functional CS§§

• Growable CS§§

 

Note: All ploppable versions feature individual custom menu icons that will allow you to see immediately which version is which. All ploppable versions are grouped together near the center of your Landmark menu.

 

*The landmark version has a monthly cost of §50 for historic preservation but also gives you a small mayor rating for being such a good mayor and preserving great old buildings!

At a Glance

 

All lots are 4x2 and grow in the Chicago tileset only. Complete values are available in the readme.

 

Version Occupants Plop Cost
CO$$ Growable 180 n/a
CO$$ Ploppable 180 $17,500
CS$$ Growable 180 (320 @ -$) n/a
CS$$ Ploppable 180 $17,500
Landmark 0 $17,500

 

Dependencies

 

Main_Street_Shops.SC4Model (included in the download!!) is required for the buildings to appear in the game.

 

There are no other dependencies!

 

Installation

 

First of all, it is recommended to unzip the entire contents of this ZIP into some archive folder where you keep all building versions, readme, and screenshots, and maybe even back it up onto a CD or an external HD together with your other SC4 stuff. This way, if you need to clean your HD and reinstall your OS, you can simply c

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Where in the world can I get the dependcy Main_Street_Shops.SC4Model? I'd love to use this series but cannot find the dependcy. Carl Ramsey 4sing@xecu.net

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Thank you all for the great feedback!! @quartets: the file is included!

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Excellent as usual!!! Very useful in creating an "aged neighborhood" and looks so similar to my real hometown of Wyandotte! Keep up the wonderful work..... How about a version of the Fox Theatre or Max M. Fisher Center on Woodward?

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OMG I love these. These are what I have been looking for! These are great! Thanks.

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Oh thank god! I have no trouble making vibrant, eclectic residential hoods, but when it comes to downtown areas there just isn't any variety. this is beyond useful!

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These look very cool, but I think they look very similar the warehouses in the Garment District in Manhattan, at least the biggest ones do.

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if anyone has more of these throw em at us. downtown areas aren't a sea of skyscrapers, but buildings that look like this for miles with a few tall buildings in a small area. 10.

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