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About This File
The Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team
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Bank of China Tower V2
BAT created by paulvmontfort
Modding, lot design, custom query & custom menu icons by HONG KONG
readme by HONGKONG & paulvmontfort
Introduction / Overview
This is version 2 of the building. It includes better renders and a dark night version!
It is strongly recommended to delete any previous versions before you install this version!!
- Construction of this tower was started on 18th April, 1985 and the official opening ceremony was held on 17th May, 1990. - Grouping of four triangular glass and aluminum towers of varying heights that emerge from a granite podium. - The changes in geometry, from a square base through several geometric changes to a single spire, result in a multifaceted facade of angles and profiles that reflect the light and seem almost crystalline in composition. - The silver reflective glass is glazed in a low maintenance dry gasket system, and the curtain wall is a unitized design assembled off-site under factory conditions. This enabled close quality control of all aspects of the frame assembly, which numbers over 10,000 pieces in total. - The megastructural steelwork is expressed externally by naturally anodized panels that form part of the curtainwall. - Virtually every aspect of this building was challenging from moving material to a height never before achieved outside of the USA, to glazing the largest 25mm thick pattern cut lights ever produced. All required not only careful planning but also the development of new erection techniques. - The inspiration of the design of the BOC is derived from the elegant poise of bamboo; its sectioned trunk being propelled higher and higher by each new growth. The BOC Tower is symbolic of strength, vitality and growth. - Tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, until the completion of Central Plaza. - First composite megastructure space frame high-rise building. - Replaced Hopewell Centre as the tallest building in Hong Kong when completed. - It was the first building outside the United States to break the 1000 foot mark. That also means it was the tallest outside America from its completion year, 1990, through the completion year of Central Plaza, 1992. - The topping out ceremony was held on 8 August 1988, which is the century's most auspicious date. - This building is one of buildings involved in the Hong Kong Tourism Commission's Victoria Harbour Lighting Plan. - This BAT is an accurate recreation of the real-life building. BOC has been modded to serve three functions:
- Ploppable landmark
- Ploppable functional CO$$$
- Growable CO$$$
Note: Ploppable and landmark versions feature individual custom menu icons that will allow you to see immediately which version is which. Moreover, both versions are to be found conveniently grouped together near the bottom of your landmark menu.
Dependencies
None - everything is included!
Stats and Values
All game-relevant values you might like to know are listed in the following overview tables.
TABLE 1: FUNCTIONAL VERSIONS
| Parameter | Growable | Ploppable with jobs |
| Occupants: | 7,000 CO$$$ (9,200 CO$$ when dilapidated) | 7,000 CO$$$ (9,200 CO$$ when dilapidated) |
| Lot Sizes / Growth Stage: | 4x4 (stage 8) | 4x4 n/a |
| Zone Type: | Dense commercial | n/a |
| Tileset(s): | Euro | n/a |
| Value: | § 50,000 | § 50,000 |
| Worth / Bulldoze Cost: | § 2,100 | § 2,100 |
| Flammability: | 35 / Stage 4 | 35 / Stage 4 |
| Power consumed: | 280 MWh/month | 280 MWh/month |
| Water consumed: | 2561 gallons/month | 2561 gallons/month |
| Air pollution: | 18 over 5 tiles | 18 over 5 tiles |
| Water pollution: | 18 over 6 tiles | 18 over 6 tiles |
| Garbage generated: | 6 tons/month | 6 tons/month |
| Plop cost: | n/a (grows) | § 200,000 |
TABLE 2: LANDMARK
| Parameter | LANDMARK |
| Lot Size | 4x4 |
| Menu Position: | Landmarks, near bottom |
| Plop Cost: | § 200,000 |
| Maintenance Cost: | § 300/month |
| Landmark Effect: | + 90 over 30 tiles |
| Mayor Rating Effect: | +10 / 256 tiles |
| Worth / Bulldoze Cost: | § 2,100 |
| Flammability: | 35 / Stage 4 |
| Power consumed: | 280 MWh/month |
| Water consumed: | 2561 gallons/month |
| Air pollution: | 10 over 2 tiles |
| Water pollution: | 10 over 3 tiles |
| Garbage generated: | 5 tons/month |
Installation
To install the PvM BankofChinaTower, place the building files, and Dat file in your My Documents\SimCity4\Plugins folder. Choose which files you want. For the Maxis night version, copy the 'Maxis night' folder. For the Dark night version, copy the 'Dark night' folder into your plugin folder.
It is generally recommendable to unzip the entire download into a backup folder first and then copy only those files that you want into a sub-folder inside your main plugins folder. This procedure makes it easier to keep full control and leave out files that are not required in game, such as this readme and the screenshots.
To uninstall a version you don't like, first bulldoze all instances of that version in your cities, then save the cities and exit. Now you can safely remove the version without running any risk to get crashes or facing any other inconvenience.
HONG KONG & PaulvMontfort on behalf of the Hong Kong / Asia BAT Team
24, 11, 2009.
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