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This is my first lot, I'm still learning things about SC4, I'm releasing this welcome sign to test some ideas I had about a custom

query.

I made a ridiciusly complicated function to calculate the temperature. The temperature should show in Fahrenheit for US and UK

versions and in Celsius for every other language.

I have translated some Ltext to German and Spanish, but Google translate is not very reliable.
Please tell me if something is poorly translated and I might correct it in another version.

Another small bugs:
If you change the text in the query, trying to rename the lot, the population won't be updated any more.
Be careful if you place this sign on a slope, I did not get the values perfect so it might look ugly.

 

To install:
Put the dat-file in your plugin folder.
Uninstall:
Bulldoze all signs of the Welcome signs and remove the dat-file from your plugin folder.

 

This should show up early  in your parks menu.

Dependencies:
[STEX'17861']BLaM signage volume 1[/STEX]
Credit for those letters goes to onlyplace4 on the BLaM team.

Thx to SimRico who gave me the idea.

The props and building included was very hard for me to Bat in Gmax.  I need to practice on that.
Trees and bushes should all be maxis.

Feel  free to copy and steal this custom query UI and use it with better looking welcome signs.
If you know how to use the Reader you can see how I did this. Send me a message if you want to ask something.

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ROmeoBOT!  This is PERFECT.....I can get my CURRENT POPULATION  without having to display the game menu!

 

 

  Now I have to go to work and clear out some overgrown wooded areas and groom the entrances to my city!  Here are some quick snapshots showing the sign as is with the queried population, then a few to show the tile sizes comparison. this is the PERFECT size!  (the sign is 1 tile back and 5 tiles across. 

 

 

ROMEOBOT3.jpg

 

 

 

In the screenshot, I've place 1x1 floral, 1x1 greenery and a 1x1 fireworks display iin the center (letter c) that goes off on 1/1 and 7/4 annually)

 

ROMEOBOT2.jpg

 

 

ROMEOBOT1.jpg

 

 

In addition to welcoming visitors to Peyton Place! (or YOUR city name dynamically) , ROmeoBOT''s new Sign also lets visitors know the current temperature during their drive to your city!   This is so cool, ROmeoBOT!

 

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at first I was "lackluster relot"

 

but then I was all. "hey, that's a pretty neat function it serves"

 

kudos man, you made me do a double take.

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Can I just point out that very few people in the UK use Fahrenheit everything is done in Celsius the only time that most British people hear Fahrenheit is on American tv shows

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I'm sorry i did not know that Great Britain had converted to celcius temperature. If anyone want to change temperature from Fahrenheit to Celcius or vice versa it can be done replacing the Ltext file. Send me a message if you can't use the Reader to do it yourself.

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Just saying I am still LOVING this slope-friendly Welcome Sign that dynamically display my city name, population and other Query info as the game plays!  This is a great lot that goes well in my town where its not all FLAT but has some "terrain appeal" to it.  Great work RomeoBOT

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