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Please take 5 minute read before downloading Akar, thank you.

Akar is a mod that changes the UI (User interface) by adding new menu's as well as sub-menus. It provides a user friendly as well as keep everything organized, eliminate the cluttered and unorganized items. Current version works only in Offline mode. Akar is all around mod that holds every mods ever created to be implemented into the game. At this early stage, you may find mods conflicting between old and the new, we are working on that part for modders have to update their files. It is actually nothing to be concerned of but we are working on that said subject.
 

Not Compatible with :

•  BoC

•  UDoN-Addon

•  Bridge and Tunnel mod

 

Please Read "ReadMe" file in Akar and Avalon for LowRes and HighRes users.

 

How to install?

1. Download all Rar files.

2. Right click the rar file > Extract

3. Please read "ReadMe" file before installing Akar or Avalon

4. Copy and paste the package file into your SimCityData folder.
 


 

Currently, Akar has 7 new menus and 60 new Sub-menus including 2 Optional Sub-menus. This addition will allow modders to add their mods in its respective directory without flooding a singular menu, as for users are now pleased with the organized items rather than scouring through massive singular menu.

Custom Content menu is available along Akar base file, It is empty till modders adds new content in it.
 

Extended boundaries (Orion) is one part of a combination of mods that enhance the experience outside the 2k limits.


Orion, regional roads, regional UdoNs and RCIHC Plop All (Residential Commercial Industrial Hotel and Custom Building Plop) are designed to extend the city experience by working together as a collective set of enhancements.

RCIHC Plop All (Residential Commercial Industrial Hotel and Custom Building Plop) can work independently by allowing zone enhancement and even zone locking on its own but its ultimate purpose and enhancements was the combined use with the other mods to create an expand experience outside 2k limits.
 

With all the mods for Orion installed such as Avalon, regional roads, regional UDoN etc, users may find their menu cluttered or lags. This is where Akar was born to create, to subcategories each mods that flooded the original menu. Akar is a child from Orion and Avalon itself.
 

Here, we will list every mod that may be favorable for Orions:

  • Package include 2 files, You need to paste both files in your SimCityData folder.
  • "003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140231_2_1_RCIHCPLOPALL.package"
  • "002_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_1_2_Avalon".
     
  • You MUST have Akar base file "000_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_Akar" for this to work, make sure you download and paste it in your SimCityData folder first.

 

How to install?

1. Download all Rar files.

2. Right click the rar file > Extract

3. Copy and paste the package file into your SimCityData folder.

4. Launch the game.

5. Save the game.

6. Quit the game.

7. Relaunch the game.

8. Resume the game.

 

UPDATE : 15th Aug 2014

  • All New Icons.

 

Note : User may see Burger King and McDonalds in the menu, its is advisable to have them alongside Avalons until we figured out how to recover the replacement original model of it.

 

  • If you installed MagLev as Subway by MaxisGuillaume. I've made a Subway submenu within the Mass Transit. This is entirely optional, users may or may not need this. (currently an empty Map data, users may need to rely on Maglev's map data for now)
     
  • If you installed Offline-Only Mod: "Park Bench" by Xoxide. I've made a Decorations submenu within the Parks menu. This is entirely optional, users may or may not need this. As it stands, modders are now about to add more items in this directory. Be sure to get them.
     
  • If you installed The SimCity Decoration Pack by Danny50205. I've made a "Plop Anywhere" submenu for that very purpose. Currently this only applies of HighRes users only. Coming Soon for LowRes users. Stay Tune.
     
  • Package include 1 file, "001_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_1.0.5_AkarRoadsSet".
  • You MUST have Akar base file "000_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_Akar"
  • You need to install the Original Coastline and Waterways path and tools.
  • You need to install the Original UDoN 1.8 (Only)
  • You need to install the Original Xoxide's Pedestrian Path

 

Highly Recommend Mod: Be sure to follow HygaHinata's files for updates

 

Not Compatible with :

  • RegionalRoad-1.6.package
  • RegionalUDoN.package
  • UDoN 1.7 and and all previous version

 

Roads Menu : SubMenu

  • Streets
  • Regional Streets
  • UDoN
  • Regional UDon
  • Custom Roads
  • Waterways

 

Streets Submenu :

  • Includes all the original in-game Roads as well as Service Roads from Oil Well, Wind Power Plant and Garbage Dumb
     

Regional Streets :

  • Includes all the original in-game Roads with regional properties as well as Service Roads from Oil Well, Wind Power Plant and Garbage Dumb
     

Custom Roads :

  • Includes Regional and Non Regional Amusement Park walkway, and SkyeStorme's Regional Freeway. (Modders may add their custom roads in this directory)
     

Waterways :

  • Includes Regional Waterway, Regional Waterway (Wide), Regional Coastline

 

UniDirectional Networks Menu : Submenu NEW

  • Streets
  • Regional Streets
  • Ramps
  • Regional Ramps
  • Highway
  • Regional Highway

 

Additional Properties :

  • Fix University's Pedestrian Path to be work outside 2k boundary. (Regional)
  • Personalized each regional roads with its respective names.
  • Added Regional Icons.
  • Added Regional Service Roads (based on Oil Well's service roads)
  • Added Regional Pedestrian Path to be use outside 2k boundary - Special Thanks to HyugaHinata

 

Parks Menu $,$$,$$$

  • Regional Xoxide's Pedestrian Path

 

University EDIT Mode

  • Regional University's Pedestrian Path

 

Mass Transit Trains/StreetCar

  • Regional Heavy Rail Tracks
  • Regional Streetcar Tracks
  • Regional High Density Street Car Avenue

 

Funshine Amusement ParkEDIT Mode, Wheels of Wonder Amusement ParkEDIT Mode, Thrilland Adventure Park EDIT Mode

  • Regional Amusement Park Walkway
  • Regional Mini-Train Tracks

 

UPDATE : 21st Aug 2014

  • Rearrange all UDoN Roads
  • Upgrade UDoN roads (thank to HyugaHinata)
  • Please Download UDoN 1.8 and Remove all previous UDoN version)

 

UPDATE : 29th Aug 2014

  • - Fix Regional Amusement Park Walkway
  • - Fix Amusement Park Mini Train Tracks
  • - Fix Service Road (Wind Power Plant)
  • - Fix Service Road (Garbage Dump)
  • - Fix Service Road (Oil Well)  
  • - Added Pedestrian Path Submenu
  • - Rearrange all Roads and Ped Path.

 

We understand that users may not need certain Roads that's been added into the game. We will break it down so that users may use based on he/she needs. For now AkarRoadsSet offers every roads available to cooperate with Project Orion.

 

BONUS for CoT Users Only.

 

I would like to thank everyone who is involved in this project, the patients and the motivations. All the hard work we've done to make this game more fun and diverse. Oppie, Xoxide, ProcsKalone, Nick, CapTon, Danny, Skye Storme. many more. I couldn't done it without them, even the smallest mod is a tool to learn. This mod has been such a learning curve, even for myself, I didn't expect the attention it gets from users all around the world. My thanks to all of the users because of you, I work day and night to deliver Akar at its full potential. Akar is not something new, it just never implemented into the game the way it should, perhaps overlooked by many. Once again, thank you.
-Yayie
 

Today 7/7/2014 - Reupload version Version 1.0.5 and subway has incorporated our new Icons and Images into our mod to make the game easier and more similar to the unification of graphics and style to be that of Maxis and the Original games look and feel.

Thank you Banwashere (Ban) for the hard work and dedication for becoming our community artist and champion of our new efforts in creating an identity as our graphic artist and champion of our new identity and graphic art on this subject and with all our mods that have been release and our future releases to the community. These will be added to Akar and each individual mod as are required and represent the first update of many in a series that will unify mods and our interfaces. We are very happy to have him on board and the quality that his talents will bring to our mod community and in general to our future developments..

Special Thanks to Monte Rico and Skyestorme for their reviews.

- Yayie

 

You may see me update the download page from time to time, that's because I update the description. File changes may changed in "Change Log", so keep an eye on that to avoid confusions. - Yayie

What's New 2.0.1.2.1.0.5


Released

  • Reupload AkarRoadsSet 23rd Sep 2014
  • Minor Fix on Upgrade and Downgrade options in some roads
  • Minor Update by HyugaHinata
     
  • Moderator update: Reformatted description & restored default screenshot - 14th Aug 2015
     
  • Known Issues: Incompatibility with Roads with No Traffic Light or Bi Level Streets that cause built-in Omega Pipeline or Oppie's EL Train Tracks unable to demolish.
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MadameHyatt2

 

I've carefully read through this page multiple times (and downloaded and installed multiple times the latest files) for the last 3 days, but I cannot plop down a single building. After much investigation on the comments here, I realized I was missing a file... AllRCIPlop 2.0. However, this file is not included in the Avalon file. And I can't seem to find it anywhere on the site. Can someone please send me a link to this file? Much appreciated.

 

And to be clear, this is the first time I've modded SimCity 2013, so I don't have any old files, etc. And I double checked to be sure I don't have any conflicting mods.

Try redownload avalon included RCIHPLOPALL here. Actually from last yayie's update 21st AUG 2014.

 

http://www8.zippysha...54775/file.html

 

I downloaded from your link (which tried to add a malicious program to my computer, just so you know), and I replaced the files, and it did nothing, because according to Yayie you need AllRCIPlop 2.0 which I don't have and is the file I'm looking for.

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Yayie

Hi, Yayie
Please hear some small suggestion about optionally choice.

A road menu was enriched by the MOD update of your team of these days.
However, a menu is suppressed now by exchange enriched too much.
https://i.imgur.com/yQinPvK
I use "Pedestrian Path" by xoxide and "Reagional Bridge" set by HyugaHinata.
About these MOD, would you add a optional submenu?
As my hope, add <Park Path> submenu to <<Parks>> and <<Parklets>> menus.
And add <Regional Bridges> submenu next to <Reginal Streets> submenu in <<Road>> menu.

Changing the subject, I used Parklets for LowRes for trial and have noticed.
Is this order of the icon assumed specifications?
https://i.imgur.com/1WngSqm

It seemed to be updated Akar and UDoN today.
I thank for the steady effort of your team.
Keep it up.

 

Hi Momocan,

 

Thanks for the suggestion, I understand what you mean about the Pedestrian Path's upgrades and attachments that "flooded" the Parks menu overall.

The limit of submenu we can add is 7 ( we cant add anymore submenu's in the Parks Menu). Else, users with lower resolutions can't see them.

 

Tho about Ped Path and Ped Path Bridges changes - I might need to talk and discuss with the whole team about it. Will keep everyone informed about this.

 

You might want to use HighRes version for now. There are few changes I need to make in LowRes version.

-yayie

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Yayie

 

 

I've carefully read through this page multiple times (and downloaded and installed multiple times the latest files) for the last 3 days, but I cannot plop down a single building. After much investigation on the comments here, I realized I was missing a file... AllRCIPlop 2.0. However, this file is not included in the Avalon file. And I can't seem to find it anywhere on the site. Can someone please send me a link to this file? Much appreciated.

 

And to be clear, this is the first time I've modded SimCity 2013, so I don't have any old files, etc. And I double checked to be sure I don't have any conflicting mods.

Try redownload avalon included RCIHPLOPALL here. Actually from last yayie's update 21st AUG 2014.

 

http://www8.zippysha...54775/file.html

 

I downloaded from your link (which tried to add a malicious program to my computer, just so you know), and I replaced the files, and it did nothing, because according to Yayie you need AllRCIPlop 2.0 which I don't have and is the file I'm looking for.

 

 

Sorry about that, make sure you download Project Avalon in this page.

Extract the file.

 

There should be two files in it (highres)

  • 002_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_1_2_Avalon
  • 003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140231_2_1_RCIHCPLOPALL

 

Copy those two files and paste them into your SimCityData folder.

Run the game, choose a plot. Save and Exit the game - Relaunch the game back again. And you should be able to use Avalon.

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Bosco23

Hello I still have to download everything but where do I find the file 000_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_Akar who searched the site but  a great does not exist,mod anyway;)

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Yayie

Hello I still have to download everything but where do I find the file 000_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_Akar who searched the site but  a great does not exist,mod anyway;)

 

click download and download this : 1.ProjectAkar 2.0 (21st Aug 2014).zip

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Ahmadhaniy007

 

 

 

I've carefully read through this page multiple times (and downloaded and installed multiple times the latest files) for the last 3 days, but I cannot plop down a single building. After much investigation on the comments here, I realized I was missing a file... AllRCIPlop 2.0. However, this file is not included in the Avalon file. And I can't seem to find it anywhere on the site. Can someone please send me a link to this file? Much appreciated.

 

And to be clear, this is the first time I've modded SimCity 2013, so I don't have any old files, etc. And I double checked to be sure I don't have any conflicting mods.

Try redownload avalon included RCIHPLOPALL here. Actually from last yayie's update 21st AUG 2014.

 

http://www8.zippysha...54775/file.html

 

I downloaded from your link (which tried to add a malicious program to my computer, just so you know), and I replaced the files, and it did nothing, because according to Yayie you need AllRCIPlop 2.0 which I don't have and is the file I'm looking for.

 

 

Sorry about that, make sure you download Project Avalon in this page.

Extract the file.

 

There should be two files in it (highres)

  • 002_OFFLINE_DLC_UI_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_1_2_Avalon
  • 003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140231_2_1_RCIHCPLOPALL

 

Copy those two files and paste them into your SimCityData folder.

Run the game, choose a plot. Save and Exit the game - Relaunch the game back again. And you should be able to use Avalon.

 

yes. And there sould be two files for LowRes too.

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adriels

Mr Yayie, The Udon Menu does not appear. I've installed the lattest udon. I also installed bi-street and regional udon. Can you tell me if there are mods that's not compatible with akar? 

 

Keep up the good work. 

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adriels

Mr Yayie, The Udon Menu does not appear. I've installed the lattest udon. I also installed bi-street and regional udon. Can you tell me if there are mods that's not compatible with akar? 

 

Keep up the good work. 

Oh and i just tried the high resolution akar menu and the udon appear. so i guess the problems is within the resolution? please fix this problems. my computer resolution only can use the low res. thanks for the good work

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Yayie

 

Mr Yayie, The Udon Menu does not appear. I've installed the lattest udon. I also installed bi-street and regional udon. Can you tell me if there are mods that's not compatible with akar? 

 

Keep up the good work. 

Oh and i just tried the high resolution akar menu and the udon appear. so i guess the problems is within the resolution? please fix this problems. my computer resolution only can use the low res. thanks for the good work

 

 

 

For now use the lowres and older version of UDoN. Give me time to work with lowres.

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Rome101

Question: Do I completley have to download ALL the files? Say, I don't need the last three files (such as the Omega Pipeline). Are they a must?

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adriels

 

 

Mr Yayie, The Udon Menu does not appear. I've installed the lattest udon. I also installed bi-street and regional udon. Can you tell me if there are mods that's not compatible with akar? 

 

Keep up the good work. 

Oh and i just tried the high resolution akar menu and the udon appear. so i guess the problems is within the resolution? please fix this problems. my computer resolution only can use the low res. thanks for the good work

 

 

 

For now use the lowres and older version of UDoN. Give me time to work with lowres.

 

Okey dokey Yayie. Thanks for the information. I'll be gladly to wait for the update. Keep up the good work.

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momocan

@Yayie

I apologize for the post failure last night.
I was not able to reconfirm and have slept late at night.

I corrected the last post.
However, thank you for having you consider the meaning of sentence.
I hope that a good solution is found.

And so I tried latest Akar and UDoN and RUBridge at once.
UDoN menu became very easy to look for the road of the aim.

I wish you good luck.

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Yayie

@Yayie

I apologize for the post failure last night.
I was not able to reconfirm and have slept late at night.

I corrected the last post.
However, thank you for having you consider the meaning of sentence.
I hope that a good solution is found.

And so I tried latest Akar and UDoN and RUBridge at once.
UDoN menu became very easy to look for the road of the aim.

I wish you good luck.

 

Thank you momocan, I'm sorry for all the difficulties. I am planning to redo all the download page descriptions so that its easier to understand the steps. Please be bare with me. I will help everyone whenever they in need as soon as I can, regardless of different time zones.

 

Next Update will focus on LowRes users only. So everyone who already using HighRes version, doesn't need to re-download, the file, its the same as it currently are (highRes).

So please be patient, drop me a mail to get me notified at simtropolis.

 

- yayie

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The Architecht

Can we have a better version for LowRes users? The current high res version is looking wonderful but the low res version is sort of confusing and everything is mixed up -_-

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Yayie

Can we have a better version for LowRes users? The current high res version is looking wonderful but the low res version is sort of confusing and everything is mixed up -_-

 

Im working on it today. Will be up soon. By the way, what is your in-game resolutions?

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zbeginendz

You probably already know this but I was not sure. 2.AkarRoadsSet_1.0.5 (21st Aug 2014) removes regional udon menu. 2.AkarRoadsSet_1.0.5 (14th Aug 2014) still has them.Filesize on the 21st file is 4.10mb and the 14th update one is 4.20mb. It might of been mentioned Idk? Your probably working on an update for this.

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Yayie

You probably already know this but I was not sure. 2.AkarRoadsSet_1.0.5 (21st Aug 2014) removes regional udon menu. 2.AkarRoadsSet_1.0.5 (14th Aug 2014) still has them.Filesize on the 21st file is 4.10mb and the 14th update one is 4.20mb. It might of been mentioned Idk? Your probably working on an update for this.

 

Yes, thank you for notifying it.

Update will come shortly

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adriels

Thank you Yayie and team for the latest update.

Keep up the good work guys.

May SimCity always live on. :)

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Søren Villadsen

ProjectAvalon not working. i didn't can click M and H building

Only      R L$$$ Works, everything else does not work

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Yayie

ProjectAvalon not working. i didn't can click M and H building

 

 

ProjectAvalon not working. i didn't can click M and H building

Only      R L$$$ Works, everything else does not work

 

 

 

save the game, quit the game, relaunch the game, resume the game.

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