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About This File
Short description:
This override mod replaces the concrete sidewalk on SAM 8 Cobblestone Streets by the same cobblestone texture found on pedestrian zones. (See screenshots.) The main reason for me for making this mod was to improve the look of older districts of a city and having a smooth transition between SAM 8 streets and aforementioned pedestrian zones. This mod does not affect any in-game function, neither of the SAM 8 streets nor of the pedestrian zones, it is merely a visual enhancement.
Furthermore, I’ve replaced the lanterns on the streets by older looking lanterns. These will automaticly be spread on the sidewalks by the game on all straight orthogonal and diagonal routes, when buildings (both growable and ploppable) are standing there.
Since several players already use roadtop transit stations (like those from the RTMT), I’ve also created 3 roadtop transit stops that can be placed on SAM 8 streets from this mod, visually fitting the textures. There are stations for bus, subway, and bus and subway combined. For users of RTMT, I’ve added a texture that will replace one of the RTMT’s textures (on the Roadtop SAM 8 stations) to match the textures from this SAM 8 override mod.
For further information, please refer to the readme in the download.
Please read the installation instructions below carefully, because not only is the installation a bit tricky, if this mod isn't installed correctly, it may not work.
Dependencies:
Network Addon Mod Version 36 or newer: This mod includes the following mod packages required for this plugin: Street Addon Mod. Without the Street Addon Mod, you won’t be able to build SAM 8 streets in the first place. As you may already know, it introduces a big variety of additional networks to the game.
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26793-network-addon-mod-NAM-cross-platform/
The dependencies below are only required for the roadtop stations:
SFBT Modern Bus and Tram Stops: Contains the bus stop buildings and the most props on the lots and introduces a series of bus and tram stops on or next to roads. Only the file SFBT_Haltestellen_Fluggi_khoianh_Props.dat is required; you can delete the rest of the files if you don’t want to install the bus and tram stops themselves.
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/36175-sfbt-modern-bus-and-tram-stops/
Road Top Mass Transit (RTMT): Required for the subway stairs. This plugin introduces a set of various road-top traffic stations. You’ll only need the file RTMTV3_PropF_Subway_Ninja_Gray.dat.
Link 1: https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/13510-road-top-mass-transit/
Link 2 (with installer): https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/17670-roadtop-mass-transit-v3-installers/
Note: If you don’t want to install the RTMT plugin itself, you can instead download Additional Subway Entrance Props. This plugin contains the same file. Since it only contains props for plugin developers, it does not modify the game itself.
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/13698-additional-subway-entrance-props/
MGB Texture Pack: Required for the SAM 8 overlay textures.
https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/22-dependencies/90-mgb204-texture-pack
Currently available languages:
English, German
Installation:
Step 1: Basic installation
Extract all files to a folder where you will find them. Move or copy the folder z___zSAM 8 Cobblestone Street Override (it is strongly advised to keep the folder name) into your Plugins sub-folder of your edition of SimCity 4 (for instance: C:/Programs/Maxis/SimCity 4/Plugins). You can overwrite any previous version of this plugin with the new files.
Step 2: Road textures
- For users of default (American) road textures: Remove the file SAM 8 CSO Euro Textures.dat.
- For users of European road textures: Remove the file SAM 8 CSO US Textures.dat.
Step 3: RHD/LHD on roadtop stations
- If you have right-hand drive installed: Remove the folder Roadtop Stations LHD.
- If you have left-hand drive installed: Remove the folder Roadtop Stations RHD.
- If you do not want to install the roadtop traffic stations at all: Remove both folders.
(All stations will work with both RHD and LHD, they just look differently. See screenshot below.)
Step 4: RTMT users
The file SAM 8 CSO RTMT_SAM_Textures Override.dat will override one of the textures of the RTMT, having the texture on your SAM 8 roadtop stations match with the textures from this SAM 8 override mod. (I'm, however, not sure if this requires you to bulldoze your SAM 8 stations and build them again, if this would be the case, please leave me a note here.) If this is not desired, remove this file.
Uninstalling:
To uninstall, demolish all roadtop stations from this plugin in your cities, if you've built some, and then remove all files from this plugin.
Further notes on installation:
- This mod will affect the look of all SAM 8 streets immediately after being installed. It is not necessary to build new streets, and it is not necessary to remove them before uninstalling.
- Make sure that the folder containing these files loads last in order to override all default NAM files, or else this mod will not work.
- Important note: SimCity 4 apparently handles special characters, such as the “_“, differently than Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer shows files containing the “_“ first, but SimCity 4 loads them last. Changing the above mentioned folder name can result in this mod losing its effect because it will be overridden by the files from the folder “z___NAM“.
Compatibility:
Since this plugin requires installation of the Network Addon Mod, it is only compatible with SimCity 4: Rush Hour, or SimCity 4 Deluxe.
Credits:
- Ganaram Inukshuk (Simtropolis Exchange) for valuable help on explaining me how to create the textures for this modification.
- eggman121 (sc4devotion) for valuable help on explaining me how to add props (lanterns) on these streets.
- rsc204 (Simtropolis Exchange) for the suggestion to release an override texture for RTMT users.
Support:
Please feel free to post issues, bug reports, and suggestions in this thread:
Staff Edit: Dependency link fixed. Thanks to @Edvarz for pointing it out.
What's New 2a View Changelog
Released
Sept 5th, 2022: Replaced one dependency, No Grass Mod, by MGB Texture Pack. For users of previous versions: Please replace all files by the new version, but you do not need to bulldoze any of the existing streets or traffic stops.
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