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MGB - MHO Patch for Jap NAM Facelift Alternate Overpasses  1.0

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Do you use the Maxis Highway Override Mod which came with the NAM a few versions ago, otherwise known as Project Symphony? Are you also using the Overpass mod from the Japanese NAM Facelift Mod? If so, you'll want this compatibility patch which updates all the models to cross MHO.

Note:

  • An earlier version of this file was previously included with my MHO Patch Mod, which is now obsolete.
    Please update your NAM version to 35 or later which includes all the other fixes and much more besides.
  • If you previously used the MHO Patch Mod, you should remove it's installation folder/contents entirely.
    I.e. the folder "M - MHO Patch" inside the "z____MGB Mods" folder.


Dependencies

SC4 with NAM (version 35 or later highly recommended) and the Maxis Highway Override installed.

The Alternate Overpasses mod from the Japanese NAM Facelift Mod (full details/links/tutorial can be found here).

Installation / Load Order

Load order for this mod may be a little tricky. The Jap NAM Facelift mod must load after "z___NAM" to work correctly. But this mod need to load both after that and also the Jap NAM Facelift mod.

I've actually included with this mod a dedicated folder where you should move the Jap NAM FL mod, to ensure everything works. So when you extract the included .zip file, you get a folder "z____MGB Mods", including two subfolders "A - JapNAMFL" & "Z - Final Load". You should copy the extracted folder into the root of your plugins folder. If a prompt appears, click OK to Merge/Overwrite any files/folders. Then find the installation folder of the Jap NAM Facelift mod and place it inside the "z____MGB Mods\A - JapNAMFL" folder. This is the one and only supported setup. If you need to manage load order differently, that's totally fine, but I won't officially support this.


Support

Having problems? Got comments? Then why not visit my development/support thread at Simtropolis:

 


What's New 1.0   View Changelog


Released

  • Converted to v1.0, Mod now contains only the patch files for the Jap NAM FL Mod Overpasses.
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Yes! Yes! Yes! As I commented in your thread, I'm not sure if I'll ever do much with the RHW, but Project Symphony might be something for me. It's good to know that the gaps in that mod are now closed. Are diagonal overpasses covered as well, or are these impossible in the first place?

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The repaired pieces do not have diagonal versions, but assuming you are not using any other overpass mod that changes the S3D files this should fill the gap to an almost complete set. Keep an eye on my development page for future updates.

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@ Alan Waters - I'm really not sure about bridges, I would guess (without trawling through the files) that the textures are batted into the models on those, in which case it's not possible to "repair" them in the way I have here. In essence the old models were the smaller footprint of the MHW. For some reason some of these take the texture overrides, other's fare less well, but it's reasonably easy to fix them. Been looking at PS some more today, some updates for both of ML's EL-Rail and Shinkansen mods will probably be my next focus, but the diagonals are going to be painful!

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Some  days ago tried out to use this new fix. Worked very well NAM 31.1 OK, and specialy as showed with the NWM pieces. Canal part i´v not yet been looking for yet, this is partly cosmetic out of the CAN AM part; mixing NAM with canals is still quetly very difficult !. Still there´s some work had to be done to fix the on/off ramps. I´m not aware this is due to syphony or is part of NAM, and has been fixed in NAM32 !

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Great Fix!! :thumb:

 

It's strange that the PS devs didn't cover these pieces. :???:

 

If you are trying to fix with El-Rail Facelift Mod that came with NAM, cover the RHW if possible. ;)

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Diagonal bridges can be repaired?

Not with my old method, I can't believe this is as simple as it was, copied two S3D props which were part of PS, re-ID'd them for the DBE, ta-dah PS DBE Bridge in seconds, perhaps it was overlooked?

00009_DBE-PS-Fix.jpg

Gotta sort the paths, but look out for an update to my mod in the next few weeks.

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Very nice of you to make Folders for People like me who not always know how to fix the Load Order :p

 

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Yes it should be possible to restore this at some point, I have all the files if nothing else. I guess the old ‘hide and seek’ links no longer work. I need to check who’s handling the restoration of that site’s files. As you can imagine this process may have suffered a set back to to recent problems here.

Not perfect, just a dump of all the components of the mod for the time being, but it's now available at least @Busta -CASE-.

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12 hours ago, Busta -CASE- said:

any way to get the original facelift mod?

If you mean the original from MoonLight's site, see here...

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On 05/06/2026 at 2:39 PM, rsc204 said:

Yes it should be possible to restore this at some point, I have all the files if nothing else. I guess the old ‘hide and seek’ links no longer work. I need to check who’s handling the restoration of that site’s files. As you can imagine this process may have suffered a set back to to recent problems here. 

yes i understand, i wasnt around SimCity when the hacking happened so now that im getting back in the game ive found that a lot of files are lost. but thanks to you the site is recovering and that's amazing

On 05/06/2026 at 10:42 PM, CaptCity said:

If you mean the original from MoonLight's site, see here...

no, i meant the original mod for the elevated streets that was in hide and seek site, that of moonlinght was the elevated train and monorail i was looking for and thanks to you i finally found it :thumb:

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For the BTM, I would recommend using the latest release, since it's been updated to work with modern NAM versions:

A similar process will eventually happen for the El-Rail mod also, but again the one on Moonlight's site I do not believe is as up to date as the last 'NAM 36' version attached to this post.

On 07/06/2026 at 1:11 AM, Busta -CASE- said:

yes i understand, i wasnt around SimCity when the hacking happened so now that im getting back in the game ive found that a lot of files are lost. but thanks to you the site is recovering and that's amazing

Just for clarity, there has been no hacking or anything so sinister. Hide and Seek was a big Japanese site but it just ran it''s course and had a managed process with much warning, before it went offline. Meanwhile the recent ST issues were a result of a billing issue that was poorly managed by the (previous) hosting provider.

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