Cap Lifter 4.0.0

This method seems better to me to control which city's get the relief and what kind of relief. A different mod I've seen is confusing to read and understand due to language barrier. With lots of files to pick and chose from. And is applied to all cites at once. Yours looks to be much more simple and manageable. I plan on downloading it and put in my disabled 'tool box' folder to have it for use in special times. Its good to have extra mods to help take up the slack when doing things out of the norm.

I think just a small developer symbol and wealth( R$, R$$, R$$$, CO$$, CO$$$, I-R, I-D, I-M, and I-HT)added to what you have for the icon couldn't hurt (looking at the photos above). Neon-ish in color or so. ?? Since you asked. 

When I get a chance to test it out, I'll let you know how it goes and if I have any questions.

Thank you for the mod. Kloudkicker

Im very intrigued by the cap limit information. I never knew this existed in the game. What are the conditions for which cap limits are met? Is it length of time? Square footage used? 'x' number of particular zones, buildings, etc?  

Thanks for the comment, @Kloudkicker. I've made it simple yet effective. For @DennyFrontier, a cap limit is a threshold where buildings of a developer type (R$, R$$, R$$$, CO$$, CO$$$, I-D, I-M, I-HT, I-R) build. If this limit exceeded, then no buildings will be grown. So, you need some relief, like from this mod.

1 minute ago, DennyFrontier said:

Im very intrigued

Hang tight. Lots of info should be coming your way.  

Here is a older but relevant list of cap relief builds, plus it is a cool site I need to learn to navigate. Site looks so useful if I could spend time on it.. https://web.archive.org/web/20180824142727/http://www.simcitycentral.net:80/html/cap-relief-list.html

And here is more info, one from this site with lots of good link in it. Check the blue text words for the links. Enjoy and there is much more to read out there.

 

Tomorrow, I'm going to release a new release with icons, finally.

Forgive me, but I'm new to modding. How do I install this cap relief mod. Is it compatible with Steam versions of SimCity4?

On 2/10/2021 at 3:41 PM, Neight said:

Forgive me, but I'm new to modding. How do I install this cap relief mod. Is it compatible with Steam versions of SimCity4?

Yes you can its under C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\SimCity 4\Plugins.

Is this mod CAMpatible?

sorry for the inconvenience, I am using a translator since I do not speak English,

in the following mod https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/33986-cap-lifter/

In the second photo you show a table with financial information of the city "census repository vault", how do I access it? is it a mod? which?

@nacho0166

It's hosted on SC4Devotion's LEX: Census Repository Facility, Ver. 3.1

You do need an account for their file exchange and it is a separate one compared to a login for their forums.

Once you have the Census Repository installed, it will show up in the Rewards menu in the game. There is smaller Vault version that becomes immediately available after install and running the game:

^ Then use the normal Query tool to click that building to see the larger information panel.

(The mod also installs a much larger Facility version too which can be accessed when your city meets certain criteria.)

On 14/8/2021 at 2:04 PM, Leo -- said:

Is this mod CAMpatible?

Of course! I tried this with CAM installed. In fact, it's developed for it. It doesn't disrupt any CAM mods to the game. So, go for it.

Try redownloading the mod again. I don't have any access to Reader in this new computer. So, let me know.

Hm... it seems like there are cap lifters missing for Commercial Services.

3 minutes ago, SC4 gamer said:

Hm... it seems like there are cap lifters missing for Commercial Services.

Regular CS doesn't have a cap in the game so no lifter is needed.

1 hour ago, CorinaMarie said:

Regular CS doesn't have a cap in the game so no lifter is needed.

Oh alright, I didn't know that. I tried growing some mall lots, the CS$$$ fashion center ones and though I could increase the cap to make them grow because the demand is very low on that tile

4 minutes ago, SC4 gamer said:

... because the demand is very low on that tile

Very good observation that the Cap Lifters have a completely different function than Increased Demand mods.

17 hours ago, CorinaMarie said:

Very good observation that the Cap Lifters have a completely different function than Increased Demand mods.

But weirdly enough, the demand for CO$$$ is negative at the moment and putting a cap lifter down increases it. Guess I'll have to read into that stuff more because I don't seem to understand it. 

5 hours ago, SC4 gamer said:

But weirdly enough, the demand for CO$$$ is negative at the moment and putting a cap lifter down increases it.

Ah. Seems I do vaguely recall something about approaching a cap break point itself having a negative influence on demand. If that is the case then it would explain how plopping the lifter does alter it.

I can imagine the city council says: Ok, peeps! We only have 100 permits left that we can issue for new construction. Then that causes the thousands of commercial entrepreneurs to get frustrated and take a negative outlook on the future.