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Block Maxis RCI Lots  1.1.0

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Modern and lightweight version of existing Maxis blockers like @DuskTrooper's Block ALL Maxis Buildings and BSC No Maxis, based on @Null 45's Exemplar Patching.

The blockers prevent Maxis RCI lots from growing, by setting the minimum slope angle to an impossible value.

The upload contains separate blockers per zone and wealth type. Simply place the ones you want to use somewhere in your Plugins folder, because for exemplar patches the loading order doesn't matter.

The only dependency:

Credits/thanks to @Null 45, @memo, @wouanagaineand @ilive (and Claude, lol). I wouldn't have been able to parse the SimCity_1.dat DBPF without their example code.

My first upload!


What's New 1.1.0   View Changelog


Released

6/5/2026: File Restored

v1.1: Added `CAM_Buildings_custom_rci_blocker.dat`, an exemplar patch blocker for the 9 custom RCIs in the `CAM_Buildings.dat`:

  1. CO$$$13_4x4_ChryslerBuilding
  2. CS$$$10_3x3_SmithTower
  3. CS$$$15_7x6_CNTower
  4. CO$$$14_6x4_JohnHancockCenter
  5. CO$$$13_4x4_BankOfChinaTower
  6. CS$$$10_6x6_SeafirstTower
  7. CS$$$6_3x3_CoitTower
  8. CO$$$13_5x3_BankofAmerica
  9. CO$$$14_8x4_EmpireStateBld

You only need this if you're using CAM v2.1.1 or CAM 3.0+ and don't want the CAM commercial lots based on Maxis Landmarks.

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3 minutes ago, simmering said:

I am using Block ALL Maxis Buildings by DuskTrooper but found that some buildings like Coit Tower still slip through. I look forward to using you modern solution.

Hmm I see a LM3x3_CoitTower with ZoneType 15. That one isn't in my blocker yet because I believed zone type 15 is "Civic/Plopped buildings"". If it does grow, then I'll have to include it. On what zone type does it grow?

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2 hours ago, simmering said:

I am using Block ALL Maxis Buildings by DuskTrooper but found that some buildings like Coit Tower still slip through. I look forward to using you modern solution.

If you use CAM, this is normal since version 2.1.1 contains commercial lots based on Maxis Landmark. You must view the CAM_Building.dat file in the CAM Core File and block the additional commercial buildings.

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1 hour ago, Ulisse Wolf said:

If you use CAM, this is normal since version 2.1.1 contains commercial lots based on Maxis Landmark. 

That explains it, Thanks. 

4 hours ago, TiepiNL said:

Hmm I see a LM3x3_CoitTower with ZoneType 15. That one isn't in my blocker yet because I believed zone type 15 is "Civic/Plopped buildings"". If it does grow, then I'll have to include it. On what zone type does it grow?

1 hour ago, Ulisse Wolf said:

You must view the CAM_Building.dat file in the CAM Core File and block the additional commercial buildings.

I wouldn't know where to start and they are not much of a bother. Let's leave it there.

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On 10/09/2025 at 4:40 PM, simmering said:

 

That explains it, Thanks. 

I wouldn't know where to start and they are not much of a bother. Let's leave it there.

You can add the single dat file from attached zip. It contains an exemplar patch blocker for the 9 custom RCIs in the CAM_Buildings.dat:

  1. CO$$$13_4x4_ChryslerBuilding
  2. CS$$$10_3x3_SmithTower
  3. CS$$$15_7x6_CNTower
  4. CO$$$14_6x4_JohnHancockCenter
  5. CO$$$13_4x4_BankOfChinaTower
  6. CS$$$10_6x6_SeafirstTower
  7. CS$$$6_3x3_CoitTower
  8. CO$$$13_5x3_BankofAmerica
  9. CO$$$14_8x4_EmpireStateBld

CAM_Buildings_custom_rci_blocker.zip

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12 hours ago, TiepiNL said:

You can add the single dat file from attached zip. It contains an exemplar patch blocker for the 9 custom RCIs in the CAM_Buildings.dat:

  1. CO$$$13_4x4_ChryslerBuilding
  2. CS$$$10_3x3_SmithTower
  3. CS$$$15_7x6_CNTower
  4. CO$$$14_6x4_JohnHancockCenter
  5. CO$$$13_4x4_BankOfChinaTower
  6. CS$$$10_6x6_SeafirstTower
  7. CS$$$6_3x3_CoitTower
  8. CO$$$13_5x3_BankofAmerica
  9. CO$$$14_8x4_EmpireStateBld

CAM_Buildings_custom_rci_blocker.zip

That is very kind indeed. Thank you very much!

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23 hours ago, TiepiNL said:

You can add the single dat file from attached zip. It contains an exemplar patch blocker for the 9 custom RCIs in the CAM_Buildings.dat:

  1. CO$$$13_4x4_ChryslerBuilding
  2. CS$$$10_3x3_SmithTower
  3. CS$$$15_7x6_CNTower
  4. CO$$$14_6x4_JohnHancockCenter
  5. CO$$$13_4x4_BankOfChinaTower
  6. CS$$$10_6x6_SeafirstTower
  7. CS$$$6_3x3_CoitTower
  8. CO$$$13_5x3_BankofAmerica
  9. CO$$$14_8x4_EmpireStateBld

CAM_Buildings_custom_rci_blocker.zip

If you want, add it to the main download so I can write the metadata for SC4Pac.

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13 hours ago, Ulisse Wolf said:

If you want, add it to the main download so I can write the metadata for SC4Pac.

I've added it to v1.1. The PR reflects this change now. For the sc4pac metadata, I've decided to combine the R and C wealth levels, and also to combine CS and CO. So now there are 7 different options: 1xR, 1xC, 4xI (including Rural/farms), and the additional CAM. Personally I don't really see a use case to split the wealth types, but please go ahead and adjust the metadata if you think it does.

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