Concrete Avenues Mod: In Development

[Dexter 40]

Welcome to the Concrete Avenues Mod Thread.

I am making a mod that makes all low wealth avenues have a light brown concrete texture.

Below are some of the textures:

Throughout the making of this mod, I will use codes & shortened words to explain. Below is a key to explain these:

DS = Intersection to both sides of avenue

SS = Intersection to single side of avenue

TH = Through Intersection

IID = Instance No.

GREY TEXT = Outdated Information

RED TEXT = Incorrect or Unknown Information

PURPLE TEXT = Texture

BLUE TEXT = Extended Information

The following textures have been made:

Straight Section

DS & TH Road Intersection

DS & TH Street Intersection

Please post your comments here.

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12 December 2006 - Problem

I, however, have come across a problem. For testing purposes I imported 4 textures to the game to test that they were working.

When I entered the game, and tested a low wealth avenue, the DS/TH road intersection worked fine, and the the new textures appeared. However, none of the others did (Straight section, DS/TH Street Intersection). The avenue use the default textures.

I am not sure why this is. I followed the Custom Network Texture Tutorial, and those two textures worked fine.

Also, the Street Avenue intersections were modified by the NAM, so I don't know what to do to bypass that. I did use the IIDs from the NAM DAT file for the street intersection.

I don't know if this means anything, but the textures for the street intersection were "festive" in the reader. (All coloured blocks over the texture like the texture in the RHW thread).

[GMT 389]

looks interesting...

keep the work up!

might get a cool change to the game

[david1314 44]

Combine all the files into a .dat, and name it z_filename.dat and place it in the folder which has all the NAM plugins in it. This will make sure it loads after the NAM, since if the NAM loads after it, NAM textures will be used rather than the new ones.

Edit: this is because the game will load the SC4 1-5 .dats first, then the SC4 plugins directories (are these loaded one dir before the other anyone know?) , and then each file is handled alphabetically.

Also, this can be caused by conflicts (i.e. the euro-road/RHW raised-road texture bug).

[Meastro444 1]

i cant see the pictures. althoug i like the concept!

[vester_DK 477]

Dexter: Please save the picture as jpg, as Internet Explore doesn't show PNG's.

For this you can use IrfanView to convert them and the program is free.

[Ryan B 35]

Looks like a good idea to me, Dexter! If you're doing this to reflect American roads, the shoulder line should be white. If not - carry on!

[david1314 44]

Vester: Please join the 21st century and get a web browser that works

j/k

[hamsterTK 93]

Whoah nice! keep it up, I hope to download this one day

would you consider this for all avenues not just low weath?

[Frankie_Grove 33]

I'll definately be watching this one....looks very realistic...much like sun-bleached southern roads here in the USA

[crazychickensc12 84]

Originally posted by: david1314 Vester: Please join the 21st century and get a web browser that works

j/kquote>

LoL!!! Im interested in seeing where this goes, Definetly will be following!! Nice start!

[LivingInThePast 364]

Hmm..the texture should look grayer not yellow, it should be more expensive yet cheaper maintenance wise...and higher speed....

Other than that, it's a good start!

[hamsterTK 93]

actually I like the yellow tinge makes it look like concrete, too gray and it will look like faded asphault

[BigSlark 0]

I like what you have so far. Keep on with the coloring as concrete roads have different materials in different regions, therefore different colors appear when fading occurs. For example, here in Mississippi EVERYTHING that comes out of the ground has clay in or on it, so concrete roads get a slight clay tinge to them when they wear.

[Frankie_Grove 33]

i agree with hamsterTK, it looks perfect as it is....

EDIT: Also, there should be a white line on the outside of the road way (as Ryan said)

[LivingInThePast 364]

Well, concrete and roads look different in other places. I'm surprised there is no "Red Road Mod" for those red-tinted Louisiana roads.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

I love how this is made! Most of the roads where I live are white because of the sun.

[connor_v 3]

I think this would look good not just on low wealth avenues but on all avenues, and even roads. I have never seen a black road in my life. Just my two cents.

Looks very good!

[MaybeMemories06 0]

I have seen black roads. They are all over Las Vegas, especially where there are new ones being put in. They come out looking jet black, and most of them have retained that color even after so many years of traffic and the desert sun.

[LivingInThePast 364]

The roads over here start jet black, then fade to a gray until they are repaved.

[SupremeGeneral 0]

Wow it looks nice! Can't wait to see an ingame screenie. It might be a bit early to ask but, is it going to be compatable with the Euro street mod and have turning lanes?

[Goin2Chicago 4]

looks really cool. i think this is how the highway textures should look because that's how they look around me. can't wait to see more progress.

[Frankie_Grove 33]

@LivinginthePast: i suppose red road is a good term....and it's not just Louisiana, most, actually all Southern States have that color