Patch Update Question!

[redwingsfan19 0]

What do they mean when the SC4 people say this with the update:

"Port efficiency is now displayed correctly. "

Does this mean ports won't go distressed anymore because mine are still showing no efficiency?

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

To which update are you making reference?  What version of the game are you running.

[redwingsfan19 0]

It's the second update and I am running the basic version of the game.

[BIWDC 2,296]

i don't know why they had to fix a bug with it as it didn't seem like there was

a problem but i guess there was.

anyway it should be working are there any trucks making there way to

any port,if not place some industrial next to it or close by but far enough

from a road connection or rail to the next map,i think you can also run rail

to the port i also think you need to place it on the side with the train

platform.(hope this is helpful)

[redwingsfan19 0]

But it has subway and bus access and is on the edge of the city of commerce and residential and bordering an industrial city.

[tungston 19]

The default port only needs to be connected to a road of some sort. Railroad freight won't unload at the game default seaport,

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

If you have a rail freight system running to the port, you can unload at a rail freight station and transfer cargo to the port.  But you have to be very close.

[redwingsfan19 0]

But will this prevent it from going distressed?

[tungston 19]

If you want the freight trains/stations to use the seaport, you need to install the mod found on this page

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

That mod is labeled for Rush Hour.

[BIWDC 2,296]

That's a good mod i missed that but you really don't need it as

N_O_Body said you can place a freight station close to the

port & that works without the mod i did it in one of my cities

once it's kinda tricky to get it to work though so that mod 

must improve it's success.

[tungston 19]

I am curious, BIWDC, how did you observe the freight being transfered to the seaport?

[BIWDC 2,296]

I had a seaport placed & i placed a freight rail station on if i remember
the right side next to it with road to the seaport ran rail a long ways from
the rail station back to the industrial zones & then after growth trains started
going to the station & trucks started going to the port,i noticed though
for some reason that didn't always work as i tried it again in another city
this time having the station infront of the entrance & i got nothing from it.
I never tried it again on the side i had it on though since i haven't been playing
the game much also i did that before i got rush hour so i never really seen it in
there plus i changed the setup on that map it worked on & it doesn't
work now i might have a backup map with the original setup if i find it i will
get some pictures of it.(i changed all my original sc4 maps in rush hour for
bridge reasons as the height had to be fixed + other reasons aswell)

also that is a island city i used for it one huge island & a small one
i like island maps the most.

update-(i think the above works for rush hour unless you need that mod for it)

also just having trucks come from the industrial zones to the port is better since
 you won't need the rail station) but if you have far away zones you need it that way
of course it's good for not filling your roads with trucks aswell except at the rail station
area.

i got the info wrong on the trains directly going to the port
improved success with the mod so i deleted that in my other
message above yours & i don't think that mod makes the trains
go directly to the port which would be nice,since i don't think it works
with the game the way it is although i never tried anything with that
with or without the mod & with or with rush hour.
(there i think i have that in order now)

[tungston 19]

I don't know why anyone would want the freight stations to move the freight to the seaport to start with. If you have the mod, that is just more overhead for the game, and would not benefit the industrial zones. If anything it would only cause delay penalties.

I have not experienced the seaport degrading, or being distressed. I guess if you didn't have a road connection it would.