A great mod idea

[fsl_hero 0]

Hey everyone,

I have a mod idea here, if anyone could do it, it would be quite helpful.

Whenever we are zoning, the game automatically creates streets in the zones. I know that pressing SHIFT can prevent that, but what if I actually want it to do that, except for that it creates roads rather than streets?

In many cities of mine, I do not use streets as I will have to upgrade eventually, so I use roads. As i like autozoning, whenever i create a zone, i have to bulldoze the streets first, and then create the roads on that place, which is a waste of money and time.

If there could be a mod which could replace the streets with roads in that situation, or better still, add another key combination e.g. pressing END while zoning will do it, not otherwise.

Considering the power and depth of modding SC4 today, I guess this must be easy, but i really dont know.

[prince_of_sims 0]

You can drag roads over the streets. It saves some money.

[mistershnerples 0]

i also think this modd is a great idea. i think the point fsl makes is to save time dragging all those roads over streets. i dont use the autozoning anymore b/c of this reason and that i prefer my own gridding style than the 4x4s or whatevers come up.

[Swamper77 90]

The auto-zoning behavior that creates the streets is controlled by the EXE, and we don't have the rights to modify that.

-Swamper77

[fsl_hero 0]

Originally posted by: Swamper77 The auto-zoning behavior that creates the streets is controlled by the EXE, and we don't have the rights to modify that.

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By "rights", do you mean legal rights to modify the exe or it isnt possible, or isnt discovered yet?

[Swamper77 90]

I meant the legal rights to do so. EA won't hand out the source code, and reverse-engineering is not allowed according to the EULA (End User Licensing Agreement). So, there is nothing we can  do to convert the streets to roads automatically for the auto-zoning behavior of the game.

-Swamper77