NAM General Discussion Thread

[GoaSkin 2]

I think we have enough ideas to work over many years on it. The chance is very small that any idea will be realized y anyone else. I think studying the Interchange Tutorial and to do the work yourself is more quickly.

[edcase2k4-thugangel1983 1]

what i'd like to see is the existing interchanges made for non-highway road networks. this would be a more realistic addition; and i'd be prepared to make them myself in the future when i have a lot more time on my hands.

i'd also like to see the interchanges with roundabouts.

those are the most realistic interchange additions, especially for the UK/europe

[marszewczak 0]

Hi, where Can I find new NAM?

thx

[Tropod 144]

Page 102 of this thread contains links & information regarding the latest version. A post by myself near the end of page102.

[marszewczak 0]

yeah, but link doesn`t work

[vester_DK 477]

Well try look back trought the thread. On page 103 Andreas Roth posted a link to the download page on Simszone.de.

[Andreas Roth 607]

Obviously, you didn't read through the last postings. It has been said at least five times how to download the file.

[Bones1 96]

Well, you don't get to 104 pages in a thread without at least several dozen pages of, how do I download...? and how do I install...? posts! 

[Rymac91 15]

yay! this new NAM is wonderful! the new truning lanes for roads are so awsome to have with 2 lights!and the new avenue intercections are wonderful as well.Thank you!(and to add to this I'm finally playing SC4 like I used to and finally out of my TS2 mood so my Cj will garentedidly start in this month)

[joeynymets 19]

Can someone please post a pic of the one way road roundabouts?

 

3100th post of the thread!

[edcase2k4-thugangel1983 1]

here you go joey..





have to say to all the modders: thanks for a brilliant job on all the latest additions to the NAM! love the roundabouts

how do i lose the OWR arrows on just the roundabouts?

[joeynymets 19]

thank you edcase2k4-thugangel1983

[eburress 267]

Date: 10/5/2005 6:55:29 PM
Author: edcase2k4-thugangel1983

quote>
I haven't followed this thread very closely so I'm sorry if this was covered already. Should these one way road roundabouts be functional or are they just eye candy? I've put a few of them into my cities but nobody uses them - even when they're the only way to get from place to place.

--> BTW, they are absolutely gorgeous...and this is by far the best NAM yet!

[Swamper77 90]

Eburress,

For left-hand drive, the roundabout needs to be drawn clockwise, as shown in the pic that Edcase provided.

For right-hand drive, the roundabout needs to be drawn counter-clockwise, opposite of what is shown.

If you place a single tile of street, road, or one-way road in the middle, a statue with grass and shrubs appears and provides a small park effect in the area. This part is optional, so you can place a park or any other 1x1 lot in the middle.

-Swamper77

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Date: 10/6/2005 11:58:02 AM
Author: Swamper77

If you place a single tile of street, road, or one-way road in the middle, a statue with grass and shrubs appears and provides a small park effect in the area.

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Wow, talk about a cool feature. I didn't know that, but it sounds great! I can't wait till the German translation of the latest NAM version gets released...

Great work, everyone! You rock!

[toxicpiano 125]

Date: 10/6/2005 12:48:07 PM Author: T Wrecks

Date: 10/6/2005 11:58:02 AM Author: Swamper77 If you place a single tile of street, road, or one-way road in the middle, a statue with grass and shrubs appears and provides a small park effect in the area.

quote> Wow, talk about a cool feature. I didn't know that, but it sounds great! I can't wait till the German translation of the latest NAM version gets released... Great work, everyone! You rock!

quote>

thats a really nice idea!

[dmrsunz 2]

A Mac-friendly version released simultaneously with that other OS! WOW! Thanks for considering my small but appreciative community.

[RSFAndrei13 0]

A question about the latest incarnation (October as of this post). If I replace my old NAM files with the new ones, my cities that utilize the NAM should be OK, right? Like I won't have to go destroying my citites just to adapt to the new additions?

[Andreas Roth 607]

No, the old NAM features are also included in the current NAM files. If something doesn't look right or does not work properly anymore, try to bulldoze and rebuild it, but normally, it should be save to just replace the files.

[eburress 267]

Date: 10/6/2005 12:48:07 PM
Author: T Wrecks

Date: 10/6/2005 11:58:02 AM

Author: Swamper77


If you place a single tile of street, road, or one-way road in the middle, a statue with grass and shrubs appears and provides a small park effect in the area.

quote>


Wow, talk about a cool feature. I didn't know that, but it sounds great! I can't wait till the German translation of the latest NAM version gets released...


Great work, everyone! You rock!

quote>

Definitely...I can't wait to get home and try that out!!

Thanks for the info, Swamper77! I don't remember which direction I made the one way streets but I'm sure that probably was my problem.

[Kakaze 0]

What's the difference between the Mac and PC versions of the NAM?

[Andreas Roth 607]

Date: 10/9/2005 4:37:24 AM Author: Kakaze What's the difference between the Mac and PC versions of the NAM?

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The files are the same, only the distribution method is different. The Windows version comes with an installer where you simply can select the desired components, hit install and the rest is done automatically. No more confusion about doubled traffic plugins, wrong installation paths etc. Another advantage is the smaller download size, due to the better compression algorithms (about 7.35 MB compared to 10.4 MB). Since EXE files don't work on the Mac, this version is the plain old ZIP file.

[Kakaze 0]

I saw the size difference and was wondering.

Time to fire up Virtual PC.

[jglei701 8]

Tropod, (or other NAM developers)

 

I have a quick question about the NAM... I've been using it since it came out, but I managed to confuse myself last week...

 

The question I have deals with the transit bugfixes from forever ago put out by 7trumpets.  Do I still need these, or are they taken care of by the NAM?  I THINK I had them on my system... but I think I deleted them last week (I say I think because I was working with something and I accidentally deleted a few files I didn't mean to, and I looked and these were no longer in my plugin folder... but I'm not sure if they're SUPPOSED to be!)

 

I don't think that having or not having them will affect how my game or the NAM works... but I just wanna make sure!

 

Thanks!

[prince_of_sims 0]

the Transit Bugfixes by The7Trumpets are included in the NAM. you no longer need those files, and they will cause conflicts if you still have them.

[Andreas Roth 607]

The history file lists every addition that was made to the NAM - somewhere all the way down the transit bugfixes are listed, too. The NAM is pretty much an all-in-one mod for every aspect regarding the traffic network, as long as it doesn't come to lots (lots will always be separate and not included into the NAM). The only exception are the various texture mods, such as the Euro Road Texture Mod or the Dirty Diagonal Streets Mod.

[fordfjord 3]

Just a quick note of thanks and a tip of the old hat to acknowledge the talent and hard work that has gone into making the NAM... I've only been playing for a couple of months now, and the latest NAM release marks my third time for downloading what I consider to be single greatest addition to the game outside of anything that MAXIS has done for SC4.

It may be just a small detail to you, but personally, I think those roundabouts are the creme de la creme of the whole download (my neighborhoods look good, now!)... Keep up the great work, guys!

[Keiran Halcyon 0]

Out of curiosity, what were the other two?

[Andreas Roth 607]

Let me guess: raised network puzzle pieces and Ground Light Rail Mod? Besides the roundabouts, these two were my greatest hits.

[Ultima 0]

I can't seem to get one way road rounabouts working. How do I have to lay out the road pieces?