Resolving missing dependencies

[KingDaveRa 0]

Hi all,

So, I've been randomly downloading stuff from Simtropolis, and have probably managed to pull a good proportion of the contents off the STEX CD and DVDs into my plugins folder. There's just SO much good stuff. Who wouldn't want an IKEA in their city!

SC4 is running fair enough, but a lot of stuff doesn't show in the menus (IKEA included actually). Now, I suspect this is due to one of two reasons - there's probably a limit on how many things can go into the menus, but also I know I've probably got a fair few unresolved dependences. I know the latter is definitely true, as I do have the dreaded big box on a couple of ploppable lots.

Is there a good method to work out what I am missing? I can then go digging and find those relevant mods and add them in then.

Any relevant advice gratefully received

[d_j_p1 156]

Hi KingDaveRa - There is a lot of stuff that you will download that is "growable", you can't just plop everything that you have downloaded. Check if it says "plop" or  "grows", if it is a growable you need the right conditions for that piece to appear in your city.

Hope this helps

[CaptCity 4,670]

Well, if you've got a lot with a 'brown box' on it, you can try querying it to get the name. Then go hunting for the download to check the dependencies that should be given in the instructions/readme. As for menu items - if you've got exremely long menus, you may just need to look carefully - things can get a bit scrambled after a while. Or, as mentioned by d_j_p1, it could be a growable only.

[KingDaveRa 0]

That's cool. I knew a few of the bits I'd put in were growable, but there's definitely a few I had (some big-box out of town stores) which were ploppable, but aren't showing at all. They did used to however, but I dumped my SC4 saves and started again and it's a composite of the old mods and some new stuff, so I'm wondering if there's a conflict.

Thanks for the help. I'll have to just work through and see if I can find what's missing. Shame there isn't an easier way. I'm just lazy I suppose