BAT Request Thread

[Nathangec78 183]

7 hours ago, BartonThinks said:

No tutorial, unfortunately. I honestly wasn't even sure how this worked until I opened up Reader today to figure it out. I just knew the Appalachian mod had a feature that adjusted the snow line and decided to give it a shot.

However, these instructions should get you started...

1. Test out the standard settings of your terrain mod in game and take a screenshot to see where the snow line currently falls.
2. Open up your terrain mod in Reader and locate the Terrain Properties exemplar. The TGI for this exemplar is "0x6534284A, 0x88CD66E9, 0x00000001"
3. Find the property named "TemperatureRangeFactor". Reduce this number as you see fit.
4. Test out the new properties in the game. Take another screenshot and compare it against the old snow line.
5. If you want to adjust the snow line, repeat these steps until you get the right look through trial and error.

If you use a tree controller, here are the steps you need to take to adjust the flora placement

1. When you find a snow line you like, write down the number used for the "TemperatureRangeFactor" property.
2. Open up your terrain mod in Reader and locate the "Flora Tuning Parameters" exemplar. The TGI for this exemplar is "0x6534284A, 0x7A4A8458, 0x1A2FDB6A.
3. Find the property named "Flora: elevation scale range."
4. Take the number you used for the "TemperatureRangeFactor" and multiply it by 3,600.
5. Enter this number into the "Flora: elevation scale range". If you want, you can round the number to the nearest multiple of 50 or 100. It doesn't need to be precise.
6. Test out your tree controller in the game using these new settings. If it needs adjusting, use the same trial and error approach to find the right number.

Thank you, it worked! 

[mitsos 12,853]

Hi everyone, there is something relatively easy to make and will give to our our cities a fresh air, while it can be used to simolympic parks, athletic facilities, National simolympic committees or just can be placed for any other purpose. HD banners, olympic flag and olympic rings. With or without the olympic rings can make the cities a bit more interesting and colourful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Thank you

[Kloudkicker 4,561]

10 hours ago, mitsos said:

olympic flag and olympic rings.

Here's two of those, the flag and rings.

[mitsos 12,853]

54 minutes ago, Kloudkicker said:

Here's two of those, the flag and rings.

I used it but to be honest i would prefer something better. Thank you for the BAT anyway. 

[kerororo11 6]

City Center Towers Complex

Description:

The City Center Towers Complex is located in Fort Worth, TX. Comprised of two towers. It was designed by noted architect Paul Rudolph and represent the 2nd and 5th tallest buildings in the city. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Center_Towers_Complex,_Fort_Worth)

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: 

The two towers are a highly visible Fort Worth landmark, and have a unique design that would look great in any city. Also, who doesn't love some having some good looking skyscrapers that aren't supertalls, but definitely stand out in your CBD? 

[Max4k 721]

I don't know how to model or anything but if someone could make this building.  This is a classic

 

1024 × 682

 

640 × 426

 

1200 × 675

 

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/07/16/breaking-news/nabisco-factory-in-new-jersey-closing-after-63-years/

 

Google maps of the Neon at night

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9476105,-74.1346882,3a,75y,358.42h,89.95t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEcbWawCiHQa8o3wPcgRBHQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

 

 

 

[Anarcho-paladin 19]

Yuri Gagarin' Monument

 

Other image 1

General localization

Another beautiful one

 

A 42.5 meters high monument erected in Moscow to the first human being to go to space.

English wikipedia page.

 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: (Bold)

Well, Gagarin is the first human being to have gone to space, after all... Let's remember!

This would fit marvelously into NAM's big roundabout and add another option for those who like the grand, epic Soviet esthetics, as there are quite few of them available. A park or plaza effect would be nice.

  Edited August 15, 2021 by Anarcho-paladin  
Typo

[Ssaidd 1,325]

Description: 

I am searching for a Subway to Train Station / Train Station to Subway 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community

It would be good for the game to have a subway to train converter/train to subway converter above the ground, we only know there are a few underground converters!
Nobody created it yet.
 

The photo is a GLR to Train station, i could not find any other photos sorry guys

[Ssaidd 1,325]

London Underground Depots

Description

Depots for Subways, came across some photos and youtube videos.

https://www.youtube.com/c/UNDERGROUND202/videos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Bridge_Depot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfields_tube_station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:London_Underground_depots

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community

To be honest there arent't allot of depots for subways, these subways will be a good match for the game.

 

 

 

 

[matias93 7,535]

4 hours ago, Ssaidd said:

Description: 

I am searching for a Subway to Train Station / Train Station to Subway 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community

It would be good for the game to have a subway to train converter/train to subway converter above the ground, we only know there are a few underground converters!
Nobody created it yet.
 

The photo is a GLR to Train station, i could not find any other photos sorry guys

I'm not sure what is the request: it is an station on which heavy rail trains can stop and the passengers can change down into a subway? Or one on which heavy rail is *converted* into subway cars and then moves underground?

(I feel all of this is because the inconsistency of the name of underground metropolitan railroads/metro/subways/whatever, in all languages and around the world)

Talking about what there exists: there are several stations on which trains stops and that include subway stations underground, but converting one type of train into another is a big no in terms of transit modding. It would be like converting a car into a bus, in movement, with the passengers inside. In fact, most metro networks around the world even have different track gauges than the local heavy rail, to prevent "creative" authorities to try and connect them both.

[Ssaidd 1,325]

@matias93 yes the request is if there can be station which people step over from train to subway (above the ground)

[matias93 7,535]

3 hours ago, Ssaidd said:

subway (above the ground)

that's called Ground Light Rail (GLR), because is based on the game Elevated Rail network (Subway has a different set of paths and capacities, and is only used underground).

As @ulisse showed, there are some new stations coming on the next NAM 42 that have this function, as well as the ones you are refering, from @cogeo. I think some of the lastest @mattb325 stations can connect both heavy rail and GLR. The NAM also includes multi-purpose stations that work with all kinds of networks.

As this wouldn't necessarily require new building models, I think your request would match more closely the Lot Request Thread

 

[Ssaidd 1,325]

NYC Projects/Houses

 

Description: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Park_Towers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbridge_Houses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Houses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Houses
https://chpcny.org/contentious-redevelopment-in-harlem/

 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: 

Nobody created it, there are nice NYC buildings, but not allot projects/houses in NYC style!
Would be great to have this buildings also, it will give the city more NYC look a like! 

 

 

 

[kschmidt 6,164]

Hovercrafts, Hydro foils and Jetfoils Skin request ?

SimCity 4 water based transport seem to be except freight and passenger ferry less treated over the year as a near cosmetics. Most sea navigable veasals have had there reskins or created as MMP´s wiht one exception Airflow controlled veasels like hovercrafts and Jetfoils. Would be great to  drive u such a veasel one day, ferry very fast runs out of control so a fast ferry, is there anything to improve or there only a gimick, eyecandy ?

 

Exciting, wonders flying over water, maybe outdated for now but still... !

[Ssaidd 1,325]

MTA Subway car 

Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R211_(New_York_City_Subway_car)
 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community
It's a new new Subway car! i think it's been a while that people made rail/subway cars
This one would be fine for the game

 

[BartonThinks 3,416]

8 hours ago, Ssaidd said:

NYC Projects/Houses

 

Description: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Park_Towers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensbridge_Houses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Houses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carver_Houses
https://chpcny.org/contentious-redevelopment-in-harlem/

 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community: 

Nobody created it, there are nice NYC buildings, but not allot projects/houses in NYC style!
Would be great to have this buildings also, it will give the city more NYC look a like! 

 

 

 

You might want to give MarcSzar a look over on the SC4D LEX. He has a series of NYC Housing Projects from this era.

Link

[Ssaidd 1,325]

@BartonThinks I saw his page, i got a few! The buildings that i posted here for a request, he doesn't have it. 

[Ssaidd 1,325]

NYC BRIDGES

Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensboro_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsburg_Bridge
 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community
There are no bridges with subway rails for SC4 like this (please correct me if i am wrong !!!) 
This would be a very great idea for the game, only Queensboro bridge doesn't have subway rails but its a nice bridge
 

[matias93 7,535]

Bridges are a quite special thing in SC4: they are networks, not buildings, but they need modular models to work, so is really difficult to make new ones. With a lot of luck, we can get one or two new bridges each three NAM versions or so.

More than that, nobody has managed to create a bridge with trains and cars running on it at the same time: the closest ones are the tram in road, tram in avenue, and one el-rail that has a pedestrian passageway under it. Maybe is possible with some weird trick, but it hasn't happened in 17 years of game modding.

[Ssaidd 1,325]

HUDSON YARDS + WESTSIDE YARD

 

Description

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Yards_(development)
 

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community
It would give the city a great look, specially for the ones who likes to make NYC again! 
It would be perfect with the WTC and the empire state

 

 

[Zephyrus22 109]

Request: Neighborhood Gateways

Description: Gateway arches to denote ethnic/cultural neighborhoods

Why it would be beneficial: While SimCity 4 is a great game, one of its weaknesses is its lack of sense of place. It can be hard to designate culturally unique neighborhoods in the game. In real life, cities have distinct community areas that cater to people of specific demographics. One well-known example of this is how many large cities have a Chinatown neighborhood. Fortunately for us, SimCity has a lot of Chinatown-themed objects, such as this Chinatown Gate: 

My idea is to expand on this concept to create arches for other ethnic/cultural communities to better distinguish them in the game. One real-world example of this is the gateway to Chicago's Little Village neighborhood:

This is Chicago's primary Mexican neighborhood, and the arch helps to give Little Village its sense of identity. I'd love to see an arch like this in SimCity 4 to distinguish my city's Mexican neighborhood as well.

Humboldt Park, the city's Puerto Rican neighborhood, also has an archway depicting the Puerto Rican flag.

A third example is the Chicago Union Stockyards Gate, which was the entryway to Chicago's infamous Stockyards. While the real-world gateway was used for a meatpacking district, this wouldn't look out of place as a gateway to a private upscale community.

Other ideas for cultural neighborhood arches include:

German

LGBT

Black

Indian

Korean

Industrial Corridor

Financial District

[Ssaidd 1,325]

Metro North Railroad Train/Subway Cars (MTA)

Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-North_Railroad

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community
I know that there allot of trains, subway cars, but this MTA car trains will fill the game up, i think there aren't allot of these types

 

 

[20huskies 4,693]

5 hours ago, Zephyrus22 said:

Request: Neighborhood Gateways

Description: Gateway arches to denote ethnic/cultural neighborhoods

Why it would be beneficial: While SimCity 4 is a great game, one of its weaknesses is its lack of sense of place. It can be hard to designate culturally unique neighborhoods in the game. In real life, cities have distinct community areas that cater to people of specific demographics. One well-known example of this is how many large cities have a Chinatown neighborhood. Fortunately for us, SimCity has a lot of Chinatown-themed objects, such as this Chinatown Gate: 

My idea is to expand on this concept to create arches for other ethnic/cultural communities to better distinguish them in the game. One real-world example of this is the gateway to Chicago's Little Village neighborhood:

This is Chicago's primary Mexican neighborhood, and the arch helps to give Little Village its sense of identity. I'd love to see an arch like this in SimCity 4 to distinguish my city's Mexican neighborhood as well.

Humboldt Park, the city's Puerto Rican neighborhood, also has an archway depicting the Puerto Rican flag.

A third example is the Chicago Union Stockyards Gate, which was the entryway to Chicago's infamous Stockyards. While the real-world gateway was used for a meatpacking district, this wouldn't look out of place as a gateway to a private upscale community.

Other ideas for cultural neighborhood arches include:

German

LGBT

Black

Indian

Korean

Industrial Corridor

Financial District

This is a great idea.

[nycsc4 5,250]

Couple more urban sited medical buildings.  These are just renderings as both buildings are still under construction:

Washington University Neuroscience Building:

BJC/WashU Ambulatory Cancer Center:

[matias93 7,535]

22 minutes ago, nycsc4 said:

Couple more urban sited medical buildings.

I'll add more from here. Both have a quite small footprint:

Hospital de Asistencia Pública (Posta Central), Santiago.

Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago

[xcrunnerbjf 38]

On 8/23/2021 at 4:20 PM, Ssaidd said:

Metro North Railroad Train/Subway Cars (MTA)

Description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-North_Railroad

Why this would be beneficial for the game or community
I know that there allot of trains, subway cars, but this MTA car trains will fill the game up, i think there aren't allot of these types

 

 

IIRC, there are already P32/40/42s locos and Metroliner cars in the STEX which are close to the older cars. Gotta get the M8 (top image) and M9 (bottom image) in there as well though

 

[Ssaidd 1,325]

@xcrunnerbjf really?? did not knew that, you got the link ???

[xcrunnerbjf 38]

2 minutes ago, Ssaidd said:

@xcrunnerbjf really?? did not knew that, you got the link ???

@Ssaidd The Metroliners are old BRF works.

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/3370-brf-amtrak-metrolineramfleet-elsubpassenger-set-part-1/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/3371-brf-amtrak-metrolineramfleet-elsubpassenger-set-part-2/

I'm also positive the there are VDK ( @vester_DK )  locomotive and car sets that have both the P32/40/42 locos and MTA-style cars over on the LEX, but also here's a favorite standalone of mine

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/16460-new-haven-p42/

Others: https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/16446-p42-dc-prop/, https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/16440-amtrak-ge-p42dc/

 

[Lucario Boricua 7,028]

Does anyone know if there's any asphalt pavement batching plants available for SimCity 4? I don't think I've found any to date, so I'm placing the request here.

 

     I know that us in the NAM team are magicians of transportation infrastructure, but we still gotta get the paving materials from somewhere!!     

 

 

 

Such building should be an Industrial-Dirty (I-D) facility, which understandably don't get much love, but remain a necessary evil for SimCity 4's cities. Ideally, it should be available both as a growable lot, or as a ploppable lot with some CAP relief for industries.

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

On 8/26/2021 at 5:17 PM, Lucario Boricua said:

Does anyone know if there's any asphalt pavement batching plants available for SimCity 4? I don't think I've found any to date, so I'm placing the request here.

 

     I know that us in the NAM team are magicians of transportation infrastructure, but we still gotta get the paving materials from somewhere!!     

 

 

 

Such building should be an Industrial-Dirty (I-D) facility, which understandably don't get much love, but remain a necessary evil for SimCity 4's cities. Ideally, it should be available both as a growable lot, or as a ploppable lot with some CAP relief for industries.

As far as I know, this was the only hopper tower I've ever seen made for the game-