Newbie - Need Tips ffor raising Demand

[SC4BOY 21]

Did you put the BUILDINGS AS PROPS in?

[masi_23 2]

Ummm, no sir.

I think it has something to do with one file.. i just can't pinpoint since my plug-in folder is almost 500mb!

Other parks still has animations and trees, these are the ones i built before i installed/plugged in this mystery file.

I have no way to backtrack. All my DL's stays in one folder, and i dont think theres a way to tell the time i retracted

the zipped files.

As far as i can remember, i plugged in a few dependencies that were missing, a number of school buildings (fire also),

a few small shops, and a couple of commercial buildings... i did a number of installs but i can't remember what they are =[

Could it be textures? i plugged a texture pack from the most popular files on STEX... 'Cerulean Textures V101'

P.S. @ Baptist - Thanks for the link! However, i can't download BAT! I have my product registered but im lost to which email i used and totally forgot the password and screename! (didnt care about the site since there is simtropolis!). Do you have any alternative links?

P.S.S. I can't believe i missed out on this great game! It's 6 years old and its still very popular! Cities XL looks good, but i heard theres no zoning there. And no tools to build custom buildings?

[SC4BOY 21]

Use a "binary search" .. it will zero in on it very quickly.. take out half.. if not there put in other half.. then half the "bad" one.. etc.. very soon you'll be down to only a few lots

[The Baptist 1]

Sorry, I`ve no alternative links. Hopefuly some more experienced player can help with this.

I`m a newbie myself when it comes to using custom stuff. Just migrated to a high-end pc. So now I`m like a child in a candystore :-). Plopping great stuff everywhere in my cities. Loving every minute of the game!

Use the chat for quick answeres. Some of the guys "always" chatting have helped me a lot.

PM me if I can help you with some downloads the next days.

[masi_23 2]

@SC4BOY - I've narrowed it down to this list.

LAX Light Pillar Green-Purple-0x5ad0e817_0x6f8905b0_0xd0000(2)

LAX Light Pillar-0x6534284a-0x6f8905b0-0x6face5041

LAX Light Pillar Yellow-0x6534284a-0x6f8905b0-0xcfae1123

Alexander Column - Odainsaker

n74704PalmFamily1

WorldPlaza

City IT College

GDV pedestrian overpass

LibraryTower1

Cobb32118_Cobb_Riviera

SG_Install_BestBuy

SG_Install_PlopAShopPack03

NDEX Flatbush Residence1

NDEX_EJW_Corporate_Tower

ArtGolf

Golf

Low wealth shops1

ITS Modernist Shops

Install_BSCBATProps Gascooker Vol 04

TonksoShopPack2

Haarlemhgstrcs

NipponCityblock

NOB_WtoE

Yatsunobe Dori1

Onoden

GTM LEX

Ishimaru Denki_ LaOX

Caribou Elevated Rail Station Revisited

@Baptist - your right, stex is like a candy store, except there's no charge lol =] thanks for the suggestion ill look into it.

[SC4BOY 21]

you mean ALL of those cause crashes? one thing i notice right off is you have "SG_install)besstbuy and Plopapack03" .. those are installer files and not plugin files.. so they won't work in the plugins (shouldn't cause a crash, just won't work)

[masi_23 2]

No, actually these are the last files i pluggedin/installed before the problem. Just can't pinpoint which.

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: masi_23

No, actually these are the last files i pluggedin/installed before the problem. Just can't pinpoint which.

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This topic, How to: Identify faulty plugins, gives a method to find problem custom content.  It is "pinned" in the Bugs & Technical forum.

[masi_23 2]

Awesome Thank you!

[masi_23 2]

Ok, this is weird... i took every single plug-ins out of the plug-in folder and started the game. I chose a medium fountain park, placed the lost, but then - its still the same! No water comes out =[ ...i also tried another city and its the same situation, no water from the fountain, no trees from the park =[

Question - so installer files doesn't necessarily need to be in the plug-in folder to work? Because i thought i was suppose to put them there... well i guess it doesnt matter since they all work anyways and i guess its the best place to store them, its all good... unless they interrupt in anyway?

So, im thinking... maybe its one of the installer files the causing the missing animations? How can I un-install those? just delete the folder?

Regards

[Sam 163]

Check your game and graphics settings, if you haven't already done so. City Detail should be on high, as should some others if you are to see certain effects and props. The game accommodates low end machines by setting these details lower, but the compromise means you don't get to see all the props and effects. When you install an official update or some third party content, these settings can be reset to lower values, causing props and effects to not be visible. This only takes a few seconds to check and can save a lot of wasted time searching for faulty plugins that were not faulty to start with. It is worthwhile doing even if you don't think it could possibly be the reason. It often is.

Also check the time of day you are looking for the fountain effects. In an unmodded game some effects only appear at certain times of the twenty four hour cycle, to simulate a realistic city. So your fountain may not be running at 2 am because your city turns it off overnight.

Also, if you are removing plugins, ensure you remove ALL content out of BOTH plugins folders. The game has absolutely nothing in either folder in its natural state, so anything that is in there has been put there by you and could be causing the problem you are experiencing. So to check what is happening with no plugins, make sure you really have absolutely no plugins. Its a good idea to keep a Maxis only region for testing these things.

[masi_23 2]

Thank you for the reply. I havent check my settings after recently updating the game (EP1) to bring night lights to the custom BATs (not actually done with the process but i did install the update). But, as for the time cycle - there are other fountains working on my city right now, i tired placing new ones beside those working ones, and yes, still no animation.

[The Baptist 1]

Originally posted by: masi_23

...i tired placing new ones beside those working ones, and yes, still no animation.

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The gamemahcine/AI need to run for a periode to implement the behaviour of some props? Just a suggestion, I can`t say for sure. Try to run the game for a year or so.

[masi_23 2]

Thanks for the help guys, problem solved! Just had to change all my settings to high.

[Warface21 0]

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if you don't have the money tree go to this website:

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