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[paeng 2,510]

Some snapshots from the testing grounds :-)

[edcase2k4-thugangel1983 1]

wooooooooooooooooooooooah!

wish i could still play SC4...

[Slashback 136]

Looks cool, and i like the name too

[TekindusT 3,809]

You guys have made an urban-styled player to drool and consider to go rural...

[Pegasus 2,821]

Originally posted by: TekindusT

You guys have made an urban-styled player to drool and consider to go rural...quote>

Careful.  Once you plop a shack... you'll never go back!!   

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Originally posted by: Pegasus

Originally posted by: TekindusT

You guys have made an urban-styled player to drool and consider to go rural...quote>

Careful.  Once you plop a shack... you'll never go back!!   

quote>

Bring on the dirt and cow poop!

[Z77 3]

Originally posted by: abcvs

Originally posted by: Pegasus

Originally posted by: TekindusT

You guys have made an urban-styled player to drool and consider to go rural...quote>

Careful.  Once you plop a shack... you'll never go back!!   

quote>

Bring on the dirt and cow poop!

quote>

Or you could just Combine the two styles ....................

[SirBeanus 0]

You guys never cease to amaze me. Thanks for everything I've ever downloaded.

[pipelad 6]

very impresive!, this will make rural areas much more interesting and beautifull

[Red Lightning 8]

very very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

I have snucked some more pictures out of the development workshop....

 

 *Pegasus has assured us that the 'two weeks' will start very soon...   really...  

[Pegasus 2,821]

The core SPAM officially entered full Alpha Testing today.   The developers will pound on it for a week or so and then it will begin proper Beta Testing. 

The full SPAM will be released in stages... via optional / supplemental add-ons. We dialed back the "core" development somewhat in order to expedite a release. So the focus for the core is to visually and functionally replace the game default farming lots. Many new features will still be included in the core... but others will be introduced later in add-on packs and supplemental patches.

[SimFox 802]

it looks FAB!

;-)

[JayStimson 211]

Certainly does look FAB.

Looking at the latest pics abcvs posted it looks like there are going to be new (dirt) base textures as well.

I'm wondering if there will be any transition textures ?

Example: The Peg pine trail textures are a perfect size for on lot paths (streets, roads, etc, ... whatever you want to call them) since they are narrower than the Peg dirt streets which while they look great seem a bit too wide for use on the lot itself.

A set of transition textures (dirt to dirt) between them would be awesome.

If not, I suppose I can always make my own. It's just that I know you folks will make them way more betterer than I can.

BTW, those crops look tremendous !!!

[kolnikov inc 1]

i have a few questions....do you need CAM for this to grow properly? ..also will this function with other custom farms (like Mbear's and Jmeyer's)? i also use tile-set farming and the farm mod will that cause problems with it? ....oh and is it still gonna be released in two weeks? haha

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Images originally posted by Paeng @ Simpeg

 

It's not two weeks anymore... we're down to 13 days  quote>

These images feature the three main components for initial release:

SPAM:   (SimPeg Agriculturial Mod)  This is the core I-R replacement mod.

SPIC:     (SimPeg Irrigation Canals)

SPAR:    (SimPeg Access Roads)

*All the fields you see here are growable...  

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Originally posted by: kolnikov inc

i have a few questions....do you need CAM for this to grow properly? ..also will this function with other custom farms (like Mbear's and Jmeyer's)? i also use tile-set farming and the farm mod will that cause problems with it? ....oh and is it still gonna be released in two weeks? hahaquote>

The SPAM has been developed and tested quite independently from the CAM.

All testing to date has been done without third party farming mods, installed, and it is possible that SPAM will not be compatible with mods such as CAM.   How it will interact with other farming mods at this point is unknown.

At this stage it is likely that other straight growable farm lots will continue to work, and some certainaly do.   In my testing, I have had the older PEG-Chicken Ranch, and also some of OP4's farms grow quite happily along side the SPAM ones.

Oh we are now down to 13 days...   probably.   

[drudruenos 0]

13 days... I thought it was going to be released in two weeks time, two weeks ago. Realistically can we expect this to be released before the end of summer? Not that i'm not gratefull, this is a brilliant addition to Sim city and I would rather wait a month and it be done right.

[paeng 2,510]

Development has entered the beta phase... down to 12 days 

[Simbourgeois 139]

This is just incredible! We're about to experience a total transformation of our rural areas...

Thanks a lot for your hard work! It is very much appreciated

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[paeng 2,510]

Here is a preview of the SPAR (SPAM Access Roads)...

* If you look closely, you'll also see a lot of new details from the SPAM Irrigation Canals... :-)

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Are these access roads draggable or lot-based? If they are lot-based, I'd welcome diagonal pieces to break the grid.

Oh, and I think this project needs more acronyms.

[paeng 2,510]

They're lot-based... with so many variations, I think players will be able to do without diagonals. Maybe I should work on the screenshot...

More acronyms?... Coming up...

[IrvingTwoSmokes 10]

What menu are these going to be in? NOT PARKS, RIGHT? PLZ NOT PARKS!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GREAT NOT THE PARK MENU!!!

*ahem*

Looks great! Jeez, I can't wait!!! My rural areas, along with most other people, is very drab, with the same types of fields. Y'know, the Full Dirt, Dirt w/ seedlings, grass, apple and orange orchard, regular field. And for me, I got my wheat fields too. My favorite thing about this is the irrigation canals and the corn fields. I've never seen any irrigation canals in RL, and I'd love to play around with 'em. Access roads are a nice touch too. I hope they'll be transit compatible. To be honest I might use the PEG draggable dirt roads included in the SAM (Street Addon Mod) they look pretty similar, except without any tractor crossings.

[paeng 2,510]

Originally posted by: IrvingTwoSmokes

What menu are these going to be in? NOT PARKS, RIGHT? PLZ NOT PARKS!quote>

Relax...

No, they will be in the 'Miscellaneous Transportation' menu... All the way down at the end ;o))

(The current beta is still 'Parks', but the next update is already in the worx...)

As for all dirt roads - well, it's a matter of choice, I guess... personally I find a whole area with nothing but dirt roads rather unappealing... I think at least the main thru fares and some main branches should be asphalt / concrete... Also some producers like dairy farms etc. might not be too happy with all that dust ;o))

[paeng 2,510]

Here a small sandbox tile showing how a typical SPAM city might look...

[Mayorm 14]

can't wait to have it in my game

[Silur 3,306]

I can't said never before - today all lot connections with rural roads is blind ...

Sometimes ago we had Onlyplace4's (Mike) concrete connections with concrete roads, but never see it for rural roads ...

He promised me about it, but ......

May be YOU - Pegasus with SPAM can create this with Your MTP SERIAL ?

This is only 2 props - no more !!!

[paeng 2,510]

Originally posted by: Silurtoday all lot connections with rural roads is blind ...quote>

What do you mean with blind? The sharp 'break' to the street like in this image?

Well, we have gone quite some ways to try and lessen that effect by adding special dirt driveways and gates to avoid that look... One of the problems with growable agricultural (or any type of industrial lots) is that you cannot predict in which direction they grow (so they'll not always face the street 'properly'...

So our larger farms have 'exits' in every direction...

And we always try to at least blend everything a little bit and avoid those sharp breaks...

[Liberater444 11]

Some great lots! Should I post on SimPeg to showcase my SPAM shots?