Unlocker mod for CXL

[GlobexCo 33]

I wanted an admin decision... as I said before: not the best thing to do, but the right one.

I won't post anything until I've got the ok from simtropolis.

Anyway, now we've got a new, serious problem with the new blueprint feature:

blueprint menu can contain only 50 buildings

(and since all the stages are 170, I can't use all the buildings...)

I'm trying to put stages in other places... (but I don't think I'll adopt this solution)

I'm going to put:

stage 1 -> landmark menu (already done... wrong thumbs, but everything works)

stage 2/3 -> medieval pack menu (a menu for 5 elements is a wasted menu - thumbs missing, wrong descriptions, but it can work)

final stage -> blueprint menu (as usual)

The other way (probably I'll do this):

releasing blueprint stages as expansion packs.

So I don't touch other menus, blueprint menu isn't "overcrowded" and you can choose the megastructure you want.

[jeremy12 0]

Originally posted by: Skimbo

Originally posted by: wyllman

 Monte Cristo has shown.It's bankrupt.

Be happy everyone (even MonteCristo)quote>

Yes, MC, but some other company has bought CXL

Originally posted by: wyllman

Will you convert this site into other private CitiesXS??

Be happy everyone (even MonteCristo)quote>

The reason why CXS is like it is is very difficult to explain. Only one thing: it isn't private.

quote>

so we have been told somone bought the game, i have yet to see any kind of proof.... just my 2 cents anyways this is the reason behind my idea of the Mods download site over in the thread Here

[GlobexCo 33]

I've got BIG and wonderful news:

I found a way to unlock also Omnicorp models, like this:

There are few models, but they're nice...

You'll find them in the medieval pack menu (together with the church).

[Damastius 5]

Where can you download all this?

[GlobexCo 33]

Originally posted by: Damastius

Where can you download all this?quote>

All the models I'm unlocking are implemented in game files.

Everything is in your paks folder (C:/.../Monte Cristo/CitiesXL/Paks), but it need to be modded...

[wyllman 0]

Originally posted by: Damastius

Where can you download all this?quote>

All installed at your HDD.

Jejejeje :-)

Originally posted by: GlobexCo

stage 2/3 -> medieval pack menu (a menu for 5 elements is a wasted menu - thumbs missing, wrong descriptions, but it can work)

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you can try modificate the layer " Thumb : data/interface/building/TheTexture.dds " , that can work

[Skimbo 304]

@Wyllman: ok, I just misunderstood how you meant "private"

@Jeremy12: It's just because we can't be shure. It's a cind of risk.

By the way, you ain't the only ones who are unlocking buildings, This CJ is a good example:

LINK << The text is not very important but you can see most of the stadiums.

[wyllman 0]

Originally posted by: Skimbo

@Wyllman: ok, I just misunderstood how you meant "private"

@Jeremy12: It's just because we can't be shure. It's a cind of risk.

By the way, you ain't the only ones who are unlocking buildings, This CJ is a good example:

LINK << The text is not very important but you can see most of the stadiums.

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Umm interesting sites, but with little information and no downloads

(I think, If I am wrong, sorry) is still so interesting.

I get the impression that on that page are using the same files

that I downloaded a long time ago ;-) (Those files were not mine, not made by me)

They work well only in the blueprints of three phases, don´t they ?

[Skimbo 304]

Theese sites are just some City journal sites. I wanted to give an example.

[GlobexCo 33]

I've got other news!!!

After finding the right parameters to mod in order to use also omnicorp buildings, I understood how to use gembeach and gemski buildings in normal city mode...

When I'll finish with omnicorp (hope to post a picture of all the buildings here soon), I'll try to unlock also gem models (I think I'll put them in the menu with the townhall, since it's empty at the moment...)

Originally posted by: Skimbo

@Wyllman: ok, I just misunderstood how you meant "private"

@Jeremy12: It's just because we can't be shure. It's a cind of risk.

By the way, you ain't the only ones who are unlocking buildings, This CJ is a good example:

LINK << The text is not very important but you can see most of the stadiums.

quote>

They seem to be landmarks, not blueprints.

Probably he unlocked them playing the game, because he missed two stadiums and an olimpionic pool...

Anyway... a good cj!

[GlobexCo 33]

update:

another omnicorp building:

and the first picture for gembeach!

[Skimbo 304]

Originally posted by: GlobexCo

They seem to be landmarks, not blueprints.

Probably he unlocked them playing the game, because he missed two stadiums and an olimpionic pool...

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No, he don't. He has contacts to Karel 53

Want to see some more?

Good old altacraz:

Jesus, Haiga sophia and some others:

Ops, Angkor wat....

Akropolis ans some curches......

But notice: That's a mod by Karel 53, so ask him if you want to use them.

I won't publish it.

[GlobexCo 33]

Originally posted by: Skimbo

Originally posted by: GlobexCo

They seem to be landmarks, not blueprints.

Probably he unlocked them playing the game, because he missed two stadiums and an olimpionic pool...

quote>

No, he don't. He has contacts to Karel 53

But notice: That's a mod by Karel 53, so ask him if you want to use them.

I won't publish it.

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Hehe... thanks.

But I've already finished that part of the mod

[Skimbo 304]

I haven't buildt every building of this mod.

But that are good news.

[mentarman 14]

I hope we can get this soon. Or I'll have to buy a new keyboard from salivating.

Look at the uptick in interest here and you will see why modding is a good thing for a game even from the game designer's standpoint.... All this positive interest and good vibes and new doings that sound interesting to people who haven't yet bought the game. Where would we be if it had been this way all along... maybe the same place because of PO stuff but maybe better off...

[Stewy13 0]

I'm going to have to hunt for my copy of Cities XL soon, things are progressing along quite well. Looking forward to more.

[wyllman 0]

Originally posted by: Skimbo

Originally posted by: GlobexCo

They seem to be landmarks, not blueprints.

Probably he unlocked them playing the game, because he missed two stadiums and an olimpionic pool...

quote>

No, he don't. He has contacts to Karel 53

Want to see some more?

Good old altacraz:

Jesus, Haiga sophia and some others:

Ops, Angkor wat....

Akropolis ans some curches......

But notice: That's a mod by Karel 53, so ask him if you want to use them.

I won't publish it.

quote>

Skimbo

Can you ask him if he got by creating or modifying "trading.master?

Did he get modifiying only ".Class" files?

Does he created a few own projects of "blueprint" or use the original game "projects?

And finaly,

Can you ask him to publish it?

Thank  you for the info.

Originally posted by: Skimbo

By the way, you ain't the only ones who are unlocking buildings, This CJ is a good example:

LINK << The text is not very important but you can see most of the stadiums.

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Of course, I said several times that I'm modifying files

were not originally mine. I found the files, by chance, on the Internet.

I'm sorry I do not remember whom or from where I download files, that was more than a year ago.

But here is almost the only forum that offers this type of information (blueprint and other

modifications "illegal" (oh my god!).

[Aspire 3]

OMG SOMEBODY PLZZ GIVE ME A DETAILED TUTORIAL ON HOW TO UNLOCK STUFF!!!!

[jeremy12 0]

Originally posted by: Aspire

OMG SOMEBODY PLZZ GIVE ME A DETAILED TUTORIAL ON HOW TO UNLOCK STUFF!!!!quote>

the mods are coming just wait we just got access to the tools within the last week

[Ocram's Razr 964]

Why can the blueprints not behave like warehouses. I honestly think that OmniCorp Headquarters should produce at least 10 tokens of offices and multiply the token production of every token by about twice as much as the institutes. I think that there should be a mod to remove the limit on the number of institutes in a city. As it stands, I do Office, High Tech, and water in one city; Holidays (and Food and water or office and high tech) in another; Heavy Industry, Manufacturing, and Waste Treatment in another, and Fuel and Electricity in another (sometimes with water, sometimes with Heavy Industry). What I want to do is get one of those modded maps with no hills with full coverage of water and holiday destinations then build a city with offices, high tech industry, water production, and hotels, then a flat city with full water and fertile land coverage and build a high density farming community with clean energy then have a completely flat city with city links all around the city and build a supportive industrial city with large production of Heavy and Manufacturing Industries and of course electricity and waste treatment.

[-ICE-{man} 10]

 I'm  probably not going to add something of intelligence and interest to this topic, but I just wanted to say that the mod will be awesome. Look at the massive increase in interest! I just want to emphasize that you do a really great job

Can't wait for the release.

EDIT:

Will the Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building form the New York map be included?

[Skimbo 304]

Originally posted by: wyllman

Skimbo

Can you ask him if he got by creating or modifying "trading.master?

Did he get modifiying only ".Class" files?

Does he created a few own projects of "blueprint" or use the original game "projects?

And finaly,

Can you ask him to publish it?

Thank  you for the info.

quote>

The best way to get thoose answers is to PM him on CitiesXS and to hope that he comes online. (That happens not very often)

[GlobexCo 33]

Originally posted by: Aspire

OMG SOMEBODY PLZZ GIVE ME A DETAILED TUTORIAL ON HOW TO UNLOCK STUFF!!!!quote>

Of course... I'm preparing a tutorial to explain how I did this mod (I'll publish it after releasing the mod)

Originally posted by: [iCE]{man}

 I'm  probably not going to add something of intelligence and interest to this topic, but I just wanted to say that the mod will be awesome. Look at the massive increase in interest! I just want to emphasize that you do a really great job

Can't wait for the release.

EDIT:

Will the Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building form the New York map be included?

quote>

Chrysler Building and The Empire State Building can be built with this mod...

I'm trying to see if I can also unlock some PO map (and understand where to put them in the world map)

Since the first part of this topic ended, I changed the title of the topic (easier to understand from home page)

[Stef42 0]

Cool, very nice work already guys!

[GlobexCo 33]

Gembeach and gemski will be released as a separate mod...

Since I found a way to include all the buildings in the city mode, I'm going to remove gem buttons from the menu.

Gemski tutorials will be available with the second mod. This way:

First Package:

Unlocks blueprints (stage 1 and final stage)

Expand "expert mode" -> unlocks landmarks and other buildings (that can be unlocked playing the game)

Unlocks Medieval Pack and his menu (as it was in PO mode).

dependencies: Moaku sandbox mode (the two mods share the same cheat menu)

First package expansion:

Unlocks blueprints (stage 2/3)

dependencies: first package (+sandbox mod)

Second Package:

Unlocks Gem tutorials

Add all the gem buildings to normal menus

dependencies: none (everything is available from start)

Of course, if Admins want to, it's possible to remove parts of mod, in order to unlock only something particular.

Another screenshot for you... The GemBeach hospital you'll find in the hospital menu (2nd pack):

[Roger51 381]

I cannot wait for this to come!! Great job GlobexCo.

[Livin in Sim 83]

Hello, everyone,

I have discussed this issue with an admin.  Frankly, we are not lawyers.  But we have been looking at the EULA, which would transfer to the company that bought the rights to CXL.  The part of the EULA, found here, that is most worrisome to me, is this:

Accordingly, You must not, in particular:

(iii) Decompile, dismantle, proceed with acts of reverse engineering, extract

the source codes of the Game, modify them or create programmes or

products derived from the Game, whether in all or in part;

(iv) Remove, deactivate or invalidate any system of protection of the Game

or any information or label of ownership present in the Game and/or its

Documentation or in or on the packaging of the latter;

So we have decided it wise to contact Dirk, who may be better able to interpret whether this would bring ST into legal contention with the company.  I think we need to wait for him to weigh in on this.  It is his site.  I would hate to see this cause problems for Simtropolis or Dirk if we go ahead.  Hopefully it won't be long until he lets us know.  And he may tell us to wait for word from the company.  I'm just preparing you for possibilities.

Please do not challenge this position of the staff, or you may find your membership subject to discipline.

Thank you.

--Liv

[jeremy12 0]

Originally posted by: Livin in Sim

Hello, everyone,

I have discussed this issue with an admin.  Frankly, we are not lawyers.  But we have been looking at the EULA, which would transfer to the company that bought the rights to CXL.  The part of the EULA, found here, that is most worrisome to me, is this:

Accordingly, You must not, in particular:

(iii) Decompile, dismantle, proceed with acts of reverse engineering, extract

the source codes of the Game, modify them or create programmes or

products derived from the Game, whether in all or in part;

(iv) Remove, deactivate or invalidate any system of protection of the Game

or any information or label of ownership present in the Game and/or its

Documentation or in or on the packaging of the latter;

So we have decided it wise to contact Dirk, who may be better able to interpret whether this would bring ST into legal contention with the company.  I think we need to wait for him to weigh in on this.  It is his site.  I would hate to see this cause problems for Simtropolis or Dirk if we go ahead.  Hopefully it won't be long until he lets us know.  And he may tell us to wait for word from the company.  I'm just preparing you for possibilities.

Please do not challenge this position of the staff, or you may find your membership subject to discipline.

Thank you.

--Liv

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Hmm this could go 2 ways, because for one we are not decompiling and accessing the source code just accessing the games data files.  but at the same time this can be read as no mods at all, however even when MC exsisted they allowed mods to be made over at citiesxs and were well aware of it so it seems as if they did not have a issue with it.

[Aspire 3]

I Really have no clue of whats about to happen, but it is true what jeremy12 said about MC fully aware that CitiesXS has mods, but since the company that bought cxl2011 only owns rights to CitiesXL 2011, not CitiesXL? this implies that the new company has no say of what to do with cities XL, and with monte cristo gone, the whole game seems like its just floating like a baloon in the air. Yet, we do not know if that undisclosed company bought CXL as a bonus with CXL2011.

[Aspire 3]

Also, to add on, Wasn't the reason for the ban on modding was for concerns with the Online area of the game? (i brought this up with phillipe and gregory when i was in the beta and included it when i played the online version) and they said they were concerned of hackers and cheaters, rising higher and faster than the other onine citybuilding community. but they included hopefully there would be a way of modding....