simmars-forum-threads Beta 3 Support Thread

[AndisArt 2,066]

This is the place to discuss the Beta 3 release, give feedback or report issues.

Bug reports
If you find anything that is not on the list please post it here
 

Known bugs & issues

•          Mars Face landmark only gives a box when plopped
•          Spaceport landing strips cannot be expanded, use only as it is
•          RCI commercial demand graph not easliy visible
•          Sometimes a tree shows up on roads. To get rid of it build another road tile on top of it
•          Sometimes a MAXIS vehicle pops up in the traffic
•          The animation of the birds at the land fill is still active
•          The Deluxe Police Station doesn't create deluxe vehicles yet
•          Spaceport does not have and automata animations yet
•          There are several BATs that do not feature nightwindows/lights
•          The Water Tank connects to pipe system on a different tile than the indicator
•          Some road textures are not transformed yet
•          Some rail textures are not transformed yet
•          The MAXIS avenue and one-way road can be built in some cases using the popup messages
•          Several MAXIS lamps and stop lights on roads are still active
•          Not all interfaces and graphs display the new zone colors yet
•          U-Drive-It missions are not transformed yet
•          My-Sim modus not transformed yet

[AndisArt 2,066]

This is the place to discuss the Beta 3 release, give feedback or report issues.

Bug reports

If you find anything that is not on the list please post it here

Known bugs & issues

•          Mars Face landmark only gives a box when plopped
•          Spaceport landing strips cannot be expanded, use only as it is
•          RCI commercial demand graph not easliy visible
•          Sometimes a tree shows up on roads. To get rid of it build another road tile on top of it
•          Sometimes a MAXIS vehicle pops up in the traffic
•          The animation of the birds at the land fill is still active
•          The Deluxe Police Station doesn't create deluxe vehicles yet
•          Spaceport does not have and automata animations yet
•          There are several BATs that do not feature nightwindows/lights
•          The Water Tank connects to pipe system on a different tile than the indicator
•          Some road textures are not transformed yet
•          Some rail textures are not transformed yet
•          The MAXIS avenue and one-way road can be built in some cases using the popup messages
•          Several MAXIS lamps and stop lights on roads are still active
•          Not all interfaces and graphs display the new zone colors yet
•          U-Drive-It missions are not transformed yet
•          My-Sim modus not transformed yet

[kyle1223 0]

While using the RCI demand graph it was extermly hard to see the commercial bars due to the light colors my suggestion is to just brighten the colors more but not to the point that its cartoony

Thank You

[zer0flame55 0]

the crossroad for thstreet turns back into default maxis crossroad.

[bigthing 35]

When trying to open the game i am faced with the message Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\ SimCity 4.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then type again.

When i click ok another error message says "Error starting calc!"

Have i done something wrong in the installation??

[zer0flame55 0]

found another, the rewards are popping up too early when population isnt high enough to get them.

Edit:

think this might be a bit of a problem, The highway onramps seem to be functioning as a regular road, no cars are entering the highway at all....

[AfterWars 0]

Hi, i can't download Simmars. When I click the download link it says it broken and it can't connect to the website. Is there a way to fix this?

[AndisArt 2,066]

Originally posted by: kyle1223

While using the RCI demand graph it was extermly hard to see the commercial bars due to the light colors my suggestion is to just brighten the colors more but not to the point that its cartoony

Thank Youquote>

Not an easy one to fix, we'll look into that, we might have to make them grey

Originally posted by: zer0flame55

the crossroad for thstreet turns back into default maxis crossroad.quote>

Already listed

Originally posted by: bigthing

When trying to open the game i am faced with the message Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files\Maxis\SimCity 4 Deluxe\ SimCity 4.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then type again.

When i click ok another error message says "Error starting calc!"

Have i done something wrong in the installation??quote>

It seems as if the launcher cannot find your SimCity 4 exe file. We'll look into it, get back to you on this. Stamp might be in touch with you to get more information from you.

Originally posted by: zer0flame55

found another, the rewards are popping up too early when population isnt high enough to get them.

quote>

Can you be more exact? At what number of residents does which rewards pop up?

The reward trigger numbers were deliberatly set so that there are rewards available for low residential colonies.

Originally posted by: zer0flame55

Edit:

think this might be a bit of a problem, The highway onramps seem to be functioning as a regular road, no cars are entering the highway at all....quote>

Have you tried this with a big enough colony where enough traffic is generated on the highway?

Also, it has to be taken in account that there is only one Res type of automata replaced, so there is not that many cars driving yet

Originally posted by: AfterWars

Hi, i can't download Simmars. When I click the download link it says it broken and it can't connect to the website. Is there a way to fix this?quote>

Please post a screenshot

[zer0flame55 0]

that was at 4913 population. just like the picture says, i took it the momment i placed it.

Also I posted the link to download simmars on a different website (mainly because I used to go there and 3 of the people are obsessed with anything mars related)

[AfterWars 0]

The link appears to be working. For some reason my internet connection was not allowing connection to that page. It is sorted now though

thanks for the help

AfterWars

[§haÅ--Ñ€ §hÅŽo 370]

So will it wipe out my SimCity 4 Deluxe Info, or would I need to do any work so I could keep both my Earth Countries and my Mars Country not mixed in together?

[Evillions 552]

I have a problem and this is the first problem I had during testing.

What does this mean anyways?  I have no clue, cause I know you need the regular Plugins folder and its saying that it's a problem cause it already exists.  If I remove it, then it says its not there.  Either way, this is like a lose-lose for me.  Any help? I didn't had THIS problem during testing the launcher.

[joshriddle 29]

Originally posted by: Sirron Kcuhc

So will it wipe out my SimCity 4 Deluxe Info, or would I need to do any work so I could keep both my Earth Countries and my Mars Country not mixed in together?quote>

What I did was Simply made a new region, put SimMars in, and once ready to go back to earth, move Simmars out and then move my normal stuff in, thereyou go.

It isn't a seperate game. It is just a mod.

[§haÅ--Ñ€ §hÅŽo 370]

Oh ok. Thanks. I didn't want Shayden to be messed up so I wanted to make sure.

EDIT: I can play SimMars without needing to move my SimCity 4 Earth stuff, so great.

[Terring 6,473]

Some discoveries...

Water tower doesn't provide water

What's this next to the cleaning water device?

It doesn't seem to have some impact however

2 city blocks with light density homes

Rezoning for higher density  will remove some homes

I hope i did help a bit :-)

[timcravey 168]

The water pump is an older bug -- sometimes it does that, sometimes not. Make the water pipe come out from all four sides of the pump and it will kick in. The little BAT next to the cleaning plant is an air filter and should remove pollution from the air. The re-zoning issue is a Maxis bug - not sure what causes it but it doesn't really affect gameplay.

[Timmystwin 201]

I cant get the model on the face of mars to appear, i get a Massive box. It could just be me tho.

[Terring 6,473]

I was not talking about the air filters, but that strange water-like effect. As about the Face, i also have this problem

[Evillions 552]

Nobody answered my problem.  Does anybody know how to solve this?

Originally posted by: Evillions

I have a problem and this is the first problem I had during testing.

What does this mean anyways?  I have no clue, cause I know you need the regular Plugins folder and its saying that it's a problem cause it already exists.  If I remove it, then it says its not there.  Either way, this is like a lose-lose for me.  Any help? I didn't had THIS problem during testing the launcher.

quote>

[SimMars Team 19]

@zer0flame55: out of curiosity, can you post the link to that website?

@Evillions: did you uninstall the previous testing version you were using before installing Beta 3? I suggest you uninstall everything related to SimMars, then delete any of the SimMars folders that remained (check ReadMe for all the paths), then install fresh and see what happens

Can anyone else confirm that the Mars Face gives only a box?

[Evillions 552]

It works! Thanks!

[stamp 4]

@Evillions, ensure that Plugins_Backup_Simmars is empty, and delete it. If it isn't empty, move the contents to the Plugins folder if you wish before deleting it. This is a residual symptom from a bug that was fixed prior to the release of SimMars Beta 3.

[hotChocolate 95]

Yup - the Face on Mars is just a box for me too .

[timcravey 168]

That was an effect left over from the Maxis original water treatment plant -- I thought it was the sparkly one but it turned out to be those black puffs. For now let's say it's a by-product of the treatment process.

[Evillions 552]

Well I have one, if you try to expand the airstrip (the small airport) the game crashes. I think we should add the expansion versions too.

[AfterWars 0]

The face on Mars also gives me a box!

[fatcharizard 0]

Is there a prop pack that needs to be downloaded for the face to work?

[AndisArt 2,066]

the reward trigger number is correct, if I remember correctly the weather station unlocks at 4000

the spaceport wont be fixed easliy, it was a beast to get it working the way it is now. Airports are among the hardest things to mod in SC4 it seems, ever wonder why there is so many non-functional airport uploads out there? we need someone with the proper knowledge how to do this.

Mars Face bug: we're investigating...

[Hannan100 0]

Tried to open Sim Mars today and it just simply refuses. I opened it fine yesterday, but today opening the program as an administrator opens the launcher, but clicking launch simply closes the launcher and doesn't open the game. As for opening it normally, the Launch button is greyed out and the Launcher auto-closes after a couple of seconds.

Anyone know what has happened?

Oh yeah I just remembered, when I first tried to open it today, an error message popped up saying I hadn't closed Sim Mars properly last time and some folders needed fixing. I clicked fix, but I now can't open it.

EDIT: Nevermind, restarting computer did the job.

[SimMars Team 19]

@Hannan100: can u try restarting your PC, run SimMars again and see what happens then?