Pharmist Mod Experiments

pharmist · December 8, 2010

Hello,

A brief Introduction:

I have been playing Cities XL since the original beta for Cities XL 2009. During the Beta I found a need to modify the game to suit my needs so I searched for a way to unpack the game files. I found a site called XENTAX.COM where a member named ALUIGI had made a BMS script to unpack the game files. It was on the beta forum I met a member named NILO who introduced me to his first mod which unlocked then Cheat function allowing us to unlock all buildings, add money, save and reload games, and run debug options. Nilo met another member on the beta forum named MOAKU who had been working on the same things and also showed NILO many more Experiments he had made to unlock all of the game options. MOAKU had discovered many new things about the game which he shared with NILO and myself. When Cities XL was released back in 2009 all mods were restricted by the publisher Monte Cristo by not allowing modified LUA, CLASS, or any other file type or the game would crash. What we needed was a repacker to put the mod files into a game .patch file. This is when I found a German web site called CitiesXS.net and a member named OKEANOS who was posting Mods for CitiesXL 2009 in the form of a .patch file. I knew he had to have a repacker to do this so I sent him a message asking him about his repacker. After sharing a few messages he agreed to share his repacker with me and asked me to join a private modding forum on CitiesXS.net so we could share our experiments with other modders. Moaku also joined the private forum and showed us many more new discoveries he had made. We continued to share experiments until the publisher Monte Cristo went bankrupt and it appeared the game would be abandoned so slowly most lost their interest in the game. I purchased CitiesXL 2011 for the $20 offer Focus made to original owners and have been experimenting with the game again.

I thought I would post some of the experiments I have been working on from time to time in case some might find in interest in some of these mods. I have only post one MOD for CitiesXL 2009 and one for CitiesXL 2011 which is the Extra Terraforming Options 2009 &2011 Mod's. I do not plan on posting any of the experiments because there are too many modded files which could possibly conflict with current or future Mods. I do not have this problem because I only use my own Mods. I would however be glad to share some of my experiments with anyone who shows an interest in them as long as they know that they are unsupported by me. If someone with the skills can take my work and make a publishable Mod they are welcome to do so. I will also be glad to answer any questions or PM's to those looking for information on how my experiments work, time allowed.

I want to make a personal Thank You and give Credit to;

ALUIGI

NILO

MOAKU

OKEANOS

-pharmist

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Here is the Link to download some of my experiments. I will add new Links as I work on new projects. Have Fun and I hope you learn something new.

Read The Read Me File First.....

DEC-07-2010: Pharmist Experiments.zip:

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NEW EXPERIMENTS:

Apr-17-2011 Z_Z_Fall_Trees_EveryWhere_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment inspired by a member of Cities XL forum named "Lardef". Lardef asked if I could make the trees on the roads, plazas, and building lots have Fall Colors. I still need to work on a better mix of colors and change the Forest trees to Fall colors. You must have the Z_TreeBug_Fix_v1.00 installed for this experiment to work properly.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Apr-17-2011 Z_Wooden_Bridge_PP_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment inspired by a member of Cites XL forum named "Peluche". Peluche wanted to know if I could make a Pedestrian Path Bridge(PP) with a wooden board texture. This experiment still needs much work. The railings do not line up properly most of the time. There is no support structure for the bridge. I will continue to work on this experiment when time allows.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Apr-17-2011 Z_R_Avenue_40x25_BusRoad_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment to test the new Bus Road ability I discovered. This experiment is for the Small Avenue, it does not replace the small avenue. This is a BUS ROAD, meaning that only Buses and Pedestrians can travel on this road. You will find that the BUS ROADS do not have a CITY LINK, which means you can not build anything along these roads.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Apr-15-2011 Z_R_Expressway_40x40_BusLane_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment to test the new Bus Lane ability I discovered. This experiment is for the ExpressWay, it does not replace the ExpressWay. I choose the ExpressWay because it was less work then using the Six Lane road. This experiment is only meant to show that a Bus Lane is possible. The lanes I choose to make the Bus Lane for the ExpressWay are the middle lanes because these seemed to be the best choice.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Apr-15-2011 Z_R_Avenue_40x25_BusLane_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment to test the new Bus Lane ability I discovered. This experiment is for the Small Avenue, it does not replace the small avenue. I choose the Small Avenue because it was the Prototype road used in my original Bus Lane experiment. This experiment is only meant to show that a Bus Lane is possible. The lanes I choose to make the Bus Lane for the Samll Avenue were delegated by the fact that if we have bus stops on this road the Bus Lane needs to be on the outside where the Bus Stops are at.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Apr-11-2011 Z_BRING_BACK_INTERCHANGES_v1.00.zip

This is an experiment inspired by the request of a member of CitiesXL Forum named cheuk18me94. Cheuk18me94 wanted to know if I could Bring Back the Missing Road Interchange With Roundabouts that happened after the New Patch from Focus. Cheuk18me94 wanted to know if I could add the Road Interchange Without Roundabouts.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove.

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Mar-31-2011 Z_Z_PalmTree_To_Change_v1.00.zip

The purpose of this experiment is to change the Palm Trees that appear on the Luxary Avenue, Executive and Elite building lots. A member of Generation City named Clamato asked if I could change the Palm Trees to some other trees that fit the location better.

This is a New Experiment therefore no old Patch files to remove. Only use one Patch File at a time. "Z_TreeBug_Fix_v1.00" is required for the Trees to appear correctly.

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Mar-28-2011 Z_Evergreen_Farm_Blvd_40x30_v1.25.zip

This is an experiment inspired by the request of a member of CitiesXL Forum named Evergreen. Evergreen wanted to know if I could make a large avenue with the Farm road texture.