SC4 Addon Starter Pack

[ekar1806 0]

hey guys, im new to this forum. ive been playing SC4 for about a month now and honestly, i'm tired of how generic and limited everything looks. so i've turned to the world of addons! lol, anyway, im having trouble looking through the ST EXchange thing.. seems like everything i want to get has a requirement to ten other files. so i was hoping: could you guys help me get a decent "starter pack" or so to speak, of addons for SC4? I already have the NAM thing. what else is "essential" for more realistic gameplay? maybe something that adds more trees and makes cities prettier?

idk, you guys can help me with that. I used to play microsoft flight simulator so i know there are certain addons that everyone just has.. if anyone out there plays MSFS you know what i mean.

**EDIT** > BTW, in the screenshots it looks as if the houses (and maybe other buildings too) look completely different than the standard generic maxis ones. is there a house pack that replaces the generic residential houses/buildings in SC? i attached a picture so you know what i mean. also, OH MY GOD those trees look beautiful and thick and rich. where can i get that?? the in the generic game there are like... 1 or 2 naked, skinny trees every 4x4 block

  Edited July 9, 2011 by ekar1806  

[jacksunny 741]

Welcome to Simtropolis...

could you guys help me get a decent "starter pack" or so to speak, of addons for SC4?

Sorry, but you aren't allowed to do that.

what else is "essential" for more realistic gameplay?

There are so many things out there that improve realism. You can look at some of the things in this post or this one. You might also want to download some MMPs (Mayor Mode Ploppables) that can add to you cities realism.

OH MY GOD those trees look beautiful and thick and rich. where can i get that??

There are an unbelievable amount of trees you can get for the game. Just search for trees or something similar.

[GeneralEtrius 78]

Welcome to Simtropolis...

could you guys help me get a decent "starter pack" or so to speak, of addons for SC4?

Sorry, but you aren't allowed to do that.

What's wrong with giving links to good BATs?

[CaptCity 4,683]

What's wrong with giving links to good BATs?

Nothing, if that's what the original poster meant. However, re-packaging things and sending them out, which seems to be how the original post was stated, is discouraged as it's redistributing others work.

[jacksunny 741]

Yes, sorry I misunderstood you. My bad. I would suggest getting things like the NAM, RHW, NWM...etc. BAT wise there are many things and it all depends on what you are trying to achieve.

  Edited July 13, 2011 by jacksunny  

[Yarahi 1,816]

There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Outside of NAM everything is individually. It all depends on what type of city/region style you want to build...

But I found a couple of things that makes searching a lot easier at least:

1: Top Ten Modd Sugestions

2: A list of Plugins sorted by categories

Concerning nr.2 ; Most of those are ploppables. The list doesn't include building from categories; Resindential, Commercial, Industrial (growable). This is probably because there is to many of them... Hope this helps a little bit @ least

  Edited July 13, 2011 by yarahi