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[Rodeno 0]

Hello:

I am very new to Simtropolis and all that it has to offer. I have been playing SimCity (using SC4 now) for a number of years, but I have never got into the custom buildings. When downloaded, how exactly do these building work? Will they show up automatically in the game, etc?

Any feed back would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You

[iowndiscti 141]

Some do. you have to check the descripitons. most descriptions will have the terms "Growable" or "Plopable"

if its growable it means that the building will grow on its own when the game decides its ready to. if its plopable that means that the building has an icon in one of the submenus of the game.

If the building is Any type of mid or high rise building, or a large building [ such as a walmart, or even a highway rest stop]and is plopable it will most likely appear in your landmarks menu, if the building is anything recreational like a park or a community center it will most likely appear in your parks menu.

Things like schools, police stations, hospitals, and fire stations usually go into their respective menus as well.

[Titanicbuff 1,262]

I generally do plops which are located in the landmark menu- However each one is different- For instance- highmmod (RHW) Can be used as an extra to the Maxis system or by itself for a realistic highway. All buildings are used for different purposes- However downloading content slows load time of game but it is worth it. Some are growable, some are rewards, others are plop, some are even transportation- The choise is yours.

[simplybatman 1]

Just a quick note. If you want the Nitelites on downloaded buildings to work,you will need to get the EP1 Patch for SC4. And maybe (I am not sure about this) need to get the BAT and the update for that too so the lights will work. I got them from SC4D,there are links around somewhere to get the patches and updates.

Patch the game first before adding stuff.

[CaptCity 4,915]

You won't need the actual BAT for nightlights, but you will need the SC4Update4BAT (after installing the EP1 update). Information and links can be found in this post.

[jacksunny 741]

I suggest reading this if you haven't already.