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[Dreadnought 8,231]

@SIM-ple Jack

Let us not forget -- "The Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman!!!"

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

[Diego Del Llano 5,206]

Working on Reynolds Building, Winston-Salem. 

thanks to @gutterclub, for roof textures. 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Barroco Hispano

Snowstorm ??

[11241036 5,115]

I'm currently developing some overlay textures with 8 different shapes, based on various textures by Maxis, BSC, and Pegasus. These are textures that either I am using frequently, or that I am frequently seeing in custom plugins. The table should speak for itself. (Some entries are blank because either you can get them by mirroring another texture by pressing M in the LE, or they are already available somewhere.)

The dark red brick texture is based on something I found in BSC Textures Vol 2, but I couldn't find something similar online, thus, I just made a base texture myself. The gravel texture is selfmade, but strongly based on the gravel that is part of Pegasus' Terrain Kit; thus, it isn't HD. (I wanted it to fit with Pegasus' stuff. And I don't even want to tell you how I made it...)

If some people want it, I'll share them; while lotting, I really occasionally missed textures such as these, but there are already a lot of texture packs available and I don't want to share something useless.

Also, does someone know who can give me permission to share those textures that I've derivated from custom content? Only BSC Textures and MTP are affected this far. I don't know how to handle this in case of the BSC Textures, and Pegasus hasn't been active since 2013. @CorinaMarie, do you know that?

[CorinaMarie 29,892]

5 minutes ago, 11241036 said:

Also, does someone know who can give me permission to share those textures that I've derivated from custom content? Only BSC Textures and MTP are affected this far. I don't know how to handle this in case of the BSC Textures, and Pegasus hasn't been active since 2013. @CorinaMarie, do you know that?

Unfortunately, afaik derivative textures from any other source except Maxis and NAM are not allowed to be shared. Let's not take this as an absolute ruling tho since this was all set up long before I joined ST.

I believe this might really need its own topic.

I won't parse it out since you are showing something you are working on. So, how about creating a new topic in the Modding Forum? Please re-beep me and @Cyclone Boom when you do. I'd like to hear from other long term members in the new thread.

[xxdita 1,097]

35 minutes ago, 11241036 said:

I'm currently developing some overlay textures with 8 different shapes, based on various textures by Maxis, BSC, and Pegasus. These are textures that either I am using frequently, or that I am frequently seeing in custom plugins. The table should speak for itself. (Some entries are blank because either you can get them by mirroring another texture by pressing M in the LE, or they are already available somewhere.)

The dark red brick texture is based on something I found in BSC Textures Vol 2, but I couldn't find something similar online, thus, I just made a base texture myself. The gravel texture is selfmade, but strongly based on the gravel that is part of Pegasus' Terrain Kit; thus, it isn't HD. (I wanted it to fit with Pegasus' stuff. And I don't even want to tell you how I made it...)

If some people want it, I'll share them; while lotting, I really occasionally missed textures such as these, but there are already a lot of texture packs available and I don't want to share something useless.

Also, does someone know who can give me permission to share those textures that I've derivated from custom content? Only BSC Textures and MTP are affected this far. I don't know how to handle this in case of the BSC Textures, and Pegasus hasn't been active since 2013. @CorinaMarie, do you know that?

I'm BSC Custodian, but I will need to confer with my active teammates on the matter before I can give approval. I do have one important question though. Will this be an override that will effect all existing custom content already using the original textures, or are these new instances from your own texture range? If new instances, then I don't see any problems at all. 

If it is an override, can you show me before and after pictures in-game? 

[11241036 5,115]

16 hours ago, xxdita said:

I'm BSC Custodian, but I will need to confer with my active teammates on the matter before I can give approval. I do have one important question though. Will this be an override that will effect all existing custom content already using the original textures, or are these new instances from your own texture range? If new instances, then I don't see any problems at all. 

If it is an override, can you show me before and after pictures in-game? 

Thank you for your answer. These will be textures from my own texture range. I will be tagging you soon in another topic. Please make sure to check it.
 

 

[Bobelboy 437]

On 23.5.2020 at 11:57 PM, Diego Del Llano said:

Working on Reynolds Building, Winston-Salem. 

thanks to @gutterclub, for roof textures. 

This is beautiful! So well modelled and the textures are really nice. But may I ask for an ALTERNATIVE non-flag version? I'd also understand, if you'd say it's "take it or leave it" though ...

[STEX Custodian 966]

Hi everybody!

After a few long months, I managed to put together and clean up the WMP packs and merged them into thematical Mega Packs. The following single prop packs/sets have NOT been merged into any of the Mega Prop Packs, but they have been updated, some props were taken out and placed into the mega prop packs or added to an existing single prop pack. These prop packs currently still might be unavailable, but they will be released with their lot sets in the following days/weeks:

• - monorail models/props (v2) - it will be uploaded also with the lot set
• - bridge models/props (v2) - it will be uploaded also with the lot set
• - rowing props (v2) - it will be uploaded with the Rowing Club set
• - tunnel props (v2) - it will be uploaded with the Tunnel lots too
• - rfy viaducts (v2) - it will be uploaded with the updated RFY Rail Viaduct set.
• - murimk-wmp causeway props - they will be uploaded with the updated Murimk-WMP Causeway Set.

You can find the re-hosted contents in the following Mega Prop and Texture Packs

WMP Mega Props vol. 01 - Misc General Props
WMP Mega Props vol. 02 - Misc Industrial Props
WMP Mega Props vol. 03 - Port Autority Ferry
WMP Mega Props vol. 04 - Port Autority Seawalls
WMP Mega Props vol. 05 - Railway Props

WMP Essentials v1.0

WMP Mega Textures v1.02

RFY Mega Props Vol. 01

The props, models, textures, custom queries, UIs are mostly all DocRorlach's (WMP) and his associates' and pLynn's (RFY) work, the custom paths (as far as I know) Rivit's work.

For more information, read the attached readmes, and for sure everybody recommended to use the attached cleanitol files and remove the old single prop packs if they have. Those packs have been totally torn down and rebuilt for the mega packs.

Enjoy! The lot uploads are coming later, after they got updated.

- Tyberius (STEX Custodian)

[Lucario Boricua 7,050]

     Enough of the roads and airports, we need more rail!!     

 

Presenting...

֍ ZAMACENTIA ֎
WELCOMES NEW
CITY TRAMWAY!!

 

Aaahhhh, the lone wolf metropolis of the northwest, what's it up to in its forest of buildings?

 

 

The city is most definitely sizable at this point, reaching 86,000 inhabitants!

 

 

And here we have its new light railway depot, very close to the freight rail intermodal terminal (upper left)!

 

 

This system is also intermodal, connecting the conventional rail lines, bus services and parking services. Here we see the Eastern Rail Transfer Station.

 

 

And here we have the Western Rail Transfer Station

[Diego Del Llano 5,206]

Los Angeles Jewerly Center. 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

YO, guys -- 

FIRST:  Let me say that I put this up in another thread where stuff like this is done -- but I got no response -- so I moved it over here!!

I know I'm about to stick my hand in the frying pan -- but I REALLY need some DETAILED guidance.

PROBLEM:

I have some excellent "water-ploppable" ship models and I'm working on a massive project to create a huge naval dockyard.  After extensive and tedious testing of various custom and downloaded docks and piers I have run into two problems. 

FIRST; docks either conform to the terrain height, or they drop the terrain to sea level.  This, obviously, creates a situation where you will have to transition from higher areas down to dock level.

SECOND;  Depending upon which type of dock you are testing, the "LOD footprint" of the ship will only allow you to "plop" the lot at a certain distance from the dock.  Obviously -- too far away looks ridiculous -- and too close usually encroaches on the edge of the dock.

The obvious solution to "docking" a ship with no "visual bloopers" was PEG's method of creating the ship as an overhanging prop.  With the overhanging prop, you simply open the lot in EDITOR and position your "prop ship" as desired.  (There are, of course, restrictions on HOW MUCH of the prop can be extended beyond the limits of the lot.)

WHAT I HAVE:

I have worked with EDITOR, READER, and PLUGINS MANAGER extensively and have a reasonably good grasp on them.  I have started working with TWEAKER and have successfully managed to shrink the occasional prop for use on a lot.  (About three day's worth of experience, there.)

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW --

How do I take a perfectly good, "water-ploppable" model, and use it to create an overhanging prop for use against a dock? 

(I assume there is also a process involved in actually getting it installed in PLUGINS so I can use it.)

Tutorials are a fine thing -- but they almost always leave out a small detail that frustrates people to the point of going off the idea entirely.  And they usually assume you know more than you do -- simply because you asked the question in the first place. 

Anyone kind and gracious enough to offer advice / guidance will be most welcome -- but keep one thing in mind -- you almost need to start with..."Step One: Turn on computer".  (I'm not quite that dense, but let's assume I am.) 

THANK YOU for your time and patience --- HELP !!

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

2014 Mercedes-Benz S500

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

@Dreadnought, I hear your pain on tutorials though this one helped me a lot.https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=2443.0

Also this one - https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?PHPSESSID=7d15d114b8f342bf84a15584aa095184&topic=23.0

Another important fact to keep in mind is that placing a prop on a water lot will cause it to sink to the bottom like the Bismarck after the Royal Navy was finished with it.

 

**EDIT** I forgot - you also should make custom LODs for your models. They'll fit nice and tight to your docks. LMK if you need help via pm.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Scaley McSlither

On overhanging prop is attached to the dock preventing a watery demise !

I already read one of the tutorials and found it lacking in specific information.  Not to throw stones at anyone -- but most of them are written by people that already have a lot of experience working with the apps -- and they generally forget that tutorials are for beginners.  "Step One: Turn On Computer...".

The reason for creating the model as an overhanging prop is to AVOID the problem of "LOD footprints" making it hard to properly position a "floating" lot.

BUT -- i WILL check out the other tutorial.  I may have accidentally acquired enough information to stumble my way through this.

THANX for your advice --

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

@Dreadnought - I wonder if you could reach out to @Tyberius06 as I'm looking at the Heretic Seaport Project and it looks awfully similar to what you're trying to accomplish. Hopefully he'd be wiling to share some of his experience with you on "docked" ships.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Scaley McSlither

Thanks for the tip -- 

But looking at the pictures you provided -- those are seaport lots originally created by the "PEG" people.  Tyberius is very good -- but I have the same lots, downloaded from PEG.

BUT -- that is the general idea. 

I already know how to make "water ploppable" ship lots -- and how to enlarge or shrink things in "Tweaker". 

I am now going to go into PIMX to attempt to convert the model to a prop -- and then go into Tweaker to see if I can make it either "overhanging" or m"offset". 

With any luck I'll get it right -- 

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

@Dreadnought I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and hope you can get it sorted out! I'm excited to see what you come up with!

[JojiTX 765]

8 hours ago, Barroco Hispano said:

2014 Mercedes-Benz S500

Ooo baller. Can't wait to have thousands of those in my richer areas

You make a lot of neat stuff. Any plans on releasing some of it to the STEX?

[Diego Del Llano 5,206]

The Look Building, New York City.

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

@JojiTX  I will release them when I am able to force SimCity 4 to use alpha channels properly without causing graphics errors.

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

I changed the color of my snow texture

1:

2:

which one do you prefer?

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Barroco Hispano

BRAVO - !!

A stand of dead Lodgepole Pine trees -- and you're "in like Flint" !!

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

@Dreadnought 

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I made this texture from "scratch" in 3 minutes. I plan to make several textures and share them for free.

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Barroco Hispano

Dirty it up just a tad.  The wall looks too clean -- no soot, grime, or dust -- or that aged look for that matter.

That should account for probably another five minutes ! 

[gutterclub 2,729]

That would be the job of the BATer to do, otherwise the Material would be the same every time

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

@Dreadnought As Gutterclub said, those details should be added by the BATer. 

Bull shark:

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

Another version with the same texture.

If any of you need the texture just send me a dm.

Edit:

Now it does look like a brick. 

[Dreadnought 8,231]

@Barroco Hispano

You nailed it, Champ !!