Make my custom airport active?

[michaeldcannaday 42]

I've built my custom airport but there's no movement such as moving planes or any of the airport equipment sucfh as trucks and all.... is there a plugin to download that would make it active??

[city89 147]

hum can i see a pik of it and i have 53 of them i would love to know how to make mines active also

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

Hello, there's now way to do that! All custom airports are semi-eyecandy meaning they more or less function. It's impossible for trucks to move, planes to taxi to runways and etc. The only kind of airport that can make planes take-off is the Maxis default. I think trying to make trucks move, planes to taxi on custom airports requires editing the .exe file which is illegal. Again, there is NO WAY for custom airports to function and will NOT happen some time later.

 

Regards,

-Geometry

[Indiana Joe 1,750]

If you're using the RMIP, it has pieces that will produce plane animations on the runway (when placed in the middle of it) and in the air.  But as Geometry said, there's no way to animate the whole airport.

[manroland 21]

I believe there might actually be a maxis lot editor prop for a baggage cart that moves around on the tarmac (not 100% sure), and there are many disappearing and reappearing props. However, outside of that there are no taxiing planes or trucks moving around from a plugin.

[simcity1999 34]

For functions use airport trams, but it is impossible for full aircraft animations.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Unless the package included animated automata you are out of luck.  This is one of the reasons I don't play with anything but default airports.  Airports take up too much real estate for eye-candy, even if they are neat to look at, they don't do much for your city.

 

Remember, the game is tuned to take Sims to and from work destinations.  Unless an airport has a gazillion jobs they really are not worth having.  Airline passengers (if any) are not commuters.

[simcity1999 34]

But I hate default maxis airports. Even the largest international airports in default maxis sc4 looks like a small generaal aviation airport.

[AcronShinra 60]

I think trying to make trucks move, planes to taxi on custom airports requires editing the .exe file which is illegal. Again, there is NO WAY for custom airports to function and will NOT happen some time later.

Naaah, those ones are considered props/effect props, usable via Lot Editor. But as custom airports are made from many smaller pieces, it's quite impossible to fully animate such lot.

[simcity1999 34]

 

I think trying to make trucks move, planes to taxi on custom airports requires editing the .exe file which is illegal. Again, there is NO WAY for custom airports to function and will NOT happen some time later.

Naaah, those ones are considered props/effect props, usable via Lot Editor. But as custom airports are made from many smaller pieces, it's quite impossible to fully animate such lot.

 

Unless the custom airport is a single lot.

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

But I hate default maxis airports. Even the largest international airports in default maxis sc4 looks like a small generaal aviation airport.

They are, however, in proportion to the city tile sizes.  There are no real airports that fit on a 4km x 4 Km square short of grass fields on farms.  Most big international airports have runways longer than 4Km.