Larger Map Experiments 3.0

[xoxide 377]

LOD has no impact on what you see actually .. its not part of the problem or anything that is running.. what you see is native support with what I have so far.   the limitations are actually a laundry list of engine related specific details that prevent things from being "normal' operations outside of the 2k box

[Nico Robin 70]

LOD has no impact on what you see actually .. its not part of the problem or anything that is running.. what you see is native support with what I have so far.   the limitations are actually a laundry list of engine related specific details that prevent things from being "normal' operations outside of the 2k box

how u have inscrease limit , me i try no work , with cityMarker 2048X2048....

[xoxide 377]

The problem is perspective.  You must see the city the way the engine see's the city to be able to get around the problem. 

 

I will be releasing orion most likely tomorrow with a street / region road mod so people do not have to go out and get BoC if they do not wish to use it. (Some people have had issues others have not)

 

Kind of depends on some further testing we are doing right now in the final stages before we push it out to the community.

[xoxide 377]

I'm done.. its released

 

 

best of luck

[chappers 82]

I'm done.. its released

 

 

best of luck

wait whaaat allrdy ?

[xoxide 377]

well sorta on hold for now..

[CapTon 592]

I'm just happy to see that the mod is almost ready to go. Thanks for your work, xoxide and to whoever else who helped you produce it.

[Sim Shady 32 16]

thats a shame I hope you can get all this worked out It was the most exiting thing to date!!! I shoulda grabbed it when I saw it

[CapTon 592]

Never even saw it myself I was too wrapped up in my own thing.

[xoxide 377]

give it a couple days for some things to be resolved .. one way or the other the mod will come out.. period

[CapTon 592]

Well I just hope that everything works out okay

[darkbbr12 1]

...there is no way of doing it without completely hacking the core and engine to accomplish what is needed

 

That means IF the modding policy changes and let modify the .dll and the .exe files, bigger cities becomes full possible?

[Yayie 311]

 

...there is no way of doing it without completely hacking the core and engine to accomplish what is needed

 

That means IF the modding policy changes and let modify the .dll and the .exe files, bigger cities becomes full possible?

 

 

No. its not even hacking or altering dlls whatsoever.

[SAGGG 47]

If this dream turns out to be true, I think we should call this the Xoxide Larger Map Mod...

[xoxide 377]

Its an extended map not larger map .. literally that is the only way it can be described.  Yayie has been testing it for me for nearly 2 weeks now give or take.

 

Fact is we have limitations due to hard coded values.

 

I'm not sure we will ever get around them without hacking .. which is not part of the scope of the project or something i'm willing to do since it would violate the MOD rules published by maxis and white paper authored by Oppie

 

And the answer is NO .. even if we had the ability we would not get any other results.

 

As is you can crash your game by having over 1024 road segments, going over certain other limits of RCI and building values, Agents list goes on and on.

 

Its a complicated subject in every sense of the word

[SAGGG 47]

Okay, let me rephrase this: We could call it the Xoxide Extended Map Mod?

 

Quite frankly, I couldn't care less about what has to be done to enlarge or extend the city tile map, whatever you call it. All I know is I want more space to create a city. The one we have now is too small, period. What you people are doing is nothing short of magnificent. I'm under no illusions--just please get it done at your leisure. Thank you.

[CapTon 592]

Well it's another step forward which I'm definitely glad to see. With advancements such as this, the possibilities seem endless.

[Danny50205 71]

 

 

As is you can crash your game by having over 1024 road segments, going over certain other limits of RCI and building values, Agents list goes on and on.

 

i noticed that there is also a few other thing that happens like the roads want to break and not make intersection and only outside the 2k box 

[bobp 29]

Keep up the good work on this, It would be nice to have a little bit extra space at least even if it all isn't usable. If its anything like your other mods I am sure it will be great once released.

[xoxide 377]

This by far is the most broken mod in existence hahahaha .. but there is no other way to deliver extended boundary honestly.  It was never meant to function to begin with.. So you may get 20% or 30% more space depending on map choice in only 2 directions off the original 2k map location

 

but it does help.. there are a few people here whom have the released edition whom can post images if they want now.

[bobp 29]

Well at least your honest about it and upfront too. Thank you for your explanations as to what is going on as well as the information regarding the freight projects. even if it was only ten percent usable that's ten percent more than the current plot size. I am 65 years (braindead) old so I am not going to be of much help, however I do love the game despite its small bugs, most of which can be worked around.

[CapTon 592]

I agree with bobp thanks for being so upfront with us. We also like the fact that you have explained everything to us.

[xoxide 377]

I didn't join the community for myself I joined it to help you guys and gals in general.  if I can help I will.. its just in my nature.

 

and i'm always kind of upfront hahah.. I kind of do not believe in hiding from the truth.  it doesn't serve a purpose to anyone

 

Thank you both.. I appreciate it

[CapTon 592]

Well you'd make a nice politician you being honest and all. We'd finally get some truth in there.

 

Sorry for the off-topic comment but thanks again, xoxide.

[xoxide 377]

more like I would get shot and hung hahah

 

People don't always want the truth.. most of the time they want to hear what they want to hear.. vgame and digital people tend to be rooted in fact so that's what they want .. black and white information .

 

Information doesn't lie.. its just something that exists.

 

which is why most of us like it over politics haha

[CapTon 592]

Well I'm glad you're not like any politician and you give us the information straight-up.

[xoxide 377]

I leave the politics to you Cap

[xoxide 377]

Ok.. done.. no longer an experiment

[originalpeachy 5]

BIG Thanks XOXIDE, really appreciate your work

[Grockefeller 68]

Thank youu so much for your effort!!