Project Akar : UI Enhancement Developement Thread

[xoxide 377]

add me on origin mg

[Yayie 311]

Thanks,will do it and yes I have 8.1 so screen shouldn't be a problem. Maybe combined Transportation into Road and Police/Fire together.

 

that is in fact a good idea.

[banwashere 14]

And combine Power, Water, Sewage into one as well.

[Yayie 311]

For Modders : Added at page 1

 

0xb514777a - Vanilla Streets
0xb514777b - Regional Streets
0xb514777c - UDoN
0xb514777d - Regional UDoN
0xb514777e - Custom Roads
0xb514777f - Waterways

0xb514778a - RW1D1
0xb514778b - RW1D2
0xb514778c - RW1D3
0xb514778d - RW2D1
0xb514778e - RW2D2
0xb514778f - RW2D3

0xb514779a - CW1D1
0xb514779b - CW1D2
0xb514779c - CW1D3
0xb514779d - CW2D1
0xb514779e - CW2D2
0xb514779f - CW2D3

0xb514780a - IW1D1
0xb514780b - IW1D2
0xb514780c - IW1D3
0xb514780d - IW2D1
0xb514780e - IW2D2
0xb514780f - IW2D3

0xb514781a - CHW1D1
0xb514781b - CHW1D2
0xb514781c - CHW1D3
0xb514781d - CHW2D1
0xb514781e - CHW2D2
0xb514781f - CHW2D3

0xb514782a - M.L
0xb514782b - H.L
0xb514782c - N.L
0xb514782d - C.R
0xb514782e - C.RCI
0xb514782f - Misc

0xb514783a - Subway
0xb514783b - Decorations

0xb514783c - RW3D1
0xb514783d - RW3D2
0xb514783e - RW3D3

0xb514783f - CW3D1

0xb514784a - CW3D2
0xb514784b - CW3D3
0xb514784c - IT3D1
0xb514784d - IT3D2
0xb514784e - IT3D3
0xb514784f - CHW3D1

0xb514785a - CHW3D2
0xb514785b - CHW3D3

0xb514785c - Plop Anywhere

51 new submenu's for high res... O_o'

 

Will add "Plop Anywhere" around this week with some new stuff by danny.

[Prso82 4]

The residential menus are much better now, with virtually no lag. Well done on that.

[xoxide 377]

the basic idea of UI / UX is not to make things more than 3 clicks away from objective or less

[Yayie 311]

[Yayie 311]

New Update is up

[mgomrjsurf 16]

Like update. transportation,Landscape know show up for me and Custom Content has it's own Menu. The problem still is trying to place a place even if I have it by a Road still won't let me put it and sometimes opens another Menu. Another problem is Streets sometimes is placing them off the Gird. If your zoomed all the way in you should be able to place Commercial and so on so easy.

[xoxide 377]

so many changes in 2 + weeks.. and more to come

[nukemd45 0]

Good day xoxide  .  several of your mods when I've tried to download will bring me to the forums after waiting 5 sec's to download .   your oneway roads , ped path . Is there a way you might check this out an give an idea how to download them .   Thank you    

[Yayie 311]

Good day xoxide  .  several of your mods when I've tried to download will bring me to the forums after waiting 5 sec's to download .   your oneway roads , ped path . Is there a way you might check this out an give an idea how to download them .   Thank you    

 

advisable for all users to login at simtrop and download.

[xoxide 377]

we are working on download mirrors but until things are stable and we feel comfortable we will not be publishing them for anything that team 1 has pushed out in the last 6 months.

 

in the mean time you must actually go online and log into the forums.. sometimes resetting even your cookies since its all just behaviors of simtrop not an actual problem with the download link

 

You must be logged in

you must be in the forums

 

we check the links almost daily and everything is ok

[nukemd45 0]

Yayie , Thank you sir . saw a post you answered to another person saying that .  I'am a member now . all's good with the downloads .  once again . Thank you & all those working on mods .   

[Prso82 4]

I had an idea for the RCIPlop side of things.  To further integrate it into the game put a price to build each of the RCIPlops.   Say 100 to build a small building, 500 a medium density building and 1000 for a high density building.

 

I realise that automatic zoning is free, but to add cost to the prebuilt buildings would add more of a challenge.

[Yayie 311]

I had an idea for the RCIPlop side of things.  To further integrate it into the game put a price to build each of the RCIPlops.   Say 100 to build a small building, 500 a medium density building and 1000 for a high density building.

 

I realise that automatic zoning is free, but to add cost to the prebuilt buildings would add more of a challenge.

 

will take it as a consideration.

[Yayie 311]

Please answer the poll questions, this would help in development of both Akar and Avalon,

 

Thank you.

[reReticulated Spline 69]

I installed Akar yesterday and it looks very sleek. Well done guys!

 

For improvements I reccommend adding the road package to the same zip file or same package and keep the rest seperate. I first only installed the base Akar file and found that I could not build any roads. The other packages (decorations, subways, Avalon, etc. ) are all optional but obviously not being able to build roads is essential.

 

I also stronly disagree with merging fire/health etc. Akar's strong point is that you can instantly use it without having to learn a new menu structure. Switching the basic structure would be very confusing for new users for little gain. Often it's better to keep something less effecient but easily recognisable over more effecient but forcing people to relearn basic skills. Don't mess with people's mussle memory unless you REALLY need the extra space.

 

Re-aranging the new menus (like Avalon) is fair game though.

 

Again, great job!

[Yayie 311]

I installed Akar yesterday and it looks very sleek. Well done guys!

 

For improvements I reccommend adding the road package to the same zip file or same package and keep the rest seperate. I first only installed the base Akar file and found that I could not build any roads. The other packages (decorations, subways, Avalon, etc. ) are all optional but obviously not being able to build roads is essential.

 

I also stronly disagree with merging fire/health etc. Akar's strong point is that you can instantly use it without having to learn a new menu structure. Switching the basic structure would be very confusing for new users for little gain. Often it's better to keep something less effecient but easily recognisable over more effecient but forcing people to relearn basic skills. Don't mess with people's mussle memory unless you REALLY need the extra space.

 

Re-aranging the new menus (like Avalon) is fair game though.

 

Again, great job!

 

as for today, i scrap the power/water in gov menu.

 

Akar is UI customization, its not a mod, it holds the mods. so you may need to instal AkarRoadSets to have all the road mods. Besides, by doing this, it also respect the original author for uploading the road mods.

 

Thank you, we the team will improve and add more custom content in near future.

[mgomrjsurf 16]

Under Custom RCI like Fast Food get it's own Menu or Commercial Menu replaces Medium,High and so on Density with like Food that would have McDonalds,Burger King,Donut Shop,if a Taco Bell,Red Lobster are made and so on,also like Gas Station,Retail,Banks and so on their own Menu.

[JoP2014 1]

hello,

im having issues with the Akar mod, the cursor and the plopable objects are not togther with the mouse as in my mouse would be hovering over the building icon but the plopable building would be floating on the top of the map (top of scren) area moving  along side the movement of my mouse but the building and the mouse cursor itself are wayyyyy seperated apart...... Fix ideas?

 

 

 

 

(Notice the building on top... the actualy cursor is still over the building icon (doesnt appear on screenshot but look for the selected building... its there just not in screenshot............. this happens for roads to from this mod.....:/ ?

[Yayie 311]

hello,

im having issues with the Akar mod, the cursor and the plopable objects are not togther with the mouse as in my mouse would be hovering over the building icon but the plopable building would be floating on the top of the map (top of scren) area moving  along side the movement of my mouse but the building and the mouse cursor itself are wayyyyy seperated apart...... Fix ideas?

 

 

 

 

(Notice the building on top... the actualy cursor is still over the building icon (doesnt appear on screenshot but look for the selected building... its there just not in screenshot............. this happens for roads to from this mod.....:/ ?

 

 

Those are something we can't fix at the moment. I also noticed that it only occurs on certain map. Plus its Avalon, not Akar.

[Yayie 311]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne7R815eHuE

[Netuno 97]

AllRCIPlop v2.0 (003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_AllRCIPlop.package) of the Akar Project not works in the Cape Trinity region. It don’t plop buildings in three cities of Cape Trinity. In other regions, AllRCIPlop is working.

 

 

What is the problem?

 

[Yayie 311]

 

AllRCIPlop v2.0 (003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_AllRCIPlop.package) of the Akar Project not works in the Cape Trinity region. It don’t plop buildings in three cities of Cape Trinity. In other regions, AllRCIPlop is working.

 

 

What is the problem?

 

 

save, exit game, and resume game.,

[Netuno 97]

 

 

AllRCIPlop v2.0 (003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_AllRCIPlop.package) of the Akar Project not works in the Cape Trinity region. It don’t plop buildings in three cities of Cape Trinity. In other regions, AllRCIPlop is working.

 

What is the problem?

 

save, exit game, and resume game.,

 

 

I did it, but the problem remains. Don't plop in Cape Trinity region.

[Yayie 311]

 

 

 

AllRCIPlop v2.0 (003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_AllRCIPlop.package) of the Akar Project not works in the Cape Trinity region. It don’t plop buildings in three cities of Cape Trinity. In other regions, AllRCIPlop is working.

 

What is the problem?

 

save, exit game, and resume game.,

 

 

I did it, but the problem remains. Don't plop in Cape Trinity region.

 

 

you might need to exit the whole game, I'll give it a test the said map.

[Yayie 311]

 

 

 

AllRCIPlop v2.0 (003_OFFLINE_DLC_OBJECTS_SUGC_TEAM1_20140716_2_0_AllRCIPlop.package) of the Akar Project not works in the Cape Trinity region. It don’t plop buildings in three cities of Cape Trinity. In other regions, AllRCIPlop is working.

 

What is the problem?

 

save, exit game, and resume game.,

 

 

I did it, but the problem remains. Don't plop in Cape Trinity region.

 

 

With Orion, you can only plop buildings on North and East on outside 2k, its not RCI plop mod issues.

[Yayie 311]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOcoc1kHq9Y

[Yayie 311]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRH4V8VrL9c