marina crown Residential Structure Not Showing Up

[fieldsofdreams 8]

The thing with me nowadays with my new laptop is, I want to really enjoy playing SimCity 4 to the fullest. I've been downloading all the needed dependencies, LOTs, and DATs needed to mount skyscrapers and shops (heck, I've even experimented with CAMeLOTs, with astonishing success!), and wonderfully enough, all my cities so far have been maturing as they should.

 

However, there is this particular structure that keeps on bugging me: I've been researching here (on the STEX) and on other SC4 exchange websites about a particular residential building called the Marina Crown. but, it seems that it does not mention that there are other lot sizes available for that structure. I'll describe what I mean on the following images from my largest city so far:

 

 

 

As expected, the file says everything (R$$$, 3,099 residents), but, it seems that with the lot size, it doesn't seem right that, my concern is, the file is "sliced" off with the neighboring city (which is currently empty), causing the structure to look blank. I've thought of a solution to destroy that lot and wait for another structure to be built there, but, I know that with growable structures, it takes quite a while for such zones to develop. I just wonder, though, if there are other possible causes to this problem, and if there are ways to solve this issue? I truly want my cities to be fully built over time, yet, my concern is with structures like Marina Crown being developed on incomplete lots (like, instead of 4x4, it develops on a 2x4 or 3x4, resulting in a big grassy lot with no structure to show) that could cause "unwanted empty spaces".

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

The documentation says 4 x 4.  I wouldn't even consider any other size.  If you are getting something strange, you should PM the author.

 

It has both a growable and a ploppable version, however the ploppable will not work properly n the game and will quickly abandon.

 

R ploppables do not connect properly to the pathfinder and Sims can't get home.

[fieldsofdreams 8]

^^ I understand. That's a main reason why I limit my ploppable structures to just Civic and Park lots since if I do it with residential and commercial lots, it could overwhelm a population that my city can run into R and C demand issues. Perhaps sending a message to the creator is a good idea, but, I wonder if there are other users who have encountered a similar issue as mine because that, for me, seems to be a "waste" of valuable space.

[Compdude787 916]

You may want to take a look at this thread: RippleJet. Marina Crown is one of the lots that can "grow" an empty lot. The thread explains why this is happening and how to fix it.

[fieldsofdreams 8]

^^ I will definitely look into it. Thank you for your advice!

As a compensation for the Marina Crown problem, I destroyed the structure and built something else in its place so that the "wasted space" problem can be addressed effectively. The results will be shown on my upcoming CJ.

[SirChick 184]

Seems like you're missing the model file for it. I had this issue not long ago - once I finally found the model, I put it in the my plugins folder and it showed up.. i do not know why it didn't show brown box - it only showed the ground and no building on it.

 

[Turjan 1,048]

Seems like you're missing the model file for it.

 

Nah, Compdude787 gave the right answer, it's a modding problem with the lot. You will find this with lots of these old plugins, as most of our handy tools of today are not that old. The model wouldn't even fit that space.

[fieldsofdreams 8]

^^ Well, it has been resolved already by destroying that lot and building a museum on it instead so that no other structure can be built on it. And, luckily, that will not be my focus for my upcoming CJ because I know, if I show that issue, it can be a disappointment.