[Beach] Finally solved the issues, progress so far:

[Ratonces 7]

After a lot of reasearch and a lot of headaches trying to figure out how to solve the issues mentioned in the other thread, i found the fix., here is the progress i have made so far:

 

 

 

 

I want to portray this feeling ingame:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am planning to add lifeguard towers, sand castles, dunes (maybe), balloons, balls, and anything else that you guys suggest. Later i will add a tutorial on how to fix the issues i had for anyone interested. Cheers guys.

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Lovely !!!!! 

[iviaarten 533]

cool stuff. This is the sort of stuff that makes me consider starting another city on a different map

[Ratonces 7]

Small progress, small tents and life-guard towers:

 

 

Dunno if i am happy with these Life-guard towers, they look, hmm, empty.

[Akerbeltz 33]

That's a very nice job, look forward to your progress. Any chance of adding Pamela Anderson to that Life-Guard tower?

[Cool_Z 1,547]

Only thing that bugs me now are the campfires... looks like a mini-industrial zone. 

 

The rest is very nice.

[Cool_Z 1,547]

I also find the color of th sand around each one of them a bit distracting and weird. 

[copper121212 23]

^ That is usually what happens if people go for a swim and come back to their spot.

Anyways do the Cims actually use the beach or it is purely cosmetic?

[Cool_Z 1,547]

^ That is usually what happens if people go for a swim and come back to their spot.

Anyways do the Cims actually use the beach or it is purely cosmetic?

 

Cims are people, not whales.

[Ratonces 7]

I also find the color of th sand around each one of them a bit distracting and weird. 

 

Yeah, its weird, i dont think i can change that, have seem nothing in the files related to it. Maybe with some luck Colossal Order will release better tools in a future patch.

 

^ That is usually what happens if people go for a swim and come back to their spot.

Anyways do the Cims actually use the beach or it is purely cosmetic?

 

 

No, sadly they dont, its impossible for them because none of the assets is tied to any street, they are all individuals and ploppable, so unless someone finds out how to mod this, it will be empty. 

 

 

 

 

@ Weeeeeeeeee:

 

 

[Ratonces 7]

Lol:

 

[Ratonces 7]

Almost done, probably will release it tomorrow:

 

 

 

[raresteak 1]

They're categorised under parks but how do you 'plop' them? I don't see them on roadsides in the screenshots.

 

These look excellent anyway. I've been using the temporary 'Beach Area' park that attracts Cims but that's just a temporary thing.

[Azurespecter 506]

You're my hero Ratonces! I've been hunting all over for some new beach assets =)

[TPB 562]

Thats incredible stuff. 

 

Any chance of you revealing how you make the menu icons show for your items? I can't for the life of me figure it out.

[Ratonces 7]

They're categorised under parks but how do you 'plop' them? I don't see them on roadsides in the screenshots.

 

These look excellent anyway. I've been using the temporary 'Beach Area' park that attracts Cims but that's just a temporary thing.

 

You have to download HxD, create your mod, then find its folder (usually: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Assets) open it with HxD and find with Ctrl + f this line: M_placementmode and change it to 03.

 

You're my hero Ratonces! I've been hunting all over for some new beach assets =)

 

Thanks man. You are welcome.

 

Thats incredible stuff. 

 

Any chance of you revealing how you make the menu icons show for your items? I can't for the life of me figure it out.

 

Same way you do with your textures: Instead of Yourmodel_d.png you name the image Yourmodel_thumb.png (109x100px). Easy.

 

 

 

 

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Ok guys, released it for now, with more time i will be releasing more stuff updating the mod, link to the workshop:

 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=417022843

 

Enjoy!

[Dhanus 1]

 

You have to download HxD, create your mod, then find its folder (usually: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Assets) open it with HxD and find with Ctrl + f this line: M_placementmode and change it to 03.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, Ratonces, I´ve done what you said about locate the line M_placementmode for one asset I have created, but what you mean when you say "change it to 03"? I have to erase "M_placementmode" and just write "03"?, Its the first time I use HxD! Thanks for you time!

[TPB 562]

I'm also having trouble with the HxD trick How exactly and what do I change to 03? 

 

There doesn't seem to be any value next to the text, apart from YSystem.int32 and other stuff like that.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

EDIT: Ok I figured it out, thanks!

 

Dhanus, you have to change on the left side, the hex that get highlighted when you search, change the 00 after the 65 to 03

 

 

 

 

Also, about the icon thing, where do I put that icon image? In the same folder where the .crp file is? And should I put that icon image together with the previewImage.png when I update to Steam? Sorry but there is really no info out there about this that I could find

[Ratonces 7]

 

 

 

You have to download HxD, create your mod, then find its folder (usually: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Local\Colossal Order\Cities_Skylines\Addons\Assets) open it with HxD and find with Ctrl + f this line: M_placementmode and change it to 03.

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, Ratonces, I´ve done what you said about locate the line M_placementmode for one asset I have created, but what you mean when you say "change it to 03"? I have to erase "M_placementmode" and just write "03"?, Its the first time I use HxD! Thanks for you time!

 

 

 

I'm also having trouble with the HxD trick How exactly and what do I change to 03? 

 

There doesn't seem to be any value next to the text, apart from YSystem.int32 and other stuff like that.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

here's a screenshot of what I'm looking at, click for full res. Is this the view I'm supposed to be looking at or is there another way to open the file?

 

 

 

Also, about the icon thing, where do I put that icon image? In the same folder where the .crp file is? And should I put that icon image together with the previewImage.png when I update to Steam? Sorry but there is really no info out there about this that I could find

 

Its nice to answer, i also had to reasearch a lot to find out how to do these simple things. Here i edited your screenshot showing where you should type "03": 

 

 

Every time you click at the end of the word, in the first dot, you will mark one of the numbers on the left with the doted square, so there is where you have to edit.

 

As for the icon, i dont know if it works for everything, i tested it for trees, parks and props, and it only worked for Parks, so it may still need patch. You place the image_thumb.png together with your .FBX file, i think it has to have a new model with it, for the image to load.

 

What happens is: When you click your model import ingame, the game creates a package that contains your model, its textures/maps and your image icon, so you create your park/monument/whatever and the time you click import it will load and pack all these files. After that you will just upload to Steam the packed file, and it will contain all your work.

 

Try explaining to me what exactly you want to do and how you are doing it, that will help me understand. 

[Dhanus 1]

Hi, I tried to change the 00 after 65 to 03 as you can see in the picture attached, but I test it in the game and it is still necessary a street to place the asset I created. Is there something I missed or any extra change to the file?

[TPB 562]

First I want to thank Ratonces for his help, for this awesome trick!

 

I have some more questions but I want to do some more testing first

 

Dhanus, you need to quit the game and restart it for it to work.

[Ryno917 102]

Great stuff! As these are parks, without road connections, do you wind up getting high crime/trash/dead bodies that can't be removed?

[TPB 562]

Great question...

 

I also have another question, hopefully Ratonces can help me out again.

 

I accidentally forgot to create an asset as a new asset, but worked from a file I had downloaded from workshop.

 

Problem is, now the file has wrong author information and has a link to the original workshop item in content manager. Do you know how I can change the author, asset ID and all that manually?

 

Sigh. I made 20 assets that are like this... so bummed.

 

I'm guessing I'd have to change all instances of publicKeyToken to new tokens I make by creating new assets and... that sounds like a nightmare. I might just have to remake them all. bummer.

[Ratonces 7]

Great stuff! As these are parks, without road connections, do you wind up getting high crime/trash/dead bodies that can't be removed?

 

Good question! Havent tested that yet, i hope not, because people cant reach the parks anyway, so they wont be killing anyone there (i hope).

 

Great question...

 

I also have another question, hopefully Ratonces can help me out again.

 

I accidentally forgot to create an asset as a new asset, but worked from a file I had downloaded from workshop.

 

Problem is, now the file has wrong author information and has a link to the original workshop item in content manager. Do you know how I can change the author, asset ID and all that manually?

 

Sigh. I made 20 assets that are like this... so bummed.

 

I'm guessing I'd have to change all instances of publicKeyToken to new tokens I make by creating new assets and... that sounds like a nightmare. I might just have to remake them all. bummer.

 

Sorry, about that i dont know, really sorry. All the knowledge i have came from that mod. :c

 

Right now, i have to learn how to properly unwrap uvw on 3DS max, as it is resizing the textures i create on Sketch Up, if you know how to do it, please help me, lol.

[TPB 562]

Hehe thanks, I just remade them all No big deal. Lesson learned. Good luck with the unwrapping. I have no clue about any of that either

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

It is a wonderful mod! I wonder if you could add Cims to it? Or get them to spawn in these beach park items?

 

 

 

 

[Ratonces 7]

It is a wonderful mod! I wonder if you could add Cims to it? Or get them to spawn in these beach park items?

 

 

 

 

 

Hi, i saw your thread . Its a good idea, i talked to a friend today, and he said that it would be probably doable, but very hard, to spawn Cims at the assets, but still, he thinks it can be done, so i will try to look after someone to help me with that.

[TPB 562]

There is one possibility, and that's modding some sand-skin pedestrian paths, then using them on the beach parks with ends overhanging, then you can connect more paths to that once plopped and Cims will walk there. Similar to how I get Cims on my avenue parks because the roads run through them.

[Ratonces 7]

There is one possibility, and that's modding some sand-skin pedestrian paths, then using them on the beach parks with ends overhanging, then you can connect more paths to that once plopped and Cims will walk there. Similar to how I get Cims on my avenue parks because the roads run through them.

 

It would still be too organized for a beach, real beaches are just a mess of people running around and umbrellas/tents.

[Mr_Maison 2,426]

This is coming out very nicely! In time for the summer too.