Simpeg Productions - Farewell

[Pegprod 111]

Dear Friends;

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the permanent loss of the simpeg website.  Pegasus has confirmed that the site has been critically damaged beyond the point of recovery.  This is a huge blow for the simcity4 community as the vast majority of the simpeg knowledge-base and documentation has been lost as well.

Many of you have expressed concerns over what happens to the content that was hosted on the PLEX.  The good news is that Pegasus was never a believer in exclusivity and simultaneously released his content to both the PLEX and STEX as a failsafe, and the simpeg staff has followed this model over the years.  This means the vast majority of simpeg content is already here on simtropolis and has been preserved. 

With Pegasus' blessing and Dirktator's kind help we will be creating a PLEX Legacy section here on the STEX, re-uploading and updating content as needed, as well as organizing it all into an more structured and easy to navigate whole to mirror the PLEX of old.  This will be a long and tedious process, but we anticipate that 99% of the content that was on the PLEX will be maintained.  We will also be attempting to update the omnibus here with what articles we've managed to save from the simposium.  However, that is currently only a bare handful of what was lost.

The greatest loss of all, though, is one that can not simply be re-uploaded.  For many of us the Simpeg community was our electronic home.  It was a tight-knit group whose interests and discussions transcended a simple game to encompass many aspects of our lives.  Simpeg was a special place, not because of mere content and knowledge, but because of the people who made it greater than the sum of it's parts.  So while we thank Pegasus for giving us a house all these years, it is with deep appreciation that we thank each and every one of you members of simpeg for making that house a home.  What we had will well and truly be missed. 

It is our sincere wish that you will all find a new home, either here in the rest of the simcity community or elsewhere, and that it brings you happiness.  Once again, thank YOU for making simpeg the place it was.

Best Wishes,

The Simpeg Staff

[BLANKBLANK 4,414]

Damn that's a real shame. Thank God I downloaded all of Paeng's little files in the forum sections of Simpeg4. Are there any plans of posting the coal cheatsheet on Simtropolis as part of this new PLEX legacy section?

[NCGAIO 562]

......  We will also be attempting to update the omnibus here with what articles we've managed to save from the simposium.  However, that is currently only a bare handful of what was lost.

The Simpeg Staff

See PM.

[Mr_Maison 2,426]

This is really sad and quite a blow! I will miss SimPeg dearly. I had many laughs over there. I will keep the bookmark anyway in remembrance and look forward to the section here.

[Prophet42 1,503]

Man this sucks!!  I want to thank Pegasus and the Simpeg staff for all their hard work and many wonderful creations over the years.  Your BATs, Lots and Mods truly enhanced SC4 and contributed to its longevity. 

Hopefully as Pegprod stated, most of the PLEX can be preserved here on the STEX.

[+Guest]

I'm very sad to hear what has happen to simpeg and lookin' forward to the PLEX legacy coming to the STEX.

[Pegprod 111]

PLEX on the STEX!

(Files coming soon)

[Architechnid 186]

There is a library in San Francisco that documents the internet.  You may try to see if they can help to recover any unrecoverable pages...https://archive.org/

  Edited July 6, 2015 by Architechnid  

[Hellken 1,658]

Damn that's a real shame. Thank God I downloaded all of Paeng's little files in the forum sections of Simpeg4. Are there any plans of posting the coal cheatsheet on Simtropolis as part of this new PLEX legacy section?

These are a few file attachments by Paeng that were available on the forum but not on the PLEX. I archived them. These are the only ones I have on hand. If anyone has more let's archive them as well.

Paeng Inseki Big Rock (I am not sure what this is)

 

Paeng Ped Malls Park (Another gem!)

 

2 Folders: (1) The Coal Collection v_100 & (2) Urban Funicular

 

Paeng Sidewalk Texture Mod (This may have been posted on the PLEX but it may be needed for those who want the same Sidewalk Textures in the aforementioned "Paeng Ped Malls")

 

INTRO Replacement (Exclusive to the PLEX and unavailable on the STEX. DO NOT dump this in your MyDocuments/Plugins folder. Backup the game's intro.dat file before replacing. I do not have a readme available.)

[jmsepe 2,039]

I was never a frequent visitor of Simpeg but surely it will be missed. I have great time searching for bats and mods in PLEX. 

[Craig-Abcvs 1,595]

Oh...  all Paeng's little gems attached to posts...    

:: faints ::

[FrankU 358]

What a loss!

Simpeg felt like a nice little café where I went to have some conversation with friends from all over the world. Now they closed the café down and I have to walk the streets...

 

PS: maybe Paeng can upload his gems to the STEX? I guess he didn't crash with the site?

[markussaage 762]

That is a big loss for the whole community!

I did visit SimPeg once in a while and was always amazed by the creations they had over there!

Kind regards!

[Turjan 1,048]

It's a pity SimPeg is gone. I didn't go there often, but I liked reading some of the articles and tutorials. As for Paeng's little files that were attached to posts, I guess I have quite a few of those. Is he still around?

[jigsaw 227]

what's next for the SIMPEG people? are you going to move into C:S??

thanks for all the chats many years ago.

[metarvo 711]

My, oh my, this is absolutely terrible!   I can recall some of the good times I had at SimPeg.  Some of them involve going there to get dependencies; some don't even like doing that, but I didn't mind.  Other memorable experiences include downloading those lots that I either needed to replicate a coastline or rural area.  Some of the lots I got from the site were simply those that I saw in some CJ and had to have.  Like I said, these were good times!

I did make it into the PCG beta testing group at one point, meaning I was able to beta test SPAM before it officially hit the shelves.  That was certainly one of the good times I've have with SC4.  Some of my favorite memories of SimPeg also include reading Paeng and Abcvs's CJ's, and it's heartbreaking that those are gone.  At least now I know Peg didn't just decide to shut the site down; in the back of my mind, I didn't think he would just do that out of the blue as committed to the site and content as he has been.

  Edited July 6, 2015 by metarvo  

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

I always regarded Simpeg as a specialty resource for custom content.  If we are able to now access this, or most of it, on the STEX it is incumbent on us to make sure we have good backup facilities off-site.  Life often hands you lemons.  Let's hope we can make some lemonade.

[Sabretooth78 808]

There were also a couple SPAM patch files in the forums (bolded; that I only found quite recently - just in time it would seem); not sure if they've been lost along with the rest.

The files I have from the forums:

• Cranes MMP by paeng
• SC3000 Style Incinerator by paeng
• Horses MMP by paeng
• Airport Pasture Patch by paeng
• Cleaner Maxis Farm Fields by ScottFTL
• SPAM Irrigation Canal to Ppond-Transition by Becca
• Seasonal Grain-Sunflowers by paeng
• Blind_Prop by paeng (I believe this had been provided in a later pack)
• The Coal Collection by paeng

If those have been lost, I have the original downloads available in my personal archive which I can provide if/as authorized.

  Edited July 6, 2015 by Sabretooth78  
D**n you, autocorrect!

[blunder 1,080]

 

If those have been lost, I have the original downloads available in my personal archive which I can provide if/as authorized.

I put this in the other thread, but we haven't yet tried to collate which forum attachments we have copies of yet.  Paeng is still here and working with us, but he hasn't checked which of his attachments he still has in raw form.  Just to be safe, anyone with forum attachment files can PM them to myself or Pegprod.  We'll get to them, but first we have to get Pegasus' stuff moved over, sorted, and updated.

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

Here is the tree for Pegasus Downloads from my archive.

Permissions if granted, can allow me to upload this stuff.  It is not necessarily complete.  If you are interested, PM me for a complete tree.

Pegasus Productions
├── 35a48f29e010b2fad843a3e202ea1dd0.zip
├── CDK
├── CDK3
├── CDKM
├── MODS
├── MTP
├── OWW2
├── Paeng
├── PEG_Area52_100.zip
├── PEG_BeanRock-Lighthouse_100.zip
├── PEG_Garbage-Chute_205-SU.zip
├── PEG_Power-Substation_102.zip
├── PEG_UndergroundConduit_100.zip
├── PEG_WaterMod_Brigantine_205.exe
├── PEG_WaterMod_Brigantine_205_SU.zip
├── SHK
└── SPAM

 

[philforhockey51 4,216]

It's terrible that Simpeg is gone, never got to finish going through some of the CJs and threads... At least it's not completely dead, it will be nice to see the new PLEX section, I'm seeing files mentioned I'm not sure I have or knew about.

[SimCoug 5,973]

I had a number of lots and MMPs that I included as attachments on my Lot and Mod threads... I'll have to go back and find them and maybe get them included as part of the PLEX content or something...

Now where am I going to go to find out what I planted in my garden last year? 

  Edited July 6, 2015 by SimCoug  

[peperodriguez2710 138]

Oh no!  What a loss... All that amazing creations are gone... Hope we can find that outstanding here in the STEX soon.

[solsystem 13]

Very sad news. Many thanks to the Simpeg staff for the great work. I will miss it.

  Edited July 6, 2015 by solsystem  

[LexusInfernus 908]

Oh man thats really sad news  

[A Nonny Moose 8,262]

If we all co-operate, we might be able to get a pretty good restoration on this site.  With the Internet, nothing is ever completely lost.

[catty-cb 4,412]

If we all co-operate, we might be able to get a pretty good restoration on this site.  With the Internet, nothing is ever completely lost.

The Wayback Archive only really works if you have the links to the pages and you also never know just how much has actually be saved by the Wayback, but once you have that ....

You can actually get into some of the CJ's and tutorials

MountainView CJ by Paeng

https://web.archive.org/web/20101231052001/http://www.simpeg.com/forum/index.php?topic=7498.msg181014;topicseen#new

Detailed Landscaping by Paeng Tutorial

https://web.archive.org/web/20101231064300/http://www.simpeg.com/forum/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=56

-catty

[eufl 133]

So sad, what happened!

Thanks Catty, that are some good news in all the desaster.

 

  Edited July 6, 2015 by eufl  

[catty-cb 4,412]

So sad, what happened!

Thanks Catty, that aresome good news in all the desaster.

 

Unfortunately with the Wayback they have to visit the site and so taking Paeng's CJ as an example its from a snapshot taken in 2010 and only some of the pages are there 

... there are maybe more recent snapshots but its finding them is the problem as the WayBack has over 8000 pictures, links, forum posts, etc saved from the SimPeg site

[mightygoose 92]

Sad, it will be missed, best of luck with the recovery effort.