What are your Vital Links?

[CorinaMarie 29,605]

2016.04.30.05.57 - Edit

Since this thread died I'm just posting my continuing collection of linkys in my Cori's Place notebook.

2016.05.19 - Adding this Google Search for my later reference: "no dependencies" site:https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/

2016.05.20 - Basic Tools to Start Batting.

 

Let's play a little game. k?

It so happens you will be going somewhere and cannot take anything with you. When you arrive you will have all necessities and a good comp with the basic SC4 and RH discs. You will have 24 hours of internet access from there to gather up the patches and mods you want. Now, before you go, what linkys would you include in a message on this board so you could get the rest of what makes the game good for you? Note: You might choose to use the CDs as drink coasters and download the game from your chosen site. (Hopefully saying which one and why that version.) In my pretend world I get the comp I'm using when I arrive in the distant wherever it is I went. And for this thread game, it does not have anything except the OS tweaked as I do. (Hence the need for linkys here.)

My list will be woefully incomplete and untested (think of it as a wish list) as I've not installed any of them yet. And yes, I could do the pretty link embeds (masking) if I wanted to. I'm choosing not to atm. That's a prettyifying step. Content getability is what I'm seeking atm. (I do love how the experts do it so quickly.)

Anyhow, mine starts with the patches I'm aware of:

 

Essentials:

001 Maxis Patch 638
Linky to d/l link: https://community.simtropolis.com/maxis_files_for_simcity_4.html/

002 Maxis Patch 640
https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?page=14
 Link on left side of yellow text box called Recommended Downloads

Sim City 4 Buildings Update 14.4 MB

003 Maxis Extra Cheats DLL file
https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2261

004 -HT Fix
IH missing $$$ jobs fix (update!) 1.11
Tutorial: https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/48632-tutorial-applying-the-i-ht-bug-fix-correctly/
Download: https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/22771-ih-missing-jobs-fix-update/

005 SC4 Dat Packer v1.0
https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=26

Tutorial for 4 & 5:
Tutorial: Applying the I-HT Bug-Fix correctly
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/48632-tutorial-applying-the-i-ht-bug-fix-correctly/

006 Crime Doesnt Pay
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/21339-crime-doesnt-pay/

007 Opera House Fix
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/21342-opera-house-fix/

008 Private School Fix
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/17566-private-schools-with-sliders/

009 U2 Corrupted Exemplar Fix
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/21298-u2-corrupted-exemplar-fix/

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On 4/9/2016 at 9:57 PM, Mister Giggles said:

The U2 Corrupted Exemplar Fix is not needed if you're running Deluxe...

 

010 All 3 CityHalls Modd Reward fix
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/11154-all-3-cityhalls-modd-reward-fix/

011 Area 51 Air Force Base No Exclusion
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/13478-area-51-air-force-base-no-exclusion/

012 Space Port Fix Mod 1.0
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/27340-space-port-fix-mod/

020 NAM 34
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26793-network-addon-mod-for-windows-installer/

030 ilive - Reader 0.9.3
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/21343-ilive-reader-093/

 

The Farm Stuff I've found so far:

Basic SPAM
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26080-simpeg-agricultural-mod-spam/
 Has dependency of: MTP Super Pack
PEG_S{AM_FULL_MOD.zip and is 7,356 kb

MTP Super Pack
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/20966-peg-mtp-super-pack/
PEG-MTP_SUPER-PACK_101.zip and is 2,982 kb

SPAM Irrigation Canals
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/30676-spam-irrigation-canals/
 Recommends getting SPOT

SPOT - SimPeg Orientation Tool
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/24509-spot/

SPAM Access Roads (SPAR)
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26084-spam-access-roads-spar/

SPAM Traffic Mod - Do NOT use with NAM.
SIMPEG-SPAM_Traffic_MOD (AddOn / Patch)
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26078-peg-spam-traffic-mod-addon/

SAM Stopper 1
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/19762-sam-stopper/

Paeng's SPAM Addon Pack Vol01 1.0
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26124-paengs-spam-addon-pack-vol01/

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Land thingies:

SC4 Mapper 2013 v5b
File: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2880
Tutorial: https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=15455.0

SC4 Terraformer v11
File: https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=731

Tree-lined avenue Mod
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/26905-tree-lined-avenue-mod/

Landscape Designer 0973 Beta 1
https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/12679-landscape-designer-0973-beta/

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Quick Links to things I referenced:

How to Stop SimCity 4 Crashing
http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-SimCity-4-Crashing

Windowed Mode, No Intro and all the other such choices (my text: SC4 Command Line Switches)
https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=3683.msg113280#msg113280

Large City Region Glitch (my text: Weird Blue Stripes in Region View)
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/57990-large-city-region-glitch/

How to define your own regions in SimCity 4
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=118260422

Regional Customization Part 2: Grayscale Heightmapping
http://www.simcitycentral.net/knowledge/simcity4/regional-customization-part-2-grayscale-heightmapping/

Tips for placing ferry terminals
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/52697-tips-for-placing-ferry-terminals/

Image posting : The little blue question mark
https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/70199-image-posting-the-little-blue-question-mark/

City Name Generators:

2016.04.28.19.09 - Lots of good links in How do players create such detail?

 

 

What's yours?

(And, if I may cite a rule: Make only one post in this thread and update as your needs change.)

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Edit History:

2016.04.28.19.09 - Add another linky.

2016.04.09.07.56 - Adding cut and pasteable templet.

2016.04.09.06.08 - Started index to other peep's goodies below.

2016.04.09.05.51 - Add Wish List below.

2016.04.09.05.39 - To do list: Gather all farm and ancient buildings mods.

2016.04.09.05.38 - Inserted quote with regard to U2 Corrupted Exemplar Fix above.

2016.04.09.05.35 - Started this edit history section. My notes here will be newest on top just like I'm doing in my Construction Log at Cori's Place (linky in sig) on page 1 (scroll down about 3 screens).

 

Wish List:

Log Cabins

All buildings, growable or otherwise as circa 4004 BC.

Walkable Dirt Paths

Horseys and Buggys instead of cars and trucks on roads.

Castles

 

Note about wishes: If you happen to have something which might fulfill another person's wish (cause you've seen, or better yet, used a mod which does said wish) then post in your blog in this thread something like: A Gift for such-n-such-person using their exact screen name. Use the @ prefix and then start typing.

Now, the game part of this is you have left the gift out in a public place. Many others might grab it too. But it's magical and there's always another for the next visitor. In time the wisher will make the rounds of each other's lists and gather up stuff which appeals to them.

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Other participants:

 

Now, since the way I see the above quotes, I'm wondering if we should edit our initial whatever-we-are-saying so it makes sense as a truncated part of the whole. (I'll quote myself and see what it says, then give an example of my idea. brb ...

Back for a moment. Another question to be answered via testing: Will the quotes I've quoted dynamically update their content if / when the other posters edit their posts? ... brb

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Cut and Paste-Able Template (if you care to use it for your own post).

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Intro:

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Essentials:

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Your Theme:

x (Mine's farm and/or ancient stuff and landscaping tools)

Helpful Links:

x (things I've found explaining something I've now learned)

Edit History

x (my time stamps go: YYYY.MM.DD.HH.MM) Year/Month/Day/Hour/Minute

Wish List:

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Other peep's posts in this thread I refernce:

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My Own Vision:

x (here you could explain what it is about SC4D you love and theme(s) you explore.) Or anything else that suits you.

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If you happen to like this concept for a possibly pinable nomination, please <3 my post. (That'll let me know if my efforts are appreciated on this site.)

 

[Mister Giggles 310]

The U2 Corrupted Exemplar Fix is not needed if you're running Deluxe...

PIM-X and Datanode are worthwhile investments if you're interested in modding.

[InvisiChem 121]

Mine - Since we are coming from discs

638 update, 640 update.

Extra cheats dll

SC4 Fix dll

CAM 2.1.0 (or newest version) - Already fixes a ton of bugs (IR totaling, IR CAP relief, IR Traffic, pollution, and education fixes, Dirt Road CAP relief, IHT Bug, Nuclear/Solar Power Plants, Medical Clinic, Grand Railroad Station, Crime Doesn't Pay, Less Dilapidation Mod, Harder Hard Mode)

Reader 1.5.4

PIM-X - The X-Tool. Also, of course GMAX and BAT. I have my own new_properties.xml file I use based on the one by RippleJet.

SC4 Mapper

NAM 34

Ennedi Slope Mod

AC Functional Airports - Best Airports IMO, fixes Spaceport issues

BSC Functional Seaports - Again, great seaports. Adds Industrial CAP Relief.

SimFox Day and Nite Mod

The following for now, because I am including versions of them in the next CAM release

Opera House Fix

Private School with Sliders

Census Repository Facility

 

These are my bare essentials.

[Edvarz 1,984]

Interesting topic, In addition to the NAM, all the fixes listed above, PIM-X, and Ilive's Reader, (It would be redundant to post their links again) I would add a couple of things that may suit a newbie player or modder well. I first delved into lotting and modding by fixing disfuctional or badly modded buildings and these two resources combined were -and still are- a great help.

TWrecks' Stats and Values Pack comes handy if you download buildings that were made before PIM-X came along, it requires a wee little bit of knowledge about how custom buildings work, but it's well worth knowing if you either want to understand how to mod or if you want to play a balanced game.

And of course, to actually fix the things, I would recommend along with PIM-X and the Reader, SC4Tool. I find it better if all you want to do is to quickly fix or check some stats, It's easier to use that the Reader (though not as powerful) and it lets you edit some stats that PIM-X won't. It also serves for Transit enabling, creating Textures, and it has a Maxis buildings reference to make sure you fix things in tune with game mechanics.

So these are two of my bare essentials, they are fixes and fixing tools not only for the game but for the custom content that is the key to the game's success and durability.

EDIT:

Here's also a list of filler and modular sets, they're super easy to use and go a long way towards beautifying your city:

Paeng's Parks (Be sure to check the playgrounds and cemeteries expansion packs also)

Paeng's Grunge IND Alleys

MGB Diagonal Fillers

SFBT Diagonal Fillers

IRM IHT Fillers (you can also check out the IRM itself and the I-M and I-D filler sets)

KOSC Modular parkings (You can also check the diagonal set and the addons)

***Protip: Once on the STEX, click on the "Find their other files" link under the author's name to find the other files listed between parentheses

[APSMS 1,892]

I've actually synced my Plugins folder with my spare OneDrive account, so if I'm feeling cheaty and all, I could just give a link to that (except it's a non-public folder, obviously). Advantage being that Gobias' terrain/texture mods are in that folder, and they're currently nowhere online (as of April 2016)

Eep, though, the plugin searches for all the mods! This may take some time. InvisiChem listed most of the ones I care about, though a mention of BAT4MAX and a link to the Student download page of 3dsMax is also worth listing (when I get around to the links). It's certainly much easier to just name the mods I want/prefer, though I feel like that's been done before on the site?

Might be worth mentioning that I also use the BTM slope mod in addition to a modified version of Ennedi's mod to give me more control over my slopes (Ennedi's mod typically won't redraw BTM slopes, so it's a good way to get a straight slope if I'm trying to avoid Ennedi's notorious digging behavior present with his mod).

Can't forget Vester and Rivit's train mods either. I seriously cannot bring myself to ever go back to vanilla trains ever again after seeing theirs. Quite frankly if you're still on Vanilla, I don't know how you can live with it (other than not build railway networks).

 

If you're seriously looking for horses and carriages to replace cars, you may be disappointed, but if you PM SimCoug and/or Vortext, they have custom T21 mods that place these items on their streets that they will probably be more than willing to share with you. Then just drop your automata setting to 'low' (I enabled 'off' in the Graphics Rules, but it was almost there already with the default setting), and you'll get the same effect. It's also worth noting that SimCoug and Vortext's cities are 100% grown (with the obvious exceptions), though not without serious effort on their part (and liberal application of the SC4 SUM/StartUp Manager).