RRetail Development

[RRetail 7,906]

1 hour ago, Evanjs said:

What's about the chevy and kia lots also I don't recall how made them tho

@mattb325 made those. I honestly quite like them the way they already are so I'm not going to relot those.

[tariely 4,496]

On 29/6/2017 at 8:40 PM, RRetail said:

The first few plazas are now up! Holding back on Food Lion because of suggestions.

it works nicely ! I had a flag on the ... uh, one of the plaza, [suddenly don't remember which one, since they're not named in the game as in the upload ; the one with Budweiser KMart :-)... Kmart plaza ?] As I've had that problem before with some dependencies -- some relots need more than just .desc and .model and/or .dat -- I put the whole folders in the deps folder. OK, no more flag. But I confess it's a bit annoying not to know exactly what is needed as a dep (which lots are needed ? the CS$ grow ? the .lot ? both ?) as I desperately try to thin down my plugins folder (I intend to use a LOT of your relots lots :-)...) and pare down my menus.

[RRetail 7,906]

2 hours ago, tariely said:

it works nicely ! I had a flag on the ... uh, one of the plaza, [suddenly don't remember which one, since they're not named in the game as in the upload ; the one with Budweiser KMart :-)... Kmart plaza ?] As I've had that problem before with some dependencies -- some relots need more than just .desc and .model and/or .dat -- I put the whole folders in the deps folder. OK, no more flag. But I confess it's a bit annoying not to know exactly what is needed as a dep (which lots are needed ? the CS$ grow ? the .lot ? both ?) as I desperately try to thin down my plugins folder (I intend to use a LOT of your relots lots :-)...) and pare down my menus.

There is only a few instances where will you need the original lot files and that is because the game doesn't recognize my lot without the original for some reason. Any LM or plop .lot related files are usually ok to chuck out as my lot files would replace them. Be careful, as CS$ related files, or the growable lots (lots that use lotplop to plop) are the ones that sometimes give problems.

[RRetail 7,906]

Enjoy!

I have a feeling that @tariely won't be too happy with me with the number of dependencies needed for these. 

[tariely 4,496]

Not at all, dear. I like to hunt for them, especially when they're missing   (plus, I had all the Mikeseith's originals...)

AND they're gorgeously nitlit so I won't nitpick.:-))))

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I lied. I will nitpick :-) I apologize for not following the development thread, I could have done it sooner.

(1) It's a pity the Hyundai sign doesn't light up.

(2) the Carmax building textures (esp. that blue roof!) could have done with a little TLC ;

(3) I am of two mind about the fences (in fact for some other relots too, but it especially strikes me now, cars being the top modern thing, yes ?) ; I don't see lots of wooden fences around car lots around town, here. Either no fences, or more often industrial ones.

Last but not least, but alas, nothing could be done about that, some of the cars are really not up to snuff now. At x5, they're almost pathetic. We've been so spoiled by VIP & Co  !!!

[RRetail 7,906]

1 hour ago, tariely said:

Not at all, dear. I like to hunt for them, especially when they're missing   (plus, I had all the Mikeseith's originals...)

AND they're gorgeously nitlit so I won't nitpick.:-))))

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I lied. I will nitpick :-) I apologize for not following the development thread, I could have done it sooner.

(1) It's a pity the Hyundai sign doesn't light up.

(2) the Carmax building textures (esp. that blue roof!) could have done with a little TLC ;

(3) I am of two mind about the fences (in fact for some other relots too, but it especially strikes me now, cars being the top modern thing, yes ?) ; I don't see lots of wooden fences around car lots around town, here. Either no fences, or more often industrial ones.

Last but not least, but alas, nothing could be done about that, some of the cars are really not up to snuff now. At x5, they're almost pathetic. We've been so spoiled by VIP & Co  !!!

Good to hear! You don't have to apologize either.

Carmax building and Hyundai sign  is out of my control. I do not know how to texture and even if I did know how someone else made Carmax. 

I guess wooden fences may be more common in some areas than others.

[tariely 4,496]

I'm OK with them in small towns or smaller cities, but in big honking metropolises... hmmmm.... not so much. Never mind. Those lots are swell. 

[RRetail 7,906]

Just some of the many projects I'm working on rather slowly....

I know people were asking me abouting adding Big Lots (which I would of if Big Lots wasn't as small as it is) but HBS' Walmart matches the plaza quite nicely.

[Evanjs 602]

@RRetail looks very nice.

[tariely 4,496]

mmmmm the brick-coloured one (first pict, left) looks especially good to me :-)

[RRetail 7,906]

Thanks!

[RRetail 7,906]

4 new relots added as another option for b62 supermarkets. Nos17's are great as they are, but I know some people like a second option.

I also moved Winn-Dixie to this pack and updated it to match Saverite.

[RRetail 7,906]

Anyone have any further suggestions for restaurant relots pack 8?

So far I have:

• b62 Little Caesars
• b62 Red Robin
• b62 Domino's
• b62 Pizza Hut
• b62 High's Ice Cream
• FBE Arctic Circle
• HBTY Krispy Kreme

[tariely 4,496]

Not for lots but for the relot : I kinda liked many older lots because they had greenery. Do you think you could sneak in some more trees, bushes and such ? (or green MMPable little spaces) ?

[Evanjs 602]

Heres a Shop that you can maybe relot,

I was looking for this when I came by this. but here this is DQ

 

[RRetail 7,906]

14 hours ago, tariely said:

Not for lots but for the relot : I kinda liked many older lots because they had greenery. Do you think you could sneak in some more trees, bushes and such ? (or green MMPable little spaces) ?

I suppose a few more trees and bushes could be used in some locations, but for the most part I try to focus on the parking lot. What do you mean by 'green MMPable little spaces'?

 

14 hours ago, Evanjs said:

Heres a Shop that you can maybe relot,

I was looking for this when I came by this. but here this is DQ

 

Thank you for the Dairy Queen suggestion! As for the other lot, maybe down the road a little. That really isn't a restaurant. 

[tariely 4,496]

MMPable little spaces :  : slivers of green spaces where we can put our own greenery ; many parkings are not blocks of asphalt or pavement , they have green spaces -- they try to make us forget about the reign of King Car...:-)

[RRetail 7,906]

7 hours ago, tariely said:

MMPable little spaces :  : slivers of green spaces where we can put our own greenery ; many parkings are not blocks of asphalt or pavement , they have green spaces -- they try to make us forget about the reign of King Car...:-)

Oh ok. Well not to worry as some greenery is now added:

Project update:

 

Also, thanks Simtropolis for another featured pack in Restaurant Relots 2!

 

 

[tariely 4,496]

Aaaaaah (joyful sigh) 

[RRetail 7,906]

On 7/19/2017 at 11:05 PM, tariely said:

Aaaaaah (joyful sigh) 

Yeah, no need to worry. A lot of times if you don't see trees and such it is because I haven't added them yet or they need to grow.

Getting closer to completion:

 

[RRetail 7,906]

I am still open for more restaurant suggestions.  Eight more slots to fill to get my goal of 16 a pack. 

Future Projects:

• Shopping Centers/Plazas:
  • Possibly a third pack depending on how things work out. This will be more of a leisurely experiment (not as high as a priority) for me.
• Commercial Relots Pack 8:
  • Various Big Box models (e.g. Kmart from Heblem)
  • Specific lots that you would like me to relot quicker can be suggested, otherwise I pick and choose
• Restaurant Relots Pack 8:
  • Suggestions welcome and are needed
  • Relots will include
    • HBTY Krispy Kreme
    • b62 High's Ice Cream
    • b62 Domino's
    • b62 Little Caesars
    • b62 Pizza Hut
    • b62 Red Robin
    • FBE Arctic Circle
    • MP Dairy Queen
• Civic Relots
  • Various models from DK1's fantastic BATs
  • I may also experiment with in-game buildings and rewards (such as Fire Station, Cemetery, etc.)
  • a request to relot DK1's library as a request from @clubmanagersamsclub
  • Other Suggestions welcome

I do apologize for my lack of progress this month, but a summer job has really ate my free time and will likely to continue to do so through the end of August. September also is poised to be quite busy too. But in some good news, Commercial Pack 7 and Plaza Pack 2 should BOTH get added tomorrow evening.

[Evanjs 602]

New restaurant. 

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2069

 

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=2224

[Evanjs 602]

Maybe you could make a 2nd lot for this. A bigger one.  

 

[RRetail 7,906]

Thanks for the suggestions! It turns out pack eight of restaurants may actually end up with 18 lots instead of the normal 16.

But in the meantime, enjoy these:

 

[RRetail 7,906]

Enjoy! Might be a while before I get something up now.

[RRetail 7,906]

A quick preview of some of the civic relots:

[citybuilder234 37]

Nice, can you also do relots of the Maxis civic buildings?

[matias93 7,535]

48 minutes ago, citybuilder234 said:

Nice, can you also do relots of the Maxis civic buildings?

BTW, @Manuel-ito did several of them, but they are focused on matching W2W environments (even if not exclusively) and are mainly default replacements.

[RRetail 7,906]

13 hours ago, citybuilder234 said:

Nice, can you also do relots of the Maxis civic buildings?

12 hours ago, matias93 said:

BTW, @Manuel-ito did several of them, but they are focused on matching W2W environments (even if not exclusively) and are mainly default replacements.

Yeah, I won't worry about the Maxis ones since @Manuel-ito did them. I see he did not do the cemetery or golf course though, so perhaps I will give a shot at those two.

 

[RRetail 7,906]

Some more progress pics:

Aiming at a release this weekend (depending on suggestions/feedback)