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[CorinaMarie 29,894]

19 minutes ago, spiritualfire said:

I was hoping there was a way to reduce the amount of modular "dirt" that appears when you zone or plop near a curve or diagonal.

You could try a little mod @Cyclone Boom and I have created as part of a different project to see if this is what you are referring to. It works along any rail, street, or road in which the icky Maxis brown dirt would otherwise show up when there is zoning adjacent. It does not work alongside puzzle pieces so all of your curves and FARRs and such have to be created from dragging patterns.

If this is the general concept you are seeking, then the actual texture used could be changed.

Network Dirt to Grass - Texture by Cori v0.07.dat

[Tyberius06 12,267]

21 minutes ago, spiritualfire said:

@Tyberius06 no, not between the tracks but along the sides. Like in the picture there, you can see the subtle green shade that runs beside the rail and almost matches whatever grass mod is being used. I was hoping there was a way to reduce the amount of modular "dirt" that appears when you zone or plop near a curve or diagonal.

 

@11241036 Thanks, I might end up having to resort to that.

Yepp, Sorry I missunderstood you. @rivit's RUM for RRW offers multiple options for that. I used a transparent method for most of the time, but if you are playing with agricultural stuffs or rural streets that would eliminate the dirt alongside the road/street too. So when I'm gonna play with rural areas, I'm gonna use the dirt option instead of the transparent or grass. 

[Cyclone Boom 17,031]

1 hour ago, CorinaMarie said:

You could try a little mod @Cyclone Boom and I have created as part of a different project to see if this is what you are referring to. It works along any rail, street, or road in which the icky Maxis brown dirt would otherwise show up when there is zoning adjacent.

While I'm not familiar with the RUM options (which sound interesting), here's what ours does as a simple direct replacement for the network dirt fill-in texture...

Before:

 

After:

(See Cori's post above to download the custom replacement override texture.)

This is one small part of a bigger farming overhaul project we've been working on the past few weeks. The style of this has been designed with the color to best suit Cori's Corillion Region in a mostly rural setting. This way it can be similarly matching with the R$ texture, but without a prevalent repetitive moiré pattern.

[Propfam 2,305]

I remembered there is a water ferry terminal for rerouting ferry routes. It's on Simtropolis but I can't find it. Can you help me find the mod?

Thanks.

[Yarahi 1,823]

4 hours ago, chfzdn said:

a water ferry terminal for rerouting ferry routes

Ferries are considered automata, and as such is controlled by the traffic simulation. 

If you use the NAM you should already have more or less optimal settings for their routes. Additionally there is also the TSC(Traffic Simulation Tool) that comes with NAM which lets you have even more controll.

Adding another mod that could potentially conflict with the NAM-controller is risky at best

[rene9369 33]

Salut Friends,

i build my town SaMara. It is the capital town from my Country SaMara. The center is ok. For to build i Need the Paris-Set. because the Buildings look old and every City have houses blocks. And with the Paris-Set you can have this City look. But it is Paris. But I would prefer if I could block buildings in a Scandinavian town. Since I'm just a Scandinavian fan. I don't care if it's Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki or Copenhagen. The Airport from SaMara are Ready.

 

[tails2489 350]

9 hours ago, chfzdn said:

I remembered there is a water ferry terminal for rerouting ferry routes. It's on Simtropolis but I can't find it. Can you help me find the mod?

Thanks.

Hi @chfzdn, is this what you mean? Connecting two non-neighbouring cities with ferries?

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3552

[Propfam 2,305]

8 hours ago, tails2489 said:

Hi @chfzdn, is this what you mean? Connecting two non-neighbouring cities with ferries?

https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3552

Yes, it is. I was wrong about the exchange but I remembered it is discussed on ST.

Thanks.

[mrbisonm 1,622]

I think I found the port that I was looking for earlier. It is the :

There are 40 independencies to download. Now the question is: Does anyone has one file of all these dependencies or do I freakin' have to download all of them one by one?

 

Thanks

Fred

 

[Tyberius06 12,267]

2 hours ago, mrbisonm said:

I think I found the port that I was looking for earlier. It is the :

There are 40 independencies to download. Now the question is: Does anyone has one file of all these dependencies or do I freakin' have to download all of them one by one?

 

Thanks

Fred

Hi Fred!

I'm glad you find my lots.

It was a long time that I was dealing with my first ever upload. Short answere yes - better if you install all the dependencies. Some of them are really common (JES and T1 prop packs, SG etc...), some or not. 
I would recommend you to use the LEX Dependency tracker, I uploaded this set onto the LEX too. Heretic SeaPort Project v1.5 and its expansion.
Ok, a few things what might be helpfull: 
- which inland canal set you use: - SG, SG-CAL Remastered or PEG PPOND. Some of the lots related to one of these canals. In the Readme, and on the STEX page there are 5 categories. The first is the general (massive list), then it depends on which other set-up you use. For example if you don't use inland canals, then you don't really need the dependencies groupped under the Only for the SG-CAL canal related lots: and Only for the PEG-PPond Lock Transition lot:
- If I've not mistaken, the original upload contains lot versions with lots of tall industrial lighttowers. Originally I planned to release an update, which never happened. If you feel those lights are too much, there are two alternative version available on my googledrive Heretic SeaPort Project Expnsion Vol. 2.0 BETA with the following instruction:

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 The Heretic SeaPort Project Expnsion Vol. 2.0 BETA folder contains two other subfolders:

1. Heretic Projects: If you want to use the lots WITHOUT light cones (NLC - No Light Cones), copy this folder into your plugin folder. These files will NOT override the existing ones, so in the seaport menu you will have two copies from some lots, one with cones, one without. They have the same stats as the original ones.

2. Heretic SP-Dock - Yards, Transitions and Ports (Reduce Light Cones - Override): If you want to use the lots a reduced amount of light cones, this is your version. I don't want to update, the original uploads (again), so I made these files as an override. Into the main folder you will find the Heretic Projects folder, copy this folder into your pluging folder, and let your program to overwrite the existing ones.

You can use together these two versions (NLC and the Reduce Light Cones - Override), but they have the same stats.

- if you need further help with the dependencies, please feel free (highly recommended  ) to contact me via PM here on Simtropolis or SC4 Devotion! 

- MOST IMPORTANT. Until I do not figure it out how to make my Seaport relots in general PEG MASTER SEAPORT controller free, you need to install the PEG MS Controller and you can NOT use the BSC Seaports...

I hope it helps!

- Tyberius

If you need any more help, PM me, please.

 

[rsardachuk 98]

Hi everyone.  I'm just starting to get the hang of the real highway mod, and so far things are going reasonably well.  I was just wondering if there were any puzzle pieces regarding elevated rail systems bridging over top of RHW pieces.  i've searched through many of the menus and haven't seen much of anything.  any thoughts?

[Yarahi 1,823]

15 minutes ago, rsardachuk said:

I was just wondering if there were any puzzle pieces regarding elevated rail systems bridging over top of RHW pieces

Assuming you mean elevated heavy rail (as in the standard rail system and not light rail or el-rail) - then YES, it should be in the rail menu... assuming you have it installed

[PHBSD 37]

Hi. I'm looking for these buildings. Does someone know where I can get them?

 

There's one more if someone can see it 

[Rott 2,399]

Here's the building from the third picture, I recognize the CBC logo: 

 

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

1 hour ago, PHBSD said:

Hi. I'm looking for these buildings. Does someone know where I can get them?

 

There's one more if someone can see it 

 

1st

 

2nd

 

4th

 

8th

 

I think the one from the 5th picture is actually a Maxis building, but I'm not so sure.

 

 

[Yarahi 1,823]

@PHBSD 5th image is indeed a Maxis building. See reference here; http://simcity4buildings.net/index.php?lang=eng&page=wohnen&tileset=E&id=648#648

[T Wrecks 10,210]

@PHBSD: 6th image is this one:

 

[tails2489 350]

Hello, I am looking for a good sea walls tutorial please.

[Cyclone Boom 17,031]

11 minutes ago, tails2489 said:

Hello, I am looking for a good sea walls tutorial please.

There might be others too and I'm yet to master the art personally, but here's an article I remember seeing:

Creating Straight Edged Coastlines, Canals, and Ports

The hole digging and raising lots are included with the NAM nowadays.

[mrbisonm 1,622]

On 20/04/2020 at 11:55 AM, Tyberius06 said:

If you need any more help, PM me, please.

Thanks Tyberius06, appreciated for the info. I have checked and I have most of it already without knowing it, but this happens when you have a 24 Gb Plugin's folder, everything becomes complicated. If I should need more additional help, I will take on your offer to PM you, thanks again.

 

Fred

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

On 4/20/2020 at 2:02 PM, PHBSD said:

Hi. I'm looking for these buildings. Does someone know where I can get them?

 

Yea, I know where you can get them, "Mr. or Ms. Picture Circler". On the STEX or Google, where everybody else finds them. This is the 3rd time in the past few weeks, that you've sent folks on an Easter egg hunt for you, with nary a word of thanks. Do your own wet work, like most of us have had to do.

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

11 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Yea, I know where you can get them, "Mr. or Ms. Picture Circler". On the STEX or Google, where everybody else finds them. This is the 3rd time in the past few weeks, that you've sent folks on an Easter egg hunt for you, with nary a word of thanks. Do your own wet work, like most of us have had to do.

He didn't force people to look for them.

If someone comes here asking for the NAM, probably the easiest file to find, I'm pretty sure most people would still inform the link politely. After all that's the purpose of this thread.

[Yarahi 1,823]

17 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Do your own wet work, like most of us have had to do

This thread has existed on ST since the game was released more or less. (I think this is the 2nd or 3rd version). 
With 490 pages with 30 posts each in this version alone suggests that many of us has had to ask one time or another.

22 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

with nary a word of thanks

As many others he clicked the like button as a way of saying thanks, that has become somewhat of the norm after Facebook/Instagram/etc. introduced it.

 I've been BAT hunting since early 2011, and I've seen a lot of people who don't even bother doing that for stuff that is a lot more obscure. Some people have even forgotten the request seconds after they made a post, and never returned to see the answer.

There is really no need to go and critisize like that unprovoked

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

38 minutes ago, Yarahi said:

This thread has existed on ST since the game was released more or less. (I think this is the 2nd or 3rd version). 
With 490 pages with 30 posts each in this version alone suggests that many of us has had to ask one time or another.

As many others he clicked the like button as a way of saying thanks, that has become somewhat of the norm after Facebook/Instagram/etc. introduced it.

 I've been BAT hunting since early 2011, and I've seen a lot of people who don't even bother doing that for stuff that is a lot more obscure. Some people have even forgotten the request seconds after they made a post, and never returned to see the answer.

There is really no need to go and critisize like that unprovoked

I've been through the STEX completely(including maps), at least 3 or 4 times, before I ever joined, and a few times since. So I can say with confidence, that I know most of what's in it. The only times I've ever asked in this thread, was when what I was looking for was on Dev or the preview pic wouldn't turn up on Google Image search. New members should go through it at least once, to familiarize themselves with custom content. Asking about 1 or 2 things, is one thing, but dropping pictures of half a city and drawing circles around everything is another. Requesting identification of the same building twice, after they already got an answer...well, what would you call it?

[Tyberius06 12,267]

31 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

I've been through the STEX completely(including maps), at least 3 or 4 times, before I ever joined, and a few times since. So I can say with confidence, that I know most of what's in it. The only times I've ever asked in this thread, was when what I was looking for was on Dev or the preview pic wouldn't turn up on Google Image search. New members should go through it at least once, to familiarize themselves with custom content. Asking about 1 or 2 things, is one thing, but dropping pictures of half a city and drawing circles around everything is another. Requesting identification of the same building twice, after they already got an answer...well, what would you call it?

If you can't contribute with real and valid advise, you can move away... NOBODY asked you personally. You don't know the answer for those questions, then you don't reply. Easy. I have most of those buildings although I wouldn't recognize them from the pictures, but at least it keeps me updated, when someone is looking for them. 

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Requesting identification of the same building twice, after they already got an answer...well, what would you call it?

NOT YOUR PROBLEM!!! Why do you feel the need to generate the tension complaining about something, what is not even your business... DON't BE A TROLL!!
You need to ask 1 question when a new request shows up in this thread... "Do I know the answer to that request or not." If NOT, you can move away. If you know, then you can choose between two things:
- you are willing to help and show the person the right direction where one would be able to find that stuff
- you are not willing to help...
Either way this attitude is not nice and really not appreciated...
So just let it go! 
We, who might know the answere for these requests will gladly help for whoever needs help. 

- Tyberius

[CorinaMarie 29,894]

6 minutes ago, Tyberius06 said:

So just let it go! 

CB and I agree with this.

So, @SIM-ple Jack, do not reply with any rebuttal.

 

And, everyone else, back to the topic.

[Yarahi 1,823]

45 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

New members should go through it at least once, to familiarize themselves with custom content.

New members come to this site and expect to find custom content for the game. The only thing we can for certain is that they know about this site - There is no point in assuming they know about SC4D/LEX or any of the obscure foreign sites. The search function on the  STEX is unfortunately "borked" at best - and that is even assuming you know what the building is called. There is nothing automatic about everyone knowing all the tricks used by an experienced player - neither in game, nor when it comes to BAT-hunting. 

This is called learning!

45 minutes ago, SIM-ple Jack said:

Requesting identification of the same building twice, after they already got an answer...well, what would you call it?

Simply a little bit like I mentioned earlier. Sometimes people forget.  And of course as a newcomer most of us have downloaded way more than we actually used. Getting overwhelmed is an easy trap to fall into

 

5 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

And, everyone else, back to the topic.

Ooops, busy typing, didn't see this 

[CorinaMarie 29,894]

3 minutes ago, Yarahi said:

Ooops, busy typing, didn't see this

Tis ok. You are staff and explaining things. So, now we'll move on.

[Cyclone Boom 17,031]

11 minutes ago, CorinaMarie said:

So, now we'll move on.

To visually represent this, let's draw a line under the matter now...
 

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[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

Okay, let's start with a tricky one.

I've been having problems with various (related) brown boxes for months with this one. I'm pretty sure it's all the same dependency for all of them, but I could be wrong. (And before anyone asks, AFAIK, I checked for all the dependencies. My guess is there's a dependency not listed.)

Also CSX Vineyard - Simonsberg (v1.0) has a few brown boxes

(And yes, I just checked literally all the dependencies listed at https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=240 )

I'm also having issues with my Salima de Coco not showing any of the cocoa trees. (And yes, I just checked, and I have all the dependencies listed on the SC4D LEX listing for it.) Same issue? Different issue? Probably a different one, as the brown boxes from the other ones usually show up in a place where a shed or a house or something is at.