Can't find it?... Ask here!

[jonnboy1976 218]

On 12/7/2023 at 5:55 PM, nos.17 said:

Are you sure you downloaded it here? Or was it on a different site? I do not know of it here on the STEX.

(side note, this is the Bank of America Center in Houston TX)

This is called ILS (Immortal Lot Syndrome). The Cleanitol script is at the bottom of this post.

Thank you! 

Yes the forum post Growing Empty Lots was it. Wow the solution for stopping this problem looks like it may be quite complex!

Just to make sure I understand correctly-  If I delete an item (a BAT) from the Plugins folder that is already grown or exists in a city, when I then try to play that city the game will crash? And also will corrupt that city file permanently? 

[nos.17 5,120]

13 hours ago, jonnboy1976 said:

Thank you! 

Yes the forum post Growing Empty Lots was it. Wow the solution for stopping this problem looks like it may be quite complex!

Just to make sure I understand correctly-  If I delete an item (a BAT) from the Plugins folder that is already grown or exists in a city, when I then try to play that city the game will crash? And also will corrupt that city file permanently? 

It appears I may have mixed up my terminology. ILS is unrelated here. The answer is no to both questions*. If you do that, that's when you'll see a brown box. This specific problem is caused by poor modding by the original creator and it is not super hard to correct. If you do come across items that are not in the list, please feel free to report them on the STEX so they can get looked at and hopefully fixed.

*There are certain specific mods where this is the case - airport and seaport controllers are one example. With 99% of regular buildings this is not the case though.

 

[CaptCity 4,752]

On 12/6/2023 at 10:15 AM, Maddux1985 said:

Does anyone know where I can find this building?  I know the BAT already exists because I downloaded it a long time ago, but it's since disappeared.  

Been looking for this one...

There is a file by a creator named torremayor that appears to be very similar...

I've been looking for it but can't find where it might have come from - maybe the old SC4D site? There are a couple ST members with similar names, but there are no uploads. Perhaps someone else recognizes it and can name the source...?

[Tyberius06 12,189]

39 minutes ago, CaptCity said:

Been looking for this one...

There is a file by a creator named torremayor that appears to be very similar...

I've been looking for it but can't find where it might have come from - maybe the old SC4D site? There are a couple ST members with similar names, but there are no uploads. Perhaps someone else recognizes it and can name the source...?

Thanks for the name! 

@Maddux1985 and @CaptCity
Yeah the building is from Torremayor, and it was re-hosted on SC4Devotion for a while both as Torremayor - Bank of America Centre (a dummy lot and the model)

and in a model pack called torremayor MEGA Pack Vol02.

I'm not promising anything, but I see if I can get it wrapped up sooner and I put it up to SC4Evermore.

[mayorleers 23]

Hi, I'm looking for a WMP Dependenced: "wmp_docklands3_props.dat". It is part off the WMP Rural Docklands 3, which you can find here on the STEX.

You could download it from WMP internet page, but that is down.

Does anyone know another location to download it?

 

[CaptCity 4,752]

16 minutes ago, mayorleers said:

Hi, I'm looking for a WMP Dependenced: "wmp_docklands3_props.dat". It is part off the WMP Rural Docklands 3, which you can find here on the STEX.

You could download it from WMP internet page, but that is down.

Does anyone know another location to download it?

 

I believe it is part of this download (Link). The originals were re-complied and uploaded here. Looks like the links need updating.

[Tyberius06 12,189]

22 minutes ago, mayorleers said:

Hi, I'm looking for a WMP Dependenced: "wmp_docklands3_props.dat". It is part off the WMP Rural Docklands 3, which you can find here on the STEX.

You could download it from WMP internet page, but that is down.

Does anyone know another location to download it?

 

10 minutes ago, CaptCity said:

I believe it is part of htis download (Link). Looks like the links need updating.

I've been meaning to clean-up the WMP contents on STEX for 3 years, but too many other stuffs came up in these years. All the wmp seawalls are in the WMP Mega Props vol04, the Ferry landing models and props are in the Vol03. The generic props are mostly in the Vol01 and the industrial props are in the Vol02. There is a Vol05, that contains the transportation (mostly rail station) related props and models.

 

[CaptCity 4,752]

7 minutes ago, Tyberius06 said:

I've been meaning to clean-up the WMP contents on STEX for 3 years, but too many other stuffs camu up in these years. All the wmp seawalls are in the WMP Mega Props vol03, the Ferry landing models and props are in the Vol04. The generic props are mostly in the Vol01 and the industrial props are in the Vol02. There is a Vol05, that contains the transportation (mostly rail station) related props and models.

 

Thanks  

I just picked one at random and saw the wmp_docklands3_props1.dat file listed in the Readme. Have since noticed the Readmes are the same for all the prop files. 

[mayorleers 23]

Dank je - Thanks,

I have installed WMP Mega Props vol. 04 - Port Autority Seawalls and all  the depencies off WMP Rural Docklands 3. But still getting brown boxes in the game in the lots.

[Tyberius06 12,189]

19 minutes ago, mayorleers said:

Dank je - Thanks,

I have installed WMP Mega Props vol. 04 - Port Autority Seawalls and all  the depencies off WMP Rural Docklands 3. But still getting brown boxes in the game in the lots.

Install the PEG OPPs mod and then show us images about the affected lots... Thanks!

Sidenote: you probably will need the WMP Essentials too, because that contains some of the dummy building models (something that I meant to clean-up, but had no time to do it) that are quite common with the WMP releases.

[pikachu_SQ 939]

Hello, I'm finding CSGdesign's plugins. 5 plugins can be found in wayback machine (link), but only one file survives.

• Basic Concrete Seawall
• Small Community School House
• Modification of Edmonton's Region View mod
• Basic Ferry Pontoon
• Chainlink Fence (uploaded here)

 

And the screenshots below are Basic Concrete Seawall and Basic Ferry Pontoon respectively.

    

CSGdesign's Chainlink Fence v1.zip

[mayorleers 23]

53 minutes ago, Tyberius06 said:

Install the PEG OPPs mod and then show us images about the affected lots... Thanks!

Sidenote: you probably will need the WMP Essentials too, because that contains some of the dummy building models (something that I meant to clean-up, but had no time to do it) that are quite common with the WMP releases.

Thanks for your help and support.  After reinstalling all WMP Mega props and installing the WMP Essentials the brown boxes have disappeared in all the lots I checked.

Hartelijk dank :-D

[Jackspital 391]

Hey all! 

I've been back onto a Simcity4 binge while I have time off work before Christmas. For a while now I am plagued with the Coit Tower and the St. Ritzy, two of my most hated Maxis buildings. I am constantly on the lookout for new BATS and lots to fill my city with more variety, especially when its common in  my bigger cities for these two lots to repeatedly spawn next to eachother. Any help, guidance or suggestions are deeply appreciated! 

Realistically I'm looking for any CO$$$ or CS$$$ BATs that would look more at home in a modern or 1990s themed city.  

Photos for reference:

Much appreciated!

[TG24 355]

Hello everyone!

So, i have been searching for rain mods for my SC4 save, but all i found is -0 results. Well, there was one at SC4D... but it's gone at this moment.

 Hailjackey posted this video about the mod im telling you on Youtube a long way back in 2013.

Pictures Below:

 

[bhmantan 2,045]

Hi @TG24, I think it's from Jupiter

https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/26-gameplay-mods/156-sc4d-LEX-legacy-jenex-aurora-jupiter-poseidon

[TG24 355]

3 hours ago, bhmantan said:

Hi @TG24, I think it's from Jupiter

https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/26-gameplay-mods/156-sc4d-LEX-legacy-jenex-aurora-jupiter-poseidon

YES IT ISSSSS!

THX YOU MAN!!1!

[Praxidike_Kore 4]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good CAMpatable agriculture mod? The one I was looking at was Colossus Farming, but its dependencies are currently in LEX Purgatory.

[nightbird615 1,406]

To all the content creators, if you upload items to SC4EVERMORE, please also upload to this website for those of us who find the SC4EVERMORE website frustrating to use.   

The old format was better.  You could see a brief description of the upload, a photo, and it showed if you had uploaded it or not.  We would hate for your hard work to go unnoticed so please uploaded to this website as well.   

And before the SC4EVERMORE owners of the website start in on me, I'm not bashing you or trying to start a fight.  I'm simply letting you know the new format is not user friendly.  Instead of being upset, try taking this as constructive criticism and simplify the new format to the similar format of the old website.   

Simply give:

1.  The title of the item

2.  A brief description of the item

3.  A photo(s) of the item(s)

4.  And show if we have already downloaded the item or not, and the date of that download in case it has been updated.

Thanks.

[Ulisse Wolf 4,412]

1 hour ago, nightbird615 said:

To all the content creators, if you upload items to SC4EVERMORE, please also upload to this website for those of us who find the SC4EVERMORE website frustrating to use.   

The old format was better.  You could see a brief description of the upload, a photo, and it showed if you had uploaded it or not.  We would hate for your hard work to go unnoticed so please uploaded to this website as well.   

And before the SC4EVERMORE owners of the website start in on me, I'm not bashing you or trying to start a fight.  I'm simply letting you know the new format is not user friendly.  Instead of being upset, try taking this as constructive criticism and simplify the new format to the similar format of the old website.   

Simply give:

1.  The title of the item

2.  A brief description of the item

3.  A photo(s) of the item(s)

4.  And show if we have already downloaded the item or not, and the date of that download in case it has been updated.

Thanks.

Again?

THE PRIORITY IS TO RESTORE THE CONTENTS

All these things that you want come in the second time because they are NOT URGENT. Also, the old website is dead so no one can access the new website to upload new mods because the new software requires us to do this. 

To conclude the dependency tracker is dead and with all the changes we made in the various mods it is mandatory to download the mods again if you want to fix your plugins folder and have a smoother game without bugs

[Jackspital 391]

3 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

To all the content creators, if you upload items to SC4EVERMORE, please also upload to this website for those of us who find the SC4EVERMORE website frustrating to use.   

The old format was better.  You could see a brief description of the upload, a photo, and it showed if you had uploaded it or not.  We would hate for your hard work to go unnoticed so please uploaded to this website as well.   

And before the SC4EVERMORE owners of the website start in on me, I'm not bashing you or trying to start a fight.  I'm simply letting you know the new format is not user friendly.  Instead of being upset, try taking this as constructive criticism and simplify the new format to the similar format of the old website.   

Simply give:

1.  The title of the item

2.  A brief description of the item

3.  A photo(s) of the item(s)

4.  And show if we have already downloaded the item or not, and the date of that download in case it has been updated.

Thanks.

100% photographs help me out so, so much

[Tyberius06 12,189]

@nightbird615 Don't you want a coffee and some danish as well?

6 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

And before the SC4EVERMORE owners of the website start in on me,

If you don't want a fight or that we to start on you, then why don't you put your facts straight before you'd post a comment with missleading contents and missinformation. So let me point out where you were wrong (spoiler alert: almost everywhere). 

6 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

To all the content creators, if you upload items to SC4EVERMORE, please also upload to this website for those of us who find the SC4EVERMORE website frustrating to use.

Probably you haven't noticed or just did not bother, but there aren't any independent custom content uploaders on SC4Evermore, apart from @Ulisse Wolf, who uploaded his recent creations both here on STEX and over there on SC4Evermore. He could only do that, because he is part of the admin/moderator team who are reponsible for the restoration of the contents used to be available on SC4Devotion LEX. Only us have access to the back-end of the site which allows us to upload contents. There aren't user profiles, registration or option to upload contents from the front end of the site. The SC4Evermore at this point at the first place is the sole hosting/rehosting place of the former contents of SC4Devotion LEX and more precisely the BSC Team. So apart from a very few specific uploads, the contents that are getting uploaded to SC4Evermore (at least at this point) won't be uploaded here to the STEX. Only exception is if any of those former creators have returned and either they would have given permission to upload their contents to STEX or would have done it by themselves. 

6 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

You could see a brief description of the upload, a photo, and it showed if you had uploaded it or not.

Apart from the last bit (download history) the description and the photos are already available on the new site as well. The images have not been applied everywhere yet, but it's just matter of time. As for download history, what you wish is pretty much ridiculous, because you are saying it like that if it was a feature on all the exchanges and the new site is a turd, because it does not have that feature. So following your words, content creators should upload their contents to STEX too, because it has this download history feature (among other things). Would you be so kind and point out, where I can find the personilized download history feature on STEX, CapitalSim and Toutsimcities (just to mention some of the still available sites), because taking your words it is supposed to be an obvious feature that can be found on the other sites.

7 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

, try taking this as constructive criticism

Hard to take it as constructive criticism as most of these points were already discussed like many times, we went into great details, why the site looks like and works like as it is, not to mention that your points are not valid.

7 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

1.  The title of the item

2.  A brief description of the item

3.  A photo(s) of the item(s)

1. The title of the item is there, if there is a compilation (which are many of them) in the long description it is detailed what contents are in the compilation. Maybe the earlier uploads doesn't have all the details yet, but they will have eventually. However the newer uploads have this already.

2. All of them has brief description, by now many of them have long description as well. 

3. It has already been discussed many times before, that the images will be added at some point. With some uploads we already added them, but they are absolutely not priority at this point. 

7 hours ago, nightbird615 said:

4.  And show if we have already downloaded the item or not, and the date of that download in case it has been updated.

4. How do you know what you did download from this site (STEX)? Or from capitalsim or from toutsimcities or from simcitykurier (while it was still running - RIP  )? You are complaining about the lack of a feature that was unique to LEX partially because of the Dependency Tracker (again a feature that was unique to LEX, that we can not replicate, and which actually killed LEX eventually - among other things). You don't have this feature here on STEX either. By the way that would require the re-initation of the registering system and personal/private userprofiles. On SC4Evermore there aren't any user profiles (besides the back-end Admin profiles that we are using to edit the site and do the LEX restoration uploads), there isn't registration either, so guess what...? This feature can not be implemented either. Why don't you ask the same feature here on STEX as well?

Speaking about what there is on the new site. A mostly properly working search engine (sorry STEX ,  - we still love you). Where we already managed to set-up, there are clickable TAGs, that collect the contents under the search menu similar way as STEX does. No registration is required to get the contents... 

But please don't complain that we did not apply some of the comfy features (images, descirptions etc...), while we try to update, fix and rehost a couple of thousands contens in our free time, but in the meantime, you are not able to set-up a folder on your computer, where you download and organize the contents that you downloaded from any of the exchanges and where you can actually easily check whether you downloaded already something or not... 

Anything else?

[nos.17 5,120]

On 12/18/2023 at 7:39 PM, Praxidike_Kore said:

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good CAMpatable agriculture mod? The one I was looking at was Colossus Farming, but its dependencies are currently in LEX Purgatory.

Sadly there's few other options. Taking a look through the dependency list it looks like about a bit more than half is currently available. If you're missing specific things I can probably help with that.

There's also @FrankU 's farms (1) (2) (3), among others, but while they do suffer from a similar situation at the moment, they appear to be more complete.

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

21 hours ago, Tyberius06 said:

Don't you want a coffee and some danish as well?

Don't want to interrupt this discussion, but can you tell me more about this offer? Like, could it be expanded to a proper English breakfast? Bangers and mashie? 

[kaimai 1,042]

8 hours ago, nos.17 said:

Sadly there's few other options. Taking a look through the dependency list it looks like about a bit more than half is currently available. If you're missing specific things I can probably help with that.

There's also @FrankU 's farms (1) (2) (3), among others, but while they do suffer from a similar situation at the moment, they appear to be more complete.

 

There are actually "only" two missing dependencies for Colossus Farming, as far as I can tell.

Current status:

• BSC Common Dependencies Pack - all on SC4E 
  • BSC Textures Vol 01.dat 
  • BSC_TexturePack_Cycledogg_V 01.dat
  • BSC MEGA Props - CP Vol01.dat
  • BSC Mega Props - CP Vol02.dat
  • BSC Mega Props - CP Industrials
  • BSC MEGA Props - SG Vol 01.dat
  • BSC MEGA Props - NewmanInc Vol01.dat
  • BSC MEGA Props - NewmanInc Vol02.dat
  • BSC Mega Props - JMyersAgriculture01.dat
  • BSC Mega props - JMyers Agriculture 02.dat
• SPAM_Super_Resource_Pack - here
• VIP_RuralPack - here
• VIP RuralPack Expansion1 - here 
• VIP Agri Pack - here
• WMP stuff - here
  • WMP Mega Props vol. 01 - Misc General Props
  • WMP Mega Props vol. 02 - Misc Industrial Props
• French stuff - all on TSC
  • Nams PROPS PACK Vol 1.dat
  • Nams PROPS PACK Vol 2.dat
  • Nams BAT PROPS PACK Vol 02.dat
  • Nams BAT PROPS PACK Vol 03.dat
  • Manchou_Houses_AG.dat
• SC4D LEX LEGACY - BSC VIP Girafe Flora Pack - on SC4E
• Girafe Wheat - unavailable
• SC4D LEX Legacy - JENX FAUNA 1.0 - on SC4E
• Fantozzi Audio Essentials - on SC4E
• Nexis_GreenhouseSet.dat - here (in the FrankU farm fields)
• Wieśpak - here (new link posted on the Colossus Farming page)
• RFR Maize Set - here (link works) but causes CTD on Mac (I haven't looked into the files to figure out why; I just removed the maize lots from the mod)
• Hund88 Sunflower (Shadows) - here (link works)
• SFBT Weinberge - unavailable
• Simmer2 Stone walls - here
• VIP Les Murets d'Aubrac - here
• CP Seasonal woods - here

More specifically, the missing files are listed as:

• Grfe_family_haybale_A
• Grfe_family_haybale_e1
• Grfe_family_haybale_e2
• Grfe_family_haybale_e3
• Grfe_family_haybale_e5
• sfbt_rebe01
• sfbt_rebe02
• sfbt_rebe03
• sfbt_rebe04

Due to the massive amount of props and textures used by the set, it's possible some other dependencies are missing that aren't part of the list; some of the lots show missing dependencies in PIM-X even though I know I have all of these that are currently available (although since I have to run it under Wine it's possible I just didn't migrate enough of the dependency files over to the plugins folder in the imaginary "C drive"). However, I currently can run Colossus Farming without any egregious issues if I remove all the vineyard-related lots (and RFR maize) and bulldoze any FzFarmfield_GrfeWheat lots that show up.

[pikachu_SQ 939]

I'm finding SimCity ArtCollection's plugins. http://web.archive.org/web/20180216152201/http://sc4artcollection.web.fc2.com/Download/Page1.html

I should have backed up them, but I didn't...

 

[Praxidike_Kore 4]

On 2023-12-21 at 1:32 AM, kaimai said:

There are actually "only" two missing dependencies for Colossus Farming, as far as I can tell.

If I recall correctly, some of the JMyers files (Hydroponics, Dairy Farms, Corn Crops Volume 2) also aren't included in the BSC Mega Props compilations. Those three (the JMyers files, Weinberge, Girafe Wheat) are the only ones I haven't been able to source, and my understanding was that they were completely unavailable until someone sorted out the LEX. If you have any leads, that would be great.

Edit: Just double-checked, the models were included in the BSC compilation but the fields weren't. I think I may have mislabeled them in my personal notes, apologies.

  Edited December 22, 2023 by Praxidike_Kore  

[Tyberius06 12,189]

3 minutes ago, Praxidike_Kore said:

If I recall correctly, some of the JMyers files (Hydroponics, Dairy Farms, Corn Crops Volume 2) also aren't included in the BSC Mega Props compilations. Those three (the JMyers files, Weinberge, Girafe Wheat) are the only ones I haven't been able to source, and my understanding was that they were completely unavailable until someone sorted out the LEX. If you have any leads, that would be great.

The models and props from the JMyers farms are in the JMyers agricultural prop packs that can be found in the BSC Common Dependencies v8 (which is the current version). So only the two above listed items are missing. The Girafe Wheat will be released as part of the Girafe Agripack, the SFBT Weinberge is still a question mark. 

[vxt22 8]

I've been trying to muddle through with PIM-X in attempt to find the answer myself, but am still having trouble, so...

Does anyone know what folks might use for rear exit wooden stairs? Like in JBSimio's Brownstones:

Are those likely props he used, or is it likely he modeled those stairs himself?

Thank you very much.

[matias93 7,535]

On 12/22/2023 at 10:55 PM, vxt22 said:

I've been trying to muddle through with PIM-X in attempt to find the answer myself, but am still having trouble, so...

Does anyone know what folks might use for rear exit wooden stairs? Like in JBSimio's Brownstones:

Are those likely props he used, or is it likely he modeled those stairs himself?

Thank you very much.

Those are modelled with the whole building, sadly. You could ask on the BAT Request Thread for some props for modular stairs: probably the best way to do it would be to have 3 different models, one for the first floor, other for the top one, and a third intermediate one to repeat, something alike to MattB325's modular skyscrapers.

[JJ Mirradian 2]

So I recently got back into SC4 after a really long time and started playing with the Street Addon Mod that comes bundled with the NAM, but I've been having a little difficulty with the way the Streets (Default Maxis Streets, SAM Streets, etc.) will automatically link up to any Road, One Way Road, etc as you're building them. For clarity, what I mean is how you can drag a street to build it, then if you drag a road perpendicular up to the street, but don't actually intersect them, the game will auto connect them for you. It's usually a handy function but atm it's causing me trouble. Does anyone know a way to prevent this auto connect behavior, like by holding a certain key, a cheat code, or anything really? I've been trying to find answers by searching myself but haven't had any luck