It has been a few years...

[Glenni 1,447]

I just Played SimCity 4 for the first time in almost 8 years...

No mods installed, just the base game, but a wave of nostalgia hit me. It even put tears in my eyes to see it back, but they were tears of joy.

Back in 2011, one of the main reasons I quit was that my computer failed, and I couldn't get a backup of my plugins,  BAT textures and models files. 

On top of that, I didn't have a computer that could actually run the game, just a weezy little netbook.

I had older backup copies, but they dated back to 2008, that was close to 3 GB of lost content, my own lot edits for my cities, etc. Plus an unknown number of forever lost BATs.It kind of put an end to my enjoyment for a while - but thankfully i turned out i DID have a more recent backup,  I found an external hard drive, with a backup that rolled me back a couple months back from the crash, meaning I only lack a couple things.

First I plan to just get used to the game and community again, as well all the new content. The hundreds, if not thousands of new buildings, flora, cars, familiarise myself with the new (to me) NAM V.36 etc. There is a ton of groundbreaking things I've never seen, to get used to.

To mention some; dynamic weather mods, dynamic water mods, and a slew of things that back then I thought was never going to be possible in SimCity 4. 

Let me tell you that it is awesome to see this community still at it though, and my plan is to start BATting, uploading, and showcasing city journals again, just like old times!. 

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Let me tell you that it's awesome to see you again, old viking!

[Silur 3,308]

Happy return!

I use many of Your works - Thank You! 

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

8 Years? Jeeze! I think that was three accounts ago for me.

Well wecome back, the landscape has changed a lot with SC4, especially with the proliferation of MMP plops and I think there is a bit more of a push towards modular design.

[Terring 6,476]

We celebrate the 15 years of Simcity by having Glenni back!

[matias93 7,535]

I love when legendary users that I don't even got to know first hand come back to the community

[rsc204 21,866]

What a nice surprise to come here and find one of the most recognisable names in custom content is planning a comeback. As many others, I wasn't around when you were previously active. But as a user of mods, your work is instantly familiar to me so it's great to see you found your way back here. I look forward to seeing what you come up with moving forwards and hope you enjoy all the new content SC4 has to offer.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Has it been THAT long? Wow, time flies.

Welcome back Glenni!

[RipRap 4,400]

Welcome back to the community! It must have been really crushing to see your older content go like that, but I feel you. It happened to me several times already and hey, there will always be a chance to come back and participate in the community.

Glad you decided to come back!

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[CorinaMarie 29,893]

Hiya, @Glenni. Welcome back!

You won't recognize me since I'm a much newer addition to the site, but I've run across your name here and there.

[Joey Auburn 150]

17 hours ago, Glenni said:

I just Played SimCity 4 for the first time in almost 8 years...

No mods installed, just the base game, but a wave of nostalgia hit me. It even put tears in my eyes to see it back, but they were tears of joy.

Back in 2011, one of the main reasons I quit was that my computer failed, and I couldn't get a backup of my plugins,  BAT textures and models files. 

On top of that, I didn't have a computer that could actually run the game, just a weezy little netbook.

I had older backup copies, but they dated back to 2008, that was close to 3 GB of lost content, my own lot edits for my cities, etc. Plus an unknown number of forever lost BATs.It kind of put an end to my enjoyment for a while - but thankfully i turned out i DID have a more recent backup,  I found an external hard drive, with a backup that rolled me back a couple months back from the crash, meaning I only lack a couple things.

First I plan to just get used to the game and community again, as well all the new content. The hundreds, if not thousands of new buildings, flora, cars, familiarise myself with the new (to me) NAM V.36 etc. There is a ton of groundbreaking things I've never seen, to get used to.

To mention some; dynamic weather mods, dynamic water mods, and a slew of things that back then I thought was never going to be possible in SimCity 4. 

Let me tell you that it is awesome to see this community still at it though, and my plan is to start BATting, uploading, and showcasing city journals again, just like old times!. 

I know we've been talking for a while on Discord but it's really nice to see you here on Simtropolis again.

[Cyclone Boom 17,031]

You're very welcome back to Simtropolis and SC4.

The scenery may look slightly, or perhaps even significantly different now. It's true since 2011 there have been a handful of notable site upgrades, around 40 new additions to the staff (myself included), in excess of 300,000 new members, and also 5,000 new files uploaded to the STEX!

Even all these years later spanning a decade and a half of SC4, in amidst of change, the community still remains the same at heart. You'll quickly catch up and discover Simtropolis is still ST. It's great to hear you've sourced a working backup of your content when all seemed lost. That must've been such a relief and I imagine also a big surprise. We're also delightfully surprised to not only see you return as a BATing legend, but also the prospect of enjoying yet more of your magnificent creations in the future.

[tonyr 926]

Welcome back,  @Glenni!! 

[Scarton 57]

An old master returns to the game! We need a yay/hooray/hallelujah/great news option in the likes and emoticons sections for this type of occasion. 

Welcome back!

[jaredh 195]

5,000 files since 2011?  You're going to want to go through those....  (and the ones on trop)

I suspect you might be shocked at where this game is vs 2011.....

 

[Silur 3,308]

jaredh wrote: 

" 5,000 files since 2011?  You're going to want to go through those....  (and the ones on trop)

I suspect you might be shocked at where this game is vs 2011....."

 

I think - No big deal for Glenny - 80% of this material will never be interested for Him.

There are many simple lots about nothing. But Real interesting Props and Mods not so much.

Really I like HISTORIC HARBOR today and objects by Simmer 2 and Krasner.

Do not say anything about the teams NAM, Girafe and Poseidon...   ALL of these - are my favorite and nothing more ...

I think the best achievements today are NAM, MMP and POSEIDON!

[Glenni 1,447]

I found quite a few new buildings actually, and a ton of interesting automata vehicles, I downloaded most of it roughly a week ago. =P

[Silur 3,308]

8 hours ago, Glenni said:

I found quite a few new buildings actually, and a ton of interesting automata vehicles, I downloaded most of it roughly a week ago. =P

It's just great. This means that life goes on and along with veterans there are new talents!

[Fantozzi 4,068]

As a name in the community - no worries, you'll live forever - or at least as long as the community exists. No matter if you are active or not.

As a real existing person - hope you'll find some fun being around here again.

[AndisArt 2,068]

Not that I'm in a position to welcome you back since I'm a drop in only myself, but welcome back!