In A Nutshell Guides

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

So I've been writing various "In a Nutshell" guides to various topics, primarily for the Mac because 1) I'm a Mac user and 2) there's so little Mac content & help out there. (I have SC4 101 for the Mac & Mac Troubleshooting/Mac Bugs & Glitches. Which, the latter could be useful for Windows users for trying to determine if the issue someone posted in the Help forum was Mac related or not.) THAT being said, I have a bunch of Nutshell guides in the pipeline for a bunch of different topics, including a generalized beginner's guide, LGBTQ+ files, Jewish/Judaism related files, Asian files (this one's huge), and a little one on the best of Beer files (taken from a response I made to someone). (I might do the best of 1x1 & 1x2 C$ files, because I love those quirky little shops. Also, possibly Islamic files.)

I was wondering if 1) someone had already done anything like this to add to the collection (no reason for me to reinvent the wheel, and I'm always down for adding other people's expertise) and 2) if anyone has any requests (no topic too specific, although some may be too hard to search for).

(FWIW, the "In a Nutshell Guide to the Best of Simtropolis files" would be the STEX Collections. I have 2 of them so far and I always find my favorites that I already have in there, as well as find totally new ones I never knew existed! (Like when I found out that @paeng made more of the yellow brick parks. That was a Good Day(TM).)  Get the best of the STEX and support the website at the same time!)

So... any suggestions to add to the collection? Any requests? They can be collections of files, they can be instructional. (Heck, if I knew anything about making plugins, I'd write some of those, too.) They take a surprising amount of effort/intense focus to make (but it's a labor of love), so I'd rather do ones that people are actually interested in.

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Full List of In A Nutshell Guides

 

Currently Being Crowdsourced - Please Contribute!

 

In The Pipeline/Coming Soon...

LGBTQ+ files

Dollar Stores

Jewish Files

Asian BATs Found a FANTASTIC document here (which I may update with what I already have?):

Adult/Sexual Businesses

The Best of Beer

 

Ideas...

What I Wish I Knew When I Started Modding SC4 (general, not just Mac specific)

What to Put in a File Description

Quirky Little Shops (aka 1x1 & 1x2 C$)

Islamic BATs

Brown Boxes 201: Beyond "Do you have all the dependencies?"

BAT Creators: How To Make Your BAT Not Broken/Work As Intended on the Mac (a.k.a. a guide to full Mac compatibility, for Windows creators)

Alcohol: Bars, Liquor Stores, Breweries, Distilleries, Museums, and More!

 

Good Guides by Other People

 

 

  Edited October 12, 2020 by c4bl3fl4m3  
Added in more links

[xxdita 1,097]

Can't think of any suggestions offhand, but I am eager to see what lists you come up with. I enjoyed the Christmas Plugins list very much. 

[c4bl3fl4m3 405]

Here's some ideas I've had floating around for files. Some of these I'm going to need help with as I don't know the information myself. (esp. the Brown Boxes 201: Beyond "Do You Have All the Dependencies?")

Ideas...

What I Wish I Knew When I Started Modding SC4 (general, not just Mac specific)

File Description Best Practices, a.k.a. What to Put in a File Description When You Finally Post Your File

Quirky Little Shops (aka 1x1 & 1x2 C$)

Islamic BATs

Brown Boxes 201: Beyond "Do you have all the dependencies?"

BAT Creators: How To Make Your BAT Not Broken/Work As Intended on the Mac (a.k.a. a guide to full Mac compatibility, for Windows creators)

Alcohol: Bars, Liquor Stores, Breweries, Distilleries, Museums, and More!

[xxdita 1,097]

As long as you get the basics down for each thread, I'm sure the rest can be crowdsourced. 

I was thinking that it would be great to have an updated list of SC4 websites from around the globe that are still up and running as well. This would need to be checked periodically and maintained. Any list I've seen lately has been full of long-dead links, sadly.