Recommended mods? (Help the Noob)

[Liz Hayes 25]

As a noob what mods and/or ad ons would you recomend I start with?

[Cyclone Boom 16,851]

Hiya Liz,

Good question!

Beyond the NAM and basic fixes like the high tech jobs fix, and also city halls fix, a lot of it does come down to personal preference.

In terms of getting ideas of popular items of content, I recommend this excellent guide @Indiana Joe compiled:

Indiana Joe and the Quest for the Ultimate Plugins Folder

Also you may have already come across Cori's Shoppes:

• Cori's Rock Shoppe  (Linkys to and Pictures of every Rock Mod)
• Cori's Water Shoppe  (Linkys to and Pictures of every Water Mod)
• Cori's Side Water Shoppe  (Pictures and in topic Downloads of the Water's edge for every Water Mod)
• Cori's Beach Shoppe  (Linkys to and Pictures of every Beach Mod)
• Cori's Terrain Shoppe  (Linkys to and Pictures of every Terrain Mod)
• Cori's Tree Shoppe  (Linkys to and Pictures of almost every Tree Mod)

These graphical mods really do enhance the game in a big way, and many of them are very straightforward to install too.

[Liz Hayes 25]

Thanks as always @Cyclone Boom

[Haljackey 17,257]

I also have this thread... it may be helpful but some links may be outdated.

 

 

[Liz Hayes 25]

Thanks @Haljackey this is really useful!

[AOM1550 27]

On 6/9/2022 at 12:51 PM, Cyclone Boom said:

Hola Liz,

¡Buena pregunta!

Más allá de la NAM y las soluciones básicas, como la solución de trabajos de alta tecnología , y también la solución de los ayuntamientos , gran parte se reduce a preferencias personales.

En términos de obtener ideas de elementos de contenido populares, recomiendo esta excelente guía@IndianaJoecompilado:

Indiana Joe y la búsqueda de la carpeta Ultimate Plugins

También es posible que ya te hayas encontrado con Cori's Shoppes:

• Cori's Rock Shoppe   (enlaces e imágenes de cada Rock Mod)
• Tienda de agua de Cori   (enlaces e imágenes de cada mod de agua)
• Tienda de agua lateral de Cori   (imágenes y descargas temáticas de la orilla del agua para cada mod de agua)
• Cori's Beach Shoppe   (enlaces e imágenes de cada Beach Mod)
• Tienda de terreno de Cori   (enlaces e imágenes de cada modo de terreno)
• Cori's Tree Shoppe   (enlaces e imágenes de casi todos los Tree Mod)

Estas modificaciones gráficas realmente mejoran el juego en gran medida, y muchas de ellas también son muy fáciles de instalar.

hello, I must have been playing SimCity 4 for about 14 years and I just saw this error ( high tech jobs fix) and within that link there are other links where some modifications to the game appear haha, I join the post

[vw_oklahoma 308]

Since you was asking about water in another thread, might I recommend this lot? Power and water all in one lot. It handles what my larger cities can throw at it, and fits in well in light industrial areas. Also counts as bus depot. 

I like this one too: 

 

[JayRam 12]

Got a similar noob question. I've played a lot of SC4 over the years, but never bothered with mods. Started down this rabbit hole at one point and got overwhelmed. 

After downloading a bunch of plugins, is there a good way of testing that everything's going to play nice? Somewhere along the way I found Cleanitol and used that to check for missing dependencies. Guess I'm curious if there's a way to quality check what I've done, or just find out when my city looks like a UPS facility? 

Saw someone mention that some plugins need to run after others, but it seems they are typically named with a "z" so not sure if that's something we need to worry about much. 

[vw_oklahoma 308]

Generally speaking, the items that don't play well together will say so in the item description.  One way to make sure is to put each lot in the plug in folder, one at a time, with its dependencies, and test the item out. 

I say generally speaking, because sometimes the creator is unaware their item doesn't work with another creator's item. 

 

[JayRam 12]

Cool. I'd like to install everything that adds to the gameplay and fixes issues in the base game, along with extra features like the low res housing that seem to be well tested and established. Hopefully get to a place where fixing mods aren't a distraction. 

[vw_oklahoma 308]

Forgot to mention it earlier, but @madhatter106 has some of the best low to mid level commercial bats.  Their lots blend in very well with the overall aesthetic of SimCity 4. Every time I've had to re-install the game, I download everything they made.  Highly recommended.  

@rretail  has many great lots of real life retail businesses.  @Simmer2 does wonderful industrial lots. If there's something in particular you are interested in, let me know and I can help you find it. 

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/207209-madhatter106/content/?type=downloads_file

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/744613-rretail/content/?type=downloads_file

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/444001-simmer2/?do=content&type=downloads_file&change_section=1
 

[General_santos 39]

The flipside is whether there could be too many mods! I quite possibly have up to 35gb of custom content and i've wrangled the folders and compatibility to a point where there are no conflicts, little to no missing dependencies and the ability to fit my playstyle. I treat the game like a sandbox so the more RCI content the better! If you want a consistent architectural theme you would stick to fewer lots and BAT's and likewise if you wanted a hodgepodge of houses and commercial you would took aat matt325b's homes and Jbsimio shops!  

[Zasco 105]

16 hours ago, vw_oklahoma said:

Forgot to mention it earlier, but @madhatter106 has some of the best low to mid level commercial bats.  Their lots blend in very well with the overall aesthetic of SimCity 4. Every time I've had to re-install the game, I download everything they made.  Highly recommended.  

@rretail  has many great lots of real life retail businesses.  @Simmer2 does wonderful industrial lots. If there's something in particular you are interested in, let me know and I can help you find it. 

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/207209-madhatter106/content/?type=downloads_file

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/744613-rretail/content/?type=downloads_file

https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/444001-simmer2/?do=content&type=downloads_file&change_section=1




 

To continue your authors list :

@T Wrecks has plenty of IRM industrial.

@davide1983it has plenty of residential.

@pclark06 has plenty of commercial.

 

13 hours ago, General_santos said:

The flipside is whether there could be too many mods! I quite possibly have up to 35gb of custom content and i've wrangled the folders and compatibility to a point where there are no conflicts, little to no missing dependencies and the ability to fit my playstyle. I treat the game like a sandbox so the more RCI content the better! If you want a consistent architectural theme you would stick to fewer lots and BAT's and likewise if you wanted a hodgepodge of houses and commercial you would took aat matt325b's homes and Jbsimio shops!  

Simply for the links :

@mattb325

@JBSimio

 

[davide1983it 5,404]

Thank you so much and i make some art deco building

[JayRam 12]

Awesome! Thanks for posting those links. It is a bit overwhelming. Currently I'm avoiding anything with lots of dependencies, but expect to add more of them down the road. 

Definitely interested in ballparks, breweries, distilleries (I'm from Kentucky), bike paths, campgrounds, lodge, maybe a state park, and all that fun stuff. Though between SPAM and NAM, there's already to absorb from the base game. 

[Liz Hayes 25]

I'm looking for a mod that would alow me to add trams, has anyone got any recomendations? Thanks!

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

3 hours ago, Liz Hayes said:

I'm looking for a mod that would alow me to add trams, has anyone got any recomendations? Thanks!

You should be able to get them if you have NAM installed.

[Cyclone Boom 16,851]

@Liz Hayes

I'm no expert about NAM trams personally, but here's some info about them from the NAM's documentation which was recently updated for NAM 45:

https://www.sc4devotion.com/namdoc/feature-guides/light-rail-tram/light-rail-tram.html

If you've any questions specifically about using these, I'm sure the NAM experts will have some top tips and tricks.

[TG24 355]

Also you can download textures for trams like some of this dude have: https://community.simtropolis.com/profile/69150-screamingman12/content/?type=downloads_file

[Liz Hayes 25]

Thanks. I think I just didn't have my NAM installed properly. I'm such a noob! 

[Cyclone Boom 16,851]

1 hour ago, Liz Hayes said:

Thanks. I think I just didn't have my NAM installed properly. I'm such a noob! 

No worries, and we've all been there at some stage. SC4 being greatly complex with what's possible from the custom content side. Intricate mods like the NAM, CAM, and SPAM expand on the game's capabilities, but often take a while to master with all they're capable of. (And it isn't only those mods ending with "AM" either!)

Of course, if you've any questions about the NAM specifically, feel free to ask here or inside a new topic whenever.

[TG24 355]

I remembered my first months in NAM, i remember i aint knew how to use tram back then, and i learned by the time how it worked.

[Ulisse Wolf 4,399]

2 hours ago, Liz Hayes said:

Thanks. I think I just didn't have my NAM installed properly. I'm such a noob! 

If you ever have any doubts or clarification about NAM you can do them here

Or on the ST and SC4Ddiscord server. 

[Liz Hayes 25]

Anyone know what mod you need to get the UN building?

[Ulisse Wolf 4,399]

5 minutes ago, Liz Hayes said:

Anyone know what mod you need to get the UN building?

If you are referring to this mod there are two night versions

1 Maxis Nite is the basic night version of the video game

2 Dark Nite is the modified version of the night that makes it darker and more realistic. You have to use this dependency mod

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

8 minutes ago, Liz Hayes said:

Anyone know what mod you need to get the UN building?

I don't know what mod you need, but here's the link for plopping it.

 

[Cyclone Boom 16,851]

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[TG24 355]

On 7/10/2022 at 7:41 PM, Cyclone Boom said:

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There must be more!

[Liz Hayes 25]

What architecture mods would people recommend?

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

On 10/16/2022 at 5:38 PM, Liz Hayes said:

What architecture mods would people recommend?

TBH, this is like telling you what you should have for dinner. There's no way we can guess your tastes and make suggestions from thousands of buildings. My advice is to start thumbing through the STEX and dl'ing whatever appeals to you. Try them out to see if they'll work for you. Everybody does something different, from historical, fantasy, farms, skyscrapers, etc. My thing is slums and ruins. Go find your thing.