SC4D LEX Legacy Ultimate Airport Pack and Pegasus CDK3 Collection

[Kel9509 1,479]

Hi all, 

I have been playing the game for several months recently after a decade+ hiatus, and I've gotten familiar with the NAM and dealt with issue like the endless commuter loop (fixed on my game for now). 

I want to add new functional airports and seaports to my game.  I am aware that for each of those, there is a lot of "eyecandy" stuff that might be nice to have, but in reality I want things to function because I'm playing the game not for looks but to build my cities successfully.  I do not cheat with demand mods and other stuff.

So I read  up on airports and seaports a bit.  I know there's 2 basic seaports, the BSC Seaports and the Pegasus CDK seaports, and most importantly that you can only have one seaport controller.  There's also the handy Pegasus CDK3 Colllection. 

I saw UlisseWolf post on reddit this advice:

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For ports I recommend using Heretic Seaport and PEG CDK 3 Collection that allow you to have an improvement of the ports

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/35353-pegasus-cdk3-collection/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/31296-heretic-seaport-project/

https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/31358-heretic-seaport-project-expansion/

Do not use BSC Seaport which is a broken mod

For airports instead you have to download the AC Airport and SCAG set.

 

So, since the BSC Seaport is "broken" (not sure how) that means my only option is the Pegasus CDK Saaport.  So following UlisseWolf's advice, I grabbed from SC4Evermore the SC4D LEX Legacy Ultimate Airport Pack.  I carefully read the readmes included and noticed that it also includes a seaport controller: "The Package Loading Center is installed in Plugins\X-Ports\Seaports, with the filename AC Functional Seaports, Version 0.0.dat. This file also includes the supporting Seaport Developer exemplars."

So if I want to use the CDK3 Collection, I need to remove the file "AC Functional Seaports, Version 0.0.dat", right?  Does removing that affect the function of any of the airports?  Or is it safe to remove and then install the CDK3 Collection?  Has anyone done this or have experience with this?  I'm not an expert and not a modder and just want to plop things and  have them work.

Thanks.

  Edited September 25, 2023 by Kel9509  
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[Ulisse Wolf 4,458]

The simple answer is no. You don't have to delete AC Functional Seaports, Version 0.0.dat

BSC Seaport is broken in that it does not do what it claims. There are testimonziane where the mod goes and breaks the RCI system. That is why that SC4D / SC4E Staff decided to block BSC Seaport Controller indefinitely until the controller is completely overhauled and fixed. 

AC Airport Controller on the other hand has been updated but requires extraordinary maintenance. It does its job and was decided to proceed with the release of the AC Airport Controller. 

So it is safe to use PEG Seaport with AC Airport Controller

[Kel9509 1,479]

Thanks very much.  Further reading has enlightened me that the BSC Seaport is broken, primarily because its attempt to increase the industrial demand caps can sometimes cause the caps to be set at 100%.  

5 minutes ago, Ulisse Wolf said:

That is why that SC4D / SC4E Staff decided to block BSC Seaport Controller indefinitely until the controller is completely overhauled and fixed. 

I wonder if any progress has been made on that front?  I see that rsc204 was also testing a custom version of the CDK3 Seaport Controller to also raise demand caps, but then had the same problem as the BSC Controller.  I wonder if it's possible to fix them at all?

6 minutes ago, Ulisse Wolf said:

AC Airport Controller on the other hand has been updated but requires extraordinary maintenance. It does its job and was decided to proceed with the release of the AC Airport Controller. 

Given that I am new to airports and the AC Airports, what do you mean by "extraordinary maintenance"?  Is it risky to include in my game if I'm not an expert at any of this stuff?  

Anyway, I appreciate your help and am glad to know I can use the CDK Seaports with the AC Airports at least.  Thanks very much!

[Ulisse Wolf 4,458]

19 hours ago, Kel9509 said:

I wonder if any progress has been made on that front?

Sadly, no. We have a big job in rerpisting SC4E and fixing all the LEX files. BSC Seaport Controller will be the last thing we restore

 

19 hours ago, Kel9509 said:

Given that I am new to airports and the AC Airports, what do you mean by "extraordinary maintenance"?  Is it risky to include in my game if I'm not an expert at any of this stuff?  

You can use the mod safely. At a future time we will do maintenance but it will be a post LEX restoration thing