Lakeyboys Painted Road Sign Lots

[lakeyboy 12]

Painted Road Sign Lots
By Lakeyboy with initial help from Jeronij
I am delighted to announce to the world of SimTropolis that I will be releasing a series of transit enabled lots with custom textures made by me which show road signs on the surface. I. My lots will be released in the following forms:

Road (US Texture)This is the Maxis Default Road Surface
Road (UK Texture)This is for use with the Euro Road Textures Mod

I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT BECAUSE OF THE SC4 TOOL BEING RELEASED, IT IS NOW VERY EASY TO PUT TEXTURES INTO A DAT AND I CAN NOW CREATE THE FILES ON MY OWN WHICH SHOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS.

I AM NOW ACCEPTING MORE REQUESTS (AS OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2005)

Here is a list of what has already been done (All are LHS, RHS & Default Road & Euro Road Textures)

• 15 Speed Limit
• 20 Speed Limit
• 25 Speed Limit
• 30 Speed Limit
• 35 Speed Limit
• 40 Speed Limit
• 45 Speed Limit
• 50 Speed Limit
• 55 Speed Limit
• 60 Speed Limit
• 65 Speed Limit
• 70 Speed Limit
• 75 Speed Limit
• 80 Speed Limit
• 90 Speed Limit
• 100 Speed Limit
• 110 Speed Limit
• Traffic Lights
• + Intersection
  
  Here is a list of new textures I am currently completing
  
• Give Way (Yield)
• Left Curve
• Right Curve
  
  Here is a list of requests which I am considering to make
  
  None as of yet, please request some if you wish!

[The_Dalai_Llama 15]

Moved to ST Exchange for better exposure.

[jacqulina 162]

this is a great idea good work

[lakeyboy 12]

Date: 2/17/2005 12:55:38 AM
Author: The_Dalai_Llama
Moved to ST Exchange for better exposure.

Thanks for that. I thought the STEX forum was for queries and chat about the actual exchange, not for upcoming releases.

Everyone, I forgot about the right hand side drivers. I will be doing ones for you guys as well but just keep in mind that LHS lots get top priority. If Swamper 77 is reading this, I still need help with texturing in the what have I done wrong thread. Thanks.

[LBraden 14]

Well, shall I BETA it for you

[lakeyboy 12]

Date: 2/18/2005 3:34:54 AM
Author: Adm Lee J.E. Braden
Well, shall I BETA it for you

My lots aren't up to beta stage yet. More Alpha stage. I still plan on making more lots with more signs. This Alpha was made for Swamper 77 to look at but if u can help me, that's great. The link is HERE

[mntoes 271]

Nice idea and I like the look of this. Just one point though, the speed limit for the UK is 70 Mph (well the legal limit anyway lol.) Keep up the good work.

[Heiks 0]

a great mod, but you should include a right-side euro road version too, there are other european countries than UK too...

[+Guest]

Great idea.Single lanes in these neck of woods the speed is 35 M.P.H.Avenues are 55 M.P.H. and Highways are well go for it but don't get caught.

[your_adress_here 11]

Will there be a version with km/h on the right side? I men like a metric version instead of imperial.

[heartofsong83 0]

What numbers will be available? I tend to vary between the degree of development and road design.

In general:

I prefer to use 40 km/h (25 mph) or less on streets.

Roads in urban areas I tend to vary between 40 and 60 km/h (25-35 mph) depending on the development type and use of the road, with 50 km/h (30 mph) the most common.

Avenues vary substantially between 50 and 80 km/h (30-50 mph) in urban areas, with 50 in storefront development and downtowns, 60 on suburban and moderate-development avenues, 70 with light frontage and 80 where used as expressway-grade roads. 60 km/h (35 mph) is the most common.

Highways I tend to go with 90 km/h (55 mph) in some urban sections, and 100 or 110 km/h (65-70 mph) in suburban and rural areas.

Rural roads are preferred for 80 km/h (50 mph), except on the more important ones where 90 km/h (55 mph) is used.

Rural avenues I almost always set at 90 km/h (55 mph).

[lakeyboy 12]

Date: February 18, 2005 at 8:27am Author: Your Address Here
Will there be a version with km/h on the right side? I men like a metric version instead of imperial.

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These lots are based on KPH or in other words, metric. They can be used as MPH. These lots are based on Australia, mainly Victoria. I will be doing speed limits first. Probably the following: 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50 & 40. Then I would go onto probably the yellow diamond intersection signs. If the sign can fit onto one lane of SC4 road and can be read clearly, I would most likely do it. I will post a list at the top of this thread of the lots I would probably do. My ideas and requests and strike them out as I do them. But at the moment, I'm having trouble putting multiple textures into a dat. If anyone can help with this please visit THIS THREAD.  If I can't get over this hurdle, I can't produce anymore lots.

 

And Heiks, I said earlier that I will be doing right hand side lots as well but the left gets priority & i'm going to stick by that.

[+Guest]

The world wasn't discovered on the stupid metric system.What's wrong with M.P.H ?.

[your_adress_here 11]

Date: 2/19/2005 5:01:43 AM Author: lakeyboy

Date: February 18, 2005 at 8:27am Author: Your Address Here Will there be a version with km/h on the right side? I men like a metric version instead of imperial.

These lots are based on KPH or in other words, metric. They can be used as MPH. These lots are based on Australia, mainly Victoria. I will be doing speed limits first. Probably the following: 110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50 & 40. Then I would go onto probably the yellow diamond intersection signs. If the sign can fit onto one lane of SC4 road and can be read clearly, I would most likely do it. I will post a list at the top of this thread of the lots I would probably do. My ideas and requests and strike them out as I do them. But at the moment, I'm having trouble putting multiple textures into a dat. If anyone can help with this please visit THIS THREAD. If I can't get over this hurdle, I can't produce anymore lots.

And Heiks, I said earlier that I will be doing right hand side lots as well but the left gets priority & i'm going to stick by that.

 

Ok thanks. I thought you were basing it on MPH

[garfiedude 2]

If you could make one like the ones in London's congestion charge zone, it would go very well with goldiva's Electronic toll booth.

[Chris M 406]

Ill test for you once you are ready for beta.

[lakeyboy 12]

THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED BY ME (Lakeyboy)
Jeronij is now helping me with my project so it is now a joint project. I thank him so much for what he has done.

[lakeyboy 12]

Good news people of SimTropolis. I have released Version 1.0 of my Painted Road Sign Lots for LHS drivers. Jeronij is now helping me with this project.  I create the textures, then I send them to him, then he puts them in a dat, sends them back to me, i place custom icons and descriptions then release it on the STEX. I am now working on a RHS version. If you want a copy of the LHS version, click the picture in my signature below. Enjoy.

[joeynymets 19]

what version of Sim City 4 is this for? Will it work with the orginal game or just Rush Hour and Deluxe?

[lakeyboy 12]

Date: 3/12/2005 7:41:09 PM Author: joeynymets
what version of Sim City 4 is this for? Will it work with the orginal game or just Rush Hour and Deluxe?

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My lots are for Rush Hour / Deluxe Only. It won't work with regular SC4 because my lots are Transit Enabled (cars and vehicles can drive through the lot) & Transit Enabled Lots are only available in Rush Hour. If you don't have it, I urge you to buy it. It's great.

I have just updated my RHS version of my lots to include 14 new speed limit lots. Take a look by clicking on my signature picture and then clicking on the RHS version.

Enjoy!

[Nardo69 51]

@blackbeard:

 

the difference between imperial and metric is:

 

the source of the metric system is the equator (40.000 KM ) and water (1 dm3 = 1 kg or 1 m3 = 1 t)

because of this the metric is logical, easy to use, easy to convert to each other, easy to work with modern and all based on the number 10 (human beings normally have 10 fingers)

 

that's why the civilized world uses metric system!

[cammo2003 20]

Actually these days the metre is defined as a certain number of wavelengths of a certain form of light (where light means the whole electromagnetic spectrum), just to make it confusing.

[King_SMO 4]

Actually blackbeard, almost all european nations that discovered the world used metrics instead of imperial systems. why u ask? maybe becuse they didn't want to base thier mathemtical system on the size of an ancient british kings foot size.

[lakeyboy 12]

I am proud to announce that the Painted Road Sign Lots Project is reopened (Cuts ribbon!)
This means that I am taking your requests. I will accept any request that can fit on a lane of road and can be seen clearly.
Why am I reopening this? Because of the SC4 tool being released, I can now create textures with ease and without sending e-mail files over to get put into dats.

For more details, please see the first post in this thread for updated information!

[lakeyboy 12]

VERSION 2.2 OF MY PAINTED ROAD SIGN LOTS IS NOW ON THE STEX.
Follow the picture link in my signature to grab a new copy. It now includes 2 extra designs and a updated readme which now includes stats for those who want to know how they operate.

Both Left Hand Side (LHS) and Right Hand Side (RHS) versions have been updated with Maxis Default Road and Throvin Euro Road Textures.

[lakeyboy 12]

Ok, I have decided that I will stop updating these road sign lots if there is no public demand. If you would like more to be made, please comment, suggest and anything like that or I will stop making more until someone does reply.

Thanks. I feel terrible if i'm making stuff for no reason.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Whoa, that sounds desperate...

Well, all I can say is that I'd probably use the 30 speed limit sign, and maybe the 50, too - you wouldn't really find any other speed limit painted onto the streets where I live. I haven't downloaded them so far, though... although I gotta say that they're very well done, and for both texture versions!

I just have a few questions:
1) I suppose these can't be plopped next to another, right? (not that that would be a big problem)
2) Are they affected by the bug that makes SC4 crash when you touch a transit-enabled lot while you're fiddling around with NAM puzzle pieces?
3) Can zones develop where these signs are applied?

[lakeyboy 12]

Date: 10/13/2005 7:23:53 AM Author: T Wrecks Whoa, that sounds desperate... Well, all I can say is that I'd probably use the '30' speed limit sign, and maybe the '50', too - you wouldn't really find any other speed limit painted onto the streets where I live. I haven't downloaded them so far, though... although I gotta say that they're very well done, and for both texture versions! I just have a few questions: 1) I suppose these can't be plopped next to another, right? (not that that would be a big problem) 2) Are they affected by the bug that makes SC4 crash when you touch a transit-enabled lot while you're fiddling around with NAM puzzle pieces? 3) Can zones develop where these signs are applied?

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First, thanks for replying

1: I'm not sure if you mean 2 next to each other on the same road (up & down. The direction the road runs through 1 lot) or 2 next (to the left and right) to each other. If you mean left and right yes, if you mean up and down no.
2: Yes it does. Every single TE lot made for SC4 is affected by this bug which does crash the game if any part of the puzzle piece plopping tool touches one.
3: You can still zone where there is one but make sure there a property developing on a part of the road with one is at least 2 grid squares wide so sims can still access the property.

[Cartographer29 13]

Lakeyboy,

I am a graphic designer and my main skill is with road signs. If you would like a Canadian/North American set, please let me know the details as to what format you need the sign images in and I can supply you with a number of them. Of the top of my head ...

 

Miscellaneous

- Stop

- Yield (black/yellow or red/white)

 

Yellow Diamonds

- curve (L & R)

- sharp curve (L & R)

- S curve

- T intersection

- full + intersection

- intersecting sideroad (L & R)

- railroad crossing

- traffic light ahead

- stop ahead

- divided highway begins

- dividen highway ends

- land ends (L or R)

 

White Rectangles

- speed limit (any number)

- speed limit ahead

- do not enter

- no turns (L, R, thru, combination)

- turns permitted (L, R, thru, combination)

- Trucks prohibited

- Trucks permitted

 

And thats just a sampling of what I have available. If interested, let me know.

 

Josh

- London, Ontario

 

... its been two months since I put this up ... nobody interested?