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Three League Island: Powerplants for my Greater Aulton Region. I wanted to show it when it is finished, but every time I look at it, something bothers me. Currently, I am redoing the footpaths as they are too wide. And for some reason all the fences have vanished . I guess some things are never completed.

St. Bartholomew's Church by Gascooker: https://www.sc4evermore.com/index.php/downloads/download/18-reward/356-bsc-gc-uk-village-church-st-bartholomews

For a brief while last year, I experimented with printing SimCity buildings first with hollowed windows, then in full colour. Given the constraints of the 3d printers available to me, I could only use up to four colours per print. This constraint forced me to innovate with different assembly methods. The product of all this was a series of assembly kits that I briefly offered at my shop: Ultimately, I gave up on hollow assemblies and full colour prints for SimCity models, owing to issues with printing and assembly. But the lessons learned and my desire to print in colour did not end there, and I began expanding my body of work beyond SimCity. Thus began a lot of my side-side projects, which I've greatly enjoyed making, and which I want to share. I can say that I am still thinking of ways to bring it all back to SimCity! First, there were some shopfronts and accessories that I designed for my favourite board game, Flamecraft! These shopfronts were inspired by Sandara Tang's artwork for that board game, and integrated with a complete set of trays that I made for the game, which my wife and I both love. I also started modeling buildings from Animal Crossing New Leaf in full colour as assembly kits. The game was a safe haven for me when I was reconciling with the part of me that is called schizophrenia. I wanted to pay tribute to that world by modeling such buildings as the iconic Roost Cafe, Leif's Gardening Store, and the player's house. I also made one-offs inspired by my childhood, like standees from Tamagotchi and Mega Man Battle Network. I also made a musical GameBoy simulation game from scratch using GB Studio, and created a standee to commemorate the occasion of Pixel Garden's debut. 3D modeling is probably my second big hobby, after making music. Lastly, I just completed a couple buildings which somewhat older Pokemon fans may be familiar with -- If you've read this far, I want to thank you for accompanying me on this adventure. A couple weeks ago, I happened by chance upon a book by Dr. Gabor Maté entitled The Myth of Normal. I've been reading it aloud to my wife many evenings. Just yesterday, I shared a profoundly emotional moment of reconciliation with the misunderstood part of me that is called "schizophrenia" -- storyteller and weaver of delusions borne from a lifetime of trauma, guardian "spirit" that has protected me from the void and that saw the inherent value to my life when I could not. Just as healing involves becoming whole again, I thought to bring more of my whole self to this post. Thank you for sharing this moment.

I add the sky and edited the sunlight in Blender (This thread helped me to setting sky value and sunlight value. Thank you!). But there is no night preview tools in BAT4Blender, so I tried to make it looks like night view. I don't know if anyone has already tried it, and I'm not a Blender expert. but I'm writing it down in case it helps. I turned off the camera icon button of 'b4b_sun' in object list and set the emission color(white(1.0 , 1.0 , 1.0)) on the window glass object. The night view looks similar to that of Gmax render, except that darker shadows do not exist.

@art128 @Honolulu Beautiful lots! I haven't been to 3DWarehouse for several years, but I remember there were several good-quality boats, albeit without textures (actually, the only significant texture is the wood texture ). https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/11681208-da8a-472c-acbc-2944383f5fb9/SS-St-Paul?hl=es Yep, I have approximately 130 low-poly yachts/boats (I was able to recover the files yesterday; I thought I'd lost them). I'll most likely export some in the coming months. My yachts: Btw: It's very likely that I have a crane like the one in the photo you showed me, and as for the yacht crane, I only have this small one ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Large crane Soon:

Turns out I was missing the The PEG Terrain Kit, thank you so much!

Accidentally made a somewhat perfect loop lol

OMG there are so many details went into these scenes, incredible.

And a Tudor one:

Version 1.3.0 of the program is now available. Due to changes in the metadata format, every user will be prompted to upgrade to this latest version the next time they use sc4pac. One of the major changes is how package variants are displayed. You can now see the selected variants of each package and you can easily switch to a different variant: The other big change is the addition of the Debug Info field shown in case of an error. If you report an error, always include this Debug Info text in your report, as it can be tremendously helpful for finding a solution. Simply press Copy to copy the text to the clipboard and then share it in your report. Moreover, I'm pleased to say that the NAM and, alternatively, NAM Lite are now available for installation with sc4pac: NAM:network-addon-mod (the full NAM, including all optional components) NAM:network-addon-mod-lite (a single standalone package) If you don't need all of the optional components of the NAM, simply browse the new category 770-network-addon-mod and install the packages of your choice. At minimum, they will all install the base content (NAM:network-addon-mod-core) as a dependency: The source of truth for what sc4pac considers as installed are the JSON configuration files contained in your "Profiles Configuration Folder" (see Settings). If you back up those JSON files and restore them from the backup, sc4pac will continue to work as usual (as long as you've also restored the Plugins folder from your backup). In particular this means there's no scanning of your Plugins folder to detect what's installed.

Made progress on this little area with more houses and some apartment buildings. I put more pictures on my post here for anyone interested: https://community.simtropolis.com/forums/topic/4458-show-us-your-suburbs/?do=findComment&comment=1805946

Unfortunately it is a bit complicated, especially modifying the emissive texture.

Hello everyone, friends. I don’t know about you, but this week has been a bit tough for me 😊. Maybe it’s because I got extra tasks and requirements for building the houses — but let’s go step by step! We realized that it’s about time to start adding industry to our city — after all, people need somewhere to produce goods and products And that turned out to be a ridiculously tricky question... The thing is, we had absolutely nothing for factories. No textures, no sector bases, not even solid ideas. And even industry comes in different types! The first thing I did was check the section of this forum where members shared screenshots of their factories, ports, and other industrial areas. That helped a lot! I'll try not to get too detailed, but in the end we settled on heavy industry — we wanted factories with pipes! My son generated references for factories in MidJourney, so we had something to start from. Next, I tried to sketch some 3D shapes for potential factory buildings — more like industrial structures. Then I designed and printed a sketch version. No textures — just to test if I could assemble it and whether everything was accounted for. I only do this when buildings are particularly complex. But everything worked! The building came together well. So I moved on to working on textures, which I put together in Photoshop. Then I had to design the pipes and the baseplates, which took almost the whole day. In the end, we had in our hands: Printed factory models Printed factory pipes Industrial sector baseplates And as if that wasn’t enough (honestly, I was already getting a bit tired by that point), my son goes: “Let’s record everything on video, and I’ll learn video editing and publish how we build the houses on YouTube...” But I played it smart. I said, “Okay, but I won’t be in charge of that. If you want to — do it. If not — don’t.” And that’s how we agreed. I now have to remember to turn on the webcam when I’m building — we decided that my hands should be visible in the frame. I understand that filming a video is not the same as having it ready to publish, so deep down I hope he either won’t have time for it or gets bored of the video thing. But then my friend, a programmer, showed up. He’s totally amazed by what we’re doing (he’s also a fan of SimCity4) and said: “I’ll make a website where people can download your building plans for free.” At that point, I honestly started losing enthusiasm for building paper houses 😅 Because I’m not really a high-energy person, and I was just too lazy to deal with all that. But my friend said he would handle everything — Photoshop, uploading, etc. All I needed to do was send him the files... So OK. Don’t forget to send source files to my programmer friend so he can make some kind of site I don’t fully understand 😊 That’s it for now. I’m kind of mentally exhausted... but I switched to assembling factories — and that was cool. A bit tricky at times, but I enjoyed it. First, I made a whole bunch of future factory pipes using ink tube casings from pens of different diameters. Then I prepared all the baseplates. To be honest, I ended up changing the layout of the factory buildings from my original plan. Then I cut everything out and started gluing it together. Overall, it turned out quite fun… BUT IT TOOK A LONG TIME!!! Regular houses are much quicker to build. Designing something from scratch is definitely a serious challenge. But we managed. My son built the simpler ones, and I took on the more complex ones. At the moment, this is how many we’ve built so far: Now let’s enjoy the final look 😊 Right now I’m planning to make some small organizers or boxes to store all the little parts — there are a lot of them, and everything’s kind of scattered... I also want to make around 6 more heavy industry factories and then switch to a new theme. But the city is growing! And it’s going to be awesome. I already like how it’s turning out. Thanks for your attention. To be continued...

Welcome back to my CJ. It's been a long wait, I know. I got hooked up on Tropico 4 for far too long than I should have... Sorry about that. Hopefully, today's episode will make up for it and inspire you to seek adventure during coming summer holidays. I hope you won't be disappointed with what I offer as a comeback. Enjoy! Contrary to a popular belief, "progress" does not always mean tall skyscrapers or robust industry. Investment in natural environment is a form of progress too. The establishment of the first botanical garden by the Smileyfaces, caught attention of many people across the region. Previously, such large, eco-engineering projects were not a part of governmental planning in any of the tribes. Although parklands and greenery are abundant in New Udanani, the creation of a fully ordered botanical garden as such, was something brand new. This idea found a fertile ground in the Residents tribe as their authorities determined that it could benefit local towns. It was expected to increase land values and the quality of households. Things which, as we all know, the Residents always take to the heart. This is how Tanje, a town to host such garden, was eventually founded. Of course, while the Residents were eager to reap the rewards of the new investment, their aristocratic nature kept them from working the soil and do actual gardening... This is why the tribe decided to share the town with some Altruists who were naturally eager to help. The urban part of this new settlement is thus divided into two distinct zones which unfortunately make an impression of segregation... Most of the Residents live close to the gardens, along sleepy, affluent streets in "good neighborhoods", while the Altruists occupy a tract of cheap and somewhat crammed land on the town's Northern edge. Obviously, social relations in Tanje are not ideal. However, the focal point of the town - The Gardens of Tanje (also known as Tanje Vivarium) is undeniably stunning. The breathtaking mix of vegetation, colors and fragrances is something that nature and beauty connoisseurs absolutely can't resist. The town is a veritable Mecca for botanists, naturalists and gardening enthusiasts. In the Residents' botanical garden, plants and trees are not grouped together to the same extent as in Trigger Happy. Plants are arranged more or less into families but there are few areas that are strictly reserved for particular flora types. Generally speaking, Western part of the garden is dedicated to deciduous trees and flowers, Eastern part to conifers and the Northern part to wetland vegetation and shrubs. People are also allowed to freely enter certain spaces to rest or make small picnics among the trees and plants collected in The Gardens of Tanje. Given the fact that Tanje lies in temperate climate zone, tropical plants cannot survive out in the open like they do in Smileyface homeland. However, Residents' garden keeps a collection of such plants in an elegant, three-level palm house which keeps them warm at all times. The garden is overlooked by the Doortha'dad Keep - a XIII-century trading outpost which was renovated and included into the entire project. One could say that both structures create a symbolic bridge between the past and the future. As you can see, The Gardens of Tanje are full of wonders and beauty. It is currently the biggest botanical garden in New Udanani but it is expected to be expanded even more in the coming years. This impressive sanctuary is a must-see if you like to visit fashionable places with magnificent nature. News of other tribes' successes and woes are much delayed and altogether scant in the remote corner of New Udanani where the Localvores live. Although the tribe have heard about some ecological developments through their diplomatic contact with the Altruists, they learned nothing new from these reports. After all, the Localvores already excel in environmental protection and healthy agriculture. It is them who are champions in this area... As a matter of fact, through the years, the tribe focused their efforts on protecting forests and meadowlands which began to naturally form around the town of Greener Hills, also known as "The Loneliest Neighborhood of New Udanani". Access to the areas South of the town was largely limited for a long time. Over the course of two decades a whooping number of 126 conservation micro-projects took place in the area, with an aim of making sure that the local nature develops according to its own rules and pace. The result of this policy paid off big time when the areas around Greener Hills turned into a breathtaking, spacious wilderness area... Forests, meadows and open expanses teeming with plant and animal life are abundant around the town. As is often the case, human economy and infrastructure also benefit from the appeal of surrounding environment and budding eco-tourism (and yes, this is the first diagonal bridge in New Udanani ). Greener Hills Nature Preserve (as it is called) is appreciated by visitors and nature-lovers, though their numbers are generally low... From time to time, just like in any other natural area, injuries and disappearances happen within the park's limits. These incidents prompted the Localvore government to establish a Search & Rescue service (though a small one, with only 13 people in active duty) to deal with emergencies. Some parts of the woods seem to be especially prone to unpleasant incidents and many people claim that weird things tend to happen there occasionally... Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that these problems prompted the Localvore government to install a bit cryptic warnings near some trailheads. In theory, they serve to warn visitors about the usual dangers of visiting places that are away from normal civilization. However, the message on these boards raises more questions than it provides answers... Some believe that something fishy might be going on in Greener Hills Nature Preserve. Others say that such blunt wording is just the effect of Localvores' poor education and simple-minded honesty. Yet others, brush off the entire issue believing it is a deliberate action by the government to limit the number of tourists and their impact on the local environment! Whatever the truth might be, the Greener Hills area can be considered a valuable jewel in the geographical sense. If you are confident in your hiking skills and have an adventurous spirit, you are more than welcome to visit this wonderful location and discover what it has in store. The map below, provided by the local tourist information office, should help you get oriented in the surrounding area pretty quickly! * You need to click at least three times (I think) to enjoy the full size of the map and read it comfortably. Below, you can find a sizeable set of pictures presenting different parts of the Greener Hills Nature Preserve. Can you tell which areas of the map are shown by comparing them with the map above? Comment replies: @Girafarig - Thank you for your vote and clever suggestions regarding the post-disaster scenery Girafarig. While proposal #4 (which you voted for) won, I'll also try to implement some of your interesting ideas regarding the volcano cone - I like them. @TogaMasterJohn - Thank you for your vote and strategic thinking. We'll see how it turns out now that we know the results! @Tamijo - I voted for proposal #1 too (...and #3!). We narrowly lost the vote. @EffTheGrid - Wow, thank you for such an elaborate suggestion! It is a proposal on its own come to think of it! I'm sure there will be a chance to implement some of its elements into the new Profit Hill's downtown. Thank you, valued constituent! @kSlank - Thanks kSlank! #4 it is then!

Thank you for your continued updates @memo - these changes are great - especially the functionality to change variants!

Where can I find this beautiful Gothic church? (Picture detail taken from this STEX download by mattb325.)

3 new interchanges pretty close together- I used a basketweave setup between two of them to eliminate weaving. SPUI Parclo hybrid thing DDI with basketweave Zoom out to show spacing Still a ton of work to do in the tile

Road layout

are you testing a water mod? that looks so realistic

Building the new highway airport access Construction of the runways and ramps, and the portion that stretches over the water, making for a longer runway and allowing bigger planes to get to this so far undeveloped region.

Generally, I'd recommend using your Linux distribution's package manager to install Java (openjdk). It's a good idea to get familiar with how to install software on your distribution. Bazzite seems to be a bit unusual in this regard, but the page Installing and Managing Software lists the different options for installing software. Based on that, I'd use Homebrew to install openjdk: brew install openjdk Afterwards, you can probably run the JAR file by double-clicking it. Alternatively, run the JAR file from the terminal: java -jar NetworkAddonMod_Setup_Version49_rev1.jar In general, it's necessary to apply the 4GB patch with Wine, but Lutris might do this automatically.

Aerial drone view of the construction zone of the new airport, on a round shape for easy access to all terminals.

As you all have a great Sunday in the sun, in the shade, by the fireplace, with a hot/cold chocolate or a good little beer from the back countrys ... You will only read these lines tomorrow during your office hours or before your nap. ... So, all this to say (huhu) that ... the WestWind Company launches work on its Tram Network! Here are the first steps...

That's not the path for the game files, but probably just the shortcut to the launcher or something. If it's not clear enough, the "Documents > SimCity 4 > Plugins" is not the game directory. The "Documents" (I believe it's called My Documents in the older system) folder is the one inside the C>Users>your username>... Usually, there's a shortcut to it in your explorer/desktop, that's why people refer to it directly as "Documents" folder, without the "C blahblah" directory. Also, for the game directory itself, it depends on what you used to install the game. If you're playing the GOG version, it should be inside the C>GOG Games>SimCity 4 But, if you're on Steam, then you can just right-click the game on your Steam library > Manage > Browse local files, and it should bring you to the game directory Both inside the Documents and the game directory, there's a folder named "Plugins". But for mods (also save files and regions), you'll mainly use the one inside the Documents folder, unless the plugins you download specifically ask to be placed in the one inside the game directory.

NAM 49 and, alternatively, NAM Lite 4 are now available for installation with sc4pac (Mod Manager): NAM:network-addon-mod (the full NAM, including all optional components) NAM:network-addon-mod-lite (a single standalone package) If you don't need all of the optional components of the NAM, simply browse the new category 770-network-addon-mod and install the packages of your choice. At minimum, they will all install the base content (NAM:network-addon-mod-core) as a dependency:

Also in the Nvidia control panel you have to set this parameter In the Nvidia Control Panel, You need to change the power management setting for SimCity 4 to “Prefer Maximum Performance.” I also recommend that you test using DirectX 11 instead of 12 in the dgvoodoo2 control panel.

The largest railyard in the region. Northport passenger and freight stations.

Everest Energies Gas & Oil Refineries Greystone Pulp & Paper Mill

@Wallibuk any update bro?????

Public open space with bike path Some parts are not quite done yet, so I'll just put these here for now. Made a showcase for anyone who wants to see this area in motion, here: https://youtube.com/shorts/MOAlUF82ov8

The Modern Parisian Transport Pack has been released on the STEX. Included are GLR, subway and bus stations. Huge thanks to @Tyberius06 for his help modding everything!

Almost ready.

Well, that is madness. Actually, I tried this method 2 years ago during my time of depression. which is this building: This is one of my early works, which still didn't pass my growable test after 2 years. I would say using such a method can really accurately make the panel or gap, and put material on each object individually. But the disadvantage is that when there is a small mistake, it will be painful to correct it. So... I'm barely using this method anymore, unless I feel it is necessary for me. One more thing, did your work get exported from Blender? I only using it to sculpt the model. But I am really interested in its rendering system, It will be interesting to see that some other style than the realistic style can be done for SC4. (Maybe Ghibli, Cartoonish, World of Warcraft.... I don't know it will be funny to something like that.)

A Trip To Greece In today's entry, we're going to take a quick look at few preview scenes from an upcoming entry I've been working on from Greece. As always, I've been pushing the limits of SC4 custom content with new BATs, terrain mods, lot textures, FSH modifications, more MMPs, and much more to complement existing content - so I hope you'll enjoy this little trip to Greece! Don't forget to comment, like, and follow True Earth if you haven't already! -korver

Or if you don't want to use a custom shortcut, and don't want to have to manually change the plugins path of all installers, you can use a directory "junction", where you put the plugins folder (or the entire sc4 My Documents folder) onto another drive, and create a Junction to make it look like it is still in the original location. help for mklink command: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753194(v=ws.10).aspx By doing this, going to the old location in My Documents will actually physically take you to the new location on another drive, but the path doesn't have to be changed in any of your existing applications. It's too late at night for me to give step by step directions.