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Hello everyone! Welcome to the 190th entry. Here is a selection of photos from across Dimland.

Relot of Osaka 70'Expo Stadium, made by KS_JPN, the original lot looks nice so I didn't mess with it too much. Original: Relot:

Some suburbia pictures to share ...

SC4 Mod Migration Assistant A Windows desktop tool for SimCity 4 modders. It scans your `Plugins` folder and flags files in your 075-my-plugins and 895-my-overrides`folders that duplicate content already present elsewhere in `Plugins`, so you can safely move them out of the way. Built with WPF (.NET 10) and [csDBPF](https://github.com/noah-severyn/csDBPF) for reading SimCity 4's DBPF file format. Features Recursively scans a Plugins folder for `.dat`, `.sc4lot`, `.sc4model`, and `.sc4desc` files Detects duplicate content by comparing TGI (Type-Group-Instance) identifiers Automatically excludes non-content bookkeeping TGI entries (e.g. the DBPF directory record) that would otherwise cause false positives Extra file-name check for `895-my-overrides`, since that folder is meant to hold intentional overrides that share a TGI with the original file by design Low memory footprint, suitable for machines with as little as 4–8 GB of RAM Live, color-coded log and progress bars for both the scan and the comparison step Moves (never deletes) duplicates to a folder of your choice, preserving the original subfolder structure Cancel support for long-running scans Check sc4pac Catalog: scans `075-my-plugins` / `895-my-overrides`, matches their TGIs against the community-run [SC4 Prop Texture Catalog](https://github.com/noah-severyn/SC4PropTextureCatalog), and lists any [sc4pac](https://sc4pac.github.io/) package that already provides that content so you can install it properly instead of keeping a loose manual copy Requirements Windows 10/11 .NET 10 SDK(https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) to build, or the .NET 10 Desktop Runtime to run a published build Internet access the first time you use Check sc4pac Catalog (to download `Catalog.db`, ~22 MB); the scan/move features work fully offline Download The source code is available here, and since the download is currently in beta, it will be available here before the release of the stable version on STEX. https://github.com/UlisseWolf/SC4ModMigrationAssistant SC4 Mod Migration Assistant Beta.zip If you have any issues with the tool, please post here

Working on the 2000s version of my block with the old Sato Musen, as well as a new project.

Never release them????

Yes. Simply tone done the maximum number of samples in the Render Properties tab. No. There's no such fact. There's no hard limit in width or depth. It's not a BAT4Blender error, but a Blender error. The limiting factor seems to be your system specs. Switching from HD to SD reduces render width and height in half. Disabling super-sampling reduces render width and height in half, as well. Using HD for anything larger than, say, 20 meters is ill-advised, as it degrades the Z5 quality. The night lights are applied entirely in the Compositor (i.e. after rendering). I'm not sure if there is a way to replicate the night view in the Viewport render. Use the Preview button instead, as that's the only render view that really matters.

I am obviously using the most recent BSC 2026a version, as well as the SimGoober industrials collection from April 23rd. The Query UI exemplar is 0x4FA1B663 for both the growable and ploppable buildings. But that query exemplar is not located in the lot files (PLOP_3x4_SG_SmallWarehouses_IM.dat orSG_WarehouseSmall_IM_GROW.dat) , nor the model files (SG Models IM1 v3.dat or SG Models IM2 v3.dat) nor is it in BSC Essentials v2026a.dat. I think you missed this, and now I wonder if others are missing. I just happened to click on that building yesterday and nothing came up.

I started going through the list of remaining items to PM the most recent downloaders. I used the most recent non-guest downloader to start off with. Naturally, these are folks that downloadd things back in February, so not sure how many might still have them - hopefully some. I used the following blurb as a way to ask. You may have noticed we've been trying to restore as many STEX files as possible after the site went down. We're down to the last few that we haven't been able to locate. We noticed that you were a recent downloader of (file link) and were wondering if you had a copy of the file that you could send us. If possible, please attach the file to a response to this message and we will take care of adding it to the STEX. Thank you for any assistance you that you might be able to provide. Feel free to use it. I also added a note in the tracker listings so others will know that the attempt was made.

It could be Texture 4 from Mas'71's Walls Pack Vol2: You can find it here: https://cafe.naver.com/simcitysquare/36469. To download a file, click on the file-icon and then on 내PC 저장.

You got PM. The site doesn´t accept my zips and/ or folders so I sent you all single files of each region in a separate pm. The Regions worked in my game, at least to have a quick look inside Hope it helps

Maybe an issue with permissions...? I don't remember exactly how things were set up for the resoration of files. I just tried one a while ago, and it worked. Maybe you could send yours me or another staff member to try? Or attach it here in a post... Just a thought...

Stunning! Alot of work many cool details

Nice! I've been working on a relot of the HAS_Oita Trinita Stadium. There's some real gems in the older Japanese bats.

Maybe I can help as I downloaded these maps which are still missing: I did not keep the zips but the files and a few preview pics. As readymade regions the files are ca. 100mb in total. Can I upload those here without being a registered volunteer?

There are/were talks about an all-in-one pack for all oppie's canals, but it would also be great if they receive proper dedicated submenus before an official release. Since these take time until that they are good in that thread. However if you want to update them, properly bundle them/organize them into one pack (base set and the expansions) and give them dedicated submenus etc... then go for it, and then a proper STEX entry can be made.

Gonna shake things up with an industrial area that has a more rural character! Presenting... TOWN OF AUSUBO Establishing a Timber Industry! Deep in the mountains of the Kingdom of Borike, the 'food sources' of the insatiable beast of urban growth lie. One of the key locations feeding the construction monsters is the mountain town of Ausubo, nestled in the densest rainforests of the mountainous interior. At the heart of this town is a ferocious operation, devouring forests and leaving vast areas of barren land, which then is repurposed for either cultivation, urban development, or perhaps as the home of a new generation of trees. Noisy machines roll around, as if they were a busy ant colony sweeping the whole area clean, extracting as many mature trees as they can to provide a generous supply of lumber. The process happens with industrial efficiency, using a set of railway sidings to load the logs onto rail cars, for shipment throughout the region's lumber factories, paper mills and construction sites.

Yes, I've heard back from most who have continued to be the more active ones, and they restored their files. Many of the remaining files had been posted by folks who haven't been on since December or January. I am doing a bit of traveling the next week and a half. I'll still be on daily and can contact downloaders. But if someone wants to help out, it might go quicker. Maybe there's a logical way of dividing up the list...

Currently in the works are the Private Messages @CaptCity sent: And then yes, PM'ing downloaders will be a good idea. I'd suggest we ask Capt to spearhead that since he's already been super active with restoration chores and this way we wouldn't bombard peeps with multiple PMs.

I have been working on a set of new mouse pointers (cursors). If two or three of you want to test it, before publication... unless I've made a mistake/forgotten something, I've only redone the "visible" pointers in the game. scoty_cursor08_x01.dat I deliberately omitted the .cur files in 1b, 4b, and 32b... any comments?

progress has been slow but Im geting close to finishing.

Trains running on time...

What beautiful work!

Nice work! Looking good

Quite odd. I don't have any answer for it, but I'm glad y'all use a workaround.

Yes, thanks for the files. It is strange about the zips...

We are currently in the midst of moving but I could help out a little if needed. It will break up the drudgery of sorting through 50 years of stuff.

Will it possible to see who downloaded this files and contact those people directly? Similar a campaign. They might not even be aware of everything that’s happened here.

This one is Heblem's HBS The Setai (also The Langham, New York or 400 5th Avenue). You can find it here: http://descargas.capitalsim.net/?sitio=csc&descarga=2950

This should just be called CASTLE BEYOND as that wall joining into the rocks is BEYOND amazing...

Welcome to *not* Las Vegas had some fun building & detailing the area during a livestream, here for anyone interested:

Mieza near completion

Hi! I was not sure if you were asking me in particular but I thought I would give you some info about how I set up my trains. The short answer is that there is not one single network of tracks that will carry all of the different train types in the same way that Amtrak, NJ, and SEPTA run on the northeast corridor line. There are a lot of cool things you can do though to make your train networks feel more like that, this is what I do: 1. GLR - I modified the GLR and EL-Rail to be the same as the RRW/HRW texture I decided on except that it is powered by 3rd rail electric instead of overhead catenary. This is because I converted a heavy rail passenger-rail train I wanted to use to be the GLR train. I wanted an alternative heavy-rail network rather than a true light-rail or tram type network. More like LIRR for example. 2. The newer hybrid railway (HRW) is really fantastic, this is my main network for all trains. However, it has some limitations - it cannot go through the original-type maxis tunnels and so far has only 1 bridge. So even though both passenger-rail and HSR trains can use these tracks I actually still keep them separate - I have the 'classic' network and the high speed network. In my large train stations I am doing dedicated tracks for GLR and HRW but I'm careful to keep the HSR-dedicated tracks separated everywhere - so that the HSR train doesn't end up switching onto a track that tries to take into a standard-type tunnel that it cannot get through. I like tunnels and all the different bridges that carry the original passenger-rail trains and don't want to give them up. 3. I reinstalled the older bullet train mod back again because it will provide tunnels and bridges that the HSR trains can use - however passenger-rail trains cannot get through or across these. So keep the two train types separated but running alongside and into and out of the same stations complicates the engineering but I kind of like it - it's a challenge and I've built some interesting things to make all this work. What you see in the pic right above your comment is: Top - the GLR line with it's heavy rail local/RER type train, you can see the third rail on the track Middle - this is the dedicated high-speed line, I have a Eurostar dropped in right now Bottom - this the passenger-rail network but it's also running on HRW tracks (except the bridge is not HRW). To give a little variety to those trains I have 7 different car types and 5 different locomotives as part of the set. 4. There is another train also, a fantastic TGV-looking train complete with head and rear end power units. This is actually a reskinned freight train (genius) but it provides more variety of passenger trains running around on the same HRW trackage that the passenger rail uses. It's not a working passenger train though. I use it as I'm not really into freight trains at this moment. So you can get something like this: Anyway this was my 25 cent answer, hope you have fun doing trains!