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So I just received my new computer with Windows 8, have installed SImCity 4, and am trying to migrate my cities and plug-ins from my old laptop so that I can continue playing. But, I'm having problems with the display. Buildings don't populate, just their shadows. What do I need to do to get this thing 100% ready for play? It's a Dell 3647 with Intel HD Graphics. I use a lot of HD props and BATs in my plugins folder, and I'd love to not lose them on the new computer. Thanks for any help you guys can give.

Great details on everything!

Still liking the constraints; requires effort to put in a good submission!

Still love the concept, and this entry just goes to show how well it can be done, even with the 'restrictive' criteria you put in place. Again, I can't wait to see more ideas and entries!!

Welcome back, Simtropians!! Well it's the saddest day of the year in Westover: the end of the professional soccer and competitive rugby seasons. The games are finished, the points are in, and champions have been crowned in each of the four divisions. Dragons are this year's Elite champions, although it was hard-fought near the end. They had to worry about a late surge in form by runners-up Gremlins. Fortunately, Dragons were able to take it a little easy on the last day of the season as it was impossible for Gremlins to catch up to them. The Elite and Premier leagues have only been around for 26 years, but have made steady progress improving not only the quality of play on the field, but the passion and pride in the fan-bases supporting each team. There are twenty teams in each division. The bottom three Elite teams are relegated to Premier, while the top three Premier teams are promoted. Unlike some divisions out there, there are no playoffs for any of the relegation or promotion spots.This year Eagles, Knights, and Wrens were relegated and will have to fight to bounce back up next season. Earning the promotion spots were the Rebels, Admirals, and Lumberjacks. We'll see whether or not they're able to keep up with the bigger dogs of the Elite league and avoid dropping back down at the first try. The financial incentives to stay up are pretty good, and have been used by most clubs to finance not only better talent, but stadium improvements and training academies. This is a nice view of Dragons' home ground (The Lair) in Menokin. Situated in a mostly residential part of the city, it seats a modest 22,436 fans in relative comfort. Not the fanciest of venues, it is a fan-favorite with its excellent sight-lines, wonderful pitch, good transportation connections, and cleanliness. Here, we have Gremlins' stadium (Erco Arena) in Germanna. Slightly smaller with only 19,537 seats, it's still a great place to catch a match. And finally, this is the home of the Premier League Kingfishers in Chericoke. An up-and-coming team, they finished fourth in the lower league this year, and are hoping to break into that top three tier in the next couple of years. This stadium only seats 6,297 fans, but they're passionate and love to sing the team off the field at the end of each game. Although there is not enough fan interest in Westover to build and sustain a professional rugby league, there are lots of adults who take out stress from their daily lives on the rugby pitch. Some of these clubs have huge numbers of participants and field teams in several different age and skill groups. They also start 'em young, with introductory sessions for elementary and middle school students. Tournaments are regular occurrences on the sports calendar in Westover, and teams come from all over the country to participate. Just as in the soccer leagues, the bottom and top three teams swap leagues at the end of the season. There are no major financial incentives, but the competition is stiffer in the upper league and local bragging rights are important. As you can see, there are a lot of Eastside teams in the league right now. As the largest club in the region, Eastside has a large representation in the leagues. But, as the leagues become more popular and other clubs form, the Eastside teams will undoubtedly lead the charge in forming a new league format. They have a fairly large field complex and host one of the largest tournaments in the country every year. Finally, we get a quick look at some of the other sports facilities in the region. Thanks for visiting again!!

Nope, just re-ran it without uninstalling it.

Well, something didn't take when I re-installed it because I had to re-check everything that I wanted when I added it in.

Oh good lord, those maps make mine look like amateur hour. Well, something to aspire to, at least.

If you re-install NAM you will need to remember all of the other choices that you made when you originally installed it. I had to do the same thing when I needed to get rid of some things. The installer itself does not know what your previous choices were, nor what you used or did not use in the game, so make sure that whatever you are actually using or want to use, that you keep that selected in the installer.

I like the challenge, especially the part where the conditions might seem restrictive. Seems that a lot of people would have to leave their comfort zones to meet these criteria, and I think that's a good thing. I can't wait to see some of the entries. Unfortunately, I will not compete in this round as I have several ongoing projects that require my attention, but I look forward to future ones. Kudos on the idea!

Great job keeping the architectural styles of your buildings similar! Your trees are wonderful, as well.

Looking forward to seeing the details! Nice photo effects, too!

Awww, I keep hearing about a certain giant statue or something, hehe. Actually, I'm trying to juggle everyone's time and budgets such that we will get several days with a hotel in Midtown within walking distance of Penn Station so that we can at least pretend to do some of the typical tourist spree. Oh, in researching another subject, I came across a new cool train set I like, the JR Kyushu 787 Series. It served the limited express runs from Kitakyushu to Kagoshima by way of Fukuoka, Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto, often as the "Ariake Limited" and the "Relay Tsubame." My understanding is that the 787 Relay Tsubame service has been discontinued now that the Kyushu Shinkansen has finally been completed. Though the new Kyushu Shinkansen runs the hyper-aerodynamic 800 Series, the 787 simply wins in the visual design department for its Gundam assault vehicle appearance. It's not a train...its an attack helicopter! This thing could be hauling a rain gun, and it would not look out of place. Granted, it is a little stern and kinda cold... ...but it will serve for delivering the battalion of shock troops or the travelling special headquarters of the Führersonderzug. We are just missing some stylish Art Deco imperial eagles emblazoned in silver against the black metal. Let's see Darth Vader's train, the JR 787, in full gun-metal action! As Relay Tsubame, this was the only non-Shinkansen set allowed to share platform levels with actual Shinkansen, as it was covering connection gaps for then-under-construction Kyushu Shinkansen routes: From that last video, it also apparently has a host of fans! Perhaps someone out there will be able to make a train skin so we can have this sexy black train in our SimCities. They should have used the same black-metal color scheme for the funkily retro JR Kyushu 783... Eep...grasshopper green with yellow window trim and bubble glass! That thing looks like a European tourbus. From the eighties.

Well, they're going to be intertwined to some degree. Unless you're using some serious mods that alter your demand for dirty industry and CS$ or CS$$, even when you have really high education levels, clean air, and all the water you can drink, there will still be some need for those types. You might not notice them in your city because they will be much less dense than anything else, but they'll still be there. Ploppable lots are awesome, but they have abandonment issues just like everything else, so you have to redevelop them sometimes if one demand drops too much and another grows too high. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's pretty annoying. If you think about it, neither commercial nor industrial development truly fuels short or long-term growth, it's the civic services that do that. You can't get HT jobs without education or water, and you can't get large-scale development without a large population of smart, long-lived people. Without water, clean air, education, a decent healthcare system (it doesn't have to be great), and good transportation options, you'll get better development, but it'll abandon pretty quickly.

You could also use the commercial services job doubler, which will take care of some of your demand, but like anonnymoose said, you'll never get away from it.

Welcome back to Westover, Simtropians!! Although I am consider myself by no means even an advanced user of the lot editor, I've spent a considerable amount of time recently working with it, trying to improve the variety of lots in my city. I've focused on construction lots recently as I realized that although there are some extremely useful lots on the STEX already, many of them aren't really appropriate for the level of development I have in my city. Also, they don't quite do justice to the sorts of buildings and projects that I was seeing. So, I put together a few lots that I though would be useful for my latest CJ entry on expanding the airport. So, here we see some of the lots that I've put together over the last week. Since the airport will be an ever-expanding project as my city grows, and as my CJ philosophy revolves around the entirety of a project, rather than static shots of the finished project, good construction lots will be vital to my future work. Absolutely feel free to offer suggestions and criticism (bearing in mind that it's still early for me). @NMUSpidey: Thanks! I used inkscape for both the map and the logo (something else at which I'm developing my skills). @k50: Thanks for the compliment; it's off to somewhat of a slow start, but something new gets added to it all the time. Well, as I've said before, right now this is simply The Airport to Westover's citizens. Since nobody has really done anything special in the region yet, the politicos have decided not to change the name until somebody does something big enough to deserve having the airport named after them. Prior to this expansion, there were only 6 jetbridge gates and 1 walk-out gate and no parking or maintenance facilities at the airport. In fact, there wasn't even a fire-station. Clearly some poor planning on the part of the designers. Most of these deficiencies have now been corrected. There still aren't adequate maintenance facilities, but there airport managers have hired a consulting firm and are developing a master plan for future expansion. This is a 'before' shot of the airport prior to having its parking lots repaved. Here we have the beginning of the expansion: adding an access road to allow equipment to start infrastructure for the newest concourse and gates. As you can see the WTA's Airport Station is in the upper-right corner, as well as a small walking park betwixt the station and terminal. Arrivals parking is at the top and departures is at the bottom. Now, it's crunch time. Water, sewer, electrical, and communications lines are being laid, ground is getting leveled and foundations are starting to take shape for the expanded terminal and concourse, and preparations are being made to start on the new parking deck. The train station is being moved to accommodate connections to the terminal, and the walking park is being redesigned. The terminal and concourse expansion is complete, as well as the new Airport Station. Groundwork on the new short-term parking deck and long-term surface lot are well under way, and the perimeter road has been finished. And, here we have the completed terminal, concourse, short-term deck, and long-term lot. The walking park has been sodded and planted, and parking at the train station is also complete. The concourse now features 11 jetbridge gates and 1 walk-out gate. The terminal expansion means it will be capable of handling the additional traffic for any expansion up to 20 total gates. Currently, only Lufthansa and US Airways fly to the Airport, but there is ticketing space for several others when it becomes needed. Rectifying a long-standing deficiency in airport facilities, a brand-new fire station was built on the west end of the concourse. Capable of handling the largest aircraft fires, it also houses Coggin's Point Fire Department (CPFD) engines as part of an agreement with the nearby town. Across the runway from the terminal, parking places have been added for 6 small or mid-size jets. Airport officials hope to increase traffic and business by attracting charter groups. But, rather than have charters take up gate space at the main terminal, passengers would be bused to these planes after passing through security. We'll see whether or not that plan works. (Rather than create new lots for these 'empty' lots, I just didn't install the SCAG Dependancy before taking this picture. Now that I've installed it, there will be luggage carts and groundstaff around these planes, henceforth). This is the extent of the passenger side of the airport. There are as yet no cargo-handling facilities at the airport, since most cargo into the region comes by ship, train, and truck. Development of the master plan does include provisions for adding warehouses and freight facilities. I think it's coming along rather well . And finally, we get the macro view of the area. Port Nottoway to the north, Coggin's Point between the port and the airport, the George River beyond the port, and the St. Claire River to the East. Not a lot of statistics in this update, as I'm still fleshing out that part of my CJ. Forty-six daily departures, however, to a combined dozen cities by the airlines. Thanks for visiting Westover and I'll see you all next time when we get a look at the local sports scene in Westover!

Well, not having any level crossings must help your traffic congestion, but you must spend a lot of time terraforming bridges and tunnels.

Yeah, it does it for me too, and in the Lot Editor. Some kind of glitch in the file.

Born in Italy, Raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia Currently in Athens, GA.

It's also highly likely that there are a lot of people who don't know that there is a reputation aspect to the community, and definitely don't understand how to add to another person's reputation. I agree that it doesn't really add anything to one's experience as part of the community, nor does it truly reflect one's abilities, creativity, or involvement. Probably would be a good idea to eliminate it, but I wouldn't make it a priority.